Chapter 5 Section 4

Zhigui saw his brother on the tenth day after the incident.The police came to inform that it was Gangzhi meeting his younger brother.Zhigui didn't expect to see his brother who was arrested, and was quite surprised. When I arrived at the police station, I was directed to the interrogation room.Naoki was a little surprised, thinking that they met in a room surrounded by glass that they often see on TV. There was a table in the center of the narrow rectangular room, and Tsuyoshi and the police sat on either side.Gangzhi's cheeks were thin and his chin was pointed.In just ten days, my tanned face turned gray.Dark shadows appeared under the eyebrows, and the eyes hidden there were looking at the ground.Although he noticed Naoki coming in, he never looked up at his younger brother.

The policeman with cropped hair and who looked over forty years old asked Naoki to sit on a chair.He sat down and looked at Gangzhi with his head down.My brother still didn't move. "Hello! What's the matter?" said the policeman. "My brother came to see you." Gangzhi remained silent.It was as if he had lost the moment to speak. "Brother!" Zhigui called him. Gangzhi's body twitched.Rather than hearing him being called, it was more like a conditioned reflex of the body after hearing a familiar voice.He raised his head slightly and glanced at his brother.As soon as they met their eyes, they immediately returned their eyes to the ground.

"Naoki..." Gangzhi's voice was hoarse, and he continued, "I'm sorry." A sense of despair hit Naoki's chest again.Let him realize that all this is a nightmare but a reality.For ten days, he tried desperately to come to terms with this reality.However, somewhere in my heart I still look forward to "something went wrong".At this moment, in Zhigui's heart, it was like building blocks that had not been piled up firmly, and the last pillar fell down with a clatter. "Why?" Zhigui seemed to force out his voice, "Why did you do that..."

Gangzhi didn't answer.The left hand on the table was trembling slightly.Nails are black. "My brother asked you why." The policeman whispered to Gangzhi. Tsuyoshi sighed and rubbed his face with his hands.Closing his eyes tightly, he took another deep breath. "What did I do! What did I do!" He seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and suddenly lowered his head.Shoulders twitched, moaned, and tears trickled down to his feet. Zhigui has a lot of things he wants to ask his brother, and also wants to blame him.But he couldn't say anything, just stayed beside him.His brother's remorse and grief came to him like a telepathy.

When it was time for Zhigui to leave, he searched for what he wanted to say to his brother. He thought there should be some words that only he could say. "Brother", standing in front of the door, he said, "Pay attention to your health!" Gangzhi raised his head, his eyes widened in surprise, as if he realized that meeting in an unobstructed space, this was the last time. As soon as he saw his brother's face, Zhigui's emotions fluctuated violently, and the things accumulated in his heart suddenly stimulated his tear glands.Not wanting to cry in such a place, he cried:

"Brother is a fool! He did such a stupid thing!" Seeing that the younger brother seemed to be beating his elder brother, the police quickly stood in front of Zhigui.Seemingly understanding Naoki's mood, he silently nodded towards him.Zhigui lowered his head and clenched his teeth.He thought, you don’t understand, you don’t know how we feel! Other policemen came and escorted him to the gate of the police station.The policeman said as he walked, that he had persuaded Gangzhi several times to meet his younger brother, but he just refused.This time he made up his mind to meet, probably because he was going to be transferred to the detention center tomorrow.

After leaving the police station, Naoki didn't go directly to the station, but walked aimlessly on the street.To be honest, he didn't want to go back to the apartment either.Because if you go back, you have to face various problems.There is no solution to any problem, and no one will help him solve it. As I was walking, I suddenly remembered that the family where Gangzhi committed the crime should be nearby. Where is it?All he remembered was the name Ogata Store. There is a public phone booth outside the convenience store, and there is a phone book next to it.He looked for the Ogata store, and found it quickly. He wrote down the address and walked into the convenience store. He confirmed the location on the map, and it was nearby.

He put his hands in his pockets and walked up.The thought of wanting to see that home and not wanting to see it swings back and forth like a pendulum, my heart shakes, but my feet walk in that direction. Turning the corner and reaching the street where the house could be seen, my legs stopped moving as if they were suddenly bound.It must be that one, he was sure.Although it is a bungalow, it is also a mansion, a vast courtyard, and a parking lot opposite-everything is eligible. He stepped forward slowly, feeling his heart beating faster, and walked past the tightly closed western-style courtyard door.

It suddenly occurred to me that there should be a funeral for the victim.Heard that the murder was held later than usual because of the forensic autopsy. Was that also held?He thought, should he also participate?Do I need to apologize for Gangzhi?Of course he might be kicked out, but even then he should come, right? Naoki realizes that until now little thought has been given to the victim.After being hit by Gangzhi's incident, all I thought about was what I would do in the future; I lamented how unfortunate I was after this incident happened. In this incident, the most unfortunate is the old man who was killed by Gangzhi, of course.But he didn't think about such a matter of course.It cannot be said that being old is not a bad thing to be killed.She still has the rest of her life. With such a mansion, she shouldn't have to worry about money and live comfortably.Maybe there is a grandson. Watching the grandson grow up, life in old age must be full of fun.And Gangzhi took everything from her.

Probably don't eat it now, Zhigui thought.Gangzhi went to prison, so he could only apologize by himself.Go kowtow to others to admit your mistakes, even if you are scolded or kicked out, you must sincerely apologize.Expressing our feelings in this way, even a little bit, will probably ease the relatives' hatred of the prisoner.In that case, maybe Takeshi's crime will be lessened a little. Zhigui walked into the door of Ogata's house, his mouth was very thirsty.Thinking about the order in my mind, I rang the doorbell first and said it was Takeshi Takeshi's younger brother.The other party may refuse to open the door, and will tell him to go away. In that case, you should beg others to let you in, even if you just say a word, you want to apologize to them.Keep on pleading.

Near the door, he took a deep breath. At this moment, the door opened, and a thin middle-aged man walked out, wearing a shirt and tie, and a dark blue cardigan outside.The man took a little girl by the hand and walked out the door. It must be the son and granddaughter of the deceased old lady. Naoki didn't expect this to happen.The father and daughter smiled.But that kind of smile is unique to those who lost their loved ones due to accidental disasters, and it contains a sad smile.The intensity of that atmosphere exceeded Naoki's expectations. stop!He thought, but his legs were still walking.I felt that the father and daughter glanced at him, but he didn't look at them directly, and the father and daughter didn't pay special attention to him, and walked along the road. Naoki brushed past the two of them and walked through the gate of Ogata's house. I ran away like a deserter—he resented himself for walking on.