Chapter 26 Section 25

I looked at Tendo's face. He looked obliquely forward, held the lit cigarette between his fingers, took a puff from time to time, and exhaled the smoke.Except for this movement, the whole body is as motionless as a statue, and the expression is still serious and indifferent. The shape of his eyebrows is very characteristic. The eyebrows of ordinary people are on the ridge line where the protruding forehead meets the depression of the eye socket, but Tiantong's eyebrows are lower than the ridge line, extending from the depression to the left and right, with a sudden cut in the middle. Upturned to the position of the ridgeline, and then the two ends gradually move above the ridgeline, so the overall look is that the two ends are lifted upwards, as if the eyebrows are angry.

His sharp eyesight is also characteristic.Beneath the raised eyebrows, the shape of the eyes seems to have been cut out with a knife.His eyes seemed to be looking into the distance all the time, and he seemed to be staring at something sternly. He was different from ordinary people, possessed incredible brilliance, and hardly showed any emotion. He knew very well that his face was bathed in my line of sight, but he remained unmoved and remained calm.I find this aspect of him unusual. Probably in his mind, the information of being stared at by others is not worth dealing with specially, or it should be taken for granted.It is precisely because of my deep understanding of this that I can keep looking at his face with peace of mind like this.

I was awakened by the jingle of bells, recalling the purpose of my trip.I looked towards the door, just as Sanjo Takashi walked into the store, he saw us immediately and waved. I stood up, sat next to Tendo, and moved the coffee cup in front of me.This is the "coffee street" where Natsuko was interviewed, and letting the other party sit on the seat by the window is also out of the same habit. Tendo put out the cigarette in the ashtray. "Hello, long time no see." Sanjo nodded, sat on the seat I vacated, and put the jacket in his hand on the empty seat next to him.He didn't even look at the menu, so he asked for the Hawaiian Kona from the waiter who came to take the order.

"Yeah, there's been a frenzy of specification changes lately." After ordering and resting for a while, Santiao opened up the conversation first. "What change?" Tendo asked, and I listened to a topic that had stuck with me until last month. "The biggest change is the management of parts. If the performance of the mainframe can exceed that of NINTENDO64, it can barely run, but due to hardware and capacity limitations, it seems impossible to manage parts. For a simple example, such as picking up in a grid Pump, that way, this grid won't drop pumps anymore, right. But coming back from other levels, this grid will drop pumps again."

"this--" Tendo was speechless for a moment. "—What about that? About the weight limit of the suspension car?" "Yes. There is an unfinished cargo on the river bank here. Cross to the other side of the river and put down the cargo. Then come back again, and the cargo that was left here will disappear. Cross the river again in shock, there Goods that have already arrived will also disappear.” Sanjo spreads his hands to express helplessness.Tendo was lost in thought. When I came back to my senses, the guests at other tables were quietly peeking at us.I'm not very famous, so it's probably because of Tendo's height and Sanjo's face that it's not exactly Johnny's that attracts attention.

"Then how to solve it?" "We are still discussing, but the hardware limitations cannot be solved, so those problems like I just mentioned, everyone has given up as a dead end. So now the direction of efforts is to improve the integrity of each level, in order to eliminate these problems natural place." "That is to say, every time you finish a level, there will be a similar 'choice by the well'." "yes." Tendo folded his arms and nodded his head two or three times. "So that's the case... This is also a helpless move. But--I have another matter in inviting you here today."

"Well, I heard. Teacher Tatsumi's floppy disk was stolen. I didn't steal it." "I didn't say it was you. I just wanted to reconfirm what happened that day." "Okay. But you've already heard about it from Xia Zi. ... That idiot said unnecessary words." The way he speaks makes me a little bit annoyed, the one who casually calls others stupid is an idiot. "Then I'll ask. While we were away—that is, when we went to pick up Matsuura, you and Nishino went for a walk and came back about an hour later. Then Nishino went to the bathroom to take a shower. I've heard all about this. You Where and what are you doing?"

