Chapter 24 Chapter 24 The Mysterious Woman Appears

Xizi hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind and turned to look at Kosuke Kindaichi. "Mr. Jin Tianyi, I hope this matter can be resolved as soon as possible. Dad should recover soon. After he recovers, I hope he and Aunt Feng can get married this fall." "Xizi, do you agree with their marriage?" "Everyone says that Dad is a brilliant entrepreneur, but in fact he is a standard dreamer. He is like a kite with a broken string... My late mother was worried that Dad would fly to nowhere, so she always held the Holding on to the string of the kite, Dad’s life is very hard. After this incident, I deeply understand everyone’s character and temper, so I hope that Aunt Feng will hold the string of the kite this time.”

"So that's the case, then..." "Because of this, there is one thing I don't really want to say, but then I thought, maybe talking about it now will help the police handle the case, so..." Kosuke Kindaichi and the three police officers looked tense. Officer Hibino asked anxiously: "Mrs. Sakurai, do you have any clues about this murder?" "I don't know if this matter is related to the murder case. Maybe I will bring this person a lot of trouble when I say it, but before that, I have never told anyone about it. Mr. Jin Tianyi, I don't want to Others think that I am a female detective, and I kept this matter in my heart before, but after I saw what happened today, I decided to tell you about it."

When Xizi said this, he still looked hesitant. Kosuke Kindaichi looked at her tenderly and said to her: "Xizi, the reason why you are hesitant is that you are worried that you will be suspected of false accusation after you speak up?" "Yes, that's why I'm hesitant." "If this is the case, please trust us, no matter how much you know about that matter, we will investigate the person involved in detail; if it is only out of your personal doubts, we will not take this matter to heart, like this what do you think?" "Mr. Kindaichi, just do as you say!"

Xizi gently wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and said: "This happened on the night of August 15th last year." "It was the night that Mr. Dixiaolu died unexpectedly." "Yes, my father also held a golf game that day. Afterwards, we all went to the Gaoyuan Hotel for dinner, and our husband and wife also attended. At that time... Aunt Feng was also present. Tie Xiong smiled and said: "'Before you get kicked to death by the horse, you'd better retreat quickly.' So after eight o'clock, we left the hotel and went home. Our house is near the venue of the Menglan Basin Festival, and because it was too noisy, I Why not go out with Tiexiong to watch the dance festival. Rongzi also participated in the dance festival and danced in the venue."

"Ok." "We looked there for a while and found it very boring, so we decided to take a walk on the old road. From there to the old road, wouldn't we pass a tennis court on the way? When we were walking on the street in Yokocho, a walking follower came up to me. The person bumped into my husband, and that person walked into a shop called 'Mimosa' muttering words." "Is that person Mr. Dikoji?" Police officer Hibino asked hoarsely. "Yes, but at the time I didn't know that he was Di Xiaolu Taijiu. I only talked about this person with Tetsuo after seeing the photos published in newspapers and TV news. It was then that Tetsuo knew about Di Xiaolu. I'm the only one who knows about it, and that's why I feel very upset."

"Then please tell me about this matter, so that we can share your worries and relieve our troubles!" "Thank you, Mr. Kindaichi. After we collided with Mr. Fuekoji, we walked to a corner of the old road. There was a post office there. I met a person there, and the problem was with this person." "Who is that person? Is it someone we know?" Police officer Hibino leaned forward and asked, and the other three also looked at Xizi intently. "That's a woman—Natsue Fujimura. She's probably also on the Hibino police officer's search list." After Xizi finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.Police officer Hibino looked at Xizi dumbly, while police officer Waitoli let out a sharp cry, and then regained his composure.

"Mrs. Sakurai, did Natsue Fujimura also come to Karuizawa that night?" "yes." "Officer, this Fujimura Natsue is..." Wait for the police officer to blame himself and said: "Mr. Kindaichi, I'm sorry... I haven't told you that Natsue Fujimura is the ex-wife of Ms. Feng's second husband, Kenzo Akutsu. In other words, she is the woman who was abandoned by Kenzo Akutsu because of Ms. Feng. But, Sakura Mrs. Jing...do you also know Ms. Natsue Fujimura?" "Yes, Ms. Fujimura is a reporter for the women's fashion magazine 'Shobien'. There is a women's clothing store called 'Monroe' in Ginza. Every time I go to that clothing store to order clothes, I chat with the proprietress. It was at that store that I met Ms. Fujimura, so I knew she was Kenzo Akutsu's ex-wife."

