The main task of Kitagawa Temple now is to find the Inagaki family or the Kamiyo family in the past, and grasp the clues that are connected with the Kazudai pear.

In the case that the Kamiyo family has moved out of Tokyo and does not know where exactly to go. Now people in Tokyo who know the original situation of Kazuri Kamiyo also know about the Inagaki family.

"Shizu Inagaki..."Kitagaki muttered the name.

This may be the person who made an appointment with Kazudai Pear.,Just looking at the name, it should be a girl.。

In the same way, she was also the most crucial person on the trip.

In that far away... What kind of agreement did two people who are close in age make?

Kitagawa Temple moved forward while confirming the address in hand.

It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon, and after class, Kitagaki Temple walked to the location of the Inagaki family.

According to Ryoko Okano, the Inagaki family seems to have been born and raised in Minato-ku, Tokyo, and their family has always been wealthy.

After the 'longhouse of Inagaki was deserted', they moved back to the Minato Ward area of Tokyo and settled down.

But there's a problem here, too.

Why do people who are in an economically privileged area of Minato Ward want to live in a longhouse in Adachi Ward, where the situation is average?

Isn't it also a waste to have a longhouse that can be rented over there, and if there are empty houses in the Minato-ku area of Tokyo?

This is also one of the puzzles.

The thoughts in Kitagawa Temple's mind collided.

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

He stopped and looked at the name tag next to his door.

The two characters Inagaki are left on the home name plate cleanly.

It seems that this is where the Inagaki family moved from.

Kitagawa Temple did not hesitate.

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

With the crisp doorbell, a middle-aged woman's gentle question came from the pager at the door: "Hello, who is it?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm going to visit Beichuan, maybe you don't understand that, but I'm actually here for a little girl."

Kitagawa Temple weighed the words and tried to tell the other party his purpose.

"Little girl?" The other party didn't quite understand the meaning of Kitagawa Temple.

"Hmm."

Kitagawa Temple answered, and then explained: "A little girl named Kazuyo Kari... Ms. Inagaki you should have a little impression of her.

Quiet –

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

After about a minute or two, the voice finally came from the pager: "... Please come in. ”

The iron barred door opened with a crunch.

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

There are flower beds in the front yard.

It is exactly the same as the flower garden that Kitagawa Temple sees in the 'Inagaki longhouse'.

It must have been the work of one person.

It's just that nothing is planted in this flower garden, and the empty ridge looks a little lonely.

Kitagawa Temple glanced at it and walked to the front door, then rang the doorbell.

The door came.

The face of a middle-aged woman with a soft expression emerged.

Although his expression was soft, the other party's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and he looked worried.

While observing middle-aged women at Kitagawa Temple, middle-aged women are also observing Kitagawa Temple.

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

But since you have already put others into the house, there is really no etiquette to drive them out.

And... She was also very concerned about the topic of Kitagawa Temple's "coming for Kamidai pear".

The woman stepped out of the way and whispered:

"Please come in, Mr. Kitagawa."

The two talked as they walked to the living room.

In the course of 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 Yumasa Inagaki and he is still at work, so he is not at home.

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

This living room is simply furnished, similar to Beichuan's house, just a simple sofa, TV, coffee table, etc.

At the same time, there are...

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

"Please." Kaka Inagaki handed the teacup to Kitagawa Temple, and then sat down on the main seat, staring at each other with both eyes.

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

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

Her questions were crisp and clear, and her voice was full of doubt.

You can't answer the other party with an answer like "I can see Kamiyo Kari's spirit, so I've found it here."

Beichuan Temple thought for a moment and then said: "Actually, I came here this time to see Ling Yan Inagaki quietly, and there is one thing I want to know no matter what, I hope she can solve my doubts." ”

He said as he observed Inagaki's expression.

Inagaki Ka's expression was first surprised, as if she was surprised why Kitagami Temple knew Inagaki Shizu's name.

