Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The second person who died unexpectedly
After entering December, the juvenile correctional team of the Nagoya Central Bureau has come to an end in its secret investigation of organizing female high school students to carry out prostitution activities centered on two or three other fast food restaurants on Women's Street except "Hard Gum". A list of several pimp names.
From October to mid-November, the police learned that high school girls frequented these fast food restaurants, so they conducted a secret follow-up investigation and obtained sufficient evidence.June Kusanagi, a second-year student at Mingcheng Academy, was caught prostitution in a restaurant by the edge of the central district. After being caught by the field inspection, he was brought to the office for control education and obtained some clues.From her mouth, she also learned that Junzhi Nonaka, her classmate in the same grade, seemed to play the role of "introducer" in the middle.However, Kusanagi Junjiang did not admit that they were engaged in organized prostitution, but only said that he directly picked up customers in snack bars, fast food restaurants, and back places in the streets and alleys.
But Tian Chu wanted to take advantage of the momentum to get a list of clients in one fell swoop, but because Kusanagi insisted that he was a prostitute by accident, he had no regular clients and did not know their names.But in the juvenile corrections team, it has been basically determined that Nonaka June seems to have acted as the main contact person among several female high school students, that is, he should bear the responsibility of a pimp.What's more, Nonaka's actions have already touched the sixth sense of the commissioners who have been working on delinquent juveniles for many years, and have given them sufficient reasons to doubt her.Moreover, they also feel that behind the wild, there are adults.This adult "recruited" prostitutes. He recruited female high school students in the middle of the house, and "brokered" among them to operate this kind of pornographic service.
In order to unravel this mystery, the Central Bureau is eager to obtain further evidence.They hope to catch a client and get clues about the adult from him.It is difficult to convict the person who mediates for prostitutes without solid evidence, and generally speaking it is also difficult to obtain evidence because he does not directly engage in prostitution and whoring.Moreover, if this is a gang, then the problem is more complicated and the evidence is more difficult to capture.
Therefore, the juvenile correctional team decided to proceed with caution in interrogating the wild, and to continue the secret investigation.It was also decided not to tell the school about the discipline of Kusanagi June.
Although the police are very cautious in their approach to these matters, it may be that Kusanagi conveyed the "message" that the police noticed something to other female students. During this period of time, the activities of female high school students have decreased sharply. Even the "Hard Gum" fast food restaurant, which is closely monitored by the police, has fewer people going in and out.However, opponents will always appear.The leader of the juvenile corrections team and other specialists such as Ono and Tian Chu are full of confidence in this.Sure enough, this opportunity came soon.
In the evening of December 8, as usual, the two inspectors monitoring the "Hard Gum" decided to carry out the investigation after they saw a female student and a middle-aged man who were believed to belong to the Nonaka group coming out of the fast food restaurant. track.The couple took a taxi, stopped at a cheap hotel in Osu, and walked in arm in arm.The two inspectors divided their work: one monitored the gate, the other went to the parking lot to check the license plate number, and at the same time contacted the department, and arrested the two when they came out.After about an hour, the two people came out of the hotel, so they were taken to the office logically.
The girl quickly confessed that she was a second-year student at the Prefectural Women's Commercial School, but she was a junior high school classmate with Junie Nonaka of Mingcheng Academy, and admitted that it was because of Nonaka's persuasion that she embarked on this road of prostitution. It's true.In addition, she also confessed that there seemed to be four or five people in the group of Noaka, and every time Noaka introduced guests, she would draw a certain amount of remuneration from them.Today is the entire process of prostitution arranged by Nonaka, including the route.The juvenile corrections team believes that in the prostitution of high school girls, this Nonaka is the worst.The other person, the client, was a 46-year-old owner of an electrical products company in Takamatsu-cho, Chikusa-ku.Since his license plate number was recorded by the inspectors and he was caught on the spot, he readily confessed in full.According to his confession, he knew the news of this special service in the fast-food restaurants in that area from among the guests.
He has been there once in October, and this is the second time.Every time at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, according to the "rules", he came to the seat on the left side of the "Hard Gum" fast-food restaurant and waited. After a while, a female student would sit opposite him.After the two "discussed" with their eyes, they accompanied each other and went to find hotels and restaurants. After the "thing" is over, he will pay the female student 15,000 yen.Of course, when he leaves the fast-food restaurant, he also has to pay a certain fee... Judging from the greedy expression of this client who is unique to women, it is suspicious to say that this is only the second time, but the other plots are very clear. Happy, maybe not lying.If it's just a client, the juvenile corrections team can't impose any punishment on it, and this client also understands this.He didn't force the other party, and both parties had voluntary sexual relations, and he would not be punished by law, so he confessed very happily, probably because he wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.
Moreover, he also said that the person who introduced him to him was Fujita Etsuo, the owner of a small shop called "Coral" located a little further east of Women's Odori Street and close to Chikusa Ward.
"'Coral'...? Isn't it directly related to 'hard gum'?"
After the leader of the Juvenile Disciplinary Team muttered to himself, he looked at the head of inspection, Ono.
