Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Hostage

There are still 2 hours and 30 minutes until the train arrives in Aomori. Passengers planning to take the Hakodate ferry from Aomori to Hokkaido must register their names and addresses in the Seikan Ferry Passenger Book. In the compartment where Totsukawa was located, there were also several passengers who registered in the name book equipped in the car. The air of travel is fading away. While thinking this way, Totsukawa looked at the couple who were registering nearby.In order to move around, he stood up and walked towards the door step. After doing some flexion and stretching exercises, he lit the cigarette, and when he lit the cigarette, he naturally remembered the case three years ago.

The detection of that case was difficult, and the sensation caused by the mass media hype at the time left a deep impression on people. The criminal gang of three men threatened and extorted money from the cadres of the supermarket. The case was originally simple.But the challenging attitude of criminals is undoubtedly "good" news for propaganda tools. Out of a strong desire for self-expression, the three criminals sent the challenge letter to the newspaper.They are openly provocative to the police and the masses. They killed two cadres of the supermarket in a row.For this reason, the mass media began to criticize and question: what are the police doing?

It was Totsukawa who directed the detection of the case three years ago, and 14 criminal policemen, including Kamei, did active work in arresting criminals. Among them, Kamei made the greatest contribution and made the most outstanding achievements. However, the situation of the Isomi couple is confusing. This is the first time I heard the name Natsuko Jiuhara, and of course I don't know her situation. Totsukawa and the others were also unaware of the fact that the Isomi couple's child became a vegetable due to a traffic accident and died a year later. It was a reckless young man who injured her son to death, and the criminal was brought to justice. Even so, why did Natsuko attack Kamei?Totsukawa couldn't understand it.

He turned his gaze to the vast night outside the window. Why did Natsuko attack Kamei?If you figure out the ins and outs of it, you will have countermeasures. Xiazi lost her son, and then her husband.Her hatred must have arisen from here.After she lost her husband and son, her life was difficult.Now it seems that she has become the mistress named Akira Igarashi.She lost her family and had to become someone else's mistress, all because of an accident three years ago.This analysis is probably good. Kamei didn't know Natsuko, and even her husband Isomi Kuroki and their son Natsuki had never heard of her.Totsukawa is of course no exception.

As for the point of contact, it was only in Chengcheng, and I had contact with Totsugawa and Kamei to solve the serial murder case.However, how can this kind of contact be linked with a reward of 10 million yen? It was Koda Keigo who conspired to kill Kamei, and then the proprietress of Shinjuku's "Bekyuki" club intervened.It was initially deduced that she was the investor of 10 million yen, but now it can be preliminarily determined that she acted under the instigation of Koda, and the male waiter was sent to monitor Wakabayashi's actions. The person who killed the male waiter must be Yuan Shengyi. It is very likely that the male waiter gave Yuan Sheng an order like Wakabayashi, instructing him when and how to do it, and so on.The vicious Yuan Shengyi was so angry that he killed the male waiter.

Natsuko Kuhara must be the one who offered a bounty of 10 million yen to kill Kamei. Koda Keigo, who likes Natsuko, helped Natsuko out of hatred three years ago, gave her advice, and took practical actions.He encouraged the proprietress of the "Bai Xue" club to use her to recruit those who attacked Kamei. It was also Koda who used violent gangsters to plant a time bomb on the "White Swan" train. The reason why Koda wants to attack Kamei is clear, but the motive of the key figure Natsuko Kuhara's crime is still a mystery. At some point Kamei also came out.He said to Totsukawa:

"It's so tiring!" Totsukawa joked with him with a smile. This was to make Kamei relax a little. Of course, Totsukawa himself wanted to relax his tense nerves. "Just now I considered the situation of Natsuko Kuhara." Kamei said as he took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. "How do you think about it?" "Her son accidentally got hit by a car and we're chasing the criminal at the same time and in the same place?" "According to the records given to us, the criminal who drove into people was a reckless young man, and the traffic department also arrested him." Kamei continued, "If she is angry because the sentence given to the young man is too light, then the object of her anger should be Either the boy himself or the judge."

