Chapter 28 Section 4

The rain started early in the morning and continued tick-tock until evening.Perhaps for this reason, the FM broadcast of the stereo has poor signal throughout the day.Misako switched the broadcast to CDs while her favorite classical music program was interrupted.She keeps a Mozart CD on the stereo these days and listens to it when she's in a bad mood. Misako stopped knitting and glanced at the calendar.Hongchang has been in detention for three days, and she has no idea how the police investigation is progressing.Akihiko seemed to meet with the lawyer often, but Misako didn't expect him to tell her anything before the result.Therefore, she always gets relevant news from Yayezi, but Yayezi has been bedridden since yesterday.Yuanzi was also locked in the room all day, refusing to go out, because as soon as he left the house, the police would follow him.

In addition, the maid Cheng Jiang has not been seen for the past two days.Maybe she just can't get up, and it's too troublesome to even go out.Misako is also in the same state. Will there be further developments in the near future? Or will the case be stuck forever like this? Misako always felt that this family might fall apart just like that. She took a deep breath, trying to get rid of the ominous premonition, when the doorbell at the entrance suddenly rang.Misako got up slowly with a movement that even she felt was clumsy, and picked up the microphone of the intercom. "I'm Wakura from Shimadzu Police Station."

There was a nostalgic voice in my ear.Although she hadn't heard it for three days, she missed it very much. "I'll open the door right away." Misako opened the door with a very different quickness from before.Yusaku was wearing a dark green shirt as usual, standing in front of the door with a somewhat stiff face. "Are you alone?" Misako looked around him. "Yes, how about you?" "me too." Misako took him to the living room as before, and the curtains had already been drawn. After Misako finished making tea, she bravely asked, "Mozart?"

"You know it very well." "Of course it is clear. As long as it is something you like, I will remember it." Yusaku turned off the stereo while talking.Suddenly the surroundings became silent, and the sound of Misako pouring hot water into the teapot seemed to be louder. "I have to go right away," Yusaku said, "I hope you will hear a few words from me." "Okay." Misako replied, putting the teacup in front of him, and then sat on the opposite chair with the tray in her arms. Yusaku took a sip of tea and said, "I'm looking for the documents Masaaki Sugai took from the safe here, but I can't find them anywhere."

"I've heard about this matter from other detectives." "I think those materials are in Gua Sheng's hands." "In my husband's hands?" Yusaku nodded, and held the teacup with both hands as if warming himself. "After Sugai was killed, Guasheng went to Sugai's house. I think he has ample opportunity to get back the information. And he went to Sugai's house for this purpose." Misako stared at Yusaku, hesitated for a moment, and replied, "Maybe that's the case." "maybe?" "He seems to know that the contents of the safe have been stolen."

Misako told Yusaku frankly that the night Sugai came here, Akihiko asked with a sharp and shocking look: "Who came here today?", "It must be true." Hearing what she said, he said bravely, "Guasheng knew at the time that the information was taken away by Masaaki Sugai. It is something that cannot be taken away by him, so in order to get back the information, Guasheng—" Misako knew very well what he had swallowed hard.What Yusaku wanted to say should be "Kill Subai Masaki". Misako shook her head. "I don't want to... think about that step."

"...I think so too." "Then what is the important information?" "If this point is clarified, I think the answer will be 90% solved. That is also the reason why Sugai must be killed. However, there are still a few answers that I have always wanted to know." Yusaku told Misako about the bizarre murder case more than 20 years ago, as well as the new discovery in this incident.Everything surprised Misako. Yusaku took out a notebook folded in half from the inner pocket of his jacket. It seemed to be quite old, and the edges were rounded. "This is placed here with you first, because it involved me in this series of events. If possible, I hope you understand my feelings."

Misako picked up the notebook.The old cover reads "Investigation Records of Bizarre Deaths in Brain Surgery Hospital". "It's also my father's relic," he said. "I'll read it sometime." Misako hugged the notebook to her chest, "So, what should I do?" Yuzuo moved closer to her. "I hope you must get that document. I believe that it is in Gua Sheng's hands. This is what I want to ask you to do." Yusaku's eyes were serious.Misako thought, although she and Akihiko were already in harmony, but if she agreed to this matter, she would cross the last line of defense in her heart.

But what Yuzuo said next swept away the confusion in her heart. "Maybe I will also know the true face of the rope of fate you mentioned." "The rope of fate... yes." Misako thought, maybe this is true, maybe this is an opportunity to know the secret of the Guasheng family. "Those materials may be in his room. But he locked the door, so I can't get in." Misako said. She felt an indescribable shame in her heart.How can a wife who cannot enter her husband's room be called a wife? "Lock... what kind of lock?" "The kind that locks the door when you press the button in the middle of the doorknob."

"Oh." Yuzuo nodded, "That kind of lock is easy to open." "How?" "Assuming this is the outside doorknob," Yusaku stretched out his left fist and hit it several times with his right hand in the shape of a knife. "Hit it hard a few times with something hard like this, and that kind of lock will often be opened by external force." "Really? I'll try it next time." "please." "Hmm..." Misako bit her lip and made up her mind.She thought that there was no way out, "Is there any mark on those materials?"

"The characteristic is that it is old and thick. I also know the names of some materials, which contain the word computer." "computer?" "Electricity of electricity, brain of mind." "Oh," Misako understood, "there's a 'brain' again." "Yeah, it's the brain again." Yusaku also said. After finishing the secret agreement, he got up immediately, saying that there was still work to be done. "When you get the information, will you contact me?" "Well, I will." While Yusaku was putting on his shoes at the entrance, the door opened without warning.Misako couldn't help but hold her breath—it was Akihiko standing there. "you……" "Melons." The two spoke at the same time. Akihiko said: "Hey, what kind of wind is blowing today! Are you here to inquire about the case?" He walked in the door. "I have a lot of things to confirm." "Oh? You police really like the word 'confirmation'." Akihiko spat, looked at Misako and said, "He is the classmate I mentioned not long ago. Did he mention this to you?" "I mentioned it." Misako replied. Yusaku walked past Akihiko and nodded to Misako. "Farewell, thank you very much." "Can you please wait a moment? I have something to ask you." Akihiko held him back, "It's about Hongchang. Tell me honestly, how is the situation now?" As if in awe of his sincere eyes, Yusaku blinked, and then replied: "Half and half." "Oh……" "Then, I'm leaving." Yusaku was about to leave, but after a second thought, he turned around and said to Akihiko, "You are so lucky to have found a good wife." At that moment, Akihiko's body seemed to be pushed back forcefully.Yusaku bowed his head again to salute, then left.