Chapter 5 Chapter IV Special Staff

one Kisaki Minji goes to work at the Central Economic Management Company in Ginza every day, and what he does at work is still cutting and binding newspapers.At the beginning, he thought it was a test for himself by the company, and he was really nervous for a while, but the materials he collected were not checked at all. Kisaki gradually felt that he was being teased.Indeed, there is no boss like Miyanishi who has a wicked heart here, and no one discriminates against him as a company employee. He is at ease in his own little world.At the beginning, it seemed that someone was watching me and felt very nervous, but in fact it was not.There are no fixed working hours here, you can come and go almost at will.

Even Sumie Sada, who was in charge of the reception, was often away from the table.When I ran into the "boss" Dianoka in the toilet once, he only said "How about it, it's okay." His expression was indifferent, like a passerby. Therefore, Kisaki was very worried that he would not be able to receive wages in this situation, but on the 25th, the wages agreed in advance were really paid out.It is of course a great thing to get paid for doing nothing, but not assigning any work, which is tantamount to torture for employees. Kisaki felt that although he was not a handyman, he had become an idler with no work to do.While not humiliated, it was completely ignored.Humiliation is at least not neglect.Although neglect can sometimes become humiliation, it is at least a kind of deliberate neglect, although there is no such deliberate element in the negligence of China Economic Management.It's like a purchased item being left in a corner, completely ignored, even if it is seen, it is ignored as if it does not exist.No, maybe I didn't see anyone here at all.

Kisaki finally couldn't take it anymore and asked Sumie for a job. "Don't you have a job? In this era of information flooding, editing interesting information into a book is a high-dose job!" "What's the use of editing that thing? No one reads the information I collected!" "Aren't you already a member of this company? Therefore, just do what you are asked to do quietly. How can an employee ask why he is assigned to work one by one?" "But, doing those useless newspaper clippings every day, after all..." "Why is it useless? You were asked to do it because the company needed it. Whether it's useful or not is the company's business, and you shouldn't be the one to say it." Cheng Zhi put on a face of a company representative.

However, it seems that Kisaki was not wasting his words in vain, he was summoned by Tonooka the next day. "You think editing newspapers is too boring, don't you?" Mioka said with a cool smile. "No, it's too inhumane to say it's boring. I think, with such a high salary, I should do more work for the company." "No, no, you've done enough. But since you say so, I'll give you one thing to do." "No matter what I do, I'm very happy." Kisaki looked excited as if he had been assigned a formal job for the first time. "It's not a difficult thing to do, but it can't be handed over to unreliable people."

"It's an honour." Kisaki became more and more happy.He felt that he had not been forgotten. Based on his experience of doing chores, it was right to honestly engage in newspaper editing. "Located next to the Shimbashi Theater in Ginza Ochome, there is a restaurant called 'Asayama'. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, you drive to the side door of the restaurant and wait. A man will come out of Chaoshan and ask you where you are from. Nowhere, you reply: 'Twins are born, mother and child are safe.' So the other party hands you two cardboard boxes of flour. You put the cardboard boxes in the cargo bag in the back of the car and get out of there immediately. Then , you call me at an appropriate place. I'll tell you then. Got it? You repeat how you should answer."

"I gave birth to twins, mother and child are safe, right?" "Yes, and besides, you are absolutely not allowed to look at the contents of the box. Because it is the company's top secret information, it is not illegal. This time is a good job, and you will do it again in the future." "Do as you order." "Okay. Here's the topographic map, don't get me wrong." Tonooka handed a map to Kisaki.Kisaki understood that what he was ordered to fetch was definitely not just flour. Although he said it was not illegal, it was also something that smelled of gunpowder.And "twins" must be some kind of code.

However, Kisaki was still very happy, and the Central Economic Management finally gave him a job that matched the "high salary". This is evidence of his being a clerk here, both in honor and content, and the job seems to be of considerable importance.The stronger the smell of gunpowder, the more it means that it has been placed at the center of the company. Kisaki feared that there would be delays, so he observed the scene in advance and set off a little earlier than the scheduled time.This area is called "Restaurant Street". In the middle of the night, many high-end cars flock to it.

However, there is now no one and the restaurant appears to be taking a nap.There were no pedestrians or vehicles on the road, only a cat crossed leisurely.This is where Kisaki has the least relationship. A few minutes before 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Kisaki parked the car at the entrance of the "Chaoshan" restaurant.The walls are high, and the courtyard is covered with dense trees, showing an inscrutable and mysterious atmosphere. It was nearly 3:00, and an individual taxi parked on the side of the road not far in front of Kizaki, and a young woman in a kimono got out of the car. She was dressed in a fashionable and elegant manner.Not like a geisha.She paid the fare, turned around, and Kisaki's eyes widened.That is Masaki Oikawa.Masaki didn't know that Kisaki was watching her in the car, and hurried towards her.

