Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Shin-Etsu Main Line

Ruobin walked to the dining car, to have a late lunch. The "White Swan" express train is still rushing on the Hokuriku main line. It is now 13:12. The dining car, which was once messy and crowded, has gradually become empty now. Wakabayashi sat down on the window seat.He ordered beer and fried rice, and looked out the window while eating. Kamei was sniped before the train approached Kanazawa.Ruo Lin was thinking, when someone stood in front of him. Ruolin looked up at him and said, "It's you again." "When are you going to do it?" The male waiter at the "Snow White" club asked.

Ruo Lin remained silent. He sat down opposite and asked the waitress for beer. "Aren't you really timid?" the male waiter asked persistently. "When I was about to see the opportunity to make a move, suddenly, someone else stepped in and messed up the matter." "You're talking about that bastard. Seriously, if you had gone, you would have thrown yourself into a trap." "It was he who called Kamei out through the car radio." "That kid really racked his brains. He threatened the train conductor to call Kamei out, but Kamei's colleagues are also on this train, so it's stupid to act without thinking about this."

"Is that true?" "Let me ask you again, when and where do you plan to attack? If you need assistance, let me know in advance. Although I can't attack Kamei with you, I can still cooperate with you like feint. " "I haven't changed my mind. I'm still going to do it. I'm still worried about the money. What should I do if what I said doesn't count and I don't get a penny when it's done? " "Don't you believe me?" The male waiter's face turned fierce. "I can't believe it." "If that's the case, why are you still here?"

"That's because I want to get money. If you still don't get money here, then you have to kill yourself." "In that case you just shut up and do it." "That's fine. If I'm being chased by the police and can't get the money, how unlucky am I?" "Didn't my lady boss give you a guarantee? What's more, you also got pocket money in advance." "I don't trust women." Ruo Lin insisted. Near Kanazawa, the original one has failed.No, since the gangster in Osaka also failed, this is the second person to fail. Ruolin reckons that the more people who fail, the more powerful people will come.

"Hey, I think you don't want to do it." The male waiter stared anxiously at Ruo Lin and asked. "As long as you can guarantee the money, you can go and kill Kamei immediately. But verbal promises like before are unreliable. You have to give me a written guarantee." "Want a written guarantee?" "Yes, a letter of guarantee written by someone you can rely on." "If there is such a guarantee, what do you do right away?" "Of course, how many times have I said that I need money!" Ruolin also roared softly. "There's really no way, you should be satisfied with this."

As the male waiter spoke, he took out his wallet from his underwear pocket and put a check in front of him. Wakabayashi took it in his hand and said, "Is it a certified check for 1 million yen?" "The person who wrote this check is said to have billions of dollars in wealth. You must have heard this name many times." "Is it the Idoguchi jewelry store? I've heard of it." "They have stores in both Ginza and Shinjuku." "Is this Idoguchi the bounty hunter?" "Aren't you asking too much? This check is real and payable at sight. If you kill Kamei, the remaining 9 million will definitely be given to you."

"What if I run away with this check?" "If you want to do that, then maybe a reward of 10 million yen will be offered for you this time." said the male waiter sternly. "It will be like this." "With this check, even if you fail, you will have the funds to escape, so you should want to do it." "I have to do it." "Then stop gossiping and do it." The male waiter left the dining car after saying this. Ruolin stayed alone in the dining car, drinking coffee while scanning the check with his eyes. What does Idoguchi's signature mean?Is this the person who offered a reward of 10 million yen for harboring a grudge against Kamei?Wakabayashi muttered to himself: "Is this Ihuguchi? It's unbelievable."

Wakabayashi took a napkin from the dining table, and wrote on it with a ballpoint pen: "This check was given to me by the male waiter at the 'Bai Xue' club in Shinjuku. This is to order me to kill Kamei detective. If". He wrapped the folded check in a napkin, put it in his pocket, paid for the meal and walked out of the dining car. At this point has passed 13:30.Ruobin looked out of the window from the door pedal, thinking that he would be in Takaoka soon.He hoped to find a way to deliver the check in his pocket to the Totsugawa Police Department. He was thinking about it when suddenly someone patted his shoulder from behind.He turned around in surprise.

In an instant, he suddenly realized whether it was the gangster named Inoue from Group S who was following him; or someone had spotted him while writing on a napkin.This idea suddenly came to his mind. However, there was a young woman in front of her, she said with a smile, "Ruolin, I'm catching up." "how?" As soon as Ruolin answered with a suspicious face, the woman leaned close to Ruolin and whispered: "It's not okay to forget your lover." "Ah! It's you." Wakabayashi remembered Katayama Yumi's name, and he still had her photo with him.Even so he forgot all about it.

