Chapter 61 Section 3

The next morning, Ya was shaving in the bathroom when the phone rang.When I picked it up, it was Lai Jiang's voice: "Good morning, it's me." "Going to have breakfast?" "Well...I'm not feeling well." The voice was weak. "What's wrong?" "It seems to have caught a cold, probably because the air here is too dry." "Do you have a fever?" "Maybe a little. Excuse me, can you go to breakfast alone?" "That's okay... all right?" "It's nothing, just take a rest." "Oh. So, what do we do today?"

"Go and have breakfast first, then come and knock on my door. If no one answers, just call." "understood." The room was booked for two nights and there was no need to think about checking out.It is estimated that today's investigation will be in vain. After eating the buffet breakfast in the hotel's tea garden, Ya Ye asked the information desk if there was a pharmacy nearby, and then bought cold medicine, nutrient solution, and thermometer at the pharmacy located on the ground floor of the hotel.He knocked on Lai Jiang's door, and immediately there was a low voice of agreement, and the door opened quickly.She wore a hotel pajamas over the T-shirt, her complexion was not good, but she seemed to have put on light makeup.

"how does it feel?" "A little tired." Lai Jiang put his hand on his forehead. "I bought medicine and a thermometer." "Ah...thank you, I'll give you the money later." "No need. Don't worry about this, you'd better lie down first, you'd better take the medicine." Ya also took out the mineral water from the refrigerator. Lai Jiang sat on the bed.It was also a single bed.She took the cold medicine with the water Ya Ye handed over, drank the nutrient solution, and lay on the bed, covering the blanket up to her shoulders.

"It's best to take your temperature." Ya also took the thermometer out of the box and handed it to Lai Jiang. "I'm sorry, not only let you accompany me to do such abnormal things, but it's still like this now, it's really bad." "Don't worry, I walked a lot yesterday." "That's the way..." Lai Jiang sighed, "It's still because of old age." Ya also pretended not to hear, reached into his pocket to get a cigarette, but pulled it back immediately. "It's okay, let's smoke." "No, I don't really want to smoke. You'd better stay in bed today. If you insist on aggravating your cold, you will be in trouble when you go back tomorrow."

"But today I want to see someone no matter what. If I can't, at least I have to tell him." The thermometer beeped.Lai Jiang moved under the blanket a few times and took it out. "Thirty-seven degrees three...just a low-grade fever." "You should also know that people's body temperature is low in the morning, and it may rise later." "But, it's hard to get here." Lai Jiang shook his head. "Didn't you say last night that the investigation would end today? This is just one day earlier than scheduled." "But..." It seemed that she still didn't give up.

"Then, I'll investigate alone, and you have a good rest, is that okay?" Lai Jiang looked up at Ya Ye with hesitation, and then turned his gaze to the window sill. "Can you bring me the bag?" She opened the bag and took out a note from inside. "I want to get in touch with this person." "Surname... Zhongyue?" The note reads "MITUYA Craftsman Chugoshi Shintaro", along with a phone number, address and website. "I searched for Xinsanjo Primary School on the Internet, and found the homepage made by this person. Looking at his resume, he also came to Xinsanjo Primary School and graduated in Showa 50 (1975)."

"Oh..." Ya also nodded, so there is still such a way. "You mean, if you see this person, what clues might you be able to grasp?" "I didn't hold out much hope." Lai Jiang narrowed his eyes weakly. "Then I'll try to contact this person." "You help me contact?" "Well. I'll come back after I ask this person. I can't leave the patient alone for a long time." Lai Jiang blinked and stretched out his hand from under the blanket. "Thank you, you are so considerate." "Get well soon." Ya also gently shook her hand.

MITUYA Craft is located in Shijo Kawaramachi. It mainly deals in ceramic products, and there are also goods such as dyed cloth and souvenir accessories on the counter.With a bad economy, it seems the only way to keep the business going is with the students who travel here.The shopkeeper was wrapping a key fob for a female student, and that key fob didn't look like anything.Zhongyue is short and overweight, and has a round face, which is especially suitable for smiling.Even for the girl who only bought a few hundred yuan, he kept nodding and bowing his head, politely and thoughtfully giving her change.

