Chapter 15 Chapter fifteen

The seemingly cloudy but not rainy weather finally turned bad, and the next morning was a real rainy day. I went downstairs early to prepare coffee, and Miss Hosoya arrived at seven o'clock on time.She came in the shop car that she drove away last night, so fortunately she didn't get much rain. Chie was still sleeping on the second floor. She woke up at one point during the night and started shaking and couldn't sleep, so I gave her a sleeping pill and patted her on the back to comfort her. We seldom speak except when necessary.When we were happy in the past, the naturalness that we could get along with calmly even if we didn't speak for a few hours, even after everything we have experienced now, it is still between us, it is really incredible.

"I was taken aback at the time. I didn't expect Chie to be there. It took me a long time to convince her parents, and in the end it was robbing her to bring her back. As for Chie herself, the store manager saw it and almost Wan Ling has no claim of his own.” Ms. Hosoya's eyes were red behind her glasses.Her vacation was wasted, and she came here very early in the morning, so it is impossible not to be tired, but Miss Hosoya's tone made her feel that she was not tired at all. I was so overwhelmed with guilt that I couldn't even simply say sorry. Chie, who had shown signs of pneumonia and was ordered by the doctor to rest absolutely, was said to have been brought back to her natal home by her husband about a week ago, and he promised to pick her up on Friday.Friday is the day after tomorrow.

"Anyway, we have to find a place to hide Chie. The other party should know about this store too." Then, Miss Hosoya told me the facts she had heard from Chie and Chie's parents one after another. Chie's husband's name is Tetsuharu Shiomi. She was good at gambling, and after the company went bankrupt and her life became difficult, she got even worse.At the same time, he also began to indulge in alcohol. After getting drunk every day, he would beat Chie violently just because she was near her. This is a typical degenerate mode, so typical that it seems unreal. "At the time of marriage, Shiomi had his tenderness, and Chie's parents also needed to rely on him. So Chie seemed to think that he would restrain himself sooner or later, and she endured it for several years while working and maintaining the family. But I heard that she He was beaten so badly, he had broken ribs and lost his teeth."

A ball of white light popped up on my forehead, and I couldn't see anything for a moment, and I couldn't hear Miss Hosoya's voice.In the past, I didn't know what anger was, at least, I never had such sharp anger towards anyone. "About two years ago, she finally couldn't take it anymore and ran away with a little money she secretly saved. She knew that Shi Jian would definitely go to her natal family to find her, so she didn't dare to inform her parents where she was. After a while , when she was sure she could work in our store, she said she was very happy."

I remembered Chie's uneasy expression when she introduced herself in the store.It is often that wonderful sense of instability that strongly stirs my heart. "But as time went by, Chie probably took it lightly. After spending a year and a half safely, she felt safe, so she called back to her natal home. Maybe it was because she couldn't hold back when she thought her parents were worried. Although she didn't disclose the specifics address, but she probably mentioned that she is doing well in Nara and is currently working at a coffee shop with a dog playground." Miss Hosoya paused temporarily, and sighed slightly.Only at this time, the exhaustion that could not be concealed oozes from the relaxed expression.

"I don't know the details, but Chie's family's house seems to be refurbished and rebuilt for them by Shiomi. Moreover, her mother was obsessed with a new religion that she had never heard of for a while, and donated it to that A large amount of the organization's money was also borrowed from Shiomi. Because of this reason, her parents couldn't hold their heads up in front of Shiomi. Shiomi repeatedly came to ask for the loan, and asked Chie's whereabouts to the root, so she The parents couldn't help but reveal that Chie called." I gradually guessed the inside story, but remained silent, pricking up my ears not to let Miss Hosoya say a word.

"Although Chie didn't mention her address, there aren't many coffee shops with dog playgrounds in Nara Prefecture. Shiomi only needs to investigate one by one, and sooner or later they will find this place." That's right, Chie should be able to see Chie working in the field from somewhere outside the store.Thinking that Shiomi might have been near Mao Maotou once, anger made me dizzy again. "She said that the other party appeared suddenly. When she came back from get off work at night, she saw Shiomi leaning against the door of the apartment. As soon as she saw her, she desperately begged her that if he didn't pay back the money, she would be killed, and asked Chie to save him. "

"Even so, she can't afford to listen to him." I suddenly couldn't suppress it any more, and couldn't help crying out in a low voice. Miss Hosoya stared at me and didn't speak for a long time.When she spoke again, her tone became softer. "Shiumi became like a hooligan in the process of being persecuted by hooligans. She is probably very skilled at intimidating Chie, and knows how to pinch her biggest weakness." I waited for the next article, but she stopped, so I had to take the initiative to ask her to urge her. "Weakness? You mean her parents?"

"Probably so. It is said that he was threatening, saying that he would let the hooligans who came to him also go to her parents. He said it was because he lent Chie's parents a large sum of money, even if it was to teach them a lesson. Go to collect it. But, the point is that Shiomi has already noticed the matter between you and Chie, the store manager." "Damn it, how could he even know that?" "He must be saying that the guy who robs other people's wives must not be let go, something like this will endanger the safety of the store manager. Then, there are photos... Yes, that incident probably made her the most uncomfortable."

