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Chapter 9 Section five

kind adults 桐野夏生 3963Words 2018-03-23
Ion lost confidence and looked up at the winter sun.The air polluted by exhaust fumes enveloped the streets of Shibuya like a dome, preventing sunlight from passing through easily.No, only today, Ian felt that the sun would not take care of him.Ion stuffed his frozen hands into the pockets of his jeans.As the body grows, the clothes become tighter.The sleeves and trousers are also out of length.But he only has 900 yuan on him, and he can't even afford clothes. When staying in Yoyogi Park Village, poor Ion's homeless people would give him unwanted clothes, or each contribute a little money to buy clothes for him.But Ion left Park Village, and also left the homeless community.This is what Mogami and Camiko are worried about.A person's life is free and unrestrained, but once he falls into poverty, no one is willing to lend a helping hand.

Desperate, Ion wandered in the alleys in front of the Kanyoda Inari Shrine where there were many vendors.He stared for the pair of street boys and the last, but he didn't find them. Vendors hate homeless people hanging around.As soon as they saw Ion, they deliberately started to clean up the goods, or stared at him fiercely with eyes that suspected that he was going to steal something.Normally, he wouldn't care even if the vendors treated him harshly, but today Ian was extremely fragile, so his pace naturally quickened. There is a place selling magazines and comics in the corner of the stall. It is not even called a shop, it just piles up books and magazines on the table and sells them.

A man I knew sat on a folding chair and read a weekly magazine with merchandise.Ian walked up to him and asked, "Uncle, did you see the two children who were here this morning?" The man didn't answer, just staring at the astonishingly beautiful photo of the seascape on the coloring page. "They were wearing tracksuits and hanging around. Did you see that?" The man turned a deaf ear.Not long after, the man accosted the young lady who was standing and flipping through women's magazines: "Miss, isn't this sea beautiful? I've been there before." In the cold weather, the young woman was wearing short shorts, with goosebumps on her white legs.The woman glanced at the pages hastily, and seemed relieved to find that the man was not angry at her for reading the white book.She perfunctorily said in a dull voice: "Really? That's amazing."

The man happily replied: "Really. This place is called Langkawi, I really miss it. I used to work in a publishing company and went there on business trips. It is a real paradise!" The man's attitude as if Ian didn't exist at all made him feel humiliated.When you sell things, you greet people with a smile, but if you don’t buy them, you don’t even bother to talk to them, do you? Ion lost his confidence again.The self who will only get in the way, where is his foothold?If he goes back to Shibuya Palace, the Copper and Iron Brothers may be waiting for him.But he lost the newspaper that could be said to be a token of "brother".If the memories of his childhood were not reinforced by other things, Ion would not be able to recall them.If he made such a big mess by himself, will the Copper and Iron Brothers pity him?

Ion quietly walked towards Yoyogi Park Village.The top is the person in charge of the Shibuya area of ​​the "Street Children Support Association", and he will definitely show his face in Yoyogi Park Village, the largest gathering place for homeless people. But since moving to Shibuya Palace, he hasn't been to Yoyogi Park Village for a week.He just couldn't get up.Ion left the park without saying hello to the adults who took care of him, because he didn't want to be asked where he was going. In this world, my behavior is tantamount to ungrateful.At such a time, the teachings of the highest made him unforgettable.

"Thank you, I'm sorry. These two sentences should be of great help to making a living." Thinking about it this way, the suspicion that Mogami is the murderer also becomes absurd.Isn't Mogami always helping Ian everywhere?But thinking of Mogami's brute force that suppressed Ion in his dream, he felt that he couldn't understand this person again.There are three kinds of adults, and is it too naive to classify Mogami as a "kind adult"?Could Mogami be like the kind of "neither fair nor bad" adult who he has seen too much in the child care center, ostensibly on the side of the child, but in fact betrays him nonchalantly?Is it true that Mogami cannot be trusted at all?No matter how hard he tried to shake it off, the dark doubts still gushed out, making Ion feel tired.

