Chapter 22 finale

By the way... When I was writing the twentieth chapter, I brought the manuscript to Kunitachi to visit Master Yuri, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.I still regret that there is no end to Mr. Tsuchiya's wonderful notebook.He confessed to all the crimes, but before he could write down what he had done in his notes, he committed suicide by ingesting potassium cyanate in his cell.The potassium cyanate he took was exactly what he gave to poor Junkichi Saeki as a thank-you gift when he asked Junkichi Saeki to store his suitcase at Tokyo Station by falsely claiming it was seasickness medicine.As to why he was able to bring the poison into the cell, that question is currently open.

When I asked Master Yuli to have a look at the manuscript, the master smiled triumphantly when he saw the manuscript.Then the master called the young lady and said to her: "Look, Mitsuki has written a novel." Madame's eyes widened when she saw the title on the manuscript. "The Butterfly Murder Incident! Ouch! Isn't this the murder case? Really, you must have included our incident in it, right?" "So didn't I talk about it at the beginning? Mitsuki must have written a pornographic novel. He must have written about you disguised as a man, running around Tokyo and Osaka, and making the police dizzy."

"Oh, really, Mr. Mitsuki, you still remember." Mrs. Chieko..., that is, Chieko Sagara from before, she pretended to stare at me, and then said with emotion. "However, whenever I think about what happened at that time, I feel very sad, and feel sorry for the teacher. After that incident, when I think about my future, I feel very worried. After all, the teacher It is an important spiritual support for me.” "Yes, Ms. Hara Sakura is really great. She is the spiritual pillar of many people. The person who relies on Ms. Hara Sakura the most is actually Tsuchiya Kyouzo. He thinks that he will not be suspected by the police if he relies on Ms. Hara Sakura so much. In his notes, this guy emphasized too much that he relies on Ms. Hara Sakura."

"That's right, master." I moved closer to the master, looked at the master and said. "Actually, this novel is not yet finished. I only wrote the part where I subdue Tsuchiya Kyouzo. This novel is a detective novel in nature, so the reasoning process of the master must be added after that. Although I heard the master explain it at the time Yes, but after many years, I think it’s better to ask the master to explain it again, so I came to bother you today. The reason why the master targeted the Tsuchiya should be because of that note, right?” "That's right. Then let me recall the scene at that time and teach you another lesson. Chieko, please go and make some tea."

So while drinking the tea made by Mrs. Qian Huizi, we listened to the ending of the novel written by the master. "That notebook gave me two hints. The first is the tone of voice that pervades the entire notebook, or should I say momentum, in short, it is an atmosphere. You read that notebook again recently, it should be fresh in your memory , those articles contain a very strong sense of self-deprecating. No, it is not so much self-deprecating as it should be closer to self-exposing. And judging from the structure of the full text, it is not just writing down what you have seen and heard. Myself, the author's purpose is to hope that someone will see that note. This can be confirmed by the fact that the note was spread out when Ono accidentally walked into his room. The manager is the central figure of all the members, and he is completely unpredictable Who will come into his room and when. I think it is impossible for Tsuchiya to be unaware of this, but he spread the notes on the table. From this, he wants people to see the notes, so It doesn't hurt to put it on the table boldly.

"Assuming he wrote that note for people to read, then the self-deprecating, self-deprecating tone in the notes becomes more suspicious. Anyway, I think the self-deprecating, self-deprecating guy is Being unlikable like a bug, a sane person should not do this. After all, as long as he is a human being, anyone should have a certain amount of self-esteem. Besides, Tsuchiya's self-deprecating method in his notes is a bit despicable, that is He will never write any bad things about Mr. Hara Soichiro and Ono Tatsuhiko, because these two people are rich and will help him in the future. Not only that, but he also especially flatters Mr. Soichiro, which is too obvious! So I think so, this diary is clearly written for my own future, and the Tsuchiya who wrote this diary is a man who is down to the bone..."

