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Chapter 80 Section 6

Magic Night 东野圭吾 5824Words 2018-03-22
In the lobby of the famous hotel in Takeshiba, Kato had been sitting for more than an hour.Because it was New Year's Eve and the memorable millennium was about to usher in, even though it was past ten o'clock in the evening, the hall was still crowded with men and women in fine costumes.Kato also knew that the clothes on his body were not suitable for this occasion, and he also noticed that the waiter had been looking at him in surprise, but he secretly made up his mind that he must not leave here now. Kato's mind flashed the moment he heard that the party on the ship was going to be held.Suwon Ya will definitely take advantage of this time to attack.Since the participants are relevant personnel of Huawu, Xin Haimeidong is bound to attend and will definitely show up in front of people.Suwon could not let go of this golden opportunity.

The question is when will he choose.It should be difficult for Suwon to sneak into the banquet hall, so it should be the time to board or disembark.There is only one place to get on and off the boat, and guests will file in order.It's easy to hit Mifutsu if you hide near there.The people who went to the banquet with all their hearts full of joy would never have dreamed that there were gunmen around. Kato has to find Mifuyu before boarding the ship no matter what.He called MON AMI, and now that beauty salon has also belonged to Huawu. The beauty salon should be closed at this time, but MON AMI still has staff, and the business hours may be extended on New Year's Eve.Jia Teng said he wanted to find Qing Jiang, but he was not there.

"Did he go to the party held by Huawu?" Kato wanted to set out the other party's words. "I heard that's the case." The female clerk really fell for it. "Then, where do we gather before boarding the ship?" "Everyone in Hehuaya..." The female clerk said the name of the hotel. Kato immediately thanked him and hung up the phone. Mito Shinkai must be in the hotel. Kato is sure that as long as he stays by her side, he will definitely see Suwon.Suwon may be an expert in making guns, but he is probably an amateur at shooting.Kato, who received regular shooting training, knew very well that even if he tried to practice, if he only practiced two or three bullets, the ballistic trajectory would not be stable.Even if you only want to keep a distance of five meters, it is difficult to guarantee that you will hit the opponent.

Suwon definitely wanted to shoot Mifuyu at close range.Then what is he going to do?Maybe take his own life, or flee into the night when things get chaotic. In any case, everything is undoubtedly favorable to Suwon.The millennium is approaching, and people have lost their sense of normalcy.Also, all systems are hibernated in response to the year 2000 problem. Kato was just about to take out the number one cigarette, but found that the cigarette case was already empty.He stood up as he searched for the vending machine. At this moment, more than a dozen men and women wearing high-end gorgeous coats poured out of the elevator behind the service desk.

Among them was the most beautiful woman, and Kato stared at her firmly. For a split second, he thought he recognized the wrong person, it was too far from Meidong's face in his mind.No, if you look closely, there is not much difference, but the overall feeling is completely different from before.She exudes a more charming and charming brilliance, like a magical doll sneaking into her body. Kato left while taking out the phone from his coat pocket.Standing on the side of the aisle leading to the dressing room, he dialed the number entered into the phone in advance. After the bell rang twice, someone answered the phone.

"Ms. Xin Haimeifuyu should be in your hotel now." Kato said. "Ms. Xinhai?" "Xin Haimei Fuyu, the wife of the president of Huawu Qiucun." "Oh." The hotel staff agreed, "Excuse me, may I ask your name?" "My surname is Suwon." "Mr. Mizuhara, right?" The other party confirmed and put down the microphone. Kato put the phone to his ear, looking at Mifuyu.She was standing not far from the main entrance, talking and laughing happily with the people around her, she didn't seem to notice Kato.Next to her were her husbands Akimura, Shinichiro Aoe, and Yorie Kurata. The white-haired man standing next to her should be her husband.

The hotel waiter in black uniform walked up to Mifuyu and whispered something to her.Kato stared at her expression.A shadow flickered across her radiant face, but it did not escape Kato's eyes.Hearing the surname Suwon, even she would be shaken. She picked up the microphone by the desk. The voice of "Hello, hello" reached Kato's ears.That's right, it was her voice, but it contained a strong sense of vigilance. "Don't worry, I'm not Suwon." "You are……" "I'm Kato, from the Metropolitan Police Department. You forgot?" She didn't seem to know what to say for a while.Kato continued: "I'm by your side now. Please look in the direction of the dressing room. There are ornamental green plants next to it."

