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Chapter 42 Section 1

Magic Night 东野圭吾 6135Words 2018-03-22
Ya was also called to the office by Fukuda.The drawing table was covered with a thin layer of dust, and the table was full of documents and folders. It seemed that it hadn't been touched for a while.The aluminum ashtray on top of the bill was stuffed with cigarette butts, and the ash spilled out. "Yaya, I'll give you this first." Fukuda lowered his head and handed over a brown envelope.Ya also took it and looked at it. There were two 10,000-yuan bills and several thousand-yuan bills inside. "this is……" "Salary as of today." Ya also looked at the president's face.The salary has been calculated on a daily basis for nearly half a year.There is so little work that even the only employee, myself, doesn't need to come every day.Salaries are paid around the 25th of each month, and today is November 15th, which is ten days earlier than usual.

"Are you going to close the factory?" Ya also asked. Fukuda shrugged his shoulders and nodded. "The order is so low that there is really no way. You are only allowed to come to the factory when there is work, but you can't just play at other times, right? The same is true here. If the machine only runs for three or four hours a week, It cannot be sustained no matter what." Ya also sighed, the situation was exactly the same as in her own home before. "You have a loan?" "Yeah." Fukuda scratched his head and looked around the office, "It's not working here either." It seems that the factory and the house he lives in have been mortgaged.

"Sorry, it's just a small amount." Fukuda looked at the envelope in Yaya's hand. "I haven't worked much this month." "I thought the economy should recover, but I didn't expect it to be so bad." Fukuda shook his head, "If this continues, the situation will definitely get worse." "What do you plan to do in the future?" "I don't know. As long as I can stay here, there is no other place to go." Ya didn't know what to say.He knows better than anyone else that it is useless to say anything now. "It will be three years since you came here, how fast."

"Thank you for always taking care of me." "It's me who should thank you. Thanks to you, the factory lasted for a while. If it weren't for you, it would have been like this last year. You are a good crafter, and you should be able to find a job. Work hard." "The president has to work hard. Besides, it's best not to do that kind of thing." "What kind of thing?" "The private calls you received made me do a lot. You thought you would never find out what part it was?" Fukuda turned his head in embarrassment. "A slight difference in size can kill a person. Although you don't know how to use it yourself, the president, when an accident occurs, it is the president who is hated."

Futian didn't nod, but with a wry smile and self-deprecating expression on his face, he patted the back of his neck. After leaving the factory, Ya also went straight back to her residence, it was still too early for dinner.He changed his clothes, prepared to take a shower, wanted to warm up before going out for dinner, and planned to go to the ramen restaurant he usually went to.Haven't been to Okada restaurant recently. While checking the temperature of the bath water, the doorbell rang.For a moment, Yuko's face appeared in his mind. "Who?" he asked, standing behind the door.

"it's me." Hearing the sound, Ya also felt nervous all over her body, and hurriedly opened the door.Standing outside was a woman in a thin overcoat, with short hair and black-rimmed glasses.It took Yaya two or three seconds to recognize it was Mifuyu. "Why are you dressed like this?" "Don't ask, let me in first." Meidong quickly squeezed into the door.She took off her glasses first, then the wig on her head, and then she took off her coat.Her half-length hair was bound by something like a net.Meifuyu took off the thing and searched for it a few times with her fingers, trying to comb her hair.Her shadow on the sliding closet door kept shaking.

"Are you in disguise?" Ya also asked. "That's the plan, but it's not ideal. Dressing more like an ordinary housewife may be less noticeable. It doesn't matter." She sat on the cushion, looked up at Ya Ye who was still standing there, and smiled, "It's been a long time not see." "It's been a month." "It's been this long?" Ya also sat down cross-legged. "No phone call, what are you doing?" "I'm sorry, I've been too busy lately." Meifu put her hands together, "I also took time to come here today. I'm preparing for a big event."

Ya also turned her head and swallowed.He wasn't in the mood to chime in. "What's wrong?" Meidong stared at his face. He also looked at her face: "Mei Dong, are you serious?" "what?" "Ask me why... Do you really want to marry the president of Huawu?" "That's needless to say! How can you talk about such things casually?" Ya also took a deep breath, turned around and faced Meidong: "Can't you reconsider?" "What are you still thinking about?" "But, Mifuyu, you don't like him at all, but—"

"Wait a minute," Meifu pointed her palms at him and snorted wryly, "Haven't I explained this kind of thing several times before? I don't like him, but I like being his wife. If you want to get what you like, this Isn't it a natural thing?" "This... is too strange." Meidong regained her serious expression, folded her arms, and said in a low voice: "Yaya, do you want to say that my motives for getting married for money are not pure?" Seeing him turning his head away again, she said helplessly, "I really can't do anything about you. The boss is not young, why are you still pursuing your ideals in marriage? Marriage is a means to change your life. Take a good look at the suffering in this world." Many women choose the wrong husband, say that the first thing to do is to be serious, and to like children, and they all regard these insignificant things as the conditions for marriage."

"A true marriage is when people who like each other are together, isn't it?" "Like each other? Mr. Akimura likes me, and I like Mrs. Akimura's position. There's nothing wrong with that." "What I want to say is..." "I know." Meifuyu put her hand to his mouth, "You want to talk about two people who are obsessed with each other. But do such two people need to get married? What I really like is Yaya, and Yaya loves me too, right? Seeing him nodding, Meidong continued: "We don't need to get married. There is a stronger bond between us than marriage. Even if I get married, we will always be together. I have said before , you are the only partner I can trust in this world. For you, I hope that I am also such an existence. But our relationship should try not to be known by others. When one party is in pain, the other party can reach out behind the stage to help Hands, people can't detect it, and the police don't know it. Isn't that good?"

Ya also touched his unshaven chin, and then scratched his head. "But I can't bear that Miwon belongs to someone else." "Even if I'm married, I don't belong to him. I just changed my name. With just this small change, I can become the heir of the estate and the recipient of the insurance." "But you want to sleep with him." Ya also whispered, "I know you have slept with him a few times, will you continue in the future?" Meifuyu sighed impatiently: "Fool." "fool?" "Hey, Yaya, take a good look at the couples in this world. After two years, the husband will start to get tired of his wife's body; Women, just bear with it until then. Fundamentally, what is sex? It's just procreation, puppies and cats are doing it, don't care. You can also have sex with other women. The point is each other's hearts, isn't it?" Ya also clenched her fists and banged on the table. "I'm not so chic." "Please, just be cool. We, without any weapons, want to fight this society, and we have no other way." Ya also slowly shook his head. "Mifuyu, haven't you thought about our happiness?" "Happiness?" Seemingly hearing some unexpected words, Meifu's eyes widened. "You don't have to meet in secret like this, even if you can't live a luxurious life, but you can live a peaceful life together. You have never yearned for such a life?" "So you want to have a family similar to that in a family drama?" Meifuyu's tone was obviously teasing, "Unfortunately, Yaya, this is a fantasy." "fantasy?" "There are two meanings. First, this kind of family does not exist in the world. Even if it seems to be happy, any couple has something shameful, but they just wear a mask to hide it. Second, even if there is We have no right to pursue such a happy family. You won't forget what we have done, will you?" He lowered his head, bit his lip, and felt something clogging his stomach. "However, we also have our own way of living. There is a way of living that suits us. We can't forget what we should do out of impulse. But—" Meifuyu's tone softened a lot, "Seeing that you can still pursue this fantasy, I am very happy. I guess in fantasy, I am your lovely wife." Not only her tone, but also her eyes are much gentler. Ya also sighed and moved her lips. "Mifuyu, you are too strong." "I don't think I can fail, and I want to be stronger." "I can't, it seems that I can't be a good partner of Mifuyu. Now I even lost my job." "Huh? Was fired from the factory?" Ya also said today's things.Mei Dong smiled and said: "That's the case, I thought you were fired for doing something wrong. The factory closed down, so there's nothing you can do about it, it's not your fault." "I want to find a new job as soon as possible, at least to make money to support myself." "You don't have to worry about money, I will find a way to solve it. Only then can the role of a partner be reflected." "I don't want to be raised by a woman as a little boy." "No one asked you to be a bad face, and I will need all kinds of help from you in the future, but before that..." She took out a sealed plastic box from the paper bag she brought, "Haven't you eaten dinner yet? I want you Eat it, I brought it specially." As he watched, she opened the lid.As soon as she saw what was inside, Ya could not help but step back.It's raw beef. "What is this..." he asked moaning. "You can tell by looking at it? Carpaccio, and liver. The seasoning includes garlic and ginger. Which one do you want?" "Put it away!" Ya also covered her mouth and turned her head to one side.He felt very sick. Meifuyu had no intention of cleaning up.She grabbed him by the shoulders and pulled him hard, pushing his face against the container of raw meat. "Eat quickly, if you don't eat, you can't do it! How can you overcome the difficulties in the future?" Yaye's stomach convulsed, and her mouth was full of the taste of gastric juice.He frowned, clamped the meat, dipped it in the seasoning, and put it in his mouth with his eyes closed.At that moment, bloody lumps appeared in his eyelids. Intense nausea and chills mixed together, rushed to Yaya's whole body.After nearly an hour, he ate the meat that Mifutsu brought into his stomach, and then lay on his back on the tatami, his mind blank. He was adjusting his breathing with his eyes closed, when he suddenly felt Meidong's breath, opened his eyes, and saw her face above.She kissed him on the cheek, then slid her lips to his, and he put his hands around her head, stroking her hair. "how does it feel?" "Baffling." Meidong smiled. "That's good. Don't think about those extra things, you think too much." Ya also sat up, looked at the empty plastic box, and stroked her chest. "It feels weird, maybe I'll throw up." "I don't want to vomit even if I die. If you vomit, you lose." Meidong grabbed him lightly, "If you feel uncomfortable, just say it." "It's okay." Ya also smiled bitterly. Meifuyu nodded, said to make coffee, and stood up. "I need to ask for your help again." Mifutsu said while drinking coffee from a tacky round cup. "What's up?" "Well, it's a bit troublesome. Do you remember Qing Jiang? Qing Jiang Shinichiro." "The beautician. What happened to that guy?" "I don't know why that guy has such a misunderstanding that he thinks he can marry me." "what?" "Recently, he called me almost every night, and even broke into my residence yesterday. I didn't let him in, but it took a lot of effort to persuade him to go back." Ya also understood.He took a sip of coffee. "Does he know you're getting married?" "I didn't say it, but he seems to have heard about it in BLUE SNOW. I already asked the relevant people not to tell it, but people really can't keep their mouths shut." "Is he angry?" Mei Dong nodded, and said with a wry smile: "It's really furious, saying that I lied to him and betrayed him. It's really unbearable for a man to be hysterical." "Mei Dong, are you also responsible?" Ya also managed to suppress his feelings, "Didn't you deliberately let him misunderstand? Qing Jiang fell in love with you, so you were drawn here. Knowing that you are going to marry someone else, of course he going to be angry." "I didn't promise to marry him, I just said that the two of us should be good partners at work." "Does your best buddy at work need sex?" "What's wrong with women using women's weapons? Men obviously know it too." She waved her hand impatiently, "This kind of discussion is meaningless. Anyway, I want to find a way to deal with Qing Jiang. I wanted to discuss this with you." Ya also took the cigarette case, took out one, and just put it in his mouth, Meidong quickly reached out and lit it for him with a disposable lighter. "Thank you." After taking a puff of cigarette, he asked again, "What did Qing Jiang say?" "Let me cancel the marriage. If not, he said he has his own plans. That's what he said." "I have my own plan? What are you doing?" "That's the question, what do you think he's going to