Chapter 45 Section 4

On the second day after meeting Meidong, Qing Jiang was in a bad mood, which seemed to show on his face, and the shop assistants didn't dare to talk to him.He drank coffee and smoked cigarettes in the lounge.Soon the house filled with smoke. Needless to say, the source of the unhappiness was Mifuyu's conversation.Unexpectedly, her plan was only a small increase in remuneration. "Increasing remuneration is a matter of course, why talk?" he said. "You don't know the details of the operation, so you say this. The performance has indeed improved, but the income has not increased as much as it seems. Now you can't take it lightly. You don't know when the performance will decline. You must save the bad situation. strength."

The words that came out of Meifuyu's mouth were like what the boss said to the employees who asked for a salary increase.Qing Jiang was particularly disappointed, he didn't even have the strength to get angry. After talking for less than an hour, he stood up: "It's just a waste of time to talk like this." "Okay, then I'll think about it." "It's probably the same no matter how many times you think about it." Qing Jiang dropped this sentence, dropped Mei Dong, and walked out of the cafe. Qingjiang felt that this was not like Meidong's usual style.I was expecting her to come up with a more daring plan, but it turned out to be just an increase in compensation. What does this mean?He also said that the remuneration of directors cannot be changed within one year, and that temporary funds will be used for the time being.Meidong actually thought that she could agree to that kind of condition, which was completely beyond Qingjiang's expectations.He was particularly annoyed: Could it be that he was such an easy man to deal with in her eyes?

That being the case, I have to leave in order to save my breath.He made up his mind: he can't stay in MON AMI for a few days. "Qingjiang." A male station attendant called him.Qing Jiang just stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray. "What's up?" "Just now Ah Shi's mother called and said she was taking leave today." "Have a cold?" "No." The clerk shook his head, "Said there was an accident." "Accident? You see, I was right." Qing Jiang tilted his face, "I always told her not to drive. Even I, when I'm tired, it's hard to drive."

"No, it doesn't seem to be a traffic accident." "Oh? What's that?" "Not sure. Her mother didn't elaborate, she just said that she might have to rest for a while..." "What's wrong?" "I don't know." The young clerk was also puzzled. "Okay, let's share Ash's work today." "Understood." It wasn't a traffic accident, so Qing Jiang was relieved for the time being.In case Yashi hit someone with his car, and this matter was published in the newspaper, it might affect the store's image.Qing Jiang shook his head, really stupid, what does the image of the store have to do with himself?Anyway, it won't damage the reputation of my Aoe Shinichiro.

Regarding Nakano Ami's absence, Qing Jiang didn't think much about it.She is new and has no regular customers yet.It's not too busy today, although it's troublesome not to have someone on a busy day. In the evening, two men whose appearance and temperament were incompatible with the beauty salon opened the glass door and came in.They were all wearing light coats over their suits, one was in his forties, the other looked younger.While trimming the hair of the female guest, Qing Jiang watched attentively - the two of them didn't look like guests at all. The female clerk at the front desk came to Qing Jiang and whispered in his ear: "It's the police."

"Police..." Worried about being overheard by the guests, he didn't finish his sentence, looked towards the front desk, and nodded to the two of them. "Understood, let them wait for me in the lounge for a while." "OK." Qing Jiang continued the work at hand, secretly wondering. Seeing him walk into the lounge, the two stood up at the same time.There were two unextinguished cigarettes in the ashtray. "I'm sorry to disturb you when you're so busy," said the older man. "It's okay." Qing Jiang sat opposite them.The two also sat down and stubbed out their cigarettes at the same time.

The two belonged to the Tamagawa Police Department, the older one's surname was Ofang, and the younger one's surname was Sangye. "You must know Ami Nakano." Ogata asked. "It's our clerk here." Qingjiang recalled what happened in the morning, "I remembered, her mother called and said that she had an accident and she had to rest for a while. Is this what you are asking about?" "Accident? Oh." Wei Fang and Sang Ye looked at each other, looking a little embarrassed. "Isn't it?" "It's a little different from the accident, this..." Wei Fang looked at the door.

