Chapter 29 Section VI

Heishiro saw Sakichi crying for the first time. Before he had time to be considerate of his heartache, he was already moved by the solemnity of those tears, unable to utter a word. Zoji didn't cry very hard, and only a few tears flowed.He lowered his head, quickly wiped his tears with the back of his hand, supported the tatami with both hands, and prostrated himself on the ground. "It's really embarrassing to let the uncle worry about me for no reason." "No need to apologize to me." He wanted to respond softly, but under the distress and embarrassment, Heishiro spoke bluntly.

"Look up! We are so familiar, and it's not a friendship that needs to be nervous to say hello." Yes... Sakichi replied with a trembling guttural voice, and sat up straight.His head was still hanging down, and his chin, which had become thinner in the past few days, was buried in the lapel of the fire. "You're not wearing a short jacket." Sakichi was wearing a light, homely kimono. "Because you caused trouble to the master, are you going to quit Zhiban? That's not okay. Master Hanjiro insisted on walking with you, because he was worried about you, not to blame you. Explain the matter clearly, and the master will definitely understand. Don't rush make decision."

Heishirou's words of admonishment made Sakichi's hands on his knees clenched into fists. "By the way, just to remind you, Ah Hui's side is the same, you can't divorce her." Zoji still bowed his head, blinking his eyes.Heishiro is aggressive: "What's the matter, have you already said it? Did you say we broke up?" Sakichi breathed out once or twice as if breathing calmly, then whispered back: "Yes, I did." "How did Ah Hui answer?" Zoji blinked again. "She won't! Of course." "Is that...of course?"

"It goes without saying." "But I..." Heishiro had no intention of arguing with him, and it was tiring to sit upright all the time, so he crossed his legs in a different position and sighed heavily. "I say, Zoji." Heishiro looked at his knees and said: "On the surface, this matter has been settled. That's why you came back from Yuxipo. You understand that, right?" Zoji nodded silently. "Mikoya tried his best to suppress the matter. That night, Jiubei kept talking about this matter over and over again: Sakichi would never be sent to the government. Only this, I promise with this old man's head. In the end, he really did Here it is. I think Aoi may be treated as a death from illness."

Zoji closed his eyes. "But looking at it the other way around, it means Minato believes that you killed Aoi, right?" Heishiro asked this question not to ask him to answer, but he still stared at Sakichi who arched his back and stiffened for a while. "But we're not like that." Sakichi, who lowered his head, opened his eyes, as if he heard something unexpected. "We can't figure it out, Zoji, we can't figure it out. So we are worried and uneasy, and we keep stretching our necks, hoping that you will come back and tell us." Hearing these words, Sakichi raised his eyes from below as if looking up with a humble attitude that was not at all like him.

"So, the uncle also thinks that maybe I...have done something to my mother." Before Heishiro opened his mouth, he continued in a laughing tone: "That's true, of course. No matter how you look at it, I'm suspicious. I was arrested at the scene of the corpse, and I have nothing to say when I'm suspected. That's for sure." He laughed in a distorted voice.Heishiro put his elbows on his knees and his chin with his hands, gritted his teeth and watched Sakichi laughing alone. "Sokichi, doubt and anxiety are two different things." Zoji's laughter stopped abruptly, and a sarcasm appeared in his eyes.

"What's the difference?" "Didn't Ah Hui say the same thing? Say it! That child—you shouldn't be calling your wife and child—isn't sophisticated enough to make long speeches like mine, and only try to persuade you again and again, but the mood should be the same." The corners of Zoji's tightly closed mouth drooped.Heishiro thought to himself, this is the first time he has seen such a stubborn expression on this person. "Me and Ahui, by the way, and Yumi nosuke," Heishiro continued calmly, "we both think that if you attack Aoi, it's justifiable."

In this regard, I really doubt you——Heishiro's words made Sakichi's shoulders tremble slightly. "That's why I feel uneasy. But on the other hand, I also believe that if this is the case, you will definitely tell us honestly. Even if you dare not tell the people in Taroshizaka, dare not tell Minaya Soemon and Kubei, Will definitely tell us. We deeply, firmly believe that." Heishiro also clenched his hands into fists in order to turn words into form. "Or, you were just implicated and didn't attack Xiang Kui. This is also very possible. If so, you will definitely confess to us honestly. We also firmly believe in this, so we will wait until we can be with you You talk face-to-face alone. Ah Hui must be the same."

