Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Full of Loopholes

At 6 o'clock the next morning, the two set off.Go early and arrive early has become an iron discipline for climbers.Measured by this discipline, the departure at 6 o'clock is probably too late.Today's destination is Tangsong Mountain Villa, which needs to walk through the long Houli Mountain. There is a dangerous point on the way called Bafengkeng, which is the core part of the travel route from Ludao Gunyue to Wulongyue. Today's weather is fine, the rising sun casts thousands of rays of light on the sea of ​​clouds floating on the right side of the direction of travel - in the direction of Azumino, Shinshu.

The screen-like high mountains create excellent conditions for the formation of a sea of ​​clouds, and the area around Mt. Houli is famous for the sea of ​​clouds. The abrupt peaks are like scattered small islands above the sea of ​​clouds, which is boundless.Standing under the sea of ​​clouds feels like it is about to rain, but when you stand on the top of a high mountain above the sea of ​​clouds, you will see the clear blue sky, which is refreshing. Before they set off, they stood on the high slope in front of the rest house, holding their breath and staring at the rising sun emitting thousands of golden lights.The rising sun jumps out of the sea of ​​clouds and shoots a stronger light, shining on the high and low clouds.In the early morning, the ever-changing colors are the opposite of the situation at dusk, from red to orange-yellow to transparent turquoise blue.

Mikiko stood next to Kasai, looking in amazement at the unpredictable and beautiful landscape of nature. Hexi and the others set off.As he walked, Kasai thought about the question he had been thinking about since last night: "Why didn't Kadowaki use color film?" Using black and white film to shoot colorful banquets is tantamount to losing the meaning of shooting.Even Mikiko, who is a layman in mountaineering, prepares color film. Kadowaki, a veteran mountaineer, should know the spectacular scenery of sunset and sunrise in the mountains.If he is not interested in taking pictures because he has climbed the mountain many times, then he doesn't even need to bring a camera.

Looking at the colorful and changing sky, Kasai thought that Kadowaki might be color blind, so he used black and white film.Not only is it color-blind, it's simply turning a blind eye!He didn't shoot the sunset and morning glow at all.He photographed ⑶, ⑷ near the cold pool, and ⑷ was only vaguely included in the mountain appearance of Jianyue, while ⑸ jumped to the mountain road between Kadao Gun and Wulongyue 18 hours later. shot.The 18-hour time gap pointed out by the Nasu Police Department now seems even more incomprehensible. The road stretches among the alpine flora and grass, the shrubbery belt has become a creeping pine belt, and the road gets higher and higher.

About two and a half hours after leaving the cold pool rest center, they came to the south peak of Gundake in Kashima, which was high enough.The elevation of the South Peak is 28,817 meters, and there is a pile of rocks accumulated by climbers on the top of the peak. The Jianyue Mountains towering in front of you are undulating like the waves of the sea.The huge mountain, which was blue and black in the setting sun yesterday, now showed a hideous face.The North Peak facing the South Peak raised its head wildly, as if to compete with the South Peak. "Hey, let's take a rest here." Kasai said, and Mikiko nodded happily.Although He Xi hadn't explicitly agreed with her to go with her, Mikiko came with him at dawn today.Haven't had a break from the cold pool to here.On the way, Mikiko was always in high spirits.

From the cold pool to the top of Ludao Gun Mountain, it is estimated to walk for more than two hours. This section of the mountain road has obvious signs and you will not get lost. What's more, the climate during this period is also the most stable in a year. For Hexi, no matter whether he walks alone or with Mikiko, he has to go the same way anyway, and besides, he is willing to be with Mikiko in his heart.However, Hexi decided to break up with her after reaching the top of Kashima Gun Mountain.He planned to go north to Tang Songyue, and asked Mikiko to return to Shinano Omachi the same way.

"Police, let me take a picture of you." Mikiko asked with a smile, her smile was mischievous and mocking.She mocked him because she knew the purpose of Hexi's trip.But Kasai thinks Mikiko's expression is very cute. "Let me take a picture for you." "No, I'll show the police your photo first." "Then, I'll take care of you." Hexi stood with his back to Jianyue, with a serious face. "Don't be so serious, just smile. Hey, take a picture!" He Xi smiled helplessly.What would Nasu say when he saw him now?Kasai thought, even if Mikiko gave him the photo in the future, Nasu and the others would not be able to see it.

