Chapter 5 chapter Five
After dinner, while Mitarai was practicing the piano in the hall, the entrance door opened, and a voice said, "Good evening."
Auntie went out to greet her, and led her in. It turned out to be the inspector in uniform that she saw at the police station today.Mitarai didn't recognize him right away at first because of his smiling face, his very amiable manner, and his hat tucked under his arm.
"Ah, I'm really sorry to bother you at such a late hour. My surname is Ma Yechuan, the animal's horse, day and night night, three-line Chuan. It's a somewhat rare surname. I'm sorry. I just transferred to the front a few days ago. The police station, so I thought of coming to pay a visit." He said in a low profile.
"Ah, that's really true. You are taking too much trouble." The aunt also replied very politely.
As the chairman of the women's university, my aunt often sends things to the police station on the way to school, asking them to take care of the safety of the students on the way home.Ma Yechuan heard the seniors say these things, so he thought he should come over and say hello.
It was only then that Mitaraijie learned for the first time what the name of the inspector in front of him was.He found the name rather strange.
"This house is so magnificent." Ma Yechuan looked around the room as he said, and naturally saw Mitarai who was playing the piano.His eyes instantly showed surprise, and then his face became embarrassed.Mostly regretting it.Even if it's for future communication, you should be kind to this little one.After struggling mentally for a while, he seemed to have finally made a judgment—it would be worse if he just pretended not to see it and went home.
"Oh, what, so you are a child of this family." As if he just noticed it at this moment, he said loudly in surprise.
Ma Yechuan used to call Mitarai "little devil", "stinky little devil", "little guy", "little hairy child" and so on, but now, he said "you" for the first time.
"It's so good, um, it's amazing, and you're still so young. Are you going to be a pianist in the future?"
Ma Yechuan said some clichéd polite words, felt that he was noisy, so he washed his hands, stopped playing the piano, and walked towards Ma Yechuan.In front of his aunt, maybe he will listen to himself carefully.
"Mr. Police, are you here to listen to me?"
"Listen to you? Listen to what you say?"
"The murderer who killed Suzuki Otozo."
"You... what are you talking about, hahahaha. Oh, really, I was defeated by you, don't scare the police!" Ma Yechuan said loudly and quickly.
"Mitarai, what are you talking about, it's terrible!..." Auntie's complexion also changed, "Mr. Suzuki's incident was simply an accident. Isn't that what everyone said!"
Her voice trembled in protest.She was greatly irritated that such a vulgar word "kill" came out of her family's mouth.
"The name is 'Jie', isn't it? Oh, the son of your mansion, you are really imaginative." Ma Yechuan's tone of inspection was almost yelling, "Hey, the recent kid is amazing. It must have been a bad influence from the radio or something."
"It's not imagination, it's reasoning." Jie said.
"Reason. What?" Ma Yechuan said in surprise.
"reasoning, there is no such word in Japanese, it refers to the inference with evidence."
"Oh, this, your son is really smart. He also plays the piano well, and he will definitely be very promising in the future. Then, I should take my leave. I'm really sorry to interrupt you so late." Ma Yechuan nodded and said politely, saying Putting the hat on his head, "Then, from now on—"
"No, Mr. Policeman!... If you don't catch him, you will be in danger." Mitarai shouted excitedly, "If something happens, Jiang Lizi's mother will also be in danger!..."
"Hey, what's going on, Xiaojie?" Auntie asked.
"No matter what I say, Mr. Police doesn't believe it. I said that someone killed Jiang Lizi's father, but he didn't believe it. Even if I said that the murderer was the uncle of Nakai Electronics Store under the ramp ahead..."
"Nakai Electric?" Ma Yechuan, who had already opened the door, stopped moving, his hand was still on the doorknob, and did not move.
"What's wrong?" Auntie asked.
"Uh, this morning, the proprietress of Zhongjing Electric made a tracing request, saying that her husband hadn't come home since last night, and the car in the store was gone. After checking, I found that all the deposits in the store had been taken away. , Moreover, his husband is still borrowing money everywhere, which adds up to a huge amount. This is considered to be a escape with money, and the proprietress is in a mess..."
