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whose cuckoo eggs belong 东野圭吾 6040Words 2018-03-22
When Fei Tian returned to the hotel, it was just past midnight.He threw away his schoolbag and lay down on the bed without taking off his shirt. Today, Hita met with some of Tomoyo's college friends.Almost all of them married away from Nagaoka, and the constant long-distance travel exhausted him. However, the hard work has not paid off.Despite a busy day, Fei Tian had almost nothing to gain.When Fumi was born nineteen years ago, most of them had lost touch with Tomoyo.Some people don't even know that Tomoyo has passed away. How did Tomoyo get the baby?Who is Fengmei's mother?What is the relationship between her mother and Nobuyuki Kamijou?Fei Tian didn't find any answers to these questions.

Fei Tian held his head, thinking, what should I do tomorrow?At this moment, his cell phone rang. Fei Tian lay on the bed, took out his mobile phone, tilted his head and glanced at the caller ID, it was teak calling. "It's me." Fei Tian's voice was very cold. "I'm Teak. I'm sorry to call you so late." "What's the matter with you? Didn't I already tell you, don't have anything to do with me in the future. " "I know. But there is something I would like to ask you anyway. Would you like to see me?" "Aren't you annoying! Let me tell you, I have my own business, so don't meddle in it!"

"Then let me ask you a question. This question is very important." Fei Tian sighed. "What's the problem?" "This question has to do with your wife...no, it has to do with Miss Fengmei's mother." Fei Tian noticed what Yuki said. "What do you mean?" "Miss Fengmei's mother," Yuki continued, "who is it? Why does your wife raise Miss Fengmei?" Fei Tian heard a knock on the door.He didn't confirm the other party's name, and opened the door directly. Teak stood outside the door, holding a coat in his hand, with a slightly nervous face.

"You're early enough." "Because I live nearby. Mr. Feitian, you probably have something you want to talk to me as soon as possible." There was an unexpectedly deep smile on the corner of Yuki's mouth. Fei Tian didn't answer.He opened the door fully and beckoned Teak into the room. Same as the previous few days, Fei Tian bent over and sat down on the bed.After seeing Teak sat down on the chair, Fei Tian said: "Then I should like to hear what you have to say." "Actually, I want to hear Mr. Feitian's point of view first. I asked you on the phone, right? Who is Miss Fengmei's mother?"

"The child's mother is Hita Tomoyo, my deceased wife." Teak shook his head, still with a smile on his face. "If you really thought so, you wouldn't meet me in the middle of the night. I've come here to tell you everything I've found out. But in exchange, I have one condition. You don't want to I'm hiding everything. Well, do you accept?" Teak spoke very slowly, and his eyes were piercing, as if he was threatening each other—don't try to fool me with clumsy excuses. When he received the call, Fei Tian had already made up his mind.He knew that Teak wasn't the type to speculate.So, he must have found some key evidence.However, Fei Tian couldn't imagine where to find these evidences.He thought to himself, I have searched for so many days but found nothing. It seems that this man is really not someone to wait for.

"I understand. I'll tell you the truth. At this point, even if we try to test each other, it won't make any sense." "I agree with you very much. Then, let me ask you again, who is Miss Fengmei's mother?" Fei Tian licked his lips, blinked slowly, and replied, "I don't know." "You don't know? What does it mean?" "It means I don't know. What I said is the truth. A father is a kind of sad existence. If your wife says the child is yours, you can only believe it. However, after my wife passed away, I found out that this is actually a lie . Fengmei is not only not my child, nor is it my wife's child."

Yuki showed an incredulous expression, and asked puzzledly: "What's going on? How did you find out that Fengmei is not your child?" "Before that, please answer my question. What did you find?" "Of course you want to know what I found." Teak reached into the inside pocket of his jacket and pulled out a photo.It was the one he took out from Fei Tian's folder a few days ago. "I found this place. This gymnasium is owned by a company called 'Arima', a manufacturer of bicycle parts. At that time, there was a private sports club called 'MISAKI Gymnastics Club'. They often borrowed this gymnasium to teach Children practice gymnastics."

