Seeing the man running in front of him, he came up and began to apologize, and question marks appeared on everyone's heads.
But everyone was puzzled, but the man scratched his head and apologized after approaching everyone: "It's all because of me."
"I'm sorry, what you said is a bit confusing."
Tang Ze looked at the man and said, "Why did you apologize as soon as you came up? It should be the first time we met."
Because the other party apologized first, Karasawa's words were also very polite.
"Ah, I see your actions, you are planning to give up viewing the maple leaves and take off the handkerchiefs on the branches, right?"
The man wearing a gray-blue knitted hat said sheepishly: "Actually, the reason why things are like this is all because of me."
"Are you the original author of "Winter Maple Red"!?" Yuanzi's eyes lit up after hearing what the other party said, and he quickly got down from the tree, ran to the man's side and said excitedly: "I am yours
Loyal book fan!”
"No, no, I'm a staff member of the film." The man waved his hands repeatedly and denied, "I work in AD."
"So he is the original author?" Yuanzi sighed, with an undisguised look of disappointment on his face.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you."
The man rubbed the back of his head with an apologetic look on his face, and Yuanzi realized that his previous attitude was a bit rude, and quickly waved his hands and said: "How could it be, I didn't."
The man smiled and did not continue. Instead, he looked at the red maple in front of him with a little pride on his face: "But when the person who wrote the script asked me if there was a mountain full of red maple that could be used as a party filming location, it was me and him.
Introduce this place.
This is my hometown, I used to come here to play when I was a kid.
Then during our outdoor shooting, I discovered that the person with the red handkerchief tied to the branch was me.
After I shared my findings, the script writer changed the story to include red handkerchiefs tied to tree branches."
"So that's it!" Xiaolan suddenly said: "So that scene is possible because of your contribution."
"That last scene was so touching!" Yuanzi nodded again and again, and her attitude became warmer.
"Then many people came to camp on this mountain without permission, and even tied red handkerchiefs on the branches."
The man looked around and smiled: "This move made everyone in this mountain quite angry.
Isn’t it funny to say, “Do you want my mountaintop to be covered with handkerchiefs!!”
But when he said these words, he didn't see Sonoko's hand hiding the red handkerchief behind her back.
Looking at that awkward smile, Tang Ze felt that he could deduct a small villa.
However, the man didn't notice it and continued to smile to himself: "But because tourists keep coming here to play, it has boosted the business of nearby shopping streets and hotels.
However, I am afraid that there will only be so many tourists here when the red maples are in bloom. It is usually an ordinary mountain forest and basically no one will come here.
So the film and television companies and offices forwarded all inquiries to me, and I was almost exhausted.
Like "Where is that mountain located?" "Take me to the location where the last scene was shot" and so on.
Today, a fan also said that he was willing to pay me to take him to the red maple tree in winter where the red handkerchief was tied under the tree.
I started looking for it early in the morning, but I was exhausted."
"It turned out to be the entrance word, so that's why you apologized as soon as you came up."
After hearing what the other party said about the cause and effect, Tang Ze finally understood why the other party apologized right away.
Obviously, the man in front of him regarded them as tourists who came to enjoy the maple leaves, and the behavior of climbing up the tree in the garden to remove the red handkerchiefs on the branches was regarded as dissatisfaction with this behavior.
But obviously the other party misunderstood.
Of course, Karasawa and others did not expose it, and just watched Sonoko hiding the red handkerchief in her pocket.
"By the way, can you do me a favor?"
The man looked at everyone and smiled sheepishly and explained: "I accidentally lost that fan's phone number.
There is a hotel called "Red Tree" in front of the station. You just need to leave a message for me on the notepad in the lobby.
Oh, by the way, their food is also quite delicious, I recommend you to try it.”
"Okay." Tang Ze nodded and said, "I don't know what message to leave?"
"Thank you very much, just write "I have found the tree you are looking for, please come to the rock in the last scene of the play"."
When the man said this, he seemed to feel a little embarrassed about asking someone he had just met to do something for him, so he explained: "To be honest, I made an appointment with that fan to meet at that hotel today.
But I didn't expect that because of the red handkerchiefs all over the mountains and plains, I had to look for them for so long, and my physical strength was very exhausted.
Now if I were asked to go down the mountain to meet that person and then bring him back to this mountain, my physical strength would be too much."
"In that case, wouldn't it be better to write your name at the bottom of the message?" Xiaolan reminded after hearing this.
"Ah, that's right." The man said, taking out a notebook from his pocket with his left hand, supporting it with his right hand and writing a line of English: "You just need to write "HODUMI" on it."
"Is it enough to just write this?" Ayako asked: "Don't you need to write it in more detail?"
"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, our relationship is just through the phone."
The man smiled and said, "But that man is a loyal fan of that show. I heard that he has been here several times.
He wrote me an email this morning and would check in at the hotel tomorrow morning to wait for news about me, so I wanted to tell him right away.
I also told him that if there is any news, I will leave a message on the hotel’s notepad, so it’s no problem.”
"That's good, I'll write it for you when we get down from the mountain."
The reason why Tang Ze took the initiative to help after the other party opened his mouth was that, firstly, Xiaolan and others would not refuse such a casual thing, and secondly, he suspected that the other party had some connection with the upcoming case.
So he planned to take the initiative to get acquainted with each other. If they met again at the hotel later, because of the friendship of being helpful, it would also be convenient for him to find out more information, so as to judge the possibility of the murder and prevent the case.
“Thank you so much.”
The man smiled and said goodbye to everyone. After this, Yuanzi calmed down and no longer thought about taking off all the red handkerchiefs on the tree.
With Ayako's encouragement, Sonoko and Karasawa, who could only sigh, went down the mountain together.
Coming in a hurry and sighing when leaving is a true reflection of the garden at this moment.
But Yuanzi also knew that it was unrealistic to expect to remove so many red handkerchiefs tied to the tree.
Sister, they can't play around with me.
Thinking of this garden, I couldn't help but sigh again. I felt like I was tired and didn't love it anymore.
The weather today was good, neither too cold nor too hot, so everyone was not tired while chatting and leisurely going down the mountain.
After walking and stopping along the way, everyone was on the way to go outing, and there was no such urgency to sink. It was almost around two o'clock in the afternoon, and everyone arrived at the hotel called "Mangrove" in front of the station at the foot of the mountain.
After entering the door, you can see several tables of tourists who have traveled here dining here, which looks very lively.
"Although the other party wants us to help, the recommendation should be genuine."
Ayako looked at her surroundings and smiled and said, "It looks like we'll be in for a treat later."
"Then let's go to the front desk and leave a message first." Xiaolan said with a smile: "We don't go down the mountain very quickly. I guess that person is almost impatient to wait."
"Well, then Xiaolan and I will leave a message. Sister, you go order the food first!"
After Sonoko finished speaking, she pulled Xiaolan towards the front desk, while Karasawa and Ayako walked to the waiters on the side and took Conan to sit at the table first.
"Shall we stay here for one night?" Ayako suggested while flipping through the menu: "I think the environment of this hotel is pretty good, and there are hot springs where you can soak."
"Then let's stay one night."
Ayako's proposal was obviously in line with Karasawa's wishes, so he directly agreed.
And this is also consistent with his "strategic" plan.
After all, because no case has occurred so far, and apart from that man, no other people have been seen interacting with their group.
Although Karasawa really doesn't want to admit it, the fact is that almost every time Conan is present in the "Death Tour Group" when they go out, they will interact with another group for various reasons.
Well, this "Death Travel Group" is not the kind that defeats teammates, but the kind that defeats strangers whom you have just met.
Just when everyone has just become acquainted and is engaged in various social activities to connect with each other, someone will become a victim to set up a stage for Conan, the god of death, to reason.
But today they have only seen that one man. That man is likely to meet with netizens at night, and then happen to meet him at the hotel.
