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Chapter 27 Section 27

Wandering Blade 东野圭吾 3751Words 2018-03-22
Changfeng drank his coffee and let out a long breath. "It's been a long time since I drank coffee leisurely." He said with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. It was a sad smile, Kako thought. "I've read the newspaper. Mr. Changfeng seems to be hunting for another murderer, isn't it?" she asked. Changfeng nodded, and he put down the coffee cup, "That's right." "Is that the boy you showed me the picture of?" "Hmm. I think you'd know that if you've seen the video on the computer. That's where I printed it out, so the quality is poor."

"Did you just take that photo and use the same words you told me to go around looking for people?" "Yes, because I have few other leads." "Then why are you here?" "The only clue I got was that the murderer had already arrived at the B&B in Nagano, so I wandered around the B&B in Nagano Prefecture." A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face, "I'm so naive. I didn't expect the B&B to There are so many, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack." He Jiazi thought to herself: Maybe so. "Did you look around today, too?"

Chang Feng shook his head. "I don't think I'm making any progress with the way I'm looking, so I'm going to libraries and tourist information centers. It's mainly to look up information." "material?" "I was wondering why that boy fled to the B&B in Nagano. Maybe it was because there were relatives or friends here, but I think it's not just that. Nagano Prefecture may have some special meaning to him. For example, there used to be Have any special experience or something." "Like a sports training camp or something?" Kako blurted out her thoughts.There are also many student associations who come here to live in this homestay every year.

Changfeng nodded. "It doesn't have to be sports, it's just to learn and experience something. But anyway, such activities should be held grandly, so maybe there will be commemorative photos at that time, which is not impossible possible." Hmm - He Jiazi nodded vigorously, she understood what Changfeng wanted to say. "Then have you looked at the commemorative photos that are decorated in various places?" "That's right, I've seen almost all the club's commemorative photos, school trips, and so-called commemorative photos." "Then the result..."

Regarding He Jiazi's question, Changfeng smiled wryly. "If there is a result, I am not here now. When I looked at those photos, I found one thing, that is, I have indeed seen the image of the murderer, but I don't know the real appearance of the murderer. That is Said, if I didn't know that face very well, even when I saw his photo in elementary school, I wouldn't be able to recognize that person." He Jiazi nodded.Maybe so, she thought. "Maybe in the photos I saw today, there is the person I am looking for, but there is not enough information for me to recognize him. Until now, I am angry at my incompetence. I did not consider Come here now, what am I going to do?"

Chang Feng clenched his right fist and tapped lightly on the table, and frowned after glancing at He Jiazi, "I'm mean, right? It doesn't matter if you want to laugh at me." "Why would I laugh at you..." She lowered her head, then raised her head immediately, "Then what are you going to do in the future? Although it's strange for me to say this, if you continue to use this method, you will definitely be discovered. Just Even I, who is careless, have discovered you." Changfeng frowned, and poured the whole coffee cup into his mouth, as if he had finished it.

"May I have another glass?" "No, no need." Changfeng shook his head with an empty coffee cup. "Excuse me... if you found the person you were looking for, what would you do?" After hearing He Jiazi's question, Changfeng lowered his eyes. "Do you still want to avenge Lingmei?" "Because the police are unreliable?" "It's not so much the police, but the current judicial system. The police should arrest another man who sexually assaulted my daughter. But the punishment given to that man is surprisingly light. Maybe it's not even a punishment? The judicial system has no regard for the feelings of victims in order to rehabilitate them or reintegrate into society."

"but--" "I know what you want to say." Changfeng opened his right hand and put it in front of his eyes. "I used to think the same as you. But after this happened, I realized that the law doesn't understand the fragility of human nature at all." He Jiazi did not reply.Killing should not be done for any reason—she felt ashamed of herself for wanting to tell such a cliché—and this man only acted after he realized it. "As for what to do in the future... this question..." Changfeng began to say. "To be honest, I haven't decided yet. I don't know what will happen tomorrow, but I think I will continue to search-because I have only this choice. Maybe soon, I will be arrested by the police, but if you are afraid , it is impossible to achieve the goal. In short, I can only move forward."

"Haven't you ever thought of turning yourself in?" He Jiazi asked, although he thought it was useless to ask. Changfeng stared into her eyes and nodded slightly. "I will only turn myself in after I have achieved my goal." As expected.He Jiazi lowered his head. "How? Have you changed your mind?" he asked. "What do you mean by change?" "That is, will you change your mind and think it is better to call the police?" "No, that—" He Jiazi swallowed, and then said, "No." But Changfeng didn't seem to understand the meaning of this sentence.He kept staring into He Jiazi's eyes, trying to see through her inner thoughts, and then stood up suddenly.

"I'd better go." "Wait a minute, I mean it, please believe me." She also stood up. "Thank you very much. If it weren't for you, I should have been arrested by now. Maybe you think it's better to turn yourself in than to be arrested by the police, so you give me a little time? But I just said Now, I will not change my plan. Don't worry, even if I am arrested, I will not tell anyone what happened tonight. So please don't take it to heart and do it according to your ideas. " "Didn't I already say that I would not call the police?" He Jiazi couldn't help but raise her voice.In the silence of the living room, it seemed very loud.

