Chapter 17 9

The pitcher is a young boy of about twenty years old. Although he is not qualified to participate in Koshien, but I heard that the high school has stood out from the city's tryouts and represented the city in the semi-finals, which shows his high game skills. Probably because of this, even though he was facing a critical blow, he still looked down on the striker.Probably because I am over thirty and don't take me seriously. At present, it is two good and two bad, and just now it is four balls and a walk to first base.It seems that the opponent will probably also intentionally throw bad balls.But Yahiko doesn't think so.This young guy must really want to show his strength, so the next ball will definitely be a good one.It's a great time, so as long as the fairway is right

(really coming!) As if at Masahiko's request, a close high ball that he was most sure of flew towards him.His body reacted automatically and he swung hard.Masahiko felt solid, and the blow was clearly a complete hit. Like a rocket, the ball was carefully calculated and shot straight into the clear autumn sky at an ideal angle.Out of the corner of Masahiko's eyes, he caught a glimpse of the audience cheering wildly. It's good to play baseball, he couldn't help feeling so emotional at this moment.I don't feel so happy doing other things. The right fielder miscalculated and the ball landed far behind him, bounced and rolled farther back.He hurried after him, but his movements were too slow, he was probably a barely used player.Yahiko sprints with all his might.

Cheers came from the auditorium. He wanted to go straight back to home plate, but finally stopped cautiously at third base.The player who was originally on first base has rushed home and scored a run, and his team has won. Masahiko saw Akiko who was sitting in the back of the auditorium jumping excitedly, and exchanging high-fives with the wives of the players who just met for the first time today.Masahiko is certainly happy to be able to hit good results and win glory for the team, but seeing Akiko so excited makes him even more gratified. Wow, Mr. Muto is amazing! After the game, Masahiko returned to the auditorium, and the head of the town council who arrived at some unknown time came forward to congratulate him with a smile on his face.

President of the Lockers Association, you are here too. Because I introduced you, of course I also have the responsibility.But I'm relieved now, I'm so proud of you. When Masahiko found Chie's grandmother's body, he mentioned to him that he played on the baseball team in Tokyo.The president of the town council was very attentive, and asked him about a month ago if he wanted to join a friend's company's baseball team. Masahiko didn't know if he was asking around for his own sake, or if he just met by chance, but he still decided to join the team temporarily.After participating in several practices, today is the first official game.

Thank you so much, baseball is really fun.Masahiko sat in the auditorium and said while wiping his sweat. At this moment, his teammates all came forward to praise him for his wonderful performance of that crucial stick. People, if you can only think about the things you like, you will be the happiest.The head of the town council said. Yahiko just smiled back. Ever since what happened to Yuji Tsuchiya, there has been a wonderful intimacy between the two.Of course it can't be called friendship, but it seems to be much closer than before.Perhaps it is because of a sense of accomplice, or it may mean that Masahiko has officially become a part of Jiujiuli Town.

But to be honest, Masahiko always felt that the president of the town council with a smile on his face was a bit weird. On the second day after the incident, newspapers and TV sensationally reported the news of Tsuchiya Yuji's suicide, but they all said that Tsuchiya hanged himself in a restaurant in H City.It is quite a distance from the town of Kyukuri.Was the news manipulated, or did he really move Tsuchiya's body to the hotel for disguise?All of this is unknown, but Zhuzi and Masahiko did not come to the surface at all. Although Masahiko felt that the chairman of the town council was definitely not an ordinary person, this time he really felt his unfathomable depth.Perhaps the local policeman Nonomura was also involved, or there might be staff from this small town in the hotel who helped.If you really want to solve this mystery, you can do it very easily, but probably no one dares to do it.

The treacherous spirit of the president of the town council is exactly the same as that of this small town.Although Masahiko always felt uncomfortable towards him, but now he has no intention of resisting. Ah, Mrs. Muto, how is the English cram school going? When the two were talking, Akiko leaned over with a shy face.The president of the town council greeted her with a steady smile. Ah, thanks to you, it went well. It has been half a year since moving to this small town, and Akiko has become quite cheerful, even more active.In the past, she didn't like to deal with people and always hid behind Masahiko, but now she is willing to take the initiative to greet people, probably trained after interacting with the wives nearby.

Heard it was well received.Not only is the teaching method outstanding, but it also seems to be quite interesting.If I could find such an excellent teacher as Mrs. Muto, I might be able to speak fluent English and marry an American wife. The head of the town council shook his body and laughed, as if what he said just now was funny.It's incredible that this person was once a teacher. Isn't it good for the president to say that?The president's wife will be angry when she hears this. Oh, don't spread the words just now. The head of the town council hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands, pretending to be panicked.Masahiko and Akiko looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

At this moment, Masahiko accidentally glanced outside the court, only to find a familiar figure. A familiar red off-road motorcycle was parked outside the fence, and the rider on it was none other than Zhihui.Although she wore a hard hat to cover her face, she was absolutely unmistakable. (She's here too.) Masahiko lingered on the red helmet from the corner of his eyes, but he couldn't help but recall Chie's plump body in his heart. On the night when Tsuchiya was a witness, the two joined at the assembly hall. Masahiko was overstimulated and trembled all over.Zhihui hugged him tightly to calm him down.

But still can't get rid of that fear.Masahiko desperately wanted to forget everything, but Tsuchiya's Heike crab-like smile was still vivid in his memory, and he couldn't erase it no matter what. Masahiko hugged Chie.In order to escape this fear, she must confirm that she is still alive, so she hugged Zhihui tightly and lit the fire of life. Don't take it to heart because that's exactly what I want.After the frenzy, Zhihui said calmly. Hearing what she said, Yayan couldn't help but think of the lady next door. The wife next door invites a number of affair partners to her home.Maybe she felt the same fear as herself, maybe she had to make sure she was alive, otherwise she wouldn't be able to continue living in this town.Yahiko couldn't help but feel sad when he thought of this.

From then on, because of this sense of complicity, he and Zhihui were closely integrated.Although the physical relationship has not continued since that night, deep down they feel close to each other.This relationship is closer than that of Ryoko, his former affair partner, and even his favorite Akiko. But that's definitely not love.Because it's not love, I can't understand why Zhihui appeared here, I just think she has ulterior motives. (What do you want? Jingjing is here!) Masahiko adjusted his position as if nothing had happened, skillfully turning Akiko's back to Chie.The red locomotive stopped outside the iron net for a while, as if sensing Masahiko's scruples, it started the engine and left in a low-key manner. I'm so glad I moved to this small town.That night, Akiko stared at the TV in the living room and said.It feels like everything has been good since moving here.The time spent with Xiao Yan has also increased. I think so.Masahiko had just finished taking a bath, and his hair was still wet. He nodded while drinking beer. Because he still had to drive, Masahiko didn't even drink at the celebration banquet after the game.Now, as if eager to make up for himself, he drank two large cans of beer in one go. I must have hit it off with this town.If I continue to live in Tokyo, it will definitely become more abnormal. Akiko also drank a little sparkling wine.She didn't drink well at first, but she only drank a third of a glass before her face turned red. The air is good, and the residents are friendly. The grandmother of Ms. Sanqiao who passed away before said that there is no better place than this small lock.Now I can feel it too. Sorry, please don't bring up that old lady again. Ah, sorry. Hearing Masahiko's words, Akiko quickly kept quiet and watched Masahiko's expression.Of course Masahiko knew it, so he deliberately put on an expression of recalling unbearable memories.But it wasn't because he remembered the tragic appearance of the old lady in the end that he couldn't bear to continue this topic, he just didn't want to hear anything about Zhihui from Akiko. By the way, the chairman of the town council is really serious. It seems that in order to ease the atmosphere, Akiko deliberately changed the subject with a cheerful tone. Yes, I really didn't expect that he would come to see me for the competition, and even asked about the English classroom. Maybe he really wants to be the mayor. Masahiko told Akiko exactly what he heard from the director last time.Akiko was also very surprised to hear that he used to be a primary school teacher. I think this is most likely.If it wasn't for this, it would be impossible to hand over the management of the business to others, and to be so busy with official duties. Yeah?Akiko took a sip from the glass, tilted her head and said. By the way, what kind of person is the chairman's wife?It is said that she is the daughter of the landlord. Well, I don't know, I haven't seen it either. But didn't he just bring up the subject of his wife? That seems to be just casual talk, isn't it common for ordinary people to joke like this? Akiko suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment in the middle of speaking.By the way, I heard Mrs. Dayue and the others say that she is a beautiful woman.But whether it is true or not is unknown. Whether it is beautiful or not is entirely a personal subjective matter. I don't mean that.After everyone mentioned this topic, they began to hesitate, as if deliberately concealing something.The eyes of everyone looking at each other seem to say: Let's stop talking nonsense. Yahiko couldn't help laughing out loud. Doesn't that mean that she is actually not beautiful?And obviously it is the kind that no matter how strong the subjective consciousness is, it is impossible to be stubborn. So it turned out that things finally came to light.It is not uncommon in the society to succeed in one step from a primary school teacher to the owner of a small steel ball playground because of taking the daughter of a landlord who is sorry for her looks. (That person really smells like copper.) Masahiko doesn't dislike this kind of person.A certain degree of loyalty to one's own desires is the correct attitude towards life that people should have.The way of life of the wife next door cannot be judged as wrong. It goes without saying that the power of human survival comes from desire.Because of the desire to move forward, you will keep moving forward, and because of this, you can climb to a height beyond your expectations. By the way, how is the book going? It's almost the end.As soon as the final corrections are done, my work is done. Very good. Masahiko praised Akiko from the bottom of her heart.This is also the power of desire (to put it in a better way, it should be called a dream), and it is precisely because she hopes to publish the book she translated that Akiko has come to this point. Then just wait for the bookstore to put it on the shelf, what did you say the title of the book is? Catherine Crabwood, The Summer I Spent With You. Translated by Akiko Muto.Yahiko added. Akiko smiled happily. Really happy, if time could stop here