Zoji raised his hand and rubbed vigorously around his eyes.The eye sockets are red. "If we want to be obedient, Ah Hui and I will say at the beginning: Zuo Ji, we believe in you. No matter what, you can't kill people—that's how we should say it." Heishiro shook his head slowly. "But, that's fake. Hui, I, and Yumi nosuke all know how much Aoi and Minaya have lied to you for so many years, how much it shocked you, hurt you deeply, and tortured you so much. We all know it, and we can guess it, so we can't say nice words, like 'you will never kill people'. Because that person is Aoi——It's the same for Minaya Soemon—— We have to think that if things go wrong, you can be forgiven for being too angry and sad to kill someone by mistake."

Speaking of this, Heishiro strengthened his tone. "However, this doesn't mean that we don't believe you. It's definitely not the case. Hui, I, and Gongnosuke all believe that you will tell the truth. In case, when you meet Aoi at the mansion in Imohiro, something happens. It is true that Aoi could have been killed by accident due to an unfortunate conflict. But I am sure you will never lie to us about it." Are you still unconvinced?Heishiro asked calmly. "Shouldn't we be exaggerating a bit more? Shouldn't we have insisted from the beginning that Sakichi wouldn't kill? Wouldn't it be trusting you?"

As soon as Heishiro finished speaking, the room fell silent.Heishiro couldn't take it anymore, just looked at Sakichi. Suddenly, Zoji stretched out his hand to hold his face, and let out a puff, as if deflated.Heishiro thought for a moment that Sakichi was laughing at his own situation, but was soon relieved that Sakichi was trying not to cry. "Ah, Ah Hui..." Sakichi let out a moan-like sound from under his hands. "What's wrong with Hui?" "I said the same thing as my uncle." "I think so, eh." "But, I..." Zuoji's words trembled like weeping, "I said, since you don't believe me, break up." It's no different from arguing with children.Hearing this, Heishiro smiled slightly. "Sakiji, that's because you have a different understanding of the word 'believe.' Now do you understand?" Zochi nodded. "But it's no wonder. Men just take a little bit of anger out on their wives and want to act like a baby." As if the soreness in his shoulders had disappeared, Heishirou felt his entire back relax, and his tongue became slippery. "A, act like a baby?" Sakichi asked in surprise with still sour crying. "Yeah. Saji, think about it. If Ah Hui said 'I believe in you, no matter what happens, you can't kill someone', you would still be angry? Would you want to refute, why do you say such a thing? Do you believe What about me! Stop talking nonsense." In any case, Ah Hui would have to break his heart once to settle the matter.The so-called beloved wife is like this, um. Sakichi blinked frequently, as if chewing the meaning of Heishiro's words with his eyes.In the depths of those eyes, there must have been the conversation with A Hui when he returned to Da Dao's home, and A Hui's expression at that time. He finally put his hand down, but Heishiro waited until he got rid of his stubbornness and sat down again, before asking, "Sakichi, did you attack Aoi?" He raised his head, looked into Heishiro's eyes, and replied firmly, "No. I didn't kill Mrs. Aoi." Sakichi said that when he entered the room, Aoi had collapsed and her neck was strangled by a handkerchief.Surprised, when he tremblingly wanted to reach out to touch the corpse, he was questioned by the maid in the house, Ah Liu.The rest, as everyone knows. Heishiro's whole body relaxed, and he finally let go of the big stone in his heart. "Understood. I believe you, the murderer who killed Aoi was someone else." He reached out to pick up a small piece of yokan from the small dish, put it in his mouth, and chewed vigorously. "It's delicious, you should try it too." Zoji also showed his usual smile, although only faintly. "That's a lot of work." "busy?" "Yes, of course!" Heishiro took a big sip of tea. "We have to find the real murderer. We can't let it go like this, can we? Don't you want to know who and why you killed Aoi?" Sakichi's thin cheeks showed a completely different and distinct line from before. "think." His Adam's apple twitched. "Then, find the murderer. We'll find it, or who else?" "But, sir, it's hard to explain to Kuiya and Yuxipo, isn't it?" Heishiro pulled out a nose hair. "I will take care of this, and leave it to me." It was getting late, and even though he felt something was wrong, Heishiro still called Xiao Heiji and told him to go to the Kawai house and call for Yumonosuke. "Ask