Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Reciprocity

The search headquarters attaches great importance to the fact that Shioka Kunizun's former first secretary's lover lives in the same apartment as Masanori Hirakawa. The headquarters thinks that she must be related to Hirakawa's death, but it is not something a woman can do to carry Hirakawa's body to the water tank on the roof, but if there is an accomplice, then the matter is another matter.Both the search headquarters and Asahi noticed the same problem: when Hirakawa died, the murderer was driven into the same apartment as the little flying squirrel, and it was impossible for the suspects to escape from the police siege.The murderer must be hiding in a corner of the apartment, and they have to wait until the police withdraw the siege before they can get out.During the original search, the police had questioned every resident of the apartment.But did not find the relationship between Zhu Tian and Mihara.

According to the clue of the diamond ring found next to Hirakawa's body, Yuanmi Yugo, Shioka Kunizun, and Mihara Shizuo were discovered, and the relationship between Mihara and Morota Izumi was also discovered.Among the apartment residents, except for Zhu Tianquan, no one has contact with Hirakawa. The murderer is very suspected of committing the crime in Zhutianquan's room.Right now, all the targets have been concentrated on Zhu Tianquan.Caochang and Hexi began to investigate her. There are thirty-two households in Kaki no Gizaka Xiangyang Apartment.During the initial search, the background of the residents has been roughly investigated.

A few people use it as a villa, like Hirakawa, but most of the residents use it as their residence.However, what is surprising is that many residents have no one at home all the time, and they don't know where they are and what they are doing.No matter if you look for it late at night or early in the morning, it seems that there is no one in the room. "In this case, even if he dies at home, no one will probably notice." "Maybe someone has died at home by now." "Hey, shut up!" "Actually, the more I think about it, the more I will take the trouble to investigate."

"What's the use of being at home? Neighbors don't care at all, and they don't know anything about their neighbors." "They still live under the same roof!" Caochang and Hexi deeply felt the difficulty of handling cases in this indifferent and impersonal city.Having said that, this is not unique now. Cao Chang and Hexi were not discouraged by this, but continued to ask for clues.On this day, they got a piece of valuable news from Kyomi Yasuda in Room 408, an extremist from the "Going Out Group" who was occasionally at home. Yasuda Kyomi is a waitress in a high-end bar in Ginza. She seems to have a hostile feeling with the owner of Heitan, Morota Izumi.

"I ran into it by chance, about ten days before Hirakawa's death. After get off work in the store, I went to Roppongi to play with customers until early in the morning. When I entered the room, I noticed that the door of the next door was open, so I stayed Peeking through the thin crack of the door, I saw Zhu Tianquan sneaking out of Pingchuan's room. The relationship between these two people is definitely not normal." Caochang and Hexi are deeply shocked by this new situation. If there is a physical relationship between Pingchuan and Zhutianquan, then a completely different situation will usher in.

"Why didn't you say it until now?" Cao Chang asked. "As soon as Hirakawa died, I forgot about it, and soon I went back to the countryside because of my poor health. But, is this really that important?" "Very important, you have to keep it secret for now." Soba blocked Yasuda Kyomi's mouth.They brought this new development back to search headquarters for study. "Zhu Tianquan lied that she had never had any direct contact with Ping Chuan. Ping Chuan just came to Heitan a few times with the same source. She also said that they never communicated outside the store."

"Are you saying that they have such a good relationship that they stayed in Hirakawa's room until dawn?" Nasu's golden eyes lit up when he heard the report. "If this is the truth, then Zhutianquan must hide his relationship with Hirakawa from her patron Sanyuan. Although Zhutianquan is Heitan's proprietress, she is actually a hired proprietress, and the real power rests with Sanyuan In his hands. Her life depends entirely on him. If Mihara gets angry, she will lose her means of earning a living." "How dare she still mess around in the same apartment."

"Sometimes it's easier to take advantage of the situation under the nose." "If Hirakawa had an affair with Zhutianquan, what would happen?" "Before, we already thought that Zhutianquan's patrons Mihara and Shioka were very suspicious, but now the suspicion of Zhutianquan committing the crime alone has increased." "Zhu Tianquan is not helping Sanyuan and others to commit crimes, but she wants to get rid of Pingchuan out of her own motive." "Ok." "However, it is impossible for a woman to carry the body into the tank."

