Chapter 5: Jack and Emily V
"There's a pervert!"
I yelled, then turned and ran. www.biquge.info I tried my best to get noticed by others, that I was being threatened by a stalker and murderer. But it's deserted, and now it's evening, it's time for everyone to eat, and no one notices me at all. I ran as hard as I could, but Mr. Sagami kept chasing after me.
"Don't run, why do you know my name! Leave that book, I seem to know how Miss Junko wrote it!"
"Fuck off!
I shouted loudly. I don't understand the psychology of stalkermania at all. Since you like Miss Junko so much, why did you kill Miss Junko? And after killing her, she still cares about what is written in the book that Miss Junko's resentment has turned into. Isn't that very strange?
I ran with Miss Junko's book in my arms, and I would protect this evidence and never give this to Mr. Stalker. However, this is only the second time I have been to Stomach Head Park, and I got lost as I ran. I just felt like I was walking through a large wooded area, and all the roads looked the same. The only thing I could do was try to avoid the slimy wheezing sound behind me.
However, my physical strength is not comparable to that of a grown man, and I am still holding "Jack and Emily". After thinking about it, I untied the bag I was carrying and threw it far away into the bushes on the right, while I myself ran north with the book in my hand. I couldn't run for a long time, so I had to rest on my knees. Fortunately, Mr. Stalker seems to have been confused by the bag I threw away, and he has not been able to catch up now. But the head of the stomach park is not big, and he will find it in a while.
I gasped for breath with my back against the tree, then pulled out my phone from my pocket. Because I was in such a hurry, I hadn't exchanged contact information with my uncle. But there is still a number in the mobile phone. Although I used to think she was a weirdo and annoying her, now that I'm being chased by a stalker, the only person I can think of is her. I opened my phone's address book and tried to find Hibi's number.
However, the phone suddenly dimmed and began to shut down automatically.
"Oh no! No power. Wait! Please! Wait! Don't turn it off. ”
I grabbed my phone in frustration, but it didn't help. I then remembered that I had been reading books in the flashlight mode of my mobile phone before, and it was not surprising that my phone's battery was drained. I had to put my phone back in my pocket. At this time, I heard a slimy gasp behind me again.
"Jack and Emily...... Show me...... Show me!"
Sagami's voice kept echoing in my ears, and I could only keep backing away. Sagami was getting closer and closer to me, and I could even clearly see the traces of dirt on his face. In the gap between his clothes, I could see the wound on his neck that had been scratched by Miss Junko. It was two deep, long bright red scratches that were coiled around his neck like snakes. The scar was still bleeding, a viscous, crimson liquid, like the blood I found on Jack and Emily.
"Don't come here!"
I was getting more and more scared, and I had to keep going backwards. Suddenly, my feet were empty, and I sat down on the ground.
"How could someone dig a hole here!"
I sat down in a small dirt pit and couldn't get up for a while. Koji Sagami smiled, and he walked towards me step by step with a knife, and the constant stench from his body irritated my nostrils. I just felt that my legs were weak and I couldn't stand up anymore.
I know that I'm going to suffer the same fate as Miss Junko. Attacked by a stalker for no reason, and then killed for no reason. Maybe it's my fault, I shouldn't have known Koji Sagami's secret. If I hadn't read this book, I might never have known that Koji Sagami killed Junko-sama. If Emily accidentally learns Jack's secret, maybe Emily will be killed by Jack as well. Could this be the final ending of "Jack and Emily"? Two people who love each other so much want to kill each other......
"I can't admit it! Why did Jack and Emily become like that!
I don't know where I got the courage to wave the book in my hand and head at Mr. Sagami. I kept waving the book, as if I was venting, and I was going crazy. It seems that because I was on the verge of fear and death, I myself became strange. Even Mr. Stalker seemed to be taken aback by my actions. He opened his mouth wide, dropped his knife and stepped back. Seeing him cringe, I suddenly felt more courage.
That's what happened to you underestimating me! I'm not that easy to bully!
Just as I was waving my book to scare Mr. Stalker away, a bell rang from far and near. The ringing was like an early morning alarm clock, and it made my brain wake up quickly. I saw Ku riding a bicycle along the path surrounded by a red fence. Although it was night, I couldn't see Kushi's expression clearly, but I could still feel her burning gaze.
"Wait!Stop!" shouted as he rode his bicycle, "I said it! I'm going to solve this case myself." This is my right as the one who found the body!"
"Hibiscus!"
Seeing the appearance of the oak, I breathed a sigh of relief. Although I was brave enough to go head-to-head with the stalker, my legs were still weak until now. I was just bluffing. My phone turned off automatically, and the distress message I wanted to tell Yu didn't go, but I still found it. I used to think that Quercus was a weirdo, but now I recognize the reliability of Queri. What "the right of the person who found the body", these ridiculous words sound so reassuring to me now.
After getting off the bike, he parked it against the tree very seriously, and then confidently assumed a cross-waist pose.
"High school detective!
As she said that, I just saw a strange girl in a red coat and pleated skirt. Fortunately, Sagami also seemed to be frozen, and instead of running away, he froze in front of me. After getting too old with detective addiction, Hino walked up to me and Mr. Stalker.
"Okay, let's admit it. You're the murderer. ”
"That's right, admit it, Mr. Sagami!" I said sternly.
