Chapter 54 Section 4

The caller is from an unexpected figure. "What's up?" "Although we are at odds over the Tokura murder case, I want to do my best and decide to provide you with information." "Did something happen?" Zhe Lang gripped the phone tightly. "It won't be long before the murderer is arrested by the police somewhere." "What did you say?" "A box car belonging to the Kadamatsu Iron Works where Togura used to work, disappeared after the murder. It was reported just now that the police found that car." Zhelang felt his heart beating wildly. "Where did you find it?"

"I can't say that, and I also have an obligation to keep it secret." "Hayata," Zhe Lang said after a breath, "tell me, where is it? As I said before, the one who is there is Nakao. The one who will be arrested by the police will be Nakao." "I decided not to think about it, I wouldn't have known about it." "The reason I'm telling you is because I regard you as a friend. As a newspaper reporter, Hayata should not know. But if you are Nakao's friend, I won't let you pretend that you don't know." "As I said before, the game is over."

"So you want to say, is the friendship already over? Friendship is not so easy to cut off. It won't be just because of your own convenience. No matter how difficult this friendship is, I can't let you alone If someone escapes, I want you to also fulfill your responsibility as a friend." Hayata was silent.I don't know how many times there have been such conversations between the two, but it was the first time he showed a hesitant attitude. "Should it be Kanagawa Prefecture?" Zhe Lang said, "And it's Miura Peninsula." "...why do you think so?"

"Am I guessing right? Where is the Miura Peninsula? I'm in the Miura Coast, at Nakao's villa. However, I don't know what to do next." "What do you plan to do when you see Nakao?" "I don't know yet. For sure, I'm going to prevent him from killing himself." "Does he want to do something stupid..." "He wants to die." Zhe Lang said slowly, "He realizes that he is dying from pancreatic cancer. He thinks it's the best way to keep his friends' secrets. But I won't let him do that. Are you the same? Or can you just pretend not to know anything for the sake of work?"

Hayata's response was interrupted again, and Zhe Lang became anxious.If Hayata is in front of him now, even if he resorts to force, Zhe Lang will ask him to tell where Nakao is. "I don't know if it's too late or not," Hayata finally said, "People from the Metropolitan Police Department are rushing over. Because they don't want others to take the credit, they probably won't let the Kanagawa prefectural police take action, but they should ask the Kanagawa prefectural police to send People watch." "In this case, there is no time to talk nonsense, right? Tell me quickly!"

Zhe Lang heard a low and strange sound, which seemed to be mixed with groans and sighs. "Go to a store called 'Three Sea House'." "Three sea house?" "One, two, three, three, the sea by the sea, the house of the house. It seems to be a Japanese food shop. I heard that the van is parked next to that shop." "Is it Sankai House? Thank you." "Nishiwaki," Hayata said, "I will continue to pursue. I will not ignore the crime." "I know. You can resume your status as a newspaper reporter." After speaking, Zhe Lang hung up the phone.

He told Risako the conversation with Hayata, and got in the car.Before starting the engine, he pulls out a road map. "Although that guy doesn't recognize his relatives, he was shaken when he heard that Nakao wanted to seek death." Zhe Lang said. "I think Hayata's heart has been at war with heaven and man. The fact that he told us that the box car was found proves that his heart is shaken." "Maybe." Zhe Lang agreed with her. Even after looking at the map, I still can't find the location of Sanhai House.Zhe Lang started the car first, intending to drive on the road along the coastline, and then ask the locals to be faster.

"Are Mizuki and Nakao together?" "I guess so." "But how did she find Nakao? Or when Mizuki came, Nakao was still in the villa, and then the two left together?" "I don't know, I always feel that's not the case." "why?" "If Mizuki and Nakao were together, he wouldn't have left the villa, right? No, he probably couldn't. He would only do that when he was determined to commit suicide, but Mizuki couldn't allow him to do that .And with Mizuki by my side, Nakao can't take the next step." "Then you mean, Mizuki already knew that place?"

"You can say that. Maybe she heard Miura Kaigan and thought of something." There was an old rice shop along the road, and Zhe Lang parked his car in front of that shop.Rice stores often deliver goods to your home, so you should be familiar with the local roads.Risako quickly got out of the car. Zhe Lang patted the steering wheel to smooth out the sand, while thinking about Nakao's current state of mind.If Mizuki was by Nakao's side, he would definitely be in a state of agitation.Nakao can neither commit suicide nor be arrested by the police. Risako jogged back. "I heard that after passing the big intersection ahead, there is a row of coconut trees on the left, and the signboard of Sanhai House is on the right."

