This page looks best with JavaScript enabled
Chapter 20 Snowy Night
Shimane Prefecture, a place along the coastline, east of Yamaguchi Prefecture, the westernmost point of Honshu, Japan.
This is the birthplace of Japanese mythology. The Izumo Shrine enshrines the great country lord who is in charge of the fate of Japanese young people. Therefore, Shimane Prefecture is also a well-known holy place for marriage in Japan.
A day later, Qin Wenyu arrived in Shimane County.
He rested overnight in Tokyo, and it was snowing when the train arrived in Shimane the next day.
The news was announced to him by the radio on the train.
Qin Wenyu opened his eyes and looked out of the car window. The snow was falling heavily, maybe because there was no cold wind raging, the snowflakes just floated loosely in the air and fell softly, looking quiet and elegant.
After getting off the bus, Qin Wenyu carried his luggage and strolled into the snow.
He dragged the suitcase with one hand and put the other in his pocket, looking at this somewhat different city as he walked.
"...Tokyo police found two bodies at the foot of Mt. Shinno. According to the investigation, they were two tourists from China..."
Qin Wenyu suddenly stopped and quietly stared at the news being broadcast on the TV of the merchant next to the street.
"Zhang Lu... Li Ling... The cause of death is tentative..."
The sound in the news was a little choppy.
Qin Wenyu stared blankly at the TV.
It was only at this moment that he really felt... Zhang Lu and Li Ling were already dead.
There are some inexplicable feelings slowly appearing in my heart, which is a very strange feeling.
Qin Wenyu stood there, as if fascinated.
Scattered snowflakes fell on his shoulders, black hair, eyelashes...
Gradually, the lights came on, and the snow scene under the lights merged with Qin Wenyu into the city.
The passers-by who came and went looked at him with surprise or suspicion, and then left in a hurry.
The scene in front of him seemed to stand still.
In fact, when Qin Wenyu answered the phone, he realized that Zhang Lu had been killed by a ghost.
He knew Zhang Lu.
Even if Li Ling had turned into a ghost, that impulsive guy would not leave her to escape.
He knew it early on.
Zhang Lu is dead, and... ghosts have clones.
but why……
Why is it so strange in the bottom of my heart?
I prevented him from coming to Japan, his death was not caused by me, it happened suddenly, and I could not provide any effective help.
These are all reasonable...
I have no mistakes...
But...why...
Suddenly, a cold air spread from the back of Qin Wenyu's hand to the palm of his hand. It turned out... don't know when a pinch of snow slipped from the back of his hand to the palm of his hand.
Qin Wenyu lowered her head, dizzy for a while.
It seems to be very late, how long have I been standing here...?
His limbs were frozen, and snowflakes fell on his body, but they never dispersed.
Consciousness is gradually blurring...
Qin Wenyu fell into the snow with a "pop".
————
He was lying in the snow when Ibuki Yuzuru noticed him.
She was holding a pile of fried noodles and bread that she bought because of the discount at the convenience store, and looked around at a loss.
It's already completely dark, except for super overtime workers like myself, most of them should be in the warm bed by now.
Looking around, except for sporadic vehicles, the whole city was deserted.
Is he still... alive?
Want to call the police?
Still... don't cause trouble... If you call the police, they will let themselves go to the Police Department and ask a lot of inexplicable questions...
Ibuki Yuxian was a little hesitant and a little worried, but after a while, she jumped over the snowman lying on the ground, ran a few steps forward as if fleeing, and went up to the apartment building.
Open the door, put down the fried noodles, change your shoes, and close the door.
"Bang-"
The wind and snow in the sky were instantly blocked outside the house.
After hesitating for a while, she poured herself a cup of hot water and held it in the palm of her hand, without turning on the heater.
Time passed little by little.
After heating the fried noodles and bread in the microwave, Ibuki ate it beautifully, listening to the sound of snowflakes falling outside the window. Only at this moment can you truly be yourself and truly live...
...But, halfway through the meal, the figure lying downstairs in the snow suddenly appeared in her head.
The weather forecast says that today's snow seems to be falling all night, right?
If he just lies in the snow and stays outside, no matter how strong his body is, he won't be able to hold it, right?
In case... if something really happened to him, like freezing to death...
No, at least... help him call the police.
Ibuki Yuxian put down the half-eaten fried noodles and bread, hurriedly put on a down jacket, and left the room wearing slippers.
When he ran to the street where he met him, he was still lying there.
Wind and snow raged in the night sky.
The man's body was already frozen, Yibuki Youxian hurriedly reached out to push him.
Snow buried his face, and she couldn't see his face clearly.
"Hey, sir, wake up!"
The heavy snow was still falling, and in a trance, Qin Wenyu had a dream.
He dreamed about Zhang Lu, and he was asking himself: "Brother Qin, I've seen you laugh before, but I've never seen you cry? What are you crying about?"
"Crying is a cowardly expression, which means the fragility and helplessness of the heart, loneliness and helplessness. Only when the heart can't bear the sudden blow, or can't bear some sadness and pain, will it be used to relieve some spiritual pain. Pain, its function is to escape and vent. I will do all the mental preparations, so there is no need to cry."
"Wow, then I really want to see you crying because of others beyond your mental preparation, hehe..."
"Sir, sir?"
"Please wake up!"
Meng woke up suddenly.
However, that didn't seem to be a dream, it was a real conversation between Zhang Lu and him.
Seeing his eyelids move, Yibui Youxian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The man slowly opened his eyes.
He didn't speak, but just looked at her. Although he had wiped off the snowflakes on his body, his clothes were still wet. In the cold night wind, his body trembled unconsciously, and his pursed lips were even more so. Scary white.
No...if this continues, something will happen to him.
"Sir, can you act? Maybe... Would you like to go to my apartment and soak in hot water first?"
Ibuki Yuzuru said in embarrassment.
After hearing her voice, Qin Wenyu finally realized his current situation.
With some effort he nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Yibui Youxian carefully helped him up, and half dragged and half dragged the "snowman" to his residence.
After filling him with hot water and taking him to the bathroom, Yibui Youxian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hearing the sudden sound of the shower head flushing inside, Yibui Youxian realized something.
That man is a stranger!
I actually... let a strange man take a bath in my room?
Ibuki suddenly remembered what his mother said.
Girls can't have too much sympathy, otherwise...it's easy to be deceived.
At this time, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.
A man in a towel came out wiping his hair.