Chapter 29 third quarter

"That's nonsense, it's fabricated." Hui Xiangyuan Maoqi said firmly. After hearing Ah Shi's words, Xiji hurried back to Maoqi's house.Mao Qi had just come back from the outside and was washing his feet covered in spring dust. While he was changing his clothes, he listened to Xieji's impatient talk. After finally sitting down in front of the long brazier and lighting the pipe, he was touching the brazier Seiki leaned out and said solemnly: "You are really reckless. How can there be such a fool as you who believe it so casually and come to report?" Mao Qi's expression was very serious.This boss is famous for his stubbornness. People even say that his head is harder than the city wall, but he is not as impatient as the common old stubborn.But now he actually did such a rare thing to Xiji.

Xiji was furious at first, and then he was surprised. As far as Xiji is concerned, this is also a rare thing.Because the leader is uncharacteristically, his subordinates are also uncharacteristically. "How can you say that?" "It's the same anyway." "But, isn't that what I usually do? No matter what I hear, it's my job to report to the boss. Didn't the boss also praise me as a sharp-eared Xiji?" "You're right. But this time is different from the usual Seiki." "What's the difference?" "Usually, you would say what news you heard, what do you think, boss? But, this time it's not, you said from the beginning, it's not good, it's not good, a baby is buried there... In this way, it's not at all What kind of sharp ears, just a dumb. If you easily believe what others say, you can't be a catcher."

Now even Lianji was speechless.However, his galloping heart couldn't stop. "The girl named Ah Shi knew about the infanticide in detail. In short, I don't think it was fabricated, so I believe it." According to Ah Shi, the baby who was killed was the child of a couple named Zhuzang and Ashin who lived in a courtyard in Jinyuanhou Lane before the fire broke out.Less than half a month after the baby was born, the mother Ashin strangled the baby to death with her own hands and buried it under the floor of her own house.At that time, the couple's home happened to be in the middle of a rapeseed field, so Ah Shi said that as long as the place was dug up, there would definitely be small bones.

Seji didn't just believe it immediately after hearing this.He asked Ah Shi why the daughter of the Fukagawa Motomachi Soba Noodle Shop, which had nothing to do with the Imamoto Zain, knew about it so well. Ah Shi replied: "When Ashin lived in Jinyuan Dazayuan, he worked as a maid in Kuiwu. She and I were very hot. Mr. Zhuzang was originally a welder, but he was unable to work for a while because of a chest disease. Ashin was alone. earn money to live." At this time Ashin was pregnant.When Ashin was about to go into labor, the baby he gave birth was weak and sick, unable to drink milk, his body was getting thinner and thinner, and he cried all day long.

"Before they gave birth to a child, their life was very difficult. In the end, there was nothing they could do. They said that the child probably wouldn't be able to grow up anyway, so they killed it secretly before they had a name, and then told the neighbors in the courtyard that they couldn't do anything about it. Raise, give it to an acquaintance as an adopted son." Ah Shi also said that this series of events was heard in the sunflower house. "After Jinyuan Dazayuan burned down, the residents living there had to move. Ashin went home crying and confessed to my father and mother. I just heard about it. Ashin and the others planned to go to Xingde to take refuge in bamboo. Mr. Zang’s relatives are fine for the time being, but they miss the baby very much.”

After listening to Ah Shi's parents, they comforted Ashin, forget about the past. go. "But isn't such a baby too pitiful?" Ah Shi said with tears in his eyes. "The remains should be dug up and worshiped properly. Ashin who killed the baby should be punished. How can you kill the baby because you can't afford it? It's too much. This is not something you can just sit back and watch!" Ah Shi spoke clearly and clearly.After Xiji listened to it, he stopped by the Sunflower House when he sent Ah Shi back. He pretended to be a guest and ordered a bowl of soba noodles in clear soup, and then took the opportunity to ask questions. He said that there was a waitress here a long time ago?As a result, it was confirmed that the woman named Ashin in Jinyuan Dazayuan did work in Kuiwu, and then he went to Maoqi's house.

"No nonsense, no fabrication. That girl is telling the truth, sir." Xiji thought to himself that the boss told Ah Shi that he made up lies because he didn't see Ah Shi's heartbroken, sad and crying appearance as if bleeding from the wound... "Boss, you should meet Miss Ah Shi and listen to her face to face, and you will know." Mao Qi was still frowning, beating the pipe by the brazier. "I don't see her." "chief……" "Xiji, this matter ends here. You are not allowed to continue to meddle in this matter." Seji let out a roar that even surprised him. "don't want!"

Mao Qi's eyes widened. "what?" "If I say no, I don't want it. I didn't expect the boss to be so heartless. I misjudged the person!" Xiji got up and rushed out of the tatami room.The head lady probably heard it from behind the paper door, and the voice of the head lady shouting desperately came from behind Xiji, but he ignored it completely and rushed out the door. When Xiji returned to the Bliss Bathhouse, because his anger was still there, he vigorously scrubbed the bathing area and the wooden barrel, and then gradually calmed down, and then he began to feel terrified; Xiji's hand holding the straw brush was shaking.

