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Chapter 11 Chapter two

Broken Cliff 松本清张 2796Words 2018-03-15
——In the investigation report of Kasai Heitaro by the credit investigation institute, it is recorded that Kasai entered the D automobile industry in S County and was promoted to the head of the computer section of the computing department two years later, and three years later to be the head of the section. Kasai Heitaro's knowledge of computers is outstanding, and the D automobile industry also values ​​his talents, so he has been promoted step by step so smoothly. However, Kasai's temper is exactly the same as when he was in M ​​Optics.He often uses the words "reasonable and unreasonable", and his distinction between the value judgments of all things is either "reasonable" or "unreasonable", and his standard is the American-style scientific standard.He often says this to colleagues or subordinates:

"Why are you so obsessed with mahjong? There is no game more destructive to human beings than this game. There is no knowledge, no progress, and no health at all. You stay up all night, so you will be tired. Of course, being tired will affect your work the next day. So losing the trust of your supervisor, your family, your friends. Either way, it doesn't help. First of all, it's a waste of time. In America, time is more important than anything else." Well said, everything makes sense.For Kasai Heitaro, theory comes first, and human feelings must be measured by the size of theory.It's like facing a computer.No matter what, he will never change his idea of ​​giving priority to specific theory, and he has extreme respect for the action of concretizing theory.

Kasai Heitaro said contemptuously "in Japan" and "Japanese are" in contrast to "in the United States" and "Americans".He is a computer technician, and his English ability is strong, so he does not sound pretentious, but the content of his words is not new or distinctive. Even so, although the theory is ordinary, it is still easy to understand.It just lacks persuasiveness and courage. However, he is a person who insists on his own opinion. Once he advocates a theory, he will never take it back easily and stick to it to the end.People who listen to him often can't hold him back, and compromise to him insincerely.But that's not the case when it comes to company policy.Those who persuade him to accept the company's policy in the middle often encounter his resistance and are in a dilemma.

"It's unreasonable. Although I understand it in terms of mood, mood is a unique thing in Japan, and sometimes it is an unreasonable disguise. In the United States, people will never be forced to accept unreasonable, because practitioners can thoroughly discuss theoretically with the above. Contradictions. If the people below follow blindly, the company’s career will never develop.” He criticized it like this. Kasai Heitaro is a tricky figure for the company.The same is true for human relationships. He has a lot of reasons, which makes people who come into contact with him feel restrained and keep him at a respectful distance.He has no intention of retaining the person who is leaving, because that is unreasonable behavior, he does not like to be treated, and he does not invite colleagues or subordinates, he excludes all unreasonable things.He has few personal relationships with anyone, but he himself doesn't feel alone or lonely because of it.In theory, it is strange to hold such sentiments.

On the surface, he appears to be isolated, but he doesn't like intruding into other people's domains, and he doesn't want people to enter his range. Even so, he won't disturb the atmosphere around him with words or deeds.He is not a disturber of the established peace, but he does not strive to actively establish it either.Indifferent to the coordination and harmony of the office, with an attitude of going its own way.Although not a particularly closed personality, she considers interpersonal relationships outside of work to be unnecessary. "As long as this person is excellent, there will naturally be a need for him." Kasai said to his subordinates, almost referring to himself.He honed himself single-mindedly, constantly absorbing knowledge on the job.From this point of view, he is a very hardworking person.

However, his research is for himself, not for the benefit of the company.Therefore, he made full use of his position to conduct research with the company's equipment, and was keen to increase his abilities. Heitaro Kasai got married shortly before he was promoted to head of the Computer Section of the Computing Division of the D Auto Industry.He doesn't like love and marriage, and thinks it contains unreasonable emotionalism, so he chooses to marry on a blind date.The other party's parents are local rich and landowners.The bride's name is House, and she is ten years younger than him. She just graduated from a junior college in the country. She has neither talent nor ordinary appearance.In other words, an unobtrusive woman.