Meifuyu turned her head while holding the microphone, and seemed to have spotted Kato soon, as if she was smiling at him. "As the last prank of the year, it was well planned." She seemed to have regained her composure quickly. "I have something important to do, please give me some time. Fifteen minutes, no, ten minutes is enough." "Don't talk nonsense. You are here too, you should understand that the current situation does not allow me to do that." "But the situation is urgent." "But," Mifuyu said unhurriedly, "there is not much time until the millennium."

"Please. This is for your own good, and your life is at stake." "Isn't that too exaggerated?" "You also heard from the hotel waiter that I used Suwon's name. I think you will answer the phone only if you say that. Suwon wants to kill you." The smile disappeared from her face, and she stared at Kato without moving.With such a distance, Kato still felt his heart was sucked by those eyes. "It seems that I can't finish it in a few words, so let's talk about it after the New Year." "It must be said now!" "It's too embarrassing for me. I'm going to hang up."

"Wait a minute. Then, I just want to ask you a question." Kato sighed and asked, "Who are you? Who are you who play the role of Shinkai Mifuyu and Akimura Takaji's wife?" Even though they were far away, Kato could see that a certain light in Mifuyu's eyes became more intense.She glared at him with the microphone in her hand. After a few seconds of silence, she parted her lips. "My room is No. 2055." She immediately hung up the phone. While putting the phone in his pocket, Kato followed Mifuyu's figure with his eyes.She regained her smiling expression and returned to her original place, whispering something in her husband's ear.Akimura Ryuji looked at his wife in surprise, but soon recovered his smile and nodded at Mifuyu.

