Chapter 10 Chapter Nine The Annoyed Tenor

"Mitsuki, it's very interesting to interpret this score from various angles." Master Yuri spread out the copy of the score on the table and said: "First of all, there should be no doubt that there are secret codes hidden in this score. What is the hidden content in the score? Needless to say, you should also know how important the answer to this question is. Second, this score makes This incident has something to do with the murder of Shoji Fujimoto, and I am very interested in that. If it weren’t for this score, no one would associate the two murders together. Although they are both musicians, the original Ms. Sakura and Shoji Fujimoto belong to different fields, and their status in the music world is also different. No one would think that the two murders are related, right? From this perspective, such a thin The meaning of a piece of paper becomes very important. The third is where did this score come from? This is also very interesting. According to the testimony of Sagara, this score was given to Hara Sakura by the tenor Ono It fell from the bouquet, but Ono refused to admit it, completely denying Sagara's statement. If Ono's words are to be believed, then it was the other people who were beside Ms. Hara Sakura at that time..."

"Others? The one who was beside Ms. Hara Sakura..." "First of all, Ms. Hara Sakura's husband, Mr. Hara Satoshiro, I heard that he was the closest to Ms. Hara Sakura at that time. A little farther away is the manager assistant Junpei Amamiya, and Sagara. Of course, she is also beside Ms. Hara Sakura. beside." "Including Ono, there are four people in total. Isn't Commander Makino here?" "I heard that Makino didn't go to see him off. However, although the four people saw a piece of paper fall on the platform, no one knew where it fell from. Of course, no one would be so stupid as to raise It was a good thing for me to admit that I did it. In other words, this sheet of music was in the hands of Ms. Hara Sakura without anyone noticing it. It's like a ghost sheet of music..."

"But as long as you unlock the code in this score, you should know where it fell from, right?" "Well, I hope so too. I don't have much hope that I can understand the whole story of this case, but I think at least I can reveal some clues." Master Yuri spoke without haste, and I couldn't wait to see what he had to say next. "Master, what are we waiting for? In short, it is urgent to unlock this code quickly, right?" "No, the code has been unlocked." "what?" I couldn't help staring straight at Master Yuri.The master smiled slightly and said:

"Although the code is basically solved, I haven't fully figured it out yet. What I can't understand is why a person as musically literate as Ms. Hara Sakura would be satisfied with such a simple code? A while ago I used I asked a musician about the feasibility of using music scores as ciphers. According to experts, there are dozens of ways to use music scores as ciphers. As long as you use your brains a little, you can even compose a sung score. In other words In other words, it is very important to make a code that can be sung, that is, it looks like a music score. After all, if a code is recognized as a code at a glance, its value will be greatly reduced. It is impossible for Ms. Sakura not to know this, but she deliberately used this three-legged cat code. There is only one explanation for this, that is, the target of this code is a layman who knows nothing about the rules of music scores. .”

"Is this code so easy to unlock? This..." "Well, in theory. Hahaha, this is the end of the class. Would you like to try to explain it?" Master Yuri moved his body closer to the table and continued: "The most interesting thing about this sheet music is that it uses a total of five notes, which are the second, fourth, eighth, sixteenth and thirty-second notes. As for the whole note, it is only used once, so I think that whole notes have some special meaning and don't need to be included in the interpretation of the basic rules. Well, there are five notes and five lines, but in the rules of music notation, the space between lines called 'space' also represents a scale , plus there is a 'next line' below the five lines, so we can regard it as ten. When it comes to the combination of five and ten, you should know what it is right away, right?"

"Fifty tones, right?" "That's right, that's right. It's 'アイウエオ'. The question is which line is the starting line, which is the ア line? There are no sharps and sharps on this score, so we can regard it as the most basic C major , take the next line as the 'ア' line. My idea is that if the position of the 'ア' line is changed by transposing, for example, from C major to B major, the complexity of this cipher can be increased degree. Now I will regard the next line as the 'ア' line first, and draw such a fifty-tone comparison table."

