Chapter 16 Chapter 15 The Panic Soprano

I've never seen a man get so skinny overnight.Ono was also haggard yesterday, but tonight was even worse, not only his eye sockets were sunken, but even his cheeks became angular, which proved that he hadn't closed his eyes all night last night.His eyes were blank, and his empty gaze swept across the faces of the three of us in sequence, and then he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said to us. "Master, did Master find that apartment? And, and, in that room..." "Ono, come on, sit down first. Is this the photo you're talking about?" From the handbag, the master took out the photo of Fujimoto Shoji found in Qingfengzhuang.As soon as Ono saw the picture, he took a deep breath first, then slumped into the chair, holding his head tightly with his hands.

"Ono, you should know how much I know Ms. Hara Sakura. Tell me everything you know. Then you can let go of the burden in your heart." Ono lowered his head, nodded weakly, and spoke intermittently. "That's right, I can't keep this secret anymore. Telling this matter may be a betrayal to the teacher..., to the original teacher, but I can't care about so much anymore. Anyway, I am a weak-willed person." man." When Ono said this, he raised his head, his eyes were still empty and out of focus. "First of all, it is the part you asked yesterday, which is what happened on the morning of the 20th. What Yu Gong told you is true. That morning I received a piece of music with a code inside. The code content is: 'Yes The matter is very difficult, I want to talk to you privately, come to Takarazuka as soon as possible. I will wait for you in the reception room...' Something like this."

"So, who is the sender?" "It's not written on it. But there will be no one else who can use this code to communicate except Mr. Yuan, so I went to the appointment without hesitation." "Do you have that sheet of music with you?" "I tore it up and threw it out the window on the train going to Takarazuka." "That's all. Please go on." "However, when I arrived at Takarazuka, I didn't see the teacher. I thought the teacher was late, so I waited for her in the reception room. An hour, two hours, three hours passed...but the teacher never showed up .At that time, I thought she might not come. Indeed, the teacher was no longer alive at that time."

Ono's forced laughter was a bit scary. "The rehearsal is scheduled to start at two o'clock, and there is no way to wait any longer, so I gave up my mind and left. Then... you will know what will happen next." When Ono said this, his body trembled slightly.Master Yuli comforted him with kind words. "I understand. Then, Mr. Ono, now I can finally ask you to talk about that Qingfengzhuang. At the same time, I would also like to ask you to explain why you communicated with Ms. Hara Sakura in code?" Ono was silent for a while.He lowered his head and kept biting his nails. After a while, he raised his head with determination.

"Hahahahaha!" Ono laughed loudly from his dantian. "I'm this kind of weak man. I originally made up my mind to be open and honest, but when things came to an end, I became timid. My willpower is really weak, but..., but I want to say everything in one go , Yes, I must say it! That’s right, Teacher Yuan proposed to use this code to communicate. I remember very clearly that around June this year, not long after the Fujimoto murder case, the teacher suddenly mentioned this matter. She said that in the future we will have a lot of things that are not convenient for others to know, so we should use codes for our letters. As I said just now, we started to communicate with codes shortly after the Fujimoto murder. At that time, we designed codes with musical scores. This incident caused a commotion in the society, so I only thought that the teacher was on a whim. When I asked the teacher, she also said the same. So we began to exchange letters frequently in code. Let me say it first, teacher There is nothing between me and me! Yes, I do have aspirations for the teacher and fall in love with her. But what is the status of the teacher? I am very happy to be favored by a charming lady like her Crazy. Being able to exchange letters written in code with a noble lady like a teacher, an excellent artist, and a sympathizer... I am so happy that I am about to fly into the sky, and I am extremely proud. But that is not love. That kind of emotion and love Very similar, but somehow different, not for me, nor for the teacher. To put it bluntly, it should be the relationship between mother and child, and it is a very harmonious and intimate relationship between mother and child... I don’t know how It would be better to describe it, but this is the emotion between us. All in all, this is not love, but because of the 'secret' of code communication, it makes it feel like a relationship. In other words, I am Indulging in the sweet and mysterious feeling brought by the 'secret'. We wrote letters for about a month in a row. Just between your letters and letters... I remember it was at the end of July, August At the beginning of the month, I discovered the teacher's 'real secret' by chance."

