Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Seal of Dreams

On September 25, three months after their marriage, Kagata did not return home.As long as there is no particularly large-scale event in the hotel, Iakata will usually go home between 8:00 and 9:00 pm.I have never stayed in a hotel since my marriage.Even when Christmas, New Year's and New Year's holidays, and state-level VIPs from foreign countries are staying at the hotel, Iakata will return home late at night.But Kagata did not come back that night, and there was no contact.When I went to work in the morning, I didn't say that I would come back later tonight.Caizi told herself: Her husband probably couldn't come back because of unavoidable things, she thought so, and spent the night sleeplessly.The restaurant is open 24 hours.Because Kagata works in the sales planning department, the time to go home is relatively regular.If in the reception, lobby or banqueting department, the working hours can be very irregular and of course there will be night shifts.The nature of this kind of workplace is like this, so even if her husband comes home late one day, Ayuko is embarrassed to ask the restaurant.

The next morning, Kagata still had no contact.Kagata usually goes to work on time at 8:30 am.Ayuko suppressed her strong anxiety and waited until 9 am before calling the hotel. "Now we are also trying to call you. There is a routine meeting with the head of the class at 9 o'clock this morning. The head of the class should have gone to work long ago, and now the class members are all in a hurry." "Did you say there was a section chief meeting at 9 a.m.? Didn't Kagata stay at the hotel last night?" Ayuko asked, trying her best to control her trembling voice. "The head of the class got off work on time last night. I didn't hear that the head of the class was going to live in a hotel." The other party's voice sounded confused.

"Kaxing didn't come home last night, I thought he must be staying in a hotel." "Maybe it's because there is something urgent in the hotel. The head of the class lives in the hotel, but we don't know yet. Once we figure it out, we will contact you immediately." Mrs. Chang said something inappropriate. After calling the hotel, Ayuko called her husband's parents and relatives.But Jiaxing has never been to their house.It is impossible for him to leave his new wife at home and go to his parents or relatives without notifying him.It seems unlikely that I will go to a friend's house.Is it possible for Kagata to live in a hotel without notifying his class members?Even if there is such a thing, he will definitely contact Ayuko.Ayuko's uneasiness is like ink seeping into the water, spreading continuously in her chest.

It's 10 am.Ayuko couldn't wait any longer, so she called the hotel again.This time it was a call from a different class member than last time. "Oh, is it ma'am? We haven't seen the head of the class yet. We are also looking separately to guess where the head of the class might go. Ma'am, do you have any clues?" The other party's voice sounded a little bewildered.This may be because it is really hard for the section chief to ask about the section chief's wife.The classmate just now may have had concerns because of this reason. "I don't have any clues either." Ayuko was at a loss.After such a thing happened, she realized that she actually didn't know her husband's interpersonal relationship at all.

"Before this, did my husband ever arrive late for a meeting without authorization?" "Such a thing has never happened to the head of the section. The head of the section is a person with a strong sense of responsibility. He is very serious about everything and sternly warned us to promote the spirit of five minutes in advance of everything, that is, five minutes before the appointed time. Prepared in advance at the appointed place minutes before. Now the section chief has been late for more than an hour, but he has not made any contact, which is really unbelievable.” However, something incredible happened.

"Did any traffic accident happen?" Ayuko had an ominous premonition. "Although it's hard to say, we want to ask Madam, is there any other women that the section chief is dating?" the other party stammered. Obviously, the other party suspected that the family shape lived with a woman other than his wife. "I can't see that there is such a woman in my family." Ayuko could only answer this way.Even if there is such a woman, the family shape will definitely be hidden from his wife.If the wife secretly interacts with other women in consideration of the wife's detection, it is impossible for the wife to know.

"I think it's the same. It's impossible for the section chief to leave his lovely wife who has just been married for three months to live with another woman." The other party seemed to be comforting Ayuko. "Could it be that because of a sudden emergency, the boss asked Jiaxing to go on a business trip?" "We also thought about this possibility, and asked the cadre office. They said that they had not issued such a business trip order. I don't think it is possible to suddenly send the section chief on a business trip without notifying the family."

"Will there be a traffic accident or encounter a crime? Is there such a possibility?" The uneasiness permeated in Ayuko's heart became more and more intense. "If something like that happens, I will definitely contact my wife first. Have you been notified? We have also paid attention to the news on newspapers and TV, but we have not seen any reports of accidents related to the section chief." It seems that the other party has no such possibility Sex is also taken into consideration. "Madam, don't worry. The headmaster just didn't come back all night. Men, there are always many things, and it may be difficult to tell Madam, so live outside. If we know what's going on, I will notify you immediately. Madam, if you know anything, please contact us immediately." The other party said in a comforting tone.

When the other party said that men have many things that are difficult to tell their wives, Ayuko suddenly remembered something.The so-called family shape is difficult to tell his wife, is it what happened on the other side of the wall in his heart?Was the husband locked in that wall by himself last night, so he didn't go home?And it's not just last night, it will continue like this in the future, isn't it?It can't be that way.Jiaxing was only closed in the wall for one night, after working hours, so he didn't go to work.It won't be long before he's sure to be heading to work haggard and embarrassed, scratching his head.And he would come back shivering and bow his head to Ayuko to apologize.

Caizi thought, after Jiaxing came back, he must be dealt with severely.This kind of thing cannot form a habit.The beginning is the most important thing in everything, and Ayuko tried her best to prepare what Kagata would say when she returned home, so as to relieve the anxiety in her heart. However, there is still no contact with Kagata.He has no contact with the company or his family.The company also began to realize the seriousness of the situation, and assigned personnel to the relevant departments and customers to inquire about Jiaxing's whereabouts.The company also sent people to Ayuko's house, the head of general affairs, the deputy head of the current business planning section and the head of the department head under Kagata's subordinates.After they confirmed the fact that Kagata hadn't contacted his family after that night, the Minister of General Affairs asked, "I'm sorry to ask you this question. Have you been getting along well as a husband and wife?"

They wondered whether it was because of a rift between the husband and wife that Jiaxing ran away from home. "I don't think our relationship is so bad that we ran away from home without saying anything. Because we have only been married for three months." Of course, from the mouth of the wife, it is impossible to say that the two of them have sex in the bedroom of the couple every night Very successful that way. "Of course. We can also feel the intimacy towards you expressed in Mr. Iakata's words. We have never heard him say that he has any dissatisfaction with you, Madam." "It may be my own speculation, but I still want to take the liberty to ask, has Kagata advanced the company's money?" Ayuko suddenly thought of this possibility.News of company employees embezzling public funds and fleeing privately emerged in her mind. "Iagata would never do something like that. He is a decent guy who can't be more reliable financially," replied the Minister of Internal Affairs. "Then does my husband have any female colleagues who are particularly close to him in the company?" If there is a third party, Ayuko thinks that the female colleagues in the same company are more likely. "Because Mr. Kagata is indeed quite handsome, there may be female employees who have a crush on him in the company. But there has never been any gossip about Mr. Kagata in the company." "No news about my husband's accident was published, and he didn't look like there was a third party. He didn't go on a business trip to relevant departments. So where did my husband go?" The Minister of General Affairs was so questioned by Ayuko that he was speechless. Judging from all signs, Iakata is very satisfied with his married life with Ayuko, and he is also working hard in the company.Both public and private are full, and there can be no reason why he must suddenly disappear. The husband's relatives and the couple's friends all gathered together, trying their best to find the family shape.However, there is still no news of the family shape.The family shape seemed to be evaporated all of a sudden. Three days after her disappearance, Ayuko requested a search application for her husband.On the third day after sending out the search application form, I logged into the computer.Because more than 1/2 of the people came back within three days after sending out the application, but Kagata still did not come back three days after sending out the search application. Ayuko became single again after three months of marriage.But on household registration it is a married status.According to the law, if the disappearance has not exceeded seven years, it cannot be regarded as a missing person.That is to say, even if the husband is no longer alive in fact, but within seven years, the husband is legally considered to be alive in the world.The husband who fits like a custom-made dress, can no longer get close to his body after only three months. Ayuko begins to investigate the objects around her husband.She thought that among these things, there might be some clues that could show the whereabouts of the family shape.The belongings of the family have hardly been mixed with the belongings brought by Ayuko when she married in, and the belongings of the two under the same roof are very clearly divided.From these things, it can also be seen that the couple who have not yet completed their personality assimilation, the fragility of their lives at the bottom of their lives. Even the husband's belongings are not important.Because the rented apartment was used as the bridal chamber, the couple took only minimal luggage.The few clothes and belongings that are left now become her husband's relics.On the morning when Iagata left home for the last time, he wore the black suit he wore at work as usual, and only brought around 50,000 yen.If it was planned to run away from home, you should bring some money or valuables, but there was really no sign of it at the time. Ayuko pays special attention to things like photo albums, notebooks and old letters.However, it seems that the family has been sorted out before the marriage, and there are no diaries and old letters to be found.There are no photos in the album that can reveal the whereabouts of Jiaxing.Several photo albums record the life history of Kagata from kindergarten to college to entering the society to marriage, but there are no photos of women who are particularly close to Kagata.There are indeed pictures taken with women, but they are all group pictures.Ayuko plans to confirm the identities of all the people who appear in the photo album to Iakata's parents and friends in the future. While arranging the relics, Ayuko found a cardboard box in the corner of the closet where her husband's belongings were placed.Ayuko never touched there.The carton was heavily wrapped with rubber bands.Catfish tried to lift it up, but the box was heavy and heavy.If you lift it up inadvertently, the weight will definitely make you shiver. Ayuko cut the rubber band with scissors and opened the cardboard box.There are a large number of legal books piled up in the cardboard boxes, such as "Civil Law", "Criminal Law", "Constitution", "Criminal Procedure Law", "Psychology", "Six Laws Complete Book" and so on.Flipping through these books, there are red margins and notes everywhere.These should be the textbooks for the family to learn when they aspire to be lawyers.It should be when he gave up his ambition to be a lawyer, Jiaxing also stuffed these teaching materials into this cardboard box and sealed them tightly.This is the box in which my husband's dreams are sealed.This box has been kept, from which Ayuko felt her husband's attachment to his dream. Ayuko feels that she has seen through her husband's private secret.This cardboard box is also the wall in Jiaxing's heart.Hidden in the deepest part of the closet that held the belongings around Iakata, was the cardboard box.In order for Ayuko not to notice the box, Iakata did hide it.And hide it in order not to let his wife see. Finally, I saw something I couldn't see.She was about to close the lid of the carton in a panic when she suddenly saw a bundle of magazines and newspaper clippings.Because these things are obviously different from legal books, they attracted Ayuko's attention.Why would these things be preserved along with the mementoes of her husband's dreams?She hesitated to take out magazines and newspaper clippings from the carton. The husband must have kept those magazines and newspaper clippings because of some kind of interest, and these things should not be seen by Ayuko, otherwise they would not be hidden in the bottom of the cardboard box with the souvenirs of giving up their dreams.These things were not disposed of before marriage, indicating that they must be things that the husband cannot discard. The newspaper clipping reported a vicious murder in Saitama Prefecture three years ago.This is a criminal incident in which a 21-year-old supermarket female clerk drove her car home from work, was attacked and raped by gangsters, and then pushed her car into a mud pond near her residence. The father was worried about his daughter who didn't come home late at night, and looked around but couldn't find her.At that time, the female shop assistant was leaving the store on time, but disappeared on the way home. The next morning, someone found a lot of oil floating on the surface of the mud pond, so they took a small boat down to check what happened, only then did they find the sunken car in the mud pond.At the same time, it was also confirmed that there were traces of a car being pushed off on the shore road near the surface of the water where the gasoline floated.People called in divers, connected the car in the water to the crane with ropes, and pulled the car out of the water.At this time, a female body was found in the car.The deceased was the missing supermarket female clerk.It was found that the body of the deceased had abused scars, and there were pinch marks on the thumb and four fingers on both sides of the neck.The victim should have been suffocated to death by the gangster with both hands strangling his neck. It is speculated that the victim met a gangster on the way home, was raped, strangled and killed, and pushed into the mud with the car.However, the victim was still alive when pushed into the mud, so the immediate cause of death was drowning. The magazines put together with the newspaper clippings are also weekly and monthly magazines that feature this incident.Kagata must have been very concerned about this matter to collect newspaper clippings of these reports and magazines that published special news.Why is he so interested in this incident?This incident happened on June 3rd three years ago. Jiaxing also said that he gave up his dream of being a lawyer three years ago because of a certain opportunity.If it was three years ago, it would coincide with the time when this happened.Could it be that the opportunity that the husband mentioned refers to this matter? The husband said that he was very clear that he was not material for being a lawyer.If it was because of this opportunity that the husband's dream of being a lawyer was thwarted, then what did he have to do with this crime?Thinking of this, Ayuko shuddered.The terrifying association sent chills down Ayuko's spine. Is Jiaxing the gangster in this crime? ...it can't be that way.A husband who has a strong sense of justice and dreams of becoming a lawyer cannot rape a woman he has never met, kill her and push her into the mud with his car. It is impossible to do such a heinous thing.Ayuko also couldn't connect the family shape with the appearance of the perpetrator of this crime.But if there is no connection, why does Kagata pack those related newspaper clippings and special magazines in cardboard boxes? Once the terrifying association sprouts, it is like a dark cloud in the sky, lingering in Ayuko's mind, densely covered.If Kagata is the murderer or has anything to do with this crime, then the danger Ayuko felt from Kagata when she first met Kagata is understandable.Could it be that the danger in him is the ferocity of attacking, killing, and sinking women into the mud?And the wall that even the wife is not allowed to cross is to block this matter? Ayuko thinks that's not the case.The types of hazards are not the same.Even if Jiaxing is related to this matter, it is also related to Jiaxing's past.And the danger that Ayuko feels comes from the future, it is a kind of danger that follows him without knowing where he will be taken, and it is this kind of danger that attracts Ayuko. If this danger is the ferocity of crime, then Ayuko would not be close to Kagata in the first place.Ayuko instinctively told herself that the danger in Kagata was different.She trusts her instincts.It is impossible for Jiaxing to do such a vicious thing.Although she thought so, why did Kagata keep those newspaper clippings and special magazines?Ayuko was lost in thought.However, Cathy Zi couldn't figure it out, but only vaguely felt that this incident was related to her husband's whereabouts.If the follow-up of this incident is investigated, the husband's whereabouts may be known.Ayuko's idea became stronger and stronger. Shortly after Ayuko unsealed Kagata's cardboard box, Haruko Aoki came.It seems that she came to visit her because she was worried about what happened to Ayuko. "You look pretty good, so I'm relieved." Haruko said while observing Ayuko's face. "There are always husbands who abandon their wives. There is really no way." "Yes. Don't be discouraged. You are still young. If you want to find more, you can find many more." Haruko's words implied that she wanted Ayuko to remarry.Ayuko has never thought of remarrying, but she is also surprised when she finds that her memory of her family is getting weaker and weaker day by day.What is the concept of husband and wife?A writer defines it as "a contract between a man and a woman to have regular and continuous sexual intercourse for the purpose of producing a child between them alone".Although it is a slightly fierce written language, it is quite to the point.Although new types of couples such as DINKS (couples who work without having children), contract marriages, or couples who do not have sexual intercourse have appeared recently, most couples still have regular and continuous sexual intercourse in order to have children according to the writer's definition. However, Iagata and Ayuko cannot be said to have been engaged in a regular and continuous married life.They have only been through for three months, not to mention the assimilation of the couple's personalities, there is not enough time to impress each other.In contrast, the new things between each other are more obvious, and the existence of children is not thought of at all in the life for the purpose of sex.They adopt a self-centered lifestyle in this brief moment of enjoying the world of newlywed two, a world with no gaps for children to intervene.Couples during newlyweds are mostly DINKS. During the wedding, they solemnly vowed to never change their love for each other before God. However, after