Chapter 19 Section 19

As soon as he walked into the room, Changfeng put down his bag and fell directly on the bed next to him.His whole body was heavy as if stuffed with sand, and he was sweating profusely, and there seemed to be some peculiar smell coming from the plaid shirt. He looked at the bed next to him.It is covered with a bed sheet with a floral circle pattern on a white background.He found that this place did not seem to be a place for middle-aged men to stay alone.Curtains hung over the latticed window frames, also in flower patterns. He sat up, dragged the travel bag over, unzipped the zipper, and took out the mirror.After Chang Feng put the mirror beside him, he put his hands into his hair while looking at his face.After finding the position of the barrette with his fingers, he carefully picked it up in its entirety, and the long wig was removed from his head.This is what he found in a department store in Nagoya.This is not a wig to cover up a bald collar, but a fashionable hair accessory.Probably because of this, the hair color is almost always brown or golden.

Changfeng threw the wig aside, took off the net cover from his head, and then reached into his original hair to fluff it up.When the head that has been stuffy for a day comes into contact with the air, the entire scalp feels chilly. He looked in the mirror again and ran his hand around his lips.The beard is not fake, he has not been shaved since he came out of the house.Of course, it's not that he doesn't have time to shave, but that he wants to change his appearance a little. Usually his hair is neatly parted, and he has never grown a beard.His photos should almost always look like that.

There is a TV in the corner of the room.He picked up the remote control, flipped on the switch to switch channels, and finally switched to the news program.He watched for a while, but there was no relevant report about Changfeng's involvement in the case. He exhaled, looked in the mirror again, and put the mirror and wig back in the bag.He has a pair of light-colored sunglasses in his bag, which he wears during the day. He had no idea how effective such a disguise would be.Suppose his friend showed up in the same attire, would he really be completely unrecognizable?he thought.However, since most people don't remember the photos of people on TV, he can only bet on the indifference of this society.

He reached into the bag again.This time he took out a piece of paper, on which were densely printed the main B&Bs in Nagano Prefecture.It also has "Crescent". Yesterday and today, Changfeng visited several of these homestays, and his feet hurt from walking.Needless to say, of course it was to find Kaiji Kanno.The only clue he has is the sentence that Banzaki said before he died, "He went to the hotel in Nagano". Can you really find Kanno by doing this?Changfeng himself felt uneasy.But in the absence of any other means, he had no choice but to hold on to this very thin thread.

Probably because he was too tired, he just dozed off on the bed.The TV is still on.What woke him up was the anchor's voice from the TV. "...Because of this, Nagamine Shigeki, who is wanted for homicide, is said to be likely to have a firearm. Anyone who has clues, please notify the nearest police station. The next news is that a few days ago World Environmental Improvement Conference—” Changfeng got up quickly and looked at the TV, but a completely irrelevant video had already started playing.He switches channels with the remote, but no other station is broadcasting the news. Changfeng turned off the TV, looked at his watch, it was past eleven o'clock.

He learned that he was wanted from the news in the evening.Because he was mentally prepared, he wasn't that surprised, but he still couldn't restrain the tense feeling that ran through his whole body.When he saw the news in front of the home appliance store, he suddenly fell into the illusion that all the eyes of passers-by were on him. The news also covered the letter.Rather than saying that it was as he expected, it would be better to say that Changfeng sent the letter because he was sure that it would be reported.What he didn't count, though, was that the postmark wasn't mentioned at all.In this way, the meaning of his deliberately going to Aichi County to post the letter was completely lost.

He recited in his head what he had written.I am the father of the body found in Arakawa a few days ago—Nagamine Ema—Nagamine Shigeki—the letter written at the beginning is not false, it is full of his heartfelt words.If revenge is completed, he will surrender himself, so I hope the police will not conduct unnecessary strict investigations on his relatives and friends.This mood has not changed. But Changfeng is also very clear that even if he writes such a letter, the police will not take special care of him.They should still mercilessly list all Changfeng's friendship range as the object of investigation.

The biggest purpose of that letter was actually to make Kanno Kaier, who was hiding somewhere, take it lightly. As long as Kanno is not an idiot, he should know that the father of the girl he killed killed Banzaki and is hunting him now.For Nagamine, the worst-case scenario is that Kanno, who is afraid of being retaliated, will voluntarily surrender himself. Changfeng believes that Kanno's arrest cannot be regarded as revenge for Emo at all.Only by dealing with Kanno himself can he be regarded as avenging a fraction of the revenge.He can't let Kanno hide in the police station, and he can't let him be locked up in a prison protected by juvenile law.

That's why I wrote that letter.Changfeng originally predicted that the location of the mailing would also be reported by the media.So if he sent it from Aichi Prefecture, Kanno, who is hiding in Nagano Prefecture, should breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that he doesn't have to rush to surrender. The news, however, did not report the postmark at all.Maybe the police didn't announce it?Do you simply feel that there is no need to publish it?Or have you seen through his purpose?Or do you have other intentions?Chang Feng was completely clueless. The next morning, Changfeng got up at seven.In fact, he woke up earlier, but he just felt that he had to let his body rest, so he stayed in bed all the time.But he couldn't sleep anymore.The insomnia symptoms that started after Tema's accident became worse during his escape.Because of this, he always felt top-heavy and weak.

