There is a 36-story super high-rise building at the west exit of Shinjuku. The "Zuowen Detective Agency" is located on the top floor of this building.It has been a full month since the detective agency was listed, but it has yet to take on a single case.There are only two people in the detective agency, Zuo Wenwen, the director, and Zuo Wenwen's wife, Shi Zi, who is also the secretary. "It's really difficult to be my secretary!" Shi Zi said to Zuo Wenwen who was sitting on a swivel chair enjoying the night view of Shinjuku. "It seems that this month is destined to lose money."

"Yes." Zuo Wenwen said with a leisurely smile, "Because the income is zero!" "I don't think we can continue to be on the 36th floor any longer." "why?" "It takes three minutes to get up in the elevator." "Three minutes and six seconds to be exact." "During this period of time, you can fully consider the problem. The person who commissioned the case may suddenly change his original intention and go back within 3 minutes and 6 seconds of taking the elevator." "You have a very logical way of thinking."

"I'm not joking with you." Shi Zi frowned. The left text is still a leisurely look. "Well, let's calm down, let's go down to the 'Etlands' and have some coffee!" "I want to drink coffee, there is instant one." "A woman..." "What did you say?" "It's nothing. It's good that women have strong economic concepts. But I really want to drink some real coffee today." He got off the swivel chair and stood up.The left character is a tall man.Although he has black hair, he has a pair of blue eyes, and he doesn't look like a pure Japanese in appearance.His name is Zuo Wenwenjin. He was born in Los Angeles in 1945. His mother is Japanese and his father is American of German descent.He inherited the meticulous style unique to Orientals from his mother, but inherited the appearance characteristics and highly logical way of thinking of Westerners from his father.He worked for a San Francisco detective agency for a while after finishing his criminal psychology degree at Columbia University.After his parents died of illness one after another, he came to Japan.He often handles cases for friends.In the process of handling the case, he met Shizi Fujiwara, and later married Shizi, obtained Japanese nationality, and then opened a detective agency here.

The "Etrunz" bar is located on the second floor of the building, where people can drink high-quality and authentic delicious coffee, so it is very popular among customers.In the warm spring season, the tables of the bar can be placed on the balcony for people to enjoy the night view of Tokyo while enjoying delicious coffee.In early spring, you can only enjoy the night view through the glass window. There is a white piano in a corner of the bar, and the young female pianist is playing "Serenade" expressionlessly, which makes people feel that she is playing here in her spare time to earn extra money.There are thirty or forty tables in the store.

Most of the people who patronize this bar are nearby staff, and the seats in the bar are already full.Zuo Wenwen and Shi Zi had to wait for a while, and finally sat down at a table by the window.There is a billboard hanging on the wall behind them, which reads impressively: "Accept all investigative activities. Timely and accurate handling of cases and low fees. Left text detective agency on the 36th floor of this building. Tel. 344-89XX." The store owner kindly hung it here, but it seems to have no effect.Perhaps this bar is filled with happy families who don't need to commit cases, because most of the customers here are young couples full of happiness and tenderness.Look, tonight, at the table next to Zuo Wenwen and them, there is also a young couple in their 20s.No, bursts of happy laughter came from the neighboring table.The couple were both wearing sky-blue overalls. They were talking about something, which I couldn't hear clearly.They seem to be college students.

"I think, from next month, we should change our policy." Shi Zi said seriously while adding sugar to the coffee. Zuo Wenwen was listening to the conversation of his neighbor with great interest: first, foreign travel, swing dancing and other things, and then sexual content, without any structure, and the content of the conversation was constantly changing.Hearing Shi Zi's voice, Zuo Wenwen just said "hmm". "I can't help it. Listen to me carefully!" Shi Zi usually adopts this manly tone when he is nervous or unhappy. "Listen carefully! I'll have a couple of glasses."

"Just add sugar yourself." "well!" "The number two reason for divorce is bad financial conditions. Think it over!" "Then what's the first reason?" "Discord." "It seems that there is nothing to worry about in this regard." "why?" "My friends all praised us as a natural pair, a pair of earth." "It's the first time I've heard that we have such a stupid friend." Shi Zi scolded angrily. Suddenly, a beast-like scream of "ah" came from the adjacent table. Zuo Wenwen hurriedly looked up, only to see the long-haired boy who was chatting and laughing just now suddenly scratched his throat and rolled from the chair to the floor.Then, the girl also screamed and fell to the floor.The chair fell to the ground with a clang, and the coffee bowl also fell to the ground. The debris flew around, and the coffee splashed onto Zuo Ziwen's trouser legs.The young man who fell on the floor moaned miserably and rolled on the ground, the sound was unbearable.The girl curled up like a shrimp, she only had the strength left to moan, and her whole body convulsed and twitched in pain.

The guests in other seats didn't know what happened, they just stared blankly.Only Zuo Wenwen reacted quickly. He calmly and loudly said to the waitress beside him: "Hurry up and call an ambulance!" After finishing speaking, he reprimanded Shi Zi again: "Let them spit out the food!" Shi Zi, who is usually very strong, was at a loss at this time. "They are poisoned!" "What to do to make them vomit?" "Water first, then pick your throat with your fingers." Zuo Wenwen picked up the trembling young man, forcibly pried open his mouth, filled him with water from a cup, and then used two fingers to pick his throat.The young man spat out a brown liquid while moaning.Shi Zi was on the side doing the same emergency treatment for the girl.

"It can't be done," Shi Zi said sadly, "She's too thin." The same goes for the young man, because the poison was too deep, the toxin had already spread throughout his body. The ambulance finally arrived. Zuo Wenwen and Shi Zi were summoned to the Shinjuku Police Station as witnesses.The police asked them to state the circumstances of the incident, but for some reason they were not allowed to go back after the statement was finished. "It's really unlucky." Shi Zi sat down on the bench in the dark corridor, hunched his shoulders and said to Zuo Wenwen, "I'm sure the first customer has gone to the office now."

"how do you know?" "It's usually like that when you're unlucky. When you get back to the office door, there's sure to be a kick from the angry customer." "Your imagination is very interesting." "Why don't you let us go back after the talk?" "I don't know. Maybe we think we put poison on that couple." Of course, this was just a joke.Zuo Wenwen took out a cigarette. The police station in the downtown area is extremely lively. A drunk man is brought in for a while, and a middle-aged employee who said he was robbed of his pocket ran in with a livid face. Another young man who was said to have been beaten in a bar fight and was beaten to the ground pushed and shoved in.This makes people feel interesting and not lonely.

After nearly an hour, a young police officer in uniform finally came over. "This way please." The young police officer said politely. He led them to the director's room.There were two people in the room, one was the director, and the other was a man in a suit. This man was known by his left text, and he belonged to the Yabe police department of the first investigation department of the Metropolitan Police Department.He is of medium height and looks very gentle, but in fact he is a shrewd and capable person.In the past, Zuo Wenwen had worked with him when handling the "Giant Army Kidnapping Case", so he was an old acquaintance. "I haven't seen each other for a month!" Yabe Police Department smiled at the two. "Please sit down!" The director gave Zuo Wenwen their seats. "How about those two people?" Shi Zi asked. "He died soon after arriving at the hospital. It was cyanic acid poisoning. Both died." Yabe said. "It's really confusing." Zuo Wenwen interjected. "What?" Yabu asked back. "What, our statement has already ended, but why are we allowed to stay here, and why are you here in the first investigation?..." "I was just about to talk about it." "Then please talk to me!" "It's just that I have