Chapter 26 exactly the same woman

Maybe it was still early, and there were no other guests in the bar of the hotel. This is the place where Takako and Koga drank together when they met not long ago.The two were sitting in front of the bar.With such a memory, Takako opened the door and walked towards the bar, but Koga took her hand. Koga gestured with his chin to sit on the sofa chair. It seemed that what Koga was going to talk about was quite serious - Takako only realized it at this moment. It was around 3 o'clock in the afternoon when Koga called the P University Hospital where Takako served as a pediatrician.Takako predicted the day before yesterday that he would call her at this time of the day.

Taking advantage of consecutive holidays, Koga, who returned to Tokyo with his wife and children, should take a plane back to P City early this morning.After she came back, she would call after 3 o'clock when Takako's work came to an end - she had already expected this. "Are you back? How are you? How are you all?" On the phone, Takako said in a hearty tone.Perhaps it is more correct to change this description to "pretending to speak in a cheerful tone"? "How are you all?" This line could very well be taken as sarcasm.In fact, Takako is most afraid of being misunderstood.She didn't think she felt the slightest bit of jealousy towards Koga's wife.

"TOEFL...can I see you today?" Koga asked. "But... what day is today, don't you know?" Takako used such words to imply his own physiology. "What?...uh, yes..." Koga seemed to understand.In this regard, Koga's mind is quite sharp. "I'm sorry, I didn't see you for a week, but I let you down..." At this time, although there was no one around, Takako's voice was still low. "If you don't mention this matter, can we still meet? I have something to tell you." Koga said in a panic. The two of them made an appointment to come to the restaurant of this hotel for dinner.During the meal time, Kohe never said anything about him.

On the one hand, Takako didn't ask him, "What are you going to tell me?" (It's he who has something to say, why should I ask?)—that was her idea.It is undeniable that there is a somewhat stubborn side in her personality. Koga is the director of the social department of the P branch of a newspaper in Tokyo.Due to the children's education problems, he came to take up the new job alone when he was transferred.It has been about 10 months since I met Takako by chance.A woman with a position like Takako is generally called a "P city wife".In fact, Takako did not receive any financial assistance from Koga, so in her mind the two were completely equal.

Takako would sometimes be unwilling to show weakness in front of Koga, maybe this is the reason? "I haven't seen you for a while, my eldest daughter has become quite gorgeous..." Koga spoke while mixing whiskey and water for Takako.There are whiskey bottles, ice buckets, mineral water and the like on the table. "Isn't her name Etsuko?... She's in the third year of college, so it's not unusual to have a boyfriend." Takako thought of herself at this age.Although it was not cohabitation, there was indeed a boyfriend who occasionally came to her place to sleep.

Koga's eldest daughter suddenly became gorgeous—could it be that she already had a boyfriend of this kind?Takako didn't speak out.Of course she didn't want to hit Gu He with this. Takako has visited Koga's rented apartment several times.In the corner of his room was a small desk with a framed picture on it.In the frame is a photo of his wife, eldest daughter and second daughter standing in front of his house. At that time, Koga had made such an explanation with a proud expression: "This is my eldest daughter Etsuko, who is now a sophomore in college. Next to her is my second daughter Katsuko, who is now a sophomore in high school..." If Takako said , what happened to Etsuko and her boyfriend, Koga must be furious? "Perhaps you're right. How can I say that? It's a strange enough thing."

"What kind of strange method?" Takako took a sip of the whiskey and water.The feeling of this thing slightly stimulating the tongue is really refreshing. "What should I say about this matter? To put it simply, I regard my daughter as a woman." "Is that so?!...Isn't it because I haven't seen you for a while? Mr. Koga, you haven't been back during Chinese New Year!" From the end of the year to the Chinese New Year, a corruption incident broke out in P City.The director-level officials of the city government were arrested, and the situation even quickly extended to the deputy mayor.As a result, journalists, including Minister of Social Affairs Koga, were unable to enjoy the New Year holidays.Therefore, since last summer, it can be said that Koga has never been back to Tokyo.Among them, his wife has been to P City twice, but he has never seen his daughter.

"This may be one of the reasons..." Although Koga nodded, he still looked suspicious. "You said that you regard your daughter as a woman... Specifically, what's going on? You think your daughter has become much more beautiful...Is that all?" "No, that's not how it works." Koga said in polite words.It happens sometimes, it's one of his habits. "If you put it this way, maybe you will understand? My daughter is rather a woman... I think this is the unavoidable mentality of a father with a young daughter. But my situation is different. I am aware of a woman's desire for my eldest daughter. exists. Isn't that very different?"