"Gymnastics club? Is Tomoyo from that club?" "No, it's a pity that Miss Tomoyo is not a member of that club. This photo was probably taken when she visited a friend's training." "friend……" "It's her junior high school classmate. His name is Hiroe Hataka. Do you know this person? That's how it's written in Chinese characters." Yuki took a piece of note paper from the hotel, and wrote "Hataka Hiroe" on it with a ballpoint pen Four large characters, and then showed it to Fei Tian. "No, I don't know him. Tomoyo never mentioned this person to me."

"That's right. But, Ms. Tomoyo... Your wife and Ms. Hiroe Hataka should be very close friends. They were classmates in junior high school, and later they kept an important secret together." Although very annoyed by teak's mystification, Feitian still understood what he meant. After a while, a speculation came to his mind. "Could it be that the woman named Hiroe Hataka..." Teak reached into the inside pocket of his jacket again.He took out a brown envelope and put it in front of Fei Tian. "This time I borrowed it from the former gymnastics club coach. It contains photos of Ms. Hiroe Hataka from her junior high school days."

"May I take a look at it?" "I borrowed it just to show you." Fei Tian picked up the envelope and felt it contained more than one photo.He took it out with trembling fingers. The first thing that caught my eye was a girl doing floor exercises.She faces the camera with her head held high. Fei Tian couldn't help holding his breath.He felt hot all over, and his heart rate began to beat faster.He looked desperately at other pictures.Although it is a photo from a competition, the faces are very clear.No matter from which angle, no matter what kind of expression, the girl in the photo is very similar to Feng Mei.

