Chapter 6 Chapter 6: The Repetition of Evil

From the night of June 10 to the early morning of the next day, Ishida did rent a car.You must show your driver's license when renting a car, and you cannot use someone else's driver's license. If this rented car is found, there may still be traces of murder in it. However, among the countless rental cars, can you find out the car in question? In addition, even if it is found, it has been a long time ago, will there still be traces of the crime on the car? These are big questions. But even a vellus hair or a small piece of flesh is fine.The body was presumably carried in the cargo bay at the back of the vehicle, so the possibility is not entirely out of the question.

The search headquarters is clinging to this only possibility.The car Ishida rented might not belong to a car owner far away.The most likely ones are the car dealerships around the county, followed by those in and around Tokyo. The search headquarters was resolute, convinced that a glimmer of light could be found in this confusing maze-like sea of ​​fog, and started a boundless investigation. The rental car industry has business outlets in major cities across the country, ranging from large companies with nationwide outlets to series operated by automobile manufacturers. This is equivalent to the general investigation of digging open the ground and distinguishing the grass roots one by one.With Kawagoe City as the center, each car rental company around the prefecture is screened one by one.Due to extreme fatigue, the investigators tried to stop on the way several times.

A car rental agency cannot be left out.If it is missed, then this huge search work will have to start all over again. But you can't ask others for help.On the surface, the crowd tactics seem to be very effective, but when it comes to actual searches, they are prone to problems.Especially those who come to help temporarily have temporary opinions from the beginning, and they are often not serious in the investigation.Basically, I ran away and handed in a reconnaissance report.If there is a loophole here, the big search network will not help.Although it is hard and tiring, it is still the most reliable to investigate in a down-to-earth manner.

They checked from shop to shop.Although there is a rule that two people form a group, sometimes they work separately.Almost all the police officers who searched the headquarters had worn out their shoes. It is unlikely that anyone would rent a car near their residence in order to transport the body of the victim they killed, but this possibility cannot be ruled out. However, a search of car rental companies near Kawagoe turned up nothing. It took a lot of time to check all the car rental companies in this area.Then they surveyed the Omiya and Urawa areas, but found nothing. The case that happened on an occasional sunny day in the middle of the rainy season has been dragged to September when the autumn wind blows.

When the search work reached this stage, Shimoda criminal made an important opinion. As the location of the rental shop where Ishida rents a car, the first things that should be taken into consideration are: first, the surroundings of Ishida's residence; second, the vicinity of the victim's residence; and third, the surroundings of the scene where the victim's body was found. Shimoda criminal said, "If Ishida is Hishida Kazuya, then the area around the garden apartment building in Shibuya District must also be searched." "this is a good idea." Okawa seemed to feel that his blind spot had also entered his field of vision.Subsequently, at the "Aro Car Rental Company Sangongbashi Sales Office" in Yoyogi 4th Section, Shibuya Ward, the registration of the car leased under the name of Ishida Kazuo on June 10 was discovered.

When renting a car, Chinese renters must first pay the required deposit, and sign a car rental prepayment contract according to the amount of car rental prepayment.His contract is still preserved. The car Ishida rented was a super DXA station wagon produced by T Company.The lending time is from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the next day, a total of 13 hours, and the mileage is 112 kilometers. "Is this car still there?" Okawa and Shimoda asked the staff of the rental company beseechingly. "If it's this car, it's in time for a scheduled inspection right now, it should be in Curry."

"Please let us have a look." The rented date, time, and distance traveled all meet the conditions necessary for Kazuo Ishida to commit a crime.Perhaps it was this vehicle that carried Kayoko Ninomiya's body. The two of them checked all the cargo compartment and passenger compartment of the car, and there was nothing that could indicate the crime. "Please stop borrowing this car temporarily, is that okay?" Okawa said to the staff. "Why is that?" the clerk asked strangely. Because if you don't rent out, you can't make money.But when he heard that the car was likely to transport the body of the victim, he was taken aback.

"If that's the case, I'd be happy to assist," he answered with a tremor in his voice. "We have to check it again, please don't let anyone touch it before that." Okawa emphasized. After Ishida returned the car, many customers rented it again.Even if there are some traces of the crime left, after being used by many car renters, I am afraid they will all disappear. However, as long as there is even a small possibility, there may still be blind spots or dead ends somewhere.When the tiger is still taking a nap, although the owners have patronized this car many times, there may be problems left in the corners that have not been touched.They froze the problematic super DXA station wagon for the time being, and hurried back to search the headquarters.

