Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The Curse Comes True

Xiaoxue plucked up the courage to pick up the microphone, kept calm and said: "Hello, this is the Fayan Mansion. Are you looking for Mr. Kindaichi? Yes, Mr. Kindaichi is here now. Who are you? Ah! It's Mr. Domono...Okay, please wait a moment." Kosuke handed the microphone to Kosuke Kindaichi with a stiff expression. "Ashiu, I'm Kosuke Kindaichi. Is there something urgent? What did you say? Another person was killed last night! Who was killed? What, what? Okay, well, the murderer was arrested on the spot, and he said he had the right to keep Silence...well, okay.

"I know Azhe from Texas, Fung from Florida, Aya from Miami, and Aqian from KFC are all former members of 'Angry Pirates'. Well, well, so it turns out that the man who planned the party last night was indeed that man! Oh! , based on the testimony of these people, we can understand the identity and background of the murderer, so who is the murderer? You mean..." When Kosuke Kindaichi said this, he couldn't control his volume anymore, and the sweat of Dome kept coming out of his forehead. "Ah! Okay, I'll go right away, but before that, I have to explain to Mrs. Yayoi first. What? The police officer is already in front of Fayan's house, and he said that if I don't come out again, he is going to rush in! Really It's too much trouble for him. Haha! See you later!"

Kosuke Kindaichi hung up the microphone, and looked back at Koyuki who looked nervous. "Mr. Kindaichi, what happened again?" Xiaoxue's face was as pale as if she had been washed with bleach. "Another murder occurred last night. The person who was killed was one of the former members of the 'Raging Pirates' - Soft-boned Aping." Xiaoxue couldn't help but let out a scream and fell down on the chair.There was also a mournful cry from inside the curtain, but Yayoi still tried to suppress her emotions and said: "Mr. Jintianyi, do you suspect that this murder case is related to our Fayan family?"

"Ma'am, it's hard to say, in fact..." So Kindaichi Kosuke briefly told the two ladies present about the gathering of "Angry Pirates", the showing of Toshio Yamauchi's head slides, the curses in the tape, etc. at the gathering. "But where did Minnan's headshot come from?" Yayoi's sharp question came from behind the curtain. "Of course it came out of this article's photo studio! Mr. Tokubei has preserved it well, and Mr. Naoyoshi also said that the five negatives taken at that time were all returned to them by the police, so Amin's photos should still be kept in the somewhere."

"It's Naokichi Honjo, he must have done it! He...he..." "But ma'am, Naoyoshi-san is dead, and he fell to his death when the slide and tape incident happened." "Mr. Kindaichi, what is going on with all this?" Xiaoxue wanted to stay calm, but she couldn't control her trembling voice. "I don't know, I can only say that these were all created by 'someone with a heart', but until now, I still can't be sure who committed these cases." Kosuke Kindaichi stood up and bowed slightly after saying this. . "Xiaoxue, no, Miss Yuxiangli, please continue to be Miss Yuxiangli for the time being, just like the way you were before you met me. I believe you can do this, because you are a very strong and very Resilient people."

"Mr. Kindaichi, why..." "Don't ask why, anyway, I just said that Heiji Yoshizawa was killed, and the murderer was arrested on the spot." "Who is the murderer?" "Well, let's talk about this later! By the way, where is Mr. Fayan now?" "My husband has gone to Kyushu." "Are you flying?" "Yes, he took the 8:30 flight from Haneda to Fuyong." "Then he is indeed in Fukuoka now?" "Yeah! The 8:30 flight will arrive in Fukuoka at about 9:10. He calls me from the airport before departure and after he arrives in Fukuoka. He always does."

"Mr. Fayan is really a good husband who loves his wife." "Mr. Kindaichi!" Xiaoxue's face turned red. "Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you. By the way, Mr. Fayan never realized that you are not Miss Yushanli?" "At that time, he had just returned from the United States not long ago, and he had only been in contact with Yukari for a month..." "Did Ms. Igarashi Mitsue not notice it?" "Not long after I became Yu Shanli, I flew to the United States with Azi, so... Mr. Kindaichi, what happened to my husband?"

"Nothing, nothing, by the way, did your son come back last night?" "Iron also..." Xiaoxue's breathing immediately became rapid. "Could it be... Could it be that the child is the murderer?" At this time, the bell next to Yayoi suddenly rang, and then Yayoi picked up the microphone of the intercom and said: "Endou, what's the matter, okay, I see. Well, okay! I'll ask Yukari to go out and meet them, please wait a moment for the two policemen." After Yayoi finished speaking, she hung up the phone. Even in this situation, she still looked very stable.