him to dictate." "Dictation what?" "The context of the whole thing so far. Because I still don't know the details, I have to go through it from the beginning. Pain is inevitable, but I can only ask you to recall everything." Saki nodded with a determined expression.Koheiji, who was watching from the side, asked Heishiro from the edge gallery: "Master, since that's the case, shouldn't it be easier to notify Motomachi, our office?" Heishiro opened his eyes wide.Kohei was talking about Masagoro the second time. "That's right." He rolled his eyes to look at Xiao Pingci's round face. "But I was taken aback. I didn't expect you to make such a suggestion. Don't you always hate me for using ganbo?" Xiao Pingci looked nonchalant and said, "That depends on the situation." "Well, let's do it like this. You go to Kawaiya first, and then—no, go to Honjo Motomachi first, and bring Masagoro with you. Let Masagoro's men run over to Kawaiya." "My lord, please forgive me. Kawaiya will be surprised if Okabiki's subordinates suddenly come to the door. At this time, Koheiji, who knows the young master, will go to Kawaiya, and then ask Kawaiya to send someone to Motomachi, the main place. Masagoro Brother can walk alone at night, but he can't let the young master of Hehe House sit on the sedan chair alone. Having said that, if Hehe House sends someone to follow, it will be troublesome." ah?Heishiro was confused. "It's all right, do whatever you think is good!" "Yes, I see." Xiao Pingci still responded nonchalantly, then raised his head suddenly, and smiled at Zuoji, his face became rounder. "Brother Saji, welcome back." Before Zoji could reply, he hurried out. "He's also embarrassed." Heishiro laughed. "Welcome back, isn't it? That's a good word. That's true, you're only really coming back now. Xiaoping can really talk." Sakichi wet his eyes, and bowed in the direction where Xiaoping disappeared. While waiting for Yumi's help, Heishiro asked Xi Jun to prepare a meal for Sakichi.He tried his best to be modest, and Heishiro insisted that he eat.After saluting repeatedly, Zoji moved his chopsticks, like a child returning home after playing outside all day, and concentrated on eating. "It turned out that I was so hungry that I didn't even realize it myself." "That's right." Masagoro arrived first.From the look on his face, it was obvious that he knew why he was called here, so he looked extremely happy. As soon as Heishiro said, "We're looking for the murderer," his face brightened even more. "Maybe I'm busy, but I asked a young man to wait outside, should I send him to Dadao now and report the general situation to Ah Hui?" "Oh, how thoughtful! If you do this, Ah Hui will feel better!" Masagoro smiled at Sakichi and said: "But Saji, no matter how late tonight, you must go back to Oshima, you understand?" Zochi blushed in response.Masagoro pretended not to see his blushing. "However, sir, should you seriously consider formally adopting Master Gongzhisuke as an adopted son? In this way, you don't have to go to Kawaiya every time you have something to invite." Heishiro stretched his jaw. "It's ok, but that kid still wets the bed. Is there any good way to cure it?" "When he's a grown-up, he'll be a grown-up." "I thought he was an adult long ago. Will a big forehead wet the bed?" "No, not at all." "Tell him to learn from the big forehead." "It's better to make an appointment when we welcome the adopted son." Zheng Goro said such important things casually. "Help Yumonosuke get engaged?" "It's not a problem to find any girl." "Do you have a daughter?" "It was sent out a long time ago." "it's a pity." Talk about something here.Heishiro let out an "oh" and thumped his hands, saying that Afeng's marriage was on track.Masagoro was very happy. While talking harmoniously, someone approached noisily.That was none other than Yukinosuke.That's not learning the swarm, it's his cry. "Wow!" As soon as Gongzhisuke rushed into the room, he hugged Sakichi tightly, and the next "Wow" came from the dantian. "That's great! That's great, Brother Saki!" Heishiro enjoyed the scene happily for a while.When Gongzhisuke's crying subsided and turned into sobbing, he asked slowly: "Hey, Yumonosuke." "Yes, Uncle." "Is the bedding dry?" Ateng told Zuoji that "Aoi died a long time ago" in the courtyard of the newly built mansion where Minato Yu Tie Ping Zayuan was located, when the wisteria flowers were in full bloom. "In the middle of April, it rained that day." Sakichi began to narrate in a slightly hazy tone as if he was talking about what he saw in a dream. "I don't know if you know it or