Chapter 18: Miu
"How can it be so coincidental?" Lin Xiuyi muttered in his heart, and suddenly he had a great interest in this beautiful feather.
"Principal Akiyama, can you tell me about Ayu and Miyu. Lin Xiuyi pleaded.
"Are you suspicious of Miyu? I think you must be mistaken, Miyu was terminally ill before Ayu was killed, and she can barely take care of herself. Besides, with the relationship between Miyu and Ayu, how could Miyu harm Ayu?" Principal Akiyama suddenly said excitedly, she knew her students, even if the other party was a policeman, Principal Akiyama would not allow him to suspect his students.
"Don't get me wrong, Headmaster, I'm not suspicious of Miyu, I just want to know more about Ayu, including how he is and what kind of people he likes to make friends with, the more we know about Ayu, the closer we can get to ......the truth," Lin Xiuyi quickly explained.
"Yes, Principal Akiyama, maybe the murderer is someone who both Miwa and Ayu know?" Kanako, who had been silent, also hurriedly persuaded her.
Principal Akiyama finally calmed down, and she was silent for a while before telling Lin Shuichi and Kanako about Ayu and Miyu.
"Ayu, this child I have known since her first day of school! Almost every child is reluctant to be separated from her parents on her first day of school. So every time you welcome a Year 1 child, it's the busiest time of the year in school. ”
"That year was the first time I took on the task of hosting a first-grade student, and I had never received a first-grade child before, so I was very embarrassed at that time, and almost just comforted this child, and the other child started crying again, and then the whole class would cry together!"
"Just when I was in a hurry, I saw a beautiful little girl sitting alone in the corner, and that was my first impression of Ayu. ”
"Later, with more contact, I gradually learned some things about Ayu. Ayu was born before the bubble economy occurred, and his father chose to leave this world because the bubble economy came and could not afford the high mortgage. Her mother left her and ran away. In this way, Ayu was sent to her grandmother's house in the countryside. ”
"Maybe it's fate, I quickly became Ayu's favorite teacher, and from the first grade to the sixth grade, I have always served as Ayu's homeroom teacher. Ayu was very tall at the time, almost the tallest girl in the class, so I recommended her to join the school's girls' volleyball team, and Ayu quickly showed great talent......
"Because the volleyball team often has to share dormitories and communicate with schools in neighboring areas! Ayu quickly made a lot of good friends in the volleyball team, and it was at that time that Miyu met Ayu. ”
"Miyu and Ayu are absolute workhorses in the volleyball team, and they are inseparable good friends off the court. It wasn't until they moved on to high school that they led our school's girls' volleyball team to the first place in Hamdase. ”
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Principal Akiyama told Lin Shuichi in detail about the lives of Miyu and Ayu at Shimojo School, and it can be seen that Principal Akiyama really likes them, and he still remembers the events of more than ten years ago clearly. From time to time, she also pointed to the photos of the school's women's volleyball team and told Lin Xiuyi some interesting stories about the year.
Lin Xiu listened carefully to Principal Akiyama's narration, and kept extracting valuable information from these words in his mind. Now he has a general impression of Ayu, she is a likable girl with good volleyball skills, and has won the championship of the county competition. If you compare this information with the information about Ayu recorded in the police file, you will find that she is a completely different person during her time at Shimojo School and after she entered high school in Sakata City.
"According to police records ten years ago, it seems that Ayu got engaged to someone else before graduating from high school, do you know what's going on?" Lin Xiuyi took the initiative to ask after Principal Akiyama finished speaking.
"This, don't blame me for being nosy, those relatives of Ayu are really too much. At that time, Ayu was doing well in high school, and because of her excellent volleyball skills, she was already invited by the Sports University, and if she continued to stay in school, she could enter the RB Sports University without examination. It's a pity that Ayu's grandmother died at that time, Ayu completely lost her source of livelihood, and her relatives were not only unwilling to support her, but wanted her to marry early, which was also a helpless thing, Ayu had to drop out of school and leave here in order to avoid the entanglement of relatives. There was an aunt who was nice to Ayu and introduced her to a job as a waitress in Yamanashi Prefecture. I don't know much about what happened after that. It's just that after Ayu was killed, I attended her funeral!" Principal Akiyama's eyes moistened a little as he said this. She gave a rude shout, then took out her handkerchief and wiped her eyes.
"There is one more question, Principal Akiyama, what happened to Miyu?" Lin Xiuyi continued to ask, Kanako gave Lin Xiuyi a look and asked him to restrain a little, Lin Xiuyi pretended not to see it, and continued to ask Principal Akiyama questions.
"I'm sorry.,I'm always a little sentimental when I'm older!I don't know much about Miyu.,I just heard that she was diagnosed with brain cancer the year she graduated from high school.,Miyu's parents died in a traffic accident before that.,Miyu's relatives had to send her to a hospital in Tokyo to continue treatment.。 ”
"When did she die?" asked Lin Xiuyi urgently.
"I don't know exactly when, but Miwa seems to have met a boyfriend in Tokyo, and it was his boyfriend who sent her ashes back to his hometown before I found out that Miwa had died?" Principal Akiyama said as he recalled.
"What time is it?" Lin Xiuyi continued to ask without giving up.
"I don't remember, it seems to be winter!By the way, I remember, I remember that the police from Yamanashi Prefecture had just finished investigating Ayu's matter, and within a few days, Miyu's boyfriend had sent her ashes back. It's really pitiful, people who love each other are separated by yin and yang like this......" Principal Akiyama couldn't help but choke up again when he said this.
"Are you sure about this?" Lin Xiuyi asked solemnly again.
"I'm sure, I remember that I attended Miwa's funeral when he was buried, and it seemed like the New Year was coming soon, probably in late December!" Principal Akiyama thought for a long time, and finally said seriously.