Chapter 22 Section 6

When returning to the office, Mrs. Yamamori just came out of the president's office. "What's the matter?" President Yamamori asked.Madam seemed to notice both of us at this moment. "I want to discuss something with you. But you seem to have guests!" She looked in my direction, so I nodded to her, but she didn't say anything. "Then you go and pass the time before you come back. Yumi isn't with you, is she?" "She went to the tea party today." "Really? Come back in about an hour. This way, please." President Yamamori opened the door, and after another nod with my wife, I approached the president's office.I could feel her eyes staring at my back all the time—a thorn-like gaze.

After entering the president's office, President Yamamori immediately invited me to sit on the sofa.Almost as soon as I sat down, the female secretary walked out of the office.Probably to prepare a drink! "I've read your novel." As soon as he sat down, this was the first sentence. "It's very interesting! Although I personally don't like the theme of revenge that much, but the subtle mentality of the prisoner is very good! I hate the kind of novels that talk about a lot of theories and revenge at the same time." I didn't know how to answer, so I just said meaninglessly: "That's it!"

"But to be honest, I also feel dissatisfied! What I dislike the most is using the prisoner's suicide note to uncover some complicated mysteries. I don't agree that the prisoner should do things casually when it is not necessary. Confession about it." "You are right." I said, "I have no talent." "That's not the case!" Just as he was saying polite words, the female secretary appeared with iced coffee. As I pulled the straw out of the wrapper, I thought about the barbell—I mean, of course, the one that was crushing my neck. Someone put a wet towel over my face and pressed down on the barbell.

Who is that man? Is it President Yamamori in front of you? After thinking about it calmly, I realized that the prisoner didn't mean to put me to death.If someone died in this kind of place, it would cause a great commotion, so the identity of the prisoner would be exposed soon! That said, it's a warning. Just like someone sneaked into my house yesterday, the other party just planned to give me a warning-to ask me not to interfere again. And there is no doubt that the man is in this center. "What's wrong with the iced coffee?" The voice suddenly reached my ear, making me jump.Only then did I realize that I was in a daze looking at the coffee cup.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking that this coffee is delicious..." After I said this, I realized that I hadn't even had a sip of coffee. "I already know the purpose of your visit today." He sipped his coffee with relish, and said, "You want to ask what happened a year ago, right?" "..." "In order to ask this question, you went to meet all kinds of people, right? Kanai, Sakagami, and our little daughter have also been interrogated by you." "You know very well." "Well, because they are all people around me!"

"People around you"? "But no one told me the truth!" President Yamamori showed a subtle smile. "Why can you assert that they are not telling the truth?" "Because..." I looked back at his expectant face, "Is that really not the truth?" He smiled as if hearing something interesting.Then he leaned on the sofa and lit a cigarette. . "Why do you care so much about that accident? It has nothing to do with you, it's a thing of the past for us. Although it's not something that should be forgotten, there's no need to talk about it all the time."

"But I'm sure someone was killed because of that accident—Mr. Kawazu and Miss Niisato. And Kawazu is my boyfriend." He shook his head lightly, and after a while, he said, "It's a headache!" After he finished speaking, he took a deep drag on the cigarette. "A criminal police came here two days ago!" "Interpol? Are you looking for President Yamamori?" "That's right. I heard that Kawatsu and Niisato are related. It was published in a magazine last year. It seems that the detective is going to start investigating the two people's respective relationships at work. .At that time, I was asked! It was like 'Do you know anything' or something like that."

"Should you answer 'don't know'?" "Of course!" He said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Because in fact there was no one! At that time, there was an accident, and unfortunately one person died—that's all." "It's hard for me to believe that's all there is to it." "If you don't believe me, I will be very troubled." President Yamamori said with a deep voice that seemed to come from the stomach.There was still a smile on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes at all. "If you don't believe me, I'll be very troubled," he repeated. "It's just a simple shipwreck. There's no other story."

I didn't respond to his words, but tried my best to say in a voice without any emotion: "I have one thing to trouble you - I want to see your daughter." "See Yumi?" He raised one eyebrow, "What can you do with my daughter?" "I want to ask her the same question again because last time she ran away without answering." "It doesn't matter how many times you ask, it's just a waste of time." "I don't think so. All in all, please let me meet Ling Qianjin. Even if her answer is 'nothing happened', it doesn't matter."

"I'm troubled by this." President Yamamori's eyes completely rejected my request, "My daughter was very frightened in that accident. We both want her to forget about it as soon as possible. And Yumi was almost in a coma at that time, so even if something really happened, she should have forgotten it. Even if she really remembered it today, she would only remember 'nothing happened' .” "No matter what, can't you let me meet Ling Qianjin?" "Exactly." He said coldly, then stared at me closely as if to observe my reaction.He seemed satisfied with my silence.

"Can I trouble you to understand us?" "There is no other way." "That's right." "Then can you tell me something?" He stretched out his left hand, palm up, as if saying: Please. "First, it's about Yukihiro Takemoto. Under what circumstances did he participate in that yacht trip? He shouldn't be a member or a staff member, right?" No one knows all about this person, how can there be such absurd things in the world. "It's true that he's not a member," President Yamamori said nonchalantly, "but I often see him when greeting non-member guests. Especially in the indoor swimming pool. Actually, because I often go there too, I got to know him naturally. But other than that, there is no further communication between us." I recalled that President Yamamori used to be a swimmer.At the same moment, the fact that Yukihiro Takemoto is very good at swimming came to my mind. "So, it's an introduction from President Yamamori?" "That's it." Although I still nodded first, it does not mean that I fully believe this statement.What he said, maybe he thinks it makes sense, but no one knows the relationship between Yukihiro Takemoto and President Yamamori, which is really suspicious. "Besides Mr. Takemoto, there is another person who has nothing to do with everyone, a woman named Yasuko Furusawa." "Ah... yes." "Is that lady also participating through President Yamamori's relationship?" "Well, that's right." President Yamamori suddenly said in an unnaturally loud voice: "She is also a frequent visitor to the swimming pool. But since that accident, I haven't seen her again." "No contact either?" "No, I think she must have been frightened by that accident!" "Do you know Yasuko Furusawa has moved?" "Moving? I don't know. So she moved..." He coughed lightly, as if he was going to show me that he was not interested in this matter. "Then there's...uh..." Seizing the moment when I interrupted the question, he stood up while looking at his watch. "Is this okay? Sorry, I have something to do later." I had no choice but to stand up hastily. "Thank you." "Hehe, keep going! But..." He stared into my eyes and said, "Don't overdo it. No matter what you do, it's important to know where you should stop." He might have meant to say it in a bright tone, but to my ears it sounded terribly dark. The female secretary watched me leave the room all the way.I remember her name should be Noriko Murayama, and she also participated in last year's trip. "I also want to ask you something." As I left, I tried to say to her. But she just kept smiling and shook her head slowly. "It's the secretary's job not to say anything unnecessary." Her voice was beautiful, and her tone was as clear as if she was speaking on a stage. "Isn't it okay anyway?" "Ok." "what a pity." She smiled again. "I have read the teacher's book. It's very beautiful!" The "teacher" in her mouth seemed to be referring to me, and I was a little surprised. "Yes? Thank you." "In the future, please continue to write more good-looking books." "I will work hard." "For this reason, I think it would be better for you not to be too enthusiastic about unnecessary things." "……"--what?I re-examined her face and saw that her beautiful smile was still there. "Then I take my leave." Then she left.I stared blankly at her beautiful figure and left.