Chapter 73 Section 5

In the first month after leaving the apartment, Ya also learned that there are people-finding websites on the Internet, which he found out when he was standing and flipping through magazines in a convenience store.He bought a second-hand computer and was online that same day. There are several people finding websites.He has uploaded the following on all networks: I'm looking for friends of my deceased wife.If you graduated from the private Southwestern Women's University Department of Literature in 1989 or 1990, please contact me. He hesitated for a while whether to mark Xin HaiMeiFuYu's name, but in the end he decided not to write it, so as not to let MeiFuYu know about it through some means.Of course, referring to the fake Mifuyu.With just a few words, no matter how sensitive she is, she probably wouldn't think of anything related to her.

To be honest, Ya also didn't hold out much hope.He feels that although the Internet has gradually become popular, not many people use it regularly.Also, even if eligible graduates of Southwest Women's University saw it, they would be unlikely to contact him.Sending an email without knowing the identity of the other party always feels uncomfortable. But he was completely wrong.Less than a week after uploading the material, he received three emails offering information.He replied one by one, the content is as follows: Thank you for providing me with information.What I am looking for is a woman named Xin Haimei Dong, who should have graduated in 1989.Apart from knowing that she is a student of the Department of Literature, nothing else is known.Please let me know if you know about her workplace or her husband.

Here, it is inevitable to say Mito Shinkai's name, and Masa also wrote down her mobile phone number.He wants to talk as directly as possible. Soon, all three of them wrote back to him.Two of them didn't remember that there was a person named Xinhai Meifuyu, and the other knew that he and Meifuyu were both students of English and American literature. Unfortunately, I am not very familiar with Xinhai, so I don't know her situation after graduation.But if you ask your friends at that time, maybe someone knows, and I will contact you at that time. When she first received this email, Ya also wanted to write a reply immediately, asking the other party to scan the photo of Meifuyu's face from the album or group photo at that time and send it to herself, but in the end she didn't write like that.He was worried that the other party would become suspicious, and even if he saw such a photo, it wouldn't make much sense.The current Meidong is a fake, there is no doubt about it.

About two weeks later, I received an email from someone I had never met, which read as follows: I am a friend of the person who gave you the information about Shinkai Mito the other day.After learning about the situation from him, I thought it would be better to email you directly, so I asked for your email address. I am not very familiar with Xinhai, but we belonged to the same research group and talked several times.I still remember her work unit, which seems to be a company that distributes imported furniture, and the company name seems to be BBK or DDK.Sorry, don't remember very well.I heard that your wife has passed away. Did she also graduate from the Department of Literature of Southwest Women's University?If possible, could you tell me her name?

While reading the email, Ya also felt her body temperature rising.He felt personally that he was indeed touching Mamifuyu's past step by step.He wrote back right away. Thank you for providing me with valuable information.Can you tell me more about Xin Hai Mi Dong in detail?I would like to speak to you directly if possible.I'm sorry to ask for your phone number, could you please call my cell phone?Of course, the cost is borne by me. (Unfortunately, my wife is not a graduate of SWWU.) Three days later, Yaya's cell phone rang. It was not revealed who was calling, but Ya was sure it must be the informant.The mobile phone number he is using has never been shared with anyone else, and the previous mobile phone has been switched off.

The caller was a woman surnamed Xiao Xiao, who was indeed the information provider. She first corrected Xin Haimeidong's employment unit. "I made a mistake in the email. It is actually WDC. I heard it is the abbreviation of World Design Corporation. The head office is located in Akasaka." "Is Xinhai still in that company?" Yaya asked. "I don't know about this. I haven't met since graduation. I thought I should at least tell you the exact company name before I called you. I'm sorry to bother you in your busy schedule." The other party seemed to want to hang up the phone, so Ya also hurriedly said: "Please wait a moment, can I meet with you? I want to know more about Xinhai."

The other party seemed confused for a moment in silence. "I'm sorry, as I wrote in the email, I don't know her very well, and even if we meet, I can't tell you much about her." "But..." At this point, Ya also realized that any more forceful request would be counterproductive.It is already a miracle that the other party can call someone who has never met before. "Understood. Then, can we talk on the phone for a while? That's right. My wife passed away last year. She wrote a letter to Xinhai. I want to give the letter to her personally anyway. This is my wife's Wish." Ya also uttered the prepared lie.He wanted to play a poor husband who tried his best to fulfill the wish of his dead wife, so that the other party could not easily refuse.He was very bad at these little tricks before, but now he can do them easily.Ironically, these are the fruits of fake Meidong's cultivation.

The acting seems to be working.After a moment of silence, the woman said, "It's okay to chat for a while, but I've said it many times, and I don't know her very well." "Just tell me what you remember. What was Shinkai like?" "How... It's hard to answer, she is a very ordinary girl. I remember she once said that she chose to major in English and American literature not because she likes literature, but because she is interested in life in Europe and the United States." "Is she striking?" "I feel very ordinary, belonging to the unremarkable type."

"Do you know with whom she is more closely related?" "There seem to be a few, but I don't know the contact information. They are not in the same group as us." "Does she have a boyfriend?" "Well," the other party laughed, "maybe, but I don't know." It seems that this person does not have much contact with Xin Haimeifu. "Understood. I'm sorry for taking you so long. I want to make another unreasonable request. If you remember something, can you please tell me again?" The other party paused for a moment and said, "I just remembered that her thesis is quite unique and very interesting."

"Thesis? Is it a graduation thesis?" "Well. She chose the American female writer Margaret Mitchell as her research subject." "Oh..." Ya had also heard of this work, but not through the book, but the movie—he hadn't even seen the movie. "The heroine's name is Scarlett O'Hara. Xinhai admires the heroine wholeheartedly, and praises her lifestyle in the paper. The teacher also said that writing like that is too much." "yes……" Ya didn't know the plot of the story, nor the protagonist, and she didn't know how to react.The other party seemed to have noticed this too.

