Chapter 25 Section 5

Zhelang changed to the Chiyoda Line from Nishi-Nippori and got off at Matsudo.Trendy buildings and department stores line up in front of the station.Because of the Saturday, the streets are full of young people and families.A huge Christmas tree was displayed in front of the department store.Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhe Lang once again felt that the end of the year was approaching.The recent events are so confusing that his sense of time is paralyzed. After crossing two streets, we arrived at the residential area.He took out the note from his coat pocket and walked while comparing martial arts.The note was written to him by Mizuki.

Yukio Hirokawa works in a local credit bank. He is 43 years old this year and serves as the deputy branch manager. When Zhe Lang asked what kind of person he was, Miyue immediately said: "In short, he is a workaholic. He is serious and strict in his work. I think he is an upright person to be the deputy store manager. Customers also speak well of him. " Mei Yue added: "He should not be considered a family man." "He comes home late every day, just goes home to sleep, and I often don't speak a few words to him in a week. But this is also a good thing. If he pesters me all day long, it will be over. Fortunately, his needs in that regard are not strong. "

The two seem to have lived a completely sexless life after the eldest son was born.Mizuki hated intercourse, and Xingfu seemed to no longer be interested in her. "Marry someone like me, he is really pitiful." Mei Yue said with emotion. The house where Mizuki lived as a couple in name only was a two-story Western-style building.The courtyard is surrounded by hedges.A Honda ODYSSEY is parked in the parking lot.The house is a modular prefab built by a large builder.Meiyue said that the building area is about 50 pings. It was bought three years ago, and her husband applied for a 30-year loan.

Zhe Lang pressed the intercom button under the door plate and waited for a while, but no one answered, he smacked his lips.He thought it best not to give the other party time to think, so he didn't tell him to visit today.Just to be on the safe side, Zhe Lang rang the doorbell again, but the result was the same. Just as he was about to come back another day and was about to leave, out of the corner of his eye he spotted something moving inside the door.He leaned his body forward slightly, and glanced at the courtyard on the right. The fully planted lawn was withered and had a light brown color.

A boy is standing on the lawn.He has fine features, a round face, but a narrow chin, and bangs that fall neatly over his eyebrows.The creamy white tracksuit, which is a set of top and bottom, seems a little too big, and the top is a hooded top. Zhe Lang is convinced that he is Mei Yue's son, Feng Yan and Mei Yue seem to be carved out of the same mold. "Hello." Zhe Lang tried to say hello to him. However, the boy's body trembled.He immediately opened the French windows and walked into what looked like a living room.Zhe Lang saw him lock the crescent lock from the inside.

Perhaps he was taught by adults to run away if a stranger spoke to you.Zhe Lang believes that it is better to wait here anyway.His father probably wouldn't leave such a young child alone at home. The boy looked at Zhe Lang suspiciously from the French window.As soon as his eyes met Zhe Lang, he immediately hid behind the curtain. Zhe Lang remembered what Mei Yue once said - if I get married and have children, maybe I can change. Zhe Lang really can't imagine how Miyue plays the role of mother, even if she thinks about it, it doesn't make sense.The question is how she raises her children.

Zhe Lang saw a man coming across the road.The man was of medium build, wearing a beige coat, and seemed to be holding a mobile phone in his right hand, talking while walking. Zhe Lang took a few steps away from the gate.The man approached, and Zhe Lang heard his voice. "Oh, so didn't I say that I will hand over all of them to you? I said, at least I will hand over regular customers to you, it depends on what you like. As for what counts as regular customers, it depends on personal judgment. .” The man’s voice was loud.Zhe Lang was sure it was the same person as the voice on the phone.

As expected, the man stopped in front of Guangchuan's house and opened the door while talking on the phone. "Are you Mr. Guangchuan?" Zhe Lang ran up to him. He turned his head in surprise, and Zhe Lang bowed his head respectfully. "Wait a minute." The man said to the person on the other end of the mobile phone, and asked Zhe Lang, "Who are you?" "We talked on the phone last night. My surname is Nishiwaki." Zhe Lang handed out his business card. A panicked expression flashed across the man's face, he accepted his business card, and said to the phone, "I'll call you later." Then he hung up the phone, and immediately looked up at Zhe Lang. "Did you come here specially?"

"I just happened to be here on business. Also, there are some things that bother me." "Well," Guang Chuan couldn't hide his bewildered emotions, his gaze behind the gold-rimmed glasses moved left and right. "Then, please come in. The house is small." "Excuse me." Zhe Lang followed Guang Chuan into the door. As soon as he entered the house, Guang Chuan led Zhe Lang to a living room of more than seven square meters.The sofa, dining table and sideboard are all new.Seeing the pink curtains, Zhe Lang wondered if it was Meiyue's choice? The boy lined up some kind of card in front of the TV.The cartoon characters popular with children are drawn on each card.Zhe Lang also knows that it is not easy to collect them all.

