Chapter 15 Section 3

About an hour later, Zhang Zi came to the general hospital in Akashicho and was brought here with more than a dozen people, staff and customers on the third floor.Almost everyone, including Zhang Zi, had only mild symptoms and recovered after a short rest.Only Sakuragi was taken to the ward for treatment, and it seemed that he needed to be hospitalized for observation for a few days. "Scared me to death. I never dreamed that I would encounter such a thing in the store." "Yes. I thought that as long as I didn't take the subway, I would be relieved." "Why did you choose our store? Doesn't that kind of thing usually happen in crowded places?"

Zhang Zi's colleagues talked in a hurry.They have recovered and they are in the waiting room. Xin Haimeifuyu did not join the conversation, and hung her head aside.She and Zhang Zi were the last to leave the scene, recovering slower than everyone else. Zhang Zi was not in the mood to talk, but it was not because of his body.A thought occupied her mind.It was too inauspicious to even think about it, but I couldn't get it out of my head.She wanted to discuss it with someone, but no matter who heard this kind of thing, they would definitely panic. After a while, Bangzhong appeared.His expression was extremely haggard.

"I heard that the police are going to question you." The shop girls suddenly tensed up. "Just tell the truth, be careful not to mix in guesswork and imagination, just tell the facts. Do you understand?" Bang Zhong said. Everyone nodded. Everyone was taken to a room like a conference room inside the hospital, where they sat face to face with five police officers on both sides of a long table. Without any self-introduction, the policeman sitting in the middle spoke.This person had a crew cut, looked less than forty years old, had sharp eyes, a sharp chin, and was wearing a well-crafted navy blue suit.He asked everyone to talk casually, and when no one spoke, he asked, "Who was the one who first noticed the strangeness?"

Everyone looked at Zhangzi—she could only speak. She explained in as much detail as possible what happened when Sakuragi was found to be abnormal.The man kept looking into Zhang Zi's eyes while listening.Some of the other four policemen recorded and some nodded. After Akiko finished speaking, Mifuyu Shinkai, the other three female shop assistants and Hamanaka told the general history of the incident in turn. "It was Mr. Sakuragi who found that paper bag. Has anyone noticed it before?" the man asked everyone. When no one answered, he changed the question again. "Can anyone tell what time it wasn't there before?"

Still no answer.The policemen began to look disappointed. The man looked at Bangzhong. "Approximately how many customers are there today, including those who just look but don't buy?" "How many people have come?" Bangzhong turned his head to look at the female shop assistants, and asked the woman beside him, "I'm not always on the third floor, so I don't know how many people have come?" "There are... forty or fifty people." She replied very unconfidently. "Isn't it? Including those who came in to see and then left, there should be more than a hundred people." Another female shop assistant said.

"Really?" murmured the clerk who spoke first.No one spoke again.It is estimated that everyone is thinking in their hearts, no one will count how many customers there are, of course it is impossible to know.At least Zhang Zi thinks so. "Are there any suspicious people among the customers, such as those who just wander around the store without looking at the products?" Everyone remained silent. Zhangzi thought, how can people answer this kind of question?There are always a lot of people walking around the store without paying attention to the products, and many people just enter the store to kill time before a date.If you pay attention to these people one by one, it will be endless.

"So, not limited to today, have you seen suspicious people before, or received strange calls? In short, has anything happened that left a deep impression on you?" Still no one spoke.The man in the middle was about to say something more, when suddenly someone said: "That..." It was a female shop assistant named Shizuko Sakai. "What?" The man turned to look at her. "Perhaps it has nothing to do with it at all." "That's okay. What happened?" "Well, this..." For some reason, Sakai Shizuko looked at Akiko, "Can we talk about that?"

"Which thing?" "It's that strange man. You see, aren't we all victims?" Zhang Zi was shocked.She didn't expect other people to talk about it. "What's the matter? What do you mean by being victimized?" "Well, everyone here, including me, has been harassed strangely lately." "What exactly?" "For example... when I got home, I found a strange note, received a strange photo, and was followed." "Wait, have these things happened to you recently?" "I've only had notes, other people have had photos and stuff like that."

The policemen looked confused and surprised, as if they had found something unexpected in an unexpected place, and stared at Zhang Zi and the others. In the end, Zhang Zi had no choice but to tell the story of a mysterious man pestering him recently, because everyone else had said it.She greatly simplified the facts because she did not want others to know that she was more victimized than others.In addition, there is a more important reason. "Mysterious man..." The man in the center put his hands on his neck.It was obvious that he was disappointed by their words.That's not what he wants to hear.

"It's a pervert." The man sitting on the far left suddenly muttered.He was unshaven, his long hair was pulled back casually, and he laughed a lot after he finished speaking.The man in the middle twisted his mouth in displeasure. After the police investigation, everyone returned to the store.The store was banned from entering, so they changed their clothes in the dressing room and planned to go home directly.It is said that the future business situation will be notified separately. Just as Zhang Zi walked out of the store, someone patted her on the shoulder. It was Mito Shinkai.She was smiling, but her eyes were serious.

"If you have time, how about a cup of tea before going back?" "Well... yes." As soon as Zhangzi agreed, Meidong immediately stepped forward. "This is troublesome, I don't know what will happen to the store." They came to the cafe again, and Meidong said while drinking royal milk tea. "I don't know." Zhang Zi replied vaguely.Now she was not thinking about the jewelry store. "Why didn't you tell the truth just now?" Meidong asked, "Compared with us, you were hurt more seriously, why did you say it lightly?" Zhang Zi lowered his eyes.Meifuyu really noticed. "Why?" Mei Dong asked again, seeming to have a reproachful tone, as if to say, if such a big thing happened, you still conceal it, it's not good for everyone. Zhangzi raised his head, and found that Meidong's almond eyes were staring at him, feeling that she had seen through her heart. "Maybe that should be said." "what?" "Yes……" Zhang Zi hesitated to open the bag, took out a piece of paper, unfolded it and put it on the table.The word is printed: "How dare you betray me! Your life is in my hands and I will let you know it. Be careful! I am always by your side."