Chapter 6 Chapter 6: The Divine Fire of the Night

The rain has stopped and the wind is blowing.The dark clouds in the sky are rolling, and the low pressure in the Sea of ​​Japan is likely to increase. In this case, the sea will be rough.Totsukawa and Kamei went straight to the Izumo Taisha Shrine Office together with the Sakashita Police Department of the County Police Department in the strong wind, and the people in the office were stunned for a moment. The missing maid's name is Nomura Yuan, she is nineteen years old.Everyone was even more surprised when they heard that the umbrella she was using was found.Called her home, and the family said she hadn't returned yet.According to the social affairs, this is a serious girl, and it is hard to imagine such things as leaving her job and running away.They asked the maid's colleagues, and they also said that they could not find a reason for her disappearance.The question now is whether she has anything to do with the Yosuke Kamiki case.What the police officers were most worried about was that Yosuke Shenmu took Nomura Yuan as a hostage.If this kind of worry is true, even though the cordon has been set up, Yosuke Kamiki will not flee to the outside of the prefecture, and it should be near this Izumo Taisha Shrine.

At night, Nomura Yuan's whereabouts are still unknown.At around ten o'clock in the evening, Okamura, a policeman from the Shimane Town Police Station in Matsue City, called Totsukawa: "I have something urgent to tell you." So the policeman, Okamura, told about Zhudao's situation.After the two arrived by car, policeman Okamura accompanied them to the beach outside the police station. There was a strong wind, and it was bitterly cold; the sea roared with white spray. "The opposite is the Zhudao I mentioned." Police officer Okamura pointed at the sea at night.Indeed, they could vaguely see Zhu Daohei? ?shadow. "It's too dark." Kamei said. "It's normal to be dark, because no one lives there now." Totsukawa said. "Yes, but around half past nine, I felt a light on the island." Police officer Okamura said. "Light?" Totsukawa asked. "Yes, it only felt like a flash of light. I hurried out of the police station and came here. At this time, the lights had gone out and it was pitch black again," Okamura said. "If the lights do appear in an instant, is there someone there on that uninhabited island?" Totsukawa asked. "Yes! So I called Totsukawa-kun." Okamura said. "It must be around 9:30 to see a light on the opposite island?" Totsukawa asked. "I was writing a diary at the police station, and I happened to look up and saw lights flickering on Zhudao in the night sky outside the window, and ran out in a hurry, but the lights went out at this time, but yes, the lights are the lights on that island." Gang Village emphasized. "If that's the case..." Kamei stared at Totsukawa at this moment.

"Yeah, maybe Yosuke Shenmu went to that island." Totsukawa said to himself. "How about taking a boat to the island now?" Kamei asked Okamura. "This weather is too difficult, because all fishing boats are anchored in shelter from the wind." Okamura said. "If the boat can't get out, it will be impossible to determine whether the island on the opposite side is Kamiki Yosuke." Totsukawa said. "If Yosuke Kamiki comes to the island, is he with the maid Nomura?" Kamei asked Totsukawa. "If so, they also came to the island at night," said Totsukawa. "Anyway, we can't decide yet!" Kamei looked at Okamura in a discussing tone. "Let's check it out, go to the nearby fishing village and ask, maybe you can find out something." Okamura said.

Totsukawa called the Sakashita Police Department of the Prefectural Police Department and asked him to come to the police station. Standing on the dark coastline, Sakashita stared at Zhudao on the sea and said, "I don't really believe that Yosuke Kamiki is on that island." "However, the Okamura police said that they saw the island at around 9:30 tonight." There are lights on the island. If there are lights on the island, there must be someone on the island. I am afraid that person is Yosuke Shenmu." Totsukawa said. "But why did Yosuke Shenmu flee to the island? Isn't going to the island the same as cutting off the way to escape?" Sakashita police department said.Indeed, he should not have fled to South Korea by boat from there. First of all, he used a small boat.If he was going to escape by boat from that island there was only one way to return here.At that time, Yosuke Shenmu will definitely be caught, but Totsukawa realizes why Yosuke Shenmu wants to come to Zhudao Island?

Totsukawa believed that the island was the place where he was born, and after the death of his father who was the chief priest, what Shenmu did was to regard himself as a person sent by the gods to rule the island spiritually.When this person was chased to nowhere, the only place he went was this small island. The Sakashita police department looked puzzled, but still directed police officers from the county police department to go to the nearby coastline to learn about the situation.It turned out that one of the fishing boats was lost.It was a small eight-ton fishing boat, which was only discovered today. Could it be that Yosuke Shenmu went to the island with his maid Nomura Yuan?

At night, Totsukawa and others kept watching Zhudao in the dark, but the island was never lit up again.Totsukawa and Kamei ushered in the dawn while sitting in the police car of the Prefectural Police Department parked on the coastline.Although the strong wind has not subsided at dawn, the waves are raging, hitting the coastline directly. "In this case, the boat can't go out." Okamura said. "Can the helicopter work? Can't the helicopter fly?" Kamei asked the Sakashita police department. "Helicopters cannot fly in such weather, and there is no place for helicopters to land on that island." Sakashita said with certainty, looking at the sky.The rain continued, but the sky miraculously cleared and the wind was still strong.Totsukawa borrowed binoculars from the policeman and looked towards the island. It was about three kilometers away from the island. It was difficult to distinguish the figures of the people on the island with binoculars.The whereabouts of the maid Nomura Yuan is still unknown, and Totsukawa believes that the possibility of being abducted by Shenmu Yosuke is increasing. "When will such a strong wind stop?" a subordinate of the Sakashita Police Department asked.The officer quickly got in touch with the Meteorological Agency and replied that tomorrow seemed to last for another day.If this continues, it seems that the ship will not be able to sail out, and it will be impossible to find out the situation of Kamiki Yosuke and maid Nomura Yuan on the island.

"Mr. Totsukawa, let me ask, hasn't Yosuke Kamiki killed five women in a row? If Yosuke Kamiki and the maid Nomura were together on the island, wouldn't they become the sixth victim?" Sakashita Police Department worried.Totsukawa thought for a while and said, "I don't think there should be such worries." "Why should there be no such worries? Didn't Yosuke Shenmu kill five people as you said?" "Yosuke Shenmu did Five people have been killed. For Shenmu himself, "Because she is a woman who does not believe in God, she must be killed." From this point of view, the maid Nomura En is a maid of Izumo Taisha, and she must have a strong belief in God. Faith. Such a female Shenmu believes that she cannot be killed, and she is a reliable woman, so she abducted the maid Nomura Yuan, and she hardly worried that she would be killed by Shenmu." Totsukawa said. "It would be nice if we could do that." Sakashita still seemed a little worried.

As predicted by the Meteorological Agency, the strong wind has not stopped but has become stronger.Sitting on the coastline and staring at Zhudao at sea will not help if this continues.Totsukawa returned to the police station irritably, and asked Okamura again about Zhudao. "If you want to learn more about Zhudao's situation, you can go to the Songjiang City Library. I have also checked various materials in that library." Okamura said. Totsukawa asked Kamei to continue to monitor Zhudao, and rushed to the library with the Okamura police.The library has a column of local history, where there are books on Zhudao. "I heard that Yosuke Kamiki came to this library when he was young, looked up the materials of Zhudao where he lived, and copied them back." Okamura introduced.There is a short introduction to Zhudao in the local history that Yosuke Shenmu has read.It is said that the name of Zhudao has changed many times.The island did not have a name during the Heian Dynasty, but during the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, exiled criminals were often sent to the island, so it seems to be called the island of exiled people at that time.At that time, of course, there were no shrines on the island, and it is said that people were often killed and their bodies washed up from the island to the coast here.At that time, the Hachiman Shrine was built to commemorate the dead. The person who became the chief priest now has superpowers. In the past, it is explained that he is good at magic. The small island that keeps killing people is controlled by the will of God.

The local history roughly records the situation at that time as follows: "The island was called the island of God at that time, and the god controlled everything. All islanders must obey the revelation of the god and not violate it. As a result, there will be no more conflicts on the island, and it will tend to be peaceful." Probably at that time it was completely God rules.At that time, the island of God changed its name to the island of wishing peace, and since then it has gradually changed from the island of gods to the island of life.Maybe Yosuke Kamiki wants to restore the island to the Kamishima era recorded in local history.

