Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Flying Partners

There was a knocking sound from the direction of the door.Because the door was a little wide, and there was such a sound when the north wind blew, Yamagata didn't care. Although it was the end of July, it was still raining.The door slammed again, as if it wasn't from the wind.Yamagata braced himself and stood inside the door. "Who is it?" "It's me." It was a woman's voice. Yamagata thought, how could there be a woman visiting in the middle of the night? "who are you?" "Ah, I'm sorry, is Mr. Amada at home?" The visitor found that the voice was wrong and asked again.

"Ah, Amada? I don't know." "Isn't this Hiroshi Amada's home?" "Is he an old resident? I just moved here." Yamagata opened the door and saw that standing outside the door was a woman with fair skin and slender and delicate eyes, her whole body was drenched by the rain.There is a small mole between her eyebrows, and she is carrying a leather bag in her hand. "Do you know where Mr. Amada moved to?" "Oh, I don't even know who the previous tenant was. The landlord may, but I don't know the landlord's address." "How can this be done?!"

The woman stood outside the door with a look of desperation.There were no trams at this late hour, and there were no taxis to be found in the area.The landlord may not know where the previous tenants have moved. "Come here to disturb you in the middle of the night. I'm really sorry for causing you trouble." Disappointed, the woman staggered away against the rain.Her gloomy expression and bleak figure remained in Yamagata's heart. Yamagata closed the door and returned to the house, very worried about the woman.She looked for Tiantian but couldn't find it, so where did she go in this rainy night.It seems that she doesn't have much money on her.

The image of her leaving in frustration, walking alone in the rain, was imprinted in Yamagata's eyes, always refusing to leave.Although Yamagata felt dejected and hurt, what could he do?He is a bachelor, and he can't let a young woman whom he has never met stay overnight.What's more, the woman came to look for the previous resident, not him. But Yamagata always felt restless, like a wild animal in a cage, walking around the house non-stop.Time keeps moving forward. Go after her, I don't know where she is now.Yamagata said to himself, a woman he doesn't know, let her go, but he is always worried.

Yamagata finally walked out of the room in the rain, but he didn't know where to find her, so he walked towards the station.The rain was getting heavier and heavier, as if it was a concentrated heavy rain at the end of the Meiyu period. There is a small park on the way to the station, and it is a shortcut to walk through the park.As soon as Yamagata entered the park, he saw a man sitting on a swing.The chain rope swayed slightly, and the figure sat motionless on the seat board.He came closer and saw it was her.I don't know if the sound of the rain drowned out the sound of Yamagata's footsteps, or she was lost in thought, but she didn't seem to notice anyone approaching, and she still sat quietly.

"You are here!" The woman was startled, and looked up towards Yamagata.A twilight appeared in the distance in the dark night. "I am the new resident after Mr. Amada moved out. If you don't mind, come to my place to spend the night tonight. I have no other intentions, just seeing how difficult it is for you to live in the middle of the night." "I'm afraid it's not suitable for us to meet for the first time." The woman was very happy, but a little hesitant. "I have nothing to do with you. If you don't worry about it, forget it." "It's not that you don't worry..."

"Then come with me. Although my place is dirty, it does not leak." "Then I know." "Really? You have been here before." "No, I don't mean dirty, I mean I know it won't leak." Although the words are a bit off topic, the hearts of the two people are connected.Yamagata picked up the bag from the ground, and the woman followed Yamagata to his residence.At night, Yamagata gave up the only set of futons to the woman, and he himself slept on the sofa. From that night onwards, the woman lived in Yamagata's room.She said her name was "Mayumi Hibino".She didn't say anything about her background and past, and Yamagata didn't ask this or that.Mayumi didn't ask about Yamagata's past experiences either.

They knew that the two of them came together in the sea of ​​people in this city, just like two leaves drifting together. This was just a momentary gathering, and they would part soon, and they didn't know where they were drifting. Although Yamagata doesn't know where and how Mayumi spent the first half of her life, it can be seen that she was never happy in the past.Although her slender eyes are beautiful and watery, but her eyes looking into the distance are so dull and sad! Her eyes at this moment were sad. The 21-year-old body is full of vitality, but it also hides gloom.At such a young age, she seems to have seen through the filth of the entire society, leaving a shadow on her soul.

Mayumi's body swaying in front of Yamagata's eyes is alluring.Not only youthful, but sensational as well.However, behind the sensationalism lies sadness and poignancy. This is really a wonderful cohabitation life. A young man and woman live together in a narrow room, but keep a thin line of distance. It's not Mayumi who refuses Yamagata.If Yamagata made a request, Mayumi would readily agree to it at any time.But Yamagata didn't ask her, which made her feel painful instead.Yamagata also understands Mayumi's mood, but he has to control his feelings. Yamagata knew that the day when they parted was not far away.If there is that kind of relationship, it will bring pain to parting.

Yamagata knew that when he was assassinated, he either died on the spot or survived and spent a long time in prison.It's good to die all of a sudden, but if you survive and go to prison, it's not good to be nostalgic for being outside the big wall.Yamagata has dedicated his life to Hamano Takatoshi.How humiliating it would be if my resolution was shaken because of having a woman! What's even more amazing is that apart from knowing each other's name, they don't know anything about each other.If they met by chance and only had a one-night acquaintance, it might be justified.

