Chapter 3 Part Three: The Lion Sleeps

【Chapter One】 This area is full of mountains, right?I said with emotion. That must be called Apartment Hill!Nagai Yuko nodded seriously and said. The small river with long flowing water is the sewer, the forest of miscellaneous trees is the forest of electric poles, and many houses have been built in the suburbs about two and a half hours away from the city center.Poor office workers, in the early morning of winter, they have to go to work when they can still see the twinkling stars. The residential area is far away from the station, and there are no buses, so they have to use bicycles instead.Riding a bicycle under the starry sky is really miserable.

Let's build a new home here too! What Xizi said was heart-pounding. Before that we must get married! Oh, is it so?Isn't it good to live together?Is there a rule that the criminal team leader of the first search section is not allowed to live with others? This this Hello, recently? Xizi let out a smirk, hey, she does this every time!I thought she was serious, and changed the subject quickly, but ah, I am already forty and she is still a young female college student.In another four or five years, I can no longer hide the burnout of middle-aged people, and then I have to say: I'm sorry, I'm old.The tragic fate of leaving Xizi far away from me

what's on your mind? Hearing Xizi's question, he quickly shook his head: No, no, Tired?How about a rest? What did you say?I said indignantly: I only walked for ten minutes! Reliable, right?You are not young! It was as if I had been stabbed in the chest, but Xizi said indifferently: "This day is coming soon, In early spring, it was a sunny holiday. Xizi and I walked together on this road where Tuoshan is a new residential area, and the sun was warm.As I walked, I wanted to take off my shirt.Xizi also wore a light pink sweater full of spring flavor, jeans, and a light dress, and carried a big bag.

Go this way, right? Logically speaking, it should be right.Ah, the red roof!Looking in the direction she pointed, there was a house with a monotonous ground and a wide area in the sparse forest. Such a spacious house. Yes, probably the big landowner in this area. That may also be the chairman of a large company, and it would be fine to take him over there. You, isn't that the criminal chairman?Xizi laughed. Do you want to work as a security guard?When Xizi asked me this way, I just replied: Even if a police officer is not on duty, he can't do this kind of work. If you ask carefully, it's not a big deal at all. It turns out that someone's family is going on a trip and needs someone to look after the house.Knowing this was the case, I agreed.

The mansion we saw was the home of Koichiro Fujishima, and Yuko worked as a tutor in their home to make money. I teach a middle school student.Although she was a tutor, but because of the long distance, it was Jiaohao, the middle school student who went to Xizi's university to find her after school in the private school in the city center.Therefore, it was the first time for Xizi to visit Fujishima Mansion today. I made a lot of publicity saying that you are the top-ranking iron-handed criminal police team leader of the Criminal Police Headquarters, so you can't be too leaky! When did I leak air!

I expressed my surprise, but she said: Always! She said it so bluntly, which made me a little disappointed. arrive.What a great house! This is a spacious home that cannot be expected in the city center, deep within the high wall.I can see a rather spacious house, but the public dormitory I live in is only six tatami mats in size, so I can't compare it, and I don't want to compare it. The wall is so high. There are miscellaneous trees all around, so beware of Xiaoxiao's relationship! The gate is magnificent and imposing. After ringing the doorbell, there was a sound like a copper bell from the intercom.

Is that one? Nagai Yuko. I am waiting for you, now I will open the door for you. The so-called door is made of very strong iron plates, just like the water gate of a dam, and there are sharp arrow-like protrusions on the door, just like the entrance of a fortress. Such heavy defensive equipment, even without It doesn't matter if people are at home, right? While waiting for the door to open, the sound of engine groans and the sound of metal collisions could be heard in the distance of the miscellaneous woods behind. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the bulldozer was digging up the tree by the roots, and the powerful round handle was swinging its brave The hand mechanism shoveled away the soil, and the wheels rolled over to flatten the soil and whizzed away.

The wave of development has invaded this high platform that can be regarded as a mountain. With the low roar of the motor.The door opened with a slight metal clang. Oh, what a grand house.I said while drinking black tea in the living room.The living room is larger than the mansion. It's so spacious, it's a hassle to clean and tidy up!Mrs. Yingzi smiled. Without the interference from the walkie-talkie, Mrs. Yingzi's voice is even clearer. I've always hired two servants, but they haven't been here for long. It just so happens that no one is here today, so I'm sorry to bother you.

that's ok if it can help The preparations for the trip are probably ready. Mrs. Yingzi is wearing a purple-blue suit. She is a beautiful woman with prominent features, but there is a little sadness on her face. What about traveling there?Xizi asked. We have a villa in Minami-Izu.My husband is very busy, so he rarely uses it. This time he managed to get three days off. The family of three plans to go there for vacation excellent! When are you leaving? After I asked this question, Mrs. Yingzi looked at the door a little bit, and the car should be coming soon.Everyone doesn't know what they are procrastinating about.Mrs. Yingzi said a little anxiously.

Then for these three days, we will be watching the house here, I don’t know if there is anything to pay attention to Oh Nope.Treat this as your own home, don't be shy.Just be a little mindful if there are visitors or calls as calls come in every day. Ok, we will ask them to leave a message, I don’t know about other things like watering the flowers Oops, that's right!Forgot a very important thing, feed the little one to eat. Ah Jiaohao has always been proud of it.He said: Xiaobudian is the best puppy in the world! Let me explain, please go this way. Mrs. Yingzi got up and walked out of the living room.We also walked out, we passed the long corridor, and the lawn garden from the living room was in the opposite direction, weren't we in the yard?

No, in the inner courtyard.that's for the little ones Wow! I'm literally petrified of a dog-only yard!There are countless people who want a yard but can't get it, but here is a yard just for dogs! Down the stairs from the narrow corridor, there is a small room with three large refrigerators. In the refrigerator, there is a day's worth of food, as long as it is eaten according to the time. OK its yard is here Open a steel door that looks very strong from the small room, and there is a small courtyard. What?Is this the yard! I couldn't help screaming, the yard on the other side was already very wide, and this side was even wider.Moreover, it still retains its natural features, with sparse miscellaneous trees standing among them, as well as platforms and steps made of logs, and old tires lying on the ground, which seem to be used for sports. It was designed like this for the little ones. Mrs. Yingzi said calmly: "Where did you go?"Little one, little one! When the madam called out, a face emerged from the bushes, and it didn't look like a little one at all. Ah!Hello, teacher! Jiaohao, why are you still here?Hurry up and get ready! Mrs. Yingzi said, it's time to go out. The child looked tall, thin and slender, with a face like his mother's, a beautiful boy.No, the nearest kid, the nearest children are all bigger than us, but a big man with a childish face is really out of harmony. Well, teach ho!Xizi shouted lively and energetically, I'm coming! Is that your uncle? By the way, by the way, I forgot to explain first, every time Xizi tells others that she is my niece, in fact, even if she says that she is a lover, the current middle school students probably won't be surprised, right?But in front of their parents, they still have to pay attention. That's right, Captain Uno, the head of the Devil Detective Division 1 of the Criminal Police Bureau. Crying children will quiet down when they see him. Wow!so handsome!But Xizi and I glanced at each other, and he said again: "It doesn't look alike at all!" It seems that the praise and praise for me are not very effective.Mrs. Yingzi said: Jiao Hao, little one!Ask it to meet the teacher. Well, it should be over there!It gets shy when strangers come. Jiaohao yelled into the forest: Little boy!little guy! After a while, the dense grass moved.The little guy finally showed up. What are you going to do! As soon as I opened my mouth, Xizi replied: Why do you say that, it is even more impossible to refuse now! But three days!It's ridiculous! It's useless for you to complain to me, how do I know that the little one is actually a lion? There were only the two of us in the huge living room, and there was nothing to say except sighing. The panic is still vivid in my memory. When a fluffy lion slowly appeared from the depths of the grass, Xizi and I felt our legs go limp on the spot. At that time, the reason why I endured and supported it was not for the sake of face, it was too frightened to move. It is very big, you have to be careful Mrs. Yingzi smiled. Come on, little one! Call it small?Call a lion smaller?There is such a name in the world!I heard that a foreigner in Japan named his dog Xiaohua. It's the name of an animal anyway, and I think he probably asked for it, but the dog is St. Bernard, the biggest dog in Switzerland. Calling a St. Bernard dog a little flower is nothing compared to calling him a little lion. Even if Mrs. Yingzi calls it, the careful little one still seems shy and refuses to come closer. I think it's the best way. I am infinitely grateful, but when Jiaohao shouted: Little one, don't be afraid!Come! A huge body hits like a wave. It is closest to Jiaohao.This child will listen to everything! Hearing Mrs. Eiko's words, I twitched my frightened face and pretended to be smiling. Jiaohao hugged the little one with both hands. No, I can't call it the little one anymore. Let's call it a lion! Kyoji put his hands around the lion's neck, brushed its long fur with his hands, and said: Hey, say hello to the teacher and Mr. Criminal Police Team Leader! Jiaohao smiled at Xizi, it's very good, it