Chapter 10 Chapter Ten Crazy Cosmetology

The so-called beautician refers to a person who has obtained the permission of the prefectural governor to engage in the beauty industry.In order to become a beautician, you must first graduate from a beautician training facility designated by the Minister of Health and Welfare, and then practice at various beauticians for more than one year.Pass the national examination for beauticians, and then get a license from the prefecture. When receiving a beautician's license, all items related to the license must be registered in advance on the prefectural beautician register.This register is recorded as the fact that the license is issued to the beautician, so as to accurately grasp the issuance of the license certificate, as well as the current situation and real situation of the beautician, and play a role in supervision and guidance.

The license number, date of license, domicile, name, date of birth, etc. are recorded in the register of beauticians. The only clues the police have are the names "Arai Setsuko" and "Osaka Eiko". Since Arai Setsuko resigned from the Royal Hair Salon in Kawagoe City four years ago on the grounds of independent opening, she does not know where she is now "independently" opening. Anyone who intends to open a beauty salon must report in advance the location, scale, equipment, and list of employees of the beauty salon to the governor of the prefecture where the establishment is located, according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

If there is a license, it can be opened anywhere, regardless of where it is obtained.In addition, even if the practitioner or business operator does not have permission, as long as there is a beautician among the practitioners. Therefore, it is completely unclear where Setsuko Arai or Eiko Kosaka opened a beauty salon.Furthermore, her place of birth and origin are not known.The Shikoku Suinai town office was also investigated, but no household registration with such a name could be found. This is a closed town. If someone was born here, then he should be able to find out where he lived. In general, the most likely places to open beauty salons are identified as Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.There is no reasonable basis for this, but it is just because Setsuko Arai lived in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, and Eiko Kosaka lived in Shibuya District, Tokyo.This can only be regarded as a rough guess.

The beautician industry is in charge of the Environmental Sanitation Division in Tokyo, and the Sanitation General Affairs Division in Peiyu County.However, after inquiring about these two places, the answer is that if you only know the name, you can't find out.Taking Tokyo as an example, 80,000 people have registered.And if the person to be checked is not a practitioner, but an employed beautician, then it will be even more impossible to find out. As a trade organization for beauticians, there is a "Federation of Environmental Sanitation Practitioners", which includes barbers and people in baths, but it is a voluntary group and membership is not compulsory.Inquiries were also made to this organization, but no one who joined under the name of Kosaka or Arai was found.

Tracking from the line of beauticians was also quickly blocked. The feeling of futility intensified, and in front of the two criminals Okawa and Shimoda, the cliff of despair stood high.All shortcuts have been blocked, and it seems impossible to find a breakthrough through this cliff. The two were helpless and had no choice but to review the entire search process from the starting point of the case.Are there any blind spots or blind spots in the investigation? First, the strangled body of Kayoko Ninomiya was found in Nosenzanjomi, Musashino City, Tokyo.It was found out that she was a female bank employee, and she had opened a large hole worth 450 million yuan.Her body was found to have linear dermatitis and pulmonary hepatic leech parasitosis caused by Paederus antii.On the other hand, a man named Kazuya Hishida, whom he met while traveling in Matsushima, was found in Ninomiya Kayoko's photo album.The name of Kosaka Eiko was also found from the office rented by Hishida Kazuya's address.

At first glance, the search clues were interrupted here, but then Kazuo Ishida, the health section chief of Musashihara City Hall, appeared because of disputes between the real estate industry and Umemoto Takashi and the waste disposal industry and Yoshihara Benji.When it is almost confirmed that Ishida and Hishida are the same person, Ishida's whereabouts are unknown. It was determined that Ishida had rented a car on the day Kayoko Ninomiya was killed, and it was also found out that the same car was rented by Eiko Kosaka two days later.In addition, because a newlywed couple was accidentally swallowed by a deer in Nara Park, the fact that the camera that shot Kayoko Ninomiya in Matsushima was originally owned by Eiko Kosaka was introduced.The next person to get the camera is Hatao, one of the newlyweds, who had a flippant relationship with Kosaka.Kosaka had called Hatao to go to the hotel.Just as the criminal ran away to Qiandao, Kosaka escaped from the hotel, but left an empty medicine bottle for the treatment of lung and liver leech parasites in the guest room.Therefore, it is judged that the woman is likely to be a patient with pulmonary parasites.

In this way, the hometown of Kazuo Ishida's mother, who suffered from lung-hepatic leech parasites and linear dermatitis, was investigated in Masunouchi in the interior of Kochi Prefecture.According to the testimony provided by the female teahouse of Moya Onsen in the Kagoku area, Ishida stayed there with a woman who looked like Eiko Kosaka.The female waiter said that the woman who accompanied Ishida was like a "beautician".So it was found again that there was indeed a beautician around Ishida, and that was Setsuko Arai. "This is really a search with many twists and turns, but where are the blind spots?"

