Chapter 32 fourth quarter

"It took me a lot of work. I wanted to use watching a movie as an excuse, but I was scolded that today is the day the president is buried. You should be more solemn. So I changed my mind and said I wanted to go for a walk, but my mother said she wanted to go for a walk." Come with me. But it will be fine if you come here, and you will never be discovered by her." Atsuko Suma shrugged and smiled mischievously.It was a schoolgirl-like smile that suited a sailor suit.Atsuko's tone of voice couldn't help but be ecstatic with the sense of security that no one would see her in this shop, and the joy of reuniting with her long-lost lover.After Narumi heard that the steakhouse "Hirose" on Suzuran Dori in front of the station had private rooms for two, he decided to meet up here.Of course they couldn't just borrow a box from the store, Narumi didn't have dinner and came here hungry.

"It's not good if you are suspected. So I also ate dinner, but I only ate a little, and now I'm almost hungry..." Atsuko Suma said. During the meal, they tried to avoid topics that would make them unable to eat, such as the burial ceremony and the discovery of Chita's body in the black strip. Topics such as what scenery you can enjoy from the car window. "Who wants to treat tonight?" "I'm here because I invited you." "Is that so? Then I have to praise the food here. This potato is really soft and delicious." "You don't have to force yourself to praise me. I can also make this kind of thing. After I marry you, I will make it for you every night."

"Wow, come on, it's just polite words." The young couple chattered and smiled happily. After the meal, ice cream was delivered.After Narumi ordered the waiter not to approach him for the time being, he leaned out and asked, "What do you want from me?" "I found something last night, and I was thinking, maybe it's not necessarily that person." "you are right?" "The murderer who killed the president." "What?" Narumi raised his eyebrows in surprise, his expression became serious. "Do you know who the murderer is?"

"Yeah, because that person has a motive." "Can you explain it from the beginning?" Having said that, Narumi doesn't have any hatred for the murderer who killed the president.The reason why the strike that was deadlocked before is now optimistic is because the only husband was killed, and all this is thanks to the murderer who killed President Nishi-no-hata. Maybe the whole union is actually very grateful to him Bar. Although Atsuko Suma opened the topic by herself, she remained silent at this juncture.How should I express the fact that I was almost forced to kiss by Hui Yuan?If he accidentally gave him the wrong impression, there might be a knot between the two of them in the future.

"What's wrong?" Narumi anxiously asked Atsuko who was quietly eating ice cream. "I'm thinking about where to start." "Is this so complicated?" "No, it's just because this matter may turn out to be just a misunderstanding, so don't worry, calm down." "What, I'm not sure yet." Narumi's disappointment was hard to hide on his face when his expectations were in vain. "It's not like this, don't be so impatient, calm down and listen to me. This happened last night. I went downstairs to the salon of the hotel and read a book there alone. The book was about the history of Nagaoka. The content was quite interesting, and I was very absorbed in watching it. When I came back to my senses, I suddenly found Huiyuan standing next to me."

"Did you mean the president's secretary?" Hearing this, Narumi's expression changed, and he put the pancake that was about to be put into his mouth back on the plate. "That's right. Didn't he propose to me through Hishinuma's wife last time? I haven't answered yet, so he was so itchy that he proposed to me directly as if he couldn't help it." "What a stalker, I must beat him up!" Narumi spoke viciously, but quickly said with sympathy: "But, it's only natural that he would be anxious. If I stood in the same position as him, I don't think I would be able to sleep."

"You can really talk." Suma Atsuko said with a smile.Even though it was flirting, she felt smug about hearing the man she loved say that. "Huihara is very serious. When he was bewildered and wooed me, he accidentally revealed the secret in his heart." "Is the so-called secret that he killed the president?" "How is it possible? That's not the case. It was the president who found out that he went to wait for the tea house before." "What an unlucky fellow." "He always thought that the reason why I refused his marriage proposal was because the president secretly told me about it. Huiyuan also argued seriously that it was because he forgot something at the banquet the day before, That's why he ran back to get it, he has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of, please don't misunderstand me."

"Did the president tell you about this?" "No, I heard about it for the first time yesterday. Of course, if I had known earlier, I would not have agreed to his marriage proposal." "That's it..." After speaking, Narumi looked away and began to fall into deep thought.When he turned his head to look sideways, the high bridge of his nose would be clearly visible like a relief. Atsuko loves his side face the most. There are several buses passing by under the open window, and the voice of the bus driver is carried by the wind.There are no streetcars in this city.

"So you're saying that he thought it was the president's fault that you refused his marriage proposal, so he killed the president to vent his grievances?" "What are you talking about? I rejected his marriage proposal yesterday. Even if Haibara hated the president so much that he wanted to kill him, the president would have died a long time ago, wouldn't he?" "Oops." Narumi screamed, shrinking its neck. "I am a self-proclaimed theorist, but I can make logical mistakes, and my brain is not working. If I make such a mistake in a group consultation meeting, I will be ashamed, and soon You will be caught as a pigtail and become the laughing stock of everyone."

"During the group negotiation, are everyone so incompatible?" Regarding the tit-for-tat attitude of both employers and employees when they meet, Atsuko is not so much sad as puzzled.Is labor-management cooperation just an illusory dream on paper? "If the target is the deceased former president and Haibara, even if we don't want to do this, we can't do it. So no matter who is the new president this time, I only hope that he is someone who understands our position. Otherwise, borrow some According to a scholar, the Japanese are a nervous nation, and they can easily lose their temper. People who are not friends are enemies, and enemies are objects that should be hated. The Japanese use this simple dichotomy to distinguish others. This It really shouldn't be."

