Chapter 3 Chapter Three: The Mystery of the Notepad

The case was jointly investigated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Nara Prefectural Police. An illustration was presented at the Joint Inquiry Meeting of a young woman of twenty-five and two men in their sixties traveling together as a trio. The trip is from Kyoto to Nara, and passes through Asuka until Yoshino, that is, the route of Yamato Road.There is no indication that they stayed in surrounding hotels and hotels, so it was analyzed that they used cars.There is no sign that two men, Nobuyuki Sakurai and Kentaro Kakizaki, rented a car under the name of one of them.Therefore, the car was undoubtedly leased under the name of a twenty-five-year-old woman, Mayumi Aoki, and the three of them got into the car and started traveling.During the trip, something went wrong with the three companions for unknown reasons. Nobuyuki Sakurai killed Kakizaki Kentaro and buried his body in the back mountain of the Takamatsuzuka Tumulus.Then Sakurai and Mayumi return to Tokyo.Sakurai blamed herself for the murder and committed suicide at home, while Mayumi's whereabouts are unknown.This is probably the outline of the case, and both the Metropolitan Police Department and the Nara Prefectural Police believe so.

Based on this reasoning, Totsukawa explained at the search headquarters set up by the Ekihara Police Station: "This type of case is by no means unimaginable. The two men, Nobuyuki Sakurai and Kentaro Kakizaki, are both sixty-five years old. In the past, they could be said to have just entered old age." ranks, but can now also be called the prime of life. The trio of two strong men and the young twenty-five-year-old Mayumi Aoki traveled happily, and there was nothing to say when they got along well, but in the meantime, somehow maybe in this triangle There was a rift in the relationship, and it is unknown why Nobuyuki Sakurai had murderous intent on Kentaro Kakizaki. In any case, due to the entanglement of the triangle relationship, Nobuyuki Sakurai killed Kentaro Kakizaki, and because he did not know what to do with the body, he buried it in the high The back mountain of the Matsuzuka Tumulus. However, Sakurai Nobuyuki was not a bad person at first. According to the evaluation of those who knew him, he was a serious and honest person. Because of this, he could not bear the self-blame of murder. After returning to Tokyo He committed suicide in his own home. Regarding his suicide, the results of the investigation are absolutely unambiguous, and it can be considered that he also wrote the suicide note. Therefore, I think this case seems a bit complicated at first glance, but it is actually a simple case.”

"Then Mayumi Aoki, who has disappeared, does she have a driver's license?" the head of the Nara Prefectural Police Department asked Totsukawa. "Called Tokyo and found out that Mayumi Aoki obtained her driver's license on March 25 two years ago. She was 23 years old at the time. Afterwards, she bought a second-hand car and drove it for a while, and now she is no longer with her. I have it." Totsukawa said. "Then, in the name of Mayumi Aoki, these three people rented a car, and then traveled to Yamato Road by car?" the director said. "About this, we are currently investigating." It was the Fukada Police Department of the Nara Prefectural Police who answered.Then Fukada continued: "I analyzed it with the Totsugawa police department of the Metropolitan Police Department, and the first thing I thought of was the schedule. I took the Shinkansen to Kyoto Station, rented a car there, and went to Nara, Asuka, and Yoshino. I almost traveled according to this schedule. Based on this analysis, we are currently requesting the support of the Kyoto Prefectural Police to investigate whether someone rented a car under Mayumi Aoki’s name at the car rental companies around Kyoto Prefecture.”

Soon, the report from the Kyoto Prefecture Police said that there was a car rental company at the Shinkansen exit of Kyoto Station. At 1:23 pm on March 25, someone rented a white crown under the name of Mayumi Aoki. "The person in charge of this business office said that a young woman and a man around 60 years old came together at the time." The criminal policeman of the Kyoto Prefectural Police Station said. From this point of view, Kakizaki Kentaro may not have been among them at the time.His son Kakizaki Shinsuke also confirmed that his father Kentaro went on a trip on March 26th, so the trip of the three of them was the day after the 25th when they rented a car.

