Chapter 8 Section 8

After the tram door opened, Changfeng was pushed onto the platform by the passengers behind him. Just as he was trying to get back on the tram in a hurry, he realized that this was the station where he was going to get off, so he stopped step.If someone hadn't pushed him down just now, he would have passed the station. He followed the office workers and students down the stairs. When going down the stairs, a middle school girl walking in front of him startled him.He remembered the schoolgirl's uniform, which was the summer sailor uniform worn by Ema last year. After the female student walked down the stairs, she walked towards the exit with light steps.Changfeng saw her profile.Not at all like Tuma.

Changfeng lowered his head and walked down the stairs with heavy steps, as if he had put lead in his shoes.There was nothing in the bag under his arm, but it felt heavy to him. This was his first day at work since Tuma's death.Although his supervisor told him to rest for a while longer, staying at home only made him more depressed. Going to work at a company doesn't really help either.He couldn't work well, and even when he was talking to others, he would unknowingly become dazed.When thinking of Tuma by accident, he would be so sad that he would leave his seat several times.People around him seem to be especially considerate of him.But because of this, he would wonder if everyone was looking at him with curiosity.I'm only going to cause trouble for those around me now - he's stuck in self-loathing.

When Nagamine walked out of the station, he saw an upright billboard, which was asking for information about Ema.How much information can be collected through that billboard?Liangfeng didn't know.But judging from the fact that the police didn't notify him of anything, it probably didn't collect any important information. In addition to this vertical billboard, it seems that there are also leaflets soliciting information at several important stations.It is not the police who are responsible for distributing the leaflets, but volunteers, mainly Ema's classmates.There are three phone numbers printed on this leaflet, one is the police station, and the other two are the phone numbers of Emo-san.Based on the consideration of not wanting to disturb Changfeng, they did not print Changfeng's phone number on it.

He thought it was fine, if his phone number was printed on it, he would definitely stick to the phone, waiting for someone to provide information. The volunteers who handed out the leaflets have not reported anything so far.In other words, it didn't have much of an effect either. Changfeng shuffled along the ten-minute journey from the station to his home.Because it is summer, the sky is still bright, but as long as the sun goes down a little, the road will become very dark.Moreover, there are few pedestrians, and there are more buildings with unknown uses than private houses. Why did I let Emo commute this way?

He bought the house not long after the bubble economy.As soon as he saw the price of real estate falling, he felt that he could buy it now, so he signed the contract in a hurry.At that time, he never thought that if he waited a little longer, the price would be cheaper. Ten minutes walk from the station—— When he bought it, he discussed with his wife whether it was near or far?But that was from the position of Changfeng commuting to work. At that time, he didn't realize that his daughter would also take this road in the future.It's not that there is no discussion at all, it's just that the focus is not on this matter.At that time, he optimistically believed that it would be a long time before his daughter took the tram alone, and that the street might become lively by then.However, he never expected that the dark period of the Japanese economy would be so long.

Where on this road was Tumo taken captive?As long as he thought of this, anger and sadness would flood into his heart uncontrollably.Changfeng looked around as he walked, and at the same time fixed his sharp eyes on the car that happened to be parked on the side of the road. When he returned to the front of his home, he didn't get in the door immediately, but stood there looking up at his home. Just because I want this kind of thing. He must have gone crazy then.He thought that he would not be a successful man without his own house, so he wanted to buy a house early.The results of it?His wife and daughter are dead. For a man, this is just a box that is too big.

Changfeng still remembers the face of the real estate agent with a friendly smile on his face, who strongly convinced him that "it's the best deal to buy now".Until a while ago, he had forgotten the existence of that man.But now—even though it was clearly out of anger—he couldn't help hating the salesman.He felt that the salesman had forced him to sell a very unlucky house. He opened the entrance door.It was pitch dark inside the house because he hadn't turned on the lights before going out this morning.From now on, he had to turn on the light in the living room before going out, he thought, and no one would turn on the light for him again, waiting for him to go home.

As soon as he entered the living room, he saw the light of the answering machine flickering.After pressing the switch, he sat on the sofa and took off his coat and tie. He heard a woman's voice on the loudspeaker of the phone. (Hi, this is Ueno. I want to talk to you about the return ceremony, and I will call again.) It was a female relative who helped arrange the funeral at Ema's funeral.The scene of the funeral revived in his mind, and Changfeng's heart ached again. He turns on the TV.While the TV show couldn't distract him, it was better than no sound at all. The phone started playing the next message again.Excessive slurs make it hard to hear clearly.

(...Telephone. Let me repeat, the murderers of Ms. Ema were boys named Kanno Kaiji and Banzaki Atsuya. Banzaki's address is Adachi Ward——) For a while, Changfeng's consciousness was still on the telegram, so his reaction was a little slower.When he looked at the phone, the message was almost finished. (This is not a prank, it is all true, please notify the police.) Following the beep sound when the message finished playing, Chang Feng also stood up.He ran to the phone, rewound the tape, and replayed the second message. (Hey, Nagamine-san? Miss Ema was killed by Kanno Kano and Banzaki Atsuya. This is not a prank call. I repeat, the murderers of Ema-san were named Kanno Kanno and Banzaki Atsuya's boy :-)

It seems that because the other party covered his mouth with something like a handkerchief, his voice could not be heard clearly.It was a man's voice, but it was hard to guess his age. After the man slowly mentioned the address of Atsuya Banzaki, he continued. (Atsushi Banzaki also hid the key inside the letter box on the door. After entering the room with that key, you should be able to find evidence, like a video tape or something. I repeat, this is not a prank, it is all real, please Notify the police.) That's it for the message. Changfeng was at a loss for a while.He stared at the phone, unable to move.