Then her face quickly darkened again—

Silent for a long time...

Her face was gloomy, and it took a long time before she sighed heavily, and then looked at Beichuan Temple: "I know the name of Xiangli... I also know Jing's name... Mr. Kitagawa, are you a relative of the Kamiyo family? ”

To this question, Kitagawa Temple did not answer.

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

Regarding Kitagawa Temple's behavior of not answering, Inagaki Xiang only acquiesced to the other party.

She bit her lower lip, and a sigh-like voice came out of her mouth: "Why... You who abandoned the fragrant pear at the beginning, now you are coming to the door again...? You didn't even attend Xiangli's funeral... Why did Tian Tian come to this place shamelessly? ”

Abandon Kamidai pear?

Don't even attend the funeral?

Beichuan Temple's expression moved slightly.

He looked up at Inagaki Kao, only to find that the edges of the other party's eye sockets were already red.

Tears are accumulating.

There was a faint resentment in his eyes.

Her expression was as if she was asking about Kitagawa Temple.

'Why can't you come earlier?' ’

Kitagawa Temple was silent.

"I'm sorry, I lost my temper." Inagaki wiped the corners of her eyes, and her voice was a little hoarse.

Inagaki seems to know that even if she puts on such an expression, it will be useless. She finally stabilized her emotions and asked in a soft tone, "Mr. Kitagawa, you also said it just now, right?" I want to see my daughter... Right? ”

"Hmm." Kitagawa Temple nodded.

Inagaki took a deep breath, stood up under the gaze of Kitagami Temple, and said in a sad tone:

"Please come this way."

Kitagawa Temple stood up and followed behind Inagaki Ka.

Under her leadership, Kitagawa Temple came to the small room that I had just seen.

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

Inagaki reached out and turned on the light.

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

Under the gaze of Kitagami Temple, Inagaki lowered her head and reached out to open the small door of the cabinet.

It turned out that this was not a cabinet at all.

It's a shrine.

Above the shrine are enshrined two black-and-white photographs.

One is a photo of a little girl with a quiet expression but no hair.

The other is a photo of a little girl holding a tattered 100 people song card and tying a small braid.

Shizuzu Inagaki ... With Kamidai pear.

"My daughters... It's long gone. ”

Inagaki's voice sounded behind her.

There was no expression on her face.

Yes.

I can't see any expression.

She's just a little numb... Some caressed the black and white photo lovingly.

As expected from Kitagawa Temple...

The worst happened.

......

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

Her daughter, Shizune Inagaki, is a congenital heart conditioner.

My frail daughter has always had a very low self-esteem, and she was seriously ill in the later years, so she dropped out of elementary school and was sent to Adachi Ward... That is, the longhouse retreat of Inagaki.

"That's my daughter's dream." Inagaki Ka's eyes were red: "She told me that she wanted to see the Sky Tree up close... Want to live with everyone... Feel that big family..."

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

By the time the words were spoken, Inagaki Ka's tone was already choked. I can't even say a sentence.

Under the hope of Inagaki Jing, the Inagaki family also rented out the second floor of the longhouse after consideration.

It was then that they met the Kamiyo family, who were eager to settle in Tokyo.

A man, a woman... There is also a small、Cute and well-behaved Kamiyo pear。

"They seem to be very kind, so I'll rent them a room..."Inagaki Xiang didn't finish her sentence before she was picked up by Kitagawa Temple.

"But Ms. Inagaki didn't expect it all to be disguised, did you?" Kitagawa Temple asked rhetorically.

Inagaki nodded, and continued.

What are the names of Kamiyo Kari's parents... She had long forgotten what was going on.

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

Why does Kamiyo pear always wear a shabby red and white cotton jacket?

That's because... Almost every few days, the Inagaki family can hear from the second floor... The man's angry rebuke and scolding.

When the rebuke was over, they could hear Kamiyo and her mother covering their mouths, suppressing the pain and sobbing quietly.

Yes...