"How were the two of you at the time?" Totsukawa asked. "Both the woman and the man look happy." said the detective from the Kyoto Prefectural Police Station. "So, has the car that was rented out at that time been found?" "No, I haven't found it yet. I heard that they are looking for it. The analysis is that the car renter may have left the car somewhere without saying hello." The criminal policeman of the Kyoto Prefectural Police Station said. There is a large map on the wall of the search headquarters of the Tanbara Police Station. This is a map connecting Kyoto, Nara, Asuka, and Yoshino Yamato Road.The Fukada Police Department of the Nara Prefecture Police explained in front of the map: "At 1:23 p.m. on March 25, Mayumi Aoki and Nobuyuki Sakurai, we analyzed that they probably arrived in Kyoto by Shinkansen. There is a car rental company at the entrance of the main line. After renting the car, the two drove to Nara. The next day, March 26, Kakizaki Kentaro joined the two. It is not clear where they met, it may be in Nara Somewhere. It can be considered that the three of them traveled from Nara to Asuka, and on March 27, after arriving in Asuka, for some reason, the three of them became weird. At about that time, Nobuyuki Sakurai killed Kakizaki Kentaro: he hit the back of the head with a blunt instrument, then strangled his neck with a rope, and later buried the body in the back mountain of the Takamatsuzuka Tumulus. However, the two did not surrender to the police , but abandoned the rented car at the vegetable shop and returned to Tokyo as if nothing had happened. However, Sakurai Nobuyuki could not get rid of the self-blame of the murder and committed suicide in his own yard on April 2. Because there is still a suicide note, it can be It was accurately determined that it was a suicide. And that Mayumi Aoki disappeared on April 2. We think this is the whole story of the case.”

"I have a few questions." The director said, "The first point is where they live. At 1:23 in the afternoon on March 25, Sakurai Nobuyuki and Aoki Mayumi rented a car. The next day Kakizaki Kentaro attended the Come in, the murder occurred on the night of the 27th of the third day. Where did they live during these three days? No matter how hard they checked, they could not be found staying in hotels or hotels around here. From this point of view, these three people Did you sleep in the car?" "I think it should be so." Fukada Police Department replied. "Can two men and a woman live in a car?"

"Aren't two sixty-five-year-old men and a young woman happy?" Fukada laughed. "There is another question, that is, the actions of the two people after the murder. Didn't they find out where they abandoned the car and returned to Tokyo?" the minister asked. "Probably Mayumi Aoki and Nobuyuki Sakurai went to Osaka and then returned to Tokyo by Shinkansen from Osaka, which I think is the most recognizable route. The car of interest has not been found, so perhaps they followed Returned to Tokyo by another route." "What is the other route you mentioned?" the director asked.Totsukawa replied: "It is generally believed that returning to Kyoto or Osaka is the shortest route, but after Sakurai committed the crime, he was worried about the police chasing him. He may not have gone to Kyoto and Osaka, but continued south from Asuka, passing Yoshino and passing through Totsukawa Village. Head to Nanki-Shirahama, the southern tip of the Kii Peninsula, and fly to Tokyo from Nanki-Shirahama. In addition, take the train to Nagoya and Osaka, and then take the Shinkansen from there to return to Tokyo. Therefore, I think it may be along the This is the southbound route."

"I think it's still necessary to find the car believed to be the three people's car before the truth can be revealed. The prerequisite is to find the woman Mayumi Aoki no matter what. In this way, the case may be solved." The head of the county police department said. The mail package from the Setagaya Police Station was placed in the search headquarters in Tokyo. There was a notebook in the brown envelope without the name of the sender. On the envelope was written "Respectfully, First Investigation Division, Metropolitan Police Department".This was transferred to the search headquarters later.The Nishimoto criminal police browsed the letter attached to the notebook, which stated that the sender was "Hospital Affairs Bureau, Gojo City, Nara Prefecture".The letter wrote: "In the early morning of March 29, on the beach of the Yoshino River, a 40-year-old woman was found lying on the ground with a head injury and in a coma. She was immediately sent to the hospital. The situation improved, but yesterday she suddenly jumped off the roof of the hospital and died. Her identity could not be identified from the items she carried with her. According to the nurse, she only knew that she was from Tokyo. Is it related to the case? The notebook that the woman carried is now sent to To you. The remains are kept in this hospital."

