Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Motivation

Chief of the first search section, Honda, looked at his watch again.Since the case unfolded on the train, he paid special attention to the opponent watch. The train schedule of the "White Swan" is posted in the room. it's 5:40 p.m. The "White Swan" train departed from Xingao at 17:25, and it is not long since the train left the station.The arrival and departure times of each station after Xinga are as follows: Shibata Station↓17:49 Sakacho ↓18:06 Arrive ↓Distributed at 18:08 Murakami↓18:18 Atsumi Onsen↓19:01 Hegang↓Arrive at 19:24 ↓Distributed at 19:25 Sakata↓Arrive at 19:45

↓19:47 Ugo Honjo↓Arrive at 20:39 ↓Distributed at 20:40 Akita 21:15 The last time I arrived in Aomori was 23:11, which is almost 6 hours away from now. Now, more than halfway through the journey, there have been several attacks on Kamei so far. Because of this case, Katayama was killed, and the club waiter was killed for the same reason.For this reason, two men in the car have been arrested. It cannot yet be considered that the development of the case has come to an end. Because the person who offered a reward of 10 million yen has not been caught yet. If the impact of the 10 million yen is considered, the person who attacked Kamei will appear again.

When Katayama was killed, Honda wanted to suspend the plan, because the sacrifice of his subordinates as the person in charge was unbearable.Moreover, he also expected that the news and public opinion will also criticize that the police plan is stupid. Totsukawa also seems to have advocated suspending the implementation of this plan.However, Kamei still insisted on going to Aomori, he is a stubborn person. If the police are despised by criminals, the basis for their existence as a police disappears.This point is very clear to Kamei, Honda and Totsukawa. No matter when and under what circumstances, the criminal police must unambiguously stand up and fight back against the challenge from criminals.If he avoided this challenge, it is no exaggeration to say that he would not be able to become a criminal police officer.

This is the case. Therefore, no matter what kind of risks he faces, Kamei will insist on going to Aomori. Once Kamei arrived in Aomori safely, those who were counting on the 10 million yen bounty to kill Kamei would feel hopeless and give up.This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the guy who gave the 10 million yen bounty. In Tokyo, the only thing Honda can do to cooperate is to find and arrest the reward offerer, and find out why he hates Kamei so much. This must be resolved within 6 hours.The sooner the problem can be resolved, the less danger Kamei faces. So Honda said to his subordinates again:

"The woman named Natsuko Kuhara must be thoroughly investigated. The man named Kuroki Isomi may be her lover. We must also investigate. We must find out how she and Kamei forged hatred." Two detectives, Kimoto and Kaneko, followed Kuhara Natsuko to Yokohama. I lived in Yokohama a year and a half ago. Isezaki Street is a famous bustling street in Yokohama. According to the address I wrote down, the apartment was on a corner of this street, but I couldn't find it after searching. Walking into the back alley, they searched everywhere but couldn't find it.Go further inside and find it after walking into a more back alley.

This is a place that must be found in any busy street.It was a stinking alley with almost no sunshine, and what came into view were small shops such as taverns and noodle soup restaurants next to each other. Mumoto looked at the signboard of the noodle soup restaurant, and said to Kaneko, "I think it looks like this place." It was a small two-story building with a signboard of "Nagasaki-style noodle soup" hanging on the facade.Although the signboard is huge, there is only one counter, which can only accommodate five or six guests.The size of the store is estimated to be only five or six pings.

The two detectives were surprised because it was very different from what they knew about Xia Zi's situation now. Now Natsuko is a man who lives in a luxurious apartment and wears a watch worth 14 million yen.She thought her previous residence would be a big mansion, but she didn't expect it to be a small noodle soup shop. Two detectives entered the store, sat down at the counter, and ordered two soup noodles. It looked like a middle-aged couple was busy.The short stature proprietress mixes the soup, and the boss rolls out the soup noodles. The noodle soup for 350 yuan is very tasty.

