Chapter 2 Broken Cliff

1 Hearing the woman's voice, Qingzuka stood and opened the paper door, and closed one eye to watch. There is a small river flowing in front of the Zhiyue Pavilion, and a small bridge is built on the river.The bridge for guests at the front door is wide, while the bridge for the side door is narrow.Crossing the narrow bridge, crossing the driveway, and walking and talking on the side of the field path, the waitresses of Shigekikan talked.Four people in home clothes walked in a line.Every day at 1:30 in the afternoon, they will go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables.Mountain vegetables are used for dinner.Walking at the back, wearing a maroon blouse and black trousers is Aju.

The wheat in the fields has begun to ripen, and fifteen or six houses with silk pat leather roofs pressed against stones that folk art lovers may like are gathered together.On the other side of the wheat field is the mulberry field.Beyond that was another wheat field.But it doesn't extend far, because it hits the mountain wall all at once. There are many mountain folds. From a close-up perspective, the two peaks of the green Zamu Mountain overlap.Opposite it is a cedar and cypress forest.The woods are very deep and black in color, and the peaks of the mountains hug each other like valleys, but the mountains themselves are separated.Then the front view is the blue mountain with a depression in the center. The local people call it Erzi Mountain because of its shape. It is an ordinary mountain that can be seen everywhere.The nearby mountains stand tall in a rather complicated combination.The steep slope of Zamu Mountain in the foreground is covered with red rhododendrons.

After a while, the waitresses of Zhiyue Pavilion stepped on the mountain road from the path between the mulberry fields.A-ju was still at the end of the line.There was no one else but them.Clouds cover the sun's flow, so stripes appear on the mountains and forests. Ichiro Aozuka closed the paper door and lay down on the yellowed tatami.It was mid-May at this time, but the air in the mountain country was thin and cold.In about twenty minutes, walk away from the hotel, he thought.Aju had a plan to walk at the back of the waitresses, because when she reached a certain point, she would be separated from the others and wait for Qingzuka's arrival alone.

The girls who went to pick wild vegetables were afraid of being alone, so they tried to gather with their companions as much as possible.Only Aju didn't like it, so when she found a good place, she and her companions went there alone.She is a relatively experienced person in this hot spring hotel, so she can be so arbitrary. Even so, it's weird, where other people want to follow her to pick in places where there are abundant mountain vegetables, she refuses.But the place she went alone was a dense forest that women dare not enter alone.Everyone felt, therefore, that there must be another reason.

Maybe everyone in the hotel knew about it, Aotsuka thought while lying on his back smoking a cigarette.The waitresses looked at me differently than before, and it could be seen from the manager's face. This is called Kamiyama Onsen, and it is an hour's bus ride from M Station on the Chuo Line to Kiso Valley.There are only five hotels, and the water temperature is not hot. Needless to say, in winter, it is necessary to burn it and wash it now.However, there have been a lot of curious people recently, so this mountain hot spring is still full of excitement.The four female waitresses all went out to pick wild vegetables for the same reason.

Aozuka Ichiro is a man who embezzled public money and escaped. He worked as a reporter for a local newspaper in Hokuriku for six years before taking a job at the freight company.Because of having a relationship with the director's mistress, he was found out and had to leave the newspaper and go to a neighboring county to get a job in the manager's department of a freight company.In the third year, the company's money was embezzled.Because he handed over to the bar girl, he unknowingly embezzled 500,000 yuan, was seized by the company, and had to run away.When he fled, he also stole 200,000 yuan.Because I don't have some money with me, I can't escape if I want to.Freight companies in small places will definitely call the police and arrest them.Originally intending to go directly to Osaka or Tokyo, but worried that the police signal would be quicker in the metropolis, I changed trains at Shiojiri and got off at M station on the Chuo Line.I saw a poster on the platform and knew there was a place called Shangshan Hot Spring, so I had an idea and came here immediately.

Living in the Zhiyue Pavilion was also accidental. I only wanted to stay for three or four days, but now it has been two weeks.On the one hand, he felt that it would be similar to switch to another family, and on the other hand, he had a relationship with Aju. Aju has been the waitress in charge of his room from the beginning, and she should be over thirty.I asked her later, only to find out that he was two years older than him, thirty-three years old.Stocky, but fair-skinned.Her pink gums are exposed when she smiles, but she is not ugly, and her slightly thick eyelids and small eyes are also somewhat attractive.

On the third night, when Aju came to make the bed, she tried it out. She said that it was inconvenient at night because of her companion's eyes.Because they share the same room, it is not easy to slip out.But it's fine in the morning.She is on the morning shift, so she can come around seven o'clock on the grounds of cleaning up the room. Qingzuka thought she was looking for an excuse to escape, but still waited until the next morning with half expectation.Sure enough, Aju quietly opened the paper door and came in at seven o'clock. She undressed, leaving only her white underwear, and slid into Qingzuka's side.The underwear was changed and just washed.The white chest stands tall.

Aju said that she divorced her husband five years ago and has a child raised by her mother-in-law.Having had this period of life experience, she can still easily accept Qingzuka in this early morning.She forgot to be shy from the beginning. It is said that she came to work at the Zhiyue Pavilion immediately after the divorce, so it is impossible for Aju to have no relationship with men and women in the past five years.It is common for waitresses in hot spring hotels to have trysts with guests, some of which are money transactions, and some are not.In fact, as soon as Qingzuka opened his mouth, Aju came.However, Qingzuka thinks from Aju's behavior that her relationship in this regard may have been interrupted for a long time.

The hotel's waitresses took turns in the morning and evening shifts every other day, and Aju couldn't come to Qingzuka's room at night because she was afraid of the eyes of her companions, but she came at seven o'clock the next morning.As soon as she arrived, she immediately took off her clothes and brought her hot body close to him, becoming more and more daring. The time we spent together was only about forty minutes, and we couldn't keep hiding from the other morning waitresses.Forty minutes were short, and Aju tried her best to grasp the time. Qingzuka gave Aju 5,000 yuan, but knew that her goal was not money.Her body was short and fat, her skin was fair and soft, and she contained infinite energy.

When the planned stay of four or five days turned into ten days, Aju suggested a date on the mountain.She said that she would go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables, and the time to meet there would be relatively long.Aju felt dissatisfied with the early morning rendezvous every 40 minutes a day. Qingzuka left the hotel in a walking posture around two o'clock, and set foot on the mountain road according to Aju's instructions.The slope is steep and makes people feel breathless.On one side is a dense miscellaneous forest, and on the other side is a cliff.The further up the road, the deeper the valley, and the deepest valley is about fifteen meters.Here is a slope covered by miscellaneous trees and weeds, and there is a bare cliff.There are boulders scattered under the cliff, and the mountain road here is winding. I don't know how many corners Aju appeared and waved to him, stared at him, and smiled with her gums showing.The green mound was introduced into the woods, and Aju put the wild vegetable cage beside her and lay down on the grass.The fragrance of grass leaves permeates the surroundings, and Achrysanthemum is full of enthusiasm in the wild.It was also the first time for Qingzuka to experience this kind of atmosphere, and he couldn't restrain his excitement either. Aju is an uneducated woman. She was born in the south of the county and only graduated from primary school.Her ex-husband was also a farmer.However, she knew the world, and her job as a hotel waitress had enriched her.Because I am single, I save my salary, tips, etc., and it seems that I have little savings.Aju falls in love with Qingzuka and doesn't ask for his money.At the same time, she also thought that he would not poach her savings. On the days when Aju couldn't come in the morning, they had a tryst in the mountains instead.Qingzuka couldn't refuse Aju, so he had nothing to do every day, so he naturally had too much energy.There are young couples staying in the hot spring hotel, and there are also middle-aged men bringing business women, which stirs his heart. Late at night, Qingzuka went downstairs to take a bath, and heard the lively conversation of the waitresses in the women's bathhouse next door.Among them, Aju's laughter was particularly loud, and it sounded like it was the voice of a woman full of satisfaction from a man. Qingzuka felt unhappy, if he hadn't been held accountable for misappropriating the company's money, he wouldn't have hid in the hot spring in the mountains, let alone hooked up with the waitress at the hot spring hotel.Even if there is, at most it's just a joke for one or two nights.However, because of my weakness, I can't just go elsewhere, so I have to stay here temporarily.Speaking of weakness, being unable to resist Aju's body is also a weakness.You cannot control yourself by staying here.However, being older and being a hotel waitress made Aozuka feel humiliated and made him feel inferior. However, there is no way between Zhiyue Pavilion.There are neither geishas who sell themselves for money nor masseuses in Kamiyama Onsen.It's too far to call from the city.He didn't intend to live with Aju like this.At most, it will only linger for another half a month.The number of dates has increased, and Aju's love has also deepened, but she will not stop the man from leaving the hotel, right?Even if the man abandons her, she will not follow him, right?Qingzuka tried not to think about the future, and decided to immerse himself in this unpleasant joy for the time being. This day is May 10th. 2 The cigarette ash he smoked while lying on his back fell down his throat, and Aozuka took the opportunity to sit up.This is about twenty minutes after Aju and her girlfriends left for Sangtian on the mountain. Aozuka wore the hotel kimono and went out with cedar clogs.This is something that doesn't make people think he's going up the mountain.However, the manager still knew about it, and watched him off with a smile.Avoiding the manager's gaze, he turned right off the road and into the wheat field, around the back of the village. Set foot on the mountain road you often walk.It was difficult to walk in the wooden clogs, and the hem of the kimono skirt stumbled his feet, so he tucked the back of the skirt into his belt.The steep slope bends, and the mountain gets deeper and deeper.The valley on the other side sank to the bottom, and the cliffs on the opposite side had rough muscles. The oriole was singing, and the cauliflower snake crawled across the road ahead. The grass had grown very long. Aju appeared in the old place, this tryst has become self-righteous, no need to show a smile anymore.Holding the basket in one hand, and the other grabbing Qingzhong's sleeve, they entered the narrow sidewalk in the forest. The location was also fixed, above the grass surrounded by trees. Between trysts.Qingzuka couldn't help feeling that he was being seen.The charcoal burners would come up the hill, and the loggers would come, so he was always nervous, but now he was at ease, he was used to such wild trysts. The two spent an hour together, and then Aju put on black trousers, and slapped each other's grass, which was wrapped around the shoulders and back.The back of Aju's red clothes was stained with green grass juice. The two walked on the road and went straight down to Sangtian at the foot of the mountain, but Aju had to separate from him because she had to pick a whole basket of wild vegetables.There are many wild vegetables growing in the place Aju found, which is unknown to the other female companions.Otherwise, the time for picking wild vegetables cannot be shortened for a tryst. When they came to the place where they broke up, Aju stood looking at the valley and said: There are also people walking in that kind of place. Qingzuka also visited there. Aju said that that kind of place turned out to be a man climbing up the steep slope from the bottom of the valley, holding the bushes with his hands.The gray rock muscle is exposed on the cliff, but the place near the foot of the mountain is covered by low trees and weeds.On the highest cliff, there is a striking new green miscellaneous forest, which is connected to the cedar forest in the middle. The man climbing among the bushes wore a black sweater, slate gray trousers, and a peaked cap of the same color.From this side, it is the back view, and because of the distance, it is hard to tell whether it is a young man or a middle-aged man.While watching, the man continued to climb, but he could see that his movements were unskilled, but he seemed very busy. From the appearance of the other party, it seems that they have descended to the bottom of the valley along the same slope, and then climbed up again.Or the feeling of walking from the foot of the mountain to the bottom of the valley, and then climbing the slope from the bottom of the valley.Anyway, the bottom of the valley is where no one needs to go, not even a path.When Aju mentioned that kind of place, she didn't just refer to the slope of the shrubs. What are you going to do?Or what are you going to do?Qingzuka thought, during this time, the man has reached the top of the slope and disappeared into the woods. What a strange person. (A-Ju watches her off and says.) It seems that they are not from the neighborhood.Qingzuka said. Perhaps a guest of some hotel. There are only five hotels in Shangshan Hot Spring, including Zhiyue Pavilion, so most of the foreign guests, Aju, know about it. What are you going to do down there?Aju looked at the bottom of the valley and said. In fact, it is really a useless place. There are only bushes, weeds and fallen rocks at the bottom of the valley. The hotel guests are here to pass the time, right? Aozuka could only explain that it was the boring behavior of the passengers. However, the two of them did not have much interest in this.With a sense of satisfaction, Aju went to the swamp to pick wild vegetables, and Qingzuka went down the mountain in disappointment.The hotel's clogs are much easier to go down the mountain than up the mountain. Feeling a little tired, he sat down on the road.The weather was fine, I smoked a couple of cigarettes and thought absently about the future.I don't know what will happen. The woman who caused him to squander the money has long since left. I want to turn around and worry about the police. If I go to Tokyo or Osaka, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape the eyes of the criminal police.It's better to stay in this mountain hotel and find a job, and work with Aju.However, it is not necessarily safe here, and the most important thing is that I have no intention of living here for a long time. At thirty-one years old, there is still hope.Although it is only a local newspaper, his experience as a reporter makes him still full of ambitions for the future. After sitting for about half an hour, he felt drowsy and stood up. When he was about to walk towards the passage at the foot of the mountain, he stopped again. Qingzuka saw a man standing at the place where the mountain road connected to the village road.When he found out that this man was the man in the cap and black sweater who climbed the slope just now, Aozuka dodged and hid behind the tree.I didn't want to hide at first, but I just thought of the police, so I instinctively hid for a while. From his position, the man in the peaked cap stood facing down the mountain road.He seemed to be looking around. When he saw it for the first time, due to the distance, he couldn't see his face clearly. Now it is only about 20 meters away, and he can see clearly.It's a thin man.About forty-six or seven years old, with a high nose bridge, slightly sunken cheeks, and a fairly regular appearance.Because of the hat, the hairstyle is not clear, but it may be older.Men look younger when wearing hats. The man once looked up at the mountain road here, so he saw his face clearly.Is a noble gentleman.After all, I came to the hot springs for vacation from the city. The man looked up to this side, probably thinking about going up the mountain road to come here, but immediately changed his mind, walked from the left, and disappeared behind the trees. After the man left, Qingzuka walked down to the place where the man was standing, stopped to look at his back, and saw that the black sweater had already reached the road between the foot of the mountain and Sangtian. Is that man a visitor to the Shangshan Hot Spring?Just now Aju said that she had never seen this person, but if it was a new arrival last night who was staying in another hotel, of course she would not know.While thinking this way, the man had already turned the road on the other side of Sangtian and disappeared. That's all, so Qingzuka didn't feel suspicious at the time. It was the next day that Aozuka became suspicious of the peaked cap.And maybe because I was bored on the yellowed tatami, staring at the ceiling and puffing, I suddenly remembered it. What the hell is that man doing there? If you are a new hot spring visitor, it is impossible to wander around the