Chapter 21 third quarter

Hasumi Detective Agency is really hard to find. The location is located in the center of the residential area, in the corner of the old street where ordinary residents and small factories are mixed, and there is only an inconspicuous signboard hanging. It is no wonder that the clients who come here for the first time are always confused. The client who came with Snow Flower was named Uno Yuhui.Sitting on the warm office sofa, she looked around for a while to fill the gap between what she saw in reality and her impression of "Detective Agency". "Scared?" Said Kayo-chan who brought hot tea.Since the other party is a woman of similar age, she seems to want to create a harmonious atmosphere at the beginning.

"Well, sort of. I thought it would be a place where it felt more gloomy." The decoration of Hasumi Office is bright, and the walls are adorned with beautiful lithographs selected by Koto, who wants to be a painter. "Excuse me, is the upstairs a residence?" Tomoe looked up at the ceiling and asked.For her, when she was looking for a detective agency, but met a girl who bought dinner materials leading the way and said "this is my house", the situation in front of her must have surprised her. "That's right. The first floor is the office, and the upstairs is the residence. There is no distance between the office and the residence, right?"

"Besides, I didn't expect there to be a female detective..." Xiao Kayo smiled and said: "Besides me, there are other female investigators. If the client specifically requests, we will hire female investigators to take charge of the investigation." Typically, investigators at detective agencies or credit bureaus do not meet directly with their clients, which in many ways makes the investigation smoother and safer. Hasumi Detective Agency is no exception.The director or Xiao Jiadai is responsible for meeting with the client, and after accepting the commission, he assigns tasks to the investigators in the institute.Even if Kayo is directly in charge of the investigation, she will not tell the client that the investigator is herself, and maintain the position of the reporter in principle.

At this time, there was only Xiao Kayo in the office, and the director was invited to mediate some troublesome matters. He had been on a business trip to Kyushu since the day before yesterday and would not be back in a short time.Miss Yuhui's entrustment must be judged by Xiao Kayo alone. In other words, it's my job too.With my ears down, I sat down on the ground and waited for Miss Youhui to speak. "There are many firms that undertake investigations, thank you for choosing us." Xiao Kadai sat down opposite Miss Yuhui, and bowed his head respectfully to express his thanks.

"Was someone introduced you?" Miss Youhui shook her head: "I saw it in the phone book, so that's why——because your advertisement is the simplest." Miss Youhui clasped her hands on her knees and then released them, as if she was thinking about how to express her problem. Soon, she said softly: "Excuse me, do you help people find things?" "Of course there is." "Anything you're looking for?" Kayo-chan opened his eyes wide suddenly, and brushed his bundled hair away from his shoulders. "As long as there are clues, we will do our best."

"Really can?" At this time, Miss Youhui's eyes showed light for the first time. I feel a little wary about the "object" she wants to cooperate with. Surprisingly, cases like this tend to be tricky.There are extreme cases, such as "Please help find the man who sat next to me at the bar that night. I don't know his name, occupation, or anything, but I'm in love with him..." . However, Miss Youhui's commission is not this type of case.She shook hands hard and looked up. "I'll start from the beginning. Toshihiko—have you ever heard the name Uno Toshihiko?"

I looked up to Kayo-chan and felt like I had heard this name somewhere. "He is my brother and the police are looking for him." Little Kayo put his hands on the open notebook, thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and looked back at the bulletin board on the wall. "Yes. We have also received wanted information from the police." On the bulletin board, there are portraits of wanted criminals or missing persons.It's a bit late, but I remembered it too. Uno Toshihiko, twenty-two years old, is a robbery and murder suspect. Miss Youhui's face turned slightly pale, explaining the ins and outs of the whole matter.

It happened on January 16th.The victim was Ichiro Aizawa, the president of "Qinxin Coffee Co., Ltd.", aged 55. The scene of the crime was located in the president's office of the head office of "Qinxin Coffee" in Honcho, Nihonbashi.Although it is called the president's office, it is just a space separated by a screen in the corner of the office on the first floor of the residential building. Anyone who is an employee can enter and exit freely. The dead President Aizawa lay on his desk.The building manager felt strange because the lights were still on in the room late at night, so he came to visit and called the police immediately after finding the body.The time is after ten o'clock in the evening.

"It is said that the president was killed by a blow to the head from behind." At the same time, the treasury of the president's office was opened, and 12 million won in cash disappeared. The police immediately judged that this was done by insiders—or by someone familiar with the company. "Because, when the president was killed——" Xiao Jiadai chimed in: "Is the estimated time of death?" "Well, yes. The presumed time of death was after eight o'clock in the evening. At that time, the iron gate of the main entrance of the building was pulled down, and only the back door was still open, and the back door was located in a secluded location. It should not be a stranger breaking in to commit the crime."

I agree with this too.Eight o'clock in the evening is too late for building burglars.If you are a habitual thief, you should choose late at night when all the lights are out and no one is there, or during the day when people come in and out frequently and your attention is scattered. "Also, the 12 million that was stolen was sent by the securities company that President Aizawa interacted with that afternoon. That is to say, the president put the money into the treasury on the same day. Now most of the company's Transactions are mostly carried out through bank transfers, and the same goes for 'Qinxin Coffee', usually the company does not keep such a large amount of cash."

Detective agencies are still "cash transactions"—perhaps because there are too many clients who want to forget that they even paid this kind of money—but most companies probably use money transfer transactions. "So, the suspect learned that there were twelve million people in the vault that day—is that so?" After listening to Kayo-chan, Ms. Yuhui nodded. "Yes. And the money will be placed in the office. It was confirmed that morning. In this way, the staff are the most suspected... Five male salesmen and two female salesmen are all suspected." I scratched my neck and looked up at Kayo-chan. "In this way, it doesn't look like a planned crime." Xiao Jiadai said in a low voice. "The police also believe that the crime was improvised, so Minyan is even more suspicious." Little Kayo looked up at the ceiling, and soon returned to Miss Youhui, and asked: "Because after the incident, his whereabouts are unknown. But is that the only reason?" Miss Youhui put her hand on her forehead and said wearily, "Minyan is very short of money." And at this time there is a temptation of 12 million, isn't it? "I heard that everyone in the company knew about it. Moreover, it is said that half a month before the incident happened, Min Yan had a fierce quarrel with the president..." "A quarrel?" "Well, it's about money. I heard that Min Yan asked the president to borrow money, but the president flatly refused." Kayo-chan pressed the tip of the pencil to his lips and asked: "How short of money is he?" "At the end of October last year, he borrowed money from an underground bank." "How much did you borrow?" "Around two million." Kayo-chan raised his eyebrows, and Miss Yuhui sighed softly. "His bank account is empty, and he owed rent last month. The car, which has just finished paying the installment and has always been precious, was sold in the same period. There is no doubt that Minyan is short of money." Miss Youhui lowered her shoulders. "I heard that there are other evidences. The president was beaten to death by an ashtray in the office, and the ashtray was clearly stained with his brother's fingerprints." Hmm, only this bit of evidence is not very reliable, right? "On the night of the incident, he was out on business, and he was the last one to return to the company—in other words, Min Yan was the last person to see the president." No no.Since the police said so, it must have been verified. Toshihiko, who came back from the outside, had an argument with President Aizawa, who was left alone in the company, over money. In the end, he killed the killer and ran away with the money - this is the outline deduced by the police.I also think this speculation is reasonable at this stage. Miss Youhui said softly: "With so many facts in front of us, it's not unreasonable for the police to suspect Minyan. Even I, Minyan's relative, can't help but think so, I'm really ruthless." "Do you think your brother is a criminal?" After a while, Miss Youhui replied: "I don't have the confidence to say absolutely not. Based on my understanding of my sister-in-law, I can't be so sure." What an honest man—I was inexplicably moved. Even though hundreds of facts are in front of them, most of them, as relatives, insist that "my child will never do such a thing". Not so with Miss Youhui.She stood on top of the facts, trying to see through the dark side of the whole thing, blaming herself for being powerless. In my opinion, she is by no means heartless. Kayo-chan stared at the notes for a while, and finally spoke, asking a question that I also wanted to know. "What you just said is the 'fact' that Mr. Toshihiko is suffering from economic problems...but what is the 'reason'?" That's right.People who work hard, if they live a normal life, it is impossible to need so much money. Is it because of gambling again... Just as I thought about it, Miss Youhui shrugged. "I am not sure as well." "No clue at all?" "It's this that makes me blame myself. Our parents have passed away, and the siblings depend on each other for life, but I don't even know that my brother is so short of money that he has to borrow money from underground banks." "But you don't live together, do you?" Miss Youhui lowered her head and nodded.Little Kayo said softly: "After growing up, even relatives will have one or two secrets that cannot be revealed because of their own difficulties." well said.I understand how you worry about your brother, but, Miss Youhui, you really don't have to blame yourself so much——I really want to tell her that. After a while, Miss Yuhui calmed down a little, and Kayo-chan asked again: "Then you want us to find Lingdi who is wanted by the police?" Cruel as it is, I guess it's impossible.The police are experts in this kind of thing. Surprisingly, she shook her head. "Based on the result, it should be like this. However, I don't want you to find out your brother directly. The police have already taken action. The criminal police speculate that Minyan may contact me, and even I will be followed. Now, it is impossible for him Will you come to rely on my ruthless sister." She said mockingly. So, who do you want us to call? "I want to know the reason why Minyan is short of money." She leaned forward, looking serious. "The police said that there are many reasons. Eighty percent of them are because of women or gambling. They also said that as long as Minyan is caught, they will know. But so far, they have not found a specific woman who fascinated the child so much. I can swear that the reason is absolutely It can't be a gamble, I know that best." Kayo, who asked "why", looked a little sad. She had seen too many examples of "I can swear—" but was betrayed in the end by her relatives. However, Miss Youhui asserted: "My father lost his reputation because of gambling, and my mother, Min Yan and I all suffered because of it. So Min Yan can never gamble, absolutely impossible." Little Kayo remained silent. "Because of this, there must be some compelling reason for Min Yan to borrow so much money. There must be some difficulties. However, I can't think of a reason... This makes me feel regretful and ashamed..." If you are really short of money, why didn't you tell me?Miss Youhui wanted to ask her brother. "So, I want to know the reason one step ahead of the police." "What can I do if I know?" "After knowing the reason why the kid needs money, I want to leave a message in the newspaper and tell him: I know everything, come back quickly! No matter where he is living and what kind of life he is now, it is impossible to live a stable life. I think Get him out of here early." "You want to persuade him to surrender?" Miss Youhui nodded vigorously. I slapped the floor with my tail.Little Kadai smiled and said: "Ah Zheng said 'this case is accepted', he is my partner." Seeing Miss Youhui looking down at me, I raised my ears to say hello. At this time, light footsteps came from behind, and looking back, Xiaoxi was poking in. "Finished?" "Well, it's over." As soon as Kayo answered, Xiaoxi pointed out the window and said, "The cover 3 has become bigger, and five centimeters of snow has accumulated on the road." You are right.The non-stop snow is shining brightly outside the window. Xiaoxi looked at her sister and Miss Youhui in turn, and asked: "It seems to be very cold outside. Ms. Uno, would you like to drink something warm, and then let my sister drive you to the station, okay?" Miss Youhui quickly declined, and Sister Renjian persuaded her with one voice.That's why I like Kayo and Xiaoshi so much. "I-I'm sorry. Thank you." Youhui burst into tears. Working as a detective always makes people think that they understand the client's mood. It is not until we see Miss Youhui's tears that we realize the kind of loneliness she is carrying to come here.