Chapter 75 Section five

Kazunari Shinozuka arrived at 2:20.Dressed in a light gray suit and with his hair unruffled despite the rain, he looked four or five years older than he was on the driving range.This is the style of the elite, Imaeda thought. "Recently, we seldom meet each other on the training ground." After sitting down on the chair, Shinozuka said. "I can't help but get loose when I don't play on the court." Imaeda said while serving out coffee.Since the last time he played with Miss PR, he had only been to the driving range once, and it was to pick up a repaired five-iron and practice by the way.

"Let's go together next time, there are several courses that you can take your friends to." "That's great, please come find me." "Then, let's go with Takamiya too." After finishing speaking, Shinozuka brought the coffee cup to his mouth.Imaeda noticed that his posture and tone appeared unnatural which is unique to the client.Shinozuka put down his coffee cup, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Actually, what I want to ask you is an unreasonable thing." Imae nodded. "Most of the guests who come here think that their commission is unreasonable. What's the matter?"

"It's about a certain woman," Shinozuka said, "I want you to help investigate a woman." "Oh." Imaeda felt a little disappointed, it really was a woman's problem. "Mr. Shinozuka's girlfriend?" "No, this woman has nothing to do with me..." Shinozuka reached into the inner pocket of his suit jacket, took out a photo, and put it on the table, "It's her." "Let me take a look." Imae reached out and picked it up. In the photo is a beautiful woman, which seems to have been taken in front of a mansion.She was wearing a coat, which should be winter, and it was white fur.She smiles at the camera with a natural expression, even for a professional model. "What a beauty." Imae said his thoughts.

"My cousin is dating her." "Cousin? So, it's President Shinozuka's..." "Son, now as the managing director." "Is he a Geng this year?" "Forty-five... right?" Imae shrugged.Becoming the managing director of a large pharmaceutical company at this age is beyond the reach of ordinary office workers. "Should there be a wife?" "Not now, he died in an air crash six years ago." "Air crash?" "The day when the Japan Airlines airliner crashed." "Oh," Imaeda nodded, "that's a shame. Were there any other deaths?"

"No, she was the only relative on that flight." "no kids?" "There were two, a boy and a girl. Luckily, the two kids didn't get on that flight." "What a blessing in misfortune." "Yes." Shinozuka said. Imae looked at the woman in the photo again, her big slightly upturned eyes were reminiscent of cats. "Since Madam has passed away, it shouldn't be a problem for your cousin to associate with others, right?" "Of course. As a cousin, I also hope that he will find a good partner as soon as possible. After all, in the near future, he will be responsible for our entire company."

"So," Imaeda tapped his fingertips next to the photo, "is there something wrong with this woman?" Shinozuka adjusted his sitting posture and leaned forward: "To be honest, that's exactly it." "Oh." Imae picked up the photo again.The woman inside looked more and more beautiful, and her skin looked as white and smooth as porcelain. "How to say? If it is convenient, can I ask for advice?" Shinozuka nodded slightly, crossing his fingers on the table. "Actually, the woman was married. But of course that's not the problem. The problem is who married her."

"Who is it?" Imao couldn't help lowering his voice. Shinozuka slowly took a deep breath before saying, "You also know that person." "what?" "High Palace." "What?" Imao straightened his back suddenly, staring straight at Shinozuka, "The Takamiya you mentioned is that Mr. Takamiya?" "It's Gao Gongcheng, she is his ex-wife." "It's really, really..." Imaeda looked at the photo and shook his head, "It's amazing." "That's not true!" Shinozuka smiled wryly, "I seem to have mentioned before that Gao Gong and I joined the social dance club in college. The woman in the photo is a member of the women's university social dance club that we practiced together with. That’s how they met, dated, and married.”

"When did you get divorced?" "1988...three years ago." "The divorce is because of Miss Qianduliu?" "I haven't heard the details, but I think it should be." Shinozuka's mouth twisted subtly. Imae folded his hands on his chest, recalling the situation three years ago.That said, Gao Gong divorced his wife shortly after they stopped investigating. "Mr. Gao Gong's ex-wife is dating your cousin?" "yes." "Is this accidental? I mean, did your cousin meet Mr. Gao Gong's ex-wife without your knowledge and started dating?"

"No, it can't be said to be accidental. Now that I think about it, I introduced my cousin to her." "how?" "I took my cousin to her shop." "shop?" “A boutique in Minami Aoyama.” Shinozuka said that this woman named Karasawa Yusho opened several boutiques before she divorced Takamiya, but Shinozuka had never been there at that time.But shortly after she divorced Takamiya, he received an invitation to a boutique sale and made his first visit.As for the reason, he explained: "Gao Gong asked me. Although they are divorced, the woman who used to be the bedside person wants to live independently. He seems to want to help her secretly. The reason for the divorce seems to be on him. , so there is also a sense of compensation."