"Did we miss something because we didn't see it, or did she misunderstand something?" A man like Kamei let out a long and rare sigh.Totsukawa was disturbed to see him behave like this. In the final time, probably Koda Keigo and Kuhara Natsuko will board this train. Although Totsukawa and Kusaka are guarding Kamei, there may be times when he faces criminals alone. Thinking of this, Totsukawa suddenly became uneasy. "It wasn't us who killed Natsuko Kuhara's son, it was a reckless young man who did it. Don't think about it." Totsukawa urged. "I take this question to heart. Because you don't have children yet, I don't think you can understand. I have two children, and I understand the grief of mothers who lose their children unexpectedly. It is unusual, not to mention Xia Shu is still her only son."

"Hey! I said..." Totsukawa continued in a panic, "Natsuko Kuhara is going to attack you. She doesn't do it herself, she is the kind of woman who pays 10 million yen to hire a professional killer to kill you, so despicable Do women deserve sympathy?" While the two were talking, the train arrived at Higashi Noshiro Station. The train slowly stopped on the platform at night with white air. As soon as the door was opened, cold air entered the car.After the train stopped for half a minute at Higashi Noshiro Station, it started again immediately. The next stop is Eagle's Nest Station, where the train will stop for half a minute.

Totsukawa and Kamei returned to their seats.The in-car announcement announced that the dining car was closed. The next stop is Odate Station. Koda and the others still didn't get in the car - Totsukawa thought about it. The car remained silent.Only the occasional rattling of wheels on rails and the sound of an engine running. After parking at Odate and Hirosaki, you will arrive at Aomori, the terminal station. "An hour and a half left?" Kusaka asked while looking at his watch. "Nothing happened." Xiben agreed, tilting his head. "They haven't arrived in Aomori yet, they may get on the train at Tonoshiro or Takanosu Station."

When parking at these two stations, Totsukawa leaned out to look at the situation on the platform.However, the light on the platform was dim, and it was unknown whether Natsuko and Koda had gotten on the train. The "White Swan" express train is composed of 12 carriages.If each carriage is 20 meters long, the total length is 240 meters.And it only stops for half a minute at those two stations, even if you go down to the platform, it is difficult to see all 12 cars from there. "If they get on the train, they must get the No. 2 compartment anyway." Totsukawa said. Kamei lit the cigarette.At this time, a passenger on a nearby seat suddenly said, "It's so strange!" It was a couple who were talking, and they were putting heavy mountaineering backpacks on the luggage rack together. "What's strange about you?" asked the young female companion. "Isn't that the Qinghan ferry passenger registration book? It's all registered as required, why didn't the conductor come to pick it up?" "Aomori will collect it when we arrive at the terminal." The young woman said indifferently, but the man frowned and said: "Wouldn't it be too late to pick it up then? I heard that Aomori will be notified in advance after the registers are compiled, stating how many people will take the ferry." At this time, Totsukawa was also thinking... In fact, as the man said, the train conductor should have collected the registers earlier, and then called Aomori Station to explain how many passengers on this train would take the ferry.That being the case, why is no one collecting the registers? "This is really a bit unusual." Totsukawa whispered. "Then what happened?" "I'm going to ask the conductor about it." Nishimoto said and stood up.At this moment, the announcement in the car said: "Notify Detective Kamei in Car No. 2..." Kamei and Totsukawa looked at each other in surprise when they heard this. The voice of a middle-aged man came out on the radio.Totsukawa thought he had heard this accent somewhere before. "It's Keigo Koda!" Totsukawa whispered to himself.It must be his voice.What on earth is he going to do?The young Kusaka's expression changed suddenly and he stood up. The middle-aged man went on the radio saying: "We have already occupied the soft-seat car, and the passengers and crew have become hostages. To save their lives, the detective Kamei in the No. 2 car must come to the soft-seat car alone." "We failed!" Totsukawa said. Koda and the others