Chapter 49 second quarter

(Now) Arriving at Kishida's house, Mrs. Tokieda appeared at the entrance with a pale face.Her face, which looked like a cat and pretended to be calm on weekdays, had already become distorted. "What happened?" I asked while slowly taking off my shoes.She took my hand. "Come here." My wife dragged me into the living room, and I was surprised by the strength of her hand. Someone in the living room had already arrived first, and it was Takao and his other tutor, Masami.Masami teaches English while I teach math and physics. Seeing me enter the room, Masami cast a nervous look.Long Fu's face was pale, and he bent his thin neck and looked at the ground.He was not a very promising person, and he had been in a state of anxiety since that night, but his appearance today seemed to be a little bit wrong.Something must have happened.There was a burst of tension in my heart, and my face couldn't help but tense up.

"Things are in trouble." Seeing me sit down, my wife spoke.Judging from the fact that her eyes are only looking at me, it is estimated that Masami and Takao already know how to "trouble". "What happened?" I asked. The wife took a piece of paper from the cupboard beside her and handed it to me.It was a business card. Kazuo Ando, ​​×××, Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture——This is printed on the business card, neither the company nor the occupation is listed.But just seeing these is enough to deduce who this person is, and even I can't help but feel my heart beat faster.

"This man came here just now." The wife's voice sounded a little excited, "Ask us if we saw his sister." "Sister? That means..." "Yes." She nodded, "She seems to have an older brother." I hummed.That woman - Yukiko Ando has an older brother? "Did you ask him why he came here?" The wife nodded slightly, "The address book in her room has the address and phone number here." Did that woman do such unnecessary things? I clicked my tongue secretly in my heart, it was not smooth enough. "Is your wife the only one who has seen Mrs. Ando?"

"Yes. At that time, Masami was tutoring Takao, and my wife and Masaki haven't come back yet." "How did you answer him, madam, when he asked if he had seen his sister?" "I replied ... I don't know." "I see." I breathed a sigh of relief.Instead of talking nonsense, it's better to pretend not to know. "After hearing my wife say that you don't know, what's Ando's reaction?" "Ask me how the others are. Say if my husband or son knows..." Well, that's true. "and after?" "I said I didn't know, and he said that he would call tonight and asked me to find other people for him to inquire about. If I didn't agree, it would arouse his suspicion, so I had no choice but to agree."

"It's clever of you to do this." I echoed, "Ando went back after that?" "Yes." The wife nodded. I leaned on the leather sofa and sighed heavily.The current situation is not too bad, there can be a variety of developments.But it is not a bad thing to take preventive measures as soon as possible. "Have you talked to your husband about this?" "I called his company just now, and he said he would come back as soon as possible." A worry came to my mind. "Call him again immediately and tell him that if you see Ando, ​​you must avoid answering his questions directly. Ando will go to him one by one, and if there are inconsistencies in everyone's answers, then he will I'll be suspicious—will I contact Masaki?"

"You can contact the place where he works, and I will tell Masaki the same thing." "Then please." I said to the back of my wife who was leaving in a hurry. After the living room door closed, I glanced at Masami. "I think you should understand that there is no way out now." Masami shrugged and brushed her long hair back with both hands.Under the white sweater, the curve of the chest protrudes. "I was mentally prepared from the very beginning and never thought of retreating." "That's good." After finishing speaking, I shifted my gaze to Takao who was beside her.As expected of my lover, Yami is quite courageous when it comes to critical moments.At present, our biggest weakness is still in this young man.

"Mr. Long," I called the young master's name, "are you okay? This time, everyone must work together." Takao's eye sockets and earlobes were red, he nodded mechanically like a clockwork puppet, he was really an uneasy guy.Sometimes I can't help but really want to say a few words about him, but let's forget it for now. "Is Ando going door-to-door with her address book?" Yami asked anxiously. "I think it should be. He has no reason to only focus on this family, and he doesn't have to worry about it now." "What kind of person is this Ando?"

"I don't know. It's okay if you are a calm person, but if you are a pestering guy, then things will be troublesome." The few of us chatted for a while, and when Mrs. Shizhi returned to the house, her expression seemed calmer than before. "My husband and Masaki have notified them. It seems that Ando hasn't gone to them yet." Sure enough, I nodded, the other party was not just staring at this family. "I've already told them, let them not talk too much after seeing Ando, ​​and they will both come back as soon as possible." "That's fine—let's discuss the countermeasures first. If Ando calls tonight, what should we say?"

"If the whole family says they don't know Yukiko Ando, ​​it's probably a little unreliable, right?" Masami's question was more a confirmation than an inquiry. "Not at all," I replied. "At least, if you can't tell why she has this address in her address book, then things will be in trouble. The question now is what exactly does her address book say?" Whose name is there?" In the second half of the conversation, I looked at my wife and said.She stared at the sky and thought for a while, then replied: "I heard from Ando, ​​the address book only says 'Kishida'."

"Since only the surname is written, she may have contacts with anyone in the family." Yami said in a bright voice that she is not lacking in courage, but sometimes she thinks too naively. "It can generally be said that this is the case, but if the relationship is close, it will be bad. If the other party pesters and asks endlessly, it will be very troublesome. It is best to say that there is no deep friendship, and it is just left in the address book. It's just an address." "What this means is that..." The wife cast a sincere look.I looked back at her and said, "Yukiko Ando seems to have said that she wants to be a freelance writer, right?"

The wife nodded immediately. "Then how about just saying that she came to interview your husband?" After hearing my proposal, the wife pondered, "Interview with my husband..." Mrs. Tokieda's husband, Sosuke Kishida, is a well-known architect in Japan.With less land and rising land prices, people feel more and more uneasy about their future homes.In this case, people also began to listen more to the opinions of architects.From my personal point of view, let's say that Yukiko Ando is also investigating this. "But if such a lie is told, will there be trouble in the future?" Maybe my wife put it so euphemistically to save my face.Anyway, to this day, everyone has done what I say. "Since you're going to lie, let's do it boldly." In order to reassure her, I said loudly on purpose, "It won't work if you mix the truth with a little bit of lies. In this way, the truth will only surface and become an opportunity to make mistakes. On the contrary, a 100% lie is difficult Distinguish the truth from the false." After listening to what I said, the wife bowed her head in thought, but then she looked up again. "Since it is so decided, it is necessary to discuss various details first. For example, when did Yukiko Ando come and what was discussed." "It must be discussed carefully." I said, "but if it is too detailed, there will be flaws. When talking with Ando, ​​just give a general description. If the other party asks in detail, don't answer it on the spot. Observe how the opponent intends to play their cards." "Then what did you say on the phone today?" "Just answer, it seems that Yukiko Ando once asked to interview your husband. If the other party asks for details, you just say that your husband hasn't come home yet, and you are perfunctory. The difficulty here is not to let the other party I feel that you are fooling him. It is best not to leave a gap and tell the other party clearly." "I see." She said categorically, feeling that even the wrinkles on the corners of her eyes were expressing the determination in her heart. Just as we were discussing here, the doorbell at the entrance rang.Maybe Masaki or Sosuke came back, the wife stood up. "I also……" Long Fu's slender body also stood up, and followed his wife.Probably the toilet.During these few minutes, he was extremely nervous.I showed a look of impatience, and twitched the corner of my mouth at Masami. Masami put her hand on my knee, and there was a burst of warmth in her palm. "Takuya, you are really calm," she said. "Aren't you afraid at all?" "I'm afraid too." I replied, "But I can't lose myself because of fear. I've always been calm." At this time, the sound of someone entering the house came from outside the porch.