Chapter 8 chapter eight

Just after one o'clock in the morning, Akio turned off the TV.He watched TV because the news of the girl's disappearance might be broadcast on the news, but he didn't see it after changing several news programs. Yaeko was in the Japanese-style room on the opposite side. She had left the dining room more than two hours ago because she couldn't bear the dull atmosphere, and they didn't speak any words after that.Because no matter what they talk about, it will only make them realize again that they have nowhere to go. Akio finished smoking a cigarette and stood up.He turned off the lights in the dining room, went to the glass door facing the yard, quietly opened the curtains, and watched the movement outside.

Although the street lights were on, they couldn't illuminate the courtyard of Maehara's house, and it was pitch black. He didn't take any action until his eyes got used to the darkness, until he could see clearly the black plastic bags lying on the floor.Akio put on the gloves first, and then opened the crescent lock on the glass door. He took the folded cardboard box, the rubber tape, and the flashlight and went out into the yard again.After assembling the carton in the dark, first securing the bottom with rubber tape, I glanced at the black plastic bag. Nervousness and fear invaded him, all he could see now were the girl's feet, he hadn't looked at the whole body of the corpse yet.

He felt a thirst in his throat, wishing he could escape from this place immediately. It's not that Akio has never seen a dead body before. The last time he saw his father's dead body, he didn't feel any eerie atmosphere.He also touched his late father's face after doctors pronounced him dead. However, his mood at this time and place was completely different. He was already terrified just looking at the raised part of the black plastic bag, and he didn't have the courage to open the plastic bag at all. I don't know what the corpse looks like, and I'm afraid to confirm it—there are naturally reasons for this.In the case of death, there will not be much change before and after the cessation of breathing, and it is even impossible to determine whether the person is dead at first glance.But the corpse in front of him was different. The girl who was supposed to be having fun was suddenly killed and strangled to death. Akio couldn't imagine what would happen to the corpse under such circumstances.

But it was more than that that frightened him. If you're prepared to call the police, you shouldn't feel so scared.If the reason is right, even if the body is packed in a cardboard box, it will not experience such great suffering. Akio understood that he was timid about what he was going to do that was too immoral, and this emotion surfaced even more nakedly after seeing the corpse. The sound of a car moving in the distance brought his mind back to reality.It is not the time to be in a daze, if what he is doing is seen by people nearby, it will be completely over. He wanted to simply carry the black plastic bag together, put it in the toilet in the park, peel off the plastic bag with his eyes closed, and leave without looking at the corpse, so that he would probably not be afraid.

But Akio quickly shook his head, because he had to examine the body, he didn't know if there were any traces left on it, maybe that was the evidence of Naomi's murder. He reminded himself that he had to do this, that no matter how inhumane the next step, he had no choice but to protect his family. Akio took a deep breath, squatted down, pinched one end of the black plastic bag, and slowly opened it. The girl's white and slender feet were slowly exposed, and her body was surprisingly small.Akio remembered that the man said that the child was seven years old, and he really couldn't understand why his son would attack such a young child, so he couldn't help frowning.

He couldn't see the details clearly in the dark, so he made up his mind, picked up the flashlight, turned on the switch on the ground first, and then let the light circle slowly shine on the corpse. The girl wore a checked sarong and a pink sweatshirt with a kitten pattern on her upper body.It must have been put on by her mother to make the child look more cute. I really don't know what kind of mood this mother is in now. He continued to move the light, and the girl's pale face came into Akio's eyes. At that moment, he couldn't help but turn off the flashlight. Then he stood there for a while, gasping for breath.

The girl was lying on her back with her face turned straight up.Akio didn't look directly at the girl's face, but even so, her face still left him with a huge visual impact.Including the big eyes that reflect light in dim light, they can see clearly. He felt that he couldn't take it any longer. There seemed to be no direct link to Naomi, so he was going to put the body in a cardboard box.And also considering that if extra contact is made, there may be some unfavorable evidence instead.Although Akio knew that this was just making excuses for himself, his spirit really couldn't stand such a test for a moment longer.