Similarly, in the local history, there are also detailed records of the officiant who controlled the island during the Shendao era: the officiant was more than five feet nine inches tall, strong and sharp-eyed, and huge rocks could be lifted high in front of his eyes. Running like a beast in the forest, his legs trembled and his whole body became weak when he stared at him.He has the ability to predict the future and even control people's life and death. Sometimes an old woman with an incurable disease can be reborn with his magic power.Therefore, the awe and trust of the islanders towards the officiant is as high as the sky and the sea is deep. All the islanders obey him. Listening to his words is listening to the word of God, and no one objects.

"Probably Yosuke Kamiki wants to be the chief priest of the Kamishima era, no, he thinks he will definitely be that way." Totsukawa said. "That's right, didn't he kill those who opposed him in the name of God?" Okamura said.Then the two drank coffee at the coffee shop next to the library. "What happened to Yosuke Kamiki later?" Totsukawa asked Okamura.Okamura took a sip of the fragrant coffee and said, "After talking with Totsukawa-kun last time, I went to the residents of Zhudao to find out about the situation. Then I found some people who are more familiar with the situation of Shenmu Yosuke." "Can these Tell me?" Totsukawa asked. "Where should I start? It's not what I learned from meeting Yosuke Shenmu himself, but I heard it indirectly from others. Well, it's all rumors about Yosuke Shenmu. Doesn't that hinder you?" "It's okay, what? All kinds of rumors are fine," Totsukawa urged. "I heard that this was said by the priest of the adoptive father of Yosuke Kamiki, who died at the age of 72. When someone asked Yosuke Kamiki, he said, 'Yosuke is very smart, but he has a great misunderstanding of God. God has two sides.' "I also know this. The gods in Japan have two sides. There is a side that blesses people, and a side that punishes people. This is the two sides, right? Is that so?" Totsukawa said. "Yes, Yosuke misunderstood the duality and only believed in the terrible side of God punishing people. Therefore, his son cannot be the chief priest of the Hachiman Shrine on this island. That's what he said." "So that's how father sees his son Yosuke Kamiki?" "Of course, his son Yosuke Kamiki gave a strong rebuttal to his father's views. I've also heard about this." Okamura said. "How did you say it?" Totsukawa asked. "This is also what the residents of the island said. His son, Yosuke Shenmu, looked at his father like this, 'He is too ignorant of God. God should exist to be feared. How can such a father who doesn't even believe in God be allowed to blaspheme God? , Recently, God wants to issue a punishment, and the father must die. God will not allow such a father to exist.'” Okamura said. "If you really say so, is your father dead?" "Yes, it is recorded that he died of illness. It is not clear whether he really died of illness. That's right, son Yosuke reported it two days after his father's death. The doctor's examination confirmed that the death was two days later. I heard that the doctor It was roughly written about arrhythmia, and said that because it has been two days, so I am not sure." Okamura said. "Why did Yosuke Kamiki take two days to report his father's death?" Totsukawa asked. "He said: 'At that time, the sea was rough and the boat couldn't go out, so the report was two days late.' However, there is a phone, and if it is difficult to receive a doctor's examination, it should be possible to only inform the father of his death. Why is Shenmu two days late?" Okamura said. "Isn't this a problem?" "It can be said to be a problem. But the chief priest is already seventy-two years old, so it will not be regarded as a problem if he died of illness. But according to the islanders who know the situation, the father of the chief priest is coming. He seemed to be in good health the day before he died," said Okamura. "What Okamura-kun said is that Yosuke Kamiki killed the father who was the chief priest?" "Anyway, I have this kind of suspicion. I heard that there were also such rumors among the island residents at that time: 'Isn't the death of the chief priest a bit weird? ?He was still so healthy until yesterday, but why did he die?’ His son, Yosuke Shenmu, didn’t explain anything, but said, “It’s God’s punishment. My father forgot the horror of the real God, so God issued a punishment to my father.” Intention.'" "God's intention of punishment?" "Yes, maybe at that time, like the recent murder case, Yosuke Kamiki wanted to say: 'God killed his father'." Okamura said. "It turns out that Yosuke Shenmu may have believed since then: 'God kills people'." Totsukawa said. Totsukawa and Okamura returned to the police station together.The wind is still howling outside, and the waves are rolling. It is really difficult to sail the boat at this time.The Sakashita Police Department approached Totsukawa Road: "Just to be on the safe side, I asked the Meteorological Agency and said that it will still be such a windy weather tomorrow. Although the small island in front of me can be seen, I can't take a boat to find out the situation. Unfortunately, there is no other way." "Is there any news about the maid Nomura Karen?" Totsukawa asked. "Not at all, neither at home nor at Izumo Taisha. In addition, investigations were conducted around Izumo Taisha, but no reports were found about her. Should she be abducted by Kamiki Yosuke? " Sakashita said.That is to say, she and Yosuke Shenmu are both in Zhudao.Nomura Yuan's parents and the people of Izumo Taisha were very worried. They also came to the coast and looked at Zhudao. "Is the daughter really on that island?" the mother asked the Sakashita Police Department. "It can't be determined yet, but it is very likely that he was taken to that island. The criminal Shenmu Yosuke used to be an officiant on that island." Sakashita explained. "But is there any way to find out whether the daughter is on that island?" asked the father. "It's not because of the strong wind that the boat can't go out, and the helicopter can't use the method of reconnaissance from above. I think it's better to wait for the wind to stop soon and take the boat out." Sakashita said to his father. It was around nine o'clock on the night of November 1st.Suddenly the Okamura police shouted: "There are lights on the island again!" The eyes of the coast criminal police all turned to the direction of Zhudao on the sea.Totsukawa and Kamei were also staring, and there was indeed a solitary light that could be seen high on the island.The highest elevation of Zhudao is about 150 meters, and there is a beam of lights flickering on the mountainside.Totsukawa put the telescope close to his eyes, and it was clear that it was probably the light of an oil lamp or a flashlight.It may be because of the strong wind that the lights flickered slightly. He looked through the binoculars, and there seemed to be no figure shaking.In the dark shadow of the island, only the beam of light is clearly visible, and it is possible that Yosuke Kamiki and the maid Nomura Yuan are right next to the beam of light.Nomura Yuan's mother borrowed a telescope from a policeman to look at Zhudao, and said angrily, "I can see the light, but I can't see my daughter." Thirty minutes later, the flickering light suddenly Some increase.Totsukawa hastily adjusted the focus of the binoculars. The light was shaking violently. He also used the binoculars to stare at Kamei who was opposite Totsukawa and said, "Isn't that a bonfire?" "Maybe." Totsukawa said. "You have to figure it out!" Kamei said.Totsukawa looked at Sakashita and asked, "Is there no telephone on that island?" Sakashita smiled and replied, "Now that the islanders have moved out of the island, there is no telephone." "My daughter may have a mobile phone, let me check it out." Nomura Yuan's mother said. "Is your daughter really carrying a cell phone?" "Well, she does. Since I haven't seen her cell phone, I think she has it with her." The mother said. "Then you can make a call!" Sakashita handed his mobile phone to Nomura Yuan's mother.A police officer shined a flashlight on the mother, and the mother dialed the number of her daughter's mobile phone through the light.The criminal police around were all watching the mother's mobile phone, and they could hear the dialing voice ringing, "Hello, Ah Yuan?" Suddenly the mother asked loudly.Totsukawa and the others were listening. "Ah, is it mom?" The daughter's tiny voice could be heard. "Are you all right? Does it matter?" Mother asked with more excitement. "It's all right." "Is there no danger?" "Yes, it's nothing now, it doesn't matter, don't worry!" the daughter replied. "Pass me the phone." Police Department Sakashita whispered to his mother.The Sakashita Police Department answered the phone and asked, "Hey, is there Yosuke Shenmu beside you?" A man's voice soon came: "I am Shenmu." "I am Sakashita from the County Police Department. Is it Yosuke Kamiki?" Sakashita asked. "Yes, I am Shenmu." The other man replied.The voice appeared calm, not restless. "Why did you bring your maid, Nomura Karen with you?" Sakashita asked. "There is no need to answer this question." "Do you think you can't even kill the maid?" Sakashita asked. "I won't do that kind of stupid thing." "But why have you killed five women in a row so far?" "That's what