"It's okay, you shouldn't be able to hear it outside." "Oh. That's it. It's not an accident, it's a case. Ms. Nakano met a gangster last night." "Encountered gangsters? How's the situation?" Tail Fang licked his lips and leaned forward slightly. "I hope you can keep this matter a secret. This is also the intention of the victim's mother. But if you don't tell Mr. Qingjiang, you can't investigate." "I won't tell anyone." Qing Jiang nodded. "Then please. That's it. Last night, Ms. Nakano was attacked by gangsters in her parking lot, and her wallet and other things worth more than 20,000 yuan were robbed."

"Robbery?" Qing Jiang was surprised from the bottom of his heart.It never occurred to him that this would happen. "Ms. Nakano was attacked from behind as soon as she got out of the car. It seems that the perpetrator committed the crime after she was unconscious." "Coma...was knocked unconscious from behind?" "No, it's like letting her smell the medicine." "You mean chloroform or something?" "Oh." Wei Fang stared at Qing Jiang's face again, "You are quite clear." "Isn't this method often used in TV dramas? Is it really chloroform?"

"We're guessing. It's a thing that puts people in a coma for an instant, and the victim barely remembers what happened." "Is she all right?" "I heard that I was lying in the hospital until the afternoon. Compared with the body, the mental blow was greater. Moreover, people who smelled chloroform would also have a headache when they woke up," Qingjiang remembered Nakano Ami's intimate smile, and saw it when he left last night.It is unbelievable that Ash should have suffered such misfortune. "I heard that a study session was held here yesterday."