"What picture?" "I don't know, it seems to be threatening her to send some shameful photos to the store manager." Both of us fell silent. I don't want to hear any more about it, but I must know. "Haven't you heard what Chie did when she and Shiomi lived together?" "Yes, I don't know the specific situation. However, I guess the photos that I don't want the store manager to see are somewhat related to that job." I can easily imagine what kind of photo it is. I suddenly wanted to cry, I didn't want Miss Hosoya to see my lips trembling.An unspecified number of men masturbated while looking at the picture of Chie forced to pose in an obscene position before my eyes.

"She can only continue to be Shion's puppet as before. Even if Shion ordered her to defraud you of a large sum of money, she would not dare to disobey. I didn't ask about the specific situation, but seeing her haggard like that, she must be forced to be a cash cow. Let her be a cow or a horse." "I'm going to kill him." After speaking, I was also taken aback for a moment, and Ah Shi also felt some kind of almost joy rushing through his body. Miss Hosoya frowned and stared at me coldly: "The store manager shouldn't have such thoughts." "Otherwise, what should I do? Should I call the police?" Even if you call the police, it's just a game of chasing and hiding. Miss Hosoya must understand this. "No matter what, Shiomi will definitely come to me once she finds out that Chie has disappeared." I didn't have a thought that could be called a determination, but I just decided naturally that I would lure Shiomi over and kill him.Otherwise, I will definitely be swallowed alive by my anger. I failed to protect my mother, so this time I must at least protect Chie. "He might come here directly, and Shiomi seems to have been cornered, so Chie must be moved to another place as soon as possible." If she knew that the blood of the murderer was flowing in my body, I don't know what this kind lady in front of me would say.I suddenly had this thought. Imagining the moment when he poked a sharp knife into Shiomi's body, he felt a sense of paralyzed high-spiritedness.Just use this hand to poke into his heart... I'm confident I can do it.Amid the surging rage, the loathing of his own blood was gone.Although until just now, I never thought that I would accept the fact that I am a mother's son in this way.If it is a father, maybe he will say something like destiny or God's arrangement.But in fact, even myself, I have to feel that it is indeed fate that things have turned to this point. If it is considered logically, of course it has nothing to do with blood relationship.It's not just me, maybe there is a murderer hidden in everyone's heart, just silently waiting for the moment when the conditions are complete to be awakened, otherwise there would be no massacres or wars in this world.Only then did I recall that I read in a certain book that it was said that in an era without war, there would always be more unreasonable killings. "Shop manager, in short, you have to decide what to do quickly. It's time for everyone to go to work." When she said this, I looked at the clock on the wall, and it was less than thirty minutes before the store opened at nine o'clock.It was about time for Chie to wake up. Once it was time to actually make a decision, I found that there were not many options for me to hesitate.Although I strongly don't want Chie to leave my side, I can only rely on Miss Hosoya who volunteered to take care of Chie. I know that business must be very quiet in this kind of weather, so I decided to ask Miss Hosoya to take her back this afternoon. Within two or three days, Miss Hosoya will take a temporary vacation and stay by Chie's side for me. While discussing how Ms. Hosoya should arrange her schedule during her vacation, Nazhi said good morning and came in.As if trying to win him over, Miss Hosoya began to hint that she would work extra days. I took advantage of this time to find Chie with the breakfast tray. What surprised me was that Chie was still asleep. I was a little worried if the medicine was too strong, but her breathing and expression were very steady. Maybe she was dreaming, but under her closed eyelids, her eyeballs were moving and her eyelashes were trembling.The last touch of a faint smile spread across his face as if covering the sharp trembling bones with a light veil.As if she knew I was standing here, so she smiled at me. No matter what she has encountered in the past, what kind of work she has done, in short, she has come back, and that's good.Looking at her sleeping face, I only have this thought in my heart.Rather, it is more consoling to say that she was able to overcome unusual hardships to get to where she is today. My mother had been a prostitute, too, and somehow the word fate came to mind again. After noon, the rain continued. Most of the boring customers who come to the door on this day are regular customers who know each other very well. They will sit in the store for a long time while showing off their puppies to each other leisurely across the table and gossip.The dog has long been used to it, as if helpless to the melancholy rainy day, lying lazily on the floor.Whenever there is laughter among the owners, the dog will also wag its tail slightly to show face. In this serene and lazy atmosphere of the salon, my mind was full of thoughts on how to kill Shion. The mother who met her father never killed anyone again. But I'm different. If I hadn't met Chie, the murderer in me would not have awakened, and I would never be able to kill in my life. This will be my first and last kill.I want to kill Shiomi this man to protect Chie.I want to let go of my indecisive self in the past, and transform myself into a powerful man who is worthy of Chie and full of vitality.Killing Shiomi is a necessary ritual to achieve that goal.Being able to complete it smoothly is also equivalent to accepting the fact that I am the son of my mother in a true sense.Therefore, it must be killed no matter what. Of course, when it's done, I don't want to be arrested.If that was the case, it would be impossible to give Chie happiness.So in order to carefully prepare and plan, I need a little buffer time. Shiomi should pick her up at Chie's natal home in Okayama the day after tomorrow, so I secretly hope that at least I can buy some time before then. However, I seem to be naive. I don't know if he called or went to see it in person, but Shiomi seemed to know that Chie was not with her parents that day. Just after one o'clock in the afternoon, we had an early contact. He didn't call the store, but Miss Hosoya's cell phone, presumably the number he got from Chie's parents. Ms. Yagu's cell phone seldom rang when she was working, and she put the cell phone close to her ear before saying, "Hello," and her eyes turned cold, so I guessed it right away. "Yes, that's right." After she winked at me, she walked out onto the terrace. Nachi, who was playing with the black pug Krachi while chatting with the guests, looked at us in surprise, but I ignored it and walked behind Miss Hosoya. "No, that's impossible, she's still sick... no... that's none of your business..." I didn't care if my clothes would get wet, I leaned out from the railing and looked around.I always felt that Shiomi was nearby, but I saw gray trees that were blown by the wind and rain, but no one was there. She should repeatedly claim to be. Whenever the wind blows, misty raindrops will follow to the terrace, and the hair and clothes will be damp in an instant, and unpleasant sweat will ooze. I stomped impatiently.I really want to snatch the phone from Ms. Hosoya and talk to Shiomi directly.That impulse may not be suppressed for long. "Please tell me exactly how much you want... But... I'm afraid it won't work, it's better to say the amount you can withdraw today... Yes... I know... I'll pass it on, yes... The negatives are also Let's hand in the legacy together... let's do it like this... then, what time is more convenient?" The conversation ended abruptly, and I stared blankly at the phone that Ms. Hosoya took away from my ear. "He seemed to be in a hurry. He said he would be killed if he didn't pay back the money right away. He was so frightened that he stuttered. I don't think he was joking." "What did he say about Chie?" "He asked me to tell the store manager that he knew someone was in the store and would come to negotiate sooner or later. Anyway, he asked us to buy Chie's shady photos and negatives first. If it is true, the negatives are a cash cow, and he should Not going to let it go that easily, but I feel like he just wants to get the money as soon as possible now." "How much did he say?" "He asked for three million. I said that I couldn't raise that much in a short while, so he said that it would be fine to give one million for the first time. His tone seemed to have heard from Chie that the store manager was cheated before. After spending two million, there is nothing left. Of course he will not stop there. Judging from his special statement for the first time, in the future, it is obvious that no matter whether it is forcing the store manager to borrow money from relatives and friends or underground banks, or taking this He would blackmail the store manager like a vampire. It just so happens that he doesn't even have the time to do that." "One million?" "Tonight, he said that the money must be taken to the observatory in front of Huanshan Road." What a waste, I don't even have the money. I can't think of any other way than to borrow it from my father.Thinking that after hearing the truth about my mother before, I walked out of the house without saying a word, I was really guilty, but now I have no time to worry about that kind of thing.Just call and ask father to send the money immediately, there should be barely enough time. While I was busy thinking, Ms. Hosoya made an astonishing statement. "Store manager, I see that money is for me to take it, not for the store manager." "What are you talking about! How can you be involved?" Miss Hosoya seemed a little confused, but there was no timid look on her face. "If you think about it simply, it's better to deal with a weak woman with little strength than to let a man go on an appointment. Judging from the wedding photos, Shiomi is a man who is shorter than Chie and looks very unhealthy. Besides, he must I thought, if the store manager really can't raise one million, at least I can think of a way." So that guy called Miss Hosoya directly for this reason?What a scumbag. "Damn it, does he think I'll really be obedient?" Anger boiled over. "Please calm down. The most important thing now is to get the negatives back, so let's do as he said first. I can prepare it immediately for a mere one million." "I can't have the cheek to rely on you to that extent. I plan to borrow money from my father." "Since this is the case, wouldn't it be the same for the store manager to borrow the money afterwards and then return it to me? Now even the time to explain the whole story to your father is useless." "But, in that case..." "According to common sense, it is impossible for him to hand over all the negatives for such a small amount of money, but Shi Jian seems to be so anxious now that he doesn't care about anything, so things may go smoothly unexpectedly. From this point of view, for us It’s also an opportunity.” I don't know what to say anymore.Miss Hosoya let herself be dragged down to such an extent just because she loves Chie as her daughter. "Thank you, really, so..." Miss Hosoya interrupted me, urging me without saying anything: "Okay, don't procrastinate in this kind of place, act quickly. Take out the money and take Chie away. Although there are few customers today, you can't rush this side of the store." "Wait a minute, there is something I want to make clear. I can go to the observatory, okay? What time did he ask us to arrive tonight?" The only thing I won't compromise on is that if I don't go myself, I won't be able to kill Shiomi.I'll have a million ready, but I'm not going to let Shio see that money. "Ten o'clock, but Shioni thought I was going." "As long as we obediently give him the money, he shouldn't have any objections, because he urgently needs one million for emergency. So I'll go, tell me to let you go, that's absolutely impossible." Miss Hosoya thought about it, and finally nodded. "Actually, I'm relieved this way, I'm still afraid after all."