doesn't matter. After all, he patted the lion's neck, and the lion walked towards us slowly. Although I have seen a real lion in the zoo, it is the first time in my life to be so close to it. The oppression brought by the weight and power is simply indescribable. Teacher, reach out to it. ah?ok this Xizi was also pale, but the self-esteem of the tutor did not allow her to fall down. She looked like a beautiful woman who was sacrificed to Donkey Kong, with a tragic expression, and then slowly stretched out a hand.The lion lifted its front foot and put it on Xizi's hand, and Xizi seemed unable to bear its weight. The body shakes a little.The lion roared from its throat, which was creepy and chilled from the head to the soles of the feet. It is saying hello to you! ah!oh.you, hello. Xizi nodded quickly, then immediately withdrew her hand, and taught Hao to touch the lion's nose and said: It's really cute, right? The door of the living room opened, and a burly, red-faced man walked in.Oh teacher?My child is really bothering you! His voice is hoarse, like a country bumpkin who doesn't know where he came from, he doesn't look like a chairman, and the white suit doesn't suit him well. Even if he is a big landowner, he might have been trained.It doesn't match Mrs. Yingzi's elegant temperament at all. Please take care of the house, I'm really sorry, there are two or three villas, but I'm too busy with work, so I didn't even look at them myself.Well, occasionally I have a three-day vacation, so I just want to take a look at it temporarily. However, I don’t feel at ease if this house is left empty, so I want to trouble you. Please, this one is uncle, I heard he is a policeman. While he was laughing, Mrs. Yingzi opened the door and stuck her head out. hello car Oh yes, then, please! One person left after chattering endlessly. Xizi and I took him to the gate. The rich man didn’t know if he couldn’t drive, or the rich man thought he couldn’t hold the steering wheel, so he called a chartered car, and it was a big one. foreign cars.Wouldn't it be nice to take the little one away by the way?Really. Teacher, let's go then.Jiaohao said happily, "I'm sorry to bother you too." After watching the car leave, I said: It's better to say that we are going to ask the lion for help! It's already reached this point, it's useless for you to complain anymore Hey, let's go in. After entering the gate, press the remote operation button, and the door is quietly closed. To take care of lions is just to put the meat in the yard at a certain time!No big deal! hope so. The living room is also a spacious room with a carpet and great audio equipment. Xizi happily turned on the FM and made black tea. He wants us to treat this place as our own home, so it is better to be respectful than obedient. I also gradually recovered from the horror of being face to face with the lion. By the way, I forgot to ask you. What's up? How do you calculate the housekeeper's wages? Oh, what does it matter! Xizi moved her body closer to me who was sitting on the carpet, why are you talking about this now? As I said, I gave her fragrant lips, feeling cheated, but I didn't dare to pursue it. The refrigerator, of course, is full of things for people to use. Xizi showed her skills to cook dinner for me. Let me introduce the menu, the crispy steak that was over-grilled, the stewed potato that was too hard to bite, It's all thick soup with water, dry rice similar to porridge.Even so, when she asked me if it tasted good, I really couldn't say it was bad, so I swallowed it reluctantly and said: It's delicious. Oh, really?Very good.I'm not very good at cooking, and there aren't many frozen foods here, so it's really nerve-wracking! Fortunately, the wine tastes very good! (Of course it’s good if it’s ready-made), the huge dining table only has the atmosphere of two people dining, and it should be able to eat everything. At this time, the gate bell rang, telling us that we had a visitor, and Xizi stood up. that one?Xizi picked up the walkie-talkie and asked. mountain pass.It was the voice of a young man. um, what's the matter? I would like to meet your sir. The man named Yamaguchi's tone was full of fear, it's very important!Please open the door. 