(I made the boss angry...) Xiji never thought of leaving Maoqi.Every time he works with the boss, he feels very happy and satisfied, and the boss's wife is a good person, and she has always lived a happy life with the boss.Besides, leaving Maoqi is tantamount to violating the last words of her adoptive father. (But……) I can't ignore Ah Shi.What's more, didn't you already promise her?It was he who said he would trust her and help her.We must keep our promises. "I will definitely find a way to do this. Miss Ah Shi, don't worry about recuperating at home. Aren't you in poor health? You can't go to the rapeseed field every day to blow cold wind. If there is any news, I will definitely inform you. Understand?"

After Xiji finished speaking, Ah Shi nodded several times with tears in his eyes.Ah Shi already believed in me, and I couldn't betray her.I am a man. (A man...) Did Xiji suddenly think that he was an independent man?So far, I have always stayed by the boss's side, as long as I do things according to the boss's orders.Can this be called an independent man? Seji suddenly felt uneasy.When I was young, whenever someone said to the orphan Xiji out of sympathy, you must be lonely, Xiji always said proudly, I am not afraid of being alone at all.He really is.But, is that just an illusion?In fact, he has never been really alone so far. At first, he had his adoptive father by his side, and after his adoptive father passed away, he was the leader.

Now, he is truly alone. (However, Ah Shi... Ah Shi, she...) Isn't there a time?Thinking of her, Xiji's chest bumped like a deer.However, Ah Shi had no idea what he thought of Xiji.At least, if Xiji can't meet Ah Shi's expectations in this matter, everything will be out of the question. Xiji squatted in the bathing place, looking desperate.Drops from the brush wet his calves and feet. "Hi, Mr. Department." A voice shouted from behind.Looking back, it turned out that Quan San was standing behind. This partner of Xiji, who used to be the shopkeeper, is always dressed neatly like a shopkeeper even though he is now under the arrester's hand. Seji, who runs around, is completely different.Quan San lifted the hem of the striped clothes slightly, holding a pair of tabby socks that he had taken off in one hand, and leaned over Xie Ji with a smile. "I heard you were scolded by the boss." Quan San said softly. "It's not being scolded." Xiji pouted. "It was I who severed ties with the boss." "What courage." Quan San squatted down next to Xi Ji, and Xi Ji turned his back to him and said, "Mr. Quan San and I will stop here. Thank you for your care." "Oh, don't be so heartless." Quan San didn't look angry at all. "There's no need to sever ties with me when you quarrel with the boss. I've heard from the boss's wife about that." "What do you think?" Xi Ji couldn't help looking at Quan San. Seeing Xiji's unsure expression, Quan San didn't laugh at him, but put away his smile and retracted his chin solemnly. "Mr. Xi, I, I can't judge whether what Ashina said is true or not. Maybe Mr. Xi is right, maybe the boss is right. However, the most important thing is not whether it is true or not, it should be the truth of the department. What do you think sir?" "What do I want?" "Well. If that is true, Mr. Xi, do you want to go all the way to Xingde and arrest Ashin who killed the baby? I heard that Miss Ah Shi thinks that Ashin should be punished." Seji fell silent.In fact, he didn't think about it.So far, Xiji doesn't need to think about anything at work, that's the boss's business. "How?" Quan Sancai looked at Xieji's face.Xiji shook his head. "Don't know. Didn't think about that." Quan San laughed out loud. "You are honest. This is Mr. Department's merit." "But I...I..." Xi Ji looked at Quan San. "If the baby is really buried in the rapeseed field, I will try to do something. That can also comfort Miss Ah Shi... If, if Miss Ah Shi lies, it means that there is no baby's bones... I don't know how to do it confirm?" "Mr. Xi is really considerate." After Quan San finished speaking, his clothes made a hiss and stood up. "Can't you dig?" "No! It will cause a commotion." Quan San nodded slowly: "There is a way." "Really?" Xiji also stood up with a hiss. "what way?" "Using this method will probably be scolded by the boss, but anyway, Mr. Xi has severed ties with the boss, so it should be fine." Quan San said with a smile. "Let Ridao go to Spirit Vision." The psychic ghost Rimichi is the eldest son of Miyoshiya, a grain wholesaler behind Mifunezo. His real name is Nagasuke. He is eleven years old this year. In other words, he is not a monk or a monk, but a child.The child's sensitivity is so strong that he can see things that others cannot see, and he can also predict the future, help people exorcise evil spirits, and his reputation spreads far and wide across Okawa. But this day, Dao was seriously injured a few days ago because of a dispute caused by spiritual vision.I heard that it was hard to get up these few days, but because of this, Mao Qi gave him a severe lesson, so recently he no longer