Master Yuli drew a comparison table while talking. (Editor's Note: See Table 1 for details) "Mitsuki, try to compare this comparison table with the music score. If it doesn't make sense after the comparison, you can change the position of the 'ア' line and try again." However, there is no need to transpose. While referring to the comparison table, I marked the corresponding fifty tones under the notes one by one on the score. Immediately, meaningful words appeared in this score, which made me very excited. (Editor's Note: See Table 2 for details) Master Yuli held the music score marked with fifty syllables, looked at it and said:

"Sure enough. This way you can see the general meaning. The third sound, the whole note on the previous line should refer to 'n'. The sixth eighth note representing 'ユ' is extended because of the mark, so this 'ユ' should be a long sound. Then there is the sixteenth note, which represents 'ユ' with two dots next to the thirty-second note, which should mean voiced sound, so it should be pronouncedゴ'. In a similar way, there is another note with a point added, which is the twenty-first half note representing 'ハ', which should be the semi-voiced 'パ', plus the extended mark above, so it should be It is the 'パ—' that is pronounced as a long sound. The twenty-fourth note after it, which represents the sixteenth note of 'テ', also has two dots next to it, so it should be pronounced as 'デ'. If they If you rewrite everything..."

Master Yuri muttered to himself and wrote this line on the edge of the score. ——キケン, トチユ—ヨリヒ キカアシエシ, アタゴタタノアパ——トマデキタレ (——dangerous! Please turn back on the way and wait at the apartment under Atago!) We stared at the line for a long time without saying a word.I couldn't suppress my excitement, so I couldn't help bending over to the table. "Master! Then Hara Sakura is..." At this time, the master suddenly covered the music score with a handkerchief, and signaled me to silence with his eyes.The master raised his chin at the same time, which meant that there was someone behind him.I looked back in surprise.

I'm not an entertainment reporter, so I haven't met them face to face, but I often see them in photos, so I can tell at a glance that these two people are Chieko Sagara and Tatsuhiko Ono.Sagara himself is not as gorgeously dressed as in the photos, but gives people an approachable feeling.For a Japanese woman, she was tall and her bronzed skin felt healthy.Sagara's eyes widened, and he stared over my shoulder at the handkerchief the master had just covered the score with. Ono followed closely behind Sagara, he was an out-and-out handsome man.He looked past Sagara, and also looked at the table without blinking.The indescribable dark emotions revealed in the eyes of the two people, as well as the indescribable longing, caught my attention.They should have seen the sentence just now, right?