"Just now, Lizi said that there were two policemen waiting at the entrance. They asked if Mr. Fayan was not there, could they see Mrs. Young?" "What do they want from me?" "I don't know, they only said that they want to see the young lady, you should go and get ready!" So the first round of confrontation between Kindaichi Kosuke and Yayoi came to an end.What will happen in the upcoming second round? Kuramochi Rokusuke works in the purchasing department of Sanei Holiday Carpenter Center. At around 7:30 that night, when he left Kamiyoga's bathhouse, he didn't go back to work directly, but walked towards Setagaya Avenue in the opposite direction.

Finally, he walked into a tavern called "Chikusa". "Oh! Liu, it's been a long time since you took a bath!" Hayase Fujizo stopped Liusuke in front of the counter.He was a colleague of Liusuke, and like Liusuke, he was a man in his thirties with long hair. "Welcome! Kuramochi, this gentleman has been waiting for you since just now, come and have a drink!" As soon as Liusuke saw the proprietress take out a ladle from the boiling wine vessel, he immediately said: "No no no, I can't drink tonight! Hayase, let's go!" "Ah Liu, what are you nervous about? Rest when it's time to rest! Is there any serious matter that must be done now?"

"That's right! Come, come, have a drink, the wine won't taste good when it's cold!" The proprietress of this tavern is about forty years old. Although she is not very good-looking, her fair skin and well-proportioned figure are quite pleasing to the eye. She has opened a shop here for five years. Recently, many apartments have been built here, and the number of customers has increased a lot. The proprietress is too busy, so she hires a girl named Yae, who is 16 or 18 years old. "Brother Cangji, are you going to be on duty tonight?" Yae came to Liusuke's side and asked. "Yeah! I didn't have to be on duty, but Hayase pushed me! He is the worst. He always finds a bunch of excuses to skip work." "You usually have to go to work, and you have to take turns to be on duty. It's really hard! Why don't you hire a guard?" "Yes! Ma'am, I also feel very angry. After the previous guard left, the company not only didn't want to find someone to replace him, but instead pushed the job to us; what's even more outrageous is that we don't even have an overtime allowance. It’s like doing a white job for the company! It’s been half a year, how can I swallow this breath.” The Sanrong Holiday Carpenter Center closes at six o'clock, and around seven o'clock, the employees are almost gone.At this time, the person in charge of the guard work must stay and be on duty until the next morning. At the beginning, everyone knew that the company's operating conditions were not very good, and the manager Heiji Yoshizawa coaxed and lied, so everyone endured and continued to do it; however, the delay lasted for half a year, and the morale of the employees naturally became lower and lower , Judging from the actions of Kuramo Liusuke on duty in the bathhouse and in the tavern, the guards are really loose. In fact, Sanrong Holiday Carpenter Center has become a city without people for more than three months, from 7:00 to 8:30, and even to around 9:00 for one and a half hours or two hours. Manager Yoshizawa It is impossible for Pingji not to know, but because on the one hand, this period of time is off-duty time, and on the other hand, this kind of work does not have overtime pay, so he turned a blind eye and closed his eyes and did not say anything. "Is it because Hayase complained in his heart that Kuramochi replaced him on duty tonight?" "That's not the case! Ma'am, it's because our manager had a terrible incident last night, so Hayase didn't dare to sleep alone in the empty Holiday Carpenter Center tonight." At this time, Hayase replied not to be outdone: "Don't be kidding, you are the one who is afraid! You also said that you want me to touch you eight times until twelve o'clock tonight!" Liusuke looked a little unhappy, but the proprietress at the side smiled lightly and said: "Oh! Kuramochi, it doesn't matter. The police have come to my store today for questioning. I know more about the murder case last night than you! I told Hayase just now that the so-called people should not be judged by their appearance. I didn't expect that The normally stern manager used to be in a jazz band!" "I heard that he used to be called Cartilage Aping." "Yae, what is cartilage?" "It means that a person