"Let me take a picture for you this time." When He Xi pressed the shutter, he looked at her carefully, he wanted to imprint the graceful figure of Mikiko with his back to Jianyue deeply in his heart. At this moment, a new question arises: "Why didn't Kadowaki take pictures here?" Everyone who travels here does not stop at the top of Kashima Gundake, and those with cameras will definitely take pictures here.The majestic Kendake embraces the Kurobe Valley, offering breathtaking views from any direction.Taking advantage of the soft sunshine in the morning, I happened to shoot the peaks that broke through the clouds and competed with each other.From the perspective of human nature, as long as the weather permits, everyone will take a picture here.Kadowaki was not photographed on the plains of Mount Takachiho, and became colorblind at Lengike, unable to see the color of the sunset at Lengike. Now, he went straight across the peak of Kashima Gundake on the top of the mountains, keeping his eyes on the ground. Hurry up.really weird!

"After Kadowaki took the photo from the cold pond ⑷, he jumped to the rocky ridge to take the ⑸. Could there be a better scene in the middle than the peak? Never mind, you will understand soon." When Hexi asked and answered himself like this , Mikiko put on a new roll of film. We are about to part, and He Xi is really reluctant to part with her.But he still stood up, stamped out the remaining cigarette end with his foot, and said to Mikiko, "Please be careful when going down the mountain." "Going down the mountain? Where are you going?" Mikiko didn't understand the meaning of Hexi dialect.

"Aren't you going to reply to Shinano Omachi today?" "Reply to Nomachi? Me?" "Isn't that so?" This time it was Hexi who showed surprise. "Please," Mikiko begged, "please take me to Tangsong." "..." "How about it, can you? The weather is so good today, and the road is easy to go. I will never cause you any trouble." "We didn't agree to go there together." "I didn't promise anything with you. I wanted to come with you." Indeed, Mikiko only talked about going to the top of the mountain yesterday, and she didn't promise to return when she reached the top of the mountain.So far, it seems that the two of them are companions, but Mikiko is actually following.

