Chapter 11 Section Eleven

The father's slightly arched back released an indescribable aggressiveness.I am sure that my father was mentally prepared and determined to follow the woman and kill her. I swallowed a mouthful of saliva, but my mouth felt dry.Enduring the feeling of my tongue sticking to my mouth, I quietly walked out of the alley, following behind my father. Shimozi seemed completely unaware that our father and son were behind her, and walked towards the station.It was already past the departure time of the last tram, so she probably planned to hail a taxi.And my father should also know that she is always in the cable car in that area.

Father quickened his pace.If you let her get in the car before catching up with her, there will be no drama.I was careful not to be noticed by the two of them, and I also quickened my pace. I was thinking, how is my father going to sin?Once at the station, no matter what you do, even if it is late at night, you will be seen.If you suddenly swing a kitchen knife and chop someone, you must immediately cause a commotion.Could it be that his father has already realized that even if he is seen by others, he will carry out the murder plan?After assassinating her, his father had no choice but to escape. Without a vehicle for escape, did he think he could escape smoothly?Or did he think that as long as he killed her, he would have no regrets, even if he was arrested by the police on the spot?

As I walked, I imagined myself as the murderer's son.Just imagining it makes me tremble with fear, but in fact, I still have this expectation in my heart.The son of a murderer—I always felt that there was an invisible force in that sentence.I look forward to getting that power for myself. If others know that I am the son of a murderer... No one should dare to look down on me.Not only that, everyone will definitely avoid me.They're thinking, "Don't mess with him! That guy is scary, don't know what he's going to do. After all, he has murderous blood in his veins." It's not bad to imagine people looking at you with that scared look .

Shimako stopped in front of a building tens of meters away from the station.She looked ahead of the road, probably waiting for a taxi. Father walked along the wall of the building.Shimozi was facing the road and didn't notice his father.I feel my heart beating wildly and my palms start to sweat. When her father walked behind her, he stopped and looked around.As soon as I saw my father looking around, I ducked behind a Coca-Cola vending machine next to me.At this time, I was about twenty meters away from my father. Father put his hand into the inner pocket of his coat, and slowly approached Shimozi.I pictured my father stabbing her directly in the back with a knife.

However, my father's behavior was different from what I imagined.He was next to Zhimozi, standing behind her. At this time, a white taxi came. Halfway up her hand stopped in mid-air.She clearly sensed the danger behind her.Her father seemed to whisper something in her ear. A white taxi passed in front of them, and the two stood there motionless for a long time.Beside them, there was only one person who looked like a guest who didn't know what to say to the barmaid.The guest stalked the restaurant girl and tried to get her. The restaurant girl wanted to give him a kidnapper with her elbow, but because he was a regular customer, she couldn't put on a bad face to him, so she felt very headache.

Finally, the two moved, but their movements seemed unnatural no matter how you looked at them.His father followed Shimozi obliquely, with his right hand embracing her shoulder; his left hand wandered behind her.He did hold the kitchen knife in his left hand. Looking at Zhimozi's appearance, I can clearly see that she is stiff all over.Although her expression could not be seen from behind, it must have been tense and livid.Father's expression should be more unnatural than hers.Zhimozi's face was looking straight ahead, and his father paid attention to the surrounding situation, but he just couldn't spare the energy to look back.

The two turned into a narrow and dark road at the first corner.There are no street lights on the road, and even the neon lights on the main road outside can't shine in. I stopped and poked my head out of the corner to observe the actions of the two.I saw them walking into a small alley, and I followed quickly. When I walked into the alley, I heard the faint scream of a woman.I hurriedly approached and quietly checked the situation.Father stood with his back to me.Zhimozi sat down on the ground, the skirt of the one-piece dress was in a mess, as if pushed down by his father. "Do you know how much you've hurt me?" My father's voice echoed through the walls of the alley.His back could be seen, his shoulders bobbed up and down excitedly.

"I don't know. The guy did it on his own. I don't know anything." That guy should be referring to the man who beat his father, that is, Shimoko's boyfriend. "You didn't mention that guy at all. I didn't know at all that there was such a man by your side." The father was speechless with excitement, and he was out of breath when he spoke. "How can I say that? I'm a joker with wine, how can I tell my guests that I have a man?" "You planned to lie to me from the beginning, didn't you?" Shimoko looked up at his father with eyes full of hatred.What's wrong with the wine girl deceiving the guests? ——I thought that this sentence might slip out of her mouth.However, her eyes suddenly became weak, as if she remembered her father holding a kitchen knife in his hand.