Then, Nishimoto flipped through the notebook. This is a diary for this year, with feminine characters and simple records.Among them, what aroused Nishimoto's interest is that the expression of A can be seen everywhere, such as: "I saw A at 3 o'clock in the afternoon today, I must see him." I always feel that the holder of this notebook likes the man named A very much. Although I knew it was inappropriate to meet A, I still met a few times.The last recorded page on March 24 reads: "I just like A, and I want to pursue A." There is no record since March 25. The owner of the notebook is unknown, but it appears to be a diary of an extramarital affair.However, some words were found on the inner page of the back of the notebook, and Xiben's expression suddenly changed. It was written randomly: "I killed this person." Such words are completely different from what was recorded in the diary.Totsukawa in Nara should know about this matter immediately.

"Maybe it has nothing to do with that case, but I'm still a little worried, so I'll let you know." Xiben said. "Is it impossible to find out the name of the holder of that notebook?" Totsukawa asked. "I don't know. But the problem is that the records in the diary ended on March 24, and I heard that the woman was found on the beach of the Yoshino River in Gojo City, Nara Prefecture in the early morning of March 29. Maybe it is the same as That case is related." Nishimoto said. "I'll go to that R hospital with Kamei-kun right away," Totsukawa said.

Totsukawa, Kamei, and Fukada Police Department took the police car of the Nara Prefectural Police Station to Gojo City.Looking at the map, Gojo City is located at the end of Yamato Road in Nara, with Yoshino Village nearby.After passing through Kyoto, Nara, and Asuka, it ends at Yoshino, which is near the end of Yamato Road. As soon as the police car arrived at R Hospital, the three criminal policemen immediately went to see the people from the Hospital Affairs Bureau.The employee named Saito, who seemed to be in his fifties, immediately relaxed, "We are relieved when Mr. Police arrives. What should we do with the body? We feel very embarrassed." Saito said. The body was placed in the mortuary of the hospital. She was about forty years old and was a beautiful woman. "In the early morning of March 29, we found her lying on the nearby Yoshino River beach, covered in blood. We immediately sent her here for treatment. Fortunately, her injuries improved, and we were all relieved. When she was about to be discharged from the hospital, But she committed suicide by falling from the roof of the hospital, and the nurse said that she only knew that she was from Tokyo, and she didn't know her address or name." Saito said, "And then sent the woman's notebook to the Metropolitan Police Department?" Totsukawa asked. "Yes, can't the Tokyo police find out the identity of this woman? That's what I thought, so I sent this notebook." Saito said. Then, Saito asked everyone to look at the women's belongings, which were basically high-end brand names. "I think she came for sightseeing, but the important handbag was not found, and the driver's license and credit card that could prove her identity were not found." Saito said. "What kind of case was involved, and these things were taken away?" Kamei said. "You said that in the early morning of March 29, she was found covered in blood on the beach of the Yoshino River?" asked the Fukada Police Department of the Nara Prefectural Police Station. "That's it, we quickly sent her to the hospital here for treatment." Saito said. "Why didn't you report the case to the police?" Fukada blamed. "When receiving medical treatment, this woman said to the doctor and nurses that she must not report to the police. It was because of her own mistake that she fell from the cliff and she suffered this misfortune. She repeated these words many times. In this case, we will not It may be reported to the police, and the injury will soon improve." Saito said. "You recovered after the treatment?" Totsukawa asked this time. "Yes, the doctor also said that she can be discharged from the hospital in two days. But last night she suddenly came to the roof, jumped from there and committed suicide." Saito said. "Are you sure it was suicide? Someone pushed it down?" Totsukawa asked. "It won't, there is no sign that someone broke into the roof. She lives in a single ward, and no murder has happened to the patients here," Saito said. "Now I think of what the nurse who took care of her said. She said that the patient often expressed