Chapter 30 Section 30

Although Hagimura understands Muroi's feelings and wants to respond to his expectations, there is no time for a long talk right now.Hagimura ended the conversation properly and walked out of the shoe store. He called Bai Yuan while walking. "How?" As soon as the phone was connected, a question came from the other end, which seemed to be Bai Yuan's habit. "I asked, and it was indeed Ariake Yukihiro." "as expected." "Let's start with the investigation of the lost car." "About this, I just received some information." Bai Yuan whispered, "The car thief may be dead."

The waves hit head-on, and in an instant, the sea surface was slightly white like milk.One wave just leveled off, and another wave rose again.The waves splashed at the feet, and then slowly receded from the feet of Hagi Village.The shoes sank into the wet beach, and there was a sound of sand brushing inside.Hagimura thought: on the way back, let’s go to the convenience store to buy a pair of shoes. They were standing on the coast of Zuoshui, about a kilometer away from the scene of the lost car, and the coastline in this area was slightly away from the national highway. Kashiwahara walked towards Hagi Village with trembling shoulders.

"What do you think?" "what?" "Will the remains be found?" "Who knows." Hagimura said: "I just heard from the locals that the current in the middle of the sea is very strong. Usually the waves are not so high, and there seems to be a storm in the past two or three days." "In other words, it is an ideal place for suicides." Kashiwahara said looking at the sea. Following his gaze, Hagi Village turned his gaze to the sea, where the ship of the Coast Guard was floating in the distance.It is not known when the search will end.

Yesterday, a fishing boat found the small boat in the sea of ​​Guanyinzaki without a person on board. It didn't take long for them to find out that the boat was the one stolen off the coast of Zuoshui.After further investigation, the Yokosuka Police Station found suspicious paper bags. In the paper bag are labor gloves, glasses, ballpoint pens and envelopes.Inside the envelope was a piece of paper with some writing on it.The content is as follows: "Tomoko: I'm sorry. I didn't get any money. I'll leave the future to you." No matter in terms of time or location, it is quite close, so it is hard for the Yokosuka Police Station not to think of the lost car case.But there were no fingerprints on the relic.So they set their sights on labor gloves.

The gloves were rather worn and covered with grease.When I re-examined the DVD found in the lost car, I found that the traces left on it matched the glove. While it's impossible to say for sure, it's highly likely that the glove belonged to the car thief. The question is who does it belong to.At present, the police have only the name "Tomoko" as clues.The Yokosuka Police Department launched an investigation based on the leads at hand.The woman named "Tomoko" presumably wasn't her real name, so they got nothing. "If that is a suicide note, the prisoner is short of money." Hagimura said.

"Yeah, maybe there is a loan." "How do you explain the pile of DVDs in the car? To sell them?" "It's possible, the key is where they got it from." Bai Yuan began to puff, holding an ashtray in one hand, "Pull the boat to the middle of the sea, and then jump into the water to commit suicide? Well, it's not likely ..." "What's suspicious?" "I think the way to die is too troublesome. Isn't there an easier way to commit suicide? Like jumping off a building." "After the prisoner lost his lost car, he walked to the beach full of thoughts. He noticed the boat beside him and wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the sea on impulse. How do you think about it?"

"My boss said the same thing. However, I always care a little bit." "You think it's a fake suicide?" "It's not that I haven't thought about it." "Why? Indeed, there have been cases in the past where people pretended to commit suicide in order to evade repayment. Also, they cheated on insurance money. However, this situation must be based on the premise of knowing the identity of the deceased. I don't think it's strange that the suicide note was not signed. ?" "On this point, whether it is a real suicide or a fake suicide, why don't you sign it?"

"Changed your mind. At first I planned to leave a suicide note, but suddenly changed my mind. It's not that I didn't sign it on purpose, but I changed my mind after writing it here." "It's not wrong to think about it this way." Bai Yuan couldn't help but put out the cigarette. "If it is a fake suicide, the prisoner is too risky." Hearing Hagimura's words, Kashiwahara looked at him sharply. "why?" "The prisoner has to swim back after rowing to the middle of the sea, and in the middle of the night. Isn't that dangerous? No matter how good a swimmer is, he only has two feet."

After opening the cigarette case and picking up a cigarette, Bai Yuan raised his head and murmured: "What if it's two people?" "Two people?" "There are accomplices by the side. Two boats rowed to the middle of the sea. Then, overturn one of them, and rowed back to the shore together. This way it won't be dangerous." Hagi Village imagined this picture, indeed, it is reasonable to think so. "For what? Doing this kind of thing can only create the illusion that someone committed suicide. It doesn't make any sense, and no one will benefit."

"The reason..." Bai Yuan shook his head with a cigarette in his mouth, "I don't know." "You think too much." Saying this, Hagimura turned around, his body shivering from the damp sea breeze. Just took a sip, and I felt the difference after a while. The taste of tomato juice is too strong, which is far from the diced beef rice of the original ancestor of "Hushenting". He continued to eat in frustration.Even if he lacks interest in this bowl of diced beef rice, he doesn't want to waste it. Western food restaurant "Yazaki" is located next to Shakujii Koen Station.He found this store online.After arriving, I found a small flower bed in front of the shop.Before lunch time, there were several young women sitting in the store.They are eating cake.After scanning the menu, he knew that this store served desserts.Dessert is an area that Xingcheng is not good at, but he didn't come here to learn today.