What exactly is going on?Who made this call— He tried to check the call history on the phone.The call seemed to be made from a public phone, and the time was after five o'clock in the afternoon. His first thought was: Is this a prank call?But the caller repeated twice that it was no prank.Of course, you can't blindly believe it because of this, but do you want to give up this clue deliberately? And best of all, prank calls are impossible to make here.Because neither the leaflet nor the vertical billboard has Changfeng's phone number written on it. By the way, why did he call here?Why did he know the phone number of Changfeng's house—— A thought flashed in Changfeng's mind.Tuma was carrying a cell phone, but his whereabouts were unknown, and that cell phone contained the phone number of this family. It should be very unlikely that the murderer himself called.However, could it be that someone close to the murderer checked Tuoma's cell phone records and called here? Changfeng felt that his socks had touched something, so he looked at his feet.It is a circular water mark.Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be sweat dripping from his right armpit. He picked up the note paper and ballpoint pen, and played the message again. After quickly jotting down the names and addresses of Kanno Kaiji and Banzaki Atsuya, he returned to the sofa with the note in his hand, and the phone in his other hand. He should call the police, he thought, although he didn't know if it was a prank, but he still had to report it first.They will probably go to this address immediately to confirm whether there is a person with this name; if there is, they should continue to investigate whether it is related to this case.For them, it's a breeze. If it is not a prank, then the case will take a sharp turn and the case can be solved.The murderer should be arrested, right?The true identity of the whistleblower must also be revealed.This is exactly the result that Changfeng has been looking forward to day and night since this case happened.It was the only thing on his mind. The police should be notified. Changfeng took out the inside pocket of the jacket he had taken off.There was a wallet inside, and there was a business card in the wallet, which was the business card of the Kuzuka Police Department. "Call me if you have anything." Hisuzuka told him this, and wrote the telephone number of the investigation headquarters on his business card with a ball pen. He pressed the number key of the phone according to the number, and then just pressed the call key again. But he just couldn't press that button.He put the phone on the table and sighed. The TV is showing a football match.Changfeng looked blankly, and the commentator is currently complaining about the performance of a player - I hope he can let go of playing a little bit, because he is still very young, so the coach will ignore some of his small mistakes - that is to say some such words. Changfeng picked up the remote control and turned off the TV. He learned something from the news a few days ago.Someone saw a suspicious vehicle, which looked like an old car, but it was said that two or three young people were sitting on it. These people are not necessarily the murderers who kidnapped Emo.But what if it is true?What if those guys are underage?Have a drink?Taking stimulants?What if their mental state is not normal? Several unreasonable cases that happened in the past revived in Changfeng's mind.The murderer is not sentenced to death every time, not only that, but there are more cases where the murderer is not sentenced to death.If the murderer is underage, even the name will not be announced, let alone the death penalty. The juvenile incident handling law is not made for the victims, nor is it used to prevent crimes, but exists to save them based on the premise of juvenile delinquency.The grief and unwillingness of the victim cannot be seen from these laws, only the illusory morality that ignores the status quo. Besides, Long Bee is also dissatisfied with the handling of the case by the police. No one has told him at all how far the case is currently being handled.Take the case of someone witnessing a suspicious vehicle. If Changfeng hadn't watched the news, he wouldn't have known about it.And on this point, the police did not tell him how much new evidence they had. This whistleblower call should have informed the police, and the police would take action.But the police probably won't tell Changfeng what they will do.Even if the murderer is caught, the police probably won't tell him the details of what happened.Changfeng even wondered if he could meet the murderer.Then, the murderer will be sent to the court without Changfeng knowing anything, and then the court will give the victim's family an incomprehensible reason and sentence the murderer lightly. Changfeng stood up, picked up the road map booklet on the TV cabinet, returned to the sofa, and tried to find the address he just wrote down. found it-- The address mentioned by the informant is not fictitious, and even the house number in the alley really exists.Of course, this does not mean that there is the apartment mentioned by the informer, and a person named Atsuya Banzaki lives there. Changfeng picked up the wireless phone, and the LCD screen still displayed the phone number of the police station.He deletes it first, then takes the phone out of his coat pocket.After finding the phone number of the company executive from among the numbers stored in the phone book, he dialed the number from his wireless phone. The other party picked it up immediately.After knowing that the caller was Changfeng, the other party seemed a little surprised. "I'm sorry, I called you suddenly. I'm not feeling well, so I want to ask for leave tomorrow. I'm really sorry. I just went to work today, and I'm going to ask for leave soon." Changfeng said. "Really? It's okay. You look very tired. You should take a good rest before your body recovers. I'll help you with the leave procedures, so you can rest assured and take a good rest." The supervisor's tone sounded as if he was very upset about Changfeng's leave. Very happy look.Perhaps this is true. After hanging up the phone, he checked the memo and the map again to confirm which way to go there. He wanted to confirm it with his own eyes—this was the conclusion he had considered for a long time. His eyes turned to the TV cabinet.There is a photo of Tumo, and her ashes are in the box next to it. Looking up again, Changfeng saw the shotgun that had fascinated him so much.He stared at the shotgun for a while before looking away.