Chapter 10 Chapter Ten Killing Intent Consecutive

It is impossible for Arisawa to enter the villa where Masaji Kaihara was killed.After the police clarified the situation, they reduced their suspicions about You Ze.Takanesawa bustard came to the search headquarters and reported the unexpected situation. "I'm reminded of an important situation." "What's the situation? Is it a very important situation?" The Araki police department who received the bustard asked kindly. "I looked at the room where Mr. Haiyuan was killed. For some reason, I always felt a little out of tune." "Inharmonious?"

"Yes! What is the reason? I didn't think about it clearly at the time. I just felt that this room was a little disconnected from me, as if I had lent out this house for a long time, and now I just returned it. It is my own thing, but it is not Things like my own are vague and incongruous." "Oh, it turns out that there is such a sense of incongruity with that room!" "Yes." The bustard nodded. "Then, what's the reason for the sense of incongruity?" The bustard's words didn't make it clear, but there was clearly something to be said.Araki didn't wait for her to speak, and asked questions first.

"That room is not my home," said the bustard, as if with a long sigh. Araki stared silently into the eyes of the bustard, which can also be said to be a kind of casual staring.The bustard endured the gaze of the other party, and continued: "When I moved into the villa, I accidentally dropped a decorative pot on the floor of that room. Because the carpet hadn't been laid, the floor was broken a little, but now, the traces of the break are gone." "The traces on the ground are gone?" "Yes. The scar is very light, and you can't see it unless you look carefully. But even the very light scar is gone. That room is not my home."

"But, ma'am, even though you said it wasn't your home, didn't you actually move in? You said it wasn't your home..." "However, that room is definitely not my home. Not only the traces have disappeared, but the whole room also makes me feel out of harmony, so I don't think it is my room." Araki noticed that there was something inexplicable in the bustard's lively words.What she said was: "That room is not my home." To put it bluntly, it is not the whole of the home, but a part of the home, but the room is not hers. So, is that part of her home still apart from that room? ——Is only part of the house replaced?How can there be such a thing? ——

But if the bustard's words were true, no other explanation could be given, no matter how fanciful they might be.But, why didn't the bustard clearly say it all at once?Did she herself have doubts about this strange imagination? "Ma'am, you're saying that it's just that room isn't your home, isn't it?" Araki asked. "Yes, that's right." "So it's just that the room was changed." "That's the only way to think about it." "So, where did the original room, the room with traces on the floor, go?" "The structure of that villa was originally a movable house like stacked boxes. Each room is a prefabricated part with a fixed specification, so as a whole, it is relatively simple to replace only one room."

Araki thought to himself: Yes, she really wanted to use Youze as a scapegoat.However, no matter how ingeniously her trap is designed, the fact that Youze cannot enter and leave the scene is still unexplainable.Of course, in order to push Youze into the position of a prisoner, in her trap, she should consider the chance of Youze being able to enter and leave the secret room.But the police didn't notice her idea, so she had no choice but to take the initiative to inspire the police. In this way, the mystery of the bustard is further increased, and her protective layer is also thickened at the same time.

"We didn't know that each room in the unit could be easily replaced. However, if the room was really replaced, where did the original room go?" Araki knew what the bustard meant, but He still wants to ask this question on purpose.The more questions you asked the bustard to answer, the more suspicion you had of her.The bustard probably knew this too, so she only hinted at the minimum to the police, and left the police to speculate on the following questions. "Don't you know? Youze's villa is exactly the same as my house in appearance." "Oh——" Araki watched the eyes of the bustard, and deliberately suppressed the words behind the end of the sentence.

"I think Mr. Arisawa changed the room." The bustard finally expressed his affirmative opinion.She didn't want to speak so thoroughly at first, but under the guidance of Araki, she had to say that she didn't want to put herself in a passive position on the bridge of reasoning. "It turned out that Mr. Arisawa replaced it. But does he have the ability to replace it?" "I don't know. But there's an identical house just around there." "But if it was he who replaced it, why would he do that?" "Of course it is to make it look like the murder was carried out in my house." The bustard finally pointed out clearly that the murderer was Yuze.

"So, You Ze killed Kai Yuan in his villa, and then replaced his body and the room with your room. Is that so?" "It can't be concluded that way. However, the traces on the floor of my room have indeed disappeared. How can this be explained?" "What is Arisawa's motive for killing Hai Yuan?" "I don't know. But for some reason, Youze seems to have been particularly concerned about me." The bustard's cheeks were slightly flushed. "Has he ever done anything wrong with his wife?" "There is no specific behavior. However, he seems to be disgusted by Haiyuan's frequent visits to my house."

"Does your husband know?" "I don't know. Because both of them are my husband's friends, I don't want to make my husband unhappy because of this." "Are there any entanglements surrounding Madam between Kaihara and Mr. Arisawa?" "Ah? I try not to let the two of them appear in front of me at the same time, so I don't know if there is any entanglement between the two of them around me. The two of them are occasionally called home by my husband, and there are times like this. The atmosphere It seemed rather incongruous." "Has your husband noticed this atmosphere?"

"He also seemed to be aware of something abnormal. However, he never thought it was because of me." "Forgive me for asking further: Which side does Madam prefer to the two of them?" "I don't have any special concern for the two of them other than being my husband's friends. As for me, it's hard for me that they are against each other for my sake. Said, it won't be long before we will break off relations with them." The bustard's words clearly imply Youze's motive for killing. "I don't like to talk about these things. Let me see, are you going to check the second floor of Mr. Arisawa's villa?" "Without a search warrant, we can't just go in and check. However, we can ask Mr. Arizawa for assistance." "I hope that the information I provided can be kept secret from Mr. Arisawa." Finally, the bustard stopped talking at the right moment, stood up and left.She had said all she wanted to say, and seemed content.She might still have this idea, and if she talked about it too much, there might be some danger. After getting permission from Arisawa, Araki checked the room on the second floor of his villa.The traces of the pot that the bustard said were dropped on the ground were indeed found on the floor of this room. A police meeting was called immediately. "Is the bustard lying?" Gu Zhuang asked with puzzled eyes. "Lying? But traces were indeed found on the ground." Araki said, turning his gaze to Gu Zhuang. "There were no marks on the floor of Bustard Kogenzawa's room. She knew that her home and Yusawa's villa were prefabricated houses of the same specification, and the floor of Yusawa's room was the mark that was smashed on later. She knew that I also know, that's why she proposed that after the incident, You Ze switched his and her rooms with each other." "I've also thought about this possibility. But besides the trace, there is evidence that the room was indeed changed." "Really?" Not only Guzhuang, but all the people present at the meeting focused on Araki. "The manufacturer of the prefabricated house is Youze's work unit. We asked the engineers there to inspect the rooms on the second floor of their two houses in detail. They said that the rooms of the two houses have indeed been exchanged. Please check the rooms on this point." Let the experts speak for themselves." Araki gave Kakinuma a wink.Kakinuma stood up, walked into another room, and invited a middle-aged man waiting there into the conference room.The man was wearing light brown overalls with a white shirt lining his jacket and a tie to distinguish him from a worker.Araki introduced that this man was the chief engineer who worked with Arisawa at the Hayami Construction Club, and his name was Dashan.Then he said to the man: "I would like to thank you for coming to assist us in our work today when you are very busy. Because you are an expert, it is true that the second floors of the Kogenzawa and Arisawa villas have been swapped. Please come and give us a detailed explanation one time." "I am the Dashan you just introduced." The engineer seemed to be pulled in front of these search experts, and before the speech, he first made a salutation like an opening speech. "Please don't be polite, just get straight to the point." Araki asked Dashan to sit down on the chair as if he wanted to relax Dashan from his tension.Kakinuma served tea again, Dashan managed to calm down from his nervousness, and said: "The owners of both are members of our company. In the development of the unit houses they use, both of them are key engineers. It is the first time in Japan that our company has developed this kind of unit house. From the space of the house to each For the room, try to make some innovations in terms of function, which is the starting point of development. "A house is composed of various elements, such as layout, width, type of room, equipment, etc. Once these elements are separated separately, they can be used as several room units. Recombined. The width of each unit is 2.4 meters, the length is 5.6 meters, and the height is 2.7 meters. All units are uniformly standardized to this size. This kind of unit house, from structure to interior and exterior decoration, equipment, wiring, piping, etc. , everything is produced in the factory, and after being transported to the site, the various units are combined according to the hobbies of the residents to form a complete house. Because the main body of this kind of house is produced in a factory with reasonable materials and uniform production, it is better than Constructed on site, minimizing costs.” "Then, about the evidence of the exchange of the unit room, would you please briefly talk about it?" Gu Zhuang was tired of listening to Dashan's long commercials, so he couldn't help making a request.However, after listening to this commercial, you can also grasp the basic characteristics of this unit. "Yes. As I said just now. The width of a unit is about 3.5 ping (6.016 cubic meters per ping), and the structure is basically the same as the so-called reinforced concrete building with a steel frame structure. The villas of the Takane Ze family and the Arisawa family use different They bought five prefabricated units of this type. But when they built these two villas, they did not buy five units each, but the two bought ten units at the same time, and each built a house. This kind of matching plan, Careful consideration must be made in advance. Both of them built a two-storey villa based on the same basic design drawing and using prefabricated units of the same specification. The model planned by the drawing, Kogenzawa’s house is type 101A. Zejia is Type 101B." "What's the difference between these two models?" Araki interjected without waiting for Dashan to finish speaking. "It's almost the same. But actually, the rooms on the second floor are slightly narrower in the Arizawa house than in the Konesawa house." "Part of one of the units was swapped, wasn't it?" "Yes. Each unit cannot be installed even if there is an error of two centimeters. In order to form the prefabricated units of a house, they must be numbered in sequence. Of course, because the prefabricated parts are standardized, any unit can be connected to each other. Combination. But each subscriber has their own individual requirements, so in the manufacturing process of the factory, the prefabricated parts of this kind of units must be numbered separately, and they cannot be combined with other subscribers’ prefabricated parts. However, the A prefabricated unit, judging from the printed number, has indeed been exchanged with the Arisawa family’s.” The people present chattered to each other.The number of the prefab is changed, which proves that part of the prefab is also changed. "However, can it be as simple as a child's game to exchange a part of the house?" Gu Zhuang asked with a dubious expression even though he had heard the evidence from the experts. "As long as there are tools, it can be replaced." "What tool?" "Crane! Hasn't it already been transported to the site?" "crane?" The criminals suddenly remembered that tools such as cranes and bulldozers were indeed stored in the villa construction site under construction. "Even if there is a crane, it cannot be operated without that kind of special skill." "That's natural." "How long does it take to change jobs?" "The replacement of the unit prefab is simple, because when this new product was developed, it was originally intended to save labor in the field engineering." "How much time will it take?" "It depends on the combined design scheme. Generally speaking, professional technicians work in a small group by hand, and it takes about three hours to complete it." "Small group? So, not alone?" "One person? One person install?" "Exchange." "Whether it is installation or replacement, one person cannot complete it. There is only one crane operator, and it will not work without the assistance of another person. What's more, the prefabricated units that have been installed must be hoisted down first, and then mutually It’s very troublesome to swap and install.” "However, this is different from installing a house. Instead, only parts of the house are exchanged. Whether it is time or manpower, it will not work if it is missing." "It doesn't matter if it's more or less, it won't work if you don't have less." "What is the minimum number of people required for such an operation as replacement and installation?" "The installation cranes of our company have six people per shift. There are at least three people including the crane operators and installers." According to experts' opinions, if Youze is the criminal, there must be at least two accomplices. "So, if there are three technicians, after five hours of work, can they complete the exchange of one room on the second floor of the two houses?" This time Araki asked instead of Gu Zhuang. "I think it can be done. If it's just one unit, skilled technicians can change it in 20 minutes." "20 minutes? Can it be that fast?" "The prefabricated parts are almost all completed in the factory. When the assembly is assembled, it is only the work of fixing the bolts." "What about electrical wiring, etc.?" "There is a universal socket in the wiring box, just plug it in." "Can Mr. Arisawa operate the crane and install?" "He is not a field technician, but he developed and designed it himself, so he can install it." "How about manipulating the crane?" "He doesn't have a driver's license, but he can mobilize all the skilled workers in the factory." Despite new clues of possible accomplices, the situation surrounding You Ze is increasingly suspicious, and he has all the conditions to change the room of the installation unit.He has the motive for murder, he can handle the crane and install the technology, and he also has a unit room of the same specification. In short, he has all the conditions for being a prisoner, and the distance between him being designated as a prisoner is getting closer and closer. Araki asked Dashan if he could complete the exchange of the two rooms within five hours, because he considered the time it would take to travel from Tokyo to Karuizawa.You Ze could have arrived in Karuizawa within four or five hours, but it took ten hours, and there was exactly five or six hours of blankness in the middle. Dashan said that if only one unit is changed, it can be completed in 20 minutes.However, Araki considered not only the night work, but also the replacement of interior decoration and furniture. In addition to these factors, it is not surprising that it takes more than five hours to complete all the work. Araki imagined the night of the crime: due to the volcanic eruption of Mt. Asama, a murder occurred in the villa area where no one was seen in the wild, and the crime was carried out on the second floor of the villa. If a body was found in his villa, he would be the first person to be suspected, and he couldn't explain it clearly.The police must pursue whether they have an alibi, of course not.As a last resort, the only option is to exchange the unit room where the corpse was placed with the unit room of the neighbor's house.The crane is nearby, and I am familiar with the operation method and installation work. As a developer and designer, I am also familiar with it. In this way, the unit room of the neighbor is exchanged, and the corpse is locked in his own room and moved to the neighbor's villa, thus building a safety circle for himself.If it is a premeditated crime, the crane and the accomplices are all arranged in advance.Assuming that Yuze is the criminal, it is entirely possible for him to change the scene of the murder.If Kogenzawa bustard had estimated these factors and set up a trap to frame Yusawa, then she would have to lay a bigger conspiracy on top of these factors. "Thank you for your great assistance today, and I would like to express my special thanks to you. I may trouble you in the future. I hope you can take care of us when the time comes. There is one more request, the question I asked you here today , please keep it a secret and don’t leak it to the outside world.” Araki guessed that he couldn't ask any more questions, so he politely expressed his thanks to Dashan.After Dashan left, the search headquarters continued to hold meetings in order to study Dashan's testimony. "Could it be that Arisawa really killed the victim?" "Even if that's the case, it would be too much trouble to change the murder scene." "The difference between the prefabricated rooms in that unit is the most reliable evidence!" "Why did you do such amazing tricks?" "Of course it is to transfer the crime of murder to Kogenzawa bustard." "But so far the bustard is the most suspected!" "Yes. In order to put the blame on Youze, she designed many illusions of hostility to give people the illusion, as if only Youze can enter and exit the murder chamber, but she cannot." "Because of this, isn't the bustard more suspicious?" "However, the prefabricated room in that unit has indeed been replaced. She will never be able to do this." "How do you explain the key in Haiyuan's pocket?" "Before entering Kogenzawa's house, the two may have entered Yuzawa's villa together. The key that matches the lock is on the main entrance on the first floor. The key has nothing to do with the room on the second floor." There was a lot of debate at the meeting. "One thing I always find incredible." Kakinuma, who had been thinking silently just now, said.The chattering atmosphere at the meeting suddenly quieted down.Kakinuma went on to say: "If Arisawa is a prisoner, why did he go through such a big effort to replace the prefabricated unit room?" "Didn't you say it was to pass the crime of murder on to the bustard!" On this same issue, Gu Zhuang repeated his point of view repeatedly. "In that case, I don't think it's necessary to replace all the prefab houses." "what do you mean?" "Assuming that Youze really switched the rooms of the two houses, we can break down his purpose in detail: the first consideration is that he wants to move the corpse out of his home; In other people's homes, of course, the suspicion of murder is also transferred to the owner of the other family. However, just doing this is not at ease. If the owner of the family has a certificate of innocence, even if the body is transferred, it cannot be based on suspicion alone. Finalizing the case, on the contrary, will reduce suspicion of her. So from Youze's point of view, the scene must be sealed so that even he cannot enter or leave, otherwise his goal will not be achieved. But from the point of view of the bustard ?Since she put the key in the luggage storage locker at the station, she will definitely not be able to enter the secret room, and there is no possibility of committing a crime. But as long as the secret room is not open, Youze also cannot commit crimes. So, Youze swapped the two rooms Ultimately, it can be said that the purpose is to create secret rooms. If this is the only way, there is no need to replace all the rooms. Unit rooms are originally prefabricated parts, and the floors, roofs, and walls are all connected and assembled. He wants to transport the corpse out and create a secret room at the same time, so