Chapter 22 Chapter 21 A New First Night

"Kumiko! Kumiko!" When Kumiko just went to bed and was drowsy, she heard her mother call her, and suddenly opened her eyes. "What's the matter? Mom." She looked at her watch, it was almost one o'clock at night. "Call! It's from that man." Kumiko got out of bed suddenly.I thought it must be from Omachi.When I called in the middle of the night, something must have happened.Kumiko tidied up her pajamas as if Omachi was standing in front of her, and went straight to the phone without hearing what her mother was talking about. As expected, the call was from Omachi. "Hey, is that Kumiko? I'm sorry it's so late."

"Where is it? What's the matter?" The voice of the sweetheart speaking is always comfortable.But what is disappointing is that in order to prevent the mother next door from hearing, I have to lower my voice. "The situation of Dongzi looks suspicious." "What? Dongzi is suspicious..." "She came out of Chengcheng's home tonight, dressed as if she was going on a trip." "Then where is she going?" "Staying in a hotel in Shinjuku. No company, just herself." "The person Dongzi is waiting for is..." As she spoke, Kumiko's heart was pounding.From the point of renting a double room, the other party seemed to be a man.

"Maybe they are waiting for Yucun! I want to rent a room closer to Dongzi's room to observe the movement first tonight. Dongzi may be going on a long trip!" "Can't I go too?" "Are you here?" "Yeah." Now she cared more about Omachi than about Fuyuko's movements.In order to be able to see each other, this is no longer an excuse. "Dongzi won't go anywhere tonight, and he will act tomorrow morning. If you want to go out of the house, it's best to prepare for a trip for three or four days. Do you think this will work?"

"Okay, I'll be ready right away." "I live in room 1528 of the Teikyu Hotel in Shinjuku. Fuyuko is in room 1514 on the same floor. If you want to come, I'll book a room nearby for you." "Please. I'll go as fast as I can." Kumiko put down the microphone, and immediately got ready to pack.The mother stared at her daughter with rounded eyes. "Look at you, it's midnight, where are you going?" "He seems to have found out where Yucun is going. I have to go right away." The word Yucun had a magical effect on my mother.It would be difficult for an unmarried girl to go out at this hour, no matter what the excuse.In the case of married daughters, the parents seem to lose this authority.

"Really? Yucun isn't still alive, is he?" "It's not entirely clear yet. Otherwise, it wouldn't be necessary to go." "Is the person who called just now from the airline company?" Just like my father went to a friend's house to play chess and didn't ask if he didn't come back, the kind mother also came to help Kumiko prepare her luggage enthusiastically. At this time, Kumiko seemed to think that this trip would be a trip of body and soul.If Omachi had asked, perhaps it would have been granted tonight.The underwear was changed before going to bed, and now she changed it again.

"I'm glad you're here." Omachi was waiting in the lobby of the hotel when Kumiko arrived.He was wearing the mountaineering suit he wore when he first met Kurobe.Compared with dressing up in a suit, it gives people a more aggressive impression. "So far no one has come to look for Dongzi. I am watching in the front hall, please go to my room to sleep!" "Is it necessary to monitor Dongzi's room?" Kumiko felt that if she just waited in the front hall, she might not be able to see the face of the person looking for Dongzi clearly. "Unfortunately, I didn't find a room where I could monitor Dongzi. The guards patrolled back and forth, and it was not convenient to monitor in the corridor. At night, except for the main entrance, all other doors were closed. You can get in here. Besides, from now until tomorrow morning, there won’t be too many people coming in and out.”

"Aren't you sleeping at all?" "It doesn't matter. Dongzi may be leaving at some point. It's nothing if I don't sleep all night. I have been exercising for a long time. Besides, the tent is right in front of me. She has to pass here, so she can't take the opportunity to slip away." "If you settle the bill early, you won't come to the accountant again." "Just now I pretended to get the room number wrong and asked about it. She hasn't settled the bill yet! I will definitely find the accountant before I leave." "but……"

Kumiko was still hesitating.Omachi kept urging her to leave and handed her the room key.At this time, it was nearly three o'clock in the middle of the night. "Dongzi is in Room 1514 on the same floor. Please be careful not to be noticed by her. She may have fallen asleep. Oh, maybe I don't need to say more, I hope you are ready to go at any time." Kumiko nodded, and got on the elevator.She got off the elevator on the fifteenth floor. In the dead of night, there was not even a single person in the corridor.There are thick carpets in the corridors.While walking, I just felt that the sound of my footsteps was absorbed by the carpet, as if I was walking on the bottom of the sea.

