Chapter 39 Section 5

Four days later, on Sunday, Zhe Lang came to Osaka to interview the Half Marathon in Osaka in the Spring Festival.Although he has no intention of working, he cannot go back on his agreement with the magazine. The half marathon route starts from Nakanoshima Park and ends at the Nagai Athletic Field, with a total length of 20.6975 kilometers, which is almost equivalent to the return distance of the Osaka International Women's Marathon. Zhe Lang listened to the basic information of the main players in the morning, and went to Changju Track and Field without watching them start.The result of this event is not very meaningful. Every runner should regard this game as a preliminaries or foot exercise for the whole marathon.

There is a large park full of lawns in the track and field.The park is about three kilometers away. It is conceivable that many people enjoy jogging or walking here.In fact, there is also a subsidiary event of the 10-kilometer family marathon today, which is not easy to run because of the large number of participants. Zhe Lang watched the running posture of the players on the screen in the press lounge of the track and field, and remembered the conversation with Hayata four days ago.He brought Zhe Lang several blows, one of which was that he was closer to Zhe Lang and the others than expected.He had probably ruled out the possibility that Mizuki had nothing to do with the murder.

In another blow, Hayata said he had key evidence to solve the murder.Zhe Lang and the others don't know what the key evidence is.Hayata said that without that key piece of evidence, the police wouldn't even be able to grasp the truth. What did Hayata know...? When Zhe Lang fell into deep thought, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder from behind.Looking back, Nakahara, the consultant doctor of Taiming Industry, stood in front of him with his eyes squinted. "It's really hard for you to even interview such a small event." "Is Mr. Nakahara also accompanying me?"

"I'm watching. Coach Arisaka is very strict about health management, but he still trains the players with the same methods of the older generation. He still doesn't understand that it is very important to let the players rest properly. " Zhongyuan seems to be opposed to having the main players participate in this event. "By the way, I want Mr. Nishiwaki to meet someone." After speaking, he turned his head and nodded to someone.Zhe Lang saw a person squeezed out from the crowd gathered to watch the screen, and opened his mouth slightly in surprise.She is Suenaga Summi.

Wearing jeans and a windbreaker, she came to Zhe Lang and bowed her head slightly to salute. "She assisted our university in conducting research," Zhong Yuan said. "What research?" "Well, all in all," Nakahara glanced at Mumi and licked his lips as if thinking about what to say. "I want to try to examine the difference between her and other people in all aspects. The same is true for the medical part. I want to find out the secret of her excellent athletic ability. I am currently working with the medical school to draw up a research plan .” "Is that so..." Zhe Lang looked at Mumei.She bowed her head silently.

At this time, a young man came and spoke to Zhong Yuan. "Sorry to excuse me." Zhong Yuan left after finishing speaking.Zhe Lang and Mei Mei face each other in an awkward atmosphere. "Do you want something to drink?" Zhe Lang tried to ask.Mumi nodded slightly. In addition to the lounge, Zhe Lang glanced at the lounge of the conference staff.There is only a row of conference tables in the lounge, and no one is there.So he and Mumi went to the vending machine in the corridor to buy a drink, and then entered the lounge. "It's hard for you to make up your mind." Zhe Lang said while opening a can of coffee.

"Because I think it's also important for people to know themselves," Mutsumi said, rolling a sports drink can in her palm. "And there are a lot of things I want to know too." "Maybe." Zhe Lang drank the canned coffee. He couldn't think of what to say, he thought he couldn't even imagine a tenth of Mutsumi's troubles. "Is that person not here?" Mutsumi asked. "Which person?" "The woman who came to school before." "Oh," Zhe Lang understood, she was talking about Mei Yue. "She also has a lot of things to do, and I'm the only one here for this interview."

"I see." Mutsumi opened the can of sports drink.Her profile looked disappointed. "What's wrong with her?" "No." She closed her mouth and drank the sports drink, but then said with some hesitation: "She must have suffered a lot." Zhelang stopped bringing the can of coffee close to his mouth. "What's the meaning?" "Because she...is not an ordinary woman, right?" He puts the can of coffee on the table. "Did you see it?" A smile appeared on Mumei's face, showing her canine teeth. "I just knew it intuitively. I thought to myself: Ah, this person is not a woman. So, at the time, I thought it would be okay to talk to you."

Zhe Lang also vaguely noticed this. "Is that why you let her look at her body?" "Actually, I kind of regretted it afterwards and felt like an idiot. I didn't do this to prove that any kind of person is better than me." "After looking at your body, she seems to have thought about many things." "That's it." She whispered, and downed her sports drink.The smile on his face disappeared. "After meeting many people, I changed my mind and understood what you said a little bit." "What did I say?" "As a result, everyone decides what a man should be and what a woman should be. Everyone seems to be suffering from the gap between themselves and the worldly concept, but no one seems to have a specific answer, explaining what a man is and what a woman is—— That's what you seem to say."

"Oh, maybe." She nodded. "It should be the answer to this point. I heard an interesting statement. Both men and women are on the Mobius ring." Zhelang told Mutsumi what Fuyuki Aikawa from "BLOO" said, and Mutsumi listened to him with great interest. "The ring of Mebius... that's really interesting." "Perhaps not just the heart, but the same thing applies to the body. If so, you are right in the middle of the Möbius ring." "After you said that, I feel a little more relaxed." Mumi flattened the empty sports drink can with her right hand. "I want to meet that person."

"I'll introduce you to another day. Oh, right. I'll show you something." Zhe Lang opened the briefcase and took out an envelope.There were three photos in the envelope, the top one was a semi-nude photo of Mizuki.Zhelang put it in front of Mumei. "This is her body, taken by a photographer I know." "Really." After Mumei finished speaking, she began to look at the photos carefully.Apart from being curious, her eyes seemed to be purely admiring a work of art, which surprised Zhe Lang. "She has a very strong body, and her muscles are just right." "She was on male hormone injections." "Is it gone now?" "It should be." Zhe Lang nodded vaguely, wanting to put the photo back in the envelope. At this moment, Mutsumi's eyes widened in surprise, and her eyes were fixed on another photo. "what happened to you?" "The person in that picture..., no, not the picture of the Christmas tree, but another one." What she was talking about was a photo of Xiangli and her female public relations colleague.However, Kaori is a pseudonym. "Is this person your friend?" Mutsumi pointed at Kaori. "No, not friends." Zhe Lang replied. Mumi's face was mixed with confusion and hesitation.She looked away from the photo and stared at a spot on the floor. "Do you know this woman?" Zhe Lang put the photo in front of her eyes. Mumei raised her head and looked at Zhelang in surprise for some reason.Her lips began to quiver slightly. "If you know anything, can you tell me? To be honest, I am looking for this woman. She is currently missing." Mutsumi's gaze moved from side to side, as if expressing the shock she felt inside.When her gaze was fixed, she said, "I've seen her, but only once." "Where?" "It should be Ikebukuro." "How did you meet?" Mutsumi still seemed to be hesitating.Still, she said hesitantly, "We met at a party thinking about... what gender is." "Gender-conscious...? Does this woman appear in that kind of place?" Mumi said before that she had participated in various parties in order to solve her troubles.But why would Saeki Kari, no, a woman calling herself Saeki Kari appear there? Mutsumi still seemed hesitant.Soon, she seemed to have made up her mind and took a deep breath. "That person is not..." "Huh? Nothing." "That person is not a woman, he is a man."