Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen The Woman Called "Sister"

"Here, I want to talk about the telephone first. There are 12 suites on the second and third floors here, and each room is equipped with a telephone. The telephone cannot be dialed directly to the outside line. In Mr. Matsumoto's room, There is a switchboard, the phone in Mr. Matsumoto's room, and the phone in my place are mother-in-law phones." Kosuke Kindaichi and the police department waited for them to look at each other involuntarily.Detective Arai also leaned out: "Well, well, then what?" "The tenants who live here, if they want to make a call outside, they must first dial the phone in Mr. Matsumoto's room, and then use the switch to connect to the outside line. Calls from outside must also be made to Mr. Matsumoto first. Then go to the room you want. However, my phone there is not so troublesome, and I can make and receive calls directly. It’s just that if Mr. Matsumoto is using the phone, I can’t use it here. If I’m talking , Mr. Matsumoto's phone also doesn't work. Why is it like this? Because the Dadong Building and the parking lot are run by the same owner."

"So, is it possible to eavesdrop on the phone calls of the tenants living in this apartment?" Detective Arai interjected impatiently. "No, that's not that easy. But, there are times when they happen. When someone calls Mr. Matsumoto's room, the phone on my side will ring at the same time, but not always. so." "So that's it, then what?" "However, at that time, they could be distinguished by the ringtone. The ringtone was not the ringtone of the phone that directly called me. It was a beep...beep...beep... sound is relatively low and weak. But, sometimes I will also be curious, and I will involuntarily pick up the microphone, so I will hear other people's calls... This kind of thing often happens."

"Understood, understood, that is to say, did this happen last night?" "Yes, yes, it was a little after eight o'clock, and I heard a low, weak, beeping ringtone of the phone. After thinking about it, I picked up the receiver, and it turned out..." "The result... how?" Everyone was eager to know what happened next, but Manager Iizuka ignored everyone's urgent gaze and took out a cigarette and a lighter from his leather jacket as if nothing had happened.This guy really looks like an actor. "What happened? What did you hear?" "Please wait a moment, I'm remembering..." He continued to speak while blowing the smoke, "I heard a woman's voice first. Let me state here first, it was not a direct call, It is because after cross-wiring, the phone mixed with noise is an indescribable voice. If you ask: what kind of voice is it, I can’t answer it. It’s only through the speaker’s language that it can be concluded that it is a person. woman."

"Well, well, what did that woman say then?" "It went like this: 'Mr. Guiji? I'm so-and-so...' She seemed to give her name, but. While she was saying it, there was another rattling sound on the phone, and her The voice was suppressed, so I couldn't hear it clearly. But I feel that when she said the name, she didn't have the word "zi" like Chunzi or Qiuzi, but it seemed to be Chun or Qianhe. name." "Well, well, what then?" Everyone stared at Manager Iizuka's face, and everyone held their breath nervously. "Then a man's voice, 'Ah, it's my sister...'"

"Ah, it's my sister... Is the male voice calling like this?" Waiting for the police department to ask sharply. "Yes, yes, and that call, how to describe it? It makes people feel like he is jumping with joy. Then, the woman said in a panic, 'No, no, you can't call me Sister...is there no one else over there?'” "Well, well, then what?" "Then, the man started to panic: 'No...no...' he prevaricated with words. Then, he suddenly changed his tone and said in a straight-forward manner, 'Where are you?'" "Well, well, and how did the woman answer?"

"I'm sorry, I only heard this here... because a car came back at this time, because a guest told me in advance that I had a message to pass on to the young man who drove back, so I had no choice but to hang up the phone." But from Manager Iizuka's face, it can be seen that what he said didn't just end there. "Well, well, what next?" Waiting for the Police Department urged. "Hey, actually, after I sent that young man away, I remembered that phone call just now, and for some reason I kept thinking about it. Didn't the 'Mr. Guiji...' mean the manga teacher? The manga teacher has always been with young girls, but today, he called 'sister', that must be a woman older than himself. Moreover, judging from the tone on the phone just now, I think it is not normal No, it's not just an 'unusual' relationship, but it should be a relationship that you don't want to be discovered by others. I misread this kid, and I wanted to listen to their conversation again, so I tried again picked up the microphone..."

"Picked up the microphone again... what happened next?" "The phone has been hung up." He smiled apologetically, "I was also a little disappointed at the time. I immediately put down the phone and went outside. When I was standing there in a daze, I saw the man who drew cartoons jump out! From the other side of the small path, he ran all the way...Maybe it's more appropriate to describe his appearance at this time as 'cannonball fired', he was wearing a plaid coat while running towards the direction of the street..." "Exactly, what time was it?"