Kisaki was about to call her, but restrained himself.He felt that Makoto looked left and right as if he was afraid of being seen by others.Because of the backlight, she probably didn't see Kisaki clearly in the car.Makoto walked to the convenient door of Chaoshan Restaurant, looked around, and walked into the courtyard. That's right, it's Oikawa Maki.Why did she come to Chaoshan at this time?And why are you afraid of being seen? Just as Kisaki was thinking like this, suddenly the sound of "Du, Du" knocking on the car window interrupted his train of thought.After taking a closer look, a sharp-eyed man in his 30s was standing beside the car and asked him, "Where are you from?"

Kisaki suddenly realized that this was the person he was going to meet, so he replied as instructed: "Twins are born, mother and child are safe." The man nodded and signaled with his jaw: "Open the warehouse, the flour has arrived." When Kisaki opened the cargo compartment behind the car, the door of Chaoshan Restaurant opened quietly.The two men came out, put the cardboard boxes they were holding into the warehouse, and closed the lid of the warehouse with a "snap". "Okay, let's drive." The sharp-eyed man who came out first pouted his mouth and said.So far, within a few seconds, Kisaki didn't even touch the cardboard box with a finger.Those three men had a murderous look that Kisaki didn't have in the people he had come into contact with in life before.Is this murderous?At least there was an aura about them that ordinary citizens did not have.Are they from the "black world"?

Could it be that even I, Kisaki, have become a member of the "Black World"?Kisaki was frightened by the murderous aura emanating from this group of people, he was terrified and shuddered. After Kisaki drove the car away, he still felt that group of people were staring at him.After they put the cardboard boxes into the cargo box, they immediately disappeared into the mountains and disappeared. It was impossible to follow them, but he felt that they were watching him all the time.There is no following car behind.Driven by strong curiosity, he really wanted to look at the contents of the cardboard box, but he was afraid of the sight behind him, so he finally didn't dare to act rashly. On the way, he found a public telephone booth and called the Central Economic Management.Toonoka's anxious voice came over the phone. "Thank you, where are you now?" Kisaki told him where he was. "That's good. Work harder, send the carton to the east gate of Shinjuku Station, store it in the automatic locker, and then bring the key back. Didn't you see what's inside?" "Of course. Everything was done as you ordered." "Well, although there is no one around you, don't forget that there are people watching you all the time." Mioka exhorted again.It seems that the contents of the carton are unusual. When Mu Qi came to Shinjuku, he parked his car in the underground parking lot near the station. He opened the warehouse and wanted to carry the cardboard boxes up. At this time, Mu Qi was in a dilemma.The boxes are very heavy, and I cannot carry two at a time.If the first box is shipped up for storage and then returned to pick up the second box, one box must be left in an unattended cargo box.If someone took this opportunity to take the box away, it would be no small matter. I wanted to ask Diangang for instructions, but there was no phone nearby.Reluctantly, he had no choice but to drive the car out of the parking lot and call Diangang. The instruction he got was: You can move the car box by box. Kisaki thought, it looked like someone was really watching, thanks to not looking at the contents of the cardboard box on the way.He was sweating profusely, and finally deposited the two cardboard boxes in the automatic locker.At this time, he was exhausted. When I returned to the company, Tonooka was not there.Kisaki couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, he thought that Tonooka would definitely be waiting for him here after he had completed such an important mission. "What about the key to the locker?" "Leave it to me." Sada Sumie said absently. "Why, the boss didn't say anything to you?" "No." "Then I'll keep it. It's a heavy responsibility." "Please go ahead." It's a completely free-for-all tone.While Kisaki felt disappointed, he also didn't understand.After the company's top-secret information transported by oneself is stored in the automatic locker, the key is top-secret. Therefore, the custodian of the key is equally important as the person entrusted with delivering top-secret information.Tonooka handed over the key to Kizaki without any instructions. Is it a kind of trust, or is it for some other reason? That day, Kisaki took the