a request before the conversation, that is, please assist us in handling the case after the conversation is over..." "It seems that this case is quite tricky!" "Oh, by the way, can you agree too?" Yabe asked Shizi again, and Shizi nodded solemnly. "Next, I'll talk about tonight's case." Yabe crossed his legs.To calm himself down, he lit his pipe. "The male is a student of the Faculty of Letters of S University, 20 years old, named Aoki Toshimitsu. The female is a student of T Women's University, 19 years old, named Yoko Mitsuko. The names of these two people alone are meaningless." "why?" "This will become clear after listening to my talk. The cause of death has just been mentioned as cyanic acid poisoning, because we detected cyanic acid from the coffee that the two of them drank. The most interesting thing is that on that table put Potassium cyanate powder has been mixed into the granulated sugar in the old sugar bowl." "This is real?" "It can be false." "Do you understand the meaning of your own talk?" "I'm now a member of the First Investigation Section of the Metropolitan Police Department." Yabe said with a wry smile. But Zuo Wenwen said with a pale face: "When we went to that bar tonight, all the seats were already full. During the waiting process, we sat down because the seat by the window was empty. The next seat was also vacant, so the young couple sat there. If that seat was vacant first, we would have sat there. If that's the case..." "Surely you are dead in the emergency room of the hospital by now." "How easy you said it." Finally, the smile returned to Zuo Wenwen's face. "The harsh facts are like this. First of all, the operators and practitioners of that bar should be excluded. It can be considered that the person who sat in that seat before the couple put potassium cyanate in the sugar." "No, not necessarily." Zuo Wenwen raised an objection. "why?" "If their previous customers drank Coke, they would not have used granulated sugar with potassium cyanate, and many of them drank unsweetened coffee. Therefore, the culprit may be the customer who came to the store earlier." "Indeed. According to the waitress, she clearly remembered the face of the guest in front of the couple. But that guy may not be a criminal." "A man in his mid-twenties with long hair, a beard on his chin, and a thick brown sweater." "How did you know?" "I hold an official US private detective license. Like you, I am a professional detective with a natural habit of observing people around me." "I'm sorry. However, the question is whether the criminal's intention was to kill the couple." "I don't think so." "why?" "I overheard their conversations, and they were chatting all over the place. They said that even though it was their first visit to the store, they felt that the atmosphere here was quite good. So, I guess that bar is not a place they often go to. Also, If the other seats are vacant first, they will definitely sit in other seats, you probably understand this too? Otherwise, how could you just say that the names of the two dead people don't have much meaning!" "Yes. Although I didn't hear the conversation of the dead couple, I learned from other sources that the criminals did not target the couple." "Then, does the criminal think it's okay to kill anyone? In other words, he killed indiscriminately?" Shi Zi frowned. "Yes, ma'am." "Kill anyone, put potassium cyanate in the bar's sugar bowl. Something out of my mind?" "Instead, the opponent was a pretty calm guy." "It looks like this case is quite interesting!" Zuo Wenwen said.The Yabe police department knocked the ash in the pipe and said: "It's just interesting, it can be said to be a very difficult case. I repeat, please help. Can you?" "Swear to God?" "This is Japan, you don't need to swear to God." Said Yabe, he took out a small tape recorder from his purse and put it on the table. "First listen to this. This is a recording of a call to the Prime Minister's Residence three days ago, on the afternoon of March 21." "So, it's the Prime Minister who answered the phone?" "No, it's the secretary. Also, the calls are all automatically recorded." After speaking, Yabe pressed the playback switch of the tape recorder. A man's voice: "Is it the prime minister's residence?" Secretary: "Yes." Man: "I have something important to talk to the Prime Minister, can