He had heard that breakfast was from seven to eight-thirty.But he didn't want to see other guests, so he smoked a cigarette or used a map to check the surrounding situation to pass the time.He didn't want to turn on the TV at all. At eight o'clock, the phone rang.He picked up the phone. "Good morning, Mr. Yoshikawa, breakfast is ready, do you want to eat?" a woman asked. "Okay, I'll go over right now." After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone. After putting on the wig and sunglasses, Changfeng walked out of the room.He went down the stairs and found that there was no one in the restaurant.A woman in her thirties was sitting in a corner and typing on a computer.That was the woman who greeted him last night.

"Morning." She greeted Chang Feng with a smile on her face, "This way please." Her finger pointed to a table by the window.Napkins have been spread on it, and the tableware has been set. As soon as Changfeng sat down, she immediately brought breakfast over.Breakfast is egg dishes, soup, salad, fruit and bread.The woman asked Changfeng what he wanted for an after-dinner drink?Changfeng ordered coffee. "Sorry to come down so late." Chang Feng apologized. "No, it's okay," she said with a smile, and walked back to the desk with the computer. It seems that he is not a suspicious guest—Changfeng feels relieved for the time being. He was eating breakfast slowly while looking at the scenery outside the window.If those things hadn't happened, I don't know how wonderful it would be to come here for vacation.And if the family is by his side, there is probably nothing happier than this, he felt from the bottom of his heart.The woman at the homestay brought him coffee.He bowed his head slightly. "The tourist season is over, isn't it?" he asked. "Yes, about last week or so." "Summer vacation is over." "Yes, are you here to work?" "That's right. It's just a very strange job." Changfeng smiled wryly. It is conceivable that the woman showed a surprised expression. "I'm looking for someone. An eighteen-year-old boy ran away from home, but his parents asked me to..." "Then you are a detective?" "No, I'm not an expert in this field, so it was very hard to find." Changfeng reached out to pick up the coffee, "Do you have hired workers and students here?" "Yes, but now there is only one person left." "When did that person come here?" "From July." "Really?" Changfeng nodded, and then took out a photo from his shirt pocket, "It's this boy, have you seen it recently?" This is printed from the tape of the ravaged Ema.He only printed the face of the boy who could be Kanno, so the quality is very rough. The women at the homestay were thinking about it. "Sorry, I have no impression." "Really? I'm sorry that you are working." Changfeng put the photo in his pocket and started drinking coffee.Women are back in front of computers again. Changfeng is very aware that such interrogation is very dangerous, as long as it is accidentally passed on to the police, he may be immediately suspected.But this is the only way to find Kanno.Seeing whether he was found by the police first or Kanno was found by him first, Changfeng could only listen to the sky. After breakfast, Changfeng stood up.The woman at the homestay was still sitting in front of the computer, and she seemed to have encountered some kind of problem.A picture was displayed on the screen, and she seemed to be digitally exporting the photos.This photo of what feels like a parent-child trio appears to have been taken inside the shrine grounds. "I'm full, thank you." He said to the woman's back. "Oh, the crude tea is weak, please forgive me for the poor hospitality." She turned her head and said with a smile. Changfeng walked towards the entrance of the restaurant.But he stopped again and approached the woman again. "Excuse me……" The woman turned around immediately, "Yes." "What are you busy with? It seems that you have been in a hard struggle since just now." "Oh, this one?" She poked her mouth a little embarrassedly, "I want to enlarge and print out the old photos, but I don't know how to do it. I can only scan with a scanner." "Can I see it?" "Can you help me?" "I don't know, maybe." Changfeng sat in front of the computer, and after a little operation, he understood the situation.It turned out that she didn't know how to use the software. "Here, just enter the size and press the Enter key, and the photo will become so large that it can be printed out at last." He pointed to the screen and explained the basic operation method. "Thanks, that's great. I usually only use word processing and the web part." "I'm also very happy to help." Changfeng shifted his gaze to the screen, "Is that your husband and child?" "Uh...um." She lowered her eyes for some reason, "Did it take time?" "No, it's Chinese New Year. This is a photo from a long time ago." "Really? Do you have any special affection for this photograph?" "Should it be affection... I think it should be liking." "I see," Changfeng nodded, "Is the quality of the original photo not good? It seems that there are scratches everywhere." "That's not a photo I kept, maybe it's because of a bad way of keeping it, so it's scratched badly..." "Really? What a pity." Changfeng thought to himself, knowing that the scratches would be more obvious after zooming in, she still insisted on zooming in, which shows how much she likes this photo. "But you can take better pictures." Changfeng originally thought she would respond with a bright smile, but for some reason, she just raised the corners of her mouth unnaturally.Was it because she was upset by saying the photo was scratched? He got up from his chair.At this time, he saw a few photos next to the computer.The top one with the back facing up, with a pen written on it, at the age of three—— Probably because she noticed Changfeng's gaze, she quickly picked up those photos. "Thank you." She bowed her head to Changfeng. "Uh, nothing..." Changfeng didn't know what to say, so he left silently. --------------------------------- Notes: