Chapter 48 Section 4

The hands of the watch pointed to past eleven o'clock in the evening.Zhe Lang ordered another glass of dark beer.He occupies a round table by himself, and two or three men and women who look like office workers sit on each of the other four tables.Known for the superb bartending skills of the female bartenders, this store is full of seats even on non-holidays. When the waiter was about to drink the second glass of dark beer here, Hayata opened the left and right doors and walked in.He was wearing a black leather jacket and a gray scarf around his neck. "Have you been waiting long?"

"No, just for a while." The waiter comes to order.While removing the scarf, Hayata ordered a glass of Gin Bitters. "This is Risako's favorite wine." Zhe Lang said tentatively. "That's why I ordered it." Hayata grinned, hanging the leather jacket over the back of the high chair. "It's getting really cold. Don't you have to go up north?" "North?" "Interviewing skiing or snowboarding competitions, there are a lot of competitions recently, right?" "Hmm...but, alas, that's not my specialty." "If you pick and choose, you will not be able to survive." Hayata took out a cigarette case and lit it with a Zippo lighter.Zhe Lang remembered that it was popular to take Zippo lighters to the ski resort in the past.However, at that time Zhe Lang needless to say, Hayata did not smoke.

"I tried to imagine all kinds of things on the way here," Hayata said while puffing out smoke. "What do you want me to do? It shouldn't be to discuss holding a class reunion, so it's about that. However, I don't know why you asked me out. As I said, I don't I intend to help you, but I want you to withdraw your hand. It is impossible for you not to understand this?" Zhe Lang was silent.He was still hesitating, how to speak to this powerful enemy. The waiter delivered Gin Bitters.Hayata toasted, and Zhe Lang also picked up the mug of dark beer. "How is Gao Cang recently? Is he still running around?"

"Yes." Zhe Lang nodded. "Honestly, we separated." Hayata held the cigarette between his fingers and stopped in mid-air. "May I ask why?" "There's no particular reason. Or rather, I don't quite know what the reason was. Risako proposed a separation, and I agreed. That's how it is." "There should be her reasons for proposing a separation, and there should be your reasons for agreeing to the separation." "I mean I can't explain it all. There are many problems between us." Zhe Lang drank half a glass of dark beer in one go. "Maybe we can start with that incident, the incident in the finals."

"The one where the ball was intercepted in the finals?" Zhe Lang nodded. "I mean, do you know why I didn't pass it on to you at the time?" "You probably can't see it." Hayata said bluntly, "You probably can't see it in your left field of vision." Zhe Lang looked at his friend's face in surprise.But the former winger was nonchalantly sipping a bitter cocktail. "Do you understand?" "I think that's probably the case. Matsuzaki and the others may have noticed it too, but it's probably Nakao who really knew. I only realized that your left side seems to be a blind spot after seeing your cooperation mode. Did you hurt your eyes? ?”

"The left eye is almost blind now." "Yes." Hayata nodded. Zhe Lang didn't intend to say the reason for hurting his eyes, he didn't want to complain. "About this matter, you never asked me." Zhe Lang said. "So what if I ask? Since you want to hide it, there must be your reasons." "yes." "I noticed it during practice, but I was really sure it was during the game. However, I can't ask you about it on the spot." "Did you run to that position in the end because you knew I couldn't see the left field of vision?"

"Yes, I'm making a bet." "bet?" Hayata drank the Gin Bitters in one gulp and leaned forward slightly against the table. "Nobody pointed this out, but why do you think I'm unguarded in that position? The enemy team is completely free to move in the left field. Don't you think it's weird for a team that prides itself on being solid defensively? ?” Zhe Lang gasped. "Is it possible..." "That's right." Hayata smiled and retracted his jaw. "The opposing team's defense is aware. Teddy's quarterbacks can't throw to the left zone. Don't know why, but you don't shoot to the left zone. Sure, they don't get it from the start, but at least They really see through that on your last pass."

"So they reduce the defense in the left area..." "Yeah. So I decided to do the reverse, run to the left field, and at the end, just wait for you to see this, and throw the ball to me. I mean bet, that's what I mean. At the same time, I'm testing myself luck." "luck?" "You should feel that I am interested in Gao Cang, right?" "Ok……" "I have been hesitating. I don't know whether I should confess to her. I know the friendship between Gao Cang and you. This is the so-called friendship on the one hand and love on the other. The result affects the finals when no conclusion can be drawn. I Decided that if I succeed in the touchdown in the game, I will confess to her; if I fail, I will tell myself that I have no destiny with her in this life, and I will give up on her."

