Chapter 14 chapter 2

The next day, after noon, I visited the Yamamori Sports Plaza again.After entering the lobby on the first floor, I ordered a lemon soda and called Miss Shizuko.She said on the phone that she would be there soon, and she was in the store within five minutes. "I'm sorry to ask you such a troublesome thing." I lowered my head slightly as she sat down.Before coming here, I asked her to help me organize the list of people who participated in the yacht trip at that time.Because at this time last year, she hadn't come to work with President Yamamori, so I judged that she should be trustworthy.

"Where, this is not a troublesome thing, just print out the contents of the computer. But why do you need these materials?" Miss Shizuko had the same smile on her face as the last time we met, and then placed what looked like freshly printed paper on the table. "I want to use it as the subject of my next novel. So, if possible, I would like to talk directly to people who have experienced accidents." "I see. Sure enough, the writer still has to keep thinking about the next work! It's really hard." "Yes, that's it." I smiled wryly while reaching for the list on the table.

The list listed the names and addresses of eleven people.President Takuya Yamamori is at the front, Mrs. Masae is behind him, and Miss Yumi is next. "Isn't Ms. Yumi having trouble with her eyes?..." After I finished speaking, Ms. Shizuko nodded deeply as if she had long expected that I would ask this question. "The president's education policy is—no special treatment is given at any time. He said that even if you can't see it, being able to touch the sea is of great value." "So that's it!" My eyes continued to scan the list quickly.It also has the names of Masayuki Kawazu and Miyuki Nisato on it.The name of the male victim Yukihiro Takemoto, whom he had seen in the newspaper, also appeared on the list.There are also the names of Noriko Murayama, the secretary of President Yamamori, and Ishikura, the director of the fitness trainer.

"Did the secretary attend?" "Yes. Ms. Murayama's mother is the elder sister of the president's wife, so they are actually related." In other words, she should be the niece of President Yamamori. "Here's a man called Kanai Saburo, and it says that he also works here." There is a bracket next to Jinjing Saburo's name, and "staff" is printed in the brackets. "Ah, that person is an internal staff who does some maintenance work on equipment..." Ms. Shizuko's words were a little vague at the end, I think it's probably because my behavior is a bit incomprehensible!

"Is he also a relative of President Yamamori?" "No, it's not. He's just a staff member." "That's it..." I nodded.If it is not a relative, maybe asking some more in-depth questions will be easier than imagined. "I want to talk to this person, is it possible to meet him right now?" I asked. "Huh? Right now?" "Well, there's one thing I must ask him." Ms. Shizuko seemed a little confused, but she still said, "I see, please wait a moment." Then she got up and went to the phone next to the cashier, and dialed.

After talking for a few minutes, she came back smiling. "He'll be here in a minute." "Thank you so much." I nodded. A few minutes later, a bearded man in short-sleeved overalls appeared.I remember his face.He was the man who called Miss Shizuko away halfway when we visited the sports center last time, and then secretly observed us for a while. I have a little bad feeling.However, I can't back down from that. Kanai sat down next to Miss Shizuko hesitantly, and then kept staring at the business card I handed out.I looked into his eyes and unexpectedly found that this man was actually very young.

"Then I'll cut to the chase. Mr. Kanai went on a yacht trip last year, didn't you?" "Yes." He replied, his voice was unimaginably low, "Is there a question?" "Did you have an accident?" "...Hmm." The expression on Kanai Saburo's face clearly showed doubts. "It seems that the hull of the ship has been flooded due to the deterioration of the weather?" "That's right." "Didn't it be discovered beforehand that the weather was going to be bad?" "I knew it would be worse, but the president still told everyone to leave." Hearing his tone of voice, it felt like every member who participated knew about it.

"What's the planned itinerary for the tour?" I asked. "Two days and one night. The plan is to travel from Yokohama to Y Island and return the next day." "Did you encounter an accident on the way?" "Ok……" "It was reported in the newspaper that the passengers were rescued by drifting to a nearby uninhabited island?" "At that time," Saburo Kanai scratched his bearded face, "it really saved my life." "But someone was killed, right? A man named Yukihiro Takemoto." He closed his eyes and nodded slowly. "Because the waves are high and the visibility is poor!"