you convey it to me?" Secretary: "I will pass on all your words to the Prime Minister." Man: "Who are you?" Secretary: "Secretary Watanabe." Male: "Are you sure it will be conveyed to the Prime Minister?" Secretary: "If it's something important, I'll definitely pass it on." Man: "It's very important and urgent, because it concerns the lives of 100 million people in Japan." Secretary: "May I have your last name?" Man, "I can't tell you that. But I can tell you the name of our organization: Blue Lion." Secretary: "Blue Lion?" Man: "Yeah. We'll still call later. That's our code name." Secretary: "So, what's the matter?" Man: "First of all, I want to confirm that the Prime Minister of Japan represents the Japanese people, and is he ultimately responsible for the safety of the Japanese people?" Secretary: "Yes. The safety of the people you mentioned, specifically, the Minister of Labor is responsible for labor accidents, the Minister of Health and Welfare is responsible for public hazards, and the head of the Defense Agency is responsible for foreign invasions. There are also crimes. The Minister of Justice or the chairman of the National Public Security Commission will be in charge.” Man: "However, isn't it the Prime Minister who appoints these ministers?" Secretary: "Yes." Man: "If that's the case, isn't the ultimate person in charge the Prime Minister?" Secretary: "Indeed, it is legally so. However, you can contact the relevant departments of each province to make a detailed statement. The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Ministry of Labor have relevant reception departments. If it is a criminal case, please discuss it with the police station in your jurisdiction. " Man: "What are you talking about, the petition, the reception department?" Secretary: "Yes." Man: "Okay, you! I want to talk to the Prime Minister about the overall safety of the Japanese people. It is the safety of 100 million people in Japan, 120 million people to be precise, including you and the Prime Minister." Secretary; "So, is there any suggestion for the Suruga Bay Earthquake or the Great Kanto Earthquake that has been rumored recently?" Man: "What did you say?" Secretary: "A week ago, a person who claimed to be an earthquake research expert called. He said that according to his long-term research, on March 19, that is, at 2 pm the day before yesterday, a large earthquake of magnitude 8.6 would hit Tokyo. The Prime Minister immediately used his authority to evacuate the 10 million citizens of Tokyo and the surrounding area. However, nothing happened at 2:00 pm on March 19. If you are calling about this problem, please contact the Earthquake Division of the Observation Department of the Meteorological Agency Contact. The phone number is..." The voice of the man chuckling: "It sucks to think of me as that kind of bastard!" Secretary: "Then what do you mean by the overall security of the Japanese?" Man: "Okay, listen carefully, let's talk about important things. Our 'Blue Lion' decided to implement 'Olympic Action' today." Secretary: "Olympic?" Man: "It's 'Operation Olympic'. According to this action plan, we hijacked 120 million Japanese nationals." The secretary's tone immediately became vulgar: "Abducted 120 million people? Are you in a daze?" Man: "Please don't be so flustered, just listen to me calmly! We hijacked Japanese nationals, that's all. It goes without saying that since it is a hijacking, we demand a ransom, and the object of the demand is naturally the representative of Japan. The prime minister who has the highest responsibility for the safety of Japanese people. Calling him is to make this request. The ransom for 120 million people is 500 billion yen.” Secretary: "500 billion?" Man: "Yes. It is said that Japan's defense expenditure is about 500 billion yen a year. Now, the safety of 120 million Japanese is in the hands of our "Blue Lion". Isn’t the defense fee a matter of course? Tell the prime minister immediately. We hope to get a reply from the prime minister before the 23rd. Otherwise, we will kill the hostages as a last resort.” Secretary: "That's ridiculous!" (the sound of hanging up the phone with a click) Yabe turned off the tape recorder, and asked the Zuomonji couple for advice: "Any thoughts?" "Absurd." Shi Zi shrugged. "It's really ridiculous." Zuo Wenwen agreed, but he