Chapter 18 Chapter 17 Fantasy Future

Omachi said he would get in touch regularly, but unexpectedly cut off the news.Kumiko tried several times to place an advertisement in the newspaper.In fact, I just wanted to see him once, and I couldn't find any specific reason for calling him here. For two people who love each other, this alone is enough reason to meet, but, for them, the relationship is still ambiguous after all. It is also true that they both hold a sincere and extraordinary affection for each other.If you analyze their respective feelings, it can be said that they are passionately in love with each other. However, the love between them has not yet dredged.Kumiko, because of the aftertaste of her husband, and Omachi, because of some dark shadow of the past, both restrained their mutual affection.

Because the relationship between them belongs to the relationship between adults, on the male side, there is also a tortuous psychological restraint, so it cannot be dredged and closely combined in time. It happened to be a month later to make contact from Omachi.The two still met at the same coffee shop in Shinjuku. Omachi wasn't as tanned as last time.This may be because he is conducting investigations at Kumiko's request. "In the past, an old friend was doing information gathering work, and he investigated on his behalf. Matsuo is really difficult to deal with. The police are also strictly monitoring him. But it is related to the earthenware house incident..." Omachi His face looked a little haggard.It seemed that he had put a lot of thought into obtaining information that would satisfy Kumiko.

"I'm really sorry to entrust you with such a head-scratching thing." "You always see strangers like this. Didn't we have an appointment first, and we went to find your husband together?" Behind Omachi's friendly and reproachful tone, there was a kind of anxiety hidden.This was originally his cocoon. In fact, relying on Omachi's power, it is easy to break through the threshold of love. Even if Kumiko wanted to resist, she would not be able to resist, not to mention that Kumiko had already fallen in love with him before this. In Omachi's eyes staring at Kumiko, there is clearly a look of fear for Kumiko's acquiescence.She has noticed this lately.When she watched Omachi walk into the crowd in Shinjuku a few days ago, that look remained in her memory.

Omachi couldn't help expressing similar feelings whenever he looked forward to the future.Dedicating a fearful heart to the longing opposite sex is a common thing for naive spiritual lovers, and Omachi has long since passed this beautiful age. "So, what is it that influences him?" Kumiko was puzzled and unable to speak out.Once said, it will become a woman's intentional tease to a man.However, what she is most afraid of now is that Omachi will attack her again.Right now, she is wrestling with Umura's Yu Yun, and at the same time controlling herself to accept Omachi's love.

"It seems that you are somewhat haggard. You don't have to feel embarrassed about these things." Kumiko said in a tone like a wife caring for her husband. "Anyway, no one will feel sorry for someone like me." Omachi said resignedly.His clouded face looked especially empty. "Look at you making the problem so serious!" Kumiko raised her head complainingly, "If you need it, what kind of support should I give you?" "Madam, no, Kumiko!" The cloud suddenly disappeared from Omachi's face, "Can we really count on that?" "It's wrong not to think so, you really..." Because he found it too polite, he stopped talking.

In order to rid them of all politeness, the necessary "decency" must also be "retained".At least until it is confirmed that Umura is dead.By then it was not simply a matter of acquiescence, for in the silence between the two of them this "ceremony" had developed into a pledge of the future. This made them even forget about why they met this time. "So, about Matsuo..." "It's still as you guessed, and the situation is still unclear." Omachi said with a frown. "It turned out to be like this." "Your husband went out on July 16th. Matsuo seemed to be cooperating with the action. From that day to the night of the 18th, I don't know where he went. At around 9 o'clock in the evening on the 18th, there was a restaurant in Ginza called ' Mu's bar once appeared, and in the past three days, he was nowhere to be seen."

"He seems to be following Yucun's ass." So far, there is one more person who was not in Tokyo at the time.When Yucun went out, Dongzi, Tuqiya and Matsuo disappeared at the same time.What is the mystery in this? "Not bad at all. There are signs that Matsuo followed you when you traveled to Kurobe." "Then, haven't you got any proof materials in this regard?" "You went to Niigata on October 28th. You lived in Niigata that day, lived in Kurobe on the 29th and 30th, and returned to Beijing on the 31st. But Matsuo happened to be in these four days and disappeared. Yes. No one knows, and there is no trace of him anywhere. Although the subsequent situation is not directly related to our investigation, Matsuo's whereabouts are also unknown the night he was killed in the earthenware house. The police are closely monitoring him .”

