Chapter 22 Section 10

Sakuragi returned to work on the fifth day after the re-opening of Huaya after the stench incident.The director in charge of sales called him in, apologized for his misfortune, and appointed him as the floor manager on the spot.Hearing that there is no deputy at present, he was very surprised, and couldn't help asking: "What about Bangzhong?" As soon as the words came out, he immediately regretted that he had talked too much. Just as Sakuragi was worried, a displeased and confused expression appeared on the director's face. "In the current state, he can no longer be the person in charge of the floor. Alas, even though I don't know the actual situation, even if the suspicion is finally cleared, I plan to let him rest for a while."

The answer was nothing more than that, and the director exuded the momentum of "not asking too many questions". Back at the long-lost workplace, Sakuragi smelled fresh air, and it seemed that it wasn't just because he had been away for a while.The shopgirls all seemed animated.They already knew that Sakuragi was promoted.Sakuragi couldn't help his heart beat faster when they were called new positions so quickly. The downturn was already bad, and that kind of thing happened again. The passenger flow did not increase, but it did not decrease sharply either.Huawu is an old shop with many loyal customers.Sakuragi encouraged herself: the development of the mall must be fine.

He looked around the store in his uniform.Akiko Hatayama is still foolishly desperate to recommend an engagement ring to a man.Still impeccable, Mito Shinkai was showing her new products to a seemingly wealthy guest who was walking towards her.Other shop assistants are also working hard to restore Huawu's image. Hamaka, thanks to your absence, the entire floor is more united.Sakuragi said in his heart to his former boss who had been dismissed. Yoichi Hamaka is still in custody, but it does not appear to have been identified as the perpetrator.The details of his arrest were unknown to Sakuragi.Sakuragi was recuperating when he was arrested.

The other clerks also didn't know the exact news. They only knew that the police seemed to believe that the recent harassing behaviors that made the clerks extremely distressed had something to do with this stench incident, but they didn't understand why Hamaka was arrested.Now there will still be policemen in the Chinese house.They looked around sharply for evidence that could prove Hamaka's crimes. Is Hamaka the perpetrator?In this regard, Sakuragi has no real feeling no matter what.Although I don't know Hamaka very well, I feel that he is absolutely unable to make such a complicated device.Someone brought a video camera before, but only Hamaka didn't dare to touch it.According to the newspaper, the design of the poison gas distribution device is quite ingenious.Bangzhong knows a little bit of jewelry processing, so I guess his hands are dexterous, but this has nothing to do with scientific knowledge.

Even if Bangzhong is not the criminal, it is definitely not a good thing for Huawu. It is impossible for those who have been arrested to stay in their original posts.Not to mention if it is only in an ambiguous state due to insufficient evidence.Moreover, if it is really him who harassed the female shop assistants, he would have to worry about the impact on them.This personnel handling can be said to be a matter of course. Sure enough.It seems to be careful women! Sakuragi thought of Hamaka's bad habit.Bangzhong is lustful, as long as there is a woman he likes, no matter which floor he is on, he must try his best to get his hands on it.He had already foreseen that something would happen to him, but it didn't happen.Sakuragi felt that Hamaka had done it to herself, and I would never do something stupid like having an affair with a female employee in the store.

While thinking about this, Sakuragi patrolled the store, and suddenly saw a paper bag behind a showcase, he was startled, and stopped immediately.The nightmare of that time reappeared.The pungent stench, the vomiting, the headache, the difficulty breathing—these came back to me in a flash.When he was lying on the hospital bed, he also woke up many times because of this kind of nightmare, and he still does so now, and he probably won't forget it for a while.Those who survived that subway gas attack must have felt the same way.Even if the criminal is caught, the incident is not over for the victim.

He cautiously approached the paper bag, but he didn't dare to take it casually. He stopped about one meter away from it and stretched his neck to look inside. There is nothing inside, as if someone left here.Sakuragi approached lightly, stretched out his hand to pick it up, and still felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart. Of course, nothing happens when you pick up an empty paper bag.He sighed deeply and folded the paper bag carefully. It was past eleven o'clock in the evening when we arrived at Koenji Station.As usual, Zhang Zi chose to walk under the street lights.The moment she heard footsteps coming behind her, she felt terrified.Shouldn't it?But she couldn't help quickening her pace.

A figure was seen in front of her, the back of a middle-aged woman.Zhangzi wanted to ask for help, so he chased after him.The footsteps behind him also quickened, the same as before.Did that man appear again? There are still a few meters left to catch up with the woman in front—— "Hi." A man shouted behind him. Zhang Zi almost exclaimed, really wanted to run away. "I'm calling you." The man called out again. Zhangzi wanted to ask the middle-aged woman in front for help, but before she could speak, the middle-aged woman turned her head away, but instead of looking at Zhangzi, she turned her gaze behind her.

"Oh." The woman stopped. "Just came back?" A voice came from behind Zhangzi—the voice of the man just now. Zhang Zi slightly turned his head.A man in a suit and glasses approached quickly.But he didn't look at Zhangzi, but at the middle-aged woman. The footsteps were undoubtedly heard by Zhangzi just now. Zhangzi caught up with the middle-aged woman and walked past her.The two people who looked like a couple started walking side by side.The voices of the two men could be heard at first, but then disappeared. It turned out that she had made a mistake, so she couldn't help smiling wryly.Such an honest man, if he knew that he was regarded as a pervert just now, he would definitely be furious.

She got home safely.This has been the case lately, with no further stalking, no disgusting letters or phone calls, no signs of trash bags being turned over or letterboxes being tampered with.Everything is back to normal.After Yoichi Hamaka was arrested, nothing strange happened again. It is not yet known whether he is the perpetrator of the stench incident, but Zhang Zi is sure that it must be Bangzhong who harassed him.The timing is too coincidental. Zhang Zi also confirmed to others intentionally or unintentionally that nothing happened after he was arrested.Xin Haimeifuyu also said the same.

But why did Bangzhong do that?Two days ago, the policeman surnamed Kato appeared again and asked her if she had been asked out by Hamaka before.Zhangzi searched his memory desperately, but couldn't remember anything, so he answered truthfully.The policeman nodded silently. About Bangzhong, I have heard some rumors that he looks serious, but in fact he is very disorderly, and it seems that several people have been chased by him.But Zhang Zi has no such experience. After entering the building, she looked at the mailbox.Except for newspapers and mail ads, nothing suspicious.Before reaching the door, she checked again to see if there was anything caught in the crack of the door.Before I knew it, it had become a habit. Nothing out of the ordinary.She breathed a sigh of relief and opened the door. Zhangzi turned on the light in the room, stared at the silent phone call, and prayed in his heart that Bangzhong would never come back.