Meifuyu turned around and walked towards the elevator.After confirming that she was nowhere to be seen, Kato also left there. He took the elevator to the twentieth floor and walked along the corridor, which was covered with thick carpet that completely silenced the sound of footsteps.In front of room 2055, he took a deep breath and knocked on the door. The door opened immediately.Mifuyu was still wearing a coat, with a beautiful and spectacular night view behind her.In the dim night, her eyes shone charmingly. "It's only five minutes. If it exceeds this time, my husband will become suspicious." Meidong said. "Then I'll make a long story short." Kato walked into the room.There is a set of sofas, as well as a writing desk and storage racks. "It's the first time I've entered a hotel suite." He looked around the room. "You want to spend five minutes talking about the interior of the room?" "No." Kato turned and looked at her, "Mizuhara is going to attack you, he wants to kill you, with a handmade pistol." "Suwon? Who is it?" "At this point, you still want to pretend to be confused?" Kato sat on the sofa, "I guess he already knows that he is only being used by you, and he also knows that you are not Shinkai Mifuyu." She stood and looked down at him, and smiled slightly: "I am Akimura Mifuyu." Kato grinned. "Hey, stop doing this. You are in danger for your life, Suwon is serious!" "I don't understand you. Who do you say I am?" "That's exactly what I want to ask. I know you're not Shinkai Mifuyu. I've been to Kyoto and saw a photo of Xinkai Mifuyu before. It's not you, but a completely different person from you." She sighed softly. "That alone makes me a fake?" "Only by these? Can you say that?" She took off the white fur coat she had been wearing all the time, revealing a bright red dress.This gave Kato an illusion, the bright color seemed to brighten the room a lot, and it also brought out the whiteness of her skin. "We haven't seen each other for a long time, did you notice anything when you saw me today?" Mei Dong looked down at him and asked. Kato didn't know how to answer for a moment. She continued: "You recognized me right away?" He understood what she was trying to say. "It is indeed different from the previous impression." "Just an impression?" She tilted her head slightly. "No..." He shook his head lightly. "My face has changed too? What stage was it when I saw you before?" "stage?" "I guess you've already noticed that I've had plastic surgery, and it's divided into several stages, and it's still going on. Perfection is a distant end for me." "You mean you've had plastic surgery so you don't look the same as in the previous photos?" “Cosmetic surgery is all about changing a person’s appearance.” "When did you become like this? When was the first surgery?" "If I tell you, can I eliminate your ridiculous delusion?" "I don't know, I have to listen to it before I say it." Even though he didn't intend to believe it after hearing it, Kato still insisted. Mifuyu picked up the coat she had taken off, and looked at the watch in the room.The promised five minutes will arrive soon. "After graduating from college, I tried various paths because I didn't know how to survive. At this time, I met a woman, and I found that she was my ideal. I worked beside her and often talked with her. She acted together. When she gave up everything and wanted to live abroad, she agreed to take me with me after pleading." "Who is she? Where is she?" "It has nothing to do with you." Meifuyu replied bluntly, took a deep breath and continued, "I want to be that kind of person, imitating her in everything. Later, even the appearance, that is, the appearance, I want to be like her Same." "You didn't have the surgery because of that, did you?" "That's why." Meidong smiled, "It's a pity that I don't have her photo at hand now, otherwise I can show it to you, so that you can confirm how similar I am to her." "Please tell me who she is, it's very important." Kato stood up and stared at Mifuyu. Mifuyu looked at him with sharper eyes.She exerted the magic that could suck his heart in again, so that he couldn't get any closer. "For me, she is my sun, I can't say her name casually." She said firmly. "Could she be yourself? Have you ever been admired by the real Shinkai Mitou before? Besides, you met Soga at that time. So today, if he appears in the place where Xinkai Mifuyu lives as In front of you is undoubtedly an obstacle, isn't it?" She didn't seem to hear what he said, put on her coat and walked straight to the door. "Wait a minute." "It's time." She walked out of the room. Kato followed closely behind.Meifuyu came to the elevator, and he stood beside her. "Several people have fallen into misfortune because of you, Hamaka, Soga, Mizuhara, and maybe others." "It's too much, this is framing!" Meidong stared at the elevator door, a smile suddenly appeared on her face, "Do you also become unlucky because of me?" The elevator door opened, she walked in, Kato followed closely. "I want to know about your past. What kind of path have you traveled? Why did you become like this?" "What's the meaning?" "I find it extraordinary that you are dominated by something." "Me? By what?" "That's what I was wondering. You weren't born like this. Maybe something turned you into this. Trauma?" "Spiritual trauma?" Meidong smiled, "Many people tend to use this kind of expression when they encounter small things. Could it be that I was hurt when I was young, and that trauma has always dominated me? Please forgive me, I don't Such boring stories." "Has nothing happened to you in the past?" "Even if there was, I wouldn't be bound. I'm just learning how to survive." The elevator has reached the first floor.Meifuyu walked out and looked back at Kato. "Don't follow closely, my husband will find it strange." "Let me protect you. Knowing that someone is going to attack you, you can't just ignore it." "If that's the case, why did you come alone? Even if it's New Year's Eve, it's impossible for all the police to be too busy. After all, even you know that your words are irrelevant. At least you know that others will dismiss you, I will think this is all your delusion." Meidong took a step closer to him, and added with a smile: "Let me tell you, it is indeed a delusion." She turned and walked away. "Suwon is nearby and will definitely attack you." Meidong just turned her head towards him: "Absolutely impossible, I don't know anyone with the surname Suwon at all." "Wait a moment!" Meifu turned a deaf ear and walked straight ahead.If you stop her forcibly, you will definitely be blocked by the people around you, and you may not be able to move freely. Kato