"This is..." Fei Tian finally made a sound, but couldn't continue. "Scared you, right? It's exactly the same as Miss Fengmei. If this photo was found in an unrelated place, it can be said that it is just a stranger who looks similar by chance. However, if this person is Mrs. Fei Tian It’s a different matter if the relationship with my classmates is close enough to visit the training. Although it’s rude to say so, Mrs. Feitian and Miss Fumi are indeed not alike at all. No matter who looks at it, they will think that Hataka Miss Honghui and Miss Fengmei are related by blood." Fei Tian felt that something was surging up inside his body.This kind of thing went all the way up, stimulating his tear glands.In an instant, two lines of tears flowed from Fei Tian's eyes. He hurriedly reached for the tissue in the tissue box. "Sorry, I made you laugh." Fei Tian said while wiping his eyes. "No, nothing..." "How should I put it, when I think that this woman is Fengmei's biological mother, I can't help crying. It's not sad, it may be an emotion close to being touched. For so many years, I have always wanted to know who Fengmei is. Mei's biological mother. That child is my darling, but it is also the biggest worry and the most puzzling mystery." Fei Tian adjusted his breathing, then looked at Yuki, "Have you investigated the details of that woman? ?” "I found the address of Hataka's house and met her mother. Her father has passed away. Now, her mother lives with her brother." "So, have you found the address of Hiroe Hataka himself?" Teak lowered his eyes and shook his head slightly. "It's impossible to see her in person." "why?" Teak raised his head, lowering his brows with great regret. "She's dead." Fei Tian took a long breath, and then let it out slowly.He lowered his voice and asked, "When did this happen?" "Nineteen years ago. It is said that she was caught in a fire. At that time, Miss Hong Hui seemed to be living alone." Fei Tian felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if he had been hit by something. "Nineteen years ago...?" "In other words, it was the year when Ms. Fumi was born. By the way, I checked with Ms. Hataka Hiroe's mother and asked her if Ms. Hiroe was married and had any children. For these two She answered no to this question. She was very sure that Miss Honghui had always been single, let alone had a child." Hearing this, Fei Tian's mind was a little confused.If this is the case, then Hiroe Hataka is not Fumi's biological mother.However, if this was the result, Teak would not have come here to tell himself. "Do you believe Hiroe Hataka's mother's words?" Teak smiled slightly. "If Mr. Fei Tian was there at that time, I am afraid that the same question will arise in my heart. In fact, it took me a lot of effort to find out what I just said.Regarding Miss Honghui's past, her mother seemed reluctant to say more.Judging from her appearance, she seemed to be hiding something. " "Then how do you do it?" "First, I asked around her home, but no one knew the details. Those people don't look like they're faking it.Therefore, I think that the Hateraka family must have concealed something about Miss Hong Hui's death, and even the people around her family have been kept in the dark. " "And then?" Fei Tian urged. "Although Miss Honghui's mother was reluctant to say more, she still told me two facts. First, Miss Honghui died nineteen years ago. Second, Miss Honghui died in a fire. Using the fire as the key word and the name of Ms. Hiroe Hataka, I tried to search for relevant news reports." "did you find it?" "I thought it would be easy to find if I searched the Internet, but I couldn't find it at all. There is almost no information on the Internet from nineteen years ago. Moreover, this is just a fire, as long as there is a bigger news elsewhere , this kind of report will disappear without a trace. So I went to the library and found the relevant report in the miniature edition of the local newspaper. I know what year it is, and the season can probably be guessed come out." "season?" "It's winter." Yuki said, "I remember Miss Fengmei was born in January, right?" "Ah...that's how it is." "If Ms. Hiroe Hataka is Ms. Fengmei's mother, then the time when she gave the child to Mrs. Feitian for some reason should be before the fire broke out. I seem to have guessed correctly," Teak took the overcoat and took out a folded document from his pocket, "Please take a look at this thing. " Fei Tian reached out and took it.This is a photocopy of a news report. The date of the report is January 14th. At 3 o'clock in the morning on the 13th, a fire broke out in a residential building at XX 200, Yuzawa Town, Minamiuonuma County. The two-story wooden structure (about 100 square meters) was completely burned down.The fire continued to burn for about an hour before being extinguished.Two bodies were found among the rubble on the first floor of the building.One of them was a woman, and the other was a newborn baby.The Niigata Prefectural Police Department and the Minami Uonuma Police Department are urgently identifying the body. Fei Tian raised his head. "is this real?" "yes." "However, according to the report, the baby's body was discovered together..." "Here is a copy, please read it too." Fei Tian glanced at the second copy, which was still a news report.The date of the report is January 16. With regard to the house fire that occurred in Yuzawa Town on the 13th, the police now have to ascertain the identity of the remains.The woman who was discovered was Ms. Hiroe Hataka (28 years old, unemployed) who owns Nagaoka City.It is said that Hataka-san has been living here for about a year.A week ago, Ms. Hataka gave birth to a baby girl at a hospital in downtown Niigata.According to the Minami Uonuma Police Department, neither Ms. Hataka nor the baby inhaled the smoke. In addition, Ms. Hataka was wrapped with a rope around her neck.Based on this, the police believe that Ms. Hataka probably committed suicide after setting the house on fire. "Ah?!" Fei Tian cried out subconsciously.It never occurred to him