After Kimoto paid for the noodle soup, he greeted the boss at the counter and said: "Sorry, I want to inquire about something." "What's up?" "I want to inquire about the situation of the person who lived here before. It is this person. Do you know him?" Kimoto said and handed the photos of Natsuko Kuhara and Kuroki Isomi to the boss. "Are you..." the boss asked while looking at the photo. Wooden silently let him see the police ID. "I've seen this woman before." "when?" "When I bought this shop, the owner was this woman."

"What's her name?" "Well... what's her name?" the boss asked the boss's wife. "It's Natsuko. Her last name is..." "Is it Natsuko Kuhara?" "Yes, it's Natsuko Kuhara. That Natsuko is a very beautiful woman." "Has she ever opened a noodle soup restaurant in this place?" "No, she opened a small restaurant here." "Alone?" "Looks like it's run by itself." As soon as the boss finished speaking, the talkative lady boss went on to say: "Some say that woman used to be a model."

Jin Jin smiled and said, "You know her very well." The proprietress leaned forward from behind the counter: "She's from a good background, she's a beauty, she's also worked as a model, and it's said that she's married to a handsome man." "Do you know that person's name?" "I know. It's a man named Iso or something. I heard he's a very good doctor." "Do you know where this person is now?" "This man is dead." "real?" "Yes, I heard from Mrs. Xia Zi." "When and where did he die?"