Yoyogi Park Village opened the parking lot on the west side of the park to accommodate the increasing number of homeless people.There are rows of cardboard houses covered with blue plastic sheets. There was no one in the parking lot.Due to the strongest wave of cold snap this winter, everyone is sheltering from the wind, wrapped in blankets and waiting for the food to be distributed. He saw the "settlement" of the mothers.Nearly thirty cardboard houses of various sizes occupy prime locations near the public toilets, and they still use the location occupied by the first generation leader Amixiang.However, in order to maintain this place, one must win the struggle of the vagrants.This is also the strength of Kemico.Ion naturally looked for Kemiko's figure.

Chubby-dressed women sit in a circle on cushions to watch over the children.Some let their toddlers play, smoking cigarettes, while others carry babies on their backs.Everyone has dyed hair like Kemiko and fierce eyes. "Is Kemi there?" Ion asked, a woman in a military jacket with a red punk head glared at him.She looked only a few years older than Ian. "Who are you? Who allows you to call Kemiko by his first name?" "Master Kemike!" The other women threatened at the same time. This woman had rings on her eyelids and nose. "I'm sorry." Ion didn't want to make enemies with the mothers, so he sincerely apologized.The older woman, who is slowly combing the little girl's hair with her fingers, points out with her right hand.

Ion saw that on the hill full of withered cherry blossoms, Kemike was talking with a tall man.Black windbreaker and glasses are the best.Ke Mike turned his back to this place and couldn't see her expression.The two looked like they were arguing, but Mogami looked happy. Finally found Mogami, but Ian felt heartache for some reason.He felt that he was the only one left out.Does he want to talk to Mogami?Still looking for Kemiko?Or both sides? do not know.Ion has never been so lonely like now, since the Bronze Brothers appeared, everything has changed. Ion watched the two silently, Mogami noticed him and waved to him: "Hey, Ion! What's wrong with you?"

Ion was silent.Is it not possible to disturb them?He hesitated not to approach.Mogami and Camiko seem to be having such a happy chat. "Come here!" Mogami waved to him, and Ion panted and ran up the hill covered with withered grass.On the hill was a square. A woman walking with a big black dog saw Ion's tattered appearance and ran away. This huge park has an unwritten zoning regulation.The homes of homeless people are concentrated near the parking lot on the west side, not too close to the square.With a gloomy mood, Ian looked up at the gloomy sun again. With a cigarette in his mouth, Kemike gently raised his hand to Ion.Kemiko's sharp eyes flickered as if seeing through Ian's changes.Ian lowered his head, not wanting Kami Ke to see that he had become weak.