"But..." Takako smiled, "Are you just playing with words?" "no!" Koga said angrily.He drank more than half of the whiskey in his glass at the same time.It was a performance of excitement he had never felt before. "Is it okay for you to drink like this?" Takako unconsciously looked at Koga's face. "It doesn't matter. Drink a little, and it may be easier for me to speak. Since you are a doctor, I will confess to you as a patient.—I regard my daughter as a woman... This means that I have a good relationship with my daughter. Aroused male desire—”

After Koga finished speaking at a relatively fast speed, he poured the whiskey himself.At this time, he seemed to subconsciously turn his face to the side. "..." Takako remained silent.In fact, she didn't know what to say.Even if you find the right words, I'm afraid it won't be as good as you say, right? "To be more specific, a certain part of my body has even changed. How is this different from simply seeing my daughter as a woman? How could I be playing with words?" "This... I don't know much about men's physiology." "Don't lie to me. Although you are a pediatrician, since you are a doctor, you must have done considerable research on human physiology. And, to be more clear, I violated my daughter—"

"What?!" Takako put the wine glass that was brought to his lips back on the table, "How could you do this?" "Ha! Violation doesn't mean actual hands. I wouldn't do such a thing, would I?" Koga smiled and shook his hand.However, the smile lines on his face suddenly disappeared... After Koga drank the second glass of whiskey and water at twice the usual speed, he began to explain the violation of his daughter.This kind of thing, he can't seem to say it without the help of alcohol. "I'm really embarrassed to tell you this kind of thing... the night I just went back, I once hugged my wife..." "What's the embarrassment? It's a natural phenomenon for a couple to be apart for such a long time." "Hmm... When I was doing that thing, what filled my mind was the matter of violating my daughter... At that time, I wanted to get rid of this thought, but the shadow of my daughter was always in my mind, Fu Ye Can't brush away..." "You're so nasty—" Takako swallowed the words that he almost blurted out.Wouldn't that make Koga feel ashamed?In any case, this situation is indeed abnormal. — Takako thought to himself. According to what Koga revealed, he seemed to be using his eldest daughter's fantasies to make his relationship with his wife reach a climax. Violating one's own daughter should be one of the biggest commandments of human society.When thinking of such a violation of the precepts, doesn't that thing of a man shrink back?Why did Koga backfire? "In the past three days, I have always had a strange mentality. My daughter is at home all day because of the university holiday, and she doesn't know what kind of mentality I have. She not only talks to me as usual, I also act like a baby frequently. To put it an exaggeration, the torment I have suffered in my heart is big enough." "Are you feeling like this only for Ms. Etsuko? How about it for Ms. Katsuko down there?" "Kezi is about to enter the third grade. In order to prepare for the college entrance examination next year, all she can think about is studying. During the three days of my vacation, she went to the cram school every day to attend classes. When she was at home, except for showing her face at meals, Locked up in their rooms..." "She likes to read, doesn't she? Is Miss Etsuko the same?" Takako deliberately changed the topic.Koga's abnormal psychological confession, after listening to it for a long time, will really make him sick. "Well, when she was in high school, she also liked reading very much. Even this is exactly the same between the two of them..." "Exactly the same even to this point" means that the two people look extremely similar.Koga said that because Takako knew this. Takako had discovered this the first time he saw the photos in Koga's room. I heard that this photo was taken a year ago.The sisters Etsuko and Katsuko, except for their height and hairstyle, they can be said to look exactly the same. "Huh?! These two sisters really look like twins?" Takako expressed his feelings bluntly on the spot. "Ha! When they were not so old, the two were tall and short, and the younger sister