But after living together for a certain period of time, neither of them knows anything about the other, which is really amazing.It wasn't because of lack of interest, but because they both felt acutely that the other didn't want to talk about their past. Mayumi also felt that Yamagata's experience was a bit unusual, so she didn't ask.It was after Yamagata decided to act as a killer that he left the office and moved to this apartment. Yamagata doesn't have something to do every day, he just waits here for Hamano's notice.The people in the group gave him an allowance, and he has no difficulties in life. He contacts the group twice every morning and evening, and the rest of the time is at his own disposal.Because he didn't have a fixed job, he walked around outside, fearing to arouse the suspicion of the patrolling police, so he pretended to be a photojournalist. It seems that he is very carefree, but in fact he is a murder weapon in the sheath. Once he is drawn out to stab the enemy, there is no room for negligence. Hamano was even more nervous.Residency is restricted during the bail period; travel of more than five days must be permitted by the court.When summoned by the court, they must be on call. However, Hamano's nervousness is public nervousness, while the killer who lurked in order to assassinate the leader of a hostile organization is very nervous.In order to wash away the stigma of dereliction of duty as the leader's bodyguard, Hamano will surely retaliate.This is what the enemy expected.The enemy is monitoring Hamano's actions all the time. Restriction of residence does not deprive freedom of movement, and the police do not conduct surveillance. When the police officers come to inspect, they only need to know that he is still living here. "I don't need to travel for more than five days. The assassination can be done in a flash." Thinking of this, Hamano let out a terrible laugh.But the enemy knew Hamano, so the assassination was decided to be carried out by Yamagata under Hamano's instructions.That said, Yamagata is Hamano's secret weapon. If the secret weapon consumes energy on women, it will not be effective at critical moments. "I, am I not attractive?" Mayumi finally couldn't bear it anymore and complained. "Who says you're not attractive?" Not only is she not unattractive, but there is no part of her body that is unattractive. "But why don't you even touch me?" "Because I'm sorry for doing that, Mr. Amada." "You're too narrow-minded. Don't worry about him, Tiantian, I've already forgotten him." "It's not that I'm narrow-minded. I don't want to be ashamed to see Mr. Tiantian when he comes to pick you up." "Tiantian will not come, if you agree, I am willing to live here forever." "Live here if you like. But when you go, you'd better go quietly. Because it will be hard for me to say goodbye to you." Yamagata has his own difficulties. When Hamano comes to dispatch him, he must go immediately. Recently, Yamagata and Mayumi's lives have settled down.When Yamagata woke up in the morning, Mayumi had already prepared breakfast for him. Hot rice, miso soup, eggs, seaweed.Sometimes there is bread and coffee.I don't know where Mayumi bought him such a fragrant coffee.The butter and jams she bought were also savory. When Yamagata came back from walking around the street with the camera on his back, Mayumi had already cleaned the house and washed the clothes.In the afternoon, she spends most of the time preparing dinner for Yamagata.This is the first time Yamagata has enjoyed such a life.For Yamagata, who had been alienated both at home and in society in the past, it was almost unbelievable that someone would prepare meals for himself and make the home comfortable. Recently, Yamagata is very scared to go home.He was afraid that Mayumi would not be there when he went home, so Tiantian took her away. As soon as he pressed the electric bell at the door, if Mayumi greeted him with a hearty voice saying "You're back", Yamagata would be relieved.He said to Mayumi, "You'd better go quietly when you leave", but he knew in his heart that if Mayumi really left, it would bring him an unbearable blow. Yamagata didn't even touch Mayumi, because he was afraid that he would not be able to live after she left.In fact, he and she are already inseparable.Lately he thought that it would be good to live like this forever.Yamagata knows that people with such thoughts are not qualified to be killers, but what can be done now that the matter has come to this? If he had to separate, he would rather go away by himself.Letting her throw him away made him shudder even to think about it. Therefore, he wished that Hamano could give him an action order earlier.However, Hamano's order was delayed.The enemy is also taking strict precautions.Assassinating the leader of a hostile organization is not an easy task. You must lie patiently on the ground, hide in the grass, and wait for the enemy's negligence. However, during this waiting time, his life with Mayumi took root deeply. "You know what people in the apartment are talking about about me?" One night when the two of them were sitting opposite each other for dinner, Mayumi asked Yamagata in a serious manner. "what……" "'Ahh' seems to be your mantra. When I first came here, you were ahhh." "Oh, then I can't remember." "Look, here we go again." "Ah, is it?" "Let's get down to business. People in the neighborhood and in the store call me 'Mrs.'" "..." "The neighbor's housewife is still looking at my belly." "What's wrong with your stomach?" "You're an idiot." Mayumi slapped Yamagata lightly. "Tonight, no matter what, I'm going to sleep in your bed. Then you can show your talents." "This, this is not acceptable!" "Why not? Could it be that you are sick?" "That's not true." "Then you can prove to me that you are a man. I can't take this insult any longer." "Who insulted you?" "I said you are stupid! With such a good woman by your side, you don't even move. Is there any greater insult than this?" "What do you mean I'm 'blunt'?" "It's 'naturally slow'!" Yamagata thought to himself, if the man is still indifferent to this point, it would be a real embarrassment to the man! Yamagata had just made up his mind when the phone rang.Yamagata took the briefing from Mayumi, and heard Hamano's voice: "Is it Naoya? Let's do it tonight!"

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