Chapter 84 Section 07

Among the four, the proof that Norio Kawamoto was not at the scene was decided to be handed over to the Ishikawa County Police Headquarters to assist in the investigation. Kawamoto provided Totsukawa with the following itinerary for their trip to Hokuriku: The Ishikawa County Police Headquarters checked the restaurants in Kanazawa and Wajima, and the results came back.That's right, Kawamoto checked in at Hotel S in Kanazawa on the 7th and left the next day.It was also found out that he stayed at the Wajima Hotel on the 8th. Both the Xinlou County Police Headquarters and the Kyoto Prefecture Police Headquarters also assisted in the investigation of Kawamoto's whereabouts, and the results were still consistent.Kawamoto stayed at the N Hotel in Shinura City for one night on November 6, and stayed at a hotel in Kyoto City on November 9, all of which have been confirmed.

"The alibi is established." Kamei said.But Totsukawa is still cautious: "However, it has not been confirmed that Kawamoto has been on the Shining 2." "He admitted to sending a fax from the train, but in fact at 9:42 am on November 7, the fax machine in Nishizaki's apartment also received Kawamoto's threatening letter." Kamei said. "So, Kamei-kun guesses that Kawamoto is innocent?" "Although it cannot be determined, the alibi of the other three people is all suspicious. If you ask me to say it, I think it is deceiving people. It is understandable for Nakashibi, who is the hostess of the club, to say that she is sleeping in the apartment at this time. Even the other two said that it is too much to sleep in." Kamei said excitedly.

"Matsumoto and Yuasa Yuko used to live a normal life, but because of the victim Nishizaki, they made a mess, so they gave up on themselves and even quit their jobs, so it's not unbelievable." Totsukawa said, and then said , "From now on, we have to go all out to investigate. Anyway, this is a murder that happened in broad daylight from 10 am to 11 am. It stands to reason that there will be witnesses who have seen the murderer." The criminal police took photos of the four suspects and went out to investigate.People hoped that someone would have seen one of these four near the apartment where Nishizaki Shimotakaido lived at the time of the incident.

There were no reports of sightings of suspects, but one person was found who saw a white Corolla parked near Nishizaki's apartment around 10:30 a.m. on the 7th. This man is Suzuki, the owner of the dry cleaner.He told Nishimoto Detective that he saw a white Corolla parked across the road around 10:30 am on the 7th. "How did you notice that car?" Xiben detective asked. "Parking is prohibited over there, so I was worried after seeing it at the time. It would be bad to park the car in that kind of place and be pulled away." "Do you remember how long you stopped?"

"I think about 30 minutes. It drove off when I answered the phone." "So did you see the number plate of that car?" "No, I didn't see it. I couldn't see it, from here." Suzuki smiled and said, "There is a large piece of paint peeling off on the right side, at the front of the car. Although the damaged part was repaired, it was not repainted, brown color Parts are eye-catching.” "You said it was a Corolla, right?" "It's been restyled this year, and it's an old-style Corolla." "Are you familiar with it?"

When Nishimoto asked, Suzuki said, "I also have the same Corolla."