"I also think I'm wrong. I don't want to lie to you." "You are lying!" "I'm serious, that's why I was so anxious to break up with that guy early. I don't want to keep lying to you, and I don't know what that guy would do if he found out about you. But... I'm late One step. I really feel sorry for you. I didn't lie to you. Please, please trust me." The woman's tone of voice turned into a pleading tone. Don't be fooled by that kind of person!I shouted in my heart.Just kill her!She is the one who made us so poor today.Such hatred must never be forgotten!I hope my cry can reach my father's ears.

"Then why did you run away?!" the father asked. "Because I'm afraid. I think you must be very angry. I think that no matter how I explain it, you will never forgive me. Besides, I am ashamed to see you. I really feel sorry for you.... Actually, I want to Make it clear to your face. I hope you understand that I don't mean to betray you at all. I'm telling the truth." I can't feel any sincerity in Shimoko's words.However, the key is what the father thinks in his heart.I couldn't see my father's expression, and I felt uneasy. "I...I...can no longer be a dentist because of the aftereffects of my injury. Even my old home had to be sold. My relatives disowned me. I have nothing left."

"So I feel very sorry for you. Although I know that apologizing will not help, but I can only apologize. However, I hope you know that I also hate him. I hate him from the bottom of my heart. I don’t know how many times I want to seek revenge from him, but I can’t do anything with my power as a woman. I’m so remorseful that I can hardly sleep.” Zhimozi skillfully put all the responsibility on her boyfriend, and said to herself became a victim. "Do you still have contact with him?" I felt some subtle changes in my father's voice.I am very anxious.Father's anger is gradually subsiding. "How can there be any relationship. I don't even know if he is out of prison. I hate him, and to be honest, I don't want to be entangled with him again. I just said that I ran away because I was afraid of you, but I don't want to let He found." I thought to myself, this woman chooses good things to say.First tell yourself that you are forced to do so, and then say a lot of reasons to push all the faults on your boyfriend.Apparently she thought it was the best policy to do so. Father was silent.I don't know what his expression is, but his back looks smaller than before. Zhimozi looked up at his father, signs of a change of attitude appeared on his face.Her expression of fear faded away, and gradually returned to an expression of ease.She straightened her skirt and sat upright. "But I think it's useless to say this kind of thing. You will never forgive me. You're going to kill me, aren't you? You're going to kill me, that's why you brought the kitchen knife, right? You're going to kill me with that Will stabbing me dispel my anger?" Father looked at his hands.His eyes should be on the kitchen knife.The kitchen knife sharpened by his son's magister in the middle of the night. "If you do that, you will lose your temper," Zhimozi puffed up his chest and took a deep breath. "Just stab me with a knife. I can't give you any compensation, but at least I can appease your anger." She clasped her hands on her chest and closed her eyes. Father stood still.His heart was visibly shaken.Probably because things went completely differently from the script in his head.He might have thought that the anger in his heart would be even more intense if Zhimozi yelled at him. Father's left hand hangs down feebly, and the kitchen knife in his hand falls to the ground with a bang. "I didn't mean to stab you..." Father whispered. "You can stab me." Father shook his head: "I can't do that kind of thing." Shimoko took another deep breath.This time, I was relieved that the once-in-a-lifetime show went smoothly.But my father didn't realize this.She stood up slowly, brushing the mud off the one-piece dress. "I have to stay far away this time." Father raised his head and said, "Hiding away? Why?" "Because," she said, clutching her handbag. "I don't have the face to see you. You must be very unhappy just thinking of me being here, right? I will disappear from your eyes tomorrow." As soon as she finished speaking, she walked past her father and walked towards me.I retracted my head in panic. "Wait," her father called out to her. "I've been looking for you. I have something to ask you. I want to know what's really on your mind." "By now, don't you know everything? What else do you want to know?" At this moment, it is obvious that the positions of the two have completely reversed.Shimako's proud and self-satisfied face appeared in front of my eyes. The next second, I heard an unbelievable sentence. "Shimako, let's start over. Please, let's start over." I peek cautiously.What I saw this time was Shimoko's back.Her father was on his knees in front of her. "Do it all over again? It's impossible. I'm a woman who hurt you, aren't I?" "No, think about it carefully, I have no reason to hate