"I heard he died in Tokyo. But she didn't tell me the details." "Where is it estimated to be in Tokyo?" "It is said that it is in a high-end residential area in Tokyo, but I am not familiar with the situation in Tokyo." "Then she came here after Isomi-san passed away." "She came to Yokohama and opened a small restaurant after saying that things were not going well after her husband died." "What about the future?" "She said she went back to Tokyo again, and said she got money there, so she wanted to sell the store at a low price. I'm sorry, but I don't know where she is now." "Now she's the proprietress of a club in Ginza." "Yes, she is very suitable for that kind of thing," said the boss as if approving. If you say you got the money, that means you have a protector. Where did Akira Igarashi, Natsuko's protector, meet Natsuko? Did you meet Natsuko when you came to Yokohama by chance, or did you meet him in the past? "Have you ever heard of the name Igarashi Akira from Natsuko? This person runs a French restaurant called Pinocchio in Tokyo." Kimoto asked the boss and his wife.They looked at each other, and the proprietress said, "Akira Igarashi? I have never heard of this person. But the name of Pinocchio has been mentioned before." "How did you hear that?" "It was Mrs. Natsuko who said it. She asked me if I knew a restaurant called Pinocchio in Tokyo. I said it was a high-end restaurant, and I only knew its name. At this point, she smiled and said that she knew that restaurant. manager. Do you think that can be true?" "Well, that's true. It has something to do with her. But, before she came here, did you know where she lived in Tokyo?" "She seems to say that she lives in a high-end residential area, but I don't know the rest." "There are several high-end residential areas such as Denen Chofu and Seijo Gakuen. Do you know which one of them it is?" The proprietress tilted her head and thought for a moment, "She told me about the double-seater trams on the private railway." "Then it's the Odakyu Line, so it's the Seijo Gakuen area." After the two returned to Tokyo, they went to Seijo Academy.They came to the police station in front of the station and said to a young police officer there: "There is a doctor named Kuroki Isomi who may live in this area, do you know?" "When did it happen?" the police officer asked with a nervous expression on his face. "I don't know. I guess it was two years ago, maybe three years ago, maybe earlier." "Let me check and try." The police officer brought several thick household registration books and began to look them up. Soon, he said with bright eyes, "Yes." "There is one more person. Is the name Akira Igarashi listed in the household registration book three years ago?" gold asked.He thought maybe Akira Igarashi had lived here too. Sure enough, his idea was confirmed.Akira Igarashi now lives in the mansion in Osawa, but three years ago he lived in the Seijo Gakuen residential area, and lived near the residence of the Isomi couple. Kimoto and Kaneko decided to check according to the address registered in the household registration book. There are row upon row of high-end residences, and the hospital that Isomi once opened is located nearby.Now this hospital has the sign of Pediatric Hospital named after Shirai. Two detectives meet middle-aged Dr. Shirai.He has the demeanor of a pediatrician and is pleasant and considerate.When answering the question raised by Kimoto, he said: "This hospital was purchased through the introduction of a real estate company, so I have never met Mr. Isomi, who used to run an internal medicine hospital here." "Don't you know about Isomi-san himself?" "I heard an introduction from the real estate company, saying that he is dead." "What else have you heard about him?" "Speaking of his child..." "Does he have any children?" "Yes, I heard that he has a 3-year-old child who was hit by a car, and the medical treatment was not timely enough, and later he became a vegetative state. Isami spent a lot of money." "What happened to the child?" "I heard that he is dead. The child was hospitalized in Domen General Hospital before his death." "Do you know how Mr. Isomi died?" "Yes. He committed suicide." "suicide?" "Yes. That's what I heard." "Did the policeman hit his child with his car?" Shirai waved his hand and said, "No. I heard that the prisoner has been arrested. The prisoner is underage, and the car was stolen, so he can't even pay for the treatment. Fortunately, the hospital agreed to lend him a loan. If something like this happens at home, Patient, going bankrupt in the blink of an eye, is really difficult." "Was that child treated in a multi-door general hospital?" "Yes. It's just on the street ahead. It's twelve or thirteen minutes away by car." Two detectives visited the multi-door hospital.At this time, the diagnosis and treatment time had passed, and there was no sound in the huge hospital. Kimoto and the others met with the dean.He is a sixty-two or three-year-old white-haired old man. After hearing Mumoto's purpose, he said calmly: "If you're asking about Isomi-san's children, then I remember." "I heard that the child was three years old at the time." "Yes. He is a cute boy. I remember his name is Natsuki, probably named after a word in his parents' names." "I heard he became a vegetable?" "Yes. I was hospitalized for a year and took all the treatment measures, but it didn't work." "It takes a lot of money to be hospitalized for one year!" "Yes. Isomi-san said to treat the child as much as possible, even