Chapter 151: The Diary (1/2)
“Hi, I’m looking for Professor Amuro, where is he right now?” Eiko Kotoshi, in a white dress, said to the staff at the reception.
“Please wait a moment, I’ll enquire for you.” The young receptionist said very politely.
“Thank you.”
As she was nationally recognized as a policewoman, who had graduated from The University of Tokyo which is regarded as the the highest institution in Japan.
Tokyo University’s predecessor, the Tokyo Kaisei Academy and the Tokyo Medical school, was founded during the Meiji era. Tracing farther back, in the early Bakufu period, [Dutch Studies] mechanism, [Method of Astronomy], a proper leveled Osaka Academic Prefecture, and the development of planting culture were established. During the initial period of the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese government announced a ‘a new educational command system’ opening the gateway to the European and American studies, in 1877 according to what the Ministry of Education had instructed, the two schools merged to become Tokyo University. At that time, the amount of students enrolled were more than 500 people, in a university which only had 4 faculties which were literature, law, science, and medicine. The Ministry in charge of the Tokyo Law school soon concurrently merged into this school, which was under the French Education Ministry. In 1886, the Meiji government because of national need made the ‘Imperial University System’, and had made Tokyo University as one of the Imperial Universities. Which was divided into separate fields such as Business, Engineering, agricultural, and one after another the engineering field and agricultural field had also become part of the Imperial Universities. Several education ministries also become part of it such as; Hosei University, Medical College, Liberal Arts University and Science University respectively; and began to set a graduate program, becoming a real University. After World War II, the Japanese Government changed the unreasonable system by removing the Imperial Universities, and restoring Tokyo University to its former state. After the restructuring of Tokyo University, there was established a new foundational faculty, the faculty of Education, the medical field which was a part of the Tokyo Imperial University, the Tokyo High school and had also incorporated many old and new faculties, establishing a huge number of research centers. Today, the Tokyo University has 11 graduate schools, 12 research institutes, and tens of thousands of students and staff in the University.
Having such a long history and being famous worldwide, Eiko Kotoshi, compared to most people, has a special feeling towards this place. Because this was the place where her father used to work.
After five minutes, the receptionist returned to the reception room.
“Miss Eiko, Professor Amuro is in his office at the biological research institute, I’ll lead you there.
“No need, I’ll do it myself, I’ve been there before.” The policewoman stood up.
“In that case, please take care. If there’s anything you need please feel free to contact me.” The receptionist’s tone was a bit that of a waiter working at a restaurant. Being unable to walk together with the beautiful woman, he was genuinely disappointed.
“Thank you.” The policewoman said, stepping out of the reception room.
Really attractive, stature is also pretty good, what a pity that she is a bit cold.Looking at her back getting further away, the receptionist made an appraisal at heart.
Arriving at the entrance of the research institute, the policewoman suddenly found herself lost. Compared to several years ago, there wasn’t too big of a change towards the surrounding of the research institute, just that it had made a layer of renovation outside. Moreover, many flowers were planted in blue rock on both sides of the road, but the most noticeable change was the tree standing erect at the roadside, which looked bigger and more luxuriant than the one several years ago.
Still remembering about the last time she had come, when she was still a high-school student. But ever since her father had gone missing, she had never visited this place again.
After asking the attendant in the building where Professor Amuro was, Eiko Kotoshi walked over to where it was.
After obtaining permission to the room, Eiko Kotoshi opened the door to the office.
“Eiko, I didn’t think you would really come here to look for me, please quickly sit down .” In the peaceful room, a person with half of his hair that had gone white, greeting her very happily after seeing the child of his old friend,.
“It has been a very long time, Uncle Amuro, how have you been recently?”
“I’m still getting by. I’m old already, so my body couldn’t avoid getting a few minor problems. How’s your mom doing?”
“She’s very good.” Eiko Kotoshi omitted the rude man who was together with her mother.
