Chapter 21 third chapter

Tanabe decided to go to S city in F county to meet the woman named Hayakawa Yaeko. City S is located in the north of the Kanto region.The recent population has exceeded 30,000, and it was promoted from "town" to "city" soon. The hot spring town formed by many hot spring hotels built along the river in the past has become the city center. Tanabe arrived at City S by car.When he came to a hotel, he asked the female boss about Yaeko Hayakawa.The middle-aged boss with a kind face said, "Another guest?" Then he said with a "giggle" smile: "Since that TV broadcast, all the guests who come here ask about her."

"Where can I meet her?" "If she's at Matsuzakiya, you can see her. She's the lady there." "Is she the boss's daughter there?" "Yes." The female boss also told Tanabe the address of Matsuzaki House. After Tanabe walked out of the hotel, the sky had already darkened. On both sides of the road were the hotels, and from time to time, he saw geisha with heavy make-up passing by. Tanabe thought: If Yaeko Hayakawa was pulling a rickshaw right now, it wouldn't take much to interview her.But he has never seen a rickshaw like that. Matsuzaki House makes people feel that it is a very old building.Tanabe looked around before entering, but he didn't see the rickshaw that had appeared on TV either.

He knocked on the wooden lattice door and called out, and a woman in her fifties walked out from inside.Tanabe handed over his business card and told her that he wanted to meet Yaeko Hayakawa."Ah, please come in," the woman said kindly. After letting Tanabe in, she said: "You want to find my daughter, but she is out." It seems that she is the mother of Yaeko Hayakawa. After taking a sip of the tea that was served, Tanabe asked, "Where did she go?" "I went to Tokyo." The other party said proudly. "What did she go to Tokyo for? Did she work in Tokyo?"

"Let's say it's a job!" The other party said "hehe" and smiled, "My daughter wanted to be a real actress after she appeared on TV, and then she went to Tokyo." "Want to be a real actor? Has someone recommended her to act in a TV series?" "Ah, yes. So she is still practicing singing now. She was in the acting group when she was in high school, so she has no problem becoming an actress!" "Which TV station is it?" "Of course it's CCTV!" The other party said very proudly. "When did she leave?"

"The day before yesterday." "The day before yesterday?" Tanabe tilted his head and thought for a while, he met Matsuo from CCTV yesterday, but why didn't Matsuo tell himself about inviting Hayakawa Yaeko to Tokyo?It would be excusable if other program groups invited her to come. "Who from CCTV invited her to Tokyo?" "Ah, my daughter has been on the phone with the other party for a long time, and I don't know the details. Just give her a call and you'll know." "Where does she live in Tokyo?" "Oh, I just got a postcard from her."

As he spoke, the other party opened the drawer, took out a postcard and handed it to Tanabe. An apartment in Nakano, Tokyo.The content of the postcard is very simple. I have arrived in Tokyo safely.Already lived in an apartment. The monthly rent is 35,000 yuan.I'm going to watch it on TV. Don't worry because I'm pretty confident. Yaeko is as simple as that.She didn't write anything else, it seems that she is very confident that she can be an excellent actor. Tanabe wrote down the address in his notebook and thanked him. The other party kept saying good things to Tanabe, asking him to take care of his daughter in Tokyo.

Tanabe changed the topic to the rickshaw again. "When did your daughter start to like rickshaws?" "Sucked as a kid. She was obsessed with geisha rickshaws as a kid." "So when was she actually pulling the rickshaw?" "Well..." The other party laughed "puchi": "I really didn't notice when she pulled the rickshaw. I only found out after the TV station broadcast it." "Why didn't she tell you?" "Maybe I'm sorry?" "Are there still rickshaws in Hot Spring Street?" "Ah, yes. There is an old man named Tokunosuke who pulls a rickshaw nearby. But his health is failing, so my daughter pulls it while she is interested?"

The other party smiled "hehe" again.Tanabe decided to go see the old man and left. The old man's house was easy to find, because there was a rickshaw beside his narrow alley.His home is small.Maybe his home was very lively in the past, but now it seems a little deserted. He greeted at the door, but there was no response, and he shouted two or three times before revealing the face of a woman in her forties.She was short and had a tired face. "I want to see Mr. Tokunosuke." The other party shrugged and said, "He's lying down!" "Are you sick?"

"Ok." "Can you talk?" "I just can't move my mouth." The other party shrugged again. "Do you know a girl named Hayakawa Yaeko?" "Ah, I know. Isn't she Matsuzakiya's daughter?" "Has she ever borrowed a rickshaw from the house?" "Excuse me." "Can you tell me what happened at that time?" "It's nothing. She just came to borrow our rickshaw." "When did that happen?" "Has it been a month?" "Later, she often came to borrow the rickshaw from your house?"

"No, I just borrowed it once. She was good at sports when she was in college, and she is a neighbor, how can she not borrow it?" The other party touched his face with his hands and smiled.