had a baby face, so they didn't look so much alike. However, recently, sometimes even I get it wrong. The two seem to want to avoid I was recognized as a mistake, so I deliberately wore a different hairstyle." "Really? They really look like a pair of twin sisters....Besides, both of them are very similar to your wife." There used to be such a conversation between the two. Takako suddenly remembered this. "Excuse me... Mr. Koga, how old was your wife when you got married?" "I got married when I was 23, so the wife should be 21?" "Really?... Well, Ms. Etsuko is exactly at this age. Mr. Koga, when you see Etsuko, don't you think of your wife back then? Because Ms. Etsuko is very similar to your wife." "Maybe there is this possibility. Because when I got home, it was Etsuko who helped me change my clothes, and I couldn't help but feel nostalgic....For a while, I hesitated a little, but I quickly remembered: This is my wife The smell of our youth—when we were not yet married, only engaged—" "They wear the same perfume—isn't it?" "No. I thought so at first, so I asked, and found out that Etsuko didn't wear perfume. Could it be her body odor? I'm surprised that mother and daughter are so similar..." "..." Under a wry smile, Takako took a sip of whiskey.Why should I listen to your nonsense? ——She has such a mood. In the afternoon two days later.When Guizi was walking through the corridor of the hospital, he suddenly heard someone calling her from behind. Looking back, I saw a woman in her 30s bowed to her politely.The girl who looked like an elementary school student next to this woman smiled shyly. "Ah... hello." Takako nodded to them.She remembered the little girl's face.It seemed that I had examined this little girl two months ago.I vaguely remember that her symptoms were mild bronchitis. "Our name is Valley. Thank you very much for the doctor's care during that time..." "Uh, yes, aren't you the little sister of Tani Chizu? Why did you come to the hospital again today?" "No, she didn't come to see a doctor today. An acquaintance is hospitalized, and we are here to see a doctor today." After Tanya Qianjin's mother finished speaking, she lowered her voice and said again: "Excuse me, doctor, are you busy now?" "No, it's fine." "I want to lend you a few minutes, okay?" "What do you want from me?" When answering the question, Guizi was not without some sense of caution. "The day before yesterday, I saw you in the lobby of Hotel P." "What?! Uh! That's because I have something to wait for someone." This woman should mean that she was waiting for Koga Toki, right?She was sitting on a sofa chair in the lobby of the hotel, browsing a medical journal.It turned out that this scene was seen by the mother of this valley Chitsu. "Of course I wanted to go over and say hello to the doctor, but I just saw the person you were waiting for arrive, so I didn't dare to make a mistake.... Excuse me, is this gentleman surnamed Koga?" "I'm sorry, what does this matter have to do with you?" Takako said sternly.Not knowing what the other person was going to say disturbed her. "Sure enough, Mr. Koga is right——isn't it?" "I didn't say yes or no... What does this matter have to do with you?" "I said, Xiaoqianjin..." The other party suddenly turned the conversation to the little girl, "Didn't you just say that you want to eat ice cream? Go to the store over there to buy it." She took out a small wallet from her handbag and handed a hundred-yuan copper plate to Qianjin. For a moment, Qianjin looked at the faces of Takako and his mother alternately with surprised expressions, and then quickly ran towards the welfare agency. "To be honest, this Chitsu is Koga-san's child." "Mr. Koga's...?" Takako glanced at Qianjin's small back with a reflexive movement, and then turned his gaze back to Qianjin's face. Qianjin's mother stared at Takako directly, expressing that what she said was true. "But..." Takako said in a low voice, "Why did you tell me such a thing?" "I didn't know that Mr. Koga was originally in City P. So, when I saw him with the doctor the day before yesterday, I was really surprised... I was afraid that I misjudged the person, because there are no people who look alike in this world. Little, so I will confirm with you when I see the doctor today. At first I didn’t want to tell anything about the child, but I