only three months of married life, the so-called eternal love vow disappeared without a trace.Although she was indeed married, the other party was just the opposite sex who lived with her for three months in the name of her husband.But if the opposite sex who just lived together for three months suddenly disappeared, then Ayuko might not be so eager to find him.It is precisely because of the shackles of husband and wife that Ayuko wants to find a partner who has only spent three months together.However, whether it is a husband or a cohabiting partner, they are essentially the same.Thinking of what Haruko said just now, Ayuko deeply felt the fragility of her married life with Iakata. But Ayuko is not bound by family form with shackles.It's only been three months, not enough time to be in chains. Perhaps it is the love for Kagata that makes Ayuko so eager to find Kagata's whereabouts.But in retrospect, does that kind of love only come from the sensual liking in a harmonious sex life?If you barely call it love, is it just sex?Don't many couples start from this kind of sexual love to create the kind of unswerving love between husband and wife?To reach that level of husband and wife love, the time they lived together as husband and wife is too short. "Liaozi, let me tell you, maybe what I said sounds a little cruel, but it would be a good thing for him to disappear earlier. If he disappears in five or ten years, and he has two or three children, then what a woman will be?" It would be miserable." Haruko seemed to have guessed what Ayuko was thinking. "Maybe so. However, it is precisely because the time is too short that I can deeply understand that person's regret." "That person's regret?" "Yeah, I don't think Jiaxing is missing by himself. He is very happy to marry me. Our newly married life is very happy. I am not talking about some boring things. We really have a good relationship. If you put the husband and wife Life is compared to a luxurious meal, so he disappeared from the luxurious couple's dining table before he had time to eat the pre-dinner snacks or even drink the pre-dinner aperitif. This is definitely not his own will. Therefore, In order not to let Jiaxing have any regrets, I want to find out his whereabouts." "You feel sorry for yourself, don't you?" Being stared at by Haruko, Ayuko suddenly understood something.The reason for worrying about the whereabouts of the family is not the shackles of the couple's marriage or love, but the regret for the sweet married life that was just started but suddenly stopped. "Because I have only experienced three months of newly married life, so I am not very clear about it. I think even a couple who have been together for ten years, there are many things that separate. The so-called couples may not necessarily spend everything together. years." "You dare to say those words. I got married four years earlier than you. No matter how many years we have been together, I still can't do it when it doesn't work. If there is no root between husband and wife, it's like an antenna on the roof. Then An antenna is nothing more than a wire stretched out in all directions." "The wire that supports the couple? What is that?" "Those things like love, children, face, inertia, etc. Because there is no root in the first place, if the wire breaks, even if you want to stand there for many years, it will still collapse easily." "We don't have those wires between us." Love that comes to mind is just sex.And of course no kids.Nor is it an exaggerated marriage in consideration of face.The time is too short to allow each other to be inert.When Haruko said that she was looking for the whereabouts of Jiaxing because of regret, Ayuko felt the fragility of their married life again. Jiaxing is just a passer-by on Ayuko's body.In this sense, Ayuko also had a boyfriend who had been dating for a long time before Igata, but Igata was Ayuko's only husband.Although it was only three months, the fact of my husband has not changed. The family shape makes Ayuko look forward to becoming a life partner of a happy couple.Although the essence of the current couple's life is very short and thin, the expectations for the future are very high.But now there is no future.Ayuko is really sorry.Even if she wants to start her life again, she has to start again after knowing her husband's whereabouts.It is impossible to start over with this regret. "Haruko, you told me about Okamoto last time." Ayuko suddenly changed the subject.That's what she's been thinking about lately. "He passed the judicial examination and is now a judicial trainee." "Can you tell me the address of Okamoto's residence?" "Of course. What do you want to do?" "I want to discuss with him about the family shape." "What's the use of talking to him? He's not a lawyer yet." "I know. Maybe Okamoto can give me some inspiration about Kagata's whereabouts. After all, men think differently from women, and he may be able to introduce some good lawyers." "That's right. That person is also very smart, maybe he can come up with a good solution. But Ayuko..." Haruko suddenly stopped talking. "What?" Ayuko noticed the hesitation in Haruko's unfinished words. "I also said it just now. Instead of looking for the whereabouts of Jiaxing, you might as well abandon him. Although it is a bit cruel, isn't it better to find a new way of life?" "You say that like you think Iakata will never come back." "It's really cruel to say that, I don't think he will come back whether he lives or dies. Like you said, you regret the first couple life, but the more you regret it, the less likely it is to come back Yes. Such a satisfied and happy newlywed family, what reason do you have to let him disappear? Something must have happened to Kagata that made him never come back. I think you should give up. " "You said something happened that made him unable to come back again, then Haruko, are you already desperate for your family shape?" "Liaozi, you may feel uncomfortable hearing that. But I think, if he is alive, he will definitely come back or have some contact." "I think so too. I also feel that Kagata is no longer in this world. But it is precisely because of this that I want to know his whereabouts even more. If I just let it go like this, maybe I will never see Kagata again. If He is still alive in this world, so it doesn't matter if I don't look for him, but if he is really dead, even if I have only been his wife for three months, I still want to pay homage to his wandering soul." "If you think so, Ayuko, I can't stop you. I'll tell you Okamoto's address."