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Midsummer's Formula

Midsummer's Formula

东野圭吾

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Chapter 1 Section 1

Midsummer's Formula 东野圭吾 4461Words 2018-03-22
With just a glance, you can see the interchange gate where you transfer from the Shinkansen to the existing line.Going up the stairs to the platform, I saw that the tram had entered the station and the doors had been opened.There was noise in the car. Kyohei Karazaki couldn't help frowning, and got into the car through the nearest door.The Obon festival is over, and my parents said that it shouldn't be too crowded, but the tram is almost full of seats.Almost all of the rows of box seats for four people in the car were filled with more than three people.Gongping walked through the aisle of the carriage, looking for a seat with only one or two people.

Most of the people sitting together are a family.There are also many children of his age who are in the fifth grade of elementary school.Everyone seemed to be having fun and talking loudly. Stupid.Gongping thought to himself.Isn't it just going to a sea bath?Is it so happy?Isn't it just to go to see the sea?If you want to swim, it's more fun to go to the swimming pool.Since there is no running water in the swimming pool at the seaside, there is no high slide. The innermost seat in the car was empty.There seemed to be someone sitting on the opposite seat, but there was still room for one person in the seat shared by two people. That alone was a blessing.

Kyohei walked to the seat and put the backpack on the empty seat.Sitting opposite was a tall man.The man wears rimless glasses and is reading a magazine.There are many inexplicable patterns drawn on the cover of the magazine, and some words that Gongping has never heard are written.Seeing Kyohei sitting down opposite, the man continued to read the magazine with a blank expression.The man wore a jacket over his shirt and didn't look like a tourist. Across the aisle, a tall, white-haired old man and a round-faced old lady sat facing each other on the opposite seat.The two appear to be a couple.The old lady poured the tea from the plastic bottle into the plastic cup and handed it to the old man.The old man took the cup expressionlessly, took a big sip, and then coughed a little.It was too much, the old man grunted and complained.The casual clothes worn by the old man and the old lady did not look like they were going on a trip.Perhaps, they were actually preparing to go home.

Not long after, the tram started.Kyohei put the bag aside, and took out the plastic bag containing lunch.The onigiri wrapped in aluminum foil is still slightly warm.In the Tupperware lunch box, there are fried chicken nuggets and fried eggs.All are Gongping's favorite meals. While drinking the water in the plastic bottle, Kyohei chewed onigiri.After a while, the sea appeared outside the car window.The clouds are light and the wind is light, the sea in the distance is shining with light, and the white waves are turning up nearby. "We're going to Osaka for business, and it's only a few days. Compared to staying in a hotel to look after the house, Kyohei also prefers to go to the beach to play?" Three days ago, his mother Yuri said.Before she said this, Gongping never thought that she would go out alone to a relative's house far away.

"It's all right? Glasspool is very far away?" Father said with a puzzled look, taking a sip of the whiskey in his glass. "It's all right. He's already in the fifth grade of elementary school. He's Xiaohua from Kobayashi's family, and he went to Australia alone." Yuri said while typing on the keyboard.Calculating the turnover of the store in the living room is her routine work every night. "Xiao Lin's family was sent to the airport by the parents, and after arriving in Australia, they went to the airport to pick them up in person. If it's just a flight, there is no need to worry at all."

"It's the same. It's just a matter of getting off the Shinkansen and changing to a train. Anyway, it's not far from the station. If you have a map in your hand, you'll be fine." Yuri's last sentence was actually aimed at Kyohei Said. Ok.Gongping just agreed briefly.His eyes still stayed on the game console in his hand.He knew that, no matter what he said, he would have to go to the boring countryside of Glass Poo while his parents were in Osaka.This kind of thing has happened several times before.When grandma was still alive, every time something happened, Kyohei would be sent to Yuri's natal Hachioji.After the death of his grandmother last year, the place where Kyohei was temporarily fostered was changed to Jingichi's older sister.

Gongping's parents run a boutique.Not only is he very busy on weekdays, but he often goes out to various places in order to promote original products.Sometimes Kyohei would go with him, but not when he was in school.So he's gotten used to spending the night alone at home. The purpose of going to Osaka this time seems to be to open a new store.It is estimated that I will not be able to go home for at least a week. "That's right, he's already in the fifth grade. Well, there should be no problem. Kyohei, why don't you go to the beach and have fun for a week. The food there is delicious. I told your aunt Now, please ask her to prepare some fresh fish so that you can enjoy a delicious meal." Perhaps it was the whiskey that lubricated the tongue, and Keiichi said frivolously.Although the couple discussed the formality, they finally reached a conclusion to send their son there.Every time.

The express tram runs smoothly along the coast.After eating rice balls and playing games for a while, the mobile phone in the backpack rang.Gongping turned the game into a sleep state, reached into his backpack and fumbled for a while.His mobile phone is a special mobile phone for children. The call is from Li.It's annoying enough.While thinking in his heart, Gongping picked up the phone. "Ah, Kyohei. Where are you now?" This question is simply inexplicable.Make arrangements, isn't it you who bought the ticket? "On the tram." Gongping replied in a low voice.At least, Gongping also knows the etiquette when riding a car.

"Really? Then you didn't miss the bus, did you?" "Hmm." Don't underestimate people.Gong Ping was very upset. "When you arrive, remember to call someone? Also, don't forget to give the gift to them." "Got it. I'm hanging up." "Don't forget your homework. Even if it's a little bit every day, remember to do it well. If it's all piled up to the end, it will be too late." "I got it." Gongping said impatiently, and then hung up the phone.Gongping had heard these words before leaving home.Why are mothers so blunt?

Gongping put the phone back into his backpack, ready to continue the game.Hey.From nowhere, there was a low voice.Gongping thought he was not talking to himself, so he simply ignored it, but immediately, another "Hello, kid" came.This time, the voice seemed a little impatient. Gongping raised his head and looked around.The old man with white hair was staring at him seriously. "You can't use mobile phones." The old man's voice sounded hoarse. Gongping was taken aback.What age is this, and there are still people struggling with this kind of thing?This place is really rural.

