Chapter 3 Chapter 02

(one) "Women are waiting here. Because the actions of too many people at once will attract attention." Fujima explained to his wife and others, "Be careful, don't let the gentleman find out." "Don't let her know?" Shunsuke asked. "The fewer people who know the secret, the better. What's more, we don't know whether the gentleman agrees with our ideas." What Fujima said made Shunsuke pause for a moment before nodding in agreement. "Okay, let's move the corpse out first." Guan Gu stood up and said. "I'll move." Junjie rushed ahead of Guan Gu.

"It's easier for two people to move." "No, I'm enough alone. Please go prepare the car." "But……" "Mr. Guan Gu," Fujima said standing behind Guan Gu, "Mr. Namiki knows about that woman best, since he said he wants to move alone." "Oh." Guan Gu's mouth was half open, "Then I'll wait outside." Shunsuke walked out of the living room and climbed the stairs.When he stood at the door of his room, he took a deep breath, then held the doorknob and slowly turned it open. The dead high-ranking Miriko still had his empty eyes wide open.Shunsuke stood by the door for a while, then walked into the room and squatted down slowly.His knees were shaking.

He stretched out his right hand to touch her cheek, the skin had lost its elasticity, and the body temperature had also disappeared.Shunsuke stared at Miriko's face and brought his lips close to hers.But before making contact, he stopped moving.He sighed, closed his eyes, and shook his head. He put his hand under her body, bent down and hugged her.The blood-stained hair stuck to the floor made a crackling sound as it fell off. When walking down the stairs, he met Yasuko Guan Gu standing in the corridor.Seeing Shunsuke hugging the corpse, she let out a soft scream and backed away, but immediately faced him and asked, "Is there any problem?"

"It's fine. Excuse me, can I ask Minako to clean the room? The carpet is dirty, and the pieces of the lamp are scattered everywhere." "Okay, we'll take care of those. No problem." Yasuko pressed his chest and nodded. The door opened, and Guan Gu walked in from the outside, holding a blue plastic sheet in his hands. "Use this bag." After finishing speaking, he placed the plastic sheet on the entrance floor. "Where did you find this?" "I brought it from my home. I originally wanted to spread it on the ground when I barbecued outdoors. This kind of thing is everywhere, so it will be fine even if the source is investigated. But of course the body cannot be found."

After Guangu spread the plastic sheet on the floor, Shunsuke laid the corpse flat on it.Miko Kodai still had her eyes open. "By the way, Mr. Namiki, this is for you." Guan Gu handed over cotton gloves.He has put it on himself. "It was you who said not to leave fingerprints." "I did." Junsuke put the two gloves into the gloves. After the body was wrapped in plastic sheeting, Junjie and Guan Gu moved it outside together.Fujima came from the parking lot with a flashlight, and he also put on his gloves. "Can you two move?" "Well, no problem. Did you find anything heavy?" Guan Gu asked.

"I picked up some big rocks, and I think that many should be heavy enough." I went up to the parking lot and saw that, as Fujima said, more than a dozen dodgeball-sized stones were piled up in the corner. "In such a short period of time, it's thanks to you that you were able to find so many stones," Junjie said. "Where, I've had a hard time finding it, and I've been running around. Let's not talk nonsense, I'd better put it in the car quickly, and it would be bad if people saw it. Whose car should I use?" "I think it's better to use mine." Guan Gu said, "Ordinary family cars should not be easy to load."

"is it okay?" Hearing Shunsuke's question, Guan Gu nodded with a displeased expression. "There's nothing I can do at this time. I'll do some exorcism rituals afterwards." "I'm really sorry." Junjie bowed his head to Guan Gu and apologized while carrying the body wrapped in plastic. Fujima took out the car key from Guan Gu's pocket and opened the back door of the red SUV.The trunk space in the back of the car is large and neatly organized.Shunsuke and Guan Gu moved the corpse inside, and then Fujima put the stone into each other.Shunsuke and Sekigu also help.

"Almost forgot something important." Finally Teng asked to put the rope into the car.It was a thick-looking plastic rope. "What's this for?" Junsuke asked. "I bought this in Tokyo a long time ago. I think the body is just wrapped in plastic and it may fall out. It's better to use this to tie it tightly." "I see, that's a good idea." After closing the back door of the car, the three got into the car.The driver was of course Guan Gu, and Shunsuke sat next to him.Guan Gu started the engine, turned on the headlights, and the road in front of him instantly brightened.

"Let's go." Taking Fujima's voice as a signal, Guan Gu started the car. It is only a few minutes' drive to Lake Himejin, and there are restaurants, cafes, souvenir shops and other shops along the lakeside road.But after all, it was late at night, those stores were closed, and the lights were turned off. After passing that road, a lake appeared in front of my eyes. "Front to the left." Fujima gave orders from behind.Guan Gu turned the steering wheel to the left. A small road was opened along the periphery of the lake, and the car drove slowly on the small road, and soon reached the end.Guan Gu stopped the car, turned off the headlights and it was pitch black.There are street lights in the distance.

Fujima got out of the car first. With a flashlight, he walked towards the lake for three or two minutes and then turned back. "Same as what I saw during the day, there are boats for rent parked there." "Can it come in handy?" Guan Gu asked. "I think it should work." Under Fujima's flashlight, Shunsuke and Guan Guyu moved the body out of the car together. "Hmm..." Fujima said with a bit of embarrassment, "I'm afraid there is something wrong with this frank appearance, and the identity must not be revealed first." After the three were silent for a while, Guan Gu asked, "Is it fingerprints, face and teeth?"