not. At first, everyone in the house called that mansion a 'new house'. It wasn't suggested by someone, but because it was indeed new, it was a matter of course. However, Sendagaya was also famous. It is known as the place of "Xinju". Therefore, when the people who bought the house inadvertently mentioned "Xinzhai", among the businessmen who came and went, there was a misunderstanding from time to time that the house also bought a house in Sendagaya. Therefore, the new house gradually It's called 'Fuji House'." That is "Ato's mansion", because it was a mansion built by Ateng's various requests.When Heishiro asked, Sakichi nodded. "Yes. But ma'am... Mrs. Ateng said that since it is called this name, it will really be made into a wisteria house with blooming vines, so she planted more vines in the already completed courtyard." Heishiro had heard a little about how Sakichi was used by Ateng as a flower carpenter when he met Jiubei in Yuxipo.Saying so, Zoji nodded vigorously. "Madam said, you are our man, and you will take care of our courtyard in the future." "That's what I heard." "At the time, I was so happy." Zoji looked into the distance and said. "Madam said 'our people', so I thought, Mrs. Ateng forgives me, or else she agrees with me." "You are too honest." Heishiro couldn't help but said.Sakichi glanced at Heishiro and touched his nose in embarrassment. "Hey, forget it, sorry to interrupt you. So you started running around Fujitaku?" Mid-April is already the flowering period of vines.Ateng wants to see wisteria flowers this year no matter what, so the replanting project has to be stepped up.Both Master Hanjiro and Sakichi worked extra hard. "We found some well-growth vine branches from other places and climbed them on the trees in the courtyard." Anyway, there is no open space to plant, and it is impossible to set up a pergola.Sakichi was very worried about whether the vine tree would be able to take root in this way.But perhaps due to Ateng's eager expectation, the vine branches climbing the garden tree bloomed spectacular flowers, blooming magnificent colors in the greenery. "Vine is very strong." Masagoro said it casually, but Heishiro felt that there was something more to it.Masagoro wanted to say "Ato is a strong person". "The garden where the vine tree used to be is a place where Master Hanjiro came in and out all the year round and took good care of it. I have seen this vine tree very early. Just a string of vine flowers is as long as an adult's forearm. It is really amazing. When it is in full bloom, The whole trellis was covered by flowers, and there was a lavender cloud hanging over there. After transplanting to the wisteria house, the size and shape of the flowers were still the same, but the color changed a little, a little more red." The vine flowers should have been a dreamlike lavender, but the color has darkened and the appearance is also different. "Although this kind of situation does not happen often, it is not unusual. The trees in the garden are also alive. It is not surprising that the climate has changed, and the color and posture have changed slightly. Master Banjiro said that it is probably because the place where the Fuji mansion is located is more golden. If it is heavy, the color will be thicker, but the wisteria flowers with clear tones are luxurious and quite good." As he spoke, Sakichi shrank his neck slightly. "The master also said that Mrs. Kouwu has a strong temper, which is reflected in the color of the suit. Of course, he said it behind Mrs. Ateng's back." Masagoro nodded, Heishiro hummed and smiled, and Yumonosuke, who was in front of the copywriting, looked at Sakichi who was narrating, still moving the pen deftly. "Then... when the vines were in full bloom, when I went to take care of the flowers and trees, Mrs. Ateng came to the yard." Zoji's speech slowed down. "Madam said that the color of this vine flower is really rare, so I told you about the golden energy and so on, and added that although the color is the same this year, it may change next year. If Madam doesn't like it, you can use fertilizer to improve it." Adjustment. As a result, Mrs. Ateng..." Putting his unshakable hand to his mouth, Sakichi paused.No one urged him to speak. "Madam said, no matter what you do, this vine flower will definitely turn red, so don't worry about it. The expression is very frightening, and I'm just that..." "Yeah, um," Heishiro took the lead to help him, "I think it's strange." "Yes." Zoji dropped his shoulders. "Before I had time to ask why, Mrs. Ateng suddenly changed her tone and said sharply..." ——But