Chapter 31 Section 7

After confirming that Akihiko was going out, Misako locked the door and went to the kitchen to open the cabinet where the cooking utensils were placed. Yusaku said to use something to beat. Is it okay to use this kind of thing? Misako picked up a kitchen knife, but she didn't see any suitable utensils. She went upstairs with a kitchen knife, perhaps out of guilt, subconsciously lowered her footsteps. Akihiko's room was still locked.This behavior may be partly out of habit, and he no longer pays special attention to it, but these seem to be the reasons for the deterioration of the relationship between husband and wife.

Misako recalled the method Yusaku had taught her, and using the back of the knife, she tried to knock on the doorknob nervously, then turned it, but the handle did not move. Misako gritted her teeth and knocked hard, making a loud bang, which startled her, but the lock still didn't open.Probably still not.What's more, He Cang only said that this kind of lock would often open due to external force, but didn't say that it would definitely open... Misako tried to tap again.There is a dent in the handle, but it still won't open. She stared at the kitchen knife and sighed: It's always like this, she has never been able to break the defense set by Akihiko.

Misako gave up, went downstairs into the kitchen, and took out the notebook that Yusaku had left with her from the lower drawer of the sideboard. Investigation Records of Bizarre Deaths in Brain Surgery Hospital Yusaku said that he hoped that he could understand his feelings.Many of the mysteries he faced, including this murder, began with the contents of this notebook. Misako started from the beginning.I only heard Yusaku mentioned it briefly before, and she didn't know the details.Uehara Neurosurgery Hospital, which became the stage of the story, is also the hospital where Misako's father lived, and it is also the place where she and Yusaku met.That alone made her feel very familiar.

Watching along the way, she gradually understood why Yong Zhi was full of doubts.The woman named Hino Sanae died unbelievably. As Yusaku said, the police investigation ended abruptly in the middle of the investigation, perhaps it is more appropriate to say that it was interrupted.The final paragraph of the investigative transcript reads: On ×month×day, I took Yusaku to the grave of Hino Sanae to pay homage.When I told Yusaku it was her tomb, he clasped his hands together and prayed for something. Misako imagined her brave actions as a child.The sudden death of his favorite Sanae sister did not know how much it dealt a blow to his young heart.The back half of the notebook has several scrawls, probably by Yusaku.One of the sentences reads, "The top priority is to investigate Gua Sheng's family."

Investigate the melon family? Yusaku was right, Misako thought.If the mystery of this home is not solved, no further discovery is possible. Another emotion welled up in her heart, and she didn't want to give in any more. Misako left the kitchen, rushed up the stairs in one go, raised the kitchen knife without hesitation and chopped it down, but lost her aim due to excessive force, and what was cut was not the handle, but the connecting shaft.The lock opened with a click. Misako held the handle and slowly exerted force.He turned his hand obediently as if he had lost her momentum. This was the first time she entered Akihiko's room alone.Usually he is always by his side, instructing her where she can and cannot be touched, but today there is no such restriction anymore.

This is a room with about eight stacks. Desks, bookcases, computer desks, etc. are arranged side by side on the wall.Misako never cleaned the place, but the room was neatly organized and spotless. Misako started by looking for the bookcases. There are ordinary bookcases and bookcases with glass doors. The lower layer of the glass door bookcases are drawers. After checking everything, Misako somehow knew what Akihiko hadn't let her know so far.For example, there is a book about kabuki on the far side of the bookcase, and Misako has no idea that he has that hobby. Misako was careful not to leave traces of rummaging, while checking the items in the room. She felt that everything was fresh.She had wanted to enter this room a long time ago, but Akihiko was not allowed, and she had no choice.

She rummaged around for about an hour, but couldn't find the thick old file folder that Yusaku said.This room is not big, and there is limited space for hiding things.The sound of him sawing was heard a while ago at night, but there were no traces of hidden compartments on the floor and walls. Perhaps he has moved those materials elsewhere. It's possible, Misako thought.Akihiko usually spends more time at the university than at home, and the valuables may have been taken to the university long ago. Misako looked around the room again, and what caught her attention was the sound of saws she heard a few days ago.Since the saw is going to be used, it should be hidden somewhere with wood... Misako suddenly thought of this, and stared at the bookcase again.That bookcase was bought by Akihiko to store professional books, and the two went to the furniture store to choose it from Misako before they got married.

