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Chapter 17 third chapter

Broken Cliff 松本清张 2544Words 2018-03-15
Jinji was dissatisfied that Miyako would leave Kyoto early tomorrow morning and go to the oil pot to meet her husband.Although he knew that her heart was more towards him than Shibamura, he was still dissatisfied.They had a physical relationship three months ago, which Jinji had been looking forward to for a long time, but since the first time it happened, Miyako fell over him as if she had lost her support.Sometimes two dates a week.Even so, Jinji still doesn't like that Miyako goes to the oil pot to meet her husband Shibamura.As long as Miyako and Shibamura are together, Jinkichi is still not happy even though he is only doing his wife's duty.Of course he never expressed his displeasure in front of her.Until a certain period of time, it has to be endured.However, in his heart, he still felt dissatisfied with Miyako's visit to the oil pot to meet her sun-tanned husband.

Jinji was not determined to keep Miyako and not let her go to the oil pot.If she didn't go to the oil pot and didn't go home, then her whereabouts would be decided immediately.Jin Ji had no choice but to "take in" her.Jinji has not yet had the courage.Thirty-three years of worldly sophistication are at his mercy, and he is no longer the age to be desperate for enthusiasm. However, he really hated seeing Miyako who couldn't sleep soundly because of worrying about time tomorrow morning, and got up early to rush to Kyoto Station.It is not the youthful spirit that hates the hypocrisy of married women, nor the definite form of jealousy.He has a sense of superiority over Shibamura, so he has no inferiority complex.As long as there is an accident in Shibamura, it will be fine if Miyako rushes to the oil pot but can't meet her husband-it's just a mood close to this kind of mischief.

Voices of praise were exchanged all around. The fire of "Zuo Da Wen Wen" was still burning in the night sky. The fire in the archway seemed to be a little late, and the visiting crowd did not move. Jin Ji was still watching the flames, and the jib of the Sea Bird was burning. Yacht accidents are almost always accompanied by fire, and there are examples to follow. A kitchen for simple cooking is attached to the yacht, and the fire is made of barreled gas.Barrel gas explosions often occur in ordinary homes, and yacht barrel gas explosions, especially for players who have been driving yachts for dozens of hours, will happen if they are tired and negligent.

However, according to past situations, yacht fatalities were limited to encountering gusts or storms.Accidents due to storms Due to the recent development of weather observation, the radio broadcasts weather changes all the time, so accidents rarely happen.However, gusts can also occur suddenly in a sea as calm as a mirror, and the capsizing of the ship occurs under such circumstances. Now "Zuo Dawen" is scattered with stars in the burning sky, without a cloud.The weather in Kyoto should not be much different from that at latitude 34°13' north and longitude 139°30' east.If there is an accident, it will not be a storm, but an unpredictable gust of wind.A sudden change in wind direction is also possible.Accidents happen when the yacht is following the wind, and the wind suddenly changes direction, and the sails reverse under the ferocious force of the wind.If the wind is too strong, even the mast may snap off.What is even more frightening is being hit on the head by the sail and falling into the water. People who fall into the sea with a concussion are almost hopeless.

Shinkichi has written a script in which the main character is a yacht, and he has heard Shibamura talk about it before, so he still has this level of knowledge. ——The human wall in front was loose. It was obviously the finale of the Five Mountains Sending Fire, and the torii-shaped fire on Mandala Mountain began to ignite.Voices rose from the left, and the crowd gathered here also began to move. Jin Ji wakes up from his fantasy, looks behind him, he wants Miyako to come to the front, because Zuo Dawen won't turn off the flame yet.There was a man behind him. He always thought it was Miyako standing there, but it turned out to be an illusion. Jinji looked around this man, and although in the dark, the nearby faces were still recognizable, they were all unknown faces.

