Chapter 16 Section 7

The day after Nishina Naoki's funeral, Hashimoto slept until after noon.He couldn't sleep last night, and ended up watching late-night shows until three in the morning.However, he only remembered watching an old western and had no memory of the plot at all.My mind is full of murders. What should we do? Frankly speaking, Hashimoto regrets participating in the plans of Nishina Naoki and Suenaga Takuya.Why would I accept that kind of invitation?Isn't there a better way than killing people?For example, the three of them offered money to persuade Yasuko.But by now, it was too late to regret.If one fails, the police may find out that they are involved in the murder.

Is there no other way to go besides killing Yasuko? Hashimoto remembered Takuya Suenaga's words.Had to exterminate the pests—— Hashimoto really has no love for Yasuko.The reason for maintaining a relationship with her is purely based on physical needs.After all, she was the one who took the initiative to seduce him.Yasuko, who has seen countless people and feels coquettish, was not his type in the first place.Even so, he maintains a relationship with her because she is a convenient woman.She is so open about having fun, there is no other woman who is more cooperative. It never occurred to Hashimoto to marry her.He could sense that she was a dangerous woman.It's best to break it off with her before things get tricky.Even so, Hashimoto couldn't break up with her because of a crucial reason.

It's not that he didn't think she would be pregnant.If she got pregnant, he thought, just give her a sum of money and send her off.Of course, he was careful not to let this kind of thing happen, but if someone asked, "Are you taking protective measures thoroughly enough?", he really didn't have confidence. Yasuko hated Hashimoto's use of condoms and strongly hoped that he would not use them.Hashimoto thought, I don't want to kill people.Both hands still remember the touch when carrying Naoki Nishina's body.The face of a dead man, the bloodless skin.He never wanted to do that kind of thing again.

Is there any good way to do it?When he turned over while moaning, the doorbell at the porch rang.He answered the door in pajamas, and the postman stood outside the door. "There is your package." The postman handed him a palm-sized box. After receiving the package, Hashimoto took out the mail in the mailbox, and walked into the restaurant with it.My head is groggy, and I really don't have enough sleep.Most of the mail is immediately thrown into the trash can.He thought to himself, thanks to the store for sending so many boring advertisements.But the wedding thank-you letter from my cousin got caught in the headhunter notices and direct mail.The cousin is three years younger than Hashimoto, and in the wedding thank you letter is a photo of the couple during their honeymoon trip to Hawaii. The bride is petite and cute.

"It's time for you to start a family—" his father would say to Hashimoto whenever he returned to his hometown in Chiba.His father retired from the trading company where he worked for many years the year before last, and now lives with his mother and younger sister.The younger sister has also reached the marriageable age, but perhaps she is reluctant to let her daughter get married. At present, the parents still only urge Hashimoto to get married. They probably never dreamed that such a thing would happen to their son—the faces of his family members appeared in Hashimoto's mind.

Hashimoto's family is extremely ordinary.The five-bedroom, two-living house is ten minutes away from the station, and a light brown dog lives on the green lawn.Parents have always pinned their dreams on their children, valued the environment and the enrollment rate in choosing schools, and hired tutors to help their children be admitted to star schools.The theme raised at the dinner table was "the future", and the family often had twinkling eyes.But now, the daughter works in the trading company where his father used to work, and the son works in a top-notch heavy machinery manufacturer.When Hashimoto decided to enter MM Heavy Industry, his father rarely returned home early without working overtime, saying it was to celebrate with a toast.Hashimoto let out a long sigh.He thought to himself that he should not cause misfortune to his family.If I was arrested by the police as a murderer, my parents and sister would no longer be able to live a normal life. This kind of thing must be avoided.

no way-- There is no way, but I have been unwilling to face it up to now. Hashimoto decided to marry Yasuko.Other than that, there is no other way.In order not to lose all kinds of precious things, he thought, at least his marriage must be sacrificed.Of course, there are several problems at hand.For example: Unless she knows who the father of the child in Kangzi's belly is, maybe she will not agree to get married.However, Hashimoto thought, he had to finish the marriage as soon as possible.No matter who the real father of the child is, he must treat the child as his own, raise the child up, and tell no one the secret.

"It has to be done." He said his decision aloud.He felt that doing so would strengthen his resolve.Then he thought, good thing he thought of his family. The problem is Sueye Takuya, how to convince that man?He seemed determined to kill Yasuko. "He's so nice. There's nothing to lose," Hashimoto said to himself, reaching for the package.The sender was Toshiki Nishina, and he opened the brown kraft paper, revealing the wrapping paper of a well-known department store; a "gift" sticker was pasted on it.Hashimoto thought, it was probably a return gift for those who attended the funeral.But at yesterday's funeral, he had already received a white handkerchief when he left.

Open the package at the department store, from which a pen and ink bottle emerge.Although it is a domestic product, it should be considered a high-end product.Gold inlaid flowers on a black background.In the hand, the body of the pen is thick and full of weight.Maybe it was a return gift for someone related to the company - so Hashimoto judged. He wanted to try the pen with a direct mail envelope, but it didn't seem to hold the ink and he couldn't write.When I opened the pen, it was not the kind that was inserted into the ink tube, but an ink sac was installed to suck ink from the ink bottle.Hashimoto thought to himself, that's why he attached the ink bottle together, the ink is blue.

Just use this pen to write a letter to Suenaga——Hashimoto sat in front of the desk in his pajamas, and opened the ink bottle.He felt that if he was in front of Sue Yong, he would not be able to say bluntly that he planned to marry Yasuko.That man exudes an oppressive atmosphere. He is obviously full of human desires inside and out, but there is no trace of humanity in his body. But writing a letter is not very good, if it is handed over to the police by accident, it will be terrible—— Hashimoto's mind was full of thoughts, and he began to put the blue ink into the brand new pen. "Mr. Sueyong, there is your package."

The small box was delivered to Takuya after noon on Saturday.When he was eating toast and reading the newspaper. What exactly was it sent by the full-time director——Takuya opened the package and ran out a pen and ink bottle.It says "Gift" on it, but it should be expensive. "Send this kind of thing, what do you want to do?" There was no ink in the pen, so Takuya uncapped the pen, stared at the nib for a few seconds, then immediately capped the pen again, and threw it directly into the desk drawer.He didn't like fountain pens in terms of having to wait for the ink to dry.When writing letters, he mostly uses a water-based ballpoint pen.In addition, he will use a signature pen. Last night, he scribbled a bunch of content on a few sheets of paper and then tore it up, also using a signature pen. What was scrawled in scribbles was a plan to kill Yasuko.However, he hasn't figured it out yet.It seems that killing a human being is a more difficult job than making a robot.