Chapter 10 Section 3

With a deep sigh, I put the microphone back in place.Although there is a note paper at hand, it is completely useless. Although Sakura Keiji once said that neither the landlord nor the colleagues were clear about Kiriko’s loss of contact from Tokyo, but in my subconscious mind, I didn’t actually believe this statement, so I need to confirm it myself.Reporting, contacting, negotiating and doing their own confirmation work are the basic principles of this line of work. Unexpectedly, just the landlord registered in the first line of the address book is a person who is so indifferent—— Who are you?Someone from the investigation agency?What evidence is there that her family commissioned you to investigate?And I have already reported to her family what should be said, do you want me to tell it again?What right do you have to ask me to do this?Anyway, Kiriko Sakura no longer lives with me.I don't know where she moved and she didn't leave anything behind.That's it, don't call again... Then there is the sound of the phone being hung up.

I don't know if Tongzi's parents were treated like this when they went to visit the landlord in person.Or is it because it is not easy to win people's trust in our profession?Having said that, I also had something wrong, even if I was rejected, I shouldn't give up so quickly, I should be more stalking. But it's not completely useless.Tongzi didn't leave anything behind, which means that she was not in such a hurry to escape, but moved in a planned way. It is conceivable that the next few phone calls should be almost like this, knowing that there is no reason to ask, but it is impossible not to ask.I sighed again, picked up the phone again, and dialed the phone number of "Corn Gooth, Inc." in the address book.

Before it rang, the phone was picked up.A well-trained female voice came from the microphone: "Hello, thank you for calling, this is 'Corn Gooth Co., Ltd.'." I glanced at Tongzi's business card. "I'm sorry to disturb you during your busy schedule. My surname is Konya. Please transfer me to the system development class." "Okay, please wait a moment." The first level was easily passed without any effort.I heard the transferred music, it was "Green Sleeves".After listening for about ten seconds, the call was picked up again.But this time the voice was obviously different from that of the counter lady just now, it sounded very tired.

"Hi, I'm Kanzaki from the System Development Section." "Ah, hello. My surname is Konya. May I ask if there is a lady named Kiriko Sakura who worked in your company?" Kanzaki on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent.He doesn't think I'm suspicious, does he?If so, I need to express my intention quickly. "A few days ago, Ms. Sakura's parents should have been to your company! But I still have a few things I want to confirm, so I made this call. I don't know if it is convenient to ask your company a few more questions. question?" "……Who are you?"

The obviously lowered voice obviously didn't want other colleagues in the office to hear it!And it was still a questioning tone, full of vigilance. The other end of the phone continued: "You don't want to say that you are her relative?" If I play tricks again at this time, it will not only make the other party more vigilant, but maybe he will hang up the phone directly, and it will be difficult to call in again.So I answer right away: "No. However, can I ask a question before introducing myself? Do you know Miss Sakura's current situation?" "...It seems that I am asking you a question now!"

"I'm sorry, please allow me to introduce myself. Since Miss Sakura's family can't contact her now, they entrusted me to find Miss Sakura's whereabouts." "Can you tell me your name again?" "My surname is Konya." There was another silence.It is not an easy task to convince someone who is wary of you to believe what you have said with just one phone call.However, the other party's attitude of maintaining high vigilance also gave me a hint - if Tongzi resigned voluntarily under a very satisfactory situation, then why is this man named Kanzaki so nervous?

After a long silence, Kanzaki lowered his voice and said: "I'm going to make a phone call to Ms. Sakura's home to confirm. If I'm sure they really entrusted you to do the investigation, I'll call you again. So please tell me your phone number." I can only do what he says.When I directly told Kanzaki my phone number, I felt that his vigilance relaxed a little. I hung up the phone and had to wait. When I was a banker, "waiting for a call back" was one of the most time-wasting jobs in my opinion.But even though it is a waste of time, this step must not be omitted or skipped, so I feel more annoying.You can't leave your seat, and you can't occupy the phone even if you have other things to deal with.Fortunately, for me now, although I still feel that this is a waste of time, I don't hate being in a daze with nothing to do.So while I was sorting out the data aimlessly, more than an hour passed quickly.It was only when I saw the clock that I realized that I had been waiting for so long, and I couldn't help but start thinking wildly, did Kanzaki talk to Kiriko's family?It's okay, it's not bad anyway, I decided to file all the data and not wait.

Thirty minutes later, the materials were almost sorted out, and I was about to give up waiting and go to "D&G" for a cup of coffee when the phone rang.I picked it up slowly, it was from Kanzaki. "Mr. Konya?" "I'm." "I kept you waiting. I just confirmed it. I'm really sorry for doubting you before." "Don't say that. It's rude to just use the phone, and it's only natural for you to be suspicious." Kanzaki no longer deliberately lowered his voice like the last phone call, but his voice became a little muffled.Maybe he left the office and dialed me directly from his mobile phone!I quickly took the initiative to attack:

"You call me back like this, does it mean that Ms. Sakura's resignation is not her own will?" However, his answer completely overturned my original presupposition. "No, she resigned voluntarily." "Did she hand in her own resignation?" "yes." Kanzaki seemed to hesitate for a moment, maybe he had some scruples!The words are also unclear: "But she refused to say the real reason for her resignation." ...things seem to be getting more and more complicated.I held the microphone in my left hand and rubbed the space between my eyebrows with my free right hand.

Of course, knowing more about Tongzi is definitely beneficial and harmless in investigating her whereabouts.It would be better to know where she is now, so that it doesn't have to be so hard, but the problem is not that simple.So I dare not interrupt him.It's just that when I think that this missing case has become so complicated, I feel very depressed. Although it was just an obligatory question, my voice involuntarily turned gray: "...the real reason? What does it mean?" "Uh, I don't know the details... It's just that she said something like she didn't really want to quit this job."

I stopped rubbing between my brows, picked up a pen, and pressed the pen to the note. "Do you remember what she said then?" "Uh……" Very unconfident voice. "Let's quit my job for the time being... After everything is settled... I hope I can come back to work one day... Something like that! That's right! Tongzi is most concerned about whether he can come back to work." He called her "Tongzi"... I wrote down what he said as I felt that things were becoming more and more suspicious. "From what it sounds like to you, does the so-called 'come back' mean back to Tokyo? Or does it mean something else?" "No, she made it very clear. What she's worried about is whether she can come back to work at 'Corn Gooth' again. Because Ms. Sakura seems to regard this job as her vocation." "My vocation..." I wrote "Sakura wants to return to Tokyo and return to work at the original company?" on the note, followed by "Is that why you resigned?" but I crossed it out right away.Who in the world would resign for reinstatement.So I wrote another line "After everything is solved = does it imply that she has a problem that cannot be solved?" Kanzaki changed into a pleading tone and said: "That's all I know. Now please tell me, how many clues have you got about her? Is she in danger now?" "I don't know anything yet." I really can't say such words.When you're asked a question like this and don't know how to answer it, it's a good idea to be tough.So I said emphatically: "Thank you very much for your help, but I was hired by Ms. Sakura's family to investigate this matter, so I can't answer any questions from Mr. Kanzaki." "...Can you really not reveal even a little bit?" "I am very sorry." Kanzaki returned to silence again, it seems that he has no other questions he wants to ask me. "Thank you very much for your help, sorry to disturb your work." "Wait a moment!" What's the matter this time? "... Please find her out." "Of course." Do you still need to tell me? Isn't my only job now to find her?