Sakichi, you've grown up too.From what you said just now, you are quite a seasoned carpenter. Just listening to that tone, it doesn't sound like a compliment, but rather a curse.Even so, Zuoji still bowed in a proper manner, thanking Madam for her compliment.Ateng stared straight at him, turned around and walked back to the upper steps of the edge corridor.Then, incidentally, she added a sentence with her back turned to him. ——Ah Kui knows the underground, I must be very happy to see you so capable. "There is knowledge in the underground of Aoi." Yumonosuke wrote down the sentence while repeating it.Sakichi turned to Heishiro after seeing his own words become words one by one. "I couldn't comprehend it at the moment. But after a while, I realized that I had heard something important. Knowing that it was rude, I still chased Mrs. Ateng, grabbed Mrs. and asked a series of questions: What do you mean by that? I Did mother die? When did it happen?" Atten didn't answer.He turned around slightly, sneered slightly, and entered the room. "So, it's really inconvenient for me to take off my shoes and break in to ask." I can only let the drizzle wet my face, I don't know what to do. "I have no choice but to let it go like this. On the second and third days, I went to the Fuji mansion. But Mrs. Ateng refused to see me. I asked the maid to report, and said that Mrs. was not feeling well and was resting in bed." Perhaps the annoyance from that time came back, and Sakichi fidgeted and shook half of his body. "I've thought about everything. Is my mother really dead? What happened? It must be a disgraceful death. Master Minato and Mrs. Ateng couldn't bear to tell me, so they concealed it until now." This time Changzheng Goro sighed, crossed his hands on his chest, and said, "You are really honest." "Yes...is it?" Masagoro nodded wordlessly, but immediately smiled. "No, I don't mean to blame. There's nothing good or bad about it, that's what Zoji is." Oh... Sakichi echoed vaguely, shrinking his back. "So you finally couldn't help it, and went directly to the house to negotiate?" As Heishiro urged, Sakichi's body shrank even smaller. "In retrospect, it's really inappropriate for me to negotiate with the master like that." After listening to Sakichi explaining everything and begging to tell the truth, Minaya Soemon finally spoke. ——Aoi is dead, just like Atten said. ——Aoi died shortly after leaving Minatoya.Due to various difficulties, although I am sorry for you, I cannot tell you where the bones are buried.There is no need to tell you the detailed situation now, it will disturb your mood in vain.You go to worship the Western Pure Land and pray for your mother. Kuminosuke wrote down Soemon's words while repeating again, and Heishiro gently patted his head. "I understand how you feel, but don't be so angry." "I'm not angry, Uncle." "Your words are angry." Gong Zhisuke pursed his lips and looked at his own handwriting, and argued: "It's the pen that's angry." "I'm sorry to let the young master hear this kind of thing." As soon as Sakichi apologized, Yumisuke became even more unhappy. "Brother Zuoji, why do you want to apologize? Why are you so honest?" Heishiro stopped touching this time, but gently pressed his head. "Preach to an adult and come back after you've cured your bedwetting." Yukinosuke pursed his lower lip. "I hate uncles who talk like that." His awkward expression was so beautiful that Heishiro couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.After all, it would be difficult for this child to inherit the Izutsu family, right?How about letting him work as a page in Da'ao? "Master, don't be angry." Masagoro smoothed things over. "The uncle is teasing the young master. I also often tease the big forehead, adults are like this." Kinnosuke finally retracted his lower lip, as if he had regained his composure after hearing Big Forehead's name. "Actually, it should be a big forehead at this time. There is no need to write it, he will remember it all." "He's busy with his work recently." Masagoro said with a smile. "As for what to do, I will tell the young master soon. The young master is willing to be friends with that child. He is very happy." A smile finally appeared on Yukinosuke's face.The joy in my heart is written on my face, which is still full of childishness. "Then, are you satisfied with Minaya's explanation?" Heishiro asked Sakichi, bringing the topic back. "How can this be convincing? Thank you for being able to swallow this breath." "I can't swallow it." As if it was something unimportant, Sakichi's shoulders shrank even more. "Afterwards, my