Chapter 18 Chapter Four

Shinkichi called the counter. He was registered under another name. Of course, Miyako was also a pseudonym, and his address was Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.He asked the counter, did his wife confess anything when she went out?The answer from the counter was: No, which was a half-expected answer. It was nearly nine o'clock, and it had been nearly four hours since Miyako was found missing on the roof. Shinji sat in a chair, watching the gradually diminishing streetlights, and imagining various situations. Miyako was afraid of staying in a hotel with Shinkichi for another night, so it was one of his imaginations to go back to Tokyo without saying goodbye.This imagination can only be established if there is a chance encounter with an acquaintance in this hotel.Most of the guests from Tokyo came to see the big characters. Miyako fled in a panic and went back to Tokyo immediately.

But this is an unnatural assumption, even if such a thing happens, she will not go back to Tokyo silently.Besides, her clothes were all in the suitcase, and the suitcase was left in the hotel room.All she took away was the purse she was holding in her hand. Miyako came here on the pretext of coming to Kansai to attend the class reunion, so there is nothing wrong with watching the fire ceremony at a restaurant in Kyoto.If she met acquaintances, it was only when she was on the roof.Because Jin Ji had been with her until then and nothing had changed.Although the roof is dark, they recognize each other when they get close.At that time Shinkichi was fascinated by the flames of the "Zuo Daimoni" and imagining Shibamura's yacht sailing from Miyake Island. During this time, he thought that Miyako was behind him, so he didn't look back at her, and he didn't talk to her.

If something happened, it was at this time that Miyako's acquaintance accidentally discovered that she was the person watching the fun and patted her on the shoulder. , Of course you can't speak to Jin Ji in front of your friends. Miyako, an acquaintance, probably also knows me. Jinji continued to imagine that I am a playwright. Although I am still young, I know many people in the theater circle because of my work.Moreover, people from newspapers and magazines related to drama, that is to say, people from the cultural circles also know each other. Because of this, I know a lot of people, but these people have nothing to do with Miyako, and they are not mutual acquaintances.

Jinji thinks that the only people he knows are his friends with Shibamura.Shibamura inherited a small company left by his father and lived a comfortable life.In terms of business, the original senior general manager was appointed, and he only lingered in various bars and yachting.Shinji and Shibamura are college classmates, and Shibamura, who inherited the metal company, studies in the Department of Literature.After graduation, there was no relationship, but after meeting by chance in a bar, Shibamura invited him to talk about drama with colleagues in the company.Recently, some institutions have popularly invited scholars and critics to hold symposiums.Shibamura said, let's also talk at the gathering of the employees' family members. Jinji agreed. The gathering of these wives will be held by Shibamura's wife Miyako as the general director.

Because of this, the person Miyako and Shinkichi know together is either someone from Shibamura's company or their wife.Even so, it was just a meeting in a symposium. To be precise, it was not an acquaintance, but the other party knew Jin Ji. Even so, for Miyako, seeing her with him in a restaurant in Kyoto would certainly be scary.In addition, after Jinji met Miyako, he took her to the theater, so he also knew people in this area.But people in this area are not familiar enough to strike up a conversation with Miyako casually.Therefore, perhaps people from Shibamura Company are more likely.

It is true that you cannot talk to Jinji in front of these people, but after they leave, Miyako should be able to return to Jinji immediately. In case there is no chance to come back, you can still go back to Room 728 and wait. At twelve o'clock, I couldn't help but think that Miyako would not come back to her room.Thought it might be abduction, but that was a stupid imagination, Miyako would not go away with someone without a word.However, in fact, the only thing left is abduction, and all her luggage is left here. Jinji can't tell the people at the hotel about this, they are traveling in secret, no matter what happens, his relationship with Miyako must never be made public.If you tell the people at the hotel, they will definitely report it.Because otherwise, the hotel has no way to find it.

Did Miyako pass out somewhere in the hotel that no one knew about?He felt uncomfortable on the roof and passed out when he wanted to go back to the room, but this possibility is very small, there are many people on the roof and the eleventh floor, it is impossible that no one has noticed that Miyako's situation is different.There were people in the elevator and on the seventh floor, and Miyako would not go to a place in the hotel that no one knew about alone.As a result, various assumptions were found to be in fact impossible. It is twelve o'clock now, so if Miyako was going to take the Shinkansen immediately at that time, she should have returned home by now.Not to mention the imagination, but you can call to confirm the result.However, Jinji cannot make a phone call here. Although Shibamura is on a yacht at sea, there are two daughters in the family.It must be strange to call from Kyoto late at night, and report to Shibamura when he returns home.

Even if you call by another name, it is still a man's voice, and you are afraid that the secret will be leaked, so you can't even make a confirmation call. Besides, if Miyako had returned to her home, she would have called.Of course she knew how worried Jinji was, so she had to call and say something.In fact, this is not limited to Tokyo, as long as it is outside the hotel, it will do this. However, at one o'clock in the morning, the phone still did not ring, and there was no news from the counter.Jin Ji lay on the bed in his clothes, unable to sleep all night, doubts and anxiety made him palpitate.

It was nearly four o'clock when he fell asleep drowsily, probably from drowsiness caused by giving up all hope, but woke up again at half past six. He washed his face, the face in the mirror was full of fatigue and sleepiness, he didn't call the waiter until eight o'clock, and took his luggage and Miyako's suitcase downstairs. You can't leave Miyako's suitcase here.Because he didn't see the female companion who came with him, the waiter showed a strange expression. After paying the bill, I walked out of the hotel, took a taxi to Kyoto Station, and took the nine o'clock express train.His own luggage was placed under his feet, and Miyako's black leather and red lined suitcase was placed on the luggage rack. He did not dare to put both of their luggage on the rack.

It was almost noon, and it was near Shin-Yokohama. Shibamura's yacht should have already entered the port. Maybe the leading yacht had moored in the port long ago. Looking in the direction of the oil pot from the car window, all I could see was the short hill blocking it. That's all. Arriving in Tokyo, Jinji picked up his luggage. He wanted to leave Miyako's suitcase on the luggage rack and get out of the car.Ever since he got in the car, he has been worrying about how to deal with the suitcase.Even if you take it out of the car, you have to find a way to install it.If you let it stay in the train, you will save yourself the trouble of disposing of it.However, he couldn't do it.He felt that people nearby would notice and remind him that he forgot to take his luggage. If he had to leave it to the waiter for safekeeping, he also felt that it would be seen that he left it on purpose.Another point is that when I meet Miyako another day, it is inconvenient to tell her that I forgot my luggage on the train.

Jin Ji carried the suitcase in each hand and walked down the platform, looking vigilantly to see if anyone he knew would bump into him.Because the other hand is carrying a suitcase, it can be seen at a glance that it is a women's suitcase. Of course, she couldn't take her luggage home, nor could she leave it at a friend's house, so she had to temporarily store it in the luggage storage.Then when you meet Miyako, you can return the luggage to her. He took the luggage storage slip and stuffed it into his coat pocket. It was 12:40 noon when I returned to my home in Meguro. The single Jinji had no family problems, only the housekeeper in her fifties was at home. The butler brought him the records. There were five phone calls, none of which included Miyako's name, nor her alias that might be her. They were all names of people from the troupe. "Is there a telegram?" "No." Jinji entered the bedroom, and when he was about to take down his watch, it was three minutes past one, and the Sea Bird of Shibamura, which had entered Hong Kong, appeared in front of his eyes. Miyako is standing by the port to greet Shibamura, right?