"Oops!..." Mitarai passed under Ma Yechuan's armpit and ran outside quickly.
"Ah, stop for me, you little... ah, I'm sorry, where are you going?!"
"Mitarai!..." The two shouted at the same time.
The police chased them out.Mitarai rushed to Women's University Road at full speed, and Ma Yechuan let go of the bicycle stand and stepped up slowly.
"The little guy in the kindergarten can run so fast." Ma Yechuan muttered, stepping on the pedals and chasing after him.But there are steps on the trails on campus, so the speed can never be fast.
When Mitarai rushed to the door of the "Bell" bar, the funeral was already over.The lights in the bar on the first floor were off, and the whole building was silent.There was only a little light from the windows on the second floor, but no sound could be heard.
Mitaraisei didn't go in, but walked towards the back of the house.A car was parked in the narrow space behind the house."Nakai Electric" is written on the body.
There is no one in the car.From the position of the car, you can see the balcony on the second floor of Suzuki's house. Going further inside the balcony, there are glass doors and windows, with some light shining through.
At this time, Ma Yechuan finally caught up with Mitarai.
"Hey, what are you doing, Mitarai kid?"
He still remembered the prestige of the chairman in his heart, so his words were very polite.
At this moment, there was a woman's scream of "Ah--", followed by the voice of "Help me".The inspector's face suddenly changed.He parked the car in a hurry, and then shouted: "Hey, hello! Mitarai!..."
"You were the one who said they wanted to run away together!..." It was a man's voice, "Bastard, I believed your words, do you know how much money was thrown in?!...It's all for you!"
The figure of Mitarai Kei had disappeared.
"Hey, hey, where are you?!...Where did you go!..."
As soon as Ma Yechuan finished speaking, Mitarai answered, "Here it is." The voice came from the other side of the "Nakai Electric" car.
"What are you doing over there?"
There was a "whoosh".
"It's deflated, let the air out of the tire." Mitarai answered with a grimace.
"why?!"
"To prevent him from escaping with this car." Mitarai said with a smile.
Then, the two tires on the other side were also deflated.
"You...I say you, is it okay to do such a thing?" Ma Yechuan's mind was in chaos.
"Over there, to the right in front, there is a public telephone booth. Mr. Police, you go over there, and quickly call your companions." Mitarai pointed to the side, "Eriko's mother is in danger, and she might be injured. I might be killed. It's too dangerous to be alone, I'll wait here."
"What are you... doing here? Isn't that just an ordinary quarrel?"
"No. If Uncle Zhongjing wants to take Jiang Lizi's mother away by force, he will definitely come down from here and get in this car. But the car can't drive anymore. At that time, everyone can catch him together. Hurry up." go!……"
"Ah, so it's like this!..." Ma Yechuan said in disbelief.
"I deflated the tire on the other side, and when they came out of the house, they couldn't see it at all, so they will definitely get in the car. But I can't catch him alone, hurry up!"
"Yes, yes! Good!..."
The inspector nodded and rushed out.Public telephone is very close.Jie stayed alone, and shouts rang out again in the house.
"I have a husband, how could I go with you!...Didn't I already say so?!"
"I don't have a husband now, isn't it all right?"
"That's not the case!" Jiang Lizi's mother screamed.
"What's going on?!...In short, you have to go with me!"
"how is this possible!……"
"Are all the things you said before, and what you said, all lies?!"
"I have to find a way to survive!"
"So what?! I'm not the same!"
"It's all just work!"
"Then why did you let me touch it?"
"I've been enduring it! I also paid for it!..."
"Shut up! How can there be a woman like you!"
Five minutes later, Ma Yechuan came back.During this time, nothing happened, only quarrels.The fragrance of flowers came from nowhere.
"Has there been any changes?" Ma Yechuan asked.
"Nothing. Did you call your companion?"
"Well, I called."
At this moment, a woman's cry sounded again: "So you killed my husband? Murderer!..."
