Chapter 33Sakaguchi was waiting in front of the Almond Coffee Shop. His huge bulk drew stares. Everyone wanted to ask if he was a sumo wrestler, but nobody did.
Groups of people circled along the sidewalk discussing where to go next, their faces flushed and limbs loose after a first round of food and drink. People chatted into cell phones as if conversing with voices in their heads.
“Where’re the other guys?” asked Hiroshi.
“Ueno and Osaki are following us. Don’t look around. Works better that way. Where’s Takamatsu?”
“I don’t know.”
“He’ll turn up.”
“He’d better. What’s his wife think? Did you ever meet her?” Hiroshi asked. They walked down the crowded sidewalk.
“No. You?”
“He never mentions her.”
“Maybe she takes care of the house. He brings in the money.”
“That’d never work wi