"It's 8:12, why do I remember the time so accurately? I keep seeing the quartz clock when the man who draws comics leaves and returns to the accounting room. I developed the habit of looking at the clock frequently. That's all I know, and now that I think about it, I really forgot about the chick who stayed here at that time." Isn't there a lot of inspiring things in Manager Iizuka's words? First, what he said had the same nonsense as the sleeping girl in the next room. At around eight o'clock, Zhu Zhizhu and this girl started a nasty sexual game. At this time, a woman called "sister" called and came in. So Zhu Zhizhu stopped the game and planned to go to this girl called "Sister". As a "sister" woman's place to go.The girl was jealous at the time and wanted to keep Zhu Zhizhu, but after realizing that this was not possible, she threatened to follow Zhu Zhizhu, so Zhu Zhizhu tied her to the bed to prevent the girl from succeeding.

From the above conjectures, two situations can be deduced.First of all, Zhu Zhizhu didn't want to be discovered by others, and his relationship with the person called "sister"; second, Zhu Zhizhu had a strong love complex for women older than himself, and, when When this desire of his cannot be satisfied, he will actually form a mentality of inferiority complex psychologically, and instead begin to play with young girls who are younger than him and who are immature.His desire gradually began to become dangerous and perverted. "But..." Kosuke Kindaichi interjected, "This teacher who draws manga, doesn't he have the habit of using your company's taxi?"

"Ah, this matter... He hasn't used it for a long time, but he can often be seen on the street outside, stopping taxis from other companies. Our company's taxis are high-end cars, and the fare It’s a bit higher, but he didn’t seem to avoid using our car for this reason, maybe because he didn’t want others to know where he was going.” Manager Iizuka stood up, looked at everyone with a smile from the corner of his eyes and said, "I won't tell anyone. Is this incident related to the murder of a woman at night that has been rumored recently?" Everyone was taken aback by coincidence.

