Chapter 22 Chapter 22: Fog Shooting Incident

After the typhoon passed through, the weather in Karuizawa seemed to change from summer to autumn, and fog began to form at night, and it became thicker and thicker.The "Wanshan Villa" in the woods is brightly lit at the moment, but the lights appear dim and blurred in the thick fog, giving people a feeling of loneliness. The thick fog outside the house gathered into water droplets, and the sound of raindrops began to fall from the treetops, which made everyone in the house feel strange and uneasy. At eight o'clock in the evening on August 15th, Showa 35th, the entire "Wanshanzhuang" was shrouded in a gloomy mist, and the people who came in and out in the dim light were in a very solemn mood.

Three figures were reflected in the brightly lit living room, two of them were playing Go around the small rattan coffee table. I don't know if Kosuke Kindaichi is really watching the battle, or if he has other things on his mind, but the ashtray on the small coffee table is full of cigarette butts. None of the three spoke, and the sound of the two police officers playing Go sounded very distant; in the bright living room, the three of them were as quiet as devout believers praying for blessings. Kosuke Kindaichi did not expect the murderer to have a pistol, which can be said to be a serious mistake.

However, the murderer sniped Asuka Zhongxi with the determination to die together, which made Kindaichi Kosuke even more inconceivable.If Asuka Zhongxi had any troubles, Kosuke Kindaichi would be even more responsible. Now Kosuke Kindaichi has to think through the whole thing, so there is a mountain of cigarette butts in the ashtray beside him. Just now, Kazuhiko Murakami called back from the hospital and said that Pegasus Zhongxi was out of danger. Not only did he take out the bullet, he also had a blood transfusion. Hearing that Asuka Zhongxi was conscious, after the operation, he turned around and said to Chang Yingming:

"I owe the teacher two favors." Asuka was standing on the green of the 12th hole, the last person in the group to swing, when the killer shot him. The distance from the small white ball to the hole was only three yards, and Asuka Chung-hee was going to make a hole-in-one, so he was extra cautious when swinging.He held the club in both hands, and his body leaned forward slightly, which gave the murderer the best shot. Chang Yingming was beside him, and the other two criminal policemen were standing under the green.The fog in that area seems to be so thick that people can't see their fingers.

At that time, there was a black shadow opposite Akiyama Takuzo, but due to the thick fog, the shadow moved very slowly. They thought it was a plainclothes criminal policeman, so no one took the shadow seriously. Just as Asuka Zhongxi was about to swing, there was a gunshot at the end of the green, and then a white flash cut through the thick fog and shot towards him. In the next second, Asuka Zhongxi tilted slightly, and then fell down. Standing beside Asuka Zhongxi, Chang Yingming yelled: "Danger!" Then he flew and threw Asuka Zhongxi down on the lawn. If not, the second bullet would have taken Asuka Zhongxi's life.

Asuka Zhongxi said that he owed Chang Yingming two favors, and this was one of them. The second shot and Zhongxi Asuka fell to the grass almost at the same time, so the murderer may have thought that he had succeeded in the snipe; when he turned to run away, Feng Chiyoko instinctively ran forward two or three steps, she was in the fog See the sniper outfit. The man was wearing a black hat, a pair of black sunglasses, a black scarf, and a pair of black gloves on his hands. He looked like a killer from head to toe. Even so, Feng Chiyoko couldn't identify whether that person was Shinji Tsumura, and the black shadow quickly disappeared without a trace like a black smoke in the thick fog.

"Akiyama! Come back... Akiyama, come back quickly..." When Chiyoko suddenly regained consciousness, Takuzo Akiyama blushed, knocked down Chiyoko frantically, and rushed towards the direction where the gunfire sounded.The two detectives also chased after Akiyama Takuzo. "Beast! Beast... sex!" When Akiyama Takuzo bumped into Hochiyoko, the curse words he roared out through gritted teeth, spread into Hochiyoko's ears like a storm.He didn't intend to knock Feng Chiyoko down on purpose, the "beast" he cursed in his mouth may be aimed at the murderer who sniped his master, or it may be because he blamed himself for neglecting his duties, so he blamed himself.