key home, and immediately handed it to Tonooka when he went to work the next day. "Ah, it's the key to the locker. You worked hard yesterday." Tonooka expressed comfort, and casually threw the key that Kisaki had been keeping all night into the desk drawer.Kisaki felt that it was too imprudent to put the key of the company's top-secret information in such a place, but this was not what Kisaki should say. "Ah, yes." Tonooka stopped Kisaki who was about to leave the house as if he had just remembered something.Kisaki turned around and looked behind the tinted glasses, revealing a searching gaze. "I said, how is your wife doing now?" "Ah, not yet..." When asked suddenly, he couldn't answer. "The wife who abandoned you, don't miss it. There are many good women. I will introduce you to a good one in a few days." He said with a tentative smile. "Then I'll leave it to you." Kisaki replied ambiguously. "It stands to reason that you shouldn't ask about the private life of the staff. However, bachelors are inconvenient. You are still young, and you are not at the age where no women can live. I will introduce you to a reliable woman so that you will not be deceived by those bad women. Now there is a Personally, but I am not introducing you as a wife. Taking care of your daily life and acting as a wife does not take any responsibility. Isn’t this kind of 'bamboo woman' very good?" Tonooka said it seriously, but also jokingly.At this time, the face of Oikawa Maki appeared in front of Kisaki's eyes.Is Tonooka referring to Oikawa Maki? "Okay, if you want to, just tell me." Seeing Kisaki's suddenly serious expression, Tonooka smiled and prevaricated.It seemed that he didn't intend to introduce right away. After Kisaki returned home, he was still thinking about that matter, why did he think of Oikawa Masaki when he heard Tonooka say that he was going to introduce a woman to him? Ever since the Green Kindergarten lined up, Masaki's voice and smile remained in his heart. Afterwards, he met at the clinic, and saw her again yesterday in front of the side door of Chaoshan Restaurant.Kisaki doesn't know whether Mako has any relationship with Zhongjingguan.But the two encounters were at places where Kisaki was executing the company's instructions, which made Kisaki think of the connection between the two.The real situation of the two of them cannot but make Kisaki have various associations. Assuming that Oikawa Masaki has some kind of connection with Zhongjingguan, then she must have been ordered by the company to go to the mountain. What did Makoto do in Chaoshan, and what role did she play in Zhongjingguan?Kisaki recalled Masaki's expression of looking around in front of Chaoshan Gate yesterday, worried about being discovered.That look is the same as when an adulterous woman sneaks into a hotel behind her back. The hotel Eryu made Kizaki Masai suddenly enlightened and his mind broadened.Chaoshan is not a hotel.However, as a high-end restaurant in Tsukiji, it is often used as a place for political transactions and secret talks.As a place of "closed room politics", Chaoshan's name is often published in newspapers.As a secret room, it is an ideal place, and as a secret room for entertainers, women must also come and go there.The secrecy of confidentiality and private life is far more reliable than a hotel. Maybe Maki her...? Kisaki's imagination grew richer.There are some enterprises that set up a special institution such as the reception department to receive customers as a special task.The reception department has relationships with familiar bars and nightclubs, and when necessary, let the waitresses there, known as the "special attack team", accompany the guests. There are also some companies that do not use contracted "special attack teams", but hire some "reception staff".Kizaki is quite proficient in this kind of thing because he did "chores" in the former drug dealer company.Although drug dealer companies do not have reception jobs, they often provide women to key physicians or chief pursers of large hospitals in order to win their favor and achieve the purpose of selling drugs.And the key to reception, no matter what field, is naturally women. ——Is Oikawa Maki really the receptionist? Kisaki wanted to deny it vigorously, but he couldn't control his inflated imagination. There is another example that can prove his imagination, that is, she once appeared in the "special" outpatient department of the Otemachi Medical Building Clinic. Kisaki's original company once entertained a key doctor to a hot spring, and asked a geisha to serve him.At that time, the doctor was full of joy, and the negotiation reached an agreement immediately. However, the negotiated transaction was unilaterally canceled by the hospital. Not knowing what the problem was, the company investigated behind the scenes, and it was said that the geisha had passed on a bad disease to the doctor.Because I was a doctor, I discovered it in time, but due to this reason, I couldn't protest publicly, so I had to let it go.After this incident, the company decided not to hire a woman who knew her roots. Of course, wouldn't it be safer to have a physical examination every time you receive one.It seems a bit bizarre to jump from Masaki's "special" outpatient department in the clinic to this, but if it is a full-time receptionist, it should be noticed. Is Tonooka trying to introduce me to some of the nicer women on the reception staff? Thoughts raced, uncomfortably crystallized. two Lizhi's natal family sent a middleman to formally file for divorce.And said that his wife asked to adopt Zhengyi.Perhaps because the family is rich, there is no mention of any conditions such as living expenses and child support. "You are still young and in good health. You can still have children after remarriage. Lizhi is weak and sick, so it is impossible to have children anymore. How about it, let Lizhi take the child with you." The middleman said. "Is that what Li Zhi said?" "yes." "Does Lizhi want to remarry?" Kisaki remembered what her mother said when she was shut down at her natal home a few days ago, that she was on a blind date with her childhood friend. "I'm not sure about that." "What if I don't agree to a divorce?" "Then it has to be judged? Because Lizhi has no intention of continuing to live with you." "But what grounds are there to legally decide on a divorce? I don't remember anything I've ever done that would interfere with married life, such as courtship, malicious abandonment, and mental illness." Transferring a child's right to enter a kindergarten will not be grounds for a divorce.What's more, the Japanese courts have a negative attitude towards divorce. Once a lawsuit is filed, it will be beneficial to Kisaki. What made Kisaki furious was Rika, who casually went on a blind date with another man before asking his opinion. "What you said is not unreasonable, but since there is no love, it is also a tragedy to live together reluctantly." "What is there no love, how do you, an outsider, know." "No, this...I mean, at least on Lizhi's side." "One party has no love, so if you say divorce, you will get a divorce? Besides, the children are too pitiful. This is a matter between our husband and wife. Before finding a middleman, Lizhi should come first." "Li Zhi said that there is no need to talk anymore." The middleman showed a embarrassed look. "How can you say such things? Even if Lizhi wants to break up with me, it has nothing to do with the child. The child belongs to the husband and wife. The issue of the child's ownership should be resolved through consultation between the husband and wife, not a unilateral decision by the mother." "But right now I need my mother." "Maybe now, but soon the father will be needed. The mother is the clothes for the young child, and the father is the roof. Because the child needs clothes first." "Haha, is father the roof?" The middle man couldn't help laughing when he heard Kisaki's words.There seems to be a rhetorical question "Have you played the role of the roof?" behind the smile. "When the weather is good, I don't know the importance of the roof. Sometimes it may leak, but the roof is essential." Transferring the right to enter the park is just a matter of leaking a little rain.This can be made up for by other kindergartens, and Zhengyi did not notice the rain leakage. Li Zhi, who did not fulfill any responsibility in receiving the notice of admission to the kindergarten, actually used this as an excuse for divorce, which is simply unreasonable.The elegant face of Oikawa Masaki who lined up together appeared in front of his eyes again.She seemed to have died or divorced her husband. Kisaki couldn't help but compare Oikawa Maki in the position of Li Zhi.This exchange is the longing and longing for happiness. ——At this time, I should make up my mind to leave. Let's get rid of the puppet-like wife who can't play the role of a woman, and remarry with a real woman to live a new life together.Changed his career, and simply took his wife... Seeming to see through Kisaki's inner changes sensitively, the intermediary said: "Speaking of it, you may have many difficulties. Li Zhi's natal family said that if you agree to divorce, they are willing to pay 3 million yen for various expenses." "All kinds of expenses? What kind of expenses?" Kisaki couldn't immediately understand what the other party meant. "That is to say, if you get a divorce, you will need all kinds of