Chapter 3 Section 3

The next day, Masaki's house caused quite a commotion.Gao Ming and Ryoko brought their son Takao, eldest daughter Yukiko, youngest daughter Hiromi, and Tojiro's concubine wife Eriko, secretary Narita, servant Asako and old maid Tokuko, a total of nine people gathered in the cafeteria. expression. "That is to say," Liangzi glared at Jiang Lizi, and asked, "Did you find out that Dad was missing this morning?" "yes." Jiang Lizi also stared back at her without admitting defeat, and nodded. "What about last night? Didn't you go to Dad's room after the party?"

"I went, but the door was locked. I thought he was asleep, so I went back to my room." "Really" After Ryoko cast a calm gaze at Jiang Lizi, she turned her gaze to her husband. "When was the last time you saw your father?" Gao Ming sat down on the chair, crossed his arms and replied: "In the middle of the party, I was going to let him say a few words before it was over and I went to his room, where he was sitting on a stool smoking a cigar. I begged him to say a few last words and he said he was tired , asked me to say something casually. Then we chatted about business for a while, and Narita and Eriko were also there at that time."

"He was right." Standing beside Gao Ming, Narita nodded slightly and said, "I remember, I asked Mazi to bring coffee." After Narita's eyes focused on Mazi, she immediately straightened up and replied, "Yes." "When I went, the Grand Master and the Master were talking." "She hasn't seen anyone else since then?" Ryoko looked at all the people present and said.No one answered, and the three children obviously thought that this matter had nothing to do with them, and they looked like they had nothing to do.They hadn't even been to the banquet the night before.

"Mazi, don't you bring water to the chairman's room every day?" Mazi panicked and stammered: "Yes, yes, but the door of the room is locked, and there is no response to knocking on the door. When I was at a loss, the master appeared. He said that the chairman is a little tired today and asked me not to send it off, so I left first." "She's right." Gao Ming said. "That means—" Ryoko frowned thoughtfully, her eyes focused on a point in the air. "Father went somewhere from the banquet to this morning? But where did he go...Miss Eriko, don't you have a clue?"

"No." To Ryoko, who was clearly accusatory, Jiang Lizi suddenly became angry and replied angrily. "Mom, can we leave?" At this time, his son Takao spoke as a representative of the three siblings. "We didn't see grandpa last night, and we can't know where he went. There's no need to stay here anymore!" Younger sisters Yukiko and Hiromi seemed to think he was right, and nodded. Ryoko looked at Long Fu and the others for a while, and felt that his words were indeed reasonable, so she agreed with them to leave. "Do you want to call the police?"

After the children left, Tokuko, the old maid who hadn't said a word, suggested that she had served this family for nearly thirty years. Because of this, it can be said that her words were second only to Ryoko in this family. "It's not appropriate to make things big now." Ryoko said, "Dad probably just went somewhere on a whim, and we can talk about it after a while." "And if the company's employees know that the chairman is missing, it will definitely have an impact on the company's operations." Gao Ming and Liang Zi hold the same opinion.

Finally, on this day everyone reached a consensus to wait and see and then disbanded. Gao Ming went to work in the company, while Narita stayed in the reception room of Masaki's house, asking all possible places Tojiro could go by phone.Of course he knew very well that it was a waste of effort.But Ryoko looked at her with a worried look on the side. If she didn't try her best to find Tojiro, she would definitely attract suspicion, so she couldn't stop the show. "Yeah... well, I see, I'm sorry to bother you." After making several phone calls, Narita Asano Ryoko shook her head.She sighed softly and lowered her gaze.

"All places related to the work of the chairman have been contacted." "Thank you for your hard work, then let me contact relatives." After handing the phone to Ryoko, Narita walked out of the reception room and walked towards Jiang Lizi's room.Although Jiang Lizi's room was on the second floor, she was sitting on the carpeted corridor with a helpless expression on her face. "Ah, Narita, you're here." She looked up at him as if asking for help. "It was really unexpected." Narita sighed, sat down beside her, and lit a cigarette. "I didn't expect the chairman's car to break down. I have been riding in the company's car for the past few days."

"What should I do next?" "Have you packed the chairman's travel luggage?" Yes, Jiang Lizi nodded feebly. "In this case, you don't have to do anything. As before, just keep pretending you don't know anything." "But now everyone is starting to riot. Judging from Ryoko's tone, it seems that she will hand over the matter to the police sooner or later. Once that happens, won't our plans be exposed?" "I don't think there is any need to worry about this for the time being. The vice chairman probably won't let her do this."

"That's true." "There is no way out now, don't you want property?" "Of course... I want it." "Then please do as I say, I'll go first." The divorce agreement must first be enforced - that is the immediate priority. Unexpectedly, as soon as Narita walked out of Jiang Lizi's room, Asako came to inform him that Masaki Tomohiro had called.Suddenly Narita had an ominous premonition. Sure enough, Tomohiro came to him to discuss the divorce agreement submitted. "what happend?" Narita suppressed his emotions and asked. "Actually, I had a phone call with my mother yesterday, and I asked her if she really wanted a divorce. Then she herself expressed some regrets, so she wanted to think about it again. Although we have signed the agreement, we can do it before we submit it. Did you change your mind temporarily? Originally, if you asked the Municipal Council not to accept the divorce agreement, they would not accept it, but now I just need to tell you, and those steps can be omitted."

"I see." Narita swallowed into the receiver, "I understand." "Then please." "Let's stop here first." After putting down the phone, Narita realized that something was wrong.I don't know whether he got the news from the relevant personnel of the company that Narita called or the relatives that Ryoko asked. In short, Tomohiro probably learned of Tojiro's disappearance.Once a person disappears, the possibility of death is very high.In this way, Wenjiang, Youhong's mother and son have a dream opportunity to inherit the inheritance.The two of them must have considered this matter before quickly changing their minds. Maybe it's time to give up the battle plan of selling clever favors, Narita thought.So, now he can only put all his eggs in one basket to get the insurance money for Jiang Lizi - this is the only option at present. Narita changed his plans. That evening, another family meeting was held in the cafeteria.In addition to the nine people this morning, Tomohiro and his wife Cheng Jiang also joined the meeting. "Miss, I think it's better to call the police." Dezi said to Liangzi, but Gao Ming objected. "Judging from the current situation, it is more likely that the chairman will voluntarily run away from home. I do not agree to leave it to the police." "But we don't know what his purpose is! I think he is more likely to be taken away by someone." Tomohiro said.As far as he is concerned, he definitely hopes to use a method that can determine Tojiro's life and death more quickly. "Take it away? How did you do it? This is not an unmanned mansion!" Gao Ming retorted. "Even if it's not forced, it's possible to trick him out of the house. I believe there must be a way to do it." "In this way, we can't call the police. According to your statement, the person who took away the chairman is likely to be a relative or someone very familiar with him." When the few of them were discussing in full swing, Ryoko just listened silently from the side.Whether he is deliberating over whether to call the police or is considering other things is impossible to know in the eyes of others. "Sister, what should I do?" Just as Tomohiro came to question Ryoko, the doorbell rang.The expressions of several people present twitched a few times as if they were suddenly electrified. "Who would it be at this time?" Gao Ming asked angrily. Tokuko walked over to pick up the intercom, and after whispering a few words, he walked up to Ryoko and whispered a few words.Ryoko nodded straight and said, "Take them to the reception room." "Liangzi!" Gao Ming looked at his wife with a worried expression, but she seemed calm and composed.He wanted to say something next, but in the end he couldn't. Narita followed Tokuko to the gate. Appearing in the entrance was a tall man in a black suit and a woman in a jacket of the same color.The man is about 35 years old, and his deep eyes don't look Japanese at all.The woman looked less than 30 years old, Narita guessed.With long oily black hair shawls, slender and delicate eyes, and a tightly closed small mouth, she is definitely a beauty—— "Is madam at home?" The man asked in a clear and loud voice, and when Tokuko was about to answer, Ryoko's figure appeared behind him. "I have been waiting for your arrival, please come inside." -------------------------------- Note: