Chapter 60 chapter 2

Ya also waited for about ten minutes at Tokyo Station. Just when he was about to smoke a cigarette, Lai Jiang appeared from behind the pillar with an LV bag. "I'm sorry, I remembered a lot of things when I was about to go out." "Have you told anyone about your trip?" Lai Jiang shook his head. "I usually live alone, so there's no need to tell others. Even if I'm not in Tokyo for two or three days, no one will notice. It's easy and casual." It sounds like implying that I have basically no contact with my husband.She looked at her watch, "It's broken, you have to hurry up." It's almost time for the Shinkansen to depart.

Getting on the "Light" train that had already entered the platform, the two sat side by side on the seats.For Yaya, this was the first time in his life that he sat in a first-class car.Originally, his travel experience was pitiful. Lai Jiang seems used to traveling.Although she arrived later than the agreed time, she had already prepared lunch and drinks in the car, and even bought canned beer for Yaya. "There are quite a lot of people." Not long after the train started, Ya Ye looked around and said in a low voice.The seats in the carriage are 80% full. "There are many employees in the company in the morning, and there are no people in the afternoon when it is neither early nor late."

"Economic recession, there are still a lot of people sitting in the first class." "It's not much money, I must want to sell a little extravagance." Lai Jiang Weiya also propped up the small table and put food and drinks on it. Ya also thought, what will the people next to us think of us?Elderly woman and young man.The man didn't wear a tie or a suit, and he bought beer early in the morning.The woman appears to be well off.Mrs. Rich and her young lover—Ya also had this old saying in mind.The surrounding company employees didn't seem to care what happened to others. Even the person across the aisle was reading work materials, while the other leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed.

Ya couldn't help but think of the faces of classmates with good grades in junior high school and high school.They may have become employees of such a company now, and it is estimated that many of them have already married.Layoffs, salary cuts - although they are always disturbed by similar things, they can also survive in modern society.Ya also felt that she was the only one living in a different world - no job, but no worries about food and drink, because of Meidong's assistance. "Beer, do you want to drink it?" Lai Jiang tilted his head and asked. "Not now." Ya also refused.He actually wanted to drink, but he was worried that the sound of opening the can would reach the ears of the men around him.

"You are still so polite when you talk to me." Lai Jiang suddenly said inexplicably. "Oh?" "Look, you've always been polite when talking to me." "No, this..." He smiled slightly, "Ms. Kurata is my elder, and I have been taken care of by you in every way." "What kind of elder, it should be said that he is older than you." Lai Jiang rolled his eyes and stared at him, but he didn't seem unhappy. "When you arrive in Kyoto, I hope you try to speak in Kansai dialect." "what?" "When asking people about things, if you use the local dialect, the other party will not be vigilant."

"There are subtle differences between the dialects of Kyoto and Nishinomiya." "Really? What's different?" "I can't tell... it's different anyway." "But it's all Kansai after all, so it's easier to be trusted than people from Tokyo." "Well..." Ya also tilted his head. He thought it was not that simple, but he didn't refute it because he thought it was troublesome. "After we arrive, we will ask a lot of people?" "Perhaps. There is no other method of investigation." "You said you wanted to investigate a person who lives in Sanjo, Kyoto?"

"It seems that I lived there before, and I want to find the house I lived in then." "Do you know the address at that time?" "I only know that it's in Santiao." "What? You want to search house by house? It's impossible. Besides, I don't think they live there anymore. Santiao is also very big." "I have a clue." She took out a small notepad from her bag, opened it and looked down at the notes on it. "Graduated from Xinsanjo Primary School in Showa 54 (1979), and graduated from Xinsanjo No. 1 Middle School in Showa 57 (1982)..."

"Is that the person's resume?" "Yes." She nodded, "I also know about high schools and universities. If you want to determine the range of your home address, you still need to look at elementary or middle schools. Judging from the names, they seem to be public schools." "You mean to check which area the school belongs to?" "I know it's not easy to check," Lai Jiang closed the notepad and put it back in his bag, "There is no other way." "Don't you know this person's current address? If you do, can you check backwards from there?"

"I know the current address, but there is a limit to checking backwards. If you have moved several times, it will be difficult to check. Only the previous address is registered on the resident certificate." Ya also nodded.Mifuyu had indeed moved house several times.Before marrying Akimura, she lived in an apartment in Monzennakacho, and had moved to her parents' apartment in Nishinomiya before, but Ya also heard that her resident certificate was from the Hatagaya area.Lai Jiang actually thought of starting from elementary school and middle school, which is amazing.It is estimated that she got Meidong's resume through Huawu.

"Can't you tell me the name of that person? When you arrive, if you want to ask more questions, you must tell me the name." Lai Jiang sighed: "It's not that I can't tell you." "If I just need to wait in the room, that's a different matter." "Your strength is indispensable." She smiled, "Let me tell you your last name first, new and old new, sea of ​​the sea, Xinhai. I want to find the place where Xinhai used to live." "Surname...Xinhai?" "Surnames are relatively rare, so I think they should be easy to find."

"Yeah." Ya also nodded, turning her eyes to the window.Even though it was the expected name, I still felt a little nervous when I heard it.He didn't want Lai Jiang to notice the change in his expression. It seems that Lai Jiang didn't know where Meidong's parents lived. At most, he knew that there was an earthquake in the West Palace, but he didn't know the detailed address, otherwise he would go to the West Palace this time. The wreckage of the burnt and collapsed apartment suddenly appeared in front of me, and Mifuyu stood beside her.Four years have passed.When we first met, I never dreamed that I would come to Tokyo with her.Thinking about it this way, this is the first time I have taken the Shinkansen since I came to Tokyo. Two and a half hours later, Yaya and Laijiang left Kyoto Station, stored their luggage in a coin locker, and walked towards the taxi stand. "It's been several years since I last came here, and the changes are really big." Lai Jiang looked around the station, "How long has it been since you came?" "Ten years," he replied, "so I can't be a guide." "No way, let's go after discussing it." Lai Jiang seemed in a good mood. After getting in a taxi, she showed the driver a map of Kyoto, and learned from the conversation that she wanted to go to Xinsanjo Elementary School.She seemed to have researched the location of the elementary school beforehand. "The problem is that the area where the school belongs is unclear." After the taxi started, Lai Jiang said, "So, I want to slowly expand the area centered on the school." "That's a problem. How should I ask it? You can't just meet someone and ask them if they know the address of Xinhai's house." "Yeah. I want to ask the person who runs the store first, such as a sushi restaurant, where they deliver food, maybe they can remember the names of regular customers." "That also depends on the specific period. How many years ago did the person surnamed Xinhai live there?" Lai Jiang tilted his head slightly: "Ten years... maybe fifteen years ago." "fifteen years……" "At my age, fifteen years have passed in the blink of an eye." She shrank her shoulders, "For young people, that may have been a long time ago." "Not really." Ya also find it not so easy.Meifuyu's father is a company employee, and compared with a businessman, he has less contact with neighbors in the neighborhood.Today, more than ten years later, it is difficult to say whether anyone still remembers. Yaya's mood is extremely complicated.For Meifuyu's sake, it would be better for Lai Jiang to be frustrated in this investigation, but he did take this opportunity to understand Meifuyu's thoughts, and did not tell Meifuyu about coming to Kyoto. Taxis pull into residential areas away from busy streets.Soon I saw an elementary school, the school building was not big, and the playground looked very small.The car stopped in front of the school gate. "Looks like I'm still in class." Ya Ye looked in, and there were some jumping boxes on campus that looked like students in grades three and four. "Is there a roster of graduates in the school?" "Of course there will be, but I don't think it will be shown to outsiders." "Yes, it must be." Lai Jiang immediately gave up, "Just now we passed a small shopping street, let's go back there first." She walked forward with a map in her hand, and Ya followed behind.Looking at her slender back, Ya also thought, it seems to be mentally prepared, today must be a long day. The two initially asked about a butcher shop.Perhaps it was after lunch time, and the middle-aged female shop assistant was bored, seeing them approaching, she immediately showed a warm smile. "Welcome, what do you two want?" "No, we want to ask you something." Yaya said in Kansai dialect, "Do you know that there is a family named Xinhai near here?" "Xinhai?" "Should have lived here fifteen years ago." "Fifteen years? I don't remember what happened so early. I do know Xinteng." It seemed that she didn't want to seriously recall it. Ya also thanked her and left the shop, she couldn't help but sighed. "Ask around in this way, probably enough." "I never thought it would be easy to find." After walking around for a long time, I couldn't find anyone who knew Xin Hai's family. "I think the area where the primary school belongs to has been searched basically." Lai Jiang said, looking at the map on the table.They had just had a quick dinner at a restaurant near Kyoto Station. "The people in the store generally don't know the names of the customers." "I also asked several sushi restaurants, right?" "Ask five places. Even if Xin Haijia often orders sushi takeaway, the sushi restaurant may not be in the area where the elementary school belongs." Lai Jiang showed a wry smile. "What's wrong?" he asked. "I thought, why can't you say something positive." "Ah, sorry." "It's okay, go to the hotel and study the specific plan." Lai Jiang stood up with the bill in hand. The two took out their luggage and entered the hotel next to the station.When Lai Jiang checked in, Ya Ye had been restless and could only rely on smoking to stabilize her mood.If Meidong witnessed this situation, she would definitely encourage him: Yaya, tonight is an opportunity, don't let it go! Lai Jiang came over and handed him a key card: "Here, here is the key." "Thank you." He took it over, just as he was thinking that he might not be in the same room, Lai Jiang took out another key card. "I'm next door." "Ah, um..." "This is an opportunity." He seemed to hear Meifu whispering. Before entering the room, Lai Jiang asked, "Where shall we discuss?" "Oh, anywhere." "Come to my room, or to yours. How about we go to the bar?" "Let's think about it," Ya also felt grasping at straws, "It's hard to come here once, let's go to the bar." "Okay, I'll call you later." She entered her room first. Ya also opened the door, it was a single room.Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that Lai Jiang didn't mean that.However, when he was lying on the bed and staring at the ceiling, he suddenly thought that the next door might not be a single room. Should I go to her room?Ya also hesitated.He didn't want to do that, and it felt like Lai Jiang didn't want that either.Meifuyu has insight beyond ordinary people, but this time it may be just fantasy. Someone knocked on the door, Ya also raised her head and answered. "I'm ready, how are you?" It was Lai Jiang's voice. "I'm fine too." He got out of bed. The bar is located on the top floor of the hotel.The two were led to a seat by the window and sat down facing each other.Lai Jiang ordered a martini.Ya also looked at the menu and ordered Jilime.He barely knew the names of the cocktails. "It's nice to catch up with the good weather, and the night view is so beautiful." Lai Jiang said looking outside. She changed into a white dress with a shorter skirt and her slender knees facing Masaya.She seemed to have reapplied her makeup, and felt that the contours of her facial features were more distinct than when she had dinner. As soon as Ya Ye raised her eyes, she immediately met Lai Jiang's eyes.He hastily lit a cigarette. "No catch, what a pity." He put the match in the ashtray. "I didn't expect how smooth the progress would be. There are too few clues." "There's still tomorrow." Lai Jiang nodded, when the wine was served.She stretched out the wine glass, and Ya also picked up the wine glass to meet her.The glasses clashed. "Why don't you ask anything?" She said, taking a sip of her wine. "what?" "About the person I investigated. Although the name was asked, you didn't ask about the relationship between her and me at all." "Should I ask?" "Not really." She put the wine glass on the coaster, "It's usually difficult to cooperate unconditionally in this kind of thing, but you are silently helping me." "I have been under the care of Ms. Kurata." She smiled and said: "It's a blunt statement. However, there is no way." At first, Ya thought it was the saying of "being taken care of" that made her unhappy, but she immediately realized that the problem was the title of "Ms. Kurata".The woman may wish she had been called by her name. "It's my sister." Lai Jiang said suddenly with his head down. "what?" "It's my brother and sister, my brother's wife. You saw her at the kimono fair last time. Her old name is Xinhai. I went to Kyoto just to investigate my brother and sister." Ya was also stunned, he didn't expect Lai Jiang to say this to himself. "why?" She smiled slightly: "It can be said that this is a bad habit of old-fashioned families. If the eldest son wants to get married, he must carefully investigate the woman's situation, but before we investigate, the younger brother married her in lightning. I also persuaded For myself, it’s a done deal anyway, there’s nothing I can do about it, but there are too many weird things that make me feel, so I decided to re-investigate with my own strength.” "A lot of weird things? For example?" "All kinds of things, to put it simply, I feel that she has no past." "No past?" "That's right. I heard that she was hit by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake last time, but what happened before that is totally unclear, even my younger brother doesn't seem to know, and her parents also died in the earthquake." Lai Jiang seemed to suddenly realize Seeing something, staring at Yaya, "Where were you when the earthquake happened?" "I..." After murmuring for a while, Yaya said, "I was in Osaka at that time, and I was not damaged by the earthquake." "Oh, all right." "There were a lot of people who lost everything in the earthquake. Not just property and loved ones, but also the past. The past is actually the connection between people." "Even so, I think there should be one or two relatives and friends from the past, but she didn't even receive a New Year's card during the Chinese New Year." Lai Jiang seemed a little angry. Ya also thinks that she has never heard Meidong mention her former friends. Lai Jiang took a sip of his martini, looked at him with a wry smile, and said, "Even if you say that, you probably won't understand. In the end, it's just a feeling. When we first met, I felt that there was something inexplicable about her. , I can’t explain the reason, if you use the usual term, it’s a woman’s intuition.” Ya also smiled in agreement, but was amazed at her insightful eyes in her heart. "However, just now I was in the room while I was fixing my makeup and thinking, what on earth do I want to do in this kind of place?" Lai Jiang held up his wine glass to the light, "It's rare to come to such a beautiful place, taste delicious food, and watch such charming scenery. Ye Jing, why do you still want to do something like a detective?" "But isn't that why you came here?" "It's true...but for some reason, I suddenly feel very empty. Why do you care so much about other people's affairs? It seems that you should think about your own affairs more, and you have caused so much trouble." When he said "you", Lai Jiang rolled his eyes to look at Ya Ye, and Ya Ye felt a charming light in her pupils. "Then, no investigation tomorrow?" "No, continue tomorrow. I don't know the day after tomorrow. Maybe I will go back directly." The two added another glass of the same cocktail as before, and then left the bar.Lai Jiang's cheeks were much redder than before entering the store, but his steps were still steady. The two stood in front of Lai Jiang's room.She held the key card in her hand and looked up at him: "Would you like to drink some more in the room?" She said it as if nothing had happened, but Ya could also feel that there was a major decision hidden behind it. Meifuyu's face flashed across Masaya's mind. "No," he smiled and shook his head, "Let's go here tonight, and we'll go out to investigate tomorrow." Lai Jiang's expression didn't change in particular, she smiled slightly and nodded slightly. "Yes. See you tomorrow then." She inserted the key card, "Good night." "Good night." Ya also took out the key card from his pocket. Note: