Yokohama at night is a fairy-tale kingdom of light and shadow. The buildings are drowned in the night darkness, and the lights of night clubs and illuminated shop windows are reflected in the black mirror of the bay. A wide alley stretches along the embankment, with palm trees on both sides. The outlines of unfinished buildings and huge pipes towering over the port are visible against the night sky. From time to time, the silence of the night is broken by the siren of passing steamships, and the ringing of bells at the pier mixes with the soft sounds of music and the cries of the celebrating public coming from various night clubs. You walk slowly along the shore of the bay, enjoying the quiet night and the beautiful view. Suddenly, you get the feeling that you are being followed. You turn around. Gogol has stopped in front of you.