"Matsuo looks like a criminal?" "It's not clear yet. Since the prisoner can only be excavated by investigating the scene, it is necessary to completely solve the mystery of the scene before finding out Matsuo. More importantly, this will make it clear: before the earthenware house was killed. , Has Matsuo already had a relationship with the wife of the earthenware house? I heard that the reason why the police are following Matsuo is because they found out that they had a tryst in a hotel in the city." "According to what you're saying, the two of you had a relationship a long time ago?" Kumiko had speculated about this from Police Shiraki's words, but she didn't expect this relationship to happen so early.

"In this case, how should the location of Yucun be arranged?" The more Kumiko delved into the situation, the more complicated and suspicious the situation became.When it comes to the background of Yucun's disappearance, it is likely that the huge dispute over corporate rights and interests is intertwined with the complicated relationship between men and women. The dispute over corporate rights and interests will be put aside for the time being and we will not talk about it.Yucun and Tuqiwu have been competing for Dongzi's love long before they got married.It turned out that Dongzi married the earthenware house.After that, Dongzi still showed signs of maintaining a secret relationship with Yucun.Then Matsuo stepped in from the side.

If these are true, then Dongzi has relationships with three men at the same time. At this time, Kumiko remembered the appearance of the beautiful and sentimental Fuyuko.She didn't look like such a woman at all. Yielding to the pressure of the earthenware house to marry while maintaining a secret relationship with the unforgettable Yucun.You only need to look at Kumiko now. She combines the aftertaste of her husband and her love for Omachi into one body. However, from an ethical point of view, seducing three men at the same time is difficult for Kumiko to understand. "As far as I know, the relationship between Fuyuko and Matsuo happened shortly after Mr. Amamura cut off the news." Omachi seemed to understand Kumiko's thoughts, and casually provided a new situation.If so, having sex with three men during the same period would be ruled out.However, after Yucun disappeared, what happened to Dongzi and Matsuo's continued relationship?Could it be that she took Matsuo as Amamura's substitute?