continued, "However, the voice of the man on the phone was strangely high-pitched, which made people feel too calm." "Didn't you conduct a reverse investigation on the phone?" Shi Zi asked. "There are no police in the prime minister's mansion." Yabe smiled. "So, didn't you give this recording to the police for research?" Zuo Wenwen asked Yabe with a serious expression. "No. Secretary Watanabe thought the other party was a mentally abnormal person, so he ignored it. Of course, he has his own reasons for ignoring it, because the phone calls to the Prime Minister are strange, and there are all kinds of letters. I have read some of them Letters, and I have also heard some audio tapes, all of which are whimsical. There are calls from earthquake research experts like the one mentioned just now, and there are also petitions because their son ran away from home and asked for help. It seems that they think that the Prime Minister The minister is an omnipotent person. Also, in early spring, maybe it is related to the climate, and weird guys call from time to time, saying that the earth’s electromagnetic field is abnormal recently, and the earth will explode. Oops, wait. All these crazy guys." "That is to say, the secretary regards it as a call of this type?" "Yes. If this is a threatening call from a right-winger or a left-winger, the public security will be contacted immediately." "However, why would you seriously deal with a call from a person who was thought to be mentally ill?" "The day after this call, that is, on the afternoon of March 22, the man who called himself 'Blue Lion' called the Prime Minister's Residence again. Let's listen!" Yabe changed the tape and flipped the switch. In the tense and quiet director's room, the sound of a telephone conversation rang out again. A man's voice: "I remember your voice. It's Secretary Watanabe. I'm one of the 'Blue Lions' we talked about yesterday. Did yesterday's call go to the Prime Minister?" Secretary: "Can that kind of prank call be forwarded to the busy prime minister? Even a child can understand what's going on." Man: "It's astonishing how stupid the secretary to the Prime Minister is." Secretary: "What did you say?" Man: "Okay! We implemented the 'Olympic Action' plan and hijacked Japanese nationals. How dare you neglect such an important issue and not convey it to the Prime Minister?" The secretary smiled and said, "Hey! Where did you say the Japanese were hijacked? Clear your head and open your eyes to watch the TV news this morning! Yesterday was sunny and sunny. Although it was an ordinary day, there were many The large and small tourist spots are still crowded and lively. It is the same today. Have the people immersed in the bright spring in March been hijacked by you?" Man: "There is really no way for people like you. You probably formulate hijacking. You think that kidnapping women and children, driving them to a mountain hut and closing them up is called hijacking. It's just a form of hijacking. What does hijacking mean? Let me tell you the correct definition. Listen up!'Using deception or seduction as a means to transfer people from their original protected state to their own or the power of a third party.' That is the correct definition of hijacking." Secretary: "Cheating?" Man: "It's deceit. However, the first part of the definition is not so important. Sometimes violence is used as a means. Sometimes, like this time, the abductees have been kidnapped without their knowledge. The important thing is The latter part, where someone is taken from a protected state to a defenseless state, it becomes hijacked. Now from where we are calling we can see the square, where there are many children playing, and there are also a few young couples making love Talk. This is what you call a peaceful situation. However, their lives are in our hands, that is to say, they have been placed under our control. The 'Blue Lions' are all over the country, no matter in the North Road Still in Kyushu, we can all kill any one of the 120 million hostages when and where we like. Who can stop it?" Secretary: "Are you crazy!" Man: "No, my IQ is 150. We took 120 million Japanese citizens as hostages and put them under our control. We may end the lives of hostages anytime and anywhere. Can you prevent it? Now, the whole country There are about 200,000 policemen