even if he doesn’t change all the rooms where the corpse is stored, he just removes the wall and transports the corpse out!” Kakinuma's speech made everyone at the meeting sigh.After being reminded by him, everyone realized that there was a major contradiction hidden in the theory of changing rooms.Kakinuma went on to say: "Only remove the wall part, and then install it, neither need a crane nor the assistance of accomplices, and can greatly shorten the time, not to mention any flaws in the replacement from the model of the product and the traces on the ground But the current judgment is that he has replaced all the rooms. Although it is a villa area with few people, how can it be guaranteed that no one will find out during the several hours of replacement work? Besides, it is necessary to turn on the lights, it is inevitable There is also noise. Although the interior decorations are all products of the same specification, it is impossible for the furniture and the configuration of the furniture to be perfect. It is necessary to risk this kind of risk to complete such a high-precision operation, and there is no light and a limited time. It is unimaginably difficult to carry out. Assuming Yuze is the criminal, why would he take such a big risk?" No one answered Kakinuma's question.But the prefabricated unit rooms were indeed swapped.This fact is the proof that Haehara was killed in Yutaek's villa.Youze still has no alibi, and at the same time it is concluded that he has a motive for the murder.However, in the suspicion of Youze, there is a layer of ingenious traps and suspicions of the bustard, which inevitably makes the bustard also have serious suspicions.But judging from the current investigation data, Youze's arrest is only a matter of time. In the morning in the residential area, people get up early.Because most of the residents work in the city, they have to get up at 6 o'clock in the morning, and 90% of the men leave their homes to go to work at 7 o'clock in the morning.Because I had to arrive at my work unit in the city before 9 o'clock, if I didn't leave home by 7 o'clock, I would be late. People with private cars have to start their activities earlier because of traffic jams on the way.In the parking lot of the residential area, these people started to start the car around 6 o'clock in the morning. There is a resident named Shigeru Matsumae in the Asahigaoka residential area on the outskirts of Hasuda City, Saitama Prefecture. He owns a regular car, a Celica. At around 5:30 in the morning on November 9, he drove away from the parking lot in the residential area.Because of the early departure, there are few cars on the road and the traffic rate is high, so I can get to work early and get free parking space. When Matsumae's car was just driving to the area between the residential area and the national highway, he saw a car parked on the side of the road ahead, with the front of the car facing his side. "Whose car is this? What are you doing parked in this kind of place?" Matsumae felt very puzzled.He drove closer and saw a man who seemed to be sleeping on the steering wheel. "What a free-spirited fellow!" Matsumae wanted to pass by the car.At this moment, he glanced sideways at the person's posture. Although he was asleep, it was a bit unnatural.After Matsumae drove past the car, he stopped the car and walked towards the car.It was a Corolla with the Saitama number.He walked up to the driver and greeted him with "Hello...", his expression changed in shock. He saw that the man was not sleeping there.He hesitated for a moment, trying to pretend he didn't see it and drive away quickly.If he said he didn't notice, no one would hold him accountable. If you take the initiative to report to the police station, you may be detained for a long time because you are the discoverer of the body.This will not only delay the time for free activities in the morning, but also may be late for work in the club, not to mention there is an important meeting today. "However, the state of this death is extraordinary! If you pretend you didn't see it and walked over, can you live with your conscience?" His momentary hesitation was instantly dispelled. The first to accept the report was the Iwatsuki Police Station.Residents of the Asahigaoka residential area in Hasuda City reported that a man died in a car parked on the road near the same residential area.After receiving the report, the Iwatsuki Police Station immediately ordered the police station in front of Hasuda Station to rush to protect the scene.At the same time, all the officers on duty at the police station were dispatched together. Criminal Ai Jia rushed to the scene together. He lived in the police station because he worked late last night. From the moment Aijia received the report, she had an ominous premonition in her heart. "It never happened. He couldn't have been killed." Police officers from the police station have already arrived at the scene and are pulling ropes to delineate the protection line there.The sun had risen, and the sun was shining on the fields.The cars driving out of the residential area were all blocked outside the protection line of the site, so they had to make a detour as a last resort. "What's the matter? What's the matter?" "Probably someone was killed in the car." "Who was killed?" "Looks like someone from the residential area." The police on duty came to the scene one after another.After receiving the urgent report, the person in charge of the autopsy rushed directly from home.Upon examination, the deceased's head was found to have blunt trauma that affected the deepest layers of the brain.Due to the concealment of the hair, the bleeding was not very obvious, but it could be seen that the cause of death was brain contusion caused by blunt force trauma.The time of death is presumed to be between 11 o'clock last night and 1 o'clock in the morning. Judging by the circumstances of the trauma, it was obviously a homicide.They immediately contacted the county police headquarters. Judging from the direction of the vehicle, the victim was beaten to death with a murder weapon while driving from the national highway to the residential area, and there was no trace of rummaging inside the car. The victim's identity was immediately confirmed based on the vehicle inspection certificate and driver's license. He was a resident of Xuqiu Residential Area, and his name was Kingo Arizawa.The investigators of the Iwatsuki Police Station all remembered this name, and Aijia's premonition came true. "Kingo Arizawa? Isn't the woman who was killed in Aonuma his fiancée?" "It's not just that! He's still an important suspect in the murder of a salesman in the villa area of ​​Karuizawa!" After the investigators of the Iwatsuki Police Station learned the identity of the victim, they became more nervous. The "Aonuma Bank Women's Murder Case" has not yet been solved, and the investigation headquarters established in the Iwatsuki Police Station is still continuing to search.Although the number of manpower has been reduced, and the search work has entered a subtle stage, the search headquarters still exists anyway. "Will Ze's killing be related to that incident?" "Ah! Rather than saying that, it is better to say that it has a deeper connection with the killing of the salesman." "These are still unclear. All in all, in terms of concepts, it is better not to be preconceived." While the investigators continued to investigate the scene, they kept talking.The victim is an important reference person for the murder in Karuizawa, and the Naganohara Police Department has long been involved.Entrust this side with strict attention.However, because the evidence is not very sufficient, and his address is also clear, he has not been arrested yet.But no matter what, the Naganohara Police Department did not dispel the suspicion of Arisawa. No matter how great the suspicion is, a person cannot be arrested without a warrant issued.As a last resort, he had to be allowed to go home, but he was entrusted to the Iwatsuki Police Station in the area under his jurisdiction to focus on surveillance of his residence.This is Yuze, who is now killed. For the Iwatsuki Police Department, this kind of thing happened, it is really embarrassing to see the Naganohara Police Department. The site is on an unpaved dirt road, only wide enough for a car, and there are no houses. The frost at the beginning of this year still thinly covers the ground, but the road surface has been chaotically trampled by pedestrians and ruts, and the footprints and ruts of the criminals are no longer recognizable.The victim's car was on the left side of the road, and the discoverer barely managed to pass by. "It is likely that the inmate stood by the side of the road and stopped the victim's car." "Did you threaten the victim to stop the car?" "Even if you don't threaten, you can stop the car with a wave at the side of the road." "That means the victim parked the car as if nothing had happened and was suddenly attacked." "If it's from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., there are still pedestrians on the roads around here!" "Could it be drunk and sleeping in the car?" "Isn't this place near the residential area? Did you run here to hide because you were afraid of something?" "He must have killed him." "How can you kill if you don't get close? That's not clear." "Parking a car in this kind of place, some people will come and have a look out of curiosity." "If that's the case, it means that the people in the residential area are quite cold!" "You can't say that. This case was reported to us by the people in the residential area!" After a while, another group of county police came to the scene and conducted a serious search, but found nothing about the criminal.The police generally considered that this case was related to the case of the salesman who was killed.However, is this case related to the murder of a woman in Aonuma?Hardly any consideration.This time the victim was the fiancé of the woman who was killed in Aonuma, this was just a coincidence.Most people think so. Autopsy results proved that it was indeed a homicide. In this way, two search headquarters for murder investigations were established in the Iwatsuki Police Station. One investigator said: "If the victim is married, we can put up a sign that reads: 'Search the headquarters for the murder of the couple.'" He said it as if he were talking about a chalet in the Swiss mountains, but no one laughed.Everyone grieves for the couple, who were soon to be married and were killed in close proximity. During this period, the search headquarters received a report from the Nyuzen Police Station in Toyama Prefecture. In Nyuzen Town, Toyama Prefecture, there was a driver named Nobukichi Mamiya. At around 4 o'clock in the morning on October 30, he drove the truck of his unit in Kurobe City. On the way back from Tokyo to Kurobe, he once helped a car repair a tire on the old road of Usui Peak.He went to the charity department to report that the driver he helped to repair the tire was very similar to the victim Youze. Mamiya Nobukichi saw the victim's photo in the newspaper.When he saw that the victim looked like the driver of the car he had helped fix the tire, he was taken aback and rushed to the police station to report. Mamiya said: I originally received a business card from Yuze, but lost it again, but I still remember his appearance.The search headquarters asked Mamiya to rush to the Iwakami Police Station together to verify the body of Youze, who had been dissected and stitched up on the spot. In this way, on the issue of killing Haiyuan, Youze finally had proof that he was not at the scene of the murder. His suspicion of killing Haiyuan was released after his death. This can be said to be the second time Gamiya saved Yuze.However, the second time, the honor of the deceased was saved. During this period, the Yanjin Police Station and the Naganohara Police Station had frequent exchanges, of course, because there was greater suspicion about the connection between the murder of Arisawa and the murder of Kaihara. When Hai Yuan was killed, the most suspicious person was Yu Ze.But now, since Arisawa was killed, the main object of suspicion was of course Takane Ze bustard.However, on the day of the accident, a friend from her student days came to her home to play and stayed at her home. She had sufficient proof of her alibi. Besides, Youze was about to be arrested at that time. At this time, there was no need to kill him.So when Youze was killed, the bustard was the first to stand outside the circle of suspicion.At the same time, due to the murder of Youze, the suspicion of bustard killing Haiyuan is also reduced. If the murderer who killed Haiyuan was the bustard, and finally made You Ze a substitute for the prisoner, how could she kill the substitute again?This inevitably makes people speculate whether the murderer who killed Haiyuan was someone else. Most of the two people who searched the headquarters thought that Youze might know something important about the murder of Haiyuan, and it was precisely because of this that when he mentioned the murderer of Haiyuan, he was stunned in panic. Based on this situation, everyone thinks that as long as a thorough investigation is carried out around Yuzawa, it is possible to find the criminal who killed Haiyuan.Therefore, the investigators of the Naganohara Police Department continued to travel to the Iwatsuki Police Station, and even the search headquarters of the Naganohara Police Department seemed to be moving to the Iwatsuki Police Station for a while. Due to the exceptional activity of the two search headquarters, the search for the murder of Keiko Fukasugi, who had been alienated, continued quietly and steadily. Among all the investigators, the Aijia criminal, he still stubbornly doubts whether there is any connection between the successive killings of Arisawa and Kaizi.However, even if this idea is expressed at present, most people will not pay attention to it. "The motive for killing Arisawa was because he had important facts about the killing of Kaihara. This is our speculation. However, can it be considered in connection with the murder of Keiko Fukasugi? We can imagine this: Arisawa He was chasing down the criminal who killed his fiancée, and found out the murderer before the police. It is precisely because of this that he was killed by the murderer again. I think it is not surprising to think so." As soon as Aijia mentioned this idea, someone retorted: Youze is simply an amateur when it comes to search work.How could he find out the real criminal before the police? After hearing this rebuttal, Ai Jia didn't say anything more.But he was still thinking about something in his mind. 爱甲的思路是这样构成的：“犯人意识到有泽在追踪自己，担心有一天被有泽追捕着，于是便产生了先下手为强的念头，在有泽还没有追捕到自己之前，先把有泽干掉。” 爱甲产生这个念头，还是从海原被杀而引起的。在海原被杀的案情中，有泽是重要嫌疑犯，又没有不在杀人现场的证明，很快就要被捕。 假若有泽不是杀害海原的犯人，那他就是被人陷害。可是，他既然被巧妙地推进了陷阱，而且马上就要被捕，为什么又被人杀害了呢？这个谜现阶段还没有解开。但是，有泽如果充当了杀害海原的替身犯人，如今他死了，这就更有利于阻止对真正犯人的追踪。 有泽的死，对杀害深杉启子的犯人来说，是非常有利的，所以说陷害有泽的，很可能就是杀害深杉启子的犯人，也可能是设陷阱的人和犯人联合起来致有泽于死地。 陷害有泽的人，嫌疑最大的就是高根泽鸨子。按照爱甲的推论法推论下去，她很可能和杀害深杉启子的犯人有联系。 