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Wandering Blade 东野圭吾 3646Words 2018-03-22
He Jiazi parked the RV on the side of the road and opened the door.She looked around and saw no one was around.Two women who looked like OLs walked out of a convenience store not far away, but they were walking in another direction. "No problem, please get out of the car." She said to the back seat. Changfeng sat obediently in the back seat. "Is it really okay?" he asked. "You have no other place to go, don't you? Please don't be polite anymore." Changfeng nodded, and lifted the travel bag beside him. After getting out of the car, He Jiazi still looked around.She trotted across the road, and Chang Feng followed behind her.

The two entered an old five-story building.She took the keys out of her purse.Because she wanted to avoid bumping into other residents as much as possible, she acted flustered. After the automatic lock opened, they quickly entered, and then pressed the button of the elevator.While waiting for the elevator to come, she still couldn't calm down. Chang Feng smiled wryly. "When I act alone, I am not so careful." "But I don't know if someone will find you..." He Jiazi said. "That's right, but if you're so nervous, you won't be able to find someone."

"I think it's just luck that you haven't been discovered so far." Changfeng's expression became serious and he lowered his eyes. "Yes. Fortunately, you were the first person to find me." In response to Changfeng's answer, Changhe Jiazi looked away this time. After they entered the elevator, they sat all the way to the third floor.Fortunately, before entering Room 303, I didn't meet other residents. There is only one room with seven tatami mats in the house.No furniture, empty.There was a musty smell in the room.Kako opened the window. "Before the end of last year, there were still people living here. After that person moved out, he couldn't find a tenant. The real estate agent told us that we must renovate, or at least clean up, but we don't have that time..."

Changfeng looked around the room, then sat cross-legged on the ground. "Excuse me, is this house yours?" "It's mine." He Jiazi opened the luggage in her hand, and there were blankets and cushions inside, "My husband gave it to me when I divorced." "Did you buy it specially for you?" He Jiazi shook his head. "I bought it for tax savings and investment in the future. I bought this house a long time ago, when the economy was better than it is now. Now the house price seems to have dropped a lot. Although the loan has been paid off, if If I want to sell it, I probably won’t be able to get a good price.”

"Then why don't you live alone?" "At the beginning, I planned to live by myself. After I went to help my father's shop, it was very troublesome to drive from here to the shop. In the end, I decided to rent someone. Although the rent is very cheap, it is also an income, so I also compare Don't worry. But this house is so old now that no one seems to want to rent it." It takes ten minutes to walk from the nearest station, and there is no parking lot.With new rental apartments under construction, this house really pales in comparison.Although the rent is already considered very cheap, the real estate agent has no audio at all.

He Jiazi never dreamed that this room would be used in such a place.However, she couldn't let Changfeng stay in "Crescent" all the time, and it would be dangerous to let him stay in other hotels, so she simply let him hide here. "The running water and electricity should not be cut off, just install the curtains." He Jiazi said looking at the window. "Miss Danze." Changfeng changed from sitting cross-legged to kneeling, putting his hands on his knees, "I think it's still too much trouble for you. To be honest, I am very grateful to you, but the thought of possibly causing you trouble , I feel embarrassed..."

He Jiazi bent down slowly and knelt on the ground, "Actually, I'm not sure if it's right to do this, but I don't know why, and I just can't just sit idly by. Maybe one day I will suddenly change my mind, but I absolutely I won't send you to the police. I promise you." Changfeng's expression was not very relieved, he nodded. "I get it. When you change your mind, I will leave immediately. Until then, I will believe what you say." "Please trust me. But then again, I don't know how much I can help, but..." He Jiazi brushed her hair together, "Excuse me...is the only clue is that photo?"

As for He Jiazi's question, Changfeng didn't seem to realize it for a while.After a while, there was a "oh" sound. "Are you talking about the photo of Kaiji Kanno? Yes, that's the only one. I only heard that he was hiding in Nagano's homestay." Only such a clue, how to find it? —and can't be found by the police.Kazuko is surprised by Nagamine's previous reckless actions.Of course, he might be too focused on finding someone. "Why did he come to the homestay in Nagano..." He Jiazi muttered to herself. "Yes, I don't know that either. Although I don't know if it's someone close to him or a relative who lives here, but if that's the case, the police should be able to find him immediately."

"Mr. Changfeng said before that it may be that he has traveled here before, or has some special memories. But I don't think so." "yes?" "Because," He Jiazi looked at his face, "Even in such an ordinary homestay as ours, there are many young people who come to stay after many years because of nostalgia. However, these people are basically innocent, even if they look It's a bit bad, but as long as you talk to them, you'll know that they are good kids. But Kaiji Kanno, shouldn't he feel this way?" Hearing He Jiazi's opinion, Changfeng frowned.

"This...maybe." "Of course there are exceptions." "No, you are right. If it is a person who cherishes and misses the tourist destination, he should not be able to do such a bad thing. That person is simply not a human being, but a beast. No matter what meaningful and beautiful experience it is, They won't be touched or missed. They should not be born with nerves in this regard." As if speaking out quickly, Changfeng's tone was mixed with hatred for the person who ravaged and killed his daughter.He Jiazi lowered his head. "Why did that guy come to the B&B in Nagano Prefecture? It's really puzzling." Changfeng shook his head and read in a low voice.

"Anyway, I'm going to ask the homestay operators I know." He Jiazi said, "Investigate to see if there are young men from Tokyo who are staying for a long time, or are they part-time workers?" "is it okay?" "Well, I'll figure it out." "I'm sorry to trouble you like this..." Seeing Nagamine bowing his head, He Jiazi stood up. "I'll go shopping first. In addition to food, I also need to buy some daily necessities such as thermos bottles." "No, I'll just buy that kind of thing myself." Kazuko stopped Nagamine who was about to stand up with her hand. "Please stay here. I managed to help you find the hiding place. If you act rashly and let others find out, don't you need to talk about anything?" "That's right." "Please stay here, I'll be right back." He Jiazi walked towards the gate. "No, but..." Changfeng chased after him, "I'll go too." "Mr. Changfeng." "No, I have other things." After saying this, he took out something from his pocket, which was the key to the locker, "I put things in the locker at the station, and if I don't take it out from time to time If it is replayed, the staff will open it and watch it.” "Then I'll go—" After saying this, He Jiazi was about to take the key, but Changfeng took the hand holding the key back. "No, I have to go by myself." "Why? But there are many people at the station..." Chang Feng shook his head. "I don't want other people touching the stuff in the locker, it's a dangerous item." "Danger?" After talking to Jiazi, it suddenly dawned on me.The Changfeng suspect fled with a shotgun—she remembered such subtitles once appeared on TV. "I'll go by myself." Changfeng said again. He Jiazi couldn't object either, and could only nod silently. As soon as the two walked out of the building, they walked all the way to the road before separating.He Jiazi watched his back, feeling as if she was dreaming, she couldn't believe what she was doing, and the current situation. Of course she also has her own ideas.She didn't want Nagamine to take revenge, but she wanted to find Kaiji Kanno before the police.Before being arrested by the police, Kuaiji Kanno had to apologize, and Chang Feng had to hear his apology with his own ears. After he finished apologizing, it would not be too late to call the police. We should go to the locker together, He Jiazi thought, because that was the only chance to confiscate the murder weapon from Changfeng. Just as Oribe thought, the room was very messy, there was no place to stand, magazines and paper scraps were scattered everywhere, and the bed was occupied by the clothes that had been taken off and littered.It was the same as Atsuya Banzaki's room.Oribe looked around the room blankly, thinking to himself. "Where do we start?" Oribe asked senior Kondo.Kondo looked at the open wardrobe with a disgusted expression. "I can only start from the beginning." Kondo took off his coat, but he didn't know where to put it, so he took the coat and walked out of the room. Mano's voice came from the other side of the door. "Anything is fine, can't you think of anything?" "You ask like this... I really can't think of it at all." The answer was Kanno Kaiji's mother Luzi. "Shouldn't it be like this? You should be able to think of something. Doesn't anyone of his old acquaintances or friends live there?" "But Nagano...has that kid been there?" "Yes, he is now in Nagano Prefecture. After leaving Tokyo, he went directly to Nagano Prefecture, and he is still there now. He shouldn't go to a completely strange place, right?" He usually speaks in a warm tone. Mano of Huo also seemed to be getting impatient. "However, I don't know what that child is usually doing. His friends know him better... Please ask those children." "Are you his mother? Wouldn't the son know where the son is going to travel as a mother?" "Nagano is so close to Tokyo, so it shouldn't be considered a trip, right? Even if he went there, he wouldn't report to me one by one. Not only my children, but every family's children are the same? Mr. Criminal Police, isn't your child the same? Is that so?" "My kids aren't that old yet." "One day you'll understand. After a certain age, they don't tell their parents anything." Kondo smiled wryly and walked back to the room. "What a sophistry woman. Obviously her son has been targeted by both the police and Changfeng." "Is it really unexpected?" "Maybe. Mano thinks so too." Kondo whispered. Judging from the passbook of the credit union obtained from Luzi, Kaier Kanno received money twice after fleeing.Both times were collected from ATMs in Nagano Prefecture.If he only received it once, it is possible that he happened to pass by on the way to escape, but if he received it a second time after a while, then there is a high possibility that he is hiding somewhere in Nagano Prefecture. They have asked the police in Nagano Prefecture to assist them, and they are also distributing the surveillance video footage of Qi Bank.But what the investigation team wants to know most is why Kanno is in Nagano Prefecture. Oribe and Kondo set about tidying up the disorganized room together.Perhaps from this, any connection between Kanno and Nagano Prefecture can be found. "Is Nagamine also in Nagano Prefecture?" Oribe, who was sorting out, asked. "According to Mr. Mano's deduction, it should be." Kondo replied. "why?" "Have you forgotten? The letter from Changfeng last time was postmarked in Aichi Prefecture, right? It was sent from there deliberately in order to disturb our investigation. The reason why he wanted to disturb us is because he already has a general grasp of the situation. Kanno's hiding place."
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