Chapter 40 The crimson curtain

After nightfall, the wise apartment welcomed a second visitor.Taeko Tamamura called this morning and said that she would come to visit at night, so Akechi was already mentally prepared, even though she was not very welcome. Taeko is indeed charming.Even if the wisdom of the Yiwen Dynasty is concerned, it cannot be denied that Miaozi is better in terms of appearance alone. She was wearing a spring dress made of silk, her body curves were fully exposed, and the makeup on her face and hands had been carefully applied. "I'm late and kept you waiting." She took off her thin silk gloves and smiled charmingly.

Sensei walked around behind her and helped her take off her coat. "I'm waiting for you. How is your brother?" "Well, thank you for your condolences. Although I still can't get up, I have basically recovered. I'm sorry to trouble you." Taeko sat down on the sofa and looked up coquettishly at Akechi who was still holding the coat.Seeing this, readers must have understood that Taeko loves wisdom.It seems that the more Zhizhi avoids her, the more she pursues. Akechi then sat on the bench opposite Taeko. Then, Taeko was like an ordinary woman, Xu Xu talked about some innocuous words, such as gratitude for being wise, the pain of losing her father, the horror of the mysterious murderer, etc., but she refused to get to the point.Zhizhi finally became impatient, and said coldly:

"Excuse me, what are you doing here today?" Taeko gave Akechi a surprised look, and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. I just hope that you can help me find the murderer who killed my father, so that our brothers and sisters can feel at ease. After the commotion of my brother's poisoning, I was terrified all day long, and I couldn't even stay at home with peace of mind... After that, do you know? What clues? For the sake of steadfastness, can you please elaborate on the progress of the investigation?" "Don't worry, from tomorrow on, things that hurt you will never happen again."

"Huh, so the case has really progressed? Please tell me!" Taeko stood up from the sofa in excitement, went to the bench and sat down next to Akechi, "Okay, tell me. " Putting her hands on Sensei's knees, she leaned forward and turned around, staring innocently at Sensei. Akechi felt the ambiguous touch of the smooth skin from his knees, and the other party's fingers were extremely restless, and then smelled the fragrant fragrance she exhaled from directly under the face. What a bold lady. Sensible is extremely confused.Taeko is beautiful, and her figure is extremely charming.In front of him, this lovely and lovely person was bending over his lap.

Sensei couldn't suppress the uneasiness that was constantly emerging in his heart.He was terrified, an indescribable fear. "Do you want to know that much?" Zhizhi managed to control himself and spoke calmly. "Ok." What made Akechi even more unbearable was that every time Taeko uttered a word, her red lips got closer to her. "I have found the murderer." "Huh..." Taeko was overly surprised, her face seemed to lose all color in an instant, "Who is the murderer?" The next moment, she showed an extremely delicate expression as if she was asking for help, and she leaned softly on Ming Zhi's lap, Breathing a little fast, asked.

"Do you really want to know?" Zhizhi evaded the soft body approaching without any trace, and confirmed again. "Well, of course." "Do you have the courage to face the truth?" "Oh!" Taeko gasped, "Courage? Why do you need courage?" "The murderer is hiding in an empty house at the moment. If you want to see the murderer, you have to go into that desolate empty house." "But I don't want to see the murderer. I just want you to catch him..." "Of course I'll catch him. But don't you hate the murderer? Don't you want to look at him?"

"Well, he is my father-killing enemy, of course I hate it. But to meet such an evil man..." "No, the murderer is not a man, but a woman, someone you are very familiar with. That woman is not so powerful, she can kill you in front of me. And there is a convenient place for peeping near the house, so you don't have to worry about being discovered by the other party .” "Huh, a woman I know? Who could it be? I have no idea." "It's a character that will surprise you." "Is it the daughter of Genzo Okumura, Bunyo?" "No. Wen Dai is still in the detention center, and he is another person you can't even imagine. We decided to arrest the murderer at ten o'clock tonight, and this matter will be heard by everyone tomorrow morning. If you wait Before dawn, why not go to the empty house first and hide in the dark to see her with your own eyes? Of course, the Poyue police department and I will also be there, and you should be able to witness the scene of the murderer being caught with your own eyes."