【Chapter two】 Well, I'm really sorry, the whole family has gone on a trip, and no one is here!I'm their home tour! It's over! I also heard the intercom, and the man suddenly yelled.Xizi and I couldn't help but looked at each other. Go, travel there, if you don't think about it, if you don't think about it quickly, it will be too late! What's the meaning? Madame is in danger, madam she will be killed! What, She will be killed!if this goes on Xizi looked at me.I nodded, and Xizi said to the walkie-talkie: I'll open the door for you, please come in. Yamaguchi was wearing work clothes, boots, and a hard hat in his hand. He was very young, not yet thirty. Well, sit down. I took Yamaguchi to the living room: who the hell are you? I am the site supervisor below. Oh, that's why I dress up like this. Ah, the construction period is approaching, very busy, rushing to work even in the middle of the night Well, you just said that the hostess of this house is in danger it is true!Please trust me!That guy went on a trip just to kill his wife! That guy refers to the owner of this family, right? Yes. you say so My wife and I love each other. ah!Ah, I nodded slowly, when did it start? This is about four months! Yamaguchi didn't seem to be messing around at all, and said quietly that the noise of the construction should not disturb the peace of others, so he came to say hello before the construction, and that was the first time we met. Well, Mrs. Yingzi does look more compatible with this man than with his husband. Talking here, not taking action I showed my identity to the anxious Yamaguchi, well, wait a minute, they should call in the evening, and you explain things clearly. Yamaguchi blinked and said: You are a policeman!In this case, I feel at ease, I said, that person, I mean Madam! She is very poor.That man in Fujishima has done a lot of misdemeanors. His wife's family is the boss of a small and medium-sized enterprise, and she keeps borrowing money from Fujishima. Therefore, the success or failure of the company is in Fujishima's hands. Therefore, Fujishima married her on the condition of helping the company. . This kind of story is kind of old! But, this is absolutely true. She has been enduring her cruel husband. At the beginning, I was just her chat partner. Sometimes I would come to her during the lunch break. Gradually, we were attracted to each other and fell in love. .We know it's not a good thing, but we don't regret it. Um I just nodded, as far as this matter is concerned, it is not suitable for preaching, Xizi listened from the side.Then he said: Did his husband know about this? Well, there is a servant who is very suave, although we have been very careful.But It is impossible to hide this kind of thing from other people's eyes. Well, did his husband say anything? Yamaguchi shook his head: I am very concerned.My wife told me that his husband must know about us.However, he didn't say anything. That's what makes people feel terrible.I don't know what he's thinking Anyway, being scolded and beaten is fine! It would be easier if we could talk face to face.Xizi interrupted again. Why do you think Madame will be killed? Fujishima is not the kind of man who would travel with the whole family, and he proposed it suddenly, there must be some conspiracy. While Yamaguchi was talking, the phone rang, and Xizi stood up to answer the phone. Yes, ah, madam. Yamaguchi couldn't resist standing up. Yeah, nothing here, ok, I know, no thanks. Xizi hung up the phone, Mr. Yamaguchi, there is nothing to worry about, the wife said she was fine. Really Yamaguchi breathed a sigh of relief and said, oh, it's fine if there's nothing wrong.But I just finished speaking with concern, and closed my eyes blankly. Well, I understand how you feel, but I don't think there is any need to worry. Maybe his husband doesn't know anything about it, but his wife thinks too much. No matter what, it's better to find an opportunity earlier. It's better for everyone to explain clearly. Yes, I know this.Well, I excuse you. After Yamaguchi left, Xizi shook her head and said: What an infatuated man, he is devoted to that lady. Maybe it was another murder case, that would be scary!Well, hope it's all right. What do you mean by that? As long as you are here, the world will not be peaceful. What, you say I am a plague god! Xizi glared at me. Hey, let's finish dinner! Do you want to be perfunctory!Ah, by the way, I almost forgot What? Haven't fed that little one yet! Hello!Please don't forget.It was hungry and might have eaten us both. So be careful when feeding it! No problem, there's a window up there, just throw it there, and I won't open the door. It should be. I'll be back when I'm done. After Xizi left, I started eating that cold dinner again.However, I have lost my appetite, and thinking of the lion roaring and biting a large piece of raw meat, I would. Hello! Hearing the sound, she turned her head to see that Xizi looked depressed. What's wrong? nothing. no nothing? Meat, the fridge is empty. Hello!This is no joke! I stood up immediately, that woman, really It's useless for you to say this now, there's not even a bit of meat. Xizi and I went to the small room, and the three refrigerators were indeed empty. It must have been forgotten by preparing for the trip wholeheartedly. Is that so? What's the meaning? Maybe we were called here to be bait for lions You have persecution paranoia, biting, it's really