Chapter 22 Greetings from Mitarai: Digital Lock Chapter 9

【Greetings from Mitarai: Digital Lock】 After coming down from Tokyo Tower, Mitarai said that he wanted to drink a thousand-yen coffee.At that time, the thousand-yuan coffee was a shocking price. At first, I thought that Mitarai was playing some high-level joke. We took another taxi back to Ginza.That cafe is near Showa Dori, inside Kabukiza.The furnishings in the store are all made of wood, full of antiquity.As soon as you enter the store, you step on the wide wooden floor, and there is a real flame in the red brick fireplace that exudes warmth. In addition to electric lighting, there are oil lamps hanging from the ceiling beams, which seems to be Mitarai's favorite shop.There is a small Christmas tree in the center of the floor. In the torrent of jingle bells all over the sky, this is the first time we have seen such a simple decoration shop with a Christmas tree.

Our table occupies a corner by the window. After coffee worth a thousand yuan was slowly brought up by a trolley, the shopkeeper with a moustache put it in front of us cup by cup, and then lit the sugar cube on the tea spoon with a lighter. The sugar cube was burning with a pale green flame, casting a ray of light in the boy's eyes. Mitarai's eyes turned from the boy to the window.The windows consisted of small yellow glass mosaics, which were not recognizable at all from the outside. I threw the light green flame into the coffee and tasted it slowly with reluctance.The young Miyata also imitated my appearance, but Mitarai didn't intend to touch his lips for a long time.He rested his elbows on the table, crossed his slender fingers on the coffee cup, and sat silently for a long time.

The boy and I were almost finishing the expensive coffee, when the thick wooden door made a loud noise, and a tall man in a gray coat who seemed familiar came in.He shrunk his body as if he was cold, scanned the store, recognized us, and walked straight to this side. "So you are here, so I can find you easily." I don't know if it was because of the cold outside, but he was trembling when he spoke.I took a closer look at the man who came to us, and it turned out to be Police Officer Takekoshi. "Is there a problem?" Mitarai finally gave a business-like greeting, as if she felt a little alienated from Officer Takegoshi's appearance.

"There is something I want to tell you. We just arrested the murderer in Suita Hisuro's case." "Is it built by Ishihara?" I asked because it was a matter of course.Unexpectedly, Mr. Police Officer shook his head. "No, it's not him. It's Yukio Kitagawa, an employee of Denshi Suita, the president's arm." Mitarai's crossed fingers didn't move at all, just looked cold.The Miyata boy raised his head as if hit by a bolt from the blue, his eyes widened, and his lips moved subconsciously. "After investigation, it was found that Kitagawa was overly humiliated by President Suita recently at a drinking place, so he took revenge with a grudge."

I saw with my own eyes that Miyata boy received a huge shock, his face was pale, trembling from his fingertips to his shoulders. "Bring Beichuan back to the office just now. After interrogation, he has already confessed his crimes." "Nonsense!" Miyata boy shouted excitedly.At this moment, his whole body was trembling, and he couldn't even sit still.He stood up a little, and almost grabbed Officer Takegoshi. Mitarai's reaction was incredible.He hasn't moved at all since Officer Takegoshi's debut, like a fossil. "Mr. Police Officer, that's fake! It's not true. Mr. Beichuan didn't do that kind of thing. Mr. Beichuan is innocent!" Tears welled up in the boy's eyes.

"It can't be him! Because, because the president is..." "Miyata-kun." Mitarai raised his right hand and said calmly, "Is this the result of your careful consideration? You can speak after you have considered it clearly. There is a third person here besides you and me, and this third person will make changes to what you say in the future. testimony." "It's okay. It's okay! Now that's the case, I have nothing to think about. No, it's better not to wait, just say it earlier. It's just that I don't have the courage to..."

"Officer Takegoshi, can you wait outside the store for a while?" Mitarai gave another unreasonable order, but Officer Takekoshi silently obeyed without saying anything.He pushed open the old wooden door and walked outside into the cold. "Mr. Mitarai, and Mr. Ishioka, please listen to me. Mr. Kitagawa did not do that. Mr. Kitagawa could not have done such a thing. Because, because the president... I killed it!" I was shocked, my whole body froze, and I lost my language and thinking for a while.what happened……? ! "I killed it. Therefore, Mr. Beichuan couldn't have killed it. If Mr. Beichuan said that, it must be a lie to help me cover up. I admit it all, please listen to me."

"It's okay if you don't tell me, I almost understand everything." Mitarai said. "No, I want to say. I want Mitarai-san to listen to me." The boy stopped talking and was confused for a while.However, it seems to be confused about how to express it. "I was born in the countryside of Aomori, and no one has ever loved me. Only Mr. Kitagawa and Mr. Mitarai have treated me so well. I will never forget the kindness of you two in my life." "Don't count me in." Mitarai said, "It's okay to forget. I'm not as good as you think. I'm an adult, and I have my own calculations in everything I do."

"What's wrong? Why do you say that?" Makoto Miyata asked suspiciously. Mitarai had a troubled expression on his face that I had never seen before.As if to get rid of this pain, he said hastily, "I don't love you as much as Mr. Beichuan." The boy nodded quietly. "Mr. Kitagawa is such a good man. If he hadn't taken care of me in the company, I would have died. I came to Tokyo alone when the weather was still cold. I thought Tokyo would be warmer, because I was still in the rain when I left Aomori. Snow, Tokyo is closer to the south. But Tokyo is also very cold, about the same as Aomori... um, can I say that?"

"Of course it doesn't matter." Mitarai said. "I've never said these things to anyone, not even to Mr. Kitagawa. But I really hope someone will listen to me." ※Bandhammer School の Jing School E Book※ "I came to Tokyo once during my school trip, and I have been looking forward to it since then. But when I arrived at Ueno Station, I only had one five hundred yuan and two ten yuan coins left in my pocket. I climbed I went to the roof of the Ueno shopping mall and stayed like that for hours and hours, thinking about what to do next. Even if I wanted to go back to the country, I didn’t have enough money to buy a ticket. At this time, I picked up In some newspapers, I saw the advertisement of Suita Denshi in the recruitment column, and said that it provides accommodation. So I wanted to go there. I went to the bookstore in the shopping mall and bought the cheapest map of Tokyo. It cost 120 yuan. A kind of folded map. I was looking at the map while walking towards Yotsuya. I only had 400 yuan in my pocket. I was really scared. I used Tokyo Tower as a sign along the way, and I really wanted to climb up to see it, but it was the sun. It’s almost downhill, so I don’t have time to go around. I’ve wanted to go up many times since then, but I haven’t been able to go up until you took me there tonight. So I’m very happy tonight. I can’t imagine that Tokyo Tower is so beautiful.