"Chiyoko...quickly stop Akiyama...the other party has a gun!" At this time, Asuka Zhongxi's cry gave her infinite courage. "Qiu Shan, Qiu Shan, come back quickly! The young master is worried about your safety..." Feng Chiyoko stood up from the wet lawn and yelled into the thick fog, then hurried to Asuka Zhongxi's side.Zhang Yingming helped Asuka Zhongxi up, and pressed his left abdomen with a white handkerchief; soon, the handkerchief was dyed bright red. Seeing this scene, Feng Chiyoko screamed: "Zhongxi, Zhongxi, cheer up!" Asuka Zhongxi tightly held Feng Chiyoko's hand and said:

"Chiyoko, don't worry...he...he..." When Asuka Zhongxi said this, he passed out in the arms of Chang Yingming. The whole process took only a moment, and the most calm person at that time was Chang Yingming.He asked Asuka Zhongxi to lie flat on the green to avoid excessive blood loss, and at the same time called the caddy who was stunned by the side and said: "What are you in a daze for? Don't hurry up and call people here. They should be at the eleventh hole or the tenth hole." Just as the caddy ran out frantically, a third and fourth shot was heard through the thick fog.

"Akiyama..." Feng Chiyoko called Akiyama's name with a painful expression. Kazuhiko Murakami rushed over after hearing the shout. Asuka Tadashi was very lucky. When he was wounded by a gun, Toshiba Hideaki was very familiar with first aid methods, and Murakami Kazuhiko and Sakurai Tetsuo were also able to do some emergency treatment in an orderly manner. When police officer Waiting Li learned that Chang Yingming had prepared first aid, he rushed to the club according to the information provided by the caddy, because among the participants in the competition was a well-known surgeon whom Asuka Zhongxi knew well.

