This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

The main task of Beichuan Temple now is to find the Inagaki family or the Jindai family of the past, and to grasp the clues connected with Jindai Xiangli.

In the case that the Jindai family has moved out of Tokyo and do not know where to go. Now in Tokyo, anyone who knows the situation of Kashiro Kashita also knows the Inagaki family.

"Inagaki Static" Beichuan Temple muttered the name.

This may be the person agreed with Kashiro Kori, and if you look at the name alone, it should be a girl.

Similarly, she is also the most critical person in this trip.

What kind of agreement did two people of similar age make in that distant place?

Beichuan Temple moved forward while confirming the address in hand.

It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon, and Beichuan Temple walked towards Inagaki's home after class.

According to Yoshiko Okano, the Inagaki family seems to be a native of Tokyo's Minato area, and their family has always been wealthy.

After the ‘Inagaki’s Long House’ fell, they moved back to the Minato area of ​​Tokyo and settled down.

But there is also a problem here.

Why do people from the economically superior areas of Minato Ward have to move to the longhouses in Adachi Ward, which are in general conditions?

Longhouses can also be rented over there, and their houses are vacant in the Tokyo Minato area. Isn't it a waste?

This is also one of the puzzles.

The thoughts in Beichuan Temple's brain collided.

Under the guidance of the navigation, Beichuan Temple came to a two-story duplex small detached building.

He stopped and looked at the name tag beside his house.

The words Inagaki were cleanly left on the name tag at home.

It seems that this is the place where Inagaki's family moved.

Beichuan Temple did not hesitate.

He put away the phone, raised his hand and pressed it, and then rang the doorbell.

Accompanied by the crisp doorbell, a gentle question from a middle-aged woman came from the pager at the door: "Hello, who is it?"

"Sorry, I want to visit Beichuan, maybe you don't understand that, but I actually came for a little girl."

Beichuan Temple considered his words and tried his best to tell the other party his purpose.

"Little girl?" The other party didn't quite understand what Beichuan Temple meant.

"Ok."

Beichuan Temple responded, and then explained: "Ms. Inagaki, a little girl named Kamdai Kori, should have some impression of her.

Quiet

There was no sound from the pager, as if the other party had hung up the pager and didn't care about what Beichuan Temple said.

After almost a minute or two, the pager finally heard a voice: "Please come in."

The iron railing low door opened with a crisp noise.

"Thank you very much." Beichuan Temple thanked him, then opened the low door and came to the front yard.

A flowerbed is cultivated in the front yard.

It is exactly the same as the flower garden that Kitagawa Temple saw in the "Inagaki no Longhouse".

It should be from one person.

It's just that the flower garden didn't plant anything, and the empty ridge looked a bit lonely.

Beichuan Temple took a look and walked to the front door, then rang the doorbell.

The door came at once.

A face of a middle-aged woman with a soft look appeared from it.

Although his expression was soft, the opponent's eyebrows were frowned tightly, looking worried.

While Beichuan Temple is observing middle-aged women, middle-aged women are also observing Beichuan Temple.

It's just that she has no impression of Beichuan Temple's face at all, and there is also a hint of doubt on her face.

But now that someone has been put into the house, it is really no etiquette to drive the other person out.

And she is also very concerned about the topic of "come for the sake of God's sweet pear" in Beichuan Temple.

The woman stepped aside and greeted softly:

"Come in, Mr. Beichuan."

The two talked as they walked to the living room.

During this conversation, Beichuan Temple also knew the name of the middle-aged woman in front of him.

Her name is Ka Inagaki, and she is a full-time wife.

Her husband's name is Inagaki Yumasa, and he is still at work, so he is not at home.

Go through the entrance and turn right to the living room.

The furnishings of this living room are simple, similar to those of Beichuan's house, just simple sofas, TVs, and coffee tables.

At the same time there is

Beichuan Temple thoughtfully looked at the innermost room next to the living room.

"Please use it." Inagaki handed the tea cup at hand to Beichuan Temple, and then sat in the main seat, staring at the opponent.

She was full of doubts now, and her eyes were full of confusion when she looked at Beichuan Temple.

After drinking tea at Beichuan Temple, Inagaki asked without hesitation: "I don't know what happened to Mr. Beichuan this time when he found us?"