"Even if there are blind spots, if you have slipped through the net, there is nothing you can do about it." The two faced each other with futile expressions, and there was an inescapable sense of burnout.The search headquarters has been disbanded, and if it leaks out of the net, the two of them are helpless. "Is the 450 million yuan just taken away for nothing?" The two seemed to see the face of the prisoner laughing at them behind their backs.From the prisoner's point of view, these criminals who have worn out the soles of their shoes and only care about checking the side roads are probably ridiculous.Not only did I see the faces of the prisoners, but even their laughter seemed to reach my ears.

After Okawa briefly reported the results of the search for the beautician to the Nasu Police Department, he boarded the subway at Kasumi Station.He suddenly realized that he was traveling in the opposite direction.Since I took the wrong car, I simply thought of going to Ginza for a walk.Always stuck in a corner outside the capital, even the mood is a bit like a countryman.Occasionally, you can take a breath of the air in Ginza, and you can also relax. It was probably the time when the women on the night shift were going to work, so there were many women in the car who seemed to be from Hualiujie, and they were all very conspicuous.

Anyway, most of them are women who go to work in the Ginza area. Although they are women from the Hana Liu world, they are different from the geisha in rural hot springs. They dress fashionable and fashionable.In any case, although they did not look like prostitutes, they looked more like bureau-level female employees, but they always had a special temperament different from the women who worked during the day. They have a sense of tension unique to women who go to work during the day, and a kind of austerity that cannot be easily approached.But when they get to their workplace, they turn into smiles that captivate a man's heart, tricks that untie a man's purse.

Women who work during the day go to work for a monthly salary, but these women who work at night go to work to get money from men.This is probably the difference between monthly salary and money.In addition, women who work during the day treat men in other companies as men, while women who work night shift see people other than customers in their own shop as purely physical existence.This is probably the difference between monthly salary and money. Okawa looked at these women who had nothing to do with him anyway, with the dull eyes of a bystander.But one of them walked over to him with a friendly smile. It was a beautiful woman in a gorgeous kimono.Her fluffy hair was coiled loosely on her head, making her look even more gentle. Da Chuan looked around and behind him, he thought the woman was walking towards other passengers beside him, but the woman kept walking towards Da Chuan.Okawa was overwhelmed with surprise.He had no acquaintances among such women. "Mr. Criminal, long time no see. Where are you going for business?" The woman smiled and looked into his face. "Ah?" Da Chuan only said such a word, not knowing what to say next.Because the faces were so close, I felt as if I had seen them before, but I couldn't remember them. "Oh, you forgot." The woman moved her beautiful lips. "Oh—here, who are you?" "I'm Takematsu Kyomi. I'm from the garden building in Tominoya." "Oh, that apartment building!" "You just remembered." "Oh, I'm so sorry. Are you going to work?" Okawa finally remembered that this was the person next door to Kazuya Hishida's rented office.She was the first to provide information about the pink coral necklace that Hishida gave her when she was investigating with Shimoda that time. "How is the young criminal who came with you last time?" "pretty good." "The store where I work is here. I will take special care of it. If you have time, invite Mr. Criminal to come and play here." She stuffed a small business card for women into Okawa's hand.It looks like her concern is Shimoda. "Then, goodbye." Okawa, who even forgot to get off the car, stood on the car blankly, and Takematsu Kyomi waved his hands and got off the subway tram. This is Ginza. After parting from Takematsu Kyomi, there was always something in my heart.I can't tell what I'm worried about.It was as if something was pressing on my heart, making my chest swell. At first, I didn't realize it.When the surroundings are quiet, with the residual noise, people feel that the existence of this feeling is intensifying.However, I don't know where this uncomfortable feeling is, and I don't know the true face of this feeling.It's an irritable mood. With such a bad mood, he boarded the returning subway tram.When the car drove to Shinjuku, he suddenly remembered that Ishida's girlfriend, Shimako Yamamoto, who worked as a waiter in the Turkish bath, worked here. Da Chuan wanted to meet her without thinking about it.If I saw Yamamoto Shimako, maybe the suspense left by seeing Takematsu Kyomi would be eliminated, or the key to unlock it could be found. The place where the "Julue Pool" Turkish bath is located, I still remember it because I came to investigate it once.Unlike the mood he had when he first came here, he opened the door without hesitation and entered the Japanese-style lobby.From the counter, the manager greeted him with a deep bow. "Is Miss Yamamoto Shimako here?" "Shima, she..." Only then did the manager seem to remember who Okawa was.He knew that Okawa was not a disciplinary policeman, so he didn't hesitate like the first time.Clearly prepared and therefore composed. "Mr. Criminal, what's the matter?" "There is something I want to inquire about." "Please wait a moment, she will be free soon." It seems that someone is now naming her to receive guests.Okawa nodded, and entered the reception room covered with crimson carpet. In this hall, surrounded by vermilion lacquered pillars, there are ten sofas placed at appropriate distances.The first three guests were reading newspapers and magazines.Although there is a 26-hour color TV, no one watches it.They all covered their faces with newspapers and did not look at them.Judging by their appearance, one of them is an upper-level figure in the company, and the rest are ordinary employees.It is worthy of a luxurious Turkish bath, and the guests who come here are also well-dressed. After a while, the idle waiters appeared one by one and took the guests away.The new customers hadn't arrived yet, and Okawa was the only one left in the reception room.Anyway, he had nothing to do, so he turned his eyes to the magazine indifferently, when he heard someone say to him, "Welcome to visit." He looked up in surprise, a woman was kneeling on the crimson carpet and bowing to him.She was only wearing a thin blouse, which was almost naked. After saluting, she raised her face and said, "Ah, isn't this Mr. Criminal?" Her words immediately became casual. "Please don't be so disappointed when you see me." "The manager invited a VIR (important person), so I thought it was a celebrity looking for me." "Is there someone so famous?" "Yes, artists, famous athletes, etc. are regular customers. But their names are not published. But what business do you come for?" "No, just to see..." He could not say that he had come here to relieve his troubles. "Mr. Criminal, you are here to play too. If it is true, then I will take special care of you." Daozi completely misunderstood. "No, it's not." "Then what's the matter?" After Daozi learned that Okawa was not a guest, he relaxed his posture and smoked a cigarette.At the heels of her plump legs, she was only wearing a pair of shorts that were so thin that she could barely see her shape, and even the shadow of her body could be seen through.Okawa hastily looked away. "Mr. Criminal, you are quite serious." Daozi noticed the movement of Okawa's gaze, and smiled triumphantly while exhaling cigarette smoke. "If there's nothing else, I'll go." Seeing that Okawa couldn't tell what business he had to do, Daozi put out his cigarette in the ashtray and was about to get up and leave. When she turned around, Da Chuan's stagnant emotions were suddenly electrified, and the doubts in her heart were suddenly dissolved. "Miss Yamamoto, please wait a moment." "Finally make up your mind." Shimako turned around.The expression seems to say: After all, I still have to try it.It looks like she's still being misunderstood. "Where did you comb your hair?" "Hair? Combing?" Shimako Yamamoto froze for a moment. "It's just... this kind of soft, fluffy hair like soft ice cream. Where did the hairdresser make it for you?" "Ah, you mean this kind of hairstyle. Combing your hair is such an old saying, the beautician will be angry. The hair looks like a hairstyle." "Hairstyle, what a fashionable hairstyle." While comforting the other party, Okawa looked at Shimako's fluffy hairstyle, and found that it was very similar to Takematsu Kyomi's hairstyle.It's just that Jingmei's hair is the natural color, while Shimako's hair is dyed the color of the foreigners. "It's a French roll-up, and it's the trendiest style today." "What style?" "A roll-up style with a curl at the back." "So the color, is it true color?" "Of course it's decolorized and dyed. It's called platinum hair." "Do you have a specific beautician?" "Yes, what's the matter?" "Your beautician was probably introduced to you by Kazuo Ishida." "Oh, you know everything. After Ishida-san introduced it, I just went to see it casually. It turned out that she is very good at craftsmanship, so I kept going there to get her hair done." "You, tell me about the beautician." Okawa's voice trembled unintentionally. "Mr. Criminal will also go? But no matter how good the craftsmanship is, there is no way to grow hair." Daozi looked at Okawa's mostly bald head with half disappointment. Okawa found out the name and address of the beautician she frequented from Shimamoto Yamamoto, and then called Takematsu Kyomi's workplace to look for her according to the business card she just got. "Ah, it's Mr. Criminal, have you missed me?" Jingmei's voice seemed very happy on the phone. "No, that's not the case. Can you tell me who was the beautician who did your hair?" Then, Okawa called Natsuko, a waiter at the bar and dance hall "Ai Lucido" in Ikebukuro, and asked the same question.The result was the expected answer. As a result, Okawa immediately got in touch with his companion Shimoda Criminal. "The three women who have had different relationships with Kazuo Ishida, Kyomi Takematsu, Shimako Yamamoto, and Natsuko from the dance hall, all wear the same French roll-up hairstyle. It is said that this is the hairstyle that women in the flower and willow world often wear, and we Negligently missed the fact that there was a beautician behind Ishida, and we should have considered the possibility that their hair was done by that beautician earlier." "That's a good point of view. So do you know the real identity and address of the beautician?" "It's called Setsuko Arai, and she opened a beauty shop called 'Setsuko Comprehensive Beauty Salon' in Beiqingshan." "It's Setsuko Arai." "Those three women went to have a try after Ishida's strong recommendation, and they were very satisfied, so they became regular customers there." "That person is probably the same person as Setsuko Arai of the Royal Beauty Salon in Kawagoe." "It can't be confirmed yet, but I don't think it's wrong. If it wasn't for her, Ishida wouldn't recommend it." "I'll check right away!" Shimoda's voice was also very excited. As a result of the investigation, the "Setsuko General Beauty Salon" was opened in July of 1978, about a month after Ninomiya Kayoko was killed.It faces Qingshan Avenue, and the shop is magnificent. The employees employed are: seven beauticians and ten trainees.The scope of business includes not only partial beauty services such as electric ironing, hair combing, and makeup, but also full-body beauty treatments including massage, beauty gymnastics, bathing, and food beauty. In the "special" full-body beauty room, there are all the latest beauty weapons such as massage vibrator, beauty electric roller, infrared lamp, ultraviolet lamp, high-frequency current ozone generator, and current facial beauty machine for women.What can be carried out in the bathroom is to use mud, white clay, talcum powder, magnesium carbonate, flour, etc. to mix and smear the whole body for beauty. In addition, there are ordinary hot pools, various hot spring baths with mineral spring ingredients, steam baths, medicinal baths and other equipment. As stated on the signboard, it is a veritable comprehensive beauty shop that accepts all beauty items.The capital required to open such a store is not a cheap price. The criminals felt that the big fish had taken the bait. Opening a beauty shop near Harajuku, the fashion center of Japan, will enable it to get high-quality customers, and can make first-class actors, artists and many other celebrities become regular customers. Okawa commissioned Hisao Hatao to verify the identity of Setsuko Arai secretly. "It turns out that she lives so close, it's her." Hatao confirmed. In addition, the owner of the Changdong Beauty Salon also recognized that it was "Arai Setsuko" through the photo identification. "What should I do? Shall we meet in person?" Shimoda was anxious. "What excuse? Because the relationship between Ishida and Setsuko Arai has not been confirmed." At this point, Okawa hesitated a little. "Use the clues of the camera, can't you?" "It must be the camera that Setsuko Arai once owned, which took pictures of Kayoko Ninomiya's trip to Matsushima." "yes." "At the moment there is no alternative to this line, but it is not a crime to borrow a camera from outsiders." "But Ninomiya, who was taken as the subject of this camera, has been killed, and the person who took the photo embezzled 450 million yuan and his whereabouts are unknown!" Shimoda, who has always been cautious, is now extremely aggressive. They first discussed with the Nasu Police Department and decided to interrogate her as a participant in the lawsuit. It's a pretty dangerous gamble if she's the "right guy," but there's nothing else to do. Arai Setsuko welcomed the two of them with a surprised expression.She is a tall, voluptuous, sensual woman.Although she showed an obviously pompous and contrived face, she was very shrewd in her eyes, and there was absolutely no omission.Perhaps because he was nervous when he heard that he was a criminal policeman, his face turned pale. "I'm sorry to interrupt you suddenly. I'm here to ask you to testify to some circumstances. Do you know Kazuo Ishida?" Okawa omitted all the red tape and went straight to the core of the problem. "Oh, what's wrong with Mr. Ishida?" Setsuko Arai showed a stronger reaction than expected. "Have you already foreseen that something will go wrong with Kazuo Ishida?" Okawa raised the question one step further based on the other party's reaction. "It's not a premonition, because there has been no news for a while, so I'm a little worried." "So, you must know Mr. Ishida." "yes." "How well do you know each other?" "Imagine it as you please. There is no such thing as a clear word from a woman's mouth." Arai Setsuko smiled faintly. Okawa and the others felt as if they had been preempted by unexpectedly admitting their relationship straightforwardly.Probably because she saw that since the criminal came, it must be investigating the relationship with Ishida, so she made this point clear.Even if there is a relationship between a man and a woman, as long as it is not prostitution, it will not break the law. Okawa has already felt the strength of his opponent. "You leased a house under the name of Eiko Kosaka in the Fuzhiya Garden Apartment Building in Shiya District, and you have run a company that rents out desks." "Well, yes. It was to raise money to open this beauty salon." "Oh, is it that profitable to rent out desks?" Okawa said mockingly. "There's not much money to be made, but it's still more profitable than being hired as a beautician." "Did you start renting office desks after quitting your job at the Kawagoe beauty salon?" "yes." "But you quit your job in the beauty salon because you want to start your own business." "Desk rental is also an independent business. I am renting out desks while looking for a location to open a beauty salon. Besides, I can also get various information from people who rent my desks, so instead more convenient." Okawa felt that he had been cleverly resisted. "Why use a fake name?" "Is there any further considerations? Those who rent desks are all surly people, so I don't want to use my real name." "Hisida Kazuya is among the tenants, so he must be Kazuo Ishida." "Yes. He said he needed a contact center in Tokyo, so a desk was opened for him." Jiezi, who had been answering fluently, hesitated to speak at this time, perhaps this was the effect of showing her trump card. "It was a female employee of the bank. She was killed after opening a hole of 450 million yuan." "real!" "This Ninomiya Kayoko has a deep relationship with Ishida Kazuo." The criminals stared at Setsuko Arai's face, but they couldn't see any special reaction. "Mr. Ishida is a shrewd bachelor, I am afraid he has contact with all kinds of women." Setsuko said nonchalantly. "Do you know any other women Ishida is related to?" "I shouldn't know about such things, because it has nothing to do with me." "The 450 million yuan embezzled by Kayoko Ninomiya may have been squeezed out by Kazuo Ishida." "Oh, can Mr. Ishida be so bad?" "Kayoko Ninomiya has been killed." "Could it be that Mr. Ishida is a criminal..." "Ishida approached Ninomiya Kayoko in the name of Hishida Kazuya and won her over. In other words, he used the rental desk you provided." "Mr. Ishida? I can't believe it." Setsuko flinched exaggeratedly.Although it was an exaggerated gesture, it didn't look unnatural because of her almost foreign demeanor and the flashiness of everything about her. Okawa stopped there and passed the baton of questioning to Shimoda. "Have you given a camera to Hisao Hatao, who works as a waiter in a restaurant in Harajuku, right?" Shimoda, who took over the baton, changed the direction of the questioning. "Huh? Has there ever been such a thing? Can't remember." "Why did you give him the camera?" "No reason, no reason, just want to give it to him." "What's your relationship with Hatao?" "As expected of a policeman, I'm asking the bottom line. This is a relationship that falls within the sphere of my private secrets, and it's up to your imagination." "Did you borrow the camera from Ishida before giving it to Hatao?" "Well, I don't remember that. Maybe I lent it." "Ishida doesn't have a camera himself?" "His camera broke and said it would be too much trouble to buy a new one, so he probably borrowed mine." "You went out for a picnic with Hisao Hatao on June 12 last year, right?" "Is it a car after the camera? I don't remember." "Hatao Hisao provided testimony." "Then it might have been. I haven't played in a long time." Setsuko said with a smile. "That time you booked a DXA ultra-luxury tourist car with a car rental company. You can't drive a car, so why did you book a specific car?" "I don't remember very clearly. I probably happened to pass by the rental car company. I saw a good-looking car and ordered it. When I saw that car, I suddenly wanted to go on a driving trip, so I greeted Mr. Hatao. It must be That's what happened." "This same car was rented by Ishida on June 10 two days ago." "I don't know about this at all. It was a coincidence. Mr. Ishida probably passed in front of that car rental shop, and suddenly wanted to drive out like me." "Why didn't I invite you out with me?" "This is his freedom, and the woman is not just me." "There are indications that the body of Kayoko Ninomiya was mentioned in that car." "Oh, it's terrible!" She shook her body violently again. "Were you with Ishida back then?" Shimoda stared straight into the depths of the other's eyes. "Me? Why must I be with you? Mr. Ishida may have gone driving with other women." "You dropped something in the car first, and out of concern, you asked Hatao, who has a driver's license, to lend the car and retrieve the forgotten item." "Please don't say that, it seems to be an accomplice, this kind of statement is wrong. What evidence is there to say such a terrible thing, I just rented a table to Mr. Ishida, what name did he do, how could I Yes. Go beyond that and I'll sue you for destroying my reputation." Setsuko blushed and was very excited.After all, Shimoda was young, and he pursued him all the way, which finally made her completely irritated.Moreover, making the other party angry at the right time is also a method in this regard, intending to let the other party show his flaws when he is emotionally excited. However, the enemy may have seen through this party's intentions, and they are acting.So Okawa took over the baton again. "You called Hisao Hatao from the Royal Hotel in Hirakawa at around 6:00 p.m. on July 18 last year." "I don't remember much of that." "But because it was Hatao's wife who rang the phone, you hurriedly checked out of the hotel room. Why did you do that?" "That said, I remember calling Hatao from the hotel. However, since I know my date is gone, there's no need to stay in the hotel. I'm very busy." "You were afraid that Hatao's wife would report to us, so you ran away." "Why should I run away? For me, whether it's with Ishida or Hatao, the time spent together is just for entertainment. Because the other party has no time, I have to go back." The criminals patiently watched the fired bullets being dodged one by one, and suddenly showed their trump card. "Kayoko Ninomiya suffers from lung and liver leech parasitic disease." "Lung what?" "Lung and liver leech. It's a parasite that migrated from crabs. Ms. Arai, aren't you also a patient of lung and liver leeches?" "You say I'm a patient of lung and liver leeches?!" Setsuko opened her mouth slightly, showing surprise. "In your returned room at the Royal Hotel, keep this empty medicine bottle and high-grade toilet paper. The label on the bottle says the name of the medicine 'Bichionol', which is a repellant for lung and liver leeches. On the high-grade toilet paper It has your lip print on it." Under Okawa's gesture, Shimoda showed Setsuko the empty medicine bottle and high-grade toilet paper containing "Bichionor". She froze for a moment, but immediately broke into a smile. "I'm so sorry, I've been hiding it all the time, but the police even go through the trash to pull out other people's secrets." "Other people's secrets?" "Yes, people like us who treat beauty as a business, if we have bugs or something on our bodies, we must never let others know." "Insects? Then there are lung and liver leeches after all." "Please don't be preemptive. Why do you arbitrarily conclude that it is lung and liver leeches? Not all parasitic diseases are lung and liver leeches." "Then what kind of bug?" "It's a tapeworm that came from the cat at home. If the beautician has parasites on his body, if the customer finds out, he will stop coming." "Is it a tapeworm?" Okawa felt that the biggest trump card he played was also dodged. The drug "Biqionuoer" is mainly effective against lung and liver leeches, but it is also effective against tapeworms, so it is not enough to conclude that Jiezi has lung and liver leeches just by relying on this medicine.Assuming that she was suffering from lung and liver leech disease, then the human body would not be infected, and it cannot be said that Ninomiya Kayoko's lung and liver leech was infected by Setsuko Arai. Although the pursuit has reached this point, it still lacks a decisive step. The criminal gritted his teeth and looked at the face of Setsuko who was proud of his victory.In the process, I have already felt the prosperous atmosphere in the beauty shop.There is an endless stream of guests making appointments. "If the official business is over, please allow me to go back to the shop. The customers who have made an appointment are probably waiting. Anyway, many customers only want me to do their hair, so I am really busy." Setsuko said Busy looking to get up and stand up. "It's really a good shop. It costs a lot of money to open a shop in such a first-class area. The income from renting out tables alone is not enough." What Okawa said before leaving made Arai Setsuko change his face. "Shimoda-kun, did you see Setsuko Arai's expression just now?" Okawa said to Shimoda as soon as he stepped out of the store. "Well, I see." "How can a woman support such a big shop?" "The registration is in her own name." "Through the hands of Ishida, the 450 million yuan from Ninomiya Kayoko was taken away. The money has been turned into a beauty salon." "But how can you prove that?" "Yeah, all the clues, whether it's cameras, lung and liver leeches, or leased cars, are inconclusive." "As long as Ishida is discovered, a new situation can be opened. Where did that guy go? Mr. Okawa, don't you think that Ishida was wiped out by Setsuko Arai, and the corpse was disposed of without anyone knowing?" ?" "Mostly." "If this is the case, as long as Ishida's body does not appear, we will be helpless." "It's a pity, but there's nothing I can do about it." After finally pulling a big fish in front of them, the two watched it escape from the net leisurely with hands in hand. Setsuko Arai came back to the shop with a big bag in her hands. "Oh, lady boss, what did you buy?" the store clerk asked her. "Come on, all of you. Let's all eat together." In the big bag she carried back, ice cream piled up like a mountain.The clerks, forgetting that there were guests, cheered loudly. The proprietress came back from buying food for the staff, this kind of thing had never happened before. But a problem arose immediately: "But the shopkeeper, how can I eat so much?" There are at least two or three hundred ice creams in the container. "Please give the guests a taste." Setsuko said nonchalantly. "That can't be finished." There are six customers in the store, including the staff, and they can't finish eating, and there are probably customers who don't want to eat ice cream.For those who are undergoing beauty diet reduction.There is no reason to eat ice cream. "Anyway, I have to eat." Setsuko still stuffed a lot of ice cream as if nothing had happened. "What's the matter today, boss?" The staff are puzzled. This day is not a hot day like eating ice cream. A few days later, a minivan was driving across the door of the store. The driver opened the door and came in and asked, "Is this Setsuko's beauty salon?" "yes." A trainee standing at the door cast a surprised look at the uninvited face.He's not a frequent errand guy. "The manager here has placed an order and asked me to send the turtle." "Turtle? What's going on here?" The trainee didn't understand what was going on. "I'll be moving in right away." The driver looked confident and went back to the car.Soon, he and his assistants brought in a container like a bucket.It looked like there was still water in it. "What the hell is here?" "Of course the turtle." "The tortoise, is that the tortoise from the tortoise and the hare?" "yes." She looked into the container that had been brought into the store and exclaimed aloud. "What's the matter, Leaf?" The other employees ran over in surprise.They also looked into the container, and they all cried out, and some sighed.The guests also gathered around. Inside the container were hundreds of newly born baby turtles with greenish carapaces.It is the kind of water turtle cubs sold in the night market at the temple fair. "What on earth do you want to do, send so many turtles into the store?" the former store foreman Yoshiko Yamazaki complained to the driver. "You asked what you want to do, and it was delivered because you ordered it." The driver replied with a slightly angry look. "We don't order this stuff in our store." "Setsuko... isn't a beauty salon just an expensive shop?" "Comprehensive beauty salon." "Isn't Setsuko Arai your manager?" "It's the lady boss." "She ordered the goods." The driver raised his voice. At this time, Setsuko, who received an urgent report from the trainee, rushed from the inside of the store. "Yes, I ordered the turtle." "Miss Boss!" Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak. “可是，这么多乌龟，打算做什么用？”山崎良子终于问了一句。 “大家分吧。”节子不冷不热地说。 “要大家分？这么多，没有用啊。” “给客人们也分。” “可是这乌龟，突然送给人家，多难为情呀。” 她这么说着，觉得若是被人塞过来一些乌龟，也是没法处理。 “叫你分，你就照吩咐的去做。” 节子大步走回里屋去了。 向司机一打听，原来是前一天节子到动物商店订购了三百只乌龟崽，并且预付了贷款。 可是这东西放在这里也不是事儿，只好放弃了货款，请人家又运回去。 这时，领班的联想起前一天的“冰棋琳事件”，产生了不祥的预感，觉得老板娘是不是有点儿失常。 然而在此之后，看不出她有什么异常的言行，同平时的举止没有什么两样，所以领班觉得自己的想法是多余的，也就放了心。老板娘是个爱开玩笑的人，也许是想吓唬大家一下才这样做的。 乌龟事件过了一周左右之后，新井节子正在为客人美容，客人突然发了怒：“错了！我要的不是这种颜色。” 一看，这是一位最近崭露头角的电视明星。美容店开在青山这个地区，客人中演员很多。她恰好在这里染发。在洗发之后，正在向发际涂上油脂，然后给头发着色，而染发色却上错了。对老板娘来说，这是不可想象的常识性的错误。 节子也马上就察觉到这失误的严重性，马上把染料涂掉了。幸好是刚刚开始作业，立刻做了补救，如果发现得晚，那么就无法弥补了。 这是一位每天都在荧光屏上露面的走红演员，所以不是道歉便可了事的。 节子虽然一再道歉，可是这位演员却说再也不到这样的美容店里来了，然后就拂袖而去。 这位演员是替店里招徕很多顾客的上等主顾，光是她来光顾本身就能把店的身分提高。对这样的上客，如果是见习生姑且不谈，犯这错误的却是本店的经营者又是技术高超而闻名的老板娘，这就严重了。 山崎良子终于察觉到新井节子的身上正在发生异常现象，但平时的言行还是正常的。去问她本人时，只是回答说没有什么。 山崎良子把职员召集到一路向大家交代说。“老板娘太累了，尽量别让她去接待那些重要的顾客。” “可是有人指名要老板娘怎么办？这样的客人最多了。” 事实上，这个店几乎是靠着节子的手艺支撑着的。 “老板娘的顾客我尽量去应酬，就说老板娘的身体不适什么的搪塞过去。你们大家也都把重要的顾客转给我和副领班手上。如果再出这样的差错，可就有损于本店的信誉了。” 大家对连续出现的三次异常事件颇有体会，都意味深长地点点头。 然而三天之后，发生了一起决定性的事件。一位顾客突然发出了被杀一般的惊叫。 在场的人不知发生了什么事，都转道脸去看，见正在让老板娘削发的那位顾客叫道：“住手！快住手！干什么呀。” 大家对那里正发生的难以置信的情形感到茫然了。 老板娘正用力按着那位哭叫着的顾客的头，用削发的剪子毫不留情地从根上剪着头发。有一块头皮已经露了出来。这是一位女职员，因为头发太长，来这里让给她削短一点儿。如果是平时，这样的客人就由一般的理发师去做。这次是按领班的指示，交给老板娘去做的。 “老板，快住手！” 当惊呆的山崎良子醒悟过来跑过去的时候，已经迟了。 这一次已经不同于前几天给那位女演员造成的那种失误了。这位客人的头发有一部分已经剪到了能看见头皮的程度。恐怕在长出新头发之前，一直都不能外出了。 老板娘好象连自己干出了多么严重的事情都认识不到似的，被良子夺过剪刀之后，茫然若失地立在那里。 这可不是一桩道了歉就能完结的事儿。一刹那间，屋内里现出一片暴风雨前的寂静。 顾客全都站起来了。 “这样的店太可怕了，不能在这里理发了。” 接待室里等候的客人一个个都逃走了。恐饰的情绪传染给了正在美容中的客人们。 “行了，就做到这里吧。” “我也不做了。” 客人一个个从坐椅上站了起来，正在吹风的客人和正在整理发型的客人也都起身了。 新井节子望着顾客陷入混乱状态而逃出去的样子，呆呵呵地笑着自言自语道：“这店铺是我的呀，谁我也不给。” 她的眼神完全放散了。客人的恐怖移到了职员身上。大家都不听从山崎良子的制止，争先恐后地跑到店外去了。 当大川和下田听到新井节子发狂而入院的消息时，有些茫然若失了。 这大概是肺肝蛭钻入脑部而引起的。这症状与脑肿瘤相似，根据寄生虫所进入的部位不同，症状也不同。一般的症状除了头痛、呕吐之外，还可能引起视力减退，对颜色的分辨力减弱，听力障碍、耳鸣、眩晕，产生痉挛，发生精神错乱等等。症状是很严重的，恢复的可能性很小。 听到这些后下田说：“如果新井节子就这样疯下去，可怎么办？”他好象是掉落在绝望的底层一样说了这么一句。 “真相就会永远地封闭在黑暗之中了。纵使她自己能够供出来，也会作为精神病患者的行为而无法进行处罚。充其量，送到精神病院去而已。” “究竟我们是为了什么至今仍在追踪犯人呢？” 对于下田之所问，大川也回答不出来，只有强烈的徒劳感，如同铅块一般沉向身体的深处。 向那须报告了事件的始末之后，那须警部安慰他们说：“真是辛苦了。不过，犯人虽然没能捕到手，但既然追查到这种地步，也就和捕到是一样的了。新井节子也许正是因为你们的追捕才发狂的呢。虽然未能把她送进监狱，但是却把她关进精神的牢狱中去了。” “可是这算怎么回事？案件的真相，不过是我们的推测，什么也未真正弄清楚。将二宫加代子致死而吸去的四亿五千万元的去向也未找到。总而言之，是我们完全失败了。”年轻的下田一时不知向何处发泄胸中的愤懑之情。 “新井节子就是用那钱开的美容院吧。为此她成了废人，她也付出了高昂的代价”。 “可是无论二宫加代子的生命，还是四亿五千万元都不会回来了。因为找不到那笔钱流到新井节子手里的确切证据，所以我们无法插手于她的美容院。” “美容院将会怎样呢？” “反正新井节子的亲戚们都来了，说是共同来经管，一直等到她病好了为止，而店里的事据说都委托给她的大弟子去料理了。” “那么节子已经成为废人，只留下美容院了。” “仔细一想，这个案件的过程有点儿象征着肺肝蛭病呢。”大川插了一句说。 “这是怎么说呢？”那须闪着他那双大眼睛问道。 “肺肝蛭在一生中必须三移其宿主。最初寄生于叫黑螺的河贝体内，然后是藻蟹，而最后是人体。” “当然，藻蟹吃黑螺，而人又去吃藻蟹，宿主一个个地消亡。” “那么四亿五千万元就是肺肝蛭了。”下田好象有了新发现似的大声说。 “大概是这个样子。” “石田一男缠住二宫加代子，而新井节子又缠住石田一男，一个个把四亿五千万元诈到手，而最后，新井节子又亡命于四亿五千万。” “大川先生，石田是真的死了吗？”下田是打破砂锅问到底的口气。 “对于全国性的指名通缉的大网能够这么长时间悄声潜逃下去，是不可能的。况且石田对我们的动向全然不了解，在市政厅有特别重要的工作的当天悄悄离去也不可能，那一定是被人强制带走的。” “无论是失踪的情况，还是新井节子的存在，或许都是伪装，而实际上也许已经在别的土地上，变成了别的人，以四亿五千万元为资本，开始了新的生活。” “你是这么认为吗？” “我总觉得是这样。” “可是变为另一个人，并不是件简单的事情。首先要改变户口。没有户籍在这个社会上，不能被承认是活着的人。即使有钱也没有办法。” “死了的人不报死亡，由己去代替的办法也可以用。” “对家属和亲戚怎样瞒过去呢？” “世上独身的人有的是，听说在山谷和釜之崎这类地方，户籍要多少都能花钱买到。” “这类说法也听说过，可实际上能那么顺利办得到吗？世上独身的'路倒'未必能碰巧就遇到。从活着的人手里即使买下了户籍，只要那家伙活着，就会受到威胁。首先，这种买卖从法律上讲就是无效的，只要本人提出控诉，当时就会被抓起来。” “那么，看起来还是新井节子是本主。” “我是这么个看法。” 沉闷的气氛笼罩着四周。自从搜查本部解散以来，细致周密进行的专门调查，由于新井节子的发病，而完全断了生路。