Chapter 18 Chapter Six

There are hotels with several rooms in Longshen Hot Spring, and there are also private family dormitories.Hashimoto's family inquired with Yumi Inobe's photo, but no one has seen this person since the 9th. Hashimoto was helpless, so he left Longshen Hot Spring and came to the Yelongshen Panshan Highway at an altitude of about 1,000 meters. He drives the car with ease. There are continuous mountains on the left and right. If there are clouds, it's like walking in the sea of ​​clouds. Since there are always detours, he doesn't feel sleepy at all. At the end of this forty-two-kilometer toll road, you will reach Mount Koya.

After Hashimoto parked the car in the parking lot of the courtyard, he brought Yumi Inobe's photo to the temple office. People here saw the photos and listened to Hashimoto's introduction, but no one said they had seen this woman.He went to Jingangfeng Temple and Cizun Temple in Zongben Mountain to ask again, but the result was still the same. When Hashimoto returned to Shirahama S Hotel, it was already night. After eating, he received a call from Miyako. "Have you learned anything about my sister?" Miyako asked. "I just came back from Koyasan, but there is no news."

"Koyasan?" "Yes. I wonder if she went there to heal the pain of a broken relationship?" "Did she go?" "No, I didn't go." Hashimoto was talking when there was a knock on the door. He told Miyako to wait a moment, then opened the door.An attendant said Harada of the Hamada police station told him to go downstairs. After quickly agreeing, Hashimoto said to Miyako: "There may be some news, I'll call you after I go!" "I'm in the hospital. There's no phone in my husband's ward. I called from a pay phone outside the hospital."

"Then what to do?" "I'll call you in fifteen minutes." Miyako said. After Hashimoto put down the phone, he quickly came to the lobby on the first floor, and he saw Harada waiting there in casual clothes. "On my way home, I wanted to drop by your place. Aren't you looking for a girl named Yumi Inobe?" "What's the matter?" At around 4:30 p.m., the net of a fishing boat caught the body of a young girl. "Is that Yumiko Inobe?" "It's very similar, but I can't decide because the body has begun to rot." "Why don't you tell her family to come?" Hashimoto said.

After obtaining Harada's consent, Hashimoto returned to the room immediately, just as Miyako called. Hashimoto quickly told her that the police found a female body. Miyako fell silent for a moment. "I'll arrive as early as possible tomorrow. It would be nice if you could go to the Shirahama Police Station." "Yes, I'll go with you!" Hashimoto said. The next day, Hashimoto left the hotel immediately after breakfast and went to the Shirahama Police Station. The air in the Shirahama Police Station was not tense, perhaps because it was not a murder case. Hashimoto was immediately taken to the morgue, where a young female corpse had been placed in the coffin.Due to the long-term immersion in seawater, the female corpse has been highly swollen, and it is difficult to judge whether the deceased is Yumi Inobe.

When it was almost noon, Miyako also arrived. When she saw the female corpse, her face suddenly became very pale.Maybe she didn't expect this corpse to become so "cruel". She stared at the female corpse, and after carefully examining the clothes and legs, she suddenly burst into tears. "Is that your sister?" a policeman asked. Miyako reluctantly raised her head, wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Yes." Miyako said her sister has a scar on her left leg just below the knee, from a skiing injury Yumi suffered as a freshman in high school. The police checked her fingerprints again.Yumi's fingerprints were taken from the room where she lived.

The comparison results with the fingerprints collected from the female corpse came out at night. It turned out that the female corpse was Yumi Inobe. Miyako decided to stay at Hotel S that night, and Hashimoto explained to her that her work was over. "This result is regrettable. Although your sister was found, but I was not the one who found it, so I can't charge for it." Hashimoto only collected labor service fees, transportation fees and accommodation fees as required. Then Miyako said, "Since I have to take care of my husband, I want to cremate my sister as soon as possible and return to Tokyo. Hashimoto-san, how about you?"

"Anyway, I've come to Shirahama, and I want to stay for another two or three days, forget about it and go back to Tokyo." Hashimoto replied. The next day, Miyako left the hotel early in the morning in order to cremate her sister's body. Hashimoto borrowed a fishing rod from a restaurant, bought fish food, and went to Shirahama.He used to fish a lot, but lately he hasn't been able to, and he really wants to take advantage of the opportunity. He also brought a box lunch prepared in advance by the restaurant. He came to sit down on the concrete embankment and started fishing.Three or four days have passed since Typhoon No. 15, and the sea has returned to its usual calm.

The buoy does not move, but Hashimoto does not have to catch fish, but finds pleasure in "fishing". The weather is not so hot, which makes people feel refreshed. He lit a cigarette leisurely and looked towards the distance of the sea.He gradually became a little sleepy, so he stubbed out his cigarette and lay down on the embankment. In the clear sky above, strips of floating clouds slide past like pieces of silk. Looking at it, he fell asleep unconsciously. Suddenly he felt something moving, so he opened his eyes suddenly. The appearance of a middle-aged man appeared in his eyes.