"I kept you waiting for a long time. Really, I'm usually idle, so it's strange to come to customers at this time." After closing the cash register, Zhongyue said to Yaya, "You are Mr. Mizuhara, are you looking for someone? " "I told you on the phone that the person I was looking for had studied at Xinsanjo Primary School and graduated from Showa 54th, four classes lower than you." "Well, if it's someone who lives nearby, I basically know everything." "It's a woman named Xinhai, named Xinhai Meidong...Do you have any impression?"

"Xinhai? I seem to have heard of it." Zhongyue folded his arms and murmured, "I don't know if you understand that our school doesn't have many students, but they are four years younger...Have you asked the school about this?" "I don't know who to look for. Moreover, the teacher at that time is probably gone. I heard that the school's roster of graduates will not be easily seen by outsiders." "The management of personal information is stricter these days." Zhongyue rubbed his cheeks, and then muttered, "Maybe that teacher can know something." He picked up the phone beside him.

Before Ya Ye could say anything, Chuyue started talking to someone.It seems that he wants to help the strange man who came all the way from Tokyo after seeing his homepage. "Hello, is this Araki-sensei? I'm Chuetsu, the one from Mituya Crafts. I haven't contacted you for a long time." When he called, his voice became much higher, "Let me ask you a strange question first, Showa Fifty In four years, which school did you go to... What, oh, is that so? You are still in Xinsanjo. Haha, that’s how it is.” He looked at Yaya, nodded with a smile, “That’s right, someone came to me Here I am looking for a person who graduated from Shinsanjo in Showa 54... I came to see me after reading that, my homepage... What are you talking about, many people read it. I think you may have that I called you about the roster of graduates from back then... huh? Well, it seems like the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake happened, and my whereabouts have been missing since then." Araki seemed to be asking why he was looking for this person, Chuetsu repeated Masaya's words exactly. "Besides knowing that he graduated from Shinsanjo in Showa 54, he didn't have any other clues, so he came to me specifically from Tokyo. Can you think of a way?" Zhongyue was very patient. Ya also whispered in his ear: "Please ask him, do you remember a student named Xin Hai Mei Dong?" Chuyue nodded and asked, but Araki didn't seem to remember either. "Didn't you always proudly say that you won't forget the names of your students for many years... Oh, so you just said the class you taught... Although the grades are different, there are not many students in that school. Teacher, you Is there anything I can do? I've come all the way, and it's not good to let people go back empty-handed. Can you get the 54-year-old roster elsewhere... um, what?" Zhongyue, who kept talking non-stop, began to listen to the other party's conversation.After a while, he covered the microphone with his hand, turned around and said to Ya Ye: "He said to help his former colleagues, how long will you stay here?" "I plan to go back to Tokyo tomorrow." Zhongyue told Araki on the phone and asked him to check it out as soon as possible before hanging up the phone. "Who is that Araki-sensei?" "It turned out to be my class teacher. Now he is an old man. He has retired for more than ten years. He is a very fun person. When the classmates reunite, he is our happy fruit." Zhongyue seemed to think of something, "By the way, I Call and ask your classmates one by one, maybe one or two people will know the surname Xinhai." "No need, you are so busy..." "You can understand at a glance that you are not busy at all, and I can't ignore what you said is related to the earthquake." Zhongyue said with a serious expression, "My cousin is in Amagasaki. She just got married. The young couple is sweet and sweet, and they are supposed to be happy. The days are still to come, but the apartment I just bought is falling apart, and my poor cousin is a widow after only two months of marriage." Ya lowered her eyelids too.Thousands of people died at that time, there must be such a thing.The scene he didn't want to think of came back clearly before his eyes, and he couldn't help trembling. "Let me ask first, and I will contact you if I have any news." "Please." Ya also told Zhongyue her phone number. Leaving MITUYA Crafts, Masa also walked in Shijo Kawaramachi.He