"How could this happen...how could this happen..."
Nobuzaburo, whose cheeks and lips were all bloodless, stuffed his clothes and belongings into a large spread of linen, while repeating the same words in a groan-like tone and a trembling voice.
.
how so……
He is a diligent and honest person - all those who know and are familiar with Xunzaburo will basically say this about this 65-year-old man.
But he, who was known for his diligence and honesty, brutally killed Granny Ping last night.
Xun Sanlang has always kept a secret deep in his heart, which he has never told anyone.
He and A Ping were childhood sweethearts and have always liked her.
I like Aping.
I want to grow old together with A Ping.
But his feelings are just unrequited love after all...
When he was 15 years old, he expressed his love to A Ping.
And A Ping... did not accept Xun Sanlang's love.
At that time, she had already met and fell in love with Kotaro, who was not yet a doctor at that time.
The year after Xunzaburo revealed his feelings, Aping married Gotaro.
Although Xunzaburang was depressed when his beloved girl got married, he did not give up on himself.
He sincerely hopes that the woman he loves can be happy.
But I can't let go of my love for A Ping.
If...Gotaro dies suddenly on a certain day...will I have another chance?
Ah...if that day really comes...I have to be prepared...
Unable to let go of his love for A Ping, he chose to wait.
Waiting for the day when the position of "A Ping's Husband" becomes vacant.
Waiting for the day when I have the chance to replace Gotaro...
In order to be able to marry A-Ping in glory the day the opportunity arose, Xunzaburo worked hard and saved money.
Strangely enough, he has never needed long periods of sleep and has never suffered from insomnia since he could remember.
It has been like this for decades - just put your head on the pillow and you will fall asleep immediately. I have never encountered a situation where I can't sleep due to tossing and turning.
Most people need to sleep for at least 3 or 4 hours a day, but he does not need to sleep for such a long time at all. He only needs to sleep for about 2 hours a day to recharge his energy.
Thanks to his unique physique, Xunzaburo can spend more time working and making money.
When the workload was at its heaviest, he worked four jobs at the same time a day.
While he continued to maintain contact with A Ping, he worked hard to make and save money like this.
No marriage, no starting a family.
Been waiting for decades.
He has been...waiting until now, and he has finally waited for this day to arrive - the death of Kotaro.
Even though decades have passed, his love for A Ping has never faded.
Even though Ah Ping has grown old, he still loves her.
Decades of hard work have allowed him to accumulate considerable wealth.
The long wait finally came to an end, and Xun Sanlang couldn't wait to rush to A Ping's side.
But considering that Kotaro had just passed away, A-Ping would be in a very low mood, so Xunzaburo waited anxiously for another 2 months before coming to find A-Ping last night.
Last night, Xun Sanlang, who had put on a new set of clothes, knocked on the door of A Ping's house.
Although Aping was surprised to see Xunzaburo suddenly visiting in the evening, she still quickly invited this childhood sweetheart with whom she had never lost contact with her into her home.
After chatting with A-Ping in the living room for a while, Xun Sanlang mustered up the courage to reveal his love to A-Ping without reservation for the first time in decades.
Ah Ping was shocked that her childhood sweetheart, who had already had silver hair all over her hair, showed love to her again.
Ah Ping never thought about finding a new partner for herself at this age.
So...she gave Xunzaburang exactly the same answer as she had decades ago.
Once again, I was rejected by the woman I loved.
At that moment, Xunzaburo felt like...the whole world had "stopped".
This weird "feeling of stillness" only lasted a moment.
After a moment, Xun Sanlang felt all kinds of emotions rushing into his chest and mind.
Grievance, unwillingness, anger...
Why...are you rejecting me? Why...can't you accept me?
When he knocked on Ah Ping's door, Xun Sanlang was actually mentally prepared to be rejected by Ah Ping again.
He was obviously mentally prepared, but for some reason, after hearing A Ping's rejection again, he couldn't suppress the negative emotions in his heart.
I... seemed to have lost control of my body.
Anger, unwillingness...these negative emotions were like out-of-control beasts, devouring Xun Saburo.
When these negative emotions expanded to the extreme - he took out the sword he carried with him for self-defense...
