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Chapter 36 Section thirty-six

murder door 东野圭吾 6818Words 2018-03-22
I know where Meiqing lives, but I don't plan to run to Xingshi to ask her for her crimes.After looking at the unexplainable letters and photos in front of me and thinking about it all night, a hypothesis finally came to my mind. Could it be that I fell for their fairy dance? The two of them knew each other before.I don't know which side proposed it, but the two of them came up with a plan, set up a trap, and planned to hit me hard on my stupid husband. When it comes to the steps, it's very simple. First, the son will approach me and seduce me. After she has sex with me smoothly, it will be Miharu's turn to play.She plays a wife who is furious with a cheating husband and spends money before he asks to break up.Once the husband proposes a divorce, he will offer conditions that are favorable to him, and then divorce.At that time, even if I wanted to find the young master, she had already gone into hiding.

I never thought of such a plot.If I hadn't discovered this letter from Meiqing to the young master, I probably would never have believed such a thing.However, since I saw the letter and photo with my own eyes, I can't think of any other explanations. However, when it comes to Miharu, even if I show the evidence to her, it is impossible for her to confess completely.The articulate she might claim that she only got closer to the son after the divorce.Presumably she would deny it like this: "I ran into my ex-husband's affair partner by chance, and wanted to scold her a few words, but I didn't expect to talk to her in the end." And wait until I find evidence another day to overturn her claim When speaking, when overturning her statement, she disappeared again.

In order to avoid this kind of thing from happening, I must collect all kinds of evidence before meeting Meiqing. I decided to take a trip to Meiqing's natal home.I haven't met her parents since the divorce, but then again, I barely saw them during the marriage either.Meiqing never went back to her natal home, and her parents never contacted her, at most they sent New Year's cards.So, I don't know how Meiqing explained our divorce to her parents. I visited her house without warning, lest her parents inform Miharu.As a matter of course, her parents were also taken aback when they saw me.They didn't expect their daughter's ex-husband to come to visit them.But if it hadn't happened, I would never have been to her house in my life.

They looked confused and troubled, but I honestly said I had something to ask.They probably felt that they were too indifferent to their daughter's ex-husband and couldn't justify it, so they had to invite me in.Meiqing's mother used to do odd jobs outside, but she stayed at home for a while.And Miharu's elder brother who lives in Sapporo happened to be on a business trip and dropped by home. We chatted about the recent situation of each other, but the scene was not familiar, and whenever the topic was interrupted, the atmosphere was so silent that it was almost breathless.All they seemed to care about was the business of my visiting.Regarding the reasons for the divorce, I don't know how Miharu explained it, but they didn't mention my affair.

"Actually, I'm here today because I want to ask the two of you something." As soon as I mentioned the important point, Meiqing's parents immediately straightened up, looking quite serious. "Don't any of you know a woman named Muraoka?" "Miss Muraoka..." Her mother looked at her husband uneasily.He just shook his head silently. "Don't you know each other?" "We don't know much... What's wrong with her?" "I can't tell you the details, but she caused our divorce, so I want to know the relationship between her and Meiqing."

The couple looked at each other again, with an expression of not understanding what I was talking about.I'm sure Miharu hasn't mentioned what happened before the divorce to her parents.Miharu's older brother pretended to be reading a newspaper, but he must have pricked up his ears to listen to us. "Miharu never told us why you divorced. What happened?" her mother asked me. I wanted to tell them the truth, but I swallowed it for the time being, and it would not be too late to say it until everything was clear. "It's a long story. In a word, it's personality differences."

It was impossible for her parents to accept such an explanation, but they didn't ask any more questions. "You really don't know a woman named Muraoka?" I asked further. Her mother shook her head. "We don't know much about Meiqing. You should also know that she doesn't even return to this home." She doesn't look like she's lying.From the very beginning, I didn't expect to find useful information from them. "So, can you tell me the contact information of Miharu's close friends?" "A friend...?" The puzzled look appeared on her mother's face again.

"I think you should be more aware of this than us." The father who had been silent until now said.He was clearly in a bad mood. "She hardly told me anything about before she got married, that's why I'm only visiting today." "We don't know either." As soon as her father finished speaking, he stood up and left the living room. I turned my gaze back to her mother. "I seem to have offended my uncle." Her mother smiled bitterly, told me to wait, and stood up. I looked at Miharu's brother.His gaze remained on the newspaper. Soon after, her mother returned with a note in her hand. "This is the phone number of the company where the kid worked. Can you call there and ask?"

