Chapter 31 30. TV News

It was at noon that day that we learned in detail the ins and outs of Mr. S's body being discovered.At the table in the restaurant, I watched the news on TV with Mr. S and Meixiang.His real name was not mentioned in the news.Just use "a certain elementary school student in town N" to call Mr. S. Mr. S's body seems to have been transported back from somewhere by his "family dog" last night.Then this morning, it was discovered by the "mother of a primary school student".However, when it was discovered, the body was packed in a large plastic bag, and it was difficult to see the trajectory of movement. — That is to say, it is difficult to judge where it was brought back from. "Ms. Iwamura must have thrown my body near my house at night!" Mr. S said excitedly while watching the news.

"Do you still remember that my mother re-inserted the wooden stake that tied Daji to the soil, that is, the morning when Daji jumped up and bit the old man, the stake must have not been inserted properly, so Daji ran out at night. Then the accident I came across my dead body thrown away by Iwamura-sensei, so I brought it home." I also have the same opinion. However, there were no reports of "broken legs" in the news.It is true that the legs of the corpses I saw were not folded into weird shapes. "Iwamura-sensei doesn't seem to have broken S-kun's leg."

"Well, yes, it's not bad." However, the news anchor finally said this sentence: "Because the ingredients of soap were detected from the mouth of the elementary school student, the police believe that it may be related to the recent massacres in the area. The animal incident is connected, so it seems ready to investigate in that direction." I sat stiff in my chair. "You bastard, I still use the soap..." Mr. S's voice was full of unwillingness. "I thought, though, that he was going to spoil my body—but it's still a shock that it happened."

Like Mr. S, I was also hit hard. "Mr. S." The news is over.I turned off the TV and faced Mr. S again. "Why do you think Mr. Iwamura suddenly threw away the body that had been hidden for so long?" After finishing speaking, I regretted that I used the word "throw".Although Mr. S himself has been using this word just now, it always sounds uncomfortable when it is said from other people's mouths. But Mr. S doesn't seem to care at all. "Well, it's very simple. Because he was scared. Yesterday Iwamura-sensei knew that Daofu-kun had discovered the book, and he had already begun to doubt him. I thought that the crime I committed was covered up seamlessly, but I didn't expect it to be covered up by myself. He must have been shocked when the students in the class saw it through. Moreover, Mr. Iwamura must have thought that Michio-kun is definitely not the only one who knows about this book. Someone must have told Michio-kun about this book. So, there is at least one person who knows that he is the murderer. This person is the one who told Michio-kun about the book. And this person is by no means an elementary school student, he must be an adult. So Iwamura-sensei-"

"So he thinks it's too dangerous to keep Mr. S's body around." "That's what happened." "But why did you deliberately transport the corpse to Mr. S's house? Wouldn't it be better to burn it in a deep mountain and then bury it?" "It's more dangerous that way. Isn't the interrogation still going on. If it is found on the way, it will be over. And now it is specially for the interrogation of vehicles departing from the local area—" Yes, that's true. "First, if you want to throw the body near Mr. S's house, you have to drive."

"yes." At three o'clock and six o'clock that afternoon, we gathered in front of the TV again.Watching the follow-up reports of the news with concern.At six o'clock, my mother came back, so I could only hide the bottle containing Mr. S in my shirt, so Mr. S could only listen to the sound of the TV.But nothing new.Except for a new news anchor, the content of the news is exactly the same as that at noon. "There doesn't seem to be any progress." "It could just be that the police didn't make the results public." What leaves us speechless is at ten o'clock in the night.I tuned the channel to the last news program of the day.I didn't have any expectations in my heart, I just stared at the TV screen in a daze.The results of the baseball game, the schedule of fireworks displays across the country, the weather forecast for tomorrow——

"Hey?" I tilted my head first. On the screen, accompanied by a police car with flashing red lights, a familiar scene appeared.Of course, there is nothing unusual about street scenes near my home appearing in the news.However, what surprised me this time was that the background of the picture was dark.The night, or the image of the evening.Why are the police lights flashing after dark? "Mr. S, you may have discovered something." My prediction was confirmed.It's just that the real situation is quite different from what I thought.And speaking of it, this report is not a follow-up to Mr. S's incident.

The interview microphone was pointed at a man, who looked flustered, crying and saying something desperately.In the intermittent speech, the man repeatedly said "absolutely unforgivable".That face, covered with tears and snot, was so familiar to me, shining brightly under the light. "Uncle Flour!" Meixiang yelled out. The screen switched, and the signboard of "Dachi Flour Mill" appeared on the TV.The news host explained indifferently: "The corpses were randomly discarded in the ditch on the side of the alley, and the legs were broken..." The sound of the TV seemed to be coming from an extremely distant place.

"...Moreover, based on the fact that there is soap stuffed in the mouth..." The screen switched again.is a photo.Thoughtful profile.That's something I'm all too familiar with. "...The police believe that this incident may be related to the recent suspected killing of animals and the incident of the elementary school student's remains discovered today, so they are investigating..." "why……" I unconsciously said to myself. The one on the photo is my mother-in-law.