Chapter 18 10

As soon as the entrance door was opened, cool air drifted in immediately.The sky was the same as yesterday, a beautiful clear autumn sky. The clouds in the sky seemed to be swept by a broom. I don't know the name of the cloud. If you ask the director, he will be happy to tell himself.However, if you think about it, you don’t need to know so much, so forget it. I am going to work.Masahiko shouted from the entrance. Akiko quickly put on and took off her shoes, and went outside to see her off. Great service today. What are you talking about, I always send you like this. Akiko pouted deliberately, but couldn't hide the smile on her face.Seeing his wife's expression like this, Masahiko felt that the happy time last night seemed to continue.

Last night, the two huddled together in the same quilt overnight.The two have not been intimate for a long time. After the game, she was actually very tired, but it was rare that Akiko took the initiative to get into her bed, so Masahiko gently caressed his wife's familiar body. Since witnessing Tsuchiya's contented death, he seems to have become softer than before.He can't express his feelings clearly, but he always feels that he is lucky to be alive, so he has a feeling of gratitude for the people and things around him. Akiko also lives in this world with her, which is really something worth cherishing.So Masahiko loves everything about Akiko even more than before, hair, fingertips and slender body.

Will the company be busy today?Akiko asked. Masahiko replied while getting into the car: How can it be busy there?Probably the same as usual.Shall I drop by and rent the movie when I get home? Akiko thought about it, then shook her head. If you don't want to watch today, you should come back early. As soon as the bell rang for the end of get off work, I rushed back! Masahiko was about to close the car door, but Akiko stretched out her hand.Every time the two of them huddled together under the same blanket the next morning, Akiko would act like a baby.Masahiko held her hand lightly, and kissed the back of her hand lightly.Akiko smiled happily.

I'm leaving. Masahiko started the engine and started on the road. Akiko who kept waving in the rear mirror gradually became smaller. The two have no children so far.Some people feel sorry for them, but in fact they are just meddling in their own business.Because there are no children, the relationship between husband and wife is closer.I get along well with Akiko and love each other deeply. (When you get home, take a detour to buy cake.) Masahiko thought to himself, and at the same time slowly turned into the small fork leading to the main road. There is a delicious cake shop in H city, it takes 15 minutes longer to get there from the company, but Akiko won't be angry if it takes such a little time.

The main road appears in front of you.Masahiko temporarily stopped at the intersection where the red light was flashing, and carefully checked the approaching vehicles on the left and right.At this moment, he couldn't help but glanced to the far right. Through the gap between the trees, you can see Mount Zhide, and even the iron pillar.The iron pillar is an inconspicuous tea-brown color, so it should blend into the surrounding scenery and be invisible, but it can be seen clearly from here, because there is a beige townsman's warehouse behind it. Masahiko glanced at it, then turned his gaze back to the road, and turned the steering wheel to the left forcefully.

Unexpectedly, the company is surprisingly busy today. The large-scale TV launched last year was found to be of unstable quality and might even catch fire, so the head office ordered it to be taken off the shelves immediately.It is not known which factory and when the products produced are dangerous, so all the products on the market had to be recalled first. If the dealer's warehouse space is large enough, it's just a phone call asking them to remove the merchandise directly from the storefront: but not for small appliances.Once they know that this item cannot be sold, they are eager to ask the company to take it back immediately.

Because they had to be collected on the same day, the staff of the business department even had to drive only two light trucks in the area they were responsible for to collect the goods.Because the usual business vehicles are light tires, they are useless when it comes to taking back large TVs. Masahiko suddenly has to temporarily participate in labor work. There are more than 20 large TVs that have been returned, and the boxes are at least one meter square. Before the head office sends a car to take them away, they must find a place to put them in the business office.Of course, you can put a few in the corridor, but no matter how you say it, you can't squeeze in ten.In the end, I decided to move the file cabinet in the office and the sofa for receiving guests, and then put the TV into the gap.

The staff of the sales department were all out busy, so the only men left were himself, the director, and Momoi from the repair department.Of course, don't count on the director who will retire next year, so Momoi and Kazuo have to do it themselves. Masahiko was sweating profusely from moving, but physical fatigue was not a problem, and he didn't feel bored at all, but found it quite interesting, probably because he was still young. The two were trying to move the pawn of the filing cabinet when the office phone rang.Zhihui picked it up and said a few words.At this time, the lunch break had just ended, probably around 1:20.

Deputy director, frontline, Mr. Ohno is looking for you. Which Ohno-san? It is Mr. Ono, the town council chairperson. Masahiko and Momoi were about to move the filing cabinet to the side, so they had to put down the cabinet first.He tilted his head suspiciously and said: The president of the town council is looking for me? Masahiko had answered Ohno's phone calls several times, but he always called home.This is the first time to call the company. Masahiko glanced at Chie.The strange thing is that she looked nervous.Seeing her expression, Masahiko felt uneasy. Hello, I'm Muto.

As soon as I answered the phone, I heard the sound of the wind, probably from a mobile phone outside, and there was a lot of noise, and the reception was poor. Mr. Muto, please listen to me. The sound was intermittent. Taishi Muto, just went to the hospital. I can not hear you Masahiko's hand holding the phone was soaked in sweat. The voice of the president of the town council was still unclear, and it was disconnected and then connected again, as if it was calling from another world. I can't hear you clearly! While Masahiko couldn't help shouting, the phone was cut off. (He said what happened to Jingjing?)

Masahiko put back the microphone and pressed the call back button, but it showed that he was in a call.The other party is probably trying to redial as well. Another phone in the office rang.Zhihui picked it up again. The deputy director, the second line, is Mr. Ohno. Masahiko hurriedly pressed the button to answer, the voice was much clearer than before. Mr. Muto, please calm down and listen to me.Mrs. Muto has passed away and has just been sent to North Village Hospital.A death certificate has been issued. ah?What did you say! His words are too puzzling. Mrs. Muto passed away on the hill.understood? What are you talking about! Your wife, who used the pillar, has passed away. There was a shrill sound of wind in my ears.Akiko's face when she was parting in the morning appeared in front of her eyes, it was the coquettish face still indulging in the tenderness of last night. In any case, please come here immediately.North Village Hospital near your home.Mrs. Muto is in the hospital. The president of the town council hung up the phone after finishing speaking.Masahiko stood blankly holding the microphone. Pillar Jingjing?Yahiko murmured. My own voice also feels ethereal.Suddenly regaining consciousness and looking around, he realized that the director, Chie and Momoi were all looking at him with unease. Beicun Hospital is diagonally opposite Masahiko's house.Ya Yan passed in front of his house and parked the car indiscriminately beside the hospital gate.It was a family-run hospital, and if it didn't have a signboard, it would look like a normal home. Masahiko even forgot to lock the car door and rushed into the hospital.Once inside, there is a narrow waiting room where several children are reading picture books.The president of the town council with a sad face was also among them. Chairman!What happened? Mr. Muto, please keep your voice down. There are sick children here. Masahiko looked around, and saw the children with cooling patches on their foreheads staring at him who was out of breath, and their eyes were obviously full of anxiety. Mrs. Muto is here. The president of the town council opened the door of the examination room, as naturally as if he was in his own home.There are two cloth screens in the room, and inside sits an elderly doctor in a shabby white coat.The president of the town council nodded to him, and Masahiko also nodded.The doctor who was writing the information put down the pen in his hand and stood up from the chair. That door over there. The nurse, who could be called an old lady, opened the door behind the screen. There was a three-meter-wide corridor over there. There were only two wards with numbers 1 and 2 on the doors.Such a small hospital sometimes admits patients to the hospital. The doctor silently opened the door of the second ward. The narrow ward is not as big as four and a half tatami mats. There is a slender bump on the bed, and one can tell at a glance that the whole body is covered with sheets up to the top of the head. Masahiko rushed forward uncontrollably and roughly tore off the bed sheet.Quail inside is Akiko.She was wearing a familiar beige suit and folded her hands in front of her chest. This is not true, is it?Masahiko looked down at Akiko and couldn't help talking to himself. Akiko wears the same heavy makeup as Chie's grandmother, but the foundation at the corners of her mouth has peeled off, revealing the skin underneath.It must be the marks left after wiping the vomit. The suit on Akiko is her favorite autumn outfit.She once wore this suit to an opera at the Empire Theatre.There was something red on her chest, which should have dripped from it, but now it was dyed like a decorative pattern. The time when the deceased was found was twelve thirty.The time of death is estimated to be around eleven o'clock. it's not true This is not true, is it? This is not true! Akiko can't die!Can't die! Doctor, please save her!Masahiko grabbed the doctor who was going through the medical records and begged loudly.Jingjing is not dead, there is still time, please save her quickly! Muto-san, please calm down! Electric shocks or cardiotonic injections are not acceptable in this small hospital.Ambulance, ambulance! Masahiko took out his mobile phone and was about to dial 119, but his fingers couldn't control him, and he couldn't even press such a simple three numbers. Mr. Muto, don't mess up your position, calm down!The chairman of the town council held Masahiko's hand.Please mourn the change.Mrs. Muto has passed away. She hanged herself with a pillar. How can it be! Masahiko grabbed Akiko who was lying on the hospital bed.The black strangle marks on her slender neck were as obvious as tattoos, and they looked more vivid than Grandma Zhihui's.This may be due to the difference in weight; or it may be due to the difference in the length of the suspension. Jingjing!What are you doingOpen your eyes! Masahiko almost lay on Akiko's cold body, shaking her body desperately.Akiko's head shook violently, and a light red liquid similar