that she would commit suicide. "How about it? Did the report say Hiroe Hataka's name? It also said that she gave birth to a baby girl before she died." Yuki said. "That's true, but if this report is true, Ms. Hataka and Fumi have nothing to do with each other." "Because the baby died too? However, this report may not necessarily tell the truth." "What do you mean by that?" Fei Tian asked. Teak stared at Feitian intently, with a strange expression on his face, as if hiding some secret.Fei Tian looked into his eyes, and a thought suddenly flashed in his mind. "Could it be that the one who was burned to death was not Ms. Hataka's child?" Teak spread his arms. "Ms. Hiroe Hiroe committed suicide after giving birth to her daughter. At the same time, her friend Tomoyo Hita gave birth to a daughter. Moreover, her daughter looks very similar to Ms. Hiroe - don't you think this is too Is it a coincidence?" "I understand what you mean, even if this is the case, then who is the baby who was burned to death..." Having said this, Feitian suddenly fell silent.For the question he asked, the answer suddenly appeared in his mind. "What's wrong with you?" Yuki asked sharply. "No, nothing, nothing." "You don't look like you're fine." Yuki peeked at Feitian's expression, "The above is all the information I have investigated. There are many things I don't understand, and most of the conclusions are just simple. However, if it is Mr. Hita, you should be able to add some content for me. At the beginning, you also promised that you would tell me the truth. Then, please tell the truth. .I believe that I can definitely help you in some places. Of course, I don’t need you to tell me, I will definitely not leak this matter, please believe me.” Fei Tian felt his armpits filled with sweat.The long-standing troubles had just been relieved for a while, and the following facts dragged him into new troubles again. "Mr. Feitian—" Yuki called out again. "I'm sorry, please let me organize my thoughts a little bit. Knowing so many facts at once, my head is a bit confused now." Fei Tian stood up.He opened the refrigerator and reached for a can of beer. "Would you like something to drink?" "Then I'll have a can of beer, too." Fei Tian handed Yuki a can of beer, and sat back on the bed again.He opened his own can, gulped and drank, and then sighed deeply. "However, your persistence is really admirable. What I haven't figured out for so many years was actually easily deciphered by you." "Just a coincidence. Without this picture of the stadium, it wouldn't be possible." Fei Tian smiled self-deprecatingly. "I knew that Tomoyo hadn't practiced gymnastics before, so I took it for granted that this was a worthless photo. Since Fumi and Tomoyo are not related by blood, I always thought that your investigation would be in vain..." "You are right, Mr. Feitian. After seeing you tonight, I was also really surprised. You actually said that you don't know who Fengmei's mother is, which I never dreamed of, because after all, you have the bloody handprint of Fengmei's biological mother on your hand. " "That's the thing. From your point of view, this is really incredible." "It's incredible. I've always had a big mystery in my heart: where did you get that bloody handprint? Later, I finally figured out the answer to this question." Teak opened the tab of the soda can, took a sip of beer, He continued, "Kamijou gave it to you, right?" Hita, who put the can to his mouth, almost choked on the beer. "Why do you even..." "I didn't tell you yesterday. I found several plastic boxes in Kamijou's study, which are exactly the same as the one containing the bloody fingerprints. I don't think it's a coincidence." "That's right." Fei Tian pinched his forehead with his hands, "You are such a scary man." "You should have met Kamijou before—through the introduction of Ms. Fumi." Fei Tian shook his head vigorously. "That child didn't know anything. She always thought that I was her father, and the deceased Tomoyo was her mother. She didn't seem to doubt it at all." "Then, how did Kamijou contact you?" "He came to me on his own initiative, right before he got into that bus accident." Fei Tian told Yuzuki about Kamijou's visit in detail.After listening, Teak showed a puzzled expression. "Why did Kamijou say such strange things to you? Also, why did he have that bloody handprint? Also, although I don't quite understand it, after listening to what you said, I always feel that Mr. Hima died early. Knowing Kamijou’s existence. What’s going on here?” Fei Tian put his hands into his hair, scratched his head, and thought, it seems that I can only tell the truth to this man. "You're right. I learned about Kamijou's existence a long time ago. I also investigated him specifically." "why?" "Because I thought he was Fengmei's father." Fei Tian told the stunned Yuki all the facts about Fumi's birth, even the baby abduction incident in Nagaoka and Tomoyo's suicide. Teak put the can on the table and touched his forehead. "It turned out to be like this. This... really shocked me." "Sooner or later, I will surrender to the police. Even if you call the police now, I will not stop you. I have always wanted to find out who Fengmei's mother is, and you have solved this mystery." "Mr. Feitian..." "How to explain to Fengmei, I haven't figured it out yet..." Fei Tian smiled faintly. Yuki frowned and shook his head slightly. "I have absolutely no intention of calling the police, nor will I bring this matter up to anyone... Of course, I will not tell Fumi. Mr. Hita, many things have not come to light, aren't they? For example, Hiroe Hataka Why did Miss entrust the child to your wife? Also, whose child was that baby who was burned to death with Ms. Hataka?Of course, I have more or less speculated about the answers to these questions. " "Well," Fei Tian nodded, "You must have figured it out a long time ago." "The baby who died with Ms. Hiroe Hataka was Kamijou's child who was taken away from the hospital—that's all we can think about now."
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