"Do you want to destroy it?" Junjie also asked. The three fell into silence again. "The identity must not be exposed." Fujima repeated what he said just now. "It shouldn't matter if the face remains in its original shape?" Guan Gu murmured, "I heard that the corpses that ate water can't tell the original appearance at all." "But there's nothing you can do about tooth shape. It takes a little effort to get it right, and the same goes for fingerprints." "Understood, let me come." Junjie nodded and said, "Anyway, I can't do it!" The other two looked at each other, and then Fujima raised his right hand and scratched his temple. "I think it's best to let Mr. Namiki do it." "Anyway, let's move the body to the boat first. After stuffing the rocks into the plastic sheeting, we'll start." "Okay, let's do it like this." Guan Gu also agreed with Shunsuke's proposal. Almost all the boats are upside down, and only one is moored by the lake.They placed the body beside the boat and stuffed the stones inside the blue plastic sheeting. "Next, let Mr. Namiki do it." Fujima looked very polite. Junsuke took a deep breath. "Could you lend me a flashlight? Then please stay away, both of you." Fujima nodded, handed out the flashlight, and then walked a few meters away with Guan Gu. Shunsuke first pulled out Lilizi's right hand.The arms were cold and lost their elasticity like a plastic mannequin.He took out a lighter from his pocket, lit it and approached her finger. The skin began to burn, emitting bursts of foul smell.Shunsuke kept swallowing his saliva. After burning the fingers of both hands, he stared at Lizi's remains.Her sculpted face became somewhat flatter.As he shone the flashlight, he reached out and stroked her lips.The lips also lost their elasticity. Shunsuke picked up a stone and held it up to the height of his shoulders before stopping.He threw away the stone first, and then wrapped Lizi's body in plastic sheeting.After confirming the position of her head from the plastic sheet, he grabbed the stone again. He closed his eyes gently, held his breath, and knocked the stone down.Although it hit the place where Lizi's face was, the force was too weak.But probably hearing the sound, Guan Gu asked, "Are you ready?" "No, it seems that the strength is not enough." "Oh..." Guan Gu turned his back to him, but Fujima didn't say a word. Shunsuke held the stone with both hands, adjusted his breathing several times, and then raised the stone above his head.He held his breath again, closed his eyes, and knocked the stone down. There was a blunt object knocking sound, which was obviously completely different from just now.Shunsuke opened his eyes apprehensively, and the stone sank into the blue plastic sheeting, near where Miriko's face was. He picked up the stone with both hands and struck it hard again.The stone sank deeper than before, and he struck the stone one last time, but nothing much changed this time. "I'm fine." Shunsuke informed them with a groan. Fujima and Guan Gu stepped forward. "Is the tooth shape okay?" Fujima asked in confirmation. "I think it's okay, I don't know, because I haven't opened it to make sure." "It shouldn't be a problem, Mr. Namki seems to have knocked three times... maybe." Even though Guan Gu said so, Fujima squatted beside the corpse and opened the plastic sheet slightly.Immediately afterwards there was a groan. Shunsuke quickly averted his eyes, Guan Gu also frowned and turned to the side. "To be able to do such a thing... I really deserve to be a doctor." "I don't want to do this either, but I'm afraid it might happen." Fujima wrapped the plastic sheet. "I think that's all right." They wrapped several turns of the rope around the plastic sheeting, and the three carried the body to the boat.Because the relationship between the stone is very heavy. "There's no need for all three of us to get on the boat." Fujima said, "Mr. Guan Gu, you get in the car first. Do you have a mobile phone?" "yes." "Then, please contact me if there is any situation. If necessary, the ship may have to be abandoned elsewhere." "I see." "Then let's go." Fujima said to Shunsuke.Junsuke nodded silently. The three pushed the boat into the water, and when the bottom of the boat surfaced, Shunsuke and Fujima jumped into the boat.According to the positional relationship at the time, Shunsuke was in charge of paddling.It was a bit difficult at first, but after a while, I got the hang of it. "Where should I row?" Junjie asked while rowing. "It's better to go as deep as possible, so it should be in the middle of the lake." "But it's so dark, I don't know where is the middle of the lake." "So it can only be based on intuition, based on the intuition of the two of us." Shunsuke didn't respond, so there was silence between the two of them, only the sound of paddles across the lake was heard repeatedly. Junjie continued to paddle for a while, and the surroundings were completely dark.Tiny lights like stars can be seen in the distance. "Tired?" "No, I'm fine. It's just..." "What's wrong?" "Will it be okay to do this? Although we appreciate everyone doing this to cover up Minako's fault." "Mr. Namiki, what's the use of saying this now? There is no turning back. So we should make things more perfect now, shouldn't we?" "I know it too, but can it really be hidden from the police?" "That's why we have to work so hard so that the body will never be found, isn't it? Even if it is found, the identity must not be revealed. You should be very sad if you want to smash your lover's face, right?" Shunsuke lowered his head. "Mr. Namiki." Fujima's tone changed. "Here I want you to answer me honestly. How did you plan to treat Minako? Are you going to divorce her and be with this woman?" "I haven't thought about it yet..." "I haven't thought that far, have you? But at least you have given this woman a hint of marriage, right? Otherwise, I don't think this woman will talk nonsense. But don't get me wrong, I don't mean to blame you at all. After all, the world's Men are all the same. It’s just that I don’t understand, what is your current home to you? I also know that Akita is Minako’s troublemaker. Maybe my thoughts are vulgar, maybe you still can’t treat him as your own Son look at it?" "I've worked really hard." "I know, but we don't need to work hard." "What's the meaning?" "We don't have to try to love our kids. There's no reason for that, not like you." "If you want to say that..." "That's why I want to ask you, what is this home to you now? Can it be thrown away at any time? Or can it be exchanged for an attractive woman?" "Didn't you say that you didn't mean to blame me, but the result is still..." "I don't blame you. It's really strange. If your current home is not so important to you, why did you come here this time?" Shunsuke looked at Fujima while rowing.Although he couldn't see clearly, Fujima seemed to be looking at him too. "Didn't I just say that?" Junjie said calmly, "This is also part of the hard work." After a pause, Fujima said, "I see." "It should be almost the same?" Shunsuke asked soon. "That's right, I also think it should be fine around here." Shunsuke stopped paddling, then grabbed the rope holding the plastic sheet in place. "Be careful, if you are not careful, the ship will capsize." "I know." Shunsuke and Fujima sat and turned the body over to the side of the boat.Because of the unstable center of gravity, the hull tilted heavily.In order to maintain balance, the two kept adjusting their positions while pressing the hard block under the plastic sheet.The hull shook violently, causing splashes.But in the end, the shaking still helped a lot. Just when the boat tilted several times, the plastic sheet covering the body rolled down and fell into the lake. Junsuke sighed deeply.When I looked to the side, I saw Fujima clasping his hands together in prayer.Shunsuke moved his eyes to the water surface, staring at the water waves for a while. After confirming that the body did not float up, Shunsuke rowed the oar again.On the way, Fujima called Guan Gu on the phone.With Guan Gu turning on the headlights, they have a goal to move forward. "Didn't someone see it?" Fujima asked Guan Gu after they put the boat back in place and got into the car.Guan Gu started the car and shook his head. "Nobody's coming, and your two boats can't be seen from the shore at all." "Because it's too dark." "I really don't know what to say to you..." Junjie sat in the front seat with his head down. "Mr. Namiki, please don't be sorry. We still have important things to do." "Things? What's the matter?" "Well..." Fujima folded his hands on his chest, leaning on the back of the chair and said, "You will know when you get back to the villa." (two) When I got back to the villa, the lights in almost all the rooms were turned off.Fujima has already called first to confirm that all the female relatives are gathered in the room of Fujima and his wife.So Shunsuke and others also decided to go to the room of their husband and wife on the third floor. It was a four-square-meter Japanese room, Minako, Yasuko Sekiya, and Kazue Fujima sat around a square table on the ground.Seeing Shunsuke and the others, Yasuko first asked, "How is it?" "Well, it went well," her husband replied. "Did the body sink completely?" Kazeda asked her husband. "It should be. After so much effort, I don't think it will float." The three men also sat down.Minako lowered her head in silence, Shunsuke looked at her profile and said, "It's been hard work, I should thank everyone." His words made her raise her head, but Fujima waved her hand vigorously and said, "Don't mention this matter. Mr. Namiki, please stop blaming Minako, it's not just her responsibility." Junsuke lowered his head and remained silent. "The gentleman didn't notice anything, did he?" Guan Gu asked his wife. "Don't worry, I went to see her just now, and she slept very soundly. I think the effect of the medicine has taken effect." "That's good." "As I said before, the fewer people who know the secret, the better. By the way, do you know anything about that?" Fujima looked at the female relatives. "I found it in her purse." Yasuko Guan Gu put a small paper bag on the table.When the paper bag was opened, there was a key inside, connected to a golden sign with the number 0305 on it. "No fingerprints on it." "It's the key to the Lakeside Hotel." Guan Gu said. "Sure enough, she booked a room here." Fujima said. "Why? The distance from Tokyo to here can be returned within a day." Guan Gu tilted his head in puzzlement, and his wife woke him up from the side: "Do you think she really sent things here for Mr. Namiki? How is that possible?" "Oh, that's right." Guan Gu secretly glanced at Junjie. "She made a reservation to live here from the beginning. In other words, she asked for leave from the company tomorrow. I should be right?" Fujima asked Shunsuke. "She said so herself," Shunsuke replied. "She followed Mr. Namiki to Jishen Lake, shouldn't she tell the third party?" "I don't think so. Nothing between us has been mentioned to anyone." Guan Gu murmured, "It should be." "Anyway," Fujima said, "it's great to know the room she's staying in. If we don't know it all the time, the hotel will definitely make a big fuss. The police usually do quite a lot of things when they disappear in this kind of place." The extent of the search, so no matter what, she has to be sent back to Tokyo. After returning to Tokyo, her whereabouts are unknown, and the police in Tokyo should not be too aggressive." "You said you wanted her to go back to Tokyo, but she's already dead..." Shunsuke asked worriedly. "I mean pretending to be like that. Since she's staying at the Lakeside Hotel," Fujima reached out to get the key, but withdrew her hand again. "You have to ask her to go through the check-out procedures. And it can't make the hotel staff suspicious." "You want to find someone to replace her," Guan Gu asked, "Do you want to dress up like her?" "I don't think that's necessary. It's important not to be too conspicuous. For hotel staff, the check-out procedure of tenants is just one of the daily tasks. Because this matter must be naturally integrated into their daily memory, the unnatural dress Instead, it’s easy to leave an impression, and it’s better to do nothing than to do that.” Guan Gu nodded in agreement. "I think..." Minako slowly looked up at Fujima and said, "Let me do this task." For a moment everyone stared at her. After licking his lips, Fujima asked her, "Can you?" "Yes, please let me do it." "No, it's too dangerous." Shunsuke said, "Your current state of mind is simply unable to settle down and act. You appear in front of a large crowd like this..." He shifted his gaze to Fujima and said, "Mr. Fujima will also think that Is it too dangerous?" "Don't worry, I will succeed." "I know you want to do your part, but your situation is not suitable for taking risks. You should stay here obediently." "No, Mr. Namiki, I'm actually thinking about whether Minako can come forward instead?" Junsuke blinked and said, "Are you serious?" "Of course it is true. Because this role is Minako. I said earlier that there is no need to dress up to make the hotel staff suspicious, but it is better to be close in age. Among us, the person who feels the closest to the deceased is Minako, right? ?” Shunsuke looked at the faces of the chunky Yasuko Sekiya and Kazue Fujima for comparison.The two also looked at each other, then lowered their heads at the same time. "Minako has always looked younger and has a good figure." Yasuko murmured to herself. "Whether it's the deceased or Minako, Mr. Namiki's favorite women are naturally very similar!" Guan Gu expressed his opinion without a specific target. "So, this task must be performed by Minako." Fujima glanced at Shunsuke and then at Minako. "Can you?" Shunsuke asked her. "I can." She faced her husband, and then looked at Fujima. "Just check out at the hotel in the morning, right?" "Her luggage must be moved out, and fingerprints must not be left in the room. Also, be careful not to wear gloves after leaving the room. It is strange to wear gloves in this season. Can you do it?" After thinking for a while, Minako replied, "I can. When is the best time?" "The check-out time for that kind of hotel is eleven o'clock in the morning, so I think the busiest time at the counter should be between ten o'clock and eleven o'clock." "The more people there are, the higher the risk of being witnessed," Guan Gu said. "It's just passing by, it doesn't matter how many people there are; what's