looked at Mifuyu's figure from a distance.She walked out the front door with her husband, apparently to take a car. After their figures disappeared, Kato also rushed to the exit, passed through the glass door, and walked quickly towards the taxi.He told the driver to go to Sunrise Trestle. "It's right in front, even if you're walking—" the driver said dissatisfied. "Stop talking, drive!" He took out his ID. The taxi moved quickly.Kato felt the pressure on his body, and at the same time he thought over and over again what Mifuyu said just now. What a woman!Ruthlessly abandoning a man who did not hesitate to kill for himself, it was like throwing away used lipstick, as if nothing had happened, without changing his face.Even hearing the news that he was going to be attacked, he was not at all confused. She certainly doesn't seem to be ruled by trauma.She has a firm belief in how she should survive.It is as solid as a rock buried deep in the ground and will never be shaken. What about Mizuhara Masaya?Kato thought of this man he hadn't met yet. Mizuhara was the biggest victim, and Bang Zhong and others couldn't compare with him.He was controlled and manipulated by the demonic nature of a woman who called herself Shinkai Mito, and sacrificed his life. Now it's all about to come to a close. It is a straight line from the hotel to the sunrise trestle.Soon, the brick-colored building of the Tokyo Port Management Office was visible on the left.The taxi stopped at the building just now.Kato gave the driver 1,000 yen and got out of the car. Dozens of cars were parked in the parking lot of the Sunrise Wharf Business Office, most of which were probably from guests attending tonight's banquet, and there were also Zhuang tourist buses parked there, but it was quiet and no one could be seen. In front of the parking lot stand two low-rise buildings side by side, one is the pier for boats, and the other is specially prepared for guests who use the yacht restaurant.Kato walked towards the latter without hesitation. The entrance here is particularly ornately decorated.Kato entered the automatic door among the gorgeously dressed guests who filed in. The interior of the building is magnificent and magnificent, just like a party venue. It is estimated that there are nearly a hundred people chatting and laughing in a circle, and some people hold drinks. Kato looked around quickly, trying to find Mifuyu, but she was nowhere to be seen, nor was Ryuji Akimura.They should have arrived, perhaps resting somewhere. Immediately afterwards, Kato began to observe the guests one by one.He has never seen Suwon, but he believes that as long as Suwon is there, he will definitely recognize it.A person who intends to kill must have an unusual aura. But after looking around, he didn't find anyone like Suwon.He came to the corner and wanted to take a look at the entire venue.His eyes became unusually sharp. "Keep everyone waiting for a long time." A man's voice came from nowhere. Kato followed the prestige and found a man in a beige uniform standing in front of the entrance connecting the deck.There is a sign saying "A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2000" in front of the entrance. "Next, please board the boat. Don't worry, please board the boat in order." As soon as this person finished speaking, the crowd suddenly became chaotic.On the opposite side of the building is the reception room for weddings on the ship, surrounded by glass walls, but now the white curtains are drawn, so you can't see inside. The glass door there opened, and Ryuji in a silver-gray tuxedo walked out from inside, followed by Shinkai Mifuyu.She had changed into a pure white dress. The guests immediately gave out admiration, needless to say, they were all aimed at Meidong.She is almost like the Queen of Snow Country. The two walked to the entrance to the deck and stood side by side.It seems that the couple want to welcome guests in this form, and they seem to intend to board the ship last. The guests made their way to the deck one by one.Akimura and Mifuyu greeted them one by one, bowing their heads.The doors of the entrance and exit were all opened, and the cold wind from outside was blowing in. Meidong was wearing a dress with strapless shoulders, but she didn't flinch at all. There are not many guests left.Kato has been worried that some guests will suddenly attack Mifuyu, it seems that worrying is unfounded.Doesn't Suwon appear here?Could it be that he guessed wrong, Suwon didn't intend to shoot Meidong tonight? The last guest was on the deck, and there were only a few staff members and Kato left in the waiting room. Akimura Takaji turned his eyes to him, and Mifuyu also looked at him, his eyes seemed to contain anger, but also seemed to be admiring something. Mifuyu whispered a few words to her husband, perhaps saying: "That person is irrelevant." Soon, Takaji Akimura seemed to lose interest and looked away from Kato. The staff brought the coats of the two of them, and after putting them on, they went to the deck, and Mifuyu never looked back. Kato walked near the entrance.Men in beige uniforms stood in front of him and slammed the door shut.That face seemed to say: Unrelated people are not allowed to enter. Kato looked at the figures of the two through the window helplessly.There are luxury passenger ships parked on the pier with a covered bridge.Mifuyu and her husband were approaching the bridge. "What time does the ship come back?" Kato asked the man in uniform. "One o'clock in the morning tentatively." "A little..." Kato muttered and was about to look down at his watch when he suddenly felt something move in his vision.He raised his head and looked out the window. A figure was about to climb over the fence from the liner deck next to it. It was a tall man. Kato pushed the uniformed man away, opened the door and rushed to the deck.The tall man was about to pass right in front of him.Kato hugged him desperately, feeling his body lose his balance.Immediately afterwards, he also fell to the ground.Kato stood up quickly, and the other party also adjusted his posture and stood up.The two stared at each other.The boat was right behind Kato, I don't know if Meifuyu and the others saw this scene. "Give up, Suwon." Kato said. The man's eyebrows moved slightly, but his expression remained unchanged as if wearing a mask.Kato thought, what a melancholy look!Behind the eyeballs that were extremely clouded by despair, there seemed to be a flame of hatred flickering. The man reached into his coat pocket, and it was obvious that he was holding a pistol. "You... are Kato?" he asked.
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