heart became even more restless. When did my mother die? How did she die? What kind of difficulties..." It is natural to have these questions. "I thought, could there be a lie in the master's words? Aoi died soon after leaving the small house—is it impossible to believe that 'soon'? In other words, my mother never left the small house at all. Could it be that she disappeared when she disappeared? Already dead? Master and Mrs. Fuji said that Aoi eloped in order to hide it?" When Sakichi mentioned Aoi from the beginning, it was "Aoi" or "Niang" interlaced.I don't seem to notice it, but this is exactly the portrayal of his mood.Aoi is the mother of Sakichi's longing for Rumu, and she is also a mysterious woman with various faces that he doesn't know. "Also, that meaningful sneer that Mrs. Ateng showed me." Zoji stared at somewhere in the air, sweating slightly on his forehead, and continued to speak unspeakable words. "I know very well that Mrs. Ateng hates my mother. After doing that kind of thing, it's no wonder others hate her. Then...so..." The group remained silent, waiting for Zoji to finish speaking.Ateng not only hates Aoi, but hates it, and still does.Heishiro thinks so. "I can't help but wonder if Mrs. Ateng killed my mother." Saki finally spoke up.Masagoro added with a sympathetic look: "This idea of ​​yours is definitely not a wild idea." "This thought lingered in your mind, so you talked to Xiaowu again?" Zoji shook his head quickly. "I didn't go right away. I kept pressing it in my heart, no, I thought I was suppressing it, and until the end of summer, I was still in a mess of worries, so I made Ah Hui Bai worry about it." He looked at Heishiro, then at Yumminosuke, and said: "Well, once I was fine, but I came to visit. It was hot and humid that day, and the young master happened to be there." There is such a thing.Sakichi came to inform Kankuro that he was dead and a grave was built for him, but he seemed a little absent-minded and dejected. "At that time, I actually wanted to discuss the idea in my head with my uncle, but I couldn't open my mouth after all." At that time, Heishiro never thought of it. "I thought with all my heart that you must have quarreled with Ah Hui." "Me too." Yukinosuke said the same. "Really? Is that the look on my face?" "The expression is also, but I think it's almost time to start arguing." "That's right. Later, I came to disturb the door and went to visit Kankuro's tomb..." Gong Zhisuke said. "Yeah, um." Zoji nodded. "Sister Ah Hui's jealous look made me even more convinced that she must have quarreled with Brother Zuoji." "Is that a jealous look?" Zoji murmured. "Kuminosuke, what kind of expression is that?" Seeing Heishiro asked with a malicious smile, Yumisuke looked away in dissatisfaction. "If Uncle wants to tease me again, I won't answer." Sakichi carefully looked at Yumonosuke's familiar beautiful face as if admiring it again. "However, what the young master said is absolutely correct." Then, he embarrassingly described the quarrel with Ah Hui in general. "Ah Hui said that what the young master said to her at that time was so accurate that it was like a magic trick. She thought the young master had supernatural powers, and she still seems to think so." Gong Zhisuke was not shy, but lost his mind, tilting his head and thinking: Is this so?What did I say then? "However, you and Ah Hui had such a quarrel, and after you reconciled, you made up your mind to talk to Minato again, right?" Zheng Goro asked. "Yes. After confessing to Ah Hui, I felt very cheerful. With her encouragement, I also showed courage. But it's not just that." Zoji looked around the crowd apprehensively. "I don't think the uncle and the boss know about it, and Master Hanjiro also told me not to disclose this matter." After Sakichi reconciled with Ah Hui, about ten days later, Ateng hanged himself in the Fuji mansion. "Hanjiro happened to be there?" "Yes. Mrs. Ateng hung the lace of her belt on the branch that the vines were clinging to. The master noticed it and ran over quickly to take the lady down." Heishiro thought to himself that he hanged himself knowing that Hanjiro was there, so Ateng didn't really want to die, but hoped that someone would see his ugly appearance.I hope someone sees it and reveals the inside story that I can't take the initiative to confess. Is this idea far-fetched? "After learning about this incident, I suffered even more. No, it should be said that my doubts about Madam Ateng deepened. I began to think that Madam said in a riddle that the vine flower would turn red no matter what. Could it be