the idea of ​​wanting to die. The nurse didn't expect that she would really commit suicide. She told her to go back to Tokyo after she was discharged from the hospital." Saito continued road. "Was she seriously injured when you found her?" Fukada asked. "The doctor who listened to the treatment said that the head was continuously hit with a blunt instrument and the blood flow continued, but in fact the injury was not too serious." "It seems that this woman is lying when she said that she was injured when she fell from the cliff?" "The doctor also said that falling from the cliff was a lie. But she repeatedly asked not to tell the police. We also want to ask her for advice after she recovers, and talk to the police if necessary." Saito said. "At this stage, it is unclear whether it is related to the Asuka case. First of all, it is determined that this case is a suicide." The Fukada Police Department told Totsukawa. "Yeah, after we find out the identity, we may know whether it is related." Ten Jinchuan said. After Totsukawa and others returned to Tanbara Police Station to search the headquarters, the Nishimoto detective in Tokyo sent the problematic notebook.Totsukawa and Kamei went through the notebook page by page. "The most confusing thing is that the text written on the inner page of the back of this notebook: 'I killed this person.' The text is obviously different from the text in the notebook. , so it was written by another person." Totsukawa said. "Isn't that written by the criminal who beat her bloody face?" Kamei said. "It might be like this. She thought she was bound to die, so she wrote 'I killed this person' at the back of this notebook and fled every day." Tenjin Chuan said, "There is another problem, this notebook is recorded to 3 It ended on March 24th. On March 24th, it wrote "I like A" and also wrote "I want to chase after A". Nobuyuki Sakurai who committed suicide in Tokyo and Mayumi Aoki who was missing rented a car at Kyoto Station on March 25th. In other words, the record in the memorandum book ended the day before." "Does the police think that the holder of this notebook is chasing Nobuyuki Sakurai and Mayumi Aoki?" "It's also possible. Now I can only look at it this way, because the relationship between these three people is completely unclear." Totsukawa replied cautiously. On April 12, the rental car of interest was found in the valley of Totsukawa tree in Nara Prefecture. The Fukada police department of the prefectural police station, Totsukawa and Kamei rushed to the scene.There are many valleys in Totsukawa Village, and the rivers flowing through the valley bottoms have swelled due to the recent continuous rain.It is not easy to salvage cars from deep river bottoms.The salvaged car was undoubtedly rented from the car rental company at the Shinkansen exit of Kyoto Station on March 25, and the license plate number is also the same.Totsukawa and others immediately conducted a comprehensive inspection of the interior of the car, and criminal appraisers from the county police station also arrived at the scene.There were no signs of fighting in the car.It was difficult for the police to carry out fingerprint detection, but it was not because of the sinking to the bottom of the river.According to criminal investigators, there were indications that the car was pushed off the cliff after fingerprints were swabbed. "I think Mr. Totsukawa's reasoning seems to be correct." said Fukada from the prefectural police station. "After Asuka killed Kakizaki Kentaro, Sakurai Nobuyuki and Aoki Mayumi did not return to Kyoto and then to Osaka, but continued southward to Totsukawa Village, where they pushed the rental car down the cliff .” "It seems so, but what to do next? After pushing the rental car here, how did the two leave this Totsukawa village?" Totsukawa wondered. According to the people in the village office, there are two taxis in Shijuchuan Village, and Nobuyuki Sakurai and Mayumi Aoki do not seem to be taking these two taxis.There are buses here. I heard that if you take the bus, you can reach Nanki Shirahama in the south. Shirahama Airport has flights to Tokyo every day, or take a train from Nanki Shirahama and nearby stations to Osaka and Nagoya, and return from there Tokyo is also possible.There were not many buses going to Nanki Shirahama and Tanabe, so the criminal police from the Nara Prefectural Police Station, Totsukawa and others decided to check the buses there one by one. Did Nobuyuki Sakurai and Mayumi Aoki take the bus from the bus stop near where the rental car was