to blood slowly flowed out from the corner of her mouth. Akiko's body seems to be displayed only as inanimate evidence. There is no way this could happen. Akiko would never use that iron pillar. So it is impossible to write down some waka paper, let alone put it somewhere.As soon as Masahiko came home, he couldn't wait to open the door of the entrance, but he saw that everything in the house was organized in an orderly manner. Masahiko frantically searched every room, always thinking about the words of the town chairman. I'm sorry, but I hope you can find out if Mrs. Muto left a waka paper.Because Mrs. Muto did not seem to understand the detailed rules for using the pillars, no one was invited to witness Masahiko knelt by the bed and held Akiko's cold hand and cried for a long time.Seeing that he finally calmed down, the chairman of the town council said: Leave the funeral preparations to me.But, like I told you last time, a funeral is totally different without that paper. How could there be such a thing!Masahiko resisted the urge to yell and replied. Just to be on the safe side, to be on the safe side.The chairman of the town council said softly, patting Masahiko on the back at the same time. There should be no waka paper, right?Because Akiko didn't know the real purpose of that iron pillar at all. Masahiko remembered last night that Akiko said that the translation work was coming to an end. Ten days ago, the publishing house sent a stack of thick manuscripts, which were the manuscripts for final correction.As long as Akiko finished modifying and sending it back, her work would be completed. (Is the proofreading done?) Masahiko, who was full of sadness, suddenly thought.Could it be that Akiko once heard someone mention the real function of that iron pillar, so she also hoped that she would be satisfied to death, and planned to take that road as soon as the translation work was completed? No, this cannot be satisfied.Ordinary people will definitely want to see books listed, right?At least you have to get the published works with your own hands, and this can be called a dream come true. All kinds of thoughts crowded into his head at the same time, Masahiko had to think about various reasons, it was really painful.It is actually very simple to solve this problem, just go home and search carefully, as long as you know if you have the so-called waka paper at home. look!There is no such thing at all!Masahiko looked at each room one by one, and shouted like this. I couldn't find it on the kitchen table or in the living room, but everything I saw was spotlessly wiped. After checking all the rooms on the first floor, Masahiko went up to the second floor.Walking up the slightly steep stairs, Masahiko found himself a little scared. (Absolutely, absolutely impossible to find.) But still scared. On the second floor is the desk where Akiko used to work. If she really wants to keep waka paper, it is likely to stay here.So Masahiko decided to check here one last time. He quietly opened the paper door of the room.The orange curtains in the room were closed tightly, and it was only after two o'clock, but the whole room seemed to be dyed with the color of the sunset. He saw two sheets of paper on the desk with the computer.One is a small note, the other appears to be a note.Masahiko approached the desk in fear, and picked up the two pieces of paper with his trembling fingertips. Xiao Zhang's is the delivery receipt of TA-Q-BIN, which is Akiko's reply slip to Tokyo Publishing House.The content is the manuscript, and the mailing time is this morning.It should have been mailed from a nearby grocery store that accepts TA-Q-BIN, and the contents are probably the corrected manuscript. The other is a suicide note to Masahiko.Akiko didn't write much, but wrote three neat lines. □□□ Kohiko, Thank you in this life. I'm very happy. # (Is that all?) Dying words are so few.Masahiko felt an agitation bordering on anger. The time I spent with Akiko should not be condensed into three lines, and the weight should not be so light that it can be described in such a short sentence. Masahiko rolled up the thin note slightly with trembling fingertips, only to find that there seemed to be another note underneath.Ya Yan couldn't wait to watch intently. The number of words in the content is more than the suicide note written to myself. □□□ Die under the flowers of spring, On the occasion of the bright full moon. # You are so stupid! Masahiko was at a loss for a while.The fact that I have never wanted to admit is now in front of my eyes. Don't be kidding! Don't be kidding! Masahiko pulled open the curtain in front of the desk forcefully.The soft autumn afternoon sun shone directly into his hot eyes. Masahiko pulled out the chair and sat down feebly.He looked out the window unconsciously, almost unable to breathe. On the upper right of the computer screen, in the distance through the gap between the trees, stands the iron pillar impressively.It was not overwhelmed by the surrounding scenery at all, as if staring straight in this direction. If you stand a little to the side, the iron pillar will be blocked by the trees, and you have to sit on this chair to see it. (It turned out that Akiko sat here face to face with that thing every day!) Masahiko seemed to see Akiko's figure hanging under the iron pillar.At first, there was only a lush green scene in front of my eyes, but later on, Akiko's favorite beige suit gradually appeared. (It's you! It's you who killed Jingjing!) Ya Yan sat on the chair and glared at Tie Zhu. (Jingjing died because of you!) Frantic thoughts gradually rose in Masahiko's heart.