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Chapter 25 Section 3

Magic Night 东野圭吾 3228Words 2018-03-22
Next week, the main work of the Futian factory is to make the parts of the model gun, and Yaya is also responsible for carefully processing the cast parts one by one. He was processing the trigger parts with a file when the light around him suddenly dimmed. He looked up and saw a man he had never met standing opposite the console. He had a Hawaiian shirt on the outside of his vest and a toothpick in his mouth. He was about thirty-four. five years old. "Where's the president?" He asked rudely, looking inside, not looking at Yaya at all. "Probably in there." Perhaps because Ya also had a Kansai accent, the man looked at him like he was looking at a monster, and Ya also looked at him.The man moved his eyes to the operating table and picked up a processed part.Ya also just wanted to remind him not to touch the parts directly with his hands, it would be sticky with sebum, before he could speak, the man put the things back in their original place.

"It's not too bad." After finishing speaking, the man walked inside. "A'an, what are you doing?" A voice came from behind the drilling machine, it was Qiancun. "Oh." The man raised his left hand, and kept his right hand in his trouser pocket.It was only then that Yaya realized that he was An Pu. Maemura appeared in the aisle. "Long time no see. A few days ago I said I don't know what you are doing, are you okay?" "It's okay, take your time. How is your side?" "As usual, just make toys all day long." "But there are still jobs, right?"

"It's hard to say." Qiancun wiped his face with a towel around his neck, "What are you doing here today?" "Ah, I just came over to say hello. Hey, why didn't you see Ah Zhong? Your back hurts again?" "This..." Maemura lowered his voice, Ya could not hear what he said, but he could guess the content of the conversation. Fukuda notified Nakagawa of his dismissal last weekend, and Nakagawa hasn't been in since Monday.Qiancun, who discovered the abnormality, learned the truth from Futian, and protested loudly, Yaya heard all this.Maemura said that it was too much for Nakagawa to fire him at such an age, what should he do in the future?How can you do such a fickle thing when you used others so hard in the past?Maybe it was too much to bear, so Qiancun went back in the afternoon.Ironically, his early departure proved one thing: Masaya alone could keep the factory running.Qiancun didn't know about this, and he still doesn't have a sense of crisis that "it will be his turn next".

"It's too much. No one is doing welding, will it affect the workers?" An Pu said. "There is no welding work at all recently, so the president made up his mind." "Oh." An Pu seemed to be thinking about something, "Is the president here?" "It should be. He stared at the ledger all day and hummed." "I'll go say hello." An Pu got into the door of the office and main room. After a while, it was time for a three o'clock break.Ya also went to the rest area, where Maemura was smoking alone.Ya also came to the factory for several months, and Maemura almost never took the initiative to talk to him.Ya didn't want to talk either.Thinking that he would stay in such an embarrassing way again, Fukuda's wife came over with a tray as usual, with a kettle filled with barley tea and snacks on it.With Zhong Chuan gone, she stopped taking sweets.

"What did An and the president say?" "I don't know." Fukuda's wife shook her head.It was impossible for her not to know what was being said, and perhaps feel that she should not have said it. After a while, Futian and Anpu came out. "Please! Take a look first, it's all over." Anpu still didn't give up, but Futian was full of embarrassment. "I can't afford to hire so many people, don't be angry with me." "I'm sure it won't work without me. Every machine here has its own characteristics, and no one can make good use of them except me."

"I've believed these words for many years, and now I know they're high-profile. Come on, you just give up and go back. You might as well look elsewhere when you come to my place. I heard that your wife is working in a supermarket, so you should hurry up." Find a new job." "That's why I—" "I can't do it here, sorry." Futian sat on a chair with his back to An Pu. Anpu stared at Futian's round back for a while, and kicked the bucket next to him away. "Understood, I didn't expect you to be so ruthless." He left the factory after leaving these words.

Maemura looked at Futian. "Is it for you to hire him again?" "Yeah. He said that his right hand is fine, but he can tell it's not good at first glance. Even if he is cured, I can't afford to hire him." With a bang, Maemura stood up abruptly, and rushed out without saying a word, apparently to chase Anpu. Fukuda sighed. "That guy should worry about himself. He's a fool if he thinks there's always going to be work." "husband……" "It's okay, I already told Yaya." Futian drank a cup of barley tea. "An Pu's hand can't move?"

"It's not that he can't move at all, but he can't work. He wants to hide it, but he can see it at a glance." "It's pathetic." Fukuda's wife whispered. "It was stabbed by someone," Fukuda said. "What?" Ya also asked, he didn't understand, "I heard there was an accident." "Say that because it's too embarrassing, actually got stabbed." "how come……" "It's your own fault." Fukuda snorted, "I heard that he bought a woman in Ikebukuro, and then went to a hotel. It was all the same old routine. He was given sleeping pills and fell into a deep sleep. It's just that the wallet was stolen. I was stabbed in the chest, and the nerve was damaged, and it became like that."

