Chapter 19 Chapter Eighteen

The lights in Maybrick's office are always the last in the building to be turned off.Although it is far away from Japan by the Pacific Ocean, the bad habit of working overtime in Japanese companies has been meticulously preserved.The company stipulates that get off work at six o'clock, but Hamada Hezi has to work until seven o'clock every day before leaving the office. No one will leave before that. As the department director, of course she can't leave before her subordinates. If she does that, her subordinates will They will come to her one by one to "report on work", that is a blatant threat, but she has nothing to do about it.Even though she had finished all her work at four o'clock, she could only spend the remaining three hours doing nothing.

Kako Hamada is currently chatting with seven people on MSN at the same time, and all of them believe that she is a girl who came from rural Japan to a big city in the United States, first in New York, then in Pittsburgh, and experienced all the hardships in the world.But in fact, Meybrick Medical Devices Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hamada Corporation in the United States. Almost two-thirds of the Hamada family work in the family club, and the current president is He Zi's uncle. .If it is not for family reasons, Hamada Hezi's personality is absolutely unbearable to work in such a boring company.She came to the United States with her parents when she was three years old. Her father, as the second person in the family, was sent to the United States to open up territory for the Hamada family. She received a purely American education, but when she was sixteen years old, she learned that she Her fate has already been arranged—go to a prestigious school, receive the best education, and then return to Japan before the age of thirty to marry a man she has never met, but who was destined for her when she was born. When her husband's life as a housewife, she began to rebel.She seduces and sleeps with every guy she can catch her eye on; she gets an abortion, runs away from home, and even gets married in Las Vegas to a guy named David whom she's only known for three days.But her father, Hamada Tetsuo, finds her every time and settles things in a family way.These things will be wrapped up so tightly and airtight that the idiot who is expecting a bride in Japan will never hear the slightest bit of wind.Her father sabotages every job she has, forcing her to work only in the family business, where he uses the entire company to spy on her.When she realized that she could not escape such a fate, Kako Hamada decided not to fight against the powerful family anymore, and she made herself as comfortable as possible every day in the United States.As long as she doesn't run away from home, her father gradually loosens his control over her.She rents an apartment by herself near the company; she learns karate; she makes various friends through the Internet so that the days back to Japan will not be too boring; Domain: She still dates all kinds of men... But when the thirty-year-old border approaches, such "good days" are coming to an end.

serial killer?Maybe it would have been a better ending for me if he could have killed me.Hamada Kako thought sadly, although she didn't believe a single word of those nonsense.When the time passed seven o'clock, she said goodbye to her online friends one by one, turned off her computer, and started packing her things to leave the office.Her apartment is four blocks away, and she insists on walking fifteen minutes to and from get off work every day, even though her Porsche Carrera and Infiniti sports car are parked in the garage of the building for many years. At this time of Monday, there are not many pedestrians on the road, and the road home today always seems particularly gloomy.After walking out for a block, Hamada Hezi suddenly stopped and turned around suddenly—there was nothing, no stalkers covering their faces with hoods, only a few passers-by who were in a hurry like her, talking on the phone The young people passing by her, and the fat man who came out of the fast food restaurant with a paper bag to pick up his car.Damn, stinking cop, you scare me!Hamada Kako cursed in her heart, turned around, put her hands in the pockets of the windbreaker and continued walking.What kind of serial killer is just a psychological effect.

It was only one block away from home, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians around her. As she walked, Kako Hamada convinced herself: Didn’t the murderer get close to the victim through eBay transactions?He would not launch an attack in such a place.Hey, what the hell is wrong with you?Have you forgotten that you are a brown belt in karate?Which of those men who dared to touch you didn't swallow their teeth of regret?What about a non-existent serial killer?But even so, the image of the cruel rapist still lingers in his mind. The apartment building was right in front of him, and He Zi could already see its windows.Normally, she would take a shortcut through this narrow alley, which would save about five minutes of the journey.But today, Hamada Kako stopped in front of a dark alley.It's just a slightly dark alley, she told herself.At the alley, she turned sideways and completed a side kick in her imagination. The virtual serial killer in her mind was kicked to pieces like a watermelon, which gave her instant courage, and she decided to Go through the alley.