"In the end, there was no touchdown..." Only then did Zhe Lang realize that it was a double loss for him. "I was skeptical at the time, thinking that you probably didn't pass the ball to me because you knew my determination. But that's impossible." "Even if I knew your determination at the time, if I could see it, I would definitely pass it on to you." "Probably." Hayata nodded. Zhe Lang lightly thumped the table with his fist. "I thought no one noticed about my eyes..." "In American football, it's not so easy to deceive others. One person can't do anything. Partners cooperate with each other, and a personal show can be derived from it."

"Yes." Zhe Lang nodded and sighed. He always felt that he had done something wrong for a long time.He regards himself as a tragic hero, he does not want to hurt his partner and hides the accident, even if he loses due to an accident, he does not use the accident as an excuse-indulging in this great sentiment.But this is nothing but self-indulgence. It turns out that many partners guard themselves who are secretly intoxicated in fantasy. He is also very clear now why Risako hates the words "men's world".Because that's just narcissism. "It turned out that I was the one who considered myself a hero."

"Oh, don't be so depressed. This is both a weakness and a strength of human nature." "Risako doesn't seem to be able to forgive this weakness. No, it's a husband and wife who share a weakness. In my opinion, that's really it." "The matter of your left eye, Takakura, she..." "She already knew. But she kept it from me until I confessed it to her. But I never said anything about it." "Maybe that guy won't forgive you for doing this." Hayata shook off the ash from the shortened cigarette, showing a look in his eyes that reminded Takakura Risako. "I didn't find the note she left until after that guy moved out. It said: Don't lose to Hayata." "Don't lose to me?" Hayata pointed at himself with his thumb. "What's the meaning?" Zhe Lang looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "You said before that you have the key evidence to solve the murder case. Without that key evidence, even the police would not be able to grasp the truth. Has your confidence not changed so far? ?” Hayata smiled bitterly and waved his hand in front of him. "If you want me to talk about the Banqiao murder case, I'm going to go straight home." "Wait a minute, anyway, listen to me first." Zhe Lang raised his hand to beckon the waiter, and ordered a glass of Gin Bitters. "What do you want?" Hayata asked. "If you don't want to say something, you can keep silent. You listen to me first, and then consider whether you want to answer me." Hayata stared intently at Zhe Lang's eyes, as if observing what was going on in his mind.Zhe Lang didn't know what he saw, but he nodded. "Let's just listen to you first." Zhe Lang moistened his throat with dark beer and took a deep breath. "My reasoning is this: The Banqiao murder case will not be solved if it continues like this, because there is no important channel to find the murderer. I think, what you have grasped is that channel. Then, when it comes to why the channel is lacking, it is because someone deliberately Concealment. Generally speaking, even if someone deliberately conceals it, the police will find him sooner or later, but these people are exceptions. For the police, they are completely out of the scope of the police." Hayata originally wanted to light a cigarette, but he stopped moving his hand. The lid of the Zippo lighter remained open. "The people outside the locked range are the family members of the murdered Akio Tokura. To be more specific, they are Yoshie Tokura and Yasuko Tokura. Especially for the biological mother, the police completely let her act freely." Hayata closed the lid of the lighter and put the cigarette in his mouth on the table.The waiter just brought a second glass of Gin Bitters, but he didn't reach for it. "What a bold reasoning. In this way, it becomes the victim's family protecting the murderer." "You've noticed this before, haven't you? This is the key to the murder case you hold, right?" "It seems that this matter should not be said when drunk." Hayata moved Gin Bitters' glass of wine aside. "Let's change places." He took Zhe Lang to a coffee shop in the basement.The placement of the tables has been carefully arranged and dimly lit to ensure the privacy of the guests.This place may be very suitable for trysts between men and women who are afraid of being seen and have an ambiguous relationship. "I want to hear how you came to this conclusion." Hayata said without touching the coffee brought by the waiter. "Before that, can you answer my question first? You have mastered the same thing, right?" "I'll answer your question after I've listened to you." Hayata's mouth twisted. Zhe Lang took the water in the glass to his mouth.He never thought Hayata would readily admit it from the start. "The old lady and her daughter-in-law knew the murderer, and I have that evidence." "What does that evidence refer to?" Hayata's mouth tightened. "Telephone number. I know that the detailed process of that evidence is a long story. In short, I had the opportunity to operate the phone of Tokura Yasuko's house because of one thing. When I pressed the redial button, the phone screen displayed The number of an important Renwu. Important means that it is closely