"Hey, policeman, take me with you, don't you already know that I can keep up!" Obviously, even if Hexi refuses to agree, she will follow behind.The front is about to enter the center of Houlishan, so it's not good for Hexi to leave her behind alone. "Is this your planned action?" "I'm really sorry." Mikiko admitted honestly.She knew that if He Xi really left her behind alone, she would definitely feel guilty, so she had to let the achievements she had made in the previous period speak for her, and followed He Xi in despair. "I really can't do anything about you." He Xi smiled wryly, but he was very happy in his heart.After traveling together for such a long time, he was unwilling to part with each other.Besides, Mikiko really has stamina, she has been able to keep up with Hexi for such a long time, it is not obvious from her appearance. "Besides," Kasai thought, "when Kadowaki climbed the mountain, there was still snow. The road at that time must have been much more difficult than in summer, and the walking speed must have been much slower. This time, taking Mikiko with me will affect the walking speed. , but these two may offset each other, so that the time spent on the road tends to be consistent." He Xi found a good reason for bringing Mikiko along, but now he actively hopes that Mikiko will go with him. The sky was clear, and Wulong Mountain seemed to be right in front of us. It was hard to tell that we still had to walk for another 5 hours.I can't see where the Bafengkeng is located here, but the road stretches flat and seems to be easy to walk. Mikiko quickly understood the meaning of Hexi's wry smile, "You agreed, didn't you, policeman?" "But on one condition." "What condition?" She tilted her head and asked like a child. "Don't call me a policeman, can you, it will attract other people's attention." "Oh!" Mikiko blushed a little, "Then, what's your name?" He Xi thought it would be more friendly to call him "He Xi", so he said, "Let's just call him by name." "But……" "This is the condition!" He Xi said firmly, not allowing Mikiko to refute.The next leg is down from the South Peak to the saddle of the Hanging Ridge, the ridge that connects the two peaks like a suspension bridge, to the North Peak.This section of the road has a relatively steep slope.They climbed over several hills on the Hanging Ridge and headed towards Bafengkeng. Starting from Nanfeng, it took one and a half hours to arrive at Bafengkeng.The dangerous areas here are protected by railings made of iron bars and wires, so you don't feel so nervous when you pass by.Among the several travel routes in Houlishan, this place, like Buguiyan, is one of the few dangerous passes, and people will not feel happy if they don't come here.They took a short rest at the rest house here and then set out on the road again.When they turned over a few small rocky hills and saw the rocky ridge on the Shinshu side, they felt that they were close to the tourist core of Hou Tate Mountain. "It's near here." Taking advantage of Mikiko's inattention, Hexi took out the photos he brought and compared them with the surrounding scenery. It was almost noon.Kadowaki said he left Lengike at 6:00 in the morning, and the time it took Kasai to walk with Mikiko was about the same as Kadowaki's. Kadowaki is continuously illuminated from ⑸ to ⑿ in this area.Looking forward from here is the majestic Wulong Mountain, and looking back is the steep north slope of Kadaogun.As a photographic material, it is worth taking a photo here, but judging from the time, it is almost noon at this time, the sun is direct, and the strong light illuminates every corner of the mountain, making it weak in three-dimensionality.If it is taken, the mountain in the photo will be a plane without layers. If it is in the residual snow period, it must be a dull picture of white snow. It is really boring to take such a photo. "Don't you want to eat? I'm already very hungry." Mikiko suggested embarrassingly.Although she just ate something at the rest center, traveling on the mountain should not be limited to the meal time on the flat ground, and she should eat when she is hungry. Hexi is also hungry.As long as you feel hungry when climbing, you will not be able to bear it immediately. When Mikiko mentioned it, He Xi suddenly felt unbearably hungry, and immediately accepted her suggestion. During the meal, Kasai thought to himself: "Maybe Kadowaki took advantage of the meal time?" —Yes, it must be so.During the remaining snow period, there were no other climbers on the mountain, and it was very difficult to travel alone. In order to reach the destination as soon as possible, he kept walking forward except for eating. "But why did he choose to climb the mountain during the difficult season of residual snow?" Hexi couldn't find the answer.In the process of traveling along Kadowaki's route, he felt more and more contradictions, which had not been exposed in the original investigation. "What are you thinking about?" Mikiko asked. "Ah! No, um, I think the mountain at noon looks like a washing machine." "washing machine?" "Yes, don't you see that the foam from the clouds is very similar to the foam from a washing machine?" "Yeah, what an interesting metaphor." At this time, it was past noon, the clouds and mist were surging, and the sky was cloudy, really like the foam in a washing machine.Clouds and mist permeated the broken wall on the Shinshu side, and drifted from the lower part of the ridge to the Kurobe Valley from time to time. The clouds here are not caused by low pressure, but clouds and mist are formed by the rising moisture of the mountain itself in the Ogasawara high pressure.It can be said that floating clouds and fog in the afternoon indicates fine weather. Hexi hurried on his way, and Wulong Mountain lay ahead of them.If they wanted to reach Tangsong today, they had to reach the top of Wulong Mountain at three or four o'clock, and they had only traveled halfway.Even so, he had to deliberately slow down in order to match Kadowaki's speed, and it wasn't Mikiko who was hindering him.But thinking of the road ahead, he couldn't help worrying again. Those who traveled from Lengchi had already gone ahead of them. Mikiko could tell from He Xi's expression that he had found something wrong again.It was clear that the new discovery was not good for her father.The police sent Hexi to investigate the mountaineering because they suspected her father.She was well aware that the noose around her father's neck was getting tighter, but there was absolutely nothing she could do about it.But this time, it was her actions that reminded Hexi, causing him to constantly discover new problems. She actually played the role of tightening the noose. Poor father, she can't do anything about it.The original intention of her trip was to simply forget about these things and fully experience the climate and sunshine in the Alps. The two of them arrived at the top of Wulong Mountain at 3:00 p.m. The clouds in the sky were accumulating more and more, and the vision became blurred, but they did not develop into thunderclouds.If there is a thunderstorm here, there is not even a place to hide. Standing on the top of Wulong Mountain and looking towards the road, the jagged peaks extend all the way to Kashima gun, bounded by rocky ridges, and the heavy fog comes from the side of Azumino. The rock barrier of Jianyue is reflected in the afternoon sun The bottom is black.The mountains overlap in the distance, and white clouds float in the canyon. Mikiko took out the camera and finished taking a roll in a while. "No amount of film is enough to take pictures." Mikiko said to herself.At this moment, Kasai suddenly discovered another major problem - Kadowaki only took one roll of film.He was taken aback. "How many shots did you take on your film?" Kasai asked Mikiko who was changing the film. "20." "How many rolls have you taken?" "Two volumes. This is the third volume. They are all in color. I can afford enough money to wash my face when I get home." Mikiko used the most common 135 compact camera.She is not particularly fond of taking pictures, and she has already taken 40 pictures when she walked less than 2/3 of the journey.But Kadowaki only used one roll of 120 film that can take 16 frames, and this one film photographed the whole mountain climbing route. He Xi stared at the evening sun motionless.