Another rigorous forensic examination was conducted on the vehicle.Just find a single hair of Kayoko Ninomiya, or a tiny piece of body tissue.But the search headquarters expected to find nothing. "Anyway, it's been three months." "Besides, it's a rented car." The people who searched the headquarters were all discouraged.Despite careful inspection, nothing was found in the car. "Still not." The search team looked at each other with tired faces.Once he learned that the search was in vain again, the unrecoverable fatigue took over his whole body.After this step has been found, the clues to the car are broken again, so there is nothing to start with, and the only glimmer of hope has also come to an end in despair.The search headquarters is in a state of being exhausted and unable to recover.

Although Kazuo Ishida, the most suspected person, has been found, he cannot be connected with Kayoko Ninomiya. "Since there are so many strong circumstances and evidence, how about arresting him on suspicion of bribery and then reviewing it?" A comment was made to move forward.This is the so-called arrest in another case, but the suspicion of bribery is also quite reluctant.The No. 2 Search Section also has a negative attitude towards arresting Ishida based on the materials currently in hand. "It is said that there are strong circumstances and evidence, but specifically, what is it?" The faction that believed that the arrest of Ishida was too early raised an objection.

"Didn't Ishida rent a car on the day of the crime?" "Who determined the date of the crime?" "Because Kayoko Ninomiya was found on June 19th, and seven to ten days passed after her death. Also, from the midnight of the 10th to the early morning of the 11th, a mayfly infestation occurred in the Iruma River, and it was impossible to pass through the mountains. Since Ishida rented a car on the night of June 10th, it is inferred that the time of committing the crime was between the night of the 10th and the early morning of the next day." "Yes, it is indeed inferred, but it is not certain." "..." "Judging from the results of the autopsy and the mayfly incident, it is only inferred that it was about ten days ago, and it is not certain that the crime was committed that night. Inference and confirmation are fundamentally different. In addition, even if criminal activities were carried out that night, it cannot be said that Ishida must be the culprit. It is possible that he just rented a car that night. All in all, as far as the current situation is concerned, the contact point between Ishida and Ninomiya has not been discovered at all." The Conservatives raised such an objection that the Positives were left speechless.The rental car that was finally found by Okawa and Shimoda also sank into the sea of ​​futility. In the only car that was screened out from the sea of ​​cars, the criminal did not leave any traces.However, Da Chuan was not discouraged. In the eyes of other investigators, he even felt that he was immature and reckless. "On the night of June 10, after Kazuo Ishida rented it, how many people have rented this car?" Okawa asked the staff of the rental company again. "Probably around ten." "Why so few?" "Yes, the rented cars are divided into three grades: A, B, and C. This kind of car belongs to the A grade, and the rent is the highest. I don't know the situation elsewhere, but in our business office, the B grade has the highest rental rate. " "Do you have the address and name of the renter?" "Of course, because an advance payment contract needs to be signed." "Mr. Okawa, what are you going to do?" As Okawa's expression became more and more tense, Shimoda realized that he had a new intention. "What do you think, Shimoda-kun? Ishida may have left some traces in the rented car, but it can be thought that the people who rented the car after him erased it." "The subsequent renters will be eliminated..." Shimoda cheered up. "Yes, there are only ten people, which is not a large number. Compared with the workload of the previous search, it is nothing. It is a big deal to add a little more ineffective work. But it has already been done to this point. It doesn't matter, just give it a try." "Mr. Okawa, okay!" Shimoda's eyes brightened. "Do you think so too?" "That's great. People who rented cars in the future from Ishida may have noticed something." "Since Shimoda-kun also thinks this way, then my confidence is even greater. If this is the decision, then immediately start investigating from the first car renter after Ishida." Nasu approved Okawa's suggestion and quickly organized the action. If there were any traces left, the ones most likely to find it were the people who rented the car the closest to Ishida. In order to improve work efficiency, several groups of search team members went to search separately. The first person to rent a car after Ishida was a young employee named Takashi Mihashi who worked in the second section of the first stage.The second renter was Hisao Hatao.The criminal took people out of the grassland for questioning. Mihashi was taken aback by the sudden criminal interview. After hearing Okawa's explanation of his purpose, he was even more terrified: "That car has dead people in