Chapter 7 Chapter 6 The Shadow of an Angel

In the afternoon of the same day, in the office of the Social Department of Nitto News, editor-in-chief He Tajima received an analysis report on milk. The editor-in-chief answered the phone, nodded while listening to his friend's report, put down the phone, and said to Tajima in disappointment: "Perhaps your reasoning has failed." "Ai's sleeping pills, didn't they find out?" Tajima asked sullenly. The editor-in-chief said: "Yes! There's nothing in the milk." "..." Tajima listened silently. "I was surprised too. But I have to believe it!"

"However, after Tian Xiongjin drank the bottle of milk, he immediately fell asleep as if he had collapsed. I saw this with my own eyes." "At that time, she fell asleep so fast, not because she took sleeping pills, but because she was really sleepy, right? The manager's work is tedious. Besides, it was 3 o'clock in the afternoon when you got there, It's sleepy time, and it's no surprise that she fell asleep! After you left there, she woke up and returned the empty bottle to the bottle box. After that, she swallowed Ai's sleeping pills. Is it Can't you think about it that way?"

"..." Tajima pondered. The editor-in-chief's analysis is reasonable.However, Tajima could not accept it.The white milk flowing down Tian Xiongjin's throat is still deeply in his eyes.The white milk must have been mixed with sleeping pills. However, the results of the test ruthlessly shattered his imagination. Perhaps the prisoner changed the bottle again very carefully. Tajima thought about it.If Tian Xiongjin's death was a homicide, then that's the only way to think about it.But how can this be proven?Is there a way to prove it? "Don't just stare blankly!" the editor-in-chief said reassuringly, "This kind of thing happens all the time."

"What about the milk bottle?" "Bottle?" the editor-in-chief asked back and said: "That baby bottle is still with a friend. I don't think it's okay to throw it away, because Ai's sleeping pills are no longer imported." "Just to be on the safe side, I think I should check the fingerprints." "Yes. But I don't think there will be the result you expected! Not only the fingerprints of the administrator, but also the fingerprints of the prisoners, they can't be found at all." "I know." Tajima said.Even though he knew he couldn't find anything, he still wanted to check, otherwise he couldn't accept it.

Tajima immediately went to get the bottle.When he retrieved the bottle wrapped in a handkerchief, the editor-in-chief had completed the formalities of sending it to an expert for inspection. "I'm too capricious, I'm sorry." Tajima said. The editor-in-chief smiled and said: "Don't be too serious! I think your heart is itching too much!" "thanks!" "How about it? Have a cigarette!" The editor-in-chief took out Hope brand cigarettes from his pocket and gave them to Tajima. "The fingerprint check will take a whole day, so just wait slowly!"

"Okay, I'll smoke one." Tajima put a cigarette in his mouth and lit the fire.The smoke is somewhat bitter. "I just had a call for you." The editor-in-chief looked at Tajima and said. "Who is calling?" "It's your girl calling. Her name is Masako Yamazaki. She's the girl who went to Triangle Mountain with you, right?" "Oh! Yes." "If the photo is printed, she wants to take a look." "The printing is done. But the filming is not good." "You idiot!" the editor-in-chief said with a smile, "wanting to see photos is an excuse! Didn't she just call because she wanted to see you? How about you go and meet her right away? Anyway, that fingerprint, when We will find out tomorrow!"

"But……" "go quickly!" The editor-in-chief patted Tajima on the shoulder with his big hand: "You just bury your head in your work and put the girl aside, she's going to find another man!" "how could be!" "Such self-confidence is dangerous. Because men don't know women's hearts! You have to hold her firmly! Besides, today is Saturday. It's the day when girls call their lovers!" "But the incident still..." "You go!" the editor-in-chief said loudly: "If you don't want to go, I will drive you away!"

