Chapter 18 Chapter 17 The Heroine's Secret
"I know exactly why the teacher did that. After all, I know the teacher... I know the teacher's character like the back of my hand."
Sagara took another cigarette out of the cigarette case.She crossed her legs, leaned her head on the back of the chair, and squinted her eyes as she spoke to us.
"However, I think it is very difficult to explain that the police can accept it. No matter how hard I try to explain it, the suspicious police are unlikely to believe me. So I had to base the teacher on the facts. The scam that I played..., or it should be said that the play was directed and acted by the teacher to tell everyone. I just made up my mind to do such a bold thing. In other words, I just want to use that Put this photo back into Qingfengzhuang, let everyone discover it, and then discover the 'lie' hidden behind the photo."
Master Yuri looked at Sagara's face sincerely.The worry revealed in his gentle eyes overflowed like a flood.
"So that's how it is." Asahara police department said.From the tone of his voice, it sounded like he was trying as hard as he could to believe what Sagara said, although he still had doubts.
"I probably know why you did that. What I don't understand is Ms. Hara Sakura, why would she tell such a boring lie?"
When Sagara heard what the police department said, there was sadness in his beautiful smile.
"Mr. Police Department, the murder case you are responsible for is not a common murder case in the world, but a murder case that happened to Hara Sakura, a great heroine and a world-famous artist. If you don't try to understand the reason behind this murder case It is not enough to fully understand the meaning of the artist’s temperament. For Mr. Yuan, everything in daily life is art. To put it bluntly, everything in Mr. Yuan’s daily life is one play after another. Eat with chopsticks , a small movement of her neck, or even an ordinary greeting in the morning, the teacher will never forget that she is acting. This is probably based on her perception of herself as a great heroine. Another The reason comes from the common vanity of artists. Teacher, she always wants to be the center of attention... She wants to be held in the palm of the hand by the world and the people around her. It is this childish desire to be cared for by others that prompts She did such a thing. However, when the teacher's play was halfway through, a character like Ono was killed. Mr. Ono, the young master, is not only innocent, innocent, and honest, but also does not know how to doubt people. The most important thing The most important point is that he fell in love with the teacher and worshiped the teacher as a god. Then a prank idea suddenly emerged in the teacher's heart, and she wanted to play with Mr. Ono... It seems a bit wrong to say that, I should say that she If I wanted to play hide-and-seek with Mr. Ono, I thought it was a game anyway. As a result, the teacher and Ono acted out a tragedy describing motherhood."
"You mean, how should I put it? Could it be that Ms. Hara Ying directed and acted all the things related to Qingfengzhuang, and what she told Ono were all lies?"
"Yes, that's right. However, I think the teacher is in the play and doesn't know the play. The teacher is that kind of person. She has a very rich imagination. When I think about it, I accidentally mix reality and imagination. Together. She even believed the products of her imagination to be real. Among her works, there is a short story called "An Imaginative Lady". gone."
The police department groaned in displeasure, and looked suspiciously at Sagara who was disguised as a man.
"So, the man who had a tryst with Ms. Hara Sakura in Qingfeng Zhuang was actually Ms. Hara Sakura pretending to be herself. In other words, Ms. Hara Sakura disguised herself as a man and performed this scene with one person playing two roles?"
"Well, yes. I think the teacher's confidence in her men's appearance is also one of the motivations for her to come up with this prank."
The police department was silent for a while, then spoke hesitantly.
"Hearing what you said, it should be like this, right? Ms. Hara Sakura saw Ono's innocent personality and tried to play him in her hands. It happened that Fujimoto's murder happened at this time, and Fujimoto and his own son The mother left, and I kept thinking about the mother in my memory... Ms. Hara Sakura knew this, so she used it to make Ono think that she was Fujimoto's biological mother... Then Ms. Hara Sakura performed another play for Ono, pretending to be herself To be blackmailed by someone with this secret, so that he can play him around... You should mean that, right?"
"Yes, that's right, that's what it is."
"But……"
Suddenly, the police department got up angrily, and walked around the room with chaotic steps.
"Who would believe that kind of nonsense? Even if it's an artist's whim, this kind of extremely boring, stupid and childish prank that has to be painstakingly designed, if one is not done well, it will cause a huge commotion. How can people believe Hara Sakura A lady would do such a stupid thing?"
"So didn't I just say that? If you don't try to understand Hara Sakura, a childish great artist, it is impossible to understand the meaning behind this murder..."
"But instead of making this matter so complicated, it seems more reasonable to explain it with common sense."
"How to explain... with common sense?"