were prepared to attack Kamei in carriage 2, but they did not expect them to occupy a carriage and take the passengers in the carriage as hostages, which was unexpected by Totsukawa and the others. "Let me go and have a look." Kamei said. "No! You will be killed if you go." Ten Tsukawa firmly objected. This is not scare talk.The criminals must have occupied the soft-seat carriage in order to trick Kamei into killing him in the carriage. "But...you can't sit idly by." "There is always a way to stop at Odate Station, the next station. If not, go to Aomori Station and ask the railway police for assistance to punish the criminals who occupied the carriages in one fell swoop." "Police! If you do that, there will be casualties among the passengers." The young Kusaka and the others didn't know what to do, watching the two of them arguing fiercely with probing eyes. "—Kamei! What's the matter with you? Are you planning to sacrifice the passengers because of the fault of your police?" The radio in the car spoke in a sarcastic tone.Obviously laughing at the criminal police. "After arriving at Tai Kwun, the next stop, we will always figure out a way. It only takes five or six minutes." Totsukawa desperately blocked Kamei. After arriving at Tai Kwun, there is always a way for the train to stop there, and you can count on the support of the railway police and local police.After the train stopped, the criminals could not escape.There you might be able to try to negotiate a bargain.Totsukawa looked forward to it. "Kisaka-kun, go to the cab and tell them not to start the train after it stops at Taiguan." "yes." Sun Xia stood up, but immediately shook his head and said, "No way, the soft-seat compartment in the middle of the train is occupied, so I can't get to the front locomotive." "Failed." Totsukawa said dumbfounded. Now, when Totsukawa's No. 2 car departs from Osaka, No. 1 car is at the front.However, this time the train changed direction when it was in Shinga, and the train sequence was reversed. Car No. 12 became the front car. Totsukawa forgot about this situation.The soft-seat car is the No. 6 car in the marshalling sequence, and it is located in the middle of the No. 2 car and the 12th car at the front. "Oh! The train passed Odate Station, but it didn't stop!" Kusaka shouted while looking out the window. Although the train slowed down, it still passed at Odate Station where it was supposed to stop for 2 minutes. The bright platform flashed in front of my eyes. "Those guys must have threatened the driver," Nishimoto said. "I still have to go to the soft-seat car to negotiate with them." Kamei said. "No, you can't go alone." "but……" "By the way, let's go to the cabin crew of No. 1 car and contact the criminals from there." So Totsukawa and Kamei ran to the No. 1 car at the rear of the car.Totsukawa asked him to look at the police ID. The conductor put down the microphone and said palely: "It's terrible, something happened!" "Is the driver threatened?" "The situation is not very clear. It seems that if they stop at Odate Station, they will kill a passenger in the soft-seat car." "Can't the emergency brake be used to stop the car?" "That's not okay. They still have to kill the passengers in the soft-seat cars if they make an emergency stop." "Then it goes straight to Aomori without stopping?" "Criminals want the train to go straight ahead without stopping. Who are they?" Totsukawa did not answer, but asked instead: "Can I use this phone to communicate with the soft-seat car?" "The call can be made to the conductor's room, and the conductor is there." "How many passengers are there in the soft-seat car?" "There are 28." "There are so many!" Totsukawa sighed. Even if a passenger becomes a hostage, he must go to the rescue. This is the responsibility of the police.Totsukawa picked up the wireless phone. "I'm Ikeda, the train conductor." The other party was extremely nervous, and his voice trembled. "I'm Totsukawa from the First Investigation Section of the Metropolitan Police Department, and I'm in the No. 2 car." "You are Mr. Totsukawa..." Just as the conductor was repeating, the voice on the phone suddenly changed. "Besides me, there are a few people." "You are Koda Keigo, right?" "Yes, it's me." "Stop it now, stop your foolishness, don't take defenseless passengers as hostages. What do you want?" "What you should know is Kamei's life!" "We will not grant such a request." "Then all the 28 passengers in the soft-seat car must die, is that all right?" Koda