Chapter 5 chapter Five

The moving train stopped suddenly. It's not that I arrived at the terminal Grenoble, and looking out the window, it turned out to be Lyon station. The name of the station when boarding the train is also called Lyon Station. It turns out that Paris·Lyon Station means the departure station of the train bound for Lyon. This is a big stop. The orange TGV that met the car drove towards Paris.After sending off this year, the special express train started slowly again. Detective Shirai brought the young French female police officer that Kamei had mentioned and introduced him to Totsukawa. "I heard that she will take care of us in Grenoble. She studied oriental history at university, and she knows more about China than we do."

Shirai said. The female police officer is named Christina, with blond hair and blue eyes, her skin is as fair as cream, and she is a petite girl. "Please, she will leave it to you." Totsukawa whispered to Shirai. The scenery outside the car window has changed a bit, and towering mountains began to appear in the distance. The city of Grenoble is surrounded by mountains. There is a movie about the Winter Olympics in Grenoble called The White Lovers.Even after seeing the film, Totsukawa has difficulty connecting Grenoble in the film with reality. Times have changed, at least now there is no scene of snow covering the ground, it is really hard to repeat the past.

The weather was gloomy, and Grenoble was surrounded by gray mold. The square in front of the next station was crowded with people from local TV stations and newspapers, but it was far from the meaning of the Japanese "welcome".Occasionally, a few local residents passed by, all with indifferent and indifferent expressions.The holding of international congresses in Grenoble is a regular event, and the citizens have long been used to it. The television cameras are in hot pursuit of the American detectives.The reason why they have received extra attention is probably because they are all tough and mature, casually dressed and majestic.also.And there was always the feeling that there were other, inexpressible feelings among the French.

Since Totsukawa and the others are from the East, perhaps there are few Japanese here so far, and they were also interviewed in front of the station. So many new black Citroens stood by the station that every city's criminal police had one.This car will accompany you throughout the 3 days of the event in Grenoble. At the same time, each car is equipped with a driver, and the driver of Totsukawa and his party is that Christina. As soon as I got in the car, I saw a small sun flag stuck behind the front windshield.Christina happily held the steering wheel and was ready to set off.After understanding, she is a native of Grenoble, and her parents are still alive.

"She said that after making arrangements at the hotel, if time permits, she will take us to the venue to have a look." Shirai, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and said to Totsukawa. Criminal police from various countries left one after another in vehicles. After the car drove for a while, modern buildings on both sides of the road began to appear one after another, and advertisements for famous stores such as Chanel and Louis Vuitton abounded. However, it is far less prosperous than Paris, and there are far fewer cars. "I haven't seen any Japanese!"

Kamei sighed. When they were in Paris, they just browsed the central district, but they saw Japanese everywhere, and they were all group tourists.This made Totsukawa and the others not feel lonely, but also had a sense of intimacy.When we arrived in Grenoble, we didn't see a single Japanese. "Maybe we are the only Japanese in this city." Kamei said.However, generally speaking, this is unlikely, because there will always be Japanese students who come here to study abroad, and there will also be Japanese employees of commercial companies.It was just that they had just come from Paris, and they were a little surprised that they didn't see any trace of the Japanese.

The trams running in the city are connected by two carriages and are driven by female drivers. The car drove for about 20 minutes and arrived at a small restaurant.Flags of Japan, the United States and the Philippines are displayed on the desk.From this point of view, this time he lived with the criminal police in New York City and Manila. In front of the hotel, apart from the rattling of trams passing by, there was complete silence. "I'll pick you up then." After speaking, Christina drove away. Totsukawa and his party received the keys at the service desk and went up to the room on the fifth floor.The feeling here is exactly that of a country hotel that often appears in movies.The elevator is old-fashioned, and "Welcome, the first World Police Day" is written in both French and English in the corridor, which is still handwritten.

Just about to take a nap, there was a sudden commotion in the corridor.When I went out, it turned out that the two criminal policemen from the United States were walking and talking loudly and non-stop. One of them saw Totsukawa at a glance, "...!" he shouted, waving his hands.But he spoke too fast and couldn't hear what he said, only the word "VIP" was heard.So Totsukawa asked back, "What did you say?" Totsukawa came to the corridor. "I heard that the Japanese will make an appearance at the reception tonight." "VIP in Japan? Never heard of it..."

"It's Mr. and Mrs. Dagao. They have already arrived in Grenoble. You know, they are the VIPs of Japan." "Big tall?" "Isn't he one of the few richest people in the world?" "Oh—that's Dai Viet." Totsukawa laughed. Ogoshi Shinichiro is a young financial tycoon in his 40s. Dai Viet's grandfather was a wealthy businessman.Shinichiro is known as the young commander of the Daigoshi Group.He has a bad reputation for being too close to political figures. Dai Viet has arrived in Grenoble, which is a bit new. Totsukawa returned to the room and told Kamei about Daigoshi.