At this point, Master Yuli took a sip of the tea poured by Mrs. Chieko to moisten his throat. "Okay, the problem is the necklace. The murderer started planning the murder a month ago, right? Of course, when he was renting a house in Akira's apartment a month ago, the plan should not have been so detailed, Zhou Yan. At least, at the time, he must not have known that Junkichi Saeki was going abroad. But anyway, he rented a suite in that apartment for the purpose of using it in the murder plan. However, you think the murderer had already Did you think of stealing the necklace? This is undoubtedly in the negative. The murderer originally only planned to kill Ms. Hara Sakura, and deliberately planned to come up with a well-designed murder plan. However, once the trick to kill Ms. Hara Sakura succeeds, seeing her around There was an expensive necklace, and the murderer wanted to steal it instinctively. I think this incident fully reflects the character of the murderer.

"I don't see this kind of bad nature in Mr. Hara Satoshiro and Ono Tatsuhiko. As for Mr. Makino and Shiga? After in-depth observation, I don't think the two of them have this bad habit of taking advantage of others. So they have this kind of bad habit. Tsuchiya is the only one who has this kind of inferiority. This is the first reason why he was targeted by me. Of course, I also warned myself not to be limited by this preconceived notion, but there is another item in that diary Big hint..." Master Yuri opened Tsuchiya's notes. "Look, here it is. Regarding the passage where Ms. Hara Sakura's body was found in the double bass box, Tsuchiya wrote this--the woman Hara Sakura, her daily life itself is like a drama, no matter where Under no circumstances, she will not miss the best time to make an appearance. ——Mr. Satoshiro and Chieko both endorsed this point afterwards, but wouldn’t this contradict Ms. Hara Sakura’s low-key arrival in Osaka? After all, people like them A profession that relies on the support of the audience to make a living, every time a performance is performed in a place, there will definitely be some gimmicks to attract popularity, let alone the metropolis of Osaka. Moreover, Ms. Hara Sakura naturally likes to be held in the palm of everyone's hands. From these two points, Ms. Hara Sakura’s arrival in Osaka was too low-key. According to the itinerary, only her husband and Chieko were with her, and no one came to greet her. As soon as she arrived at Osaka Station, she went directly to the D Building Hotel , such an arrangement is very contradictory to Ms. Hara Sakura's personality, and she can't accept it. From the actual situation, the others received a very grand welcome when they arrived in Osaka the next day, but the important heroine, and she likes big ostentation Ms. Hara Sakura, she arrived in Osaka so low-key, she should not be able to let it go."

"That's right. I also thought it was incredible at the time. However, it is true that if the teacher takes the night train, she will not be able to sing beautifully the next day, so the teacher has no choice but to give up going to Osaka with everyone." "If Ms. Hara Sakura was a person who would give up like this, that kind of tragedy would not have happened. The murderer was determined to take advantage of her stubborn personality. In short, I don't think this is like Ms. Hara Sakura's style. And I can't help but think that Ms. Hara Sakura didn't express any dissatisfaction or complaints about this, so she should have other plans. Ms. Hara Sakura, alone, will enter Osaka in a low-key way and surprise the world. Absolutely impossible. Of course she needs someone to discuss with. As for who will this object be? When I think about this matter, the first thing that comes to my mind is Chieko, that is you. You and Ms. Hara Sakura Starting from Tokyo together, and acting as her double, I thought you must know the prank at the time."

"Hey, master, if you want to think that way, I can't help it. After all, when the teacher got off the bus from Shinagawa, I knew very well that the teacher must be playing a prank again. It is because I know that she is playing a prank, so I will help her .” "Well. That being said, it's no wonder I suspect you. But even if Hara Sakura and Sagara Chieko were involved in this prank, it's still impossible for these two people to hide it from everyone's eyes and ears. No matter what the content of their prank is, they There must be another man, a man who has the ability to deal with business affairs. In this way, I naturally thought of the agent Kyouzo Tsuchiya. In this case, the agent can be said to be the best person to discuss. Besides, Tsuchiya He went to Osaka in one step, so the possibility of him being an accomplice has greatly increased."

