Six Four

by Hideo Yokoyama

He needed to get closer to the man’s feelings, to try to put himself in the suspect’s shoes, as detectives were apt to say. Work out his emotional narrative. Then he would take careful aim and deliver the line that would bring him around.

I wonder if we can’t be a little more relaxed in our approach, less structured, more open-minded. I understand that tactics are sometimes necessary, I do, but if we really want to become a two-way conduit, isn’t the best tactic not to rely on strategy any more than we need to?”

She could wade through the scum of one-upmanship and ambition, clear the waters for a younger, more naive earnestness to shine through.

It was also discovered that the man had stolen funds from work and spent the money on women in hostess bars. When his transgressions had come to light he’d run away, abandoning his family; his death had been a final selfish act. Some of the reporters had even come forward, sympathizing with the police for the whole situation.

SELFISH? Omg, I cannot comprehend on any level this Japanese judgement of 'selfish' on a guilty prisoner who committed suicide in a jail cell. Lol.