Chapter 23 Section five

"It's not good to be with you, use my computer to do this kind of thing!" Tang Chuan turned on the computer with a displeased face, connected the card reader, and inserted the SD card of the Kusanagi digital camera into the card reader. "I don't want to care about it either! It's not for the face of Yanai! Think about that guy! It was a memorable wedding day, but there was a mudslide, the road was closed to traffic, and there was a murder nearby. It is estimated that the bride only Want to cry? He is still in meetings with various parties." "I do sympathize with Tanai..." Tang Chuan stood up in front of the computer, "Okay, it's done."

A window showing a row of photos appeared on the computer screen, which was the scene of the crime taken by Kusanagi. Kusanagi wanted to check this SD card to the forensics section of the prefectural police station. "So 'Audi Girl' is the victim's daughter! Did you thank her for lending us an umbrella?" Tang Chuan asked. "It's not the time to say this, and the other party didn't notice." "Hearing that such a friendly woman has suffered such a tragedy, my heart aches and I hope the case can be solved as soon as possible!" "I think so too! I also think that the man named Torikai is suspected, but after looking at the villa, I don't think it's because of theft. I wonder if it's because Mr. Takehisa suddenly took out a shotgun and threatened the other party during the argument. , but was robbed and killed by the other party?"

"Did the shotgun belong to the victim?" "Yes, I heard Guimu Duoying said that Mr. Wu Jiu liked to play flying saucer shooting a few years ago, but he stopped playing it recently. There is also a wooden cabinet for shooting guns on the wall of the living room, and the door of the cabinet is open." "Where are the bullets, too?" "No, it's not there. It's usually kept in the vault in the underground warehouse. When we went to see it, the door of the vault was locked. It is estimated that Mr. Wu Jiu took out a bullet in advance." Tang Chuan pushed his glasses with his fingers, "Although your reasoning is reasonable, isn't it okay if it's just to scare the other party from firing the bullet?"

"That's not the case. It's usually just a decorative gun, and it doesn't usually release bullets. In order to threaten the opponent, it is necessary to load bullets in front of him." Tang Chuan thought for a while and nodded, "It's also a kind of reasoning." "Let's confirm the other party's alibi first! I heard that Torikai lived there. The victim had been dead for seven or eight hours when we arrived at the scene. If he was the murderer, there would be no alibi during the day." "Indeed." Tang Chuan nodded and reached for the magazine.

"Don't you look at the photos?" Kusanagi asked him as he walked towards the computer, "You have assisted in the investigation of the case many times before, but you haven't seen the scene of the crime yet? Come and learn?" Tang Chuan looked strange, and turned his mouth disdainfully, "No need! I don't want to learn knowledge that is useless to life." "Really? Then I won't force you." Kusanagi tapped the keyboard and checked the photos in order from the beginning. First, a few photos were taken from the entrance of the living room. This was to record the location of furniture and daily necessities.

Next is the photo of the deceased, Katsuragi Takehisa with his eyes closed on the rocking chair, his chest was stained red with a lot of blood, there are several photos taken from various angles. Next is a photo of his wife, Katsuragi Akiko, with her head facing the courtyard and lying on her back. Although her long skirt is messy, it is not indecent. At this moment, a voice of "Stop!" came from behind Kusanagi, and looking back, Yukawa was looking up at the computer screen. "What's the matter? Did you still read it?" "I just took a casual look and found something."

"What did you find?" "Let me take another look at the previous photos! It's the one of the man who was shot. There seem to be many of them." "If you want to see it, come and see it yourself, this is your computer." "Okay." Yukawa said, stood up, walked to Kusanagi, pressed his finger on the touch screen, and displayed a few photos with familiar gestures, all of which were the dead Katsuragi Takehisa sitting on the rocking chair. "The amount of bleeding is huge!" Tang Chuan said, "I guess he will die soon?" "I'm afraid it is," Kusanagi said, "hit the heart directly at close range, and probably died without even making a sound."

"Yes." Tang Chuan was lost in thought. "What's wrong? What did you find?" "It's nothing, I can't say anything..." Tang Chuan opened the desk drawer, took out the hotel note and ballpoint pen, looked at what was written on the screen, and then sat back on the sofa. "What? Don't play tricks, just explain it clearly!" But Yukawa didn't answer, and continued to write something on the sticky note with a ballpoint pen.Kusanagi stretched his head to look, and was surprised that what he wrote were all mathematical formulas. Kusanagi didn't dare to ask anything, sat back in front of the computer, ignored the strange physicist, and started working again.

After confirming the photo of Katsuragi Yakiko, he heard Yu Chuan say, "I heard that the shotgun was thrown in the courtyard." "Yes, this is a photo." Kusanagi displayed a photo on the screen, and the shotgun landed on the grass in the courtyard, about two meters away from the glass sliding door.After taking the photo, Kusanagi and Kumakura discussed it, and took the shotgun back to the room. They thought that if they continued to soak in the rain, the important marks would disappear, and there was blood on the gun. "Madam was strangled to death?" "No, she was strangled to death. It is estimated that she witnessed her husband being shot, and the murderer had to kill her to silence her. The blood on the lady's neck must have belonged to Mr. Wu Jiu, right? The gun was also stained with blood."

But Tang Chuan seemed to disagree. "What's the matter? Why don't you agree?" "I can't say I don't agree with it, but what you just said, it's strange that the shotgun is not in the living room. If there is a gun, why do you want to strangle her?" "It was probably placed in the courtyard before or after killing her." "why?" "I don't know! I'm afraid you will only know if you ask the murderer." Kusanagi continued his work. He not only took photos of the interior of the villa, but also the surroundings of the building, including a photo of the parking lot, where Volvo and Audi were parked side by side.Kusanagi is startled to see mud splattered on the Volvo's number plate, making it impossible for him to make out the number plate, and it would have been better if he had filmed it a little closer.

"It's indeed that Audi!" Tang Chuan's voice came from behind, and he kept looking at it after all, "Where is this car now?" "It's still there, it's inconvenient to move casually, what's wrong with this car?" "nothing." At this time, the phone in the room rang, and Kusanagi picked up the receiver, "Hello!" "Hey, Kusanagi? It's me, Taniuchi." "Ah, what's the matter?" "It's nothing, I'm really sorry today, I insist on your help, thank you! Director Xiong Kura also said that you have been very helpful." "It's nothing, how is the director?" "Still in the conference room just now, calling all parties. Anyway, it's a mudslide and a murder case! I guess I won't be able to sleep tonight." It seems that Kumakura is a serious person and cannot sit idly by, Kusanagi thought to himself, "He is also unlucky enough." "I'm in the lobby on the first floor with Koga and the others right now. I'm really sorry I couldn't have another round of drinks with you guys! Come down together, shall you?" "Okay, let me tell Tang Chuan!" After hanging up the phone, Kusanagi told Yukawa about the call. "That's right! I didn't even take a commemorative photo," Tang Chuan took out the SD card from the computer and handed it to Kusanagi, "However, let me check something first, you go first!" "What? What do you want to check?" "It's no big deal, I'll tell you when I figure it out." "The guy who always loves to play tricks! Alright! I'll go to the Director's first." Kusanagi took the SD card as he said. After leaving the room, Kusanagi took the elevator to the second floor and arrived at the meeting room. Through the open door, he saw that Kumakura was on the phone just as Tanai said. "Tomorrow morning, the special vehicle will be dispatched as soon as possible, please! My side is also ready, yes, please!" After hanging up the phone, Xiong Cang took a breath. Kusanagi knocked on the open door with his fist.Seeing him, Xiong Cang showed a tired smile on his face, "It's you, thank you!" "I want to give this to you," Kusanagi took out the SD card from his clothes, "I have already confirmed the content of the shooting." "Thank you! It was a great help!" Kumakura took the memory card carefully as if he was taking a baby. "Has there been any progress since then?" "Well, I can't say what progress it is, but the reinforcements from the prefectural police headquarters will come sooner than we thought. They said that they can send special vehicles that can travel on muddy roads." "That's it, that's good!" "There is also the movement of the bird feeder. I have asked the Police Department for assistance. From the perspective of various circumstances, this person should be the most suspect. We should quickly investigate whether he has an alibi. This time, thanks to you Yes, thank you so much!" Kusanagi waved his hand, "Don't worry! You'd better take care of your body and don't work too hard! I think you should take a good rest tonight!" "Thank you! I will do as you say!" After parting from the humble police chief, Kusanagi took the elevator downstairs and met Yukawa in the elevator. "Have you checked it out? What have you learned?" To Kusanagi's question, Yukawa replied meaningfully: "It's okay." When they arrived at the lobby bar on the first floor, they saw a group of people sitting inside, including the bride.Yanai also saw them and waved. There were scattered other guests in the lobby, Kusanagi stopped when he saw a woman sitting not far from them in Yanai, it was Daying Guimu.She also saw Kusanagi, and nodded her head lightly, Kusanagi also returned the salute. "Seeing such a miserable scene, I guess there is no way to be alone in the room!" Kusanagi said in Yuchuan's ear. They walked into the valley, and everyone gave up two seats. "I've heard that! Did he also show his talents here?" Gu He jokingly said. "Don't say that! I didn't do anything either!" "No, the director said with admiration that the police officers of the Metropolitan Police Department are amazing, it's not a polite word! I also feel that I have face!" Tanai said proudly to the bride.The bride who was thirteen years younger than him said excitedly: "It's really amazing!" "Your husband is still amazing!" Kusanagi responded politely. Drinking champagne and red wine, chatting with old friends, Yukawa suddenly touched Kusanagi with his elbow, "Miss 'Audi' has been watching us! Do you want to talk to you?" "Miss Audi?" Kusanagi looked in the direction indicated by Yukawa, and found that Guimu Daying was also looking at him. "I'll leave for a while," Kusanagi said hello to Tanai, stood up, and walked to Guimu Daying's seat, "Do you have anything to do with me?" She nodded gently, "Can I chat with you for a while?" "Of course," Kusanagi sat down opposite her, "Is it because of the case?" "Yes," she said, "I want to ask you something." "What's up?" "Actually, I'm a little embarrassed. I was too shocked so I didn't watch the scene. I just knew that my parents died. But to be honest, I don't know what