asked in a threatening tone. "Can Kamei go to the soft-seat car alone?" "right." "Then what shall we do?" "What should I do? To prevent this train from stopping until Aomori, you must immediately send Kamei to a soft-seat carriage before reaching Aomori." Koda said in a reprimanded tone. At this moment, Kamei grabbed the microphone from the side and said: "I am the Kamei you are going to kill. If I go to the soft-seat car, will the 28 passengers be released?" "Of course. Come to the soft-seat carriage at once if you intend to." "Understood. I have a question for you, just a question." "what?" "The reason why you want to kill me? I don't understand that Natsuko Kuhara will pay 10 million yen to kill me. What is the motive? Why do you want to kill me?" "I don't know that woman." "You're lying. You and her have been investigated, and you handed her several million-dollar checks in someone else's name. We've got the situation." "Don't ask endlessly, come to the soft-seat car quickly. Are you scared! If you don't come, then the passengers in this car will be killed instead." "There is nothing to be afraid of. I just want to act after knowing the facts. Even if I am killed by you, I have to die clearly. I don't want to die for no reason. Why did Natsuko Jiuyuan kill me?" "I really do not know." "You don't know? Three years ago, her son was hit by a car and died after being hospitalized for a year. Then her husband also died. I think these are the reasons. This matter has nothing to do with us, so Why she wanted to kill me, I still don't understand." "Are you talking about delaying time?" "I didn't intend to do that, I just wanted to get the facts straight." "There's no time." "Isn't there time? Isn't it negotiating with each other?" "No, you're making excuses. We'll wait for you for 30 minutes. This is the maximum concession. If you don't come to the soft seat car after 30 minutes, we will kill a passenger. This is not a threat. Give you 30 minutes If you have enough time to consider, should you come to the soft-seat carriage alone, or hide yourself at the expense of the passengers? Would you be happy to kill a few ordinary people?" "Things like that..." While Kamei was talking, Koda hung up the wireless phone.The conductor desperately called to the telephone, but there was no sound. Kamei showed a determined look.He said to Totsukawa: "I will go to the soft-seat car in 30 minutes. Maybe I can convince them in person, and maybe tell me why Natsuko Kuhara tried to kill me." "Anyway, let's move to the soft seat compartment first." Totsukawa led Kusaka and Nishimoto to the No. 5 carriage. Anticipating that Koda and the others might shoot, Totsukawa asked the conductor to transfer the passengers in the 5th car to the 4th car. "How many are there?" Totsukawa looked at his watch and muttered to himself. "To control the 28 passengers in the soft-seat car and the train conductor, at least two people are needed. If the wireless phone in the crew room needs one more person, it will be three people." "Is there someone in the driver's cab monitoring the driver? The train passes through Odate Station, and the driver won't stop just by threatening him with a wireless phone. There must be a criminal in the driver's cab." "In this way, the total number of criminals is three or four." "It is quite possible. And it must be expected that they will have pistols." "There are still 20 minutes." "Something must be done to stop the train." Totsukawa looked around at the people present, and he asked the conductor of the No. 5 car: "How can I stop the car?" "If the red signal is already on, and the train ignores it and continues to move, then the automatic parking device will start to stop the car. However, because the train is 20 minutes late, it is impossible for the signal to turn red. Moreover, the train is now running at a speed of 70 kilometers per hour, which is lower than the train's calibrated speed of 76.8 kilometers." "But there is no parking at Tai Kwun." "Yes, so Odate Station is probably feeling uneasy. Even so, the automatic parking device will not work. If the driver doesn't want to stop, the train will not stop." "What if I want to stop the car?" "If there is a red signal at the station ahead, the automatic parking device will activate and the train will stop." "Is there a way to contact the station ahead? Inform them of what is happening in the current car and ask them for assistance." Totsukawa asked the conductor in a discussing tone. "The usual method