"Please don't scare me!" After Tajima finished speaking, he suddenly felt a mix of surprises and surprises in his heart.In order to hide this feeling, he deliberately frowned. "She treats you too well now, be careful of suffering in the future!" If the editor-in-chief didn't say it, Tajima would have forgotten that today is Saturday.Even though he knew it was November 20, he only realized that it was the fifth day since Hisamatsu was murdered. I may have failed as a girl's lover. After Tajima got off the tram, this thought kept passing through his mind. Masako lived in an apartment near the "Seijo Gakuenmae" station on the Odakyu Line.When he walked out of the station, the surroundings were already shrouded in twilight, and the shopping street was already brightly lit.

Tajima bought Masako's favorite apples at the fruit shop in front of the station. Masako was not in the room.A woman in the corridor told him: "Miss Yamazaki is taking a bath!" Tajima took the key out of the bottle box and opened the door. After turning on the light, he glanced at the small kitchen, the soap dish was gone.This meant that Masako had indeed gone to take a bath. Although the room was only twelve square meters, it was neatly tidied up, and it really looked like a young woman's room.It was quite different from Tajima's room.Tajima's bed is never made, only cleaned once a week.

Tajima and Masako had met several times in this room.Of course, never stayed overnight here.It was the first time today that I unlocked and entered the room by myself.Changzi told him that he could enter the room at will, and told him where the key was kept.When he entered the room alone, he had a wonderful feeling of spying on Changzi's secret. There is a small table by the window.While he was staring at the table, he suddenly had a desire to look at the drawers.He hurriedly looked away, but his curiosity didn't disappear.After several hesitations, Tajima finally couldn't stand the temptation and stretched out his hand to the drawer.