was afraid that if I didn’t tell the doctor, the doctor would not tell me the real thing..." "Then..." Takako murmured blankly. She doesn't remember Qianjin's exact age, but it's not about seven or eight years old, right?So, when this woman was with Koga, she should be in her twenties?The dress that Qianjin's mother wore was not made of high-end materials, but it was quite refreshing and elegant.Her high taste can be seen from this.The makeup on the face is just lipstick, but it is so pleasant.This woman must have been pretty when she was young - Takako thought. Such beauty can still be called charming now.Especially her skin is much more delicate than Takako's. There is a coffee shop in the basement of the hospital.Takako brings Tani Chizu's mother here as a place to talk.Qianjin listened to his mother and went home obediently.I heard that they lived in a community only 300 meters away from the hospital. In the coffee shop, after ordering coffee and sitting face to face, Takako felt a little baffled. What obligation did she have to listen to what Haruyo Tani (this was Chitsu's mother's name) had to say?Where did I get the interest to get involved in such things? "Maybe it's a kind of curiosity?" Takako thought to himself. He had never heard of Koga having children outside, and he was not the type to say such things.If what Tani Haruyo said is true, Takako seems to have to treat Koga differently.If this is a fabrication, we might as well find out what Chundai's intentions are——Takako had such a thought in his heart. According to Tani Haruyo, she dated Koga eight years ago. She lived in M ​​City at the time and worked as a waitress in a coffee shop.Kohe's position at this time was the deputy branch manager of the M branch, and he often came here to drink coffee, and the two met because of this. "Mr. Koga left his family in Tokyo and came here alone to take up the post. He said that there are always a lot of dirty clothes, which is very troublesome. I used the holiday to help him wash at his apartment. Unexpectedly, soon... I don't deny that I have a crush on him right now..." Later, Chun Dai became pregnant.Before she told Gu He, Gu He had been ordered to go back to Tokyo... "Then... you gave birth to this child, and Mr. Koga didn't know anything about it?" Takako asked in surprise. "After receiving the dispatch order, Mr. Koga seemed very busy, so I couldn't find a chance to speak. After he returned to Tokyo, he once called me at the store, and I revealed it to him on the phone— —” "Did he tell you to have the baby?" "No." Tanani Haruyo shook his head and said, "He said that I was lying to him, he didn't fall for my tricks, and ignored me at all. I told him that this was absolutely true, and he said that he is very busy now, so I will come back another day." He called, so he cut off the phone. Since then, he has not heard from him..." "Isn't this too heartless?" Takako tilted his head in relief and said.Could it be that Koga didn't call again because he was afraid of getting into trouble? "But, you know where Mr. Koga works, you should have a way to call him." "I tried it once. But the person who answered the phone was someone else. This person said that Mr. Koga was out to cover the news. ... I was determined not to call him again. ... He is a man with a wife, which I think I knew—" "..." Takako nodded silently.If she was in this position, she wouldn't go after Kohe so hard, would she?Sooner or later, we have to part ways with him - Takako had such thoughts. If she had a child at this time, would she give birth to the child? "At this time, a young office worker proposed to me. He also got to know him because he often came to the coffee shop I served. I had a wrong idea..." "You didn't let him know you were pregnant, did you?" "At that time, I was too naive. On the one hand, because I heard people say that removing the child may cause infertility, I tried to deceive myself as much as I could... However, this telltale was revealed later. During childbirth, My husband found out that the time was wrong. Although I used the premature baby as an excuse and tried to lie to the end, he still became suspicious and insisted on having the child undergo a blood test...Under the overwhelming evidence, my lies were naturally exposed, and I I had no choice but to divorce him and come out with