I nodded without saying a word.Master Yuli's proposition is absolutely correct. "Okay, assuming that Tsuchiya participated in Ms. Hara Sakura's prank plan, if you read the notebook again, there is no mention of this matter. In other words, Tsuchiya at least concealed this matter, then it is hard to guarantee that he did not conceal other things. No, maybe that notebook is full of nonsense from beginning to end. He's such a nasty character, so it's no wonder I think so." I nodded again.Master Yuli continued. "Okay, that's all for the part of the notes. Next, let's talk about the code. Mitsuki, when I unlocked the code, I should have told you this before, right? A person with a status like Ms. Hara Sakura People, there is only one explanation for using such a simple code, that is, the message is for laymen who don't understand music at all. I said so, didn't I? By laymen I meant us, and the police That is to say, from the very beginning, the murderer hoped that the police would discover the code and interpret it before leaving it there. There is a reason for me to think so. The sheet music in the handbag? The murderer supposedly saw the sheet music, but he didn't tear it up, he didn't throw it away, he left it there, it must be because he wanted us to find it!" "Speaking of that score, who handed it to Ms. Hara Sakura at Tokyo Station?" "No one. It was Ms. Hara Sakura who dropped it on purpose, making people think it was given to her by someone else. I was already aware of this incident when I first heard about the incident. After listening to Mr. Satoshiro After the words, I became more determined. On that day, Mr. N of the Chamber of Commerce left Mr. Satoshiro who was going to leave Tokyo with Ms. Hara Sakura and Chieko. It is said that Ms. Hara Sakura asked Mr. N to cooperate. Her plan. Now I'm finally convinced that Ms. Hara Sakura was playing a prank, and that the person who dropped the music score on the platform was Ms. Hara Sakura herself. Finally, I took Chieko..., the accomplice Chieko Sagara into consideration, Only then can I be sure that my inference is correct.” Madam Chieko nodded honestly. "Okay, let's get back to the topic. If the murderer left that piece of music for us to decipher, what was the murderer doing for it? Needless to say, he naturally wanted to shift our investigation focus to Qingfengzhuang, which also tells us , Qingfengzhuang is not the scene of the murder. And you also know that there is a major time contradiction in the sandbag clues in the suite of Akebono apartment. The murderer is so cunning. If he really killed someone in Tokyo, he deliberately designed it to make people think He committed the crime in Osaka. As long as he is more careful, he should be able to avoid this kind of contradiction. In other words, that contradiction was deliberately created by him. In other words, it was for the purpose of diverting the focus of the police investigation from Akatsuki. The trap set by the withdrawal of the suite in the apartment... All in all, the more conflicts like that, the more careful we must act, and we must not be fooled by the murderer." "Even so, Master still traveled thousands of miles from Osaka to Tokyo?" "Then what can I do? I don't have superpowers. I only described the appearance of this murder case after I read Tsuchiya's notes. And I only read the notes carefully on the train to Tokyo. If I had If you look at it a little bit, maybe the trip to Tokyo will not be a waste of time. Whenever I think that Amamiya might have survived because of this, I feel very sorry. However, before I read the notebook, I already doubted The murder scene may be in Osaka. The reason why I think so is because the code is too easy to decipher. Another reason is the suitcase. If the murderer really committed the crime in Tokyo, according to the character of the murderer shown in the case , even if he tries his best, he should make that suitcase disappear from our sight. The murderer is a smart man, as long as he wants to do it, he can do it. However, the suitcase appeared so easily in our sight In front of our eyes, this clue is too easy to find. From this point of view, it is not difficult for us to find that the murderer wants to use the same method as the music score clue to attract our attention. I thought so at the time. In fact, the suitcase Except for the rose petals and sand, there is no evidence to prove that the