expenses, and this is the money." "That's breaking up money." "It's too blatant to say that." Kisaki felt his face flushed. The woman gave the man the money, which was pure contempt for the man.That is to say, Lizhi looks down on Kisaki so much, and wants to break up with him so desperately. The blood rushing to the face quickly receded. "About this matter, I will think about it again. Because it is related to the future of the child." Kisaki said, suppressing the boiling blood. "For your own happiness, please think about it carefully. You are both young, so you can find another one. Don't take it too seriously." Zhong Xiangren finally left. After the intermediary left, Oikawa Masaki's face appeared in front of his eyes more and more clearly like the retinal image under the strong light. He had a strong desire to see Maki again.He and she were just neighbors when they were queuing in front of the kindergarten gate, but at the time of parting, when Kisaki said "I hope to see you again", Oikawa replied: "I hope too", her tone and eyes are full of diplomatic rhetoric. There is no real sense of urgency.Maki really "perceived" this tacit inner emotion.Kisaki firmly believed in this. If the right to enter the park is not transferred to Gongxi, then on the basis of that understanding, there may be new developments.If that's the case, it would be better if the pear branch wasn't there. I really want to see the real tree.But where can I see it?After queuing, I met her twice at the clinic and at Chaoshan.But that was a chance encounter, not a tryst between two people. I don't know where Masaki lives, nor where he works.And you can't hide in the mountains and wait for the real tree who doesn't know when it will come. "Yes! Go to kindergarten." Kisaki slapped his thigh hard.I met Makoto when I was queuing up in Green Kindergarten.If she hadn't transferred the right to enter the kindergarten to others like herself, her daughter must have already entered the kindergarten.Go to the Green Kindergarten and ask, and you will know where she lives.Kisaki jumped into action immediately.The person in charge of the general affairs of Green Kindergarten looked at Kisaki in surprise and asked: "According to regulations, the child's home address cannot be disclosed to outsiders, but what do you want to do with Ms. Oikawa?" Kisaki could tell from the expression of the person in charge of general affairs that Oikawa Maki's child had already completed the admission procedures. "That's right. In order to enter the kindergarten next year, we lined up in front of the kindergarten together. I missed the registration. At that time, I was taken care of by Ms. Oikawa and borrowed her things. I want to meet in person. Thank you and return the things to her. I thought my children could also be admitted to the nursery, but I didn’t ask her where she lives.” "If this is the case, we can replace it for you." The expression of the person in charge of general affairs softened a little. "If possible, I'm going to go to her house with my wife to thank you." The person in charge of general affairs took the business card that Kisaki handed over and compared it with himself, nodded and said: "It's ok." As he spoke, he began to flip through a thick book. Kisaki finally asked Oikawa Maki's house from Green Kindergarten. three Masaki seems to be working at night, maybe at home during the day, Kisaki holds a glimmer of hope, and looks for Masaki's residence according to the address he asked.It doesn't matter if it's a waste of time, as long as you know where Makoto lives. Makoto lives in a small apartment on a residential street near the city center, two stops away from Kisaki's house.When he saw the door plate with the word "Oikawa" hanging on the door of the indented residents on the second floor, Kisaki was like a high school student with his first love, his heart was beating non-stop. Kisaki was in front of the Oikawa gate, hesitating whether to ring the doorbell or not?If Makoto is at home, what is the reason for visiting? He just wanted to see Oikawa, but when he came to her house, Kisaki was at a loss again. Just when Kisaki was hesitating, he noticed someone walking around in the house, as if someone was about to come out.It would be embarrassing enough to be seen by the real tree turning around here. Kisaki hurriedly ran away from the apartment.As soon as I got under the apartment, I saw Makoto coming out with a shopping basket. She didn't take the child with her, maybe she stayed at home.Masaki kept walking towards the place where Kisaki was standing, and didn't seem to notice that Kisaki was standing there. Kisaki has made up his mind.He blocked the real tree's way.Maki looked up in surprise. "Meet you again." "Ah, Mr. Kisaki! Why are you here?" Maki looked surprised. "What a coincidence. Do you live near here?" Kisaki pretended to be a coincidence.He couldn't say that he asked about where to live in the kindergarten and came here on purpose. "Yes, that's the apartment." Maki replied bluntly, perhaps because he was carrying a basket.But she didn't tell Kisaki in detail where her apartment was nearby, and she didn't seem to be troubled by meeting Kisaki either. "Are you going shopping?" Kisaki glanced at the basket in her hand. "Well, because I have a job, I always come out early every day to buy food," Maki didn't mention the fact that he worked night shift. "This is the third time we've met." Counting Chaoshan, it should be the fourth time, but Masaki doesn't know.Also, going in and out of "Asayama" is probably a secret part of her that I don't want Kisaki to know. "Really." Makoto revealed a feeling of emotion. "This time we are destined. If you are not too busy, how about we have some tea over there?" Kisaki said anxiously.Makoto glanced at his watch, nodded in agreement and said, "Okay." After sitting face to face in a nearby cold drink shop, I couldn't find a topic for a while.When the order arrived, Kisaki cut in and said: "After queuing up at kindergarten, I broke up with my wife. Now I'm a bachelor." "Oh, so that's the case! Mr. Kisaki's child didn't go to the kindergarten, so I thought something happened." Masaki frowned, and she was also paying attention to Kisaki. "So, the child will not be sent to the green kindergarten?" Masaki avoided the private life of the Kisaki couple, and only talked about the child's problem.This made Kisaki feel Masaki's kind heart. "The child is probably going to be adopted by the wife. Because I need my mother more when I am a child." "But mother also has something difficult to bear." "That's true, but the child still needs his mother more in his current life." "In any case, not having both parents is the child's worst misfortune." "I didn't want a divorce, but she ran away from home. The reason was that she sent her child to a green kindergarten. Of course, there were various factors before that, and the kindergarten became the direct trigger." "Then, why?" As soon as Makoto spoke, he seemed to realize something suddenly, and added: "If you don't mind..." "It's my shame to say it, are you willing to listen?" Kisaki said intimately.He is willing to tell Maki everything, hoping to get her comfort and sympathy.He wanted to be comforted by Makoto, even if it was just a few words.In this way, the heart that was abandoned due to the death of his wife and children will be somewhat healed. "Ah, it's really hard for you." Masaki sighed after listening to Kisaki's narration. "Probably because you transferred the child's right to enter the kindergarten to your boss, you must laugh at me." "No, how can it be. I just think the world of men is too complicated." "I'm too incompetent. It would have been fine if I had flatly refused at the time. No matter who thinks the section chief's request is unreasonable, it is natural for my wife to get angry." "Don't blame yourself so blindly, you did that for the sake of your wife and children." "Do you really think so?" "Of course. A man becomes weak when he takes care of his family. Didn't Mr. Kisaki change jobs after his wife left home? This is a good example." "yes." "Your wife Manman will understand Tim's difficulties and will be back soon." "No, I won't come back. I know it in my heart." "It's not good for you to think so." "If you're not surprised, I'd like to ask your husband..." "He died in a traffic accident three years ago. He was a very ordinary employee. Since then, I have come out to work." "With all due respect, don't you want to remarry? I think there are plenty of chances for you to remarry." "Several people have proposed to me, but I don't want to get married anymore. Because I have children, I am worried that the children will not be able to adapt to the new father after remarriage." A mysterious shadow flitted across Masaki's sideways face.Is this the nostalgia for the deceased husband, or the anxiety of sacrificing a woman's life for the child?unknown.But from that enigmatic expression, Kisaki felt that Masaki had opened his heart to accept him. Four "Oh, I have to go." Makoto suddenly realized that it was getting late.Kisaki looked at his watch, not expecting the time to pass so quickly. "Sorry for taking you so long." "No, I'm very happy." "Is this true?" "of course." The four eyes meet each other with sincere affection. "Can we meet again?" Kisaki said reluctantly. "Association with a woman like me will bring you trouble," Maki smiled charmingly.It was a trained expression, and