Chapter 41 Section 40

"Hey, Miyamoto, can you see clearly? It should be Ms. Hashimoto Takeko, you made it into 'Takeyu'." After the squad leader pointed it out, Takumi also found the mistake. "Ah, really. Sorry, I misread." "You can also use your brain a little bit, okay? How can there be a name like 'Duo Huiyu'?" I wanted to pick it up by "Duo Huizi", didn't I just make a mistake?Takumi wanted to refute like this, but he held back. "I'm sorry." He took off his hat and looked down, apologizing. "It's shameless, please." The squad leader left muttering.

Takumi smacked his lips and put his hat back on.In front of him was a long shelf with movable type, and his job was to look at the note at hand and pick out the designated type.This is a small printing company on the edge of Mukoshima, and there are only two people in the factory besides him.His identity is a temporary worker, and it is midsummer, and the company posted a job advertisement.Tuoshi has been working for a week. Although this kind of work of picking up small movable type is not in line with his personality, there are too many mistakes.The company also asked him to carry Daliang's paper, or send printed things to customers. These tasks were quite laborious, but he was very happy.

"Miyamoto-kun, there's a guest here." The bald president poked his head out of the office and called him. "Guest? Looking for me?" It must be time, he thought.Shisheng works part-time in a motorcycle shop and is responsible for stacking or arranging second-hand motorcycles. It is a short-term temporary job.Tuoshi heard from him that the work will be over today.It is estimated that he ended early and wanted to come over for a stroll. As he approached the office, he realized that the guests waiting there were unexpected. "You look good." It was Gao Cang, wearing a shirt and a white jacket, his face was tanned.

"Oh, long time no see." Tuoshi bowed his head in greeting. "Can we talk for ten or fifteen minutes?" "Should be fine. Wait a minute." Takumi greeted the president and got permission.Tuoshi's salary is piecework, so even if he leaves halfway, it's hard to say anything about him. They came to the coffee shop opposite the printing company, and Tuo Shi ordered a cup of iced coffee.The tables with "Space Invaders" were almost full.They sat at plain wooden tables.Tuo Shi felt a little itchy, but he still forced himself not to look at the guests who were playing games.What Chizuru said still haunts him to this day.

"You picked a very serious job." Gao Cang lit a cigarette and said in a little surprise. "I think, working in a printing company, people will appear smarter." Tuo Shi replied honestly. Gao Cang smiled and shook off the ashes.But when he looked up, the smile disappeared. "The matter with the International Communications Company seems to be coming to an end, and I want to tell you." "Really? You came here to tell me? It's not necessary." "Don't say that. We have our own way of doing things too. Smoke?" Gao Cang took out a pack of red Lucky Strike cigarettes, Takushi said "thank you" and took out one.There are many papers and printing solvents piled up in the workplace, which is non-smoking.

"The president of the international communication company will be arrested for embezzlement of public funds because of using the company's communication expenses to buy personal items. In other words, he pocketed the things Okabe and the others bought abroad. It is estimated that Okabe is also charged with the same crime .” "I'm afraid it's not just pocketing. Didn't he use those things to bribe?" Gao Cang nodded. "The names of two postal officials surfaced, and they will be convicted of taking bribes. The postal department can't push it all away, so it handed over the two victims. Those two have other benefits anyway, and they don't deserve sympathy. .”

"What will happen to the politicians? Is there something shady?" Gao Cang raised his lower lip and shook his head. "Unfortunately, the police investigation has come to an end. It should be said that someone told them to stop here. In fact, the name of a big person has been looming, so far. The management in the form of party tickets, entertainment, gifts, etc. has been obtained. Proof, but the awareness of bribery is difficult to ascertain, so the case cannot be opened. That is, things will end as planned. There has been a deal in a place beyond our reach, and an agreement has been reached."

"Dirty." Tuoshi curled his lips and took a big gulp of iced coffee. "This matter has also brought you a lot of trouble, and I have not been able to make any compensation. I am very sorry." "You don't need to apologize...how is Qianhe?" "Her matter has been properly handled. She is also a victim. I heard that you have broken up with her. If the reason is this time, I will be very disturbed." Takumi waved his hand in front of his face. "Although what happened this time is a cause, it will be the result sooner or later. Don't take it to heart. Chizuru and I were both little brats who didn't understand anything back then, and now we can finally start again as adults." Speaking of this, Takumi tilted his head, "Maybe he hasn't become a normal adult yet."

Gao Cang nodded with a smile. "Mr. Gao Cang, what are your plans for the future?" "Still in the current company for the time being, there is still a lot of aftermath work, and I will leave sooner or later. Let me just say here that we have a plan to establish a new company." "Oh, great, what company?" "Of course it's still a communication company. In the future, information will be the biggest commodity, because the means of communication will also be constantly updated, such as car phones." "Huh? Put the phone in the car?" "The planning has already begun." Gao Cang said while sipping hot coffee, tightening his jaw, "Building relay stations for radio waves everywhere, it is a kind of wireless phone."