using various new medicines." "I heard that he became a vegetable because the treatment was delayed. Is this true?" "Yes. I think if the boy had been taken to the hospital five or six minutes earlier, he could have been saved. He had a brain contusion, and if he had been operated on earlier, it might have been cured. I still regret it very much. " "He was hit by a car, right?" "Oh! I know." "Isn't it possible to send the child here quickly by car?" "The situation at that time is not clear. Anyway, when it was sent by ambulance, it was already delayed." "Have you met Mr. and Mrs. Isomi?" "Of course I have." "Mr. Isomi is also dead, did you know that?" "I know. I was shocked when I heard that Isomi-san committed suicide." "Why did he commit suicide?" "This problem...I think it's because of the death of the child, and the return of the treatment fee and the need to sell the hospital. I feel heavy about these things." "It is said that the perpetrator is still a minor." "Yes. It's a young man who has absolutely no ability to make compensation. What else can he do if he was hit by a car by such a young man?" Then he said as if remembering something: "I think there is another reason why Mr. Isomi committed suicide." "What is it?" "The day of the car accident was September 28, probably the festival day of the Hachiman Shrine. Mr. Isomi took the child to the shrine to participate in the festival, but the child was hit by a car." "That means the child has become a vegetable, and he feels responsible." "I think so too. Because Isomi-san is an honest and upright person, he feels guilty." "Have you talked to his wife?" "Talk. She often visits the children in the hospital. She's a beautiful lady." "The child is only three years old. It seems quite late to have this child." "Yes, it's a middle-aged son. That's why I love him so much." "It is very resentful to the criminal who caused the accident." "Well, that's right." "What's your impression of Mrs. Isomi?" "The first impression was that she was beautiful and dignified, and she looked gentle and peaceful on the surface, but she was a strong-willed person." The situation of Natsuko Kuhara became clear little by little.But where did Kamei get involved with?This is not clear. "Why did Isomi-san commit suicide? Didn't anything suspicious happen?" After the dean heard the question raised by Mumoto, he shook his head repeatedly and said: "Actually, I was entrusted by the police to issue a death certificate. There are no suspicious points worth noting. He died by drinking pesticides, and he left a clear suicide note." "What kind of suicide note?" "It was written to Mrs. Xia Zi, and there are some things that are inconvenient to tell outsiders. After Isami's death, his wife must have been quite difficult, especially with such a huge debt." Everything that has been talked about still has nothing to do with the name of Detective Kamei, and it has nothing to do with the police. "The child's name is Xia Shu." Mumoto brought the topic back. "Yes. Pretty like her mother." "After the car accident, are Mr. Isomi and his wife dissatisfied with the handling of the police?" "what you mean?" "I mean things like covering up a perpetrator, or being slow to deal with things like that." "I don't think so. The police arrested the juvenile offender the next day. However, the prisoner is underage and the car was stolen, so the prisoner can't pay for the medical expenses. The police should not be blamed for these of." "What about the prisoner's family?" "It's a mother-child family without a father. The prisoner looks like a teenager taking hallucinogens and other drugs. He has no ability to provide medical expenses." Still has nothing to do with Kamei detective. "Have you ever heard the name Kamei from Isomi-san and his wife?" "I haven't heard them say that." As a result, the name of detective Kamei did not appear. Kimoto and Kaneko immediately returned to the Metropolitan Police Department to report to Section Chief Honda. Honda listened to their report with satisfaction. "Natsuko Kuhara's past is like this." "But, no matter what, I can't get in touch with Kamei. Dealing with the car accident is the traffic department's business, and has nothing to do with the investigation department." "Akira Igarashi and Natsuko have known each other since they lived in Chengcheng Academy." "That's when Akira Igarashi might be infatuated with Natsuko, right?" "That was probably the case. However, at that time Natsuko was a married woman, and there was nothing she could do even if she fell in love. After her husband committed suicide, Natsuko opened a small restaurant in Yokohama. Maybe it was then that Wu Lanming found Natsuko, Get her and make her your mistress." "The investigation into the cause of this incident still originated from the car accident that the child suffered." Ben thought about it. "Because of this traffic accident, Xia Zi lost her dearest son. It can also be said that her husband also died in this accident." "The situation is like this. If the traffic accident was related to Kamei, it would not be surprising if he resented Kamei and wanted to kill him for revenge." "right!" "However, as I said just now, Kamei's name never appeared. This is because we were not responsible for that type of accident. Even if it comes to the issue of Isomi's suicide, he must have committed suicide by leaving a suicide note. " "Hmm..." Honda hummed, and said, "The child's bump must have happened on September 28 three years ago." "yes." "What was Kamei doing at that