Not long after, police officer Hibino and the ambulance arrived at the scene, and the medical staff quickly put Asuka Zhongxi on a stretcher into the ambulance.In addition to the surgeon, Feng Chiyoko also got in the car to accompany Asuka Zhongxi. At this moment, Chang Yingming said embarrassedly: "Excuse me, can I get in the ambulance together?" "Professor you..." Seeing Kazuhiko Murakami's suspicious expression, Chang Yingming couldn't help but blush. "Kazuhiko, when Mr. Asuka fell down, I asked him about his blood type, and he said it was type AB. You know that my blood type is also type AB. Maybe I can help you a little at that time." Kazuhiko Murakami was very moved when he heard the words, and even Kosuke Kindaichi couldn't help paying his deepest respect to this calm archaeologist.This is the second favor that Asuka Zhongxi owes Chang Yingming. "That's it...then I won't get in the car." Feng Chiyoko, who was already in the ambulance, got out of the car quickly. "Professor, I leave everything to you. When Zhongxi was shot, only the professor and I were there. Now I hope someone can stay and help Zhongxi... Xizi, I will trouble you." "Xizi, I'll go with you too, because I'm also type AB. Kazuhiko, you'll come later." In this case, "Happy Dragonfly" - Tetsuo Sakurai still looks calm. After a while, the ambulance disappeared into the thick fog, and the piercing whistle gradually faded away. Only Kosuke Kanedaichi, police officer Tomoli, Kazuhiko Hōchiyo and Kazuhiko Murakami were left at the scene. Kazuhiko Murakami decided to return to the club with the guests who came to the green after hearing the news. He turned back and said to Hōchiyoko: "Aunt Feng, after the police finish their questioning, please come to the club immediately, and we will go to the hospital together. When uncle wakes up, if he finds that you are not by his side, he will be very lonely." Feng Chiyoko bowed deeply to Kazuhiko Murakami, and then said: "Thank you, I'll be right there." When Kazuhiko Murakami disappeared into the green with the other guests, there were only three police officers left on the green: Chiyoko Toyoko, Kosuke Kanedaichi, and other police officers. Officer Hibino quickly launched an operation, urging his subordinates to search the golf course. After a long time, Kindaichi Kosuke said: "Ms. Feng, just now you got out of the car in a hurry as soon as you knew that Mr. Asuka was type AB..." "Yes, because I'm Type A." "I heard you say last night that when Meisha needed a blood transfusion when she was a child, it was Ajiujin who lured her into giving it to her." "yes." "What blood type is he?" "Type B." After Feng Chiyoko answered, the waiter Li frowned. "have what……" Before Waiting Li finished speaking, he turned around with a face full of embarrassment. He went to the Karuizawa Police Station with Kosuke Kaneda this morning, and personally read the expert appraisal report of Yasuhisa Fuekoji who died here last year, so he learned that Yasuhisa Fuekoji's blood type was O type. O-type men and A-type women can't give birth to B-type children anyway, and the police officer knows this.So, who is Meisha's real father? Kindaichi Kosuke looked sadly at the black shadow gradually approaching here in the dense fog, and asked: "Ms. Feng, I want to ask you something. Do you know Mr. Dixiaolu's blood type?" "He He……" Hoganyoko felt as if a black claw was reaching out to her, and couldn't help but look at Kindaichi Kosuke's face. "It's type O...that's right! He's type O, Mr. Kindaichi...is there anything wrong with that?" (The woman doesn't know anything, and she's not shy about telling people about her infidelity. Although Hochiyoko is Fute Koji Yasuhisa's wife, she was secretly with other men, that's why she gave birth to Misa, otherwise Misa's blood type couldn't be type B! She has not yet discovered the secret of her blood type, so she has no way of guarding against the trap set by Mr. Kindaichi, so she leaked her cheating behavior, but... what does this matter have to do with Misa's color blindness?Could it be that Kosuke Kindaichi knew from the beginning that this matter was related to color blindness? ) Waiting for the police officer to think about it, his breathing became quite short. (After returning to Seiichiro Nanjo's villa in Namhara last night, Kosuke Kaneda read the encyclopedia in the villa. Could it be that he was looking for information in this regard?) Feng Chiyoko said tremblingly: "Mr. Kindaichi, is there anything related to blood type?" Waiting for the police officer to look back, he saw Kosuke Kindaichi put his hand on Feng Chiyoko's shoulder and said: "Ms. Feng, I will tell you about this matter slowly tonight. I still don't understand two or three things, but I believe you. Don't mention the blood type to others. Tonight ...Ah! It seems to be Police Officer Hibino who is coming here. After you explain what happened to Police Officer Hibino, you will rush to the club immediately and go to the hospital with Kazuhiko! The person Mr. Asuka needs most right now is you." When Kindaichi Kosuke finished speaking and left Chiyoko Fuze, police officer Hibino happened to walk over through the thick fog.He is very emotional at the moment, and no matter who he sees, he feels very suspicious. Feng Chiyoko described the situation at that time in detail. She said that the sniper was the man dressed as a killer mentioned by everyone last night, but she didn't see the man's appearance clearly, so she was not sure whether that man was Makoto Tsumura or not. two. When she said this, the doubts in Police Officer Hibino's mind reached the highest point, so the questioning that followed was quite severe.Even so, Tochiyoko answered every question very gently and patiently recounted the situation. Police officer Hibino believed that Chang Yingming was also an eyewitness, so he decided to ask Chang Yingming; in addition, he also questioned whether Asuka Zhongxi saw the murderer's appearance. Asuka Zhongxi seemed to have something to say, but he fell into a coma on the way to the hospital.Therefore, Police Officer Hibino hopes to confirm this matter with Asuka Zhongxi after he wakes up. When Feng Chiyoko heard this, she felt that there was darkness in front of her eyes, and her weak body was crumbling. I'm afraid that Asuka Zhongxi would never be able to wake up from this. Kosuke Kindaichi saw that Chiyoko could no longer bear the blow, so he quickly extended a helping hand from the side. "Officer Hibino, it's alright. Teacher Dechang was also there at the time. You might as well ask him. If there is a discrepancy between the two people's statements, you will have time to ask in detail!