Chapter 9 Section VIII

"Now that I think about it, I don't understand why I did that." Mr. Zhicao looked at the table and said dully. This is the inside of the "La Shina" store, with a "Today's Charter" sign hanging on the door.Watching Mr. Uekusa were the three Hasumi family members, the boss, and Shinya.I stayed at the feet of little Kayo. Next to Mr. Uedao, the glasses of the lawyer who released him on bail flickered.When making an appointment with him, Zhicao asked for the presence of a lawyer, and everyone agreed. Xiao Jiadai explained to Mr. Uekusa how Hasumi Office was involved in this incident, and also let him listen to the wiretapping tape of Shiratori's house.The lawyer's eyes widened in astonishment, while Mr. Uedao began to speak with a relieved expression:

"I met Ruijiang three months ago. I used to go for a walk in the nearby park every day. At that time, the kid took the initiative to strike up a conversation with me." "They have investigated your habits." Xiao Jiadai said. It is said that Mr. Uekusa commissioned "Shiratori Housekeeping Service" once, and he was targeted at that time. "My husband and I have no children, and we have always wanted a child. When we were young, we also sought medical treatment for a long time. It still didn't work-although I had given up on it, but at this age and my wife's long-term illness, it was really difficult. The loneliness is unbearable. My wife once said with tears: "If you have children, you can forget your sorrows to some extent." "

I thought of the forensic doctor who took care of me before, and the doctor and his wife said the same thing: If there are children... "That's when I met Mizue. In my eyes, she was like an angel, very close to me - she read me books, told me what happened at school. For me, it was like happening. Something in a foreign country. Once again I regret not being able to have children." The director closed his eyes silently. "The child's smile is really charming. We got to know each other very quickly, she would come to my house to play. She would always pick up things from my house and say 'so beautiful, so beautiful', and we would bake together over muffins."

It must be very happy then.Even now, when Mr. Uedakusa speaks, there is still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. "From the beginning, we have been playing 'parent-child games'. It was suggested by Mizue, and she said, 'I will be my uncle's daughter'. Of course, I always let her go back before dark, and I drove her by Near home. In the middle of the communication, the child suddenly said something strange." —Maybe I am not the child of my parents. "She said that her parents were cold and indifferent to her. 'They must be thinking that it would be good if I wasn't there. They want to die.' She cried when she said that. I tried to persuade her that there is no one in the world who doesn't love children. My parents, but the child couldn’t listen, and even wanted to jump off the top floor of the building when I wasn’t paying attention.”

Needless to say, it must be a play. "I went to see her parents without telling Ruijiang and told them what happened. Although they seemed to understand, they didn't take it seriously. I was very troubled. I was worried that Ruijiang might really commit suicide if this continued. Just run away from home." Mr. Ueda has completely fallen into the trap. "At this time, Mizue said: 'If I disappear for one night, I will know whether my parents are really worried about me. Uncle, let's try it, okay?'" ——I would have seen on TV that girls were kidnapped and put in the trunk of a car and taken away.Let's imitate that, shall we—?

The director patted his forehead.If possible, I would like to do the same. "No wonder the plot is exactly the same as the serial drama." Shinya grumbled. "Of course, I objected at first. I told her: 'You don't have to do that kind of thing, and you know that Mom and Dad love Mizue from the bottom of your heart, so trust them!' But the child just didn't listen. In the end—" Mr. Uekaku looked up Come on, shook his head embarrassingly. "I finally lost to that child's touching smile." The plan is simple.Ruijiang hid at Mr. Zhicao's house, stayed until late at night, and then climbed into the luggage compartment of the car.

"I said there's no need to really hide in the luggage compartment, but the kid said, 'If I'm sitting in the passenger seat and the policeman sees me, I'll cause trouble for my uncle.'" If there was her, she might be a born liar. "That night, I left the residence with Rui Jiang. Just as I was about to lock the door, the phone rang in the house. Because it might be an emergency call from the hospital where my wife was hospitalized, I went back to answer it. The child left first, When I chased after her, she had already hid in the luggage compartment."