time? Check it out. It should be involved somewhere." Search records from September 28 three years ago were reviewed. "Yes." Wooden showed Ben Duo a book of search records. "Three years ago, on September 28, a homicide occurred near Seijo Academy, and the Kamei detective rushed to the scene." "It's not like Kamei was there alone." "The Totsugawa team is responsible for the investigation of this case. There are Totsugawa Police Department, Kamei Detective, Tanaka Detective, Kusaka Detective, Nishimoto Detective, and Shimizu Detective at the scene." "Did Totsukawa go with the whole team? What case is it?" "It is a case that poses a strong challenge to the police by committing serial killings." "Oh! That's the case." Honda remembered clearly.It was a serial murder case, and the victims were all cadres who worked in a supermarket near Seijo Academy. The murderer also issued a letter of challenge to the police and the supermarket in a tough manner, which was a letter of challenge that was extremely contemptuous of the police. There were 6 copies of these challenge letters typed out with typewriters, and they were voted for the police and the mass media department respectively.Even Totsukawa, who was always good-natured, was irritated by those articles about how stupid the police were. This case was committed by a gang of violent gangs who extorted money from supermarkets and vented their anger after being rejected.After ascertaining this situation, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested three gangsters and solved the case. On September 23, the first market cadre was killed.On the day when Xia Shu suffered a car accident——September 28, the second market cadre was killed again. That was the time when Totsukawa and the others were desperately chasing the criminal, and it happened that a traffic accident happened on the same street at that time. But how could all this create hatred for Kamei? Honda was puzzled by this.He also considered that if it was a serial murder case, Kamei and the others would only focus on this aspect of the search and ignore the traffic accident. Criminal police are also human beings, they tend to be keen on big cases, and under such circumstances they cannot give up hunting down murderers.Besides, it was just a traffic accident. This accident should be handled by the traffic unit of the Chengcheng Police Department, which has nothing to do with the first search department. Honda let out a long sigh and said, "I don't understand, I still don't understand." It was easy to find the clues, but the key points were still blurred. Honda went to the reference room, wanting to see how the newspapers reported at that time. I found the newspaper from September three years ago, and opened the morning paper on September 29. Reports of the killing of a supermarket cadre filled a page. The headline leaps into view: Another Sun Supermarket cadre was killed, which is also a bold challenge. The challenge was also published without a word.The criminal was so lawless that he killed the marketing executive when the police and the newspaper office received the letter of challenge. The challenge reads: Stupid cops, try to catch me!You don't understand anything at first, but you still have to meddle in your own business! The words were typed out with a typewriter.Because of this, the tone of challenge is particularly strong. The killing of the first market cadre has not yet been detected, and the second case happened again.The police were severely criticized by public opinion. "Next time we will kill the manager of the Sun Supermarket." - Such a warning letter was also sent to the police. Honda saw another traffic accident news in a corner of the society page of a newspaper. It was a short report with the title——In Chengcheng, the traffic offender escaped. The report said: Mr. Isomi Zangki, a physician who lives in Seijo Academy, led his eldest son Natsuki (3 years old) to visit the Yawata Shrine. After a car ran wildly, Natsuki was seriously injured.The police are chasing the criminal who was driving the car. The next day, there was no news about the accident again. On the other hand, the reports about the Sun Supermarket serial murder case were still full of articles, and the pages were getting bigger and bigger. Honda carefully read the search records of the serial murder case again, including the self-confession records of the three arrested criminals. He did this because he was counting on the names of Isomi Kuraki, Natsuko, and then Natsuki's child to appear in these materials. Looking at the search records, Honda once again recalled this difficult and exciting case. At the beginning of the investigation of this case, they did not understand the criminal's intentions. Although I checked the records many times, Isomi Kuroki's name, Natsuko's name, and the name of the child who was involved in the car accident did not appear. "This is really hard enough," Honda thought to himself. "Natsuko's life in Yokohama seems to be very difficult." Honda asked Kimoto and Kaneko. "Yes, losing her husband and children, and having to pay her debts, she was broken when she got to Yokohama." "Did she get into trouble with Kamei when she opened a small restaurant in Yokohama?" "Maybe. But Kamei is not here, so I can't verify it." "Write the investigation results into written materials and telex them to the Akita Police Station." "Is it for Akita?" "Yes. The 'White Swan' train is passing through Akita Station. Please pass it on to Kamei. Maybe he will recall