"That night you met Ms. Fujimura Natsue in Karuizawa..." It was not only the mistake of Police Officer Hibino that Natsue Fujimura came to Karanazawa that night, but also a major loophole in the handling of the case by Waiting Force Police Officer. "Did you say something?" "No... I wanted to call her out, but she seemed to be thinking about something at the time, and her expression was very serious; she seemed to be watching or following someone, so we didn't talk. Then I saw her again in the clothing store in Ginza , she looks no different from usual."

"You mean it looked like Ms. Fujimura was spying or following someone at the time?" "It was a bit late at that time, but Yokocho was still very crowded and messy. I accidentally saw her stop in front of the 'Mimosa' store, glanced at the sign and appearance of the store, and then passed by the store quickly , walked to the bookstore opposite; she was standing in front of the bookstore while flipping through magazines, while looking back at 'Mimosa' from time to time. Just as I was watching the weird behavior of Ms. Fujimura, Tetsuo called me, and I walked towards the old road Come on, that's all I know."

After waiting for the police officer to cough, he said: "Yamashita, don't blame Hibino for this matter, it's our... or rather, my responsibility; after the flute Koji murder, Kondo Detective once came to Tokyo, and I was his negotiating partner at that time. At that time, we put All the people related to Ms. Feng have confirmed once that he had secretly observed Ms. Fujimura once. We did not confirm Ms. Fujimura's whereabouts that night, which was entirely my own mistake. However, Ms. Fujimura appeared in Karuizawa that night... " "By the way, Mrs. Sakurai."