"Is Mr. Takemoto a friend of Mr. Kanai?" "No, no!" Saburo Kanai shook his head hastily.This reaction made me a little concerned. "Then why did he take part in this trip? According to this list, he does not seem to be a member of this sports center." "I'm not sure about this...I think it must have been introduced by someone else." Jin Jing took out a cigarette and smoked it hastily. I asked Ms. Shizuko who had been listening to our conversation just now, "Does Ms. Harumura know this person named Takemoto?" As I expected, she shook her head and said she didn't know her.Of course, she hadn't come here to work a year ago!

I turned my gaze back to Saburo Kanai's face. "I want to know the details of your landing on the uninhabited island." "The situation after landing on the uninhabited island... Nothing happened at all! We just hid from the wind and rain under the rocks and waited for the rescuers to rescue us." "So, what did you guys talk about at that time? I think everyone should be full of uneasiness!" "That's right... Anyway, everyone is groggy, and I've forgotten what I said a long time ago!" He exhaled the white smoke of cigarettes from his mouth, and scratched his beard with his hands in a hurry .I think it may be this man's habit to scratch his beard when he can't calm down!

I changed the subject. "Is there a man named Kawazu Masayuki with you? He is a freelance writer. Because of the magazine's material, he also participated in this trip. He is also a member here." "Ahh..." Jinjing's eyes looked into the distance, "The person who hurt his foot at that time..." That said, I've heard about his injuries before. "Do you remember how he was when he was on the uninhabited island? Or do you remember what he said at the time?" "I don't know!" The bearded man shook his head, "It was a year ago anyway... and everyone's mental state was unstable at that time." "Did you and Mr. Kawazu talk about that accident again?" "No." The man said, "It's not just about the accident, we haven't talked at all since that trip, just see him occasionally." I recalled that Miss Shizuko said that Saburo Kanai was an insider. "Has there been any strange things related to this accident recently?" "What do strange things mean?" "Anything is fine. For example, whom to talk to, who to ask, etc..." "No." Kanai Saburo's answer was very decisive. "Even if there was, I forgot—speaking of which, is there any problem with that accident? I think you seem to be very interested." He seemed to be secretly observing my expression, his eyes looked up towards me. "I am carefully investigating the recent shipwreck for my next novel." "..." I told a prepared lie, but the doubt in his eyes didn't disappear. I set my sights on the list of participants. "Besides Mr. Takemoto who died, there is another person who is not a member, right? His name is Yasuko Furusawa. What kind of relationship did this person join?" "24-year-old OL" was written on the list.The address is in Nerima District. "Well, I don't know. Anyway, I was only invited by the president the day before departure." The last participant's name was Yutaka Sakagami.This man seems to be a member of the sports center, and "actor" is written in the occupation column. "Sometimes I see it!" When I asked about Yutaka Sakagami, Saburo Kanai replied a little impatiently: "But I haven't talked to him recently. The other party may have forgotten who I am!" "That's it..." After I finished speaking, I thought about it for a while.As I thought, nothing useful was gained.There are only two things I can think of now: one is that there was no secret hidden in the shipwreck accident; the other is that Saburo Kanai lied to me.But whatever the real answer is, I currently have no way of confirming it. At my wit's end, I thanked Saburo Kanai and Ms. Shizuko, and ended the interview.The two of them walked out of the store side by side. I drank a glass of water and stood up after regaining my composure.When I went to the counter to check out, the girl in charge of the account asked me: "Miss, are you a friend of Ms. Chuncun?" "It's not even a friend...why do you ask that?" The girl let out a lovely laugh. "Aren't you preaching to Mr. Kanai? Tell him to marry Miss Harumura quickly." "Married?" I suddenly realized after I asked, "Are they a couple?" "Don't you know?" The girl showed a surprised expression, "Everyone knows!" "She didn't tell me about it." "It's like this...then I shouldn't have slipped my mouth..." Although the girl said so, she still had a smile on her face.