pushed off?Totsukawa and others checked with the driver of the bus.There are not many passengers getting on and off the bus every day, and the frequency of the bus is not frequent, so the result of checking with each driver is that from March 25 to April 1, no two people, Nobuyuki Sakurai and Mayumi Aoki, were found to be on the bus. Totsukawa and others were puzzled by the whereabouts of the bus passing through Totsukawa Village. Totsugawa Village is known as the largest village in Japan.Moreover, the villages are almost all steep slopes, and there are roads on the cliffs. It is almost impossible to walk from Totsukawa Village to Nanki Shirahama or Tanabe, but Sakurai Nobuyuki and Aoki Mayumi took the Totsukawa Village bus without any signs. Two taxis and no sign of taking a bus. So how to explain it? "There is also a car." Shen Tian said from the county police station. "Yes, I also think there are two cars." Totsukawa also said. "I think two people got a car from somewhere after Asuka killed Kakizaki Kentaro and buried it. They drove two cars to this Totsugawa village, and pushed the rental car to the river under the cliff. , and then fled to Nanji in another car." Fukada said. "If that car is also a rental car, we will find clues. I'm afraid it's a stolen car." Ten Jinchuan said. "It makes sense if this is the case," Fukada said. Subtle changes have taken place in the whole case. On March 25, Nobuyuki Sakurai and Mayumi Aoki came to Kyoto by Shinkansen, rented a car in Kyoto and headed for Yamato Road.On the way, on the 26th, he joined Kentaro Kakizaki who had been notified in advance.During the driving trip, on March 27, a conflict occurred between the three Asuka. Nobuyuki Sakurai killed Kakizaki Kentaro and buried his body in the back mountain of the Takamatsu Ryo Tumulus.Then the two planned to escape. They stole a car somewhere, and two rental cars came to Totsukawa Village. They pushed the rental car on the cliff into the river below, and then took the stolen car to The car continued to flee towards Nanji.Whether they arrived at Nanki Shirahama or nearby Tanabe is not known, perhaps they took a train one stop further to Nagoya or Osaka in the opposite direction, and fled back to Tokyo from there.The analysis of this case was approved by everyone at the joint investigation meeting. "The only thing left is to find Mayumi Aoki. After she is found, the truth of the case will be revealed based on her confession," Fukada Police Department said.Totsukawa also agreed with this statement. On April 15, the identity of the middle-aged woman was revealed: her name was Junko Miki, she was 39 years old, and she lived in Okuzawa, Setagaya District.Because the family members issued a missing person revelation, so the identity is clear. Junko Miki has a husband and a five-year-old child. Her fifty-year-old husband Miki Miichiro went to the Gojo Police Station to collect his wife's body.I heard that Miki works in top management in a large company.Totsukawa and Kamei were present. "Did you find her car?" Miki asked Totsukawa. "Speaking of cars, does your wife drive out?" Totsukawa asked. "Yes. On the evening of March 24, she said she was going on a trip with her friends. After making some travel preparations, she drove out in her own car," said the husband.The car is a white Mercedes-Benz, E-class.Miki also told Totsukawa the license plate number. "Did you go out on the night of March 24?" Totsukawa asked Miki for confirmation: "Yes, I was worried that it was a bit late, so it wouldn't be good to leave early tomorrow morning. She said that she still wanted to go out today. Then she left home. Her driving skills are fine, so she wasn't too worried." Miki said. Totsukawa decided to let Miki read the notebook. "Is the writing on this notebook in your wife's handwriting?" Totsukawa asked. "That's right, it's my wife's notebook." Miki said, suddenly calmed down, probably the words "Man A" written on this notebook made him uneasy. "Do you have a rough estimate for this person named A?" Totsukawa asked Miki decisively. "I can't say the name and address clearly, but I only know that she was in a relationship with a man. I think it's probably the man named A mentioned here." Miki said humbly. "Do you know the details of Mr. A?" Totsukawa asked. "Then my wife committed suicide? Her suicide is related to the person named A written here?" Miki looked at Totsukawa with a gloomy expression. "It is currently under investigation. Your wife did commit suicide, but she was beaten and bled, and she was found nearby. So there