More than half a month has passed since Yamada Kimi's case. One can count on one's fingers how many days are left until the annual Tanabata Festival.
The streets are already filled with a festive atmosphere. At least many people are preparing bamboo in advance. The custom of hanging bamboo is something that many families choose. After all, the cost is relatively low and it allows everyone in the family to participate.
Sitting in the back seat of the car, Fujiwara Yu was fiddling with the suit and tie on his chest. Even though he had been wearing a suit for so long, he still hadn't made any progress in tying his tie.
"Mr. Clare, do you need me to accompany you to the golf course later?" White, who was responsible for driving the vehicle, turned around. His workload was not heavy during this period. In addition to being responsible for keeping an eye on the meeting between the Miyano sisters, he was responsible for passing information to Hondou Eikai. The news that Shigehiko Tsuchiguchi was going to play indoor golf was obtained from her.
It's not that Shigehiko Tsuchiguchi told the story intentionally. He accidentally leaked it during a break while chatting with his secretary during a TV interview, and it happened to be heard by Eikai Hondou who was sitting not far away.
After Fujiwara Yu finally finished his fight with his tie, he picked up the iced lemon tea beside him and started sipping it. However, before he had even taken two sips, the drink was empty. Looking at the two-thirds of ice in the plastic cup, he couldn't help but frown.
"No, I can go alone. And... White, don't buy anything from this store next time."
He doesn't like drink shops that have too much ice so that you can only take a few sips of the drink. He has no interest in visiting shops that cut corners again. No one wants to be an unlucky person.
"Okay, I understand."
After putting down the plastic cup filled with ice cubes, Fujiwara Yu picked up the golf club bag that White had prepared for him, opened the car door, and walked towards the golf practice range, which didn't look very large.
Since Hondou Eikai hadn't heard of the golf course's opening hours, he resorted to the most rudimentary method: waiting for him there during the earliest possible business hours. When he had previously approached TÅguchi Shigehiko, he had only revealed his identity as a public security officer, and nothing else, not even his appearance, so he didn't have to worry about being discovered.
Fujiwara Yu's purpose for this visit was to see what Tsuchiya Tsuchiya, the president of Goi Electric Co., Ltd., was up to. If Tsuchiya Tsuchiya was unwise and wanted to use his position as a council member to engage in illegal transactions, he wouldn't mind giving him a free pair of durable silver bracelets.
"Hello, sir. Excuse me, do you have a membership card for our store?"
Fujiwara Yu noticed that the receptionist was wearing caddy clothes. It seemed that he was temporarily helping out, otherwise he wouldn't be so nervous that he would bite his tongue while speaking.
As per his professional habit, he casually glanced at the name on his work badge on his chest: Watanabe Yukima.
"No, I want to hit a hundred balls first to test the feel. If the experience is good, I will apply for a membership card."
"Okay, the entrance fee and ball fee will be 2500 yen in total."
Fujiwara Yu happened to have some change left from buying a drink, so after paying, he found a place to sit down with his golf club bag. He didn't rush to play, but instead tried to delay as much as possible to oil his ash clubs.
But despite his efforts, he only managed to waste twenty minutes.
Fujiwara Yu had no choice but to do some warm-up exercises. After all, it hadn't been long since he got up, so his body was still quite stiff. He twisted his neck and suddenly remembered that he had never played golf before and thought he should learn some form.
He thought of the introductory golf manual White had prepared for him. He sat openly on the lounge chair, sipping the free ice mineral water, and flipping the cover with his slender fingers, trying to absorb the written knowledge about golf.
After absorbing the written knowledge, it is natural to engage in practical training.
Fujiwara Yu picked up the golf club in a serious manner, recalled the contents of the manual, stepped his right foot into the position within the ball's alignment, and tilted his shoulders to shift his body weight to his right foot.
Before swinging the club, he did not forget to aim the club at the small golf ball. After making sure that everything was correct, he exerted force with his shoulders and arms at the same time and successfully completed the standard swing posture.
The swing was as perfect as a professional golfer's, yet the skill level was no different from that of an ordinary beginner. The golf ball was unharmed, lying peacefully on the tee. If it could speak, it would definitely have opened its mouth to mock him.
Fujiwara Yuu knew something awkward had happened before he even heard the sound of the ball hitting the net. He quickly glanced around to make sure no one had seen him, then calmly adjusted his tie and took off his suit jacket, folding it neatly on the chair.
Well, it must be the suit jacket that restricted my performance, not that my skills were too bad.
After repeating the swing movement again and again and getting the motionless golf ball again, Fujiwara Yu began to doubt his life. He felt that golf was not a sport that suited him.
He bent down and stared at the golf ball for a long time, then took another one of the same size and added some weight. After thinking of a new way to cheat, he regained his confidence and swung again, and this time the golf ball really flew out.
However, the sound of the beating was still not heard.
Fujiwara Yuu put his hands on his waist and watched the golf ball fly high and successfully hit the fence in the distance. Of course, he didn't hit the golf ball, but used the power of the wind to blow it away directly, so the ball was very slow.
He finally used one of the hundred golf balls. If he had continued to hit them the same way, he might not have finished hitting them by the time the driving range got off work.
"Hahahaha, Councillor Tunkou, I didn't expect to see you here."
"I didn't expect to see President Tachibana here. Are you bringing the members here for team building?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Fujiwara Yu immediately put down the golf club in his hand. He took out a towel from his golf club bag and hung it around his neck. He took the change and went to the vending machine near the entrance to buy a drink.
Tachibana Eisuke, the president of Goi Electric Co., Ltd., nodded cheerfully, and it was clear that he was in a very good mood.
"Yes, playing a round of golf before work can improve work efficiency."
"Haha, then I want to compete with you. Let's see who can finish these 100 balls first?" Shigehiko Tsuchiguchi had no airs of a councilor at all. After greeting several staff members, he went to the corner to play ball with Eisuke Tachibana.
Fujiwara Yuu wasn't worried at all. Since they were both within his field of vision, he could just use the power of the wind to eavesdrop on their conversation. He was leisurely drinking a Coca-Cola from a vending machine, but before he could even pull the ring, he heard a familiar voice.
"Huh? You're the police officer from back then!"
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