Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven

After hearing what Shiokawa Koji said about the woman, the waitress nodded. "You understand so well." "She is my cousin." Hong Zhi said solemnly. "Oh, I see!" Zhi Lizi, who was listening next to her, was about to say something, but she swallowed her words when she saw Hong Zhi's face. "How long has she lived here?" Hongzhi asked. "Three nights and four days. It happens to be this room." "Oh? I don't understand that." "That lady guest is so beautiful! We've seen many guests, but never..." "Did something happen that night?"

"Oh? What are you referring to?" The waitress suddenly raised her eyes. "Oh, you don't have to hide it. I'm a cousin to him. Ask about the situation. I heard that a man came here from Tokyo. Is there such a thing?" "..." The waitress was very calm and did not rush to answer. "Did you listen to what the lady said, sir?" She asked back. "No, no." Hongzhi quickly caught the waitress' unexpected expression. "She wouldn't talk about such things herself. But she can always understand." "Then, that man..."

"That's not clear." Hongzhi prevaricated. "No matter what, it must have caused a lot of trouble for your hotel." "When the other party called, Madam told me never to say that she lived here. However, that person also had a companion, a company employee who boarded in Tangcun, and he said it was a friend relationship. He was very enthusiastic, and a Ask vigorously." "And this thing?" That companion was a clerk at Tokuyama Travel Company, who was introduced by Tokuyama's executive.It is him that Hong Zhi will meet tomorrow. "Then, didn't my cousin see him?"

"Yeah. Totally dodged." "However, there is no evidence that my cousin never saw him?" "Absolutely impossible." The waitress shook her head vigorously. "Madam hides and hides slowly, for fear of being discovered by him, it is impossible to see him!" "But that man thinks my cousin lives in your hotel, right?" "That's right... At first we tried every means to conceal and evade, but in the end his friend still had doubts." "Look! He came here so persistently, how could he leave without meeting?" "That's your guess. The madam has been hiding in her room and never took a step out of the room. And no one came in."

"But you're not just in charge of this room, are you? You also have to work in the banquet hall, right?" "Ah, that's true." "She might go out for a walk, too. It's such a small place, you can't walk very far before you have to turn back, and you might run into it somewhere." "That's impossible!" said the waitress. "The lady was very reluctant to see him. When she first arrived, she also used a fake name. Because the other party asked the truth, she found out that it was Yanchuan." "What name did you use when you first came here?"

"It seems to be Kawada." "So that's how it is... So, that man is really annoying." "Yeah... But, how should I put it, the other party is so persistent, even I was moved to the point of tears." "Women are sympathetic. However, you maneuver very skillfully." Hongzhi especially emphasized this point. "Thank you. We were originally on the side of the guests. The lady was also very vigilant and even stayed here for an extra night." The waitress looked into Hongzhi's eyes and said unequivocally. After listening to this conversation, the eyes of Zhi Lizi next to him lit up.

"So many things have happened!" After the waitress stepped back, Zhi Lizi came to Hong Zhi's side. "I finally know why you chose Tangcun." "yes?" "You're always a person who can't guess what you're thinking." Zhi Lizi said after looking at Hong Zhi's side face. "It's quite possible for that university teacher to come here after him." "That's also because you wrote him and told him." "But, how did he know that he was in this soup village? I only wrote that I was going to Nagano..." "This is the clue, Asano-sensei found here based on speculation."

"How do you feel? My wife is being pursued hard by other men." "It doesn't matter." "You don't have to force it." "I don't force it." "What are we going to do? You're running around just asking, what's the deal?" "It's because I want to stop, that's why I'm here to inquire about these silly things...Eriko, do me a favor." "I've been helping you." "Anyway, she is my wife, and she cannot be divorced without a valid reason." "I know you have plans. However, sometimes I can't figure it out. I heard you asked the waiter just now, and it feels like you are very jealous."

"Then you are wrong." Hong Zhi said. "I don't have any feelings for my wife. But if you want to break up cleanly without complicating matters, you have to find a way to put her in an embarrassing situation." "This handle is the gossip about the university teacher!" "more or less!" "It's a pity that it's too unfortunate. Although the teacher chased here, there was no result." "To create results." "Huh?" Zhi Lizi's eyes widened in surprise. "manufacture?" "Yes. This is not a matter of making smoke without fire. By the way, when it comes to fire, it is not surprising to make this matter as playing with fire."