valley.Although there isn't much to see here, it's still too strange.Besides, he looks like a decent middle-aged gentleman. At first I thought it might be a botanist, but it didn't look like he was busy climbing up the slope, not even holding a blade of grass in his hand.If it were to be explained that he did not find the desired plant, his actions would be rather strange.He gives the impression of going down the slope to the valley at one point and then back up again. Was he looking for something in the valley? Thinking of this, Qingzuka suddenly became curious.This was also because he was bored, so he took off his kimono and changed into a sweatshirt and trousers.It is inconvenient to wear clogs to go to that place. After taking off the hotel kimono in a rare way, he borrowed a cane from the manager who was looking at him curiously, and walked towards the path beyond Kuwata.Today is not a date with Ah Ju, so don't be nervous if the manager sees it.Speaking of Aju, she will also go to pick wild vegetables with other waitresses later, right? 3 Qingzhong changed direction and walked towards the valley. It took a long way to reach the entrance of the valley. The entrance of the valley is covered by long grass, with a densely wooded slope on one side, and an exposed rocky cliff on the left, and the cliff gets higher as you go in, until the end of the valley.The inside of the valley is curved, and the front cannot be seen from the road, and the cliff surface is gradually revealed as you go in.It is about 1,500 meters from the entrance of the road to the end of the cliff, and the middle part is quite deep. Aozuka tapped on the grass with the inn's cane to enter, and after a while saw the slope that the man from yesterday was climbing.When I stopped to look, the top of the slope was where I saw the man with Aju. Qingzuka grabbed the bushes and walked slowly down the slope.Nothing has changed in that area.Then go inside again.The bottom of the valley is wide, full of weeds, Qingzuka aimlessly wants to go to the end and turn back. After a while, he came to the front of the cliff where big stones rolled down in the grass.There are falling rocks everywhere.From the cliff that gradually rises from the entrance, it has reached a height of fifteen meters here, and the young leaves of the miscellaneous trees on the cliff are green. Walking among the falling rocks, Qingzhong saw a weed that couldn't be toppled over, and it was intermittent, as if the grass that had fallen on the ground stood up again after a period of time. It's only natural to associate this falling grass with the behavior of the man in the peaked cap.The man who climbed up from this slope must have something to do with these grasses.For it is evident that this is a recent artifact of these grasses. Green mound shuttled between large and small falling rocks, when he saw something dark and shiny under a fairly large falling rock. He took a peek, and it turned out that fragments of small cameras were strewn across the grass.The camera must have been dropped hard, otherwise it wouldn't be broken like this.The body splits in half.The inner cover fell off, the lens was broken and scattered, and other parts were scattered among the grass. Qingzhong picked up the fragments, but they were useless, so they put them back underground.Then something else was discovered.Looking forward, it is the film that fell out of the camera.About half its length fell out of the cassette, leaving the reel coiled with grass, black. Qingzuka picked up the negatives, but the unphotographed parts seemed to be still in the cassette.He stuffed the negatives into his pocket and looked up at the towering cliffs.The reason why the camera fell to pieces must be because it fell from the cliff. At this time, he saw that the grass was covered with soil two or three meters ahead, just next to the big falling rock.He poked the soil with his crutches, and found that the soil below was dyed purple.That was the color of the dried blood. Qingzuka took a deep breath, looked at the purple-red dust, and then dug deeply with his crutches.However, the soil is only a thin layer covering the grass, and there is no blood underneath, just the grass dyed the same color. Seeing this, Qingzuka already understood.The soil was covered so that no one could see the blood on the grass.Obviously, this is man-made. The green mound connects the fallen grass with these grasses.After hesitating for a while, curiosity overcame him, and he decided to explore along the fallen grass.The bright early summer sun made him bold. It was on the left side of the cliff, but it didn't look like anything special, and I didn't think there was any weird phenomenon, it was just a quiet valley bottom. However, Qingzhong saw a depression like a horizontal hole under the cliff, and two small falling rocks were placed in front of the depression, as if to block it.Bending down to peer into the dark cave between the two stones. At first I couldn't see anything clearly, but after my eyes got used to it, I could vaguely see something like a white stick. I brought my eyes closer to the hole, and after a closer look, I realized that the white stick turned out to be a human foot. Qingzuka seemed to cry out, but found that no one around was afraid of his voice, and walked back desperately. Someone above was calling his name, and it was only after a long time that it was Aju's calling. You, what are you doing there?Aju continued to ask, she was still wearing that maroon dress, standing on the side of the road on