murderer stuffed the body into a box and sent it to Osaka. The murderer can put the rose petals and sand in the suitcase in Akebono's apartment. As for the weight, as long as Putting other things in it can fool you. But before I read the notebook, I was not sure about this. The murder scene of this incident makes sense whether it is in Tokyo or Osaka, so I care so much What the murderer wanted to show us in Tokyo, so I decided to go and see." I nodded without saying a word.The master is a person who has every piece of evidence to say something. Unless the investigation results can be accepted by him, no matter how many detours he takes, he must investigate to the end, otherwise he will never give up. "I have said many times that I have absolutely no superpowers. If I really want to say that the difference between me and others is that once I discover any possibility, I will never let it go. In this murder case, the initial possibility at the murder scene It was in Osaka. However, the murderer used various tricks to design many clues pointing to Tokyo, causing the police to completely forget the possibility of the murderer committing crimes in Osaka. This is where I differ from the police. Even when the possibility of Tokyo increases, I still don't forget the possibility of the murderer committing the crime in Osaka, and I keep weighing the possibility of Tokyo and Osaka. As for why I insisted on the possibility that Osaka was the scene of the murder, but insisted on proving that Ms. Hara Sakura could not arrive in Osaka between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. on the 19th?This is because, unless I am sure that it cannot happen, I will not discard the possibility that the murder scene is in Osaka.However, the results of the investigation pointed out that Ms. Hara Sakura never took the next train that arrived in Osaka at 9:00 that night.So, I locked the focus on the passenger plane.When I went to Tokyo, I asked the Police Department to investigate the passenger list of the passenger plane on the 19th. You have also seen the telegram waiting for the Police Department's reply.However, that reply has become irrelevant to me at that time, because I already knew that Ms. Hara Sakura must have arrived in Osaka by the train that arrived after nine o'clock. The reason why the driver and the waiter did not notice it was because of Ms. The reason for dressing up as a man.Chieko, in fact, it was you who told me about this.Not only did you tell me about Ms. Hara Sakura who once disguised herself as a man, but you also told me that the costume was brought along with the stage costume.Even you thought it was unbelievable that the suit was placed among the stage costumes, so there must be something strange in it.In other words, someone hid it there on purpose.I think Ms. Hara Sakura should have arrived in Osaka wearing this suit. " "So my spur-of-the-moment adventures were not unhelpful?" "Of course. Your unintentional act not only told me the truth of the matter, but also cleared your suspicion of committing the crime. Your confession at that time resolved my doubts about you and why you wanted to disguise yourself as a man." puzzled." Madam Chieko smiled awkwardly. "If you want to thoroughly investigate the possibility of the murderer committing crimes in Osaka, you have to find out what was in that suitcase. What did the murderer put in it? How did he dispose of the contents? I have to say frankly that this This thing bothered me to the last moment. There is nothing in this world more pathetic than human association. When it comes to people, and if it is equivalent to the weight of a person wearing clothes, we unconsciously think of bulky things. II On the morning of the tenth, the murderer was really busy. The apartment was a place where many people came and went. How did the murderer dispose of such a big thing without anyone noticing it? This matter continued until the end of the murder case. It still bothers me deeply. The only reason I was able to find out the truth is because of the sand in the suitcase. We..., no, I thought so at first, the moment the murderer knocked Ms. Hara Sakura unconscious with the sand bag , the sand bag broke, making Ms. Hara Ying full of sand, so the sand in the suitcase was put in to make people think that the suitcase was used to transport corpses. Then I suddenly realized that reverse thinking seemed to