This is what Xiaoxi and Shinya encountered.Because it was late at night, Shinya slowed down and rode quietly, Mizue didn't notice the sound of the locomotive engine approaching at all.Despite her shrewd appearance, she is still just a child. "I closed the trunk lid and headed to the pumping station hut. Mizue was also the designated location. She said it was where she would go when she wanted to be alone. The plan was that we would spend the night there and go home in the morning. .She would explain to her parents: 'I was taken away by an uncle I didn't know. He left me there and left. I escaped back.'”

But the reality is that as soon as they entered the pumping station hut, Mizue's father barged in. "'What do you want to do to my daughter!' I was completely panicked when I was yelled at. At this time, Mizue held her father tightly and cried: 'I'm so scared, I'm so scared.' Her father shouted: 'I My daughter hasn't come home for a long time. I searched everywhere, thinking that it might be at your place. When I went over to look, I saw you driving a car in the middle of the night, running to such a desolate place, and even taking my daughter out of the luggage compartment. Drag it out from inside—what the hell are you trying to do!' Objectively speaking, the other party’s statement makes sense, doesn’t it?”

Kayo-chan pressed his hand to his forehead wearily. "No one would have imagined that children would collude with their parents to defraud others." Mr. Plant Grass nodded. "How much do they want?" the lawyer asked. "Five million. He also said that considering my reputation, it is already considered cheap." "You didn't pay the money, why did you set fire to the hut?" Shinya asked. Mr. Zhicao smiled bitterly: "Because I'm too timid. The other party said: 'Listen, your fingerprints and hair have been left here. If we go to the police, you will be caught immediately. This is evidence!" If It doesn't matter if they actually go to the police or not. Then again, there's no way they'll go to the police. Still, I'm afraid - I feel better if I burn it. I didn't expect to be arrested for this, it's ridiculous gone."

"This part can be handled properly." The lawyer's glasses were shining brightly. "Mr. Zhicao, you were in a state of mental exhaustion at that time." Mr. Plant Grass nodded casually. "And then? Which part did we bump into?" Xiaoxi asked.Kokayo sighed as a preface and began to tell. "You witnessed Ruijiang crawling into the luggage compartment. At that time, her parents were also nearby, so they must have been waiting for an opportunity." "They are confirming whether Ruijiang climbed into the luggage compartment safely." The director wiped his face. "Anyway, I'm still going to my parents after all, so I'm still worried." Kayo-chan nodded wearily, and continued: "When they went to the water pumping station, they should have driven their own cars. But the road in front of the building was full of cars and there was no place to park. The Shiratori couple should have been hiding in the dark. Of course, they noticed an organic car approaching, But I can't warn Mizue aloud, it will be bad if Mr. Uekusa hears, and there is no guarantee that no one else will be present. At this moment—" "I opened the trunk." Shinya said. "That's right. They were in a dilemma, so they knocked Shinya and Fushiko unconscious, and dragged them into the back of a nearby car. By the way, I heard that her father and the man had learned judo." "It really makes people speechless," said the boss. "The locomotive was also temporarily hidden behind the car. I think it was a close call. Then Mr. Uekusa appeared, and then proceeded as planned. But before arriving at the pumping station, you must be moved into the hotel." "Why a hotel?" "If you leave you casually, there may be trouble. And in a place like a hotel, it's not easy to go in and out." "Who is the one who took the locomotive?" "Mother Ritsuko has a driver's license. She seems to be very fond of off-road motorcycles. Recently, female drivers are becoming popular." "What a couple of sportsmen." Xiaoxi said nonchalantly. Everyone must have felt that enough was enough, and a silence fell. "And then?" the lawyer asked. "What do we do next? I don't think there's anything we can do." "Call the police—" Xiaoxi said halfway, looking at the lawyer's face. "—Surely it's useless." Kayo and the boss looked at each other meaningfully. "We have a plan." She smiled.The boss showed his white teeth and said, "Let me be the bait and cure them." "How?" Facing the group of people who showed their bodies, Xiao Kayo smiled and said: "The small theater troupe we helped with is currently rehearsing a play set in a nuclear power plant—"