Chapter 26 chapter 2

Also this week, on Thursday morning, when Fumiko was alone at home, the detective called.She picked up the receiver and heard the detective's emotionless voice. "What time was it when your husband came back yesterday?" After listening to the detective's question, Mimiko thought for a while and said, "It was past nine o'clock when I came back last night." The detective was silent for a while after hearing this. "Any questions?" "Well. Actually, your husband met a woman after he came out of the company last night." "..." "H-Hi."

"Ah, yes, I'm listening. I'm thinking, he really is... what happened next?" "Unfortunately, the identity of the woman has not been confirmed, but I want to tell you first." "Is that so... did you take a picture?" "Caught it." "Could it be brought to me, then? As soon as possible, I hope. This afternoon?" "Understood." After agreeing on a time in detail, Fumiko put down the phone. At the appointed time, the detective arrived on time, but this time, the female assistant did not come.The detective told Fumiko that she had other jobs.

"Is that also an investigation into extramarital affairs?" Regarding this question, the detective just tilted his head slightly, without commenting. After sitting down in the living room, the detective took out a stack of documents from his purse, with photos attached to it. "After leaving the company at half past six, your husband got into a taxi and went to Kichijoji. After reading for a while in a bookstore near the station, a woman came. After a few words, the two of them went together Went to a love hotel." When hearing about the hotel, Fumiko swallowed hard, "What happened next?"

"The two came out at 8:30. Your husband went to the station, so he should have gone home directly. The problem is that woman got into a taxi in front of the station and drove towards Shinjuku. We also drove behind, but when she After getting out of the car and entering the underground passage, she disappeared. I always feel that she is deliberately trying to get rid of us." "You mean you were discovered?" Fumiko frowned. "No. Absolutely not. Because we're very careful. The woman probably did it because she was worried about being followed, maybe because she was afraid of being discovered on a date with your husband. She wears dark glasses and wears a scarf. The nose and mouth are tightly covered so that people cannot see her face clearly."

"So... that woman is also a married woman?" "That's very possible," said the detective flatly. "If you can't see the face clearly, then you won't be able to figure out who she is even by looking at the photo?" Fumiko bit her lips tightly as she said. "It's hard to tell who the woman is from the photo. But isn't that evidence that your husband is having an affair?" "That's right...can you show me the photo?" "Please." The detective said and put the document with the photo in front of Fumiko.The photo showed Sachio in a beige coat and a woman with a scarf around her mouth as the detective described.She held the photo in her hand and looked at it for a while, and suddenly said "ah".

"What's the matter?" asked the detective. "Does Madame know this woman?" "Oh, no, no. I don't know her..." Fumiko hurriedly argued, and put the photo back on the table, her expression obviously changed.She turned to the detective and said, "I'm really sorry, thank you for your investigation, but I hope this matter ends here, I wonder if it's okay? Of course, I will pay you all as we agreed at the beginning. amount of money." The detective's drooping eyelids lifted up slightly, "Ma'am, you mean that you have achieved your goal, don't you?"

"Ah, that's what it means." "In that case, do as you please." The detective added resignedly, "It's work, too." "Please give me the photos and negatives. Also, please keep it absolutely confidential, okay? This is very important." "That's for sure." The detective agreed. After agreeing on a time to deliver the remaining photos and negatives, Fumiko sent the detective to the gate.