Chapter 4 fireworks dirge

1 The room where I only stayed overnight, but when I came back from the outside, it looked like the living room in my own mound.The pattern of the bed cover, the position of the table, small round table and two chairs used as a mirror, the woodblock paintings of Kyoto scenery hanging on the wall, and the white and stone walls of famous temples seen through the white gauze curtains.The decrease in the number of sightseeing buses parked along Pine Tree Road is due to the evening.The visiting time is until six o'clock, but it is still bright as day at six o'clock in mid-August. Miyako leaned back in her chair and looked at the roof of the temple.After walking outside in the hot weather, the air-conditioning of the hotel makes people breathe again, like a green breeze bathed in the shade of trees, and the pleasant laziness spreads in the body.

Shinkichi Sone hung up the coat he had taken off in the closet and came over to sit on the chair.He held out the cigarette, but Miyako just smiled and shook her head, looking lazy. Jin Ji exhaled white smoke and leaned back against the chair.Miyako's crossed feet were on the other side of the round table.The calves in stockings were tightly overlapped without a single gap, as if the two legs had become one.The fullness of a twenty-six-year-old woman with a small body is exaggerated here.He usually looks slender, but now that he is sitting like this, his legs are full of volume.Above this sense of volume, the skirt of the light green dress was turned up, revealing a corner of the white lace underwear.

Miyako didn't notice, and put her hands on the armrests of the chair idly.Emotion is where I don't discover this.Jinji looked away from the window.The sunlight on the roof of the monastery has weakened, and deep shadows have begun to diffuse under the long eaves.Jinji thought, maybe Miyako didn't notice that the petticoat was exposed, but she was too lazy to pull it up.Women are very sensitive to men's eyes.Three months ago, Miyako was doing the same in front of him.So, at this moment, although Miyako was a little concerned, she still let the petticoat show out on the grounds of being tired, maybe it was because she no longer looked like an outsider to him.Now that she is no longer an outsider, women are less ashamed in front of men.

Moreover, maybe because she still has the consciousness that she will live with him in this hotel for one night tonight, she will let her knees be exposed.Although she is a married woman, she has no intentions towards men.Miyako has not yet reached this level of love, because Jinji knows that she is opening herself up for intoxication.Jin Ji really wanted to ask, how did she live with Shibamura during the four years of their marriage?If she is aware that the petticoat above her thighs is exposed and ignores it, then it may be considered that she is expecting the reflection of the man's affection.At least, she has reached this level.Jinji looked at the sky above the temple and thought.

However, Jin Ji immediately changed his mind.She was in a semi-trance, not walking around in the heat, visiting the ties of various temples in Kyoto.And she let the petticoat show through, half unconsciously.Her blank eyes must reflect the sea illuminated by the setting sun shining through the gaps in the clouds.One side of the horizontal line merges with the vast, dark sky, and the other side overlaps with red-edged purple clouds.On the sea, which is gradually being covered by twilight, dots of white sails are slanting and sailing. The white petticoat exposed under Miyako's green dress reminded Jinji of the triangle sails on the ocean, and thus her consciousness.Yes, Miyako's weary face had an irrelevant gloomy expression.She even forgot to smooth the corners of the skirt, because she is gazing at the sails of the sea that are getting dusk in line with the current time, right?

Jinji also thought, where has Zhicun's yacht arrived?He unfolded the chart in his mind.By this afternoon, I should have circled Miyakejima once and started my way home.At this moment, it was either in the north of Miyake Island or in the sea east of Niijima.Shibamura's yacht must be a little behind, in the relatively southern sea.His skills are not good. Although he has three years of experience in sailing a yacht, it is only the second time he has participated in an overseas competition.The same goes for Ueda Goro, who was on the same boat as Shibamura. To the south of Niijima is the sea to the east of Kozushima.From the oil pot on the Miura Peninsula to Miyake Island, there are four small islands in between, from north to south: Oshima, Toshima, Niishima, and Kozushima.These four small islands plus the three islands of Miyake, Mikura, and Hachijo form the Seven Islands of Izu.Kazushima is located at latitude 34°13' north and longitude 139°10' east.If Shibamura's yacht is sailing east of Kozu Island, since they are going around Miyake Island and sailing the north straight line, the north latitude is the same, and the east longitude is about 139°30.According to this calculation, Shibamura's yacht will return to the starting point of oil pot at about eleven o'clock or noon tomorrow morning.This is an estimated time based on the current schedule.

From Oilpot to Miyake Island, the journey takes about 40 hours in summer, and the return journey is much faster.But it takes more than sixty-five hours to go back and forth.Shibamura set off from the oil pot along with other yachts at 7:00 pm the day before yesterday (14th).Miyako said that she also went to send off.Shibamura is a member of the Olive Club, and he owns a twenty-foot yacht named Sea Bird.The competition was sponsored by the Rugby Club. The schedule was from Oilpot to Miyake Island, round trip for a week. A total of seven yachts of the same size participated in the competition.