Her question was simple and neat, and her voice was full of doubts.

It is definitely not possible to reply to the other party with the answer, "I can see the spirit body of Shindai Xiangli, so I found this way."

Beichuan Temple thought for a moment and then said: "Actually, this time I came here to see Lingmei Inagaki quietly. There is one thing I want to know anyway, and I hope she can help me out."

He said while observing Inagaki's expression.

Inagaki's expression was surprised at first, as if he was surprised why Beichuan Temple knew Inagaki's name.

Then her complexion quickly faded again

Long time no words

Her face was dull and uncertain, and after a long time she sighed heavily, and then looked at Beichuan Temple: "Knowing the name of Xiangli and Jing's name, Mr. Beichuan, are you a relative of the Shendai family?"

For this question, Beichuan Temple did not answer.

He just looked at Inagaki like this, his eyes calm.

Regarding Beichuanji's non-response behavior, Inagaki only treated the other party as acquiescence.

She bit her lower lip, as if a sigh came out from her mouth: "Why did you who abandoned Xiangli in the first place come to your door now? Why did you come here shamelessly even if you didn't even attend Xiangli's funeral? To this place?"

Abandon the Shindai Fragrant Pear?

Don't even attend the funeral?

Beichuan Temple's expression moved slightly.

He looked up at Inagaki, only to find that the edge of the opponent's eye sockets was flushed.

Tears are accumulating.

There was a faint resentment in his eyes.

Her expression seemed to be asking Beichuan Temple.

‘Why can’t you come earlier? ’

Beichuan Temple was silent.

"Sorry, I lost my mind." Inagaki Ka wiped the corner of her eyes, a little hoarse in her voice.

Inagaki seemed to know that even such an expression would be of no avail. She finally stabilized her emotions and asked in a gentle tone: "Mr. Beichuan, did you just say it? Want to see my daughter face it right?"

"Yeah." Beichuan Temple nodded.

Inagaki took a deep breath, stood up under Beichuan Temple's gaze, and said in a sad tone:

"Please come here."

Beichuan Temple stood up and followed Inagaki Ka.

Under her leadership, Beichuan Temple came to the small room that I saw just now.

It's just that this small room is dark and there is no place for light.

Inagaki reached out her hand to turn on the light.

What appeared in front of Beichuan Temple was a small, one-person tall cabinet.

Under the gaze of Beichuan Temple, Inagaki lowered her head and stretched out her hand to open the cabinet door.

It turns out that this is not a cabinet at all.

It is a spiritual niche.

Two black and white photographs are enshrined above the niche.

A picture of a little girl with a peaceful expression but no hair.

The other is a photo of a little girl with a small braid holding a song card of the Tattered Hundred People.

Inagaki Shizu and Jindai Fragrant Pear.

"My daughters have already left."

Inagaki's voice sounded behind her.

No expression can be seen on her face.

Yes it is.

I can't see any expressions.

She just stroked the black-and-white photos with some numbness and affection.

As expected by Beichuan Temple

The worst happened

Under Inagaki's narration, Beichuan Temple finally understood the cause and effect of the incident.

Her daughter Inagaki is a patient with congenital heart disease.

Since childhood, her frail daughter has always had a low self-esteem. In addition, she dropped out of elementary school after she became seriously ill.

"That is my daughter's dream." Inagaki's eyes were red: "She told me that she wanted to see Sky Tree up close and wanted to live with everyone to experience the feeling of a big family."

This is the most important reason why the Inagaki family did not live in a house on the Minato Ward side and went to Adachi Ward.

When the words reached this point, Inagaki's tone was already choked. I can't even speak the sentence.

Under such hopes of Inagaki, the Inagaki family rented out the second floor of the longhouse after consideration.

At that time, they met the Jindai family who was eager to settle in Tokyo.

A man, a woman also brought a small, cute and well-behaved Kandako Pear.

"They looked very kind, so I rented the room to them." Before saying this, Inagaki was taken over by Beichuan Temple.

"But Ms. Inagaki, you didn't expect that all of those are disguise, right?" Beichuan Temple asked rhetorically.

Inagaki nodded, and continued on.

She had long forgotten what was the name of Shindai Xiangli's parents.

But what they did left a deep impression on Inagaki's memory.

Why does Shindai Korin always wear a shabby red and white padded jacket?

