Chapter 25 Chapter Four

After Kawauchi left, Totsukawa called the Komoro Police Station of the Nagano Prefectural Police Department. When he asked about the fire in the "Chen" hotel 11 years ago, a criminal policeman named A Lin immediately came to answer. "The wind was very strong that day, and the fire broke out in the middle of the night. Six shops and hotels were all on fire. The source of the fire was the 'Chen' Hotel. Three bodies were found. The reason was an electrical leakage. The dead were the eldest son, his wife and one female guest." "Is there any suspicion of arson or homicide?"

When Totsukawa asked, Alin detective replied: "If that's the case, isn't it a big deal?" "Has the identity of the female guest been found out?" "No. Because her ID card and driver's license were all burned; and the registered address and name were all false, so no clues were found." "How did you register?" "I don't know, because the registration book was also burned. Kawauchi Kojiro, who escaped from death, contacted me from memory afterwards." "He remembered the address and name?" Totsukawa asked. Allin quickly said:

"Wait a minute, please. Ah, it's the address in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, and its name is Yuko Moriguchi." "There were no other guests at the 'Morning' hotel that day?" "It seems not. Mr. Kawauchi Kojiro said so." Allin replied. After thanking Totsukawa, he hung up the phone.At this time, Kamei came over and asked what the case was. So Totsukawa told what happened last night and showed the essay to Kamei. Kamei took a look and said angrily: "How hateful! To make up something to attract readers!" "But a young girl believed it."

"Is it possible that it's Kakizawa Midori's sister?" Kamei asked. "I'm afraid not." "However, a female resident was burned to death 11 years ago!" "Yes, but the Nagano Police Department did not treat this incident as a homicide, so there was no further investigation, and the identity of the deceased is not known yet." "It's a crime to talk nonsense that you look like Edo Kawako! Otherwise, why did Kakizawa Midori insist that it was her sister who died!" "That's what you said. If I were Midoriko Kakizawa, I would have to slap Kawauchi a few times!"

"The police also beat people?" Kamei asked with a smile. "It's a sin to give hope to a desperate man, because that hope is an illusion," said Totsukawa. That night, Kakizawa Midori called Totsukawa's house again. Totsukawa sadly told her about the investigation. Sure enough, when Totsukawa told about meeting and talking with Kawauchi, Midori fell silent for a moment. "He's talking nonsense!!" Midori suddenly shouted. "I can understand your feelings. It's really infuriating that Kawauchi made up things to please the editor-in-chief, but the deceased is really not your sister! Regarding this point, we have no evidence that he lied."

"Did you also ask Xiaomoro's police?" "I've asked. In the fire 11 years ago, they didn't think there was any possibility of arson or murder. The cause of the fire was an electrical leakage." Totsukawa said honestly. "But anyway, I think it was my sister who died 11 years ago!" Green said crying. "But you don't have any evidence that she went to Xiaozhu at that time!" Totsukawa said patiently. "She's gone on a trip." "That's useless, and there was no investigation to confirm it later." Totsukawa wanted to end the call as soon as possible, but he had to explain to her patiently and gently.

"Is there any dental records for the deceased 11 years ago? If so, I think we can find out if it is my sister after comparison." Midori said reluctantly. "If it is a homicide, the police will definitely investigate it hard, and the dental situation will also be filed. But if it is not a homicide, there will be no such detailed investigation, so there will be no dental records." Totsukawa explained one by one. "Then there's no way to confirm if it's my sister?" "Yes. And I also asked Kawauchi, the deceased is not your sister." Midori finally hung up the phone silently.