"Zhu Tianquan is the principal offender. If there is an accomplice, who would it be..." "What kind of accomplice would it be?" "That's not quite clear yet." "Then call Zhu Tianquan to ask." Nasu gave the order. Zhu Tianquan left because he was summoned by the police.The way she looked indicated that the shock had been considerable.Although she was wearing a modest suit and no makeup, her outstanding features and curvaceous charm suggested her profession. "I'm really sorry that I asked you to make a special trip today." Cao Chang spoke first, aiming to relieve the other party's nervousness. When meeting him with a silly face like a French comedian, everyone will forget that they are facing a criminal policeman.He is a master at disarming opponents.

"Excuse me, what's the matter with calling me here?" Zhu Tianquan asked with full of vigilance.Because she was summoned by the police, she had to come, otherwise she would not have stayed in the police station for a second. "It won't take up too much of your time, but there is something I want to ask you, as long as you answer truthfully, you can go back right away." Grassland smiled heartily. "If you have anything to say, please tell me." "Then let me tell you, it's great to live in an apartment. You don't have to worry about those annoying neighbors. If you don't interfere with others, you won't be interfered by others. Personal privacy can be kept absolutely confidential. I also want to move there I want to find a place to live. My house is an old-fashioned house, and there are people living in the front, back, left, and right. If you look in from the corridor, the situation in the house will be fully exposed."

"Sorry, don't you have something to ask me?" "Oh, I'm sorry. That being said, even in a modern non-interventionist apartment, there are people who are easy to inquire about. I mean, someone has seen your privacy now." "My privacy?" A shadow of uneasiness appeared on Zhu Tianquan's face again. "Although I saw it, I didn't spy on it on purpose. It was purely accidental." "What secret did you spy on me?" "Miss Zhutian, you had a particularly intimate relationship with the dead Hirakawa." Cao Chang suddenly pointed the breakthrough at the opponent's vital point. "You... what are you talking about. It's too much!" Zhu Tianquan's face suddenly turned pale, and his lips were trembling slightly. "You went to Hirakawa's house about ten days before his death, and you stayed there until dawn. Doesn't this mean that the two of you have a close relationship?" "It's nonsense." "How can this be nonsense, because someone in the apartment saw you coming out of Hirakawa's room." Zhu Tianquan's face was completely blank when he was questioned, and he couldn't say a word. "That person has no reason to lie, but you once said that you only met Hirakawa a few times in the store, and you only treated him as an ordinary customer, but you didn't have any contact outside the store." "But the relationship between the two of you is so close that you spent the night at his house. Obviously, you lied. It is very likely that Hirakawa's death was caused by homicide. Therefore, in this case, if you lie again, It won’t go so easily.” Cao Chang still had that indifferent expression, but every word he said touched Zhu Tianquan's sore spot. "You are fabricating!" Zhu Tianquan suddenly cried hysterically.This is a common technique that women usually use when they have nothing to do. "I didn't make it up. Someone saw you." "Who did you say saw me? Then please let him out. That person must have made it up out of thin air to slander me." Obviously, Yasuda Kyomi did not slander Zhu Tianquan.But her mentality of secretly competing as a colleague can still be felt.Yasuda Kyomi provided these unfavorable conditions to Zhu Tianquan to Cao Chang and the others in a gloating tone. Isn't this a good proof? Moreover, Kyomi Yasuda once asked Soba and the others not to spread her words.If there is a trial, Jingmei must be invited as a witness.But before that, Jingmei cannot be revealed. "What's the matter? If anyone sees me, please ask him to come here." Zhu Tianquan sensitively noticed the hesitation in Cao Chang's heart, and launched a counterattack. The arraignment of the day ended on a bad note.Although Zhu Tianquan had been dealt a considerable blow, it was not enough to make her submit. Zhu Tianquan had just escaped police interrogation, but now someone launched a "second attack" on her.Although Zhu Tianquan had some vague memories of this uninvited guest, he couldn't remember it for a while. Except for Mihara, Zhu Tianquan generally does not allow other men to enter his room.Some of the guests also tried to peek into her room, but they were unsuccessful. The visitor was about thirty-five years old, and looked very strong, with dark skin. "I'm Takashi Asami from Daigo Trading Company." The visitor announced his name at the door.Zhu Tianquan suddenly remembered.He is the one who intervened between Mihara and Jiangmu.It seems that he once said that he is Michiko's ex-husband.At that time, Mihara did not specifically talk about why Qian Jian came here.Just say that Asahi is a bad guy who specializes in intimidating people. "It seems that you have visited the Ebony Bar before, what's the matter?" Zhu Tianquan didn't know how to deal with this person before he understood the purpose of the other party's visit.He was both a guest and the ex-husband of the waitress, so he stood at the door and started talking. "I have something to tell you." "I'm about to go out, if there is anything, please go to the store and talk about it?" Zhu Tianquan politely blocked Qianjian at the door. "Excuse me, is that convenient?" But the man didn't look like he was going to leave, he just stared at Zhu Tianquan's face carefully. "You say it's convenient? What do you mean?" "If you go to the store, I think it will be inconvenient for you." "Why is it inconvenient for me to go to the store?" "I think it's safer to talk about this kind of thing only between the two of us. Of course, I mean your safety." Zhu Tianquan noticed that the other party seemed to be very confident, and he seemed to have something in his hands.Zhu Tianquan felt that the opponent had an overwhelming advantage. "About my safety? I don't quite understand what you mean." "Actually, I want to talk to you about Mr. Hirakawa." Qian Jian kept staring at Zhu Tianquan intently, observing her reaction. "Ping... Pingchuan!" Putting on the usual words, as long as you pretend to be confused, you can get away with it.But because the police just called her over and questioned her about her relationship with Hirakawa, Zhu Tianquan finally responded. "It seems that you have some clues?" Zhu Tianquan's reaction was firmly grasped by the opponent. "What Hirakawa, I don't know." Zhu Tianquan hurriedly added a sentence, but it was too late. "The person in the same apartment died suddenly not long ago, don't you know?" "So you're saying it has nothing to do with me?" "I can hear you without being so loud. I didn't say that you have any relationship with Mr. Hirakawa, but that I came to visit you to find out about Mr. Hirakawa." At this time, the door next door opened a crack, and the mistress of the family seemed to be worried about whether something happened here. Maybe it was Zhu Tianquan's subconscious cry that aroused her curiosity. "Let's talk first." Zhu Tianquan reluctantly let Qian Jian into the house, even though he was allowed in, Zhu Tianquan did not intend to treat him as a guest, and the two sat across the table in the living room.Of course there will be no tea.Asami seemed to have forgotten the purpose of coming, and looked at the room with curious eyes. "I do have to go now." Although Qianjian was allowed to come in, he acted as if he didn't have time to deal with it slowly. This was the attitude Zhu Tianquan showed at this moment.She thought, if Sanyuan came back at this time, I don't know how he would be suspicious.Sanyuan himself is promiscuous everywhere, but his suspicion and desire for monopoly are far beyond ordinary people.If his woman's exclusive right is violated, he will never let it go. "I'm really sorry to disturb you during your busy schedule. Although I'm sorry, can you give me a glass of water. My throat is smoking." Zhu Tianquan had no choice but to put a glass of water for Qianjian from the tap and put it in front of him.Asami Gulu Gulu drank it all at once. "I'm finally relieved now. Although it's the water from the tap water pipe, it's delicious. It's completely different from the water quality at my place. Which water plant does the water here come from?" "Didn't I say I don't have time?" Zhu Tianquan had clearly shown his impatience. "Ah, thank you so much, this water is so delicious. By the way, I wonder if this water is released from the water tank where Hirakawa's body was discarded?" Jian Jian led "water" to the topic that Zhu Tianquan didn't want to mention the most. "I have to get out." Zhu Tianquan stood up from the chair, she thought that if she didn't do this, she wouldn't be able to blow the other party out of here. But Qianjian still