was an injury case before she committed suicide. I am afraid that the other party is the one written in the notebook. The man named A. For us, no matter what, we want to find out who the man named A is." "As I said just now, I don't know much about the situation of the man my wife associates with." Miki said. "Anything is fine," Totsukawa said. "To be precise, that man is older than me and likes to travel. I got these two points by accident." Miki said. "Older than you?" "I'm fifty, so he should be close to sixty, right? Maybe over sixty." Miki said. "I like to travel even older than you, do you know anything else?" "Yes." Miki thought for a while, "I live in Okuzawa in Setagaya, and the man lives not far from here. I know that, but I can't tell you the exact address. This Mr. A is also a university student. The senior leaders of the company, I remember my wife said about this.” "Anything else you know?" "This is my imagination. I think that Mr. A's wife has passed away and he is alone now, so he and my wife can meet at any time. This is also my imagination." Miki said. "Is it really all your imagination?" Totsukawa stared at the other party intently. "Yes, it's imagination." Immediately, Miki replied with a panicked expression. "No, I don't think so." Totsukawa said forcefully.Miki was silent. "You found out about your wife's extramarital affairs within a certain period of time. Did you hire a private detective or someone else to find out about the situation of the extramarital affairs partner? So many things have been figured out, and what you said is just imagining me I really don't agree with you. Have you understood everything? This may involve the facts of the case, can you tell me the truth?" Ten Jinchuan said again.After a while, Miki finally spoke: "As Mr. Criminal Police said, after I learned that my wife had an extramarital affair, I hired a private detective in Tokyo to investigate the situation of my wife's extramarital affair." "So, have you found out the name and address of Mr. A who is the object of the extramarital affair?" "No, not yet. The private detective said that they are investigating, but the situation I just mentioned has been clarified. I learned about the investigation process by phone." Miki said. "Then tell the truth about the investigation process." Totsukawa urged. "The private detective told me the situation I just told me on the phone. He is a senior executive of a large company. After retirement, he lives a leisurely life alone. In addition, he likes to travel and often travels with his friends. So every day When my wife said she was going on a trip, I thought she was going to meet that good Mr. A again." "Is the name and address of Mr. A really unclear?" "The private investigator said it would be clear soon." "Can you tell me the name of the private investigator you hired?" Totsukawa said. "The private detective's name is Sekiguchi, and he's in Kanda's office." Miki said.Totsukawa immediately called Nishimoto in Tokyo: "Check with me about that private detective named Sekiguchi." After calling, Totsukawa returned and Kamei asked, "Is the police department paying attention to this woman named Junko Miki? Do you think Something to do with Asuka's murder?" "I think it's 50% likely to be related, but it doesn't matter, I just want to know the real situation." Totsukawa said. After Miki returned to Tokyo, Totsukawa and others returned to the Kashihara Police Station.As soon as I entered the door, I received a call from Nishimoto in Tokyo. "I went to see the private detective named Guankou. At first he only said it was a business secret, and he didn't tell me the truth. He only said it after being threatened by me a little bit." Nishimoto said. "So what did you figure out?" "It's very interesting to find that, entrusted by Miki Manichiro, the private detective Sekiguchi monitored and followed his wife Miki Junko. Recently, he finally found the man who was dating Miki Junko and took photos. He also showed me those photos. " Xiben said. "Have you figured out the identity of the man in the photo?" "Private detective Sekiguchi said that the photo was just taken, and the name and address are not clear. However, it became clear to me immediately. There is no doubt that the man in the photo is Nobuyuki Sakurai who committed suicide a few days ago." Nishimoto said .Totsukawa, who was holding the phone, looked serious: "Is this not a mistake? It's a big mistake!" "It's absolutely not wrong. No matter how you look at it, Junko Miki's extramarital affair is Nobuyuki Sakurai." Nishimoto