you. Anyway, I just want to be with you. Okay? Shimozi, please." "But……" "I beg you." I saw my father put his hands on the ground and bowed his head begging, and his head was in chaos.The father who originally wanted to kill the woman actually bowed his head and begged her. I left that scene.The image of my father was completely disillusioned in my heart.No, perhaps it should be said that I was disappointed by my father's weak will to kill.Father can't kill anyone after all. I took a taxi home.After two hours, my father came back.At that time, I was lying in the sleeping bunk, but I was not asleep yet. The father who came home drank beer and hummed songs from time to time. After receiving that ridiculous result, more than ten days passed, and the summer vacation was over.Not a single good thing happened this summer.Not only was he dumped by Yoko Ejiri, but he also saw the stupid side of his father.My classmates who haven’t seen each other for a long time were shocked to see that I was tanned darker than anyone else, but this bronze tan just represented a painful memory. After that, my father went out frequently again.However, one can tell from his expression that his purpose of going out is completely different from before.My father was always happy, he paid attention to his clothes and appearance, and he never went out with that kitchen knife again. The father who was completely overwhelmed by Zhimozi suddenly became a frequent customer of the hotel where she works.I know this from the matchbox my father brought home.Rather than feeling angry, I feel more sad. The father who thought that he and Zhimozi would get back together, smiled all day long, and seemed to meet her on holidays.I think back to when I went to Ginza with them a few years ago.Father received such a painful lesson, but he didn't learn to behave at all. After this situation lasted for about two months, on a Saturday, I made instant noodles for lunch by myself.I opened the social office of the morning newspaper, looked sideways at the newspaper, and put the noodles into my mouth.I like to watch social news, especially homicide cases. No matter how small the report is, I will read it carefully. There was no report of the homicide in the society page that day.However, it published a news that a student committed suicide by jumping off a building in the school.I read with sideways eyes at first, then stopped eating noodles, and then took the newspaper in my hand.My appetite disappeared instantly. That school was a higher vocational school where Ejiri Yoko studied, and it was Ejiri Yoko himself who jumped off the building to commit suicide. It seems to have happened after school.Everything was quiet until the club event at 6:30 in the evening.At almost seven o'clock in the evening, almost all the students went home, there were not many students left on campus, and those who stayed happened to witness what happened.They saw someone jumping from the window of the opposite school building. It was a four-story school building, and Yoko Ejiri jumped from the window on the fourth floor and fell to the concrete floor. The skull of the corpse was broken, and the face was hit so hard that it was impossible to identify who the deceased was just by looking at the corpse.However, from the student ID on the deceased, it was known that she was Yoko Ejiri, a first-year student.After investigating the classroom, nothing resembling a suicide note was found. I read that report several times and couldn't believe it.I couldn't imagine that the cheerful Yoko who attracted me so much would be so troubled that she wanted to find fault. My mood sank into endless sadness.Although it is hard to lose love, the time I spent with Yoko Ejiri is still my most important treasure.Whether in class or alone, I never tire of recalling everything about her in my mind time and time again.Her smile always fills my heart. I also care about Kuramo, but I try to avoid thinking about him, because his presence will be the only stain on happy memories. Two weeks after Yoko died, a phone call came to my house.Since my father was not at home, I answered the call. "Well, is this the Tajima family?" It seemed to be the voice of an older woman. "Yes, but my father is not at home now." "No, what I'm looking for is not your father, but a man named Kazuyuki Tajima, is he there?" "I am." Hearing what I said, the woman on the phone let out an "oh". "My name is Ejiri. I'm Yoko Ejiri's mother." "Ah..." It happened so suddenly that I couldn't speak. "Excuse me, do you know about Yoko?" "Well, I know. We work together." "No, that's not what I want to say..." She hesitated to speak, probably because it was difficult to speak.I sensed what she was about to say. "If you're talking about suicide, I know. I read it in the paper." "Oh, sure enough." That was all she said, and fell silent again.It felt like she was hesitating about something.I didn't know what she was going to say, and I was uneasy. "Well, I want to talk to you about Yoko, can I?" Her tone was stiff.I know she called after a lot