be Makes sense. In other words, the murderer covered the corpse with sand in order to make people think that the suitcase was used to transport the corpse. In other words, the suitcase should have sand first, not the corpse First came the sand... When I discovered this, I felt as if the clarion call of victory was ringing in my ears.The murderer brought the sand in a suitcase. Since it is sand, it can be packed in sand bags.Sandbags are piled up everywhere in Shu's apartment. Even if there are 10 or 20% more sandbags, no one will notice. I guess the murderer thinks so.During the transportation of the suitcase, it is difficult to ensure that the sandbags in the suitcase will not be broken. Even if they are not broken, the sand may leak out of the sandbags.But it's really impossible to clean the sand completely, not to mention that the murderer has so many things to deal with on the morning of the 20th, how can he have time to carefully clean the sand in the suitcase?As long as a grain of sand is left in the suitcase, the police may find out the truth.In order not to let the police find out, the murderer did the opposite and simply left the sand in the suitcase, making the police think that the sand bag was the weapon that stunned Ms. Hara Sakura.Thinking about it carefully, although the injury to the back of Ms. Hara Sakura's head was caused by a blunt instrument, it may not necessarily be caused by a sandbag, so I suspect that the murderer used other objects to attack Ms. Hara Sakura, and then set up suspicions to make the police think Her injuries were caused by sandbags.Because from a practical point of view, using sandbags as murder weapons is too strange.Besides, the murderer thought so carefully that he didn't prepare the murder weapon first, but used the sandbag that happened to be at hand. This is really not in line with the situation of the whole murder case.In other words, the reason why the murderer covered Ms. Hara Sakura's body with sand was to cover up the sand in the suitcase..." "I see. So Master, you asked Shimadzu to actually go to the scene to verify this, didn't you?" "Exactly. In this way, we will solve the problem of what is in the suitcase. Another question, who sent the suitcase? The suitcase was checked in at Tokyo Station on the night of the 19th. The Tsuchiya people were unquestionable in Osaka at the time. The perpetrators of such planned crimes usually have no accomplices, because that would only double the danger. In this regard, Tsuchiya believed that he was safe and that no one would Pull yourself back. Hmph, it's a pity that Shiga's confession helped me solve this last problem. Since Saeki Junkichi departed from Tokyo on the night train No. 19, he and the opera troupe may be on the same board. That train arrived in Osaka on the 20th. At that time, Tsuchiya went to the station to meet them. Logically speaking, he should meet Saeki, and then he could get the luggage ticket from Saeki. Not only did Saeki and Tsuchiya wear the same clothes in the past The friend in the crotch, and..., and there was news that Saeki committed suicide by taking poison on the ship. Although most people believed that he committed suicide, he did not leave a complete suicide note. In fact, there is no evidence at all to prove that he really died of Suicide. When I think about it, I can't help but shudder at the murderous character of the murderer." Master Yuli spoke clearly and clearly.But the murderer really hated Ms. Hara Sakura so much that he had to kill her?And what reason does the murderer have to kill Yugong to silence him?Speaking of the murderer's use of Saeki Junkichi as a murder tool, if the murderer killed him just because he was afraid of Saeki's leak, who else could be more cruel and ruthless than this murderer? "Well, I probably know the master's reasoning process. Then, please follow the murderer's plan and explain it again from the beginning." "Ok……" The master took a sip of his favorite pipe and began to talk. "Before that, you should think carefully about the murderer's criminal motive. Regarding why Tsuchiya Kyozo killed Ms. Hara Sakura, it is really difficult for me to give a convincing specific motive. If we only consider it from the material aspect, Hara Sakura The death of the lady is not conducive to the murderer. Even so, Tsuchiya still did the kind of dehumanizing thing. In the final analysis, I can only say that