Other passengers came along the aisle.Yumi took Wakabayashi's arm, "Any news?" "Can I see your handbag?" "My handbag." "Yes." "Okay." Yumi opened the handbag handed to him, and Wakabayashi said, "Is this the first time I've seen a woman's handbag?" Saying this, he put the check wrapped in a napkin into his handbag and handed it to Yumi. "Already passed Takaoka." Kusaka looked at Takaoka Station passing by slowly, and continued to Totsukawa as if wanting to confirm: "Hey! It's been a hard time for 4 hours, and there are still 10 hours left."

"The next stop is Toyama." "If there were other criminals in the car, they would have known about Goto's failure. The next criminal might not come to attack Kamei right away." "It would be great if the bounty offerer can be found quickly. If he is arrested, and no one offers another 10 million yen, there will be no more people who attacked Kamei." "Before the train reaches Aomori, we'd better find the hidden criminals." "If found..." The train began to pass the long iron bridge, and the roar of the wheels as it passed drowned out the voice of the sun. As soon as he passed the iron bridge, he could hear the voice of the policeman under the sun again.The mountains outside the window are rolling. "Is that the Lishan Mountains?" "Yes." Totsukawa replied affirmatively. The peddler in the car came into the car.Totsukawa bought two cups of coffee, he wanted to stimulate his nerves. He handed the coffee in the paper cup to Kusaka, "It's always worrying not to see Hara Katsuichi." The reckless Goto is not scary.As for Hara Katsuichi, because he didn't know what he was going to do, it was worrying. "If I knew Hara Katsuichi, I would go around the car and look around." While Kusaka was talking, the car shook suddenly, and a young female passenger walking on the aisle couldn't stand still, and she couldn't help but fell on Totsukawa's body. "I'm sorry." After she finished speaking, she straightened up and walked towards the direction of No. 2 carriage. A folded piece of paper was left on Totsukawa's lap. Kusaka was about to say something to her, but Totsukawa hurriedly stopped him with his hand, and he unfolded the paper. This is a napkin and a certified check, with Wakabayashi's writing on the napkin. Totsukawa silently handed these two things to Kusaka. Kusaka immediately became nervous, "Is it Idoguchi again?" "But I can't remember." "why?" "I often carry out missions with Kamei. I am familiar with Goto and Katsuichi Hara. I even remember most of the other prisoners Kamei arrested, but I can't remember the name Idoguchi. " "Could it be that a fake name was used?" "No. He's a big jeweler who runs stores in Shinjuku and Ginza, and I don't think he'd use a false name." "Hasn't Kamei handled cases related to gemstones?" "If you say that, he has handled it several times. Because gems are magical enough to induce murder cases. There are cases of killing jewelers, and there are cases of killing women who wear gems worth tens of millions of dollars. But , in none of these cases has anything to do with the Idoguchi jewelry store." "But... the second check. It can't be considered accidental." "I'll go to the train conductor for a while, you should pay more attention to Kamei's matter." After Totsukawa finished speaking, he hurried to the No. 6 car. The train conductor who had been beaten by Goto did not change his shift. Totsukawa said to him: "At the next stop, I would like to ask you to contact Tokyo once." The train conductor handed over the recording paper to Totsukawa.He wrote with a ballpoint pen: Another check issued by Ihukou was found, the amount was 1 million yen, which was used as a deposit.The suspicion of Ihuguchi should not be lifted, and I hope to search again.The recipient is the First Investigation Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The train conductor put the note in a contact bag and said, "Give it to them at the next station, Toyama Station." Totsukawa returned to his seat. Outside the window, the line of this train and the line of the Takayama Main Line suddenly approached, and the train entered the iron bridge across the Jinzugawa River. The roar of the train as it passed the iron bridge filled the car again.Crossing the Jinzugawa River is Toyama. At 13:53, the train arrived at Toyama Station.Park here for 2 minutes. "It's too quiet." Sun Xia whispered. "what?" "Goto came to attack Kamei near Kanazawa Station, and nothing has happened since then." "Maybe something will happen again somewhere. The person who gave Wakabayashi a check for 1 million yuan is still in the car." "Are you talking about the 'Snow White' club barman? It's obvious that this person has something to do with the incident." "Don't pay attention to him now, I guess that guy is an errand messenger." The train departed without incident.No parking until the next stop, Itoigawa. Outside the window is the expanding Toyama Plain.Although the train runs along the coast of Toyama Bay, the sea cannot be seen from the car. The train passed Uozu Station.It is famous for its mirages and fluorescent squids. Soon, the sea appeared on the left side of the train, while the mountains approached on the right side.It makes people feel that the train is driving on the edge of the cliff. Looking down, you can see the waterfront, which runs along the National Highway No. 8. Passengers had just appreciated the beauty of this distant view, and in an instant, the train immediately drove into the Qinzhi Tunnel. Passed through a small tunnel again, and then passed the Qinzhi Station. One by one, the train passed through the sub-unknown tunnel, Shenhou tunnel, and Katsuyama tunnel. After finally passing through this series of tunnels, the train conductor came to the No. 3 car with a pale face.He stood on the aisle, looking left and right, looking for someone. As soon as Totsukawa stood up, the train conductor raised his hand to greet him in a flustered expression. "What's the matter?" When Totsukawa asked, the train conductor said in a forced voice, "Please come here." "Is there no connection between Toyama Station and Tokyo?" "Anyway, please come here." The conductor trembled when he said this. Totsukawa felt that the situation was unusual from his attitude.Then he and he quickly walked through the No. 6 soft seat and No. 7 dining car to the outside of the toilet in No. 8 car.A note taped to the toilet door with cellophane tape read "Malfunction" on it. The conductor opened the door a narrow gap and said, "Please take a look." Totsukawa looked in through the crack of the door, and in an instant, Totsukawa couldn't help crying out. A young woman curled up in a ball and fell into the toilet with a handbag thrown beside her. The bag had been opened, and the contents inside were messy. Blood dripped onto the floor, and Totsukawa knew immediately who she was even though she couldn't see her face. That is Yumi Katayama, the female detective. He touched her wrist, her pulse had stopped beating. Totsukawa gently turned her over and immediately saw a dagger stuck in her chest. "What should I do?" the conductor asked in a trembling voice behind Totsukawa. Totsukawa walked out of the toilet and closed the door behind him. "The next station is Itoigawa." "Yes, it will be there soon, stop for a minute, should you call the police immediately?" "No need. Get the body off the train first, and explain the situation to the station." "However, this is a murder case. Besides, the murderer is on this train. If the police do not arrest him, maybe the murderer will escape at the next station, Itoigawa." "I don't think the murderer got off the car at Itoigawa." "why?" "There is no time to explain now. Wrap the body in a blanket, and send her down quietly when you arrive at Itoigawa Station." "However, if the police find out about it in the future, they will blame the National Railways for deliberately concealing the incident and not reporting it." "Then I'll write a letter to the county police department first, and the station will give it to them. Which county does this belong to?" "This is the place where Toyama County enters the county border of Niigata County. The place before entering the Qinshizhi Tunnel is the county border." "Then, write to the Xinge County Police Department." The train conductor brought a blanket, and together with Totsukawa wrapped Katayumi's body. As soon as he arrived at Itoigawa Station, Totsukawa asked the station staff on the platform to assist him and sent the body wrapped in a blanket off the platform. After entering the station office, he immediately handed over the memo written in the car to the assistant station master. "Please take it to the Sheriff's Headquarters. Use it to find out what happened." He was taken aback when the assistant learned that the blanket was wrapped in a corpse.But forced by Totsukawa's momentum, he reluctantly said: "Understood." Itoigawa originally stopped for one minute, but now it has been extended to two minutes. Totsukawa returned to the No. 3 car with a serious attitude.Seeing Totsukawa's expression, Kusaka immediately sensed that something serious had happened. "Did something happen to Mr. Ruolin?" "It wasn't him, Yumi Katayama who was in contact with him was killed." "real!?" "yes." "Who did it?" "The guy who was going to attack Kamei must have killed her." "Why did that guy kill Yumi Katayama?" "After the murder, the murderer searched all her handbags." "What is he looking for?" "It's most likely the letter that Wakabayashi gave us and the certified check from Itoguchi." "Then Ruolin-jun is also very dangerous?" "No, since neither of these things were found, it probably doesn't matter." "Damn murderer!" "The assailant or his accomplices killed Katayama. If it goes well this time, both cases will be resolved at once." Totsukawa went on to say: "It's really sad, if she wasn't sent to take on the contact task this time, she wouldn't have been killed." "I think whatever it takes to catch the murderer and execute him." "I am very sure of that." It now appears that Totsukawa's task has shifted from simply protecting Kamei to apprehending the murderer. "What's the next step?" Kusaka asked. "It's being considered now." "Are we still waiting for the murderer to kill Kamei? I think that male waiter must be the murderer." "What's the reason?" "After he handed the check to Wakabayashi-kun, he probably became suspicious and suspected that Wakabayashi-kun passed the check to the Katayama criminal police. So he killed her and searched her handbag." "It's also possible." "Please allow me and Wakabayashi-kun to arrest that male waiter." Totsukawa was still thinking about it. "Okay. Let's go with Ruolin then." Sun Xia jumped up like a spring, and walked quickly to the front compartment. As soon as he found Wakabayashi in the No. 4 carriage, he immediately grabbed his wrist and said: "Your play is over." "So, you caught the guy who attacked Detective Kamei?" "no." "Then why..." "The Katayama female detective was killed." "what?" "That waiter you spoke of may have been the murderer." "This bastard!" "Where is he?" "I think he's in the padded compartment." "Okay then, let's go." With the setting sun ahead, the two hurried to the soft-seat carriage. Most of the seats in the upholstered carriages are empty. "What's wrong?" "He's not in now." "Did you run away?" "No, he didn't get off the car in Itoigawa, and he also said that he would get off after watching me kill Kamei." "Then where has he been?"