"Hmm... Maybe the shops in that area took advantage of the secluded location?" Ohno also couldn't tell whether there was any "tacit cooperation" between the two shops.Since the police focused on closely monitoring the "Hard Gum" fast food restaurant in Women's Dajie Road, they neglected to pay attention to other shops.
"Besides the person named Fujita who introduced you, did anyone else say anything to you?" Ono asked.
"I can't remember the details. It seems that some people in the textile and clothing business also said it. However, there are too many people, and I can't remember it for a while. Some customers just gossip if they don't pay for a while. This kind of thing is close to me. Fujita used to be from Gifu, so he introduced me to many textile and clothing customers."
Before class the next morning, Junie Nonaka was taken to the Central Office.Her mother was also called to ask her other questions.Nonaka is the only child in the family. Her father works for a furniture company and her mother works in the company's sales shop.This is a dual-career family, and there should be no financial problems.Junie Nonaka is tall, with delicate skin, a gentle and virtuous look, without dyed hair, at first glance she looks like an ordinary high school girl.
"She's really different from the girls with dyed hair, long shawl hair, miniskirts, and hippie looks! She looks much more decent than her 'team members'!" Juvenile Correction Team The group leader, Ono Wada, surrounded Junzhi and started interrogating straightforwardly.
"However, you dressed up like this on purpose, but your heart is very mean and cruel!" Ohno scolded her straight to the point.
"Yes, it's to prevent others from being suspicious. I can't be suspicious at any time. Not only do I abide by the time to go home, but I never play truant. However, I get a certain amount of reward from my classmates every time. I often use my rest days to have fun!"
Junzhi's eyelashes are very long and beautiful, blinking up and down.She spoke very frankly.In fact, she was right, the school and family hardly noticed this side of her.Is she a "chameleon" with dual personalities?When Ono called her by this name, Junzhi smiled without denying it.
"However, I still have one or two students with good academic performance as friends in my class, and I often talk to them on the phone. My mother is very satisfied and relieved."
"Did you fool your mother so easily?"
"Because she never cared about these things. She and my father just save money and save money all day long, and never care about my personal future, so I have to choose my own way of life and life The road..." When Junzhi said this, for the first time, she showed her sad and sad expression.
Was it due to the alienation of her family? ... Ohno murmured in his heart.
"How did you meet Fujita?"
"In the spring of this year, I went to the 'Coral' store alone, and chatted with him when I had nothing to do. Later, I once stood in the station and the underground street for more than 30 minutes and couldn't find any customers. At this time, I suddenly heard someone Call me, I saw that it was Fujita who was with a handsome man. Later, Fujita told me about the terms of remuneration, and I left with that man. Fujita and I have never done that kind of thing Hey, it was the first time I found a man who looked like a gentleman on Rong Street. However, if you talk about the prostitution incident, the victims can only be women, don’t you think the responsibility lies with your men?!” Junzhi raised He raised his voice, and said to Ono and the three of them with a childish expression.
"Money can buy anything now, and such a man doesn't care about fines." Junzhi already knows that there are many men like Fujita, eager to have this opportunity to share the bed with young girls, "They don't even care if they're virgins or not. If it's someone with sexual experience, it's more suitable for them! Since then, I hate men so much that I don't sleep with them anymore, but let others do it."
Hearing this, Ohno and the three of them fell silent.They originally planned to learn more about the situation, but they didn't expect that they seemed to be standing in the dock.Their hearts are full of emotion.After a while, the team leader in his 50s said, "As you said, men are hateful. We also admit that the key to the problem of teenage prostitution lies in men, but how can you explain it when you sleep with men?"
"It's hard for me to say positively... but I can tell you that I don't think what I did is a sin. I didn't lie, I didn't steal, I just gave him a real feeling, he He has to pay the price for the feelings he can't get from other women, isn't this a fair deal?" Jun Zhi smiled ironically as he spoke.
"For high school students, it may be very inappropriate to do this kind of thing, but many people have joined the society after graduating from junior high school, and many of them have engaged in this industry. Why don't the society criticize it? And if a high school student does this kind of thing, you will hold on to it, but if it is a high school student and her husband did this kind of thing, what can you say?" Jun Zhi said tightly Staring at Ono and the three of them, "The husband earns money for the family, and the wife provides services including sexual relations. Isn't the wife engaged in prostitution for money transactions?"
"No, the relationship between husband and wife is based on love." The team leader argued.
"Aren't there couples without love? A woman endures intercourse she doesn't want and her husband asks her to, so what's the difference between this kind of marriage and prostitution? Have you read the book "Heart Rale"? "
The team leader was stopped by the question. He blinked and glanced at Junzhi: "There is a difference in quantity—anyway, the sex life between husband and wife cannot be simply explained by this metaphor."
"So, what about men and women who are not husband and wife? It is not a marriage relationship. Can there be a lover relationship? This is also recognized in society, right? But what is the result? Either the man pays, or the woman pays, They can also have sex! Is this a form of prostitution? - But why don't you allow us to have sex like lovers? Why is it an ugly thing for female high school students to prostitute? ?”