Shinkichi and Shibamura's wife, Miyako, entered the hotel around 6 pm yesterday, when Shibamura was supposed to be sailing on the sea from Niijima towards Miyakejima.Now in about the same place, and sailing in the direction of the oil can.The current season winds are strong and southerly winds will make the return journey much faster than the return journey.Even so, the leading ship will not be able to enter the harbor of the oil pot where it departed until tomorrow (17th) morning. The sea chart unfolded in Jin Ji's mind, there are several yachts with white sails full of wind on the sea.Because Shibamura's ship could not be ahead, it was about halfway or slightly behind.Miyako looked out of the eyes, it seems that she is also in this white sail.

Jin Ji wanted to speak out, and said in a nonchalant tone: Where is Shibamura-kun's yacht now?This may be too cruel a question for her, but she will never leave Jinji because she feels ashamed of Shibamura.Even though the question made her weep, the consciousness of sin drove her into his arms.As ever, will be more enthusiastically cast on him. However, Jinji believes that now is not the time to say such things.To induce her sorrow and passion, it should be after dark.It is necessary to pick a time when the sun outside has completely disappeared and the interior is illuminated with dim soft lights.

You seem tired.Jin Ji said. Well, a little bit. Miyako looked like she just woke up from sleep.The instantaneously changing eyes made Jinji think that his imagination was correct.In this case, it is even more necessary to say some daily words. The summer in Kyoto is really hot, which is not suitable for visiting temples. Miyako spoke because he was called back from the twilight of the Izu Sea. Kyoto is a basin, and as everyone agrees, summer is equal to a steam bath, and the temperature does not drop at night. Jinji asked her if she wanted a cold drink, and Miyako looked at her watch and said it was time to go to the restaurant.What she meant was obviously that instead of being in the room, it would be better to go to a restaurant with bright lights and many customers to be lively, and Jinji agreed.

He got out of the chair, took out the coat hanging in the closet and put it on, and while he was adjusting his tie, his eyes met the paintings on the wall.It is a mountain scene with the five-storied pagoda in the background, and the character "Da" is drawn in yellow on top of the green.This picture has been familiar since yesterday, and it is also one of the reasons for the illusion of returning to one's own home when coming in from the outside. Start at eight, right?Miyako said.She is also looking at this picture. Tonight, on August 16th, there will be a big character event. Starting from Dongshan Ruyi Mountain, five mountains will hold a fire-sending event. After eating slowly, the time is about right. Jinji nodded.From this sentence, he thinks that Miyako's heart has left the ocean. Miyako has long been looking forward to seeing the big text fire sending event in Kyoto. She has been looking forward to it for a long time, and it was she who asked Jinji to decide the travel location in Kyoto this time.This is the first time the two of them have traveled outside of Tokyo.For this reason, Jin Ji reserved this hotel room ten days ago.There must be a lot of tourists coming from Tokyo that night. Don't know where is the best place to see it?Miyako asked. Shinkichi watched it three years ago in the hotel garden in Idegawa. The Sanjo area along the Kamogawa River is probably the best, but it's crowded. I like the atmosphere of celebration when there are many people. Miyako's mood improved.Maybe it's not necessarily that I can barely get my heart back from the sea of ​​Izu. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and two waitresses appeared. Can I come in and make the bed? Jinji said please, and the waitress came in quickly. Do you two want to visit the big text?The round-faced waitress asked Miyako who was going out following Shinkichi. Yes, after dinner.Miyako answered with a smile. It can be seen clearly from the roof of the hotel because the roof is quite high.The waitress spoke in standard Kyoto dialect. Oh really?It was Jinji who answered. Why didn't I think of it?Then you don't have to go outside and crowd with people. 2 The restaurant on the third floor is always full of customers. It seems that not only the guests from Tokyo, but also a lot of people from Kyoto and Osaka, all want to see the big characters on the roof of the hotel. It looks like the roof will be crowded.Jin Ji looked around and said. Go early in the morning. In the end it was the long-held hope, Miyako looked excited. When it came to viewing large characters, Shinkichi once asked Miyako, why didn't you go to see it with Shibamura?She replied that she asked Shibamura once, but Shibamura seemed to lack interest and never mentioned it again.This was three years ago.Or it can be said that there is no earnest begging for Shibamura's love. The crowd in front of the elevator was like a department store, and there were quite a few people holding red cards.Jin Ji thought, what is that? Those who want to visit the roof must take a sign.The man in charge of the elevator answered Jinji's inquiry. So, we also have to buy brand? Staying guests do not have to buy. The administrator asked for their room numbers, Jinji showed him the key from his pocket, and the administrator handed Jinji and Miyako badges to prove that they were hotel guests. Take the elevator to the eleventh floor, and then climb the ladder to the roof.Once on the roof, the stars seemed close at hand.Many people have come to watch the excitement, and there are also foreigners with children.Miyako and Shinkichi stood at the edge of the building together.The roof is surrounded by a one-meter-high wall covering the entire area of ​​the hotel.But there is a cabin in the center, and the chimney of the air-conditioning door, the power room and so on occupy part of the area.The square on the roof is divided into two by these.Even so, the lights of the streets of Kyoto can be seen from any direction.Under the dense ancient brick and tile roofs, people holding fans walked slowly on the road. Is there more than ten points left?Miyako looked at her watch and said. At eight o'clock, all the lights in the high places were extinguished.Jin Ji looked at the neon lights on the roofs of restaurants and department stores at about the same height from the roof and said. All off? All the high places are extinguished, so that those who watch the large characters below can see clearly. So, the lights on this roof are going to go out too? Of course, it's the same here. So it's pitch black? It takes about an hour. Miyako said that she was lucky to be with Jinji.She seemed very happy, looking at the black Dongshan Mountain under the starry sky, and asked where the Jinji characters would start to light up? Bright! A young woman's voice shouted from one corner of the roof, and people began to clamor.Both of them are surrounded by Kansai accents.When Jinji instructed Miyako to see a little red flame lit up in the black part of Higashiyama, the fire had lit up, up, down, left, and right bit by bit.In the next moment, the surroundings became dark, and the outline of the character "Da" ignited by fire was vividly highlighted.People are jumping and chirping, so excited.When the lights on the roof went out, Miyako also let out a soft cry.All the street lamps and neon lights on the high places were all extinguished at this time.Kyoto suddenly became lower, and only a small light was on at the bottom of the plane. On the black mountain, the big characters quickly took shape.The smoke curled up, and the white smoke reflected the color of the fire, as if hearing the sound of the torch burning. wow, so beautiful!Miyako said from the side. There are crowds of spectators gathered around and behind the two of them, their faces cannot be seen clearly, everyone is just a black figure, only the voice of talking and the sound of footsteps are moving. When the large characters ignited by the flames were fully formed and continued to burn while maintaining their complete shape, the surrounding crowd began to move, and a place was vacated nearby. How did it happen?Miyako looked around strangely and asked. Beishan's left big characters are about to start to light up. North Hill? On the side of the Kinkakuji Temple we went to during the day, it was in the opposite direction from here, so everyone moved there.The torii-shaped fire, boat-shaped fire, Miaofa characters, etc. are also more visible there. I want to see it.Miyako said.She was a little excited. The two walked in opposite directions, as if walking in the black mess.Since there is a chimney and power room in the center, it is narrow like a path when passing there, and you can barely make out the lighting under your feet. The new direction of the roof plaza is convenient for viewing the mountains to the west and north.However, many people had already gathered there.Behind the people who waited here earlier, these people sacrificed to watch the large characters in Dongshan, and waited for the ignition of Xishan and Beishan here. People who came after watching the ignition of the large characters were added. The surroundings were dark and they could not see each other's faces clearly.Only those who are close can be recognized by the street lamps coming from far below and the few lights on the roof. Shinji and Miyako joined behind the black human wall, and she was next to him.But blocked by the human wall, the flame of Zuo Dawen that Beishan had already begun to ignite could not be seen.This is different from looking up at a high mountain from a low place. Looking from a 30-meter-high hotel roof, the line of sight is at the same level as the mountain. Unless you squeeze in front of the crowd, you can't see the whole picture clearly. I walk in front, you follow me.Jinji said to Miyako. good. Miyako nodded in the darkness.Jinji squeezed into the crowd almost domineeringly.Someone complained, someone scolded in a low voice, Jinji kept saying sorry, sorry, and moved forward slowly.He planned to exchange with Miyako behind him when he squeezed into a position where he could see the whole picture of the fire.Part of the flames can already be seen from people's shoulders, but not enough, and the left half of the text cannot be seen.The big characters on the left are in the shape of the opposite side, and the left side is very long. If you can't see this feature, it is meaningless. However, it was no longer possible to move forward, so Jinji had to stop and wait.Matsuzaki's Miaofa horizontal typesetting, and Nishiga Shigeru Akemizan's boat-shaped flame have begun to fade.Then it will be the turn of the left big character, which is currently burning brightest and most vigorously.In another ten minutes, the torii-shaped fire on the left will burn up.Before that, the crowd of spectators began to move, and the front was vacant.Then, let Miyako from behind come to the front.Now even if I want to exchange with her, the left and right sides are clamped tightly, and I can't move. Without being able to move his body, Jinji stared at the large left writing on the left side.Little by little flames are connected to form words.While Jinji was staring at these flames, the black mountains with a slight slope turned into a night sea, and little red flames turned into triangular white sails.Of course he didn't see the dark sea or the sails, but among the seven yachts in the race turning back from Miyakejima, only Shibamura's Sea Bird with its white sails appeared in his eyes. If all goes well, Shibamura's Yacht Seabird is scheduled to arrive at the Oiler before noon tomorrow.Miyako will take the super express from Kyoto at 6:20 tomorrow morning and arrive at Tokyo Station at 9:00.Then transfer to the Yokosuka Line, and you can arrive at the oil pot at eleven o'clock.Meet Shibamura there.Under this plan, Miyako and Jinji came to Kyoto.Between her husband's seventy-hour voyage, she would attend her high school reunion and travel to Nara, which was her excuse.Shibamura does not pursue his wife's actions because he trusts her.He would never ask the names of the classmates who attended the reunion, and ask them for confirmation. If the sea bird burns Jin Ji's cranky thinking.Shibamura would jump into the sea.Shibamura's swimming skills are top-notch, but how useful are his swimming skills in the open sea at night?It has always been the case that yachts are killed, and even the most skilled swimmers are drowned.Maybe we have to wait until dawn before we can search and rescue them?Can Shibamura's physical strength last that long?After the energy is used to drive the yacht at full speed.There is a high rate of drowning in the ocean at night. 3 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 her in.