"I'm sorry, it shouldn't matter. If I think of something more valuable, I'll contact you again." After speaking, she hung up the phone before Ya Ye could finish expressing her thanks. This was the first and last time that Xiao Xiao's woman called.Ya had already expected it, and was not too disappointed.Not for nothing, and finally got relevant information about Mamifuyu.Although the outline has not yet been grasped, it is only hazy, but it is already a great improvement. There is a place to go - WDC Corporation.Shinkai Mitou must have left footprints there.He observed several times in advance, made a careful plan, and went to the company in Akasaka on a weekday morning.He is wearing a suit.This was a gift from Lai Jiang before, and he never thought it would come in handy at such a time. As soon as I entered the showroom, a 30-year-old female shop assistant came over immediately, smiling and saying: "What do you need today?" "I'm looking for a dressing table made in Italy, is it called Dresser?" Ya also replied with a smile, "I want a certain style, I heard it can only be bought here." When a male customer came to look for the dressing table, the female clerk must feel incredible, but she still smiled. "Oh. Is this your first visit to our shop?" "Yes. The clerk who worked here once showed me the product catalogue. I want to see the real thing with my own eyes." As expected, after hearing this sentence, the female shop assistant responded immediately. "Then, what's the name of the clerk you're talking about?" "A woman named Xinhai. That...was several years ago." "Xinhai..." The female clerk looked a little dazed, it seemed that she didn't remember the surname. "There is a dresser in the catalog that Ms. Xinhai showed us. My wife likes it very much. She has always wanted it, but she has never had the chance to come and buy it. I finally got some time recently, so I made up my mind to buy it back. You can contact her If not, just come directly.” "Oh... then, please wait here for a moment." Ya is also waiting in the lobby for customers, her armpits are already sweating. After a while, another woman came out, who also looked about thirty years old, with a small figure and a round face.She first apologized to Yaya for keeping him waiting, and then handed over a business card with the name "Nose Manami" printed on it. "The Xinhai you mentioned has left the job seven years ago. Can I help you find it?" "What? She resigned? Oh..." Ya also pretended to be confused. "What does Xin Haimeidong show you the catalogue? Now the catalog has been updated, but we still keep some old catalogues. "I can't remember this clearly. It's the catalog my wife read, and I don't know which one it is. My wife seems to have contacted Xinhai, and I think she should know." "Then can I invite your wife to come?" Yaya had already anticipated this problem, and he started to perform as planned: "If possible, I hope so, but my wife passed away last year." Manami Nose's lips parted into an O shape.Ya also looked at her face and continued: "The first anniversary of her death was just passed a few days ago. At that time, I remembered that she once wanted a dressing table. Maybe you think it's strange to buy it now, but I want to buy that dressing table anyway. When I got it, my wife said she wanted to sit in front of that dresser until she died." He lowered his voice as naturally as possible, but there was still a hint of a smile on his lips when he spoke. "So that's how it is." Manami Nose seemed to be moved by his performance, she lowered her brows, her face full of sympathy.However, this may also be acting. "It's troublesome this time. If you don't ask Xinhai, you don't know what kind of furniture it is." Yaya said. "You can't get in touch with Xinhai at all?" "I dialed the number she told me, but I couldn't get through at all. I had a good relationship with her parents, but both of them died five years ago because of the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake." "Oh," Nose Manami nodded vigorously, "She did say that her hometown is in Kobe." "Are you familiar with Xinhai?" "We joined the company together, but belonged to different departments. She stayed in the showroom for a while, then transferred to other departments, and resigned after a while." "Really... what should I do?" Ya Ye deliberately held his head and said, "I only remember that it was made in Italy, so I have to forget it..." "Would you like to take a look at the catalog first? Although the products were not complete at that time, maybe you will think of something when you look at it..." Manami Nose said. "Yeah, even though I'm not sure, it's better than going back without doing anything. Is this okay? Will it cause trouble for you?" "Just in case, I'll tell my boss first, I guess there's no problem." After finishing speaking, she went to the office. Her superiors seemed to think there was nothing wrong with it.So Ya also sat at the table in the corner of the hall and browsed through all the catalogs of Italian-made furniture.Everything went according to plan. The showroom is open until 7pm.When the door was about to close, Manami Nose came to him. "How about it?" "No." Ya also shook his head feebly, "The more I look at it, the more I don't understand it. I realize again that I actually don't understand my wife at all." "Excuse me, may I ask if your wife is sick or..." "Leukemia. She's young." "Oh." She nodded. Ya also closed the catalog, rubbed her eyes, then looked at her and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you. If I can contact Xiao Xinhai, I'll come over again." "We also checked Xinhai's contact information, and learned that after she resigned from here, she found a job in a fashion store in Nanqingshan." "A fashion store in Nanqingshan? Is it near here?" "I heard that the store is no longer there, so I don't know what happened after that. Sorry, I couldn't help you." "Do you know her address at that time?" "There should be a record, just wait a moment." She walked into the office and came back quickly with a note, "But it should not be here anymore." Ya also took the note, which said "Hatagaya 