"Someone called me." Gongping pouted. The old man pointed at Gongping's backpack with wrinkled fingers. "Shut down. Cell phones are not allowed here." After that, the old man pointed to the wall of the carriage.On the wall, there is a sign with the words "Passengers in the priority seats please turn off their mobile phones". "what……" "Understood? Mobile phones are not allowed here." The old man said triumphantly. Gongping took out the mobile phone from his bag, but he didn't turn it off, but put the mobile phone in front of the old man. "Look, this is a children's phone." The old man frowned in surprise.It seemed that he didn't understand Gongping's meaning. "Even if I turn it off, it will turn on automatically after a while. If you don't know the password, you can't turn it off completely. So, there is nothing I can do." The old man thought for a while, then nodded. "Then go and sit at the back. This is the priority seat, you can't make phone calls here." "Stop saying a few words." The old lady opposite smiled at Gongping, "I'm sorry." "No. This is the rule." The old man's voice became louder and louder, and other passengers in the car began to look over here. Gongping sighed.Tch, it's really annoying.Kyohei grabbed his backpack and plastic bags for garbage, and was about to stand up. At this time, a hand stretched out in front of him, pushing Gongping back to his seat.Then, the man snatched the mobile phone from Gongping's hand. Kyohei was taken aback and looked at the man in front of him.With a blank expression on his face, the man put his hand into the plastic bag Kyohei was carrying, and took out the aluminum foil for wrapping rice balls in the bag. Gongping was so surprised that he couldn't even make a sound.The man spread out the aluminum foil and wrapped it around the phone. "That's enough." The man handed Gongping the mobile phone wrapped in aluminum foil, "You don't need to change seats." Gongping silently took the phone.He felt like he was watching magic tricks.Does it really matter like this? "What are you doing? What's the use of doing this?" The old man persisted and continued to trouble Gongping. "Aluminum foil can cut off the transmission of mobile phone signals." The man looked at the magazine and said, "Turn off the power of the mobile phone in the car, in order to take care of those passengers who need to use pacemakers. Even if the power of the mobile phone is on, as long as the signal is cut off , can also achieve the goal.” Gongping looked surprised, his eyes wandered back and forth between the faces of the old man and the man.The old man looked at the man suspiciously.Seeing that Kyohei was looking at him, the old man muttered, and then closed his eyes.Perhaps it was because she was relieved to see that the matter finally came to a successful conclusion, the old lady smiled slightly. After a while, many of the passengers in the car started to move.They got up and started unloading the luggage from the luggage rack.The radio in the car notified the name of the next station.This station is a famous beach. Soon, the tram stopped, and most of the passengers in the car got off.After the incident just now, Gongping was going to change seats.Just as he was about to get up, he saw the man across from him stand up abruptly, lifted the bag on the luggage rack, and moved to a place three seats away. Being preempted by others, Gongping couldn't help hesitating.Turning around, the old man in the seat next to him was already snoring. Along this line, there are bathing beaches everywhere.Every time the tram stops, the number of passengers left in the car decreases.However, Glass Pool, where Gongping was going to go, was still ahead. The old man next to him was snoring louder and louder.Perhaps it was because she was used to it for a long time, the old lady who was with the old man looked out the window indifferently.Gongping really couldn't concentrate on playing games, so he finally decided to move his seat.He picked up his backpack and plastic bag, got up and left his seat. There are quite a few seats vacant in the carriage.Gongping wanted to stay as far away from the old man as possible, so he walked a few steps forward along the passage, and saw the back of the man sitting across from him just now.The man crossed his legs and spread out the magazine in front of him.Kyohei quietly watched from behind the man.The page the man turned was a crossword puzzle.Although almost all the spaces were filled, there was only one space that seemed to stump the man, and it was still empty. "Temperance." Gongping murmured. The man mechanically turned his head: "What?" Kyohei pointed to the blank space on the crossword puzzle. "On the fifth vertical line, who understands the question of bones. Temperance should be filled there." The man looked back at the riddle and nodded. "Well, it should be filled in like this. Is this a personal name you are talking about? I have never heard of it." "Temperance Brennan, the protagonist of the American drama "Bones". He can start all kinds of inferences from the bones of the corpse." The man frowned and looked at the cover of the magazine. "Fictional characters? Why would a science magazine use this kind of thing as a puzzle? It's not fair." The man muttered. Kyohei sat down on the seat opposite the man.The man said nothing and continued to focus on the crossword.After breaking the barrier, the ballpoint pen in the man's hand started moving again. The man reaches for the tea bottle sitting next to him.However, the moment he picked up the bottle, he seemed to remember that the bottle was empty, and put it back in its original position. Gong Ping handed the remaining half bottle of water to the man: "Take it and drink it." The man seemed a little surprised, he opened his eyes and looked at Gongping, then shook his head slightly: "No, there's no need." Gongping was a little disappointed, and was about to stuff the bottle back into his backpack.At this moment, the man suddenly said "thank you".Kyohei raised his head in surprise, his eyes happened to meet the man's.This is the first time the two have looked at each other.The man quickly turned his head to the side. As the tram approached Glasspo, Kyohei took out a map from his shorts pocket.The map is not hand-painted, but printed, and the location of the hotel "Green Rock Village" is marked on it.This came by fax from the hotel yesterday. The last time I came here was two years ago.Kyunghei's parents were also there.But the last time I came here, I didn't take a tram, but a car.So, this was the first time Gongping passed by the station. When Gongping spread out the map to confirm the location, the man asked, "Do you live there alone?"Perhaps, he felt that such behavior was very inconsistent with Gongping's identity as a primary school student. "It's a relative's house." Gongping replied, "My uncle and aunt run this hotel." The man nodded and asked again: "How is that place?" "How about what?" "I'm asking about the environment of your hotel. The equipment is brand new, the rooms are tidy, the scenery is beautiful, or the food is delicious. Is there any feature of this hotel that is worth boasting about?" Gongping tilted his head and thought for a while. "I've only been there once, and I don't have a deep impression, but I remember that the building is very old. Because there is still a distance from the sea, the scenery is not good. As for the food, it feels just ordinary." "Oh? Can I see a map?" After receiving the map from Gonghei, the man copied the phone number and address in the blank part of the magazine with a ballpoint pen, and then wrote the name of Green Rock Village, and tore off that part. "How do you pronounce the name? Ryokugansou?" "Rokugansou. There is a signboard made of rocks in front of the hotel." "Really? Thank you." The man returned the map to Gongping. Gongping folded the map and stuffed it back into his trouser pocket.The tram exits the tunnel.Gongping felt that the sea in front of him seemed to become more colorful.
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