it! Really?" Out of breath due to excessive shock. Okawa wanted to try not to speak out, but the other party would not cooperate without explaining the reason. "I just want to ask you to tell me, no matter what it is, did you find anything. For example, you saw blood stains somewhere, or there were fallen hairs." "I really rented a terrible car." The other party was thinking of something else. "How? This is a very important clue to the pursuit of the prisoner. Didn't you find anything?" After asking again, the other party managed to wake up and said, "I didn't find anything." "Did the prisoner or the victim forget anything in the car? Like a handkerchief or a pen." "Forgotten things..." The other party's words were a little stuck. "Have you ever had anything?" Dachuan didn't dare to neglect, and immediately asked. "I'm not sure if I've forgotten something. After your reminder, it seems that something strange fell on the car." "Strange thing, what is that?" "I rented that car on Saturday, and I went to Izu with my girlfriend, and she found coral in the gap between the backrest and the seat cushion." "Coral?!" Both Okawa and Shimoda couldn't help but shouted loudly. "I didn't know what it was, but she said it was pink coral. There were two or three pieces that fell into the crevice of the seat. She said it was pink coral from a necklace, probably because the string was broken and scattered. .” "What happened to the coral?" Suddenly the sound stopped. "Is that something that belonged to the woman who was killed?" Mitsuhashi took two steps back due to the unusual expressions of Okawa and the others. "Where did it go?" Okawa wanted to ask to the end. "Mostly, I think, she still has, but not as much of a thing as Tao. Excuse me." Because he was afraid of Okawa's aggressive appearance, he said timidly. "No, I'm not blaming you. If she still keeps the coral, it will be a very valuable physical evidence." Da Chuan restrained his excitement and said gently. "Then I'll call her right away to take a look." He spoke a few words with the other party on the phone, put down the receiver and said: "Mr. Criminal, she told me that the thing was kept intact. It was lost by someone else, but she picked it up by chance and liked it very much, so she kept it. Please don't blame her too much." "How can you blame me! I can't thank you enough. Thank you very much!" "Then I'll take you there." The pink coral provided by Mitsuhashi's lover, in terms of color, texture, size, clothing, etc., is on the necklace collected by Takematsu Kyomi in Room 504 of the Garden Apartment Building and Yamamoto Shimako, the receptionist of "Juyuechi". The pink corals are the exact same type. It seems that Kazuo Ishida bought more than three pink necklaces from "Harimaya" in Kochi City at the same time, and presented one to each of Takematsu Kyomi, Yamamoto Shimako, and Ninomiya Kayoko. Three pink corals of the same species appeared beside Kazuo Ishida. The "third pink coral" is very likely to be worn by Ninomiya Kayoko.The pink coral of the same species and quality related to the necklaces given to Takematsu Kyomi and Yamamoto Shimako was discovered by another user after Ishida rented a car, so the probability of Ishida’s previous users being lost is very small. This is most likely due to Ninomiya Kayoko's desperate resistance when the crime was committed.The necklace on the neck was broken, and pink coral particles were scattered in the compartment.Ishida picked up most of them, but he didn't see the three that fell between the backrest and the seat cushion. However, the pink coral particles that the lover of the sedan chair picked up from the car cannot be sure that they were scattered from Ninomiya Kayoko.Anyone can rent a car from the car rental company, so the possibility of someone other than Ninomiya Kayoko being lost cannot be ruled out. "We need to search Qianchuan Shangshui once." Okawa expressed this opinion. When Kayoko's body was discovered, although the scene had been searched, it was not expected that there would be any pink coral.If a few grains had fallen into the silt at the scene while her body was being moved, they would have missed the search mesh because of their small size. So the scene of Qianchuan Shangshui was searched again.In the place where Kayoko Ninomiya lay down, a pink coral was found in the sand.This is the same species and texture as the pink corals offered by the previous three women. Although it is only a piece of coral, it was obtained through the hands of the prisoner and the search of the search team members.It is again an important grain that connects Ishida and Ninomiya Kayoko. Kazuo Ishida and Kayoko Ninomiya finally had a "contact".This is the victory of Okawa's resilience struggle.Therefore, he immediately applied for a warrant for the arrest of Ishida Kazuo on suspicion of murder and abandonment of the corpse.This is October 6th. Kazuo Ishida lives in an apartment in Musashihara City.When the arrest warrant was executed, they went to his residence and work unit Musashihara City Hall to arrest him, but they couldn't find him. Ishida left home after returning home from get off work at the city hall the night before, and never came back. In the city hall, he