Chapter 2 Chapter two

That was about 1978, which seemed to be seven years ago. I have been working in the English department of the M newspaper in Zhuqiao for six years.It was summer.One morning, I came to the newspaper office with sleepy eyes and laziness as usual, and sat in my chair.When I was about to open the newspaper to see the lottery winning numbers announced today, a stranger came to me. "I'm so sorry for visiting. Are you Mr. Sekine?" A roar like thunder suddenly fell from the sky.I was startled, shrank my head instinctively, and then looked up tremblingly. Seven years have passed, and I still remember the man's appearance clearly, which shows how surprised I was.I doubt my eyes very much.Because that person looks like the signboard portrait in front of the Kenji fried chicken shop that is common on the street.

He wears a white hard-shelled straw hat.Probably only seen in black and white movies.A pair of round-rimmed glasses are worn on the big sweaty nose.Under the nose and on both sides of the cheeks grew a half-white curly beard, which looked like the brown hair of a horse.These beards obscured the contours of the face, but it was probably round, right?This is guessed from his round figure.His stomach probably would have given way to a barrel. "You... who are you? What's the matter?" I said it with trepidation.I took a sneak peek around, sure enough, everyone was looking at me.

"I am this person." Mr. KFC Fried Chicken, who was wearing a white suit and trousers, didn't seem to care about my embarrassment, and handed over a business card. "Mr. Yoshikichi Ozaki, is that right?" I looked at the business card and said, but was baffled by the title printed on the right. "Purple Electric Kai... Research and Preservation Society... President?" "Yes, I presided over the Zidian Kai Research and Preservation Association." I really wanted to ask him to lower the volume, but I swallowed the words in my throat. "What's the matter?"

"It's a bit complicated to say, so it's not convenient to talk about it here." Ozaki Yoshikichi said. I quite agree. "How about we go have a cup of tea? It won't take long," he said. So I took Ozaki to the cafe downstairs.After he sat down and ordered coffee, he began to talk endlessly, as if he was addressing everyone in the cafe.From his words, I am sure that Zidian Kai is the name of a fighter. "Purple Electric Kai can be said to be an outstanding fighter. Probably there was no other aircraft that could compare with it at that time. It was simply invincible in the world. Although the engine is 'air-cooled', it is by no means better than other 'water-cooled' engines. The fighter jets are inferior. Most of the current car engines are water-cooled, so you may think that the air-cooled type must be outdated due to low performance, but it is not. During the Second World War, many famous fighter jets such as the Spitfire and the Horse, etc., Engines are all water-cooled, so many people think that water-cooled is better. But the structure of water-cooled is too complicated, not as simple as air-cooled. In fact, it is better to be simpler in everything. Especially the simpler the structure of the aircraft, the more There will be no problems. Like a motorcycle, you don’t have to check whether there is water in the radiator, and you don’t have to worry about whether the water will freeze when it’s cold. Just now you…”

"Mr. Ozaki, I also know a little bit about this kind of aircraft, Shiden Kai, because I read about it in a magazine when I was a child. It's working hours now, so I'm sorry, I can't waste time with you here. Please tell me if you have anything... ”※Bandhammer AcademyのPrecise School E Book※ Originally, I thought that this fried chicken man would feel embarrassed after hearing this, but he raised his right hand and said calmly: "Ah, I'm so sorry. You are a newspaper employee, time is money, you must cherish time. But no one can understand what I said except the people in the newspaper office. There is a saying in English: "Time is more precious than money". Time is more precious than money. You must know better than me when you work in the English department, don't you? Now is the time when time is so important. Hahaha!"

That being the case, why not hurry up and make it clear?I secretly gritted my teeth with hatred. I have developed a lazy and leisurely habit since I was a student. I go to the coffee shop every day to breathe, like a whale surfacing to breathe.There's still work to be done, though, so I hope he finishes his sentence quickly so I can get back to the tedious paperwork. "You said just now that you prefer Zero fighters... By the way, we all call it Zero fighters for short..." Ozaki continued his speech while saying that time was more valuable than money.Huh?Did I just say that Zero War is more popular?When he said that, I was also confused.

I'm starting to feel a little horrified.Who is this man?It seems that the age may be around sixty.And seeing how obsessed he is with Shiden Kai, I guess he might have flown this type of aircraft during the Great War. It's really inexplicable.Why did he come to me, a complete stranger to him?I've been trying to recall from just now, but I just can't find the memory of this Ozaki Zenkichi.His appearance is so special, if I have seen it before, I will never forget it. Could it be that you want to inquire about news or collect information?If so, then you should go to the newspaper lobby on the upper floor.I work in the English department, not a reporter.He probably picked the wrong guy.

My work has been going very smoothly recently, maybe it's because it's about to start going downhill from now on, that's why I encountered this?Ozaki was still talking at length, but I had already turned my back on it, and began to think about my own affairs. Looking back on the past, I only feel that my life has a great feature, that is, the difference between good luck and bad luck is quite obvious.No!This kind of statement is too general, it should be said that luck has ups and downs.I really don't know whether I am the reincarnation of the lucky star or the reincarnation of the bastard star.I often have auspicious stars, and everything goes well, but soon after that, there must be another bad luck, and everything will be blocked.This pattern repeats itself over and over again.

For example, the college entrance examination is over.When I was in high school, I never read books, and I went to practice swimming every day after school.The average time spent studying at home is only a few seconds a day, so I gave up on first-class students from the beginning.Go to the third-rate and fourth-rate universities that only accept inferior students, and all of them lose their names.This is beyond my expectation.In addition to giving up on himself, he took the entrance exam of the famous private W University with a mischievous mood, and wrote the answers randomly.For some reason, I was accepted.

At that time, I felt as if I had become an immortal.Before the start of school, I secretly swore thousands of times, determined to change my face and study hard.I stepped into the campus full of enthusiasm to participate in the opening ceremony, but the next day the school gate was full of roadblocks made of tables and chairs.From then on, it entered the era of fierce student movement struggles, and I didn't even attend a class. I was already discouraged, and I was in a daze in front of the mountain of tables and chairs every day. As a result, I met many players who love mahjong.Later, the friendship with the proprietress of the mahjong parlor was even better than the friendship with the professor.

The same goes for entering the M newspaper office to work.I repeat a grade every year, and it's a miracle to get into such a big newspaper.But on the second day after I came to work, the newspaper began to run poorly and suffered losses.Now everyone in Tokyo knows that the M Newspaper is about to close down.So even though I was a newspaper employee, I didn't even subscribe to a newspaper because my salary was too low. My life is like this, when the auspicious star shines, luck will prevail, and the cycle will repeat itself.