"Okay, let's go." Zhe Lang waited for Lisha to close the car door and stepped on the accelerator. "Will Nakao be at that store?" "It shouldn't be possible, it's too eye-catching." "Is that in a van?" "I don't know. If so, he might be being questioned by the Kanagawa prefectural police now." Zhe Lang said, thinking that Nakao could not have done such a stupid thing. After passing the intersection, there is a row of coconut trees on the left, and on the other side of the trees is a beach for sea bathing.Zhe Lang slowed down.

"Yes, that." Risako said aloud. There is a Japanese-style shop on the right side of the road with the signboard of "Sankai House". As the car drove past the store, Zhe Lang stepped on the brakes, turned the steering wheel to the left, and parked the car in an open space lined with coconut trees.During the water season, this land should be a popular parking lot.In addition to Zhe Lang's car, other cars were parked, but the owner was not seen.Zhe Lang didn't find the box car he was looking for either. Straight ahead was a stretch of sand, and a boat with peeling paint lay upside down on the sand.The sea is calm and there is no sound of waves.If the weather is better, maybe there will be couples who are on the way to stop to rest. Zhe Lang got out of the car, and the chilly sea breeze couldn't help shrinking his body. "Look, over there..." Risako pointed to the other side of the road with her chin. There seemed to be the parking lot of Sankai House, and there was a notice that no parking for non-customers was posted.In the water playing season, tourists who have no parking spaces probably often park there indiscriminately. There should be a maximum of ten cars in that parking lot, but only one is parked so far.Zhe Lang found that the only one was a white box car, and then his whole body stiffened. Zhe Lang pretended to be taking a rest during the drive, and slowly approached the road.There might be a police hiding somewhere watching, so he pretended to be nonchalant and observed the van. The words "Kamatsu Iron Works" are painted on the body of the van, and there seems to be a telephone number.There was no movement in the car. Zhe Lang returned to his car, pretending to look at the ocean.Risako stood beside him. "Hey, what should I do?" Risako asked Zhelang in a low voice. "Anyway, we have to find Nakao." "That goes without saying, how to find the problem?" If you know how to find it, you don't have to work so hard.Zhe Lang wanted to say this, but he endured it and fell into deep thought.In addition to shops, there are also a row of private houses around.Nakao was probably in one of the houses.But even if he was there, how was he to be found? At this time, Zhe Lang's mobile phone rang again.He and Risako exchanged glances before answering the phone. "Hey." "It's dangerous for you to be there," said the other party.When Zhe Lang heard that voice, all the hairs on his body stood on end. "Nakao, where are you?" Risako beside him also became stiff when he heard Zhelang's words. "You'd better not look around there, the police are watching. You walk and talk, and it would be better if you could smile from time to time." "Tell me where you are, is Hiura with you too?" "Don't be nervous, I'll tell you later. Mizuki is next to me, so you don't have to worry. You go straight along the road, in the opposite direction from Sankai House. Yes, that's fine." Zhe Lang was walking with a mobile phone in one hand, while keeping an eye on his surroundings.He sensed from Nakao's tone that he seemed to be watching him nearby. "You cross the road and go down the first alley. Then you should see a hotel called 'The Beach Club.'" Zhe Lang turned in the alley according to his words, and a white building appeared in front of him, with no decoration on the outside. It felt more like some kind of research institute than a hotel.The front porch adopts a glass curtain design with the words 'Beach Club' on the glass. "I found the beach club, are you in the club?" "Unfortunately, it's a membership system. You walk in front of the store." Zhe Lang followed his instructions and came to a small open space, and beyond that was a cliff with no way out. "It's come to an end." "I know. Look to the left. It's covered by trees, but there's a small stone step." Looking carefully, there is indeed a stone step with a width of only 50 to 60 centimeters on the left. Not only is the step distance small, but the slope is steep. "Is it okay to climb up from here?" "That's right. Maybe it will be quite strenuous for your rusty body." Even in this situation, Zhe Lang still couldn't feel the tension from Nakao's tone. Zhe Lang didn't hang up the phone, and said to Risako, "Can you wait for me in the car?" "Can't I go there together?" "It should be said that I need consultation. If both of us go there, maybe we won't be able to grasp the movement around us." Although Risako had an unacceptable expression on her face, after thinking about it for a while, she still said, "Okay." She turned and left.Don't be targeted by the police, Zhe Lang originally wanted to tell her this, but he gave up.This advice is superfluous for the shrewd she. Zhe Lang climbed the stone steps.The stone steps turned a corner halfway, and then continued upward. "Where am I going to climb?" Zhe Lang asked. "Climb until you can't climb anymore. Can't your inactive body take it?" "It's a little bit." Zhe Lang finally saw the end of the stone steps.When there were two or three steps left, a voice came from the front: "Should I say welcome?" In front of me is a nostalgic old friend.