Chapter 5 chapter Five

Sender: Kazumi Receiver: Minoru Subject: hate yourself There are a lot of things I don't understand, and I am too lazy to think about it.Why am I this kind of person? Ren, don't you feel uneasy?I'm so uneasy about everything. Does the world need someone like me?Does anyone love me? Sometimes I feel that I have nowhere to go, and I feel sorry for the world. Even if I'm gone, my friends won't care, right? Aren't you the same?Just find new friends again. Parents too.Everyone says that parents love their children unconditionally, but that is a lie. It is best not to have children who are not talented.I didn't live up to my parents' expectations at all.

They must think, how can there be a daughter like me. Sender: Dad Recipient: Kazumi Subject: don't worry Ren please me, I want to say a few words to Kazumi, who loves to cut corners. Mom and Dad love you very much, You are a good boy. Kazumi Soda walked into the Shibuya South Office, and several young men in the hall stared at her in unison, as if being pulled by a thread, making them stretch their necks. Kazumi ignored their gazes.She doesn't seem distracted because she's nervous or restless.She sensed the eyes of those men, and deliberately sent a message that they were not qualified to look at her.

On the contrary, Harue Soda, the mother, seemed very timid.She took the initiative to look at everyone present, as if trying to explain to everyone why her daughter appeared in such a place.It was a poignant sight. There is also a big difference in the dress of the mother and daughter.Chunhui is wearing a dark gray knit suit with a simple black leather bag and shoes.Apart from her wedding ring, she has no accessories on her body; Yimei is wearing a top with five-quarter sleeves, paired with an ultra-short miniskirt that is more than 20 centimeters above the knee, a pair of slender legs wearing a pair of high-heeled sandals, and the material of the black skirt is shiny , the top is a black and white geometric figure, and the delicate pendant around the neck is a silver cross, swaying between the plump twin peaks.Her shoulder-length hair, dyed brown, was pulled behind her ear, revealing a small gold earring on one ear and earlobe.

In Zhijiazi's time, there were also female students who dressed up so hotly. If she was sixteen or seventeen and dressed like this, it meant that the girl was a so-called "bad student".But Kazumi Soda was different. She was admitted to a well-known private girls' school, and her grades were among the best.Times have changed. Chikako walked forward and greeted the mother and daughter. "Thank you for your hard work." Chunhui seems to be both happy and moved to see Zhijiazi and Yuanshang patrolling. "Excuse me, are we late?" "No, you guys arrived five minutes early." Zhijiazi smiled, then looked at Kazumi and said, "Sorry, I asked you to ask for leave."

Kazumi retreated behind her mother, deliberately avoiding Chikako's sight, and asked Fuchigami to inspect: "Where is it identified?" Inspector Yuanshang answered simply and neatly: "I'll take you there right away." "Excuse me, I..." Chun Hui looked embarrassed, "Do I really not need to accompany her?" Before Zhijiazi and Yuanshang inspected and answered, Kazumi said mercilessly: "Didn't I say no? Didn't I say it many times? Don't nag beside me!" "Then, Miss Fuchigami, please take Miss Kazumi to the second floor." Zhijiazi naturally got between the mother and daughter, took Chunhui's hand and said, "I want to take my mother to see something."

Zhijiazi took Chunhui from the lobby through the office of the traffic department, and walked into a small meeting room.The old table was covered with items brought in from the evidence room.Clothes, shoes, handkerchiefs, notebooks, and a few file folders. Chunhui glanced at the objects and recognized them immediately. "These are your husband's belongings and the items in the briefcase." Chikako pulled a chair and invited Chunhui to sit down. "We took a lot of things from the desks and cabinets of Mr. Sorada's company for the purpose of handling the case, and now we can return them all, but we can't tell which are private and which are company. Madam should be able to tell the difference, right?"

"Um... yes." Chun Hui covered her mouth with one hand and nodded briefly. "It's okay if you make a mistake, please take a look. Some things also have your husband's memories, we won't disturb you, please don't worry about the time, take your time." Chikako pointed to the internal phone in the corner of the room and said: "If something happens, please use that phone to dial 221, and you can find me. If I can't get away, I will ask Yuanshang to inspect it." "OK." "Would you like something cold?" "No, no need, don't bother." Chunhui choked up. "Excuse me."

"Madam, there is no need to apologize. Based on forensic needs, although we try our best to handle these things with care, some of them may have been soiled by us... Also, the clothes may not be complete, and some of them need to be kept by the police as evidence." "Yes, yes. I understand." Chunhui opened the small leather bag, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes.It was a faded handkerchief that had been laundered several times, soaking up her tears. "Ms. Ishizu." A pleading voice stopped Chikako, and Chikako sat gently beside Chunhui.

"yes." "That child..., can Kazumi really identify the murderer? You will bring some suspects here? It is said on TV that Ms. Imai's friends are the most suspicious, but in fact this is not the case, so I need Kazumi's testimony? Today How many people are there? What are you going to do with those people in case Yimei cannot identify them?" Zhijiazi smiled and said to Chunhui: "We are really looking forward to the testimony of Ms. Yimei. Even if today's attempt is not as expected, the case will not be abandoned because of this. Please don't worry."

"Izumi won't meet those people directly, will he? Won't be retaliated by them?" "Of course not. People in the interrogation room will not see Miss Kazumi, and we will do our best to protect her." Chun Hui held the handkerchief tightly. "It wasn't mentioned in the newspaper that Kazumi had seen the murderer. It wasn't reported on the TV news or other media." "Yes. Miss Kazumi is safe because we haven't disclosed anything." After Chikako finished speaking in one breath, she patted Chun Hui's hand lightly. "Besides, the people Miss Yimei saw may not be the real murderers. We just want to know the people your husband had contact with before his death. Even though they only had a short contact with them, we still want to know all about them."

Chunhui stared blankly at the large number of relics, and said in a low voice, "That child is very angry." "Miss Yimei is angry..." "Yes. She is angry that her father was killed, and she can't forgive the murderer." Chun Hui quickly shook her head and said, "Of course, I also hate the murderer. But, Ms. Shi Jin, I still..., I'm still too sad... , I still can't accept the fact that my husband disappeared suddenly, and I'm still in panic..., so I'm very confused, maybe I'm too weak to be angry." "I understand how you feel." Chikako responded cordially. "If I were you, I would have the same reaction as you." "But Ms. Ishizu, you are a policeman." "The police are human too. So Madam is definitely not a weak person." A teardrop dripped from the corner of Chunhui's eye, dripping on the back of his hand. "Yimei is strong." "She's a smart girl indeed." "She is much stronger than me. My husband is also very strong. I think she inherited it from her father. The child will kill me because I can only cry and nothing. She can't bear it." Presumably Chunhui has no one to confide in now.Zhijiazi decided to listen to her heart. "The child said that he must find the murderer, and if he is found, he will never be spared." "Really……" "She also said that she wanted revenge, that she was going to kill the other party." "Did she tell you that?" "No, she didn't make it that clear to me. When she was on the phone with her friend..., she was talking on the phone with her boyfriend, I heard her get excited. She uses a mobile phone, so she can talk on the phone from anywhere, I just overheard it by accident." "When did that happen?" "A few days ago, at home." "Who is her boyfriend?" Although Chikako immediately remembered the person's name and appearance, she still asked deliberately. Chunhui said: "His surname is Ishiguro... It is said that he is a friend of Kazumi's classmate. It may be a little inappropriate to say that he is a boy, but the other party is older than Kazumi, probably about twenty years old." "I haven't heard Miss Kazumi mention him personally, but Fuchigami seems to know him. I heard that Miss Kazumi is very close to him." Chikako said with a smile: "Do young people nowadays say 'very cute? 'Woolen cloth?" Haruke smiled too, but the corners of her eyes were red. "I only saw him two or three times, and he didn't come into our house. When he came to pick up Yimei, I saw him." Chikako nodded. "Kazumi has nothing to say to Ishiguro. She won't tell me about my husband, but she seems willing to talk to Ishiguro. She also talked to Ishiguro on the phone before going out today. The child took the initiative to carry the burden, Said that the murderer must be found." Zhijiazi said quietly: "We will also pay attention not to make Ms. Kazumi too excited. This is also a very painful test for Ms. Kazumi." Chunhui was still depressed, and continued: "She doesn't trust me at all. There is nothing I can do about it. Who taught me that I am not as strong as her." Chun Hui seems very lonely.She kept her mouth shut, and Zhijiazi also silently accompanied her, and extended a helping hand to support the silence that Chunhui was carrying alone. Facing a deeply shocked person full of fear and grief, she can only do a little for her, which makes Zhijiazi feel deeply guilty and helpless.However, Chikako learned a truth during her years of playing the role of a police officer.If you want to continue on this path, of course you must have the perseverance to save and help people wholeheartedly.But that's not enough, you have to invest the same energy, no, more energy to support yourself.When I am unable to save and help others, I also need stronger endurance to face it. "Sorry, I said too much nonsense." After a while, Chunhui apologized again.Chikako stood up and left her seat. "How are you?" "Well, I'm fine. Sorry to keep you up." "If you are too sad to see all the relics today, please let me know. You are welcome." "I know, but I'm really fine." Chunhui wiped the corners of her eyes, pressed her nose lightly with a handkerchief, sat upright again, and then reached out to pick up the relics on the table. "I'll bring Miss Yimei over as soon as the identification is over. Please don't worry." After Chikako finished speaking, she left the room, went around to the general affairs room and asked a staff member to bring a cup of coffee to the corner meeting room in half an hour, and then went straight to the second floor. It is said that Mr. Sorada and his wife were originally colleagues.It must have been a couple that everyone admired at the beginning. It can be imagined that Harue Soda was a quiet, considerate, charming girl when he was young, and a girl that men wanted to protect. Perhaps this is what attracted Ryosuke Soda. So, how does Ryosuke Soda treat his wife?He likes to find young girls, enjoy being relied on by girls, and is addicted to it.Chunhui is already a yellow-faced woman, so maybe she doesn't have any weight in his heart.He sold his old house and planned to buy a new one.If his wife could be changed as easily as changing a house, would he do so? Just thinking about this will only weaken your morale.Chikako shook her shoulders vigorously to cheer herself up again. Ishizu Chikako was not involved in the murder of Ryosuke Soda from the very beginning, and she had no position in the Suginami Bureau. There are not many examples of transfers from this department to the police stations in the jurisdiction. There are various reasons for this type of transfer.However, Zhijiazi's example is a demotion that everyone knows.She was not directly transferred to the Suginami Bureau, but first spent a year in the Criminal Section of the Marunouchi Bureau, where she was mainly responsible for filing work.Then he was transferred to the Suginami Bureau, also under the Criminal Division, but it was considered redundant, and continued to be responsible for file management and sorting, as well as liaison affairs for continuous search cases.The so-called liaison service is actually the operator. Four years ago, Zhijiazi's arson search team in this hall came into contact with a case. This murder case showed unprecedented abnormalities and caused the death of many people.She thought she had tried her best, but was regarded as a violation of discipline by the organization, and finally ended up being demoted. The outside world always thinks that she is deeply hurt, but Zhijiazi is not angry, and has no intention of complaining.At that time, an unreasonable incident had just occurred, and the public could not accept this fact at all, especially for the police, this incident was beyond their comprehension.Regardless of the good or the bad, the police force is a conservative group following the old system. Chikako shouldn't blame them, and it's natural to have that kind of reaction.And through this incident, she saw the dark side of the police organization, so she hoped to keep a distance from it.She also needs to think about her own behavior at this time, so leaving the hall for a while can be regarded as fulfilling her wish. This status made her redundant in the Suginami Bureau again, like a neglected foster child.However, on the third day after she was transferred to search the headquarters, she was surprised when she suddenly received a task to stand guard at Soda's house.Compared with the surprise at that time, being ordered to participate in today's "investigation" no longer scares her. Zhijiazi's boss said that she needs the support of a female police officer this time.The tone of the boss seemed to be asking the neighbor's aunt to help with the funeral.She thought to herself that there was no need to get emotional about trivial matters, and this job was to protect the helpless Mrs. Sorada and her only daughter Kazumi who had lost the head of the family, so there was no reason to refuse.Zhijiazi readily accepted, and met Yuanshang patrol at the scene, and the two policewomen decided to act together. On the third day after the murder, it was confirmed by the police that Ryosuke Soda had a connection with Naoko Imai, who was involved in the Shibuya murder, which also slightly boosted the morale of the search headquarters. However, protecting Soda's mother and daughter was not in the police's original plan. This was Kazumi's voluntary request. She told the police that she was troubled by the harassing calls she had received a few months ago, and that she was followed on her way to and from school.The voice of the harassing call seemed to be a young man, and she found that the stalker looked like a young man about twenty years old, so she concluded that it might be the same person. "I also mentioned this to my dad. Dad, he...he was very worried about my safety, and sometimes he would accompany me to the station. My dad was fine when he was with me, but I received another call later, The other party said, 'Don't think it's okay if your dad is around you'." This matter made her worry at the time, but it was gradually forgotten by her half a month later.However, after her father was killed, she thought about it again and was terrified by it. "Could it be that man did something to my dad... When I think of this, I just..." Let's say the man is a vengeful stalker, but Kazumi can't think of anyone she's offended. "I get along well with my boyfriend. I haven't had any problems with the boys I met briefly before or with the male friends I met on a trip. I guess it's wishful thinking. People I don't know somehow find me and follow me. .However, what if this is related to my father's murder..." Kazumi thinks the stalker killed her father because he started protecting her.However, the investigation of Ryosuke Tian's murder at the Headquarters Research Institute was not an isolated incident, so it is difficult to accept Kazumi's speculation.However, this possibility cannot be completely dismissed; in the days after the murder, nothing can be ruled out.Therefore, the police decided to protect the mother and daughter and monitor their surroundings.This is the reason for "requiring female police support". When they met for the first time, Zhijiazi noticed that Kazumi seemed very frightened.At that time, her fear was far greater than her anger, and her panic was beyond words. Perhaps because they are about the same age, Chikako and Harue Soda became acquainted immediately, and the inspector Fuchigami gained Kazumi's trust.The so-called protection is not as heavy as protecting the witnesses. In fact, the atmosphere between them is very harmonious.Fuchigami inspectors will come and go to Soda's house in the form of clothes, and will also go shopping with Kazumi, and sometimes stay overnight at Soda's house at Kazumi's request.Like good friends, Kazumi spread a guest quilt on the floor of the room, and then went to bed with Fuchigami. After the establishment of the Joint Investigation Headquarters, Chikako and Fuchikami patrolled and continued to protect the Soda family.After a week, it was decided to relax the security, and the local police station was responsible for patrolling. In fact, this is not a unilateral decision of the search headquarters. The mother and daughter of Soda voluntarily stated that they no longer need to accept protection.For the commander-in-chief Shimojima, the patrols of Chikako and Fuchigami are not the main force in the search of the headquarters, so it will not affect the staffing. However, in order to prevent problems, it is best to continue to stand guard and wait for changes.However, Kazumi Soda looked very depressed. She said that she might have thought too much about the stalker.When Zhijiazi and others were on duty at Soda's house, she did not receive any more harassing calls, and Kazumi and Fuchigami did not find any suspicious persons during their inspections.The day passed very peacefully. Of course, it can be inferred from this that the stalker was aware of the police's guard, so he suspended the harassment.However, at this time, the police had already focused on female A, and the search headquarters could no longer keep an eye on the stalker who threatened Yimei.If the murderer is the stalker who targeted Kazumi, then how could he suddenly appear before Ryosuke Sokada's murder and almost forgot about Kazumi, and kill her father without getting close to Kazumi?This is illogical.Today, female A is far more suspected than an unknown stalker. Kazumi said that she was fine and did not need police protection, and Soda Harue had no intention of insisting.However, suddenly there were only mother and daughter left, Chunhui also felt very uneasy, she asked Zhijiazi: "After the guard is lifted, if I have something to discuss with you." Zhijiazi replied: "You are welcome, you are welcome at any time." After leaving After the nursing work, Zhijiazi would call Chunhui every day, and visit the house every few days. No matter how short the time was, she still tried to find a way to chat with her.Since Chikako was not originally a member of the search team, she had plenty of time and even thought she could live in her house temporarily.Regrettably, these follow-up cares are as important as the case, yet the police are completely unaware of this. "I don't worry about stalkers anymore, it's all about me thinking too much." After Kazumi made this decision, her mood changed quickly. She was no longer afraid, but showed anger more often.Zhijiazi guessed, did Kazumi's change mean that girl A was the murderer?A father who had an abnormal relationship with a young girl about his daughter's age and was killed because of that relationship was an unacceptable inference for Kazumi.However, perhaps she has decided to patiently wait for the day when woman A is arrested. However, after a while, Kazumi revealed a brand new fact.She said that in the past six months, she saw her father with strangers several times. "One time, on a Sunday, I saw my dad talking to someone on the opposite platform at the station; another time it was in the parking lot of a supermarket where my mom used to shop, where my dad parked the car, across the street from the car. Talk to someone through the window. There are two times when someone called my dad, I said he was not there, but the other party hung up immediately. In addition, I forgot whether it was the first call or the second call. When I hung up the receiver, I accidentally found someone wandering outside the fence of my house. This is the three times I saw a stranger next to my dad. However, I didn’t think there was any problem at the time. I thought maybe someone was asking my dad for directions, or he just happened to I met an acquaintance on the platform. Of course, those two phone calls made me feel weird, but nothing happened afterwards, and I forgot about it not long after, and I didn’t mention it to my parents.” After Kazumi made a new statement, it seemed that the timing was right. When the investigators investigated Ryosuke's laptop, they found that besides his colleagues and family members, he also interacted with some netizens. Soda Ryosuke's computer left iron evidence to prove what he did through this machine.Browsing the web or communicating with netizens including colleagues are very common behaviors, and there is no particularly eye-catching content.He has no e-mail correspondence with Naoko Imai, so Naoko Imai will not appear in the computer data.A friend of Imai said that she is not interested in computers and only likes to surf the Internet through her mobile phone. The search headquarters speculates that Ryosuke Soda may often visit dating sites in order to find young women, but he can't find any clues, but he found out surprising facts. Ryosuke Soda forms a "family" on the Internet. His wife and a pair of children, including him, constitute a family of four.They nicknamed each other "Papa", "Mom", "Kazumi", "Noru", exchanged frequent e-mails, and often chatted on the Internet.Their relationship is not only online, they have met in person at least once.Ryosuke Soda also sent an email to Kazumi saying that he would like to get together again. The police immediately confirmed that the person nicknamed "Mom" was not Harue Sorada, and that "Kazumi" was not Kazumi.The mother and daughter said in unison that they were completely unaware of the fact that Ryosuke Soda played the role of "father" on the Internet.Moreover, Chunhui has no concept of the Internet. When listening to the police's explanation, she couldn't understand it at first. "Is he dissatisfied with Mom and me? Of course, we are also dissatisfied with him." Kazumi continued angrily: "Playing house wine with strangers is to escape us. It's not only what my dad is thinking !" No wonder Kazumi was angry.Chikako deeply regrets the death of Ryosuke Soda, he should stay in this world and accept Kazumi's anger.Then again, it is extremely rare for a person's death to expose his secrets so clearly. "At this point, I must find out the murderer. Is the woman A that everyone is discussing the murderer? Let me meet her!" Zhijiazi reassured her and said, "I'm not sure yet."Yimei showed murderous and provocative eyes, clenched her fists and said, "Then the murderer is confirmed, let me meet him! I want to ask him, why did he kill my dad? What kind of person is my dad? Must be killed? What did my dad do? I have the right to know, right? My dad was killed, causing us to face facts that we didn’t need to know. It also made us feel ashamed and traumatized physically and mentally! It’s too much!" She was right, and quite right.Zhijiazi also hopes to tell her what she wants to know. However, the murderer must be caught first. Of course Zhijiazi knew that the Joint Investigation Headquarters was eager to investigate and would extract a confession from A.However, is there not a shred of doubt in it?Is this really the main clue?Another clue, which at first glance seems broken, can't be left alone?Are the murderer and the real motive hidden in Ryosuke Soda's secret life?Kazumi witnessed the stranger who was with Ryosuke Soda. Don't these unknown people need to be included in the investigation?Is the suspect only targeting female A? When Zhijiazi was worrying about these doubts, she suddenly received an order to participate in today's investigation, and found that there were also a few people in the Joint Search Headquarters who thought the same as her.After listening to their opinions, Zhijiazi realized that those speculations were far beyond the scope of her reasoning, and the scope was getting wider and wider.Zhijiazi is deeply saddened for Chunhui and Kazumi. This series of processes made Zhijiazi appear on this occasion today. She was surprised that the person in charge of the project this time was Takeshi Etsuro, but she felt okay after learning that Takeshi was the agent of Nakamoto's inspection minister.This guy Takegami has always played this kind of role, he has been like this since he was young. The criminal policeman surnamed Qiujin seemed to have misunderstood that Zhijiazi had no personal relationship with Takegami, and Zhijiazi could not be called his dream lover.Zhijiazi was three years older than him, and when they met, they had already had families, and there would never have been any friendship between them. It was only because of their work fit that they developed revolutionary emotions.Although their subsequent encounters were very different, Zhijiazi was glad that Wushang's personality had not changed, and she also hoped that her personality would not disappoint this bold and upright detective. Then, she suddenly thought of one thing.A person's appearance or himself, which one is the real one?For Ryosuke, what is truth and what is a lie?Can he understand Kazumi's anger? Yes, Kazumi is in a state of anger from time to time.Chunhui was right.In fact, when she saw Kazumi in the lobby just now, she had a very obvious anger on her face, which made Zhijiazi tremble with fear.Kazumi couldn't hide her anger, half of the reason came from her youthful arrogance, and the other half of the reason will probably be revealed this afternoon.

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