does not dare to take responsibility when encountering major events." After listening to Yae's explanation, Hayase also said quickly: "Speaking of that man... he's really soft-boned! He's timid in doing things, and he doesn't have the air of a general at all. No wonder our company can't even afford a guard." "But, Hayase, Kuramochi, don't forget that Yoshizawa was not such a person in the past! When your current company was still a bowling alley, he also had a good time, but since the bowling alley became a holiday carpenter After the center, he also frowns. Seriously, I feel very sympathetic to him, after all, bowling alleys and holiday carpenter centers are completely different industries." "Well, coupled with what happened yesterday, he must be in a worse mood." "By the way, Hayase, have you noticed that your manager has often been absent-minded this week?" "makes sense." "Hey, it's already 8:15, Hayase, Kuramochi, don't just sit here and chat, your mahjong players may get impatient!" The proprietress reminded. To be honest, the two of them have long lost interest in playing mahjong.But they couldn't just break the appointment, so they decided to walk slowly from "Qiancao" back to Sanrong Holiday Carpenter Center. After walking for about fifteen minutes, the two saw the building of the Holiday Carpenter Center. At this time, a figure ran towards the two from the shadows of the holiday carpenter's center. "Hayase, Kuramochi, why are you here now?" "Ashin, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the proprietress of 'Qiancao' has never let us go..." "It's okay, I just want to tell you that the company is a bit weird." "What's weird?" This Kagawa Shinjiro is about five years younger than the two, and is also a staff member of the Holiday Carpenter Center. "Someone has been walking around in the center since just now." "Ashin, is it the manager?" "No, if it was him, he should have turned on the light! But the man didn't turn on the light, just walking around in the dark like this." "How do you know that man is walking around in the dark?" "Because that person seems to be holding a flashlight, and the flashlight is reflected on the window curtains from time to time. Yamamoto also said that it might be a thief!" "Where is Yamamoto now?" "He was waiting at the side door where the employees come in and out. By the way, Kuramochi, did you forget to lock the door when you went to the bath?" "I locked it! What's the matter?" "When we came, the door was open as if someone had opened it with a key." "It seems that that person should be the manager! Because only the guards and the manager of the day have the company's key. Let's go! Go back quickly, don't make Yamamoto wait too long." There is a fairly spacious parking lot outside the main entrance of the Holiday Carpenter Center, and the courtyard in front of the back entrance is a lawn with some ornamental plants.The courtyard is separated from the road outside by barbed wire in the center. There is also a barbed gate at one end of the barbed wire, but the bar is so low that even a child can easily climb over it. The three climbed over the iron gate one after another, and tiptoed to the side door dedicated to employees. At this moment, a flashlight swept across the curtain hanging on the window, and all three of them felt the same fury in their hearts. This holiday carpenter center has three entrances, namely the main entrance, the back entrance and the side entrance for employees in the middle. The side entrance for employees is also a security door.At this time, I saw the sturdy Shichiro Yamamoto waiting outside the staff-only door. "Yamamoto, there is only one thief?" "It seems to be. If it's one-on-one, I'm not afraid of him, but I'm afraid of some kind of weapon in his hand. If he is cornered and jumps over the wall, it won't be fun." While the four were talking, there were still people walking around in the building. "What the hell does this happen?" "I came here almost five minutes ago, because I saw the door was open and planned to walk in, but I was shocked when I found someone walking around with a flashlight. At this time, Ashin also came. I thought to myself that if the two of you were inside, the lights should be turned on! So I stayed here and asked Ashin to go out and find you." "Okay! The four of us rushed in together. If it doesn't work, call 110 to call the police." At this moment, a loud cry came from a corner inside the building, followed