I was disappointed to see the phone number above.It was the company where Kuramochi used to work.I thought to myself: "If it is this phone number, there is no need to ask you to tell me." But I couldn't answer that way, so I had to say thank you and accept the note. When I left the door of Guankou's house, I had only walked a few steps when I heard footsteps catching up from behind.I looked back, and Meiqing's brother was walking towards me with a straight face.I stopped and waited for him. "Can I take a step to speak?" he said. "Okay." I nodded.

We went to a nearby coffee shop.His name is Yizheng.As soon as we sat down and ordered drinks, Yizheng immediately said, "I probably know the reason for your divorce." He said so suddenly, and I was at a loss for answers.He continued, "Is it because of the money?" My eyes widened. "why……?" "You want to ask, why do I know? It's embarrassing to say, but this is not the first time for us." Yizheng's face wrinkled. "That guy is real. My parents have had enough of always asking someone to help her clean up the mess." "Has anything else happened before?"

"Well, it's a long story. If I start from the beginning, it will be endless. My family is not very rich, but I don't know why, only she is very extravagant, or it should be said that she likes to show off, in short, she is wasteful. She I can't bear it, as long as I have what I want, I can borrow money to buy it. If she can afford the borrowed money, that's fine, but people around are always so tired that they wipe her ass." He took a sip of the waiter's hand. The coffee was served, and then continued: "We thought that when we got married and had to run a house for ourselves, her personality might improve, but it still seems hopeless." I remembered the first time I went to Miharu's house.At the time, her parents said little about her pre-marriage life.Thinking about it now, it turned out that they couldn't think of any past events worth mentioning. "Because of this, I think she probably caused Mr. Hexing a lot of trouble." I am silent.Since they explained the reasons for our divorce on their own, I don't need to talk too much. "But," Yizheng ran his hands through his hair. "If you've seen my family, you should know that my family's financial situation is very tight. My own children are growing up, and money is really tight." I didn't know the meaning of Yi Zheng's words and looked at his face.He looked away, and continued: "So, um..., how should I put it, regarding the money dispute between you and Meiqing, I hope you two can resolve it by yourself. Even if you bring the problem to my house, it won't help." Hearing this, I finally understood.Yizheng was afraid that the money dispute between Miharu and me would affect them. I smile wryly. "I didn't intend to do that." "That's good." Yizheng seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.He took a sip of his coffee and looked up as if thinking of something. "The person you mentioned just now...is called Mr. Muraoka, isn't he?" "Yes. Do you have any impression of her?" "I'm not sure if her surname is Muraoka, but in my impression, Miharu does have a friend named Gongzi." "What kind of a friend is she?" I asked, refreshed. "How should I say it?" Yizheng folded his arms and tilted his head. "It can only be said to be a wine and meat friend. She seems to be a frequent customer of Miharu when she was working in a hotel when she was young." "Miharu works in a hotel?" I asked again. "Did you say it the wrong way? It should be that Meiqing has a friend named Gongzi who works in a hotel, and Meiqing should go to that friend's shop..." However, Yizheng shook his head. "Meiqing used to work in a bar that was open until late at night. I went there too. I also met that woman named Gongzi there. She is obviously a..." He lowered his voice slightly, "The woman who is selling. From what she gave You can see how people feel." I shrunk my chin and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.I thought to myself, if she had been working as a chicken before, she might have taken the job of seducing a friend's husband because of the good conditions. "When did that happen?" "When? Several years ago, maybe seven or eight years ago." Miharu never told me that she has such a friend.But then again, I didn't know anything about her friendships. "You said, you met the young master, didn't you?" "Ok." I took the photo out of my coat pocket.Needless to say, it was the photo attached to the letter. "Is it this woman?" Yizheng held the photo in his hand, frowned and looked at it for a while, then nodded. "It's this woman. She is much older than when I saw her before, but she is not wrong." I suppressed the emotion of wanting to scream and took the photo.Now the evidence is established.With her own brother to testify, Meiqing should have no choice but to give up her sophistry. "From what you said just now, it seems that this woman caused you to divorce. What good thing did she do? I think it has something to do with money, right?" Yizheng asked me. "Well, um..." I mumbled indistinctly. "Could it be that Meiqing lent money to that woman, but she couldn't get it back? It happened once before." "What you say is what you say. Please forgive me if I need to explain the details." "Well, yes. It's useless even if I ask." Yizheng scratched his head. I typed the main purpose of this trip, and I had nothing to ask the man in front of me, so I reached out and grabbed the bill. "Meiqing is also a stupid woman. It was hard to find a stable man like you, but it ended in divorce. She probably can't forget the extravagant life she lived with the man she