Chapter 15 third chapter

Hashimoto decided to go to the "Sanduanbi" to have a look. After walking for about a few minutes, I finally saw the signboard of "Three Sections of Wall".Hashimoto turned right following its instructions, and saw a souvenir shop first.There are no customers in the store, maybe the owner of the store is in the back room, and no one can be seen from the outside. "Sanduanbi" is a famous scenic spot, but before the next tourist season comes, there will not be many tourists. After Hashimoto glanced at the shop, he walked towards the cliff of "San Duan Bi".

This is a very long cliff. It is fifty or sixty meters high from the sea. This height is enough to make people dizzy. The big waves below the cliff surged one after another. The lower part of the cliff is surrounded by a steel fence, but today the gate is locked.There is also a statue of Guanyin built on the other side, which is probably used to save the undead who jumped into the sea and committed suicide. Yumi Inobe is here?Hashimoto stared blankly at the sea, thinking to himself. The fiery red sunset is slowly sinking below the sea level of the sea. If she comes here on September 7th, what is her plan?

Is it for viewing the scenery?Or looking for a suicide spot? Hashimoto couldn't come to a conclusion, so he had to go back to the souvenir shop. After he shouted several times into the shop, an old lady in her sixties finally showed her head. "what to buy?" Hashimoto had no choice but to take a few pieces of dried cuttlefish and asked her to weigh them and wrap them up.After paying the money, he took out a photo of Inobe Yumi and asked: "September 7, did you see this woman?" The old lady looked carefully under the lamp for a long time, and then called out her wife from the back room.

After the two counted together in a low voice, the old man said: "It seems to be her." The old lady also nodded, "Yes, it's her!" "Can you tell me about her?" Hashimoto asked. "To be precise, it happened on the 7th. It was getting dark that day, and I thought there were no customers left, so I had to clean up and close the shop. But I saw a person standing on the rock over there." "No, I was always worried that that person would jump into the sea, so I hurried over and brought her back." The old lady interjected. "What happened next?" Hashimoto asked.

"I thought it would be terrible for her to throw herself into the sea, so I persuaded her to come to my house, entertained her with tea and snacks, and chatted with her for a long time." "What are you talking about?" "Ah, that's a lot!" the old man said loudly. The old lady interjected again: "Anyway, we didn't ask her if there was anything she couldn't bear to worry about, but asked her if she needed help or not. At first she didn't say anything, and then she talked to us little by little, saying She's from Tokyo, she's broken in love or something."

"Did you say her name?" "No. But it's very similar to the woman in the photo." The old man glanced at the photo again and said. "What happened to her after that?" Hashimoto asked. "I took her to the bus station and put her on a bus bound for Shirahama Station. Since the plane to Tokyo is gone, maybe I can still catch the train back to Tokyo. Anyway, I want her to go back early. " There are two routes for the plane from Shirahama to Tokyo: one is from Nagoya; the other is via Osaka, and both routes can reach Tokyo. Hashimoto made the calculations after returning to Hotel S.

It takes 12 minutes by bus from "Sandanbe" to Shirahama Station. If you arrive at Shirahama Station at 6:00 pm, you can catch the express train "Kuroshio Ninety-Four" at 18:10. The train arrives at its terminus, Tennoji, at 20:18; it takes thirty to forty-five minutes from Tennoji to Shin-Osaka Station. Then transfer from there to the Shinkansen "Light" train bound for Tokyo. It departs from Shin-Osaka Station at 21:00, and the time is just right. So Hashimoto called Miyako. He reported the results of today's investigation to Miyako. "The owner of the native product shop in 'Santanbi' said that your sister should have boarded the Shinkansen train from Shin-Osaka at 21:00 on the 7th."

"But she should contact me!" "I think she's in a situation where she can't be contacted." "I can't figure out why she can't contact me. Could it be that she..." Miyako suddenly raised her voice. Hashimoto quickly persuaded: "It doesn't matter. Isn't there no news about your sister's body being found from the 7th to today?" "Then where is she now?" "I think she's devastated by a broken relationship and still on 'Heartbreak'. Do you know the name of that boyfriend of hers?" Hashimoto asked.

"He only called my sister. At that time, I thought it was someone she met at the disco ball, so I didn't ask his name." Miyako replied. "Is that so? I'll check around Shirahama tomorrow and report back to you." "I have to go to the hospital where my husband lives to stay with me in a while." Miyako said. "Where is the hospital?" "Toda of Nishi-Izu." "It's so far away!" "Hey, my husband said that the hospital is fine, and there is nothing you can do. Then I'll call you tomorrow." After saying that, Miyako hung up the phone.