"Yes. In order to improve their level, the clerks have a study session every Thursday night." "Miss Nakano only drives to work when there are study sessions?" "I heard that's the case. She said that the station is too far away from home. I really didn't expect such a thing to happen." Qing Jiang turned his face to the side, "It would be great if I stopped her from driving..." "Everyone knows that Ms. Nakano came here by car?" "Everyone in our store should know." "Is there a fixed time for the end of the study session? It seemed to be open until around eleven o'clock yesterday." "There is no special rule. In principle, it is until eleven o'clock, but in many cases it will be later. Of course, we will try our best to catch everyone on the last bus." "In other words, yesterday was not extended, but ended normally?" "I guess so. I didn't participate last night, so I don't know the details." "Ah, did Mr. Qing Jiang rest?" Wei Fang seemed particularly surprised. "I went to meet the operator. A man named Xinhai." "Hey, isn't the operator here Mr. Qing Jiang?" "We are the operating model of the company and I am the director." When answering, Qing Jiang felt that the policeman looked at him at a lower level, as if he was saying: So he was just a hired store manager. The police asked Xin HaiMeiDong for her contact information, and Qing Jiang gave them her business card. "The affairs of this store are entrusted to me. Therefore, I must know more about Nakano's situation. To be precise, Xinhai may not even know Nakano." Qing Jiang felt that it would be too embarrassing to say otherwise. "Understood, there are still some questions." Wei Fang took a breath, "Do you have any clues about Miss Nakano's encounter with gangsters?" "clue?" "Ok." "This... How can I have a clue? She said she was driving, and I was always worried that she would be fined for illegal parking. I really didn't expect such a thing to happen." "Let's put it another way," Ogata thought for a while and then said, "Did anything strange happen around Ms. Nakano recently? For example, someone called the store, or was waiting for her outside?" Qing Jiang frowned.He didn't immediately understand the intention of asking this question, but seeing the policemen's meaningful expressions, he gradually understood. "Oh no?" "what?" "Didn't she... Nakano encounter robbers by chance? You mean the criminals targeted her from the beginning?" "It is still impossible to draw conclusions, and there is also the possibility of committing crimes, but the perpetrator should have been lying in ambush in the parking lot where someone will come at any time. The scene was dimly lit, and it was almost impossible to see the inside of the car from the outside, but the gangster just got off Ms. Nakano. When the car was in the car, it jumped from behind. From this, it can only be inferred that before Ms. Nakano got out of the car, the gangster knew that she was the only one in the car." Qing Jiang looked at Wei Fang's face.The policeman, who couldn't be called handsome in any case, nodded slowly under his gaze. Qingjiang didn't know where Nakano Yashi parked the car, but he felt that what the police said made sense.Ash's car was a black Audi, and under normal circumstances, people would never expect a young girl to get out of the car alone. "Will the gangster always watch the parking lot, so he knows that a girl will come back in an Audi alone late on Thursday night?" He tried to ask. "It can also be considered in this way." Ogata nodded, "We have conducted investigations around the area, but we still want to focus on those who can grasp Miss Nakano's actions in detail." This is a very euphemistic statement.In short, he believes that it was done by people related to MON AMI. "At least, there is no one around me who does this kind of thing." "Maybe you're just not paying attention. There's been some stalkers out there lately." "What did she say?" "This," Wei Fang curled his eyebrows in some embarrassment, "she can't answer our questions at all in her current state. Listening to what her mother said, it's impossible to guess who did it." Ya Shi, who is always smiling, is in this state now, and Qing Jiang's heart is even heavier. "I'll ask the other clerks. Can't you tell me the specifics of the case?" "You can figure it out. If you don't make it clear, it may be difficult to ask anything." "Yeah, it's really difficult, what should I say?" "Does Miss Nakano have a boyfriend?" "Not sure." Qing Jiang tilted his head, "It's quite popular among the male shop assistants, but I haven't heard of a boyfriend, maybe I just don't know." "Do colleagues often fall in love?" "Well, it happens occasionally, but I haven't heard of such a thing in Nakano." Speaking of this, Qing Jiang looked at the policeman's face again, "You mean, our clerk is a criminal?" "No, no." The policeman smiled wryly and waved his hands. "If there is such a person, maybe he can tell us more about Ms. Nakano's situation. As I said just now, she is currently unable to calmly talk to us." Is that true?Qing Jiang looked at Wei Fang's sly smile and thought. "By the way, I wonder if you have seen this thing?" The policeman took out a photo.The photo shows a pendant on a necklace carved in the shape of a skull and a rose. Qing Jiang felt his pulse beating wildly. "this is……" "Have you seen it?" The policeman asked again, as if asking Qing Jiang to answer the question first. In Qing Jiang's mind, various thoughts were intertwined in an instant.He swallowed. "No, never." As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he immediately felt uneasy. Is it okay to answer like this? "What's wrong with this thing?" he asked again. "It's nothing, if you don't know, just forget it." The police turned the photo over. There is another thing that makes Qingjiang very concerned.He hesitated whether to ask, but finally asked. "That, is it just money?" The policeman who put the photo back in his pocket blinked: "You mean..." "I heard that the wallet and other things were stolen, and this is the only loss she suffered?" "Oh." Wei Fang nodded, looked at the young policeman next to him, and seemed to be hesitating, "Are you asking if Ms. Nakano has been sexually assaulted?" The police suddenly spoke so bluntly that Qing Jiang was a little at a loss.He replied ambiguously, "Well, yes." "I can only tell you at this point whether it counts as rape or not, which is a delicate situation. It's not like nothing happened, but there was no direct act - forgive us for going so far, because the privacy of the victim is involved." "Oh ah." I don't know whether it's because the question has been asked, or because Qing Jiang doesn't want to get to the bottom of it, the police say "excuse me" and leave immediately. Qing Jiang stayed in the lounge for a while, smoking and thinking about the photos they showed him. A pendant carved in the shape of a skull and a rosette—it was exactly like the pendant on the necklace he liked to wear.