the child..." "Then you will raise Miss Qianjin alone?" "Yes.... However, I am not completely alone. My brother-in-law and sister live in P City, because they have no children, I foster Qianjin with them, and I go to work in a lounge by myself. After a few years , I already had some savings, so I opened a small clothing store by myself..." "Hey... So, you have suffered a lot. Afterwards, you and Mr. Koga have not been in touch all this time?" "Yes. So I didn't know that Mr. Koga was in P City. When I saw the doctor with him the day before yesterday, I didn't dare to recognize him on the spot." "Then... what are you going to do now? Do you want to meet him and scold him enough in person...?" "No, I never meant that." Tani Haruyo said affirmatively, "I just can't suppress my nostalgia for a while... Also, I just want him to take a look at Qianjin..." "Would Mr. Koga think this is his child? Does Miss Qianjin look like Mr. Koga?" "No, this child is more like me. I have a photo from when I was just in elementary school, and Chizu looks exactly like me in this photo. She doesn't look like Mr. Koga at all..." "Hey..." I seem to have heard a similar story somewhere - Takako nodded while thinking. That night, Takako called Koga's apartment to look for him.At first she had the idea of ​​going there in person, but later she thought it might be more convenient to talk about this kind of thing over the phone, so she didn't go there. It took three calls to get through.I heard that he took his subordinates to drink and drink until this moment before returning. "Mr. Koga, let me ask you, do you know a woman named Tani Haruyo?" Takako told the story straight to the point. "Tani Haruyo...? What kind of person is this?" "Didn't you stay in the M branch for a while?" "That's right. That was eight or nine years ago. At that time, the deputy branch manager of this branch got hepatitis, and I was sent to help for a period of time." "I said M branch, don't you still remember? Didn't you also go to M city alone to take up the post at that time?" "Oh! By the way! There is a lady over there... I think her surname seems to be Valley... But why did you suddenly ask me about this?" "This is called the world is so small!" Takako smiled.She had no intention of laughing, but this laughter came out of her mouth naturally. "Your child has come to see me for medical treatment." "Huh?!... What did you say?" Koga seemed to light a cigarette, and the sound of a lighter came from the phone. "Yan Chizu, seven years old, currently studying in the second grade of elementary school... Isn't this your child? Of course the child's mother is Ms. Haruyo..." "Don't be joking, okay? But, it's strange... Where did you hear about Chundai?" "The day before yesterday, the scene where I was with you was seen by Ms. Chundai, so..." Takako spoke out exactly what he heard from Tani Haruyo. "Talking about this kind of thing at this time... isn't it killing people?" After listening, Koga said with a sigh. "How could it kill you? She didn't mean to ask you to recognize the child Divorce from father, that's what she seemed to tell her daughter." "After I was transferred back to Tokyo, I received a call from a young lady called Haruyo to reveal this incident—this is the truth. I will tell the people in the branch to investigate secretly. As a result, someone found her walking with a young man arm in arm. Street. So I think she's trying to scare me about the pregnancy. If it did happen, she'd be tough on me. Besides, we never forgot about contraception." "What method do you use? Don't you dislike hats?" Takako already knew this.It can also be said that to accommodate Koga, Takako herself put on a contraceptive ring. "This... I remember when I was with her, I used lozenges." "This method is not infallible. Lozenges sometimes fail due to time—" "Anyway, she has had young men besides me, that's a fact." "Then... this young man is the object of her marriage? However, the results of the blood test revealed that he is not the father of the child. Both the mother and the baby are type O, but this man is type AB." "Can type AB and type O not give birth to a type O child?" Koga asked in a cautious tone. "Yes, according to the classification of factor types, type O belongs to type OO, and type AB is AB. When the two are combined, one of the two O