Chapter 4 Chapter 4 An Unexpected Encounter

Kosuke Kanedaichi stood beside the fenceless level crossing at the entrance of Namwon. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, waiting for the car sent by Tadashi Asuka to pick him up. Opposite where he is standing now is the east-west National Highway No. 18. If you go west along this national highway, go north after Chasefen, you will reach Zhijiangjin; if you go east, go south from Ubingling. Takasaki. He looked down at his watch, it was one o'clock in the afternoon in three minutes. (Hurry up, the "Hakusan" train bound for Nakakaruizawa should pass this level crossing...)

When Kosuke Kindaichi looked in the direction of Shinnamizawa, he suddenly remembered that the traffic had been interrupted due to the impact of the typhoon, and he couldn't help laughing wryly at himself. Before the car that came to pick him up appeared, he lit another cigarette. The weather finally cleared up, the surrounding area became brighter, and the fog covering the surrounding area of ​​Li Mountain gradually dissipated, and soon the strangely shaped mountain top could be seen. The leaves of this mountain are "Doushan", and outsiders call it "Maofeng". Kosuke Kindaichi took a puff of cigarette slowly, and while looking at the top of the mountain, he remembered an incident that happened last year.

The internationally renowned lawyer Seiichiro Nanjo is the elder of Kosuke Kindaichi's hometown and the owner of the villa where Kosuke Kindaichi lived.Seiichiro Nanjo is very busy and hardly has time to come to this villa for a short stay. Mrs. Nanjo, her son and daughter-in-law who teach at the school, and their children come here for vacation every year.This villa also has an independent hut, and Kosuke Kindaichi lives in the hut. Last year, when Kosuke Kindaichi was living in a hut, he climbed up Mount Li alone because of his impetuous mood.From the top of the mountain, you can see the scenery of Asama. It didn't take long for the thick fog to drift over. Kosuke Kindaichi rushed down the mountain and met a suspicious couple on the way.

Kosuke Kindaichi followed the couple back to the top of the mountain, only to find that they had committed suicide by taking poison in the cave on the top of Lishan Mountain.Thanks to Kosuke Kindaichi's quick notification, the man saved his life, but the woman was not so lucky. (The day after tomorrow is the one-year death anniversary of that woman, what happened to the rescued man?) Kindaichi Kosuke still remembered that man was named Tashiro Nobukichi. "Excuse me, are you Kosuke Kindaichi... Mr. Kindaichi?" Kosuke Kindaichi heard someone calling him behind him, so he turned and looked at the older of the two men in front of him.

"Ah! So it's Professor Chang." "Don't call me Professor Chang! Mr. Kindaichi, what are you thinking here? Even if you have plenty of time, if you think about things in this kind of place with a serious face, you won't have the idea of ​​hitting a train!" "how is this possible!" Kosuke Kindaichi scratched his head habitually and said: "I, am I really serious?" "Seriousness is also a good expression! Hahaha... Let me introduce you to a friend." Chang Yingming turned around and looked at the young man behind him and said:

"Murakami, do you know Mr. Kindaichi?" "Yes, I have long admired your name." "Mr. Kindaichi." "yes" "Do you know Mr. Asuka Zhongxi from Shenmen Enterprise?" Kosuke Kindaichi narrowed his eyes and replied: "Of course I know." "Last fall, Kazuhiko Murakami was still Mr. Asuka's secretary. After Mr. Asuka quit the front line of Shenmen Enterprise, Murakami went back to school and now specializes in aesthetics." Chang Yingming took off his mountaineering helmet and wiped his well-combed forehead with a handkerchief.

"You... used to be Mr. Asuka's secretary?" Kazuhiko Murakami replied with a smile on his face: "Yes. As soon as I graduated, I served as my uncle's secretary. After my uncle retired from the front line, I became a redundant role!" "You call Mr. Asuka 'uncle'?" "Ok." While looking at the direction of the national highway leading to Nakakaruizawa, Chang Yingming said: "Mr. Kindaichi, do you know about Mr. Asuka's father, Duke Motochu, who was assassinated in May of Showa 10? Mr. Tatsuya Murakami, who stood up to rescue Duke Motochu and was finally shot and killed by the rebels together with the Duke, you also Do you have an impression?"

"I remember that there was such a No. 1 person, but I just remembered his name." "Mr. Tatsuya Murakami can be regarded as Duke Asuka's loyal retainer. Kazuhiko Murakami is the orphan of Mr. Tatsuya Murakami. He was born in Asuka's family and grew up in Asuka's family. Mr. Asuka insisted that he be called uncle." Kosuke Kindaichi had a good impression of this young man who always kept a friendly smile on his face. "Have you always stayed in Nanyuan?" Kosuke Kanedaichi turned his head to look at the Namhara area surrounded by red pine and larch behind him, because the two of them had just come out from there.

"No, we just came back from the Kita-Akutsu Kensamples and stayed at a friend's house in Minamihara last night. Where's Mr. Kindaichi?" "I lived in Nanjo two or three days ago... Mr. Nanjo Seiichiro's villa." "Then aren't we neighbors? Hahaha! I live in Beichuan Haruhisa's house. We graduated from the same school. He is my senior." "What a coincidence! Where are you going now?" "We were going to Asuka's house, but we couldn't get a taxi." Just now, Hideaki Chang kept staring in the direction of Nakakaruizawa, so he was waiting for the bus.

"Then let's go together! I've been waiting for the car that Mr. Asuka sent to pick me up since just now." "Mr. Asuka sent someone to pick you up?" Chang Hideaki looked at Kosuke Kindaichi in surprise, and Kazuhiko Murakami's breathing suddenly became rapid. "Mr. Kindaichi, what happened again?" "That's right! Brother Murakami, there's something wrong again. Huh? You said 'what happened again'...Why do you ask?" "This, this..." Kazuhiko Murakami showed a look of anxiety. Chang Yingming saw him hesitating, so he said:

"Mr. Kindaichi, at about five o'clock in the evening yesterday, we saw Ms. Feng Chiyoko when we were driving near the old road. That's why we didn't visit Asuka's house yesterday. And..." He looked around, and then said: "A flyer for Shinji Tsumura's concert was posted on a nearby telephone pole, and Mr. Asuka sent a car to pick you up... Anyone who heard it would think that something happened. Murakami, are you right?" Kazuhiko Murakami ran to Kosuke Kindaichi and said: "Because of that incident last year... Mr. Kindaichi, what happened now?" Kindaichi Kosuke hesitated for a while before answering: "Anyway, you will know sooner or later, so I will tell you first! I just received a call from Mr. Asuka, and I am not very clear about the whole situation, but Mr. Asuka doesn't seem to know exactly what happened. Did he receive a call from Mr. Asuka?" Ms. Feng's phone..." "What on earth happened?" "I heard that Ms. Feng's third husband, Shen Gongwu, was found dead this morning." "Was it killed?" Kazuhiko Murakami asked in a hoarse voice. "It's not clear yet, but the police believe that homicide is more likely, so they went to visit Ms. Feng who was staying at the Gaoyuan Hotel. Ms. Feng called Mr. Asuka for help, and Mr. Asuka immediately entrusted me to investigate this murder case. In fact... When we met before, Mr. Asuka hoped that I could investigate the incident last year." Chang Yingming rolled his eyes and continued: "So, after Murakami called, Mr. Asuka received a call from Ms. Feng." "Well, when I called, uncle was in a good mood." Dechang Yingming showed embarrassment, tilted his head and said: "Then if we go to visit Mr. Asuka under such circumstances, it will definitely cause him inconvenience." "Professor, if it will cause inconvenience to uncle, then we will leave immediately. Anyway, the train can't run now, even if we want to go back to Tokyo, we can't go back." "By the way, doesn't Mr. Asuka need your help?" "Well, so I had to go and see! That girl would be scared by herself." "Mr. Kindaichi." "What's up?" "Actually, I'm going to start with Mr. Asuka's pocket." "what do you mean……" "Mr. Kindaichi, do you know 'Mobenbashi Dallo' and 'Holabo'?" "These are ancient Indian civilizations!" "Yes, Murakami and I plan to form an expedition team to go there for archeology, which will require a huge amount of money. Mr. Asuka is also very interested in this matter, and Shenmen Enterprise has a 'Shenmen Fengguild', which is a A foundation related to education. We originally wanted to ask Mr. Asuka to provide a part of the fund for us to form an expedition team, but we didn’t expect this kind of thing to happen to him... Sorry, I keep telling you these 'private matters', hahaha!" Although Zhang Yingming laughed loudly, he still couldn't hide his inner hesitation. Strictly speaking, archaeologists can be divided into three types. The first category belongs to adventurers, who go to the place on their own to do excavation work.Heinrich Schliemann, who is famous all over the world for excavating the ruins of Troy in 1870, probably belongs to this type of archaeologist. The second type is archaeologists who do purely academic research, which can be divided into two types—— The first is the linguists who sort out the writings on the Egyptian Amaruna scripts and clay tablets, and interpret ancient texts; the second is to sort out these languages ​​and ancient books, systematize these materials, and let ancient civilizations reappear in the world. Historian of today's society. Chang Yingming is very proud to say that he is an archaeologist with all three types. He is more than 170 centimeters tall and has a very good physique. He has profound research on ancient oriental civilization. In Japan, there are not many scholars in this field; , none of today's Japanese scholars can match it. There is still no way to decipher the graphic characters of ancient Indian civilization, but Hideaki Toba recently published an article on the essentials of deciphering, which caused a shock in the archaeological circle, and Kosuke Kindaichi also heard about it. "Mr. Kindaichi, did you just say that uncle will send someone here to pick you up?" "No, I said that I would wait here, because it would be too much trouble for them to find my place by car, and the person who is going to pick me up is not familiar with Nanyuan." "Professor Chang..." "What's up?" "If the person who came to pick up Mr. Kindaichi is Mr. Akiyama, we might as well talk to him. At least we can understand how Uncle is feeling. Ah! Isn't the car on the opposite side Uncle's Cadillac?" A large car from the direction of Shin Karuizawa drove towards the position where the three of them were standing.Then, Takuzo Akiyama, wearing a bright red sweater, stepped out of the driver's seat. After Akiyama Takuzo nodded to Hideaki Hideaki and Kazuhiko Murakami, he walked towards Kosuke Kaneda. "Excuse me, are you Mr. Kindaichi?" "yes." "I'm sorry, the road is full of fallen trees, so I had to take a detour, so I'm late. Please get in the car! Mr. Chang please." "Is it convenient for us to go there now?" "The young master regretted that he forgot to ask Kazuhiko something just now! So he told me that if I can find you, I will take you back by the way. Mr. Chang knows Mr. Kindaichi?" "It's like this. I needed some knowledge of archaeology before, so I asked Mr. Chang for advice. Ah! Mr. Chang, please get in the car!" "After you." When Chang Hideaki and Murakami Kazuhiko followed Kindaichi Kosuke and got into the car, the car started immediately.