"Hey, it really is you!" the man said to Hashimoto with a smile. Hashimoto quickly got up and took a closer look at the man. "Ah! Isn't this Kamei?!" "It's me, long time no see!" Kamei still smiled. "Kamei, are you coming to Shirahama to play?" "What are you talking about! It's work! Looking for you! The people in the hotel said you were going fishing, so I followed the road to find you." Kamei said and sat next to Hashimoto. "Why are you looking for me! What's the matter?" "It's a homicide."

"In Shirahama?" "No, in an apartment in Tokyo, a young male employee was found killed on the night of September 8." "Then why come to Shirahama?" Hashimoto asked. "The name of the deceased is Keisuke Goto. He took leave of absence to travel to Nanki from September 6th to 7th. In particular, he stayed at Hotel S in Shirahama on the 6th." "He lives in the hotel under his real name?" "Yes. Goto was killed after returning from his trip to Nanki, so we need to investigate his travels. When I went to S Hotel, I also knew that a woman who lived in S Hotel was drowned at the same time. ,and……" "I'm investigating that woman!" "yes?" "Yes. I was entrusted by her sister to come to Shirahama, and asked me to find her missing sister. As a result, her body was salvaged by fishermen." "It seems that she stayed at Hotel S from September 5th to 7th." "How is she doing?" Kamei asked looking at the sea. "As far as I know, she came here because of a broken relationship, and she struggles with the temptation to commit suicide every day. A couple who opened a shop near the 'Sanduanbi' where there are many suicides also said that they saw her standing there and wanted to commit suicide. He also let her enter the store to entertain her, and advised her to return to Tokyo as soon as possible." "But Yumi Inobe committed suicide at 'Sandanbi'?" "I don't know where. But after she committed suicide, she was washed into the sea by typhoon No. 15, and was later caught by fishermen." Hashimoto said. "I see. She came to Shirahama to seek death!" "It looks like this from the results." "how old is she?" "Twenty-five." "Still so 'old-fashioned'?" Kamei was very surprised, "Just because you lost your relationship, you committed suicide?" "That's right. Girls now, why are you falling in love without losing your love? Go to Hawaii for a walk, wander around the beach, and forget your ex-boyfriend all of a sudden. How can someone be so infatuated?!" "But after all, there are 'old-fashioned' girls!" After finishing speaking, Hashimoto asked again: "Does the murder case in Tokyo have anything to do with this girl?" "It's not clear. If the Tokyo case is related to his trip to Nanki, then his three-day trip may have something to do with Yumi Inobe who stayed at the same S Hotel. Because Keisuke Goto was on the 15th You went back to Tokyo before the typhoon!" Kamei said. "But I don't think she has anything to do with the incident in Tokyo, because she died on September 8!" "But Keisuke Goto was also killed on the same night!" "Could it be that Keisuke Goto is Yumi Inobe's lover?" "No. We investigated Goto's matter, and Yumi Inobe's name was not among the people he knew. And how could the men and women who are about to break up live in the same hotel?" Kamei analyzed. "The next day was September 7, but his whereabouts have since been lost." "So, one day the two of them were in the same restaurant?" "right." "I also investigated the whereabouts of Inobe Yumi, but no one saw her talking to a man in the hotel." "Yes, I also asked the hotel staff, and no one saw him chatting with young girls." "yes……" "However, September 6th is already the end of summer, and there should be very few guests." "Isn't Yumi Inobe's appearance very conspicuous? Because she is still very beautiful!" Kamei said. "Yes, she is outstanding." "Keisuke Goto is a man who likes to explore secrets, especially he has a special interest in women. And Yumi Inobe's registration form uses her real name and address. Maybe Goto will investigate that girl after returning to Tokyo. What's up!" "Wait a moment." "What's the matter?" "Yumi Inobe didn't go back to Tokyo! She died here, even if Goto investigated things about her after returning to Tokyo, they wouldn't meet in Tokyo! So he was killed for this reason? No way?" Hashimoto said. "You really use your brain!" Kamei said with a smile. "I'm sorry." "You're welcome, what you said makes sense." "Wu Dao was killed, is there a reason other than Nan Ji's travel?" "Anyway, I haven't found it yet. Apart from inquiring about things, this person is a nondescript company employee. He doesn't drink alcohol, and he has never borrowed money from anyone. He has hardly done any gambling or billiard room. But he He was killed as soon as he came back!" Just as Kamei was talking, a staff member of the hotel came to the embankment and told him that Tokyo had called him. "Let's go back together." Kamei advised Hashimoto. So the two returned to the hotel. This is a call from Totsukawa. "We found one thing: Goto developed a roll of film at a shoku chain store near his apartment, and Sanae Hojo took it back." "Is it a photo from this Nanji trip?" "yes." "What does it look like?" "Twenty-four photos are almost all landscape photos, and three of them are photos of women." "woman?" "The two pictures were taken in Shirahama, and they are the same woman" "Is it Yumi Inobe?" "I think it's her. Hojo has already gone to your place with the photo. It's best to ask the hotel staff to confirm." "Okay. I met Hashimoto-kun here. He is investigating the matter of Yumi Ibe, which was entrusted by her sister." Kamei said.