is to make contact while parking at the station. But criminals force them not to stop, and wireless phones cannot be used." "Then we won't be able to get in touch until the final stop in Aomori." The young Kusaka detective said with raised eyebrows. The conductor shook his hand and said: "There is an emergency contact method. Write a contact letter, put it in a strong cloth bag, and throw it when you pass the station. There are such cloth bags on the bus now." "Then write right away." Totsukawa wrote in the manual with a ballpoint pen: The soft-seat carriage was occupied by criminals, and 28 passengers and 1 flight attendant became hostages. After Totsukawa finished writing, he asked the train conductor, "Which station do you pass in 20 minutes?" "It will be Hirosaki Station after 20 minutes." "Then, please post this letter at the non-stop station before Hirosaki Station. Make the signal at Hirosaki Station turn red and stop the train." "How many non-stop stations are there before Hirosaki station?" "There are Tsugaru Tang, Ikariguan, Changfeng, Dacrocodile and Ishikawa, and then there is Hirosaki." "Then you can vote at these stations. Can the windows of the stewardess room be opened?" "Yes. The windows can be opened, but the stations in this area are all unmanned." "Unmanned station?" While the conductor was talking, the train passed another small station. "What station is this?" "It's Tsugaruyu Station. Probably no more than 20 passengers get on and off here." "Before Hirosaki Station, is there a railway staff station?" "please wait for a moment." The conductor said, thinking intently.Suddenly, a smile appeared on his face. "There should be railway staff at the station at Aningguan." "What station is that?" "The next stop is, let's go to compartment 1 immediately." Totsukawa and the conductor ran to the last car No. 1.As soon as they entered the carriage, they immediately entered the cabin of the crew. The conductor took out the signal bag.It was a triangular pouch made of strong cloth, and Totsukawa put the letter in it. Then the conductor said: "Shouldn't it be packed with something that can be believed?" Totsukawa took out his police ID and put it in his pocket. The conductor opened the window, and the icy cold wind blew into the heated compartment, and Totsukawa and the conductor immediately felt the chill. "The train is coming soon..." The conductor said loudly, his voice was immediately drowned out by the wind. The lights on the platform were getting closer, and the train didn't slow down. Totsukawa saw two or three platform attendants standing there.The conductor aimed at the platform and threw the envelope. The train roared by.Totsukawa and the train conductor hurriedly turned their heads and looked at the platform again. In the blink of an eye, the platform of the Dingguan Station became smaller and disappeared after a while. "I will definitely pick it up." "Then what happened next?" "The problem is this later. Seeing the letter and trusting the police's ID, will they contact Hirosaki Station?" "The 30 minutes that Koda said, there are only 20 minutes left." "What would happen if the train continued on despite the red signal?" "The automatic parking device will work. If the driver switches it to manual control, the train will continue to move even if it is a red signal. It probably won't happen. Because the driver wants to stop too." "If you stop in Hirosaki, is there a railway police?" "There will be. If you have 13 minutes, even the local police should be there." Relieved, Totsukawa smiled at the young Kusaka. Passed another small station, which is Changfeng Station, and it is also an unmanned station. The car radio blared. "—Hey! Detective Kamei, the time is almost up." Kamei looked at Totsukawa, and he whispered: "They're not going to kill the passengers right away." ——Is it okay if the passenger in the soft seat car dies?This is not meant to scare people. The man's voice rose. I passed Ishikawa Station again, which is an unmanned station. The conductor said, "The next stop is Hirosaki." "How much more time?" "Four or five more minutes." "I have to go," Kamei said. "Wait, I don't want to see you die." "It's okay, I'll find a way to delay the time." As expected of Kamei, he said firmly and moved towards the door pedal of the No. 5 car. He shouted to car number 6: "I am Kamei, and I will come to you." The doors of carriage 6 opened. "Did you come alone?" A young man poked his head out from behind the door and asked.It seems