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松本清张

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Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Witnesses

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Yasuda Tatsuro entertained a guest at "Koyuki Restaurant" in Akasaka District, Tokyo on January 13th.The identity of the guest is the director of a certain government department. Yasuda Tatsuro runs the Yasuda Corporation, buying and selling machine tools.The company has grown considerably in recent years.It is said that the reason for the booming business is that there are many orders from the government.Therefore, he often entertains guests of this status at "Xiaoxue Restaurant". Yasuda often patronizes this restaurant.In the vicinity, although it is not the first class, but because of this, the guests will not be crowded shoulder to shoulder when they come here, and they can eat with peace of mind.What's more, the waitresses who serve the banquet can also greet everyone thoughtfully.

Here, Yasuda is known as a good customer.It is natural for him to act boldly, and he did not deny that entertaining guests here is "making money".Besides, no matter how familiar he was with the hostesses, he never revealed the identity of his guests. Since last autumn, corruption incidents centered on a certain government department have been raging in the city, and it is said that many related businessmen have also been implicated.The newspapers speculated that the investigation was being carried out among the lower officials and that by the spring it might reach the upper echelons.

At this time, the number of occasions for Yasuda to entertain guests increased.Some of the guests have been here seven or eight times in a row.The waitresses at most knew their noble names roughly, but they didn't know the origin of these people at all.However, the guests Yasuda invited seemed to be government officials, which was well known to all the waitresses. No matter how many guests at the banquet changed, Yasuda was always the one who saw the bill and paid.Therefore, "Xiaoxue Restaurant" has always treated him as a big customer. Yasuda Tatsuro is about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a big brain and a straight nose.The skin is a bit dark, but the eyes are quite lively, and the two thick eyebrows seem to have been drawn with a pen.His demeanor is that of a seasoned businessman, calm and calm.The waitresses welcomed him very much, and Yasuda got along well with them, but he never expressed his ambition for any of them.Treat everyone equally, and talk and laugh happily with everyone.

Among the waitresses who served him, Ah Shi, who happened to serve him when he came for the first time, had the most opportunity to obey him. However, they were all talking and laughing before the banquet, and there was nothing too intimate look like. Ah Shi is twenty-six years old this year, fair-skinned, and outstanding in appearance. If he is less than four years old, people will believe him.The big black eyes are quite attractive to customers.No matter what the guests say, she only needs to smile slightly and move her eyes upward to make the other party fascinated.She has a lot of experience in this hand, and uses it from time to time.Oval face, thin lips, side profile is very good-looking.

She is pretty, so naturally some of the guests have other ideas about her.The waitresses here are reworked from outside.Come at four o'clock in the afternoon and leave at eleven o'clock in the evening.Someone waited for her to get off work under the gate of Xinqiao Station and invited her to play.She didn't refuse everything with a frosty face, she always agreed with "Okay, okay!", delaying it three or four times before saying it. "If you don't agree, someone will get angry. Didn't someone come here to eat in the past two days and pinched me." Ah Shi said as he lifted up his clothes to let his friends watch her knees.Sure enough, there was a mole-like bruise on the fair skin.

"What a jerk. Speaking of it, it's also because you really make people fascinated." Yasuda Tatsuro, who was present at the time, said with a smile while holding a wine glass.Yasuda never made a move here. The waitress Yaeko spoke up. "So, Mr. Yasuda, you are not interested in us at all." "How can you be considered interested? Do you have to soak in it?" "Ah, you actually said such a thing, you know everything." Jin Jin immediately spoke up. In fact, the waitresses at "Xiaoxue Restaurant" all had a somewhat favorable impression of Yasuda.As long as An Tian is willing to work hard, probably everyone is willing to get closer to him.

So, after Yasuda sent the government official away that night, he went back to the restaurant for a drink, and suddenly said, "How about it, can I treat you to dinner tomorrow?" agree to come down. "Ah, Ah Shi is not here, wouldn't it be good to invite Ah Shi to eat too?" Fuzi looked around while talking.Ah Shi didn't know what was going on, and happened to be not around. "Okay, it's just you two. I'll invite you next time. It's not appropriate if there are too many people." This is true.The waitresses are all back at the restaurant by four o'clock.If you go out to eat and come back late, it won't be good if all three of you are not here.