terrible is to leave an impression on the hotel staff. Because I'm worried that the police will come to the Lakeside Hotel to inquire." "Then I'll be at the hotel around ten o'clock tomorrow morning." "Although it's true..." Fujima looked thoughtful. "Are there any other questions?" Kazaki asked impatiently. "Just to be careful, I'd like to take a look at Miriko's room first. What if Minako spends too much time packing her luggage and misses the check-out time?" Fujima looked at his watch. "It will be dawn in an hour. It would be better to take a look at the room before then. Minako, can you go with me?" "now?" "Yes, and then you stay in the room. Take out your luggage at ten o'clock and pretend to be a tenant to check out." "Come back here later?" "No..." Fujima shifted his gaze to Shunsuke, "Mr. Namiki must be dispatched next." "What should I do?" "Drive the car to the hotel first, try not to be too conspicuous. Pick up Minako's luggage there, and then Minako will walk back here." "Mr. Fujima, shouldn't it be..." Shunsuke asked after taking a deep breath, "Do you want me to carry Miriko's luggage back to Tokyo?" Fujima's lips were tightly closed, his eyes were lowered first, and then he looked straight at Shunsuke and said, "It's a fact that Miko Kokai has been here. Of course, we don't need to tell the police, and it's best not to be discovered. But we still have to be mentally prepared. However, since she has already returned to Tokyo, and Weigong made her disappear after that, it should be better for her luggage to be in her room, right?" Junsuke brushed the hair on his forehead, scratched his head and said, "I understand what you mean..." "I know it's hard work, but the disguise must be perfect. Don't worry, I'll go with you too." "Are you going too?" "If there is only one person doing it, there will definitely be mistakes somewhere. And if you go to the dead lover's room, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to calm down? To be honest, it's best for me to do it alone, but I don't know where she lives. Where. Mr. Namiki, can you do it?" All eyes were on Shunsuke, and he nodded slightly. "All the policies have been determined. Then Minako, let's go to the restaurant as soon as possible?" Fujima stood up. "Wait a minute, I'll go to the restaurant." "No, according to what you just said, you should..." "I guess I'm calm, and I'm just checking on Miriko's luggage isn't it? I won't carelessly leave fingerprints." "But……" "Mr. Fujima," Minako said aloud, "I will go with my husband, and I will be very careful." Fujima looked confused, looking around for advice, but no one spoke. "As for her luggage," Minako reassured again, "I will take responsibility and take care of it." Fujima nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. "I see, I'll leave it to the two of you." Junjie drove the car to the hotel.Minako who was sitting next to her didn't say a word, and Shunsuke was also silent.The sound of the tires rolling on the dirt is clearly audible. They parked the car in the parking lot and walked into the restaurant.There was no one in the wide hall where more than half of the lights had been turned off, and there was no one at the counter.The two walked quietly to the elevator. Room 0305 is a single room, and the bed cover is still neatly covered.Next to the TV was a small black travel bag.When Junsuke reached out to take it, Minako screamed, "Don't touch it!" "I just want to see inside." "Don't move around, didn't Mr. Fujima tell you?" "Anyway, it won't move when I pack my luggage." "I know you want to see your lover's relics, but please do as I say now." She added: "Please!" But Shunsuke still stared at the travel bag for a long time, and finally walked past. Minako checked all the drawers in the drawers and inside the wardrobe, her hands in gloves. Shunsuke went to the bathroom to check.There were hair gel and perfume bottles on the washstand, and maybe a comb and other items that she had brought herself.No sign of showering. "There doesn't seem to be much luggage." Minako finally spoke. "Probably as soon as he entered the room, he went to us immediately." "Perfume." She looked into the bathroom and said. Shunsuke didn't respond, but walked to the table by the window.There were rain butts in the ashtray, and a crumpled tissue in the trash can beside it. "Minako, are you okay?" "Is what okay?" "Can you be alone? In this room." "If I say no way, would you like to sleep with me?" Shunsuke put his hands in his pockets and shrugged. "If you do that, I'm afraid you will be scolded by Mr. Fujima, right? Said you messed up the whole plan." "That's right." Minako opened the coverlet and sat on the bed. "Why does she live in a single room? There must be no double room." Junjie still didn't make a sound, he sat on the chair. "Shouldn't this matter still be my responsibility?" "Forget