Chapter 13 third chapter

Just because he couldn't go to see the scene in person, Totsukawa felt restless.Although he was anxious in his heart, he was helpless.Although the murder incident in Tokyo was slow, it finally made progress with difficulty. Kamei and Nishimoto detectives went to the "Dream" club in Ginza to investigate and brought back a list of guests who were closely related to Takami Mariko. "She looks snow-skinned and beautiful, and she seems to be very popular among the guests." Kamei said. Totsukawa focused on the names and experiences of the three men. "From the owner of the club, she seems to be considering marrying one of them."

Totsukawa listened to the report of the Nishimoto detective while looking up the names and experiences of these people. Keiichiro Shiraishi (50 years old) Director of Life Insurance Management. Yutaka Aoyama (31 years old) Designer. Nobuo Nakata (40 years old) is the section manager of the sales department of Taiyo Trading Co., Ltd. When Totsukawa saw the third name, he was secretly surprised. How is friend Nakata?Now he is already in the Osaka branch, but before he was transferred to the Osaka branch, he was indeed the section manager of the sales department. "Do these three people really have a deep relationship with the victim?"

Totsukawa raised his eyes and looked at Kamei and Nishimoto. "It's definitely true. Not only the owner of the club, but also the waitresses have testified like this." Kamei said. "Well, let me ask one by one? What kind of relationship is it with Keiichiro Shiraishi?" "Shiraishi is married to a director's daughter, who is very rich, and Mariko Takami may have taken a fancy to him." "Even if you have a crush on him, but does the other party have a wife?" "So it is impossible for her to ask Baishi to get married. She just asks Baishi to pay for her."

"So, Shiraishi paid for it?" "He himself gave the money." "Where is the next Aoyama Feng?" "He is single, but has a fiancée." "However, he is still in contact with the victim?" "No. Takami Mariko had a relationship with him before he had a fiancée. It is said that he wanted to break up with Takami Mariko after he had a fiancée." "If that's the case, his motive for killing is very strong." "Yes, but he was not there. He and his fiancée went to the United States on the day and a few days before and after Takami Mariko was killed."

"So, Qingshan is innocent?" "It's clear." "How about the third Nobuo Nakata?" Totsukawa tried to restrain his calm. "He is the most suspected right now," Kamei said. "why?" "Nakata often receives clients in this club in Ginza, and he took the initiative to persuade Takami Mariko." "He has a wife." "He has a wife. But it is said that he once told Takami Mariko that his wife doesn't love him, so they will break up soon." "Generally speaking, it is impossible for a man to persuade a woman by saying such a thing? Would a 29-year-old waitress completely believe what a man said?" Totsukawa said.

He sensed that he was inadvertently defending Nakata. "It's logical. But I heard that Mariko Takami threatened in the club that she was going to live with Mr. Nakata. Moreover, she was very serious when she spoke," Nishimoto said. "What happened next?" "That Nakata was later transferred to the Osaka branch to work, and he took the job alone. Takami Mariko also proposed to resign from the club and go to Osaka with him." "So, how did Nakata answer?" "Then I don't know. However, Takami Mariko disappeared immediately until her body was found."

"Based on these alone, can we be sure that the murderer is this man named 'Nakata'?" Ten Tsukawa asked. In Totsukawa's heart, Nakata would not kill anyone. "The police department is right." Kamei said frankly. This made Totsukawa feel a little relieved. "The problem is that these three people... No, Qingshan has an alibi, so it can only be two people, and which one of them knows the burning apartment." Said the detective Nishimoto. "That's right. The apartment building is newly built and almost empty. Should the murderer know?"

"Let's investigate this point." Xiben detective insisted. "I'm counting on you," Totsukawa said. After the two left, Totsukawa suddenly remembered the scene when he saw Nakata last time. Totsukawa's face turned livid, and he remembered that Nakata had talked about the apartment that had just been built and was still empty. —Which apartment is he talking about? Totsukawa was lost in thought. Nakata did bring a weekly magazine with him that day, and he talked about the gravure printing on that magazine. ——Then what is the name of the weekly magazine?

Totsukawa thought about it, but couldn't remember it. ——That was a month ago, at the end of February.Is it the 27th or the 28th? Totsukawa went to the reference room and looked for the weekly magazines published at that time from the corner of the reference room. When he found the magazine, Totsukawa's heart became very heavy again. The apartment in the photo was built on the ruins, and the name of the apartment was written below the photo: "SEIJO Apartment in Chengcheng, Setagaya District". --Oops! Totsukawa was secretly surprised. Nakata knew the apartment well. ——If Nakata really killed Takami Mariko, when he couldn't find a place to dump the body, he might think of the "SEIJO apartment" he had seen in a magazine before.

