Chapter 31 third quarter

Yabe, who is a layman, doesn't know what kind of group the "New Jihui" is. Although he reads some manuals, he still doesn't understand the painting circle very well. He only hears that the painting circle is very complicated and strange. There are only five or six items, but in the only knowledge, we can get a glimpse of its "complexity and strangeness". For example, the establishment purpose of "Xinjihui" is to "resist the feudal and exclusive N Exhibition and promote the establishment of new factions". The group was established in Showa 10. However, according to its statute, members can freely participate in N Exhibition, the president Sanyo Yoshikawa also serves as a judge for the N exhibition.

However, at present, Yabe is not interested in the complexity of the painting world at all. What he cares about is Yukihei Tajima. Yabe went to visit the "Shinkikai" office in Yotsuya. Since the chairman, Yoshikawa Miro, was not there, two young painters came out to greet him.Both of them had learned about the death of the Tajimas from the newspapers. "Did you expect this kind of thing to happen?" Yabe asked looking at the faces of the two people. The two men glanced at each other and said, "Since we haven't seen Tajima-kun for a week, we can't say that we expected this to happen, but we know that he and his wife don't get along very well. so……"

"So what?" "I think Tajima-kun has encountered a bottleneck in painting. Although he has original talents, he will inevitably encounter many difficulties because he has no foundation in painting. Once he falls into a rut, it is difficult to break through the technology. For this I think Tajima-kun will feel very painful about this kind of thing." Will he be forced to die in love because of this?Yabe suddenly felt that the people in the firm were very heartless. If a member died, he should feel sad and sad. However, the attitudes of the two painters in front of him not only did not have this kind of atmosphere, but also made Yabe feel that in order to help the police, slander The dead are not spared.It seems that Kohei Tajima not only had problems in his private life, but also encountered difficulties in painting.

Is this the unique whims of artists?Yabe doesn't think so. The phrase "no basis" was a criticism of Kohei Tajima by other members.Yabe thinks this way, I am afraid that the "Shinkikai" has an academic style, because half of the members are from the University of America. For Tajima Kohei, who was born in a farming family and did not receive formal painting education, of course it seems very special, which is why he is so attractive. Pay attention? However, Yabe did not raise this question, because the atmosphere inside the Shinkikai is not what Yabe cares about. "Do you know Kazuhiko Iseki? He was also a member of your club before." Yabe asked, changing the subject. "If you know him, can you briefly explain his character?"

"Is he a member of the Society? Is he a painter?" "yes." "He is a painter who paints very carefully. I think his nerves are very delicate. However, because his knowledge of painting has not improved, he will abandon his brush and stop painting when he encounters bottlenecks. Because he is very good at running hotels. It's pretty tricky, so wouldn't it be nice for him to stop painting? He seems to be involved in this incident." "Is Kazuhiko Iseki very close to the dead Kohei Tajima?" "Yes. Their personalities are completely different, and maybe this will bring them closer together. Iseki-kun once praised Tajima-kun's talent."

Is that true?Yabe thought so.This remark made Yabe feel that Tajima Kohei's position in the Shinkikai was very delicate.Yabe stopped asking, and resigned to leave the Shinkikai office. Although he felt that these two people were somewhat biased, it could confirm what Yuko Kuwahara said. (Did Kohei Tajima really commit suicide?)