“Since high school, I haven’t seen you and your mother. Still I didn’t think that you’d grow more beautiful, do you have a boyfriend right now? If not, I’ll introduce you to my son, how about it? He has at least graduated with a master’s degree; he should be worthy of you.” Akito Amuro said with a smile.
Eiko Kotoshi didn’t have any intention of talking about the matter of her marriage, so she interrupted him and said, “Uncle Amuro, this time I’ve come here to ask you something.”
Seeing her serious expression, Akito Amuro put away his smile, “tell me, what’s the matter?”
“I would like to ask, before my father disappearance, was there anyone who was fairly close with him?” Eiko Kotoshi asked directly.
Akito Amuro bitterly smiled, “the question you’ve asked, the police had also asked me. But to be honest, I don’t really know, because I was studying abroad at the time.”
“If I may, aside from Uncle Amuro, my father never went out with any of his fairly close friends. I believe you know why I’ve become a police officer, and more than half of the reason is because of my father. After so many years, I think I’ve finally found a clue, so I looked for Uncle Amuro to confirm it.”
“What clue?” Akito Amuro asked a bit surprised.
Eiko Kotoshi didn’t immediately reply, but instead took out a small yellow book, turning to the last few pages of the book.
“Uncle, my father had the habit of writing a diary, this is one of the diaries he left behind. When I was packing his thing six months ago, I’ve stumbled upon it. And in the last pages of his diary, I am very much confused about what he wrote.” Eiko Kotoshi gave Akito Amuro the diary.
Taking the diary, Akito Amuro found out that it really was her former friend’s handwriting. Being apart from him for so many years, and having finally able to see the writing of his good friend once more, he was assailed.
After a pause, he carefully read the contents of the diary. Only a few words were written:
He came to me, and this time he made a generous offer.
To be honest, I’m really starting to get moved. But not because of the pay he offered, but because of the sample he brought.
The thing he specially brought over to me, is definitely not from an obsessed man only thinking about money. Moreover, it appears that there were even more brilliant people behind him. Perhaps his peers, is what my instincts told me.
Akito Amuro turned over to the second page, only to see one sentence:
Maybe I should have complied to him, I’m starting to regret it now.
Turning over to the third page, Akito Amuro suddenly discovered that the dates written above the two pages were unexpectedly separated by nearly three months. But the above handwriting was much clear than the previous page.
As a human being, I can’t do it, it’s just too cruel. But as a scientist who pursues the truth, I absolutely can’t suppress this desire.
It is also said that the human desire is the devil itself, and if you accidentally take this demon out, it will eat your soul away. I thought I was going to be devoured by this demon.
Turning to the next page, the date all of a sudden jumped over half a month, but the handwriting was even more illegible. As if it was written by a drunk man.
Today, the 3rd to 5th experimental bodies appear to have changed with that of a beast’s. But they seemed to have lost their mind, as I was even almost bitten by the experiment No.5. In this stage, the experiment was successful. But, what have I actually become? I have lost the conscience of what humans should have. Perhaps, at the same time I was swallowed by the devil, I had also turned into a devil too.
I haven’t gone home for a long time, because I’m afraid to see Sayaka and Eiko. They might not know that standing before them, is only a demon dressed in human skin.
When Akito Amuro turned the page, he found that the diary had came to an end.
After getting back his composure, Akito Amuro thought for a moment and asked: “This diary, have you handed it over to the police?”
“Uncle Amuro, did you forget? I myself am a police. In accordance with the normal procedures, in the case that no bodies are found, it would only be a missing case, and will not be appointed more staffs to search. But as he is my father, I have to find out the truth.” Eiko Kotoshi revealed an unquestionable resoluteness in her eyes.
“But can this diary alone prove anything? It has, after all, been 8 years already.” Akito Amuro sighed.
“Uncle Amuro, please carefully recall, several months before my father went missing, has he ever mentioned about anyone to you?” Eiko Kotoshi was going to talk about meeting that monster, but thinking that it was the police’s internal secrets, she had to hold it back.
Hearing her question, Amuro lowered his head trying to recall his memories.