Stopping at a viewing platform built along the mountain road, Fu Ji Kenri and Manaka Aoi left the car and walked outside, looking out at the scenery ahead.

The fine snow in the sky was still falling, and the snowflakes melted away quickly after falling to the ground, leaving only a small decoration on the treetops...... The ground temperature is still there before the time really comes, so even on the Hokkaido side, it is difficult to get snow at this time.

But with his breathing again and again, Fu Jixianli could still feel the coolness in the air. At this time, Manaka Aoi had already put on the down jacket brought by Fu Ji Xianli, and since it was his clothes, the size was definitely inappropriate...... At this time, Sister Kui looks like she has put a small quilt on her body, and she must keep warm, but she looks swaying in her clothes.

"Nice view, right?"

While saying this, Aoi Manaka rolled up her sleeves, exposed her small palm, and confirmed the next route with her mobile phone.

The sky was a little overcast, but not excessive, and although the sun was nowhere to be seen, its brightness could still penetrate the not thick clouds, and the snow petals that fell one after another spread over the mountains and green mountain forests.

The undulating valleys and dense forests in the mountain peaks are still working together to carry out a huge transpiration on a large scale, and between the breath and breath, a large amount of moisture is discharged, so that the mist evaporating from the earth and the falling snow in the sky complement each other, like a picture scroll in front of Fu Jixianli's eyes.

"It's a magnificence just to talk about the natural scenery, but considering what we're going to do next and what might have happened inside the mountain before that, it adds a layer of mystery to everything...... Whether it's snow or fog, it's all like that. ”

For natural landscapes, Fu Jixian has never been stingy with his praise, no matter what a person's subjective thoughts are, but he will never deliberately violate objective facts when speaking.

At this time, even Fu Jixianli remembered a movie.

Did you know that snowflakes fall at a rate of ...... per second?

Well, it's definitely not this, he remembered the movie "Narayama Festival Examination" directed by Shohei Imamura, the story is about a poor mountain village in ancient Japan, due to a long-term lack of food, the old man will be carried to the mountain by his children to die when he reaches the age of sixty or seventy, this ritual is even named "worship to the mountain god".

At the end of the film, there is a scene where the hero carries his mother into the mountains on a snowy day.

It's no wonder that Fu Jixian has such associations, mountains and rivers, the better the natural features are maintained, the easier it is to give people an ancient touch, it is a kind of century, a thousand years, or even an exaggeration to say that "eternal and unchanged" things.

In comparison, the time dimension spanned by a person's life is very small.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Fu Ji Xianli seemed to be a little distracted, Manaka Aoi asked out loud.

"It's nothing, it's just a bit of a touch of scenery, natural scenery, in many cases, following the law of the more 'magnificent' and more 'cruel', I hope we don't encounter mountain disasters this time."

"Can't you think of something good? Looking at the construction of this road infrastructure, do you really think that this is the Warring States period? "Zhenzhong Kui thinks that Fu Ji Xianli will be young next year, but he always likes to think blindly.

"There's nothing wrong with the direction, and it's breathable enough, right? Let's move on. ”

"Okay," Fu Jixian pulled the car door and sat on the co-pilot, "Sister Kui should be careful when driving, the road is slippery in rainy and snowy weather, you must pay attention every time you step on the accelerator, in case you accidentally rush off the road......"

The man still didn't think about the good thing.

"Don't worry, with your self-protection ability, it is estimated that a cliff of twenty or thirty meters will not easily fall to your death."

"I can't kill you if I fall, but if I break the car, then we have to lose money, don't we?"

“……”

Manaka Aoi decided not to talk to Fu Ji Xianli anymore, because she was worried that if she continued to communicate, she really couldn't help but rush down the mountain with one foot on the accelerator.

After driving for more than an hour, the two finally saw a sign on the side of the road that looked like "Welcome to Kaishikawa Town", and after moving in the direction indicated by the sign for more than ten minutes, the narrow mountain road suddenly opened up, and a village hidden in the valley appeared in front of them.

"Antique", there is a certain original flavor here, but it is not old, and the appearance is not out of touch with the times.

