Chapter 9 Chapter nine

Although the muffler was used, there were other passengers in carriage 3 after all. There are Mrs. Ogoshi and secretary Miura. In addition, there were 5 other passengers. There are 38 seats in the car, most of which are empty.Even so, there are still 14 eyes! The seats in the No. 3 car are arranged facing the middle. Unlike the Japanese Shinkansen trains, the direction of the seats cannot be changed. Mrs. Ogoshi and Secretary Miura were sitting and talking with their backs to the No. 4 carriage. The remaining 5 people were all sitting in the seats facing forward, and the seats of 5 people were all near the window, and 3 of them were reading books when the incident happened.The other two were looking out the window, neither paying attention to the passage.

Therefore, the murderer may have been standing close to the No. 4 compartment. If he attacked Dai Viet coming from the No. 3 compartment, the other seven passengers would not notice it, let alone the gun with a muffler on it. (But--?) The murderer must escape after committing the crime. Escape in the direction of carriage 4?Incredible. That would run into Dai Viet head-on, and he would have to step over the corpse to escape. Then, the only way to escape is the No. 2 compartment. In other words, the murderer either fled to the No. 2 car, or one of the seven passengers was the murderer.

It seems that Char also took this into consideration, so he began to interrogate the seven people including Mrs. Dayue one by one. The result is the same as the analysis. Mrs. Okoshi and Secretary Miura said that they were discussing their schedule after arriving in Paris and did not pay attention to what happened. The same goes for the other 5 people. The three people who read the book were obsessed with the world in the book, and the two people who watched the scenery did not look at the aisle.Sit on the seat and experience it. Due to the cover of the back of the seat in front, you really can't see the aisle in front of you.

The seven people realized that something had happened because they heard the screams.Moreover, the seven people confirmed that at the most chaotic moment, a pair of young Japanese-looking couple stumbled across the passage and disappeared in the direction of the No. 2 carriage. Two of them saw exactly that, immediately after the incident, two young men and women who looked like Japanese ran into the No. 2 car. Shirai translated the passage. "Is it those two people?" Kamei frowned and said to Totsukawa. "You mean the day the Japanese couple got on the bus in Grenoble?"

"right." "There is such a possibility. Go and see." Totsukawa said to Shirai. Charle and the other criminal policemen walked quickly towards the No. 2 compartment, and Bai followed closely behind. The train conductor brought a blanket and gently covered Matsuno Yuki's body. Five or six minutes later, Bai Jing trotted all the way back. "The pair of Japanese were found in compartment 1." "What did they say?" Totsukawa asked. "The two of them confessed repeatedly that this was the first time they took the TGV, so they took a camera and walked around the train to see what happened in carriage 3, and they didn't know anything."

"Do you think they're telling the truth?" "have no idea." "What do the detectives at the Paris police think?" Kamei asked. "They seemed suspicious, asked them to show their passports, and are still questioning them." Bai and said. "Let's go and negotiate, and let us ask in a while." Totsukawa said. Totsukawa took Shirai to the No. 1 car. From No. 1 to No. 3 are first-class cars, only No. 1 car is not a non-smoking car, and there is a thick smoke in the car. On the seat in the middle of the car, the two Japanese were being interrogated by Charle, and the criminal police from other countries were also surrounding them.

They both spoke English, so Char spoke in a mixture of English and French. When his cross-examination came to an end, Totsukawa asked to continue the interrogation on the grounds that the persons concerned were all Japanese. Char readily agreed, for the same reason.In addition, during the three days together in Grenoble, they have become very familiar with each other. Charles ordered the criminal police of the Paris police: "A thorough search of the train will presumably find a used gun." Then, he handed over the pair of Japanese lovers to Totsukawa. The other criminal policemen disappeared in the direction of the No. 2 carriage one after another.

Totsukawa asked Shirai to also participate in the search, only to deal with the pair of Japanese with Kamei. Both the man and the woman had pale faces. Knowing that Totsukawa is Japanese, their expressions relaxed a little. According to the passports they provided, the male is Ugaki Wataru, 28 years old, and the female is Shimazaki Yayoi, 25 years old. "You got on the train from Grenoble, right? I saw you at the station, and you seemed to be arguing about something." Hearing what Totsukawa said, Ugaki said: "We came to Grenoble from Italy, and we were going to Paris. She was quite stubborn, but there was no quarrel. The main argument was whether to take the train or the car. In the end, we agreed to take the TGV."

"Is the purpose of this time traveling?" Kamei asked. "yes." "Can you tell me about your schedule?" Totsukawa asked. "What happened to us?" Ugaki asked anxiously. "Temporarily serving as a suspect, subject to review by the French police." "It's over." "I still have to ask." "We have nothing to do and don't know what's going on!" Shimazaki Yayoi said hoarsely. "It's not that simple. It may be a coincidence that Japanese people were killed on the train. But it is reasonable for Japanese passengers to bear the brunt of suspicion!"

Totsukawa said. "But it really has nothing to do with us! It's just that we took the same train by chance. It's really unacceptable to be suspected." Ugaki complained. "You know the president of Dayue Group Company, right?" "I know! Isn't it normal to know such a famous person?" "What car number are you sitting in?" "Number 7." "Why are you walking up and down in the car?" "This is the first time in my life to take a TGV, so I have to go around in the car. We are going to Paris, and then to Spain and England, but this is the only time to take a TGV."

Ugaki said, and showed Totsukawa the schedule written in the notebook. Their schedule is as follows: Arrive in Rome on October 16, arrive in Grenoble on the 17th today, and take the TGV from Grenoble to Paris, then go sightseeing in Paris, and then go to Spain. "So you're just driving around in the car with your camera?" "Yes, some pictures were taken." Ugaki showed Totsukawa the camera with the flash. "Shooting in the No. 3 carriage as well?" "Ah, it's the car where the accident happened. I don't remember. There's nothing special about that car, maybe it wasn't photographed." "In that car, a passenger was shot, and you didn't notice it at all?" Kamei asked. "Not at all. If we had, we would have called the conductor right away. We only found out after the French policeman in the first car said." Ugaki pouted and said. "The French policeman asked why we wash our hands. Is it illegal to wash our hands?" Yayoi asked. "Probably trying to do the smoke reaction. Better do what they say." Totsukawa said. "It's unreasonable to treat us like prisoners. We have to protest through the embassy!" Ugaki stared and said. "You can do whatever you want, as long as it has nothing to do with the incident. But when you left the No. 3 car, something happened." "We just happened to be passing through Car 3 at that moment. The people in Car 3 were actually more suspicious than us." "Of course, they are also subject to interrogation." Totsukawa said. "I want to hear about your experiences." Kamei continued. After graduating from Tokyo S University, Ugaki went to work at Taiyo Iron Works, which is headquartered in Tokyo.Now he is the section chief of the third business department. Yayoi Shimazaki joined the same company after graduating from Osaka University, a few years later than Ugaki. "we are good friends." Ugaki said. He also said that because they both wanted to travel to Europe, they took a week off and set off together. They say they are friends, but they look more like lovers. Shirai returned in a panic, and whispered to Totsukawa: "The pistol was found on the luggage rack in car 2."