Chapter 52 Section five

On the second night, when I came to Kishida Gate, someone suddenly patted my shoulder.Turning his head, he saw a gray-faced man standing beside him. The man was not tall and thin. He was in his early thirties, with thin cheeks and quick eyes, reminiscent of a monkey.At the moment when I felt unhappy, my intuition told me that this person must be Kazuo Ando. "Are you the teacher in this family's family who teaches their son?" Maybe he meant to smile at me, but he looked like he was talking with his mouth curled up. "Yes... May I ask who are you?" "My name is Ando. You seem to come here every night."

"Ok……" Ando chuckled. "I asked people nearby. It is said that the tutors come to Kishida's house every night, and it is said that there are more than one of them." There was an ominous premonition in my heart.In this way, this man is already investigating who goes in and out of Kishida's house every day.Why is he so persistent? "Besides me, there is another woman." After listening to me, Ando smiled maliciously. "Yes, I've heard. But I just want to ask you. I want to ask you something." "I do not have time." "Don't worry, it won't take you long."

Ando thrust his hands into the pockets of his crumpled suit.The suit looked cheap at first glance, and the materials of the clothes and trousers were different, so it must have been bought out of stock during a clearance sale. He took out a photo, and it was Yukiko Ando in the photo. "She is my sister, who disappeared recently. Have you seen her?" "How could I possibly know where your sister is? Who are you?" Ando smiled lightly and didn't answer my question.Instead, he said so. "According to my research, my sister should have been here last week. So I thought, maybe you will see her."

"Did she come last week? Who did you hear about it?" "Whoever said it, could it be that person is talking nonsense?" He was staring at me from below with a disgusting look. "Not really. I've never seen the girl, after all." After saying "Farewell", I walked into the gate of Kishida's house.Walking to the porch and looking back, the figure of the man had disappeared. Fortunately, the entrance door was not locked, so I entered the house alone, and Yami happened to come down from the second floor. "You'd better not go out now." I said, "Ando is outside, and he stopped me just now."

It seems that because of hearing my words, Mrs. Shizhi came out of the back room with a worried face, "Did he ask you something?" "Show me the photo of Ando Yukiko and ask me if I have seen her." Afterwards I told her about the conversation I had with him, and my wife turned paler and paler. "Why did he pester our family?" "I don't know, maybe he already has some information." As soon as I finished speaking, I heard the sound of the door opening behind me, and Chuangsuke came back. "Why are you all here?" He took off his shoes with a look of surprise.I was just about to speak to explain the situation when the doorbell rang.The wife pressed the intercom button on the wall, "Who is this?"

The other party's answer came from the small loudspeaker, "I'm sorry to bother you all the time. I'm Ando." My wife gave me a look of fear, and Ando was waiting for Sosuke to come back. "No way, let him in." Chuangsuke made up his mind and said, "If you always avoid seeing him, it will only make him more suspicious. Let me tell him personally that there is no relationship between me and Yukiko Ando." The wife nodded and told Ando to invite him in. "He knew Yukiko Ando was coming here that day." I said quickly, "You think about it before talking to him."

"I see." Seeing him nodding, Yami and I went upstairs.Not long after, the entrance door opened, and Kazuo Ando entered the house.His wife took him into the living room, and Chuangjie came in after changing his clothes.Masami and I tiptoed down the stairs and put our ears to the door just like yesterday. "My younger sister left home five years ago, and she seldom goes home after that. I came to see her this time, and I waited for several days without seeing her return. At first, I thought she was traveling. , but looking at the situation in the house, it doesn't seem to be the case. I got a little worried, so I found you here."

"That's a little worrying indeed." Chuangjie gives people the feeling that there are really not many words. "I sorted out the situation I found before, and finally came to this conclusion." There was a moment of silence, probably Ando took out the notepad. "First of all, on Monday night last week, the working lady who lived next door to my sister once saw my sister come back from going out. But they were almost strangers to each other, so they didn't say anything. They lived next door, but Still, the human touch in a place like the city is really weak.”

"It's been like this lately." Sosuke echoed, his voice sounded a bit uneasy. Ando went on to say: "All in all, from the current point of view, it seems that the last person to see my sister is the lady in the workplace. Also, the newspaper box outside my sister's room is full of newspapers, and they have all piled up outside the entrance." .According to the date, it was accumulated from the morning paper of last Wednesday. From this point of view, my sister should not have been in the house since last Wednesday—am I right?” "That's right." "I went back on Monday night, but the person disappeared on Wednesday morning-that is to say, on Tuesday, my sister went out and never went back. It's not like this happened before, but she It seems a little too long to go out for the first time."

There was a silence.Perhaps Sosuke took a puff of his cigarette, while Ando watched him quietly. "It is said that my sister seems to want to interview you?" Ando asked. "Yes, there is such a thing." "Then did she see you?" "Well, this..." Sosuke coughed dryly after speaking.This acting is also a bit too contrived. "We are planning to see each other, but the specific date has not yet been set." "Huh? This is strange." Ando's voice became sticky, "There is a note on my sister's desk, which said that she was going to visit you last Tuesday. Could it be that this matter has nothing to do with the interview?"

note? —Impossible, I almost cried out.Looking at Yami, she also had an unbelievable expression on her face. "...Is there such a thing?" Chuangsuke's performance also looked a little embarrassed, but I couldn't see how Ando looked at it. "Yes. That's why I interrupt the visit again and again." "So that's what happened... Maybe it's because of that incident." "Which thing?" "In order to decide on a date for the interview, she once asked me which day would be more convenient. I remember that I told her that I might be able to spare some time on Tuesday. Maybe that's why Lingmei is scheduled to come here on Tuesday." "According to this, haven't you already made an appointment with her?" Faced with Sosuke's far-fetched sophistry, Ando expressed doubts in his tone. "Yes, of course." Sosuke said firmly. The conversation breaks off for a moment.Although Ando could be heard mumbling something to himself, Sosuke's voice could not be heard. "Then let me ask one last thing. Who were in your house last Tuesday?" Ando asked.This question feels a little strange. "Who are there at home? Why are you asking this?" "No, it's nothing important. Well, madam and you..." "And my son and the governess." "Well, that's how it is. Your two sons and two tutors, one male and one female." "yes." "Really? Sorry to bother you." With the sound of the sofa moving, Ando seemed to stand up.Yami and I hurriedly left the door and walked up to the second floor. "I think it should be fine." After Ando left, I said to Sosuke. "He probably can't prove that Yukiko Ando has been here. So you say she hasn't been here, it should be said to be a clever move." "On that occasion, that's all I can say." Chuangjie said impatiently, "Speaking of which, I was really surprised when he said there was a note. what happened?" "Could it be that Ando deliberately bluffed?" Masami's eyes flicked back and forth between Sosuke and me. "It's possible." I replied, "Even so, maybe the situation doesn't make much difference. Because Ando at least has enough grounds for him to use words to bluff people." "In any case, he has already set his sights on this family." Sosuke bit his lower lip, seeing her husband's appearance, Mrs. Tokie also lowered her head in despair. "It's too early to be pessimistic at this point," I said. "There's nothing wrong yet." "That's it." Masami also nodded beside me, "Nothing has happened yet. It's just that a woman is missing... As long as the other party hasn't found the body, this situation will not change in the slightest." "Yes, as long as the other party has not found the body, the situation will not change." I also spoke in a tough tone not inferior to hers.