The drawers are also neatly organized.Letters and postcards were bundled with twine.Tajima thought, this is also very different from himself.In his own drawer, the things he needed were mixed with the junk he didn't need.When I went to take a shower, I couldn't find the soap box, so I had to buy a new one, but when I opened the drawer the next day, I found the soap box was inside.Why he put the soap box in the drawer, he couldn't figure it out himself.Sometimes even shoe polish and gloves are stuffed in the drawers.Maybe when he got home after drinking, he stuffed it unconsciously, and he didn't even remember it. In Masako's drawer, he saw a brown manual. He held it in his hand and flipped through the pages one by one, as if he regarded the handbook as a daily account of household expenses. It said "30 yuan for green onions", "260 yuan for seamless stockings" and so on. Wait. Tajima looked at it and smiled naturally.He was amused to discover the domestic side of the young girl.When he put the manual back where it was, Tajima accidentally saw the following words on the last page: He thought it might be a phone number.And the letter M is probably the beginning of someone's name, right? Tajima felt a little embarrassed when he thought of the editor-in-chief's words. Masako Tajima, intends to marry her.But when he thought about whether he was qualified as her lover, he lost his confidence.If something happens, I have to go out to interview even on Sunday, and even if I make an appointment, it will probably be difficult to keep the appointment.He is the one who misses appointments every time.He could only say that because of work, there was nothing he could do, but standing on Changzi's side and putting himself in his shoes, would she be satisfied? (Yotani) The number 8296 is not the phone number of the apartment where Tajima lives.Moreover, never is the initials of his name. Besides herself, Tajima doesn't think she has a second boyfriend either.It should be admitted, however, that Masako was an attractive girl to men.It was not surprising that there were young men in the trading company where she worked that had a crush on her.The man named M may be such a man! Tajima, are you overly reassured? When he felt even more panicked, footsteps sounded in the corridor. Tajima hastily put the manual into the drawer. Masako opened the door a little and looked into the room uneasily, and when she found Tajima in the room, she smiled reassuringly. "Yesterday, a burglar came to the neighbor's house, so I was shocked when I saw the light in the room!" Masako walked into the room, talking while arranging the washing utensils.Because she had just taken a bath, her face was rosy, and it looked bright and crystal clear under the fluorescent lamp. "Have you been waiting a long time?" "No, I just came." While answering, Tajima was still thinking about the words in the manual.The uneasiness in his heart didn't disappear just because he saw Changzi. Masako poured tea and peeled the apples Tajima bought.Tajima felt very fresh watching her deftly move her fingers.Probably because of the strong awareness that he couldn't lose her? "It's disgusting!" Changzi said suddenly, blushing: "You stare like that, I can't even move my hands..." "Sorry!" Tajima said hastily.In order to hide his uneasiness, he kept silent. "Has the photograph been printed?" "Ok!" Tajima took his eyes off Masako's fingertips and reached into his pocket for the photo. "Because of that incident, only one photo was taken." Tajima said: "It's not well printed. If you project the reversed film on a slide projector, the colors will be vivid and vivid. Next time you come to my place, I'll print it out on a slide projector for you to see." "As expected, it really took a strange look." Changzi said: "Ugly!" "Really? I think it's pretty good!" "It's so ugly! Crouching down and lifting your shoes. I really don't want you to see this ugly look. Give me back the negative too! I'll burn it!" "It's a big deal, isn't it?" Tajima laughed, but Masako insisted on the negative with all seriousness. "OK!" Tajima said: "Next time I come, I'll bring the negatives!" "Sorry!" Masako quickly lowered his voice and said. The surrounding air became heavy. Tajima recalled the words in Masako's handbook again.A kind of uneasiness flitted through his mind.Maybe it's time to say goodbye.Although Tajima thought so, it was difficult to get up.This was because he felt uneasy that if he walked out of the room now, he would lose Masako. It was an inexplicable uneasiness that even he didn't know about.Masako would never disappear suddenly from his presence.If there is anything, just give Masako a call tomorrow.Then you can hear her hearty voice again.But he was still afraid of losing her. Tajima raised his head and glanced at Masako.The thought of not wanting to lose Masako weighed heavily on his heart.If that M is the beginning of a man's name, I will never give Masako to that man, never... Masako's slender white fingers were right in front of Tajima's eyes.If you don't hold her white and tender hand tightly now, it will disappear from your eyes.Feeling this uneasiness, Tajima firmly grasped Masako's hands. Masako's cheeks suddenly turned red. Tajima took advantage of the situation and pulled her body over.Changzi didn't resist at all.Her heavy body fell into Tajima's arms. Changzi closed his eyes and parted his red lips slightly.Her body exudes a faint soapy fragrance and a feminine aura. Tajima felt her body vibrate slightly in his arms.Tajima didn't know if it was because she was looking forward to the upcoming pleasure, or because she was afraid of something.However, her trembling stimulated Tajima's desire. Tajima suddenly kissed his lips on Masako's red lips.Masako closed her eyes and gasped for breath.When Tajima's lips left, thin blood oozes from her Dan lips. Masako opened her eyes and looked at Tajima and whispered: "Scary!" "What are you afraid of?" "I have a presentiment that I'm going to lose you. So..." "Little fool!" There was still a sense of uneasiness flitting through Tajima's mind. "How can I leave you?" Tajima said in a low voice, hugged Masako even tighter than before, and stroked Masako's breasts with his hands. "what!" Chang Zi called out in a low voice.Then he took the initiative to put his body close to Tajima, and his breathing became rapid. "What do you want to do, just..." They held hands and kissed long, passionately.Tajima reached out and unzipped the zipper on Masako's dress.Changzi closed his eyes and let him go. Tajima had played with women in the past, and slept with the firework girl two or three times.Still, he's clumsy. Masako was still a virgin.I'm afraid she doesn't have much pleasure!She closed her eyes and hugged Tajima desperately. When it was over, Tajima noticed a few tears oozing from Masako's closed eyes. What do these tears mean? "Do you regret it?" Tajima asked.He knew he shouldn't have asked.However, seeing her cheeks wet with tears, Tajima couldn't help asking. Changzi shook his head lightly and said: "I'm so happy! I'm so happy that you love me so much!" "Let's get married!" Tajima said. "marry?" "Yes, married. I'm not saying that because we're like this. I've had the idea of ​​marrying you since the first time I saw you. You said it before, and you feel you're going to lose me. I feel it too." It's terrible to lose you. You are capable. Even if you have other boyfriends besides me, I..." "Stop it!" Changzi said in a strong voice: "Please. Hug me silently!..." morning. It's raining. Tajima got up gently.Changzi was still soundly asleep.There were tear stains on her cheeks. He didn't realize until he got up that today was Sunday.Work was waiting for him to do.He hoped Masako could sleep peacefully. Tajima quietly walked out of the room. He walked all the way to the station in the rain.Changzi's blood-stained red lips, his breasts that were red from his touch, and his white and clean thighs, all these are still in his mind. However, does Chang Zi really belong to him? He did not have the confidence to say: Yes!After spending the night with her, the uneasiness still had not disappeared from the depths of his heart. It wasn't that he didn't believe Masako's love for him.She wouldn't have allowed him to spend the night without love.The behavior last night was by no means a purely mechanical physical contact.It was an act of love. However, something is missing.Something else seemed to disturb him. Tajima remembered the words in that manual.He got off at Shinjuku Station on the Odakyu Line. On the way to the subway station, he saw a public phone booth and walked towards it. He took out ten yuan from his pocket, and suddenly remembered that he had to call the phone number of the telephone company directly.So what is the number of Yotsuya Telephone Office? Tajima dialed 104 to inquire. "The name of the Yotsuya Telephone Office is no longer used." the operator replied. Tajima said in a low voice, with a somewhat rude tone. "I would like you to tell me, what is the number of Yotsuya Bureau in the past?" "It's just the Yotsuya Bureau, so I don't know." "do not know why?" "Unfor the past Yotsuya Bureau, now divided into several numbers. 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 359, these numbers are the past Yotsuya Bureau. Just 358 is empty. So I say to you I don't know." The operator replied coldly. "If you know the name of the other party, there is still a way to find out, but if you don't know it, it will be difficult." After the operator finished speaking, he cut off the call. Tajima walked out of the phone booth helplessly.Yotsuya = 8296, isn't it a phone number?If not a phone number, what is it? Tajima walked into the newspaper office with a heavy heart. "How about it?" The editor-in-chief told him. "Nothing!" Tajima hurriedly replied. Let's do work!Tajima said to herself in her heart.Putting your head down to work, you will forget the unreasonable uneasiness.Also forget about that set of meaningless text on the manual. "Be the first to strike first!" Tajima said loudly: "Let's take advantage of the police's unpreparedness and do it first!" "Don't do it too hard!" The editor-in-chief said with a smile. The fingerprint identification report was delivered in the afternoon.The editor-in-chief read it in Kaifeng and was disappointed. "Only Tian Xiongjin's fingerprints were found. Neither you nor I touched it directly with our hands. The milkman gave it with gloves on, so it is reasonable to only have Tian Xiongjin's fingerprints on the milk bottle." "Let me see the report!" Tajima took the report from the editor-in-chief and read it.It is exactly what the editor-in-chief said just now.And there is a postscript on it: The fingerprints found are only those of the right hand. "P.S., I read it too." The editor-in-chief said: "Isn't it strange that there are no fingerprints of the left hand on it?" "Yes. It seems tampered with." "Did you see Tian Xiongjin drinking from the bottle with his left hand?" "No, drink it with your right hand." "Then there is no problem, right? Of course you can only use your right hand to pack empty bottles, right?" "Maybe you can use your right hand, but you have to open the lid when drinking. There is a piece of cellophane on the paper lid. I also drink milk in the morning, and I can't open it with one hand. I usually hold it with my left hand and open it with my right hand." The cap. So the empty bottle can't be without the fingerprints of her left hand." "According to this, the bottle was changed!" said the editor-in-chief. "Yes. The prisoner made a mistake. Tian Xiongjin still committed homicide, not suicide. I think this has something to do with Hisamatsu's murder. Because Tian Xiongjin didn't have any enemies, the reason for her killing can only be found in the Triangle Mountain case gone." "If this reasoning is true, the person who killed Hisamatsu would not have been Yukiko Kataoka." "Yes. If our investigation goes well, we can get ahead of the police." "Maybe we can get ahead!" said the editor-in-chief: "At present, the police seem to have hit a wall and are unable to investigate further."