Officer Yamashita leaned forward and said: "Did Natsue Fujimura walk into the 'Mimosa' store?" "Not from what I've seen." "Then there's no other way, if Ms. Fujimura had walked into 'Mimosa', she would have been on Hibino's search list, but she just passed by the store...Ms. Sakurai, you didn't know that night Futekoji-san was the one who got drunk and walked into the 'Mimosa', but found Ms. Fujimura following him, isn't that right?" "That's why I'm afraid to bring it up." "Your impression at the time was that Ms. Fujimura was looking around at 'Mimosa' in front of the bookstore, waiting for Mr. Futekoji to come out of 'Mimosa', and then continued to follow him, or had contact with him?" "Officer Yamashita, I don't know if Ms. Fujimura had contact with Mr. Fuekoji, but judging from Ms. Fujimura's expression and behavior at that time, I think she seemed to be waiting for Mr. Fuekoji to come out of 'Mimosa', and then continued to follow him .” "So, Mr. Dixiaolu's death has something to do with this woman?" "I think... Ms. Fujimura may have some clues!" There is a strange atmosphere in the living room of "Wanshanzhuang", everyone is thinking: Taijiu Dikoji had sex with a woman before falling into the water, could that woman be "Natsue Fujimura"? "Wait a minute, is there any relationship between Mr. Dikoji and Ms. Fujimura?" "There is no relationship between the two of them. If there is such a relationship between them, we will definitely investigate Ms. Fujimura's whereabouts that night." At this time, Kindaichi Kosuke asked: "Xizi, Mr. Sakurai doesn't know about this?" "He doesn't know anything, he only met the proprietress of 'Monroe', because the proprietress came to our house. Ms. Fujimura works in a magazine, and the relationship between her and the proprietress of 'Monroe' is only an interview, so..." "Where does Natsue Fujimura go when he comes to Karuizawa?" That was the question posed by Police Officer Hibino, who seemed to be fighting again. "Officer Hibino, I used to be a female detective to investigate this matter. The proprietress of 'Monroe' comes to Karuizawa every year, but she doesn't have a villa here. Every time she comes, she stays in a hotel in the old road. Ms. Fujimura I don’t have any friends here who own villas, but I do know the president of 'Zhuangmeiyuan', she is a famous woman in the women's clothing industry." "Is it a female president?" "yes." "her name is……" "Yasuko Takamori, I have met her two or three times. She is Ms. Fujimura's senior student at the Tokyo Women's Art School; I heard that Ms. Takamori has a villa in Lake Yamanaka, not in Karuizawa. The part I investigated is That's all." "Ms. Sakurai, thank you. Hibino, hurry up and investigate this aspect. It would be best to talk to Ms. Fujimura face to face." After they thanked Xizi, the Guchuan detective just brought the following four forensic results: First: The moth scale powder attached to Shinkyogo’s shirt and in the car, and the scale powder left in Tsumura Shinji Asamakaku’s rental villa belong to the same species of moth, which is called “big island crow' moth. Second: Find Shen Gongwu's fingerprints from his car. Third: The strange equation found on the wooden wall in the shoulder of No. 17 of "Baihua Battalion", according to the results of various scientific methods; it was found that the equation should be A+O≠B, but was later modified to; A+Q ≠B+P. Fourth: According to the accommodation list provided by Nezu, the manager of "Baihua Camp", on the night of August 28 last year, a person named Kozo Miwa lived in Room 17.The handwriting of this person's signature on the accommodation list is very similar to the handwriting of Tsumura Shinji's letter, but Nezu has no impression of this person. After reading the forensic results report, Police Officer Hibino was refreshed, but Kosuke Kindaichi was not very interested. Tsumura Shinji learned the secret of blood type probably from Akutsu Kenzo who gave Misa a blood transfusion, and he hastily told this secret to Fue Koji Yasuhisa who visited him on the afternoon of August 15th last year. In any case, it is impossible for a type A woman to give birth to a type B child with an O man, so it is believed that Misa is the child of Feng Chiyoko and other men.Perhaps because of this, Futekoji Yasuhisa remembered the man nicknamed "Sasuke"—Takamatsu Tsurukichi. He calculated the time when "Sasuke" was recruited and Misa was born, and believed that Misa should be the child of Hochiyoko and "Sasuke". Child. Fuekoji Taijiu could no longer remember the real name of "Taisuke", and Shinji Tsumura might feel regretful for his unscrupulous words, so when he walked into Room 17 of "Shirakaba Camp", when he saw the sign left on the wooden wall, With that equation, I quickly made some revisions.As for why Tsumura Shinji didn't do something about "Sasuke", it may be that he doesn't know the secret. Therefore, Shinji Tsumura told Yasuhisa the secret of his blood type. For him, perhaps this is the "evil cross" on his shoulders! "Furukawa, is there any whereabouts of Mr. Tsumura?" "Not yet, he may have fled in the direction of 'Leaving Mountain' after sniping Mr. Asuka." "Where's Takuzo Akiyama? And... Any news from Misa?" Kindaichi Kosuke asked sadly. "Misa... Detective Kondo should be at Sakurazawa's villa, hasn't he contacted you yet?" Officer Hibino wanted to speak, but was stopped by the officer Waiting Power. Police officer Waiting Force knew Kosuke Kindaichi very well. Whenever his eyes were empty and his head was scratching desperately with one hand, it meant that his brain cells were running fast. After a long time, Kindaichi Kosuke said: "Officer Hibino, I remembered a strange thing." "What strange thing?" "Residents who spend the summer in villas in this area, when the summer is over, as long as they put away their bedding, can they go back to Tokyo directly?" "Yes, what's in it..." "In this case, someone will put the bedding in storage or store it elsewhere, and some homes will have a hidden shelf in the ceiling and stuff things in it, which is the case in the Nanjo house I am renting now. " "Yes, yes, and then?" Police officer Hibino echoed excitedly, because he knew the intention of Jin Tianyi Kosuke to mention this matter. "What about Mr. Tsumura's villa in Asama Gakushi? Does the rental villa have such a design?" Officer Hibino stood up excitedly and said: "Mr. Kindaichi! I know who the landlord is, so I'll ask." Kindaichi Kosuke hastily stopped and said: "No, no! Is someone monitoring that rental villa now?" "I've already arranged surveillance personnel, because I don't know when Mr. Tsumura will come back..." "You first evacuate the surveillance police officers from the scene, and then go and see for yourself, or we can go with you." Officer Yamashita also became nervous, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "Mr. Kindaichi, do you think there might be something hidden on the hidden shelf?" "This is just my personal guess. There may be whiskey bottles, wine glasses, or other things in it... Of course, it may be just a waste of time." Officer Hibino stood up abruptly, with an expression of eagerness to know the truth on his pale face.