"All in all, what Ms. Hara Sakura told Ono is the truth. Fujimoto is Ms. Hara Sakura's illegitimate son, and someone knew this fact and threatened her with it. Speaking of the person who threatened Ms. Hara Sakura, he might be a man, But it is also possible, as you just said, that it is a woman disguised as a man..."
Sagara, who was leaning on the chair, suddenly sat up straight, met the sharp gaze of the police department with provocative eyes, and then a contemptuous smile appeared on his lips.
"The police really only have this level. It seems that you only have that mediocre way of explaining. But I want to give you a piece of advice. If you don't give up this stubborn way of thinking that you have to use common sense to judge everything, it will be difficult for you. The homicide case will never come to light."
After finishing speaking, Sagara fell back on the chair, the strong irony in his tone made the police department blush.The atmosphere between the two suddenly became tense.At this time, Master Yuli stepped forward to ease the atmosphere, and continued to ask:
"However, Ms. Sagara, why do you know that Ms. Hara Sakura is acting in this prank?"
Sagara turned his head and said to Master Yuri:
"The thing is like this. About a month ago, a young lady who lived in Qingfengzhuang called me... You should know that I live with Teacher Yuan, right? The teacher was not at home at that time. When I picked up During the phone call, the lady actually asked me: "Is Hara Kiyoko the real name of Ms. Hara Sakura?" I found it strange, so I asked the lady—her name is Kawaguchi. Knowing that the teacher rented a room in Qingfengzhuang under his real name. I was worried about this matter, so I went to Qingfengzhuang in private to find out. Unexpectedly, I found a photo of Mr. Fujimoto on the dressing table in that room , and there is a picture of a baby in the photo frame. When I saw these two pictures, I was shocked. This happened about half a year ago. At that time, the teacher often said that she wanted to have a child. Once , she saw that baby photo in a classical music magazine, and she showed a look of fondness for it. I saw her put that photo in Qingfengzhuang, and thought of the rumors about Mr. Fujimoto's life experience, and connected these things together Under the circumstances, I immediately knew what kind of story the teacher was imagining. After that, I would pay attention to the movements of Seifuzhuang from time to time, so I noticed that the teacher was performing an imaginary play with Mr. Ono as the object. That is Said, the teacher played this dangerous game in order to tease Mr. Ono."
"You knew this, but you never thought of telling Xiaoye about it?"
The police department asked sternly.Sagara raised his eyebrows slightly, deliberately looking away from the police department's face.
"How can I say this? Teacher, she is like a child. She is addicted to this game, and letting the teacher's dream shatter is tantamount to making the teacher sad. So I don't intend to give Mr. Ono any advice. But I am very I was worried that the teacher would get too deep and make things out of hand, so I decided to find an opportunity to directly persuade the teacher to stop. That's why I stole the photo that was most likely to cause misunderstanding and hid it."
Master Yuri seemed to be busy sorting out the whole story in his mind, and after a while, he leaned forward and said.
"Ms. Sagara, according to what you said just now, Ms. Hara Sakura started to say that she wanted a child half a year ago. Didn't she mention this before?"
"Yes. She hadn't said anything about the baby before that."
"So, did she suddenly say she wanted children? Why did she suddenly want to be a mother? Did something trigger her maternal desire?"
"Well, I'm not sure. It should be related to age, right?"
"Think about it, when did she start showing this idea?"
Sagara tilted his head and thought for a moment, then continued.
"I remember it was around April. That's right, it was April, when Mr. Amamiya just joined the regiment as Mr. Tsuchiya's assistant."
A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Master Yuri's mouth. It seemed that the master had something to say, but he hesitated to speak.The smile hung on the master's lips for a long time, and then he stood up and said.
"Thank you for telling us this. Ms. Sagara, I have one more thing to ask you. It is very important. Please think carefully before answering. Who else knows that Ms. Hara Sakura rented a room in Qingfengzhuang, and Ono playing this kind of game?"
"Well... I'm not sure."
"But is it possible that anyone else knows about it?"
"I think this is possible. Now that I know everything, others may know it too. I have said many times before that the teacher is like a child who can't grow up, although she thinks she is usually shrewd Capable, will not reveal flaws, but may be full of loopholes in the eyes of others..."
Master Yuri suddenly stood up from the chair, gently put his hand on Sagara's shoulder, and hugged her.
"Thank you so much. Please go back to your room to rest first. You may have something to come to you later. Before that, you can take a good rest."
"Grandmaster!"
When Sagara walked to the door, he suddenly looked back at the master with eager eyes.
"Master, please believe what I say."
"Of course I believe it, and everything fits. Could you stop by and ask Mr. Satoshiro Hara on the third floor?"
A criminal policeman and Sagara walked in with a telegram.The recipient is Master Li.After the master read the telegram, he immediately showed it to all of us.The content of the telegram is as follows:
The telegram came from the Police Department of the Metropolitan Police Department.