"It seems...Da Viet's wife is French." "When you said that, I remembered. I saw a photo of him with the blonde lady." Totsukawa nodded. But can this hearsay prove that Dai Viet came to Grenoble? When the time came, Christina picked her up in her car. Get in the car and drive straight to the meeting place - the Civic Hall.As night falls, the surrounding mountains reflect a magnificent and beautiful silhouette. Flags of various countries were lined up at the entrance of the venue.Cars arrived one after another, and the parking lot was crowded.Representatives from various countries attended the meeting one after another.

The American policeman dressed in a T-shirt and sneakers in the express train also changed into a formal suit at this time, perhaps because he will be attending a party later. The venue is located in a four-story building, occupying the entire first and second floors.The first floor is used for the opening ceremony, and then the second floor is used for the dinner.According to past experience, the French way of doing things is not easy to carry out according to the predetermined plan. "And now, the Mayor of Grenoble to give his welcome." The master of ceremonies spoke into the microphone. However, the mayor was nowhere to be seen.Not surprising for such an important meeting.After twelve or thirteen minutes, a man of about 40 years old, who must have been the mayor, appeared.He grabbed the microphone, but this time it was silent. "French electrical products are not good enough!" Beside Totsukawa, someone muttered something in English. However, the master of ceremonies and other staff showed no embarrassment.The mayor himself was now smiling and chatting with some of the guests. "What's going on? It's really worrying!" Kamei whispered to Totsukawa. Shirai left his seat to investigate, and when he came back, he shook his head slightly and said: "It seems that there is still a delay. It is said to call an electrical engineer. This civic hall is really old, and it seems that failures are commonplace." "In that case, an electrical engineer should have been called sooner." Kamei said dissatisfied. However, it seemed that Totsukawa and his group were the ones who really felt restless, and the other colleagues chatted casually.English, French, Italian, all kinds of languages ​​come together, so lively. The microphone was repaired, but he didn't say hello to everyone. The mayor stood up suddenly and suddenly started to give a speech. In the middle of the speech, Ogoshi Shoichiro and his wife entered the guest seat. As far as the Japanese are concerned, Dai Yuet is tall, with sharp foreheads, which shows that he has a strong will. Mrs. Dayue was indeed a French girl with blond hair and blue eyes. After the mayor's speech, Grenoble Police Chief delivered a brief congratulatory speech.Then, Ogoshi Senichiro was introduced to everyone. "It says he is the president of the Japan-French Friendship Association." Shirai said. "Isn't the chairman Mr. Asakura, former Minister of Foreign Affairs?" Totsukawa asked from memory. "I heard that Dai Yue forcibly seized the position of president. The weekly magazine even published a news about it." Kamei said.He often masters some gossip. At this time, Dai Yue took out his script and began to speak in French. "He said that because his wife is French and he was elected as the president of the Japan-French Friendship Association this time, he paid special attention to France." Shirai interpreter said. "Does he speak French well enough?" Kamei asked. "So-so. The French will understand." Dai Viet's speech was rather long, and his speech seemed sloppy due to the short speeches of the mayor and the chief of police. In Japan, where there are many admirers of him, no one would be impatient, but here it is different. Sure enough, some criminal police whistled unceremoniously.Speaking of paragraphs, someone will suddenly clap their hands. Dayue seemed to be aware of it, so he quickly ended his speech and ended in a hurry. After the meeting, the dinner began in the restaurant on the second floor.The style of the banquet is completely French, and it will last two or three hours slowly. Sitting at the table with Totsukawa and his party were two detectives from the Grenoble City Police Department.Eating seemed to be their preoccupation; they sipped their wine, chattered away, and spent a great deal of time fiddling with their knives and forks. It was very boring to eat with them and be left alone. "It's really hard to go on like this!" Kamei grumbled. Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter, and when I looked up, I don't know when Ogoshi Shoichiro had come to Totsukawa's table. "The Japanese are not used to the way of eating on the French table, are they?" Da Yue said with a smile. Kamei hastily corrected his sitting posture. "I'm Dai Viet. Thank you for your hard work!" "You have worked hard!" "Let's work together for the friendship between Japan and France. Tell me if you have any difficulties, and I will try my best to help you." Da Viet said politely.After greeting the French policeman at the same table for a while, he walked towards other tables. At this moment, Totsukawa's name was suddenly called on the microphone. "It says there is a call from Japan from the police station." Shirai said.

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