"Why do you think so?" Higuchi Deputy Police Department's voice asked sharply. "It's nothing, it's just a feeling like this. Besides, some of you just asked whether the costume is the same as the 'cyan lizard'... Even if the manga drawing teacher here is the 'cyan lizard', I don't think so at all. I don’t think it’s a big surprise.” Manager Iizuka finished what he wanted to say, left the people who were still in a daze, and went out alone. Wait until the Police Department suddenly turned around and said, "Mr. Arai, you are also in charge of Zhu Zhisuke's father, right?" "um, yes……" "Okay, leave it to us here, and start a thorough investigation right away, regarding all the background of this Keiji Okado named Qiu Junnosuke, and find out who is the person Keiji calls 'sister'! " "I understand. Then, I'll leave it to everyone here... By the way, by the way, Higuchi-san, can you give me a photo of that guy from Zhu Zhisuke's photo album?" "Okay, take it." Detective Arai selected a photo from the study next door, and when he was about to leave, he turned around and said to Kosuke Kindaichi, "Mr. The painting is different from the ones in "Weekly Ghost Story" and "Weekly Ruthless", it is a luxurious and gorgeous painting." "Stop rambling over there, hurry up and go to work, and later I will go to see that luxurious and gorgeous painting with Mr. Kindaichi." After Detective Arai went out, the Li police department turned around and said to the deputy police department Higuchi: "Let's talk about the luxury and gorgeousness later, have you found out the identity of the sleeping girl next door?" "Yes, this has already begun. From the pocket of her jacket, I found the student monthly pass and student ID card." The student ID card is issued by Black and White Academy in Meguro. His name is Hattori Chie, and he is thirteen years old. He is a second-year student of Black and White Academy and lives in Hachioji. "It's Yukiko Hoshishima's junior." "Maybe it was Koriko who introduced his junior girls to Akunosuke one by one?" "It's possible." "Mr. Higuchi, have you contacted this girl's family?" "Well, I called the Hachioji Police Station just now. In addition, for the sake of caution, we sent people from our police station to go there. After all, Hachioji is too far away from here." It's only half past seven, even if the criminal police set off here at six o'clock, it would take a long time to bring her parents here. "Mr. Police Department, I don't know why Zhu Zhizhu didn't come back here last night." "What do you mean?" Waiting for the Police Department to look at the side of Kindaichi Kosuke with a questioning look. Kosuke Kindaichi cast his distressed eyes elsewhere, and said: "Last night, Zhu Zhisuke must have originally planned to return here, because this is neither a hotel nor a hotel, but his own home. No matter Zhu Zhisuke Zhu Zhizhu is not a 'Blue Lizard', and he will never be stupid enough to commit crimes in his own home. If he is a 'Blue Lizard', he shouldn't be doing this. So Zhu Zhizhu suddenly went out last night At the time, I was thinking about coming back here last night." "Yeah, it makes sense, but what does it mean?" Waiting for the Police Department, they didn't understand what made Kindaichi Kosuke so disturbed. "It's nothing, I don't know yet, the problem is, who called Zhu Zhizhu out, this is of course very important, but at the same time, what prevented him from coming back here... This is also a very important question." "It makes sense, that is to say, it would be too superficial to consider that he absconded because he killed Yukiko." "No, that's not what it means. Even if he wants to abscond because he killed Yukiko, he should have time to go home once and let this girl go. He should have time to explain and let her not leak the news. , but why didn't he..." Kosuke Kindaichi lowered his head and pondered for a while, then finally raised his head, smiled and said to the Waitori Police Department: "Okay, let's talk about this issue later, let's first visit what Mr. Arai called 'luxury and splendor'. " However, the "luxury and splendor" mentioned by Detective Arai did not arouse Kindaichi Kosuke's interest. This is just drawing the comics in "Weekly Ghost Story" and "Weekly Ruthless" magazines in color, and then drawing out the parts that are not easy to draw on the magazines here. However, by looking at these secretly hidden paintings of Zhu Zhisuke, it can be felt that he seems to be trapped in a state of mind that cannot satisfy a certain desire.Moreover, it was clearly felt that one of his unsatisfied desires was a longing for older women.Raping a girl is just the opposite of this desire. However, Kosuke Kindaichi is more interested in albums than these secret paintings. There are no photos of my teenage years in the album, except for a few photos of my college days, the others seem to be from the past two or three years. As Yusuke Sasaki described him, he is a feminine, cat-like man.No matter in any photo, he is fair-skinned, well-dressed, revealing a weak beauty, and it is hard to feel that he has a little masculinity.However, there is another feeling, that is, a sense of danger like 'this kind of person has no idea what will happen'. His eyes are black and white, and although any of his photos show a smiling expression, they will give people a strange feeling.What exactly does it feel like?In a word, it feels like a cat. "Ah, Mr. Kindaichi, here is a photo of him with his family." This is a commemorative photo of Okado Ryuhei's 60th birthday in Showa 33 (1958).This is something I didn't know until later, that is, not long after this photo was taken, Keiki and Yukiko eloped. The description was written in red pen on the album, and the person sitting in the middle wearing a cotton waistcoat was Okado Ryuhei. Judging from the photo, he is a thin old man. His eyes are distinctive. Although his face is full of smiles, there is no trace of a smile in his eyes.His eyes were shining brightly, and the pupils revealed a sharp light like the tip of a needle, which made him smile.It also becomes a sneer. Long Ping's right hand side.Sitting was a woman dressed in a kimono, and Zhu Zhizhu wrote with a red pen: This is mother fuck. Of course, this is Zhu Zhizhu's stepmother, probably Long Ping's third wife. Judging from her facial features, she is at least twenty years younger than Long Ping.In the photo, she looks like she is thirty-three or fourteen years old, and she will not be more than thirty-five or six years old at most. She was smiling, an unaffected, pleasing smile.Although she was wearing an old-fashioned Japanese-style dress that did not match her age, there was still a very elegant temperament revealed from her refreshing beauty.Although it is impossible to tell what she used to do just by looking at the photos, but for an old man like Long Ping, this is really a flower planted on cow dung. On Long Ping's left hand side was a man wearing a morning coat sitting cross-legged.Zhu Zhisuke used a red pen to indicate that this was his elder brother Ryutaro, who looked about ten years older than Zhu Zhisuke. The age on the photo was about thirty-four or five years old. His figure is the opposite of that of his father Long Ping and his half-brother Zhu Zhizhu. He is tall and burly. He wears a formal dress with a white handkerchief in his pocket. A feral, mafia boss man.However, his appearance gives people a more upright feeling than Dad and Zhu Zhizhu. Sitting on the right side of the fuck is a woman in a black evening dress. According to Zhu Zhisuke's description, she is my brother's girlfriend, Zhu Shi. Although she is about 30 years old, she is a very beautiful woman. .If Cao is a refreshing and temperamental beauty, then Zhushi is a gorgeous, plump, and very sexy beauty.It was only later that I found out that this woman married Ryutaro last year, one year after this photo was taken. Behind these four people, Keiji called Akinosuke was kneeling side by side with his cousin Yukiko.Zhu Zhisuke wore a uniform with a stand-up collar, and Yukiko wore her hair in braids hanging over her shoulders. Although I don't know whether Guiji and Yukiko have had a relationship at this time, but the expression on Guiji's face makes people feel that there is a shadow, on the contrary, Yukiko looks very innocent. "Mr. Kindaichi." After the Police Department cheered, he turned to look at Kosuke Kindaichi and said, "There is a person here, who seems to be the woman called 'sister' by Zhu Zhisuke. Isn’t it the kind of woman that Zhu Zhizhu admired? Moreover, Zhu Zhizhu’s Zhu characters may come from Zhushi’s Zhu characters.”