happened. Could you please tell me what happened?" Gui Mu Doyoung lowered his head slightly and spoke carefully. "Ah... This is not an excessive request. Most people can't look directly at it. I'm not talking about the scene but the remains..." "How did the murderer kill my parents? I know my father was killed with a shotgun..." "It is estimated that at a very short distance, he shot Mr. Wujiu who was sitting on the chair with a shotgun, and then strangled his wife to death with his bare hands. The details will not be known until the forensic department investigates." Guimu Duoying seemed to feel fear, and rubbed his hands tightly, "Who would do such a cruel thing? Is it robbery?" Kusanagi tilted his head, "It's not impossible, but I don't think so. If it's a robbery, I will prepare the murder weapon myself, and I won't just see a shotgun there by accident. I guess it's an acquaintance who commits the crime." "Acquaintance? That's Mr. Torikai?" Kusanagi smiled wryly and shook his head, "That's the job of the county police. I belong to the Metropolitan Police Department, so I can't talk nonsense irresponsibly." "Ah... that's right!" When she was reaching for the glass, Kusanagi saw Yukawa approaching. "Thank you very much during the day, for helping us!" Tang Chuan stood up and thanked Guimu Duoying. "You're welcome," she replied in a low voice, "it was you two at that time!" Yu Chuan handed her a business card, and she was a little surprised to see the title of "Associate Professor of Physics". "It's unfortunate that I heard about the case from him! I hope it can be solved as soon as possible!" "thank you!" Hearing the conversation between the two, Kusanagi couldn't help but change his sitting position. Yukawa is not a person who will greet strangers specially. "May I bother you?" Hearing Tang Chuan's question, Guimu Duoying replied: "Please." "Actually, I'm a fan of your father—no, it should be said that I like the lyrics written by your father." Yukawa said while sitting next to Kusanagi. "Is that so?" Guimu Duoying looked puzzled, but Kusanagi was even more surprised than her. He had never heard Yu Chuan say that he liked performing songs before.Naturally, Kusanagi didn't show any surprise on his face, it is estimated that Yu Chuan had a plan. "Most of your father's works express family love, joy at the birth of a child, father's state of mind when his daughter gets married, and gratitude to his elderly parents, all of which are heart-warming." "Father would be happy to hear you say that in another world." "I heard that your father also attaches great importance to family, and colleagues also hold regular family gatherings to increase mutual understanding." "You know the situation well!" "I saw it on the Internet, and saw that some people who attended the party wrote blogs, saying that they envied Mr. Takewaki Katsura's happy family, which is like a painting." Kusanagi thought to himself while listening, "So you are looking up these." "Will this case have any impact on the value of your father's work? For example, because of his death, the music industry will re-evaluate his outstanding talent, will it?" She shook her head feebly, "No." "Is that so?" "He didn't die from illness or an accident. Being killed will only reduce his reputation, and singers may not want to sing his songs in the future." "That's it...then it will be difficult for you in the future! Excuse me, have your parents bought life insurance?" Hearing such an abrupt question, Kusanagi also froze for a moment, but Yukawa remained the same. "I don't know. I guess I didn't buy it. Both of them don't like to buy insurance, but it doesn't matter. I can solve my own affairs by myself." "Really? But don't force yourself too much. There must be someone in the world who can help you." Guimu Duoying's face softened slightly, "You can also say the same." "What do you do? Do you also write lyrics?" "No, I do design." "That's right, this is also creative work! It seems that you have inherited your father's excellent talent." Gui Mu Duoying was silent with a complex expression.Kusanagi didn't understand Yukawa's intentions either. "By the way, are you going to live here tonight? Did you check in during the day?" "Yes, what's the problem?" "No, your parents have a villa, I just wonder why you don't live there." Kusanagi looked at Yukawa from the side, so it was true. It can be seen that Gui Mu Daying took a breath and replied, "Because I don't know what the result will be." "result?" "As a result of the conversation between my father and Mr. Torikai, I guess there may be a stalemate, and my father will be in a bad mood...so I want to stay in a hotel by myself." Tang Chuan nodded lightly, "Is that so? But you checked in very early, I don't know what you were doing before going to the villa?" Guimu Duoying's slender eyes were wide open, and her cheeks were puffed up, "I wanted to call my parents before going to the villa, but no one answered and I rested in the room. What's wrong? Is it not possible?" "No, it never meant that..." Guimu Duoying picked up the bag beside him and stood up, "I'm sorry, I'm a little tired, so I'll take my leave first. Thank you, Mr. Kusanagi!" "It's nothing, please rest well!" "Good night!" As she said that, she walked towards the exit, looking at her back, Kusanagi asked Yuchuan, "What's going on? Anyone would be in a bad mood if you asked me that, let alone she is a family member of the victim. What are you thinking? Do you want to say that she is a murderer?" Tang Chuan glanced at him silently, with the calmness unique to scientists in his eyes. "Hey! Are you really..." "I just want to make a suggestion," Yu Chuan said, "thanks for her suggestion to borrow an umbrella."

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