He is full of confidence in his future, so he doesn't care about the social status of his wife's parents, and he doesn't care that his wife is not an outstanding woman.At present, he is satisfied with letting his parents-in-law bear the living expenses and assist his research expenses.His own salary is not handed over to his wife, but kept for his own use.But because all the money was spent on books, his wife never complained, and was even willing to help him. Even so, everyone who knew Heitaro Kasai felt strange about his marriage. He who had never interacted with others and could not communicate with others, unexpectedly stepped into the most cumbersome marriage hurdle in interpersonal relationships.

Because of his weird personality, everyone is curious about his marriage and expects changes.But until the final result appeared, there were no flaws, and no signs could be seen at all.Even so, it doesn't mean that he loves his wife. He treats his wife the same as he treats others, almost indifferent. Perhaps this plainness keeps the marriage smooth. Just as he has no passion for his wife, he has no interest in other women.It also seemed fair to say that he never drank with others, so he never had the opportunity to be interested in women. Similarly, when he talks to others, he is calm, and sometimes he will inevitably argue with others, but it will never get emotionally excited, and his face will remain pale.This is also a headache for the boss.

"A nervous face that doesn't look strong, but is actually quite healthy. Clearly concerned about physical fitness." This is stated in the investigation report of Kasai Heitaro by the Credit Investigation Agency. "Because I can't find anyone who has a good personal relationship, so the character is not clear, but I have not heard bad criticism. I am often busy, and I don't use my leisure time like ordinary salaried employees. He and his wife have not yet had children. But during the holidays, he never drove his own car to the suburbs with his wife. He always hides in his study and has no interest in golf.”

"In the M optical industry, and in the D automobile industry, he was elected as the executive member of the union, but he was not interested in the activities of the union at all, and did nothing. In the D automobile industry, although he was dissatisfied with the treatment It is true, but it has not become an issue of the executive department. It seems that he does not like to argue with others and avoids troubles related to himself. If he uses a vulgar term, he just wants to be good, and he doesn't care how others feel , a complete egoist." "According to a key cadre in the D automobile industry, Kasai Heitaro is the head of the calculation department, responsible for business management, production engineering, electrical calculations for technology promotion, and all planning work related to these. Although he is very knowledgeable in computer theory. It is rich, but the planning ability is below the standard. Because of this, the data that must be possessed in order to make use of the equipment installed is poorly designed, and it is impossible to really work through the computer. According to the executive, this tendency started about three years after Kasai joined the company And it appeared."

"Kasai Heitaro became the head of the Computing Section and had forty subordinates, but he couldn't master personnel management and duties. It's not that he was not capable enough, but because he was indifferent. He should even manage this task. He is lazy in the positions he is in charge of, and he does not care about the management of his subordinates. Moreover, he frequently vented his dissatisfaction with the company to his subordinates, and these words were passed on from his subordinates to the personnel department. The company admitted that it was wrong for Kasai Heitaro to be the head of the computer department. There is a personnel error, but it cannot be replaced immediately, so I feel very headache." At the end of the investigation report, there is such a record: "Two months ago, Kasai Heitaro suddenly submitted his resignation to the company for personal reasons. He himself said that he would go to the United States to study computers. However, due to the suddenness of the incident, some of the computer course staff said that they knew about studying abroad first. The news of his resignation was not known until after the news. Therefore, it was rumored that he might have been poached by another company. However, according to the investigation of the company, it was a misrepresentation. It has been confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Travel Coupon Section and the airline that he really went to the United States. I have gone. Some people suspect that the company that plans to hire him will pay for the cost of going to the United States, but the truth is not known. Some people speculate that he went to the United States to study for two years, and after returning to China, he decided to enter the company with a strong company, or worked as a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering of a private university. The cost of staying in the United States was indeed fully paid by his wife’s family. However, where is Kasai Heitaro in the United States now? Which school is he studying in? She didn’t know at all. The house also said that after her husband went to the United States, she only received a postcard of his arrival in Los Angeles.” A certain electrical industry that commissioned a credit investigation institute to conduct this investigation heard that Heitaro Kasai was very good at computers, and originally considered poaching him, but when the company "watched" him, he had already gone to the United States.
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