nerve-wracking! Call the villa to have a look, maybe it's somewhere else.If you don't have any more, ask the butcher to deliver them! rational. But when she dialed the phone to the villa and kept on the phone, Xizi gave up and put down the phone, and sat down on the sofa. It's gone! What about the meat in our freezer? only a little bit left I had to give it to eat. Isn't it more dangerous to stimulate its appetite like this? Oh, if you buy it now No one is opening a shop now! Well, isn't there a 24-hour supermarket? How could there be? Have!I clapped my hands and yelled.Call Harada, there should be such a supermarket near his home. Send him here? Isn't it also possible! I immediately dialed the phone and said: Just tell him, give him a kilogram of beef for hot pot, and he will be so happy to fly to the South Pole! As expected, Detective Harada agreed without saying a word. How much do you want to buy? All the meat in the store!Dozens of kilograms are fine! What the hell happened? Just leave it alone, hurry up!Very urgent! Brother Uno, are you with Miss Xizi? so what? I knew it. Harada smiled ambiguously, then hung up the phone, where did this guy go? Well, saved. What if the supermarket runs out of meat?Xizi asked. let's discuss it later. what to do? I just threw Harada in. After two hours, Harada finally appeared, holding four big paper bags, Xizi carried one out immediately, and Harada collapsed on the sofa, looked around the room, and sighed sincerely: What a big house! Oh, he is a big landowner, what is Brother Uno doing here? Housekeeping.And Xizi two people. Um?very nice.Much more at ease than staying in a hotel.By the way, what about meat money? I'll pay, don't worry, there is good wine, do you want it, oops, the car is still outside, so I can't drink it. No, no, it's okay. Hello!how can the police It's a taxi. What, you told him to wait outside?That left already. oh.Then how do you go back?You also stay here? Oh, that's what I meant to tell him to go. You shameless fellow!I smiled and said, well, let's have a toast! Xizi came back and said: Ah!Ah, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, looking hungry. who?Harada asked incredulously. Um?Little one! I took the cup to Harada and filled it with wine, other people's wine is the sweetest.Well, you can't get enough wine.I'm in a good mood and drunk. It's not bad last time.So the three of them talked and drank with Xizi until late at night. It's time to sleep. After a long stretch, the hour hand has passed three o'clock. They prepared two rooms for us, so Harada-san can use the single room.The two of us live in one room. I get it, I won't bother you. Harada stood up with a hippie smile and said, I'm going to the toilet After speaking, I went to the corridor. Let's go up to the third floor, shall we? Gas switches and windows must be checked before sleeping. Oh, we are housekeepers. At this time, the phone rang, and Xizi picked up the receiver. Hello.ah.Ma'am, what's the matter?uh, what did you say? Xizi's face turned pale, and I hurried over. good.I see!Xizi put down the receiver, it's too bad! What's wrong? Mr. He is missing. What happened to the disappearance? I have no idea.She said that when she woke up, she disappeared, as if she changed her clothes and went out Where will it go? have no idea.If you don't have a car, you can't get out of the villa.If the husband does not come back tomorrow morning, she will come back here. Um!Really uncomfortable. While thinking about it, Harada came in wiping his hands with a handkerchief. Ah, I was so sleepy, and I bumped into something. Are you careful? You also said, how can you put things in the middle of the corridor! Xizi and I were relatively speechless. how could be? Hey, Harada!Close that door! Um? When Harada was still in a daze, Xiao BuDian walked in slowly through the half-open door. Heart almost stopped. Harada's voice was so low that it was out of proportion to his body. How did that happen! Me, I didn't open the door!real.Xizi argued. I know.However, it is an undeniable fact that Xiao Budian is here! The lion slept comfortably in a corner of the living room, and we were so scared that we jumped on the table and chairs, but it walked past us leisurely, squatting down and falling asleep. Human psychology is really interesting. Even if you jump on the table, you will be attacked, but we still jumped on it. Now is not the time to study psychology. But it doesn't matter, don't you see it is very good?Just feed it something and you should be fine. Just let it sleep until dawn? Well, how about waking it up and telling it where your room is? no! Madam and Jiao Hao will be back tomorrow, and it's good not to let it run outside.Maybe after dawn, it will go back to the yard by itself. Anyway, we're going to be up all night? Those who want to sleep, please go ahead. Harada