Ono paused at this point, licked his chapped lips, and stared at the floor with melancholy eyes.It was a while before he continued. "My house is at the foot of Mount Atago. When I was at home, I used to go for a walk around the neighborhood between four and five in the afternoon. I would pass an apartment called Seipzeso on the way. That day, when I passed Seipzeso's Suddenly, a lady rushed out from the side door of Qingfengzhuang. The lady was wearing a gray-black dress with a dark veil on her face, so that people could not see her face clearly. When she saw me, she turned hurriedly. I turned around and ran away as if I was running away. I was so surprised that I couldn’t speak, I just stared blankly at her back. At this moment, I suddenly realized that from the figure and pace of that lady... , she must be the teacher. When I found this out, I felt an unspeakable sense of disgust welling up in my heart. The teacher told me everything, even secrets that her husband didn't know. I I think I know everything about the teacher well, but how can I explain the teacher's behavior at that time? Why did she turn around and run away when she saw me? That's all, the point is what did she go to Qingfengzhuang? I never I heard that the teacher has a friend who lives in Qingfengzhuang, and the teacher knows that my house is near that apartment. If she has a friend who lives there, it is impossible for her not to mention it to me... In a word, I am very unhappy Although the relationship between me and the teacher is not a couple, but I still feel jealous in my heart. After that, the teacher never said anything about that matter, and her attitude made me feel even more angry, so I deliberately pretended not to know But after that, every time I was walking, I always took a look at the side door of Qingfengzhuang. Not long after that, I saw the teacher again near the apartment. She was still wearing a black dress, her face It was covered with a black veil. I recognized her as the teacher just by looking at her back, and I quickly ran after her. The teacher probably heard my footsteps, turned around and saw me, and ran up in surprise. I ran into Qingfengzhuang. I immediately followed and rushed in... As a result, as a result, I saw the teacher run into that room."

When Ono spoke up to this point, he glanced at Master Yuri, and then continued. "When I rushed into the room, the teacher was in a hurry to hide the things on the dresser. I couldn't help but rush forward and snatched it from the teacher. I snatched it from her. The one who came over was... that photo." Ono's blank gaze suddenly shot at the photo of Fujimoto Shoji held by Master Yuri. "...Did Ms. Hara Sakura explain this photo?" Ono put his head in his hands and nodded weakly. "Yes. I forced the teacher to say it. I've never seen Fujimoto, but his pictures are often published in newspapers and magazines, so I know what he looks like. When I saw the picture, I knew it immediately. The person who saw the photo was Fujimoto. At that time, I felt an indescribable disgust in my heart. Fujimoto is dead, but the feeling of jealousy will not be erased by the death of a rival. About Fujimoto's love affair , I have also heard a lot. At that time, I only felt a dirty and disgusting feeling that could not be described in words, so I yelled at the teacher. As a result..., the result was that the teacher had to say something .”

"What did she say?" "Fujimoto is the teacher, Mr. Yuan's..., Mr. Yuan's own flesh and blood. He is the teacher's illegitimate son." Ono couldn't open his mouth to say this, and then lowered his head dejectedly.The Asahara Police Department made a whistling sound.It's no wonder that the police department was taken aback. Master Yuri and I didn't look too surprised, but secretly described the scene in our hearts. "I see, Ms. Hara Sakura said that, right? But why did Ms. Hara Sakura rent a house in that kind of place? Also, who is the young man who often meets her there?"