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, 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 in Zuo Dawen is still burning in the night sky. The fire in the torii seems to be a little later. The crowd of visitors has not moved. Jinji is still watching the flames, and the jib of the Sea Bird is 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 the left big character is scattered with stars in the burning sky, not 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 returned yet. The archway-shaped flame over there was burning brightly, and the crowd of spectators gathered there in a dark mass. Jinji went to look for it. The inconvenience was that he couldn't make a sound to call, like looking for a lost child. Her face was not found inside either.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 Jin Ji's pocket. Miyako was not considered strong, and her body was thin. Although she was excited to see the long-awaited large 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, and the visitors on the roof were leaving one after another. Wandering there angrily, hearing only strangers' conversations.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 when she was on the roof and wanted to tell him, but because she was in the dark, she couldn’t recognize him, so she 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. 4 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 large characters on the left, 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 the person watching the fun was her 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, and 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 a low mountain 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 jacket pocket. When I returned to my home in Meguro, it was 12:40 noon. 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 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. The sea bird of Shibamura, which had already entered Hong Kong, appeared in front of his eyes. Miyako is standing by the port to welcome Shibamura, right? 5 Miyako's actions became an unsolvable mystery. She didn't expect her news to be interrupted like this, but all the calls were from other people. Jinji is tired, Zhicun's yacht has returned to the oil pot, and people have already landed.If Miyako had picked him up, they might be having dinner together right now.The last expectation is that Miyako secretly called when Shibamura was away.Jinji waited for something hopeless until five o'clock in the evening. It was too painful to stay at home anymore, the housekeeper went back before six o'clock because Jinji said he would not eat dinner. Jinji opened the evening paper, but he was not in the mood to read the small print, and felt uneasy. The print of the newspaper became a burden to the eyes, and he looked melancholy.Only the large letters of the advertisement come into view.That's the good movie whose title disappeared, which is in its fourth week. It's a foreign film about a bride who disappears on the first day of her honeymoon after a wedding in a church. 一個人關在家裡太痛苦，晉吉覺得這部電影的內容與他的情形近似，如果去看看，也許能得到解開美彌子失踪謎題的靈感，因而急急出門。 一路上沒有遇見認識的人就進入了有樂町黑漆漆的電影院內，座無虛席。電影剛開演，所以能從開頭看起，演了將近兩小時才結束，可惜沒有得到任何有用的靈感。消失是一部好電影，但在現實面前終究是人工的。晉吉失望了，不過，總算獲得了兩個鐘頭的娛樂，所以懷著若干滿足走出電影院。 不在家當中也許美彌子來過電話的掛慮，在觀賞電影之間始終沒有中斷。另一方面卻又感到有股空虛的否定。走出電影院後，否定的情緒轉為強烈，覺得回去也沒有用，而且害怕回去，因此進入附近一家屋頂啤酒屋喝了三杯生啤酒。這裡也因享受晚上涼風的受薪職員而告客滿。漸漸的，覺得東京的燈光酷似京都的燈光而痛苦起來，匆匆下樓坐計程車回家。這時大約十一點，回家路上也沒有遇見任何熟人。 回到家裡，昨夜的睡眠不足，加上啤酒之醉，倒頭酣睡，再也顧不得美彌子的電話了。雖然如此，還是不住地夢見美彌子，夢見她單獨在京都的後街走著。 晉吉睡到早上十點多，結果並沒有電話，再擔心也沒有用，晉吉已經變成半自暴自棄。 不過，他有一絲不安，擔心芝村也許會打電話來問美彌子是否到他這裡來。但大概不至於。開頭曾招待美彌子到劇場，後來就假裝沒有繼續交往。美彌子這樣告訴芝村。美彌子不曾單獨到晉吉家，當然兩人在外面幽會的事，芝村應該想都不會想到吧！ morning.上班制的管家把報紙送到枕邊來，先生好像很累，睡得好熟。 管家是八點半自己以鑰匙開門進來，做廚房的工作。 烤麵包，還是？ 烤麵包好了，我是有點累，抱歉，拿到這裡來好不好？ 晉吉決定在床上吃麵包和咖啡，在管家送來以前先翻開報紙來看。 政治新聞只看了一下標題就翻到社會版，這時晉吉的眼睛一下子完全清醒。 社會版報導芝村的遊艇出事的消息，也刊出罹難者的照片，罹難的人卻是上田伍郎。從標題看來，這艘遊艇是回程抵達油壺以前，在海上操作不當，主帆粗桿急轉，把上田伍郎彈落海中。 看到這消息時，晉吉茫然呆住了，前夜在京都的飯店屋頂觀賞大文字火焰時，一面幻想的事之一實現了。當時是幻想船失火燃燒，與被強風吹襲而翻船，這裡則是操作不當。而且意外是發生在昨天十七日上午，已經快要看見三浦半島海角的時候。 報紙的消息是這樣：橄欖俱樂部舉辦繞三宅島一週的遊艇比賽，一共七艘遊艇參加，這是近來頗為流行的比賽。這次比賽，多半是三十呎級的船。遇難的海鳥號是在十七日上午十一時十五分來到遇難地點。在這時以前，海鳥號被風吹送著，十分順利的航行。到該地點時，想要稍微改變方向。這時船身搖擺，右舷凸出主帆吃了逆風，翻轉過來。不幸的是上田伍郎正在那裡操作操桿，因而好像球被拋出般撞落海中，這是同船的芝村說的。當時芝村在船尾握著舵柄。他為了搭救同船伙伴，放棄比賽，以上田落海的地點為中心，讓船打轉。比賽的遊艇沒有引擎，只靠帆的操作轉向，所以速度不快，加重了不幸，看不見上田的身體。 更不幸的是附近沒有同賽的遊艇，各遊艇的間隔在出發後數小時就完全離開視野，彼此看不見其他遊艇。海鳥號發生意外時也是一樣，所以沒有一艘船可以趕來搶救上田。此外，附近也沒有漁船通過。 芝村為通報這不幸而回到油壺時，是在十七日下午一點半的時候，他下了遊艇，報告完後就因疲勞過度而昏倒。 接下來是一陣忙亂，一方面把芝村送入橫濱的Ａ醫院，另方面派出數隻船到上田落海的地點尋找。到十七日下午八點，尚未找到上田的行踪。因為天黑而結束搜索，但生死已可預見，從報導看來，似乎已經絕望。 看到這消息後，晉吉因為想像與現實的巧合而十分驚駭，絕對想不到在京都的飯店屋頂注視大文字火焰幻想的事，在經過十五小時後，變成真實的意外事故。突風與火災以及操作不當，三種幻想中的意外事故發生了一種，京都的送火盛會，現在反而覺得不吉祥。 據報載，芝村因疲勞而昏倒，立刻被抬到橫濱的醫院。那麼，現在還躺在醫院的病房吧？想來是操作遊艇七十小時之後，又遭遇意外事故的打擊而引起的疲勞。他一個人為救落海的同行而操作遊艇，以及精神上的痛苦焦急，無疑的都大量的消耗了他的體力，所以難怪他一上岸就支撐不住而昏倒。 晉吉立刻想到美彌子，不曉得她有沒有在油壺等候芝村回來？如果有，那現在她是在橫濱丈夫的病房。或者，就算她沒有到港口迎接丈夫，但也在接到消息後趕到醫院去了。無論如何她知道丈夫發生事情的話，一定會打電話來才對。在醫院要打電話很方便，不至於抽不出幾十分鐘的時間離開丈夫。 既然如此，也許美彌子沒有到醫院去。是連丈夫的船發生意外事故她都不知道？那麼，她是在什麼地方？從觀賞送火盛會的京都旅館屋頂失踪後，沒有回家，也沒有到油壺和橫濱的話，她究竟在這地上的何方？ 晉吉尚無法了解美彌子的行踪，覺得她似乎發生了意想不到的事，而這事的真相超出了他想像力的範圍之外。 晉吉躊躇不決。已經從報紙看到消息，所以該立刻到橫濱的醫院去探病？或是假裝不知道，不要接近芝村？不知那一邊才是最好的辦法。 不過，既然報紙都刊登了，就打個電話到橫濱的醫院去吧，晉吉想。芝村躺在床上，當然不能接電話。旁邊一定有照顧的人或是護士，這樣就可以知道美彌子有沒有在醫院了，而且還可以傳達探病之意給芝村，所以這是最好的方法。 晉吉打電話到橫濱的Ａ醫院，對總機說出芝村的名字，請照顧病人的人接聽。 可能會聽到美彌子的聲音。晉吉心跳地等候，但傳過來的卻是男人的聲音。 晉吉報出自己的名字，說他在報上看到消息，不知道芝村目前的情況如何，所以趕緊先打電話來問候。 謝謝你的關心，托你的福，今天早上已經康復了。啊，我是△△金屬公司的人。 △△金屬公司就是芝村的公司，看樣子是秘書之類的人在病房照顧病人。 哦，那我就安心了，請多加保重。 謝謝，我會轉告你的話。 家裡的人沒有來嗎？晉吉克制著心跳問。 是，還沒有來。 對方回答的口氣有些遲疑不決的感覺，從這個人的口氣，晉吉發現美彌子不在醫院，也不在家裡。 但不能進一步詢問太太為什麼沒有來？他不敢隨便說話。 那麼，請順便問候芝村太太。 Thanks 電話掛斷後，晉吉吁了一口氣。美彌子沒有回去。晉吉心中的迷惑與混亂不斷加深。 6 第二天的報紙報導罹難的上田伍郎屍體已經尋獲的消息。他的屍體漂流到三浦半島，被漁船發現。頭部有一處很大的橫的撲打傷痕，這是突然打擊所造成的傷痕。 上田伍郎是海鳥號改變方向時，主帆突然反彈，被主帆的組桿撞擊而落入海中。 遇難地點大約在東經一百三十九度十一分，北緯三十五度七分的地方。從三宅島回油壺時，多半沿著東經一百三十九度三十分的線北上，而在海潮和風向的影響下，多少會偏左或偏右，海鳥號則在一百三十九度三十分線略微偏左的地方發生意外。這個地點，正巧是相模川注入海灣的地方，平塚的海口。 報紙同時刊出芝村簡短的談話。 來到遇難地點時，我在船尾操作舵棒。因為船有些偏西，我想修正方向，靠東邊一些。就在這時候逆風強勁地撲入主帆。當時上田君在主帆下面。我也沒想到會發生意外，帆突然彈向左邊，就在這一剎那，上田君好像一隻球被拋入海中。我立刻停船，以上田君落海的地點為中心尋找，但找不到他。 我一直盼望上田君能夠生還，現在聽說找到的是屍體，實在非常難過。 這番話是芝村在橫濱的Ａ醫院發表的。 上日遇難的經過，晉吉已經大體上了解，同時知道芝村還在橫濱的醫院。 美彌子到底怎麼了？有沒有到醫院去都不知道。她仍然沒有打電話來。 究竟要不要到醫院去探病，晉吉又猶疑起來。芝村既然已經可以接受記者的採訪，發表談話，顯然健康方面已經恢復。那麼，不久就要出院了吧。昨天已經在電話中和芝村公司的人說過話，所以不能佯裝不知道。 覺得不能不去探病，卻又躊躇不決，鼓不起勇氣，還不知道美彌子的消息就要和芝村見面，到底無法做心理準備。因此，決定今天不去橫濱。考慮明天去。到了明天，也許就有她的消息。 現在開始擔心暫時存放於東京車站的美彌子行李了。那是黑皮鑲一條紅線，有特徵的皮箱。不知是否已經有人認出那是美彌子的東西。暫寄行李的窗口經常擠滿了存放行李，和提取行李的人。在等候之間，眼睛停在行李架上，看到那有特徵的皮箱，會產生懷疑吧？知道美彌子失踪的人，不見得就不會到這窗口來。失去音訊的女人的行李在那裡，當然就要追究這存放行李的人。從晉吉手中接過這皮箱的人是大約四十歲，有一張方形臉的男人。這人在忙碌中仍盯著存放人的臉看了幾眼，說不定是在默記人的面貌。 晉吉很想到東京車站去把皮箱取回來。但這樣做，等於再一次讓對方記住自己的面貌。假使皮箱取回，就不必擔心被人發現。但鑲紅條皮箱在美彌子的失踪鬧大時，只有到車站的行李存放處尋找。因此，不能讓那負責人留下強烈的印象。 其次，如何處理這隻皮箱也是個棘手的問題，當初存放於車站時，也是因為不知該如何處理它，才暫時存放車站。不能帶回家來，雖然可以藏在管家不知道的地方，但萬一變成被警察懷疑的立場時，不能說沒有遭受搜索家宅之險。 美彌子究竟怎樣了？這件奇怪的事已經使晉吉的腦筋快要失常了。近來蒸發的說法大行其道，這件事簡直就是蒸發。晉吉連想起外國曾經發生的離奇失踪，在海上航行的一艘船，船上所有的人員全部失踪。那是外國的例子，現在事情發生在身邊，晉吉幾乎是坐立不安，何況這件事不能隨便說出去。獨自思考，獨自苦惱，而且覺得自己的身上也似將發生奇怪的事，弄得快要神經衰弱。 結果，第二天他仍然沒有到醫院去給芝村探病。因此，從十六日那天與美彌子看大文字送火以來第六天，也就是二十一日上午十點多，當管家告訴他，一位姓芝村的人打電話來時，無法形容的陰暗混亂，和明朗的希望交錯地襲擊他。 女性嗎？ 不，是先生。 知道不是美彌子時，晉吉的希望破滅，代替的是猛烈的不安和恐懼。