When Kumiko passed by the door of Room 1514, she saw the golden number on the door, and suddenly felt moved, and really wanted to open the door to see what happened.She seemed to see Yucun sleeping on Dongzi's bed.Kumiko didn't want to break in to meet her husband, but just wanted to observe his mood, and at the same time, she wanted to weigh his position in her heart.In order to accept Omachi's love, it is necessary to put a terminator not only on the past life, but also on the love planted by her husband. Kumiko shook her head, forcibly restrained her inner impulse, and walked to the other side of the corridor.She walked into the room that Omachi had reserved.The interior is bare except for an old rucksack and Swiss-made climbing ice poles.

This is a single room.Kumiko thought, since it was already occupied by her, it would be inconvenient for Omachi to walk into this room again.Omachi probably thought that since he couldn't sleep all night, he changed the name on the register to Kumiko's name.Is it true that Omachi will not enter this single room again tonight? Kumiko was disheartened and blushed at the base thought just now.Omachi was watching in the front hall, how could he go to bed alone?She wanted to snuggle up on the sofa and wait until dawn. At this moment, she couldn't help but think of what happened to her in the past two years or so.Although the time is short, compared with the previous twenty-two years, it is full of indescribable waves.

Kumiko, a woman who grew up in an ordinary family and lived an ordinary life as an ordinary employee, was ruthlessly drawn into the vortex of life, and until now the vortex still refuses to slow down and dictates her fate.Otherwise, a married woman (Yucun's life and death is still unknown) would never run out in the middle of the night just by a phone call from a "man who has no deep acquaintances". There was no need for him to follow suit as soon as he heard that Dongzi was going to leave.It is also justifiable to put the matter of Yucun behind and seek another life as my mother advised.In this way, not only can you jump out of this vortex, but you can also obtain what your mother called "happiness".However, this is impossible.Only its inability to do so shows how powerful the dominance of fate is. Once involved in this vortex, you have to resign yourself to fate.However much that might affect a woman's happiness, the way must be walked, because otherwise no new way could be opened. Kumiko suddenly opened her eyes when she heard the ringing of the phone.She had just fallen asleep in a daze while she was meditating. "Kumiko? Please come downstairs immediately. Dongzi is leaving, and now she is paying the bill! If you don't mind being dirty, please take my things down with you? I don't have time to get them." Omachi's hurried voice came from the microphone.Picking up the rucksack, she smelled Omachi's sweat and mud, which gave her the illusion of being held in his arms.Time does not allow her to indulge in this illusion.She hurried out of the room and came to the front hall. Omachi was standing at the elevator door.Taking the things from Kumiko, he said, "Oh, this backpack must be very heavy! Dongzi just finished paying, so no, she is the one in front of the counter. Because she knows you, be careful not to let her know it." Kumiko stood behind the potted flowers in the lobby and looked in the direction indicated by Omachi, only to see Fuyuko in a light women's suit walking towards the door after paying the payment.She is carrying a small leather travel bag in her right hand, and she wears ankle boots on her feet. It was just after six o'clock in the morning, and there was no one in the front hall. If you were a little careless, you might be spotted by the other party. "It seems that she is alone and has no companion." "Since no one enters Dongzi's room, why does she have to book a double room?" "probably is……" "Anything new?" "Let's talk while walking, don't let Dongzi go!" Kumiko said, staring at Dongzi who walked out of the main entrance. Dongzi didn't take the car and went straight to the station.It's very close to Shinjuku Station, so you don't need to take a car. "It looks like she's going to Shinjuku Station." Kumiko said, staring at the back of Fuyuko who was about to disappear. "What is it that you said you were going to talk about just now?" Omachi moved the backpack on his back and urged. "Oh, that's what happened. I wondered if Dongzi had received someone's instructions before acting?" "Instructions? So who called Fuyuko's room?" "Otherwise, she wouldn't have any need to stay in a hotel. Judging from the time, it is quite possible to arrive from Chengcheng during this time." "But why didn't that person show up in Dongzi's room?" "At first, I probably wanted to come. This can be seen from the fact that Dongzi lived in a double room. But later, I felt that the situation was not good, so I didn't come." "The situation? What's the situation?" "Probably found out that someone is watching!" "As careful as I am, I won't be noticed by her, right?" "No, I don't mean you. It may be that Dongzi's traveling companion is also being watched by someone else." "In that case..." Omachi seemed to understand something from Kumiko's words.At this moment, Fuyuko walked into the waiting room of Shinjuku Station. "Let's go quickly." Omachi interrupted his train of thought and quickened his pace.After all, it is a terminal station close to the bustling urban area of ​​Tokyo, and the waiting room is crowded with people early in the morning.The swaying crowd on the street flocked here like a tide, and Dongzi would hide in the crowd if he was negligent. Dongzi bought a ticket at the long-distance ticket office. "Where does she want to go?" Kumiko turned to Omachi. "Buy the platform tickets first!" Omachi bought two platform tickets from the automatic ticket booth. Dongzi passed through the ticket gate, walked into the underground central passage, and then boarded the steps to the east of the platform of Line 1 and Line 2.This is the platform for the Chuo Line and Sobu Line. "She wants to go to Nagano, right?" Kumiko thought of this floor because Shinjuku is the departure station of the Chuo Line. Omachi's attire looked indecent at the hotel, but here it was very decent. The Alpine Express No. 1 bound for Matsumoto has already pulled in.Dongzi walked into the green carriage without hesitation. "It really is the Chuo Line!" Omachi murmured. "Maybe they're going to meet in the carriage!" If it is a match, it is indeed a good way to date.It seems that even though my family lives in Chengcheng, staying in Shinjuku on the first night is a bit expensive, but it is by no means superfluous. In order to be absolutely sure that you will not miss the driving time, it is not uncommon to find a place to spend the night near the station.Although this left the mystery of renting a double room, since the other party did not come to the hotel, we had to change the meeting place to be on the train.There is nothing surprising about this. "Then find a seat near the green car!" Dongzi sat in the No. 4 car. Half of the No. 5 car is scattered seats for ordinary passengers, and there is just a vacant seat near the door.The peak travel season in May has just passed, and the carriages are not too crowded. It's time for the departure of Alpine 1.Dongzi sat at the rear of the No. 4 carriage, next to the window on the right, while the seat next to the aisle was still vacant. As soon as the departure bell rang, the doors slammed shut.The seat next to Dongzi was still empty while driving. "The person who came with him must be somewhere on this train. He really tried his best!" Omachi looked a little nervous. "Didn't Dongzi buy a ticket this morning?" Kumiko said thoughtfully, "Then the ticket she bought isn't a ticket for a reserved seat?" "Yeah, it seems that I got on this train according to the man's instructions. So, the man sitting next to Dongzi may not be her companion." "Maybe I bought two tickets with seats next to each other this morning." "If that's the case, why haven't you shown up until now?" "Oh!" Kumiko suddenly panicked. "What's the matter?" "Someone is watching us!" "Someone is watching? Who could it be?" Hearing what Kumiko said, Omachi also panicked.Fortunately, he didn't immediately give people the feeling of looking around. "I've felt it since I came out of the hotel. It always seems that there is something clinging to my back." "So, whose gaze must be there! I don't feel it at all, it seems that women are still sensitive! But who is watching us?" "Just because they know us, it's hard to identify them." "How about it, do you still feel this way now? Can you and I not move for the time being?" The two sat side by side motionless, talking quietly.Fortunately, there was no one in the front seat, so that no one else could hear me. "I don't seem to be in this car. I had this feeling occasionally when the train just started. Yes, there were a few men who walked from the aisle to the rear car when the train started, and they might be among that group." "So, when we were about to drive, a passenger rushed to board the car, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and I can't remember the face." "That's right, there's absolutely nothing wrong. I'm more sensitive to people's gaze. That gaze is among the group." Kumiko spoke confidently.Line of sight is quite abstract, and it cannot be felt casually.Kumiko has had painful experiences with this.When traveling in Kurobe, the gaze cast by Matsuo (probably him), the gaze that Amamura stared at her as a substitute for Fuyuko, and the gaze of the idiot she met in the commuter car when she was