it, don't force it. Anyway, you don't really think so, do you?" "It's nothing, it's because of me." Shunsuke sighed, shook his head and said, "I didn't expect such a thing to happen..." "I'm sorry," Minako said, "I killed the person you like, but you really hate me, don't you?" Junjie looked at her, and his wife also looked at her husband, with a smile on the corner of her mouth.The husband's eyes widened, then averted. "I don't know, it's a lie to say that I don't hate you..." He put his hands on his head. "Well, but to be honest, this is not the time to talk about this at all. I can't believe what we're doing. I'm going crazy." "If only you didn't fold back." "What's the use of saying this now..." Shunsuke looked at the bedside clock, it was nearly five o'clock in the morning. "What kind of person is he?" Shunsuke asked. "Who is he?" "Mr. Fujima. Why can he give instructions one after another?" "He's always been like that. He doesn't freak out about anything. He's a good doctor, I've heard; I've heard him before, and he's a fan of mysteries, too." "A speculative novel?" Junsuke got up from the chair. "Why does he take it so seriously? Not just him, but everyone else too. They're desperate to save you. No matter how nice it is, it's a murder. I couldn't do it." "Didn't they say it was for themselves too?" "Nevertheless," Shunsuke said, looking down at his wife, "there seems to be some special relationship between you." Minako tilted her head and sat down again. "What do you mean by that?" "It means literally, you seem to have some kind of secret relationship." After being said so, her eyes became misty and her face lost expression. "Yeah, maybe you're right. We're connected in ways you don't understand." Junjie stood and stared at her side face, then nodded and said, "I will pick you up tomorrow morning, actually in a few hours. Call me on your mobile phone after you check out. Don't use the hotel phone hit!" "I know, I'll use this to make calls." Minako picked up the mobile phone that was in the purse of the high-ranking Miliko. Not long after leaving the hotel, Shunsuke parked the car on the side of the road.He got out of the car and walked towards Jishen Lake. The surrounding area was gradually lit up, and the store by the lake didn't seem to be open yet. There is a wooden clearing like a balcony by the lake, where you can enjoy the scenery of the lake.He stood there looking into the distance, he couldn't see the opposite bank, but he could feel the wind shaking the water. He put his hands together in front of his chest, closed his eyes, and murmured softly: I'm sorry. Before leaving, he glanced at the pier where the ship was moored.Several rental boats were buckled upside down.He looked around again, but there were no other shadows of the boat. He frowned and left the place wondering. (three) "A small boat?" Fujima's cheeks twitched slightly. Shunsuke returned to the room of the Fujima couple, but the Guan Gu couple were no longer there. "Yes. When carrying the corpse, wasn't there only one small boat parked on the shore? The other boats were turned upside down. But when I went to see it just now, even the small boat we used was turned upside down." "Hmm..." Fujima held his right palm and made a movement of blowing air into it. "The operator who rents out the boat seems to have not arrived yet. I'm worried who made it...?" "It's really strange." Fujima put his fingers against the center of his forehead and said, "I can't think of anyone who did it other than the boat rental operator. Are there other possibilities?" "I couldn't figure it out, so I told Mr. Fujima. It would be fine if I was a professional, but..." Shunsuke was vague. "What's wrong?" "What I care about is, when did that boat turn over? Who did it? We don't know, but not long after we dumped the body, someone must have gone to the pier where the boat was rented out. Maybe that person witnessed us That’s why we investigated that ship.” "I see, you are worried about this." Fujima leaned on the Japanese room chair and straightened his back. "But I think Mr. Namki, there should be no need to worry about this matter." "why?" "If someone saw us, they wouldn't think we were going to dump the corpse in the lake, right? The corpse had been wrapped in plastic sheeting, and the place where the corpse was dumped was in the middle of the lake, so it couldn't be seen from the shore. If the corpse was If it is found, it may be related, but we have put in so much effort, we should not have to worry about the body being found." Fujima raised his index finger and said: "One more thing, why did the witness turn over the ship? If you want to investigate, just turn on the flashlight. If you find someone abandoning the body, you should call the police, but not I didn't see the police coming. In other words, that person..." Fujima approached