they did on their own, and it's God's punishment for them. Now the maid beside me believes in God, so I It won't hurt her, don't worry." Shenmu replied. "You are a murderer. Once the windy weather stops, we will go to the island, and you will be captured obediently!" Sakashita said. "The only thing I can guarantee is that the maid here will not be killed, I don't make any other guarantees." Shenmu said. "Where are you on the island now?" Sakashita asked. "Of course it's inside the shrine." "We saw the fire, is it a bonfire?" "Ah, it's cold, let's keep warm." Yuan Nomura's mother snatched the phone from the Sakashita Police Department and asked, "Yuan, are you really happy?" Is it okay?" "It's okay, don't worry." The daughter replied. "I don't kill women who believe in God." Said Shenmu and hung up the phone. Now that it is clear that Yosuke Kamiki and his maid, Nomura Yuan, are on Zhudao Island in the sea, and Nomura is finally fine, the detectives gathered on the coast are also relieved.Then came dawn. The wind remained undiminished, but the sky cleared.Looking through the binoculars, there are still bonfires on the mountainside of the island. It may be very cold, so I have to keep bonfires on.The mother still insisted on calling her daughter, and when she got through, she still asked the same question: "Is A Yuan okay?" "Are you cold? Are you hungry?" asked the mother. "It's not cold because of the bonfire, and there is food." The daughter replied. "What food? Is there really something to eat?" Mother asked. Suddenly the voice of the other party changed into a man's voice: "Don't ask those silly things!" "Mr. Shenmu, please don't kill my daughter." The mother shouted desperately. "I've said it several times, I don't kill people who believe in gods, no, it's the gods who don't kill." Shenmu said.The Sakashita Police Department took the phone again and said, "I'm Sakashita from the County Police Department. You don't want to do anything to the maid, Ms. Nomura Yuan!" Just don’t kill. Right now I’m holding the ceremony of ushering in God from Izumo Taisha Shrine with my maid, this is a very solemn ceremony, don’t make phone calls anymore, this is a very important event for me.” Shenmu Then he hung up the phone. "Yosuke Shenmu is talking nonsense, what important ceremony is he going to do now!" Sakashita vented to Totsukawa. "Ceremony?" "Yes, they seem to be doing something with the maid at the Hachiman Shrine on the island, saying that they are doing an important ceremony, so stop calling." Sakashita said disgustedly.Totsugawa looked back at Zhudao Island on the sea. The green trees on the island were green and shining under the sunshine in early winter. This is an island with a lot of evergreen trees. "Didn't you say there was some ceremony at the Hachiman Shrine on that island?" Kamei approached.The two stood shoulder to shoulder and stared at the island. "It seems that this is the reason for bringing the maid here?" Totsukawa said. "But isn't that the island he once abandoned? What do you want to do when you return to the island?" "Kamiki Yosuke killed several women in Tokyo, came to Izumo Taisha, and wrote a prayer card to report to God; I'm afraid he Do the same thing on that island? October of Godless month is over, so the god of Hachiman Shrine on the island will come back. So dedicate his prayer card to the god and report what he has done." Totsugawa Road. "Report murder? This guy is too cruel!" Kamei said. "But Yosuke Kamiki is on behalf of God to issue God's will to punish women who he thinks lack faith. Because of this self-righteousness, he reported his actions to the gods on the island." "Then, let the abducted maid help?" Kamei Road. "I'm afraid that's the case. It should be said that the maid was unscathed. He took the maid and reported his murder to the god of the island in a calm atmosphere," Totsukawa said. Totsukawa remembered that he and Kamei had been to the island.There are deserted islanders' houses, and on the mountainside is the Hachiman Shrine, which is a small shrine.In this shrine, Yosuke Kamiki is bringing a maid in a vermilion kimono to report to the god that he has killed five people in a row!Did you also offer the prayer card?Probably Shenmu thinks this way: this is an era when gods are forgotten, and he wants to represent gods to tell them the nobility and terror of gods.Has the world gone mad?Or is Yosuke Shenmu killing people calmly, and calmly reporting what he did to God? Just after noon, two OB vans of the TV station, who got the information from nowhere, rushed to the coast where Totsukawa and others were located.Probably Izumo Taisha disclosed the information.The reporters pointed their cameras in the direction of Zhudao, and