"Ahh." Ono finally raised his head. "That's because you don't know anything. In fact, the teacher is also very troubled by this matter. Because the young man knew the teacher's secret, he threatened the teacher and extorted money. As for why the young man would know, the teacher has a Guess, that is, this guess makes the teacher feel scared. Maybe that man is the murderer of Fujimoto. After killing Fujimoto, he found the letter written by the teacher to Fujimoto, so he knew..." "Then why not call the police and let the police deal with it?" Hearing what the Asahara police department said, Ono showed an indignant expression.

"You ask why? Of course you can't say such a thing. The teacher has no evidence, no, even if there is evidence, the teacher must choose to remain silent! Because this matter is traced to the end, the teacher's secret will definitely be revealed." "That is to say, Ms. Hara Sakura thinks that man is the suspect who killed her son, and was threatened by the other party?" "That's right, that's it! And the other party's threats are getting worse and worse." "So, who is that man? Does Ms. Hara Sakura know his name? Did she tell you?"

Master Yuri asked in a gentle and steady tone, and Ono said dejectedly: "The teacher refused to tell me about this matter, and asked me not to ask any more questions, and he didn't even mention the other party's name. I was furious and threatened to take off the other party's skin. The teacher tried his best to calm my emotions when he heard me say that. , saying that the other party is a strong man, I can't handle it, and told me not to act rashly. I thought I couldn't cause trouble for the teacher, so I had to obey the teacher's words. However, I want to secretly It shouldn't hurt to observe his appearance, so I still pay attention to the wind and grass in Qingfengzhuang, and then I saw that guy twice..., just twice, but I did see him." "Then what kind of man is he?" "How should I put it? Well, he's a little shorter than the average man of average height, and always wears a coat or a raincoat. One of the times I saw him with his coat unbuttoned and a very bright shirt-style shirt underneath." Clothes, the collar was faded, it looked like a frock coat, and he carried a fancy walking stick. I think he must be Fujimoto's friend." "And what about his face?" "I didn't see his face. He was always wearing sunglasses and covering his face with a scarf." At this moment, the criminal policeman opened the door and poked his head out. "A person came from Xindai, bringing the bound volume of the magazine to Mr. Mitsuki..." "Oh, that's it. Bring the things here." Master Yuri took the bound volume of "Weekly Pictorial" from the policeman, and said while turning the pages. "By the way, speaking of Fujimoto Shoji, if he is Ms. Hara Sakura's illegitimate son, who is his real father? Did Ms. Hara Sakura mention this?" "I also asked the teacher about this, but the teacher refused to tell me anyway, so I didn't ask further. However, judging from the tone of the teacher's words at the time, it is very likely that it is someone I know .” "Someone you know? Who could that be?" "I don't know. I don't have a clue. However, judging from the tone of the teacher's speech at that time, the other party must be someone whose name I knew when I heard it." "I see. By the way, Ono, you just came back from a trip abroad recently, right? When did you come back?" Ono looked at Master Yuri's face in surprise. "This year. March of this year. What's wrong...?" "No, nothing. No wonder you didn't know." Master Yuli speaks with mystery.He took a blue pencil from his pocket and scribbled on a magazine. "Mitsuki, can I tear off this page?" Master Yuri tore off the page without waiting for my answer, and folded the top and bottom sides neatly. "Ono, the man who threatened Ms. Hara Sakura, shouldn't he look like this?" The master handed out a full-body photo of a handsome young man.The man in the photo is wearing a long frock coat with the hem left open, a top hat and a cane tucked under his arm.His skin is fair and his appearance is majestic. Master Yuri painted glasses and a scarf on his face with a blue pencil, so he can't see his appearance clearly.However, Ono was taken aback when he saw it. "Ah! It's him! It's him! But, this...?" "Look at the text at the reflex." Both Police Department Asahara and I stood up from our chairs, moved closer to Ono, and looked at the paper from his left and right sides.With trembling fingers, Ono opened the folded parts on the upper and lower sides.As soon as he opened it, Ono, the police department, and I were all shocked and almost fell down. The top of the photo reads - the most popular drama in the music industry this fall, and the bottom reads - Alfredo Germont - Chieko Sagara.