Shunsuke's face and said, "I didn't see anything. He just wanted to turn the boat over, and the person who would do this is to hire Small boat owner. Is there any contradiction in my thinking?" "No...no." Junjie just shook his head. "Well, I understand that Mr. Namiki will be nervous, and I also think there is no harm in being cautious, but it is useless to be too nervous and worry too much. Now you have to think clearly about how to get the high-level miles in the shortest possible time. Send your luggage back to Tokyo without anyone seeing it." Junsuke was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "I see. You are right. It is useless to wonder if you may have been witnessed. It is better to take a rest to prepare for tomorrow." "Fine, I'm going to bed too. I have sleeping pills, if needed." "Thank you, I don't need it." Junjie stood up with one foot propped up. At this time, Yizhi, who was always listening to them, asked Shunsuke, "Which room do you want to sleep in?" "Of course it is..." At this point, Shunsuke stopped and bit his lip. "That room shouldn't allow people to sleep, right? Although I've already cleaned it...excuse me..." "I'm going to the living room. Excuse me, can you lend me a blanket or a sleeping bag?" "That would be uncomfortable. It's better to lie on the bed..." Before Fujima finished speaking, Shunsuke shook his hand and said, "I don't want to sleep tonight, and I can't sleep if I think about it. I just want to be alone and think about what to do in the future. The living room should be comfortable enough for this .” Hearing what he said, Fujima sighed softly.Then he looked at his wife and said, "Get a blanket and come out." Shunsuke went to the living room and put the blanket on the chair.He lit a cigarette and held it in his hand, walked to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, there was still canned beer left over from the barbecue, he took out two bottles, and returned to the table. He was smoking and sipping beer.The curtains were opened a little, and the sky was gradually getting brighter. He took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and the phone number registered as "E/T" was displayed on the screen. After smoking a cigarette, he deleted the number from his phone. It was about a month ago.Shunsuke was in a certain hotel in Tokyo. "Is it true?" Lizi sat up next to him and asked him, "Why do you think so?" "Because I discovered the evidence by accident." "What evidence?" "This is it." Shunsuke held a condom bag between his fingers.Because it has been used, the mouth of the bag is torn. "Just before use." "Where?" "It's in her purse. Because I needed some change, I went to borrow it from her purse, but when I looked through it, I found that it was secretly hidden in the small pocket inside the purse." "Can't you just say that your wife is having an affair?" "Then why is she running around with something like this? She's not a hot street chick waiting to be approached!" "It's with you." Li Zi looked at the side and said, "Didn't she also have sex with you?" "Are you kidding, didn't you say we didn't do it!" "yes?" "After we got married, we never used contraceptives. Because we wanted to have our own children earlier and build a happy family. If there was only the child who brought in the door, her position would be very embarrassing. So why is it necessary to use condoms?" "Hmph, anyway, that kind of thing has nothing to do with me." Lizi reached for the cigarette on the side table. "Then did you question your wife?" "No, I haven't told her yet." "Why? Afraid of hearing her admit to having an affair?" “怎么会？”俊介轻轻晃动身体苦笑说，“如果她会干脆地承认，那我马上就去问她。可是那家伙应该不会承认的吧？因为这么一来，就必须跟我离婚，而且还拿不到赡养费。” "Then what are you going to do?" “说到重点了。”俊介从英里子嘴里抢走香烟，吸了一口后，又将香烟放回她嘴里。 “既然那家伙有男人，对我正好。我希望能抓到她的把柄，到时就好商量了。”他抱着英里子裸露的肩膀。“只要能够找到她搞外遇的证据，最好还能够知道对方是谁。” “你是要我去做吗？” “你以前不是在侦探社上过班吗？” “那是征信社啦，而且只有半年。” “还不是都一样。就算只有半年，有没有经验便差很多。只要运用当时的技法和人脉，应该不会太困难吧？” “你说的倒简单，人家可是还有工作要做耶。总不能整天监视你太太吧！” “你工作的事我会处理，还有也不需要整天监视。对方是谁我大概有个底，应该是跟考试有关系的人。” “考试？是你太太小孩的中学入学考试吗？” “嗯。好象跟补习班认识的家长们搞了一个奇怪的入学考试团体。他们一有空便会聚会。别人家都是夫妻一起参加的，说不定是跟谁的丈夫搞上了。” “一群有同样烦恼的人因为同志情谊而发展成男女关系吗？常有的事嘛。”英里子取笑一阵后，将还没吸到很短的烟蒂捺熄在烟灰缸里。 “如果不是谁的丈夫就是补习班的人。可能是指导升学方向的职员或是补习班的老师。我听人说过，那群入学考试团体的家长还招待过老师们，只是不知道做种事有什么帮助。” “你是说有的母亲为了招待老师，不惜牺牲自己的肉体吗？” “不知道，所以才要你帮我调查清楚。” "I see." 英里子从被窝里钻出来，拿起挂在椅子上的浴袍披在身上，然后从冰箱里拿出爱维养矿泉水，站在窗边拉开窗帘。附近没有比这饭店更高的建筑，远处只见到一座广告塔。 咕噜咕噜暍完水的她回过头来表示，“好吧，我愿意帮你。” “我就知道你会答应。” “可是……”英里子回到床上，骑在趴着的俊介身上问：“你是真心的吗？” “当然是来真的。我要拆穿那家伙的外遇！” 英里子摇摇头，一头长发飘逸。 “不是那个啦，人家是问你跟太太分手后，真的会跟我结婚吗？” “所以我才会拜托你呀。” 英里子微微一笑，手上拿着矿泉水瓶子，抱住了他的脖子。 俊介的第二罐啤酒暍到一半时，听见后面有声响。回过头一看是坂崎君子一脸困惑地站在那里。她身上穿著加长型的T恤。 “啊，妳好。”他点头致意。 “你已经起床了呀。”君子似乎看着桌子，上面有两个啤酒罐、烟灰缸和香烟、打火机。 “你起得真早呀……应该不是。你是去了哪里吗？” “没有……为什么这么问？” “因为你的穿著。”君子怯怯地望着他说，“不是家居服。” 俊介身上穿著西装衣裤。 “啊，这个呀。”他松开了嘴角说，“老实说因为昨晚临时有事，必须回去东京。” 她张开成“噢”的嘴型。 “可是就在回去东京的路上接到通知说是问题解决了，所以我又直接折回来。可是怎么就是睡不着，尽管觉得在别人家的别墅不太礼貌，还是像这样喝了一点酒。” “原来如此。”