Ya also stroked the back of her hand. "Did you call the police?" "Reported. But there are too many similar incidents, the police will not investigate seriously, and probably think he shouldn't go out and look for women. Anyway, I think so." "The murderer was not caught?" "Where to catch it?" Futian reached out to grab some snacks. After get off work, Masa also went to Shibuya after dinner.He's only recently figured out the geography of Tokyo, but he's still a bit confused.Shibuya is the place where he is most confused, but he cannot but obey Meifuyu's commission.

I entered a coffee shop that I always go to next to Gongyizaka.The so-called always go means that I go almost every day in the past few days. The table by the window was empty.Ya also sat down and ordered a cup of coffee, then took out a cigarette and a lighter. A new building was built across the road, and a beauty salon called "Bouche" opened on the second floor, with a glass structure and a white ceiling that can be seen from below. Ya also looked at his watch, it was five minutes to eight. Bouche’s business hours end at 8:00 pm, but in many cases there will still be customers at the closing time. It usually takes 8:30 to close completely, and the staff will not leave until about a quarter of an hour later. Forty-five minutes.Ya Ye had already calculated the time, but she didn't dare to come late, because there were cases where the door closed on time at eight o'clock.

He took out the photo from his shirt pocket. In fact, he had already remembered this face, and the photo was no longer needed. Shinichiro Aoe——Why might this man become a golden chicken?Ya didn't understand at all.He asked Meidong, and she only said, "Just wait and see," and added: "The key depends on how well you do." Investigations so far have shown that Aoe lives in a five-story studio apartment near Togoshi Ginza and does not own a car.It is not clear where I often go to drink. I often buy a lot of fashion magazines at the convenience store next to the apartment, and I often buy lunch boxes at the convenience store. It seems that I hardly cook. Ya also drank coffee and smoked.The coffee ran out quickly, and he ordered another cup of milk tea.It was almost nine o'clock, and Bouche's lights were still on. It had never been so late before.I heard from Meidong that large beauty salons hold regular study sessions, so that novices who can only wash their hair can also exercise their skills.If the study meeting is held today, it may take a long time to wait.Ya also couldn't help feeling bored. After nine o'clock, the minute hand on the watch moved about one-third again, the milk tea was completely cold, Bouche's door finally opened, and the young people in the shop came out one after another.Ya also found that Aoe Shinichiro was also inside, and got up quickly. Qing Jiang usually walks in the direction of Shibuya Station, but tonight after waving goodbye to the new worker, he stayed where he was. Ya also paid the bill and left the coffee shop.He thought Qingjiang was going to take a taxi.Although this road is very congested and traffic is slow, if you get to Qingshan Road, depending on the direction of travel, it may be smooth all the way.Every second counts when you want to track. Ya also crossed the road while being careful not to be noticed by Qing Jiang. At this moment, a young woman came out of the building, wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, with short brown hair and a hat.The woman walked towards Qingjiang.The two began to walk side by side in the direction of Shibuya Station very naturally. Ya really wanted to take a picture of the woman.He had an intuition that the two were by no means just colleagues. "I really want a photo, but anyway, I know her name, as long as I go to the store, I can see her anytime." Hearing Masaya's words, Meifuyu nodded and said. "I know the address too." He pointed to the record he wrote, which had the words "Shenquan Town" on it. "Shenquan Town...Qing Jiang lives in her house?" "I waited until 11:30 and he didn't come out. He probably stayed." The woman's name is Iizuka Chie.She only knew her last name from the house number, and later Ya also went to the apartment where she lived, and found her full name from the letter in the mailbox.He used to be very resistant to peeking at other people's letters, but now he is basically used to it. "Qing Jiang only goes to Chie's house on Wednesdays every week. It seems that she lives with her when the study session is late." "It doesn't look like you're living together?" "It seems unlikely at the moment. Both of them live in a single room. If they want to live together, they have to move." "I don't know how long we've been dating." "It doesn't feel like it started recently." "Oh." Meidong fell into deep thought. "Hey, investigate that guy, what are you planning to do? I've been staring at him for nearly ten days, and I don't think there's anything special about it. How could that beautician become a chicken that lays golden eggs?" Mifuyu stared straight at Masaya's face. "Ya Ye, your hair is too long, should you cut it?" "You won't let me cut it at Bouche?" "What's the matter, anyway, it needs to be cut." "Forgive me, I have never been to any beauty salon." "Feel embarrassed?" "of course." "Oh? But the time to completely change this kind of thinking may be coming." "What's the meaning?" "In the future, men will go to beauty parlors as a matter of course, not only young boys, but also big men like Yaya." "impossible." "Even if the economy is in a downturn, people don't care about money on clothing. To be precise, they will only be willing to spend money on clothing, and changing hairstyles is the easiest." "So beauty salons are popular? Is it that simple?" "Just read it. My intuition is always accurate." Meidong smiled.
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