Ohno thought, it seems that many critics and scholars have talked about this question a lot, but how to answer it himself is at a loss.What is ugly is ugly, and exchanging the flesh for money is a depraved and ugly act.Junzhi's naked theory is a blatant defense of ugliness.
Indeed, this is a simple question that does not need an answer. Perhaps this question has been said too much, and the only people who ask such ridiculous questions are prostitute girls.Why is teenage prostitution not allowed? ——Is it necessary to answer these girls one by one?Moreover, asking such a question is itself an ugly and ridiculous act.Ohno not only thought this way in his heart, but also uttered this kind of rebuttal language from his mouth.
"Going to high school is the heaviest period of study in one's life, and the development of high school students' bodies is still very immature. If they have sexual relations with many men, it will be detrimental to their health first." The team leader only pointed out the essence of the matter , "Yes. Therefore, many children who have studied well are not interested in prostitution."
After the three of them finished speaking, Ohno stared closely at Junzhi's mouth to see what else she had to say.
"Lately, who has a lover has become a major talking point on campus. Compared to whoever it is, just grab one and go to the hotel to have sex. This kind of single partnership is safer, in terms of economics and 'formality' It's also easier to go online... There are more and more people like this renting an apartment outside, once or twice a week, more often on Sunday trysts. Doesn't this mean that men are more hateful Where did a student get so much money?" After Junzhi finished speaking, no one could refute for a long time.
In any case, according to the testimony of Minie Nonaka and the manager of the electrical equipment company, it was Fujita Etsuo who contacted the clients and prostitution students.His behavior has already violated the crime of "organizing prostitution".
As a result, the juvenile corrections team filed a request to arrest him for violating the "Prostitution Prevention Act" and violating the "Child Welfare Act."At 3 o'clock in the afternoon that day, the three of Ohno and the others took the approved arrest warrant and "killed" all the way to the "Coral" store in Higashita Town, Naka Ward.
The "Coral" shop is built of smoked natural wood, with fire-scorched curtains on the windows. It is an antique, small and neat coffee shop.Its surroundings are the same as the surroundings of Women's Street, which is very quiet.When Ohno and the others opened the door and came in, there was a young man in his 20s dressed as a bartender and a young woman at the service desk on the right side.In a few box seats next to a large tropical fish tank, three pairs of customers were talking in low voices.Ohno walked quickly to the service desk, showed the police ID to the two waiters, and explained that he wanted to see Etsuo Fujita.The two waiters said to them without any nervous expression: "The boss may be on the second floor." They "pointed" and "pointed" to the ceiling with their chins.
"Did he not go out?" Ono asked.
"No, but he usually comes downstairs around two o'clock, and he may still be sleeping today."
Fujita's home is in Showa Ward, but it is said that he lives in the store twice a week.He also lived in the store yesterday, but the upstairs was very quiet. The male waiter said that maybe he was drunk yesterday and didn't wake up... To go to the second floor, he had to go out of the store and climb the stairs from the back of the store.Ohno came upstairs first.He stood at the door and rang the bell. ——no answer.It was broken, Ono hurriedly knocked on the door vigorously, calling Fujita's name while knocking, but it was still quiet inside.
——It was locked inside——Ohno glanced at the team leader.
Did he escape...?
But the shop is still open, very calm.If the owner of the store is summoned or wanted by the police, the service staff in the store will definitely respond.Or is he out?So the team leader asked another police officer who came with him to borrow the key.
After a while the waiter came.
Ono opened the door.
It was a Western-style room the size of six straw mats, and in the middle of the room stood a tall man in pajamas.Sunlight shone through the latticed windows onto the back of the immobile man.
Around 4:30 in the afternoon, Chidori Zhuzi, the prosecutor of the criminal department of the Nagoya District Prosecutor's Office, arrived at the scene of the incident.The accidental death of Etsuo Fujita, the owner of the "Coral" coffee fast food restaurant in Higashita Town, Naka Ward, was suspected of homicide from the very beginning.
At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when three police officers including the head of the Juvenile Correction Group of the Central Bureau came to the room of Fujita Etsuo on the second floor, he was leaning over in the center of the room, still wearing pajamas.At that time, he was already cold, and obvious red corpse spots appeared on the face and neck that touched the ground.There was also an odor of bitter almonds in his mouth and nose, clear evidence of cyanide poisoning.When Zhu Zi and prosecutor Yazu rushed to the scene together, the special search team of the First Search Section of the prefectural police, the forensic team, and the forensic team of the Criminal Division of the Central Bureau under its jurisdiction all came, and the small scene suddenly seemed a bit crowded. .Although the cause of the incident was that the juvenile correctional team of the Central Bureau came here because the deceased was suspected of prostitution and found the suspect dead, but once it was proved that this was a homicide, the responsibility for the investigation would be handed over to the juvenile correctional team.
When the criminal department of the department under its jurisdiction reported to the prefectural police search department 1, the result of contacting the criminal director of the prosecutor's office also arrived.When the Minister of Criminal Affairs decided on the candidates, he considered that this case was related to the prostitution incident, so he assigned the prosecutor Chidori Amoko, who had handled cases related to prostitution, to be in charge.
Zhu Zi entered the room while the forensic doctors were busy conducting identification.
This is a square Western-style room the size of six straw mats.There are only simple cooking utensils such as a washing table in the house.On the opposite side of the sink, there is a screen partition, and behind it is a small double bed, on which the corpse is temporarily placed.
Before Zhu Zi came to Nagoya, he had been working in the Chiba District Prosecutor's Office. After he got to the juvenile group here, he had rarely been involved in homicide cases.She didn't dare to look at the corpse clearly, she was worried about being viciously stimulated.Etsuo Fujita is 39 years old, with a high nose bridge and thick lips. It can be imagined that he was a handsome man with a serious expression before he was born. He is about 1.70 meters tall.
Zhu Zi obtained the consent of the person in charge here, Youheng Police Department, and had a few words with him.Youheng is the head of the criminal team of the Central Bureau, and he has known Zhu Zi since the incident of Oupingcheng's manslaughter case in June.
"Fujita's home is in an apartment in Mikisho Town, and he seems to have a wife living with him, but last night around 10 o'clock, after the shop closed, he said he had a cold, so he didn't bother to go home and stayed. This is what the waiter in the store said..."
"Stayed by chance because of a cold?"
"No, he usually lives in the store twice a week. Because he is involved in organizing female high school students into prostitution, he himself is one of the clients. Therefore, we must thoroughly investigate all clues about women around him. Clear!" Youheng pursed his lips, fully showing his impatience.
"Is it definitely cyanide poisoning?" Zhu Zi asked again.
"Yes. It looks like I took it at ninety o'clock this morning, along with cold medicine."
Youheng said it based on the judgment of the forensic doctor.Fujita died today, between 9:00 am and 10:00 am on December 9, and was basically determined to have died of cyanide poisoning.
On the table next to where Fujita was lying, there was also a cup half filled with water, a piece of paper wrapped with powdered medicine, and a medicine bag with "Miyaguchi Internal Medicine Hospital" printed on it.In addition, on the sink, there are ashtrays, coffee cups and one person's unwashed rice bowl.The forensic doctor believed that this was a sign that Fujita had eaten a simple breakfast.
"The Miyaguchi Internal Medicine Hospital is at the corner of a small alley not far from here. We investigated and found that Fujita had been there because of a cold at 6 o'clock last night. At that time, his temperature was 37.8°. It didn't matter. The doctor opened I gave him some medicines, including tablets and powders, three times a day, 2 tablets each time, and a pack, and prescribed it for two days. After 7:00, he took it after eating in the store downstairs Medicine, this is what the waiter in the store said." Therefore, it can be speculated that Fujita took the medicine after getting up this morning after eating, and then fell to the ground.If it was suicide, it would be impossible to take the poison and the cold medicine together, so Youheng believed that this was the reason for the homicide.
"However, could it be that the medicine was mixed with cyanide?" Zhu Zi asked.
"No, someone must have added cyanide to his cup while he was drinking the medicine. After he fell down, that person locked the door and escaped. Because we found a cyanide reaction in the cup, and the bag The medicine paper showed a negative reaction. In other words, only cyanide was found in the cup. I also checked all the medicines brought back from the hospital, and found no abnormalities."
"Where's the key to the door?"
"When I found it, the door was locked, and then I went downstairs to get another key... I didn't find the key used by Fujita in the room. According to the waiter, he usually put the key in the small bed beside the bed. On the table, with the alarm clock."
With that said, You Hang pointed to a small table near the window.There was a small alarm clock on the table, and there was a small nail on the edge of the table, which seemed to be used for hanging keys, but there was nothing on it at the moment.
"It would be obvious if the key was hanging there, so we judge that after killing Fujita, the murderer found the key, locked the door and escaped. Of course, the murderer still hopes to find the deceased as late as possible. Indoor If the key cannot be found, of course the possibility of homicide is greater." You Heng continued.
"9:00 am to 10:00 am..." Zhu Zi repeated in his mouth the estimated time of Fujita's death.
Under normal circumstances, in cases of poisoning, the time of death is inferred based on the autopsy, but more often the time of death is inferred based on when the murderer might strike.The murderer can put poison in the victim's food or drinking water in advance, and the victim may drink or eat it after the murderer has been gone for a certain period of time to cause death.Then, when the murderer poisoned is not very clear.In this case, it is very difficult to judge the "alibi".
But this time, Yuheng and the others believed that the time difference between the murderer's attack and the deceased's death time was not too long, almost at the same time, because they believed that it was very likely that the poison was administered when Fujita was persuaded to drink cold medicine.The murderer couldn't take the key away and lock the door if he didn't see the dead person was poisoned to death.
Therefore, the murderer's time of committing the crime should be considered to be between 9:00 am and 10:00 am, within one hour, and the suspect should have no "alibi" during this time.For the investigation party, Zhu Zi believed that this was a favorable condition.
According to the Criminal Procedure Law, when conducting criminal investigations, prosecutors give instructions to judicial police officers and are in charge of commanding them. as the subject.However, the prosecutor in charge of the case can maintain uninterrupted contact with the police, and can also attend police search meetings and state his opinions and opinions.In addition, when the prisoner is sent for inspection, the prosecutor can decide whether to re-investigate or prosecute.Therefore, prosecutors can and should collect evidence on the spot at the time of the incident, and be familiar with the entire case and its handling process.
"Then do you understand the situation of personnel coming and going?" Zhu Zi continued to ask.
"Now I just investigated those two waiters... Of course, his family members also want to investigate, but because his wife is not here, I have already contacted her just now, I will ask her after a while..."
According to the current investigation, around 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a housewife in her 40s, who seemed to be a middle-class family, came to the store and told the male waiter that she wanted to see Fujita.At that time, Fujita was still on the second floor, so the waiter informed Fujita through the intercom, and Fujita came downstairs.
The two stood in a corner of the store and talked for a while, and then Fujita took the woman up to the second floor. At about 5 o'clock, that is, an hour later, the woman left, and Fujita went down to the store again from upstairs.
"Judging from the waiter's words, the woman and Fujita looked like they met for the first time, but the way they talked was very serious, that is to say, the woman seemed to come to quarrel with Fujita, and Fujita seemed unwilling Let the people around hear the content of the conversation, and quickly took her up to the second floor. When Fujita came down from upstairs at 5 o'clock, his face was very unhappy, and he went to the Miyaguchi Internal Medicine Hospital with a gloomy face." Youheng finished speaking Looking at Zhu Zi.In other words, from yesterday to today, the guests who went up to the second floor only found out which woman it was.
The "Coral" store is open from 10 am to 10 pm.The male waiters in the bar come to work at 10 o'clock and go back at 6 pm. There are two waitresses in total, and they switch shifts at 2 o'clock every afternoon.Fujita usually comes at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and stays until the shop closes.
The male and female waiters who come to work at 10 o'clock in the morning have the keys to the store door, so that they don't have to call Fujita to open the door individually.So, today was the same as usual, until 3:00 p.m. when the staff of the Central Administration came to the store and asked to see Fujita, the waiters here still thought that Fujita had been sleeping upstairs.
"The waitress who worked from 10 am to 2 pm today is a housewife who lives nearby, so the police immediately found her and conducted an investigation, but she didn't know anyone who had been on the second floor. She I don’t know anything about what happened after 10 o’clock last night, and since the stairs to the second floor are not in the store, but behind the store, even if someone goes up, the people in the store cannot know.”
"So, there is still no clue about who the woman in her 40s who visited at around 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon?" Zhu Zi asked.
"Yes. The staff in the store said it was the first time they saw it, but I always thought it might have something to do with prostitution." Youheng said, looking at the sky as if searching for something.The three waiters in the store said they knew nothing about Fujita’s involvement in prostitution, so they couldn’t tell the truth from the fake ones, “Where did they know that women often go to the second floor of Fujita? ?”
"The people in the store have said it, and they have seen it more than once. For example, one morning in October, a waiter saw a young girl come down the stairs. I didn't expect prostitution at that time. , and just glanced at it. The girl looked about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and she had a pretty good temperament. At that time, they didn't think more about it. The boss is rich, and it's nothing to have a lover. But it's not just this one , I don’t know. Anyway, there is only one clue at present, and that is to try our best to find the woman who came here yesterday!” Youheng stared at Zhu Zi as if he had made up his mind.
Zhu Zi couldn't help recalling that in June this year, when Ao Pingcheng was sent for inspection for the first time, You Heng also had such a resolute face, insisting that Ao Pingcheng was "wounding people to death".
Fujita's wife Zhizi rushed to the scene, and after seeing her husband's body, she went down to the second floor and was investigated by the police.Zhu Zi also listened on the sidelines.Zhizi is 35 years old, has dark skin and is not tall.Because of the thick eyebrows and large eyes, the face appears petite, and it looks gentle and introverted.Because of the sudden and unexpected death of her husband, she spoke even less.
When Fujita lived on the second floor, he often didn't call to tell her, so he didn't come home last night, and she thought he was living in the store.Zhizi wiped her tears and snot with a handkerchief while answering the police officer's question.
But when the police officer asked Fujita about the alleged prostitution of female high school students, she looked stunned, wondering whether she really didn't know her husband would do such a thing, or whether she was worried that the matter had been exposed.She bit her lip and shook her head vigorously.
"I never ask about things in the store... and I have two children, I am busy enough, I can't help him with anything, I feel sorry for him, where else..." He didn't say a few words , and was stopped by whimpering again.
"How was it when you were in Gifu?"
Zhu Zi took advantage of the interrogation of the police and interjected a question, because she remembered that when the Juvenile Correctional Team of the Central Bureau issued an arrest warrant for Fujita to the District Procuratorate, the Minister of Inspection Ohno greeted herself in advance, and he also introduced In a few words, it is said that Fujita is from Gifu and has a close relationship with the local textile industry.
"Yes, until April last year, we had been running a fast food restaurant in Yanase, Gifu, and we only moved here in the summer...".
"Why didn't it open there?" Zhu Zi asked again.
"It's because the business is not going well..." Zhizi replied vaguely, as if she didn't know too well.
"Don't you have many acquaintances and friends in Gifu?" A member of the prefectural police seemed to know something about Fujita, so he interrupted and asked.
"Do you know some people my husband knows? They don't have to be women, they can be related to work..." You Heng continued to ask.Hearing the question from the police officer, Zhizi answered one by one while thinking.She named several real estate operators who helped Fujita sell the Gifu store, and the names of several store owners who borrowed money.
"You guys had a few friends in Gifu, so, do you have any close contacts after moving to Nagoya?... There is a man named Nakao, who used to be an acquaintance of your husband, right? Have you ever been to his house?... "
"Is he from Gifu too?"
"Well, there is still a factory in Gifu, and he lives in an apartment in Fushimi, Nagoya. It seems to be an office in Nagoya, but he died in June..."
"Is that person Mr. Hirokichi Nakao, the manager of a fabric company in Gifu?" Zhu Zi suddenly asked, which surprised Yuheng and Zhizi.
"Yes." After thinking for a while, Zhizi nodded.
"So, your husband and Mr. Nakao have known each other since they were in Gifu?"
"Well. In the beginning, Mr. Nakao often came to our store. After we became acquainted, my husband seemed to have talked with him about business matters..."
"Mr. Hirokichi Nakao died in June of this year when he was slashed to a vital part by a sickle because of a quarrel in the courtyard of a woman who lived next to Tsuruma Park."
"Yes, my husband and I were taken aback when we heard the news! Mr. Nakao is just over 50 years old. After we heard about this incident, we all felt very surprised..."
The body of Etsuo Fujita was sent to the hospital affiliated to the university that night for a forensic autopsy.The result was the same as estimated at the time of discovery, and the cause of death was cyanide poisoning.The time of death was inferred to be between 9 am and 10 am on December 9.Stomach contents included simple breakfast items such as eggs, coffee and toast, and it was also thought that the cyanide was ingested with cold medicine.The four times of medicine and the wrapping paper after Fujita took the powder medicine were also left at the scene, but no abnormalities were found.The chemical reaction of cyanide was found in the remaining half glass of water. The blood type found in the saliva on the glass was consistent with that of Fujita, but there was no fingerprint on the glass.This shows that the murderer escaped after wiping off his fingerprints after Fujita fell from poisoning.So far, it can be concluded that this is a homicide case.
In the vicinity of the "Coral" coffee fast food restaurant at the scene of the death of Etsuo Fujita, the police spent a lot of effort on investigations, and found his room key in the ditch under the west window of the room on the second floor where he died.According to the waiter's testimony, the keys were indeed the ones that Fujita used to hang on the side of the small table.
Behind this fast food restaurant, there is a narrow alley leading from the back to the road.So the police inferred: After killing Fujita, the murderer locked the door and threw the key into the ditch before escaping.There is another explanation: Fujita committed suicide. Before taking the poison, he locked the door and threw the key through the window into the ditch.But as soon as this view was put forward, it was opposed by most people.If, after he had eaten his breakfast, he had taken the cyanide with his medicine, then it would have been almost impossible, and greatly unnecessary, to wipe off his fingerprints.
A ballpoint pen with a blue core was also found on a rock by a ditch one meter away from where the key was found.This is a pen sold at 200 yen in the market, but it is not the pen used in the "Coral" shop.Could it be that the murderer accidentally threw it out together when he threw the key?So the police also put it away as evidence.
但是，做为初步的调查，并没有取得明显的结果。从富士田的朋友关系，快餐厅的工作人员到这个店子的常客，警方都对其中可以调查的人员进行了调查，但都没有发现具备明显作案动机的人。对以前有过财务纠纷的旧的工作关系和有过情人关系的人也都进行了有关作案动机的调查，然而他们又都具备了“不在现场证明”。
那名在案发前一天下午4点左右找到了富士田，并随他上了二楼的40多岁的女性到底是什么人，依旧没有答案。尽管富士田在最近新结识了几个女人，但经过调查，也都与此无关。那名服务员所说的在10月中旬见到的早上从楼上下来的一个年轻姑娘，也仅仅是看到了而已，即找不到准确的证据，而且也再没有第二个目击者。但是，警方坚定地认为，肯定有频繁出入他的房间的女性。从二楼上的洗碗池保持着干净整洁的状况，而其妻子又几乎不曾到过那间二楼小屋的情况来判断，就可以证明这一点。
这样说来，富士田和女性的接触保持着一种秘密的形式，而且警方认为那些女人极有可能是未婚者。那么，凶手这条线索既然不明确，要不就从富士田从事卖淫活动这条线索上下点功夫吧？之所以提出这条方案，是经调查后发现，早在富士田在岐阜经营快餐馆时，就有人怀疑他从事了卖淫活动，虽然当时当地的警方秘密侦察所取得的证据不太有把握，但在他搬走之后还是发现了这方面的问题，其中最明显的理由就是：由于富士田在岐阜的名声“臭”了，他才于去年的新年由柳濑搬到了名古屋。
于是，警方认为，案发前日，那名面色冷峻的来访者，会不会与富士田卖淫活动有关系呢？设在中央署的搜查总部决定再把野中君枝传来，进行严格的审查。
但是，其结果彻底否定了她与富士田有一种情人关系的论点。他们第一次认识是今年春天，的确共有3次他们在饭店里发生过性关系，但自从野中君枝从事组织卖淫这一活动之后，他们之间的关系仅仅限于相互联系，而君枝坚决反对再和富士田发生性的关系。
快餐厅的工作人员也知道野中君枝常来店里，但好像她并不打算偷偷摸摸地和他来往。另外，在富士田死亡的12月9日上午9点至10点之间，君枝正在中央署接受有关卖淫事件的询问，这是她不可能再分身到达案发现场的最有力的证据。
这次搜查总部叫来野中君枝的目的主要有三点：一是富士田组织卖淫的活动，除了野中君枝外还有没有第三人？二是有没有因金钱、债务关系而特别痛恨富士田的人？三是富士田有没有较为固定的情人。
这次审查由中央署的刑事科长、组长，以及大野巡查部长共同进行。虽然案件已因他杀被移交给了刑事部门，但仍要求有原调查方的少年管教组人员参加，因为面对的还是一名未成年者，少年管教组在青少年心理方面还是有一定的经验的。关于第一点，还有没有其他的卖淫活动的参与者与富士田有关，君枝答曰“不清楚”，并陈述了她与富士田认识的开始直至目前的情况，与上次说的一样。
“富士田的分工是寻找嫖客……这些人当中有的是直接付钱，有的则是做为'珊瑚'的顾客，以付帐的形式进行。因此，我认为一般情况下他不需要再增加人手来招募嫖客的……”
关于女高中生方面的情况是这样的：
“我不知道他是不是还有除了我之外的学生，但我感觉，即使有他可以直接叫来接客的女孩子，也决不会到像我这样从各个方面都与他共同筹划的地步……”
君枝否认了富士田还有同犯的可能。虽然这个女孩子在谈到卖淫问题时那样坦率地直言不讳，但一听到她的合作伙伴被毒死的消息时，还是十分震惊。
大野又问第二个问题，他有没有在金钱或债务上结下了仇的人。
“如果说起来的话，富士田先生周围基本上还没有恨他到这种地步的人。比如草薙纯江的母亲……当然不是说没有人恨他。别的女孩子家长我就不太清楚了。”
所谓别的女孩子，是指由君枝欺骗，“送”到富士田那儿，由他再“分配”给每个嫖客的女高中生。在明城学园的这种女孩子中，草薙纯江是第一个受到少年管教教育的，由此也传到了其他家长耳中。在目前阶段，凡是君枝提供的名单，警方都已经进行了调查。
“你刚才说富士田还有直接叫来接客的女学生？”刑事科长冷峻的目光盯着君枝问道，“知道她们的名字吗？”
“全部的我可不知道，不过吗……好像有丰松小姐……”
“丰松？”
“就是丰松祥子小姐。她和纯江一个班，家也住得不远，她们俩人是好朋友。不过，她们好像常去'硬树胶'，不怎么来'珊瑚'店子……噢，对了，好像她给富士田先生打过电话呢！”
“丰松祥子受富士田的介绍进行卖淫？”大野一下子瞪大了眼睛，把身子都探了出去。
“不，我不知道，还是问一下她本人吧。”听到这儿，刑事科长看了大野一眼。
大野看了一眼君枝，有点儿犹豫：“丰松祥子吗……是明城学园二年级学生，但11月底突然死了。据说是宫外孕大出血……这个死因学校和她家都不对外讲，但我们组的人员从学生中的传说中听说后，马上去医院进行了调查才知道的。如果不是与卖淫事件有关，我们也不打算传唤她的家人，以免造成精神上的刺激。”
于是，刑事科的两个人紧张地相互看了一眼。刑事科长对君枝问道：“你说丰松祥子在富士田的介绍下卖淫，开始是被草薙纯江骗来的吗？”
“不，纯江还对我说过，这种事儿最好不要让丰松知道……也许她觉得丰松不会同意的吧。”
“这么说，丰松是和富士田直接来往了？”
“嗯……如果是这样的话，也许她和那个什么平是这种关系……”君枝此时也好像注意到了什么。
“什么平？”
“对，也是刚从高中毕业没几天，个子高高的、瘦瘦的，麻杆儿一样……那个男的最近常常到'珊瑚'店里来，和富士田好像关系也很近的呢。”
这个人的名字……大野突然联想到今年暑假快结束的时候的一天，他在站前地下街对祥子进行街头管教时的情景。他想起了和祥子在一块儿的男青年的名字里就有一个“平”字。
他刚要说，不料有恒在旁边也问到了这个人：“是不是叫奥平诚次呀？”
“啊！对了！就是这个名字！”君枝恍然大悟地点了点头。
难道奥平也在这儿参与了这种活动？
有恒也不禁想起来，在鹤舞公园附近的一名女性家里，第一次见到那个男青年的情景。当时，他穿的那件上衣上沾满了溅到身上的鲜血。他那张纤瘦的脸苍白而僵硬，但却十分沉着地说明了事情的全部经过。当时的受害者就是在岐阜开了一家公司的经理中尾弘吉。
中尾和富士田是故旧。但是，富士田与奥平有没有这种关系？如果有，那么中尾在里面又起了什么作用？他的死与富士田的组织卖淫之事又有什么关系？——这一点，朱子曾对有恒暗示过：在调查富士田的交际范围时，也要查一下他与奥平诚次有没有关系。于是，有恒决定对奥平诚次也进行一次调查。
奥平诚次被传唤到了中央署。他的住址和工作单位，早在6月份的“过失杀人致死”案件档案中就有记载。在调查室里，仍然是有恒和刑事科长在，但今天的调查将以有恒为主。关于6月份的案件，有恒已经对奥平进行了详细的调查，当时他那严厉的调查询问，已经给奥平心理上造成了一定的压力。但这次奥平诚次是做为富士田案件的参考人出现的。在富士田死亡的推断时间，即9点至10点的一个小时里，奥平有明确的“不在现场证明”。案发当日，他于早上8点半左右到富士见町的汽车修理工厂里上班，一直到下午他都没有离开公司。这件事，包括主任在内的几名同事都做了证明。
“你和被害者富士田悦夫从什么时候开始认识的？”
“什么时候……我常去'珊瑚'快餐厅，慢慢就熟了。”奥平诚次显得有点儿不安地答道。
有恒记得，他有避开提问者视线的习惯：“那么，第一次交谈是什么时候？”有恒又问道。
“啊……夏天吧。”
“那是在鹤舞事件之后啦？”
听到这句话，奥平的眼睛一惊，他看了有恒一眼马上又低下了头。他皱了皱眉，紧紧地咬着上嘴唇，脸上浮现出了一种十分复杂的表情。千鸟检察官曾暗示，也许6月份的过失杀人与这次的投毒杀人案有什么联系。不过，6月份的做案人在这次案件中有明确的“不在现场证明”，至少不会是直接有关吧。于是，有恒决定先放一下千鸟检察官的想法，把思路引到别的地方去。
“和丰松祥子也是那个时候认识的吗？”一听到这个名字，奥平诚次的脸色更苍白了，眼睛里闪动着异样的光泽。
“也许是吧。”他低声答道。
“丰松祥子上个月底死了，死因是宫外孕，而且是在和你旅行中发生的事情——胎儿的父亲是你吧？”
“这个……我不知道。”
“可是祥子的父母这样认为。”
“但我真的不知道。”奥平诚次仍然低着头，用压抑的声音答道。
“为什么，难道祥子有好几个恋人？”
“那倒不是，不过我……”
“她还有别的恋人吗？是不是有其他异性关系的人？”
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“祥子是不是在富士田的介绍下从事卖淫的？”有恒换下一下口气，有些严厉地问道。
奥平诚次吸了一口气，但仍然一口咬定：“也许是。”
“'也许是'？是不是你教唆祥子参与了富士田的卖淫活动？”
“不，不是！我什么也没有干……如果有，会不会也是富士田先生直接找到她的？”
“如果你说不清楚，那么只能认定祥子腹中胎儿的父亲就是你！”
“不！不！……我也觉得，她在富士田的安排下干了那些事儿，可我问过她，她就是不对我说……”奥平诚次渐渐地有些狼狈不堪了，他的面色也因激动而有些潮红，“不过，反正……如果她确实有卖淫的事儿的话……她的母亲……妊娠的事……”
“她……连她母亲也说过她卖淫的事情？”刑事科长一下子抓住了奥平的这句话。
“嗯，好像是说……她母亲说也有怀疑的……”
“你什么时候见过她母亲？”
“祥子死后……三四天后……12月2日晚上，她到了我住的宿舍里，说她要找到对祥子死负责的人，于是我便对她说，让祥子怀孕的不是我一个人……”
在死者的母亲找上门来的情况下，奥平诚次为了解脱自己的责任，当然不得不说出“珊瑚”快餐厅和富士田悦夫的名字，并说明了自己也有察觉，祥子在富士田的介绍下，参与了卖淫活动。
“我真的不想说。人都死了，干吗还要让她再丢人呢……”奥平诚次皱着眉头说道。
“再问一下，是不是你介绍祥子认识富士田的？”刑事科长问道。
“不，决不是的。”奥平诚次第一次抬起头来，拼命地为自己辩护。
“那么，你知道不知道她之所以要卖淫的动机或者理由？”
“不……不知道。”
奥平又低下了头，紧咬着嘴唇答道。痛苦使他的脸又一次地扭曲了。看样子他不会再说出什么来了，有恒有这种预感。但是，从奥平诚次的嘴里，搜查总部又找到了一条线索，也许是关键的一条线索。
要求丰松祥子的母亲丰松久仁子到署里接受调查的时间是12月13日的傍晚时分。此时，在“珊瑚”快餐厅工作的那两名工作人员也来了。他们在另一间屋子里窥视了一下久仁子的脸，并同时认定：她就是事件前一天的下午4点左右，到店里来找富士田的那个女人！
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