Misako opened the bottom drawer, and there were letter paper, envelopes, and some special paper for document processors. Misako pulled out the whole drawer and looked at the drawer with a hole in it. No abnormality.Misako took the drawer in her hand and patted the upper and lower wooden boards, but found nothing. Misako pulled out the side drawer again and slapped it a few times.When she slapped the lower wooden boards, she noticed something was wrong, and the boards made the sound of not being fixed. Misako supported the lower plank with her hand and tried to move it left and right.The plank was a little stuck, but it still slid aside—as expected.Akihiko was working on this mechanism a while ago.

As soon as Misako opened the board, she immediately put her hand in.When she bumped into something, it was a book, no, it must be the folder that Yusaku said, and her heartbeat started to speed up. It was indeed a heavy file folder, and the drawer was so narrow that there was no room for both hands to reach in. Misako, who was helpless, took a lot of trouble to take it out. The folder has a black cover, and there are probably hundreds of documents in it.Misako looked at the title on the cover—— Research on Computerized Cardiac Operation The title is written in difficult script, and the handwriting is somewhat blurred.

"Research on computerized heartbeat operation methods..." Misako read aloud, but she was completely puzzled.Her eyes stopped on the word "computer", and it was exactly what Yusaku said. Is this what Mr. Sugai wants? Misako suppressed her beating heartbeat, put her hand on the cover, and was about to open it, when a voice came from behind: "Take your hand away!" Misako screamed in a low voice, and when she looked back, Akihiko stood in front of her with a stern expression that she had never seen before. "Why are you?" "Tell you to put your hands away, don't you hear me? Take your hands away and get out of there!" He said in a cold tone.

