Chapter 3 Section 3

It's been two days since the night of the fireworks display.Makoto Nakai plays video games in his room.He watched all the rental videos and there was nothing else to do.He was working in freight forwarding two weeks ago, but now he is idle again.The reason for his dismissal is said to be his poor work attitude.He was indeed late often, and because he thought it was too boring to be called around by senior employees, he had secretly skipped work several times. He temporarily hid his expulsion from his parents.Because he felt that if he was discovered, he would be punished.However, the parents didn't say anything when they knew about it.While he was relieved, he also knew that his parents didn't seem to have any expectations of him.It bored him.

Ah Cheng's father works in a construction company and is about ten years away from retirement. Perhaps he also hopes that his son can be independent during this period.My mother worked in a nearby bookstore. During the time when Ah Cheng was working part-time, she would cook breakfast for Ah Cheng every morning, but recently she went out without doing anything. Anyway, when Ah Cheng climbed out of the bed, she was already It's noon. For his future, Ah Cheng is not completely unconcerned.He dropped out of high school, and the chances of him picking up his books in the future are almost zero.He knew that he would never find a good job like this, so he also wanted to go to a vocational school, but he didn't know what skills to learn.Speaking of which, not only is he not very good at asking people for advice, but he also hates working hard to learn anything.He naively thought that he could find a good job directly, preferably with more money and less work.

Because he was tired of playing video games, Ah Cheng switched the screen to the TV and started broadcasting the evening news.He clicked his tongue and switched channels, but they were all similar programs. If it was normal, he would definitely go out to meet Atsuya and Kuaier.However, Ah Cheng still cared about what happened the night before yesterday, he felt like a cowardly betrayer, he had no face to meet them. As he kept switching channels, he saw a close-up of a young girl's headshot, and his fingers stopped moving. The male anchor said: "The girl whose whereabouts are unknown is Nagamine Ema, the eldest daughter of Mr. Nagamine Shigeki, an office worker who lives in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture. It is said that she and her friends were on the way home after going to the local fireworks festival. Lost contact. Both the Saitama Prefectural Bureau and the Kawaguchi Police Department believe that Nagamine Ema may have been involved in a certain case..."

Ah Cheng was dumbfounded.The girl named Nagamine Ema on the TV must be the girl they forcibly took away two days ago.The power of her mobile phone has been turned off, and it is still in the drawer of Ah Cheng's desk. The girl is missing, and the police have launched an investigation— Come on, haven't they let the girl go?Or is it discarded somewhere that has not yet been discovered?If this is the case, will he die directly? Ah Cheng's heartbeat became more and more violent, and the hand holding the TV remote control was already dripping with sweat.He switched channels for a more detailed consultation.

At this time, Ah Cheng's cell phone rang, and he was so scared that he threw away the TV remote control. As soon as Ah Cheng saw that the caller ID was Atsuya's number, he pressed the call button with trembling fingers. "Hello..." His voice was hoarse. "it's me." "Uh." "Are you alone now?" "Yes." He wanted to ask Dunya about the girl, but he couldn't say it. "Do You have a Car?" "Yes... yes." "Then you drive here immediately. Parked under my apartment, you know?" "Uh, oh..."

"What! Can't you?" Dunya's voice sounded anxious. "No, it's not impossible, I was just thinking about where you are going..." "It has nothing to do with you, you just need to borrow my car, understand?" "Uh, got it." Before Ah Cheng could say that he saw the news report, the phone was hung up. Ah Cheng held the phone in a daze.Although this is not the first time Dunye has borrowed a car from him, it is hard not to think of something important when he comes to borrow a car at this time. His throat suddenly became hot, and something like cold sweat flowed from his armpits.He stood up and picked up Gloria's car keys, which were lying on the table.

It was nearly six o'clock, but it was still bright outside.There was no one downstairs in Dun Ye's apartment. After parking the car, Ah Cheng walked to the room while looking around. He tried to press the bell, but no one responded, Ah Cheng remembered the scene when they brought the girl back two days ago.What did Kaier and Atsuya do to that girl afterwards? The door was locked, and Ah Cheng hesitated for a moment before reaching into the mailbox. But the bag where the key was originally hidden was empty, and Dun seemed to have taken it away.It's so strange, even if Atsuya and Kaier go out at the same time, they will definitely leave the key there.The reason is that they have lost their keys before because they were drunk.

Cheng left the front door and walked around to the back of the apartment.After confirming that no one saw him, he climbed over the balcony fence and put his face close to the gap in the slightly opened curtain. The inside of the house is very dark, but if you look carefully, you can still see the situation inside the house to some extent.Beer cans and bags of snacks were strewn across the floor. When he moved his gaze forward, something suddenly jumped into his field of vision, which startled him a lot. It is a white hand. It seemed to protrude from the bed where Atsuya slept.But from Ah Cheng's position, only the wrist part can be seen.The five thin fingers were slightly bent and did not move at all.And the skin is frighteningly white, bloodless.

Ah Cheng stepped back, and his waist touched the railing of the balcony.Then he climbed over the railing and staggered back to the apartment. When he came to the main road, he felt dizzy and could hardly breathe.He rested his hands on the lamppost and caught his breath, his heart pounding. Feeling sick, he covered his mouth and went back to the car, only to find that Atsuya and Kuaier were already waiting.Both of them carried branded paper bags. "Where have you been?" Dun Ye twitched his lips. "I'm going to drink juice...at the vending machine." Ah Cheng stammered.