dated before." I interrupt him with a gesture. "What kind of man did she date before?" "I don't know the details. I haven't seen that person, but I heard that he is a colleague in the same company." "A life insurance company?" Yizheng shook his head. "Earlier than that. What should the company say? It seems to be a stock trading consulting company." "Did they have an office romance at that company?" "Well, that's probably what happened. However, we broke up in the end." "The reason for the breakup?" "I don't know." Yizheng shrugged. "I don't know about that. Meiqing said that their relationship has changed from strong to weak, but I guess that Meiqing was dumped. After all, the man of the other party married someone else immediately after breaking up with Meiqing. This means that the other party has been married since the beginning. It's just two boats. As a result, it is difficult for Meiqing to stay in the company any longer, so she quit her job." There is a bad premonition gradually spreading in my heart. "Do you know the man's name?" "I don't know. At that time, Meiqing only told me that there was such a man by her side. The next time I saw Meiqing, I asked her how things were going with that man, and she said with a displeased face that their relationship had changed. Faded." "The same company...does it even have the same workplace?" "Work unit..." Yizheng showed an expression recalling memories. "Oh, that's right. It has nothing to do with the work unit. It's not a big company, and the other party is the second child." "Second?" "The company's number two. He seems to be the first subordinate of the president when he founded the company. A man like that must be very powerful, and it's very possible that the extravagant Miharu will fall in love with him. However, she You shouldn't be asked of you by his standards, right?" As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at me with an unbelievable expression. "What's wrong with you? Why do you look unhappy. Ah, no, I'm not saying you're worthless. I just want to say, what's wrong with Meiqing." As he said, my face must have changed.I don't quite remember what Yizheng said after that.When I came back to my senses, I realized that I had left the coffee shop and was walking aimlessly on the road. The second person in charge, the first subordinate of the president when he established the company... I remember that Kuramochi did say that when their president established the two-person company, he was the only employee. My head was in a mess and I didn't know where I was.I thought about meeting Miharu, dating, marriage, divorce, and so on.These things were so intricately tangled in my mind that it seemed difficult to untangle them. "How could this happen?!" I stopped and couldn't help blurting out. That despicable, cold-blooded man stuffed me with the woman he had abandoned, and used Yukiko to subtly guide me into marrying Miharu.I thought of Kuramochi's expression at the wedding banquet, and I really wanted to scream.The man put on an unpredictable expression on the surface, and he must be laughing at me in his heart. He was by my side when I decided to get a divorce.After Meiqing left me, he said: "Life has ups and downs, don't take this matter to heart." What was that man thinking in his heart, how could he say that kind of thing? Intense anger welled up in my heart.Since they have dated before, Kuramochi should know what kind of woman Miharu is.However, the guy actually thought she was a woman for me.Does he think that I can be happy by marrying her?Impossible to be happy!That filthy man just wanted to get rid of the woman he abandoned, so he gave her to someone else.He just singled me out as a possible second-hand receiver. Suddenly, I was already sitting in a taxi.I want the driver to go to Kuramo's place.I haven't decided what I'm going to do after meeting him.This is just an action taken by anger and loss of reason. As soon as I arrived at Kuramochi's apartment in Minami-Aoyama, I rang his doorbell on the intercom at the entrance on the first floor.However, no one answered the door.I've tried several times with the same result.That's when I remembered that Kuramochi went into hiding.Maybe Yukiko was away from home too. Just when I clicked my tongue and left the intercom, I found someone standing directly behind me.It was a man in a black jacket who looked about forty years old. His face was almost gray and his eyes were cloudy. "Are you Kuramochi's friend?" the man asked me in a low voice. He seems to have seen me press the intercom just now.I judged subconsciously, but I couldn't answer that it was his friend.The man's eyes were full of hostility and vigilance. "No, I'm an employee of a furniture store." I took out my business card, "Recently, new furniture has been added to the store, and I want to inform him. Excuse me, are you also a resident of this apartment?" The man returned the business card to me without saying a word.The expression on his face showed that he was no longer interested in me. After I left the apartment, I realized that there were several cars parked on the road.There are strange men in every car.I guess they must be waiting for the warehouse holder to come back. I stopped a taxi again, and after a second thought, I can save the questioning of Kuramochi for later, the most urgent thing is to see Miharu first.It's not clear that they have already contacted her and informed her that I have been to Sekiguchi's house.If Miharu finds out that I'm aware of their tricks, she might hide them.I can't give her time to do that. Miharu rented an apartment in Kitashinagawa.This is my