they are born to restrain each other. According to Chieko, Ms. Hara Sakura is a She is a coquettish and self-willed woman who plays cards, but she is actually quite amiable. But once she is in a bad mood, it is an indisputable fact that she can turn her face faster than a book. In addition, she has the arrogance that great artists often have Traits, for some people, a person like her is very difficult to please. The arrogance of this kind of person is unbearable, and if you want to match the pace of this kind of person, you must make yourself a flattering villain This kind of flattery that doesn't come from the heart can't help but make Tsuchiya feel double anger towards Ms. Hara Sakura. Even if Ms. Hara Sakura is really an amiable person, her kind personality will become one of the reasons for Tsuchiya's dissatisfaction. Because As Ms. Hara Sakura's manager, no one would sympathize with him even if he complained to others. On the contrary, many people would stand on the same side as Ms. Hara Sakura... This must be the reason why One of the reasons why Tsuchiya can't stand it. All in all, even if Tsuchiya is cruel and ruthless by nature, if the other party is not Ms. Hara Sakura, maybe he will not kill people. Or, even if Ms. Will not be killed. In short, this can only be said to be a slap in the face. "Moreover, we can also look at this case from another point of view, that is, the acting experience of the two people. Tsuchiya used to be Ms. Hara Sakura's senior. As early as when Ms. Hara Sakura was not unknown, Tsuchiya was already a household name However, his reputation is getting worse day by day, and he even became the manager of juniors, so he often feels uncomfortable. Judging from the notes, Tsuchiya probably has a personality that tends to be abused. However, that kind of personality is not Tsuchiya's original personality, but as Ms. Uehara Sakura's manager, after wandering around in the world, he unknowingly became his armor to protect himself. This is very important for this case, like A man like him, if he is humiliated inadvertently, will explode one day. I think it is the force of this explosion that caused this tragedy. In short, this is the tragedy of the artist. Both the murderer and the victim are artists. The murderer forgets For my own interests, I just want to obliterate the object of hatred." "In this world, there are often such inexplicable motives. People don't necessarily rationally calculate their own interests before taking action. Is this an example?" "Yes. You are right. So, I think it is wrong to always try to find specific facts from the motive when investigating a murder case. After all, Tsuchiya still lost her mind and tried to kill Ms. Hara Sakura. During a chance meeting, he happened to know that Ms. Hara Sakura was performing that prank in Qingfengzhuang. Mitsuki, Chieko, you are not newbies in the entertainment industry, and you should know the ecology of the entertainment industry very well. For example, moving for geisha The characters of the shamisen, or the male servants who help actors, and the managers of entertainers, these people have a common characteristic-they are like ticks, completely infiltrating the life of their masters, because if they don’t They will not be able to survive. They have an instinct to immediately discover any secrets of their master, and the more the master tries to hide them, the more they will pursue them. Under such circumstances, if the Tsuchiya does not know about Qingfengzhuang On the contrary, I think it is impossible. "Okay, then Tsuchiya knows about Qingfengzhuang, and he also knows that Ono and Ms. Hara Sakura used codes to communicate. Tsuchiya knows the personalities of Ms. Hara Sakura and Ono very well, and he immediately knows that it is Ms. Hara Sakura playing games, and he also knows about Ono I am deeply convinced of the relationship between them. However, Chieko also knows about this and sees through the truth, as well as Ms. Hara Sakura's physical defects. Decided to use this point to carry out the murder plan. No, it should be said that Tsuchiya discovered the game of Ms. I rented a suite in the apartment. Although the date of the performance in Osaka hadn’t been decided yet, but he already knew that he was going to perform in Osaka a month ago, so he thought he would be able to use this suite at that time. It was hard to wait until the date was finalized, He