Kisaki blissfully basked in Maki's sensual tenderness, as if touching the armor she wore to fight for her private life.Kisaki and her met outside the battlefield, however, she is a female warrior fighting against society bravely alone.In her demure and gentleness, there must be well-trained combat skills.No, that tenderness itself is a combat skill. However, for the current Kisaki, even if that is the skill required for fighting, he still wants the tenderness of a woman. Kisaki remembered that Miyanishi had said before that the fastest way to get close to this kind of woman is to ask her where she works. "So, is it okay for you to contact me when you are in the unit?" If Makoto works at night, then it would be within the scope of her job for Kisaki to find her. "Please call here. This is my home phone number. I was at home most of the time before noon." Makoto wrote down a phone number for him. "Can I call home?" Kisaki's eyes lit up with excitement.The phone number that Makoto told herself was her family's, not her unit's, which shows that she does not see herself as her "work", but accepts herself into her private life. Although reluctant to leave, Kisaki still left his seat.He couldn't keep her any longer.Coming out of the cold drink shop, Kisaki was surprised to find Masaki "ah".He looked up and saw a car passing by him.It is a high-end foreign car. The license plate is written on a black background, with the word "外" written in front of the number, and the people sitting in the car are also foreigners.I just wanted to write down the license plate number, but the car had already driven away.When Kisaki's gaze turned to Maki, she had already returned to her normal expression. "What happened to you?" "nothing." Masaki smiled amiably and walked in the opposite direction of the car. After breaking up with Masaki, Kizaki still thinks about the scene when he met the foreign car.Masaki's surprise was not Kisaki's illusion, nor did he hear it wrong.Makoto really reacted to the foreign car.Not a reaction to the car, but maybe a recognition of the foreigner in the car.She was surprised to see a foreigner she knew in an unexpected place.The license plates with the word "foreign" written on the black background are all cars of foreign embassies and consulates. If it is a night job, it is not surprising to know foreigners.But why hide it from Kisaki?Saying that Sheng is an acquainted guest is not a hindrance. Since she is so secretive, is she trying to disconnect Kisaki from her work?Or for some other reason? Going to clinics and fancy restaurants, getting to know women in embassies and consulates—it's easy to assume they're high-class prostitutes.If Maki is really a prostitute, of course she wants to hide her identity from Kisaki.Driven by some unknown reason, Kisaki subconsciously began to explore the life experience of the unknown real tree. Back at the company, I met a rare person. "Oh, you really came." I don't know when he returned to his country, but Murakami greeted Kisaki with a big smile on his face.Maybe he went to a country in the south, and his face was tanned and red. "When did you come back?" "Last night. I haven't recovered from the jet lag yet. I'm in a daze. Are you used to it?" "Hey, it's okay. However, I don't have a decent job to do, so I can't bear it. This time, you can tell Mr. Tonooka for me." "Isn't that nice? It's work even if you don't do anything here. Not only you, but we also don't have decent jobs." "Didn't you just come back from abroad?" "Half of it is for fun. The company has made money, so it can be grand. After a while, it will get busy." Murakami smiled meaningfully.There is a sense of irresponsibility in the smile, as if you are drunk today. The village only showed its head that day, and disappeared from the next day.Ask Sada Sumie, she didn't make it clear, even she didn't seem to know. A few days later, Diaoka gave him another secret job.This time I went to the restaurant "Kingdee" in Kioi, and the code word was "A boy was born, mother and child are safe." Another sharp-eyed man was waiting for him, handing him a small bag the thickness of two phone books.Kisaki deposited it in an automatic locker at Shibuya Station, and the key was given to Tonooka. After that, they were dispatched an average of three times a month.What is the password? 