Chapter 9 Chapter Eight The Broker and His Assistant

Later in the day, the evening paper of Shindai Press once again made the whole of Osaka boil. The headlines on the social page tried their best to incite people's hearts, and made the news that a ridiculously heavy suitcase was transported out of Shu's apartment at around 11:00 am on the 20th.In contrast, the possibility that Ms. Hara Sakura's body was contained in the suitcase was dismissed and vaguely dismissed.However, seeing this kind of report, as long as readers who are a little sensitive should be able to detect something strange.The report not only mentioned the weight of the suitcase, but even described its shape, size and features in as much detail as possible.Not only that, but it was also written that the bearer of the suitcase was a gentleman with his face covered.

In fact, this report was written by me in accordance with the instructions of the Asahara Police Department and Master Yuri. "At present, our police are fully investigating where the suitcase came from. That is to say, how did the suspect get to Mitsukoshi Department Store before he drove by the river and loaded the suitcase outside the side door of Mitsukoshi Department Store? So we want to use the newspaper With all your might, can you report this matter as conspicuously as possible in this evening's paper?" The Asahara Police Department asked me so. "Mitsuki, don't forget to write down where the suitcase will be transported from here!"

Master Yuri reminded me from the side. As soon as I got back to the newspaper office, I immediately discussed with Shimadzu and finished this report carefully.Shimadzu was extremely excited at the time. "So, isn't the suite in Akira's apartment the scene of the murder?" "It seems so. It's just a place for changing corpses. In other words, it's like the backstage of a stage." "If that wasn't the murder scene, where was Hara Sakura killed?" "God knows. But if you want to know for sure, you'll have to find out where the suitcase came from."

Shimadzu said while reading the report I wrote. "With such a large suitcase, it is impossible for the suspect to wander around the city. No matter where he came from, there must be a car to take him to the side entrance of Mitsukoshi Department Store." "That's right. So the police want to use this report to evoke the impression of the driver who drove the suspect. According to what Master Yuli said, we have to find at least three cars. One is what you just said, put the suitcase One of the cars transported to the side door of Mitsukoshi Department Store was the car that took empty suitcases from Akebono’s apartment, and the other was the car that delivered the double bass from Osaka Station to Akebono’s apartment. But in order to hide clues, the murderer may not only change We’ve had these cars a few times, so we might have to find some more.”

"Hey! But why did the prisoner make things so complicated when he had nothing to do? Is it necessary to put Hara Sakura's body into the double bass case first and then send it to the public hall?" "God knows. This incident must have hidden the deepest mystery in this murder case. Master Yuri once said that this was a carefully planned murder case. Shimadzu, I will leave the rest to you! I will now Go back to N Hotel." "Anli! If there is anything else, it doesn't matter if you try to order it as much as you can, and I will take care of it." I arrived at N Hotel around three o'clock.At that time, a batch of costume boxes and large suitcases marked with the logo of the original Sakura Opera Troupe had just arrived at the entrance of the hotel. I think they probably wanted to move the costumes and props placed in the performance venue back to the hotel.The man standing in front of the porch directing everyone was about fifty years old, with dark skin and a tall stature.He is Hara Sakura's manager, Tsuchiya Kyouzo.

This was the first time I saw the original appearance of the Tsuchiya.A long time ago, when I was in the first grade of middle school in our country, I saw his performance two or three times.At that time, the Asakusa opera had passed its heyday and was gradually dying out.Tsuchiya's opera career seems to symbolize the tragic fate of Asakusa opera.Tsuchiya is a student of the first class. His singing voice was once hyped as a rare Japanese voice. Unfortunately, his lung capacity was insufficient, and his voice became hoarse and out of breath in the middle of singing.His opera career had just begun and ended.Although he covered it up with poor body movements and bad lines, it made me even more disgusted with his performance.Even so, I will never forget the appearance he played.

Time makes people old, perhaps because of getting old. Although Tsuchiya Kyouzo no longer has the handsome appearance of the past, there are still some shadows of his youth between his eyebrows and eyes.I didn't know until this murder happened that he was Ms. Hara Sakura's manager. This must be the tragic fate of Canary who lost her beautiful singing voice.I passed by Mr. Tsuchiya and entered the entrance.I saw a young man who looked like he was about to be overwhelmed by a heavy suitcase, and the way he shambled across the hall caught my attention.He bent over and carried the suitcase with a flushed face. Even though he was stripped to only an undershirt, waterfalls of sweat continued to flow from his forehead and neck.

The moment I stepped into the hall, the young man dropped the suitcase on the ground with a "bang", followed by a burst of cursing from behind me. "Bastard! Won't you be more careful!" The owner of the voice is Tsuchiya Kyouzo.When I heard this sentence, my heart twitched, and I thought he was scolding me. "Because... Mr. Tsuchiya, this suitcase is really heavy." The scolded young man put the suitcase aside, panting and wiping the sweat from his neck with a handkerchief. "What are you talking about? It's just such a small weight. I said, Amamiya, why are you procrastinating? If you don't move faster, the entrance will not be able to finish tidying up these things. This is very troublesome for me. !"