从这里，爱甲把断了的锁环又接连了起来，在爱甲的心目中，杀害启子的时候，和“三人组”一起的，还有一个去向不明的幻女，这个幻女一直沉淀在他的意识里，现在，这个女到底跑到哪儿去了呢？ “三人组”躲藏起来，这是理所当然的。而那个说不上就是他们同伙的幻女也隐蔽起来，并且对那发生的事件也隐秘不说，这是没有必要的。幻女的隐蔽，把整个事件带进了不可解的迷雾之中。 爱甲考虑，那个幻女好象就是高根泽鸨子。在事件发生的当时，鸨子现在的丈夫高根泽住在旭丘住宅区。爱甲曾经推测：“那个幻女和旭丘住宅地有一定的联系。”鸨子现在的丈夫当时住在旭丘住宅区，这一点正符合了爱甲的推测。至于脸型和身体的特征，爱甲未曾见过高根泽鸨子，但是，长野原警察署的刑事们对高根泽鸨子的描述，爱甲也听过，正符合他对那个幻女轮廓的想象。假如她再有粉红色的连衣裙，又爱好音响，那她就更具备了那个幻女的一切条件。 爱甲刑事说过：“杀死有泽，是在杀死深杉启子的延长线上发生的。”对这一说法感兴趣的人也有，那就是从长野原警察署派来的柿沼刑事。当然，爱甲没有公开发表自己的意见。他的意见连少数意见都比不上，可以说是自己一个人的“单独见解”。他的意见在搜查会上被多数人的意见压倒之后，只能悄悄地隐藏在自己的心里。为了有一天能推翻大多数人的意见，必须找到相应的证据。所以，他就热心地和长野原警察署的刑事们接近，多方搜集有关杀害海原的资料。 长野原警察署的柿沼刑事发现岩槻警察署的刑事们在热心搜查海原被杀的工作中，并不认为海原的被杀和深杉启子的被杀有什么内在联系。只有爱甲在这一点上与众不同，结果，他就和爱甲接触的次数增多了。 “爱甲先生，你是不是怀疑和深杉启子搭伴的那个人是高根泽夫人？” “是的。我早就想找机会见一下高根泽鸨子，以便确证一下我的推断。从柿沼先生和长野原警察署其他人的搜查工作中，我的这种推断越来越强烈。” “那就是说，她和深杉启子的被杀有密切关系，为了阻止有泽的追及，又想把杀害海原的血衣穿在他身上。” “是的。如果考虑启子的被杀和鸨子有密切关系，那就可以理解，启子被杀之后，鸨子为什么一直沉默不露面。” “但是，和启子一起搭伴的那个谜一样的女人，就不会是那'三人组'的共犯吗？” “这种情况不可能。当然，她和启子都是那三个人猎取的受害者，这方面的怀疑大有可能。” “那么，为什么只有她逃避了危难？她又为什么总是对事件缄默不言？” “这一点还不清楚。不过，可以考虑，她只是生命得救了，身体未必没遭'三人组'的侵犯，也许就是这个原因，她才保持沉默。” 在性犯罪的案情中，尤其是未婚的女性被害者，忍气吞声的情况相当多，这正是搜查工作的困难所在。 “可是呀！那未婚的女性为了隐蔽遭犯罪分子袭击的伤编，为什么还要设下圈套，把他人推进杀人罪的陷阱？” “女人为了守护自己的幸福，这种事情能作出来，就是比这更大的陷阱，她们也能设下。” “我们可以假设，高根泽鸨子是为了掩饰过去的伤痕而陷害有泽。这样的话，她就可能杀害海原。不过，如果把这种想法作为杀人动机，有点儿勉强。为了保护这点利益，值得去冒那么大的危险吗？” “可是，她为了陷害有泽而施展的种种阴谋，不是很明显吗？” “所以连我们也胡涂啦！不管怎么说，高根泽鸨子本身有很多不自然的地方，比方说，她为了陷害有泽而设下了一系列的陷阱，可是，为什么在有泽将要被捕之前，她又把他杀死了呢？” “杀了有泽，反而会减轻她杀死海原的嫌疑。” “是的。可以让人考虑，杀海原的犯人是另外的什么人，只有有泽掌握着重要事实，现在杀了有泽，也就等于灭了他的口。” 杀海原如果不是为了陷害有泽，那么深杉启子被害事件也就游离出去了。假如有泽是因为追击杀害启子的犯人而身亡，那就无法解释鸨子的一系列行为。把这三起杀人事件综合起来分析，这种矛盾就出现了。 “有泽到底是谁杀的，这个问题暂时先不提，应该先集中考虑杀死海原的是谁。” “爱甲先生到底就是怀疑鸨子呀！” “有泽不在杀人现场的证明已经成立，他是清白的。那么，鸨子的嫌疑不就更大了吗？不得不这样考虑。” “但是，如果说是她杀死了海原，她就不可能再把有泽杀死。” “那是因为我们把鸨子和有泽被杀事件联系起来考虑的吧！现在我们可以设想，有泽的被杀，和鸨子完全没有关系。如果是这样，鸨子杀害海原的嫌疑不是照样存在吗？有泽至今所受的不白之冤，反而缩小了。” “那么，到底是谁杀死了有泽？”柿沼不知不觉之间，在替搜查本部大多数人的意见辩解。他对大多数人的意见，也总觉得有不融洽的地方，正是因为这一点，他对爱甲的意见产生了兴趣。 把搜查本部大多数人的意见概括起来说就是：“杀害海原和有泽的犯人是一个人，或者是相互有关联的。至于高根泽鸨子，怀疑两个人都是她杀的，不是没有，但这种嫌疑很淡薄。”与大多数的意见不同，爱甲则认为：“鸦子杀害海原的嫌疑仍然很大，但是有泽的被杀，和她没有关系。” 只是，爱甲明知自己的意见和本部不同，却不敢正面否定本部的见解，他担心那样就会遭到本部的反驳。 不过，爱甲的伙伴因为是柿沼，可以向他表述自己的意见。柿沼是个年轻刑事，对这项工作又很热心，两人的脾气很合得来。 “有泽的事件暂且可以放下，这我已经说过。现在我想的是，把有泽的事件单独来考虑，一点也不能减少对高根泽鸨子的怀疑。” "..." “如果说她就是杀死海原的犯人，那么她的杀人动机是什么呢？” “就是因为这一点不清楚，才妨碍了对她的怀疑。当有泽被列为第一怀疑对象的时候，不就认为是围绕她的痴情纠纷而发生了杀人事件吗？” “那是不是也是因为鸨子的诱导，才使我们这样认为呢？” “是的。可是现在因为有泽清白了，那种三角关系的怀疑也消除了。” “海原和鸨子没有关系吗？” “这还不能断定，很可能什么关系也没有。她是很讨厌海原的。” “是喜欢，还是讨厌，有关系，还是没有关系，这另当别论。比方说，她被海原暴力侵犯，甚至遭到恐吓之类的事情，会不会有呢？” “鸨子认识海原，是在她和高根泽结婚之后。海原是作为鸨子丈夫的朋友到高根泽家来的。当然，作为男女关系来说，什么时候，在什么地方，会不会发生什么事情，这还不清楚。仅仅在我们的调查中，他们之间是否存在什么关系，也不能确认。不过，在我的感觉中，那个夫人对她的丈夫特别爱恋和忠贞，别的男人很难找到插足的余地。” “假如他们有什么关系，她是作为现在的恐吓者把海原杀死，同时又把杀人罪嫁祸于有泽，因为有泽在追及她过去的犯罪行为。如果事实是这样的话，那可是要有极大的坏主意才能作得出来呀，没有相当的胆量和谋略是根本作不到的。” “你刚才谈到过去的罪行……” 柿沼听出来，爱甲那若无其事的谈话，仿佛包含着没有说出来的什么意思，便再一次提醒爱甲。 “和柿沼先生谈话，还真要特别注意哟！我说的是鸨子对海原的动机，假若两人的关系构不成恐吓材料，那她还有什么别的动机呢？” “这不清楚，要认真想一想。” “海原的恐吓材料，可以想象不是现在的不贞关系，你说呢？” “我明白了，你是说鸨子和海原过去就有那种关系，对不对？” “我是说有这种可能性。现在，海原又作为鸨子丈夫的朋友重新登场，他迫使鸨子恢复过去的关系，不得已，鸨子把他杀了……” “这么说，有泽的存在又是怎么回事？高根泽鸨子和深杉启子一起遭到'三人组'的侵犯，有泽为了死去的深杉启子在追踪犯人，后来，鸨子杀死了恐吓者海原，并设下圈套，把杀人罪嫁祸于有泽，让有泽充当自己犯罪的替身。是不是这样？” “这种想法接近我的推理。杀死启子的犯人，可以考虑是轿车上那'三人组'的男子。我最关心的是，那'三人组'从那以后，一点踪影也没有了。” “完全没有线索了吗？” “不，不是在搜查线上没有抓到什么线索。如果启子的事件和海原的被杀有什么关联的话，那'三人组'到哪儿去了呢？这两起案情若是有牵连的话，我认为'三人组'不定在什么地方是能够发现的。” “如果能确认了高根泽鸨子就是深杉启子的搭伴，只凭这一点，也足以说明两起杀人案有密切联系。” “杀害启子的主犯，肯定是'三人组'。那幻女，也就是和启子搭伴的那谜一般的女人。在这个事件中，她起着配角作用。如今配角出来活动，主犯却沉默起来，这倒有点儿奇怪。假如'三人组'知道杀害海原是那配角起了重要作用，他们是不会不动声色的。” “你所说的动声色，就是对鸨子进行威胁恐吓，是不是？” “'三人组'和幻女也可能不是共犯，但是，他们应记得那女人的长相。'三人组'是先把她侵犯之后释放了，然后又去侵犯深杉启子，结果遭到强烈反抗，就把她杀害了。启子的被杀，幻女是后来才知道。她本来应该去报警，可是那样自己遭受的耻辱也会被暴露，不得已，只有忍气吞声，保持沉默。如果那幻女就是鸨子，那么，她当时正是现在丈未的未婚妻，也就是说，他们已经订立了婚约。她的未婚夫一旦知道了她被三个流氓轮奸过，很可能要解除婚约。这作为她保持沉默的原因，完全可以理解。另一方面，'三人组'读了海原被杀事件的报道，也就知道了当初被侵犯的猎物的所在，所以最近就再一次接近她，并开始对她进行恐吓。” “接近鸨子，对'三人组'来说是很危险的，因为他们的凶恶罪行，她可能知道。” “到底要保存什么，丢掉什么，这是至关重要的大事。她只要不想解除婚约，就必然对发生的事件保持沉默。现在，他们已经结婚，建立了幸福的家庭，她就更不想公开暴露这件丑事了。这就是'三人组'可以利用的机会。” “但是，事件虽然报道了，却没有在报纸上刊登鸨子的照片，只从名字难以分辨清楚究竟是谁。另外，'三人组'若是知道名字和住所，早就开始恐吓了。” “我认为，那恐吓已经开始了。” “你是说在海原被杀之前吗？” "yes." “除了海原之外，能是谁恐吓她呢？” “怎么，你把海原排除在外吗？”爱甲注视着柿沼。 “这……莫非……”柿沼的表情突然惊愕起来。 “莫非什么？把海原想象成是'三人组'中之一人，一点也不奇怪。不仅不奇怪，这样想象，有好多不好解释的问题都能说明了。” “可是你刚才不是说过'三人组'读了海原事件的报道，还说过知道了鸨子的所在吗？” “没有必要是三人同时知道。可以想象是海原一个人知道，就去接近鸨子。你这样考虑一下试试看！从前曾品尝过的优质猎物，如今又重新发现，一点不漏地都报告给同伙，这样的人有吗？只想自己独占美味，这倒是不难理解呀！” “这么说，剩下的那两个人由于海原的被杀，受到了很大冲击吧！” “如果他们想到海原是因为与深杉启子的事件有关被杀，当然要受到冲击。” “剩下的那两个人能怎么办？” “你可以站在那两个人的立场上考虑一下吧！曾经是'三人组'中的一人被杀了，是谁杀的，他们会怀疑是被他们残害的那个女人的未婚夫干的。假如你就是剩下的那两个人中的一个，在这种情况下，你会怎么想呢？” “那……那未婚夫的复仇刀刃会朝向自己砍来。” “是呀！'三人组'中的一人被杀了，并且犯人还没有被逮捕，下一次要杀的对象，不就是'三人组'中剩下的另外两个人吗？所以，在对方的袭击还没有到来之前，自己必须先出击，以攻为守……” “爱甲先生！”柿沼象突然打开窗户一样眼前明亮起来，不过，他的表情仍然处在木然状态。 “这么说，杀害有泽的是……”柿沼说。 “——不是不可以这样考虑。根据这种假定，有泽杀害海原的动机也就成立了。” “有泽只要没有不在杀人现场的证明，他就很可能逃脱不掉对他的怀疑。” “这么说，高根泽鸨子在给有泽设陷阱的时候，连他的杀人动机都考虑在内了。” “可是，如果把那种动机表现出来，对她来说是危险的。被杀的海原，连警察都不知道他是强奸杀人的'三人组'中的一人，而她却知道，那不就要把她当初遭侵犯的事暴露出来了吗？” “对她来说，有泽的动机就象车闸一样牵制她不敢直接说出来。不过，海原就是杀害有泽未婚妻的犯人之一，恐怕连有泽自己也不知道。犯人是三个人，如果他知道，不会不去报告警察吧。把三个犯人，一个一个都由自己去报仇，那是不可能的。” “可是，海原怎么被杀了呢？他死的那个房间，确实是有泽别墅的一部分。事件发生的当夜，能够把那个房间和高根泽的别墅调换过来，除了有泽以外，其他任何人也作不到。” “这一点我也不明白。这里面会不会有什么欺骗，现阶段还难以说明。” “把你刚才的意见在我们的搜查会议上发表一下不好吗？” “不行，我也就是跟你谈谈而已，还必须有更充分的证据。首先要确认下来，高根泽鸨子到底是不是深杉启子的搭伴，这一点现在还没认定下来，只是在推测的范围内而已。” “那就请让我来协助吧。” “那是再好不过了。如果能确认下来她就是那个幻女，三起杀人事件也就连接起来了，我愿意和柿沼先生合作调查。”