Chapter 14 Section 5

The next morning, when Yumi went to work, several investigators had already come to the department and rummaged through Naoki's desk and cabinets.Yumi herself had expected that the police would almost find her, but she never expected that this would happen suddenly. Yumi had to go to the office next door to do her own work. After they searched, they asked her to enter Naoki's office.Across the conference table, she was face to face with the two criminal police officers, and no other investigators were seen. The detective named Sayama asked about Naoki Nishina's recent actions, as if there were any non-official calls to him?Is there anything strange about Naoki's appearance?Yumi had no idea, so she answered truthfully.The detective showed a slightly disappointed look, and then asked her: "I heard that you handled the business trip formalities for him, right?" Yumi nodded silently.

"Is there anything different from usual? Like special instructions." "No, no..." After such an answer, she blurted out: "But..." "Is there something hidden?" While detective Sayama was speaking, the young detective beside him shouted loudly, "Please answer honestly." Yumi couldn't help shrinking back a bit.From the very beginning, the detective named Yano showed excitement in his eyes, which disgusted her. He was like a hungry wild dog.Sayama shot Yano a look, telling him to shut up, then turned his gaze back to her, and asked softly, "But what?"

Yumi hesitated for a moment, and then told the detective about booking a hotel for Naoki.The content is that she thinks a hotel near the meeting place of the society is better, but Naoki asks to live near Shin-Osaka, and the Sayama detective is obviously interested in it. "Did he ask for a hotel near Shin-Osaka? He didn't specify a hotel?" "Yes." Yumi replied. After pondering for a while, Sayama asked, "Besides this, have you noticed anything else?" "Although it's not really annoying, but..." Yumi said an opening sentence first, and then said: "I remembered him staring at the timetable for a long time. It seems to be the Shinkansen page. "

"Is he looking at the time of the Shinkansen that he will take in the morning?" Detective Yano said loudly and harshly. "Maybe, but I already checked the Shinkansen that told him what time it was. So I don't think there's any need for him to check again." "Mr. Nishina was looking at the Shinkansen page, right?" Hearing Sayama's question, Yumi nodded. "Yes. In that timetable, only the shinkansen part is different in color, so I remember it well." "I see." Sayama nodded frequently, writing something in the notepad.Her own memory seemed to come in handy a little, and Yumi didn't feel uncomfortable.

"By the way," Sayama closed the notepad and looked at her face. "I just heard from the deputy director that you were transferred from another department last fall?" "Yes..." Hagiwara's face appeared in Yumi's mind, and she thought, this man even said things that had nothing to do with it. "I heard that this is a special personnel change. Did Mr. Nishina say anything about this matter?" "No, he didn't say anything. Uh, is that related to this incident?" Yumi asked back. "No, it doesn't matter. I just want to sort out Mr. Nishina's interpersonal relationship." Sayama said as if to defend himself, and then stood up.

After the detective released her, Yumi left the office and went to the tea room.However, when she was halfway in the corridor, someone behind her called her.Looking back, Sakai Goro was walking towards her in overalls.He asked her, "How are you?" "Well, it's okay." "Let's go to the roof." Goro pointed upwards with his thumb, and Yumi nodded.Their department is on the top floor of the building.Normally, some people would play sand volleyball on the roof, but perhaps because of the influence of Naoki's murder, not a single person was there today.Yumi followed Goro to the wire fence.

"Mr. Nishina's murder seems serious?" Goro said. "Yeah." Yumi nodded, "It was because of this incident that I met Mr. Criminal Police just now." "And the detective? That's right...have you been investigated too?" "It's not that I'm being investigated, but I want to ask me something. Because I'm the one who handles the business trip for the head of the office." "Oh, that's it." Goro nodded, and then said, "Anyway, a lot of things happened to you recently, right?" "Oh, yes." "Well, it's better not to say anything that bothers you at a time like this?"

Yumi knew exactly what Goro was referring to.She knew it well, but kept silent. "About that matter..." Goro put his hands on the barbed wire, stared down from between his arms and said, "I'm waiting for your response for now. I think you don't have time to think about it because of the panic in the department." "Well," Yumi nodded, "I'm a little tired right now." "You're probably exhausted from all that has happened. You'd better not push yourself." "Thank you." After saying that, Yumi smiled. "I hope the culprit is caught soon."

"Hmm. I think the culprit will be caught immediately. Japanese police are very good, right?" Goro recalled Sayama's face and said, "It seems so." Goro proposed to Yumi about two weeks ago.He invited her on a date on Sunday, and on the way home to send her back to the single dormitory, he suddenly stopped and said: Will you marry me? Yumi was not surprised, but felt: He finally made up his mind.She had already noticed his intentions before, and he had been reluctant to confess to herself. "Can you give me some time?" Regarding Goro's marriage proposal, she lowered her head and responded, "I hope you let me think about it. I want to adjust various emotions."

"Well, I know. I know that well. You can think it over. But . . . " He paused, and then said, "But I look forward to hearing good news." Yumi still lowered her head. Later, no conclusion was drawn, and the matter has been dragged on until today. Sakai Goro, like Yumi, was born in Gunma County.The two lived close to each other, and they had been in the same school from elementary school to high school.Perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe them as childhood sweethearts.They still have memories of playing together when they were young. After graduating from high school, the two paths diverged for a time.Goro works for a company in Tokyo, namely MM Heavy Industries, while Yumi enters a local short-term university. "Yumie, you're a female college student—" Yumie remembered saying this after the graduation ceremony, and smiled desolately.Goro's family seems to have no extra money for him to go to college because his father just passed away.

"It's not uncommon for female college students. Goro, you joined a good company. It's great. MM Heavy Industry is a first-class company." "But I only graduated from high school, and my future development is limited." "That's not the case. Hey, Goro, you have to come back to play often when you go to Tokyo." "Well, I'll be back, anyway, Tokyo is not far away." Goro smiled. According to the agreement, he often returns home after work.Most of them were alone, and they often brought back two or three colleagues later.Among the colleagues who joined the company at the same time, Goro seems to have played the role of the eldest brother.When it was time for Yumie to look for a job, she, like Goro, chose MM Heavy Industries in Tokyo.When he heard this, Goro was so happy that he flew into the sky. About two years later—Goro must have been waiting for her for a long time.Proposing should and will require considerable determination.Yumi doesn't dislike Goro.You should be able to say that you have a good impression of him.Not only are they from the same country, but they are also speculative.He is a partner who can rest assured to be together.But when it came to marriage, she was completely troubled.It wasn't that she was dissatisfied with him, but that she couldn't see him as a marriage partner.Of course, it's not for the ridiculous reason that he only has a high school degree. I hope you make me think again - this is not simply a delay in responding.She thought to herself that if she really thought about it again, she might be able to make up her mind. The bell rang for the end of lunch break.As a result, the two were just looking under the building through the barbed wire. "Tomorrow afternoon, are you free?" Goro said before going down the stairs, "There's a concert by the Seaman Orchestra. It's not a great band, but my colleagues in the department are bass players, so I was forced to buy tickets based on the popularity .” Tomorrow is Friday, Yumi doesn't hate the concert, but shook her head. "Sorry, I can't do it tomorrow. I have to go to the funeral and I think there's a lot to help." "Funeral? Oh, that's right." Goro seemed to have forgotten about Naoki Nishina for a while.I heard that there will be a wake at Nishina's house today. "I hope it will be sunny. Because it's too sad to have a funeral in the rain." After speaking, he put his hand on Yumi's shoulder.