Chapter 10: Karuizawa Detective Journey
"Everything is going well on my side, don't forget the pocket money you promised me!"
Looking at the message sent by her brother reminding herself, Miki's heart couldn't help but feel a burst of amusement.
"What's wrong?
Just when Miki was still thinking about how to reply to Fumiki, Lin Shuichi, who had just run to the vending machine on the side of the road to buy a hot drink for the two, happened to come back at this time.
"Ah...... It's nothing!It's just that Fumiki said that Rena and them plan to continue skiing at the ski resort in the afternoon, and I sent a message to tell them to pay attention to safety!"
Miki saw Lin Xiuyi come back suddenly, and hurriedly found an excuse to cover it up.
"Oh...... Then we can go on this detective tour with confidence!"
Lin Xiuyi said as he said that the hot drink in his hand was handed to Miki, and then the two of them sat on the rest chair on the side of the road to rest.
"Police, where are we going first?"
"Of course, it's the closest stone church to us, you see that if you go north along this road, the stone church, the plateau church, Hoshino Onsen, and the white silk waterfall can be visited all the way, as for the cloud field pool or something, I'm afraid I can only wait until tomorrow to go again!"
Lin Xiuyi said as he took the map on his mobile phone to show Miki, but Miki's mind at this time was not on the scenic spot mountain that he was about to visit, and who to travel with was the question that Miki was most concerned about.
Because of an interesting excursion that they encountered at breakfast, Shuichi Hayashi and Miki took the train to Nakakaruizawa to visit the designated spot here. Since it is located far from the Prince Hotel, it is only possible to rent bicycles from Nakakaizawa Station.
The two people sitting in the rest chairs drank the hot coffee in the can, and then got on their bicycles and headed in the direction of the Stone Church. In just about twenty minutes, Miki and Lin Shuichi arrived at the first destination of the trip, the Church of Stone.
After parking the car in the designated parking area on the side of the road, Lin Shuichi and Miki immediately walked towards the location of the church together. Along the way, they met several couples who took wedding photos here, which made Miki's heart feel a trace of inexplicable anticipation.
The church is small in size, and the entire building is composed entirely of circular stone arches and glass, because the church itself is located in a secluded forest, giving a sense of harmony with the surrounding environment.
"Excuse me, excuse me...... Can you take a picture for us?"
After choosing a location outside the church, Lin Xiuyi immediately asked for help from a passing tourist, who happily took the mobile phone handed over by Lin Xiuyi, and then enthusiastically directed Lin Xiuyi and Miki's position in front of the camera.
"Please come closer, okay, please bring some smiles!OK!"
"Thank you so much!"
Lin Xiuyi gratefully took his mobile phone from the enthusiastic tourist, and then couldn't wait to browse the photos of the two with Miki.
The two people in the photo are standing side by side, each holding their hands on their chests and making a V-shape, with a warm smile on their faces, looking very energetic.
"Ah...... The police department is really handsome when he laughs!"
"Where...... Miki-chan's smile is also bright, too?"
Lin Xiuyi said as he sent the photo from his phone to Miki, and then the two raised their heads again. Lin Xiuyi pointed in the direction of the church and said seriously:
"Let's go, let's go in and have a look!"
"Oh? but...... Shouldn't we hurry to the next attraction before we can finish this detective tour?"
Miki looked at the current time with some concern, and then reminded Lin Xiuyi with some puzzlement.
"But, since we're all here, let's go in and sit down anyway!As for that detective trip or something, if you care too much about it, it's just the pleasure of traveling?"
As soon as Lin Xiu saw that Miki was still standing in place and hesitating, he simply took Miki's hand and ran towards the entrance of the church together.
Miki felt the temperature coming from her palm, and couldn't help but bow her head a little embarrassed, with a subtle smile on her face at this time, and the red ears didn't know if it was because the weather was too cold, or something else.
Lin Shuichi and Miki trotted all the way to the door of the church, and the two immediately slowed down their feet, and then slowly walked into the church. It wasn't until they stepped into the chapel that Shuichi Hayashi and Miki finally discovered the extraordinaryness of this church.
"I see! No wonder this place is so famous!"
Lin Xiuyi looked up at the stone arch and transparent glass roof above his head, and suddenly had the feeling of being in the British Stonehenge. When you look at this building from the outside, you have the impression that it looks a little strange, but once you enter, you will immediately notice that there is a cave in the sky.
At the end of the chapel is the priest's pulpit, behind which there is no icon of Jesus hanging like in other churches, but the scenery outside is directly used as the background of the pulpit.
Lin Xiu didn't realize that he had been holding Miki's hand until a long time later, he was a little embarrassed to say sorry to Miki, and then gently let go of Miki's little hand. Miki also glanced at Lin Xiuyi with some embarrassment, and then the two sat on the bench of the chapel, silently feeling the unique experience that this magical church brought to people.
"It seems that we have made the right choice to come in, if we keep standing outside, I am afraid that it will only think that this is a strangely shaped church, and I don't understand why the designers and builders did it in the first place. Maybe we will leave here with contempt for the designer, and as soon as people mention this place in the future, we will subconsciously tell others that it is just a church made of stones, and it is not worth making a special trip to see it......"
"Police, are you criticizing my impatience just now?"
Miki heard Lin Xiuyi's emotion, and asked Lin Xiuyi with some uneasiness in her heart:
"Ah...... No, I'm just feeling a little emotional!"
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Lin Shuichi and Miki sat quietly in the church, feeling the unique experience created by the designers and builders. I don't know how long the time has passed, maybe it's because I'm staying in a place related to religion! Lin Xiuyi suddenly recalled the hardships and dangers of the past year. I couldn't help but feel a sense of gratitude in my heart. He turned his head sideways, and then whispered to Miki in a low voice:
"Miki-chan, thank you for your care and support over the past year, and please continue to take care of me in the coming year!"
"Police Department, please continue to teach me in the coming year, please take care of me!"