her hands? It means it's covered in blood." That's right.That's probably what A Teng really meant. "I couldn't keep silent after all, so I begged to see the master again." The turmoil caused by Ato not only affected Sakichi, but it was bound to cause a considerable rift in Minaya Soemon's heart, and then he would reveal the real truth to Sakichi who was desperately questioning. Tell him - Aoi is still alive. "At that time, he even told you about the mansion in Yuxipo?" "Yes, but only in the 'near Yuxipo'. And the master also told me that I must not go to the meeting alone. The master said that Aoi also needs to be mentally prepared. I have to discuss it with her and choose to meet you. date. Until then, please bear with me." This is simply fatal.Minaya Soemon didn't understand human nature at all, at least he couldn't see that he had the slightest understanding of Sakichi's state of mind. "But you can't wait any longer?" Masagoro asked as if speaking for Heishiro. "I was going to wait. However, there was no news from the master for many days." If you inquire around Yuxipo, you may be able to find out where Aoi lives.Urged by a glimmer of hope, Sakichi went out.That was the visit from the day before yesterday. "I don't intend to take the liberty of visiting." Saying that, Zoji lowered his head. "As long as you know where my mother lives and what she looks like now, just take a look from a distance. Not to mention anything else, I don't even remember my mother's appearance, and I'm afraid she won't recognize my son. So, I really just want to find out where the house is, pretend to be passing by, and come back after taking a look through the wall." As expected, when I asked the old man growing vegetables nearby, I immediately found out that "the beautiful wife rented a big house to live alone".Zuoji seemed to be in a daze. Although his heart was inexplicably heavy, his steps were slow, and he wanted to turn his head several times, he still climbed up the taro slope towards the point pointed by the old man. "Come closer..." Sweat broke out from the tip of Sakichi's nose again, and he wiped it off with a fingertip. "Behind the well-trimmed hedges came the laughter of children. It seemed to be the voice of a little girl. No one was seen, perhaps behind the house." Speaking of little girls, Jiubei once mentioned that the only maid in the house had two young daughters. "It's the maid's child." Heishiro said. "Oh, that's it. That man named Ah Liu has a child." Naturally there was no way of knowing at the time.The joyful singing made Zoji feel dizzy. "I thought to myself, could it be...that is my mother's child, maybe it's a grandson." Perhaps in Sakichi's ears, the singing is another happy life captured by Aoi after abandoning Sakichi. "There is no one in the yard, and it would be impolite to sneak into the house from there. You can see a room with a wide verandah, the curtains are rolled up, there are small vases in the tabog, and kimonos are hung on the hangers. It is a Kikyo pattern. Kimono. How could I remember such a small thing? Ah, yes, it was because I thought it was autumn clothes. Yes, there was still a smell of incense at that time, it was very fragrant.” Is anyone here?The mother and son, who had been separated for nearly twenty years, could only come up with this greeting.Zoji shouted and looked into the room from the corridor. "As a result, there was someone lying there next to Xiao Fang. If it was a nap, the appearance would be too strange. Looking back now, I really didn't think about it at the time. broke in." Then he found Aoi, who was dead with a towel wrapped around her neck. Heishirou crossed his arms in front of his chest.Masagoro was in the same position, with deep wrinkles appearing on his forehead.Yukinosuke stopped, holding the pen and looking at Sakichi.Sakichi seemed to be back next to Aoi's corpse, lost in thought alone. "Did you really go to Yuxipo's mansion for the first time?" It took a while for the question to get through to Zoji. "Huh? Huh?" Heishiro asked again.Sakichi looked into Heishiro's eyes and nodded vigorously. "I swear I'm not lying, it was the first time." Then, not knowing how Heishiro would respond, he shrank timidly. Heishiro spoke. "It's so pitiful. In the end, you didn't say a word to your mother after all." Hearing Heishiro's mention, Sakichi realized that it seemed to be true, and opened his eyes wide. "yes……" In the small courtyard of the dormitory, autumn insects chirped.As if urged by the sound of insects, the night wind came quietly. "I see." Heishiro slapped his knee. "Okay, where do I start?"