After clearing the plate, he immediately got up and left.He was the only male customer in the store and felt really uncomfortable.Walking out of the store, he couldn't help sighing. He blamed himself as he walked towards the station: it's just a waste of time doing this kind of thing.It should be more practical to research recipes at the Azabu Juban store.Although tasting beef diced rice with rice from other stores is also a necessary part, but today, he has another purpose. However, he feels that he cannot move forward if he has a knot in his heart.Undoubtedly, what made him care was the attitude of the administration. Xingcheng speculated that the reason for his father's sudden capriciousness was what he had heard from Takame Saori-the beef diced rice bowl in a certain foreign restaurant in Yokosuka tasted the same as "Togami-tei". The clues at hand are too limited.The only hint is the name of the daughter of the Western Food House mentioned by Takame Saori - Yazaki Shizuna. It is quite common to directly use the surname as the name of the store, and the same is true for "Togami Pavilion".Therefore, he guessed that the name of the foreign restaurant in Yokosuka might be "Yazaki", "やざき" or "ヤザキ", and tried to find a circle around the capital area. Next, he found "Yazaki" in Shakujii Park.Although there is also a "Yazakiya" in Kobe, but that store has been open since the early Showa era, and it is impossible to move to Yokosuka. When he reached the station, he walked into the ticket vending machine while thinking about what to do.At this time, the phone received a text message.He thought to himself that it was probably the staff of the Azabu Juban store, and took out his mobile phone.The text message was sent by Gao Gao Saori. It says: If you have anything to discuss, please take the time to contact. The mind that was originally full of diced beef and rice was suddenly replaced by other things.He began to think about why Zuo Ri came to him. After buying the ticket, Xingcheng took out his mobile phone and called. "Hello" Saori's voice sounded on the other end of the phone.Hushen was very happy that he got connected just after dialing the number, and made him feel that she had been waiting for his call. "I'm Hushen. Well, I received a text message..." "Ah, hello. Sorry, busy schedule." "It's okay. Well, what's the matter?" "It's hard to say clearly in a few words on the phone. Can I meet up soon?" "Of course, today." "Really. Where are you now?" "Shakujii Park." "Shakami well? A horse trainer?" Zuosuri asked unexpectedly. "There's a foreign restaurant here that I'm interested in. I want to take a look. It's already finished. Where do we meet?" "Then let's go to the coffee shop in Ginza where we met last time." "Okay. I can arrive around five o'clock." Xingcheng looked at his watch and replied. When I came to Ikebukuro and took the subway, the diced beef rice bowl had been completely bundled up and replaced by Saori.What on earth was she looking for from him? An ominous premonition popped into his head. In fact, Saori has a lover, so he decided not to meet him again. Just after five o'clock, he arrived at the coffee shop in Ginza 2-chome.Saori, who was sitting by the window, noticed his figure and waved lightly.Seeing her expression, Xingcheng felt a little relieved.Doesn't seem like a serious question. "Sorry, I didn't estimate the time well, have you been waiting?" Xing Cheng apologized as he sat down opposite. "No, I just came here too. Besides, I'm the one who should apologize for asking too much." Saori lowered her head. "Don't worry about it. It's nothing important. It's a waste of time." Saori, who was waiting for the job to be completed, hadn't ordered a drink yet.He beckoned to the waiter, and the two ordered drinks separately. "Then, what I want to say is..." Xingcheng asked anxiously. Saori's expression was a little stiff, and the smile on her lips disappeared. "Actually, my parents called me last night. Because they hadn't heard from me recently, they were worried. Then they were scolded." "Trained?" "When do you plan to play? Are you going to go back to school next April?" "Ah, that's it." Xingcheng remembered that Zuo Xuli was currently on a leave of absence from school.At the same time, a sense of anxiety welled up in my heart.Next year, she will return to Kyoto. "Of course you're going to go back to school, right?" "This...frankly speaking, I am a little confused." "Ok?" "I have considered studying abroad before." "Study abroad? Go abroad?" As soon as the words finished, he secretly scolded himself: This is not nonsense. Sasuke grinned and nodded. "I plan to spread Japanese culture to foreign countries after graduating from university. I chose a university in Kyoto for this reason. My parents also support my dream, but language skills are still required." Xingcheng blinked and looked at Zuo Xuli.They have talked all over the world, but this is the first time they have heard her talk about her dreams.Quite a dream for her, he thought. "In this case, it's really good to study a language abroad." As he said, the anxiety in Xingcheng's chest began to overflow infinitely.If you are in Kyoto, you can still meet each other, but if you are abroad, it is quite difficult. "Right! Actually, a few years ago, there was a girl from Canada who boarded at our house, and this time I plan to board at her house." "That's good." Xingcheng said absently. "A few days ago, I told her on the phone that she was looking forward to it. Her parents planned to renovate their home to make it more suitable for Japanese people to live in. Although I declined politely, they insisted on thanking them for taking care of their daughter... So, I would like to ask Mr. Hushen, it is a very cheeky and unfeeling request, and I don’t know how to say it.” "what is it then?" Zuo Xuli hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xingcheng. "Can I visit Mr. Togami's house?"