Chapter 23 2O

The Spanish instructor called on the Wednesday just after the consecutive November vacation.The co-operator went to the bank before the lunch break, and I ate a girl's macaroni in the office cafeteria-kitchen.The penne was two points overcooked, but the finely chopped basil substituted for the parsley was not bad.We were discussing how to make macaroni when the phone rang and the girl picked it up, shrugged and handed the receiver to me after a few words. About the spaceship, he said: I know where it is. Where? It's hard to say clearly on the phone.He said.There was a silence on both sides.

So what do you mean?I asked him. I mean it's not easy to explain on the phone. Why don't we meet each other? No.He said hesitantly: If you see it in front of your eyes, it is still difficult to explain the meaning. Because I can't speak very well, I continue to wait for him to speak. I'm not playing tricks on you, and I'm not kidding you, anyway, I hope to meet up. I see. Is five o'clock today okay? Hurrah.I said: But can I still fight? of course.He said.I thank you and hang up.Then started to continue eating macaroni. where are you going? Going to play marbles, but I don't know where to go.

Marble toys? Yes, pop the marbles with a swing I know, but why are you playing marbles? Um?There are too many things in this world that cannot be speculated by our philosophy. She rested her chin on the table and meditated. Are you good at marbles? Previously.That used to be the only area I had confidence in. I have never had anything. Then you can avoid losing it. I finished the rest of the macaroni while she was lost in thought again.Then grab a ginger ale from the fridge and drink it. It is said that what will be lost one day has no meaning, and the glory that should be lost is not true glory.

Who said it? I forget who said it, but it makes sense. Is there anything in the world that is not lost? I believe so, and you better believe it too. I will work hard. Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but not foolish enough to go there. I know. It's not that I'm confident, it's just that I feel much better than the opposite. She nodded.So you're going to play marbles tonight? Um. You put your hands up. I raise both hands to the ceiling.She stared at me under the armpit of my sweater for a long time. OK, let's go! ◇ I made an appointment with the Spanish lecturer to wait at the same coffee shop where I met for the first time, and I took a taxi immediately after meeting.Go straight on Meiji-dori, he said.After the taxi started, he took out a cigarette, lit it, and gave me one.He was wearing a gray suit and a blue tie with three slashes, and his shirt was also blue, a slightly lighter blue than the tie.I wear a gray sweater, jeans, and blackened desert boots.Almost like a student who was called into the professor's room to behave poorly.

When the taxi was crossing Waseda Boulevard, the driver asked: Do we have to go further?To Mubai Road, the lecturer said.The taxi drives forward for a while and enters Mubai Road. Is it quite far?I try to ask. Well, pretty far.As he spoke, he began to take out a second cigarette.For the time being, I watched the scenery of the shopping street passing by outside the window. I had a hard time finding it.He said. First of all, I tried to inquire about the list of some machine fans from the side, and found about 20 people, not only in Tokyo but all over the country, but the results were zero.No one knows more than what we already know.Secondly, there are not many dealers who are engaged in the sale of second-hand machines. However, I am tired of asking me to investigate the catalogs of the machines they have handled, because the number is too huge.

I nodded and watched him light his cigarette. Fortunately, knowing the time will help a lot.They said it happened around February 1971, but they checked it for me.Gilbart & Sons, Spaceship, model 165029, yes, on February 3, 1971, scrapped. Disposal? Treat it as scrap metal.Just like in Goldfinger.Crush into squares and regenerate or sink into the harbor. but you You listen to me first.I gave up my thanks to the owner and returned home.But, there is still something stuck in my heart, something like a sixth sense.No, that's not the case!I went to the dealer again the next day, and then went to the place where scrap iron was processed, and watched them process scrap iron for about 30 minutes before I went into the office and took out a business card, the business card of a university lecturer, for those who don’t know For those who are reasonable, it is quite useful.

He spoke a little faster than when we last met.I don't know why this makes me a little uncomfortable. Then I said this: Since I am writing a small book, I would like to know about the operation of scrap iron processing by the way. He offered to help me, but he knew nothing about the February 1971 pinball table.Of course, it happened two and a half years ago, so we can't check them one by one. They just collect a bunch of them and finish them with a click.I just asked another question: If there is something in there, for example, I want a washing machine, or the body of a motorcycle, and I pay a certain amount of money, will it be given to me.He said: Yes.I asked him if there were other examples of this.

The autumn dusk ended in a blink of an eye, darkness began to cover the road, and the car was driving out of the suburbs. He said that if you want to know the details, you can ask the person in charge of the management on the second floor.Of course I went up to the second floor to ask: around 1971, did anyone come to buy a pinball machine.He said: Yes!I asked him what kind of person he was and he gave me his phone number.The other party seems to have explained that if a pinball machine comes in, please call him.Finally a little eyebrow.So I asked him how many marble toys that person bought?Wow!He said that he would come and see, but he bought some and didn't buy some, so he couldn't figure it out.But I said an approximate number is fine, so he told me no less than 50 units.

Fifty units.I call out. So, he said we're going to interview this character.