said firmly on the other end of the phone. There has been a sensation in the Joint Search Headquarters, and now the context of this case is clear, and there are almost no problems.However, at this time another character appeared. This character's name is Junko Miki, thirty-nine years old, married woman. Junko Miki set off from Tokyo in a Mercedes-Benz on the evening of March 24. I am afraid that she knew that Nobuyuki Sakurai and Mayumi Aoki were traveling on Yamato Road in Nara and went to catch up with them. They did not get together until they arrived at Kyoto Station.In other words, the travelers involved in this case should be four people: Sakurai Nobuyuki, Aoki Mayumi, the murdered Kakizaki Kentaro, and Miki Junko who committed suicide. The four traveled to Yamato Road in a rental car and a Mercedes-Benz. In the Asuka area on the way, Nobuyuki Sakurai killed Kakizaki Kentaro and buried him in the back mountain of the Takamatsuzuka Tumulus. What will happen to the remaining two women and one man?This became the topic of the joint investigation meeting. In the early morning of March 29, Junko Miki was found covered in blood on the beach of the Yoshino River in Gojo City.From this point of view, a new plot was formed, and Totsukawa explained this to the head of the prefectural police station: "Four men and women took two cars to travel in the direction of Yamato Road. On March 27, a fight broke out, and Sakurai Nobuyuki killed Kakizaki Kentaro, but the body was difficult to dispose of, so he buried the body in the back hill of Takamatsuzuka Tumulus in Asuka Village. Then Nobuyuki Sakurai, Mayumi Aoki and Junko Miki drove two cars from Asuka Village to Totsukawa Village Escaping, when they arrived at Totsukawa Village, pushed the rental car that might have been exposed into the river under the cliff and sank, and then fled in Miki Junko's Mercedes-Benz. No, this is a mistake..." Totsukawa said this and corrected it In my own words, "Because on the morning of March 29, Miki Junko was found covered in blood in Gojo City. Therefore, after the body of Kakizaki Kentaro was buried in the back mountain of the Takamatsuzuka Tumulus in Asuka Village, the three began to flee. On the night of March 28, this time there was a conflict between the three of them. Junko Miki was beaten by Nobuyuki Sakurai. Seeing her covered in blood, Nobuyuki Sakurai thought she was dead, so he abandoned her in the Yoshino River Then they fled with Mayumi Aoki in two cars. When they came to Totsukawa Village, they sank the rental car into the bottom of the river. Then they drove Miki Junko’s Mercedes-Benz through Totsukawa Village. In the direction of Nanki, in Nanki Shirahama or nearby places, the Mercedes-Benz was also abandoned, and then returned to Tokyo by plane or train, and arrived in Tokyo on April 1. Later, Sakurai Nobuyuki felt guilty and went to his home committed suicide in the yard of her house. Mayumi Aoki disappeared from Tokyo on April 2, and I think this is the truth of the case.” "Are two men and two women traveling to Yamato Road?" asked the head of the department. "That's right," said Fukada of the prefectural police department. "The men are both sixty-five-year-old men of righteousness, and both of them are educated, wealthy, and reasonable. One of the two women is a thirty-nine-year-old man." A middle-aged married woman, she likes Sakurai Nobuyuki; there is also a 25-year-old young woman, Aoki Mayumi, who also likes Sakurai Nobuyuki. The four men and women travel to Yamato Road in Nara in two cars. Of course, There was disharmony in the relationship between the four people." "The homicide happened after a dispute among these four people, isn't that right?" the director said. "I analyzed it, and Kakizaki Kentaro was unhappy about it. No matter how you say it, there are two women who are in love with Sakura and Nobuyuki, so of course there will be a quarrel, and Sakurai will kill Kakizaki Kentaro. This is not difficult to imagine , because the two women are in love with Sakurai, they will not turn him over to the police, and the three of them worked together to bury the body of Kakizaki Kentaro in the back mountain of the Takamatsuzuka Tumulus, and then Sakurai Nobuyuki and the two The women start to run away. But this time it's a triangle between two women and a man, and a disagreement arises: the young Mayumi Aoki has the courage to live thanks to Sakurai, and she must like Sakurai very much just because of that ;That Miki Junko is a married woman who is in love with Sakurai. Of course there will