will definitely combine with factor A, so the child born The child is either AO or BO. This AO is one of the so-called type A, and BO is of course type B. Therefore, it is possible for a couple of type AB and type O to have a child of type A or type B, but it is absolutely impossible She gave birth to type O or AB. Ms. Haruyo is unlucky, and the blood type of her marriage partner is AB type, so the horse's feet must be exposed." "Wait a minute—" At this time, Koga hurriedly interrupted, "So, I am also innocent! Because my blood type is also AB!" "Can you stop talking nonsense?" Takako smiled.However, she was not happy at all.The matter has come to this point, and she still wants to quibble——she looks down on Koga a little because of this. "No! I'm telling the truth! If you don't believe me, you can check my blood." Koga's tone was full of confidence. The next day, Takako called Tani Haruyo and asked her to come to the hospital.Before that, Takako asked Gu He to come to the hospital to check his blood type.The test results showed that Koga's blood type was indeed AB. Takako told Koga that she was going to invite Haruyo Tani to come, and asked him if he wanted to meet her?As a result, Koga shook his head. "What's the matter? Don't you miss her?" "Of course I'm interested in meeting her once, but if the other party actually said such a strange thing, shouldn't it be better for me to keep her at arm's length?" It's not too late to meet again after knowing the other party's true intentions——Koga seems to have such an idea. Since the outpatient hours were past at this time, Takako asked Haruyo to come into an examination room.Compared to the day before yesterday, Chun Dai obviously put on makeup on purpose.She was probably looking forward to meeting Koga, right?Or maybe it's because of the makeup?She looked years younger.Takako felt slightly jealous of her like this.Fortunately, Koga has gone back - Takako thought so.Seeing Haruyo in such beautiful make-up, Koga might be tempted. Takako is 33 years old this year.She is confident that she looks younger than her actual age, but when compared with Chun Dai, she looks older after all.For a woman over 30 years old, there is such a big gap in just three years old! "I hope you can tell me the truth." As soon as Takako met, he said as if he gave up his power.She knew that compared to the day before yesterday, she was already quite mean to Chun Dai. "What do you want me to say honestly?" "You told me the day before yesterday that you and Miss Qianjin's blood types are both type O. Is that correct?" "Yes. Here is a copy of the certificate, which my husband gave me." Chun Dai was carrying a larger handbag this day.She took out a document folded in half from her handbag. This is a testimonial with the words M Medical University printed on it.There are clear records of the blood types of the mother Haruyo, daughter Chitsu O, and Haruyo's husband - Takanashi Kosaku AB.One of the following records is: "There is no father-daughter relationship between Kosaku and Qianjin." In addition to blood type, there are other checking methods for identification of parent-child relationship.However, in this case, it can be clearly determined by blood type, so other methods are omitted.This is the final positive identification. "Hey...According to the records in this testimonial, you and Miss Qianjin's blood types are both type O. In this way, things are too strange. Did you really not be with other men at that time?" "Other men...? You mean people other than Koga-san...?" "Yeah. It's been so long, and you won't be accused if you say it now, so why don't you just tell the truth?" "No!" Haruyo shook his head violently in protest and said, "Mr. Koga is indeed the first man I consecrate a virgin to! I was still a pure girl at that time, and I never have another man other than him!" "But, in fact, as soon as Mr. Koga was transferred, didn't you immediately associate with Mr. Takanashi?" "That is……" After hesitating for a while, Haruyo spoke the following paragraph in one breath. "That's because Mr. Koga's tone on the phone was too cold, and I was so sad that I almost burst into tears. At this moment, Mr. Takanashi happened to be looking for me... However, I definitely didn't have two boats, and at the same time I was between Mr. Koga and Mr. Takanashi. After working in