Narumi took out his cigarette, tapped it on the table, and suddenly raised his head. "Then, Haibara killed the president because of...?" "That person was very worried that his scandal would be spread to my ears by the president. Judging from his expression, he probably killed the president to prevent this from happening." "But, would he be stupid enough to make a big mistake because of this incident? Although he is an enemy, his mind is second to none." Narumi's disapproval made Atsuko a little bit dissatisfied, and she tried to persuade the other party with a more enthusiastic tone. "He's crazy in love, and the whole person seems to be off track. Like him last night—" Halfway through, Atsuko was startled.It was impossible for Narumi to miss her bewildered look. "What did he do last night?" "No, it's nothing." "How can there be nothing wrong with you? Your flustered look just now was extraordinary." Narumi seemed to be very concerned about this matter, although his eyes were smiling slightly, he kept asking persistently.If Atsuko used the wrong method to hide it, it may cause a crack in the relationship between the two.She hoped to avoid this happening, and to avoid it, there must be a limited confession. "I said, don't be angry when you hear it. In fact, it's nothing at all." "I won't be angry, just tell me." "Huihara, he shook my hand." "Damn, that bastard. Is that all?" "He pushed me onto the couch and tried to hug me." "Damn it, I won't let him go next time I see him. Is that the only way?" It was the first time Atsuko Suma saw Narumi's jealous look, his slender face flushed with anger, and his clear eyes looked like they were burning.Atsuko didn't know what to do for a while, but when he thought that his jealousy was actually another expression of his love for himself, he felt relieved. "That's the only way. At this moment, Mrs. Hishinuma came into the room, and Haibara hurriedly jumped out of the window." "Damn it." Narumi cursed again.It seems that his curse vocabulary is very poor. "And the police's opinion is that the murderer pointed a gun at the president and asked him to drive the car to Ueno Park, but how could such a powerful person like the president be obediently threatened by the murderer? He will definitely stop the car on the way In front of the police station, turn around and catch the murderer." "Perhaps that's right." "But if the other party is Mr. Haibara, the president must have been lured to the murder scene without any doubt, because the president never revealed to anyone that Haibara had been to the tea house. Of course, he never dreamed of Haibara. Yuan actually hates himself, so he will not be wary of him at all." "Yeah, this explanation is much more natural than the police's opinion. His love for you is not a joke, so he has accumulated a lot of grudges against the president. After the villain was captured, he Will hate others to catch him, Hui Yuan is like this." "It's too pitiful to say that he is a villain." He pretended to be deaf to Atsuko's words, and said, "You rejected Haibara's marriage proposal because you already have me as a boyfriend? Or because you hate him?" "Both. Even if I didn't know you, I would never marry Huiyuan." "Huh? Why?" "I hate him. He kowtows in front of his boss and pleases him in every possible way, but he is very strict with his subordinates. Also, I heard from a person who participated in a staff trip to Izu last year that Haibara broke open the belly of a goby he caught and took After taking out its internal organs, he threw it into the sea. Seeing the fish staggering drunkenly swimming in the sea without knowing that its internal organs were peeled off, he still showed a faint smile. Hearing this, my whole body Goosebumps." "That's how it is. The low-level employees have a bad opinion of him, and this incident has also spread to us. Although the skinning goby is cruel, maybe he just wanted to do an experiment." Narumi said as if defending him.Realizing that you are at an advantage, you inadvertently want to help the underdog. But Atsuko immediately refuted him: "Please. Huiyuan is not an ichthyologist, but an employee of a textile company. There is no need for him to do this kind of experiment." "Too." "Should I tell the police about this?" "This matter must be handled with caution. I think after the police hear it, they will probably say that this alone does not constitute a motive for killing, and they may ignore your words." "I don't like informants either, but he might be the one who killed the president, can't we just let him go?" As Atsuko Suma spoke, her tone was rather tough for some reason.Narumi couldn't immediately guess what she was going to say next, so he kept his mouth shut and looked at the bright brown eyes of the other party. "Should we check it together? As long as we use the right method, we shouldn't be discovered. This is better than going to the police to inform." "Yeah, detective game? What do you want to do?" Narumi said half-jokingly, as if teasing her. However, unexpectedly, Atsuko Suma's expression was very serious: "It is impossible for us to interrogate him, right? So let's investigate his alibi when the case happened. I will investigate tomorrow. When he was killed, where was he and what was he doing. And after you return to Tokyo, meet with those who know about it, and investigate his alibi when the president was killed on the first night." Narumi was originally listening to Atsuko's words with a playful attitude, but seeing Atsuko's serious eyes, his expression had to become serious. "However, it is a good idea to hang a bell around the cat's neck, but who will do it is a big problem." "What's the meaning?" "How do I know where Huibara was that night? I can't foolishly walk up to him and ask him 'what did you do the night the president was killed'?" "Yeah, I'm really confused, how can I get him out of it?" Suma Atsuko's eyes dimmed.I didn't expect that I didn't discover this fundamental problem. I was so confused. Narumi was also silent, scooping up the ice cream that was about to melt with a spoon.This matter seems simple, but I can't think of a good way. "I can't just go and ask by myself... I can only ask others." Atsuko Sumo thought for a while, and soon she seemed to think of something, her little face lit up. "I've come up with a good idea. I'll make up a reason and ask someone to check it out for me." "Is there anyone you can turn to?" "There is a person who knows Huiyuan very well." "Who?" "It's the lady in charge of Hishinuma." The employees of the management will leave Nagaoka for Tokyo on the train the next morning, and she should be on the same train as her, so she asked Wen Jiang casually while getting on the train.Wen Jiang is a person who can do everything properly and considerately, so he will definitely be able to help her ask questions smoothly.Dunzi was thinking in his heart.

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