do?" "The first thing that comes to mind is to tell your fiancé about his relationship with you. Not only him, but everyone." Meidong nodded: "What else?" "Making the wedding a mess, like breaking into the scene, like in the movie "After Life." "There was no nonsense in the movie, but the bride was snatched away." Meidong sighed, "It's really troublesome, what do you think should I do? He is a popular beautician in our company, and we can't teach him a hard lesson." Ya also felt that she was too selfish, but she didn't say it out loud. "The most likely thing he will do is to tell Qiucun right away." "I don't worry about that." "Oh?" "It's impossible for him to believe Qing Jiang's words." "So he trusts you so much." Ya Ye's tone was mixed with sarcasm. "Of course there are reasons for this." Meidong snorted, "People who are in love only believe what is good for themselves, even if it is obvious to others that they are cheating, they can't see through it. Some women will never break up with men with bad conduct. , fall into this category.” I guess I belong to this category too, Yaya thought so, looking at Mifuyu, but her words didn't seem to contain such deep meaning. "So, I'm not worried about Qingjiang telling Qiucun. Qiucun will definitely confirm the authenticity with me first, and I will be able to completely dispel his suspicion." She said confidently. "If it doesn't work, Qingjiang may spread it around. I don't know how much people can believe it, but it's not a good thing after all. "It's really troublesome. If Qiucun's family or relatives hear about it, it will be bad. I will have a long-term relationship with them in the future. There is another trouble. Qingjiang is a celebrity in the beauty industry. If the super beautician shouts something strange, it will be a good media It will definitely come together. This will not only affect the marriage, but also damage the image of Huawu and BLUE SNOW." "Qing Jiang must be shut up." "That's why I asked you to discuss it, what should I do?" Mei Dong rolled her eyes up at him coquettishly.This expression of hers is really alluring in the eyes of Ya Ye, and she must be aware of this effect herself. Ya also shook her head: "To be honest, I don't know. This is not a problem that can be solved with money." "If it can be solved with money, then it's easy." Meidong put her arms on the table and rested her chin, looking at Yaya, "I came up with an idea." "what?" Mifuyu lowered her eyelids and frowned slightly. "It's not a good idea either, but it should work, but it's very difficult to do, and...not good, please." "Don't worry about that, let's talk about it first." "Yeah." Meifu straightened her posture, "It's just an idea, and I don't want you to follow it. If you don't want to, just tell the truth." "Talk about it first, it's really long-winded." She took a deep breath and began to speak. Listening to this, Yaya's mood gradually became heavy.It's really not a good idea, and it's difficult to implement, but the effect should be very good, maybe it can seal Qing Jiang's mouth.It is estimated that she had planned it before she came here today, saying that she would discuss it with herself, but in fact she had already made up her mind.always like this. "How? After finishing speaking, Mifuyu stared at his face like a peep. "It's hard." Ya also said, "This idea is not interesting." "Sure enough," Meidong sighed, "so I don't want to say it." "Isn't there a better way, similar to this effect?" "for example?" Ya was also silent. "No way." She pushed her hair up with both hands, "I guessed that you didn't want to do it, and I thought it might not be possible. In fact, I don't want you to do that kind of thing. It seems that I can only think of other ways, But there's no time." "That fellow Qingjiang is really in a hurry?" "Yeah, it looks like maybe we can do something tomorrow." Ya scratched her head too.The temperature in the room was not high, but he was sweating a lot. "That's all I can do." "But...you don't want to?" "I don't want to and can't procrastinate like this. Besides, I want to help you anyway. You helped me with my incident. It's time for me to repay you this time." "It doesn't matter what happened to me, just forget about him." How can I forget?Ya also thought about it, but she nodded and muttered, "Let's do that." "is it okay?" "That's the only way to go. Then, which woman have you decided to attack?" "Choose a few." Ya also thought, as expected.She had planned it long ago, and from the very beginning, he had no room to intervene, and she had already calculated that he would eventually agree.Even though she understands all this, Ya still wants to work hard for her. "When will it be implemented?" "The sooner the better, this week or next week, I will prepare what is needed." "Now I have been fired by the factory and can only buy tools. I will find a way to solve it." Ya also stood up, took out two cans of beer from the refrigerator, put one can in front of Meidong, and opened the other can by herself.She didn't reach for a beer. "I won't come here again in the future." Yaya almost choked on her words.He stared at her: "Why?" "That policeman surnamed Kato makes me worry, it's better to be careful." "The police are here again?" She shook her head. "Only been to the office once, but he noticed something. No, not anything in particular, just smelled something. What a nose guy. The cops are sniffing around like dogs, some of them Especially sharp, Kato is that type." From Meifuyu's tone, she seemed to know other police officers of this type. "You mean, if that guy finds out about my relationship with you, I'll be in trouble?" "Sure. Whether it's the stinky house incident or Zeng Wo's disappearance, he is suspicious of me. He can't go any further because he hasn't proved that I have a companion. If he finds out about you, he will definitely be very hungry Pounced on like a rabid dog." "So, if he smells something strange about what we want to do next, we will be in trouble." "He may be able to smell it. He will make great efforts to find my companion seriously, stalking, eavesdropping, intimidating, and using all means." Ya also took a sip of beer and wiped the foam from her mouth. "So you can't come here? Can't meet again in the near future?" "I guess we won't be able to meet as easily as before, but I will find a way." "real?" "Yaya," Meidong moved her body and hugged his waist tightly, "If I can't meet you, I can't live for anything. These efforts are all for the two of us, for our happiness." Ya also stroked Meidong's hair, and hugged her in her arms.The beating of her pulse was transmitted to his arm. "Mitou." "what?" "Actually, I feel the same as Qing Jiang." She was silent.Ya also thought she didn't know how to answer. Soon, an indistinct voice came from under his arm: "I know."
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