by a man's groan.When the four of them heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. "Hey! Let's rush in now!" Under a burst of clamor, the four rushed into the building together. Shinjiro Kagawa cleverly turned on all the light switches, and the venue was immediately bright as day. When Kuramochi Liusuke saw a strange man standing opposite a koi flag, he immediately jumped into the office and dialed 110 to call the police. The strange man had long hair and his entire face was buried in his beard, so it was hard to tell how old he was.But judging from his clothes, he should be quite young. I saw him holding a flashlight in his left hand and a sharp flat drill in his right hand. "Who are you? What are you doing here?" Shichiro Yamamoto took a step forward while shouting. But when he saw clearly what was in front of him, he stood stiffly in place. The place where the strange man was standing was the incinerator store attached to the Holiday Carpenter Center.Although the incinerators displayed here are mainly for ordinary household use, there are also three very large incinerators placed here for decorative purposes. At this time, a large cardboard box was placed next to one of the large incinerators, and a man's body was exposed inside the cardboard box. Because the man was lying on his stomach, his face could not be seen. But judging from the old fur collar and very old leather jacket worn by the man, it is immediately clear that he is the manager here——Yoshizawa Heiyoshi. When Shichiro Yamamoto saw dark red liquid oozing from the back of the manager's leather jacket, his heart almost jumped out of his throat. Standing behind Shichiro Yamamoto, Hayase Fujizo and Kuramochi Rokusuke saw the bearded young man holding a handful of blood-stained diamonds, and they were even more frightened out of their wits. "Our manager was... you killed with this flat drill?" Hearing this, the young man who was standing there with a blank face couldn't help but look down at his hands. In the next second, he immediately let out a scream, and then threw the flat drill in his hand to the ground, then covered his face with both hands, and burst into tears. When the police from the nearest police station arrived, they immediately handcuffed the young man's hands.The young man just looked blank, showing no sign of resistance at all. But he stopped crying now, only showing a collapsed and dull look. "How do you know that this young man is Fa Yan Tie Ye? Did he confess it himself?" "No. Mr. Kindaichi, in fact, he himself has kept silent. We know his identity from other sources." The Ghanaian police officer from the First Search Section of the Police Department explained to Kosuke Kindaichi and Koyuki in the investigation room of the Tamagawa Police Station. "Let me explain these situations first." Officer Kurihara, who was in charge of investigating the murder, leaned out of his chair and said. "Because of the case the day before yesterday, we have been investigating the situation around Heiji Yoshizawa since yesterday morning. Later, this murder case happened again. We searched the victim's apartment in Xianmaki Town more carefully. Unexpectedly, from Find these things in the secret drawer under the victim's desk..." Police officer Kurihara said, and put the five invitation letters side by side on the table. Kosuke Kindaichi couldn't help being surprised when he saw these invitation letters, because these invitation letters were exactly the same as those received by Akiyama Koji and Sagawa Tetsuya, except that the recipients were not written on them. name. "In addition to these invitations, there are five envelopes." The names of Akiyama Koji and Sagawa Tetsuya were printed on the five envelopes that police officer Kurihara took out, and both the text on the invitation letter and the text on the envelopes were all typed out with a typewriter. Officer Koga from the Takanawa Police Station went on to say: "It seems that the person who planned the party the day before yesterday should be Heiji Yoshizawa. He did not know where to print these things, and sent these invitations to Akiyama, Sagawa, Harada, Kato and himself. Since he printed many In order to avoid being found out, he hid these things in a secret drawer on the table, but he was murdered before he could finish disposing of these things.” Officer Kurihara interjected: "The text on these letters was typed with a typewriter. Although there is no such machine in the holiday carpenter center, the head office Sanrong Xingye does. Therefore, we do not rule out the possibility that he went to the head office to type these documents." "But why would he do it?" "Mr. Kindaichi, I think there must be a mastermind behind this. He just used Heiji Yoshizawa to bring these people together." "Do you know who this mastermind is?" "I don't know, but I heard that the manager of the Honjo Club, Ito Shungo, once told the secretary Ishikawa mirror that the president of the Honjo is very concerned about the gathering of the 'angry pirates', and he said that he should try to give them convenience, but because the president of the Honjo has been killed, We cannot confirm the authenticity of this matter.” Kindaichi Kosuke was silent for a while, then suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, I heard that Naokichi Honjo fell to his death from a building. The police think that homicide is more of a factor?" "yes." It was Garner police officer who spoke. "Honjo Naokichi died quite tragically. Not only was his skull completely shattered, but the back of his head was also scarred by a blunt instrument. We suspected that the murderer knocked him unconscious first, and then threw him from the upstairs. Unexpectedly, Honjo Naokichi was going down. He actually woke up the moment he fell, which is why he let out a miserable scream." "So that's why the murderer used such a complicated method." Kindaichi Kosuke looked sad and said: "So, how long did it take from when Naoyoshi Honjo fell into a coma to when he actually fell to his death?" "Well... We don't have a way to judge yet, but logically speaking, there should be a short difference between the two." Having said that, the Garner police officer suddenly noticed something that seemed to him to say: "Oh! I'm so sorry. We shouldn't have said such terrible things in front of my wife. Then, Kurihara, please tell me about the arrest of that boy last night!" "yes." After Kurihara nodded, he began to say: "After the son was arrested, he didn't say a word. We asked him his name, age, and he didn't answer. It was really difficult for us. At this time, I found those invitations... it was 'angry The invitation letter for the pirates' party, so I immediately contacted Koga of the Takanawa Police Station to see if I could invite one of the four members to come here to assist the police in handling the case. I didn't expect these people to hear the news of Yoshizawa Heiyoshi's accident , all rushed over with serious expressions." Xiaoxue is actually one of the members of "Angry Pirates", but after hearing the news of Yoshizawa Heikichi's murder, she was not moved at all.Maybe she is only worried about Tie Ye now! Although she really hoped that the investigators could quickly talk about her child, but in this situation, she could only restrain her emotions again and again, which was what all the investigators admired her for. Among these investigators, only the Ghanaian police officer has seen the strange wedding photo of Xiaoxue (actually Yukari) and Amin. At that time, Xiaoxue and Yukari were very thin, unlike Xiaoxue who is a very mature woman now.Therefore, I am afraid that even the members of "Angry Pirates" will not recognize Yukari who appears now as the former Koyuki, right? "and then?" Kosuke Kindaichi asked Officer Kurihara instead of Koyuki. "The four of them immediately reacted strongly when they saw the son, especially Sagawa Tetsuya, who showed a rather surprised expression. He only revealed the identity of the son after we questioned him." "But why did Sagawa know the young lady's child?" "I heard that your son was a football player in high school, and Sagawa is a football fan. In addition, the pronunciation of his name 'Tetsuya' and 'Tetsuya' (Japanese) are very similar, so he was very impressed by him." "Since Tie was also arrested at the crime scene, the suspicion of murder is very high?" This is again the question raised by Kosuke Kindaichi. "No, this thing is getting weirder..." The Garner police officer shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Kurihara, please explain the situation." "Yes, judging from the situation at the scene at the time, Tie should also be the murderer, but the forensic doctor who accompanied me to the autopsy said that this matter was very strange." "Strange?" "He said the deceased had been dead for more than an hour." "The time you arrived is..." "At exactly nine o'clock, the forensic doctor said that although the deceased had been dead for more than an hour, if the oblique drill was pulled out now, blood would of course flow out." This explanation aroused the interest of Kosuke Kindaichi. "So, there is something else hidden about this matter?" "Well, Yoshizawa Heiyoshi left the Holiday Carpenter Center at 6 o'clock today, and the staff there did not leave until 7 o'clock. Only Kuramochi Liusuke who was on duty stayed behind. But Kuramochi also left the center at 7:50, went to A nearby bathhouse. So since then, the center should be empty. But then we found the key to the center in the dead man's pocket..." "So after Kuramochi Rokusuke went to the bathhouse, Yoshizawa Heiyoshi came back to the center and was stabbed to death in the back with a drill?" "Yes, the forensic doctor infers that the murderer committed the crime between seven o'clock and eight o'clock." "Then when was iron discovered?" "Eight fifty." "So, if Tie is also the murderer, he may have stayed at the murder scene for half an hour or more than an hour?" "Well, but the staff there are very sympathetic to Tie Ye, thinking that he should not be the murderer. By the way, I forgot to report something. The flat drill is sold by the Holiday Carpenter Center. The store is near the scene of the murder. And every flat drill sold at the Holiday Carpenter Center was in a plastic bag, and only one broken plastic bag was left beside the deceased." These reports increasingly interested Kosuke Kindaichi. "According to this situation, Yoshizawa Heikichi was probably talking to the murderer, but was later assassinated by the murderer with a flat drill at the scene... So, the murderer should be someone he knows." "Then, could the murderer be the mastermind behind using Yoshizawa Heiji to hold a party?" "Mr. Kindaichi!" The Garner police officer suddenly trembled all over and said: "So, does this mastermind first use others to do things for him, and then kill this person to silence him?" "Perhaps! Sigh... In order to prevent the murderer from committing another murder, we must stop the murderer's brutal acts earlier." At this time, the terrifying head slide and the high-pitched cursing voice not only echoed in Kosuke Kindaichi's mind, but also appeared in the minds of the investigators in charge of the scene. (You will be cursed! You will be cursed...) Of the five cursed people, one has now fulfilled the curse. Kosuke Kindaichi shook his head, trying to cheer himself up. "By the way, is there anything missing around the victim?" "Yes. I heard that the victim attached great importance to a booklet and always kept it in his jacket pocket. Now that important booklet is gone." "Did the iron also take it?" "He didn't take it. We also sent people to look for the booklet inside the Holiday Carpenter Center, but so far we haven't found anything, so we think it may have been taken by the murderer. In addition, we have many favorable Tetsuya's testimony, such as the walking path..." "Do you know Tetsuya's walking path?" "It only takes five minutes to get to the center by car from Chitose Funabashi on Odakyu. We sent someone to investigate at that station. According to a taxi driver who always queues there, he once drove a young man around eight o'clock last night. We asked the driver to identify Tetsuya, but the driver said that Tetsuya was the boy he was carrying. "It is said that after Tetsuya got off the bus in front of Mashigongyuan, he walked to an electrical appliance store on Setagaya Avenue and asked how to get to the Sanei Holiday Carpenter Center. Bought a flashlight. The clerk remembered it was 8:12." "Didn't the victim die at that moment?" "Well. According to the testimony of Chitose Funabashi station staff, the boy got off the train coming from Shinjuku. Because of his special appearance, everyone was impressed by him." "So during the time when Yoshizawa Heiyoshi was killed, Tetsu also had an alibi?" "Yes, that's what I wanted to say, it's a pity that the person in question didn't want to say anything. We just want to know why he was going to the Holiday Carpenter's Center during that time, and the period from six to eight twelve o'clock. During the period, where was he? What did he do? But he refused to answer any questions." "Is he covering someone?" "Perhaps! Therefore, we hope Mrs. Fayan can cooperate with us and persuade your son to tell the truth." Xiaoxue nodded without hesitation, so all the investigators withdrew, and only Tie, who was staying in the detention