Chapter 66 Section VIII

Kusaka and two police officers, Tanaka, came to Dadong Film Company together.Dadong Film Company was once famous for shooting several "blockbuster films", but now two of the four photographers are idle.They are currently filming a TV series. "The heyday of cinema is over!..." The director of the photography department sighed and complained to the two police officers Kusaka and Tanaka. The director of the photography studio is still dressed in the long hair of an artist nowadays.Although he was full of helplessness, he couldn't see any sadness. "We want to inquire about your patrol car."

"Ah, about that car, I'm really sorry for causing you a lot of trouble." The director of the photography studio became active. The undercover criminal police smiled bitterly: "How many patrol cars are there for filming here?" "Ten cars." "There are so many?" Detective Tanaka exclaimed. "Because there have been more criminal cases in recent TV dramas. I usually use five or six cars!..." "They're all in the parking lot?" "Yes." The Director of the Photography Institute nodded. "It wouldn't be easy for an outsider to steal it, would it?"

"Of course. Because every time you use it, you need a permit. There are guards at the gate, and you can't go out without a permit." "If someone is familiar with the studio, wouldn't it be possible to take advantage of the loophole?" "That's possible, but people here won't do such things." The director of the photography studio insisted, "Two years ago, an actor drank broken wine and drove out of a patrol car and was caught by the police. No, and nothing like this has happened since then." "No, not from the company. Has anyone resigned recently?"

"If you say that, the guards only recognize the license. If there are fake licenses and people who forge my private seal..." "Is there a list of those who have been fired recently? It must be within a year." "There should be." The director of the photography office said, and immediately called the head of the personnel department, and brought a list. There are three people who have been dismissed within one year, and there are resumes and photos of these three people. Kusaka and the others first ruled out a person over sixty years old.Because in this case, it doesn't look like there are old people.

The other two were young men in their twenties. "Which of these two people knows the license and your private seal best?" Detective Tanaka asked. The director looked at the resumes of these two people, pointed to the photo of one of them and replied, "The person in charge of lighting is most familiar with the license and my private seal." "His name is Akimoto Hajime?" "right." "We want to meet someone who knows him." So, the director called Akimoto's former boss, the head of the management section. "Speaking of this Akimoto Hajime, I'm so angry!..."

Thirty-five or six-year-old head of the management section became very annoyed when the criminal policeman asked about Akimoto Hajime. "Why?" Officer Tanaka asked curiously. "I think this man is young and smart, so I trust him very much. I also heard that he played football in college and has a cheerful personality. He is not the kind of man who cares about everything. So I often drink with him, but , I don’t know why, he resigned suddenly, and he didn’t even say hello or discuss with me beforehand, as if I was dumped by him.” "Does he often drink at the 'Glamour' club in Shinjuku?"

When the criminal policeman asked this question, the head of the management section asked in surprise: "How do you know? Mr. Akimoto is quite young, but he always likes to go to such a store. The store is not big, but the price is quite expensive. By the way, He has a large inheritance, so he goes a lot." "Inheritance?..." The undercover policeman opened his eyes in surprise. "Yes. His father is from Chiba County. He is a son of a big family. He left a large amount of inheritance to four children. That boy Akimoto is the youngest among them, so he gave 30 to 40 million! …He bought the apartment with that money. I went to see him in the apartment before he resigned. I was surprised to hear that he sold the apartment. I asked him why he sold it, and he Said that he was anxious to use the money. It would be great if he discussed it with me at that time.”

"Have you ever heard the name 'Thirty-two Meeting' from him?" "what?" "It's a club organized by people born in Showa 32." "I was born in the 20th year of the Showa era!..." the section chief said with a smile. "When did Mr. Akimoto resign?" "A month ago." "Did you see him again afterward?" "No, I haven't seen him once. Besides, he didn't know where he went after he sold the apartment. I want to contact him, but I don't know how to find him." "Hey, I saw him recently." The director of the photography office interrupted suddenly.

"Really?" The criminal policeman asked, staring at the director. "Yeah, I saw it when I went to Omiya a few days ago and sent it back to a friend in Morioka. It must be that kid Akimoto!..." The director said with a smile. However, the two detectives, Kusaka and Tanaka, asked again seriously: "Did you see it in Omiya?" "Yes. I saw it near the Tohoku Shinkansen ticket gate." "What time?" "Hmm... what time is it?" said the director of photography, took out a notebook and looked at it, "ah, it's the evening of August 19th. The 19th is Thursday."

If it was August 19, it would be the day before the incident.Perhaps this is a very meaningful time. "Did he get on the Tohoku Shinkansen train?" Tanaka asked. "That's right!... He boarded the 'Yamabiko' train with my friend. I wanted to greet him at first, but he still has two companions, so I just wanted to forget it." "What kind of companion?" "Two young men. They are about the same age as him. They were talking, but I didn't hear clearly. I just watched from a distance." Regarding Akimoto Hajime, the two police officers Kusaka and Tanaka knew this.After they borrowed Qiu Benhao's resume and photos, they left immediately.

It is not yet known whether Akimoto Hajime has anything to do with this case. But he went to the "Charm" club, one month, suddenly resigned from Dadong Film Company, and was eager to ask for money; the day before the incident, he and two young men of similar age boarded the "Yamayan" "They figured out everything about the train. "Akimoto Hajime is very likely to be related to this case!..." Kusaka Criminal Police and the others thought so.