The woman said so, and then the child cried "Wow".It's pears.
"Bastard! Do you know how much I spent for you?!..." It was the man's scolding voice, "It's because I believed in you that I was finished!...You thief! Liar!..."
Ma Yechuan looked surprised.
"Hey, is that Nakai's voice?"
"Yeah." Mitarai nodded as if it was a matter of course.
"You know him well?"
"All the electrical appliances in my house are bought from Zhongjing Electric. The same goes for repairs. So he often comes to my house."
"Is it your friend?"
"That's right. But why do everyone believe what the barmaids say? They must lie to cheat money."
Hearing Mitarai's words, Ma Yechuan was shocked and looked at Mitarai's little face.
"I said, you seem to know women very well."
"I live among female college students every day."
"That's right!..." Ma Yechuan nodded and said.
At this time, the cry of the child sounded louder.
"It's Jiang Lizi's voice, can you come down quickly. In case Uncle Nakai rushes down before your friend comes, uncle, even if there is only one person, you have to catch him."
"Well, you helped too."
"sure."
At this moment, a siren sounded faintly.
"Here we come!..." Ma Yechuan said as if he was relieved.
"Great!..." Mitarai patted her hands together.
The siren sounded louder and louder, and it sounded like there was more than one police car.It was getting louder, and still getting louder.
The sound of the police sirens gradually overshadowed Ma Yechuan's joyful cry of "Here we come! We come!..."
The police car turned the corner of Women's University Street and entered the alley. The sound of the siren became deafening, like an explosion, overwhelming everything around, shaking the window panes of nearby houses.
Mitarai stretched out her hands and covered her ears.People around opened the windows one after another, trying to see what happened.
The rotating red lights dyed the surrounding area red, and three police cars forced their way into the narrow alley and stopped.The sirens finally died down.
"Uncle, it's so foolish to do this!..." Mitarai said.
"What's wrong?..." Ma Yechuan's face darkened.
"With such a loud siren, it's impossible for Uncle Zhongbing to come down from here again?"
"Ah, yes!..."
"There's no need to call so many people over, as long as there are two more."
The door on the roof of Suzuki's house slammed, and then, Eriko's mother in mourning clothes appeared on the roof, and a man strangled her neck from behind.
"It's now!...Eriko, run! Get below!..." Mitarai called.
"Hey, Mr. Zhongjing!... The police knew you did it from the very beginning. Don't make us trouble, come down quickly!..." Inspector Ma Yechuan yelled at the top.
Nakai yelled back: "Bastard, I'm going to die anyway! Can't you see?!...I'm going to die right now, and bring this woman with me!...Stop talking to me, or I'll kill you first This woman!..."
Nakai waved the kitchen knife in his right hand in the air, and then pressed the knife against Jiang Lizi's mother's neck.Jiang Lizi's mother screamed in horror.
"You bastard! Put down the kitchen knife!..." Ma Yechuan roared angrily.
"I'm going to die! I'm going to die right away!...Anyway, I can't live anymore! It's not for you to appear on the stage!..." Zhongjing's kitchen knife was flying, jumping and jumping, shouting, "all flash Open it! Don’t get in the way!... Now let you see how a man can die!..."
"You're so beautiful! You bastard!..." Ma Yechuan yelled.
A large group of policemen jumped out of the police cars, ran and dispersed, and surrounded the house.Several of them walked towards Ma Yechuan.
"Ah, I am inspector Ma Yechuan. Thank you very much, everyone has worked hard!..."
Ma Yechuan saluted his companions one by one, bowed deeply to one of them, and then looked at the balcony again, and shouted: "Hey! I said you, there is no hope, this house has been surrounded, you can't escape It fell!...Mr. Nakai, come down obediently!..."
"Go back, go back! Did you hear that?!..." Nakai roared angrily, "Take a snapshot and do as I say, otherwise this woman will die!...Don't come to hinder me, let's die!... "
"Bastard! You are the one who caused Suzuki Otozo to come to a dead end, right?! I already know it!..." Ma Yechuan yelled out what he just heard and didn't understand.
