Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

When I set foot on land with heavy luggage on my back, I still felt that I was shaking for a while. This is a small natural port. Many people disembark one after another, including tourists and local residents. The difference between the two can be discerned at a glance.Those who will travel to Island Y are almost all people who love outdoor activities, and everyone is obviously wearing heavy mountaineering equipment.They hold a map in one hand, wear hiking shoes, and carry hiking backpacks. They seem to be experienced. Compared with them, we just occasionally enjoy outdoor life and purchase some equipment according to the catalog. We are completely a group of novices.If this were the opening scene of a thriller, our group would be the first to exit.In addition, there are quite a few people traveling alone, both men and women, and most of them are students.

While thinking about this, we were also exposed to the glare of the sun, and we got into the taxi waiting for customers on the side of the road without thinking.Zhang Yan sat next to the driver's seat, told the driver the name of the hotel, and the car immediately set off to the destination. The pier full of green containers quickly disappeared behind us, passed the palm tree-lined avenue, and soon the car turned into the coastal road built along the outline of Y Island. The petite Setsuko sat between Maki and I, and it felt awkward to share a car with Maki. "Guests, are you going to see J Shan?"

"I have this plan, but everyone is tired from work on weekdays and has no physical strength. It should be very hard to take this route, right?" "Actually, it's okay. There is a short distance on this route that will be quite difficult, because you have to climb to a place with a relatively high altitude. But a while ago, I heard that an 80-year-old lady has climbed up! During holidays, there are more people, but this week is fine, you might as well try it.” Zhang Yan was able to communicate with the driver fluently, which is really interesting. It seems that he has really matured; Setsuko and Makio focused on the scenery outside the car window.

On the outside of the road is a large slope facing the sea. Due to the strong wind, the slope is covered with green and lush low shrubs and white flowers like hibiscus. On the other side is the sky in early autumn and the endless horizon.We were all dumbfounded by the magnificence of that horizontal line.There is a slight bulge in the center of the horizontal line, as if something is about to hit this side from it, which is frightening. This is an island surrounded by the sea, and the vicinity is the only way for typhoons that hit Japan. Most of the current beauty only appeared before the storm.

It's unbelievable that the four of us who are about to be in our prime are here.We've known each other long before we had any interest in each other, and even though Shisheng and I had a bad past, we're still close friends.Thinking of this, some anticipation finally surged in my heart, but I was also surprised that I thought this journey would be full of pain.Why do I have such thoughts?Besides Shisheng's matter, is there any other reason?I stared at the distant horizon, lost in thought. A beam of light from a gap in the cloud flickers near the horizon. --very scary. This sentence suddenly sounded in my mind, and at the same moment, I also understood-I was afraid.I'm afraid that during this journey, something will become clear, but, what will it be...

"By the way, Li Zhizi, how is that person recently?" "Which person?" I was called out of meditation by Setsuko's sudden question, and I answered in a panic. "It's that person whose looks and name look a bit like a foreigner! I just thought of it, we used to sit in this position to enjoy something before, and then I realized that it was his solo show. Have you all gone? Watching Toshiko's friends act in an ordinary house in Gotanda." This is where Setsuko is very surprising. She often sees through other people's minds inadvertently, and she has been like this since high school.This must be because she can easily feel the emotional changes of others!

"...you mean worry?" I tried my best to pretend nothing had happened, and said a memorable name that I hadn't spoken for more than ten years.