a female employee, she has all sensitively learned pass. "The carriage behind is free to sit!" They took the No. 5 carriage.Cars from No. 1 to No. 4 are reserved seats.Among them, No. 3 and No. 4 are newly released carriages. Half of carriage 5 is a dining car. Carriage 6 and the rear are scattered seats. "Will that man be Dongzi's lover?" "I can't tell. But it's a fact that they know us." "If you look at him again, will you recognize him?" "I'm afraid not. I just felt his gaze, but I didn't see his face. If I looked at me with the same eyes, I might be able to recognize it." "Would you like to go to the back compartment and have a look?" "It's better not to go. The other party may not know that we have noticed him. If we continue to pretend not to see him, he will definitely be active." "But yes." Omachi just stood up and sat down again.At a comfortable speed, the train continued to drive toward Shinano Mountain Road, carrying passengers with their own concerns. Alpine 1 arrived at Matsumoto Station on time.More than half of the passengers get off here.Dongzi didn't intend to get out of the car at all, it seemed that she wanted to go further afield. It was a few minutes before twelve o'clock when we arrived at Omachi Station.For Kumiko, it was a place of nostalgia and sadness.Searching for Yucun's footprints and finding out whether Yucun has any scandalous affairs all started from here.It was also on this street that I met Omachi for the first time. At this moment, she suddenly remembered one thing. "Mr. Omachi!" Kumiko called out. "Dongzi hasn't got off the car yet!" Omachi still focused his gaze on the platform, closely watching Fuyuko's movements.He is always ready to get out of the car. "Mr. Omachi's name is fake, right?" Omachi, who was not easily influenced by the outside world, couldn't help shaking his body at this moment.Just then, the train started again. "Why, why are you asking this all of a sudden?" In order to cover up the inner conflict, I wanted to consciously suppress my emotions, but unexpectedly I stuttered. "I just thought of it by accident. It's nothing. No matter what your name is, Mr. Omachi's status in my mind will not change." Kumiko glanced in the direction of Takayama.The weather is clear, and you can clearly see the rolling hills of Houtaishan.There is still snow on the top of the mountain, soaring into the clouds, it is extremely spectacular.Mt. Acuragi, which had been climbed to find her husband's body, was also clearly visible, but Kumiko had no interest in glancing at it. At least it can be concluded that Yucun never took the plane that crashed.But at the same time, he was having fun with Dongzi in a hotel at the foot of the mountain.As for why his whereabouts were unknown later, although it was not clear for a while, Kumiko went back and forth to Mt. Sugi in search of her husband's body in vain, and her hard work was in vain.A person who spent the night with a woman at the hotel at the bottom of the mountain could not have died in the Alps with the other passengers who died. With the running of the train, the low mountains in front are getting closer and closer, and the high mountains behind are only showing the tops of the mountains, hiding behind the low mountains.The lake can already be seen to the left of the train.First Lake Kizaki, and then Lake Nakazuna, which looks like a pond even though it is called a lake.When the third lake, Qingmu Lake, appeared, the mountains in the north of Houlishan Mountain Range came into view.White clouds wrap around the mountainside, making it even more majestic and majestic. As soon as you pass the city of God, you can see the long eight-sided mountain ridge.On her wedding trip, Kumiko had climbed the first cairn on this ridge with Amamura.The neighborhood is surrounded by clouds. Before the car drove to Omachi, the clear sky was already covered with dark clouds. "Fuyuko is about to get off the train." Omachi said, who was paying close attention to the movements in carriage No. 4. Still no one similar to Dongzi's traveling companion was found in the carriage. Dongzi got off the train at Baima Station.As if she had agreed on the destination in advance, she walked out of the ticket gate calmly and got on the bus parked in front of the station. "Don't chase her away right away. You have limited places to go here, so wait here for her car to come back." Omachi stopped Kumiko who wanted to rent a car.Thinking about it carefully, he was right.This is different from downtown Tokyo. If there is a car following behind, you will be noticed immediately. Omachi quietly wrote down the license plate number of Fuyuko's car, and said: "It seems that in Shinjuku, the person who you felt staring at you might also be here, let's both pay more attention!" The terminal of Aldans 1 is the next stop, Mori, but most of the passengers