Chapter 21 Section 5

Three days after the meeting with Yumi at the church, I went to the Yamamori Sports Plaza.It was a very sunny Wednesday, and I stepped out of the house after wearing a thicker than usual sunscreen foundation. President Takuya Yamamori readily agreed to my second meeting request without even asking why I wanted to meet him. "I know it all!" Maybe that's why. After arriving at the sports plaza, I went directly to the office on the second floor to find Ms. Harunura Shitsuko.She is wearing a white shirt today. "Do you need to contact the president?" After she finished speaking, she reached out to make an internal call, and I stopped her with the palm of my hand.

"Yes, but it's still a while before our agreed time. Actually, I have one more thing to trouble you with." "what is it then?" "When I first came here, didn't you introduce me to a fitness trainer named Shi Cang? I was wondering if I could meet him first." "With Shicang..." She looked at a place in the distance for a while, and asked, "Now?" "If you can." "I see. Please wait a moment." Miss Shizuko picked up the microphone again and pressed three buttons.After confirming that the other party picked up the phone, she called Shi Cang to answer the phone and conveyed my request.

"He seems to have just the time right now." "Thanks. Is he on the gym floor?" "Yes. Don't I have to go with you?" "No problem." I thanked her again and left the office. After arriving at the gym, I saw Shi Cang lying alone doing weightlifting exercises.There are very few customers today, maybe two or three people jogging on treadmills or riding stationary bikes. I watched Ishikura lift the barbell with ease with his giant club-like arm as I approached him.After he found me, he grinned at me, probably because he was very confident in his smile!But I'm not interested at all.

"It's an honor to be so close to a beautiful writer!" he said, wiping away drops of sweat with a sports towel, in a frivolous tone that I've hated all my life. "I have something I want to ask you." "Please speak, please speak! As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely assist to the end." He didn't know where to find two chairs, and bought two cans of orange juice by the way.I think he should be very popular with middle-aged women!Exactly the same feeling I had when I saw him before. "It's actually about that accident at the seaside last year—oh, thank you."

He pulled the tab off the jar and handed me the juice, which I took a sip of first. "Mr. Ishikura was also one of the people who suffered at that time, right?" "Yes. It was really miserable that time! It feels like I have swum the whole summer!" He said with a bright smile.The teeth are really white. "Is there only one person who died?" "Hmm. It's a man, probably with the surname Takemoto!" Ishikura finished speaking in a nonchalant tone, poured the juice down his throat, and made a sound. "Is that person too late to escape?" "No, he was swallowed by the waves! Isn't there a picture of Hokusai's painting 'Kanagawa Shockwave'? It's the feeling of the waves hitting him like this.

With his right hand he imitated the appearance of the waves. "When did you realize that the person was missing?" "Hmm..." Shi Cang lowered his head and bent his neck.I don't know if this is his intentional pose. "After arriving on the uninhabited island. Because no matter what, I don't have the time to look at others when I'm swimming." "After arriving on the uninhabited island, did you realize that there is one person missing?" "That's it." "Didn't you have the idea to save him at that time?" Facing my question, Shi Cang was speechless for a moment.Then, he spoke again in a somewhat heavy tone: "If you don't care about the fact that the success rate is very low," he finished, and paused, "I might still have the courage to jump to the Let's go to the sea once!"

After wetting his throat with fruit juice, he continued: "But the success rate is too low. And if I fail, even my own life will be lost. We didn't dare to make this bet at that time. If someone volunteered at that time If you want to save people, you should be stopped by everyone!" "I see," I said, but didn't really believe what he said.I changed the question to, "So what did you do when you were on an uninhabited island?" "Nothing special, just wait obediently. Because I'm not the only one here! So don't worry too much, and I believe the rescue team will definitely come."

"That's it..." It seems that if we continue talking, we won't get any new information.I nodded slightly and said to him, "Thank you very much. Were you training just now? Please continue!" "Training?" He repeated my question and scratched his head. "You mean weightlifting? That's just to pass the time when you're bored!" "But when I saw it, I really felt amazing!" This is my sincere feeling.No matter what kind of person, there are merits. Shi Cang smiled happily and rolled his eyes. "I'm really grateful to be praised by someone like you. But it's really not a big deal! Would you like to try it?"

"Me? Stop kidding." "You must experience it. Come, come, please lie here." Since he was so enthusiastic, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.Fortunately, I wore light trousers today, which made it easier to move. After laying down on the bench, he moved the barbell over my hands from above.I think the weight of the barbell should have been adjusted, and there are only thin discs hanging from each end of the bar. "How is it?" I saw his face appear directly above me, "If that's the case, it should be pretty easy!" In fact, after lifting it two or three times, it is indeed not as difficult as imagined.

"Let's add a little more weight!" Shi Cang ran away after finishing speaking.I continued to lift the barbell up and down.I used to join the tennis club when I was a student, so I was somewhat confident in my physical strength, but I haven't really been doing any decent sports recently.It's been a long time since I've worked so hard. Should I take this opportunity and just join the gym——I thought. Shicang is back. "Mr. Ishikura, this is fine. If you suddenly do it too violently, your muscles will ache." No one answered.I was still wondering what was going on, and when I was about to call out again, my eyes suddenly turned white.

It was about two or three seconds before I realized I had a wet sports towel covering my face.Then when I wanted to make a sound again, a sudden heaviness hit my wrist. Someone is pressing a barbell from above!Although I struggled desperately, the iron barbell still pressed down on my throat.Even if he wanted to yell loudly, he couldn't make a sound because all his strength was on his wrists. Of course, the feet are useless at this time. My wrist was paralyzed, the feeling of holding the iron bar gradually disappeared, and it became difficult to breathe. It is no longer possible—— When I thought about it, and let go of all my strength, the strength of the horizontal bar suddenly lightened, and the pressure on my throat disappeared.At the same time, I heard someone's footsteps running away. I still hold the barbell and adjust my breathing.The panting sound that came out seemed to come directly from the lungs through the throat. Next, I felt the barbell float up.In fact, someone took it from me and took it somewhere. I moved my still numb hands and removed the towel covering my face.What appeared in front of him was a face he had seen before. "Hi—" President Takuya Yamamori was smiling all over his face. "You seem to be working hard! But, you must not force yourself!" He was holding the barbell that has caused me pain until now. "Shansen...President." By the time I realized it, I was already sweating profusely.The blood rushed to the face, and the ears were hot. "I asked Chuncun, and she said that you came here, so I also came to have a look." "President Yamamori... Excuse me, is there anyone else here just now?" "Anyone else?" "I don't know, but I think there should be someone here just now." "Well." He shook his head, "But when I came here, there was no one there!" "Is that so..." I stroked my throat, and I could still feel the touch of the iron horizontal bar just now.Who is trying to kill me?how is this possible-- At this time, Shi Cang came back, holding the weights for barbells in both hands. "What's wrong?" Shi Cang asked in a worried voice. "What's going on? Where did you leave the guests?" President Shanmori asked. "I thought this could help her exercise her strength, so..." "That...Mr. Shicang, I've had enough exercise." I waved my hand, "I fully understand. This is really hard work!" "Eh? It's like this. What a pity! I also hope that you can fully grasp your own abilities." "I can already master it, so no need. Thank you very much." "Really?" Even so, he still looked at the barbell reluctantly. "Then let's go!" After President Yamamori finished speaking, I stood up, my feet still staggering.