Where has Miyako gone?Jinji thought.Maybe squeezed out where it can be seen better.However, it shouldn't be too far away.Especially the roof after lights out. Jin-ji walks around slowly, checking people's faces.He couldn't go far, because Miyako might be looking for him, and this was where she had been for the first time. I've searched all over the place, but I can't find Miyako. Did you go to the bathroom?I stood there and waited for a while. The flame of "Zuo Dawen" has gradually weakened, and she has not yet returned. The torii-shaped flame over there was burning brightly, and the crowd of spectators gathered there in a dark crowd. Jinji went to search for it. The inconvenience was that he couldn't make a sound to call out, like looking for a lost child. Nor was her face found.In fact, it was dark all around, and everyone was facing the mountain, so it was not easy to recognize from behind.However, it can still be recognized from the posture, there is no Miyako's unique posture in the crowd.

Jinji can't linger for too long, in case Miyako has returned to the original place, she might turn to him instead.On this dark roof, it will become a game of hide-and-seek. He is smoking a cigarette, standing in a fixed position, the fire on the left side of the big text gradually disappears from the side, and the scene of the yacht on fire in the dark sea also disappears from Jinji's eyes. After standing there for about ten minutes, Miyako still hadn't come back. Jinji thought that maybe she was not feeling well, so he went back to his room.If so, she should say a word before leaving.Besides, the key to Room 728 is in Jinji's pocket.

Miyako was not considered strong, and her body was thin. Although she was excited to watch the long-awaited "big characters", she had already visited various temples in the hot weather during the day and stood on the roof for too long, so she might be tired.In fact, when she came back from outside in the evening, she was already tired.Then, she, who didn't have a room key, might have gone down from the roof and sat on the chair next to the elevator on the eleventh floor to wait for him. Thinking of this, Jin Ji hurried across the roof, with the faint light shining on his feet, he hurried downstairs to the eleventh floor.

However, Miyako was not there, and there were only people in front of the elevator who had come down from the roof early to avoid crowding, and Jinji returned to the roof nervously.He felt that maybe before he left, Miyako had returned to the place to look for him.In fact, there is no need to be so flustered, even though they cannot see her, they will not leave the hotel to go outside, and they will meet up in the room in the end.However, he still couldn't wait with peace of mind, thinking that she was desperately looking for him, he couldn't help feeling anxious. Jinji returned to the original place on the roof. There were far fewer people than before. It was obvious at a glance that she was not there. At this time, the flames in the shape of the archway began to weaken. Visitors on the roof were leaving one after another. Jinji was a little angry Wandering there, all I heard was the conversation of strangers.The lights on the roof were turned on, and the neon lights on the high places on the street were also brightened one after another, and it became the style of Kyoto night again, and the celebration of sending fire from the five mountains came to an end.

When the lights came back on, it was easier to find her, but it was also determined that she was not on the roof. People who were going back after the visit gathered at the elevator entrance and waited. Jinji walked down the stairs to the seventh floor.As he got off the ladder, he thought that when he met Miyako, he must complain about it. In fact, she really made him anxious. On the seventh floor, he walked to the service center. Maybe Miyako felt uncomfortable on the roof and wanted to tell him, but because he was in the dark and couldn’t recognize him, he had no choice but to go down to the seventh floor alone. The room key was brought by Jinji, but the service center had a spare key. Miyako told the waiter, and they opened the door for her and let her go back to her room to rest.

However, this imagination was also shattered after the waiter's answer, and the other party replied: Your companion has not returned. Jinji used the key to open the door and enter the room. Knowing that it was impossible, she still checked to see if her luggage was in the closet.The large leather case, black leather with a red line on it, was Miyako's case, which contained two sets of her clothes, among other things.These remain as they are and have not been changed. Jinji sat in a chair by the window, and the door was ajar.Perhaps in a moment you will hear her footsteps coming in.I even heard her say: Ah, I'm sorry, and explained the reason for the separation while laughing.However, after waiting for an hour smoking a cigarette, there was no sound. The waiter looked through the half-open door and walked over with a look of surprise on seeing a lone guest.The foreign couple from the next room came back.
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