Could it be that because Dongzi's heart is for Yucun, can it be considered that Dongzi's purpose is just to find a substitute immediately? "substitute?" Kumiko suddenly thought of this, and couldn't help recalling something on her mind: the reason Umura wanted to marry herself as Dongzi's substitute was because of his passionate love for Dongzi.From this point of view, it can also be explained that there are many similarities in appearance between Fuyuko and Kumiko. However, Amamura and Matsuo have no similarities in appearance or character.If Dongzi regards Matsuo as Yucun's substitute, it is no longer for love, but there is something hidden in it. "What about a substitute?" Omachi asked back.Kumiko explained her doubts to Omachi in detail. "So that's how it is!" After hearing this, Omachi thought for a moment, then raised his face and said, "Will Fuyuko be forced to do so because of Matsuo's threats?" "Threat?" Kumiko felt as if something was unfolding before her eyes. "This is just my conjecture. For example, Matsuo broke into the place where Mr. Amamura and Dongzi met privately. Using this as a reason, he threatened Dongzi and pushed forward step by step. If the earthenware house was still alive at that time, Dongzi would definitely We must try our best to conceal her relationship with Amamura, so she will have to accept Matsuo's request." "However, before that, it seemed that Matsuo was about to replace Umura, and the news about Umura was suddenly cut off. How can this be explained?" "Well, I can't tell. Let me think about it first." Omachi seemed to be chasing a thought that suddenly flashed in his mind, "Could the person who pushed you down in Kurobe be Matsuo?" ?” "Huh?" Kumiko exclaimed suddenly.He became suspicious of Matsuo because he found something suspicious, and then wanted to find out Matsuo's whereabouts at that time.But she never thought that the person who attacked her in Kurobe would be Matsuo.This is because, in her opinion, Matsuo has no reason to be suspicious of her.According to Kumiko's explanation, Matsuo wanted to follow her because he wanted to know where Amamura was going.There was no malice in Matsuo's eyes either. What Matsuo cares about is always Amamura.Even from the perspective of corporate competition, even if it hurts Amamura's heart, there is no need to attack Kumiko. Later, with Dongzi caught in the middle, another love affair occurs with Umura, but none of this has anything to do with Kumiko. If it was Matsuo who attacked Kumiko, then it must have been Matsuo who had threatened on the phone the night before, "Don't check on Amura's whereabouts again." "Then why did I..." Kumiko stared at Omachi intently, with mixed feelings and puzzled thoughts. "Matsuo followed behind to find Mr. Amamura's whereabouts. During this period, something went wrong. I always feel that this unfavorable thing has something to do with Mr. Amamura's disappearance." Something seemed to loom from the mist: Matsuo followed Kumiko not to prevent her from finding out Amamura's whereabouts, but to cover up his whereabouts. "Could it be that Matsuo killed Amamura?" Kumiko bluntly stated this terrible imagination.In the process of reasoning with Omachi, Amamura no longer exists as the husband's entity, but is like a detective conducting case analysis, and treats her husband's whereabouts with a calm attitude. "I still can't see the problem so simply. You must know that Matsuo is threatening Dongzi. If Matsuo killed Mr. Amamura, wouldn't that be the excuse for him to threaten Dongzi?" Omachi, swayed by Kumiko's calm demeanor, also began to frankly speculate about the death of her husband in front of this wife.While speaking, he unconsciously stopped referring to Yucun as "your husband".He called Amamura by name, just like talking to Kumiko about an irrelevant third party.As the distance between Kumiko and Kumiko shortened, Kumiko's husband was unintentionally denied. "Oh!" Kumiko suddenly yelled. "What's wrong?" "I imagined a terrible thing." When Kumiko was touched by Omachi, a chilling thought appeared in her mind, and even her lips turned white. "Do you think that Dongzi was not threatened by Matsuo, but killed Yucun together with Matsuo?" "What are you talking about?" "Toko already felt that Yucun's existence was a burden, so he colluded with Matsuo to kill Yucun." "This is your concern. Dongzi is a married woman. If you say that you treat your husband as a burden because you have another new love, that's a different matter." "But, Mr. Dokiya is dead." "You mean to kill two men to get one?" Kumiko didn't answer either.I think it is possible, but I also feel that it lacks reality.What's more, Dongzi doesn't seem to really love Matsuo. Although this comes from Kumiko's limited experience in married life, married women are very practical when considering issues. Isn't Dongzi and Yucun's tryst in Kurobe's hotel also out of fear of her husband?I don't want to forget my pre-marital lover and I don't want to lose my stable family. This kind of unethical and moral situation happened to be met by Matsuo, so I was threatened by him. It seems safer to think about it this way.Kumiko thought: Maybe this is thinking too much.However, according to this point of view, how should Yucun's disappearance be explained?What does his disappearance have to do with the death of the earthenware house? "If Matsuo is the one who attacked you, I think he must be connected to Amamura's disappearance in some way, which is why he was very annoyed at your investigation of Amamura's whereabouts. Do you remember when he called and threatened you at the Kurobe Hotel Was it his voice when he spoke?" Hearing what Omachi said, Kumiko recalled the scene at that time.The use seems to be an internal phone, and the voice is as clear as talking face to face. "If you listen to it again, you may be able to recall it. The voice seems to be somewhat lowered, but the tone has not changed." "Isn't that voice Matsuo's voice?" Omachi said.Kumiko was thinking carefully.She seemed to remember that the voice was both Matsuo's own and someone else's. "I can't figure it out all at once. I just heard a few short words from Matsuo when he came to find Umura at home." Kumiko said thoughtfully. "Try it out, shall we?" "Test? How to test?" "Of course, I used to call Matsuo to identify it. Because the tone of a person's voice will change as soon as it passes through the microphone." If that voice was the same as the voice on the phone during the intimidation in Kurobe, then it was almost certain that Matsuo had something to do with Amamura's disappearance. This is a very tempting experiment. "This is too scary!" The opponent is a suspicious person who exists in reality and can harm Kumiko at any time.If she knew that the experimenter was her, maybe even more brutal methods would be used to deal with her. "It doesn't matter, I will protect you." "How to call him?" "Matsuo is in his own newspaper office. I'll hang up on him first, and say a few words casually. When the other party picks up the conversation, you will follow up. In this way, he won't think that it was you who hung up the phone." "That's a good idea. Is it going well?" "Try it. Please take the seat near me. It's more convenient to sit side by side." After Omachi said this, Kumiko moved from the opposite seat to the seat next to him.In coffee shops, telephones are placed on every coffee table. "Please put your ear closer to the microphone. When the other party is speaking, you have to listen yourself. Just bring the tape recorder. It's too late. Fortunately, the speaking time is not long, so just listen carefully." Doing what Omachi said, it was as if a couple were talking about love, cheek to cheek.However, Omachi, as if he didn't care about the sweet atmosphere, took out his notebook and dialed the phone number.Agile and full of action. Kumiko watched Omachi's fingers dialing the number, and couldn't help thinking that this kind of action was not unrelated to the career he had given up. "Hi, hello, is this the Peace Political and Economic News Agency? I'm looking for Mr. Matsuo from the investigation department." People seem to have found it.The operator is connecting with the other party.These things were clearly conveyed to Kumiko who was so close to Omachi, her cheeks were almost touching. Kumiko's chest was throbbing violently. "Hi, hello, I'm Matsuo." The person he was looking for spoke up. "Ah, is that Matsuo-san?" "yes." "Excuse me for asking rashly, are you the thirty-eighth graduate of the K Commercial College in K City, Hokkaido?" "K Commercial College in Hokkaido? I've never heard of it. My hometown is... who are you?" "It's so rude. I'm a graduate of K Business School. The alumni in Beijing are going to hold a class reunion this time. I heard that there is a man named Shunsuke Matsuo..." "I'm afraid you have mistaken the person." Matsuo said indifferently, and immediately put down the microphone. "I really want to say a few more words, but it's a pity that the opponent didn't take the bait. How about it, don't you have any impression of the voice just now?" After hearing Omachi's words, Kumiko regained her composure and left his side.When I finished the phone call just now, I was still cheek to cheek. "Because it's too brief, I can't judge it all at once, but the lowered tone is quite similar." The few words Matsuo said just now still lingered in Kumiko's ears.It was indeed a bit like the voice I heard on the phone at the Kurobe Hotel.But if you want to determine that it is the same person, you think the words are too short. "Speaking in a lowered voice, this is the quirk of investigators like Matsuo. Let's record his voice again in the future. He may have attacked you last time, and this one has finally been clarified. You see What should we do next?" Omachi looked like a loyal pawn who had completed a mission and was waiting for his master's next order, his eyes shining with anticipation. "If Amamura is still alive..." Kumiko said suffocatingly while feeling Omachi's gaze moving on her face, "I think he will definitely get in touch with Fuyuko!" It was humiliating for Kumiko to be sure that her husband would leave his wife and make contact with another woman first.And frankly revealing this humiliating feeling in front of Omachi is enough to show that she and Omachi have become closer emotionally. "Understood. The next step is to monitor Fuyuko's activities." Omachi immediately sensed Kumiko's intentions. "There is no need to bother you about this matter." "why?" "Because it's between me and my husband." "Kumiko!" For an instant, Omachi's scorching gaze was like a shining sword, "There is one thing I want to ask you here." Seeing the sudden change in Omachi's attitude, Kumiko shuddered. "I'm talking about a hypothesis. Assuming Mr. Amamura is really alive, what are you going to do?" Kumiko felt as if her throat had been pierced by a sharp knife. "I don't think Yucun is still alive." "That's why I came up with a hypothesis. It was you who said just now that if he is alive, he will get in touch with Dongzi. That is to say, in the depths of your mind, you are thinking about the possibility that Mr. Amamura is alive." "That's a hypothetical of a very small probability." "That's why I want to hear your thoughts on the basis of this assumption. What do you plan to do if Amamura is still alive?" "My husband didn't take me to heart." "Please don't interrupt. What will you do if he's still alive?" "..." "Please answer me." The questioning that I want to avoid but can't avoid is directly focused on this question.Kumiko lowered her head.Fortunately, when she called Matsuo just now, she had moved her seat to the side of Omachi, which allowed her to avoid Omachi and directly peep at her facial expression. On the other hand, the bodies of the two were almost stuck together.If Omachi wanted to hold her in his arms, he would almost be in a position where he couldn't resist. "Then ask more specifically. If you really know that Mr. Amamura is still alive, will you continue to live like before?" "..." "Even if you know that Mr. Amamura doesn't take you seriously, do you still want to continue to maintain a formal married life?" "That's too cruel!" Kumiko replied patiently after listening to Omachi's aggressive questioning. "cruel?" "Look at your question..." "It would be more cruel not to answer at all!" "Mr. Omachi, I beg you! Please wait until Amamura has accurate information, and then I will tell you? Because it is difficult for me to make up my mind before that. Only when Amamura has accurate information..." "I see. That's not what I, an unqualified man, should ask. Forgive me." "What does this qualification refer to?" This time it was Kumiko who was asking the question.Omachi's facial expression was pained.Whenever he talked about this matter, his face was often shrouded in distress. Da Ding always wants to get rid of the heavy burden of the past desperately, and walk towards a bright future with light clothes.It was for this reason that he reached out to Kumiko, even though he felt ashamed that he was not qualified to do so.As for Kumiko, knowing that Omachi was unwilling to let go of the burden of the past easily, she stopped asking questions without hesitation and instead answered Omachi's questions seriously.Kumiko trusted Omachi, and only because of this, she seriously thought about what kind of future she would have with this man whose background was almost unknown after she found out about Amamura's life and death. ——Even if Yucun is still alive, I won't go back to him again! ——If you don’t go back to Yucun, where are you going? ——Do you still need to ask? While Kumiko was asking and answering herself, her shoulders were suddenly hugged tightly.Before he could guard against it, his hand was close to his chin again, his face was raised, and Kumiko's lips were sucked.