"That's it, please go to Leiban Cafe with Leding at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon." Yasuda narrowed his eyes and said with a smile. On the next day, the 14th, around 3:30 in the afternoon, Tomiko came to Leiban Cafe, and Yasuda was already sitting at the table in the back sipping coffee. Fuzi greeted and sat down beside him.Although it is common in "Xiaoxue Restaurant", the mood is different in another place.When Fuzi sat down, her cheeks turned red. "Yaeko hasn't come yet?" "Come on." Yasuda smiled and answered while drinking coffee.In less than five minutes, Batongzi almost came.

"What is good to eat? Western food, fried rice, raw fish, Chinese food?" Yasuda introduced the same. "Western food." The two girls answered together.I have seen a lot of Japanese food in my own restaurant. Three people leave the cafe.Go to Ginza.At this time, the people in Ginza were few and far between.The weather is fine, but the wind is a bit cool.In a few steps, I arrived at Matsukonya from the corner of Owari Ding Street.The restaurants here are also clean. Yaeko and Tomiko said a lot of polite words, then picked up the menu and studied it slowly, discussing for a long time, but still couldn't make up their minds.

Yasuda glanced at his watch quietly.Yaeko found out, and quickly turned around and asked, "Is Mr. Yasuda still busy?" "No, I'm not busy. I'm going to Kamakura in the afternoon." Yasuda crossed his hands and placed them on the dining table. "Ah, I still have something to do. Fuzi, hurry up and order the food," he ordered the menu in a few words. This meal took a lot of time, the three of them chatted everywhere, Yasuda seemed very happy.When the fruit was served, he glanced at his watch again. "Is it time?" "No, no." An Tian replied.When the coffee was served, however, his eyes fell on his left wrist again.

"It's almost there. We're leaving." Yaeko lifted up and said. "Well," Yasuda squinted his eyes while smoking a cigarette, as if he was thinking about something, "How about we break up like this? I'm bored by myself, you two go to Ueno Station to take me to the train." This A few words, half of them seemed to be joking, but half of them were serious. The two women looked at each other.It's already late when I go back to the restaurant to go to work. If I go to the station again, it will be even later.However, Yasuda Tatsuro's expression at the moment, although obviously relaxed, spoke seriously.The women said in their hearts, it doesn't matter if you are bored or not.However, they had just eaten a meal, and no one wanted to make the atmosphere unpleasant. "That's fine," Fuzi said with determination, "but first you need to call the restaurant and tell us that we'll be back later." When she came back from the phone call, Yasuda Tatsuro stood up and was about to go out.At this moment, he looked at his watch again.The women saw it and said in their hearts, this man really likes to watch his watch. "What time does the bus take?" Yaeko asked. "It's 18:12, the next shift, now it's 5:30, and I should go." An Tian went to the counter to pay the bill while talking. Take a car to the train station, five minutes away.In the car, Yasuda thanked him again and again. Yaeko and Tomiko said to each other, "Mr. Yasuda, this is nothing. If we can't do something like this, it seems that we are small." Arriving at the station, Yasuda bought a train ticket and handed them two platform tickets.The train to Kamakura is platform No. 13, and the hands of the electric clock will be on eighteen o'clock. However, on platform 13, the car hadn't arrived yet.Yasuda stood on the platform, looking at the platform to the south.Over there are the platforms of the long-distance train, platform No. 14 on one side, and No. 15 on the other.At this time, the train was already set up on platform No. 15 and passengers were being boarded.There are no vehicles on platforms 12 and 14, so you can clearly see the train on platform 15 from here. "That's the special express 'Chaofeng' bound for Kyushu Hakata." Yasuda told the two women. In front of the train, the passengers and those who saw them off rushed to get on the train. The people coming and going seemed very chaotic. At this moment, An Tian called out, "Hey, isn't that Ah Shi?" The two women followed An Tian's finger Looking over there, Yaeko couldn't help shouting, "No, it's really Ah Shi." Sure enough, Ah Shi was rushing forward among the crowd of passengers on platform 15.The whole body is dressed for travel, and there is still a suitcase in his hand, clearly planning to hitchhike somewhere.Fuzi looked at her for a while, and also found her, and said, "Yes, it's Ah Shi!" However, what surprised them even more was that there was a young man next to Ah Shi, and the two were talking affectionately.Only the side face of the man can be seen here, they really can't tell who it is.He was wearing a black overcoat and was carrying a small briefcase in his hand.The two of them were mixed in the crowd, appearing or disappearing, walking towards the train quickly and slowly. "Where is this going?" Yaeko asked breathlessly. "Who is that man?" Fuzi also lowered his voice. At the same time, on the platform over there, she didn't notice that there were three people looking at her from a distance, leading the man forward. After a while, she stood in front of a carriage and looked at the vehicle number. The man got on the train first. , In the blink of an eye, lost track. "Ashi is unwilling to be lonely, it seems that he traveled to Kyushu with that person." Yasuda said to himself. The two women stood dumbfounded on the platform here, their astonishment still on their faces.They stared closely at the train that Ah Shi entered, and could not speak.In front, there is still an endless stream of passengers. "Where is Ah Shi going?" It took a long time for Yaeko to speak. "Since it's a special car, it won't be close." "Ah Shi still has such a man!" Fuzi whispered. "I haven't seen this person before, what a surprise!" The two seemed to have discovered a major event.Constantly talking in low voices. Whether it's Yaeko or Fuzi, they actually don't know much about Ah Shi's private life.She never talked much about her life experience.Does not seem to be married, does not seem to have a lover, and has not heard of any romantic acts.Among the waitresses working in restaurants, there is a kind of person who is very harmonious with colleagues, talking and laughing, but keeps tight-lipped when it comes to themselves.Ah Shi belongs to this kind of person. Therefore, these two people suddenly discovered a part of Ah Shi's secret by chance, and they couldn't help being a little impulsive. "What kind of man is he? Go to the platform over there and look out the window." Yaeko's voice sounded excited. "Okay, okay, forget about other people's business!" Yasuda said. "Ah, Mr. Yasuda, aren't you jealous?" "Jealous? I'm about to get on the train to see my wife." Yasuda said with a smile.Just as he was talking, a car from Yokosuka arrived.The car was parked next to platform 13, just blocking the view of platform 15.After the investigation, the car in Yokosuka arrived at the station at 18:10 every day. Yasuda waved his hand and got into the car.The car will be leaving in eleven minutes, and there is not much time left. An Tian poked his head out from the window, "Okay, you are busy too, go back quickly, thank you very much." "Yes!" Yaeko said this because she wanted to rush to platform 15 to see Ah Shi and that man. "Then, excuse me." "Best trip, see you another day." The two women shook hands with Yasuda to say goodbye. Going down the stairs, Yaeko said, "Hey, Tomiko, go and see Ah Shi!" "Not good!" Although Fuzi said so, he had no intention of objecting.The two hurried to platform No. 15. He ran near the express train, mixed in the crowd seeing off passengers, and looked in the window.The lights in the car were brightly lit, and the lights clearly shone on Ah Shi and the man sitting next to him. "Look, how happy Ah Shi was talking with him." Yaeko said. "Looks like a man. See how old you are." Fuzi became interested in that man. "Twenty-seven or eight. Maybe twenty-five." Yaeko squinted and stared. "Then, there is only one year difference between him and Ah Shi." "Go in and have fun." "That's enough, Yaeko." Fuzi stopped her, and the two watched for a while, "Hey, it's time to go, it's too late." He hurriedly urged Yaeko, who was still full of enthusiasm. The two returned to "Xiaoxue Restaurant" and immediately reported the details to the proprietress.The proprietress seemed a little surprised when she heard that. "Oh, is it true? Ah Shi only told me yesterday that he would go back to the countryside for five or six days and not go to work for the time being. Oh, there is another man." When he said that, his eyes widened. "That's not an excuse. I remember Ah Shi himself said that she is from Akita." "Such a beautiful person really knows his face but doesn't know his heart. Maybe he went to Kyoto to have fun." The three looked at each other and laughed. the second night.Yasuda brought Qing's guests to dinner again.After seeing off the guests, come back as usual.Seeing Yaeko, he asked, "Why, Ah Shi didn't return to work today?" "It's just that I didn't go back to work today, maybe I have to rest for a week." Yaeko said with raised eyebrows. "Oh, so, did you go on a honeymoon trip with that man?" An Tian stopped his glass and asked. "Maybe, we don't know." "I can't tell. You should travel like this too." "It's easy to say. Then, Mr. Yasuda will take me on a trip." "Me? How can I be qualified. How can I be qualified to take people out on a trip." Saying that, Yasuda left the restaurant.Perhaps because of business, he brought two guests to drink again the next night. That night, Tomiko and Yaeko greeted them, and talked about Ah Shi with Yasuda. However, Ah Shi's companion who was traveling with her died in an unexpected place in the wilderness.
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