Chapter 21 Section 21

Regarding this chess move with Jiazi, the male guest showed a wry smile on his face.Wearing a T-shirt, he folded his arms across his chest and muttered in a low voice. "What's the matter? The child's father? Didn't you say that when you play chess, no one is your opponent? Could it be a lie?" His wife said sarcastic remarks beside him. "I'm so annoying, you should be quiet." The male guest pointed at the chess pieces with his finger, and frowned at the same time.He seemed to be thinking: Now that he has already boasted to his wife, he should insist on a little more.In fact, the outcome has already been decided, no matter how hard he tried, he still had to make several more moves before he could defeat Jiazi's army.He himself should be very clear about this.

After dinner, He Jiazi was cleaning the table when someone came to ask her if she wanted to play a game of chess.It seems that I found a chessboard on a shelf in the living room.The male guest seemed quite confident. "Dad, come on!" The seven-year-old son kept cheering for his father, whose forehead was glowing with oil.It was a thin, healthy boy with sunburnt hands and feet.He was still addicted to video games just now, and when he saw his father and the aunt of the hotel fighting on the chessboard, he began to watch the battle with relish, regardless of whether he knew the rules or not.

Kazuko couldn't stop herself from thinking about the boy.What is he usually playing?What kind of friends do you have?What does he like?What would she want to do in the future—needless to say, these imaginations were all due to her empathy for the boy who missed her dead son.She didn't ask the boy or his parents, though.Needless to say, they will answer happily.However, He Jiazi was afraid that after hearing those answers, her heart would be turbulent. Father finally made a move, which was what Kazuko expected.She picked up the chess piece that she had decided on long ago, and put it in the position she had decided on long ago.After seeing He Jiazi's move, his father seemed very discouraged.

"Oh! I lost." He put his hands on the table and lowered his head. "Huh? How come? Did Dad lose?" The wife who didn't understand the rules of chess looked surprised. She probably didn't expect the chess game to end so soon. "Daddy is so weak!" The boy tapped his father's thigh. "Well, I rarely lose. You are really good." "It's okay!" He Jiazi smiled and began to pack the chess pieces.Chess was taught to Kako by her father Long Ming after she started working in this homestay.In fact, perhaps it should be said that it was Long Ming who would definitely play a game of chess with her after a whole day's work.Chess is like life - this is Long Ming's mantra.

"We have all the chess pieces from the beginning. If we can maintain this, we will be safe, but this is not allowed. We have to move and get out of our position. The more we move, the more we can defeat the opponent, But at the same time, I will also lose a lot of things. This is the same as life. Chess is different from chess, and the pieces won from the opponent are not your own pieces.” Whenever he thinks about Taishi, He Jiazi will feel that this sentence is the truth.Always thinking that the death of their son was the other's fault, the husband and wife blamed each other, but in the end they only hurt each other and left nothing behind.

The wife of the male guest turns on the TV and starts broadcasting the news.On the screen is a close-up of a letter, and the voice of the anchor came out in conjunction with this screen. "'No matter what happens, I will have revenge, and until then, I don't intend to be arrested. But after the revenge is over, I will turn myself in immediately. I will not ask for a commutation of sentence, even if sentenced The death penalty doesn’t matter. There’s no point in continuing to live anyway.’——This is how the Changfeng suspect described his feelings. He really did not hesitate to risk his life for revenge. How do ordinary people think about such behavior? What? Let's go out into the streets and listen to the audience."

Kazuko immediately understood that it was the revenge incident of the rapist that happened in Tokyo.The murderer's letter to the police had been published on daytime news talk shows, and the incident was being discussed by the hotel guests at dinner.She heard that the postmark seemed to be from Aichi Prefecture, but she still felt that this matter was far away from her. The screen appears!A middle-aged male who looks like an office worker, the microphone is facing him. "I understand how he feels. Because I also have children. But if I actually want to take action, I don't think I can do it. After all, killing people is...how should I put it? It's still not possible."

Next is the face of a middle-aged woman. "At first I thought he was a very scary person. Because you see, his method of killing people is very cruel. But after reading that letter, I think he is very pitiful." The middle-aged woman thought for a long time about whether she wanted him to take revenge. "The proportion of people who want to and those who don't want to be equal. I don't know." Next came a white-haired old man, who stared at the interviewer with wide eyes. "No! Revenge is a barbaric act, absolutely not! Japan is a country ruled by law, so this kind of thing must be killed in the courts. People who have done bad things should be convicted according to the law."

What would you do if you didn't go to jail because the killer was a juvenile?the reporter asked him. "This... This is still not allowed. If everyone uses their own methods to get revenge, it will become a mess!" A pie chart appears on the screen.Regarding the behavior of the Changfeng suspect, it is divided into four sections: "I can agree", "I can understand his mood but can't agree", "I can't agree" and "No comment".Those who got an overwhelming majority were "can understand his mood but can't agree with it", more than half of the total.

"Sure enough, such a result will be obtained." The male guest muttered to himself while watching the TV, "I shouldn't be able to say 'I agree to kill' into the microphone!" "If it was Dad, what would he do?" asked the wife. "How to do it?" "Suppose this child was killed. Then, if you know who the murderer is, what would you do?" The wife asked again, looking at her son who had started playing video games. "I will kill him." The man replied immediately.Although there was a smile on his face, his eyes were serious. "And you?"