Seeing Nagamine's eyes wide open as if frightened, Kazuko put her hand on her cheek. "Ouch, why am I so angry..." Changfeng looked down at her, scratched his head, and sat back on the chair again. "I don't want to trouble you, I think it's better for me to leave now..." "If you think so, please wait until the morning. If you leave suddenly at this time, my father will definitely be suspicious. If my father asks, I will not know how to explain it. Maybe because of this, my father will find you of identity." Changfeng's face twisted, and he rubbed his face with his hands. "Well... Maybe you're right. For me, it's nice to have a place to stay tonight." He Jiazi looked at him and felt something close to sympathy.This person is not a bad person, just a very ordinary person, she thought, no, he is more serious than ordinary people, and he is a person who thinks about others.It's just that the gears of life are turning around inexplicably, so he is put in such a strange position.Knowing that it is wrong, but the pain of having to revenge, and the despair of not being able to revenge smoothly - he must fight against these things and survive.He lived very hard. "Excuse me..." He Jiazi said, "Do you still have that photo from last time?" "photo?" "You showed me the photo of the young man you were looking for." "Oh, I'm taking it." "Can you show me?" "Okay." He took the photo from his shirt pocket. It was a mug shot of a young man.When Changfeng showed her before, she didn't look carefully.The facial features are still born really correct.Even if they don't rape girls, there should be girls who will come to the door on their own initiative, He Jiazi thought. "Is there a problem?" Changfeng asked. A thought suddenly popped up in He Jiazi's mind, it was an exciting emotion that confused her very much.That emotion made her want to talk, and the calm, rational part of her wanted to stop her.Things can get serious if spoken out. But she spoke. "Can I have this photo?" "For you? No, this," Changfeng stretched out his hand to get back the photo, "I will be very troubled." "No, I don't want to trouble Mr. Nagamine. I'm—" Another part of her stopped her from talking.But she ignored it and went on: "I'm looking for it. Please let me help you find him." The second can of beer was also finished.Ayumura stood up and opened the refrigerator, reaching for the third can of beer. "Can you stop drinking?" His wife Kazue said.However, her tone was not very strong. She is reading a book in the Japanese room next door.Since her daughter's death, she has read more and more books.Ayumura felt that she was trying to escape reality. He opened the second can of beer without saying anything, and sat back on the sofa.Without any appetizers, I just kept drinking beer.He should have gotten better at drinking, and he won't be drunk at all recently. When he was about to put the beer can to his mouth, the doorbell of the entrance rang, and Ayumura and Kazue exchanged a look. "Who will it be? This time." The wife seemed to be puzzled as if she didn't know.Ayumura looked at the clock, it was almost ten o'clock. The doorbell rang again, and Ayumura put the beer on the table and stood up.There was an intercom next to the kitchen, and he picked up the receiver and said, "Hello?" "That... it's so late, I'm sorry. I'm from "Focus Weekly", can I bother you?" weekly? ——Ayumura was surprised.He didn't expect these people to come running. "What's the matter?" he asked cautiously. "It's about Lingmei." The other party replied quickly, "I heard that you have been to Xixin and branched out." Ayumura's face contorted.Did they already smell something?He was very angry, the police didn't even protect his privacy. "I have nothing to say." After saying this, he was ready to hang up. "Please wait a moment!, just give me a little time, because I have one thing I want to ask you to confirm." Ayumura, who was about to put the microphone away, took his hand away because the other party said so.Because what he cares about is that the other party says "I want to ask you to confirm", not "I want to confirm". "To confirm what?" he asked. "That...it's not convenient to say here, it's about the young murderer." The other party said. The young murderer shouldn't be referring to Changfeng Shigeki, right?Then, those who sexually assaulted Qianjing. "Please wait there for a while." After finishing speaking, Ayumura put down the microphone. "What's the matter?" Yihui asked. "It seems to be someone from the weekly magazine. I'm going to meet him at the porch." Kazue frowned, "Seeing that kind of person...don't go!" "It doesn't matter." Ayumura opened the entrance door.There stood a man with a beard down his nose and down his jaw.Although the figure is thin, the arms exposed outside the polo shirt have strong muscles. After the man greeted him politely, he handed over his business card, which said "Focus Weekly" reporter. "What's the matter?" Ayumura asked with a famous film. "Did you go to the Nishiarai Sub-bureau and watch the videotape? I don't think I need to tell you what kind of videotape it is." Ayumura lowered the corner of his mouth, looking unhappy.That was the part he least wanted to talk about. He wanted to play tricks, but then there would be no need to meet this man, so he just nodded noncommittally. "Then you must have seen the faces of Banzaki and the others?" "seen it already." "Did the police tell you the name of the other boy?" Ayumura shook his head.He remembered the situation at that time.After watching the videotape, he was hysterical. After he calmed down a little, he asked the police for the murderer's name, but they refused to tell him. "Is the murderer this young man?" The reporter took out a photo.
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