get off at this Hakuba station.Most passengers have already got off at Matsumoto Station, so there are not many people getting off here. Among these people, no suspicious person was found.It seems that most of the tourists coming from Tokyo are climbers.Some of the other passengers got off at Matsumoto, and some were locals who got off halfway. "Did that person rush ahead of us?" Omachi tilted his head, thinking: That person must have gotten off the car with Dongzi long ago. There is only a "sightseeing village" close to Mt. Baima and Happo Ridge in the local area, and a modernized station waiting room.Since it is not the peak season for mountaineering and there are few tourists, it is not difficult to find anyone acting suspiciously.Could it be that Dongzi is a "solo traveler"? Passengers walking out of the platform went their separate ways, leaving Kumiko and Omachi alone.The driver of the car, who had nothing to do, yawned and looked at them both with wonder. Most of the tourists from the city are impatient people, and when they get off the train, they scramble to get on the bus or rent a car to their destination.Therefore, seeing the two of them standing for a long time after getting off the bus, neither calling for a taxi nor thinking of where to go, but just hesitating before the station, it will inevitably make people suspicious.And their outfits were incongruous: Kumiko, in a suit and high heels, looked like someone from the big city, while Omachi was in mountaineering attire.Drivers are inconvenient to greet them. Not long after, the car that Dongzi had taken returned.Omachi immediately ran forward and asked the driver where the female guest had been. "Ah, is that the beautiful woman just now? She got off at the Baimadi Express Hotel." The driver replied immediately.He seemed to be a local, and spoke very kindly. "Send us to that hotel too!" The car drove out of the station.Where the dark clouds cleared, the towering peak of Baima Mountain was exposed.Kumiko is familiar with the names of these mountains. The three peaks connected together from the north are Hakuba Main Peak, Ryoko Peak and Gun Peak. Suddenly, she groaned and glanced behind her. "What's wrong?" Omachi asked in surprise. "Someone. Now he's hiding behind the house, watching us." "Go back and look for it, okay?" "No, it's better to pretend not to know." "That's right. Driver, can I ask you one thing?" Omachi said to the driver. "What's the matter?" "When this car returns to the station, there will be people who will inquire about our whereabouts. Both of us are from the newspaper. One of her relatives has disappeared, and we are looking everywhere. I always feel that there are private detectives following behind. What, we just want to know what kind of person we are following. If someone asks us, please take the trouble to look him over carefully and tell us the situation. My name is Omachi, and I live at the Teikyu Hotel." "What happened to that woman just now?" "She seems to know the whereabouts of the missing person." "Okay, I will try my best to help." Although the reason is not sufficient, the driver agreed without hesitation. The Baima Dikyu Hotel is a branch of the Shinjuku Hotel where they stayed last night.It is located in the birch forest on the high hill surrounded by stacked peaks.The red-painted Swiss-style ridges are set against the silver-white cliffs covered by residual snow, just like a beautiful landscape painting. In fact, this is the second time that Kumiko has come to this inn.This hotel is where she and Yucun spent their first night.But now it was the second time to come here to investigate the person who had an affair with Yucun.Kumiko thought again of her personal misfortune. "Tonight may be a special first night for me, no, it's a real first night!" When she said it to herself in her heart, the car had already driven into the vestibule of the hotel.As Omachi got out of the car, he handed over the 1,000-yen bill in addition to the fare to the driver who kept pushing him. Because it is low season, there are few tourists.I casually asked the service office, and learned that Dongzi still used her real name when registering for accommodation. "Do you know each other?" Omachi replied casually: "No, it's a bit like someone I know well, but it's just a similar appearance. Excuse me, can you arrange a room for this lady near Natori's room? They are all female compatriots and live closer. Well, it so happens that we can chat together." "Aren't you two in the same family?" "Oh, please arrange two rooms." The accountant was not surprised by this.They finally got a room next to Dongzi's room number.Kumiko made no request to live in a room.She thought: Anyway, we can always stay in the same room during the day! Omachi came to Kumiko's room and said with a wry smile, "It's still here!" His expression