then asked to meet with the Sakashita Police Department of the County Police Department. The Sakashita Police Department sounded tense and began to explain: "Currently, it is confirmed that the murder suspect Yosuke Shenmu and 19-year-old Nomura Yuan, the maid of Izumo Taisha Shrine, are on Zhudao Island, which is visible from the sea. Yosuke Shenmu killed four people in Tokyo and left from Tokyo. Later, another person was killed on the night train coming to Izumo, a total of five women. After Yosuke Shenmu came to Izumo Taisha, he abducted a maid and fled to his birthplace, which is Zhudao on the sea. We plan to send them to Izumo as soon as possible He was arrested. Unfortunately due to high winds and waves, the boat was unable to go out to sea and is now waiting for the wind to die down." The reporters asked the Sakashita Police Department: "Is the abducted maid really okay? Is it reassuring to be with a murder suspect who has killed five women in a row?" Those who were killed were all women who did not believe in God and had no faith. The maid must believe in God. In view of this, we believe that Yosuke Kamiki would not kill the maid." "How can it be believed?" Another reporter asked. "Actually, we called the maid's mobile phone, and the maid had no problem. After the call was picked up by Yosuke Kamiki, he also made it clear that he had no intention of killing the maid." Sakashita Police Department replied. "Now it seems that there is a bonfire on that island. Is it burning all the time?" "Yes, it has been determined that it is a bonfire. I think it is too cold to rely on the bonfire to keep warm." Sakashita Police Department replied. The wind remained undiminished today until nightfall. On the morning of November 3, the wind finally subsided. "In this case, the ship can basically go to sea." Before the Sakashita Police Department finished speaking, the sound of a helicopter suddenly sounded in the sky.Totsukawa looked up at the sky and the two helicopters were slowly passing overhead, heading towards Zhudao.Probably the special plane of the TV station!Seeing that it has reached the sky above the island, the helicopter is descending and circling around the island.Totsukawa thought after seeing it, it's best not to stimulate Yosuke Kamiki too much.Anyway, Kamiki was agitated, the helicopter was too close to him, and if the roar annoyed him, he would have killed the maid Nomura instead.This is particularly worrying, and we must try to get to the island as soon as possible. At this time, the Sakashita police department shouted loudly: "Totsukawa-kun, the boat can go to sea! Let's go!" "Of course, let's go." Saying that, Totsukawa, Kamei, and the Sakashita police department ran out.The nearby fishing port informed that fishing boats can leave the port. Although the waves are still very large, it does not affect the fishing boats.Three fishing boats were prepared, and the police officers divided them into Zhudao.There are still two helicopters flying alternately over the island. "We must find a way to rescue the maid safely." Kamei whispered.Totsukawa, Kamei and the Sakashita police department boarded a fishing boat together. The engine roared, and the other two fishing boats also left the shore at the same time. When they reached the breakwater, the waves rushed to the Totsu River on the deck.The sea water was extremely cold, and the police officers stood on the deck and kept watching Zhudao. In order to test Yosuke Shenmu, the Sakashita police department called Nomura Yuan's mobile phone again. After Nomura Yuan answered the phone, Sakashita asked: "How is it? Are you okay?" "Well, there is no problem, but it is a little cold." Nomura Yuan replied. "Can you let Yosuke Kamiki next to you answer the phone?" Sakashita asked. Shenmu's voice came soon: "What's the matter?" Shenmu asked.At this time, Sakashita thought, if Shenmu saw the fishing boat approaching, it would be troublesome if he had the idea of ​​killing Nomura Yuan.So he asked in a tentative tone: "Has the ceremony you said ended?" "Ah, it has successfully ended." Shenmu replied. "Can you tell me what the ceremony is?" "Why is the criminal police interested in this?" "Aren't you the chief priest on the island? Did you report something to the Hachiman Shrine there? What do you report?" Sakashita asked. "I can't explain this aspect to you criminal police. I am talking to God and listening to God's voice." Shenmu said. "What did God say? Can you tell me?" Sakashita asked. "The gods on the island are happy." Shenmu said. Totsukawa listened to their conversation on the phone, keeping his eyes on the approaching island.Can the next step be to successfully capture Yosuke Shenmu and rescue the maid Nomura Yuan?