the bar, of course, I have experienced many men, but at that time, I was completely innocent. The only man I had contact with before I became pregnant was Mr. Koga. I can swear on this point! It was because I knew that the father of the child was Mr. Koga, so when Takanashi said he wanted to divorce me, I left him without asking him for half alimony!" While speaking, Haruyo took out his handkerchief.It seemed that she was not acting, but she was really about to cry. "But, Koga-san's blood type is also AB. In other words, it's the same as Takanashi-san... So, he can't be Chitsu-san's father." "Impossible!" Haruyo screamed, "This is a lie! Mr. Koga must be lying!" "That's the truth. This is the result of our hospital's examination. You can read this list yourself." Takako showed Chun Dai the inspection report issued by the laboratory. "Mr. Koga must have brought someone else's blood for testing, right?" "No! I took this blood from his ear with my own hands. It is absolutely impossible to deceive with someone else's blood." "Then... Is it possible for parents of type AB and type O to give birth to a child of type O? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense! I just said that Chizu is Mr. Koga's child, and it is absolutely unmistakable of!" "But... people with type AB and type O can never give birth to a child with type O. This is an iron theory, and there can never be any exceptions. If you ask any scholar in the world, they will definitely tell you this of." "But, I was really only a man like Mr. Koga! If you don't believe me, you can test me with a lie detector!" "The polygraph machine is even more unreliable than this blood type rule." When he said this, Takako began to trust Harudai a little.The term polygraph machine was blurted out, which shows that this woman doesn't seem to be lying. "Doctor—" Haruhiro suddenly screamed, "I suddenly remembered something. I was taking a lozenge for contraception. Could it be related?" "What do you mean by relationship...?" "I got pregnant later, so the lozenge wasn't very effective. Does it have any effect, though?" "What kind of influence...?" "That is to say, the blood type of the man's body fluid has changed due to the lozenge..." "Impossible!" Takako laughed, "This is simply a fairy tale! Leaving this aside, what kind of place did you live in then?" "It's an apartment room. So what?" Haruyo asked back with a surprised expression. "Is there a man living in this apartment?" "Yes. But, I have never slept with another man. Please believe me on this point!" "No, that's not what I meant. Let's say, while you were fast asleep, the man in the apartment sneaked in to steal the scent... Is it possible that something like that could happen? Of course you weren't taking the lozenge, so It's easy to get pregnant naturally." "..." Chun Dai seemed to be a little angry, and kept silent. "When you look at little sister Qianjin, don't you seem to think of someone? When you see her face, don't you think of someone who lived in this apartment at that time?" Such questioning lacked any scientific basis—she was just asking whatever came to her mind. "There's no such thing! I've said before that Qianjin looks exactly like me, so she's my child, and she can't be wrong." Chun Dai denied Takako's questioning with an almost hysterical voice. "I didn't say she wasn't your child. We're talking about who is the father of little sister Qianjin..." "Forget it! Let's stop talking... If you insist that Mr. Koga is not Chitsu's father, it doesn't matter. Chizu really looks like me!" Haruyo opened the handbag, took out a photo, and handed it to Takako. "Look, this is a photo of me in the first grade of elementary school. Don't you think it's exactly the same as Qianjin now?" "Huh?!" Takako looked at the photo and let out a cry of surprise, "Is this really you?" In the photo is a little girl wearing a primary school uniform, carrying a schoolbag, and pursing her mouth solemnly.Didn't this little girl come out of the same mold as the current Qianjin?If there is no explanation, anyone will think this is a picture of Chizu, right? "Of course it's true. Also, here's a picture of Chizu..." Chun Dai took out another four-inch photo.This one is a color photo.The little girl in the photo is also wearing a primary school uniform and carrying a schoolbag.However, the uniform is bright red.Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the collar style and skirt pleats of the uniform are different from the former. As for the looks of the two, they were so similar that there was hardly any difference.If it is a zoomed-in photo, maybe there is still this possibility, but as far as these two photos are concerned, who would believe that these are two different people?While looking at these two photos, Takako remembered something.Didn't Koga's two daughters look like their mother when they were young?This phenomenon is exactly the same as the valley mother and daughter. "I said—" Takako said, "Can you lend me these two photos for a few days?" "I didn't expect there to be such an example in the world—" That night, Koga uttered these words first when he saw Takako, who came to visit the apartment, posing for two photos. "Do you also find it strange...?" "It's not that strange... My family's situation is also that the two daughters are very similar to my wife when I was young, and my second daughter has been very similar to the eldest daughter since she was a baby. This situation is still the same until they both go to elementary school. When you put the photos of two people at the same age together, even I can't tell the difference." "I just heard you say that, so I borrowed the photo of Ms. Valley's mother and daughter." "But, isn't it superfluous for you? I think it's only natural for a daughter to resemble her mother and sisters. But you brought a photo of Ms. Valley's mother and daughter, which I find strange." "This... how should I explain it?" 贵子顿一下，想了片刻之后说：“你说的没错，女儿像母亲应该是自然现象。因为母亲的遗传因子传到女儿身上了……可是，在同样的理由之下，女儿是不是应该也像父亲呢？按照道理来说，女儿多多少少也会像父亲才对。因为做子女的多少会兼具父母双方的模样才对，因此，活像其中的一个，这不就矛盾了吗？” “可是，事实上'很像父亲'、'很像母亲'这种话是常听到的啊！” 古贺反驳说，可是，未经过思考的反驳哪有可信度呢？“纵然有这样的情形，一般都是整体像母亲，而耳朵却酷似父亲之类的……可是，山谷母女的情形就大大不同。这两张相片上的人不是俨然同一个吗？春代女士还以肯定的口气说，她的女儿绝不像她以外的任何人哩。” “你到底想说什么嘛！”古贺窥望着贵子的脸问道，“你的意思是说，我内人以及山谷春代女士都是没有父亲就生下孩子的？因为没有父亲，所以女儿只继承了母亲的遗传因子……” “别开玩笑了……”贵子笑了出来，“谁要听你的这种神话——” “可是，不如此解释，不是太矛盾吗？” 说到这里时，古贺突然转变表情说：“我想利用这个机会请教一件事情。听说，男人患上流行性腮腺炎，精子就有受影响的可能——真有此事吗？” “是啊。腮腺炎恶化的结果，引发睾丸炎，结果变成无精子症——这样的例子屡见不鲜啦。” “说老实话，我读大学的时候，曾经得过腮腺炎。起先得的是右边，快好的时候，左边也肿起来。……在这同时，我下面那个袋子也肿胀得非常厉害，搞得我站都不能站啦。因为得过这种疾病，我后来很担心自己不能生育，结果还是好好的。所以我想，那场病并没有带给我特别的影响。” "Oh……" 贵子盯着古贺回答一声。可是，古贺却垂下眼，似乎有意回避贵子的视线。 “因为，我突然有了奇怪的想法。我这两个女儿会不会不是我的种呢？所以她们一点都不像我……” “难道你在怀疑女儿们是太太和别的男人生的？” “对啊。我们暂时把这个人假设为X。我的女儿们可能像这个X，可是，因为我不认识X，因此，我也不晓得女儿们和X相似的地方。” “这……你未免想得太多了。” 贵子真不知如何回答。 “我可能有一种动物性的直觉，在无意识中直觉到女儿们和我并没有血缘关系。没有血缘关系存在当然就不是父女，因此，我对女儿有过欲望上的冲动——不是这样吗？” 以古贺的奇妙想法为契机的有关这一家人的亲子鉴定于是开始。 古贺编造一些理由，要太太妙子、长女悦子、次女克子各寄来她们的一小绺头发，然后由贵子带到P大学医学院的法医研究室去。 法医研究室有贵子的同期同学石井，鉴定事宜就由这位石井负责。 结果知道的是：三个人的血型都属B型，也就是因子型分类上的BB型。 “这么说，古贺先生和女儿们之间的亲子关系应该没有值得怀疑之处？” 贵子说这句话时，吁了一口气。万一亲子关系受到否认，古贺不晓得会怎么样——贵子担心的是这一点。 母亲的血型为BB，而作为父亲的古贺是AB型，生下的子女不是AB就是BB，因此，两个女儿在血统上是毫无矛盾的。 “嗯。不过……”石井说，“有一件奇怪的事情。三根头发在性质和形状上像得如出一个人哩。” “如出一个人……？” 回问时，一丝疑惑闪过贵子的脑际。莫非古贺的太太猜出丈夫的意图，所以只寄自己一个人的头发来了？“后来，仔细分析的结果发现，这三根头发还是有细微的差别。尤其母亲的头发，比起其他两根，确实细小一些。这大概是年龄的关系吧？……因此，三根头发可以认定为不同的三个人所有。虽然是母女，头发却这么像，这实在是奇事一桩哩。” “那……另一件东西呢？” 贵子问道。原来她将古贺的精液带来一并请求检查。看看有没有无精子症——这是古贺希望检查的事项。 “这个问题可就大了。”石井把贵子拖到研究室的一个角落去，“你看看。” 贵子中规中矩地将一只眼睛对到显微镜上观察。焦距已经调好，她看到的是整面浮游着的蝌蚪一般的东西，这些浮游物的动作没有一定的法则，各自以我行我素的样子动着。 “这是你要求检查的精液。” “精子可以说是健在的嘛。” 贵子将眼睛从显微镜上移开说。 “你顺便把旁边一架也看看好不好？” “这一架也要看？为什么呢？” 在还没有听石井的说明之前，贵子的眼睛已经对到另一架显微镜上了。 在这一边看到的同样是拥挤而蠢动着的无数蝌蚪状东西。只是，比起前者，这边的浮游物的体形小之又小。以头部的大小来说，恐怕只有前者的五分之一吧？“这边的倍率是不是不一样？”贵子问道。 “倍率是一样的。显得很小是不是？其实，这才是正常男人精子的大小哩。你所委托的K先生的精液，精虫之大实在令人叹为观止，我甚至怀疑这不是人的精液啦。我看，这种例子全球医学界恐怕还没有发现过吧？” “这到底是怎么一回事呢？” “我也不知道。我知道的只是精子大到吓人的程度这么一个事实而已。” “它们作为精子的机能怎么样？能不能使卵子受精呢？” “这就属于妇科领域，我无可奉告。”石井歪着头说。 贵子犹豫不决。应不应该悄悄把装在子宫口的避孕环拿掉而和古贺进行燕好——她为此举棋不定。 贵子把古贺的两个女儿以及山谷母女的情形披露时，石井曾经将他大胆的假设说给贵子听。 古贺的精子如此巨大，可能是他曾经患过腮腺炎所致。原因在于当时所发的高热还是所使用的药品，这一点现在已无法查证，总之，他的精子形成机能受到某种影响，以至于现在造成的尽是这般畸形的精子了。 这样的精子由于体形过分巨大，而且动作又如此活泼，因此，与之遭遇的卵子无法形成正常的受精现象。可是，在巨大精虫撞击之下受到刺激的卵子，以后就呈现和受精卵同样的现象。 这样的假设，石井是由将海胆之类动物的无精卵子用针尖刺激就会使之呈现和受精卵同样的状态之事实类推得来的。 “通常，卵子会在受精的同时开始分裂，逐渐增加细胞数，而被K氏的精子撞击的卵细胞由于所受的刺激过强，所以在接受精子前的阶段就开始分裂。这可以说是卵子的一种错觉，以为自己已经受精的缘故吧？这个卵子就这样继续进行分裂、增殖现象。这可以说是一种单性生殖。因此，后来形成的胎儿，只继承母亲的形质而已。因为这样的卵子并没有精子投入，所以性染色体只有Y的一种，因此，生下的一定是女婴。而且，这样的女婴长大后一定非常酷肖母亲……我想这是惟一的解释方法。这样才能和你所说的一切以及母女的毛发属同一形状和血型问题等等一致。……我说的当然只是假设而已。除非在显微镜下看到K氏的精子和卵子遭遇的情形，不然，这个假设是不能得到证明的。” 因此，贵子开始有所思考了。——由自己来生古贺的孩子如何？她的血型是O型。如果生下的是O型的女孩，石井的假设不是因而得到一个佐证吗？同时，这个女孩将是贵子本身的完完整整的继承者，也就是说，和她同样的另一个个体将会在这个世界诞生……贵子觉得这是一件很有意思的事情。 她正在逡巡着……