Chapter 75 third quarter

Three patrol cars followed, and the two detectives Kamei and Nishimoto who came from Tokyo were also sitting on top of the patrol cars.Roads that were closed in winter are now filled with the shadows of tourist buses, taxis and private cars. Like other places in Hokkaido, birch trees grow on both sides of the road here, and the billboards made of rough natural-colored wood boards stand one by one on the side of the road, which makes people feel a sense of awe. A kind of quaint folk customs. Detective Kamei leaned forward from the back seat, staring closely at the front. "That minivan must have taken this road?" Kamei Sadao asked.

The police officer on the assistant's seat looked ahead and replied: "That's right! ... The taxi driver who took the guests to Lake Toya also saw the car in the 'Takeshita' restaurant, and the driver who drove the car also saw it. An acquaintance of the police. Therefore, he thought it was true. Moreover, he also saw several male and female passengers in the car." "That's good!..." Detective Kamei nodded reassuringly. "I saw it!..." Suddenly, the police officer driving the car shouted in surprise. Sure enough, a small van was found in front of the road.The four Chinese characters "Noboribetsu · Takeshita" on the car body are also clearly visible.The three patrol cars immediately turned on their lights, sounded their sirens, and quickly approached them.

The speed is getting faster and faster.After a while, the police car caught up with the white minivan.One of the patrol cars quickly circled in front of it, blocking its way, and the other two police cars followed behind it. The van, which was blocked, tried to bypass the patrol car, but was forced to stop because it couldn't increase its speed. The two detectives, Kamei and Nishimoto, got out of the car and rushed to the van immediately.They knocked hard on the car door. When the car door rang, Kamei was the first to rush up. The seven men and women in the car stared blankly at Kamei and his party who rushed up.

"It's a mistake!..." Detective Kamei shouted in shock. Among these seven people, there was neither Yumiko Ninomiya, Toru Sasaki, nor Takuji Aoki. "Who are you?" Kamei asked angrily. "What are you going to do?" The other party also asked angrily. "We are the police. This van belongs to Noboribetsu Onsen and Takeshita Hotel reported it lost. Why are you in this van?" the policeman asked, staring at the young man's face. "Stolen? Impossible?... We rented a car to go to Lake Toya." A young man replied. "Stop talking nonsense, Takeshita Hotel has been reported as lost!..."

"Strange, there is a branch of this hotel beside Lake Toya. We rented it from there, and the rent has been paid!" "Who from the hotel rented it to you?" "A couple I met in Muroran. Said to be the son and daughter-in-law of the manager of the Takeshita Hotel. Because they lived in the hotel, they stopped coming here. Therefore, they gave us the car. We returned I paid them 100,000 yen as rent!...They also said that if they don’t come back, they can just leave the van at the branch and don’t have to drive back. So, we all came.” "The couple you mentioned, are they these two people?" Detective Kamei immediately took out the photos of Aoki Takuji and Miyamoto Shinoko and asked them to look at them.

"Ah, it's them!" Several young people in the car said together. "Where did they go?" Detective Kamei asked eagerly. "After we broke up at the Takeshita Hotel, I don't know where they went." The young people are passing the buck. Let them escape again, Detective Kamei thought to himself.Obviously, this is the criminal's golden cicada's plan to escape.Perhaps, Aoki and Miyamoto went from Noboribetsu Onsen to the opposite direction - Noboribetsu Railway Station. The police immediately drove back to Noboribetsu, and Kamei Tadao immediately reported the situation to the Totsugawa Police Department in Tokyo: "Let them be strong again, and they will be wiped out again!... They are making a fool of themselves."

"It is indeed Aoki and Miyamoto, right?" "Yes." Kamei Sadao nodded. "Should we ask the local police to help track down these two people?" Kamei was puzzled by the surprisingly calm Totsugawa Police Department. "Didn't I say just now that they are smacking east and west?" "Perhaps he was too worried. Takuji Aoki deliberately told his father where he was going. This matter itself is very suspicious. However, I think: if he is very emotional, it is not impossible." Totsukawa Police Department said calmly, " I think this time, it must be a tactic of attacking east and west. The problem is the purpose of the criminals. Maybe their purpose is to draw our attention to Noboribetsu in Hokkaido."

"I think the biggest possibility is that they want to flee overseas. It started with the case on August 8, and, by taking hostages, they managed to get 126 million yen. They probably didn't intend to Going abroad. However, we announced the list of the 'Thirty-two Meetings', which forced them to plan to flee overseas, right?" "Very correct. However, except for Aoki and Miyamoto, others do not have passports, and they also know that airports all over the country have been monitored by the police, and the same is true for seaports. Of course, they can hold fake passports, but There is one thing: their photos must be the same as their own, so you can rest assured."

"Will they be somewhere else, extorting money with explosives?" "If that's the case, they were extorting 126 million yen instead of 200 million or 300 million yen when they were on the 'Yamabiko 50' train." Totsukawa Police Department shook his head and said, " They know that the National Railways is most worried about an accident on the Tohoku Shinkansen, so even if they want 500 million yen, it is possible to achieve their goal!" "Then, what does the criminal mean by sneaking around like this?" Kamei detective asked excitedly. "I don't know, maybe this is just the beginning?"