related to the murder case." "Wait a minute, so you know the important person? You also know his phone number?" "of course I know." "You said that he was closely related to the murder case, can I interpret it as him being behind the murder case?" "Although you think so. Because he is a person who has nothing to do with the murder case on the surface, there is absolutely no reason for Tokura Yasuko to call that person. Tokura Yasuko pretended to be at odds with Kaede, but it was not the case. The two people contacted each other. Quite often." "What is the name of that important person?" "Do you think I will say it? You also show a card before you say it." Zhe Lang added milk to black coffee and stirred. Hayata folded his hands behind his head, twisted his body, and stared at the ceiling in deep thought.He should be doing various calculations in his mind, probably not including the fact that Zhe Lang is a former comrade-in-arms. Using this tactic against Hayata is a dangerous business.Zhelang, however, had no choice.Now that the phone number was found at Tokura Yasuko's house, you have to be mentally prepared to face a situation where you will tear yourself apart. "That old lady..." Hayata said. "I thought she was suspicious from the first time I saw her, and I always felt that she was hiding something. So, I want to see her again." "But the old lady says she hasn't seen you since." "Yes, we didn't meet in the end. Because when I was going to visit her, I happened to see someone go into her house." Hayata lowered his arms and looked at Zhe Lang. "It's Yasuko Tokura. I thought they were going to start arguing again, but they didn't. Yasuko stayed for almost two hours before coming out. I made sure the old lady was home before that. Those two people who couldn't get along We've been together for nearly two hours, don't you think something's wrong? Then I remembered. Isn't the video game console connected to the old lady's TV? That means Yasuko often takes the children in and out of her house. I found that the relationship between the two is hostile Liar." "so what?" "I followed Taeko right away. This was because Taeko didn't bring her son out, and I wondered where she would go next. It turned out that my instinct was right, she went to the bank." "bank?" "It's a bank, but it's not a counter window, but an ATM. I peeked at her actions from a distance to avoid being discovered by her. The woman was swiping the notebook, and he didn't deposit or receive money, just swiping the notebook." "He is probably confirming an incoming or outgoing payment." "Well, it should be. I hired a work-student student out of my own pocket to monitor Taizi for a long time. It turned out that she often went to the bank, and all she did was brush her notebook." "How strange." "On the other hand, I also found time to spy on the old lady. Rather than spying on her, I actually planned to confirm who was looking for her. But almost no one went to her house. The old lady would go out to buy things in the evening, but otherwise Besides, she didn't seem to meet anyone. However, when I felt that I couldn't find out why and wanted to give up watching her, the old lady made a move. She came out of the house wearing a beautiful dress that was completely different from usual. " "Where is she going?" "An unexpected place, a rental apartment in Jiangdong District." "Renting an apartment?" Zhe Lang couldn't help calling out uncharacteristically. "What is she doing in that place?" "I don't know, I still don't know the details. The old lady seemed to have something to find someone there and entered the apartment. I followed in secretly. The old lady knocked on one of the doors, but no one answered Door." "Whose residence is that?" Zhe Lang tilted his head with a puzzled look on his face.People who rent apartments, probably don't plan to live there for a long time.Among the people involved in the murder case, is there such a person? "After the old lady left, I tried to investigate the visitor. I thought that the other party must not use his real name anyway, but just to be cautious, I checked it. In that kind of place, the mail is often not sent directly to the room, but It is sent to the administrator’s room first, and then the administrator distributes it to each room. So as long as you ask the administrator, even if it’s a pseudonym, you can still know. The room that the old lady went to visit, the tenant’s name is Mitsuru Kanzaki.” Said Finished, Hayata pointed at Zhelang. "You know the name?" "The name of the bartender who used to be in the 'Cat's Eye'..." "That's right," Hayata slowly retracted his jaw. "The police are also looking for the bartender. After all, he quit his job after the murder. Mochizuki also stood guard at Maoyan in order to find his place. And the mother of Maoyan said that he introduced Kanzaki to her. I met the female publicist Xiangli. She is also missing now. The police believe that Kanzaki is her lover. The address and experience of Kanzaki staying in the store are all fabricated, and Mama-san does not know where Kanzaki really lives. But it is incredible that, The family of the victim knew where he lived. What do you think about that?" "It was Kanzaki who killed Tokura, and Tokura Yoshie and Yasuko knew about it. They knew it, but they didn't tell the police." "It's reasonable for you to infer. Then, why did Jiazhi and the others