something. Write clearly about Natsuko's opening of a small restaurant in Yokohama." "Understood." While Kaneko and the others were writing the report, Honda read the case record from three years ago again. Looking at the situation of the three criminals, he suddenly had a new idea. All three criminals are members of the K-group, a gang that operates in the Western Tokyo sphere of influence. Honda called the No. 4 Search Division, and it was Hanai Police Department who answered the phone. "I have something to ask, what is the relationship between Group K and Group S?" Honda asked. "The S group you are talking about is Koda Keigo mentioned earlier, right?" Hanai replied. "Yes, it's the S group where Koda is an advisor." "Where's the K group you mentioned?" "He is connected with a case which we have noticed three years ago. If you know anything, please let us know." "Okay then. Group K and Group S both participated in the Kanto Chivalrous League. The leader of Group K is Kazusei Aida. This Aida and the leader of Group S, Yoshihito Haraguchi, are brothers." "In short, it can be said that it is very friendly." "Do you still remember the case where three people from Group K threatened the Sun Supermarket in Chengcheng and killed several cadres?" "Of course I remember. This case was originally handled by me and the Totsugawa Police Department." "At that time, three prisoners were arrested." "Yes. Group K said that they had fired the three of them. I don't know if it's true or not. According to rumors, the three people planned to extort 50 million yen from Sun Supermarket to serve as funds for Group K. At that time, the gang's funds Turnaround is difficult." "What's the relationship between those three people and Keigo Koda from Group S?" Huai thought for a while, and said, "I think these three people and Koda must know each other. But I don't know if this is a personal intimate relationship or something else, should we investigate?" "I hope to investigate urgently." "I don't have much time to spend." Only twelve or thirteen minutes later, Huajing came to the first search department with the documents. "This is the name of the member of Group K who was arrested three years ago." As he spoke, he put the record with the names of the three people in front of Honda. "Among them, the person named Goro Hattori was originally from Group S." "We know that when he was in Group S, he respectfully called Koda Keigo the big brother." "This is real?" "This is a rumor without evidence. When the three were arrested and confessed, there was a saying that blackmailing Sun Supermarket was the idea of ​​Keigo Koda for the three of them." "This is really interesting." "I also stabbed Keigo Koda, and of course that guy denied it. I know those three people very well. They are simple-minded, and someone must have given them an idea." "The person behind the scenes should be Keigo Koda from Group S." "We have also considered this person. At that time, the K group had financial difficulties. I think the three people asked Koda for advice on how to solve the problem, so Koda instructed them to blackmail the prosperous Sun Supermarket." When Huai said this, his eyes flashed suddenly, and then he continued, "Is it related to the case of Detective Kamei?" "yes." "Is that case related to the murder of Kamei-kun?" "Kamei-kun once undertook the task of solving that case. If Keigo Koda murdered Kamei-kun, it might have been caused by the case three years ago." "Yes, there is such a possibility. Koda Keigo is happy to see Kamei being attacked. It seems that Hattori Goro is Koda's younger brother, and Hattori was arrested by Kamei. He will not be happy." "Do you think Koda will directly attack Kamei-kun?" "Generally speaking, you shouldn't think about it this way. That guy is a person who is behind the scenes and making suggestions. This kind of person will not do things that hurt himself." "That makes sense. However, I'm very worried about this person's whereabouts. I'm wondering if Koda is also planning to attack Kamei?" "On this question, there is one circumstance worth considering." "Which situation?" "The rumor just mentioned is said to be true." "Is it the rumor that Koda gave the three people an idea to blackmail the supermarket?" "Yes. Koda didn't come up with a plan to kill the cadres of the supermarket. He considered using a more concealed method to blackmail. However, those three people are daredevils. They thought that if they killed the cadres of the supermarket, the manager would be scared. I trembled and handed over the money immediately. Because of their arbitrary actions, Koda probably left them aside and ignored them. At that time, the K team also expelled those three people." "Koda is smart and good at calculating, which is very different from ordinary hooligans." "If Koda wanted to attack Kamei-kun himself, he probably wouldn't do what Goto and Katsuichi Hara did." Koda's disappearance is always worrying. Koda is not the kind of simple-minded person.He may even use the explosives set on the iron bridge to blow up Kamei and the "White Swan" train into the sky. It is of course imperative to continue to track Koda here in Tokyo.In addition, it is also necessary to notify the criminal police in the car of the above situation as soon as possible to remind them to be vigilant. "Can your four departments find out the whereabouts of Koda?" "Let's check it out. Let's go to the insider of their organization and Xing's mistress to find out." After saying this, Hanai went back to the fourth department.