By that time, it may be the place where the case occurred.
So no matter what, it is necessary to stay tonight. Ayako happened to propose staying here tonight, which saved Karasawa the trouble of thinking of excuses and how to stay.
After the two of them initially decided to live here, Xiaolan and Yuanzi also walked over from the front desk.
Ayako handed the menu to the two of them and told them about her plan to stay overnight.
"Okay, now that we're out, let's have fun!"
When Sonoko heard that Ayako planned to stay overnight, she immediately agreed. She turned to look at Xiaolan and said, "What about you, Lan, can you stay overnight?"
"It's okay, I've finished my homework a long time ago." Xiaolan said with a smile, "It's no problem staying overnight or anything like that."
"Hey, I have to thank you." Yuanzi hugged Xiaolan's arm: "If you hadn't tutored me, I wouldn't have been able to finish all my homework so quickly."
"These are all as they should be." Xiaolan smiled and then asked: "Yuanzi, have you thought of anything to eat?"
"Not yet, I'm a little confused." Yuanzi looked at the tempting dishes on the menu and became a little confused.
"Then let's share the meal." Xiaolan smiled and said, "This way we can eat more of the dishes we want~"
"That's what I mean." Yuanzi laughed when he heard this, and the two of them began to study what to eat.
The decoration of this hotel is obviously Japanese-style, and the natural cuisine is also traditional Japanese food.
However, I heard that this hotel has been passed down for several generations. The craftsmanship of the proprietress has been passed down from generation to generation, and the flavor is very good.
Of course, the freshness of the ingredients also accounts for a large part of the reason. Wild meat raised in the mountains is more juicy and delicious than domestic meat. In addition, fungi that are in line with the world are combined with the local flavor of the hotel proprietress's preparation.
The technique can be said to have a unique flavor.
Yuanzi and Xiaolan ate happily at first, but halfway through the meal, everyone noticed that Yuanzi moved his chopsticks more and more slowly.
"What's wrong? Is the food not to your liking?" Ayako looked at her sister and asked with concern.
But Yuanzi did not answer her sister's concern, but placed the chopsticks on the tray with a solemn expression.
"Garden, garden?"
Seeing her best friend's serious expression, Xiaolan became nervous unconsciously.
"I think it's best to go over there." Yuanzi dragged her chin with one hand and said this sentence in a confused manner.
"In the past?" Where are you going?" Ayako asked doubtfully.
"That's where it was just now." Yuanzi smiled sweetly, took out the red handkerchief from the bag and waved it in front of everyone: "I think it would be better to go over and tie this handkerchief~"
"Eh? Now?"
Xiaolan immediately exclaimed after hearing Yuanzi's words, while Conan immediately showed a helpless expression with dead eyes, obviously madly complaining about the eldest lady's capricious old habits in his heart.
"Finish your meal first, and I'll go with you."
Karasawa ordered the remaining dishes in the garden: "If you don't have the strength, you can't climb the mountain again."
"Okay! Brother-in-law, you are so kind!"
When Yuanzi heard Karasawa's words of support, she almost jumped up with joy. Then the next moment she was greeted by the gazes of countless guests around her, and she quickly sat down in embarrassment and started eating wildly.
It seems that only in this way can the embarrassment of social death be alleviated.
"Just spoil her." Ayako rolled her eyes at Karasawa, obviously dissatisfied with Karasawa for allowing Sonoko to act up.
"You can't stop it. It will be almost dark when we go up the mountain." Tang Ze explained: "We can't let a little girl go down the mountain in the dark by herself. Safety is more important."
"Okay." Ayako was persuaded by Karasawa. She glared at her sister and said, "You haven't thanked me yet. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't let you mess around!"
"Hehehe...I got it~Thank you, brother-in-law!" Yuanzi also knew that this was caused by her being too willful, so she smiled obediently and thanked Karasawa.
"Then let's leave without further ado."
Seeing that Yuanzi had almost eaten, Tangze got up and went to pay the bill. The group packed up and walked towards the mountain again.