seemed to say: I didn't expect to come out so far. "Then why did Touko come here?" This was a question Kumiko had been thinking about.This is where Yucun traveled with his newlyweds, and this hotel was where they stayed for the first night. Is this just a random coincidence?Dongzi is now also renting a double room in this hotel.She must be waiting for someone.If she had come here on someone's will, it must have been that person who had chosen this place. Why did that person choose this place?Assuming that person is Yucun...why did you have to take "I" to the place where I once traveled with my "stand-in" wife? "No!" Kumiko immediately denied this view.Then there is another thought that hurts Kumiko's heart severely: the last time I came here for a wedding trip, on the surface it seemed that Amamura was with Kumiko who was Dongzi's substitute, but in fact, according to Amamura's original intention, he wanted to spend the wedding with Toko night's.Now I finally brought "I" here for a wedding trip. This makes people think that the person accompanying Dongzi must be Yucun.Dongzi came here by no means by accident, apparently at the order of Yucun.It is impossible for anyone other than Yucun to organize such a trip worthy of the name. "It seems that Amamura is still alive!" Kumiko was more convinced of this than when she found Amamura's footprints at the Kurobe Hotel. While Kumiko was deep in thought, the phone in the room rang.She thought: Who is calling again? Omachi walked to the phone calmly, and said to Kumiko who was in a daze, "It must be the driver just now!" The ringing of the phone startled Kumiko, and her heart beat faster.I thought: the driver must have found the owner of that sight. "Hello, is this Omachi-san?" It was the driver who spoke just now.Maybe it was because he was calling nearby, or because the phone was so sensitive that even the people next to the phone could clearly hear the voice coming from the microphone. Omachi agreed, "It's me." "The thing you entrusted to me just now..." "Did someone really ask you?" "Someone asked, but..." the driver hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't want to. "Tell me, what kind of man is he?" "That can't be done!" "Can't do it?" "That person won't let me speak out!" "If you think the money is too little, I can give you more!" Omachi thought that the reason why the driver refused to talk was because he got more tips from others. "It's not about the money." The driver said somewhat angrily, "I can't tell anyway!" "Did someone threaten you?" "No. I have already handed over the money you gave me to the hotel accountant. Please forgive me!" This last sentence was spoken in the local dialect, and the microphone was put down after speaking. "Why did the driver refuse?" "He said no one threatened him." "He said it wasn't because of the money!" What made people uneasy was that the well-meaning local driver declined Omachi's commission and simply replied that he could not tell. "It must be the person who was followed to seal his mouth. Our opponent must also live in this hotel, as long as we focus on Dongzi, we will find out." "I'm a little scared!" Kumiko flinched.Although she never saw the opponent's face, she always felt that the figure of that person was growing gradually, approaching her step by step, which made people feel creepy and shuddering. "What are you talking about, am I not by your side?" "Mr. Omachi, please!" "Ok?" "Will you stay in this room all the time?" "That……" "I beg you, there is only one person I am afraid of!" Omachi felt embarrassed, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all. Dongzi didn't leave her room even a step.Although Dongzi's room was close at hand, there was no movement at all.It was silent, but there was a feeling of being watched here. The walls were thick, and there was another room in between, so their voices would never be heard, but they were careful and whispered.The room next door didn't seem to be occupied yet.In the quiet hotel in the mountains, even if there is a room in between, you must be on guard, and you must not be careless. In the evening, Dongzi didn't go to the dining room to eat.Around six o'clock in the afternoon, someone was walking around Fuyuko's room.Omachi gently pushed the door open, looked out through the crack, and said disappointedly: "It turned out to be a food delivery! I didn't know too well, it seems that she only bought a meal for one person. Oh, my stomach is also growling!" Omachi pressed his stomach seriously.I just ate a simple box lunch on the train all day today. "Let's buy a meal too!" "Okay! It's not safe to eat in the dining room!" They had dinner face to face.Kumiko had eaten with Omachi more than once.The first time was when Kurobe was killed. In order to thank him for saving him, I invited him to dinner. The second time was the