of deliberation. "Yes, yes, what's the matter?" "This... I want to talk to you face to face. I have a lot of things I want to ask you." "Oh……" Hearing what she said, I was really worried, but I still replied: "Okay." She asked my home address: "I don't know if it is convenient to visit later?" It was after six o'clock in the evening, and I replied :"Can." About forty minutes after I hung up the phone, she showed up.The oval face and big eyes are similar to Yoko's, but the corners of Yoko's mother's eyes droop a bit. Father hasn't come back yet.If he was not at home at this time, he would have eaten outside before coming back.Needless to say, the person who ate with him was naturally Shimozi. There is a simple sofa in the administrator's room.I asked Yoko's mother to sit down, and I sat on the chair reserved for administrators. "I heard Yoko mentioned about you. She said that she was often taken care of by you when she was working part-time." "Where, I was taken care of by Yangzi." "Actually, I came today because I have something to ask you to answer honestly." Yangzi's mother said with her head down. "Are you and Yoko dating?" "You mean... do we mean boyfriend and girlfriend?" "Well, yes." Her eyes looked up at me. I immediately shook my head. "Nothing at all. We're just on good terms." "real?" "Really." I said firmly. Yoko Ejiri's mother tried her best to see if the young man in front of her was lying.Her pursed lips and piercing eyes said it. "That kid was actually dating someone this summer. She went to an all-girls school, so I figured if she had a relationship, it must have been at a part-time job." "not me." "yes?" "yes." "Even if you don't realize that you are boyfriend and girlfriend, what should you say? Well, have you violated the rules? After all, people will become more open in summer, right? So ..." When she said this, she suddenly closed her mouth for some reason.It feels like I regret having said too much. Before she said this, I actually planned to say Kuramochi's name, but after listening to her, I gave up that idea. Because I realized the reason for Yoko Ejiri's suicide.The mother in front of her wanted to investigate the detailed reasons for her daughter's suicide. "I don't know anything. Yoko and I can only talk when we're in the shop. Neither of us ever went to drink tea." Yoko's mother stared into my face and asked, "Can I trust you?" I nodded silently. The next day, I went to see Cang Chixiu.I called him in the evening and asked him to come to a nearby park.I sat on the bench and waited for him. "I haven't seen you since summer, how are you?" Not long after, he appeared.With what could be called a hearty smile on his face, he sat down beside me. "What urgent matter are you talking about?" "You know Yoko committed suicide, right?" I asked straight to the point. He frowned in surprise. "Yangzi? Who is that?" I couldn't help but stare. "Yoko Ejiri. The girl who works at the swimming pool with me." "Oh." Cang Chi opened his mouth wide and nodded. "From what you said, there is such a girl. Huh? Did she commit suicide? When did it happen?" "About two weeks ago." "Yeah, I don't know at all. I don't read newspapers much." I'm sure he's playing dumb.If he really just found out now, he should be even more surprised.After all, they used to be boyfriend and girlfriend. "Have you and Yoko not seen each other since that day?" "What day?" "Didn't the three of us go to a coffee shop? Just that day." "Oh, back then. Well, I haven't seen her since." Seeing Kuramo's face with open eyes and talking nonsense, I really wanted to punch him down.I didn't do that because I had other things I wanted to do. "Yoko seems to be pregnant." I said tentatively with a sigh of relief.I said while staring at Kuramochi's expression.I don't want to miss any slight change. In an instant, I saw a look of embarrassment flashing across Cang Mochi's face. "Yes. That's it. Then?" "I don't know the details, but she may have committed suicide because of this incident. But I don't know who the father of the child is." "That's really incredible." After finishing speaking, he looked at me. "Tajima, who did you hear about this from?" "A friend in the same high school as Yoko. This incident seems to have become a big gossip in the school." "Yeah, it's become gossip..." Cang Mo stared at the sky.He was visibly shaken. The fact that Yoko was pregnant was just what I deduced from her mother's words.Seeing Kuramo's appearance, I knew I had guessed right.At the same time, I am sure that he is the father of the child. "Tajima, I'm sorry, I have something else to do. If you have nothing else, can I go back?" He got up from the bench. I thought about it and replied, "Yes, yes." Kuramochi quickly left the park.He found out that I already knew everything, so he ran away. I looked at his back and thought to myself: "Fortunately I didn't beat him just now." I must give him a bigger punishment. I will not embarrass myself like my father, nor will I quench my anger.I swear in my heart that one day I will complete the killing plan.