"Well, that..., have you unlocked the code?" It took a while before Sagara began to whisper.As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately looked back at Ono.Ono swallowed a mouthful of saliva in surprise, and suddenly turned his face away. "Hahaha, sit down and talk first." "Okay. Ummm...we won't bother you?" "Wherever it is, our matter has been settled anyway." "Has the code been unlocked?" "Well, it's basically untied. Didn't you see it just now?" "oops!" Sagara's face was immediately flushed, and she gave Ono a tentative look. "No, the master covered it neatly just now, and we didn't have time to see it." Sagara walked over to us and sat down while talking.Ono still stood where he was, looking out the window absent-mindedly.The sky outside the window has gradually darkened. "Hahaha, why bother to pretend, just say you saw it when you see it. Anyway, you will know sooner or later." The master picked up the handkerchief, folded the score and put it in his pocket. "By the way, what do you want me to do?" "Well, that..., Ono, I think you should say it." "I……?" Ono still didn't turn his face away, facing out the window and said: "I can't tell. Please, please. I really can't talk about that kind of thing." "What is so unspeakable?" Master Yuli looked at the two of them alternately and smiled faintly. "Oh, it's not like that. It's just that Ono is a young master, and he is too shy to speak when he stands in front of people. If that's the case, then I will tell you. Actually, what we want to talk about is Mr. Tsuchiya. thing." "Huh? What happened to Tsuchiya?" "Actually, it's not a big deal. Just now Mr. Ono was busy and walked into Mr. Tsuchiya's room, and it turned out..." "result?" "Oh, it's not a matter of elegance. When Mr. Ono walked into Mr. Tsuchiya's room, Mr. Tsuchiya was not in the room. Mr. Ono originally planned to wait for him to come back in the room. Unexpectedly, when Mr. Ono was planning to When I sat down on the chair, I accidentally saw the notebook spread out on the table... Ono-san, am I right?" "Well, no... that's right. I... I didn't mean to peek..." "I see, I see. What was written in that notebook?" "Well, it should be said that everything from the murder case to the present... Master, if ordinary people see such a thing, everyone should want to take a look at it, so Mr. Ono watched it. However, Look at this man, he has such a virtue. After reading it, he felt very sorry and didn't know what to do, so he came to me to discuss it. I asked him: "Will the content written in the note hurt anyone?" ?' He said: "That's not true. The content is written objectively, and it's written in detail from the beginning of the murder case to the present." So I advised him: "In this case, why don't you just tell the master about it. Maybe you can use Master as a reference. Maybe Mr. Tsuchiya will be happy if you do so. 'Right? Mr. Ono, am I right?" Ono said nothing, but nodded obediently like a child.After listening to Sagara's words, Master's eyes lit up. "It turns out that Tsuchiya has recorded such detailed notes. It's really great. It seems that he is really the best candidate for a manager. Please let me meet him if you have the opportunity... No, other than Tsuchiya, if everyone involved in the case If I can write down what I saw and heard in the past few days, it will really help me a lot. For example, like you, Ono..." "I……?" Ono turned around unconsciously. "Yes. If you'll tell me honestly, where and what are you doing on the morning of the twentieth..." As soon as Ono heard what the master said, he bounced up reflexively and rushed to the place two or three steps in front of the table. "Master! What do you mean by this sentence?" Ono asked out of breath. "It's not interesting. I just want to know one thing. You and your group entered the hotel immediately after arriving in Osaka at eight o'clock in the morning on the 20th, but why did you leave the hotel immediately and didn't arrive at the venue until around two o'clock. During this time, you once Didn't show up either, did you? Why were you out? Where were you doing until two o'clock? It would save me a lot of work if you answered honestly." Ono was speechless, his timid eyes looked down at the master who was sitting leisurely.He seemed to be afraid of something, and the bow tie on his neck was shaking violently with his body, which caught my attention.The master continued: "Someone has already told me about this. When you arrived at the hotel, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl ran over and handed you a letter. The girl turned and left immediately after handing the letter to you. Go, and there is indeed a piece of music from the envelope you opened... Is there really this girl?" Ono's expression became more and more frightened, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "Who... who... said that?" "Well, it shouldn't matter if I say it. Amamiya said it. When Amamiya said it, I didn't know that there was a secret code. It wasn't until the police found that the music score was a clue that I remembered it at that time. The sheet music you got should not be a secret signal, right? Amamiya told me secretly just now, he said: "At that time you were looking at the sheet of music very intently, then suddenly your face changed drastically and you rushed out." '" Ono's eyes suddenly became lifeless, and he staggered against the back of the chair to force himself to stand.Biting his lip, Sagara stared at Ono's side face steadily.A trace of emotion suddenly flashed in her eyes, and she closed her eyes immediately. The long eyelashes covered up the emotion in her eyes, so I didn't have time to see whether it was pity or doubt? "Then...then..." Ono licked his dry lips and said. "What do you think of this matter?" Master Yuli leaned forward slightly, and said with a faint smile. "Me? I didn't think much of it. There was a blank in my head, so I wanted you to fill that blank for me. I said, Ono, it's best before it gets to the police." Before that, let’s make it clear first, this will be more beneficial to you, right? If the Asahara Police Department hears what you said just now, you will naturally become the person who communicated with Ms. Hara Sakura in secret.” Ono's face was ashen. "That's not the case. That...then..." Ono's face was wrinkled in pain, and his fingers grabbed the back of the chair vigorously.His expression seemed to be possessed by something, and he looked like a different person. "That's not the case. That's right, I received a letter with the sheet music that day. But...but, the sheet music at Tokyo Station is not me..." At this time, there was a flurry of footsteps at the entrance of the hall, interrupting Ono's confession.So he looked like a deflated balloon, and he slumped limply on a chair.