"I arrived at Ueno Station in the morning, and it was already evening when I arrived at Suita Denshi. I said I saw the newspaper and ran here. At first, the president said that I couldn't do it at all. It was Mr. Kitagawa who tried his best to persuade me to hire me first. That's it. The president reluctantly agreed. I had nowhere to go, and I was so happy to have a place to take me in. I stayed at Mr. Kitagawa’s house for a while, and then moved to Ogiki’s apartment. The company provides breakfast and dinner, and no rent is required. It saved my life. I only need to pay for lunch, but I am already very happy with a salary of 30,000 yuan." "Thirty thousand yuan? That's all?!" I couldn't help shouting. "But I don't know how to do any work at all. I can't help it. I can only make tea and run errands to buy Coke and tobacco. I can do some work now, thanks to Mr. Beichuan. He taught me a lot of things. I was able to live in Ogi's apartment thanks to him, without him I would have died. I'm not good at anything, I can't socialize, and I'm always bullied by everyone, every time Kitagawa-san is protecting me. So... "Let me talk about the case. I did that for Mr. Beichuan—the president did something absolutely unforgivable to Mr. Beichuan. That happened last week. The president made a fortune and took us to Drinking. He said he should ask us to have fun occasionally, and took us to the club in Akasaka. Everyone said that the president has always been stingy. I really don’t know what is going on today, because he used to not even invite him to the snack bar. our." Because the stock has earned it, I think. "The store in Akasaka is really grand. There are many beautiful women. I was taken aback...Tokyo is really amazing. But I don't like this kind of drinking place, especially I don't like to be with the president. The president drank alcohol Just yelling and being paranoid, the wine was bad. I didn't want to go... I wish I hadn't gone. I'm not yet an adult, so I quit halfway, then that kind of thing wouldn't happen up. "There is karaoke in that store. I really don't like this kind of thing. The president always sings songs that are out of tune and forces others to sing too. It was the same time, he forced everyone to sing one by one .When it was my turn, I couldn’t sing anything. I said I’m a sound idiot, but I really can’t. Usually the president doesn’t mind, but he was too drunk that day and refused to agree. He said it’s not a good idea People in social activities, how to do it if they don’t even want to sing a song for everyone, or people who live together, and so on. "Later he knocked over the Coke I drank and threw it on the ground, saying that I can't drink this kind of thing, and asked me to drink it. He said: 'Since you can't sing, at least you have to figure out a way to perform, even if you dance naked. Okay, hurry up! Otherwise, you won’t be able to live in the world anymore.” He said a lot of such words, and the stench of wine sprayed my face. I was really at a loss, and I couldn’t speak. The head became more and more angry, grabbed the clothes on my chest and pulled my hair. Actually, I can bear it. If I can bear it by myself, I don’t care at all. But that night, the president refused to tolerate it no matter what. I." "Mr. Beichuan later intervened and asked me to go back to the dormitory, saying that I was not yet an adult. I was really relieved and wanted to go back. The woman in the store also said to let me go first. But the president insisted. Slowly Then he turned to Mr. Beichuan, and said that he asked me to perform for my own good, for my own sake, and he couldn't get used to my usual attitude." "'Don't pretend to be a good person in front of young people!' the president roared. 'You pretend to be a good person because you are afraid of being disliked by young people! I'll fire you!' "He yelled for a while and said, 'Why don't you dance naked for this guy?'" "Mr. Beichuan smiled wryly, and later he said, how about I perform it. The people in the store even played an unknown record. After the music was played, Mr. Beichuan went to the small table in front of the guest seats to learn how to dance striptease Appearance. He is very good at imitating, taking off his coat and lying down and taking off his shoes like a woman, even the people in the store applaud. But the president is getting more and more wretched, and he himself screams and dances towards Mr. Beichuan. He not only rode on Mr. Beichuan, but also forced to take off his pants. There were many women in the shop, all screaming and covering their faces, making a commotion. The president ran back to the seat with Mr. Beichuan's pants On. The people in the store burst into laughter. Mr. Kitagawa only had his underwear on, and returned to his seat with a wry smile. He laughed, maybe he didn’t really care, but I was so mad. I couldn’t control my anger, Tears came rushing out. The president is really despicable! The president made a calculation and deliberately said that Mr. Beichuan is good in front of young people. That person is full of calculations even when he is drunk. I am really useless, I can only cry in anger. "I was so angry that I couldn't sleep when I got back in the room. It doesn't matter how I was humiliated, but Mr. Beichuan was humiliated on my behalf. Mr. Beichuan has always been the most caring... Thinking of this, I can't forgive the president no matter what." Miyata Makoto's words stopped abruptly.There was laughter from other tables in the distance. "But, is it really necessary to kill him?" Mitarai asked with a difficult expression, "Yes. I'm a bad guy." "That's not what I mean. Killing other people is tantamount to killing your own life. For such a bastard president, is it worth your life?" "But, Mr. Mitarai, I don't regret it. Thinking of that, no matter how many times I do it." Makoto Miyata said firmly, Mitarai stared at the boy and fell silent, "So, it's all my fault. I should have What stopped the president was that I had no seeds. I can’t go on like