Chapter 20 Section 4

Dongzi came to my house that night, and I reported to her what happened during the day. "Yes? Sure enough, it still won't work!" She opened the tab of the can of beer, with a disappointed expression on her face, "Contrary to our prediction, the enemy's defense measures are quite strong! It seems that President Yamamori even owns his own daughter. Put a password on it!" "Yeah, but it doesn't feel like it." I said as I took a piece of smoked salmon into my mouth, "Although she rejected it severely, it was obvious that her expression was a bit confused. If he had been given a gag order, I don't think he would have that expression."

"Otherwise what? Did she decide to keep silent about this matter?" "Probably!" "I really don't understand." Dongzi shook her head slowly, "What kind of thing happened at the same time as that accident? What kind of secret is it that even girls with poor eyesight want to hide? What about the matter?" "My thought was that she was protecting those close to her." "shelter?" "That's right, father or mother or something. In other words, if you tell this secret, it will be detrimental to the people around you."

"All in all," Dongzi continued after drinking the beer, "it's just that the people around her have done some shameful things!" "Not just the people around her." I said, "All the people who survived the accident. Of course, Kawazu Masayuki and Niisato Miyuki are also included." For some reason, I couldn't sleep that night. After several glasses of whiskey-and-water, I slipped back into bed and managed to drift off to sleep, but kept waking up.And before waking up, I definitely had a very annoying dream. Just like this, after I didn't know how many dreams I had, I woke up with a start, and then I suddenly felt a strange feeling.It's hard for me to explain what this feels like, but I just feel uneasy and can't calm down.

I looked at the alarm clock by my bed—a few minutes after three.I lay back on the bed, hugged the pillow and closed my eyes again. However, at this time—— I don't know where there was a sound of "cracking", as if it was lightly bumped into something. I opened my eyes again, then pricked up my ears. I just maintained the posture of hugging the pillow for a while, but then I didn't hear any sound again.But just when I thought it was my illusion, the next moment I heard the sound of metal colliding.I recognize this voice. It was the sound of the wind chime hanging in the living room.

"What! It's the wind!" I thought, lowering my eyelids again.But my eyes opened wide again immediately, and at the same time my heart twitched violently. From the closed condition of the windows, it was impossible for the wind to flow in this room. someone in the house... Fear dominated my heart in an instant.The hand gripping the pillow was getting stronger and stronger, the underarms were also sweating, and the pulse was beating fast. There was another tiny sound!I don't know what made it, it felt like a metallic sound, but this time it seemed to drag on for a long time.

"Come on!" I made up my mind. After calming my breath, I slid off the bed.Then, like a ninja, he tiptoed to the door, and opened the door two or three centimeters with such caution that he could not make a sound.I just peeped out from that slit. The living room was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.Only on the electronic screen of the video recorder placed above the TV, the numbers on the clock flashed green. After waiting like this for a while, I still didn't notice anyone moving, nor did I hear any sound.After a while, my eyes got used to the darkness, and I found no sign of anyone hiding in the room, and the sound of the wind chimes stopped.

I decided to open the door a little more.Still, nothing changed.The home that I have seen thousands or tens of thousands of times is still as spacious as ever. My fast heartbeat slowed down a little. Looking around, I stood up slowly, reached out and touched the light switch on the wall, and pressed it.In an instant, the whole house was lit with faint lights. No one was there, and the house was fine.The whiskey glass I drank before bed was also in its proper place.Am I being overwhelmed? Although the result in front of me reassures me a little, the ominous premonition in my chest still hasn't disappeared.Even though he thought that he might be too nervous, he couldn't convince himself with this reason in his heart.

It must be too tired——I tried to think so in order to let myself accept it. However, when I turned off the light again, a strange sound came to my ears. That voice came from another room - my studio.And it's a voice I'm all too familiar with—the word processor turning on. strangeness?I pondered.After work, I should have turned off the power.And I don't recall opening it again. I trembled and pushed open the door of the studio.Of course, the lights here have also been turned off by me just now.But in the darkness, white words flashed on the screen of the word processor placed by the window.The power was indeed on.

The uneasiness in my heart revived again, and the beating speed of my pulse gradually accelerated.Holding the uneasiness that was almost overflowing, I slowly approached the work table.However, when I saw the words displayed on the word processor screen, I couldn't move my feet. I'll kill you if you don't stop I looked at the line, gasped, and took a long, hard way to exhale.Sure enough, someone broke into the house.And this person broke in just to leave me this message. Will you kill me if you don't stop...? I can't imagine who made such a big detour to warn me.But this person knows what I'm doing and is afraid of it.That said, while the investigations are out of order, we're definitely getting closer to something.

I draw the curtains.Compared with the inside of the room, the outside of the house is so bright.Like the moon drawn with a compass, it floats lightly among the clouds. Now that it's over, I won't stop—I murmured to the moon.