"Then what does this mean? Was the previous one fake?" I couldn't believe my eyes.
"It's not so fake," Dazai shook his head, "I guess it was due to some special reasons that caused them to temporarily change their strategy."
"Of course this is assuming the carrier pigeon didn't lie?"
"Of course, this is under the premise that the pigeon did not lie."
"Is it possible they lied?" I asked.
"Hmm... no," Dazai thought for a moment and replied, "Anyway, we have to know this information sooner or later."
I nodded and continued to compile the information.
2022.6.5 Mermaid performance begins
2022.6.26 Due to special reasons, the performance is suspended
2022.7.24 Due to special reasons, the performance is suspended
2022.9.4 Mermaid performance enters an important stage
2022.9.17 The handover of the collaboration was successful and the performance can continue
The above is the information I got for the first time.
Mr. Kunikida got something similar to mine, just with a little more filling.
2022.10.2 A decisive victory in the mission
2022.10.9 There were irreparable gaps in the task and the performance was suspended.
2022.10.23 Commissioners have been dispatched and the recovery operation has begun
The above is the added content.
2022.9.4 Mermaid performance enters an important stage
The above is what has been deleted.
Next are several large blanks.
Although our intuition tells us that these pages are definitely not that simple, due to time constraints, Kunikida directly transitioned to the page with words.
That's a letter.
my old friend:
Are you feeling well lately?
I stayed in the seaside city for a long time, and my body was infected with wind and cold, and my cough always brought blood stains. It's ridiculous to think about it, but it goes without saying that the rhinitis is cured.
There are a lot of soft foods in the city here, which taste okay but are not to my liking. My teeth are very bad, and my old habit still forces me to eat fried and hard food, which makes my physical condition worse.
ridiculous.
I am still doing the thing you asked me to do, but the progress is slow and embarrassing.
The fish is always ignorant today and has lost a lot of weight, which makes me feel sad when I see it. So I specially sent Kafka to take care of the fish. You know, he is a sensible child. I feel relieved to leave this matter to him.
ZHOU
2022.4.19
There is no reply from an "old friend" in the middle, it's just the next one.
my old friend:
Are you in good health recently?
My health got even worse, and it was difficult to even lift my pen, so I had to admire my jujube tree during the suffering days.
Its flowers have stopped blooming, which, you know, is not a good sign.
I heard that you were reading a book recently, so I personally selected a few boxes and mailed them to you. Money is not important, the main thing is that it allows you to avoid contact with some young people.
You always go to that bookstore, so don’t go there again.
I was lucky enough to go there once, but it was just a greenhouse in the apocalypse, a tent in the flames of war, very fragile.
I don't like the boss lady very much either. She looks so sad and can always put on a smiling face, so she must not be a good person.
There are many people who admire your talent, so there is no need to hang yourself from a tree.
To sum up, good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease.
Yu'er's health is getting better and better, and he is becoming more and more friendly to me.
After Kafka leaves, the progress of the plan will be much faster.
It’s not that I’m hiding anything from this child, but there are some things that we should only bear.
The years are quiet, please let us carry forward the burden.
ZHOU
2022.4.29
I frowned after reading this jealous letter, then turned to read the next one.
This is a reply.
ZHOU：
I'm feeling fine lately and full of energy.
I've been very busy these days, so I haven't been able to spare the time to reply to you. I hope you're still here and haven't acted rashly.
The coastal city has a mild climate and delicious food. It is a beautiful place suitable for raising people. As for the result of your various inadaptations, after thinking about it, I still think that you are overthinking.
As for hard food, according to my years of experience, it’s okay to take a few bites when you’re in a bad mood.
As for your sudden shortening of life and rapid heartbeat, that is beyond my scope of thinking.
Ha ha.
As for Xiaoxiao's statement, my dear friend, please forgive me for disagreeing.
We have been friends for many years, and I know very well how deep the scars fate has left on this poor woman.
Chinese Confucianism once said that if you don't understand others, you shouldn't jump to conclusions (I forgot the original sentence), so one meeting can't explain anything, so please think twice before speaking.
Kafka has returned to his nest, I have seen it with my own eyes.
I've taken over the fish, and it's time to hunt.
Every feather has its use. Heartache is inevitable, but patience can achieve great things.
Please also encourage us.
your old friend
2022.5.21
Three letters have been read, and the document has come to an end.
The four of us were all dumbfounded and silent, not knowing how to speak.
Especially for me, after reading this letter, I always feel like returning to a junior high school Chinese text.
The only thing I can feel now is that although ZHOU is a man, he chatters like a woman, talking about common things, which makes it less like business dealings and more like chatting.
As for the "old friend", I always feel that replying is an act of helplessness, and that replying is just to get back at him.
The only useful ones are probably the parts involving "Fish" and "Kafka".
Needless to say, "Yu'er" is definitely a pseudonym. As for "Kafka", my intuition is that it is a real name. It’s just that there have been many “Kafkas” engaged in literary work in history, and some authors’ works also have the word “Kafka” in their names. For a while, I really couldn’t guess which “Kafka” it was.
But what is certain is that "Kafka" and "Yu'er" are directly related, and may even be superiors and subordinates, or leaders.
"Could this 'fish' refer to Mariko?" Atsushi asked Dazai.
"It's very possible." Dazai replied immediately. Judging from his expression, he seemed to have made up his mind.
"Who are 'ZHOU' and 'old friend'?" I asked.
"I don't know, but I feel Si Yejun, you should know one of them~"
"I know?"
"Hmm~"
I lowered my head, took Kunikida's mouse, and read the three letters again.
First of all, I definitely don’t recognize that “ZHOU”. Because no matter before or now, I have never had such a stubborn friend who lives in a seaside city, has bad health and teeth, and insists on eating hard food.
As for the "old friend", his writing style is indeed very familiar, the kind that would kill someone without paying for it.
I filtered it carefully again.
"The boss lady who always loves to laugh", "Bookstore", "Feather"...ah, I know who he might be!
Rabindranath Tagore!
I never thought that he would appear in my life in such a unique way after not seeing me for such a long time.
But at the same time, if what they said is really related to the incident of kidnapping me a month ago. That phrase “It’s time to hunt the fish” definitely relates to me.
Thinking of this, a sense of betrayal arises spontaneously, which makes me feel a little heartbroken.