just discovered that there was only one day difference between the performances in Tokyo and Osaka. Or, it was not so much a coincidence as it was a deliberate arrangement by the manager Tsuchiya. Then came the highlight of the murder plan, the reason why he couldn't take the night train Ms. Sakura had to leave Tokyo on the morning of the 19th, so she couldn't be greeted by the crowd at Osaka Station. Ms. Hara Sakura was very dissatisfied with this, and this was the opportunity Tsuchiya had been waiting for for a long time. I don't know Tsuchiya used sweet words to convince Ms. Hara Sakura, but he must have first told Ms. Hara Sakura what he knew about Qingfengzhuang, and then he asked Ms. Hara Sakura if he wanted to use that incident to scare Ono and the others. .He probably suggested that Ms. Hara Sakura intentionally kept everyone waiting for a long time, so that everyone was very worried, and waited until a second before the opening, and then appeared in front of everyone in a man's disguise. Ms. Hara Sakura is like Mr. Satoshiro and Chieko said As usual, she is a child who never grows up, and she always enjoys this kind of prank. Let everyone worry about her, and then run out suddenly, what game can please Ms. Hara Sakura more than this? So Yuan Ms. Sakura was easily fooled by Tsuchiya. "In this way, everything went as Tsuchiya wished, so he wrote a meticulous script. Tsuchiya made a sheet of music with hidden codes, handed it to Ms. Hara Sakura, and then stuffed the required sandbags into the luggage The suitcases are temporarily stored at Tokyo Station. Needless to say, before that, he has already sprinkled sand all over the room in Seipzeso, leaving traces of suitcases on the sand. When he is ready, he will ask Junkichi Saeki Help him take the suitcase to check in. I don't know what excuse he used to deceive Saeki, but it shouldn't be too difficult to make up a reason to deceive a pure person like Saeki. After everything was ready, Tsuchiya acted like nothing happened He set off from Tokyo on the night of the 18th. On the next day, of course, Ms. Hara Sakura did not know that Tsuchiya was so scheming, so according to the script he wrote, she first stopped her husband from walking with her, and then dropped the score at Tokyo Station , so that others would think it was given to her, and then get off from Shinagawa and go to Qingfengzhuang. She had already put the clothes needed for dressing up as a man into the suitcase and brought them to Qingfengzhuang. So she changed into that She put the clothes she was wearing into the suitcase and took them away. She probably put the bouquet of roses that Ono gave her at that time and stuffed them into the suitcase with the clothes. Then she took the next train from Shinagawa Departing for Osaka. At that time, the room in Seipzeso was already full of sand, but Ms. Hara Sakura didn't notice it because it was covered by sofas and carpets. But even if she found this out, she wouldn't think of it It has such a great significance. In this way, Ms. Hara Sakura, who was disguised as a man, arrived at Osaka Station at 9 o'clock in the evening on the 19th. Tsuchiya went to the station to meet her and took her to Akekeno's apartment. I think this is also a prank Ms. Hara Sakura was not suspicious of this at all. She was probably like a child playing hide-and-seek, full of joy. Tsuchiya took Ms. Hara Sakura to Akebono's apartment, asked her to change her clothes again, and then took advantage of her not paying attention Knocked her down, and then strangled her to death. He tied Ms. Hara Sakura's body into a posture that could be stuffed into a suitcase, and temporarily hid it in the closet. This was all the actions of Tsuchiya on the night of the 19th. "On the other hand, Saeki Junkichi was at Tokyo Station without knowing it, and took the suitcase from the station staff and handed it over to the consignor. On the morning of the 20th, Saeki and a group of opera troupes took the same train and passed by Osaka Station So Tsuchiya took the luggage ticket from Saeki, and gave him potassium cyanate as a thank you. Of course, Tsuchiya could not tell Saeki that it was poison, but only lied to him that it was seasickness medicine. Ono lured them to Takarazuka, and sent a false telegram telling Shiga to go to Minoh. The reason why Tsuchiya lured the two of them out was, of course, so that they could not prove their