"You seem to have thought of something crooked again." "You stay in Tangcun until tomorrow evening." "And you?" "I'm going to Izu tomorrow afternoon." "you alone?" "yes." "Why don't you take me? Since you brought me here, you can't just throw me here like a wooden man. I don't care. Even if you reject me, I will follow you." "That can't be done." Hong Zhi said calmly. "It's what my job requires." "I see... Is there another woman waiting for you at Atami?"

"I'm not interested in that kind of thing. Oh, I'm tired of women." "It's really easy to say!" "Really, going to Izu is for business. How can you bring a woman with you for business? It's too shameful." "I know that. But if you don't say it earlier, I will be beating my heart." "I'll tell you everything, but it's not what you think, and I have to ask you to do something important. Tomorrow all day, you have to do your thing." "What exactly do you want me to do?" "I'll tell you now." Hong Zhi took Zhi Lizi into his arms. "Don't come here." "..." Still content to open her eyes, she wiped his lips with a soft handkerchief. "Tomorrow," Hongzhi began. "Eastern Travel Company has a clerk stationed in Kofu City. You can play with him all day." "Oh, I see, that person is the vanguard for Asano-sensei, looking for your wife everywhere." "You're still smart, that's right. Let me introduce you, and then you will drink tea together. If he invites you to dinner, you go." "But, can I see you tomorrow evening?" "You can socialize until the evening." "Where do I meet you?" "Yeah, I'm working in Izu, and you arrive at Atami at night. You have to greet him well before that." "But it's not just for fun, is it?" "Of course, there is a purpose." Koji Shiokawa was going to the office of the Oriental Travel Company in Kofu. He estimated that the other party had already gone to work, so he left the hotel in Tangcun at half past ten. "You wait here." Entering the downtown area of ​​Kofu, Hongzhi told Zhi Lizi to get out of the car. "The matter will be finished soon, right?" Zhi Lizi stood by the roadside with an uneasy expression. "At most thirty minutes, and the slowest is less than fifty minutes." The two had already made an appointment to meet at the restaurant. "Try to hurry up!" Zhi Lizi waved her hand outside the car. Hongzhi climbed to the fourth floor of the office building, the narrow entrance, and large gold letters incongruously written on the door glass-Oriental Travel Company Kofu Office. "I have received a call from the head office Tokuyama executive." Shimomura greeted Koji Shiokawa.Because it was the first time they met, he looked at Hongzhi with sizing eyes. The surname Yanchuan had already made a deep impression on him.Hongzhi treated each other with a smile as if nothing had happened.Shimomura enthusiastically introduced the current negotiation, progress and future prospects, and also took out the design drawings to explain.It seems that he is a good young man who puts his heart and soul into his work. After the explanation was over, Hongzhi deliberately looked at his watch. "Oh, just in time for lunch." "Oh, I'm sorry. Mr. Executive, let me accompany you out for dinner!" Shimomura did not call Shiokawa by his last name directly, but referred to his position according to his business card. "Oh, originally, I have made an appointment with someone else to eat at the restaurant in front. By the way, if it's convenient, you can go too!" "No, that's too much trouble for you." "Where, it doesn't matter. The other party doesn't mind. It's actually my friend from Tokyo." "..." "A very interesting girl." "Huh?" Shimomura suddenly widened his eyes. "She just came from Tokyo this morning. She planned to return that day, but she said she hadn't visited the city of Kofu, so she came by herself. I think she must be able to talk to you." "But, I..." "Oh, you don't have to be polite. You will know when you meet her. She is the lively and cheerful type. Well, we will talk about it later. I also want to inquire about something about work. Let's talk while eating !" Shimomura couldn't refuse Hongzhi because of the difference in age and status.Moreover, Tokuyama's executive at the head office has particularly emphasized that to treat Shiokawa well, young people cannot defy the client's will. Also in the downtown area, but here is a restaurant with a unique style.Hongzhi opened the door to lead the young man in, and Riko Eda, who was sitting by the wall, slightly raised her hand as a gesture.The cuffs of the lemon-yellow dress protrude from the cuffs of snow-white arms, adding bright colors to the surroundings. Seeing Shimomura behind Koji, Zhi Lizi moved away from the chair and stood up with a light and easy movement.Hongzhi introduced the two of them with a smile. "She is from Tokyo, and her name is Liko." Directly introducing the other party's name played a role in relieving the tension of the young people. "I heard just now that this is the first time I've come to Kofu, isn't it?" Shimomura asked sitting directly opposite.Hiroshi sat in the middle. "Yes. I haven't been here before, so I asked the executive to lead me here." Zhi Lizi suddenly lowered her eyes and raised them, staring closely at Shimomura.The brim of the white hat is slightly lowered, making it even more glamorous.Hong Zhi secretly laughed in his heart, he really has a trick! "However, I am so sorry that I must return to Tokyo tonight. I wish I could stay here overnight." "It's a pity that time is too tight. There is still time to take a quick look at the flowers. If you have time in the future, you can go to the place designated by our company to buy." Talking about work, Shimomura became interested. Koji Shiokawa saw that Zhi Lizi had aroused Shimomura's interest, and said that he would accompany him to visit the tourism development site, so he couldn't help but secretly laughed in his heart. "Eriko," he said to the fork-wielding Eriko next to him. "You are so lucky! You have met such an enthusiastic person. Just let him be your tour guide!" The wording is very kind, but it is not the tone of your own woman, but like the tone of the girl next door. "Oh, Mr. Executive, let's go too!" Shimomura hurriedly added. "No, what about me," Hong Zhi smiled calmly. "There are still important things. It's a bit regrettable, but let's take a closer look next time when you have time!" "But, then..." Shimomura kept in mind Tokuyama's instruction to "receive him well", so he was a little panicked. "It's okay!" Sensing Shimomura's worry, Hongzhi gently pressed his mouth with a napkin.At this time, the food was used up, and the fruit plate was served. "I'm going to take the next bus back to Tokyo. There is an urgent notice from the unit, and the plan has changed." "You are so busy!" Shimomura simply sighed and thought, he said that he came to Kofu specially to inspect the scene, but he had to go back home without even going to the scene. "However," Hongzhi smiled at Zhi Lizi. "Eriko can take a closer look instead of me." "I'm not very good at it yet." Zhilizi's unique weapon - amorous starry eyes secretly floated a bit of charm. Hearing that Hongzhi said that he couldn't go together, Shimomura showed joy on his face. Hongzhi pretended not to know. "Okay, I'll take my leave." After speaking, he looked at his watch and stood up. "please!" "Thank you!" Shimomura stood up straight, and then gave a deep respectful salute. "Eriko," Hongzhi turned his head away gracefully. "After the visit, take the bus back to Tokyo as soon as possible." "yes." "Oh, her brother is a good friend of mine and entrusted me to take care of her." Hongzhi cast his kind eyes on Xiacun.This is a tactful reminder to Xiacun not to force Lizhi to stay overnight. Shimomura said he would send it to the station, but Hongzhi declined, and then left in a taxi in front of the restaurant, waving to the two from the window. "It's really handsome!" Shimomura said to Zhi Lizi when he returned to the dining table. "Yes. Very trustworthy." "It's a pity. If you can stay another day, you can have a good time. Today is sunny and hot. However, standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the Fuji Five Lakes. It is a wonderful view!" "I'll definitely come back next time. I'm short on time today, so let's go to the mountain pass to have a look!" "Understood." Shimomura was still very happy.It is a great honor to be able to travel with such a beautiful woman.First of all, this is different from accompanying the bank. There is no need to report the negotiation process of the land purchase, and it also saves the trouble of explaining the pre-purchased land design drawings. You only need to walk with the girl leisurely.Shimomura called the mini-taxi he rented. "The car is too small, but the car is too big to enter the mountain, and the road is too narrow. Please make do with it." Although I said it with apologies, it actually feels better to sit together in a small car. "It's okay." Zhi Lizi smiled. The taxi left the urban area of ​​Kofu, passing through Kusakabe and headed towards Yanshan.Climb up the hill from the basin, leave the ordinary national road and enter the narrow path.The road stretches forward with twists and turns, and the surrounding scenery suddenly sinks at every turn, and the eyes suddenly open up. Shimomura, who was sitting next to Zhi Lizi, chattered endlessly, his hands were still busy pointing left and right, and his expression looked extraordinarily happy.Along the way, the farmhouses gradually disappeared, and soon they came to a mountain pass.The mountain road was still extending, climbing up the other side of the hill, Shimomura asked the driver to stop, this was out of consideration for Zhilizi to go back to Tokyo. "Wow! It's great! I never expected that you would show me such a beautiful scenery." She said