"The part-time job is over?" Mogami asked softly, without the slightest notice.Ion nodded. "What about tomorrow?" "She said she could go again." "That's great." Mogami smiled happily, rubbing his hands that were white with cold. "What are you two talking about?" Ion asked Kemiko.Kemike breathed out the cigarette smoke and the white breath at the same time, and was equally silent.Mogami replied: "Those two street children seem to have left, and we are discussing countermeasures. I ask Kamiko to find them, and hope that the mothers can temporarily take them in and wait for me to pick them up." Kemike had clearly rejected it before, so maybe they were discussing this matter.But the two people who are clearly opposed to each other have an intimate atmosphere. "There's also the problem of Ah Chang's street children who live in Park Village." "I said there's no need to temporarily resettle them. They should be thrown directly into the child care center." Camille spoke up.Ian retorted: "Why do you say such things? Obviously you also escaped from the child care center. Why do you want to throw us into the child care center?" "I'm not talking about you, Ian. I'm saying that a weak child like A Chang who can't survive independently should enter a child care center as soon as possible. It's just that NGOs like Street Helpers rescue children irresponsibly. Make them unable to stand on their own." Cammy said decisively.Weak child, could it be that Ian was actually talking about Ian, not Achang?Ian's frustration today whispered to him so much. "But not many children can survive on their own," Mogami said. "Isn't there one here? A tough guy." Camille pointed to Ion with a smile and said.Ion froze in confusion. "Yeah, Ion is an out-and-out strong kid." Mogami agrees.They continued to talk about this topic, and Ion suddenly felt painful.No one realizes that they have changed and become weak.No one finds himself restless and lonely, obviously he is not strong anymore. Ion pleaded with Kemike in a hoarse voice: "Kimiko, I'm sorry, can you leave for a while? I have something to say to Momoko." Kemike's face sank in displeasure, and he raised his hand holding the cigarette.The "I LOVE CHEMI" tattoo on her hand was covered by white woolen gloves and could not be seen. "I'm sorry to keep you from talking." Kemiko hunched her shoulders and ran down the hill toward the "cluster" of mommy.Mogami watched her back.Seeing the regret in his eyes, Ion insisted, "Mogami, you love Kaimi, right?" Mogami turned around in surprise and said, "Sometimes you use some esoteric words, such as 'expediency' and 'love'." "From the comics you gave me. Do you adore her? Do you?" Ion questioned like an interrogation.Mogami tilted his head to think for a while, and answered frankly: "Yes. I like her and think she is great. This is called admiration." "Want to see her again? Care about her? Want to talk to her?" Most nods again and again. "That's liking. You said that yourself. And you said you liked me." Ion sneered.Mogami said before: "Like means caring about a person, wanting to see him again, talk to him: I always think about him." "I like you." Mogami agreed without hesitation. "But you like Kemiko too, don't you?" "I like Kemiko, I like Achang, and I like Suzuki." Ion was furious for a while.Forget about Kemiko, Ion doesn't want to be compared with Achang or Suzuki. He said sharply, "Mogami, did you open my locker?" Mogami half-opened his mouth dumbly, then frowned. "Open your locker? What are you talking about?" "While I was dozing off, someone opened my locker and took money, comics, and other important things." Ion couldn't tell that the important thing was the newspaper clipping that reported their "siblings".Mogami's face suddenly changed. "You mean, you suspect me of stealing from you?" Mogami said harshly in disbelief.Although Mogami is a nice person, he is short-tempered.He was visibly furious. "I'm just asking." "No, you're asking me that, that is, saying it out loud, to show that you clearly doubt me. Am I not right?" Only then did Ian realize that Mogami was a troublesome guy who loved reasoning, but it was too late. "How could I peek at the object's things!" Mogami seemed quite annoyed. He put down the backpack, unzipped it, and shook the contents to the withered turf. "Ion, look, here, look for yourself!" Note paper, mobile phone, small laptop, pocket book, beanie that is always worn on head, water bottle, wallet. "Got it." Ion couldn't stand Mogami's excited look, and squatted down. "Ion, apologize to me." "sorry." "I'm not sorry, I'm sorry!" Ion expected Mogami to say this, but Mogami just put the poured things back into his backpack, biting his lower lip sadly.He murmured again and again, "I can't think of it..." Mogami bowed his head and asked Ian, "How much money was stolen?" "About four thousand." "How many comics are there?" "Five. That's my most important thing." That's Ion's baby.Thinking of it, Ian almost burst into tears. "Then what is the important thing you said?" "The old stuff, the stuff you'll want to know." Mogami looked up into Ion's eyes in shock. "I know, that's why you think I stole it, right? Indeed, you are a mysterious child. I have always found it incredible. I wonder where you came from? Your adaptability is unusually high, and you are smart. I'm not afraid of being alone. I always thought you were like an alien, and I was very interested in you. That's why you doubt me, I understand. But I didn't steal your past, I didn't steal other people like you lost the album!" Ion felt a sharp pain in his heart. "Wait a minute!" Mogami stopped him, but Ion shook off him and ran out.
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