Chapter 18 third quarter

Back in the room, Nahoko locked the door, found the bird's-eye view, and then inspected the configuration of each room.The result was as expected, Nahoko couldn't help but nodded in satisfaction. The "beginning" room—she was now firmly convinced that this was the only translation of the word "start"—was the furthest room besides "London Bridge and Old Mother Goose."What's more, the "London Bridge" room is another building separated from the hotel. Nahoko remembered that the Shibaura couple had told her that Koichi believed that the trick to deciphering the code was to recite the lyrics of each room in order.That is to say, wouldn't it be enough to start from the "beginning" room and read it in order?Then the song that should be played next is... When Naoko's eyes fell on the words "Saint Paul", the door at the entrance of the room clicked.Is Makoto back?As soon as the door was opened, Makoto bent her thumb and index finger, and made an OK sign to Nahoko.

"Looking at you like this, you should have gained a lot, right?" "Don't you look good too?" Makoto glanced at the corridor and closed the door. "I have something to tell you." "Then let you talk first." The two sat down at the table facing each other. Listening to Nahoko explaining that she guessed that "Qicheng" should have been translated as "beginning", perhaps this song is the first step in deciphering the code, and the word "black seed" also appeared in this song.Looking at the lyrics of "Start" written by Nahoko, Makoto couldn't help but murmured, "This line is not bad".

"The crux of the problem is, what exactly does this 'black seed' refer to. It seems that it is necessary to go to the doctor's room again." "I think so too." Nahoko agreed. "Makoto, hurry up and tell us about your harvest. Didn't you also find out a lot of things?" "It's okay." Makoto grinned, took out a piece of paper from the trouser pocket of her jeans, and spread it out in front of Nahoko.The handwriting on the paper is sharp-edged and slightly messy, as if it was written by a man.Nahoko knew that this was Makoto's unique handwriting.

"The man who fell off a cliff and died two years ago was named Kazuo Kawasaki. He opened a gem shop in Shinjuku. He was about 50 years old. It was not the first time he had been to this hotel at that time. He had already been here half a year ago in the summer. I have been here once. When he fell from the stone bridge, it was the second night after arriving here, and the police believed that he should have fallen accidentally by himself." "There's no killing method like this one, right?" "Even though the matter has long been unable to be confirmed, I don't think the police can't even find traces of the murder method."

"Too." "The chef's impression of him seems to be a quiet and gloomy person. It is said that he hardly talked to other guests. Now those guests at that time are only the doctor and his wife, the Shibaura couple and Jiang Ha. But at that time, everyone was not very familiar with the case, and they were not very concerned about the case. But according to Chef, after he attended Kawasaki’s funeral, he heard from relatives and friends of Kawasaki. Keep some secrets." "What secret?" Nahoko remembered that she had heard people say that things like funerals felt exactly like the bloody sale that was rumored by her old friend during her lifetime.

"Before that, I have to say an important premise." Although it was not intended to be a secret, Makoto explained it carefully first. "Chef rarely mentions this to people. It may also be because no one asks. It is said that he always tries his best to avoid mentioning this in front of people. Guess who he mentioned this in front of last time What's the matter?" "I can't guess..." Nahoko thought for a while.Since Makoto said so, there should be some meaning in this matter.She raised her head and said, "Could it be... brother?" "Correct answer." Makoto said, "Kongyi also learned about this at the time, and he attached great importance to it. In other words, we are now on a path that is almost the same as that of Gongyi at that time."

"Brother, his interpretation of the code is not completely unrelated to the case two years ago." "That's the way it is. Let's talk about that hidden story next." Saying that, Makoto raised three fingers in front of Nahoko. "There are three points in total." "Three o'clock?" "Yes, but the chef usually only brings up two of them in front of people. I will talk about the reasons later. Let's talk about the first two of them first. First, the relatives and friends of the deceased believed that the case was not an accident. It was a suicide. Everyone believed it."

"Suicide? Is there any basis?" Makoto pointed to her abdomen with the index finger of her right hand. "It is said that Kawasaki had stomach cancer. Of course, the doctors said they never disclosed it to the patient himself, but he seemed to have noticed it himself." "So you killed yourself?" "It's just a guess. Even if I have stomach cancer, it may not be curable." However, Nahoko felt that this might also be one of the motives for his ultimate suicide. "The second point is not really a big problem. It is estimated that this kind of thing can be seen everywhere at funerals. It is an affair. Kawasaki was the husband-in-law before his death. Although he runs a gem shop, the real power lies with his wife. So his president is just an empty title. It is said that he can't even identify the authenticity of gemstones. Perhaps it is for this reason that it is said that not long after marriage, he had sex with other women They got mixed up and let the other party give birth to a child. At that time, the former president found out about this and gave him a hard reprimand, but in the end he gave the woman a sum of money and asked him to have sex with the woman. But he never seemed to be able to get rid of his fickleness, and he would always hook up with women until later. Although his wife always kept her face in mind and held back, she later began to seriously consider divorce. "

Such things are not uncommon, Nahoko couldn't help but sighed.Why is every man like this? "Brother, he shouldn't be interested in this kind of thing, right?" Nahoko said a little anxiously. "I feel the same way. The next thing is the third secret. I first asked the chef if he had mentioned this to Gongyi at that time. The chef seemed a little reluctant to mention it at the time, but in the end he was honest. Confess, saying that he once mentioned it in front of Gongyi after he drank too much. Maybe it is because of this that he is willing to tell us about it. But he told us again and again, let us never do not tell anyone."

"It seems to be quite important." "Perhaps, I guess it was this matter that concerned Gongyi the most at that time." Makoto accentuated her tone, and then licked her lips again and again, as if she was expressing her excitement in front of her heart. "Before Kawasaki came to this hotel, he had already run away from home. Whether it was his wife or other relatives, they didn't know that he came here until after his death. It is said that they had already reported to the police Reported the case and issued a missing person notice." "Oh?" How could a fifty-year-old man still run away from home?This kind of thing can't help but make Nahoko feel a little novel.In this case, it may be more appropriate to say that it is "evaporating from the world".

"According to those relatives and friends, the motivation for him to run away from home at that time may be that he knew that his fate was not long, so he just wanted to be happy and spend the last few days as he wanted. I remember that it seemed like Has there ever been a movie with this theme?" Nahoko recalled the film directed by Akira Kurosawa. Makoto continued. "It's just that if you want to enrich the rest of your life, you must have money in your hands. But Kawasaki personally has almost no money on hand. All property is saved in the name of his wife, in order to prevent him from running off to have an affair. , Usually he has very little pocket money. In the end, being cornered, he finally got his hands on the goods in his store." "Could it be that he escaped with those goods?" "No, there was also a clerk in the store staring at the goods. What he took away were gemstones before they were made into rings or necklaces. That is, the kind before they were brought to the jewelry workshop for polishing and processing. Among them were diamonds and emeralds. Most of them, it is said that the value of all of them can even be as high as tens of millions." "Tens of millions!?" Nahoko thought to herself, probably only the top professional baseball players in this world can get such a high annual salary.All in all, such a number is purely an astronomical figure for him, without any real feeling. "That is to say, Kawasaki ran away from home with tens of millions of property at that time, and more important issues were still to come. When the police found his body, they did not find any diamonds or gems." "Could it be stolen?" "There is such a possibility. However, according to the results of the police investigation, no similar traces were found. It is also possible that something happened to him before he came to this hotel. In short, everything is wrapped in fog .” "Tens of millions of gems are missing..." The high price of the lost property made Nahoko feel a little at a loss.If you have so much money, what can you buy? "That's roughly what the chef said." Makoto lifted her hair, sat back on the chair, and ended her long narration. "From our reasoning policy, these things themselves are not important, what is important is how Gong Yi reacted after hearing these things at that time. For example, what feelings did he have in his heart, and what he was most concerned about? What is it. And the hint here is why Gongyi is so obsessed with passwords." Judging from Makoto's tone, it is estimated that she has already guessed this point, and Nahoko can roughly guess it vaguely. "Gong Yi probably thought that the gems worth tens of millions at that time might be hidden near this hotel." "And what those codes indicate is the place where the gems are hidden?" Makoto nodded emphatically. "But the person who wrote the code is not Kawasaki, but the original owner of this hotel, that is, the British woman? How could the gem be hidden there?" "In the end, all of this is just my speculation." Makoto made a statement first. "Kawasaki may have also learned that the "Songs of Mother Goose" were actually some codes, and successfully deciphered them. Before committing suicide, he was troubled by what to do with the gems on his body, so he thought of In order to hide the gems at the place indicated by the code. Isn’t it romantic that there are gems hidden in the place indicated by the code?” Nahoko was taken aback.The reason is not that Makoto's reasoning is too jumpy, but because she actually used the word "romantic".Nahoko had always thought that she had a repulsive attitude towards such things.And Makoto herself began to feel ashamed of what she said just now. "Any objections?" Nahoko shook her head and said, "I agree with your point of view. It's just that I don't understand. How did my brother know that the place indicated by the code is the place where the gems are buried?" "This is indeed a problem." Makoto's tone sounded as if he had already considered this relationship, "Maybe Gongyi himself was not sure about this at the time, he was just in the stage of reasoning. But right now As far as the stage is concerned, there is no need to consider this point. The key question is why Gongyi wants to interpret this code." Nahoko nodded silently.As long as he can figure out what his brother was paying attention to and what he was so passionate about before he died, it can be regarded as a great progress. "If my brother interpreted the code for this matter, then the possibility of his suicide is even smaller." Nahoko originally planned to speak in a calm tone, but even she could feel that her tone was still a little excited, and her whole body became hot. "That's right." As if hurting the Buddha had seen through her heart, Makoto accentuated her tone. "Gongyi didn't commit suicide, but was killed by someone. This is now certain." — was killed. This sentence was once again close to Nahoko's heart.Brother, he was killed by someone. "Why did the murderer kill my brother?" The corners of Nahoko's eyes became hot, and a stream of tears rolled down her face.Makoto sighed, looking at Nahoko.