"Yeah, I didn't do anything—that's right. I was chatting with the room manager and Kaori." "What are you talking about?" "... It seems that there is nothing special to talk about. Hmm... how much does this house cost, it would be great if there is a wine cellar, how much does the wine cellar cost, and other topics." "While you were chatting, Daiso came back on his motorcycle." "Yes. I'm not very good at dealing with that kind of people. He talked very lively by himself. Just when I didn't know what to do, Xiaoxia came over after taking a shower. I also sweated a little before, so I also took a shower , went back to the room and changed clothes, and then it was time to prepare for the barbecue. When the shelf was set up on the terrace, Tendo and you will be back."

"Then the next question, that night you went up to the tower, and after drinking for thirty minutes at the top of the tower, Tatsumi came back first, followed by Nishino. Then you also chased Nishino back—and what happened after that?" Sanjo showed a displeased expression. "Ms. Tatsumi had already returned to the room at that time, so the floppy disk was stolen must not be within this period of time. It should have been earlier, or—" "or?" Tiantong asked.Three bored responses. "When everyone is in a mess because of Kaori's death, there is a possibility of committing a crime. Can I talk about my thoughts?"

Tendo silently urged him to continue. "The person who stole Tatsumi-sensei's floppy disk was actually Kaori, right?" Sanjo looked at me as he said that.I didn't react at all. The stolen floppy disk was originally an excuse we prepared to learn about the situation from others. It didn't actually happen, so even if I heard this kind of speculation about a fictitious event, I couldn't make any normal reaction.Tendo didn't realize that he was playing his true colors. Seeing that we were unmoved, Sanjo seemed dissatisfied and continued. "This kind of statement may be a bit hurtful. There should be no one else who is interested in Mr. Tatsumi's original manuscript. Let's look at the people present at the time. Shihe Shizhang and Tendo are basically the type who don't pay much attention to others. Oiso doesn't seem to be interested in novels either. As for Matsuura, he doesn't have to peek at them. It's impossible for Xiaoxia to do such a thing, so as long as I don't do it, Kaori is the only one left.

"Besides, she is probably a fanatic of Teacher Tatsumi's book. So even though she knows she can't do anything, she still wants to know the content of the teacher's new work, and wants to take a peek first. The person with the strongest desire is definitely her." "Leave that question alone. I'm asking you what happened after you got off the tower and entered Nishino's room." Tendo forcibly changed the subject.Sanjo seemed to be complaining, but in the end he didn't say anything, and sighed with his shoulders sinking. "Haven't you heard it all, that's it." "What time did you fall asleep? Nishino said she fell asleep at about eleven o'clock. What did you do after she fell asleep?" "You asked me what I did... I fell asleep too." "Why? Haven't you thought about going to the tower to drink for a while?" "No, after all, I drank a lot and I've had enough." "Is that so? Nishino has already fallen asleep first, and the banquet above is still going on, and Kaori is also present...In this case, I don't think it's surprising that you will go back." "What do you mean by that?" Three were clearly angry.But Tendo's tone was still calm. "In a sense, Nishino, who is like a light bulb to you, has fallen asleep in front of your eyes. You don't have to be restrained anymore. You can talk to Kaori as much as you want, and maybe there is a chance for the two of you to be alone. How could you just let it go? an opportunity-" "Wait, why do you think I--" "Anyone with a discerning eye can see it." Sanjo closed her eyes and took a deep breath, brushing up her messy hair.After adjusting his breathing, he continued. "I didn't expect what would happen in that place. After all, as long as the director is still there, other people will accompany you. In short, I just don't want that person to be forced to accompany you, Matsuura, and that man named Oiso to chat with. "But you didn't go to the tower, Matsuura was not welcomed, and Oiso didn't seem to be interested in that person. "The most important thing is that I was chattered by Xia Zi in the room for a long time. Generally speaking, I would not go back immediately after the other party fell asleep. This is too thin." What Sanjo said just now is the truth.Tendo nodded slightly, expressing his understanding. "It means that after Nishino fell asleep, you fell asleep too. About what time? Did you fall asleep right away?" "I told you I was drunk—" "You didn't hear it either, when Kaori fell to the ground—" Upon hearing Tiantong's words, Santiao's face twisted, as if he was considering whether to swear or not. "How dare you bring this up." "You don't want to answer?" Santiao didn't answer, as if he didn't even want to think about it. "I'm going to think about that anyway, and have to think about it. Why did she jump? . . . What do you think?" Sanjo closed her eyes and shook her head. "I have no idea."