"Didn't I tell you to wait downstairs!" "I'm sorry." Ah Cheng knew that his face was cramping, so he didn't dare to look directly at Tonya. When he raised his head cautiously, he happened to meet Kuai'er's eyes, and Kuai'er's eyes seemed to be searching for something. "Bring it!" Dun also held out his hand. "what?" "The key, the car." "Ah... oh." Ah Cheng took out the key from his pocket and put it in Atsuya's hand, his fingers were trembling. "Okay, that's it." When Dun Ye said this, Ah Cheng nodded and walked back.But just as he was about to take a step forward, Kuai'er called out.

"Wait a moment!" Ah Cheng didn't turn his head, he stopped.Quickly grabbed his shoulders and turned him around forcefully. "Do you have anything to say?" "No……" Ah Cheng shook his head lightly, and quickly grabbed his collar. "Stop pretending, let the fart go!" Kuai'er's face was contorted, and his eyes were bloodshot. "Electricity, electricity, TV..." "what?" "I saw the news. Then, that, that, that woman..." Kuai'er wrinkled his nose, and at the same time continued to grab Ah Cheng by the collar, leading him into the alley. "You guy, shouldn't you tell us about us?" Ash shook his head vigorously. "I didn't tell anyone." "Really?" "real." Kuai'er let go of his hand a little bit, and Dun also continued to say: "Come on, get this guy to help too, and then he'll be an accomplice." "Even if he is not allowed to do it, he is an accomplice, understand? Ah?" Kuai'er tightened Ah Cheng's collar. "Could it be, that girl..." Ah Cheng made a moaning sound. "wordy!" Ah Cheng's body was pushed against the wall, Kuier showed his teeth and moved his face closer. "It was an accident, there is no way." Ah Cheng didn't dare to ask what the accident was. It was an indisputable fact that the situation was serious, and Kuai'er and Dun also seemed to be trying to find a way to get out. "Come on, let this guy join us..." Dunya said. "No, I don't want to take this guy." Kuai'er finally let go of Ah Cheng's collar. "Let him be our alibi witness. Hey! Ah Cheng, go to a place first and make an alibi for me and Dunya." "But, how to make an alibi...how?" "Think slowly! If you dare to mess around casually, I won't let you go!" Ash looked at them in confusion.But after the two of them shifted the responsibility to Ah Cheng, they turned and left as if they thought it was all right. Ah Cheng walked out of the alley later, at this time Kuaier and Dun also happened to be walking towards the apartment.After seeing Ah Cheng staring at them blankly, Kuaier raised his fist and signaled Ah Cheng to leave quickly. Ah Cheng quickened his pace to leave that place, his mind was in a mess. They took that girl... put that girl— Alibi, what to do...how to do—— Changfeng woke up in the dark, for a moment he didn't understand what happened, and then he realized that he finally took a nap just now. This seemed to be the first time Ema had fallen asleep since his disappearance. He was lying on the bed, but he had not changed into pajamas, wearing long pants and a polo shirt.Because he hadn't showered or changed his clothes. Changfeng picked up the alarm clock next to his pillow. The numbers showed that it was past twelve, but he didn't know if it was noon or midnight.The wooden windows of the room were all closed, and the room was pitch black. While looking at the alarm clock, his memory slowly came back.He didn't sleep last night, drinking whiskey and waiting for dawn.He went out as soon as dawn, and went to check the mailbox first, hoping that the gangster who kidnapped Tumo would send him some messages.But there was nothing in the mailbox but newspapers.Disappointed, he went back to his room, lay down, and fell asleep. Now he hoped that Emo had been kidnapped, because the chances of her being alive would be higher.If the kidnapping was for money, at least one could expect Tuoma to return safely after paying the ransom.However, judging from the current situation, it was hard for him to imagine that Tumo had been kidnapped accidentally and was still safe and sound. However, after a day, the police judged that the possibility of the kidnapping was very low and believed that it was not a kidnapping incident, so they suggested to him to let the media report it.Chang Feng also agreed.He agrees with what the police say - that making things public will help the investigation. Chang Feng slowly got up from the bed.His head was heavy, and his whole body was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to think. He rubbed his face, his palms touched the rough stubble, and there was grease attached to his palms.He recalled not even washing his face. Just as he stood up slowly, the phone rang. Changfeng turned his head in the dark, and saw the caller ID light on the phone next to his pillow blinking. Since the TV coverage, he has received many phone calls.Relatives, friends, colleagues in the company, everyone came to comfort him and cheer him up-it didn't matter, it would be all right, and he had to keep thanking him.All he wanted to do was yell, "Let me be quiet!" Is it this kind of phone again? No, he thought not.There was no basis for this either, but his intuition told him that this was an important announcement related to Tuma. Changfeng picked up the phone and pressed the call button. "Hey?" "Excuse me, is this Mr. Changfeng's house?" It was a man's voice he had never heard before. "yes." "Are you Mr. Shigeki Nagamine?" "I'm." After he answered, he paused for a second before the other party spoke. "This is the Metropolitan Police Department. We found a dead body. I would like to ask you to confirm whether it is Lingmei." In the darkness, Changfeng's body froze. --------------------------------- Notes: