Chapter 40 Chapter two

It was pitch black outside the car window.The headlights cut through the darkness, and Machiko sped along the highway, as if chasing the article that had just been sent to the newspaper via the wireless Internet. The manuscript is finished, but there are too many things to do after it is finished.For example, the "County News" published tomorrow will say that the black car is related to the murder case and put it on the headlines, but the police have found out the origin of the black car and confirmed that it has nothing to do with the murder case.Then it's not a matter of shame, it's simply the greatest of all fools!

Machiko's worries are not superfluous. After the police received the report from the restaurant owner, the general practice was to go to the scene to take samples, and judge the type of car and which year it was manufactured by identifying the car paint scratched on the signpost.This takes quite a while.But fortunately, there is a camera called "N system" on that road, which can record the color, model, and license plate number of passing vehicles. That is to say, it will not take long for the police to find the black car of. In any case, what is needed most now is to ask the police if the black car has been found, and if it has been found, whether the driver has anything to do with the murder.

It was 9:30, and Machiko stepped up the accelerator and started to gallop.It has to be done before the police go to bed, otherwise it will be annoying.The rush to go made her temporarily forget about those annoying bugs in her body. When entering the city, the city had already calmed down, and Machiko drove past the gate of the "Prefectural Citizens News" and went straight to the residential area called "Official Ginza".In this residential area, there are the residence of the county governor, the residence of the head of the county court, the residence of the head of the county procuratorate, and the residence of the chief of the county police... In short, it is the place where officials live.

Machiko's destination is the official residence of the Minister of Criminal Police.It's a bit of a fuss to find the head of the Criminal Police Department's house for such a trivial matter as a black car crashing into a signpost, but there is really no better way right now. As usual, Machiko first parked in the parking lot behind a nearby shrine.The cars of "Yomiuri Shimbun" and "Xianyou Times" have already parked there-they must also come to inquire about news. Machiko trotted to the door of the official residence of the Minister of Criminal Police, and pressed the doorbell desperately.

Usami, the head of the criminal police department who is nearly 60 years old, opened the door to Machiko.Probably just returned home after the meeting, Usami's suit and tie are in order, and she hasn't had time to change her clothes yet. "Hey, who did I think it was? It turned out to be Machiko, the future director of the reporter department!" The reporters who came into contact with Usami for the first time thought that he was the most forthright and accessible head of the criminal police department in Japan.However, this brave and daring commander couldn't read the reporter's heart at all.

"I'm really sorry to bother you at such a late hour!" Machiko apologized politely, and looked at the shoe rack in the hallway for visitors with a movement that the other party could understand immediately. The pair of camel leather shoes of the director of the reporter department of "Friends of the County Times" are there. Usami looked back at the pair of shoes, and said half-jokingly: "Why don't you all come to Wuyue in the same boat?" "No, I'll finish in three minutes." Machiko took a step back after speaking. Usami closed the door behind her in order not to let Machiko's words reach the ears of the director of the reporter department of "Friends of the County Times".

"What's the matter? Do you know who the murderer of the housewife is?" "It would be nice to know this." Machiko said in a low voice, "I want to inquire about the black car, that is, the black car that ran away after hitting the sign post on the day of the murder." "Oh, it's for this..." "Have you found the owner of the car?" "No, not yet." Usami replied in a non-serious manner, but he said seriously again in a blink of an eye; "But, Machiko, what's going on with your newspaper?" "What's wrong?"

"Just now Dong Tian from your newspaper came to ask about it once." Machiko felt as if she had fallen into a bottomless pit all of a sudden. Higashida was sent by the editorial director Shinto.It was the same Shinto who had been yelling at Machiko on the phone two hours ago. Machiko suddenly felt that the blood all over his body rushed to the top of his head, and he couldn't speak a word.In front of the sharp-eyed Usami, she couldn't hide her panic.She wants to get out of here right away. At this time, Usami spoke again: "Machiko, how old is it?" "what?"

"Let me ask you, how old are you this year?" "Ah... hey... twenty-nine." "It's time to think about your own affairs. It's easy to have a child when you're too old!"