"Last night, I called the house suddenly. I'm really sorry." Guang Chuan bowed his head and apologized.His hair is a little thinner on the top of his head. "Where, I was taken aback. I didn't expect her to run away from home." "I really can't do anything about her." Guangchuan brushed his dry bangs.When he goes to work, he presumably fixes his hair with mousse or custom lotion. "Do you know where she might be going?" "totally no idea……" "You said she left a letter, what was written on it?" "The content is inexplicable. I want to live myself, so I decided to run away from home.... Well, that's all I wrote. And there's something like 'I'm really sorry for a long time'."

"Sorry..." "It's almost like she did something wrong, but I don't know what she did. If she was apologizing for running away from home, I think the word 'for a long time' is very strange." "yes." Zhe Lang thinks that Guang Chuan is probably completely unaware of Mei Yue's sexual orientation.Haven't you ever suspected that your wife is a man at heart?However, Zhe Lang also felt that it was natural that he did not notice. His son was still arranging the cards intently.The boy said some strange words, which seemed to be the names of cartoon characters. "What's your son's name?" "His name is Yuri. The long-standing Yu, the hometown of Ri." "Yuri, what a nice name." "It was Mizuki's idea. Before the child was born, she said that no matter if it is a boy or a girl, it must be named Yuri." "That's it..." Zhe Lang fell into deep thought for a moment.Could it be that Mizuki is afraid that what happens to her will also happen to her children?That's why she prepared a unisex name in advance. "What kind of wife is she? Or what kind of mother?" Zhe Lang tried to ask. "I think she can be said to be a good wife and mother." Guang Chuan replied without hesitation. "I do most of the housework very well, and I'm never lazy. Work takes up all my time, so Yuri is almost taken care of by Mizuki." "What about the child now?" "My aunt lives in Kameari. So, after Yuri Kindergarten is over, I go to her house first, and pick him up after I get off work. However, when I really can't pick him up, I will let him spend the night at my aunt's house. I It was a lot of trouble for my aunt, but she really helped me out." Zhe Lang thought, so Meiyue should feel at ease. "Uh, Mr. Nishiwaki." Hirokawa said hesitantly. "Then, what do you say about Mizuki that worries you?" "Oh, yes," Zhe Lang straightened his back. "Before that, there is one thing I want to ask you first." "What's up?" "Mr. Guangchuan, are you lying?" Before Zhe Lang came here, he decided to ask straight to the point. Guang Chuan seemed to be overwhelmed by his words.Lean back. "What do you mean when you say I'm lying...?" "When Hiura ran away from home. You said it was a month ago, but it was actually earlier, right?" Perhaps because the lie was exposed suddenly, Guangchuan's face turned red. "No, not that time..." His eyes wandered. "My wife said that Ripu sent New Year's cards and letters of summer greetings every year before, but she didn't receive them this year. In addition, she called the house a few months ago, but no one answered , left a message on the answering machine and didn't get a call back, so she was worried that something happened." Zhe Lang uttered the prepared speech smoothly. Perhaps because of dry lips, Hirokawa began to lick his lips constantly.Zhe Lang stared at him intently and asked, "How is it?" Guang Chuan exhaled and rubbed his palms together.From his face, one can imagine his expression when he asked a client for something. "You are right. Frankly speaking, my wife disappeared a year ago. To the outside world, I lied that she was returning to her natal family to recuperate. But Mr. Nishiwaki, please keep this matter secret." "Of course, I don't mean to tell anyone. Does anyone else know?" "I told my father-in-law and parents, but I didn't tell my colleagues in the workplace. Also..." Guangchuan rubbed the corners of his mouth, took a deep breath and said, "I told the police." "The police? Didn't you say you didn't call the police to find someone?" "No no," Guangchuan waved his hand. "I told the police about something else. A while ago... probably last week, the criminal police came to my house." "Interpol? Where is the Interpol?" Now it was Zhe Lang's turn to waver. "He's from the Metropolitan Police Department, um... what's his name?" "What is he coming for?" "This is strange to say. He brought a damaged household registration copy, which belonged to his wife. It is said that he found it during the investigation of a certain murder case." "The transcript of Hiura's household registration?" "Yes. But to be more accurate, Mr. Detective showed me a copy. Then, Mr. Detective asked me if I knew a person named Tokura. It seems that he has the copy of the family register." Zhe Lang couldn't hide his wavering. "Then how do you answer?" "I can't answer it at all. I don't know the person named Hukura, and I don't know why his wife's household registration copy is in his hands." "Did the policeman ask anything else?" "He asked a few things about his wife, like if he knew why she ran away from home and where she went." Guang Chuan shook his head. "But I replied, if you know, you