As far as the village can see, you can see ponds, fields, terraced fields, and orchards of unknown varieties further afield, making it look like a traditional and idyllic village.

Kaoru's baked wooden telephone poles lined up on the side of the road at a distance, and the wires on them drooped in a natural arc under the action of gravity, and Aoi Manaka drove the car forward at a slower speed, and the passers-by along the way were not surprised by the sudden appearance of the vehicle, on the contrary, they naturally and warmly greeted the men and women in the car.

"A place where tourism is supported, otherwise relying on the output of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, it is not that you can't survive in this kind of place, but there is no reason to stick to the mountains...... Isn't life in a big city fragrant? ”

Fu Ji Xianli said as he observed the situation outside, he did not believe that a stranger would smile at someone who was completely unrelated to him, especially in a country like Japan...... Thinness, almost indifference, was his first feeling about Japanese society.

Therefore, the smiling faces of passers-by are just "business faces".

"It should be, but it's not necessarily, at least if the forestry industry has a business scale, the income it brings is still very considerable," because he has personally conducted the corresponding investigation, so Manaka Aoi's understanding of this village is definitely more than Fu Jixian's, "But no matter what, there is no tourist and pedestrian flow here at this time, and we are just stuck at a time node that is not up or down." ”

Before entering the village, Aoi Manaka stopped the car slightly, and asked an old man walking next to him about the location of "Morishita Tomoko"'s house, and after getting a response from the other party, he went straight to that location.

Although it is necessary to investigate the matter of the Zhuxing brothers and sisters, Fu Jixian and Li are not policemen, so it is not good to be stunned and directly ask about knocking on people's doors - this kind of operation is not that it cannot be beaten, but it is easy to have no other effect except "fighting grass and startling snakes".

So Fu Ji Xianli and Manaka Aoi are ready to disguise themselves as the kind of tourists who seem to have a pain in the egg and travel here.

Then the car stopped at the door of a small Japanese-style courtyard, Manaka Aoi stayed in the car first, and Fu Jixian got out of the car and entered the yard to inquire a little, then he came out and said to Manaka Aoi, "Sister Aoi, that's right, this is it." ”

At the same time, a girl dressed in a pale cyan kimono who was about the same age as the stars followed him to the door.

Fu Ji Xianli gestured to Manaka Aoi with his eyes, this person is that Morishita Chiko.

"Please come with me, I'm sorry, but with us, the car can only be parked in the back."

"Okay, please point me in the right direction." Aoi Manaka said after poking her head out of the car window slightly.

At this time, Morishita Tomoko only felt that the young lady sitting in the car looked at her as if it was a little strange, this feeling was not easy to describe, and she only felt that the other party's gaze seemed to be too focused, as if she wanted to see her through...... However, this feeling came and went quickly, and immediately after the other party converged his gaze, so Morishita Tomoko didn't care.

Previously, Fu Jixianli had learned that in this kind of village, where tourism is the main mode of business, the Morisha family is a family business...... Well, it doesn't seem appropriate to say that it is a homestay or a family hotel, and Fu Jixian always feels that the term "farmhouse" seems to be more appropriate.

There are three people in this family, Morishita's father, mother and daughter Zhizi, just from this short superficial contact, Fu Jixian feels that they are all ordinary people, and they don't feel anything abnormal...... Of course, his subjective feelings have little reference value.

After parking the car, Aoi Manaka returned to the courtyard under the guidance of Tomoko Morishita, and then they walked along the corridor to the main building of the house.

"At this time, when guests come to our village, it feels relatively fresh, and now is not the 'peak season' on our side...... Generally speaking, during the 'Hunting Rock Festival' some time ago, and the Christmas and New Year's Day periods a little later, there are many tourists on our side. ”

While introducing the situation here...... In fact, it was just small talk, and Tomoko Morishita led the two into the room.

"Well, the timing is just right, we like to be quiet...... This time I came out to relax. Aoi Manaka said.

"Welcome!"

After entering the room, a middle-aged couple bowed deeply to Fu Ji Xianli while greeting the guests, and the daughter next to them also turned around and bowed.