Transport the body to the empty apartment house in ruins, and after burning, the identity of the deceased will be unidentified. --No!It can't be like that! Totsukawa hurriedly dispelled such thoughts. The circulation of that magazine should be hundreds of thousands.In addition to Nakata, if someone else killed Takami Mariko, that person may have seen this magazine. At noon the next day, Konuma called Totsukawa. "It's hard to talk about it, so we finally let us meet Okabe." Konuma said with emotion in a very tired tone. "This is great." "But... we used your name. Otherwise, the Takachiho Police Station wouldn't let us see Okabe."

"It's okay. So, what did Okabe say?" Totsukawa asked. "He admitted that he had a fight with Hiromi-kun on the 31st." "Is it because of the call to her?" "No. He said that he didn't know about the phone call at that time. According to him, in the afternoon, Guangmei suddenly said that he wanted to go out alone. Why did he go out alone? Guangmei refused to say anything Reason. So Okabe was very annoyed, so he beat her. Because in Okabe’s heart, he asked for leave to come to Kyushu for her. Hiromi-kun left the hotel alone, and Okabe felt that she was wayward , didn’t pay attention to her, and went out for morning exercise by himself. During the morning exercise, I heard from the people in the hotel that a man called to find his wife, so he immediately felt very worried and went out to find her. But he couldn’t find it no matter how hard he searched. I found it, so I went back to the hotel. After that, the detectives from the Takachiho Police Station came to the hotel suddenly, arrested him and took him away." Konuma finished in one breath. "Okabe insists that he is not the murderer?" "Yes, he said there was absolutely no way he could have killed his wife." "Who would kill his wife? Doesn't he have any clues?" "I asked about that too. But he said he didn't know anything, and he didn't have any clues. He also said that if it were me, I might be hated. However, I also know Okabe's wife very well. , Hiromi-kun has a very gentle temperament, and there is no other gentle woman like her." "However, she was killed." "That's right. I really can't figure out the murderer's motive." On the other end of the receiver, Konuma sighed heavily. "Where is Nakata?" "He's on the sidelines, I'll let him answer the phone." As Konuma spoke, Nakata's voice immediately changed into the receiver. "We went to the place where the body was found to find witnesses, but it was not going well. After 6 pm, it was already dark and there were no witnesses in favor of Okabe. Today, we will go there again to see Bar." "You still have to go there to find out." Totsukawa said so, and then changed the subject, "You know a woman named 'Takami Mariko'. She is a waitress who works in Ginza." "Takami Mariko?" Nakata couldn't help blurting out, "When I was working at the Tokyo head office, I often received customers in a club. There was a waitress named 'Takami Mariko'! What's wrong with her?" "You really don't know?" "I don't know. Because I came to the Osaka branch." "She was killed." "Really? She..." "Yes. After killing her, the murderer took her body to an apartment where no one lived and burned it." "Is it that cruel?" "How far is your relationship with her?" "Hey, are you doubting me?" Nakata asked. "No. As long as anyone who has had a little contact with her...all people, we have to investigate. You are naturally one of them." "She is very beautiful, but she never refuses men. She will not let go of any man who has been there. I heard that someone gave her 10 million yen to support her." "You also had a relationship with her?" "Hey, maybe twice. I think it's dangerous, so I'll try to avoid her in the future and stop dating her." "She was killed between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on March 29. Where were you during that time?" Totsukawa asked. "Are you really doubting me?" Nakata said angrily, and then said, "I am an office worker, of course I was in the company during that time. This can prove that I was not there." After hearing what he said, Totsukawa breathed a sigh of relief and hung up the phone. However, in the evening, the Nishimoto detective returned from an investigation. Upon entering, he reported: "Nobuo Nakata, there is no alibi." "During the period from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., all the companies have already finished their lunch break. Are you going to work?" "It's generally like this. But Nakata went to work at the Osaka branch on April 1, so on March 28 and 29, he had to greet his old customers, so he only went to the company in the morning After that, he went to Osaka on the 31st, and started working in the Osaka branch on April 1st. That is to say, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm on the 29th, he could not conclusively prove that he was not there. Because he could drive his own The car, tour in Tokyo." Nishimoto said. Totsukawa tried his best to restrain his emotions and calm himself down. "Aren't you making a mistake?" Totsukawa couldn't believe it, and confirmed again. "That's right. Assuming he went for a drive in his own car, the body could have been transported to that apartment for incineration." "I understand." Totsukawa said.