center, was allowed to meet Xiaoxue alone. Tie also looked devastated, like a deflated ball. When he was brought into the interrogation room, he didn't want to look at his mother at all, and he didn't say a word for half an hour when the two faced each other. Xiaoxue is not like other mothers, just crying blindly.She kept asking Tie Ye to tell the police what happened, but Tie Ye just turned his back to his mother coldly, with complex emotions in his desperate eyes. "Tie Ye, I just hope you can tell the truth. Since February this year, you seem to be a different person. What happened to you, tell mom quickly!" At this moment, Tie Ye's indifferent face suddenly changed a lot. His lips trembled uncontrollably, as if he wanted to say something, but he kept biting his lips tightly, trying to suppress himself from speaking. In the end, what he yelled out was not what he had intended to say. "Mr. Police, take me away, I hate being here! I hate being with this man!" Hearing this, Xiaoxue couldn't help crying anymore and collapsed on the chair. The child she loves so much hates her so much, this is the greatest tragedy of being a mother.At this moment, all the blood in her body seemed to flow out, and her whole face was as pale as paper. As a result, Tie also remained in the detention center. The evening paper that day quickly reported the murder at the Sanrong Holiday Carpenter Center, and the morning paper the next day also reported that Tetsuya had been arrested. But because Tetsuya is not yet of age, the media only reported this incident as "Youth A". After Fayanzi learned about Tie Ye from the long-distance phone call, he immediately put down all the work at hand and rushed back overnight.As soon as he returned to his home in Denenchofu, he immediately took a limousine to the Tamagawa police station. "I don't know why that kid went to that kind of place. Did you say it used to be a bowling alley?" "yes." "Then, does he mean to go bowling?" "It's unlikely. We asked Tie Ye's friends, but none of them have ever seen Tie Ye bowling, but your son's football is very good." "Yes! He likes playing football very much, and he is also a football star! Every time there is a major game, my wife and I will go together to cheer and cheer for the child." When Ah Zi said this, his eyes could not help but be filled with joy and arrogance. "He also seems to be doing very well at school." "Well, this kid has been smart since he was a child. Our family's hope lies in him, but..." "Just what?" "Tie Ye's great-grandmother hoped that he would become a doctor in the future and inherit the Fayan General Hospital; but I hoped that he would become a businessman so that the Igarashi Group would flourish. Alas! He must be caught between our hopes. Very difficult..." "According to Madam, your son seems to have changed since February this year. Is it because of this reason?" "I think he failed the university entrance exam, so it's natural to give him a big blow!" "Then please meet your son later, but before that, I have something to ask you." "What's the matter?" "I heard that you took the 8:30 flight from Haneda Airport to Fukuoka the night before yesterday?" "Yes, what's wrong?" "What time did you leave Denenchofu's house?" "Before seven o'clock. I don't like rushing too much. The nearest traffic is really congested." "You have a Cadillac, don't you? Do you drive yourself?" "No, I have a driver. But my driver caught a cold four or five days ago. The doctor said that if he worked too hard, he might cause pneumonia, so I let him rest at home these days." "When you left the house, did your wife send you out?" "Yeah! My wife's driver also helped me drive the car from the garage to the gate." "Oh, your wife has a car too?" "Well, I originally wanted to borrow my wife's driver, but because my wife also has a party, so..." "So your wife is out too?" "Yes, the party starts at seven. But because my wife said she wanted to see me out, I left a little earlier than my wife." "Where is the lady meeting?" "It's the Honjo Hall! By the way, I called the Honjo Hall as soon as I arrived at Haneda Airport, and my wife happened to be there too. Huh? Does this have anything to do with my son's matter?" Fayanzi, who has always answered questions, suddenly opened his eyes wide and said. "Are you going to investigate whether our husband and wife have an alibi?" "Oh! It would be great if your son could answer our questions honestly like you. But he refuses to say a