Chapter 11 Chapter two

This is really a "catch people" topic. And Xi Muzi is really interested in Yuko's relationship, and of course she is worried about Yuko's ending. Xi Muzi doesn't think Yuko has done a bad thing.Although it is not natural, there are many forms of love as a human being, so it is called "emotional, unreasonable". So she didn't want to criticize Yuko at all, but she didn't want to see her friend hurt. She borrowed a camera with a long-distance zoom lens, a miniature tape recorder with directional recording function and other "spy" tools from the company, and then she decided to start tracking Yuko's actions.

Since she knew the name of Yuko's lover, the chief secretary, from Jian Xue, it was not difficult to follow him. Yuko's company is in Otemachi.Xi Muzi started following Yuko after get off work. On the first day, Yuko went home after work, but the next day she had a tryst with the section chief at Hibiya Park. Xi Muzi took a few photos of the two of them with a long zoom lens. Just like what Jian Xue said, the section chief is indeed a handsome and handsome man. But this made Xi Muzi uneasy.Because she felt that this man seemed to be "playing" with Yuko. After meeting in Hibiya Park, the two people boarded a white "BMW" car from Eguchi and drove to an ordinary restaurant in Yotsuya.This so-called lover's restaurant is not so "conspicuous", Eguchi must be out of "safety" considerations.

After confirming the room number booked by the two of them, Xi Muzi stopped monitoring and returned to his apartment. Xi Muzi took photos and recorded them at the scene of their date. She wrote down the place and time of the tryst between the two in her notebook. Five days passed. During this period, Yuko met with Eguchi three more times. ——Should we investigate the matter of Eguchi's wife tomorrow? Xi Muzi planned this way. In the publicly published "Who's Who" is published a list of people above the section chief of Japan's first-class companies. Xi Muzi found it and read it carefully. "Eguchi Keiichiro" is impressively on the list.

He lives in Chengcheng Academy.His wife is Kaizi, aged 30.He and Eguchi are classmates who graduated from K University. The next day was September 7th, and Xi Muzi purposely took a late night sleep. Because she thought that she had to wait until Eguchi went to work before going to see his wife Keiko Eguchi. Xi Muzi's interest is to know whether Kaizi knows about Yuko's existence. ——How should I ask her? Xi Muzi got up while thinking.She started preparing breakfast. It's an easy breakfast as usual. She watched TV while spreading margarine on a slice of toast. This is the 10 o'clock news of NHK (the English abbreviation of Japan Broadcasting Association. - Translator's Note).

Suddenly, a photo of Yuko's face appeared on the screen, which startled Xi Muzi, and she stopped her movements unconsciously. Before this, the announcer seemed to say something like "I am... committing suicide...", because Xi Muzi was absent-minded, and reported in detail that "the left ear goes in and the right ear goes out". She hastily turned up the volume. This time the announcer's voice clearly reached Xi Muzi's ears. ——Ms. Kasuga Yuko who committed suicide was an employee of Chuo Steel Corporation, whose head office is located in Otemachi. Her superiors and colleagues were shocked because they never expected her to commit suicide.

Xi Muzi was stunned.She never believed that Yuko would commit suicide. Although Yuko said "I can't bear it", she will never take the road of suicide easily. Xi Muzi put down the half-eaten bread and walked out of the apartment, walking towards Yuko's house. Yuko often goes back to her mother's house.But since she recently moved to a one-bedroom apartment in Yoyogi Hachiman on the Odakyu Line, she rarely returns to her natal home. Since Eguchi also lives in Seijo Gakuen not far from the Odakyu Line, Yuko may have moved there on purpose for the convenience of the two of them having a tryst.And it might be Eguchi's money.Just when Xi Muzi also wanted to investigate this matter, Yuko died unexpectedly.It's an old building with 9 floors, but it looks solid.

The administrator, who was whispering with other neighbors, saw Xi Muzi coming and immediately asked her what was the matter. Because of that "I know someone in this apartment committed suicide" look in her eyes. "I'm a classmate in the same university as Ms. Kasuga Yuko." Xi Muzi said to the administrator. "Then please..." the administrator said to Xi Muzi ambiguously. "I want to know the details of her death." "She jumped off the roof." The administrator looked up at the roof. A bouquet of flowers had been placed where she had fallen.

Xi Muzi also put a bouquet of roses bought from a passing flower shop there.Because Yuko was particularly fond of roses during her lifetime. "Can I have a look at her room?" Xi Muzi asked. "Her mother is in the room at the moment," replied the caretaker. So Xi Muzi took the elevator to the 7th floor. She had met Yuko's parents before. She glanced in quietly, Yuko's mother in her fifties was sitting on the sofa in a daze. Her name is Keiko. Xi Muzi called her softly, and then Keiko raised his head. "What did Yuko do?" Keiko asked sadly. Xi Muzi thinks that it is impossible to tell Yuko's romantic affair with his boss for the time being.

"I don't know either, why don't you come and find out?" Xi Muzi said. The room was clean and tidy, the curtains were just done and the colors were beautiful. "Does Auntie have any clues?" Xi Muzi asked back. "Ah, she was very happy when she called yesterday. How do you say suicide is suicide?" "Did she call yesterday?" "Yes, around 11:00 p.m. The police said she committed suicide from the roof immediately after that." Keiko sighed at this point. "What did Yuko say on the phone?" "I didn't say anything. I just said that she was in a very good mood recently and wanted to go on a trip. She also asked how the cat at home was doing. She said she would come back to see us this Sunday, but this happened!"

"Was her voice excited?" "Yeah, as usual, very happy." Keiko suddenly stared at Xi Muzi's face suspiciously after finishing speaking and asked, "You and Yuko are good friends, what do you know?" "..." "I think you know the reason for her suicide." "Unfortunately, I don't know. I was surprised!" "Do you know a man named Eguchi?" "Who?" "I read a letter just now. It was written by a man named Keiichiro Eguchi." "What did you write?" "It's this letter." As he spoke, Keiko took out a postcard from his close pocket and showed it to Xi Muzi.

This is from Eguchi, a postcard with the scenery of the park. Just a few lines.But anyone with a discerning eye can tell that it is a term used by people with very close relationships. The postcard was written in mid-February this year. "This man wrote such a letter?" Xi Muzi asked. "Well, just such a letter. You really don't know this man named Eguchi?" Keiko asked. "I don't know, sorry." Xi Muzi said and returned the postcard to Keiko. She went to the top of the building where Yuko jumped to have a look. There are guardrails on the roof, but you can still jump over the guardrails. Xi Muzi came down to meet the administrator again. "The police also believe that Yuko committed suicide." "But she didn't have a suicide note." Xi Muzi said. "She showed no sign of resistance, even her clothes and shoes are neatly dressed!" "Have you seen this man come?" Xi Muzi showed the administrator the photos of Jiangkou secretly taken. The administrator watched with interest for a long time: "Isn't this Miss Yuko's lover?" "Have you seen him?" "Yeah, he often drives Miss Yuko back very late." "Have you told the police and Yuko's mother about this man?" "Tell the police." "Oh." "It seems that suicide is also the reason for the affair between men and women." The administrator said smartly.Xi Muzi glared at him and asked again: "Is the room on the 7th floor rented?" "Yes, this is a rental apartment. The location is good. Although it is a bit old, the rent is still 30 million yen!" "Does she pay the rent?" "I don't know that." The administrator shrugged.