1-3 (only) boys, girls, or squirrels, rabbits, dogs, cats, etc. were born.The number born is equal to the number entrusted.The locations are high-end restaurants in Tsukiji and Akasaka, such as Asayama, Kingdee, and Chiyotaka.The consigned items are sometimes cartons and sometimes small parcels.Weight also varies. Kisaki faithfully carried out the order.This time, at "Chiyotaka" in Akasaka, which he has been to several times, he said the secret code "two squirrels were born". After receiving two small bags, he saw a foreign car stop and a foreigner got off.Kisaki picked up his eyes casually, and unconsciously let out an "ah".That thick face seemed to have been seen somewhere before. At that time when he broke up with Masaki, he only slipped a glance at the foreign car that drove past him, but he still remembered that he was the foreigner who caused Masaki's reaction. "Hey, what's going on? It's time to go." The man who handed him the small bag urged impatiently.Kisaki memorized the license plate number of the foreign car and drove away. The license plate of the car is registered with the Land Transport Office.Individual inquiries may not necessarily be answered.But since the number is written down, the identity of that person can always be found out. On the way, I called Toonoka as usual and asked where to put my things. "Well," the other party seemed to be thinking, "anywhere, put it in the automatic locker near you." The voice was a little impatient.Recently, I stopped telling him not to look at the things inside.That impatient voice was in tune with the voice of the man who gave him something in Chiyohan. ——What exactly did they ask me to hand over? For the first time, Kisaki, who faithfully carried out the order, had a doubt from the bottom of his heart.Judging by the appearance of the men Tooka and Chiyohan, what he transported seemed to be an important item, and the monitoring eyes that he felt around him at the beginning also disappeared recently, which may have been a mental effect at the beginning. Curiosity swells as soon as doubt arises.That and the irrepressible desire to explore are growing in Kisaki's heart. Once the unbearable curiosity is aroused, it is really hard to suppress.He finally gave in, despite the danger of losing his now high income.He parked the car in a place where there were few pedestrians, and secretly opened the small bag.There is also a layer of plastic cloth wrapped in the small bag, which is very firmly tied with a rope.为了不致被人打开过，花费好一会解绳子，绳子终于解开了，打开了塑料布。 里面的东西使木崎大吃一惊。那是模仿钞票捆捆扎的报纸捆，小包里全是旧报纸。刚开始的惊愕消失后，木崎又茫然了。 那么他一开始运送的难道都是这种经过精心包装的旧报纸？为什么要运送这东西？最初的好奇心得到了满足后，他的心中产生了更大的疑团。 ——我被他们捉弄了！ 木崎义愤填膺。雇我来送报纸，还比不上在安心药贩干杂活儿！ 木崎要向殿冈发泄愤怒，驱车向银座方向的公司驶去，行至四丁目的交叉路口时，他的脑海里闪现出了不可贸然行事的意念。 报纸也好，垃圾也好，那是按他殿冈命令运送的。执行公司命令的职员，没有选择运送什么货物的权力。更何况木崎在运货物时，还被叮嘱不许看里面的东西。 违背命令，私自开包，然后再对里面的东西向公司提出异议，可能就要受到违反命令的处罚。说不定当场就有被解雇的危险。 殿冈既然让运送报纸，自有他的用意所在，这种时候，还是老老实实地当个运旧报纸的好。木崎想通了。他掉转车头，把报纸捆存放到东京车站的自动寄存柜里，若无其事地把钥匙交给了殿冈。 Fives 当晚回到家中，木崎还在琢磨着“报纸”的意义。殿冈到底是为了什么，多次让自己运送它呢？ 最初时，他从纸箱的重量和手感上，曾想象是现金钞票。包中的报纸，都切成了一万日元钞票那么大。如果最上边放上一张一万日元的票子，不是可以作为钱的诱饵使用吗？电影或电视里经常出现这种场面。 “难道是伪钞？” 木崎受自己思维的启发，想到了一个可能性，也许公司在把木崎当作诈钱的囮子来使用呢。运送巨额现金时，为了转移视线，让木崎运送了假钞票，当注意力被木崎引过去时，才动真钞票。 ——可是，他们要转移谁的视线呢？ 又冒出一个新的疑问。不管多大的巨额，只要加强防护，强盗们是无机可乘的。真要是被强盗抢劫去，那也是戏剧性的。 假设强盗抢劫的话，一定要袭击诈钱的囮子的木崎。 ——难道是不可告人的不义之财，为防止万一被揭露才用伪钞打掩护的？ “不管怎样，如果用木崎作了诈钱的囮子的话，肯定是相当数量的巨额资金。按以前秘密运送的次数来看，这笔钱是以亿为单位的。这笔钱从哪里来，又到哪里去，不得而知。但在这不义之财的流动中，肯定有中经管和筑地赤坂一带的高级餐馆参与。并且说不定及川真树在这流动中也是一名配角……” 木崎的思路越展越宽，遂渐形成了一个清晰的轮廓。 那之后，木崎曾3次给真树家打电话，可她似乎都没在家，电话铃空响着，无人问津。 第三次，是在星期天的早上打的，仍然不在。有孩子在身边，按理说是不能一大早就离开家的。那么，把孩子寄托给他人，外出未归？ 如果她真的是在外留宿：那么是陪客了？越是联系不上，越是想见面。更何况他有信心取得她的欢心，就更加想她了。木崎终于抑制不住自己的思恋之情，离开公司，跑到了真树家，尽管他想到了这样做，也许会招致她的讨厌，但是他实在是无法忍耐了。 他开着公司的车，来到真树家附近。正在物色停车场地时，眼前掠过一个熟悉的身影，那上等的西装，修长的身材，他从远处便看出是真树的背影。 木崎刚要从车窗口招呼真树，一下子又把话咽下去了。一辆大型轿车在真树的身边缓行着，把她吞进去了。 又是那辆不久前看到的黑牌外国车。由此便可得知，真树和车主定有某种特殊的关系，木崎忘了追赶那辆车，只是朝那辆轿车驶去的方向迷惘地望着，他没看清车里坐着的是不是上次车上的那个外国人。 在外国轿车从视野中完全消失后，木崎才恍然大悟，他慌忙发动车子追去，但那辆外国车早已不知去向了。 木崎对那外国轿车的车主突然产生了强烈的兴趣，这种兴趣是受忌妒心驱使的。 真树真若是妓女，一定是以不固定的多数男人为对象的吧。这是她的职业，木崎毫无理由忌妒，木崎和真树，充其量不过是“幼儿园队列中”的邻伴而已。 然而，此时的木崎确确实实在妒火中燃烧，他强烈地感觉到“自己的女人”被黑牌外国车无情地夺走了。 必须夺回被夺走的东西——木崎想。那么怎样才能做到呢？木崎只不过是代理公司雇佣的运送假货的人，既没有什么力量，也没有夺回的权力。 走投无路的木崎，突然想起了埋藏在记忆深处的老朋友。那是高中时代的同班同学丰住，某大出版社的职员。学生时代时交往甚密，只是毕业之后联系少了。 木崎毫不犹豫地给那家出版社打了电话，说是要找朋友丰住。因不知具体在什么部门，费了好一段时间才在周刊杂志社找到了叫这个名字的职员。多半时间在外采访的周刊杂志记者，也许现在不在社里，但电话接通后，传来一个熟悉的声音。 “是木崎吗？真少见呐！”对方有些吃惊。 “久未见面，你好吧！” “彼此彼此！出了什么事，突然找我？”对方知道，在走入社会多年的今天，久未联系的昔日老友决不只是为了叙旧才打电话来的。 “突然打扰，实在抱歉。有件小事想请你帮忙。” “有事？你老兄的事，我责无旁贷。只要不是突然找我借钱。”丰住首先设置了防线。 “我知道你没有钱，我想了解一个汽车主的情况。” “汽车主？” “我知道汽车的牌号，是挂黑牌的外国车。怎么样？就凭这能了解到吗？” “知道那些，调查起来并不难。到底是怎么回事？” “别问了，是我的私生活问题了。拜托了。” “私生活？你这么一说，更引起我的兴趣了，好吧。我给你查一下，车号是……” 木崎告诉了他车号。 “好，号码前有'外'字，一定是哪个大使馆或领事馆的车。一个小时后你再打个电话来。” 一个小时后，木崎又一次给丰住打了电话。 “清楚了。那个号码是A国大使馆的车。” “A国大使馆？！”木崎大吃一惊。A国是西方的大国，日本在经济、军事、文化等方面，无不受其影响。 “A国打个喷嚏，日本就感冒”，这足以说明其影响力之大。 真树乘坐的是A国大使馆的汽车，这意味着她的这位“客人”是大使馆的要人。 并且，真树似乎和中经管也有着某种关系。如果她是中经管的接待职员，那么中经管和A国必然也有某种关系。说来说去，真树也许是二者的“连结器”。在以她为“连结器”的二者关系中，有一种可疑的味道，甚至可以说是臭味。 “那么，你现在做什么工作呢？”丰住问道。 “依然如故，一个卑微的职员。”木崎含混其辞。 “卑微的职员因私生活追寻A国大使馆的汽车？”丰住不愧是周刊杂志社的人，目光敏锐，穷追不舍。 “今后，说不定有许多需你帮忙之处，那时，我再向你透露隐私。今天，十分感谢啦。” “喂，等等。”木崎没理丰住的话，把话筒放下了。 总之，知道了黑牌外国车是A国大使馆的，看来，车里的那个外国人自然就是大使馆的人了。虽然只瞧了一眼，印象还是很深的。