Just now I thought that young man was a waiter in the hotel, but after hearing what Mr. Tsuchiya said, I realized that he was actually the manager's assistant——Amiya Junpei. Mr. Tsuchiya and Amamiya form a strange contrast.Amamiya looks less than five feet two inches tall, and his age is about twenty-six or seven years old. Both his appearance and his speech and behavior are a bit childish, giving people the feeling that he has not grown up.No matter how hysterically Tsuchiya scolded him, he still maintained the same expression, and there was no sign of resistance, let alone the slightest sense of cunning.I think he is probably a slow person?

Amamiya took a deep breath, picked up the huge suitcase again, and walked staggeringly.It was really funny to see him like this, and I had to hold back a smile as I walked into the lobby.Looking around the hall, I saw Master Yuli and a gentleman sitting face to face in a corner of the hall.The gentleman was about fifty years old, wearing a Scottish plaid jacket and a brightly colored tie. Although some white hair was mixed in his hair, his pink skin was as delicate as a girl's.He was smoking a cigar elegantly, wondering what he was talking to Master Yuri.As soon as I saw his face, I guessed in my heart that this must be Mr. Hara Soichiro.Sure enough, as I expected, as soon as I approached, Master Yuri immediately introduced me to Mr. Satoichiro.

"I have admired your name for a long time. I will trouble you this time." Mr. Satoshiro looked at me steadily and said kindly.His tone of voice doesn't sound overly warm or ingratiating.It feels like that's how people in the financial world talk when they socialize in clubs. I thought it would be bad to interrupt their conversation, so I stayed quietly.But the two of them didn't seem to be talking about anything important, just chatting.Mr. Soichiro even talked about the food in Osaka. From the eyes of me, a bystander, I couldn't believe that his wife had just been killed.I am particularly concerned about his attitude at this time. At this time, Mr. Tsuchiya's shouting and cursing at Amamiya came again. Mr. Satoshiro, who was speaking with a smile, suddenly frowned when he heard this unceremonious scolding.He glanced in the direction of the entrance with concern, and when he found that Mr. Tsuchiya didn't intend to stop cursing, he became impatient.Then he stood up abruptly, as if he couldn't bear it any longer. "I'm sorry first. Please contact me if you have anything to do." Mr. Satoshiro left those words and strode out of the hall. The suddenness of the incident took me a little by surprise.Looking at the back of Mr. Satoshiro leaving, I thought Mr. Satoshi must think that Mr. Tsuchiya didn't care about the occasion when he scolded others, and it was really unbearable to scold his assistant endlessly in public, so he wanted to come forward as a peacemaker.But things developed beyond my expectation. Mr. Satoshiro went up the stairs without looking back at the two of them. I was dumbfounded, and when I looked back, the master's expression looked unpredictable at that time, with a slightly sarcastic smile on his face.The master lowered his head and said: "It seems that even a big man like him can't hide the unhappiness in his heart." At that time, I didn't take Master's words to heart. It wasn't until later that I suddenly realized that there was a great meaning about the truth of this murder case hidden in Master's words. The master seemed to regret the words as soon as he uttered them, and instead asked, "What happened to the report I asked you for last time?" "It's finished. The evening paper should be published in three hours. It would be great if we can find those cars smoothly." "Ok." "What happened to the pedestrians in the opera troupe? It seems that no one is there." "Ono and Sagara were over there just now..." While Master Yuri was looking around the hall to find the figures of the two of them, Mr. Tsuchiya's voice yelling at Amemiya came from the entrance.I frowned impatiently, but Master Yuri grinned and said: "The manager doesn't seem to be in a good mood. Probably because he realizes that the police are suspicious of him, that's why he looks so restless." "Did the police really follow him?" "It seems to be so. Because he is the only one who meets the conditions among the people staying in Osaka during the possible crime time estimated by the police. In any case, he is the most suspected." "So, what's your opinion, Master?" "I...? Hahaha, my mind is still blank. No matter how powerful I am, I can't tell who the murderer is just by looking at the face. Besides, I'm not clairvoyant. But, Mitsuki, no matter who the murderer is , this guy made a very big failure." "What failure?" "It's the fact that he stole the necklace. You also think that this murder was carefully planned, right? After all, the suspect had already rented the suite of Akira's apartment for premeditation a month ago. But at that time the murderer had already decided to Steal the necklace? I don't think so. Whether the murderer stole the necklace or hid it, it must have been improvised by the murderer after the crime. If all other details of the murder were planned, only this It was the murderer's impromptu idea, so maybe this accident will cause flaws in the murderer's plan. After all, it is impossible to dispose of the pearl necklace worth 50,000 yuan so easily." Master Yuri reached into his breast pocket as he spoke. "Let's leave this issue to the police for the time being. Until I know where the suitcase came from and where it is currently hidden, I don't intend to make any guesses. But then again, Mitsuki, do you want to study this code ?” Master Yuri took it out of his pocket while talking, and it turned out to be a copy of the score from the police.

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