"What? How did you know?! Know what?!" Nakai called back down.
Ma Yechuan choked for a moment and was at a loss for words.
"How do you know?" He lowered his voice and asked Mitarai Kei.
"It's a shard of thick glass." Mitarai also told him in a low voice.
"Thick glass? What's that?"
"He will understand as soon as you say it."
"It's a shard of thick glass!..." Ma Yechuan roared towards the top, and there was a moment of silence on the balcony.
"Damn! Is there any evidence?!"
"Hey, is there any proof?" Ma Yechuan lowered his voice and asked Mitarai.
"Told him there were fingerprints on the fragments."
"Your fingerprints are on the fragments!..." Although he didn't understand what it meant, Inspector Ma Yechuan roared confidently.
"Bastard! It's all because of slippery hands! It's all because of the rain!..."
Nakai yelled words of unknown meaning.At this moment, Jiang Lizi ran out crying from the back door on the first floor.She managed to escape.
"Xiaojie..." Jiang Lizi shouted.
"Over here!..." Mitarai also called out.
"Come down!" Ma Yechuan inspector shouted excitedly.
"It's over!..." Nakai also shouted back.
"What do you want?"
"Didn't you say it! I'm going to die, right here!"
"If you want to die, die yourself, let that woman go!..." Ma Yechuan roared furiously.
"Shut up for me!..."
"Little girl, go wait in the police car, you know, it's very dangerous here. Jie, you go too."
"Is it okay to let me get in the police car too?"
Ma Yechuan choked again instantly.
"Uh...no...well, you'd better stay here for a while longer." He said angrily.
"Then I want it too." Jiang Lizi said.
After that, "Get down!", "If you don't go down, I'm going to die!" This kind of dialogue between you and me lasted for another half a day.Seeing the scene is about to enter a stalemate state of staring and staring.
"You guys!... If you have the ability, just rush in and take a look! I'll cut this woman's throat right away!..."
After Nakai yelled this sentence, he retreated into the house.Orbital clang, orbital clang—boom! ...the sound of the door being closed.Looks like it's going to be a long battle.
Mitarai said: "This is not good, Mr. Police, if this continues, it will be until dawn. Can I go home? My family will be worried, and I am also sleepy. Jiang Lizi is going home with me, so Don't worry."
"This...that's it. No, wait a minute!...Are you going to abandon me? Is there nothing you can do?"
"No. At this point, we can only wait for Uncle Nakai to get tired. When he gets tired, we can all rush in together. So goodbye. Jiang Lizi, let's go."
"Wait... wait a minute!"
"I have to go home and study."
"Wait a minute!...Okay, okay, I understand, I was wrong before, it was all my fault. I didn't listen to you seriously, I apologize." Inspector Ma Yechuan bowed his head unwillingly and apologized to Mitarai, "If there's anything you can do, tell Uncle. That guy is like that, and there's no guarantee things will stay calm until morning!"
"Really? Just relying on a child's imagination, I can't think of any good way."
"Spoken words again...Damn it, didn't you apologize just now? Just let me go."
Mitarai Kai was in deep thought.
"You can do whatever you want me to do. Xiao..." Ma Yechuan said pleadingly, "No, you know something I don't understand. I can do anything, buy you candy balls, whatever It doesn't matter. You heard it just now, the guy said he was going to die, and he was completely mad. He couldn't hesitate anymore. If he hurt Suzuki Chieko or killed her, it would be my responsibility. I made a mistake in my judgment, and if I want to write a review, it will become a big trouble. Please help me. That guy is serious, lend me your wisdom, please."
Ma Yechuan almost knelt down.
Mitaraiji thought for a while, and said, "Uncle, as long as the impasse in front of us can be resolved, then it will be fine, right?"
"Well, that's right." Ma Yechuan said excitedly, "Ah, no, we can't let him escape."
"Understood. So from now on, can you do as I tell you?"
"Yes, yes. As long as I can resolve the current stalemate, I can do anything."
"And you can't ask me why, can you agree?"
"Ah, don't ask the reason... this... that is..." Inspector Ma Yechuan hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, "Okay, I know, I promise you."
"Then, I'll go to Uncle Yokoyama who pulls foreign films now, and I'll also go to Nakai Electric." Mitarai said with a smile, "Just wait here for a while, I'll be right back."
"Nakai Electric? What are you doing at Zhongjing Electric?... If you want to find the proprietress, I can call."
"I'm not looking for auntie. But I'm looking for the trash can."
"Trash can? Why? And Hengshan..."
"You have promised not to ask the reason, uncle, leave it to me. Otherwise, it won't work."
"Understood. Take the police car?"
"No, it's too conspicuous." Mitarai shook her head, "It's very close, I'll just go by myself. Wait a minute, Eriko is waiting here too."
"Ok."
"No time, please."
"Yeah. But, Uncle, you can't provoke Uncle Nakai. Comfort him and make him quiet. Before I come back, buy a little more time."
"Well, that's it, well, I got it."
Mitarai turned around and ran towards the corner of Women's University Street.
As soon as the figure of Mitarai disappeared, from the balcony on the second floor, there was the sound of the glass door opening.Then, Nakai reappeared on the rooftop, still holding Chieko Suzuki in mourning from behind.
"You guys, are you still staying here!... Do you want me to kill this woman!" He roared angrily.
"Got it, we got it!...Let's go right away, wait a little longer! So..." Inspector Ma Yechuan raised his hands and persuaded gently, "Well, let's talk calmly, okay? ? Let us listen too, what do you want to say, how about it?"
"I have nothing to say! Get out of here, don't bother me!..."
"Got it, got it. Let's go, right away, just wait a little longer."
"Jiang Lizi!..." Qian Huizi called out.
"Mom!..." Jiang Lizi also called out.
"Are you OK?"
"Well, here I am."
Ma Yechuan shouted without losing the opportunity: "The child is safe and sound, so, listen to me, don't do such a dangerous thing, stop it, okay?"
Nakai was silent.
"That woman, let her go, can you hear me?... It's fine to die alone, it has nothing to do with that woman, does it? We won't stop you from dying, but children need a mother, you put her Let it go."
"It's good enough to be low-profile. But, it's not that it has nothing to do with her. It's all because of this woman!..." Nakai shouted angrily, "Anyway, I'm done. However, I am not willing to die alone. It is this woman who ruined me with sweet words. It is all my fault. Therefore, it is reasonable for me to take her with me when I die, right? "
The more Ma Yechuan listened, the more he felt that his anger was not in one place, and Jiang Lizi felt it too.
"This bastard, as soon as he doesn't speak, he starts talking nonsense!..." Ma Yechuan muttered softly.
Just as he was about to curse, Jiang Lizi tugged at his sleeve, so Ma Yechuan inspector swallowed the rest of the words suddenly, sorted out his emotions, and said calmly: "Really?...I see, I see what you want to say. Ah, you have a point. But let that woman go, she has nothing to do with it, doesn't she?"
"You're not listening at all, bastard!...Have you lost your mind? Didn't I just explain that she has something to do with this matter?!"
Ma Yechuan couldn't take it anymore after being scolded by the other party.Even in the darkness of night, his face could be seen flushing.
"Uncle, you must be patient!..." Jiang Lizi tugged at his sleeve again and whispered.
"Phew..." Ma Yechuan growled. I don't know how many times he has been scolded by his boss with the same words.
"Get out of here right now!... Wait another five minutes. If you don't withdraw within five minutes, I will kill this woman, and then I will die too!"
"Wait, wait, five minutes or something, it's a bit..." Inspector Ma Yechuan glanced back hastily, "Our side also..."
"Five minutes! Don't make me repeat! …"
"Ah, wait a minute! Wait a minute..."
The figures of Nakai and Suzuki Chieko disappeared, and there was the sound of the glass door closing again.
"It's not going to work now, so we can only rush in, so get ready." Ma Yechuan said.
"No! We have to wait until Mitarai comes back!..." Jiang Lizi said.