this. I don’t think anyone can understand my feelings. I came to Tokyo in the freezing winter, and I almost froze to death. I had no money in my pocket, and no one could. I can't imagine how discouraged I was at that time. But Mr. Beichuan saved me, I don't know how happy I am, so..." "So on the morning of the 12th, you knew that the president worked overtime all night and rushed to the company." "Yes. I couldn't make up my mind to kill him at first, but when I saw the president asleep, exactly the same as when he was drunk that night, I became angry again, put on gloves, and picked up the nearby knife..." "Did you go by subway?" "yes." I was stunned at this moment.Didn't Miyata boy ride a truck...? ! "When I was alone in the room, I often looked at the map I bought in Ueno. Therefore, I knew that there was only a straight road from Ome Street to Shinjuku Avenue, and there was always a subway running parallel to the road underground. There were several One stop. So when I got on the back of the truck to go to the company, I always thought in the car, is the subway below here? Should I go with the subway now? That’s it, I figured out that way. "The truck always moves very slowly in the morning, and I can jump from the cargo box onto the road at any time. There are signs and other goods on the cargo box, and I can't be seen from the driver's seat. I usually don't talk much. Who They don't even care about me. So I thought, when the truck was stuck near the subway station, I jumped off the cargo box, took the subway to the company, killed the president and took the subway back, on the roadside of the station near Yotsuya Waiting for the truck to climb back, no one will notice. The subway is fast, there are so many cars in the morning, and the truck drives on Ome Street for about two hours every day. It is easy to sneak off the cargo box and climb up It’s okay to jump a few times. So I pay attention to the time zone for the truck to pass through the subway station every morning. It’s very interesting, from Minami Asagaya Station to Shin Koenji, Higashi Koenji, Shin Nakano, and Nakano Sakagami. The truck takes about ten minutes between each stop. "That morning, I was near Minami Asagaya Station. I jumped out of the truck and took the subway instead due to the traffic jam. Then I rushed to the company to kill the president. It was around 8:30, and the truck arrived near Shin Nakano. Then I I took the subway again, and the company was very close to the exit of Yotsuya Station. The truck arrived near Shinjuku 3-chome at about 8:50, and if I continued to take the subway, I would miss the truck. So I got off at 3-chome and walked to the ground. Next to Isetan, I hid in the shadow of the building and waited until the truck arrived. It happened to be a red light, so I climbed up." I was too shocked to speak.It turns out that there is such a trick as the subway! "I'm all alone, always very lonely. Thanks to Mr. Beichuan for saving me, but he suffered such humiliation because of me. I can't swallow this breath. After doing such a thing, Mr. Beichuan was even suspected. It was my fault, but it hurt Mr. Beichuan. I have always been like this, a complete failure. I have been like this since I was a child. I really don’t know when I will be successful. In short, I have to go. I can’t cause trouble for Mr. Beichuan. Now, I'm going to apologize to him. Then, Mr. Mitarai, thank you so much tonight. The coffee is delicious, and the French dinner is also delicious. Tonight is like a dream. It's hard work for you to run around like this. Sorry." "It doesn't matter." "I will never forget Mr. Mitarai's kindness in my life. I have always dreamed of eating French cuisine in Ginza, and tonight it really came true. I have no more regrets." Mitarai silently turned over the billboard, paid the bill, and hurried out.Outside the store, Police Officer Takekoshi was waiting there, shrunken from the cold. As soon as he walked out, Makoto Miyata suddenly walked up to Mitarai and held his right hand, holding both hands tightly.Then he bit his lip with his snow-white teeth, and tears fell. "Thank you very much today. I am so happy today, I don't know how to thank you." Under the control of passion, Makoto Miyata continued in a trembling voice, "Really, I am so warmly received by you. I can't even thank you. I am useless... that..." Mitarai's right hand was held by the young boy all the time, showing a painful expression.He didn't say a word. "I will never forget that Mitarai-san was so kind to me." After a long silence, Mitarai suddenly said, "What do you want for Christmas?" "What's wrong? There's no better gift than this." Mitarai shook her head slowly: "It would be nice if I met you because of other things. It's a pity." I could see Mitarai's lips trembling slightly. "Why?" the boy asked, Mitarai shook his head bitterly. Makoto Miyata stared deeply at Mitarai for a long time, and finally stopped. After greeting me slightly, he went straight to Officer Takegoshi. "Miyata-kun." Mitarai said again.He held an envelope in his hand. "This is the money I prepared for you. I wanted to take you to play more, but I didn't have time so I had to give up." At this moment, I understood everything before and after.The police had to take the boy away tonight at the latest, so Mitarai went out of her way to arrange this Christmas gift for him. But Makoto Miyata excitedly refused: "How can this work! No need!" Mitarai straightened up and waved his big hand: "Really. You can do whatever you want if you don't want it. If you can't put it in your pocket, I'll throw it into the trash can!" I had never heard such an excited voice from Mitarai before that.It hasn't happened since then. Overwhelmed by Mitarai's solemn demeanor, the boy let go and let Mitarai stuff the envelope into his pocket. Then the boy bowed deeply to Mitarai and me, and walked away side by side with Officer Takegoshi. "Do we really have to commit this crime..." After the figures of the two disappeared around the corner of the building, Yu