do that?" "Are they protecting Mitsuru Kanzaki...?" "It should be impossible." Hayata shook his head immediately. "That's all for Yasuko, and Togura is Kaede's own son. It is impossible for him to cover up the murderer. However, even if he is the object of hatred, they don't necessarily want him to be arrested. When they are the only ones who know the murderer, they are likely to Other actions will be taken." "Revenge?" "It's also possible. However, from the standpoint of the victim's family, the matter cannot be resolved by killing the murderer. Besides, Yasuko wants to divorce Akio Tokura. I think her hatred for the murderer should not be resolved. Not very strong." "If it's not for revenge..." "It's a threat." Hayata raised his index finger. "Actually, both Kaede and Yasuko are worrying about living expenses. I don't know who brought it up, but I infer that they might threaten the murderer and extort money from him. I think the reason why Yasuko goes out frequently to read books is also to confirm whether Remitted to the account." "The victim's family extorted from the murderer..." "If it's true, isn't this shocking?" Hayata lit a cigarette, puffing out his shoulders up and down. "At the same time, this is also a big exclusive. After all, this is unheard of." Zhelang remembered the time when he went to Tokura Yasuko's house.The video game console that her son will be playing too much is not financially tight to afford.It would make sense if it was thought that she got money for a deal with the killer. "So, has your attitude towards this murder case turned around?" Zhe Lang asked. "Because this is my job. However, I think I am loyal enough. Therefore, I warn you not to get involved with this matter. This matter will affect your future. " Hayata's tone was rough, but it should be for Zhe Lang's sake from the bottom of his heart.However, Zhe Lang could not accept his kindness. "Who else knows about this besides you?" Zhe Lang asked tentatively. "I'm the only one who knows, and I haven't reported it to my superiors. After all, I can't bear the credit for being taken away by others. Besides, I don't know how you have anything to do with this matter. However, I plan to almost Started to act. Besides, Tokura Yoshie and Yasuko haven't made any obvious moves for a while." "You mean to tell the police?" As soon as Zhe Lang said, Hayata opened his mouth and laughed. "Why did I do such a stupid thing? It's just to be one step ahead of the police, so it's called a big exclusive." "Are you going to have a showdown with Jiazhi and the others?" "I took a picture of the old lady when she went to rent the apartment. It's exciting to see what the expressions of the two of them will be when I show the picture." "However, you don't have evidence of their extortion, do you?" "For things like evidence, as long as the police make up for it after the fact. It's my job to let the incident unfold under the sun from a completely different angle." After finishing speaking, he extinguished his not-so-short cigarette, leaned his body on the table and leaned forward slightly. "The current situation seems to have changed a bit. I have a chance to find out the true identity of Mitsuru Kanzaki. Come on, now it's your turn to tell. Whose phone number did you find at Yasuko Togura's house?" A smile appeared on the corner of Hayata's mouth, his eyes were sharp, and he looked closely at Zhe Lang, as if saying: You have to say now. Zhe Lang drank the cold coffee, which only had a bitter taste.Or the current mood made his sense of taste abnormal. "I asked you out for a reason." "Exchange messages, right? So I take your deal." "It's more than that. No, it doesn't really matter. I have something to ask you. However, you probably won't accept my request." "What's the matter? Stop pretending." "Hayata, I beg you." Zhe Lang leaned his hands on the table and begged with his head bowed. "What's wrong with you? What do you want?" Hayata's voice was bewildered. "Please don't look into this any more, please...please shake your hand. I want you to forget about it. Hayata was silent.Zhe Lang lowered his head, so he couldn't see his expression.However, Zhe Lang could imagine his expression.He probably showed surprise, astonishment, and confusion. "Nishowaki, you..." Hayata said, "Are you looking down on me?" "No, it's not like that." Zhe Lang raised his head. Hayata raised the corners of her eyes, her cheeks were stiff, trying to hold back her anger. "What's wrong? I should be the one to say the words, please pull your hands!" "Of course, I also intend to stop meddling in this matter. I know what I say is capricious, but there is a reason for it." Hayata glared at Zhe Lang, and stretched out his hand to the cigarette case.However, he gave up smoking the cigarette and dropped the pack on the table. "Let's hear the reason. However, it doesn't mean that I will agree after hearing it." Zhe Lang exhaled.He lost his confidence and wondered if it was right to do so.But he couldn't think of any other way. "Then I'll tell you. I think you'll be surprised, but we know people who are involved in this murder." "I know that, it's Hiura, right?" "Do you know how she got involved with this?" "From the way you speak, don't you know?" Zhe Lang took a deep breath.He hadn't made up his mind yet, but he licked his lips. "The bartender named Kanzaki Mitsuki is Hiura, Hiura Mizuki."