Fu Jixian always feels that if the waist flexibility is insufficient, he can't be a Japanese, which can be folded to 90 degrees anytime and anywhere, and it is best not to imitate it easily without professional training, it is easy to flash his waist.

The middle-aged couple is more mellow, and their daughter Morishita Chiko can be called clear-eyed, at this time, Zhenzhong Aoi has quietly cleaned up Fu Ji Xianli, and she said that she has not found any problems in the three of them for the time being.

"Please register here...... Are the two couples, and is that one room okay? Since there are no guests at the moment, the largest room can be chosen by two people. ”

"Yes." Fu Ji Xianli walked over with a smile and checked in the check-in information, and when he said yes, Manaka Aoi did not object...... Regardless of whether or not to register the real information here, at least the identity of the couple should have to be faked, because it seems reasonable that way.

When a young man and woman go on a trip, their relationship seems to be slightly problematic except for the couple...... Isn't it a couple's relationship, is it still a relationship between "him and his friend's wife"?

"Oh, are the two guests from Tokyo?" After filling out the registration form a little and handing it back, Morishita said, "There aren't many tourists during this time, and even fewer people come from Tokyo. ”

Fu Ji Xianli glanced at Aoi Manaka and decided to test it a little.

"We had already planned to travel to Hokkaido, but we had already seen all the famous landmarks, and it would be a bit aesthetically tiring to go again, so someone recommended Kaishikawa Town for a peaceful place, saying that it is a place with beautiful natural scenery.

After listening to each other's advice, we decided to come here...... The friend who suggested that we come here to relax, is called Zhu Xingxian, I don't know if you still have an impression. ”

Fu Jixian tried to say the names of the star strings, and then seemed not to care, but in fact stared at the other party's expression tightly.

"The stars? Oh, I think it's a friend of my daughter Chiko, and the two of them just came here during the stone hunting festival some time ago, and it seems that we have good things here, so she recommended it to you. Morishita's father smiled, and his reaction seemed very natural.

"Are the two guests friends with Xiao Xian?" Fu Ji's statement also caught the attention of Tomoko Morishita.

"Yes, a few times."

Well, the meaning of Fu Jixianli's answer is "knowing, but not familiar", there is no need to insist that each other is friends, because it is not, and it is easy to expose it in that case.

"Hehe, that's right, when my daughter was young, she used to stay with relatives in Tokyo for a while, and among the friends she knew during that time was Miss Zhuxing." Father Morishita said.

"Guest, let's go and see the room first, if you haven't had lunch, do you need us to prepare?"

It didn't seem like a good thing to just stand here and gossip, so he said it again.

"Yes, I'll bother you for lunch." Fu Jixian immediately agreed.

"Chiko, let's take the two guests to see the room."

"Okay, two guests, please come with me."

Next, Tomoko Morishita led the two to the back and took them to the largest room on the second floor...... Fu Jixian deliberately showed himself as a tranquil appearance that was not bad for money, so of course he had to provide him with the best environment and services.

"Guest, how is it here?"

After reaching the door of the room, Tomoko Morishita sat down on her knees holding the hem of her kimono and then reached out to pull the sliding door open in front of her.

The room also has a traditional Japanese layout, and even a boxy hearth in the center of the room, with a circular iron pot on top of the hearth, and a metal hook attached to the ceiling to hang it directly above.

"Let's go in and have a look."

Fu Ji Kenri and Manaka Aoi entered the room, and after a circle, they plunged into the bathroom...... Thankfully, the washroom and toilet are modern equipment, and there are no manure pits in the room.

"There's a problem," Aoi Manaka said to Fu Ji Kenri in a low voice, "First, the claim that Tomoko Morishita's phone can't get through has not received feedback; Second, according to Zhu Xingxian, after her brother disappeared and she called the police, the police should have come to this village to do the corresponding investigation, however...... It's like they don't know anything about it. ”

When Fu Jixianli mentioned Zhu Xingxian, the other party behaved too naturally, so it seemed extremely unnatural.

You must know that Zhu Xingchi is very likely to be a dead person now, why can the Morishita family not care about this situation?

This is very unreasonable.