芝村打電話來，要來的已經來了，他以迎向海上暴風的心情，拿起電話聽筒。 嗨，好久不見。芝村粗大的聲音相當明朗。 呀，是你。晉吉說，但接下去的話卻一時說不出來。 聽說，那天你打電話來探病，謝謝你。芝村先開口。 那裡，我是看到報紙的消息，很不放心。已經好了？ 晉吉這才返回自我，但仍然忐忑不安。 不能這樣，必須好好應付芝村，免得引起他的懷疑。雖然這樣警告自己，但電話來得太突兀，一時應變不過來。 托福，已經完全好了。不好意思，讓你擔心。芝村仍然以明朗的聲音說話。 那真恭喜，不過，據報紙的報導，你的朋友遭遇那種事，實在不幸令人同情。晉吉終於恢復常態說話。 這一次確實很糟糕，本來自以為對遊艇很有把握的。那樣可怕的事，沒有辦法預測，我不曉得對上田君怎麼辦才好，對他的遺族感到很抱歉。 說到這裡，芝村的聲音才轉為憂傷。 過去的事，已經沒有辦法了。這又不是你的錯，這是不可抗拒的力量。晉吉安慰地說。 早知道就不參加那次競賽了，真是悔不當初。 說著，芝村突然沉默下來。好像有話要說，一時無法啟口的樣子。領會這含意後，晉吉的心臟再度猛烈的跳動起來。 是這樣的，芝村的聲調與先前截然不同，低微地說：內人不見了。 晉吉彷彿被石頭打中腦袋的感覺。他早就想過，也許有一天芝村會說出這句話。也許不至於有這種事，但萬一發生了，該如何回答？ 不過，到底是美彌子失踪這決定性的事實，比芝村的聲音更令他眼前昏黑。 real? 啊，我也想到你不可能知道，我只是試著問問看而已。 what happened?夫婦吵架，太太一聲不響的跑出去嗎？晉吉說出了事先考慮過的話。芝村回答說： Oh no.我出去參加遊艇比賽之間，她說有同學會在奈良一帶舉行，從十五日就去了，到今天是第七天，所以我才查問了一下，發現並沒有同學會，很奇怪。 芝村陰沉地笑笑，掛上了電話。 7 最先發現的是蒼蠅。 那是在住宅地後面的雜木林。目黑這一帶幾乎都蓋滿了房屋，難得這裡還有一片礫木林，顯然是地主尚待價而沽，一時不肯放手的地。雖然面積不大，但夏草茂盛，樹林的枝葉遮擋了炎熱的陽光，因而成為孩子們的遊戲場所。一大群蒼蠅聚集在草間，孩子們經過路旁時，蒼蠅就飛舞上來。孩子回家把這情形告訴母親，以為是誰把廚房污物丟棄在那裡。 又過了不久，孩子們牽著的狗拖著他們走到蒼蠅聚集的地方，在那裡朝著地面猛吠。 警察來挖掘那處地面時，是在狗的嗅覺向人們報告有異狀之後，大約五個鐘頭的時候。只有那一處小小的地面沒有長草，可以看出是最近挖過土，再把土埋好的痕跡。從柔軟的土下面挖出了已經腐爛的女人屍體。 這屍體是美彌子，接到警察的通知，她的丈夫來認屍。芝村是在前一天才把美彌子失踪的事向警方報案，提出尋人要求。經過警方的檢視，推測死後已經五天至七天。是絞殺，但沒有找到絞殺用的繩子和其他兇器，也沒有挖土的工具，顯然是兇手帶走了，屍體送到監察醫務院解剖，結果意見與檢視相同。 接受警方的詢問時，美彌子的丈夫芝村這樣供述： 從八月十四日開始，我參加橄欖俱樂部主辦，往返三宅島的遊艇比賽。啟程時美彌子送我，我是預定十七日中午會回來，美彌子表示她將從十五日起參加同學會，到大阪、奈良方面旅行。預定我回港前，就是十七日中午以前，回到油壺來迎接我。 十七日中午以前，正如報紙已經刊登過的，我的遊艇發生了意外事故。因此，回到油壺時已經下午一點半，但內人沒有在那裡等我。我因極度疲勞而昏倒，被送進橫濱醫院，請人代打電話回家，但內人不在家，據說尚未回去，在醫院照顧我的是公司的人。 這位公司同仁四處尋找，但不知道內人的行踪，同時發現內人所說，到奈良參加同學會的事，並非事實。根據女僕的話，已經知道內人離家時所穿的衣服，和攜帶的皮箱。尤其是皮箱，內有女僕協助收拾的兩套衣服，皮箱則是一隻黑皮鑲紅線，與眾不同的皮箱。 我不知道內人何以說謊去旅行，我不認為她有不軌行為。我們夫婦生活美滿，她似乎沒有理由離家出走。 那麼，對於芝村太太的行踪，你認為可以打聽的地方都打聽過了嗎？調查人員問。 是的，全部問過，甚至平時不大來往的朋友那裡也問過。比方向來並不親近，住在目黑的劇作家曾根君那裡，我也問過，他也不知道內人的行踪。 目黑這個地區刺激了警察的耳朵，一問住址，原來是發現屍體的雜木林附近的住宅區。 警察立刻秘密調查曾根晉吉十五、十六、十七日的行動，從管家婦口中得悉他從十五日出去旅行，地點是九州方面，但正確行踪管家並不清楚。管家說，曾根晉吉回到家時是十七日十二點半左右，當時顯得很疲倦的樣子。行李只有出門時那隻褐色皮箱而已。從那天以來，神色略異。每天時常沉思，臉色也欠佳，坐在桌前也無心工作的樣子。事實上劇本交稿的日期已到，他好幾次在電話中要求延期。他向來不曾這樣 警察把曾根晉吉列為參考人，詢問他十五日以來的行動。晉吉臉色蒼白，答覆也囁囁嚅嚅的說不出來。在警察銳利的追究下，劇作家不知所措。他不得不坦白說出自己和芝村美彌子的關係，兩人十五日赴京都，並且說出旅館的名稱。 我也不明白是怎麼回事？ 晉吉詳細敘述十六日晚上在飯店屋頂觀賞大文字送火之間，美彌子一聲不響失踪的經過。然後也提出東京車站存放行李的收據牌。事已至此，晉吉認為一切實話實說才能避免嫌疑。 旅館方面不承認美彌子失踪，這件事晉吉並沒有給旅館任何聯絡，所以無法證明。只是旅館確認七二八號室十五日晚上投宿是一對男女，十七日早上則男客單獨結帳，雙手各提一隻皮箱離開旅館。其中一隻是黑皮鑲紅線的女用皮箱。旅館方面又說，十六日晚上從傍晚至九點半左右，因觀賞送火的人很多，假使這當中有女客出去，櫃枱的人也不會發現。 晉吉說出他從京都搭乘的新幹線特快車班次，警方向該列車專任車掌詢問，但答覆是沒有印象。 警方留置曾根晉吉，東京車站行李房窗口確實有晉吉所說，年約四十的方形臉負責人，但這負責人每天接待眾多旅客，所以記不清晉吉的臉。 8 搜查總部把劇作家曾根晉吉視為殺害芝村美彌子的嫌疑犯是根據下面幾點： 晉吉與美彌子有男女關係，兩人利用芝村參加遊艇比賽的時間，到京都旅行，這一點晉吉已坦白承認。 不過，他說在飯店屋頂觀賞大文字之間，美彌子不知不覺失踪，這說法不自然。 就算她要單獨去別的地方，應該會先告訴他一聲，這一點晉吉自己也感到費解。假定她在屋頂遇見熟人，擔心洩漏與晉吉同來的事實而暫時躲開過後也一定會回來。況且她的皮箱留在旅館房間，這一點晉吉和搜查當局同樣感到不明白。 然而，她在屋頂失踪的事實沒有第三者知道，這件事只根據他的供述而已，他並沒有告訴飯店的人，翌晨大約八點，雙手提著女伴和他自己的皮箱，一聲不響的離開。 這豈非不自然？不錯，正如晉吉所說，因為是秘密的情愛旅行，不能告訴人，這是可以了解的心理狀態。但這情況不尋常，是女伴失踪了。她對京都的地理不熟，當然也沒有認識的人，這晉吉也知道，這個女人不聲不響的失踪之後，一直沒有回來，所以應該想到這女人發生了重大的變故。然而，他卻沒有採取任何對策。至少，他應該告訴侍者或女服務生，讓飯店方面尋找。這方面的行動，他完全沒有做。只打電話給櫃枱，說妻子好像外出，是否有留言？而這只是他片面之詞，櫃枱方面並沒有記憶。並且翌晨就單獨逃避似的離開了飯店。 抵達東京站後，晉吉把美彌子的皮箱寄放於車站，為什麼不帶回家呢？大皮箱不容易處理，隨便丟棄馬上引起麻煩。他是打算殺人後再從容的取回皮箱去處理嗎？事實上，到目前為止尚未取回來。 美彌子被絞殺的屍體，在晉吉家附近發現。 再說，他的行動可疑的是，十七日回到東京以後，管家婦說，晉吉回來時臉色蒼白。不但非常疲乏，而且神經兮兮，一副焦慮不安的樣子，這是典型的行兇後兇手的態度。 行兇時間認為是在十七日晚上，晉吉於下午六點左右離開家裡，坐計程車到有樂町，進入電影院觀賞洋片消失。約兩個鐘頭後出來，到△△大樓屋頂的啤酒屋喝了三杯生啤酒，然後坐計程車回到家時是十一點左右。電影院和啤酒屋都客滿，沒有遇見熟人。這是晉吉的說明。 經過調查，當夜電影院和啤酒屋確實都告客滿，尤其是啤酒屋，擠滿了人，沒有人記得晉吉的容貌。電影院的售票員、收票員，以及觀眾都不認識他。除非他奇裝異服，或言行怪異，否則平凡的他，如同空氣一樣，不會引