word..." "A teenager of his age is the most difficult to deal with, especially after he was frustrated in the examination room, the whole person seemed to be suffering from persecution paranoia, and his thoughts became very extreme. Please call him, I will try to talk to him Let's communicate." As a result, the meeting also failed this time, even though Fa Yanzi said something, Tie Ye still refused to speak. After Tie Ye was taken away, Fa Yanzi realized the seriousness of the situation. He frequently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief. At this time, a criminal policeman came in and whispered in Officer Kurihara's ear for a while, and Officer Kurihara gradually showed a look of surprise on his face, and looked at Fayanzi frequently. "Okay, bring that kid in!" After Officer Kurihara gave his orders, he turned to Fayanzi and said: "Excuse me, do you know a girl named Miho Sekine?" "Miho Sekine? Well, I know her, what happened to this child?" "Is she a bad girl?" "What are you talking about! She is a very well-bred girl, and we are as harmonious as a family. My wife likes her very much, and she can be regarded as Tie Ye's girlfriend..." Before Fayan Zi finished speaking, Sekine Miho came in with a criminal policeman. "Miho, why are you here?" Fayanzi looked quite surprised. "Ah... Uncle!" Miho let out a soft cry, her face was so pale that there was no trace of blood. "The car parked outside really belongs to Uncle. Uncle, Tie also told me where he was last night? Did he do anything?" "No, he won't tell us. Huh? Miho, you know about this?" "I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation. Miss, I want to ask you something." Inspector Kurihara intervened in their conversation. "Why do you know Tie is here too? Aren't the newspapers and TV news reporting this incident as 'Boy A'?" "Of course I know! Didn't the criminal police ask Tetsuya's friends? Tokuhiko from the Honjo Club also called my house and said that the criminal police might come to my house to talk to me. As a result, the criminal police really came to my house, so I skillfully asked the criminal policeman some things, of course, the criminal policeman was not fooled by me." Miho spoke in a very orderly manner, but just because she spoke in such an orderly manner, it made people feel that she had come prepared. "So... Miho, do you know where Tetsuya was last night? What did he do?" "I know. Uncle, Tie Ye hasn't said anything yet! He is indeed a man who keeps his promises." "Commitment?" “刑警先生，老实说，昨天晚上铁也跟我在一起，从五点到八点左右……说得更正确一点是五点零八分到七点四十五分。” “既然如此，他为什么不明说呢？” 栗原警官说完，吃惊地看着美穗，突然他了解了所谓的“信守承诺”究竟是什么意思。 “刑警先生、叔叔，请你们务必要相信我。我跟铁也绝对不是所谓的不良少年，昨天晚上的事对我们两人而言都是第一次……事实上，昨天晚上我们两人去了新宿的旅馆。” 美穗的告白对法眼滋而言，犹如晴天霹雳，他脸上那副深度眼镜差一点掉在地上。 “美穗，你说的可是千真万确的事？” “是真的！” “是铁也找你去的吗？” “不，是我主动提出来的。今年二月起，铁也仿佛变了一个人，连我都快不认识他了，他甚至还像飞车党一样地骑摩托车。” 一听到“摩托车”这三个字，栗原警官的神色显得有些怪异。他曾经听金田一耕助说本条会馆的被害人——本条直吉遭到摩托车骑士的攻击。 栗原警官本想就这一点再问美穗一些事，可是由于美穗将要说出更多的实情，他想还是不要打断她的谈话比较好。 “我真担心他会变成飞车党，铁也从以前就是爱我的，而我爱铁也胜过他爱我。所以我希望藉着肉体的结合，让他感到对我有份责任，这样或许他会告诉我一些他原本不想说的事情。” “小姐，你还记得那家旅馆的名字吗？” “我记得啊！叫做'花园'，就在新宿花园神社的附近。” “从五点零八分到七点四十五分你们都一直在一起吗？” “嗯，我们约好五点钟在新宿的一家咖啡厅碰头，我先到，铁也晚了八分钟才到。当时我看了一下手表，对这个时间有深刻的印象。我们两个踏进'花园'旅馆是六点钟的事，铁也本来非常犹豫，还频频劝我打消这个念头，可是一进了旅馆的门之后，他就变得十分果敢，表现出十足男子汉的气概，一点也不会让我有丢脸的感觉。” 说到这儿，美穗的眼中充满着泪水。 “你们在那儿一直待到七点四十五分？” “是的，铁也说八点跟别人约好要见面，所以我们七点半就从床上起来了。” “他有没有说要跟谁见面？” “我问过了，可是他不说。他只说对方不是什么大人物，只是很普通的会面罢了。” “那么，铁也有没有提到他为什么最近会改变这么多的原因？” “对不起，叔叔，我们没有时间讨论这个问题，因为这对我们两人来说都是第一次，所以一开始的时候并不成功，不过，我们约好下次见面的时候他再告诉我。” “好的，我明白了。那么我们可以找'花园'的服务生来指认你跟铁也吗？” 美穗突然有些不安他说道： “可是刑警先生……” "What's up?" “我来这里的路上，在计程车上想了很多、很多，突然发现我们两个都未成年，那家旅馆其实是不可以让我们做那样的事……所以'花园'的服务生未必会说出真相，他们可能会说从来没见过我们两个。” “小姐，你该不会是……” “哎呀！刑警先生，你别着急，听我把话说完嘛！” “好的，接下来怎么办呢？” “幸好有时恶作剧也会立大功呢！我刚才不是说过了吗？我们是七点半左右下床的，然后我们便到浴室里去淋浴，浴室里有一面镜子，因为我正好带了一支奇异笔，便在镜子后面乱涂、乱写一番。” “你写了些什么？” “我画了一支穿过两颗心的箭，箭头的地方还写下一个'M'字，也就是我名字开头的字母。另外，我在箭尾的地方写下铁也的开头字母'T'。刚开始的时候铁也还笑我，可是在我强烈的要求下，他只好也写下'一九七三年四月十二日晚上八点，我们在此相爱'的字句。如果这些字句还在的话，'花园'的服务生就不敢抵赖了，对了、对了，我们的房间是二楼的六号房。” 栗原警官连忙向新宿警局通报这件事，新宿警局方面也赶紧派两名警员到“花园”一探究竟。 “花园”的柜台人员本想矢口否认，后来两名刑警到二楼的六号房检查浴室里的镜子背面，想不到真有美穗所说的“涂鸦”。 因为警方提示这样明确的证据，“花园”的柜台人员无法再否认。他们立刻被带往玉川警局和美穗、铁也当面对质，证实就是这两名未成年少年、少女到他们旅馆开房间。 铁也的不在场证明因此得到证实。但是接下来的问题是，铁也为什么要去假日木匠中心呢？ 就在这个时候，小雪有了重大的发现，她从铁也的《经济入门》一书中看到那张世上最可怕的人头照片。 一直以来，小雪都非常信任自己的孩子，从来不曾想过要搜查铁也的房间；但是经过昨天在玉川警局的那一幕，她认为事态严重，不得已只好采取这一招。 今天她送法眼滋出门之后，便把自己关在铁也的房间里，终于发现了这个秘密。信封里除了装着恐怖照片之外，还有一些看起来像是信纸的东西，那是铁也常用的东西，上面的字也是铁也的笔迹。 小雪皱着眉头思索了一会儿，随即便知道是怎么回事了。 这封随着照片一起寄来的信，一定是铁也在盛怒之下撕毁。日后铁也凭着印象，将信上的内容重写一遍。 只见铁也在信上写着—— “不是、不是！这不是真的呀……铁也！” 小雪声嘶力竭地呐喊出这世上最悲痛的声音。