didn't move. "The night before Hirakawa's body was found, Michiko came to bother you. She said that you treated her to a good coffee." Zhu Tianquan vaguely remembered that it happened.But I don't understand why he suddenly brought the topic to that. Although she couldn't say why, but with an animal instinct, she smelled an ominous omen from the topic. "It seems that my wife has never forgotten the taste of the coffee. She told me about it the last time I met. When I heard these words, I found that you served Michiko with coffee the night before Hirakawa's body was found. In other words, the coffee that Michiko drank was made by you with the water in the water tank where Hirakawa's body was soaked." "What exactly are you trying to say?" Zhu Tianquan asked with trembling face, but she couldn't walk away at this moment. "I asked Michiko about this. I heard that you said that the water quality was not good, so I used the water that was stored in the plastic bucket to make coffee. But now the water you let me drink is not only of good quality, And it's quite delicious. Meguro District is a place with good water quality. Just now you used a cup to fill water directly from the tap. It seems that there is no water stored in a plastic bucket. That is to say, it was only the day before Hirakawa's body was found. At night, you used plastic buckets to hold water. How did you know that the water quality was not good that night?" Zhu Tianquan now fully understands the purpose of Asami's visit.He wanted to intimidate her on the pretext that Zhutianquan "knew the water quality in advance". Now she's exhausted from endless police questioning.At this time, the simple question is to pursue the issue of "water quality".Zhu Tianquan fell into a desperate situation and was about to collapse. "It seems that you already knew that Hirakawa's body was in the water tank. From this point of view, you have something to do with Hirakawa's death. Didn't you kill him?" Asahi pushes forward step by step, and finally reveals the truth of being used to intimidating people. "Please don't make trouble, my tongue is very sensitive. Because I felt a strange smell in the water, so I asked someone for water from outside and put it in a bucket." Zhu Tianquan is still in the corner to resist. "Really? However, Michiko said that when you came back from the store that night, the plastic bucket was already filled with 'water from elsewhere'. So, did you notice the smell of the water before you went to work in the store that day?" "Even if I noticed, it wouldn't be a surprise. The next morning the residents started shouting about the smell of the water. I just noticed it a day before everyone else, because my tongue is more sensitive than others because of it." "Your tongue is such a treasure. Then when you think the water smells bad, where did you get the water from?" "Well, that's from a nearby store." "Have you asked the neighbors around?" "No." "Really? This is another very thoughtful thing. Generally speaking, if you feel that the taste of the water is not right, in order to confirm whether it is just the water quality of your own home or the nearby neighbors. Isn't it the first thing to do?" Did you ask the neighbors nearby?" "Even if you ask, it won't help. Because everyone uses water from the same water tank, if the water in my house smells bad, then the water in the whole apartment will smell bad." "That's not necessarily the case. Occasionally, there will be some strange things mixed into the water pipes of your house, or the pipes are rusty or something. At this time, the usual way should be to ask the neighbors around first, and then go to other places I want water." "I didn't interact with my neighbors, and I didn't say hello. So I went to a store I used to go to. It's not surprising at all." "Did you just ask someone for water instead of asking the administrator or the water company?" "Why do I have to ask. I think if I don't go, someone else will." "Very well. If you want to play dumb, I'll report this to the police. The police probably don't think it's an 'occasional negligence' that you asked someone for water." As soon as he heard the word police, Zhu Tianquan immediately became discouraged.It seems that the police haven't noticed her asking for water.On the other hand, Asami doesn't seem to know the special relationship between her and Hirakawa.At this point, if there is a connection between the police and Asahi, things will develop in the direction she is most worried about. Asami slowly stood up from the chair, pretending to go back. "Wait a moment"!She stopped Asami, as if realizing that she had been defeated. "What's the matter with you?" Asami pretended not to know and asked back. "What do you want? If you want money, I can give it to you." The words Zhu Tianquan said showed that she had raised the white flag of surrender. "I don't want money. Who did you order to kill Ping Chuan? It shouldn't be your personal idea." "I didn't kill him. I had no reason to kill him." "Then why are you asking someone for water?" "After all, I didn't kill it. Please trust me." "It's just unbelievable, stop playing around in circles." "You ask me these things, what are you going to do?" "Please understand, I'm asking you now. When Hirakawa was killed, there were two men in his room. You instigated them to do it." "You, how do you know these things? Could it be that you are..." Zhu Tianquan reacted very strongly to what Qianjian said inadvertently.Her eyes were wide open, her lips quivered, and the look of consternation was evident on her face.Asami was also taken aback by her reaction. "It seems that you know those two people. Who are they? Who paid the murderer to kill Ping Chuan?" "How did you know about this? Since you know that those two people were in Pingchuan's room, then you must have been in Pingchuan's room at that time." After Zhu Tianquan asked such a question, Jianjian was at a loss for words.At that time, the little flying squirrel Megata Sanyoshi happened to be in Hirakawa's room. But this matter cannot be said. "So you ordered those people to go!" Taking advantage of Ping Chuan's inability to answer, Zhu Tianquan actually said something baseless. "what are you saying?!" Although Qian Jian was stunned and dumbfounded, Zhu Tianquan began to press forward step by step. "That's right, it must be like this. I finally understand what's going on. You killed Hirakawa. Sanyuan said that you are a villain who only makes a living by threatening people. You not only killed Hirakawa, but also pushed the crime to on me, and use it to intimidate me and Mihara. How terrifying you are!" "What are you talking about?" "I fully understand. The reason why Pingchuan is so afraid is because Pingchuan is afraid of you." "Don't talk nonsense. Why should I kill Hirakawa?" "Hirakawa said he knew an important secret. You killed him because you wanted to take this secret from Hirakawa. Don't talk about going to the police, no matter where you go, I will tell you about it. Since you know that there were two people in Hirakawa House that night, this is the evidence that you were at the scene of the crime. You are the manipulator behind the scenes! You are the murderer!" Zhu Tianquan frowned and said gesticulating. This is probably a forced denial, but it is also unreasonable.The fight with Zhu Tianquan originally started from a superior position, but it ended unexpectedly.Asami decides to come back again next time.