Chapter 14 Chapter two

Hashimoto didn't know what kind of behavior the young girl who lost her love would have. All he knew was that Yumi hadn't returned to Tokyo.Since she had already canceled the room at Hotel S in Shirahama on September 7, Hashimoto had to look for it everywhere. Hashimoto decided to visit these tourist spots in Shirahama first. He used the map as an index, and first looked for it from the watchtower in the sea.This tower was originally owned by a hotel called "Semoya", but later tourists who didn't live in this hotel also came to visit it. Hashimoto walked towards the watchtower a hundred meters away from the sea.The trestle bridge at the foot leads to the watchtower. In midsummer, the trestle bridge must be overcrowded, but today there is only one person on the whole trestle bridge.

He arrived at the watchtower and saw that there were more than sixty steps in total.A couple of tourists who first arrived at the tower were looking at the fish in the sea below through the circular window on the tower. Hashimoto handed over the photo of Yumi Ibe to the staff on duty, and asked him if he remembered such a person.He didn't expect the staff to remember such a person among the many tourists, but this young man answered with certainty: "I remember this person!" Hashimoto was taken aback, "Why do you remember?" He asked in surprise. "This person suddenly felt uncomfortable with me, and I helped her."

"uncomfortable?" "Yes. She squatted down suddenly and couldn't move at all. I was a little scared, so I yelled a few times, and let her sit on my chair, and asked her to drink wine from the restaurant. She recovered later. Some, thanked me and went back." "What time was that?" "It's the 7th, noon on the 7th!" he answered clearly. "Where did she go then?" "I don't know. I think she went to see the sea again," replied the young man. "Why do you think she's going to see the sea?" "Before she left, she asked me where is the best place to see the sea." The young man replied with a smile.

"Then what did you say?" "I said standing on the mountain is the best view. There are 'Thousands of Places' and 'San Duan Bi' nearby. There are always suicides in 'San Duan Bi', and I specifically told her to be more careful!" "What did she say?" "Nothing was said, I think she understood what I meant..." Having said that, this young man is also a little vague, probably he doesn't have much confidence either. So Hashimoto hurried back to the car and drove towards "Thousands of Seas". The car was driving on the coastal road and arrived at a large parking lot in a short while.There was only one four-wheel-drive vehicle parked there.

In front of him was a huge snow-white, flat rock stretching out towards the sea. In front of it is the blue sea. In front of the rock, there are two fishing men, who seem to be the owners of the car. Hashimoto walked towards the rock. Looking at the sea from here gives people a magnificent and majestic feeling.The tranquility of the noisy past of the beach shows the tranquil beauty of nature. Did Yumi come here on the 7th?Hashimoto thought to himself. If she had been here, what kind of mood did she use to view the sea? Hashimoto returned to the parking lot and asked the manager, "It's so quiet today! How was it on the 7th?"

"On the 7th? Before Typhoon No. 15 comes?" the little administrator raised his tanned face and asked. "right." "After the typhoon, there were a lot fewer customers! On the 7th... there were several cars on the 7th!" "I don't know if he came by car, but did you see this female tourist coming on the 7th?" As Hashimoto said, he handed over Yumi Inobe's photo for him to look at, and told him the style of clothes she was wearing that day that he had inquired about at S Hotel. "I have never seen this woman, but I have seen a woman who looks similar to her." The administrator replied.

"real?" "Ah, it's in the 'Qianxidi' area." As he spoke, he pointed in one direction, "It's a young girl, squatting there, looking at something blankly. She looked weird, so I walked over and called She called out. Because it was too close to the sea, I was a little worried, afraid that she would accidentally fall down, or it would be terrible if she jumped from there!" "Is that the man in the picture?" "Like." That's all the administrator said. "Then did she say anything to you?" "She said that she felt uncomfortable when she saw the sea, and her face was pale at the time. I told you to call an ambulance, but she ran away in a hurry."

"That's what you told her?" "Yes. Anyway, I think this woman is a bit strange." "Where did she go?" "Did you go to the 'Sanduanbi'!" the administrator said after thinking about it. "Then why don't you go after her?" Hearing Hashimoto's question, the administrator immediately became angry, "What do you mean by that!" "Isn't it possible to see the 'three sections of the wall' from here? It's only seven or eight hundred meters away?" "Actually, I was worried when the woman ran away, because someone committed suicide there before, so I told the car owner to pay attention!"

"Boss Che?" "It's the companion who manages the parking lot with me." "Ah, what happened next?" "Later, that woman arrived at the station, and there happened to be a car going to 'Sanduanbi', and I didn't know it later. It's not that I didn't want to chase her, but my job couldn't let me leave, and besides, not all people went to 'Sanduanbi' Go kill yourself!" The administrator still said reluctantly. "sorry!" Hashimoto quickly apologized to him and left here. The administrator behind him asked loudly again: "What's wrong with that woman?"

"Investigating!" Hashimoto replied angrily.