君子理解地点点头。 “身体状况还好吗？” “嗯，托你的福，我好多了。”她走向桌子，坐在俊介对面的位置。“我可以借用吗？”她手上拿着毛毯。 “请用。这里的早晚果然还是有些凉意。” “我想用来读书是再适合不过的了。”她将毛毯披在肩上。 “我帮你拿点饮料吧？还是热的东西比较好呢？” “不用了，请别客气。我要什么的话，会自己去拿。毕竟我又不是生重病的人。” “不过还是不要太勉强的好。” “嗯，我知道。我先生也反对我来这里，说我跟不上环境的变化，整天还不就是睡觉而已，反而造成大家的困扰。我虽然不甘心，但事实就跟他说的一样。” “应该不算困扰吧。出门在外卧床不起，最难过的还是本人呀。” 坂崎君子脸上浮现一丝笑容。 “说实在的，我自己也不是提想来。只是因为跟婆婆在家里会更难受。” “你们住在一起吗？” “是的，已经五年了。结婚之前说好绝对不住在一起的。”她看着俊介，轻轻摇头说，“真是的，我怎么会抱怨起这些？” “家家都有本难念的经呀。”他手上拿着香烟，因为看见君子而赶紧放下。 “没关系的，你请用吧。” "But……" “你这样子顾虑我，我反而更难受。何况大家都在的时候也不能吸，不是吗？有的没的规矩一大堆。” “那我就恭敬不如从命。”俊介衔着香烟，拿起打火机点燃。吐出来的烟往挑高的天花板飘去。 “我以为并木先生不会来的。一心认为只有美菜子和章太会参加……” “因为章太不是我的亲生子吗？” “应该说是美菜子很少提到你的事吧。我还听说你对入学考试的事不太关心。” “在她脑子里我大概不存在吧。”俊介手指夹着香烟，撑着脸颊说话。 君子将胸前的毛毯拉得更紧，然后只移动眼光看着俊介。 “因为并木先生来这里，许多人也必须跟着变更预定计画。” "What do you mean by that?" 俊介一问，她便将视线避开。眨眼的时候，修长的睫毛晃动得很厉害。 “究竟是什么意思？”他再一次质问。 她慢慢地将脖子转过去看着他，脸上没有笑容。 “并木先生爱美菜子吗？” 衔着香烟的俊介，因为这句问话而呛着了。“什么？真是失礼。” “我以为这是很平常的问话。人家问说爱不爱太太，会觉得困扰的人才是真的奇怪吧？” “我认输。”俊介搔着头问说，“为什么要问这个呢？” “因为我认为如果你还爱着美菜子的话，就应该制止她跟那些人继续交往下去。” “你说的那些人是指藤间先生他们吗？” 君子凝视着俊介点头。他猛然失笑说：“为什么？你不也跟那些人有来往吗？妳先生也是。” “老实说，我并不想跟他们来往，但是我先生却不答应。” “我不懂。”俊介摇头说，“有什么不好吗？那些人不是为了促进孩子们考试成功而在一起合作的伙伴吗？” “或许一开始是那样子没错，但现在已经变了。那些人……”君子皱着眉头，深呼吸一口气后接着说：“那些人都不正常。” 俊介捺熄了香烟，并将身体靠向她。 “有什么不正常？请你说清楚。” 君子将脸转到一边，她咬着嘴唇，睫毛颤动着。 “美菜子她……”好不容易她开口说，“我想还很正常吧。她应该还没有问题。” “你说没有问题，究竟是怎么回事？有什么危险吗？” 君子没有回答，而是低着头看着地板。 “坂崎太太！” “对不起。”她站起来，将身上披的毛毯放在旁边的椅子上。“我说了奇怪的事。可是我不能再继续说下去了。我想并木先生以后也会发觉的。我只是想早点知道会比较好，所以透露了一些。” “慢着，你这样子话说到一半，不是让我更在意吗？请将一切说清楚。” “我也不想那样，可是又没办法闭嘴不说……对不起。”她低头致歉后，准备离开客厅。 “坂崎太大！”俊介呼唤。她正要打开客厅的门时回过头来。 “关谷先生有问题，尤其是藤间先生更要注意。我想美菜子应该不太理会关谷先生的。” 俊介眨了眨眼睛说：“究竟是怎么回事……” “对不起，你请休息吧。”君子点头致意后走出了客厅。 (Four) 一如刚刚坂崎君子做的，俊介也将毛毯像斗篷一样披在肩膀上。挂钟发出滴答的声响。烟盒里的烟终于被吸光了，他只好打开电视。换了好几个频道后，决定看NHK，然而他的眼光却不太看着屏幕。虽然不时会闭上眼睛，但嘴里并没有发出睡着的呼气声。 上午七点钟过后，先是藤间一枝起床了，紧接着出现的是她的丈夫。他一边揉着肩膀一边坐在俊介身旁。 "have you slept?" "No……" “是吗，我也很难说是睡着了。开车没问题吧？” "no problem." “是吗，不过可不要勉强。如果想睡或是累了，立刻跟我说一声，我可以换手开车。” "Then I will trouble you." “对了，她家住哪里？”说完藤间又压低声音补充说，“我是指你死掉的女朋友。” “高井户。” “那走中央自动车道就可以了。说不定会有点塞车。” 随着一声早安，关谷夫妇同时出现。关谷懒洋洋地来到俊介他们旁边坐下，关谷靖子则走进了厨房。 “该是孩子们起床的时候了。”藤间看着挂钟，并没有特定对象地低语。 “不知道他们睡得好吗？”关谷有点像是自言自语。 “白天被津久见老师那么操，当然会睡得好啰？一定好眠呢。” “嗯……说的也是。”关谷拨了一下微秃的前额头发说，“对了，接下来你们两人……”同时看了俊介一眼又看着藤间。 “我想十点便从这里出发。我打算在停车场等美菜子的来电。” “很好。”藤间点头同意。 “要怎么对孩子们说明呢？”关谷问藤间。 “我们出门的时候已经开始读书了吧？津久见老师和坂崎都在另一边的别墅，应该还能瞒一阵子。问题是午餐时间，要不跟他们说我和并木先生先去看明天预定的烤肉地点吧？” “这么说来，明天中午又要吃烤肉了吗？”关谷的眉头深锁，“实在没有那种心情。” “请努力保持平静吧，因为孩子们很敏感。一旦我们的样子有些奇怪，他们立刻就会感到不对劲的。” “也许吧，反正不能让孩子们看见奇怪的事。” 不久坂崎君子也走进客厅里，她穿著白色运动服和牛仔裤。 “不好意思给大家添麻烦了。我已经完全好了，今后有事情请尽量吩咐我做。”她看着大家鞠躬致意。 “真的好了吗？还是别太勉强得好。”藤间关心地问。 “我没事的，只不过还是没办法跟你们打网球。” 她的话让大家一时之间陷入沉默。 “啊，对了。如果身体的状况不错，今天可否麻烦妳去租来的别墅呢？”关谷说。 “好的，今天轮到我们家当班吧。”君子微笑点头之后看着厨房说：“不好意思，从今天起也让我帮忙吧。” 看她走进了厨房，关谷大声叹息说：“我都忘了还有她。” “不过让她去另一间别墅倒是没什么问题，还好她的感冒好了。如果让她待在这里东问西问，反而之后的工作无法进行。”藤间说完后看着俊介说，“早餐时美菜子不在，恐怕你们家章太会起疑，你随便编个什么理由吧。” "I see." 过了不久孩子们和津久见、坂崎从租来的别墅过来。 早餐在客厅里进行。由于包含大人和小孩总共十二个人，所以桌子坐不下，必须从庭院搬桌子进来。 早餐的菜色很简单，有面包、火腿蛋、沙拉和果汁。或许是刚起床还有些困，孩子们都很安静。章太坐在俊介旁边静静地用餐，完全没有问起母亲去处的样子。 可是坂崎却注意到了。“咦，美菜子呢？” 以藤间为首，所有昨天事件的当事人都一起看向俊介。 他装出笑脸对着坂崎说：“因为有些头痛，躺在房里休息。” “是吗，那可不太好。”坂崎看着妻子说，“该不会是传染到妳的感冒吧？” 坂崎君子不安地贬了眨眼睛。俊介挥手说：“没什么大碍的，不是感冒，该怎么说好呢？就是女性特有的……” 坂崎拍了一下自己的头说：“哎呀，真是不好意思，我太失礼了。” “妈妈她还好吧？”这时章太才问起。 “嗯，你不用担心。早上让她一个人睡觉休息吧。” "Ok." 吃完早餐后，孩于们的精神好象好了一些，利用些许的自由时间在庭院玩耍。每个家长们都很认真地观赏这幅景象。只有坂崎君子一个人坐在吧台上阅读杂志。俊介走到她身边。 “早餐辛苦了。” “啊……哪里。” “关于刚刚妳所说的，我想知道得更清楚些。” “我说过了，”她在意周遭的反应所以压低声音说，“只要并木先生稍加留意，自然就会知道了。” “某些程度我已经知道了。” 君子吃惊地睁大了眼睛，他回瞪着她的眼睛继续说下去： “美菜子好象有爱人，当然我说的是我以外的男人。” 君子倒抽了一口气，整个脸到耳根都红了起来。 “对方是……”俊介说到这里时，君子的视线移向他的身后。俊介一回头，看见坂崎的大儿子拓也站在那里。 “妈，妳的感冒好了吗？还有没有发烧？” “嗯，没事了。让你担心了，对不起。你今天也要好好用功哦。因为是我们家当班，妈妈也会一起过去。” “是吗。”拓也显得有些高兴。 “对了，我得拿出换洗的衣服才行。”君子带着拓也离开客厅。 俊介目送着他们的背影离去时，背后传来藤间的询问：“你跟君子聊些什么？” “没有，只是问她昨晚有没有睡好。我是担心被她发现什么就糟了。” “是这样子吗？”藤间点头说，“还是对她留意一点比较好。就算跟她说明实情，也不见得答应帮忙吧。” 俊介凝视着藤间的侧脸，他的视线看着客厅的门。或许是感觉到俊介在看他，藤间转过头来问：“怎么了？” “没有，没事。” “并木先生。”这次换成坂崎上前说话。“昨天的那位，该怎么称呼，就是并木先生属下的女性……” “你是说高阶吗？” “没错，高阶小姐，她已经回去了吗？昨晚应该是住在这里吧？” “没有呀……”俊介偷偷看了藤间一眼。 “那位小姐好象已经在饭店订了房间。”滕间说。 “是吗？可是她昨天没有说呀。你说的饭店，是湖滨饭店吗？” “这我就没有听说了。” “那她应该还在饭店吧，不如打电话叫她来吧？”坂崎对俊介说。 “她说今天一早就要回去，所以我想她大概已经走了。” “是吗……嗯……” "What's wrong?" “没有，我只是想难得来，应该多待一会儿嘛。难道回去前不会来跟并木先生打声招呼吗？” “我想不会吧，她还有工作要忙。” “是吗，原来不是来玩的。” 坂崎一边轻拍后颈一边离去。藤间看着他的背影低声说：“突然间出现年轻貌美的客人，他大概有所期待吧？真是随便的家伙，这种人是没办法共享秘密的。” 俊介沉默地点点头。 由于读书的时间将近，孩子们得返回租来的别墅。看着他们和津久见、坂崎夫妇一起离开，藤间发出一声长叹。 “唉……总算局外人都走了。” “他们真是好。因为根本就不知道发生了什么事，也不知道我们的心情有多紧张呀。”关谷靖子说话时的嘴角扭曲。 俊介站在他们面前，低下头。接着又更弯下腰开口说：“这成各位的困扰，真是对不起。我昨晚没睡，或者应该说是睡不着，我想了很多，还是觉得因为美菜子而让各位也犯罪，我实在无法原谅我自己。所以如果你们之中有任何一个人觉得应该报警的话，我也愿意配合。” “并木先生，这件事已经有了结论。你还是不要想太多吧。”藤间一边摇头一边说，“我们夫妻已陉下定决心了。” “我们也是。”关谷也接着表明，并征求妻子的回应。She nodded too. “我为刚刚说了羡慕坂崎他们的话表示道歉，我没有那回意思，请你不要介意。” “可是……”话说到这里，藤间便举手制止了俊介。 “不要想太多，我们准备出门吧。该考虑的是我们的下一步。” 俊介轻轻叹了一口气，点头表示赞同。 坂崎不知咽下第几回的哈欠。津久见在前面的白板上教四个孩子算数。没有人上课乱说话。君子则在津久见旁边帮忙分发讲义什么的。 “好，我们休息十分钟。下一节是自然课。” 津久见一说完，孩子们全都站了起来。坂崎也伸伸懒腰，顺便看了一下时钟。不过才刚过十点而已。 他对妻子招手。 “不好意思，我忘了带东西，要回去那边的别墅拿，下节课还是麻烦妳帮老师吧？” “可以是可以，你忘了什么东西？” “书呀，文库本（注：出版品的一种。为了普及阅读风气所推出的小开本、便于携带、售价低廉的书籍。）。” “文库本？你带了那种东西来吗？” “我就是想老师上课时怕无聊便带来了。我回去拿。” “孩子们在读书，你居然在旁边读小说？” “有什么关系，又没别的事好做。”话还