sighed and said: Not sleepy at all. The three had no choice but to sit back on the sofa.But there was no atmosphere of drinking at all. I'm going to see why the door was opened and be right back.I stood up and said. I am coming too. Wow please don't leave me here alone. Hey, it's not good if no one stays here, Harada, it's okay. Harada looked at me reluctantly and said: When you come back, if there is only a pile of bones left, it will be the fault of Brother Uno. Xizi and I walked quickly through the corridor and entered the small room. The door leading to the courtyard was still open. Xizi looked at the doorknob and said: The little guy must have opened it himself! How can it be! Isn't this a tooth mark?There are also scratches on the surface. I can't bear it, the door is not locked!no wonder it happened Seems As Xizi was talking, her eyes suddenly stopped in the direction of the courtyard. Hey, wait a minute, isn't there a flashlight hanging over there? What's wrong? To me, there seems to be a ball spinning in the yard. 【third chapter】 Xizi shone the flashlight into the yard. That was Xizi who almost fell down, I hugged her, and I was shocked, I couldn't move. With trembling hands, the wobbly light hit Koichiro's blood-red face and only his head. How are you? I held Xizi's hand and asked.Xizi sat on the sofa with a pale face. Well much better.Xizi nodded. The district police came. How about little? Still sleeping in the living room!Several men watched it with rifles. why?Have you got in touch with Mrs. Called to the villa, they are coming. It's scary! That's what death looks like! Where is Mr. Fujishima's body? Well, found it in the yard.Just near the wall not far away. Xizi sighed. What the hell happened? No idea, and I don't know.How did Mr. Fujishima get in?Why go in?And why was he killed by a lion attack? Lions only attack humans when they are not hungry, and we have fed it. Unless the other party intends to harm it.That's another matter. What do you mean Mr. Fujishima wants to do with that lion? if What? Could Mr. Fujishima climb in through the wall? Do you need to climb the wall to enter your own home? Regardless of the reason, if this is the case, it may be a reflexive attack by the little one Well, it's possible. In short, Xiao BuDian bit him to death. Probably! Xizi shook her head again. teach ho.Pitiful At this time, there was a loud noise at the gate. The lady seems to be here.I said: My heart is really heavy, this kind of thing happened when I was not on duty! Mrs. Yingzi's face was paler than usual, but her attitude was calm when she recognized the corpse.As soon as I saw that glance, I immediately turned my face away and couldn't bear to look at it.Then he calmed down and stared at the corpse, saying: It's my husband! Although she was frightened, she didn't have a trace of sadness. Probably the man named Yamaguchi occupied her whole heart!And the child is more pitiful than the mother.He rushed into the house from behind his mother and cried out: little guy!little guy! Harada quickly stopped. Be quiet! Where is the little one?is there? Living room, you can't go! Why? Danger! What danger, a little one is safer than a newborn cat? It killed your father! When Jiao Hao heard what Harada said, his face changed drastically, as if he didn't know that his father was dead. You nonsense!Takahiro stared at Harada. Sorry, it's true. I said to Jiaohao: It was Xiao BuDian who killed your father. Now, Jiao Hao asked with a pale face and trembling: Will the little one be killed? Probably, but I will use a less painful method, rushing upstairs before Jiaohao finished listening, and Xizi came slowly. Did you hear it? Um.The little one seemed more important than his father's death. indeed. Have you asked Madam what happened? now go. Then I will go too. It's five o'clock, and it's almost dawn.Mrs. Yingzi sat on the sofa in the living room, motionless. Madam, it is indeed not the time to disturb you now, but I have a few questions that I must ask you. Please, I'm fine. You called to tell us that your husband disappeared at three o'clock, right? Yeah, I think about that time. And your husband died earlier, do you remember when he left the villa? Well, this.After dinner, my husband said he was tired and wanted to go to bed first, so he went back to his room. What time was that? I really don't know what time it is, eight o'clock, right?I think it was about eight o'clock. Is Madam still up to two o'clock? No, I went to bed at eleven o'clock, and I have a different room from my husband That's the case, how do you know that your husband is not here? I'm very sensitive to doors. Just at two o'clock, I woke up suddenly, and immediately thought that the door was locked or not. Thinking of this, I became worried, and I had to check it, so I went to the door to check, but it was