that this is Koda's subordinate. "yes." "No pistols allowed!" "Ok." After Kamei handed over the pistol to Totsukawa, he walked slowly towards the No. 6 car. After Kamei entered the door, the door of carriage 6 closed again. Kusaka looked at Totsukawa with a pale face: "Police! What should I do?" "I don't know what's going on at Hirosaki Station? I probably received a call. Those guys will not kill Kamei immediately, because they can't escape if they kill someone." "We'll be in Hirosaki soon," said the conductor. "If the train stops at the platform, please open the door immediately." As soon as Totsukawa finished speaking, the conductor rushed to the conductor's room in the 1st car. Nothing could be heard in carriage 6. "The train is not slowing down." Nishimoto screamed while looking at the window. The train had already entered the Hirosaki district, and Wanjia lights and neon lights appeared on the window from time to time, just as Kusaka said, but the speed of the train did not slow down at all. Totsukawa thought to himself, probably the signal has turned red.He pressed his face to the window glass, but still couldn't see the signal ahead. "What if I don't stop in Hirosaki?" "All the staff rushed into the No. 6 car together." While Totsukawa was talking, suddenly, the train braked suddenly, which was caused by the automatic parking device.The luggage on the luggage rack was shaken and fell down one after another. Totsukawa staggered from side to side, and when he stood still, he shouted loudly: "It's time to stop." We can see the platform of Hirosaki Station.Passengers could not be seen on the platform, but railway police and local police could be seen.It is probably to prevent the passengers from avoiding it. The train stopped.The doors opened, and two railway policemen flew into carriage 5. A police officer asked loudly, "Where is the Totsugawa police station?" "Here I am. Immediately surround car 6." "It doesn't matter. Car No. 7 is a dining car. Police officers from the Railway Police and the Hirosaki Police Station have already entered the car." "Where's the driver's seat in front?" "It will be under control immediately." After the criminal police contacted with the walkie-talkie, he said: "It is reported that there is only one criminal in the driver's seat, and he has surrendered." Totsukawa went down to the platform, and Kusaka and Nishimoto followed suit. The criminal in the driver's seat has surrendered, and now the train will never do what Koda wishes. Car 6 is isolated.However, there were still 8 hostages in the car. Probably Koda gave an order, and all the curtains in the car were covered, so the situation inside the car could not be seen clearly. "I am the Outamura Police Department of the Hirosaki Police Station." A criminal policeman about forty-five or sixteen ran towards Totsukawa. "Thank you very much." Totsukawa expressed his thanks. Sotomura's subordinates brought the criminal in the driver's seat.This is a stout, about twenty-seven-eight-year-old man.Although he was in handcuffs, he had a look of indifference on his face. "How many people are there in total?" Wai Cun asked.The criminal replied with a smile that he did not know. Sunaka who was standing next to him punched the criminal, and the criminal fell to his knees with a "gudong". Totsukawa never allowed his subordinates to treat criminals roughly, and stopped them as soon as this happened.But at this time, he didn't care about it. What he was concerned about was that Kamei and the passengers were being held as hostages. Kusaka continued to shake his fist.The criminal's lip was broken and bleeding. The criminal's face changed drastically, and he looked at Totsukawa. "Can you hit someone?" "joke!" Uncharacteristically, Totsukawa stared at the criminal with staring eyes: "There are many people in this carriage who are about to be killed as hostages, so beating you a few times is nothing." "Let me teach him a lesson again," Kusaka said. "Before I teach you a lesson, let me ask you again, how many of you are there?" The Outer Village Police Department grabbed the criminal by the skirt and lifted him up to ask questions. "three people." The man answered. "The boss is Koda Keigo, right?" "yes." "Is that woman named Natsuko Kuhara with you too?" "No women." "Are all three carrying weapons?" "With pistol and dagger." "Are you here to kill Detective Kamei?" "I don't know about this, just let me threaten the driver not to stop until Aomori." "okay." Wai Cun said: "We have to