But Misako hugged the folder. "Akihiko, please, tell me the truth. What is this folder? Why does Mr. Sugai want this? Why can't people know the existence of this file?" "You don't need to know. Come, give it to me quickly." Akihiko stretched out his hand, but Misako hugged the folder even harder.She thought that if she missed this opportunity, she would never know the truth. Akihiko took a step closer to her.Just then, his eyes stopped on a spot on the floor. "what is this?" What he picked up was the notebook Yusaku had left with Misako.She just brought it into this room. "Ah, that's..." Akihiko ignored her stop and opened the notebook. In an instant, his face turned pale. "Wakura Koji...was this written by Wakura's father? I see, his father is investigating that incident." He looked down at Misako, "Why do you have such a thing?" "He lent me." "Lend it to you? Don't lie! How could such an important thing be lent to a stranger?" "We... are not strangers to each other." Misako made up her mind that it would be better to be honest than to hide it for the rest of her life. "He's my old lover. I knew him long before I met you." Misako made a voice that almost screamed. Akihiko seemed to be intimidated by her cry, and froze for a moment.But he immediately regained his spirits, and said with a crooked face, "He Cang? You think you're talking nonsense, and I'll—" "What I said is true!" Misako said firmly, "He was the first person I fell in love with. You should know best that I have dated men before." "He..." Akihiko looked at the face of the notebook and Misako alternately, shaking his head as if to change his mood, "So it was like that, Wakura and you... and I married you. There is such a coincidence in the world !" Then, as if he had noticed something, he stared at Misako: "You two have been keeping in touch without telling me?" "He's suspicious of you. He thinks you killed Mr. Xu Bei. Why do you have to do that? Also, the secret is hidden in this old folder. He has seen through all these things." "The murderer is not me." "Then why did you go home halfway that day?" "That day?" "You came back, didn't you? I saw you go out the back door." Misako saw Akihiko's cheeks twitch, and the black pupils emitting a cold light seemed to be shaking from side to side. A thought suddenly flashed in Misako's mind: He might kill me. But in the next second, Akihiko regained his composure.He strode towards Misako and grabbed the folder with a savagery. "You are too much! Tell me everything now!" "You don't need to know." "I know it's okay, right? After all... we are husband and wife!" Misako was shocked by the words she blurted out, and tears rolled down her cheeks unexpectedly. Akihiko didn't seem to know what to say for a moment.After the two were silent for a few seconds, he said, "It's better that you don't know." "But--" "This notebook," he said, "I will return it to He Cang. You are not allowed to say a word to anyone else." Misako wiped her tear-wet face with the hem of her sweater.The tears stopped, but there was a big hole in my heart. "I want to go back to my mother's house." Misako said in tears. After a while of silence, Akihiko responded: "As you wish." Yuzuo returned to the apartment at exactly one o'clock in the morning.It was too late to discuss the direction of future investigations. He took off his clothes and got into the quilt that he never made, wearing only his underwear.The quilt smelled bad and hadn't been exposed to the sun for a few weeks. After pulling the long switch pull cord of the fluorescent lamp, the sound of the electric current disappeared immediately, and the eyes were completely dark.Yuzaku closed his eyes, but he didn't feel sleepy. The case progressed because of the secret letter, and Yong Zuo didn't think Hong Chang was the murderer.There is a bigger secret hidden behind this murder case.If the person who sent the secret letter was not Akihiko, he must be someone related to the secret like him. What kind of secret is that? Although Yusaku is at a loss, he still tries to grasp something. National Suwa Sanatorium? He remembered what the old man on the mountain said, that Masari Uehara must have made some kind of epoch-making discovery there.But he was doomed not to have the opportunity to do research, making that discovery come to naught. Did no one notice his discovery? Yong Zuo thought of the founder of Gua Sheng Industry—Gua Sheng Hehuang, a person who can turn unique ideas into products and make his business flourish.If it were him, even if this discovery came from a special field of brain medicine, maybe he would think of a way to use it. Uehara used to be stationed in the medical station inside the melon industry, and he himself owns a large hospital. He told the old man on the mountain that he went there for research. Gua Sheng and Akira noticed Uehara's research.Could it be that Guasheng used the guise of the medical station to allow Uehara to study more deeply? But for some reason, that research must be kept secret forever, so the research results and materials were kept as secrets in Guasheng's home. In that key folder. But there is one thing that Yong Zuo doesn't understand—what kind of research is that? Why must it be kept secret forever? Instead of keeping it a secret forever, why not just destroy it? Why did Sugai Zhengqing want to get that thing? Why can't the Guasheng family give it to Xugai? Yusaku vaguely imagined Masaki Sugai's purpose.Today, he conducted a preliminary investigation on the university professors that Zhengqing had contacted. Zheng Qing had just come into contact with the three professors, so none of them knew his purpose.However, what they have in common is that they actively propose joint research plans. Professor Soma of Azusa University is conducting research on analyzing the human nervous system at the molecular level, Professor Maeda of Shugaku University is an authority on neurosurgery, and Professor Suenaga of Hokuyo University is a long-term researcher on artificial organs.Arranging the materials of the three professors together, it seems that we can see something in common, but we can't tell why. Yusaku scratched his head in the dark.The case seems to have made significant progress, but in fact it is still standing still, in a dilemma. What kind of research did Uehara Masari do in the medical station of Guasheng Industry? What should I do to investigate what happened at that time? As long as I get that file... I had no choice but to pin my hopes on Misako.All mysteries should be solved if she manages to get the folder from Akihiko. Yong Zuo is very worried, wondering if she is going well or not.When she heard the truth that she might be able to understand the rope of fate, her eyes suddenly changed. Yusaku thought of Misako's father.Suddenly, something that Misako said came to his mind.She said that her father was an old acquaintance of Uehara, who also lived in the Red Brick Hospital, and that her father was not admitted there as soon as he was injured, but was first checked in another hospital, and then that hospital instructed them to transfer to Uehara Brain. Neurosurgery Hospital. Misako said that since then, she has felt the presence of the rope of fate. what is the problem? Yusaku felt his whole body gradually heat up, and he always felt that something was expanding in his head. "Could it be..." Yong Zuo got up from the quilt, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.