Chapter 11 Chapter One

"Hey, no matter what, always care about Madam." Okabe looked ashamed. "Your wife will be very happy, right? The last time I saw her, she complained that she had never traveled with you." Totsukawa joked. Okabe is Totsukawa's friend since college days.When the two were in college, they lived in the same house near the school. On the way from the house to the school, there was a luxuriously decorated coffee shop, where Totsukawa and Okabe often went to drink coffee.The name of this coffee shop is "Guangmei", and the owner of the coffee shop took his daughter's name as the name of the shop.The boss's daughter is small and exquisite, with some melancholic feelings.One of the pleasures of going to that coffee shop for coffee is to see her.

Totsukawa and other classmates didn't realize that Okabe and Hiromi, the daughter of the coffee shop owner, seemed to be in love since then. In the second year after graduating from school, Totsukawa suddenly received a marriage proposal with their names on it. Invitation, he smiled helplessly, thinking secretly in his heart: I really have you! After getting married, Okabe gave up his life as a staff and started his own business. After many setbacks, he is now the president of a supermarket chain with more than 100 employees. Among Totsukawa's classmates, Okabe may be regarded as outstanding.

However, it seems that his wife is very tired and worried all day long.When the business is not going well, she has to worry about the turnover of funds; after Okabe succeeds, she has to worry about women's issues. "It's time to calm down and know how to cherish Madam." Totsukawa often advises him. I don't know if it is because of Totsukawa's persuasion. He said that he will take his wife to Kyushu for a week. "My wife said that when she was a student, she traveled around Kyushu alone and had a great time. She also said that she would go to Hawaii. Now I will go to Kyushu to play, and I will have a lot of fun."

"Isn't this great? For your wife, she spent her youth in Kyushu, and Kyushu should be a place worth remembering." Totsukawa said. "Even my wife bought the ticket to play there." Okabe smiled happily. The Okabe couple set off from Tokyo on March 29 for Kyushu. Totsukawa received the picture postcard from them on March 31. ——Now we are in Beppu.Today, I will stay overnight at the K Hotel here, and after relaxing in the hot springs, I will go to Takachiho tomorrow via the Nippo Main Line.My wife has been nagging that it has been 20 years since I visited Takachiho, and I have also returned to my old age, like a child, intoxicated in the world of gods.

On the painted postcard of Beppu Onsen, the above paragraph is written in small characters with a personality. The next day, April 1st, Totsukawa took the postcard to work at the Metropolitan Police Department. Totsukawa put it aside and looked at the map of Kyushu, while his subordinate Kamei detective was watching. "Are you inspecting Beppu Onsen?" "My friend took his wife to Kyushu for a week, maybe to win her favor by atonement." "Okay." Kamei nodded thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, I haven't taken my wife on a trip for a long time. She often tells me that I should also go to a hot spring to relax."

"My wife said the same thing." When Totsukawa said that with a smile, the phone rang. After Kamei picked up the receiver and asked, he said to Totsukawa, "It's the Takachiho Police Station in Kyushu, and they're looking for the police department." "Takachiho?" Because he was thinking about Okabe, Totsukawa suddenly had an ominous premonition when he took the receiver. At this time, Okabe should be on his way to Takachiho. ——Is something going to happen to Okabe? "I'm Totsukawa." "I'm Harada from the Takachiho Police Station. Do you know a man named 'Okabe Isao'?"

"I know. He was my friend in college. What happened to him?" "I was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder. He kept arguing that he wanted to contact you." "Suspected of murder? Who did he kill?" "His wife. He is suspected of killing his 39-year-old wife, Hiromi, near Amano Iwato." "Really..." Totsukawa was speechless. ——Okabe once joked that he wanted to please his wife and go on a trip.Could it be that he just talked about it, but actually killed his wife Hiromi? "What did Okabe say?" "He didn't admit it, but no one else killed her."

"Can I speak to Okabe?" "That won't work. He's being questioned now." "Was he arrested yesterday?" Totsukawa asked inquisitively, wanting to know what happened. "Yes. According to our investigation, the couple arrived in Takachiho the day before yesterday and stayed in a hotel near the station. At around 20:00 on the 31st yesterday, someone found the lady's body." "Okabe didn't have a motive for killing his wife. The couple went on a trip because of their good relationship." "However, a hotel employee testified that the two had a quarrel yesterday afternoon, and the wife ran out of the hotel alone. About an hour later, Okabe also went out, and then came back alone. Then, the wife's body was in Tianyanto It was found nearby."

"Is the testimony of the hotel staff wrong?" Totsukawa asked urgently. "That's right. The Okabe couple quarreled, and the wife ran out of the hotel alone. Two staff members saw it. At the same time, someone saw Okabe wandering around Amano Iwato alone."