Kamiyo Kari's father seems to have symptoms of mania and often takes pleasure in beating and scolding her and her mother.

The intimidating voice and the woman's crying voice made the Inagaki family unbearable.

But the Inagaki family did not drive the family away.

Because Kamidai pear is too much...

Inagaki Xiang wiped the corners of her eyes: "No matter what kind of atrocities she suffered the day before, Kaori will always come over the next day to play with Jing, who is completely unaware of the situation..."

Kamiyo Kaori knew that Shizune Inagaki couldn't go out and play like other children because of her health.

So she ran to Inagaki Jing's room every day with her tattered 100 people and a song card.

Inagaki Xiang actually knows.

Kamidai Xiangli endured the pain, and she couldn't even grab the song card.

Kamidai Xiangli couldn't help it, and secretly turned her little body to wipe her tears.

The red and white cotton jacket she wore was getting tattered day by day.

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

Child protection facilities do exist in this society, and the Inagaki family did secretly report it once.

But all that was exchanged was a useless investigation and an even more brutal beating of Kari and her mother.

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

They can only watch Kamidai Kaori suffer inhuman devastation.

Impotence...

This is a situation of real powerlessness.

"The pear gave Jing courage... Originally, I resisted treatment and was afraid of surgery. The first step has also been taken. But we can't do anything for Xiangli, she's just a nine-year-old girl, why should she be treated like this? ”

Inagaki said with tears in her eyes.

And Beichuan Temple didn't know how to answer next to it.

The fact that Kari Kamidai was subjected to domestic violence was indeed exposed after her death, and this was also recorded in the records.

But... Justice that is delayed is not justice at all.

At that time, the perpetrators of domestic violence had disappeared in Tokyo, and the spirits of the children who had left them behind still lingered on the edge of the longhouse, waiting for the fulfillment of a promise that could not be fulfilled at all.

Under the guidance of Kaori Kamiyo, a peer of the same age, Shizue Inagaki's condition has greatly improved.

Inagaki Xiang and they also saw hope again.

Every day when I see Kamiyo Kari, I greet her with a smile and leave her to eat... Even overnight stays are already the norm.

After all... Rather than letting Kamiyo Kari go home and be beaten, it is better to let her stay in her house for as long as possible.

Every time she took a bath, Kari Kamiyo always asked Kamaka Inagaki for a person to enter the bathroom.

In fact, Inagaki Xiang knows it.

The little girl was just trying to cover up her bruised body.

Once, Inagaki Kaka passed by the bathroom, and he could even hear the sound of Kazumi Kazumi pumping cold air and pouring hot water on herself.

That time Inagaki Xiang covered her mouth directly, for the first time for her own inaction, and because as long as the status quo is maintained... Shame on the condition that his daughter could be saved.

The other party's gasping and pitiful voice made Inagaki make up her mind.

She wants to adopt Kazuyo Kari.

After talking to her husband about it, he was very much in favor of the proposal.

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

After several negotiations, coupled with the overt threat of the Inagaki family, Kazuri Kamiyo's father finally compromised.

After all, it is an established fact that he has been using domestic violence god Dai Xiangli, if the Inagaki family is willing to spend money on someone to investigate and dig deep in this regard, not only will he lose custody, but even his social status will be lost... This is what is commonly known as social death.

"It's not so much a negotiation... It's better to trade it. ”

Inagaki squeezed the teacup, her voice tinged with anger.

The Inagaki family was willing to pay Kazuri Kamiyo's father every month, and the negotiation was finally established.

Although the negotiation was established, the...

Pushing Kazudai Xiangli around on the grounds of money is not good for her growth.

"Even when I learned that I was adopted... Xiangli also looked a little unhappy... To be precise, I guess I'm a little worried. ”

Inagaki took a deep breath.

"She told us... It can't be like this. ”

"What if she comes to our house, what will my mother do?"

Yes.

This is Kamidai pear.

A small, kind little child.