the slope. oh.Qingzuka waved to Aju as if he just came to his senses at this moment. What's up?Aju asked from a distance. Qingzuka was still in shock, he just kept waving his hands, unable to speak. What's the matter? It's strange. Aju said, you can talk about it when you come up, but Qingzhong stood still, so Aju had to give in. She couldn't walk down the slope from there, she had to take a long detour. Aju's figure disappeared for a while, and then appeared from the mouth of the valley stepping on the weeds after a while.As usual, holding a basket of wild vegetables in one hand, the short man walked in unhurriedly, with a round face facing the sun above his head, as flat as paper.Qingzuka walked towards her. What are you doing in a place like this?She giggled, she must have made a mistake. Someone was killed.Instead, Aozuka said in a voice that lost his excitement. Someone was killed?over there?Aju stared at Qingzuka's face in surprise and asked. there.He pointed to the cliff behind him and replied. nonsense! Really, just go and see. Aju didn't answer, but her expression suddenly changed.She probably also thought of the man who climbed the slope yesterday, so she said to go and have a look. Qingzhong took Aju to the entrance of the horizontal cave, and let her see the inside of the cave.She watched for a moment. Oops, it's true.She opened her eyes wide and squinted and said, with her feet facing this way. Still, maybe sleeping there.Aju said this unnatural sentence, and Qingzhong told her about the blood stains on the grass next to her. The blood was covered with earth, so the place of death must have been there, and there were drag marks on the grass. Aju was very courageous, maybe because of Qingzuka's presence, she said she was going to have a look. Aozuka also regained his energy, leading her in a half-guide posture, digging up the soil with his crutches, and showing her the blood-stained place. it is true. Aju looked down for a while, then looked up at the top of the cliff, and looked up and down for a while. Ah, I see.She shouted: It was probably pushed down from the cliff, and then the murderer came to bury the blood here, and dragged the body into the horizontal hole, that's why the grass fell. Aozuka also understood why the camera was broken. Aju turned her eyes to look around, walked five or six steps forward alone, and then called him. Here, come here and have a look, a corner of the rock has been cut off. Qingzhong walked over, and there were signs of wear on a small falling rock, only this corner was free of dust, as bright as it had been polished. It may be that a person who fell from the cliff hit his head on the falling rock and died, and the murderer then came down to shave off the blood. In this way, a complete scene of the story appeared in front of Qingzuka's eyes, and he felt a chill down his spine. It was a woman who was killed.Ah Ju said suddenly. how do you know The feet in the hole were white and if the murderer was the man, it must have been a woman.This is the hot spring area! What Aju said makes sense. It must be reported to the police, it must have been killed by the man who climbed the slope yesterday, and then dragged the body into the cave and hid it.Aju said immediately. Well, it is necessary to report the case.Aozuka said without thinking, but after leaving the scene, he immediately remembered his position.Best not to report the crime. Huh?Why? It's not convenient for me. Aju suddenly stared at him silently with her small eyes blinking. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing to do with this murder.I will tell you the reason later, anyway, it is inconvenient for me to deal with the police in my current capacity. Aju nodded. It looks exactly like I imagined. What are you imagining? I don't think you are above board.Because it is impossible for a strong young man to be idle in a hot spring hotel. You have this view, and I can't help it.But I want to declare that I did not kill, rob or defraud.I have other reasons, so don't report this matter.If we don't report it, someone else will find out and report it. Well, since you say so. Qingzuka and Aju walked side by side, quietly took out the negatives in his pocket and threw them in the grass without letting her find out.It's better not to bring this kind of thing, so as not to arouse suspicion.The negatives are exposed to the wind and rain in the grass, and they will soon rot. 4 After arriving in Tokyo, Aozuka and Aju still often said that that incident was incredible.It was seen half a year ago, like a dream during the day. Qingzuka brought Aju to Tokyo, and with the 200,000 yen stolen from the shipping company, they rented a cheap apartment to live together.Because of his work experience in a newspaper office, Aozuka got a job as a proofreader in a printing factory.Aju worked as a waitress in a roast bird shop in Asakusa, which was also due to her experience as a waitress in a hot spring hotel. The proofreading work is a night shift, and I don’t return to the apartment until late at night, and the roast bird shop also operates at night, so it’s just right.Aju also leaves the house very late in the morning, and Qingzuka is also not early.The two talked sometimes over dinner, and sometimes in bed in the morning. Thinking about it now seems like a dream, I can't tell if it's real or not?Aju said, shaking her fat face since arriving in Tokyo. However, I really saw it.It was not seen by one person, but by two people at the same time, so there is no mistake.Aozuka said it as a matter of course. They had to say this, because the evidence was only the four eyes of the two, and it had been half a year, so they couldn't help but feel a little unreliable. However, if it is true, someone should find out and report it.After that incident, we didn't leave the hot spring area for a full month.Aju looked into the distance with her small eyes and said. No one found out in a month, right?What happened after we left Shangshan Hot Spring? However, it was not published in the newspaper. The newspapers here did not publish it, but the local newspapers may have published it during the past six months. If it has been published, it should be mentioned in Fuzi's letter. Hey, why are you still communicating with Tomiko? Don't worry, you just spent a little more money from the company, the police will not find you, maybe the company didn't call the police at all, and it was resolved internally, right?Hasn't there been any movement so far?If it had become a clue because of my correspondence with Tomiko, the police would have arrived and taken you away. Still can't be too relieved.Although Qingzuka said this, he also felt that what Aju said was right, he never felt the eyes of the police around him. You were so worried about it at the time that you didn't tell the police about the discovery of the body, when you could have called the police. Don't be silly. It was different then than now. Everyone knew that dealing with the police back then would only lead to danger. At that time, because you were so afraid of the police, I thought you had committed some heinous crime, but after listening to you, I realized that it was nothing more than that, which is really ridiculous. You have no nerves. Even though Qingzuka said this, he still felt that she might indeed be much more courageous.When I first arrived in Tokyo, I didn't care about working in a restaurant in Asakusa, and even got tips no less than veteran waiters. In the end, Qingzuka couldn't get rid of her because she was too sticky.Of course, on the other hand, it is also due to the leak of his own secret.When a person's weakness is in the hands of the other person, it will increase intimacy.She also has selfish reasons for not letting him go, and she also doesn't want to stay in the hot spring hotel in the mountains, so she clings to Qingzuka tightly.And maybe the luck will be even worse after arriving in the metropolis. However, Qingzuka's first luck came.It was a little luck. One day, Aozuka saw news of recruiting reporters from a newspaper advertisement.It is a publication in the industry, called Cuisine World Newsletter, which mainly reports on the art of eating in hotels, restaurants, restaurants, etc., as well as the trend of fashion, as well as business policies.The office is in a small building, and there is only one editorial office. Aozuka has experience as a reporter, so he will speak out frankly.If it is considered, it may ask his old supervisor about him, and then it may be revealed that he embezzled the freight company's public funds.However, decided to put all his eggs in one basket.If you are unlucky, not only will you not be adopted, but maybe the police will come to your door. However, that is unnecessary worry, just as Aju said.Received the admission notice the next day. The salary is very low, and the proofreading work in a small printing factory is better.However, having worked in a local newspaper, he knows that such industry publications have a lot of benefits. The reporter also pulls advertisements, and this kind of advertisement sometimes almost becomes an act of intimidation, all for the purpose of money. In fact, the president stated that a few percent of the advertising fee will be kicked back by the solicitors. The kickback is the main income of the veteran journalists, and the salary is just a subsidy. However, some people hated this style of work and resigned, so reporters became short-staffed.For the president, the journalists who write the articles are not important, and it doesn't matter if you hire more journalists who earn advertising fees. On the evening of the inauguration, Qingzuka asked Aju first.Although she is a waitress at the Yamanaka Hot Spring Hotel, she knows a little bit about business operations, so she should be able to serve as a reference. Aju talked about tax evasion methods and hospitality secrets of rural hot spring hotels, etc., which seems to be a reference for urban restaurants. In the beginning, Aozuka only interviewed small restaurants like ramen shops, but after getting the hang of it, he gradually changed to visit larger restaurants and restaurants.Hotels are also respectful. However, as my courage grew, I mustered up the courage to enter luxurious and high-end restaurants.Of course it's just an interview, and it takes a lot of training before I dare to advertise. Some interviewees stayed away when they heard that it was a correspondence from the culinary world, while others were sarcastic.It can be seen that this publication is for advertising purposes.However, any business has its weaknesses. Some people let him into the inner room of the office or the president's room because they are afraid of future troubles caused by this weakness. Qingzuka's articles are all flattery, and he doesn't mention advertisements at the beginning, only praises blindly.The editor-in-chief never speaks a second word to this kind of article, because he has long understood that this kind of fawning article will soon become money. About two months later, Qingzuka began