find a way to convince the criminals in the car." "Let's try." So he asked his subordinates to bring a portable microphone, and pointed to the No. 6 car: "I'm speaking to the criminals in the train. This train will not be moving again, so hurry up and release the hostages and surrender." "Bastard!" A scolding voice came from the carriage. "You can't escape!" Wai Cun said again, but this time there was no answer in the car. "Try it with the car wireless phone." Totsukawa and Totsumura came to the cabin crew of No. 1 car, and they picked up the wireless phone.A man's voice came from the microphone: "Who are you?" "I'm Totsukawa." He said and handed the microphone to Toimura: "It's probably the criminal's leader, Koda." Because this is the jurisdiction of the Aomori Prefectural Police Department, it is more appropriate for the local police to handle it. "I'm Tomura from the Hirosaki Police Station." Koda remained silent.Wai Cun coughed a few times and said: "Release the hostages quickly, you can't escape." "Get out of this station! Otherwise, I'll kill the hostage." "You have no hope. Surrender. If you surrender now, you will be sentenced to a lighter sentence. You have to think about it." "Joke! We took the soft-seat carriage only after we made up our minds. It's you who should stop." "Well, if you dare to kill a hostage, we will never forgive you." "Get out of here immediately! Or I'll kill the hostages one by one." "If you dare to kill a hostage, we will rush in immediately." Sotsumura replied without showing any weakness. The two sides quarreled endlessly, and the situation became stalemate. Perhaps a breakthrough can be found in this situation. ——Totsukawa pondered. Although Koda threatened to kill the hostages, there was no sign of using force. Koda and the others are also afraid of death. Suddenly, there was a commotion on the platform. Totsukawa and the others looked back, and it turned out that a group of newspaper and TV reporters had heard that there was a hostage incident, and they came with cameras. The Outer Village Police Department frowned, and said angrily to his subordinates, "What's wrong? Block them all back." However, the newspaper reporters and the TV station reporters with cameras ignored them completely, and had no intention of leaving the platform at all. ——Now we are on the platform of Hirosaki Station.The soft-seat compartment of the "White Swan" express train from Osaka was occupied by criminals with pistols.What the offenders wanted was unclear. Even Totsukawa heard the screams of the TV announcer. "There's really no way." Waimura said. Totsukawa was intrigued by how quickly they responded. Totsukawa stopped a reporter and asked: "How did you know there was a train hijacking incident?" The young reporter looked at the No. 6 carriage and said: "Someone is calling." "Telephone? Was it from the station?" "No, it's a man calling. He said that the 'White Swan' train at Hirosaki Station was seized by gunmen. That's why we rushed here." "Have other newspapers and TV stations also received such calls?" "Probably so. Mr. Interpol, what's going on in the car? Is the criminal really holding a gun?" "It's best you don't get too close, they have guns." While Totsukawa was speaking, someone opened the window of the cabin crew's cabin in No. 6 car and suddenly opened fire.Sharp gunshots resounded through the platform. The reporters screamed and hid behind the pillars.Others lay on the ground on the platform. Criminals are not trying to shoot anyone, just threatening shots. The detective from the Hirosaki Police Station shouted: "Dangerous! Please leave the platform." "return to!" This time it was the criminal in carriage 6 who was shouting menacingly. Gunshots echoed off the platform again.It was fired from the window of the cabin crew. It looks like the criminal is very happy. ——Totsukawa pondered. It was clear that the criminals were firing their guns into the sky. The criminal fired again, and one bullet hit the ceiling of the platform, and the shattered fragments fell. "Those guys didn't really shoot people." Wai Cun also saw it. "Yes, for fun in front of a TV camera." According to the current situation, Kamei should be fine. Even so, Totsukawa is still worried about it. Now, whoever was present felt that the criminal was shooting into the sky.Koda and the others didn't have a tough attitude to make any new demands. "I want to wait another 5 minutes before firing tear gas into the car, and everyone rushes in." "okay then." The