first time going.As I stood in front of the apartment, the loathing came back again.It was a luxurious building, much newer than where I lived, and the rooms must have been quite spacious. The gate here also adopts an automatic locking system, and there is an intercom that calls the residents from the first floor, just like the place where the warehouse is located.I approached the intercom, but thought for a moment before pressing the room number.If Miharu knew it was me, she might not be willing to open the door. After I sorted out my thoughts in my head, I pressed the doorbell of Miharu's house. "Which one?" Meiqing's indifferent voice came from the walkie-talkie. "Miss Sekiguchi, express delivery." I covered my mouth with a handkerchief to answer, making my voice muffled. "Yeah." With a lazy response, the door lock clicked open. I went to Miharu's house, put my body on the peephole, and rang the doorbell.I felt someone moving around the room, presumably she was holding a seal, full of anticipation who sent what. When she unlocked and opened the door, I immediately grabbed the handle and pulled the door open.Miharu, who was wearing a gray sweatshirt, looked up at me in surprise.A twisted expression of disgust appeared on her face. "What are you doing!" I didn't respond, and stepped one foot into the gap in the door first.When she saw it, she quickly wanted to close the door. "What are you doing? Don't do that!" "I have something to tell you." "I don't want to hear it, stop kidding! Why should I talk to you now?" She stared straight at me. "You lied to me by pretending to be a courier!" "Let me go in first!" "Didn't I say that I don't want to hear what you have to say? If you don't retract your feet, I'm going to scream!" The word "hate" was clearly written on her face.I showed that photo in front of her, and she frowned, but her expression softened immediately. "You know what this is?" "Why do you have that photo in your hand?" Meiqing asked me with wide-eyed eyes. "Let me in if you want to know! But before that I want you to explain the pictures. What the hell is going on?!" Miharu looked away, the sides of her jaw twitched slightly. "I'm asking you, what the hell is going on?! Why are you taking pictures with this woman?" She let out a breath and let go of the hand that was about to close the door.I took the opportunity to let my body slip through the door. "It's hard to explain in a few words," she said roughly. "I don't think you can explain clearly in a few words. You tell me the ins and outs of the matter!" Meiqing sighed and said impatiently, "Please come in!" The furniture and electrical products we used when we got married were placed in the house.The chaos remains.In front of the open wardrobe, there are several boxes with brand logos printed on them, which is also the same as before. "Tea? Or coffee?" "Drinks are free. You explain it to me!" Miharu sat down on the chair with a dull expression, and sighed heavily. "What happened to that photo? Why is it in your hand?" "I just said, I'll tell you later. I'm the one asking the question." However, Miharu seemed to be very concerned about having the photo in my hand.She looked at my hand in surprise, then frowned. "Could it be that you sneaked into her house and stole it? No, that can't happen. After all, I sent her the photo." After she finished speaking, she took a look at me. "Could it be...you stole it from her mailbox?" "I said, I'll tell you about this later, but please explain how about this photo? The person who took the photo with you is Teraoka Rieko, the same Rieko who seduced me. No, this is not Her real name is Mr. Muraoka, right? The two of you are still traveling together, which means you have a good relationship, doesn't it?" Miharu seemed to be wearing a Noh mask, her face was expressionless, but her cheeks twitched slightly. "You even know about travelling? You've read the letter, right?" She nodded slowly, her mouth twisted. "So that's what happened. I don't know how you did it, but you found out where the young master lives, and then peeked at her email, didn't you?" "answer my question!" "Whatever you think, anyway, I've divorced you, who I like to travel with is my freedom, right? It has nothing to do with you, does it?" "It was that woman who seduced me and led to our divorce! Why do you get close to that kind of woman?" "Didn't I just say that that is my freedom?" "What are you fussing about? Let me put it first, what kind of bullshit reason to get close to that woman after divorcing me won't work! I already know that you are old friends. I heard that she is a chicken, and You worked in a hotel somewhere." She probably didn't expect me to investigate this far, and turned her angry face away.However, while doing this, she must be thinking about how to overcome the difficulties in front of her.Miharu is such a woman. "You should say something!" "It's so noisy!" Meiqing said with a "You..." I was so angry that my blood flowed backwards, and my head was hot. "This... isn't this a trap you set? You designed me to create the reason for divorce..." "What are you doing, what are you getting excited about? Are you an idiot? If nothing else, please get out!" "Did you admit it? Did you admit that it was a trap?" "Don't be so self-righteous over there. Is it an indisputable fact that you had an affair? Let me put it first. There is neither civil nor criminal responsibility for this. I will ask you for money in the future." Seeing Meiqing grinning, I lost my mind.I stood up and rushed towards her. -------------------------------- Note:
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