Chapter 7 Chapter 5 The tundra where the king of Hades also spit out white flames

The content was too heavy for his brain to absorb smoothly. On the one hand, it was also because of insufficient basic knowledge of the prisoners detained in Siberia.If I have time, I really want to go to the library to absorb the materials of the prisoner-of-war concentration camps.He had such an idea. On the way from the station to Gaojin's house, the maple leaves turned red again.The weather has changed. Seeing a field of green onions, he walked towards the entrance more lightly than last time.Say hello and knock on the door.But no response.He called Takatsu's name again and knocked on the door.I listened intently for a long time, but there was no movement inside.

With a turn of the handle, the door swung open.Could it be that Gao Jin suddenly fell ill in a corner?Uneasy thoughts flashed through his mind. Bad premonitions have smells.The smell of grandma's stroke and unconsciousness at the entrance also penetrated into Makino's nostrils. He wanted to tell himself that what he smelled now was just the peculiar smell of earth. Makino opened the door forcefully while calling Takatsu's name. "Takatsu-san, I'm Makino." Still nothing happens. The house is built without any concealment, and the whole room can be seen through at a glance.Leaving the door unlocked would be too careless.He turned his head to look at the door, but he didn't even install a decent lock.Makino looked intently into the dimly lit room, but there was no one there.

Makino walked out, thinking that he might be doing farm work in the family garden, so he walked towards the back of the house. At the back of the house there is only a simple bathtub made of gasoline barrels with firewood underneath. Going around the bathtub, I came behind the bamboo fence supporting green beans, and I could faintly hear the sound of the Yura River.A little further ahead is the river, if you slide down, you will probably be washed away by the water.He took a look at the current, but didn't have the courage to go any further. Did Gao Jin fall into the water? Halfway down the slope, there was a green net, and a signboard was erected on it, which said "Danger! Do not enter" in red letters.

It was hard to imagine that he would jump over this net and fall into the river. Makino temporarily let go of his heart, turned around and walked towards Takatsu's house.Maybe he went shopping and will be back soon.I'm not a complete stranger, so it shouldn't matter if I wait in the house. Perhaps it is better to wait quietly. Makino went to the previous seat and sat down.The table was still the same as it was four days ago, with notes and manuscript paper piled up everywhere. A piece of manuscript paper folded in two was placed on top of the manuscript.Maybe it's a typo.

When I opened it, I found that it was written "Received by Mr. Shinno Eiji from Kaorufudo Publishing" and it was a letter addressed to Makino.The characters written with a pen are inclined to the upper right just like the manuscript. "I made an appointment with you earlier, but I have to go out temporarily. I am very sorry for this. Because the matter is urgent, please forgive me. No, it may be a step late. In short, I hope that we can postpone the discussion about publishing and advertising. However, all expenses incurred in this case so far have been paid by me, please convey to your supervisor on behalf of Mr. Makino. Please rest assured. Takatsu Kosuke"

what!How is this going?What does emergency mean?But most importantly, what about publication delays?Makino's mind was in turmoil. I have already called someone, no matter how willful you are, you must have a sense of proportion.That's why he hates bigoted old men.Please rest assured! Although he seemed to be able to understand part of Gao Jin's mood after reading the notes, he still felt an unknown fire slowly rising. He smacked his lips, sat on the chair and opened the newspaper in front of him.It is local news with constant content.He casually flipped through it for a while, and found that one of the pages had been cut with a big hole.There are about a dozen lines in the second paragraph, and it doesn't seem to be important news.Does this have anything to do with the "state of emergency"?

Makino wanted to know the content of the report.He remembered that when he talked about the content of the advertisement last time, Gao Jin once took newspaper clippings from his university notebook. Makino flipped through his notebook.But there are only advertisements published by Xunfengtang.Driven by curiosity, Makino went to the convenience store next to the station in order to read the news.Luckily, he found a newsstand, and he opened the clipped section as soon as he bought the paper.The headline reads: "The whereabouts of the Russian woman's floating corpse and the male guarantor's whereabouts are a mystery"

In the early morning of November 6, a part-time man engaged in portering found a woman floating in the sea at Kita Pier in Kita District, Maizuru City.Passing by the maritime security officer of the eighth district nearby, after the first aid was invalid, he was pronounced dead.And report to the Maizuru Police Department. It was confirmed from the registration book of the hotel where she stayed that the deceased woman was a Russian citizen, Maria? who lived in the Svedorov District of Irkutsk?Elushina (83).Hideki Koyama (35), the man who acted with her and vouched for Ms. Elushina's identity, was nowhere to be seen.At present, his whereabouts are being searched everywhere to find out the whole story.In addition, the cause of death of the deceased woman is still under investigation.

Looks like it's just a quick report.The outline of the incident is currently unknown.Did Gao Jin let him go because he read this report?So it's possible that Gao Jin knew the woman in this report? Gao Jin had experience in detention in the Soviet Union, and it is indeed possible that he knew Russian women.A woman he knew died on a nearby pier.Seeing this news report, he rushed out without hesitation. If so, he should have read the newspaper after calling Makino.Whatever the reason, he ended up releasing himself for other reasons. Was the book published for this lady?Since the person you want to gift is no longer in the world, there is no need to go out.

This reason is a bit strange.It takes at least a month from edit to press, and possibly six weeks if things go poorly.Even if that lady comes to Japan now, she can only see drafts.Makino decided to return to Takatsu's house for the time being. He looked around for clues, to see if there were other places Gao Jin might go, but there was nothing but the manuscript. Sentence Collection "A Poem of the Lieutenant", Record of the 53rd Prisoner of War Concentration Camp in Taishet, Irkutsk Oblast Makino picked up another sheet of manuscript paper.That is the propaganda text that Gao Jin should hand over to him today.

The title of the book is "The Lieutenant's Song".Since it is a collection of sentences, it should be "one sentence".It has little power in advertising. There are probably not many readers who love haiku and are looking for notes on the experience of the War of Resistance.The advertisement for Gao Jin's book is not to sell books, but to catch people's hearts. "This is a bad time." Bring back five million! ——He left the company under the order of Jingzi's ear.Now not only is the protagonist missing, but it is also said that the publication will be postponed.Luck is really not an ordinary back.Makino said while turning on the phone. "What did you say? Why did you postpone the publication? The amount is so large, if the other party hesitates, it will probably go to waste if you lose the opportunity, do you know?" The harsh voice almost burst the eardrums.He could only tell her the note and the clipped news as calmly as possible. "I think he must have known the dead lady." "Then why is the publication postponed? And even if you list the funds spent so far, it is less than 100,000 yen! Makino, I really can't cover you. Didn't you say that you will work harder so that you can be transferred to Planning department? Why did it become like this?" "But this is the author's unilateral... situation." "Did you say something or do something to make the other party unhappy?" "No, I didn't even have a chance to upset him. We didn't meet at all today." While Makino was talking to Akiko, he was keeping an eye on the outside, staring at the door to make sure that Takatsu had come back. "Okay. In short, you must meet the author himself. You can't just rely on a note to end the matter." It should be the funds that cannot be settled.You're a miser everywhere you go anyway.Makino opened his mouth but didn't say anything. "But what do I do next?" "Just wait there. Running around is not an option." Akiko said angrily. "But this is someone else's home. Doesn't that count as trespassing?" "Where did you call now? You should have already met the conditions for the crime of illegal intrusion. If you stay there for one night, the old man may feel sorry for you and sign the contract in a moment of sympathy." "Okay... okay." Tomorrow will be treated as a leave of absence, and today's funds are limited to transportation expenses. After leaving this grateful sentence, Akiko hung up the phone.This company is bound to make a lot of money.Originally, he came to discuss work with a client, even if the company paid for the entertainment, it was normal.They can really do things so harshly. Makino made up his mind to wait no matter how many hours, so he walked back to the convenience store in front of the station.Although this kind of nationwide chain of convenience stores has been criticized as unsightly, for Makino, seeing it is really too late to be grateful. With a mood similar to camping in the wild, he bought rice balls and two liters of Japanese tea, plus instant coffee with paper cups and sports newspapers. Back at Takatsu's house, he loosened his tie and glanced at the sports newspaper.Incidents of Russian women are also published here. After a while, as the sky darkened, he suddenly felt a little lonely, so he called Yingmi. "What? Are you still in Ayabe?" The voice was still full of confidence. "What a disaster that fell from the sky." In the end, he had to spend the night at someone else's house, and he couldn't help complaining.Why don't you discuss it with your sister.Makiya thought. "How's the weather over there?" "Okay. But it got cold all of a sudden." "I heard that Ayabe is a town with beautiful stars. It's autumn, and it must be beautiful if the weather is clear." "Really? Then I'll sleep with the starlight tonight." "What is the relationship between this man named Gaojin and that old Russian lady?" "I guess he was preparing to discuss something with me before he saw the newspaper. Because he even wrote the copy of the advertisement, it can be seen that he really planned to publish it. At this moment, he saw the news in the newspaper, so he decided Extend the contract. If it doesn't matter, then it's a ghost." "What about the revised manuscript?" "Maybe you plan to give it to me. The manuscripts are still on the table." Makino's eyes turned to the whole stack of manuscript papers.There was a haiku on the top page, but I couldn't see it in the dim light of the room. "As long as his intention to publish remains the same, the case is not over yet." "But the company is very verbose." "The urgency may have something to do with the death of the old Russian lady." "Maybe." Makino said, picking up the first manuscript.