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Chapter 28 Chapter Twenty Seven

Laplace's Witch 东野圭吾 4882Words 2018-03-15
As soon as he saw the person walking up the stairs, Nakaoka thought it should be him.Because this person should be about the same age as Amakasu, but his temperament is completely different from that of the director Amakasu.He was wearing a suit, with neatly parted hair, glasses, a coat on his arm, and a briefcase in his hand. The man stopped and looked around the store.Nakaoka stood up and said hello. With a somewhat stiff expression, the man walked over, his expression showing vigilance. "Are you Mr. Uno?" "yes." "I'm very sorry to disturb you during your busy schedule." Nakaoka handed over his business card.

where.The other party said, and handed over his business card.Above the name of "Takao Uno", the title of sales manager is printed. After the two sat down, Nakaoka called the waiter, asked Uno, and ordered two cups of coffee. "I said it on the phone," Uno said slowly, "Now I almost... no, I have no contact with Amakasu at all." "I understand. You and him were classmates in junior high school and high school, and we still dated him when we were in college." Nakaoka took out his notebook and ballpoint pen. "Yes, but in college, I only met him three or four times at most, and we couldn't talk together every time we met. Or, I couldn't keep up with his train of thought. Maybe it's because he studied too professionally, he It just got weirder and weirder, which surprised me."

"I can't keep up with the train of thought, you mean the movie?" "Of course." Uno nodded. Uno and Amakasu are not only middle and high school classmates, they also participated in the film research meeting together in high school. After graduating from high school, Amakasu Saisao went to a private university's art department to major in film.When Uno said "learned too professionally", this should be what he was referring to. "During middle school and high school, you two had a good relationship, right?" "We were not in the same class all the time, and our relationship was not that good. It was still in high school, we were with friends in the circle, we went to see several movies every week, and we talked for hours in the coffee shop after school." recalled Remembering the scene at that time, Yuno's expression softened a little.

"You like movies too, don't you?" "That's why I joined that kind of circle. However, I don't like Amakasu so much." Coffee is served.Nakaoka took a sip of his clear coffee. "Excuse me," Uno looked at him inquiringly, "Can you tell me, what investigation is it about? It has something to do with Amakasu, right?" Nakaoka stretched out his right hand, bowed his head and said, "Unfortunately, I can't say. We also have rules and regulations." Oh.Uno picked up his coffee cup. "Is Mr. Amakasu a weirdo?" Uno smiled wryly as he added milk to his coffee.

"Yeah, he loves movies very much. He loves movies so much. From Amakasu, you hear everything related to movies. However, he doesn't only know movies. In other words, he is actually very knowledgeable. Whether it is talking about novels , or talk about music, it will be linked to movies in the end. He has a superb memory, does well in school, and often competes for the first place. Also, he is also omnipotent in sports.” Nakaoka shrugged. "It's just perfect." "That's right. I often tell him that you are too smart. But he doesn't look happy at all, and he doesn't feel proud. He always says that this level alone is not enough. What he wants is A more perfect realm. I said he was a weirdo, but perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that he is a perfectionist. In short, with high ideals."

"Are you only asking for perfection from yourself, or are you asking for perfection from others?" "That's not true. He basically doesn't care about others. We all know that he has excellent grades, but he doesn't know anything about us." As he spoke, Yuno seemed to think of something suddenly, "It's just——" "how?" "With one exception, he asked that person to be just as perfect." "who is it?" "The girlfriend he dated." Nakaoka picked up the ballpoint pen again. "He had a lover, didn't he. Can you tell me her name?"

"Oh, it's not really a lover. And there are more than one, and I can't remember the names one by one." "How do you say that?" "Excellent in studies, proficient in sports, and good-looking. As long as Amakasu proposes a relationship, it usually goes smoothly. However, the duration is not long. After a short period of time, they always parted ways. I asked him why, He said he was disappointed, didn't expect such a boring woman, it was so frustrating. Then, he went looking for other girls. This happened again and again. I don't know how many times. I have been with one of them A girl chatted with her, and she was very angry with Amakasu. It was the other party who proposed dating, and she was so lenient. She stipulated what clothes to wear, what hairstyle to wear, and forced people to develop hobbies. Probably that is Amakasu’s ideal. .”

Nakaoka stopped taking notes. "How did you develop perfectionism to such an extent? Have you asked?" "I didn't ask in detail. It's just that his father should have a greater influence." "His father..." Nakaoka flipped through his notes, he had already investigated Amakasu Saiseo's father, "It's the sculptor Amakasu Tasao, right?" "It seems to be the name. A talented sculptor." "It's the first time I've heard of this name. I searched the Internet and found a few works. After reading it, I was so impressed that it didn't look like it was cut out of wood."

Expressing everything in nature with wood carvings is Amakasu Taisei's style.Its delicacy is breathtaking.The animals come to life and the petals seem to blow away in the wind.His works are not only real, but also very expressive.Even Han Zhonggang, a non-artist, can feel that this is a work of genius. "Amakasu has a strong obsession with his father," Uno said. "He said that because he has the same blood as his father, he can't let his father be ashamed. Although he can't sculpt, he can definitely do something. Maybe it's the movie." "Mr. Amakasu's father didn't live with him. Do you have any impression of that?"

"Really? I don't know." "When Mr. Amakasu was in elementary school, his father ran away from home." "Hey..." Yuno was a little confused.It seemed he was hearing about it for the first time. "Also," Nakaoka said, "have you read that blog?" Uno, who was drinking coffee, put down his cup and nodded with a strange expression. "Look." They were talking about Saisei Amakasu's blog.When Nakaoka contacted Uno, he told him the URL and asked him to take a look if possible. "How do you feel?" "This...uh," Yuno's eyes widened slightly, "I'm surprised. I knew he had become a film director, but I didn't know that he had encountered such a tragic thing. Actually, how should I put it... I feel It's pathetic."

"You said that you haven't seen him since college. Then, you probably don't have any impression of Mr. Amakasu's wife and children." "Well, I only found out after reading the blog. I also have children of the same age, and I feel deeply after reading it." "How do you feel about Mr. Amakasu's family?" "How does it feel...?" "Any feeling is fine, and a simple impression is also fine." "Well, how should I put it, it's indeed Amakasu. Just reading his blog, you can feel that she is really a virtuous wife and two smart and good children. However, his daughter may be too sensitive. That's why... Maybe I inherited Amakasu's perfectionism, so I'm troubled by something? That's how I feel." "That is to say," Nakaoka stared at the other party, "for Mr. Amakasu, this is an ideal family?" "I think so." Nakaoka nodded and closed his notebook. "I'll use that as a reference. Thanks for your help." "Is it ready?" "Yes, thank you very much." Uno drank the coffee with a confused look, said goodbye, and stood up.On the way to the stairs, he looked back, as if he wanted to ask something, but finally nodded slightly, and went downstairs. Nakaoka called the waiter and refilled another glass.He reopened his notebook, regurgitating Uno's words in his mind. The ideal family... is it—— If he told what his real family was like, what expression would Uno have?If he knew that the facts were completely different from what was written on the blog, the wife and children on it were completely fabricated by him... In the past few days, Nakaoka has been questioning Saio Amakasu and his family.What he heard from Amakasu Moe's classmates was completely beyond his expectations, and he couldn't believe it for a while. But after asking a few people, he came to the conclusion that the students were right, and the things on the blog were far from the truth. Amakasu Sai's wife, Yukako, has an older sister who is married to Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture.She heard a lot of dissatisfaction with her husband from Yujiazi sporadically. "I'm so busy that I don't go home all day, and I don't help with the children. Occasionally when I go home, I always get angry at the children. It's no wonder that the children don't hate him. Both children avoid him. My sister gently reminded Caisheng Pay attention, but he yelled at my sister instead, saying that she was used to it. I think that person is not worthy of being a father. " Yukako's sister also confirmed that her daughter Moe became a bad girl in junior high school. "My sister was also very worried about this matter for a while. But after entering high school, Moe started to learn to dance, and finally got rid of her evil ways, and my sister was very happy. There is really no reason to commit suicide at this time. " Yukako's sister said with a sob. Nakaoka also did some research on Moe's junior high school days.He found a few of Moe's cronies back then, and learned an amazing fact from a woman. Moe Nian was pregnant and had an abortion when she was in junior high school. "The other party is her boyfriend, two years older than her, in the same gang. She talked to me about it after she became pregnant, and I didn't know what to do. In the end, her mother found out about it. I took her to the hospital to have an abortion. At that time, the month was relatively young, and there was no bad word from the school..." The woman said that she didn't know if Amakasu Saisei, the father, knew about it. The more Nakaoka listened, the more he felt that this was very different from what was written on the blog.So, why did Amakasu Saio write like this? In terms of contradictions, the contents of the notes he brought to the publishing house are also suspicious.It clearly stated that Moe's motive for committing suicide was related to her background.It is speculated in the notes that she was born by Kako and her lover, and has no blood relationship with Saisei Amakasu.But from the testimonies of her classmates, Moe knows that Amakasu Saisei is her biological father, and she also hates that her nose shape and hand shape resemble her father's. What kind of person is Amakasu Saisheng?Nakaoka found several people he had known since his youth.He felt that it was the best way to grasp human nature.He also went to meet people who were in the same department as Saisei Amakasu in college, and those who worked with Saisao Amakasu when he was an assistant director, and asked about the situation. It turned out that none of them spoke ill of Amakasu.Everyone spoke highly of Amakasu's abilities.To sum up their opinions is: "I am always very strict with myself, and I am a perfectionist who is never perfunctory." It is the same as what Uno said. One more thing is the same.Although Amakasu Saisheng does not demand perfection from others, it is different for lovers.He dated several girls and broke up quickly.Some people say that he has "wide range of interests", while others say that he has "high ideals".In short, he has a specific image of the lover in his mind, and when he understands that the other party does not match this image, he will immediately lose interest. At the age of thirty, Amakasu Saisheng married the unknown actress Yukako.So, is Yukako the ideal woman he finally found after searching for a long time?But in the eyes of those who knew Amakasu at the time, the answer was basically no. Yu Jiazi did not meet his ideals, but the assets of Yu Jiazi's natal family may be the cornerstone for them to enter the marriage hall.At that time, Amakasu had not yet established his position as a film director. He needed a strong backing, and Yukako made up for this deficiency just right. Nakaoka closed his notebook.At some point, a refill of coffee was served.Taking a sip, the coffee was a little cold. Perfectionism, blogs and notes that are very different from the facts—— He seemed to see something.In the chaos, a silhouette emerged vaguely.There was something else blocking the mist from dispersing, and Nakaoka didn't know what it was. He still hasn't grasped the whereabouts of Saisei Amakasu.Called several times, but always turned off.I also sent an email, but still haven't gotten in touch with the other party.Where did he hide? When I put the notebook back in my pocket, the phone rang.It was Narita calling, asking where he was. "Cafe in Shimbashi. Ask the person involved in that case." "Oh. Is it over?" "it's over." "Then you come back right away, I have something to see you." His tone was rude, as if he was in a bad mood. "What's the matter?" "We'll see each other later." Narita hung up the phone after saying this. What the hell—Nakaoka drank dry coffee, grabbed the bill, and stood up. As soon as he returned to the Criminal Division, Narita took him to the smoking room as usual.There is no one in the smoking room.Narita took out a cigarette, but instead of lighting it right away, he said something unexpected by Nakaoka. Nakaoka pouted. "Let me stop? What do you mean?" Narita picked up a cigarette, lit it with a lighter, and frowned, exhaling smoke. "It means literally. Forget about the hot spring area case, it has nothing to do with you." Why?Nakaoka swallowed the questioning.His experience so far had taught him under what circumstances this boss would say such things. "Did the boss tell you something?" Narita stuck out her lower lip and nodded. "During the day, the director called me, together with the head of the criminal section. He said that Nakaoka seemed to be chasing something, and told him to stop." Nakaoka smacked his lips. "How did you reveal it? Could it be the case of Tomate Onsen? Shouldn't the prefectural police over there check the car rental shop?" "No, probably not." Narita shook his head with a cigarette between his fingers, "Probably an instruction from a higher level. It has something to do with this department or the police department. From the director's voice, it seems to be so." "Police Office?" "The director said that not only can you not investigate this matter, but you can't even leak a word of it. Even if you hear something, you must forget it all. In exchange, you will no longer pursue the matter of private investigation without reporting. .Looks like we've hit a hornet's nest." "Then I want to poke it even more. I want to see with my own eyes how big a snake will emerge." Narita waved the hand holding the cigarette. "Forget it, you go to investigate, what should I do? They said that they will not pursue it anymore, isn't it very lucky." Narita took a last puff of cigarette, snuffed out the cigarette butt, and threw it into the ashtray, "Don't make any more mistakes Thoughts." After speaking, he walked out of the smoking room and closed the door heavily. Nakaoka also left the room.In the corridor, you can still see the back of Narita sprinting.It can be seen from the figure that the boss is very irritable now. What exactly are you exploring?Is there something behind the incident that cannot be seen by a small police officer in the precinct? Even if you hear something, forget it all—— In other words, Nakaoka seems to have caught a corner of the top-secret matter.Don't know what that is though. Wait——Nakaoka stopped in his tracks. How about that person?Qing Jiang from Taipeng University.He knew as much as Nakaoka, did he also receive a gag order?However, he is not a policeman, so he cannot be ordered like Nakaoka.So, how to make him shut up? Explanation.This is the only way, right?Nakaoka took out his mobile phone, he still kept Qing Jiang's contact information.
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