However, he looked at it with subtle eyes.
"I'm not talking about him, I'm talking about you, paper caviar. You're the murderer. ”
"Hah!" I was stunned by Hibiscus's statement, "why did you come to such a conclusion!"
"The iron rule of the incident - the prisoner will definitely return to the scene of the crime!" said Yu imposingly, "This is the place where I found the body." Why did you come here in the middle of the night? It's suspicious!"
I looked around and realized that this was indeed the place where the body had been found. In this way, the pit I fell into before was the same pit where the body was dug up in the afternoon! I always thought that the so-called "iron rule of the incident" was nonsense, but I didn't expect that she was really using this iron rule.
But that's not right.
"A weak woman like me, and a stalker like him, why do you doubt me!" I said, pointing to me and Sagami, "Among us, you should choose a more reliable person to identify as the murderer." ”
"Is that so?" Hibiki looked at me with a subtle look, "When I came here, I saw a mad woman with glasses violently inflicting violence on this weak person. ”
"That's resistance! It's not violence!" I was so angry that my eyes were about to pop out, "Besides, even if it's violence, it's just defense." He was the one who slashed me with a knife, and he was going to kill me!"
"What, are you kidding? He killed you, it was impossible. Hiki shrugged his shoulders, and then naturally inserted his hand into Mr. Sagami's chest, "Look, look, isn't he a ghost?"
"Huh?!"
My eyes widened. I saw that Yu's hand was deeply immersed in Mr. Sagami's body, but Mr. Sagami didn't seem to react at all. Higaku waved his hand and made a variety of gestures. I also cautiously touched Mr. Sagami, and sure enough, I went straight through.
"How could it be...... He's a ghost? You mean he's dead?"
"yes, because I didn't dig up his body?"
"However, you didn't dig up Miss Junko's ......"
"Ah, I think that's Miss Junko. But after the forensic examination, it was not the body of a man. As for Miss Junko, she's still missing. Touching the back of his head, he said with a smile, "Originally, I wasn't sure if this person was dead, but I smelled it as soon as I walked over." ”
"...... smell?" I remembered, Mr. Sagami seemed to have a familiar smell on his body all along. I thought it was body odor at first, but it didn't seem to be.
"It's the smell when the body is dug up. Because I bore the brunt of it, I remember it very clearly, that smell. So as soon as I smelled it, I knew it was this person I had dug up. ”
"But...... Why is there no information about Mr. Sagami's disappearance? Whether it's a report or a missing person notice......
Wait! I thought it would have occurred to me. I quickly opened the book in my hand, "Jack and Emily", and flipped to the part where Mr. Sagami confessed to Miss Junko.
- Koji Sagami started talking to me. He said that his parents were divorced, and he said that no one cared about him at all, and that he seemed to be transparent about the world. Even if he dies somewhere, no one will find out. He said he was that kind of being. That all changed after he met me, though. He said how much he liked me, and he said he was hooked on me the first time he saw me at the convenience store. For my sake, he constantly researched my preferences and wanted to know everything about me. He said he loved me so heartbreakingly.
"I see...... "I see," he said, resting his head on my shoulder and looking at it carefully, "— no one will find out even if he dies somewhere." Ah, this is the so-called social death. I see, so even if this person has been dead for two months, no one will find out. ”
“…… Suddenly, I felt a little pitiful. ”
I looked at Mr. Sagami, who was standing still, and suddenly felt a little sympathy for him. After Yu told me that he was a ghost, many of the previous unreasonable things gradually found explanations. He had always had the opportunity to kill me directly, but he didn't, because he couldn't touch me. Moreover, if it was a scratch caused by the fight with Miss Junko two months ago, it should have healed a long time ago, and it could not still be a bright red new wound. Whether it was the strange smell on his body or the traces of dirt on his face, it turned out to be proof that he was dead.
"Okay, okay, no excuses, hurry up and go to the police station with me. ”
Yu rudely grabbed my arm and pulled me forward, and I quickly shook her hand away.
"What! I'm not a murderer! I only arrived in Tokyo yesterday!"
"Huh?"
"Didn't you say it, I've been going to school in the United States before, and I just got off the plane yesterday, do you want me to show you the plane ticket?"
"Is that so?" said Kushi, with all his thoughts on his face, "I forgot to think about it...... However, this is not in accordance with the iron law of the incident! The perpetrator will definitely return to the scene of the crime - if you are not the murderer, could it be that Mr. Sagami killed himself?"
"How could he kill himself and bury himself in the earth!" I knocked him on the head.
"You have a point. Yu showed a thoughtful expression, "Am I the murderer?"
"Why do you have to be suspicious of yourself!" I said aloud, "If you really want to know, why don't you just ask Mr. Sagami himself?"
"What a good idea!" Yu patted me on the shoulder, "Good job, paper caviar, you have a lot of potential!
"I don't want to!"
The two of us pushed Sangsang and walked in front of Mr. Sagami. We accosted Mr. Sagami, but he didn't respond at all, just staring silently at the book in my hand. It dawned on me. I've always thought of "Jack and Emily" as a record of Junko's murder, but doesn't it also say about Mr. Sagami?
I flipped open the pages of the book, which were covered in sticky blood, and continued to look down.