to pay attention to a restaurant called Simei.Simei's main store is in Akasaka, and there are seven or eight branches in the city. They are chain restaurants, and the business is very prosperous. Moreover, Simei also operates bowling alleys, and has two in the most prosperous area. It is said that the recent development of Simei chain stores relies on the surplus of the bowling alley as capital.The president is called Ichisaka Hidehiko, and he is about fifty years old. I heard that Ichisaka is from Kansai, and his business skills shocked the industry.Of course, there are quite a few people who slander him, saying that he is not Japanese, that the shareholders are usurers, and so on.However, the design of his store is unique, different from the style of ordinary stores, and no one can deny that it is extremely attractive.Ichisaka is indeed a person who is good at conception, and his ideas are fully applied to the menu.It is also said that Ichisaka was originally a chef of a western restaurant in Kansai, but he himself does not deny it. Aozuka has been to the Simi main store in Akasaka several times, but he has never met President Ichisaka.Because the chain stores are scattered all over the country, he has to visit the branches and often travels to other places.However, being able to interview Simei is already a great harvest.Because Simei is the target of the industry publications. About three weeks later, Aozuka captured President Ichisaka himself.For Qingzuka, this is tantamount to capturing luck. 5 Aozuka couldn't forget the first time he met Ichisaka Hidehiko. When I saw President Ichisaka in the small president's room, Aozuka felt that Ichisaka's long face seemed familiar. His forehead was slightly bald, but his hair was neatly combed, his nose bridge was high, and his cheeks were sunken. He imagined that the owner of a Chinese and Western restaurant was a fat man covered in fat, so Qingzuka was quite surprised, and at the same time had an instinctive awe for that upright appearance. Ichisaka promised to give reporter Aozuka ten minutes of interview time, his accent was indeed a Kansai accent, and his voice was soft and quiet. The light in the president's office is only on one side, so Ichisaka's face changes in brightness and darkness as he moves, which makes his concave and convex face appear three-dimensional from various angles.The slightly sunken cheeks brought back some memories of Qingzuka. strangeness?I have indeed seen this face there, Aozuka thought.The angle of the face suddenly caught in the light strengthened his idea.However, he suddenly discovered this when he left the main store of Simei and walked to the nearby subway stairs. By the way, it happened to be about the same position as where you are going to get off the ladder now. If you look down and see the man with Ichisaka's bald forehead covered by a peaked cap, isn't it the same guy in a black sweater with mouse-gray long hair that you saw on the mountain road of Shangshan Hot Spring? Pants middle-aged gentleman?That's right, the man in the peaked cap seemed to hesitate for a moment, thinking about where to go, so he suddenly looked up at the side of the mountain road. Wasn't that face at that time exactly the same as the one now? Yes, this is the location, Qingzuka stopped and stood on the subway stairs and looked down.The people walking on the platform below are in the same position as the man he saw behind the tree After listening to Qingzuka's words, Aju said: Got it wrong? Aju came back from the roast bird shop and was eating the leftovers from the shop. I think there is nothing wrong with that.Of course, I dare not assert that it is definitely the same person. Aju grabbed the bones with her fingers and gnawed at the meat, saying: How about trying it out? There is no way to test it out, so you can't ask him directly. Was that person you at the time? Even he wouldn't admit it.Aju threw away the bird bone and said, I tell you, she wiped her mouth with a piece of paper, and continued: After we found the hidden corpse under the cliff, the next day, I quietly went to Xiachuan Hot Spring to inquire about the news from the hotel over there. Xiachuan Hot Spring is opposite the mountain that Qingzhong and Aju went up together.To be precise, it was the side that slanted across the mountain and went down.When people from Shangshan Hot Springs refer to Xiachuan Hot Springs, they always refer to the mountain side. It turned out that at the Kawada Hotel in Shimogawa, a man aged 47 or 8 and a woman aged 27 or 8 lived in the night before we found the body. The two went out for a walk the next day after lunch. .據說，女的帶著照相機。 青塚想起落石下面破碎的相機。 那男人的衣著也是妳看過的那鴨舌帽、黑毛衣、鼠灰色長褲？ 沒有錯，正是這樣。 那女伴呢？ 沒有回旅館。據男人說，他們到上山溫泉的時候，碰到女方的朋友，對方邀她今夜住在那邊，所以他回來替她拿行李過去，就結了帳，離開了。行李其實只是一個皮箱而已。阿菊說著，獨自昂奮起來。 旅館登記什麼名字？ 兩人都沒有登記。旅館方面為了逃稅，只住一兩夜的旅客往往不登記。他們就是其中之一。 這對那男人是幸運。 那時候因為你害怕警察追踪，我只打聽了一下就回來，否則的話，一定向警察報案了。 發現屍體時，青塚阻止阿菊報案，那時候他確實強烈地害怕受到牽連。 從阿菊的話中已經可以確定下川溫泉的川田旅館投宿的那對男女，就是命案現場的主角。相機的殘骸與阿菊的話完全一致。 你請兩三天假，悄悄到上山溫泉去看看怎樣？阿菊提議。 What are you doing? Needless to say?假使證明沒有錯的話 現在才報案反而奇怪。 不是啦，既然這個人是大餐館的老闆，一定很有錢。聽說，近來保齡球館很賺錢哩。阿菊說著，目不轉睛地注視著青塚臉上。 三月中旬的一天，青塚戴著無邊帽，和深色墨鏡，在上山溫泉的巴士站下車。他除了肩頭掛著相機以外，沒有帶其他行李，從東京坐夜車來，不打算在這裡過夜，仍然要坐夜車回去。 他掃了一眼指月館，從前面走過去。沒有看見那常露出神秘的微笑目送他出去散步的經理，女服務生富子在入口裡面茫然看著行人，但似乎沒有發現他。 青塚走過麥田之間的小路，又經過桑田到山腳。離開不到一年，卻也是一個令人懷念的地方，阿菊和其他女服務生結伴採山菜的記憶歷歷在目，彷彿她將要從前面走過來似的。 他不能決定要先到山谷去，或到山崖上面去。本來是山谷那邊比較重要，必須看看那橫穴，確認一下屍體還在不在，但只是想像屍體腐爛的情景就感到噁心欲吐。他決定把這討厭的事留在後面，先到崖上去。於是他踏上了充滿回憶的山路。 終於走到了山谷深處的崖上。以前不曾來過這裡，現在站在這斷崖上面俯視，發現崖壁又深又陡，幾乎令人眼睛發黑。雜草之間散落著石頭，這些落石之一沾著從這裡跌落的女人血跡。削除血跡的石頭，憑著記憶，很快就找到了。 到這裡來才知道，朝山谷入口眺望時，是連接一片盆地，可以看見那一邊的山。若非到這上面來，不知道這種景色。 青塚已經了解那一對男女站在這裡的原因了。女的帶著相機，雖然不知道相機是男人的，還是女人的，但顯然是女人要以此背景給男人照相。可能就在這時候，男人突然把她推落山谷。 他這樣想，但接著又訂正這想法。如果是這樣，那就是男人背對著斷崖，站在崖邊。女人因為要替他拍照，必須站在相反的位置，那應該是安全的。被推落的反而是男人才對。 但事實上被推落的是女人。所以無論如何非得是女的拿著相機站在斷崖的邊端不可。男的是在相反的安全的地方。 青塚想到這樣，轉身眺望斷崖的相反方向。雜木林從那裡中斷，清楚地出現高高聳立的二子山。 這座山從前青塚從指月館的二樓眺望過，只是由於位置的關係，從旅館房間看見的山被雜木林阻擾，只看見山頂的部份，以為是座矮小不起眼的山，但從這裡眺望時，二子山的形狀完全不一樣了。 從Ｖ字型的雜木林之間出現的二子山看起來極像繪畫式的構圖。 意外的是雜木林之間有一條小徑，消失於對面。下川溫泉就在那個方向。換句話說，從下川溫泉沿著山路可以到這裡來。所以投宿下川溫泉的川田旅館那對男女，才會想到這裡來，以這裡的風景為背景拍紀念照吧。那麼，當然男的就背對著二子山站在距崖邊較遠的安全位置，拍照的女人則背朝斷崖，而且站在靠近懸崖邊緣的地方。這樣的話，男的可以突然走近女的，出其不意地推她，既然她站在崖緣，仰身墜落十五公尺的谷底是很容易的事。 女的墜落山谷，男的在上面俯視，然後沿著崖邊走，崖壁逐漸低矮，然後到了灌木與雜草叢生的斜坡時就匍匐著下去。抵達谷底，走到女人死亡的地方。拖著屍體，經過草地，藏入橫穴內。落石上面附著的血跡利用小石削除，草上的血則覆上沙土。最後又從斜坡急急攀登上來逃走。相機因為已經粉碎，多半就撒下不管吧！ 恰像以前阿菊站在崖下想像女人的死亡一樣，青塚更加確切地完成這想像。 說到確切，那男人到崖上後，沒有走回原來的山林小徑，而從青塚預備下去的路前面橫過，又穿過桑田而去的理由現在也知道了。男人不喜歡單獨從原來的路走回去，一方面害怕和女人來時被人看見，而更害怕的是單獨折返時恐怕揮不掉被他殺害的女人幻影。走不同的路避免不安。 到第二次看到那男人之前，青塚在路上休息了半小時。這半小時可能是那男人登上斜坡，改變主意，蜿蜒繞著斜坡上方到山谷入口所需要的時間吧？ 青塚按照想像，沿著崖邊往下走。因為沒有路，不時被樹木或灌木阻擋著，費了許多時間才到達山谷入口，這足足需要半小時，他知道自己的想像愈來愈正確了。 抵達山谷入口後，接下去就得採取最後行動了。看看橫穴，確認屍體是否還在。環視了一下，偶爾傳來鳥啼聲，看不見人影。靜得彷彿可以聽見地底的聲音，已轉弱的陽光照射著這荒涼的場所。 他走到橫穴附近，穴口放置著落石，與那時候一樣，絲毫沒有改變。也許屍體仍然沒有被人發現，如果有人發現，警察來取走屍體的話，塞在穴口的落石當然就得搬開。既然原封不動，可見被殺害的女人屍體仍然腳朝著這邊躺在那裡。 不過，如今想必已經腐爛，只剩骨骼了吧？從去年五月十日以來，已經過了將近一年了。 青塚的腳無法再向前移動，他鼓不起勇氣，決定就這樣轉身離去。這時，他忽然想起底片的事。對了，記得是丟在這附近。他在草葉間尋找，果然在不遠的地方找到。草長得很長，因而沒有被人發現。由此可見這裡是人跡罕到的地方，屍體還留在橫穴內的原因也在此吧。 他拾起底片，金屬性的捲軸已生銹，露出外面的底片也腐爛了。在捲軸內的底片當然是尚未拍的，帶回去也不能成為證據。拍過的部份則已曝光，毫無用處了。不過，他仍以手帕包起來，收入口袋，恰像和阿菊在一起走的時候那樣。 青塚退回山谷入口，但他重新想：我沒有掌握任何證據，市坂秀彥到底有沒有殺害女人還不知道。也就是說，不可能像阿菊所說的，去威脅市坂。 what to do?青塚左右為難，既然已經來到這裡，卻空手而回，阿菊一定會生氣。她沒有受過高等教育，多少貪婪一些。 他終於想出了好主意，是否能成功，當然不知道。他不嫌麻煩地從谷底登上斷崖上面，到那一對男女拍照的地點，取下揹著的相機，背對著斷崖站著。探視鏡頭，從雜木林分開的地方出現平凡的二子山。 青塚把一卷底片全部用來拍攝這裡的風景，各種角度都攝入他的鏡頭。打算回東京後，拿到思梅的社長室，若無其事地展示，他要看看市坂秀彥的表情如何？ 萬一市坂秀彥故意隱藏他的反應，第二步就要設法弄到市坂的照片，拿到下川溫泉的川田旅館去指認。當然如果旅館方面承認，市坂否認的話，也是無能為力，因為殺人案並沒有存在。 6 這事以後過了將近十個月。 青塚一郎的名字在意想不到的地方成為鉛字出現。市坂秀彥的名字與青塚同時並列著。這兩個名字是刊登於一本叫做新流的新誕生綜合雜誌的封底。新流的厚度大約三百二十頁，封面不是近來流行的照片，而是採用油畫美人圖。封面上角印著第七號，可見創刊已經七個月。該雜誌陳列於書店前面，但從堆積的高度不減看來，不是銷路好的雜誌。事實上從進入書店的人拿起來看看目錄就放回去的情形，可以知道並不太受到歡迎。 二月中旬，持著新流編輯部中村忠吉名片的一個青年，到位於世田谷的評論家兼隨筆家岡本健夫家拜訪。 岡本從前是文藝評論家，他那輕快的筆調，以及事事好奇的評論才能，頗受重視。由於好奇，評論的範圍十分廣泛，而且既評又寫，經常忙碌不停。 叫做中村忠吉的年輕編輯會見頭髮花白的岡本健夫後，恭敬地遞上新出版的三月號新流，請求岡本在二十日內為該雜誌寫一篇三十張稿紙的文章。 岡本拿起該雜誌，摘下近視眼鏡，翻開目錄來看，露出不太歡迎的表情。因為執筆者都是一些沒有名氣的人，他以目前工作忙碌為藉口婉拒，表示改天有空時再說。 我們了解您十分忙碌，但仍請您撥空為我們寫一篇。中村不放鬆地說：總編命令我，非求到您賜稿不可。 可是岡本再度拿起雜誌，湊近眼前看負責的編輯姓名。青塚一郎嗎？ 是的，他下令一定要求到您答應。他是您的崇拜者，不，我也是中村慌忙加上他自己。 Thanks.不過，目前我真的很忙岡本明知那是客套話，卻不覺得討厭，因而語氣也稍稍軟化。 我們非常了解。可是，還是求您一定要幫忙。 中村把垂在額上的頭髮掠上去，探出膝蓋請求，他似乎已看出岡木的臉色有些變化。 我們的雜誌創刊沒有多久，知道的人還不多，所以執筆者的名字也比較不響亮。因此，假使您能賜稿，您的大名將使雜誌增加光彩，成為有份量的刊物。只要到刊登您執筆的文章，我們再向其他大作家求稿時，就不會被拒絕了。中村熱心地遊說，說得面孔都脹紅了。 那裡，我沒有這麼大的影響力。 岡本雖然這樣說，心裡仍多少有些自我陶醉。本來他也不是第一流的作家，但比起這雜誌的執筆陣，他的名氣是大多了。他想，如果能像這編輯所說的，由於我的文章而帶動其他作家賜稿，倒可以答應寫。由不太有名的出版社創辦的新雜誌，是不利條件之一，這使得他產生了俠義心理。 二十日以內我趕不出來，晚一點的話，也許可以試試看。 考慮的結果，岡本答應了。若再延後一期，就可以決定是不是真的要寫。年輕的編輯滿面感激，不住地鞠躬致謝，說他不必擔心被總編輯責罵了。 岡本再一次翻開雜誌來看，無論如何絕對稱不上能吸引人的編輯。雜亂，沒有焦點，許多地方有模仿其他雜誌之嫌，主旨究竟是什麼也看不出來。對了，好像在報紙上看過新流的廣告，可見規模並不小。 新流的社址在什麼地方？ 赤坂附近，還很小，所以只租用兩間辦公室而已。 社長市坂先生以前在那一家出版社？ 不，社長與出版社毫無關係，他對辦雜誌完全外行。 外行人辦雜誌，膽量可真大。那麼，是有錢人的消遣？ 雖然不能說消遣，但錢確實很多。所以這雜誌即使連續五年赤字，也絕不會倒閉這是總編輯說的。 That's great.有錢是企業方面賺錢？ Yes.中村有些不好意思地看看下面，岡本先生，您知道思梅西餐廳嗎？ 思梅啊，知道。新宿、池袋、澀谷，還有青山都有連鎖店吧？因為店的外觀和招牌是統一的，所以印象深刻。好像前幾天也看過對，在自由丘看到的。 是的，本店在赤坂，其他各區都有連鎖店。 原來是思梅的社長，真想不到，西餐館的老板辦起綜合雜誌來。 不僅西餐館而已，還經營兩家規模很大的保齡球館。 也經營保齡球館？近來凡是經營保齡球館都很賺錢啊。 Yes.不過，聽說最近營業額沒有以前那麼好了。 反正是有錢人。這個人年輕時志願成為作家或學者，但命運使他從事餐館生意。現在為了完成年輕時候的願望，因而辦這份雜誌？這是成功的企業家常有的現象。 這一類的事，我從沒有聽說過。社長對於雜誌的好壞，從來不加批評，也不提出要求。 那倒是相當開明的社長。那麼，會不會要求必需增加銷路，或要賺錢等的話？ 什麼都不說。 原來如此，到底是在餐館和保齡球館賺到鉅款的人，只不過一份雜誌的赤字，並不放在眼裡。如果是一般人，恐怕非削減編輯費用不可哩。 編輯費不但不削減，反而增加。啊，對了，您的稿費將會特別高。 謝謝那麼，總編輯也讓你們自由發揮吧？這位總編輯是從那一家雜誌社挖過來的名總編？ 不，他沒編雜誌的經驗，聽說以前在北陸那邊的報社做事。 記者嗎？岡本有些失望。聽說是地方報紙，他就知道雜誌不吸引人的關鍵了。這個人到東京來編雜誌，當然編不出體面的東西。 青塚總編輯這個人還年輕嗎？ 聽說是三十三歲。 雜誌的編輯愈年輕愈好，年紀一大，感覺就遲鈍了。 不過，再度翻閱這本雜誌時，無論如何不能說是感覺敏銳的編輯。只是既然出資者相當富裕，決心今後五年不惜血本。那麼，這當中大概會漸漸改變，青塚也會有好的表現吧。才半年多，要下判斷還嫌太早。 中村謝了又謝，高高興興地告辭了。從他的樣子看來，總編輯的命令達成，使他無比的興奮。似乎能不觸怒總編輯，比獲得岡本答應寫稿還讓他安心。 過了幾天，在一次聚會中，岡本問一位朋友： 喂，你知道新流這個雜誌嗎？ 啊，新流？know a little.這位朋友對出版界頗為熟悉。 也去向你邀稿了？ 來過，所以給他們寫了一期。稿費是比別的地方略高，但雜誌本身不太體面，事實上銷路也並不好。不過，他們的社長是那有名的西餐廳連鎖店思梅的經營者，所以即使連續虧本五年也不要緊。總編輯據說是個獨裁者。 你到底知道的多。老實說，他們也來向我邀過稿，我有點拿不定主意，還不能決定要不要寫，那年輕的編輯和你一樣，說他們的總編輯很獨裁。 好像很有來頭，連社長也對他另眼看待。不過，這話只是在這裡對你一個人說的，青塚這個人向社長索取鉅額編輯費，可是不大用在雜誌編輯上。換句話說，都放進他自己的口袋裡。 原來是這種人？那我要拒絕給稿。 岡本雖然這樣說，但他又好奇心大發，認為可以寫一期，藉此多了解一些關於青塚的事。 既然是這種貪污的人，一定玩得很厲害。 可是沒有，好像是相當守本份的男人。 哩，那麼是把錢儲存起來？ 好像是青塚有個非常能幹的太太，她控制著丈夫的錢，也禁止他玩女人。據傳說是青塚刮入私囊的錢都被太太沒收，儲蓄起來，他這位太太以前在淺草一帶的烤鳥店擔任女服務生。 那一定是個漂亮的女人，所以丈夫才會怕太太。 差得遠哩。我是沒有看過，但聽說又矮又胖，像豬一樣白，面貌也不好看。不過，相當精明能幹。據說，看起來年紀比丈夫大，好像老得多。 聽說，丈夫比較疼愛年紀大的太太。不過，奇怪，青塚怎麼會這樣被控制得牢牢的？做總編輯的時候專橫，恐怕是被太太壓制，要發洩鬱悶情緒的關係。唔，我倒想看看這個人是怎樣的人物。 不過，次日岡本交了二十張稿紙的文章給中村時，青塚總編輯卻不露臉。 我想和總編輯見一次面。岡本說。 是，過幾天會專程到您府上去拜訪。中村鞠躬說。 總編輯仍然很嚴嗎？ 是的，相當嚴格。 但老實說，雜誌的銷路並不好吧？ 不錯，幾乎是停滯狀態。 那麼，總編輯再獨裁，在社長面前也不光彩吧？既然編輯費用索取那麼多，這種情形總不能一直持續下去吧？ 您真清楚。中村看著岡本臉上說。 不，我也是聽說的。 對，最近總編輯脾氣很壞，因為好像是社長對經費問題表示不滿。 那是一定的，雜誌已經發行了將近一年，社長再外行也多少了解一點了，當然不能沒有限制地出資。 而且好像保齡球方面的生意也大不如前了，因為競爭對手不斷地增加，這大概也是社長拿不出錢來的原因。總編輯發了一堆牢騷，說非想辦法不可。其實不管怎樣，反正編輯費用輪不到我們手中，所以和我們毫不相干。 中村吐著烟圈說。 7 四月中旬，岡本收到郵差送來的五月號新流。 看到封面時，岡本咦了一聲。以往每一期新流的封面都是由畫家畫出的女人面孔圖，這一期卻改為風景，近景是雜木林，形成Ｖ字型，其間出現山巒。 多無聊的封面，岡本想。構圖本身十分平凡，第一，雜木林之間出現的山的形狀就極其平凡，那是到處可見的山，整個圖看起來就平凡得不能再平凡，實在不明白特地將美女圖改為風景的原因何在。圖一角的簽名是白井，那是岡本認識的畫家。 白井為什麼會畫這種作品？了解白井畫風的岡本感到奇怪，這與白井向來作畫的主題全然不同。也許白井是推辭不掉，勉強接受，因而才畫出這種作品？ 收到這雜誌後過了一週，新流的中村來訪。 岡本先生，您的大作風評太好了。因此，總編輯讓我來請求您，下期再繼續捧我們的場，賜我們原稿，拜託拜託，岡本先生。 中村與上回同樣恭敬地邀稿。 Let me think about it.岡本回答。 上回是第一次邀稿，岡本相當用心的執筆。因為多少有些要勝過其他執筆者的心理。刊出後得到某種程度的反應，不能說沒有滿足感。 不，岡本先生，請不要這樣說，您務必要答應。總編輯吩咐過，一定要邀得您的大作。您如果拒絕，總編輯一定會大發脾氣，責怪我。 青塚這位總編輯仍是老樣子？ 是的，愈來愈獨裁了。 不過，這一期的封面是什麼意思？