Chapter 9 Section 9

Kimura has been hesitant.He held a business card in his hand—the one given to him by Katsuko Kurasawa of Nippon TV.It's been two days with no news. "I'm restless, what are you doing?" said Namie, who was putting on makeup.Her impatient face reflected in the mirror, she was getting ready to go to work—at the bar in Beixindi. "Think about it, if it's going to be broadcast on the news, there should be news. Isn't it strange that there has been no contact? When I came to borrow the tape, I was so anxious, might it not be adopted?" "If you miss me so much, just call and ask. Don't you have a business card?"

"Yeah." Kimura also thought about calling.What he was really looking forward to was not the announcement of the broadcast time, but the meeting with Katsuko Kurazawa again.Of course, I also want to confirm the fate of that video tape, because some people want to watch it again. Yesterday, a strange woman named Takako Yonekura came to visit unexpectedly.She has sharp eyes and looks like a bar girl, but she is not the same as Namie.She also seems to have seen those photos in the disaster area.The woman said that her father, who died in the earthquake, might be in the video. Her expression seemed to be distraught when she spoke, but it felt like she was acting.

When she heard that the tape was lent to the TV station, she seemed very disappointed, and finally gave Kimura a business card, begging him to notify herself when the tape was returned.The name of a company in Nara whose business scope is unknown is printed on it. Next to the name "Otani Shinji", the words "Yonekura Sa Takako" are written in a ballpoint pen. "Please don't lend it to others before, please contact me first, I will definitely thank you very much." The woman kept bowing her head and saluting. Kimura wanted to know what she would use to thank her, but agreed without asking.Maybe that videotape has unexpected value, thank you for the gift and negotiate slowly in the future.

Don't think about this for now, the key now is Katsuko Kurazawa. "I'll use the phone." Kimura stood up holding the handset of the cordless phone.He didn't want Namie to hear his conversation with Katsuko Kurazawa, went to the bathroom, and dialed the number on his business card.He was a little nervous when he heard the call. A man answered the phone: "This is Japanese TV station." "Hi, my name is Kimura, is Ms. Kurasawa there?" "Look for Cangze, she's gone out, which Mr. Kimura are you?" "The person who lent her the video tape two days ago is the video tape of the scene when the earthquake just happened."

Kimura thought that the other party would understand right away, but that person's reaction was very slow. "Video tape? Oh. It seems that I can only ask Cang Ze about this matter. Your surname is Kimura? I'll tell her what you just said later, is that okay?" The other party was obviously impatient.Kimura hoped that the other party would say something like Kurazawa Katsuko calling back, but the man didn't say anything in the end.Wood had no choice but to say "Yes" and hung up the phone. Although it is not clear what this person was doing, at least one thing is clear, the tape did not cause a sensation on the TV station, and maybe it was not used.Kimura didn't think it mattered.Even if this is the case, let them return the video tape, and it is agreed that Katsuko Kurazawa will return it by himself.