"Where is the empty house?" At this moment, Taeko's full attention was on the good news that the murderer was about to be arrested, and she unconsciously left Akechi's lap.It's no wonder that her father was brutally killed, and she herself also brushed shoulders with death several times because of Geno Okumura.How could she not be excited when she learned that she had found the devil's accomplice? So Akechi repeated the route he had explained to Hayoshi carefully, but he did not ask Taeko to enter through the window at the back of the house. "After entering the stone gate, the end is the porch. You can open the door gently to enter, and go straight through the corridor to reach an open and spacious room. Behind the crimson curtain hanging on the right side of the room is a lighted room. A small compartment. You only need to lift the curtain a little and peek inside, the murderer is inside."

How unbelievable.Taeko, like the Boyue Police Department, couldn't help wondering why Akechi had to be so oblique. "If you want to see the murderer, you have to follow the order I just said. Once the order is wrong, the situation will become quite difficult." Wise to repeat the route to the empty house, and the way to peek. "But I feel terrible. I feel more at ease when you are with me." "No. My mission is to set a trap and lure the murderer to that cubicle. Don't take her lightly before handing her over to the Boyue Police Department." "Can't you ask the Boyue police department to come with me?"

"That's not okay. Once I ask him, I will be blamed by him for leaking the secrets of the investigation. You go alone. If you can't go alone, don't be brave and do crazy things like peeping at the murderer." The sensible attitude is extremely cold. Then, Taeko continued to pester Akechi, begging him to name the murderer, but Akechi just kept silent.After saying goodbye to Akechi and leaving the apartment, Taeko hesitated for a long time whether to go to the empty house, and finally decided at the last moment to see it with her own eyes. The hatred of wanting to see the face of the enemy as soon as possible, the curiosity of wanting to know who the criminal is, the temptation of adventure that can only be found in novels, etc., all kinds of thoughts are intertwined and encourage Taeko.However, if it was only because of these, maybe she would not necessarily go.

In fact, Taeko had a hundred reasons to go there in person no matter what.She could know the truth by dawn, but she felt tormented and anxious all night.It is terrifying to witness, but it is even more terrifying to wait.An indescribable anxiety made her feel suffocating. After getting off the bus at Uomachi, Taeko walked along Tuankozaka to the designated empty house. After turning over the fork, there is a gloomy residential area, with fences as high as a person on both sides, like a hachiman ignorant, winding down continuously. Darkness doubles the distance.It wasn't very far, but Taeko felt as if she was about to get lost in the fence. She finally came to the stone gate that Zhizhi said.The roofs of the bungalows, which are dimly visible under the starlight, look like big black monsters, extremely gloomy. "Just go home." Taeko suddenly had an urge to run away, but she couldn't give up the idea of ​​spying on the murderer.If she was just out of pure curiosity, I'm afraid she would have turned back already.She had to go, however, because deep within her was a secret that was bigger than curiosity, a secret that no one knew but herself. She tiptoed through the gate, past the overgrown mud, to the entryway. She pushed lightly, and the door opened silently.There was indeed a dim light at the end of the straight corridor, which should be the cubicle where the murderer was. Taeko's heart was beating wildly. Ah, in a few more seconds, in a few seconds, I'll be able to witness the real murderer with my own eyes.Thinking of this, Taeko's breathing quickened, and she was almost suffocating in pain.Shrunken, almost collapsed to the ground. But she mustered all her strength and finally overcome the weakness in her heart. She floated softly down the spacious corridor, as if she herself were a ghost, moving quietly. Following the wise prompt, she walked into the spacious room.Looking to the right, the lamps on the opposite side illuminated the crimson curtains extremely gorgeously. The moment has finally come.Behind that curtain is a cold-blooded murderer. Even if the murderer is a woman, it will be a big deal if it is discovered.The sound of silk cloth friction and slight air vibration must be avoided. Taeko stood on tiptoe, held her breath, and slowly approached the curtain. She listened carefully, but could not feel any sound.Could it be that the murderer also held his breath and waited in ambush for someone in the house?Who are you waiting for?Could it be me?Thinking of this, Taeko's hairs stood on end. It's just that they've already come here, and they've come to this point, so there's nothing to hesitate about.Taeko hesitated for a moment at the door, it may have passed the agreed ten o'clock by this time. She gently pinched the edge of the curtain, bit by bit, bit by bit, and slowly opened it at an almost stagnant speed.