dominance here belongs entirely to the Aomori Prefectural Police Department. "Release the hostages within 5 minutes, or we will rush in!" Sotomura yelled into the loudspeaker to the criminal inside the car. "As you like!!" Koda lost his temper. The criminal fired again from the flight attendant's window.This time, I hit the sign with the name of the station hanging from the ceiling.Fragments splashed in all directions, and the nearby reporters fled in all directions screaming loudly. "There are still 3 minutes." Wai Cun said in a low voice. Police officers with tear gas launchers stood in designated positions. Wai Cun shouted, "Get ready, shoot!" At this time, the tear gas launchers were fired into the No. 6 carriage.The special smell of tear gas permeated the platform.Totsukawa, Kusaka and the others rushed towards the No. 6 carriage together in the white smoke. Passengers coughed violently. Totsukawa bent his body and shouted in a low voice: "Kamei!" Koda and the others probably didn't expect to shoot into the No. 6 car, and they didn't shoot back, they raised their hands and surrendered. Kamei was sprawled on the floor near the center of the No. 6 car. "Kamei! Are you alright?" As soon as Totsukawa asked the question, Kamei stood up slowly, coughing violently. "This tear gas thing, I will not like it anyway." Kamei said. Kamei walked to the platform and took a deep breath.When he came to the platform lights, he saw blood dripping from his face. "They did it?" "Just hit it once, it's nothing special." Kamei took out a handkerchief to wipe off the blood on his face and said, "I can't figure it out anyway." "Are you going to say why Koda and the others surrendered so easily?" Totsukawa said.He glanced at Koda at the end of the platform. All three were handcuffed and surrounded by photographers' flash lights. "There is one more thing I don't understand. Why didn't they kill me. When you ordered him to release the hostages quickly, I was shot by Koda with a pistol. But other than that, I didn't embarrass me anymore. I don't understand everything. " "I'm surprised too." Koda is not a man without guts, but also shrewd and capable.Since such a person occupied the No. 6 carriage, why did he surrender so easily. A group of journalists and TV station people came, who informed them? "Is Natsuko Kuhara in the No. 6 car?" "No. Maybe in another car." "I don't understand it at all." Totsukawa showed a puzzled expression. It was a joy to get Kamei and the other passengers safe and sound.This is the solution to the problem. It should be said that all this went too smoothly.What puzzled Totsukawa most was Koda's own attitude. Whether it is occupying the No. 6 carriage or shooting, is it just a show?The final solution was too simple. "Mr. Totsukawa, are you going to interrogate that Koda?" asked the Tomura Police Department of the Hirosaki Police Station. Because the "White Swan" express train bound for Aomori departs in 20 minutes. “我来审问一下。” 十津川在候客室里看到了戴着手铐的幸田。不知为什么，幸田的脸上带着微笑。这微笑是由于计划失败了不好意思呢，或是……十津川刚一想到这里，幸田说话了。 “十津川先生，怎么样？为可爱的部下是否被杀了而感到焦急了吧。是这样的吧。” “你们为什么没有杀龟井呢？你不是为了这个目的才劫持6号车厢的乘客作为人质的吗？” 十津川刚一发问，幸田就笑嘻嘻地说道： “不杀他，不是很好吗？” 幸田嘲弄地说着。 津川怒气上涌，一下子打断了他的话，“久原夏子在哪里？” “我不认识那个女人？” “可你给过她100万日元支票的！她是住在成城的女人，你不是很迷恋她的吗？” "I do not know her." “你指示三名部下占领了6号车厢，可是又在一瞬间投降了。我曾认为你是个有勇气的男子汉，然而你却没有男人自尊心，真让我失望。怎么样？” “……”一瞬间，幸田的眼神变得阴险恶毒，他扫了十津川一眼又立即恢复了常态。 “你这是想挑逗我发火吗？那可办不到。我很高兴呀。” "Are you happy?" “著名的刑警也被弄得焦头烂额。我为什么不杀龟井？又为什么轻易地投降？大概你还正为其中原因苦恼吧？那你就尽可能地去苦恼吧。”幸田幸灾乐祸似的说着。 “警部，马上就要开车了。”日下走来告诉十津川。 十津川停止了审讯返回到了列车上。 “白天鹅”号特快列车在弘前站发车了。到青森还有31分，沿途不再停车。 “幸田说了些什么？”龟井问十津川。 “他是很乐于把我们陷入迷阵之中。” "yes?" “你是怎样考虑的？你认为幸田有杀你的打算吗？” “这个问题，我也在一直考虑着。可是，我总也感觉不到有要杀我的气氛。我始终也没有要被杀掉的恐怖感。所以我左思右想也弄不明白这个问题。” “如果是这样，他为什么要这么干呢？” “那家伙一定是有别的什么企图的。所以他总是笑嘻嘻地看着我。” 这时，日下和西本来报告说： “我们到车内各处去看一下。” “看看久原夏子在不在车里，你们把她作为重点查一下。” 十津川提出了要求。 十五六分钟之后，两人返回到了十津川所在的2号车厢。 “车内也没有久原夏子。” “这可就怪了。” Totsukawa was lost in thought. 根据出资1000万日元赏金这一点来看，她比任何人都更想杀死龟井的。她现在在哪里呢？ “我说幸田干了那么多事情，而又不杀你，理由只有一个。” Totsukawa said.龟井和其他刑警都注目凝视着十津川，认真地听着。十津川接着说： “我想是被认为最仇恨龟井的久原夏子对幸田说了她的心愿，要幸田不要杀龟井，而要自己亲自动手干。要求幸田只对龟井施行威胁，幸田因迷恋她，也就能理解她的这个愿望的。” “警部！警察把列车停在弘前站，直到包围6号车车厢等一系列措施，幸田都能预料到吗？久原夏子不在车上，如果就这样直驶青森，她不是对龟井刑警毫无办法了吗？” Kusaka said. “幸田是个精明强干的人。因此，我们把列车停在弘前站，这是他预料到了的。” “现在剩下来的只有久原夏子。幸田和他的部下已经被捕了，关键人物久原夏子在哪里呢？” “我有两点考虑。她在最后一站的青森等候着，要不就是退回去，卷土重来再用1000万日元招募凶手。” “警部认为会出现哪种情况呢？” “那么你认为她是在青森车站等候着龟井了。”西本半信半疑地说。 “如果夏子是位射击名手，持有枪械，一个人也是可以袭击龟井的了。” 然而，报告中并没有说她是射击名手。说她只是一位普通的妻子，丧夫失子以后干起了接客的行道，现在是一名富商的情妇、倶乐部的老板娘，这样平平常常的女人能杀得了在严密保护下的龟井吗？而且，十津川他们带有她的照片。 带着这些没有得到明确答案的疑问，“白天鹅”号特快列车向青森继续行驶着。