The alley was only about forty yards long, and Kako Hamada quickened her pace, and within half a minute she was at the end of the alley, where there was a trash can, and she had to turn sideways to pass, and at the last yard she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the alley Suddenly a figure flashed out of her mouth, a man who was not too tall, the backlight made her unable to see his appearance clearly, and even his skin color could not be determined.The man is carrying a black plastic bag in his left hand.She'd read about it in a novel, it was a rapist's tool bag.What is holding in the right hand, is it a gun?

It finally appeared—Hamada Kako breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the man blocking his way.She changed her sideways posture into a leaning back stand - which is a very sharp attacking posture in karate when there is a support on her back - and then kicked a side kick in the blink of an eye.It was a perfect side kick, right in front of the door, Hamada Kako believed that he didn't even know whether she kicked her left foot or right foot, so he suffered a heavy blow.The man's head hit the corner first, and then fell down like a sack. The wine bottle in his right hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and the garbage in his left hand spilled all over the floor.When He Zi realized that what she had knocked down was just an unlucky ghost taking out garbage, a powerful big hand had already twisted her left arm, and the other hand holding the Kabbah knife went around her neck, The blade was pressed against her left cheek, and a gloomy voice sounded from behind: "Don't move, girl, I'll scratch your face if you move, fuck, you are such a dangerous bitch, I can't underestimate you !"

Hamada Heko's mind went blank for a moment, allowing the people behind her to pull her back into the alley where she could not see her fingers, cut her hands behind her back, and pressed her body tightly against the wall. The knife in the man's right hand slipped There was a stabbing pain on her neck. At that moment, she almost thought that she was done, but the sharp Kabbah knife only made a shallow cut on her head and neck, and the blade slid towards her without stopping for a while. Behind her, when he started to use something to try to tie her hands, He Zi gasped.No, he must never be allowed to tie his hands. If he were to be freed, it would be the end of everything.The master told her that in this situation, she should step on the other person's toes, but it was almost impossible to do so in such a dark alley.Driven by fear, He Zi gathered all her strength at the waist and slammed her hips backwards. The pressure on her back was instantly relaxed, allowing her to use the trick she had practiced for a long time - her left foot Stepping on the wall, using the force to lift the body into the air, spinning in the air, the right foot kicked heavily on the person behind him with the force of the rotation - a clean and neat "kite turn over", but due to the physical The kick that was supposed to hit the carotid artery just hit the man's right chest, but this blow was enough to defeat the murderer.The tall man groaned in pain, clutching his chest and fled.

Hamada Kako did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, she leaned against the wall to support her body, watched the murderer run out of the narrow alley and disappeared into the night, she was relieved, put her hands on her knees, and panted heavily.Someone had already seen the drunk man who had been kicked unconscious at the entrance of the alley and called the police. It wasn't until the sirens blared throughout the block, and the patrolman with a large flashlight shone into the narrow alley, that Kako Hamada, who was still in shock, came out of the alley. "We received a call, ma'am, what happened?" The two policemen put their hands on the handles of their guns and asked nervously.

"Uh...rape...someone wants to rape me!" "Ma'am, are you okay, do I need to take you to the hospital?" "No, I'm fine, sir," Hamada Kako pointed to the unconscious guy on the ground, "He happened to come to take out the trash, the rapist attacked him, and then ran away! You should send him to the hospital." Two police officers disarmed, one began to call an ambulance on the walkie-talkie, and the other began to ask He Zi: "Ma'am, are you sure you are all right? Can you answer our questions now?" "Yes, I'm fine. Do you have any questions?"

"Have you seen the face of the prisoner?" "No, no, it's too dark in the alley, I can't see anything, I don't even know what color he is. I just know he's tall, about six feet three four inches tall, and strong, you see My wrists." Hamada showed the police the bruises on her wrists, and the officer nodded, apparently believing what she said. A few minutes later, the ambulance came to the scene and picked up the unlucky drunk. The crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed. The two policemen made a simple record and finally asked: "Madam, is it convenient for you to come back with us for a visit?" A detailed transcript? It might help us get to your attacker sooner."

"No, I don't think so, I've told you all I know, and now I just want to go back and take a good shower and sleep." The two police officers seemed to have expected such an answer a long time ago. They didn't bother Hamada Heko anymore, and drove away after wishing her good night.Hamada Kako returned to her apartment with the body of Yusheng after the catastrophe, locked the door three times, closed all the windows, turned on all the lights, and then collapsed on the sofa exhausted.She knew that no matter how tightly the doors and windows were locked, she would not feel safe that night, and for the next ten hours, what would accompany her would be terror and nightmares.