be quarrels between the two women, anyway, Sakurai must be partial to the young Mayumi Aoki, so Miki Junko loses his temper In desperation, on the night of March 28, Sakurai beat Miki Junko severely. Seeing Miki Junko who was covered in blood, she thought she was dead, and the two abandoned her on the beach of the Yoshino River in Gojo City. Run away. At this time, Aoki Mayumi is still in love with Sakurai Nobuyuki, so she will not send him to the police. The two entered Totsukawa Village in two cars. After disposing of the rental car, they drove Miki Junko's Mercedes-Benz escaped. This is undoubtedly the truth of the whole case." Fukada said confidently. "How did the Totsukawa Police Department analyze it?" the head of the department asked Totsukawa. "I also agree with the Fukada Police Department. I don't think there is a problem with the fact that two men and women will travel to Yamato Road in Nara Prefecture in two cars. Among the four, Kakizaki Kentaro started on the 26th of the next day. Joined in. There are two women who are in love with Sakurai Nobuyuki, so this may be an unpleasant trip for Kakizaki, so a conflict arose and developed into a murder case. It is not difficult to understand that the result is that the suspect Sakurai Nobuyuki returned After Tokyo, he committed suicide because of self-blame." Totsukawa said. "Do you know the reason for Miki Junko's suicide?" the director asked. "It seems to me that it is very clear that Junko Miki really loves Nobuyuki Sakurai, but Nobuyuki Sakurai favors the young Mayumi Aoki, causing Junko Miki to be on the verge of death. Even after recovering from the injury, Junko Miki loves Aoki so much for Sakurai Mayumi, I am afraid that she has despair in her heart, so she jumped off the roof of the hospital like crazy and committed suicide. I think this kind of mood is also understandable. If she knew the news that Sakurai Nobuyuki committed suicide in Tokyo before, maybe she would She won't commit suicide, but because she doesn't know, she blindly believes that she was abandoned and commits suicide." Totsukawa said. "Then, this is the case. The suspect Nobuyuki Sakurai has committed suicide. The only survivor, Mayumi Aoki, will flee somewhere after disappearing. Therefore, if Mayumi Aoki can be found, based on her confession, we can find out Nobuyuki Sakurai's criminal situation, so the whole case can be solved, isn't that right?" said the director. "That's how it is. In short, if Mayumi Aoki can be found, the case will be over." Fukada Police Department said. Where will this crucial Mayumi Aoki escape to?The Metropolitan Police Department and the Nara County Criminal Police tried their best to track down his whereabouts. Aoki Mayumi's face photo was copied and sent to the police stations of each county to request cooperation. However, she has never been seen, and if she cannot be found, the only witness cannot be grasped, and the case will not be solved.Totsukawa and Kamei also returned to Tokyo, focusing on tracking Mayumi Aoki's whereabouts in the search headquarters. "I can't find these places no matter how hard I look, did I escape from Japan?" Kamei asked Totsukawa. Indeed, twenty-five years old, young and single, fleeing overseas should also be fully considered, and it should be investigated whether she holds a passport. After investigation, she got her passport in October last year.According to the passport issuing department, she applied for a passport together with a man in his fifties or sixties.Most likely that man is Nobuyuki Sakurai.Is it the passport she applied for to travel abroad with Sakurai Nobuyuki?From this point of view, it is entirely conceivable that she has fled abroad. Therefore, Totsukawa investigated through the relevant departments whether there were people who went overseas under the name of Mayumi Aoki after April 2.But after April 2, none of the women who went abroad under the name of Mayumi Aoki was found. Still in Japan, why is it missing?Totsukawa was puzzled by this.Generally speaking, there are many cases of family members hiding, but Mayumi Aoki's house caught fire five years ago, and all her family members were killed.另外就是朋友关系，但青木真由美的朋友很少，寥寥的朋友一一核实后，无人知道她的去向。 搜查本部中逐渐弥漫起焦躁的气氛。某种意义上讲，此案已经告破，可这个至关重要的青木真由美如果找不到，任何时候也无法结案。 已接近4月末，青木真由美仍杳无音信。 “难道她已经死了不成？”西本刑警道。 “你是说自杀还找不到尸体，是这样吧？”十津川道。 “比如说，她若是进了青木原树海，死了尸体是找不到的。”西本道。 “可为什么青木真由美要自杀呢？男女四人乘两辆车去奈良大和路旅行，而且有一个人被杀，但是杀人的不是青木真由美而是樱井信行，所以青木真由美没有理由自杀。” “她的确不是罪犯，但她爱恋着樱井信行，自从见到他后，青木真由美甚至说有了生存意义，樱井死了她是不是感到绝望了呢？我认为这要充分予以考虑。”西本道。 确实，西本说的有一定道理。不过，就算青木真由美自杀了，可至今却找不到她的尸体，这一点让十津川百思不得其解。