hesitated whether to tell Lai Jiang the whole process, but finally decided not to.Although China and Vietnam are very cooperative, there may not be good results. Moreover, if something about Meidong is found out, I want to confirm it first. He was about to enter the cafe when his cell phone rang, but it was not revealed who was calling.Zhongyue should not have called so soon, he pressed the call button while thinking. "Hello, it's me." Ya was also startled, it was Mei Dong. "Hmm." He replied vaguely. "I want to ask you something, is it convenient to talk now?" "Hmm... what's the matter?" "It's Guan Tianlaijiang. She doesn't seem to be at home since yesterday. Have you heard where she's going?" "No, I didn't hear about it." Ya also's heartbeat accelerated. "Oh, then you can call her and ask her." "I guess I went out, maybe I went on a trip with my friends." "It must have been a trip. That's what she told her son, but she didn't say where." "What's wrong?" "I think it's a little weird. That person should be thinking about you, but he went on a trip without saying hello to you. It's a bit unimaginable." Ya also laughed in a low voice: "You are too absolute, Lai Jiang must have his own arrangements." "Even so, she didn't say anything to you. It's absolutely abnormal. She should be looking forward to seeing you every day." Meifuyu's words are too sure, but the things she believes are often accurate, this is what makes this woman frightening. "Mei Dong, you care so much, why don't you just make a phone call yourself?" "I have no reason to call, so I beg you. If you call, she will definitely not lie." "Mei Dong, what are you afraid of? What's the fuss about Lai Jiang not being at home for a few days?" "Don't ask so many questions, anyway, you can make a call. If you know anything, just contact me, understand?" "Yeah, I got it." "Then please." Meidong hung up the phone after finishing speaking. Ya also put the phone back in his pocket and scratched his head.This is troublesome.Even if he concealed the fact that he was traveling with him, if he told Meifuyu that Lai Jiang was in the capital, it would not feel very good.He was not in the mood to enter the cafe anymore, and took a taxi directly to the hotel. When he arrived at the hotel, he went back to his room first, smoked two cigarettes, and called Lai Jiang's room number.The phone rang twice and connected. "Excuse me, are you resting?" "It's okay, just a little confused. Where did you call from?" Ya also replied that he was in the room, and Lai Jiang asked him to come to her room, his voice seemed a little coquettish. The door opened as soon as it knocked, and Lai Jiang was dressed the same as in the morning. "Have you eaten?" Smiling and shaking his head: "I have no appetite." "At least stay hydrated. Still have a fever?" "Just measured, thirty-seven degrees six." "Sure enough, it has risen." "I thought it would be good to take a rest, but this room is too dry." Lai Jiang frowned and looked up at the ceiling, then looked at Ya Ye and asked, "Do you know what?" Ya shook her head too. "I met Mr. Zhongyue, but I didn't get anything special, because of the different grades..." "Oh..." Perhaps he had already been mentally prepared, but Lai Jiang did not appear disappointed, "I'm sorry, I asked you to make a special trip." "It's nothing, but there is one thing that makes me uneasy." "What's up?" "You said you didn't tell anyone about your visit to Beijing this time, but you're not at home, and someone will definitely ask you when you go back." "I usually live alone, and my absence has no effect on anyone. Moreover, I told my son that I went on a trip, but I didn't say where." "But if someone asks...like your brother." "He won't ask... If he asks, well, I'll just say I went to Kansai for a while." "Kansai?" "I'm not lying. If you ask where it is in Kansai, I will bluntly say that it has nothing to do with him." Lai Jiang laughed.Perhaps because of the fever, her cheeks were a little red. Ya also smiled in agreement, while thinking in her mind, let me tell Meifu like this: she seems to be in Kansai, but she didn't tell me the specific place. Just then, the phone rang.Ya also intuitively felt that the call was from Zhongyue, so she couldn't answer it here. "A friend in Tokyo is calling, see you later." He hurriedly left the room with his mobile phone. "The teacher contacted me. It was Mr. Araki. He said that he found a teacher who had taught Showa 54 graduates. I heard that he lived in Shangjing District." "Shangjing District..." "In the area around Doshisha University, my surname is Fukasawa, the depth is deep, the one I often use. I heard that I am not a teacher now, and inherited the bookstore at home. I asked for the contact information and address for you." "Great, thank you so much." Ya also wrote down the address and phone number Zhongyue said. Ya left the hotel without saying hello to Lai Jiang, got into a taxi, and wanted to read the information she had obtained before telling her. As Chuetsu said, the Fukasawa Bookstore is about 200 meters away from the main entrance of Doshisha University.The bookstore is not too big, but there is a special counter for university textbooks, and many young people gather in front of it.The magazine counter is also rich in content, and there are only a few comics with a large amount of profit in the corner, perhaps because of some belief in being a teacher. Inside, there is a saleswoman behind the cash register.Ya also walked over and asked her if Fukasawa was there.The clerk pointed to the sidewalk, where a stocky man was unloading magazines. "Is it Teacher Fukasawa?" Yaya asked behind the man. The man squatted and turned his head, his expression softened a lot, probably because no one called him teacher for a long time. "Now I'm running a bookstore... I'm Fukasawa." "My surname is Suwon, and I'm looking for graduates from Shinsanjo Primary School." "Ah, Mr. Araki called me just now, it was you." Fukasawa stood up and stretched, "I didn't expect to come so soon." "Sorry for the sudden visit, because I'm going back to Tokyo tomorrow." "Oh, come here then." Fukasawa opened the door next to the cash register. Inside was a small office with desks and cabinets, and books piled everywhere. "You want to ask the children who graduated from Showa 54?" "Yes. It's been so long, maybe you've forgotten." "Which kid do you want to ask?" "Xinhai, Xinhai Mifuyu." "Ah, Xinhai..." Fukasawa's originally gentle expression seemed to suddenly darken, "What's wrong with that person?" "I used to live in Nishinomiya, but my whereabouts are unknown because of the earthquake." "This Araki-sensei has already told me, and now I don't know where she is." "Do you remember Xinhai?" Fukasawa seemed a little hesitant, then nodded slightly. "I roughly remember." "What kind of student is it?" "What kind of... I feel like an ordinary girl, not very outstanding, and there is no problem. I remember that the grades are passable." Speaking of this, Fukasawa rolled his eyes and looked at Yaya, "You...Mr. Mizuhara, are you Bar?" "yes." "Are you a policeman?" Ya also opened her eyes wide, and leaned back slightly: "No. Why do you ask like that?" "It's nothing..." Fukasawa frowned, with a trace of hesitation on his face, "About three months ago, a person came to inquire about Xinhai. That person was a policeman from Tokyo." "Police? What's your name?" "It seems to be... surnamed Kato." Ya also guessed that it should be Kato from the first investigation department of the Metropolitan Police Department.Why is he here? "Isn't it the same thing that the police investigated?" "No, I don't understand why... the police would come." "Really?" Fukasawa still seemed a little uneasy. "Excuse me, what did the policeman ask?" Fukasawa rubbed his chin, looked up at Yaya, his eyes full of doubts. "I didn't say much about what happened when I was in elementary school. In addition, the man asked me if I had any clearer photos of Xinhai's face." "and then?" "I told him that the photo at that time was gone, but there was a later one. The students heard that I was going to resign, so they organized a class reunion. The group of children were already high school students at that time." "You gave that picture to the police?" "No, it's a very precious photo to me. I just let him see it." "What did the police say after watching it?" "I didn't say anything." Fukasawa was obviously a little annoyed, maybe he felt that he was involved in a storm. "Is that photo still there?" Ya also asked. Fukasawa sighed, and opened the side table drawer.It should be when Kato came, he brought the photo from home, and kept it there ever since. "This is it." Fukasawa handed over the photo. Ya also took the photo.Fukasawa, who is much younger than now, sits in the center, surrounded by a group of young people. "This is Xinkai." Fukasawa pointed to a girl on the right. Ya also nodded.He felt he should say something, but he couldn't say a word, because he was desperately trying to stay calm. That's not Mifuyu, it's a completely different person.