locked. It's fine but I can't see my husband's shoes. So, your husband can go out elsewhere! I think it's from the back door?There's a door over the kitchen, Then what? Then I immediately went to my husband's room to check, there was no sign of my husband, and he didn't even look like he had slept on the bed.That's why I'm calling you guys I see.As a result, your husband came back here. Do you know why? this.I can't figure it out. And you know why your husband died in the back yard? I have no idea.I really don't know.My husband didn't like keeping small animals.Saying it is a waste of time, if you are free, it is better to go to work. But he raised a big lion because of Jiaohao, who loves children very much.As long as the child wants something, he will not say no.Jiaohao saw Xiaobudian in the pet store. At that time, Xiaobudian was just born, and he clamored for it. He wanted to buy it no matter what. My husband had no choice but to buy it.But after negotiating a good condition, it will be given to the zoo when it grows up.As a result, after raising it, I still think it's cute, and my husband doesn't care at all.why would he go to the smaller yard Is the little one docile? Yes, occasionally it's probably a grown-up relationship, and sometimes it scratches people.However, it is unbelievable to say that attacking others. Sometimes unexpectedly, it may restore its wildness. Yes Xizi interjected: Madam, do you know that there is no small food in the refrigerator? What!Mrs. Yingzi covered her mouth with her hands and said in surprise: Logically speaking, I should let it go.Is it because of this, the little one No, we bought it and ate it. this.but i do All three refrigerators were empty. What's the matter?I did put it in Maybe someone emptied the refrigerator on purpose. Mrs. Yingzi was at a loss. I coughed and said again: Madam, I am really embarrassed to ask you such a question at this time, but I hope you can answer it truthfully. What's up? Do you know Yamaguchi? Madam Yingzi swallowed. You know it! Yes, I know. I told Madam everything about Yamaguchi’s visit after the family went out. oh.he He is very worried that you will be killed by your husband, why? I probably because I often tell him that my husband is cruel.If he knows about the two of us, he will definitely kill my relationship! if it is like this Xizi asked: Does your husband really want to kill you? Even though he wasn't trying to kill me.But when he got angry, he couldn't control himself.Hit by him, I really Oh, it looks like this, did he ever abuse you? Yes, several times.He is very possessive and gets mad whenever he sees me talking to any man. Because of this, Yamaguchi will sympathize with what happened to me At this time, Harada poked his head out and called me. What? When I got up and walked over, Harada showed me a folded letter. Found in the dead man's pocket. When I opened it, it was a piece of note paper with a ball pen written on it: I want to see you, one o'clock this evening, outside the woods.Yamaguchi I walked back to the sofa and showed the letter to Mrs. Yingzi. Mrs. Yingzi opened her eyes and said: That.That's his word!this It should be written for you, right? Yes but, I didn't see it! Have you always used this kind of note paper? Yes.He takes it with him when he works.When the postman came in the afternoon, he would put it in the mailbox, and then I went to get it right. My husband came back from the company yesterday afternoon, so the letters were brought in by my husband. That's why this fell into your husband's hands and drove back from the villa Did he say anything to my husband? I don't know, it was the lion that killed your husband, but That's weird!Xizi said: We told Mr. Yamaguchi that he knew that his wife was going on a trip. It is impossible for him to go there specially. That's true, but Mr. Fujishima At this time, there was the sound of glass breaking. what? As soon as he got up, he heard gunshots. living room! We all rushed to the living room. What's wrong? lion running to garden Harada pointed to the window and said.The glass was broken where it was locked. Who opened the lock? it's that kid What, Jiaohao?Mrs. Yingzi screamed. But all of a sudden time.He came secretly from the yard, broke the glass, opened the lock, and opened the door. Just when the lion woke up, he said to the lion: Come with me!They fled to the yard together. Who fired the shot? The guards were all stunned. Finally, someone fired a shot, but there were children nearby, so they couldn't aim. okay, I get it.It should be impossible to get out from the courtyard, it is already dawn, go and search, the child is by the side, so we can only talk to him carefully. After finishing speaking, there was another gunshot in the distance. That is Mrs. Yingzi was startled. over there.Xizi said: Let's go! Running out of