2-chome". "Do you know the name of that boutique?" "I don't know if it's accurate, but I heard it's called 'WHITE NIGHT'." "WHITE NIGHT..." "It means the night when you can't fall asleep. I heard that it is also translated as white night." "white night……" Ya also wrote the name of the store on the note. In the second week, Ya also went to Qingshan.When he saw a fashion store, he went in and asked if he knew a store called "WHITE NIGHT".It is conceivable that every store did not give him a good face. Fortunately, he only found three stores and heard useful information. "Isn't that the one in Nanqingshan? It's now an Italian restaurant." A female clerk in her thirties asked for advice from her colleagues. "Has there ever been such a store?" The colleague tilted his head and said. "Yes, it's full of high-end products, and there are stained glass-like decorations on the windows..." Colleagues seemed to remember something too. "Ah, there it is. Is that the name of the store?" "I heard that the name has been changed. It seems that I have opened three stores in the city, and I heard that I have opened a branch in Osaka. But after the bubble economy collapsed, the business situation was far worse than expected, so I changed the name of the store to regain strength, but it still didn't work. , and finally closed down. The owner of that store was only thirty-four or fifteen years old at the time, you know that? She was a beautiful woman." About WHITE NIGHT, these two female shop assistants only know this.They have never been inside, so it is impossible to know what kind of people are inside.Ya also asked for the address, thanked him politely and left, looking forward to the address they told him. There is indeed an Italian restaurant, but there is no hint of a boutique. Yaya then went to Hatagaya. Manami Nose of WDC told him about the apartment where Manami Umifuyu lived.It was a gray building that looked like it had been built for more than ten years.I heard that Xin Haimeifu lived in room 306.The person who lives now seems to have the surname Suzuki, but it is impossible for Suzuki to know the situation of the people who lived there before.Ya also rang the doorbell of Nakano's house next door without hesitation, and someone in the house immediately agreed. Ya also lied that he was an investigator of a private detective agency, and wanted to ask about Xin Haimeidong who used to live next door. The door opened quickly.The woman who showed up looked like a housewife, with her long hair combed back. Ya also bowed and repeated what she said just now, obviously feeling that the other party is very interested in the private detective agency. "Xin Hai, she has already moved away." "I know this too, can you tell me what happened when she lived here?" "Uh...we don't see each other very much." "Then, do you know who she has a close relationship with? For example, do friends often come to play?" "I don't remember much. She never troubled the neighbors. She was very polite and seemed serious." "How about heterosexual relations?" Ya also slightly lowered her voice, "For example, do you seem to have a lover?" "Don't know. Maybe there will be, but I've never seen one." It seemed that there wasn't much to ask from the housewife's mouth, and Ya was about to give up. Just as she was about to thank her and leave, she suddenly said, "Someone came to inquire about Xin Hai before, what does this have to do with it?" "Before..." Ya also thought for a moment, who is it, "what kind of person?" "I feel like an ordinary company employee. Ah, I remembered, that person said that Xinhai's parents were hit by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, and Xinhai was also affected by the earthquake, and her whereabouts have been missing since then. He asked me if I knew her new address." A surname immediately appeared in Yaye's mind: "That man...is his surname Zeng Wo?" The housewife opened her mouth and nodded vigorously. "Yes, that's right, it's Zengwo." "Then, do you know Xinhai's new address?" The housewife shook her head. "I don't know, but I gave him the New Year's card, the New Year's card that Xinhai sent me." "new Year card?" "She said that after moving out of here, she will go abroad for a period of time, and she will stay at a friend's house before going abroad. That's where she sent me the greeting card." Abroad—never heard of it.Wait a minute, there is more important information contained in the housewife's words. "Who is that friend of hers?" "The person who said he was going abroad together, a very trustworthy woman, seems to be her boss. Sorry, I can't remember." "Xinhai was working at a fashion store called WHITE NIGHT at the time, is that the owner of that store?" Nakano waved his hands in confusion. "Didn't I say it? I can't remember clearly. It just feels like I said something like this. Maybe I remembered it wrong. Please don't pay too much attention to it." Ya also remembered what she heard in the fashion store in Qingshan—"The owner of that store was only thirty-four or fifteen years old at the time, you know that, right? She is a beautiful woman." "You said you gave Zeng me that New Year's card, so do you have any other letters from Xinkai?" "That was the last time I heard from her." "Then, did you write down the address and contact information on the New Year's card?" "Sorry, no." "Then, do you remember anything else about that woman?" "Who?" "It's the woman Xin Hai trusts, she can do anything." "We just talked about it when Xinhai came to me to greet me before moving." The housewife seemed a little confused, and put her hand on her cheek, "Xinhai said that two women went abroad, and I told her to be careful, but she was very happy It’s okay to say, the people who go with you can completely rely on it, and you don’t have to worry about it at all.” "What else?" "Maybe I've heard her say it, but it's been too long," added the hostess, shaking her head, "I think she said that the person looks like Scarlett Oxen." "Scarlett?" "Well, Scarlett O'Hara. At the time I thought that analogy was strange, so I was more impressed." Scarlett O'Hara -- the protagonist of the novel.