That's because almost every few days, Inagaki's family can hear the rage and scolding from the man on the second floor.

When the angry rebuke was over, they could hear the sound of Kashiro Kori and her mother covering their mouths, pressing the pain, and sobbing in a low voice.

Yes it is

Shendai Xiangli's father seems to have symptoms of mania, and often takes pleasure in beating and scolding her and her mother.

The sound of intimidation and the sound of women crying made the Inagaki family unbearable.

But the Inagaki family did not drive away the family.

Because Goddai fragrant pears are too

Inagaki Ka wiped the corners of her eyes: "No matter what kind of atrocities she suffered the day before, Xiang Li will always come the next day and play quietly without knowing the situation."

Kashiro Kashiwa knew that due to physical reasons, Shizuo Inagaki could not go out to play like other children.

So she ran to Inagaki's quiet room every day holding her tattered hundred people and a song card.

Inagaki actually knew it.

Shindai Xiangli endured the pain and couldn't even catch the song cards.

Shendai Xiangli really couldn't help it, and turned her small body secretly to wipe her tears.

The red and white cotton-padded jacket she was wearing was getting torn every day.

But the Inagaki family didn't know what to do.

There are child protection facilities in this society, and the Inagaki family has indeed reported it once in secret.

But what was exchanged was only a useless investigation and even more brutal beatings of Kashiro Kori and her mother.

Since that time, the Inagaki family has not dared to act rashly.

They can only watch Goddai Xiangli suffer inhuman torture.

Powerless

This is a state of real powerlessness.

"Xiang Li gave Jing the courage to resist treatment, and Jing, who was afraid of surgery, took the first step. But we can't do anything for Xiang Li. She is just a nine-year-old girl. Why should she be treated like this? ?"

Inagaki's tears broke down when she said that.

But Beichuan Temple was beside him and didn't know how to answer.

The fact that Shendai Xiangli was domestically abused was indeed exposed after her death, and this is also recorded in the data record.

But justice that is late is not justice at all.

The domestic violence perpetrators had disappeared in Tokyo at that time, and the undead who left the little children still wandered on the edge of the long house, waiting for the fulfillment of the impossible agreement.

Under the enlightenment of the same age as Jindai Xiangli, Inagaki's condition changed a lot.

Inagaki and others also saw hope again.

Every day I saw Kandaro Xiangli smiling and greeted her, and it was normal to leave her to eat or even stay overnight.

After all, instead of letting Shindai Xiangli go home and be severely beaten, it's better to let her stay in her own home for as long as possible.

Every time he took a bath, Kandako Rika always asked Inagaki and the others to enter the bathroom alone.

In fact, Inagaki they knew well.

The little girl just wanted to hide her bruised body.

Once Inagaki was passing by the bathroom, and she could even hear the sound of Kashiro Kashiwa pouring hot water on her body, taking a cold breath.

At that time, Inagaki directly covered her mouth, for the first time for her inaction, and she felt ashamed of the situation that her daughter could be saved as long as she kept the status quo.

The other party gasped, and the pitiful voice made Inagaki Ka make up his mind.

She wants to adopt Shendai fragrant pear.

After talking about this matter with her husband, her husband also very much agreed with this proposal.

To allow such little angels to stay in **** and suffer, it is better for them to adopt them into their own homes.

After several talks, plus the threats from the Inagaki family, Kashiro Kori's father finally compromised.

After all, it is an established fact that he has been involved in domestic violence. If the Inagaki family is willing to spend money to ask people to investigate and dig deeper in this regard, not only will he lose custody, but even his social status will be insecure, which is what the saying goes. Sexual death.

"That's not so much a negotiation, it's better to use a transaction to be more appropriate."

Inagaki squeezed the teacup, angrily in her voice.

The Inagaki family is willing to pay monthly money to Kashiro Kori's father, and the negotiations are finally considered to be established.

Although the negotiations are established, but

Pushing Goddai Xiangli around on the grounds of money was originally bad for her growth.

"Even when I learned that Xiangli was adopted by us, she seemed a little unhappy. To be precise, she was a little worried."

Inagaki took a deep breath.

"She told us that we can't do this."

"If she comes to our house, what will mother do?"

Yes it is.

This is the Shindai fragrant pear.

A small, kind child.