"So that's the case, so the murder scene is finally locked in Tokyo." Asahara Police Department said.
"Now it's finally confirmed. Ms. Hara Sakura will not be able to come to Osaka on the night of the 19th no matter what. The murderer first killed Ms. Hara Sakura in Qingfengzhuang's room and stuffed her into a suitcase. Send the suitcase to After Osaka, she went to Akebono's apartment to change her into a double bass case and sent her to the Nakanoshima Public Hall. The reason why the murderer took so much trouble was probably to confuse the focus of the police investigation, making people think that the murder case was It happened in Osaka. Speaking of those who stayed in Tokyo on the night of the 19th..."
At this time, there was a knock on the door, interrupting the one-man show of the police department.Mr. Soichiro Hara walked in.
I've never seen a person become so different overnight like this.Yesterday, Mr. Satoshiro was in high spirits, and even though such a terrible thing happened that made him lose his beloved wife, he still acted calmly.However, tonight, Mr. Satoshiro has become sluggish, and his skin that looked like a child's face yesterday has lost all its luster.I don't know if it is due to my psychological factors, but I always feel that the wrinkles on his face have suddenly increased.I couldn't help but put a big question mark in my heart. What happened to him and why did he undergo such a drastic change?Perhaps it was the pain of losing his wife that gradually came to mind, but such a change was too sudden and obvious.Could it be that besides the bad news of Ms. Hara Sakura, did he suffer any blows?Speaking of the major events that happened after Ms. Hara Sakura was killed, there was only the murder of Yu Gong last night.But it's just the death of a manager's assistant. There's no need for a high-status person like him to be sad about it, right?This really confuses me.
"I'm really sorry, but I'll trouble you to make a trip. I have a few things I want to ask you."
Mr. Satoshiro sat on the chair where Sagara sat just now, and glanced at us blankly.It was a look of insanity.
"The thing is like this. There is a question about Mrs. Zun, which is really incredible. This is probably the first time you have heard about it, so I will tell you what I heard..."
You Li Italy carefully selected words, and briefly told Mr. Satoshiro about our achievements in Qingfengzhuang and Ono's confession.While Master Yuri was speaking, the Asahara Police Department and I were staring at Mr. Soichiro's face intently.There was a subtle change in his facial expression.At first, he was dumbfounded and staring at Master Yuri, with an expression of wondering what the master was talking about.However, as he listened, his face gradually returned to life, and his originally confused eyes turned into doubts.His eyes flickered, surprised and indignant at the same time.Especially when he heard Ono's confession, the uncontrollable anger exposed the veins on his neck.
"you're lying!"
Mr. Soichiro roared angrily without waiting for Master Yuri to finish speaking, as if he was about to jump up from his chair.
"Cheating...? You say I'm lying?"
"You liar! You big liar!"
Mr. Satoshiro gasped loudly and said:
"This..., is this a deliberate lie by Ono, or is he having an unrealistic dream...? Why, how could there be such absurd things..."
"Mr. Yuan, are you denying that Mrs. Zun rented a room in Qingfengzhuang without telling you, or Mrs. Zun has an illegitimate son named Fujimoto Shoji?"
Mr. Satoshiro was taken aback by these words, and looked at Master Yuri.After a while, he said in a dejected voice.
"Since you found out that my wife secretly rented a room in Qingfengzhuang, I can't deny this fact. But no matter what the reason is for her renting a room, that man named Fujimoto is absolutely... absolutely impossible to be hers. illegitimate child!"
Mr. Satoshiro's words revealed an unusually certain confidence, which made me look at him again.Master Yuri looked at him with deep interest, took a step forward and said.
"Why can you talk so full? Do you know that man named Fujimoto?"
"No, I don't know him. However, neither Fujimoto nor anyone is the wife's child. If you think I'm lying, you can ask Dr. O at Keio Hospital. Except me, the wife , and Dr. O, absolutely no one else knows this secret. That's because... Hara Sakura..."
Mr. Soichiro seemed a bit embarrassed to say it, but he quickly made up his mind and said with a little anger:
"She is a woman who cannot conceive. Because her body is not designed to have sex with people!"
Shunsuke Mitsuki said: "When reading Ellery Quinn's detective novels, towards the end of the novel, there will definitely be challenges for the reader. I am worried that I will not be able to write like many works of Quinn. Give out the clues that should be given, so that readers can compete fairly with the protagonist in the book. However, from the beginning of the story to the current chapter 17, the clues about the murderer's plan to kill Hara Sakura are generally complete. How? Do you want to be here Close the book, close your eyes and think carefully, try to figure out who the culprit is?"
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