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and said to Feng Chiyoko: "Ms. Feng, Kazuhiko is still waiting for you at the club, you guys hurry to the hospital." Since Kindaichi Kosuke said so, Police Officer Hibino had no choice but to order a plainclothes criminal policeman to escort Feng Chiyoko to the club to avoid accidents on the way. Kosuke Kaneda's bird's nest was soaked in mist, and he and police officer Bodoli, led by police officer Hibino, walked out of the forest 100 meters away from the entrance of Cave No. 12.There were bloodstains on the grass outside the stadium, and several serious-looking criminal policemen and police officers were on guard nearby. One of the detectives said excitedly: "Yamaguchi and I followed Mr. Akiyama to chase the murderer. At that time, the murderer fired two shots, one of which hit Mr. Akiyama's foot. The murderer fled into the woods while I was taking care of Mr. Akiyama. Yamaguchi continued to chase... " The forest that the criminal police mentioned was submerged in a sea of ​​fog, and Li Shan, which stood behind the forest, could not be seen at all at this moment. "I told Mr. Akiyama not to leave here, so I chased after the mountain pass all the way. I didn't find the murderer's trace, but suddenly heard a gunshot from over there, so I ran in that direction quickly, but in the end there was no trace of the murderer." I saw traces of the murderer, but I found bloodstains on the grass, so I hurried back here, only to find that Mr. Akiyama had disappeared. After a while, Yamaguchi also came back." This plainclothes criminal is called Kimura, and he has just reported the same thing to Police Officer Hibino.He was very emotional, and he spoke as if he was endorsing a book. After listening to Kimura detective's report, Kazuko Kaneda learned that Takuzo Akiyama's left ankle was slightly bruised. Although he himself did not hurt his ankle, judging from the blood left on the ground and in the woods, he should have bleed a lot . Despite this, Akiyama Takuzo still rushed into the woods to hunt down the murderer. Things have evolved to this point, and Hibino police officer can only take two ways: one is to spread a net all over the town, and the other is to launch a search operation. At present, the first method has been launched. As for the mountain search operation... Although it is only five o'clock, there is already thick fog around, which is really not conducive to a blanket search. Although Lishan is not a big mountain, bears often come and go. In addition, the murderer has a gun, so the police cannot know how many bullets he has left. So the first thing to do is to redeploy the police force. Police officer Hibino left two officers in charge of guarding the scene, and the rest of the staff evacuated to the club. When they returned to the club, there was only one police officer waiting for Police Officer Hibino. According to the police officer's report, only Atsuko and the maid Satoko were present in the Villa Fuekoji in Sakurazawa, and there was no sign of Misa. They said that Meisha didn't come home after going to the golf course at noon, and she should have disappeared near the entrance of the tenth hole. Kosuke Kindaichi and police officers Bodouli rushed directly from the golf course to the hospital under the special car pick-up by Police Officer Hibino. Kazuhiko Murakami took care of him in the hospital. He said that Zhongxi Asuka recovered his sanity as soon as he arrived at the hospital. He also said that he hoped that both the future contact place and tonight's accommodation will be in "Wanshan Villa", so that he can feel more at ease. Kosuke Kindaichi also asked Kazuhiko Murakami to tell Tadashi Asuka something: "Please tell Mr. Asuka that the whole incident is coming to an end. We hope to solve these mysteries and catch the murderer before noon tomorrow, so we hope that Mr. Asuka can recover as soon as possible." It is said that Asuka Zhongxi looked very happy when he heard these words. At that time, Fu Chiyoko and Xizi were also guarding Asuka Zhongxi's bedside. After that, Kazuhiko Murakami drove the Cadillac to send Kosuke Kanedaichi and police officer Bodouli back to "Wanshanzhuang"; at the request of the police officer Bodouli, the car drove to the police station to pick up Officer Yamashita. It is now 8:30 pm on August 15th, Showa 35th. The fog is getting thicker and thicker, and all the glass windows of "Wanshanzhuang" are closed very tightly, but the wind is still blowing in through the cracks in the windows; the spacious living room is also filled with mist, and the sight is very blurred. Just after 8:30, police officer Hibino brought a report. Not only could the police not find the murderer dressed as a killer, but Takuzo Akiyama and Misa were also missing. Akiyama Takuzo is going to hunt down the murderer, and his safety is worrying.But what about Mesa?Is there any connection between her and the murderer? "Now we have to wait until after dawn before launching the search for the mountain." Officer Hibino glanced at the thick fog outside the window, and murmured: "If any suspicious person is found in the town, the police will try their best to arrest them. The next step is the lettering in the No. 17 hut of the 'Baihua Camp'... It is still in the forensics, and I think there should be results soon. I will report to you immediately when the time comes." "Where's the boarding list for Cabin Seventeen?" Kindaichi Kosuke asked. "That part is currently in progress. Fortunately, Shigeki Tachibana left a letter written by Shinji Tsumura, so as long as Shinji Tsumura stayed at the 'Baihua Camp' after the murder of Fuekoji last year, and left his name on the accommodation list , we will be able to find out some clues soon." When Kōsuke Kindaichi heard what police officer Hibino said, his expression still did not relax. He looked at the chess game with a sad expression, and the police officer Yamashita, who was holding a white piece, was in an unfavorable situation. At eight forty-five, the phone rang. This call was from Xizi, and she asked Kazuko Jintian to answer the call by name. "Mr. Kindaichi? I'm Sakurai Xiko. I'm in the hospital now. How's the situation there?" "Besides me, there are also Officer Hibino, Officer Yamashita, and the other officers you know, all of whom are here." Xi Yu thought for a while and said: "Very well, then I will rush back immediately, please wait for me, I have something to tell you." Xizi's tone of voice sounded very calm and determined. After Kosuke Kindaichi hung up the microphone, he couldn't help sighing.