has been absent from work for two days without reason yesterday and today. "Today, some self-government groups came from other places to visit the newly opened garbage treatment plant in this city, so we are also desperately looking for the section chief. Because we are afraid that some unexpected questions will not be answered, Section Chief Ishida from a He participated in the design of the factory from the very beginning, and he is the number one in the city in terms of disposal of waste materials. It would be difficult if Section Chief Ishida was not present." It seems that Musashihara City is really confused. "Does Section Chief Ishida know that someone visited the factory today?" The search team members suppressed their premonition and asked. "Of course I know. Today's visit especially has many influential self-government groups from the Kansai region, so preparations for the reception were started a month ago." "Have you searched everywhere he might have been?" "Acquaintances, friends, confidants, I have searched all possible places, and there is no other place to look for." "For example, is there a secret girlfriend who might go to her..." The investigators immediately remembered the face of Shimako Yamamoto. "I've searched all the women's places that Section Chief Ishida might have gone to. There's nowhere." "There is a Turkish bath called 'Jurakuchi' in Shinjuku. There is a waiter named Shimako Yamamoto. Have you ever been there?" "You know it too. I heard that it's a woman who is very close to the section chief, so I went to look for it too, but he hasn't been there either." "There's a waitress named Natsuko in the bar dance hall in Ikebukuro, have you been there?" "Neither. If there were women besides, we don't know." From the looks of it, both Shimako and Natsuko are in very open communication. "Has Section Chief Ishida ever been absent from work for no reason before this?" "Never. He is not the kind of irresponsible person. If there is something really unavoidable and he has to be 30 minutes late, he will definitely call and ask for leave. What's more, on a day with important things like today, it is unimaginable to be absent from work." So we think that some sudden accident may have happened. Please help the police to find it. But I don’t know why the police are looking for Section Chief Ishida?” Until then, the city hall was surprised that the police asked about Ishida's whereabouts. On the other hand, Ishida's residence was also strictly searched.If he had known himself to be in danger beforehand and had gone into hiding, it would have been possible to leave signs in his lodgings of his preparations to flee. Ishida lives alone in a one-bedroom apartment with a kitchen.He moved here three years ago, and the price at that time was 3.5 million yuan.A down payment of 1.5 million yuan was paid when moving in, and the remaining 2 million yuan was paid off in 15 years in the form of installments with additional fire insurance.As a key staff's residence, it should be said to be very simple. This is a six-story building made of reinforced concrete. He lives in a room on the third floor, with good lighting and environment.The interior still looks like everyday life, untouched.It makes people feel that the owner of the room has gone out for some trivial matter, but there is nothing that can show where he is going. During the indoor search, about 300,000 yuan in cash and 1.8 million yuan in ordinary deposits were found.In addition, there are clothes and ornaments of considerable value, which are also placed there. "It's strange, if he ran away, he wouldn't have left these things behind." The investigators tilted their heads in confusion. "Could it be a disguise? Maybe he is the guy who swallowed 450 million yuan. It's nothing to keep such a small change." another investigator said.Anyway, Ishida Kazuo disappeared just before he was about to be arrested. The search headquarters fell into an indelible disappointment.Before that, desperately grasp the intermittent clues to move forward.There have also been times when I felt "I have to stop here" and was discouraged.But now when they finally chased the suspect to the end of the road, they let him escape. Immediately, a nationwide arrest warrant was launched against Kazuo Ishida.All that remains is to wait for when Ishida will be posted on this website. The meeting was held in a sombre atmosphere. First, Nasu started: "Ishida just disappeared without a trace in the appearance of going out temporarily. The work unit and the official department conducted investigations, and there was no sign of escape. There is also the possibility of disguise, but , Ishida should not know our actions. Then what should be considered is the possibility of being called out by others." Nasu looked around at the people who searched the headquarters, as if asking: Do you understand what this means? Everyone made expressions of understanding, but they didn't want to answer. Seeing that no one spoke, Nasu went on talking alone: ​​"The person who called Ishida away may be an accomplice. And, I have to say, this possibility is extremely high. The next question is why did the accomplice take him away?" call out." "Isn't there a possibility that Ishida escaped of his own volition?" Shanlu interjected.Although he also tended to be called out by his accomplices, but during the course of the meeting, he took a stand against it. "That possibility cannot be said to be completely non-existent, but it is very small." "I think the possibility of being called out by an accomplice in order to confuse us is quite high." "Although he escaped, he couldn't escape. Ishida was not prepared to flee overseas. He already knew that being wanted by name and fleeing abroad was a dying struggle for Ishida. In addition, he had no idea about the progress of our search. Find out, so you can't escape in such a timely manner." "I don't know the circumstances of the search. Isn't it the same for the accomplice?" "Perhaps the time when the co-accused called Ishida away happened to coincide with the time of our operations. But at this point, I would like to draw everyone's attention that this is very similar to the situation when Ninomiya Kayoko disappeared." Nasu said so.The ominous foreboding leans even more in a bad direction. Kayoko Ninomiya made a big hole of 450 million yuan, and her whereabouts were unknown. From the fact that she embezzled a huge amount of money but did not live in luxury, it was determined that there was a black hand behind her.At that time, Kazuo Ishida didn't show any flaws. Therefore, as long as Kayoko Ninomiya was killed, the black hand behind the scenes could hide the crime and steal 450 million yuan without anyone noticing.As expected, Kayoko Ninomiya met the kind of bad luck that the search headquarters feared. The worries at that time will now be repeated on Ishida Kazuo. It is basically confirmed that Kayoko Ninomiya is behind Kayoko Ishida. However, there is no sign that the 450 million yuan sucked from Kayoko was squandered around Ishida.In this way, it should be considered that there is another black hand behind Ishida, and it was this person who robbed the money.Ishida himself, the man behind Kayoko, is nothing more than a tool manipulated by the real black hand. So far, Ishida has been kept alive.Probably because his relationship with Ninomiya Kayoko has not yet been suspected.But because the search hand finally reached Ishida, the people behind the scenes also felt their own crisis.The day Ishida was captured was his doomsday.As long as Ishida is gone, no one will know about his bad deeds, and the 450 million yuan can be monopolized.But whether the people behind the scenes really have such an idea is unknown.However, Nasu's reminder made the police officers who searched the headquarters feel more uneasy. "Ishida's personal safety is already in danger." Okawa expressed his premonition frankly. "I think a villain like Ishida will not be easily killed." However, from Nasu's expression, it can be seen that what he said was just a reassurance.If nothing happened to Ishida, then he shouldn't be hiding.There must be something wrong with him. The horrific body of Ninomiya Kayoko submerged in the water of Qianchuan appeared in front of the investigators, and Ishida Kazuo's memory overlapped with her memory again. What if Ishida was killed like this?Okawa's eyes seemed to be asking this question, and Nasu was speechless. Kazuo Ishida disappeared.No news of him has been heard anywhere, was he killed quietly by the person behind the scenes and sank into the sea, or buried deep in the mountains?In short, even the body was not found. Close surveillance was carried out on Benji Yoshihara, Takashi Umemoto, Shimako Yamamoto, Kyomi Takematsu, and Natsuko, the receptionist of the "Ai Lucido" ballroom, who had direct or indirect relations with Ishida, but nothing suspicious was found. Case. At this point, the argument that there were people behind the scenes gradually lost its power, and the view that Ishida left with 450 million yuan gained the upper hand. It's a bit like pretending to go out temporarily, but in fact, he was already looking for an opportunity and disappeared on purpose before the visiting group arrived.If so, it feels like someone is behind his back and tricked him out.Although it coincided with the execution of the arrest warrant, it was a planned absconding, and then in a completely new place, he transformed into another person and started a new life with a capital of 450 million yuan—— The number of people holding this view has increased. Whether it is the position of the chief of the health department of the city hall, or the fishy relationship with Yoshihara Benji, it is all a trap set up to confuse the investigators.Beside him, there was no accomplice or person who looked like a behind-the-scenes person, so Nasu also leaned towards the argument that Ishida committed the crime alone (except Ninomiya Kayoko). There are almost no clues to trace Ishida in the search headquarters. The only one of the biggest suspects has disappeared, and the way to track down the criminal has also been cut off. Such a search of the headquarters is really miserable enough.The cold wind that was about to disband the headquarters has already blown, and the personnel have been taken away one by one. Okawa, who is still in the headquarters, traveled to all the places that Ishida might go.