with a smile, and stood beside Shimomura. Shimomura puffed out his chest, pointed his fingers in the air frequently, and started his self-satisfied explanation again. Zhi Lizi's eyes and body turned in the direction he pointed.In Shimomura's nostrils, from time to time, the smell of the high-end perfume on Zhilizi's body rushed in. Shimomura thinks that Riko is so beautiful that he dare not look at it.The face shape and facial features are so bright, and she is undoubtedly a lady of every family, so she naturally possesses all kinds of styles.Shimomura hopes that this girl will often come here to play in the future, so that he can quickly shorten the distance with her.While explaining, he was intoxicated in his imagination.Unknowingly, the taxi fell far away, and Shimomura became a little distracted.There is a blue lake looming in the forest under the slope in front of you. "Is that also one of the Fuji Five Lakes?" "How is that possible?" Shimomura smiled at the ignorant Zhi Lizi. "It's got to be a lake, all right. But it's a pond, exactly." "If it's a lake, it must be a lovely lake." What a romantic thing it is to talk about the lake with this girl in the mountains and forests! "Oh!" Zhi Lizi called softly. "Someone is walking in the lake!" "Where is where?" Shimomura took the opportunity to dispel his worries and approached Riko. "Oh, really! It doesn't look like I'm swimming!" "He's still in his shirt! He's wearing a sombrero. What's he doing?" "Yeah, maybe it's testing the lake water!" Such a rare poetic and picturesque feeling was disturbed by that idler, and Shimomura felt a little disappointed. "Over there is the Great Bodhisattva Ridge." Shimomura turned his back to the small lake.Green mountains towered in the dazzling sky in front of my eyes, and the outlines of the peaks extended to both sides in monotonous undulating lines. "That mountain ridge is a watershed, so the rainwater that falls on the Great Bodhisattva Ridge flows eastward into the Tama River and westward into the Flute River. Oh, this sentence is the famous beginning of the work "Great Bodhisattva Ridge." "Ah, Shimomura is so knowledgeable and talented!" The two walked while talking. "Oh! That man is still in the lake, what is he fetching!" Zhi Lizi looked at the other side and said, "He is fetching water, he must be studying limnology." Shimomura is still not interested, what he cares about is Shiokawa Executive and Zhi Lizi What is the relationship.He said he was a friend of Eriko's brother, is that true?At this time, he began to think about the previous question about Yanchuan's executive surname. "Have you known Executive Yanchuan for a long time?" "Yes...my brother and he are good friends, so we have known each other since we were young." "I see." Shimomura felt a little relieved by this. "Of course the executive is married, right?" Zhi Lizi frowned slightly, and immediately returned to a cheerful look. "Yes, of course. His wife is very beautiful." Zhilizi strengthened her tone, because the other party first raised the topic she wanted to draw. "Really?" Shimomura looked down at his feet. "Hey, what's wrong with you?" Zhi Lizi looked at him from the side. "It's okay! I just think the surname Yanchuan is rare." This is also a topic that Tokuyama's executive asked the question to the bottom not long ago.At that time, I talked about my predecessor as an associate professor at the university, and the executive showed special interest.However, this time when I saw Executive Yanchuan himself, I suddenly had the same interest.Manager Tokuyama didn't say much later, and because of this, Shimomura wanted to find out more about the mystery from Zhi Lizi. "Since Madam is so beautiful, Mister must be very worried?" He tried around the corner. "Well, how should I put it? I don't really understand men's minds...Why does Mr. Shimomura ask this?" She deliberately flashed those bright eyes, which is one of her best coquettish acting skills. "Yes, I have encountered a very wonderful thing." "A wonderful thing?" "I have a senior who is a scholar. He is particularly fond of a woman named Shiokawa, and even tracked her down to Kofu. I also helped him." "Oh?" Zhi Lizi was startled, but her expression was innocent and beautiful. "Then what happened next?" "Why do you ask that?" "I'm only telling you about this." Zhi Lizi deliberately kept secret. "She must be Mrs. Yanchuan's wife, I have a basis." "Ah? You have a basis!" "Yes. I vaguely heard that Mrs. Shiokawa is dating someone, but I don't know it's the scholar. Mr. Shimomura, since you have helped him, please tell me the details. Oh, even if I know, I don't know. I will never tell Mr. Shiokawa. I know what to say and what not to say." Zhilizi's mysterious appearance easily deceived Shimomura.Intimate conversation means intimacy. Shiokawa Koji came to Changgang that evening.He didn't come here often in the past, but once he started, he ran here one after another.In order to achieve his goal, he had to come a few more times in the future, he was thinking in the car. The car drove in the long and narrow hot spring street, turned the corner, and came to the "Hirano House" in the blink of an eye.Two or three guests went out for a walk in front of the hotel, and many waiters and foremen watched them off respectfully.The hot spring area is also very idle in the summer off-season. Nobuko's father wants to start a big business, and his mood is not difficult to understand.His idea is that the hotel industry has little profit and no future.However, if you live in a small place like Changgang, it is impossible to find a rapidly developing industry.He is very vigilant about this matter. Although someone in Tokyo has asked him to cooperate with a good project, he will never promise lightly. However, Hongzhi, who knows his father-in-law's character well, believes that this is a favorable opportunity to transfer his property.The unique psychology of local people determines that they blindly worship famous entrepreneurs.In particular, as long as the name of Dokeijiro is said, the problem will be solved.This has been ascertained through previous informal negotiations.Moreover, this time, it was Tu's confidant, Executive Director Miyagawa, who made an impressive appearance, and things made substantial progress. I called my father-in-law from the bank yesterday and made an appointment to meet.The mother-in-law came out to welcome her, and she looked a bit disappointed because she still had no letter to go with her. "Is father there?" Hong Zhi was full of ambition. "I'm waiting for you!" Of course the mother-in-law knew the purpose of Hongzhi's trip, she watched her son-in-law into her husband's room with a worried expression on her face.She understood Hongzhi's character. The son-in-law is both talented and practical, but there is always a factor in his character that cannot be reassured.In the mother's ideal, a man should be down-to-earth and diligent.The daughter Nobuko disagrees with Hongzhi, and the mother also feels the same way. This is not just because the mother prefers her daughter.Although the mother could not directly express her opinion to Hongzhi, she also exerted considerable influence on her husband. However, the husband has long been dissatisfied with the situation of the male owner of the hot spring hotel industry, and now his new entrepreneurial desire is ready to go.In any case, it is Do Keijiro who is an incomparably huge signboard.He has already reached out to Hakone and Izu, and the world has come to a conclusion about the extent of his sudden wealth. These are all tangible facts. In addition, there are also the huge assets accumulated by the so-called local monopoly group companies in the process of growth and expansion.It is because of the first-class careful planning and bold actions that we have obtained and accumulated such a solid foundation. The idea of ​​the father-in-law is that if the soil comes forward, he can use all the huge real estate in his hands as a guarantee.Others can take loans from local banks to bear the amount of financing proposed by Hongzhi. However, the mother-in-law's objection finally came into effect, and the planned investment amount was kept at 60 million yen.The mother-in-law did not dare to enter the living room, and the husband and son-in-law negotiated business and hated his wife's participation, so there was no such habit.The husband and son-in-law have been locked in the room for more than an hour, and the mother's heart is agitated, and even the business of the hotel is temporarily put aside, and she is fidgeting in her room. Hearing the footsteps of the son-in-law walking out of the room, the mother-in-law rushed out of the door.She had been wanting to find out the situation, but couldn't hold back her impulse. When Hongzhi came to the corridor, he saw his mother standing in front of him, and stood there in confusion. "Hey, Hongzhi, how is Nobuko?" She was still afraid that her husband would hear, so she asked in a low voice. "Ah, she's fine." Hongzhi nodded with a smile on his face. "Of course we welcome you to come home, but you have to bring Xinzi with you!" This was the mother's wish.How relieved the old man would be if the young couple went back to their natal home together! "Next time." The son-in-law agreed happily. "...how did your talk go?" "Yes, the general opinions have also been communicated." Although my mother was mentally prepared, she still felt a pain in her throat when she heard this. "Then," she asked with a pale face. "How much is your father willing to contribute?" Hongzhi glanced at his mother-in-law. "60 million yen...I suggested him to invest 100 million last time, because this project is very profitable. But it seems that he is still a little worried, so he only paid 60 million." Hong Zhi lied.