Xun Sanlang can no longer remember what happened next.
As if he had lost his memory, Xunzaburang couldn't remember what happened after he took out his sword.
I just remember... when he came back to his senses, he was already lying on Ah Ping's body.
In his hand was a sword that was dyed as red as his palms.
The Ah Ping under her body...has no life left.
The eyes that had lost their vitality met Xunzaburo's eyes that were full of fear.
how so……?
My normal self doesn't even have the courage to argue with people on the street.
Why did he suddenly kill A Ping as if he was possessed by a ghost?
After the shock, fear quickly surged into A Ping's cheeks.
I killed someone...
I don’t want to be captured by the people from “Three Times”...!
If you want to escape...you can't be caught by the "three times" people!
The pity for his own life outweighed the apology and guilt for killing A Ping.
Although Xunzaburo's mind was filled with fear at that time, he did not completely lose his mind.
In order to buy time for his overnight escape, when escaping from Granny Ping's house, Xunzaburo specially blew out the small candle that was left at that time, creating the illusion that Granny Ping had fallen asleep and prolonging her body.
Time of discovery.
After stumbling back home and preparing to pack his luggage and escape Edo under the cover of night... he regretted it again.
Edo is his hometown.
Leaving Edo...where can he go?
There is nowhere to go.
The feeling of luck emerged at this moment and quickly occupied his mind.
Just relying on the law enforcement office's inefficient and luck-reliant methods of solving crimes... the law enforcement office's "three rounds"... there is a high chance that they won't be able to catch me at all!
As long as I stay at home with peace of mind and eat and drink when I should, it won't take long for my life to get back on track!
Driven by this sense of luck, Xunzaburo gave up the idea of escaping overnight and stayed at his home.
He usually fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow, but for the first time he had a sleepless night...
After all, Xunzaburo's psychological quality is not that strong.
Although he has been telling himself: "Three times" there is a high probability that the person who will catch me will not be able to catch me, but he has been paying attention to the news about A Ping. After he just learned that A Ping's body has been discovered, he felt sad in his heart.
I was so anxious that I couldn't stay calm at all.
Ah... Although the efficiency of "Three Times" in solving crimes is low, they are not helpless in all cases...
Such thoughts kept swirling in Xun Sanlang's mind.
Hesitant and uncertain, unable to fight against the anxiety and fear in his heart, he finally made up his mind just now - let's run away!
Escape from Edo, escape to wherever you want, and never return to Edo!
Money, clothes...all the necessities have been brought...
After looking through his luggage, Xunzaburo realized that he had missed something very important——
"Medicine...medicine..."
Xun Saburo ran to the cabinet next to him in three steps and rummaged through it to find a bottle filled with small purple and red pills.
Perhaps it was because he worked too hard when he was young. As he got older, Junzaburo only felt severe pain in his waist, shoulders and other places.
About a year ago, Junzaburo was recommended by someone and purchased this strange-colored pill that was said to have analgesic effects.
After taking it once, Xun Saburo felt the effect was surprisingly good. Just taking one pill, the pain in various parts of his body was relieved a lot.
Since then, this inexpensive medicine has become a daily necessity for Xunzaburang. Whenever any part of his body hurts again, he will take one pill.
Putting the medicine bottle in his arms, Xun Sanlang picked up his luggage and fled out of the house in a hurry.
Wow...
After opening the wooden door, the bright sunshine did not hit Xunzaburo.
Because there was a tall figure standing in front of his door, blocking the sunlight.
The stunned Xunzaburang raised his sight - the person in front of him had his back to the sun. The reflection of the sunlight prevented Xunzaburo from seeing the person's face clearly. Xunzaburang only saw a touch of kindness on this person's face...
smile.
"Oh...you are Mr. Xunzaburo, right?"
"I didn't expect you to come out on your own... It also saves me having to open the door and go in to find you."
"Gui'an, go back to Tongxin: Tachibana Aoden in the town of Shimokita Bansho. I have many questions to ask you."
"First of all, the first question - where are you going with this luggage?"
Xun Sanlang saw that kind smile slowly turn into indifferent lines.
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