night when the thugs invaded the house. After that, I met several times and had dinner together... Every time Kumiko ate with Omachi, she felt that she had shortened the distance with Omachi, and this was especially true for today's dinner. Kumiko begs Omachi to stay in her room at all times.Eating together face to face before nightfall is a sign of her "considerateness" for Omachi.Omachi is well aware of this. Ever since they met in Kurobe, they have fallen in love with each other but failed to shorten the final distance.Only tonight must a conclusion be made on the past ambiguous relationship. Before this conclusion was made, both of them were eating in silence.The night in the mountain village was deadly silent, which made the atmosphere between them even more tense. "I followed Dongzi here just to come to this conclusion." Kumiko thought, Dongzi was probably waiting for Umura in the adjacent room!Amamura hugged Fuyuko next door, and I was hugged by Omachi.Isn't that the only way to lay down a truly complete terminator? "I'm here to monitor her, please rest first!" Omachi said after eating. There was still no movement next door.I asked the waitress who was clearing the tableware, and she said that Dongzi seemed to be writing something.It seemed that even if the person waiting tonight didn't show up, she might not be able to leave from here. "So, can I take a bath first?" Kumiko's heartstrings twitched subtly.Now that she had finished the "Last Supper" with Omachi, the matter about Fuyuko's couple no longer occupied a place in her mind. Kumiko seems to feel that after arriving at the hotel, the "afterglow" of Amamura's love has been wiped out.As for his life and death, there is no need to find out.The husband was dead, and he was dead in Kumiko's heart.In her husband's heart, Kumiko is undoubtedly dead.Yucun lured Dongzi to this hotel is the best proof. Kumiko thought to herself: Tonight is the real first night for me, the first real first night I promised to the man who wooed me not as a "stand-in" but as "myself".For this, too, the body, which was soiled during the long journey, had to be washed clean. "I'm so rude! Would you like to take a bath too? It's refreshing!" Kumiko said to Omachi as she stepped out of the bath. "No need, maybe that guy will arrive by surprise." Omachi put his ear to the wall from time to time, listening carefully to the movement of Fuyuko. "I'm always so nervous, how can my body handle it! Listen to me, go wash up!" After persuading Kumiko in every possible way, Ding said, "Then let's take a shower! Fortunately, it doesn't look like anyone is coming to Dongzi's room. The phone didn't ring either, and it looks like they won't pick it up half the time. But today That person will definitely show up at night, he asked Dongzi to come to the hotel first, maybe there is something else at the moment." "It's time to wash it slowly, don't worry too much." "If you find anything suspicious, please call me immediately!" Omachi reminded before entering the bathroom. While Omachi took a bath, Kumiko changed into a yukata. She is full of confidence in her love for Omachi.Omachi needs her, and she needs Omachi even more.The fire of love that had been extinguished by her husband now burst forth only to Omachi.This cannot be blamed for her change of heart, but because the only person who can fill the void left by her husband appeared in front of her.She was infinitely delighted by this. Let's commit ourselves to each other tonight!- This determination has been strengthened ever since I came here.The only thing to worry about is that the shadow of the past haunts Omachi.To what extent will this affect the love Kumiko dedicates to him? While Kumiko was lost in thought, Omachi came out of the bathroom.Following Kumiko's instructions, he also changed into a yukata. Omachi walked towards Kumiko.Kumiko turned off the lights as if she had been waiting for this moment, and called out affectionately, "Omachi!" The two figures hugged each other tightly and kissed passionately. "I need you. Kumiko, give me everything you have!" "... everything about me belongs to you." Kumiko whispered with her mouth close to Omachi's ear. ...However, just when each other could hardly restrain their emotional impulse, the bowstring of love was suddenly and unnaturally interrupted. "What's wrong with you?" Kumiko was more disturbed than surprised. "No! I can't do it. I can't do it anyway." "Why? Why not?" “久美子，请你原谅我！现在不能啊！我无论如何不能容许自己这样做。” “怎么不能？理由呢？” “当雨村先生有了消息的时侯，再告诉给你。我现在不能讲。” “把雨村的事忘了吧！我的决心已经下定了，就是雨村还活着，也决不回到他的身边去，要去只能去您那儿。” “久美子！我需要你！” “我的一切都是属于你的！” “可是我无法做到。我跟普通人不同。不能象一般人那样去爱自己心爱的人。至少是在赎回我最低限度的罪过以前……” “赎罪？您到底干了什么事？”如久美子所惧怕的那样，过去的影子仍在折磨着大町。他莫非是一个罪犯吗？ “我不管您过去都干了些什么。罪犯也好，杀人也罢，我都在爱着您。” “可是我怎么也做不到。这是我向自己提出的课题。我是下了决心的，在没实现它以前，我无论如何不能这样做……我需要你……可是我做不到。” 大町强行抑制住自己沸腾了的欲望。在这种极不自然的抑制状态下，他那面部表情好象是另外一个人似的。