"No, we can't wait any longer. You get in the car."
"No, Mom will be killed, wait a minute!... Mitarai will be back soon, very soon!"
"No, it's only five minutes, so I can't wait any longer. Besides, even if Mitarai arrives, how reliable can such a young child be?" After Ma Yechuan finished speaking, he turned around and issued an order to the surrounding police officers , "Ready to assault!..."
"Didn't you agree to buy time, uncle, you must abide by the agreement!"
"Get in the car! . . . "
"Mom will be killed, her neck will be cut off, you must save her!..."
However, other patrols had already started to stuff Jiang Lizi into the car.The police officers allocated manpower, and the team would attack from the back door, the main entrance of the bar, and jump onto the rooftop with the help of the eaves of the neighboring house. These three directions will carry out assaults.
The police department transferred from this department is directing the operation.Among these people, Ma Yechuan's police rank is the lowest, so he is just a soldier in the team.
The windows of all nearby houses were crowded with spectators, and everyone watched the development of the situation with bated breath.There is no room for error in action.
"Five minutes. So, have you acted?" The police department glanced at the watch and asked Ma Yechuan.
"Well, there is no other way."
While the two were talking, there was the sound of children running in the alley.
"Ah, wait a moment, police department! That kid is back!..." Ma Yechuan said.
Mitarai was holding a large paper bag that looked heavy, and ran into the open space from the shadow of the police car.He gasped for breath.The door of the police car opened, and Jiang Lizi came out.
"Mitarai, what is that bag?" Ma Yechuan asked.
"What's going on with this kid!" The police department asked curiously.
"Uh! He's Nakai—a friend of the man who took the hostages and hid in the house!..." Ma Yechuan replied.
"What is this kid going to do, what is he going to do?" the police department asked.
"I want to go inside!..." Mitarai said loudly.
"What?! Stop talking nonsense!..." The police department, who had made up his mind to break in suddenly and became murderous, angrily scolded Misarai.
"Police, this child is a friend of Nakai, and the two are very close. If we force our way in, Nakai will use a kitchen knife to cut the woman's neck. If the citizens are seriously injured, tomorrow's newspaper..."
"What if this child is injured?!" The police department shouted angrily.
"It's okay." Mitarai said with a smile.
"He said it's okay." Ma Yechuan Xincha said.
"What?!...Don't say such stupid things!..." The police department roared.
"It's okay, everyone just wait here for me." Mitarai said.
"Police, please leave it to me." Ma Yechuan said.
The police department seemed completely flabbergasted.
"Ma Yechuan, then... can you take all the responsibilities? Bet on your own head?"
As soon as these words came out, Ma Yechuan suddenly froze.
"Yes! This..." He bit his lip.
"How?!..." said the police department.
Ma Yechuan clenched his fists tightly.
"Mitarai, can I entrust the future of me, my wife, and two children to you? To you, a kindergarten kid?"
Inspector Ma Yechuan, the lowest police officer, looked at Mitarai with an expression on the verge of tears.However, Mitarai had a frank face, and he raised his head and said with a straight chest: "Whether it's a kindergarten or a nursing home, solving problems has nothing to do with these. The theory to solve problems is the only one!"
"Damn it! How could it be like this!...Why did this happen just after taking office! What kind of retribution is this!...Okay, okay, I admit it! I'll leave it to you here!...Anyway, it's a rush Go in, if the woman is injured, the result will be the same! My wife doesn't like me being a policeman again, so I might as well go to the countryside to find another job!"
Inspector Ma Yechuan faced the police department again, and said, "I am willing to take full responsibility! I will gamble my career! ... I will also write my resignation letter! ..."
The police department said: "Okay, then I'll give you 30 minutes. If there is no progress by then, we will make a surprise attack, understand?"
"Mitarai kid, we have 30 minutes, although you shouldn't say such things, but please!..." Ma Yechuan urged.
"Leave it to me. Uncle Zhongjing owes me a favor. I have repaired his radio before, so wait for me."
Then, Mitarai walked into the dark room through the back door alone.
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