Imaeda nodded, this happens quite often.Every time he heard such things, he deeply felt that men are really soft-hearted animals.There are even some men who want to do their best for their ex-wife even though the divorce is caused by their wives.On the other hand, women are often indifferent to men after breaking up, even if it is their own fault. "I was somewhat concerned about her, so I decided to go and see how she was doing. I mentioned this to my cousin, and he said he wanted to go with me because he was looking for some stylish casual clothes. We So let’s go together.” "A fateful encounter just happened."

"It seems so." Shinozuka said that he did not notice that his cousin Kang Qing was strongly attracted to Tang Ze Xuesui. Afterwards, Kang Qing confessed: "It's embarrassing to say, but I really fell in love with her at first sight." "Doesn't he know that Tang Ze Xuesui is your friend's ex-wife?" "Yes. I told him before I took him to the boutique the first time." "Even so, you still like her?" "Yes. He is a very enthusiastic person. Once he falls in, no one can pull him back. I didn't know it before, but after I heard that I took him there, he ran to her boutique every three days. The maid Complaining that there are many more clothes at home, my cousin doesn't wear them at all." Shinozuka's words made Imaeda laugh. "I can imagine that would be a big deal. So, your cousin's hard work paid off? You said they were already dating." "My cousin wants to marry her, but I heard that the woman refuses to give him a clear answer. It seems that because of the age gap and having children, she is hesitant." "Indeed, maybe it's because the failure of the first marriage made her more cautious? This is also human nature." "Maybe." "Then," Imaeda let go of his hands folded on his chest, and put them on the table, "Which part of this woman do you want to investigate? According to the description just now, you seem to know this Karasawa Yusho quite well." "It's not. To be honest, she's full of mysteries." "It's only natural that people who have nothing to do with you are full of mysteries, isn't it?" Shinozuka shook his head slowly: "The problem lies in the nature of the mystery." "nature?" Shinozuka picked up Karasawa Yukiho's photo. "I think if my cousin is really going to be happy, it's okay to marry her. Although she is my best friend's ex-wife, it does make me a little bit repulsive, but I will get used to it when I figure it out. It's just..." He turned the photo to Imao , and continued, "Looking at her, I always feel an inexplicable weirdness. I really don't think she is just a strong woman." "Which woman in this world is just strong?" "She's the kind of person you'd expect at first glance. No matter how hard it was, she gritted her teeth and tried to smile, and that's what she gave off. My cousin also said he was attracted not only to Because of her beauty, but also because of the radiance that comes from within." "You mean, her brilliance is fake?" "I just want you to look into that." "It's hard. Is there any specific reason for you to suspect her?" When Imaeda asked such a question, Shinozuka lowered his head and remained silent for a while, then raised his head again. "Have." "what?" "money." "Oh?" Imaeda leaned back in the chair, looked at Shinozuka again, "What do you say?" Shinozuka took a light breath. "This point is also very strange to Gao Gong, because many of her assets seem to be opaque. Take the opening of boutiques as an example, Gao Gong said that he did not provide funding at all. It is said that she was very enthusiastic about stocks at the time, but a layman It is impossible for investors to make that much money in a short period of time.” "Is it because your mother's family is rich?" Shinozuka shook his head: "According to Gao Gong's statement, it is obviously not. I heard that her mother taught tea ceremony, and with the pension, she can only barely get by." Imaeda nodded, and he was starting to get interested. "Mr. Shinozuka, what doubts do you have in your heart? Do you think this Karasawa Yusho has a financial backer?" "I don't know. It doesn't make sense to maintain a relationship with the benefactor after getting married...but I think she must have something behind her back." "Hmm..." Imao stretched out his little finger and scratched his nose. "There is one more thing that makes me suspicious." "What's up?" "Everyone who has a close relationship with her," Shinozuka lowered his voice, "has suffered some form of misfortune." "What?" Imaeda looked back at his face, "No way!" "Gao Gong is one. Although he is now married to Qianduliu and lives happily, I think divorce is a kind of misfortune after all." "But isn't it because of him?" "It's true on the surface, but the truth is not necessarily so." "Oh... what about the other unfortunate people?" "My ex-girlfriend." After finishing speaking, Shinozuka pressed his lips together tightly. "Oh..." Imaeda took a sip of his coffee, which was only lukewarm, "What happened? Tell me if it's convenient..." "It was a tragic experience, very unfortunate for a woman. It caused us to break up. So, I was one of the people who suffered from it."