Averting his eyes from the girl's face, he put his hands under the corpse.When he picked her up, he found her surprisingly light, almost like a doll.Due to the incontinence of the deceased, his skirt was wet, and the bad smell soon penetrated into his nostrils. To put in a cardboard box.He could only move the girl's hands and feet a little.He had heard that the dead body would become stiff after being left for a while, but in fact this did not cause him much difficulty.After loading the box, he clasped his hands together and saluted. After withdrawing his hand, he found a white thing falling by his feet.Shine the light forward and take a look, it turned out to be a small sneaker.Although he noticed the girl's white socks before, he didn't realize that one of the shoes had fallen off, which was really dangerous.

He reached out and pulled out the girl's foot from the cardboard box.The sneakers were of a style with laces tied all the way to the toe, and it seemed that they were loose because the laces affected putting them on and taking them off.After Akio put the shoes on the corpse, he fastened the shoelaces again. The next question was how to get this cardboard box into the park.Although the girl is light in weight, it is difficult to lift it after putting it in a box, and the center of gravity is not stable.Besides, it takes about ten minutes to walk to the park, and Akio doesn't want to put down the cardboard boxes to rest on the way.

He thought about it and decided to use a bicycle to carry it.He first went back to the room from the porch, took the bicycle key, and went back outside.The bicycle was parked next to his house, and it was used by Yaeko as a means of transportation when she went shopping and so on. Akio quietly opened the door and went out after confirming that no pedestrians passed by outside. He unlocked the bicycle and parked the car near the door. When he was about to go back to the courtyard again and got in the door, he was startled by the scene in front of him. There is a man standing next to a cardboard box.Because this picture was too impactful, Akio almost cried out.

"What are you doing?" Zhaofu frowned and whispered, he quickly recognized the identity of the figure. It was Zhenghui, she just stood there in her pajamas, she didn't show any interest in the cardboard box, her eyes looked diagonally upwards. Akio grabbed his mother's arm. "It's midnight, what are you doing..." Zhenghui didn't answer, it seemed that he didn't listen to his words at all.She looked at the night sky as if she was looking for something, because it was too dark for Akio to see her expression clearly. "What a fine day," she finally spoke. "This way, I can go on a picnic." Akio really wanted to squat there, but Zhenghui's leisurely voice stimulated his nerves and made him feel more tired. He even resented this innocent mother. He held his mother's arm with one hand and pushed her back with the other, and Zhenghui reached out to support the crutch.It seems unbelievable that the mental state has become a child, but every time you go out, you must wear a cane and other behaviors. However, people who have been in contact with demented elderly people will say that their thoughts are incomprehensible to others. There is a bell hanging on the crutch, and it will jingle whenever there is a movement.When the Akio family moved in, this bell greeted them cheerfully, but now even the sound has become a factor that makes Akio unhappy. "Come inside, it's cold outside." "Will it be sunny tomorrow?" "It must be sunny, no problem." She probably went back to the elementary school days - explained Akio.In my mother's mind, there will be a happy outing tomorrow, so I couldn't help but go outside to see if it was sunny. Akio let her enter the house through the entrance, and the latter put the crutches in the shoe box and walked in obediently.Zhenghui walked into the yard barefoot, her feet were dark skinned, and she walked along the corridor as if she was dragging one foot with the other. Her room was at the end of this long, dark corridor, and thanks to this, her contact with Yaeko could be kept to a minimum. Akio rubbed his face, feeling that his mind was about to be affected and go wrong. The sliding door next to it was opened, and Yaeko's head came out, her brows were furrowed. "What's wrong?" "It's nothing, it's Mom." "Hey... what did she do again?" The disgust in the voice was fully revealed. "It's no big deal, let's not talk about it, I have to go to work." Yaeko nodded, her expression stiffened. "Be careful." "I know." Akio opened the entrance door with his back to his wife.