the entrance, it was already very bright outside, and a police officer ran over from the gate. What's wrong? lion What's wrong? It suddenly ran out of the bushes.Run away with the children. What?I was literally speechless, why the door was open!Can't stop them, can't even catch a child? They were speechless at first, but they said a lot. Anyway, they were negligent in not closing the door.In a situation like this, the car is coming and going very frequently, the door is usually open, there is no special order, and the police officer does it as a matter of course.And according to my own experience, if a lion suddenly jumped in front of me, I would be at a loss. Well, no matter what, set up a warning net to prevent intrusion into people's homes. They fled to the woods Oh, immediately form a search party and go after it.But, don't shoot!Maybe it will hit a child, if the operation is not good, it will be more dangerous, just surround it from a distance, don't shoot. yes! After the police officer left, I couldn't help but be speechless. 真是馬虎，他媽的！ 不必擔心，沒關係的。只要答應不殺那隻獅子，他就會乖乖回來的。 你要我假裝答應他嗎？這不像你嘛？ 不是假裝，是真的。 That won't work!anyway 是，我知道啦。可是啊總有些地方叫人無法理解 夕子皺眉沉思，已是清晨時分。 到工地現場的時候，有個男的正操作著怪手在挖土。 對不起，打擾一下好嗎？ 那名男子看到我在說話，就關了引擎。 What's the matter? 他大概三十歲左右，皮膚黜黑。長得孔武有力。 這麼早就在工作啦？Xizi said. 昨天就應該做好的。You are 我是警察，山口先生在嗎？ Um.今天早上好像沒看到人，不過應該起床了吧！What's the matter? 有些事想請問他一下。 哦，我聽到警車的聲音，藤島家發生什麼事了？因為這樣才要找山口的呢？ Why do you think so? 那男子笑道：山口和那太太的事情，在我們工地是很有名呢！ 我和夕子不禁面面相覷。 May I have your name? 我叫系原，和山口很熟，到底發生什麼事了？ 這時啊！的一聲，正是山口本人。 昨天真是抱歉，太緊張了以致失去理智，亂說一通，這麼早，有什麼事？ 如果他是假裝不知情的話，那真是個厲害的演員。我告訴他藤島死亡的事，他嚇呆了。 this.It's too much!可是他不是去別墅了嗎？ 我把信給山口看，他又吃了一驚。 this! 是你的字嗎？ 是的，的確是我寫的信沒錯。 你一點的時候是不是去過這個地方？ how come!夫人去旅行了不可能來的呀！ 可不可以帶我去林子外面這個地方。 OK.系原兄，我去了就回來。 去啊。我不會告訴任何人的。 sorry to bother you. 山口離開工地後問道：她還好嗎？ 夫人很好啊。 oh!山口好像鬆了口氣似的。那我有嫌疑？ 我們可沒這麼說哦。藤島先生是獅子咬死的，但是，為什麼他會到那裡去就不得而知了。 這時，山口看到往林子裡移動的警官，便問道： What's wrong? 我把事情說明了一下，他皺眉道：危險啊！這樣做只會更刺激獅子。 【Chapter Four】 你對獅子很了解？ 沒有，只是喜歡動物罷了。ah!right here. 雜木林的外圍，應該說是開發浪潮的最末端，那兒剛好是一塊窪地，長滿了及腰的長草，坐在這要有草浪可以遮掩，不會被找到的，的確是個幽會的好地方。不過，半夜來這裡，恐怕有點冷吧！ 我們都是在這裡見面的。 離藤島家還有一段路。 其實也不會，乍看之下好像很遠，其實很近。我們是繞林子外側來的，所以感覺上會比較遠。 Hey, look!夕子說道，好像有東西掉在那裡！ 原來草叢裡有白色的東西，撿起來一看： 手帕，還不太髒，上面繡有字母哦。 K． Ｓ 是浩一郎。 這麼說，他昨天來過這裡了？ 可是，我沒有來啊！ Really?也許你以為夫人可能會來，所以來這裡看看，結果來的人竟是他先生，於是兩人起爭執，最後你打倒他然後靈機一動，叫獅子把他咬死 Do not joke!我怎麼有辦法叫獅子做那種事呢！再說，要把藤島那麼龐大的身軀從圍牆丟進院子裡，也不是那麼容易。 夕子說道：那只有一種可能，就是藤島先生自己進來的了。 Um.But why?不會是去和獅子談人生吧？ 夕子的眼睛發出光芒。 There is.如果是這樣的話那就會這樣對！That's it. 這種只有自己才知道的獨白是名偵探的專利。 你知道什麼了？ Um!definitely is 就在夕子正要開口說話的時候，背後傳來令人毛骨悚然的低吼聲。回頭一看，原來是教浩和小不點。 教浩！ 夕子本想走近他們，但是 do not come!教浩高聲叫道。 教浩，聽我說 什麼老師，我不相信！不要殺小不點！ 我們不殺它，真的！ lie!先說這樣，然後再說都是為了你才這樣做的。你們大人都是這樣！ 小孩子有時候會說出相當尖銳的話。可是叫人無法心服。 喂，小孩，我們會盡量不去殺那隻獅子，如果現在乖乖回去的話，還有生存的機會，如果你還要逃的話，那麼獅子是死定了。 教浩頑固地搖頭。 這時，背後的草叢發出嘶嘶的聲音，警官隊人馬一起衝了出來。所有的槍對準了獅子，教浩立刻站在前面說道：要殺小不點的話，把我也殺了！ 勇氣令人敬佩。專一的情感是不畏懼任何東西的。 Don't shoot! 我制止警官。夕子靜靜地走向前去，說道：不要耽心。教浩，小不點不會有事的，因為殺死你父親的凶手並不是小不點。 real?教浩半信半疑地問道。 real.事情有些奇怪，夕子以平靜的口吻，如果是獅子的話，大概只會咬斷咽喉，沒有必要把整個頭都咬下來。 and.後來牠走進起居室的時候，也沒有興奮的樣子 Could it be?我說道，人就會那樣扭下人頭嗎？ sure!夕子頂嘴，但是是間接的，用鐵器！ 鐵器， 如果是用挖土馬力大的怪手的話，人頭 impossible! 凶手把藤島先生引誘到這裡，毆打他的頭部或什麼的讓他先斷了氣，再用怪手將藤島先生的頭。大概剛開始也只打算切斷咽喉就好，讓人家看起來像是獅子幹的一樣，但是太用力就把頭給扯了下來，然後用怪手把屍體運到圍牆邊架高怪手，把屍體丟進院子裡。小不點看到奇怪的東西飛進來，覺得很討厭，就自己打開門跑進房子。那時候我們就應該注意到才對的，門把上的齒痕，並沒有沾到血啊！如果它剛咬斷人的脖子，一定會沾到血的 那，凶手到底？ 操作怪手的人。而且為了將怪手上的血跡湮滅，一大早就在工作的人 夕子激動地指出：去抓那個人！ 這時，草叢一角跑出來一個人，正是系原本人，教浩拍拍小不點說道：去！it's him! 獅子柔軟的身體像一陣旋風以地撲向草叢，然後，傳來碰的倒地聲。 help! 系原的哀叫聲。我們一起跑了過去，就算他是殺人犯，也不能讓他被獅子咬死啊！ 但是，當我們到達時，大家都笑了出來。 救，救命 系原四腳朝天，發出陣陣哀號，而小不點坐在他的身上不斷地擦著系原的臉。 對你來說這是個無奈的結局。I said. 山口用力踩著工地的地面，像是對殘酷現實的抗議。 我是自作自受，我是個傻瓜。she 她扮演一個受虐待的妻子，終日和別的男人偷情，做丈夫的反而對太太的紅杏出牆睜一隻眼閉一隻眼，他以為總有一天太太會知過而改。 請你把所有的事情都告訴我。山口的語氣相當堅定。 夕子替我說明：那位太太在尋找幫他殺夫的人，這對你來說太勉強了，而系原聽說了你的事，故意接近夫人，一半也是好玩？夫人覺得系原可以勝任，所以就對他說了殺夫奪取財產的計畫，系原貪色與貪財也就答應下來。她於是常常對先生提出去別墅的要求，以為那是一個大好機會，自己有不在場證明。 再加上山口先生有信來說要見面。 其實信是她自己拿的，卻謊稱信件是她先生拿的。萬一計畫失敗，別人會以為是獅子咬死的。如果詭計被拆穿，也可以嫁禍給山口先生，這是雙重的安全策略。夫人為了讓獅子餓肚子，脾氣暴躁，才把冰箱所有的肉都丟掉，然後把山口的信交給系原。要他拿給她先生，而且告訴她先生那是山口先生寫來給他的。 給他先生？ 是的，山口先生的信本來是寫給夫人的。但是信上沒有稱謂，誰都可能是收信人，如果沒有人要他先生出來的話，他不會從別墅再回來這裡的。 I see!真是個有頭腦的女人。我不禁嘆道。 夕子繼續說下去： 接下來的，我剛剛說過了，就是系原殺了她先生，把屍體丟到院子裡。只有一件事是在計劃之外的，那就是山口先生想把他和夫人的事跟藤島說，所以晚上來訪藤島家。因為他知道藤島全家人要去別墅，就不會去約定的地方，只要說是獅子咬死的，事情就可以結束了。 還有一點 Wait a minute, wait a minute!我忽然想起來便道如果山口先生什麼都不知道，到了約定地點，不就和藤島先生碰面了嗎？ 所以系原應該會告訴山口先生他們全家人要去旅行的事，例如說我看到他們坐車出去了什麼的，後來警察偵訊的時候，山口先生告訴警察他是從系原那兒知道旅行的事情，系原則說好像說過，但記不太清楚了。證詞極為曖昧，這樣一來，警察就會懷疑山口先生所說的話。 有，系原跟我說了。那天晚上和兩位見過而回去之後他告訴我的。我說，我已經知道了，系原好像很吃驚的樣子 山口深深地嘆了口氣說道：不管怎麼樣，謝謝你們的幫忙。還有工作要做，就此告辭。 山口點頭致謝，然後像一陣風似地快步離去。 我們散步到車站，這是一個春天的午後，天氣要比昨天溫暖。 你早就知道那個太太怪怪的嗎？ Um. Why? 向山口先生傾訴她的辛酸史，這種手法實在太古老了，一聽就知道是為了要獲得同情所編的故事嘛！而且夫人又說她先生佔有慾強，容易吃醋，那也很奇怪。 Why? 如果是那樣的話，她先生怎麼肯不同房呢？ 說得也是我倒沒注意到。不過那孩子真是可憐啊！ 聽說他有一個很好的叔叔，應該沒問題。不過，他恐怕更離不開小不點了。 那是一種對親情的渴望吧？父親只顧事業，母親則一個男人換過一個 所以疼愛獅子來排遣寂寞。 但是，他應該要學習自立和堅強。 嗯，我也缺少情感的滋潤哩！ 哦，我也是！ 那真是太巧了！ 我興奮得說話都有點顫抖，夕子把頭靠在我肩上，嬌柔地說： 嗯，我們去那裡呢？ 嗯，嗯，那坐出租車 我們急忙坐上火車站前唯一的一部出租車。 去你想去的地方！ 哦，那，司機先生！夕子很有精神地說道：到上野動物園！ （第三部，完）