don't have to work hard to find someone." "Did the detective come to visit Mr. Hirokawa after that?" "No, just that one time. I was worried about her too, but there was nothing I could do. I told Mr. Detective, at least tell me the details of the murder, but Mr. Detective kept silent and insisted that the case should not be disclosed at the moment." "This...is really worrying." "That's why I want to look again to see where everyone is. The police said they will, but I don't count on the police." "That's why you called Risako until now?" "I don't know much about my wife's circle of friends. So I dug out the old New Year's card and remembered that she often mentioned Miss Gao Cang." Zhe Lang thought to himself, luckily you remembered. "Is Hiura still under Mr. Hirokawa's household registration?" "In the past year, I have considered divorce several times. Besides the letter, my wife also left a divorce application, and she has signed and stamped it." "But you still..." "Hmm... what's wrong with me." Guang Chuan scratched his head, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face. "In the end, I still want to wait for her to come back. After all, there is still Yuri, and I look forward to her coming back one day." "Do you love Ripu?" Zhelang said, Guangchuan leaned back exaggeratedly. "I don't know if it's love, maybe it is. But if the word love is used, she must not like it." "How do you say that?" "She has been like that from the beginning. Ever since we got married, she told me not to ask him for love as a husband, but she will do her duty as a wife instead. I think it's weird for her to say that, but I think love will As it grew more and more, she agreed. We got married on a blind date, and it feels like we got married because we are in the same family." Zhe Lang listened to Guang Chuan's words, with mixed feelings in his heart.Mizuki probably said that because she made a tragic decision.But this considerate husband didn't know that she was using marriage as a prop in order to close her heart. "And what happened after she got married?" "Oh," Guang Chuan shook his head with a smile. "Mizuki's attitude has remained the same. Like I said, she really plays the role of wife and mother thoroughly. No matter what I ask her to do, she is always calm and does things impeccably. Not only that, I don't know if I should say that she has a big heart. He never complained to me. My wife only pays attention to health care. She never wastes money on clothes and accessories, and she never chats with friends on the phone. Colleagues say that I marry Arrived at the ideal good wife." For a housewife, this might be the best compliment, but Mizuki probably wouldn't be happy to hear it. "However, whether it's praise or criticism, she doesn't look like a woman." Guang Chuan continued. "She won't be hysterical, but she's like a wooden person. For example, I think most women will be happy from the bottom of their hearts when they receive a gift from their husband, but the wife rarely shows a happy expression, only saying thank you. She looks like It even seems to be embarrassed. I thought she was not good at expressing emotions, but it doesn't seem to be the case. When a female relative told her that she could become a member of a beauty salon for free, she seemed to feel that the other party was a dick. In short, she would be kind Doing her job as a wife and mother and not wanting anyone to ignore her." His analysis was correct, and Mizuki was officially living her married life with this feeling. "But, you still need Mitsuki, right?" "It should be." He tilted his head, as if he didn't even know it clearly. "I have nothing to do with women. I have been in boys' schools since I was a child, and every time I stand in front of a woman, I am so nervous that I can't do anything. The shame is that I am still afraid of female clients. Only Meiyue Same. When I first met her, I was unbelievably not nervous. This is the most important reason why I decided to marry her. In short, she made me feel very comfortable." Zhe Lang thought, this is really ironic.A person like Mizuki is actually an ideal marriage partner for a certain kind of man. At some point, Yuri fell asleep in front of the TV.Guangchuan stood up and covered his son with a small blanket. "Do you have only one child? Are you planning to have another?" "No. My wife doesn't seem to like that aspect of things. Soon after my son was born, she made it clear to me that she didn't want a second child. So, uh..." "She doesn't want to have sex anymore?" "That's right." Guang Chuan shrank his neck and nodded. "She said, if I need something, I'll go out and find a woman. She won't be angry about this kind of thing." Mizuki might indeed say that. "To be rude, listening to you say that, it feels like your husband and wife relationship was already on the verge of collapse." "It's only natural for you to think so. No, maybe that's actually the case. But at least I think we have a good relationship. It should be said that we are a couple like friends. I think this relationship is very good and makes people feel happy. Very relaxed." Then, he thought for a while, and then looked at Zhe Lang and added: "It's like a relationship between two men." That's it, Zhe Lang nodded in agreement.