absence. However, diverting Shiga away also had Another meaning is to prevent him from meeting Saeki. If Saeki accidentally slipped up and mentioned the suitcase when meeting Shiga, it will destroy Tsuchiya's plan. Then what happened after that I don’t need to say more about the matter? After Tsuchiya received the double bass box and the suitcase respectively, he first stuffed Ms. Hara Sakura’s body into the double bass box, then took the sandbags out of the suitcase, and scattered them in the apartment to place the sandbags. place the bag, put the rose petals in the suitcase, and send the two boxes to their respective places. This is all the good things Tsuchiya does. "In this murder case, there are two things that I have to admire the murderer's cunning. First, the murderer asked the victim to prove his absence. That is to say, in order to make the police think that the murder scene was there In Tokyo, he did not move but instigated the victim to move after disguising. Second, the murderer chose a double bass box as a container for transporting the corpse. Tsuchiya himself also mentioned this matter. He used the difference in weight between the double bass and the dead body to convince the police Misunderstood that the body was not sent in the piano box in Tokyo, but the suitcase was used first, and the body was stuffed into the piano box in Osaka. In other words, he first let himself be suspected by the police, and then Let the police gradually remove their doubts about him, and finally prove his innocence... Tsuchiya is so calculated. All in all, his purpose is to prevent himself from being suspected by the police. This kind of cunning proves that Tsuchiya is not a fuel-efficient lamp .” "Well, we can also see the cunning of Tsuchiya from the method of producing the alibi for killing Amamiya." "That's right. However, it's impossible to think of such a trick in a flash. Tsuchiya must have thought that if the police suspects him, he can use the drainpipe to escape. That night, when he saw the double bass player Kawada and the trombone When Terenjian was drinking in the restaurant, he probably thought that the opportunity must not be missed, so he took the opportunity to take out the necklace he had hidden in the trombone in their room. Unexpectedly, when he was taking out the necklace, he was accidentally caught by Amemiya , That's why he hurt the killer. Of course, he put on gloves carefully when he went to get the necklace, so only Amemiya's fingerprints were left on the scene.After killing Amamiya, Tsuchiya wrapped him in Kawada's coat and carried him to the fifth floor, then found a rope on the spot, hung the rope on the iron pillar of the sunshade outside the window, and let Amamiya's neck hang on the rope. Circle on.In order to prevent the rope from leaving marks on the corpse, Tsuchiya put the coat on the corpse.When it was ready, Tsuchiya kept spinning the corpse.Every time the corpse turns around, the rope will be tightened a little bit. When the rope is so tight that the corpse can no longer turn, the earth house immediately climbs up the water pipe and prepares to slide down.Before posing in this position, he supported the corpse with one hand to prevent it from turning.Then, as he let go and slid down, the corpse began to spin like a spinning top.As the rope gradually returned to its original shape, the tension that bound the corpse gradually dissipated. Just when the tension was lost, the corpse was attracted by gravity, and it slid down the rope and fell to the ground. 尸体先是撞到四楼的窗玻璃，弄碎玻璃之后再往下跌落。当牧野闻声冲进房间，警部从楼下的窗户往外看的前一刻，凶手正好滑至地面。凶手紧接着从后门冲进饭店，站在警部所在的那间房间门口……。也就是说，在这种情况下，凶手算准了绳索恢复原状需要一段时间，他正好可以利用这段时间，制造自己的不在场证明，完成一桩完美的密室杀人案。接着，凶手趁着警方搜查千惠子下落的时候，偷偷地将那个杀人证据——绳索拆了下来。 " 大师语罢，我们沉默了好一阵子。如此一来，命案的真相已解开了大半，遗憾的是，虽然藤本命案和这起杀人案无关，但这个破解本案的关键因素却仍为悬案。藤本命案发生至今已有好长的一段时间，其中又经历过战争，警方很担心藤本命案恐将永无水落石出的一天。不过，说到底，那件事跟我们这场冒险并没有关系。最后，我对千惠子夫人说： “对了，夫人，你知道在这起命案当中，最让大师头痛的事情是什么吗？” “这个嘛……，我不知道耶。除了目前说的事情之外，还有什么事情让我家老爷头痛的吗？” “有！当然有！那就是……，相良千惠子为什么要冒那么大的险。相良该不会是爱上了小野，想要袒护他才那么做的吧？一直到命案结束为止，大师可是吃了不少苦头呢。哈哈哈！” "You boy!" 由利大师啐了一句。 “哎呀，讨厌啦！” 千惠子夫人羞红了耳垂。不过她同时真诚地说道： “我并不讨厌小野，甚至可以说是喜欢。不过，像他那种正直、单纯又天真的人反倒靠不住，所以，我还是……” “比较喜欢像大师这种成熟稳重的男人吗？哈哈哈哈哈！我想也是，像夫人这样的女人，同年纪的男人，一定不能满足你的。对了，听说夫人要复出乐坛吗？恭喜你！” “是啊，谢谢。因为我们家老爷答应让我复出乐坛。虽然有点任性，可是我想要以演唱会的形式演出。我请小野先生扮演唐贺塞，志贺先生扮演艾斯卡米罗，大致上已经获得了他们的首肯。你们放心，这次绝对不会再上演一出卡门杀人事件了。毕竟，有我们家老爷陪着人家嘛……。呵呵呵呵呵。” (Finish)

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