"I'd probably kill him too—if I had my way." "There must be something like a way." "Not just kill him, I can't get myself arrested. It's unfortunate enough that a child is killed, and it's too bad to go to jail for revenge. Why should I suffer a second misfortune for that guy? ? So if I want revenge, I must first think of a way to avoid being caught by the police, and then execute it." "So that's the case, women really know how to calculate. Even at this time, you have to find a way not to let yourself suffer." "Men are too simple. Because you see, after getting revenge, he was arrested and imprisoned. It doesn't make sense." "It doesn't matter if you get caught, as long as you can get revenge. As long as I can kill that guy, I won't even think about being arrested." "That's why Dad failed. Think farther away. That's why you lose in chess—isn't it?" The wife asked Kazuko for approval.He Jiazi didn't answer, just smiled wryly. "This has nothing to do with playing chess. Well, it's time to go back to the room. We have to climb the mountain tomorrow! You need to get enough sleep——thank you for your hospitality." "Good night." He Jiazi watched the family with a smile. The content of the news has become talking about economic issues.No recovery in sight for now - economists use statistical charts to say what is not worth hearing.He Jiazi pressed the switch on the remote control to turn off the TV. As she put the chessboard back on the shelf, the bell on the entrance door rang.She saw that it was Takeo Yoshikawa.His hat was worn low, and although it was night, he still wore light-colored sunglasses, and the underarms of his shirt were damp with sweat. "You're back!" He Jiazi came out from the living room and said to him. Yoshikawa seemed to have lost his soul, froze for a moment before nodding slightly. "Sorry, missed dinner." "That's all right. You must have dined out, haven't you?" "Well, just eat a little..." Yoshikawa nodded. In the evening, He Jiazi received a call from him asking her not to prepare dinner for him. "Did you find that person?" He Jiazi asked.She still remembered him saying that he was going to find the boy who had run away from home.So, he should be running around for this matter today. "No, I'm sorry." He shook his head with a weak smile on his face, "I've been around this area, but the number of homestays is astonishing." "Is there no other clue? Like a name or something." "I know his name, but it's a matter of personal privacy, so it's inconvenient to say." "Oh, that's right. Are you still looking for it tomorrow?" "It seems that this is the only way to go." "Then, have you found the place to stay after tomorrow?" "I'll have to look for it later. I'm going to go a little further north." It seems that he is continuing to investigate while moving the base. "If you tell me after you decide on your next location, I can help you find a homestay." "Really? It would be great if I could." "It's okay to tell me directly, I can still get a discounted price." "Thank you." Yoshikawa bowed his head in greeting, and then planned to go upstairs.However, he stopped again and turned his head, "Have you printed yesterday's photo?" "Photos? Oh..." Kako immediately understood what he was talking about.Dazhi's photo.It was a relative who brought her this photo taken a long time ago.Because the photo was in such a poor state of preservation, she saved it to the computer and wanted to reprint it, but she didn't know how to do it.Just when she was having a headache, Yoshikawa came to help her. "Wait a minute, please?" After saying that, she ran to the end of the corridor.There is her own room. The photo has already been printed.She took the photo back to Yoshikawa. "Probably so." She handed it to Yoshikawa. Yoshikawa took off his sunglasses and looked at the photo.At this time, He Jiazi suddenly felt as if something touched the depths of her memory.She felt as if she had seen this person somewhere, but it was a very unreal feeling.She also saw his face with his sunglasses off last night, but she didn't feel anything at that time.It should be a psychological effect, she interpreted it this way. "You can still see the scratch," Yoshikawa said. "It can't be helped. As long as we can keep the photos..." He Jiazi stopped at this point.She didn't want to say it herself: it was a picture of her dead son. "The photos have been scanned into the computer first, is that data still there?" Yoshikawa asked. "Yes, still." "Can I have a look?" "Well, yes..." While thinking about his purpose, He Jiazi walked into the living room and walked towards the computer placed in the corner of the restaurant. He Jiazi turned on the power of the computer and called up the photo. Yoshikawa sat down in front of the computer, and then took out a new disk from the small file bag in his hand. "Can I copy this photo?" "Oh? What are you going to do?" "I brought my computer too. With my computer, I might be able to remove the scratches." "yes?" "I think it should. Don't you want to remove the scratches from the photo?" "If possible, please." "Then I'll give it a try." Yoshikawa inserted the disk into the slot next to the computer. "I haven't used disks for a long time. Recently, I usually use CD-ROMs to store data." "This computer was given to me by someone else, so it is very old, and the software in it has not been updated..." "If you don't feel inconvenient usually, this is enough." After Yoshikawa manipulated the keyboard and mouse with skillful gestures, he took out the disk.It seems to have been copied. "I'll try it tonight." Yoshikawa put the disk in the bag. "Can you? Please take such trouble." "It shouldn't take too much time." After saying this, his expression became a little gloomy, and then he said with a little hesitation, "It might make you feel a little abrupt to ask you such a thing..." "What's the matter?" He Jiazi asked. "Is your son... sick or something?" She couldn't help staring at Yoshikawa's face, and he lowered his eyes. Sure enough, he still found out, He Jiazi thought. "No, it was an accident." She replied as calmly as possible, falling down the slide in the park... because her parents were not careful. " Yoshikawa opened his eyes wide.Maybe it was because the answer was beyond his expectation. "Is that so? I'm sorry for asking the wrong question. I think this picture can be done tomorrow morning." "Please don't push yourself too hard." "No problem. Good night, then." After saying this, he took off his sunglasses and bowed his head. At this time, He Jiazi once again felt that he was very similar to someone.