Takumi felt as if he had heard something similar.He immediately remembered who he had heard it from. "Of course, a car phone would be nice. If this is done, everyone will have a phone soon. You can call it a portable phone." Gao Cang was about to bring the coffee cup to his mouth, but he stopped his hand involuntarily when he heard the words, with a look of surprise on his face. "Interesting. Indeed, sooner or later. The big question is whether the telephone can be made small and portable." "It will be realized soon. Not only Japan, but foreign factories will also compete to develop it."

This is also what I heard from Shi Sheng.These days, I have heard a lot of such dreamlike things from him, but at that time it was only a deaf ear, but I kept a little bit in my head. "In this way, the communication industry will have more development prospects." "Mr. Takakura, do you know about microcomputers?" "PC? I don't know how to use it, but I know what it is." "I heard that by connecting them with telephone wires, information can be exchanged." Gao Cang opened his eyes wide and looked at Takumi's face frequently. "You know a lot about this! That's the thing, but not many people know about it. This is a new technology that was developed last year. Who did you hear it from?" "Uh, this... I saw it in some newspaper." "I didn't expect you to care so much about communication technology. Go on, what will happen to that?" "If telephone lines can be used to exchange information in microcomputers, the number of people who own microcomputers will also increase. In this way, telephone lines all over the world will be connected to microcomputers. Telephones in the past can only transmit voice, but in the era of microcomputers to transmit information, video , pictures and so on can be passed on, so... it's really incredible." "Continue talking." Gao Cang leaned out. "Uh, there's nothing else to say, it's just my imagination." "It's okay, keep talking." Urged by Takakura, Takumi scratched his head.Things got weird, and he regretted it a little. "Using telephone lines to exchange a large amount of information in this way is like a large information network, and the telephone itself will also undergo great changes. After the popularization of the portable telephone just mentioned, it will not only be able to talk, but also It will have some simple functions of a microcomputer, so that no matter who runs around with it, they can get information from all over the world. In this way, the whole world will be connected at once." Tuoshi shook his head, and he was not too sure. I understand what I'm talking about, almost all of these I heard from Shi Sheng, "Such an era is coming." Gao Cang stared at Takumi for a while, and said, "Do you still write novels? Science fiction?" "Me? How is it possible?" "I think so. Did you tell a lot of people about this?" "No, I only told you. This is the first time." "Oh." Gao Cang seemed to be thinking about something, and said with a sly smile, "What a bold and peculiar idea! Now I'm just starting to plan mobile phones, so I can't go around shouting these words. Tuoshi-kun, you are amazing!" "yes?" "There's someone I want you to see. Can you make time?" "Time, I have plenty. Who is it?" "The person who will be the president of the new company, let him listen to your words." "That's all?" "Yes, everyone will be surprised. It's settled." Gao Cang pointed to Takumi's face. After working that day, Tuoshi returned to the apartment, and saw that Shisheng had already returned, and was looking at a map of the whole country, with a paper cup of instant noodles poured beside him. "Work is over?" Takumi asked. "Well, I got the wages." "What are you going to do from tomorrow? Are you still looking for a job?" "What about tomorrow," Shi Sheng replied, still staring at the map, "you don't need to think about it." "What's the matter? What do you mean?" "Tuoshi, can I discuss it with you?" "Consult with me? It's rare." Tuoshi sat cross-legged next to Shisheng and picked up a cigarette. "What if there is a time machine and people can go back to before the major accident?" "Don't keep asking inexplicable things." Tuo Shi took a puff of cigarette, thinking that Ai Gu couldn't compare to the luck, "What kind of time machine, how could there be such a thing?" "So I said hypothetically. What would happen?" "What else? Knowing that an accident will happen, don't let it happen." "But it's just that the past has changed? If the accident hadn't happened, maybe there would be a big change now, maybe I wouldn't be born into this world." "Ah? What are you talking about? Why can't I understand?" Shisheng sighed. "Don't you understand?" "Make fun of me, huh?" "No. It's a matter of course not knowing." Shi Sheng shook his head, then moved his gaze to the map. "I don't understand what you're talking about now, but I can understand things like portable phones and microcomputers. I showed Gao Cang a hand today, and he was taken aback for a while." He told Shi Sheng about the conversation he had with Gao Cang during the day. After listening carefully, Shi Sheng nodded his head. "It's true that Gao Cang is right, he must be able to do a good job. Maybe I don't need to say this, because the past tense will not change." "What? Why is it 'past, past' again. You haven't been stimulated, have you?" Just as Tuoshi said this, there was a knock on the door. "Mr. Miyamoto... Telegram." It was a man's voice. "Telegram?" This was the first time I had received such a thing.He stood dumbfounded, bewildered. "It was taken by Tojo's family?" Shi Sheng asked. Tuoshi looked at him: "How do you know?" Shi Sheng smiled slightly sadly. "Today is October 7th." Tuoshi didn't understand it, and didn't have time to think about it. The content of the telegram stimulated him. It was the obituary of Sumiko Tojo's death.