Chapter 31 Section 3

The negotiation in Shinjuku ended earlier than expected, So I looked at my watch, it was just after seven o'clock in the evening.In the reminder column on the wall of the office indicating where to go, it says "go home directly after the negotiation".Once I lived in Suginami. Do you want to go and have a look?He reached into his coat and took a note from the inside pocket of his suit.The original address of Mito Shinkai is written on it. After returning from Kansai, he wanted to visit it many times, but he was always busy with work, and his family asked him to accompany him to play on weekends, but he never made it.He also felt that it would be useless even if he went, because Xin Haimeidong moved away from the place written on the note a year ago.

But he can't let go.If you don't go once, you can't throw this note away. Get in a taxi from Shinjuku Station, go straight along Koshu Avenue, turn right before the entrance of Hatagaya Expressway, and you will be right at Hatagaya 2-chome.Zeng I got out of the car and planned to look for it on foot.There stood side by side the buildings of a large hospital and a well-known optical machinery factory.Once I remembered that I had been here many times for work. The place written on the note is a small and elegant apartment, which doesn't look too new and has no gate control. Walk into the front door, and on the left is the property manager's room.The small window was closed, and there was no light inside.Looks like if you don't come sooner, the admin won't be there.

On the right is the mailbox.Zeng I looked at the name plate in Room 306, which said "Suzuki", Room 305 said "Nakano", and Room 307 did not have a name on it. He hesitated for a moment, and took the elevator up to the third floor.Room 306 is in the middle of the corridor.Zeng I walked past the door and stopped in front of Room 305. He took a deep breath and rang the doorbell.He hoped that it was a man who would answer the door. Women were more wary, but the answering sound from the loudspeaker was the woman's voice. "I'm sorry for the sudden interruption. I want to ask about Shinkai who used to live next door."

"...Who are you?" "My surname is Zengwo, and I'm looking for Xinhai." "oh, I see……" After a while, the door opened and a woman with long hair came out.The door chain was not tied, and I thought the other party was not guarding me, but I looked down and saw a pair of men's leather shoes at the entrance. "What do you want to ask?" There was a bit of surprise in the woman's voice. "That's it..." Zeng I roughly explained the previous situation. The woman surnamed Nakano was puzzled at first, but she nodded slightly after hearing about the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake. "I talked to Miss Xinhai several times. When she first moved here, she came to my house to say hello. There are very few young people like this now."

So I nodded.In apartments with mostly single occupants, it's rare to say hello to neighbors when you move.But he could imagine that Meifuyu would definitely do that.Although he didn't know Meifuyu well, he guessed that Xinhai and his wife would definitely educate their children in this way. "Did she greet you when she moved away?" "um, yes." "Is that what you heard her say? Like where to move?" She shook her head regretfully. "It was a long time ago. I don't remember clearly. I don't seem to have heard her say it." "Oh." Even though it was expected, I was still disappointed.

"I didn't know that she also suffered from that earthquake, and I always thought she was still abroad." Zeng I raised my head and stared at her: "Overseas?" "I remember her saying that after she moved out of here, she would go abroad for a while, like...London." "when did it happen?" "It seems to be... the end of the year before last." "The year before last..." I was surprised.He originally thought that Mifuyu moved out here before going to Nishinomiya. "How long has she been abroad?" Nakano tilted his head. "This...she said she was going to rent with another person for about a year I guess."

"another person?" "Well, I seem to have heard from her that... she wants to go with someone she has admired for a long time." "man?" Nakano smiled slightly, "I thought so too at first, but she said it was a woman." "what about work?" "It seems that I quit... No, no." She thought about it, "I remember hearing that the place where she worked closed down and the boss changed." Once I knew it was the clothing store in Minami Aoyama. "Uh..." Nakano said, "It's okay. It's been a long time, I don't remember clearly, and I don't have any contacts now."

"Ah, sorry for taking up your time. Can I make another unreasonable request?" He handed over his business card and asked her to contact him if she thought of any clues. After Nakano closed the door, Zeng Wo went to Room 307 and rang the doorbell.There is a man who lives here, but he doesn't remember much about Shinkai Mifuyu. "I travel a lot, maybe she wanted to come to my house to say hello, but I was definitely not at home at the time, and then I suddenly found that the house next to me was empty." The man in the undershirt said impatiently. "when did it happen?"

"I can't remember exactly. The one who lives there now seems to have moved in three years ago. It is estimated that she moved out earlier." It's not clear, but it's consistent with Nakano's words. Zeng I thanked him and left there without giving the man his business card. Apart from the apartment, on the way home by taxi, Soga thought, sorting out the information, and this is it: Mifuyu Shinkai moved out of the room the year before last, that is, in 1993.She quit her job and went overseas with a "woman she admired."About a year later, Nishinomiya, where his parents lived, was hit by the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake.

Who is this "admired woman"?If there is such a person, Mifuyu should be the first to go to her after the earthquake, and she will not ignore the disaster-stricken Mifuyu, and may suggest that Mifuyu live with herself first.But if that is the case, Meidong should leave the woman's address or phone number as an emergency contact with the government department or the police. He touched his right chest, and there was something in the inner pocket that must be handed over to Shinkai Mifuyu.In order to be able to give it to her at any time, he always carried it with him. Three days later, the woman surnamed Nakano called him, saying that she had found the New Year's card sent by Xin Haimeifuyu during the Chinese New Year the year before last.

Soga immediately set off for the Nakano house. "Can I copy the contents?" Zeng I took out the notebook. "No, here you go, it's useless for me to hold it." "Ah, thank you." When he got out of the apartment, he looked at the greeting card again. The New Year's greeting was printed, and a few words were added in neat italics next to it: "I appreciate your care when I'm a neighbor. I'm going to go abroad to practice, I wish you In good health." The address and phone number were also printed on it, and a small note printed out with a typewriter was pasted next to it, which said "Xin Haimei Dong, who lives in sojourning".It is estimated that I asked for an extra greeting card from the owner, and the name of the owner must be printed on the bottom of the note. The address is Sanda, and it looks like it's also an apartment.After hesitating for a moment, I made up my mind and took out my phone.