charges for helping people with spirit vision. Before Ridao was injured, Moshichi hated the Miyoshiya couple and Ridao's family, but recently he seemed to feel sympathy for Ridao, Nagasuke.Maoqi also complained to Xiji, saying that Ridao's parents were wrong. "I don't think the couple in Miyoshi House will obediently let Ridao stop after being scolded by me. That child is really pitiful." Xiji is not familiar with Ridao, but he has heard some rumors.So at that time he also asked Mao Qi, does Ridou really have spiritual power?As a result, Moshichi replied in a rare and vague manner: "He himself said he could really see things that other people couldn't see." What Quan San said was to invite this day to the Rapeseed Flower Field Spirit Vision. "I'll help you go and ask him to take a look. He said he was going back to Yuan Maoqi's subordinates. Of course, Miyoshi House wouldn't let me see him. I pretended to be the shopkeeper and sneaked in to have a look. That kid seems to like our boss, as long as he can see him He himself, other things can be arranged." Quan San really did what he said.Three days later in the afternoon, Himichi made a special trip to the rapeseed field in Aioi. "Can you go out alone?" Ridao was still wrapped in white cloth all over his body, and smelled like ointment. He only had a cane in one hand.It was a hard-boiled cane, which did not fit a child's hand.Today, Ridao is not wearing the usual white costume for dancing gods, but wearing straight sleeves like the children on the street.He didn't bring anyone with him, he just strolled along with Quan San. "No one is watching me." Ridao grinned.Quan San's round face also smiled. "Is everything clear?" Xi Ji asked Quan San.Quan San nodded, and Ridao replied with an "um". "What about the reward..." "That, no need. Anyway, the head of the hospital brought a lot of things to visit." Ridao said with his little head tilted slightly. "But Mr. Xiji, I heard that you quarreled with the boss about this matter." Seji was very unhappy at the moment.Quan Sanlian also said such a thing? "Ok." "I won't talk about being nosy, but you should make up with the boss, and Uncle Quan San is also very worried." Quan San chuckled.Xiji thought to himself, this brat is really insincere. "Don't worry about this, just go and see." Ridao approached the rapeseed field step by step with a cane. "It's beautiful." He let out a child's cheer. "When I get home, tell my family about planting rapeseed flowers in the yard." "You better hurry up..." "understood." Rimichi squinted his eyes and stared at the rapeseed field.Coincidentally, it was very windy today, even with a cane, Ridao's small body swayed along with the swaying rapeseed flowers.Xiji secretly broke into a cold sweat for Ridao. Hidichi began to walk on crutches.He walked back and forth repeatedly from one end of the rapeseed field to the other.He still seems to be in pain when he walks, and occasionally frowns. He stopped suddenly, turned to face the rapeseed field, and walked into a sea of ​​yellow flowers.The rapeseed flowers that have grown tall are at the same height as Hidori's armpit. "If you step on it, you will be scolded." Xiji told Ridao, but Ridao still walked forward crookedly, and then stopped in the middle.Xi Ji remembered the first time he saw Ah, she was standing there. After a while, Hidou's voice was flatter than usual. "Ah, so it's rapeseed." "What's going on?" Xi Ji turned around and asked Quan San, Quan San shook his head quietly. "It's so pathetic," Ridou said. "Is that right?" "What the hell does that kid know?" When Xiji asked, Quan San just looked at Ridao quietly. I don't know if it's finally finished, Himichi walked to the side of the road again, and touched the flowers with his other hand. "It's so beautiful." Ridao looked up at Quan San. "But I hate eating coleslaw." "It's delicious." Quan San replied. "I hate all salads." "Let me tell you, you..." Xiji said impatiently. "What happened to the important thing? Did you see it or didn't see it?" "I see." Ridao replied simply. "Baby bones?" Rimichi stared at the swaying rapeseed field with a very sad expression. "Mr. Xiji, you'd better listen to the boss." "Huh? What does that mean?" "It's useless to check this." "Aren't there any baby bones?" "I don't know... although some people seem to think there is." "I don't know? Didn't you just come to see this?" "Well, I saw it." Ridao sighed softly. "I saw people who killed babies." Xiji was confused when he heard this, and couldn't help looking at Quan San.But Quan San squatted down to meet Ridao's eyes, and said: "are you tired?" "A little." "Then uncle carries you back." Quan San turned around, with his back to Ridao, and Ridao happily lay down on his stomach. "Let's go, sir." "we are leaving?" "Isn't it clear? No bones, at least not to us." Quan San took a quick step.Ridao——no, being carried on his back like this, looks like just the help of an ordinary child, turned his head and waved to Seji. "See you next time, Mr. Shiji. You must reconcile with the boss, sure." Xiji looked unhappy.