Chapter 41 Section VII

At 5:34, "Towada No. 4" arrived in Sendai on time. The streets of Sendai were still sleeping in the morning light, and the sky was covered with dark clouds.As the weather was very cold, Yabe turned up his collar as soon as he walked out of the ticket gate. Ten years ago, Yabe came to Sendai.However, my memory at that time is very vague, I only remember that there was a square in front of the station and the delicious oysters.Although the square is still there, what is different from ten years ago is that there are many tall buildings around the square.Because of this, it made him feel as if he was visiting this city for the first time.

Yabe eats breakfast at the restaurant in front of the station.This restaurant is not only poorly equipped, but also has a bad service attitude, and the food is even harder to swallow. Yabe inquired about the inn run by Kazuhiko Iseki at this restaurant.After the owner of the restaurant slowly read "Guan Ri Zhuang" two or three times, he said that this hotel is near the ancient city of Aoba. According to what the restaurant owner said, take the city tram in front of the station. Compared with Tokyo, the tram in Sendai is one size smaller, and it may not be working hours yet, so there are not many passengers.

After Yabe sat down in his seat, he looked at the passing Sendai city streets, and the urban tram passed the most prosperous old Dongwubanding in Sendai. Because of the many buildings and the traffic like running water, people can't feel the flavor of the Northeast. However, once the tram leaves the city center, the number of modern buildings decreases and the number of old-style houses increases, presenting the appearance of a rural city in the Northeast. Yabe got off the car near the Hirose River, and the surrounding area has become slightly brighter, but the dark clouds are still dense.

Among them, the mountains lying on the Sendai Plain are like an ink painting, shrouded in clouds and mists. This is the scenery of the Northland. Immediately found "Guan Ri Zhuang", it is indeed located near the ancient city of Qingye, it is a big hotel, it may not be the tourist season, so there are not many guests staying there, it seems a bit quiet. Yabe stood a little nervous at the hotel entrance, and told the waitress who came out to greet him that he wanted to meet Kazuhiko Iseki.He looked around and saw a painting hanging on the wall, it was a landscape painting of Hakone No. 100, as it was said on the day of the funeral, Iseki hung this painting at the entrance.

Even now, Yabe feels that it is not a good painting. "So it's Mr. Interpol..." Someone said behind him.Yabe looked back, and saw Kazuhiko Iseki in a suit standing in the account room, without a trace of surprise on his face. Yabe was taken to the inner room.As soon as the waitress who brought the refreshments left, Jingguan asked, "What business do you come to Sendai for?" "I'm here for vacation, and I yearned for the Northeast when I was studying." Since this was not a very clever lie, he knew that Iseki Kazuhiko would not believe it. Jingguan said with a smile: "I don't think the Northeast is a very interesting place, but please take your time to visit. If you have time, I will definitely take you to visit the ancient city of Qingye."

"Thank you." Yabe asked after thanking Iseki, "Did Egami Fuutarou come to visit you six days ago?" "Jiangshang?" After Jingguan asked, he continued, "Is that Mr. Jiangshang from the New Jihui? He didn't come. What's wrong with Mr. Jiangshang?" "He said he was going on a trip to the northeast, and his whereabouts disappeared as soon as he went out, so I wondered if he came to you?" "Unfortunately, he didn't come to see me." Yabe nodded, but he didn't believe what Iseki said.As soon as Iseki left the room, Yabe immediately called the waitress over and showed her the photo of Fuutarou Egami borrowed from the Shinkikai Office.

"This person should have been here five days ago, do you have that impression?" Yabe asked. The waitress looked at the picture of Lang very carefully. "This man has not come," said the waitress in a positive tone. Asked other waitresses, same answer.They all said that Fuutarou Egami hadn't come.Judging from their expressions, there was no sign of being asked to keep it secret by Iseki. (Egami Fuutarou didn't come to Sendai?) Yabe lost his self-confidence for a moment, but he immediately thought that maybe he came, but he didn’t go to Kannichizhuang, because he didn’t have to be at Kannichizhuang to meet Kazuhiko Iseki, and it’s okay to call Iseki to make an appointment. Yes you can!

Yabe remembered that there was a small switchboard next to the account room, so he immediately left the room and went to the switchboard. Fortunately, there was no one else near the switchboard, except for a woman in her twenties or three who seemed to be bored reading a book. Miss switchboard. "You answer the calls here, right?" Yabe asked. The lady replied, "Yes." "In the past five days, has anyone called Mr. Iseki Kazuhiko?" "Yes, it's from the city government and the Tourism Association." "Did no one else call Mr. Iseki?" "No, only the two links mentioned just now."

"Didn't a man named Fuutarou Egami call Mr. Kazuhiko Iseki?" "Egami Fuutarou..." After the switchboard lady muttered to herself, she shook her head and said, "No, this person didn't call, only the city government and the Tourism Association called."