in China, but can 200,000 people protect 120 million people? Even with the Self-Defense Forces, the number is less than 550,000 at best. It is simply impossible to protect 120 million people one by one. Neither the latest tanks nor jets are going to do anything. You understand a little bit about our intentions now, don't you?" Secretary: "That's ridiculous." Man: "There is no intention of preaching to children like a child. As I said yesterday, we carried out 'Operation Olympic' and hijacked Japanese nationals. The ransom, that is, the security fee, is 500 billion yen. The deadline is three days. One day has been wasted by you. If there is no answer from the Prime Minister within two days today and tomorrow, we will kill the first batch of hostages on March 24, and the Prime Minister will be solely responsible for the consequences.” Secretary: "Wait a minute, you!" Man: "Another call tomorrow. Pass our message to the Prime Minister before then!" Yabe turned off the tape recorder.For a long time, no one spoke. "IQ 150, what kind of mind is this?" In order to break the gloomy atmosphere, the director asked. After relighting a cigarette, Zuo Wenwen said: "In the United States there is a group called the 'Intelligence Association'. Those who can join this group are geniuses with an IQ above 145. Interestingly, almost everyone in this group believes in UFOs The presence of UFOs." "So, a person with an IQ of 150 is pretty smart." "It seems that what this man said is true." Yabe said. "After the second call, did the secretary come to discuss with the police?" Zuo Wenwen asked Yabe. "Yes. We went to the prime minister's residence the next day, asked about various situations, and listened to two tapes." "Did the prime minister answer the third call?" "It just so happened that there was no cabinet meeting that day. The Prime Minister was most attracted to common people. So, he answered the phone without hesitation. Please listen to this tape." "The criminal was not caught, did the reverse investigation fail?" "Oh, yes. The reverse investigation failed. The opponent is a very cautious person." Yabe changed a cassette and flipped the switch again. Zuo Wenwen crossed his legs, smoking a cigarette, and listened carefully. Shi Zi bit his finger nervously. A man's voice: "I am 'Blue Lion'. Has our message been delivered to the Prime Minister?" Secretary: "Conveyed." Man: "What happened next?" Secretary: "The prime minister answers the phone himself." Man: "That guy picks it up, good! Let him pick it up!" Prime Minister: "It's me." Man: "I remember the characteristic voice of the Prime Minister. It seems to be the Prime Minister himself." Prime Minister: "The secretary has conveyed your message." Man: "Then the ransom of 500 billion yen can be paid?" Prime Minister: "You are very smart, you should know that the national budget is not something you can control casually." Man: "This guy is special! Distribute the national budget at will, build bridges and roads for the benefit of some people, and the cabinets of all dynasties have never done this. They even built political stations in the farmland. Not all of these are used by the state The budget! Now that the safety of all Japanese citizens is threatened, can’t the national budget be used for their safety?” Prime Minister: "I don't have that power." Man: "In order to protect Japan's security, isn't a budget of 500 billion yen used every year? It's all for those chariots, planes, and warships that have no name. The word Japan means Japanese citizens, so for Japanese citizens 500 billion yen in defense expenses can be spent on the security of the country.” Prime Minister: "There is no such precedent." Man: "Then set a precedent." Prime Minister: "You are making trouble for no reason!" Man: "I have no intention of paying, but I want to answer the phone. What does this mean? I want to arrest me through reverse investigation. You didn't answer the phone until you were at the end of your life?" Prime Minister: "No such meaning. If I ask you, we see things from different angles." Man: "Angle? Does this mean that you will prepare a reverse investigation once you hang up the phone?" Prime Minister: "Hang up?" Man: "I have noticed this, so it must not be reversed by you." Still that man's voice: "I am 'Blue Lion'." Prime Minister: "What are you doing?" The man "shifted a bit. You said the angle is different, so you can't pay 500 billion yen for defense. But, is there any need for a jet fighter worth billions of yen?" Prime Minister: "In order to defend Japan, of course it is necessary." Man: "Then please mobilize your proud tanks, fighter jets, and warships to protect the hostages in our hands!" Prime Minister: "Wait, you!" Man: "What's wrong?" Prime Minister: "The state budget must never be touched, but perhaps my pocket money can be paid to you." The man (chichi laughing): "Pocket money?" Prime Minister: "I am a politician based on integrity, so I can't use millions or tens of millions at will. Five or six hundred thousand is fine. Can you stop that absurd move? As the Prime Minister , I beg you." Man: "If you can make a one-time payment, 50 billion yen will make the deal." Prime Minister: "50 billion?" Man: "Is the political donation from the financial circles to the Conservative Party 50 billion yen a year?" Prime Minister: "There is no such thing. It is only 156 billion yen at most. If you think it is false, you can read the communique of the autonomous province." Man: "The amount declared is all over 50 billion yen. This is common sense, and 50 billion should be paid in full. All the members of the House of Representatives of your party claim to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the people, and the great people in the financial world may just It is grandiose in words, but they also claim that it is not for their own interests, but for the country, for the people. And you, both the prime minister and the president of the Conservative Party, so, 50 billion yen as a ransom for 100 million people is It can be easily paid for." Prime Minister: "This kind of thing can't be done." Man: "In other words, your commanding power in the party is zero. It seems that whether you are a party member or a financial figure, you can't persuade you?" Prime Minister (angry): "Asshole! It's just that you can't pay 50 billion yen for such absurd things." Man: "It seems that it's useless to talk to you. Because of the incompetence of you and your government, we have to kill the hostages. Your government is incompetent and helpless, and people will definitely be condemned!" Prime Minister: "Hey! Hey! Hey, hey!" Secretary, "Prime Minister, the phone has been hung up." "So, two hostages were killed tonight?" Zuo Wenwen asked, staring at the Yabe police department with blue eyes flashing. "There is no doubt about it. It goes without saying that it is also possible that the lovers were killed by other people for other reasons, such as love murder, etc., but according to the current situation, this possibility is zero. As you said, it's not known in advance who will die. So the 'Blue Lions' have taken the entire Japanese population hostage, thinking it doesn't matter who dies." "Sure enough, he is a madman!" Shi Zi scolded angrily. "It doesn't matter if you kill anyone." "However, the man's words are correct, even though they are inhuman." Left text says.Shi Zi glared at her husband sternly and said: "What did you say?" "Think about it. Since we don't know who the criminals are or where they are, we can't protect ourselves. If criminals are going to kill specific people, then there are ways to protect them. However, opponents Saying that the hostages are all 120 million people, and killing any one of them is hostage killing for them. Exactly as he said, even if all the police officers are mobilized, cutting-edge tanks equipped with 150mm steel guns and Mach 8.5 The new cutting-edge jet fighter is also hard to defend against." "So, let everyone protect themselves?" "This is not acceptable for Japan, which has no traditional habit of self-protection. And in Japan, you can't get weapons to protect yourself. The only people who can get weapons are thugs. First of all, if you declare now that 'Someone is going to take your life, please If you protect yourselves, the whole of Japan will be in a state of terror." "Yes." Yabe nodded, "Therefore, we want to solve this case as soon as possible in secret. That's why we ask for your assistance." "Are you confident?" "Honestly, no. However, I have to do it. If the number of victims continues to increase and the news media detects it, they will exaggerate it. In this way, it will really fall into a state of terror." "Don't you know anything about the caller?" "Sonic treatment was done, and the opinions of acoustic experts were also sought." Yabe said as he took out the police notebook. "According to the expert's analysis of the voice, the man's outline looks like this: First, he is between the ages of 20 and 30." "It's really broad enough." "I think so too. Secondly, there is no local accent, so it is very likely that he was born and raised in Tokyo. He has a stubborn personality and a strong desire to show himself. Secondly, judging from the way he talked on the phone, he has received quite a lot of experience. high education." "that's it?" "Unfortunately, that's all I've learned so far!" Yabe said disappointedly. "Then, let me supplement it!" Left text says.Yabe said in surprise: "what?" "The man has a driver's license and can drive himself." "how do you know?" "Didn't the tape just now be interrupted?" "There are such things." "Didn't the criminal hang up the phone all of a sudden? I counted the time until the call hung up again. During this period, didn't the tape keep spinning?" "Because I didn't know what was going on, I just kept the tape spinning." "7 minutes and 39 seconds passed during this period. But the criminal didn't want to use an open-air public phone because he was afraid of being heard by the people next to him, so he decided to use a telephone booth. If he walked for transfer, 7 minutes and 39 seconds can only walk two minutes at most. Three hundred meters. There can’t be another public phone booth in such a short distance. Because he is afraid of reverse investigation, he hangs up the phone nearby, and he always feels psychologically uneasy. He can’t go very far by bicycle in 7 minutes and 39 seconds .” "I thought about a car, too. But maybe a taxi." "Don't think so." "What's the reason?" "Go out of the phone booth and call a taxi. After walking for 7 minutes, you get into the phone booth again. The taxi driver must feel very strange, which will attract the attention of the taxi driver. A criminal who is proud of his IQ of 150 will never do it. This kind of stupid thing, so we can only think that he used the car. He drove the car to transfer or there was another driver that we don't know." Zuo Wenwen was talking eloquently while trying to draw the outline of the criminal in his mind.The voice on the phone is sometimes calm and calm, and sometimes smiling. This is a man who is full of absolute confidence in himself.When the prime minister himself went to answer the phone, the man's tone barely changed.Whether it is respect for the current prime minister or contempt for the current prime minister, under normal circumstances, people full of heroism are rare.The image of a criminal is definitely not a physically strong person, but he is definitely not a white-faced scholar. He is just an ordinary man, but he is very smart. He doesn't seem to have much wrist strength, but he is an unarmed master.Zuo Wenwen believes that the criminal is such a man.Although people, especially men, are smart, they are not necessarily full of confidence.In a one-on-one duel, only a man who is confident to some extent will adopt a confident and calm attitude. "It's called 'Blue Lions'." After thinking hard, Yabe said to Zuo Wenwen, "Do you think this man really has accomplices? Or do you think he calls us us because of his bluff?" "I don't know. But it's better to think it's better to take countermeasures. It's safer that way." "'Olympic Action'. What exactly does this mean?" The director looked around at the three people in the room and asked.身材矮胖、透着几分温厚的署长在碰到这个奇妙的劫持事件之后，目光也变得严峻起来了。 “这不是在显耀世界各国的年轻人都参加了他们的行动计划吗？”答话的是史子。 署长点点头，但他脸上的表情却说明他并不赞同这个看法。 “你认为呢？”矢部望着左文字道。 左文字又点燃一支香烟，他面前的烟灰缸里已经堆满了烟蒂。每当紧张的时候，左文字就烟瘾十足，而这个时候，也才是他最感到充实的时候。 “我在美国的时候，对战争史有着浓厚的兴趣，搜集了有关第二次世界大战的史料。不言而喻，其中也有关于太平洋战争的史料。美军的进攻在冲绳一结束，战争也就结束了。但是，如果日本不投降的话，美军就会在10月1日发起对日本本土的登陆作战，地点是在九州南部。这个在日本本土登陆作战的计划的名字就叫做'奥林匹克行动'。” “所以，罪犯就把自己的计划取名为'奥林匹克行动'了？” “在占领日本全部领土这个意义上来说，这个名字是再贴切不过的了。当时的美军认为，如果在九州南部登陆实施'奥林匹克行动'，日本还不投降的话，按计划就将在两个月之后发动进攻日本中心地带关东平原的'皇冠行动'。” “如果的确像你说的那样的话，那么罪犯或者罪犯们也许对第二次世界大战史也充满着浓厚的兴趣。”署长饶有兴趣地说。由于年过五旬的署长在战争年代也曾在南线战场参过战，所以对战争史也有着兴趣。 左文字微笑了。“罪犯们也许是在把他们自己的行动比作战争，用他们自己的理论武装自己，向国家政权举起了刀枪。” “这么说，案件很麻烦了？” “所以才请求你们给予协助。”矢部道。 “自然会不遗余力地协助。但因为我是职业侦探，该领受的还是要领受的。” “好吧！通过渡边秘书，总理已经了解到你的情况了，所以可以从总理的零用钱里支付。” “一天1万日元的活动经费，还有抓住罪犯时的成功报酬。” “私人侦探倒是很会做生意呀！” “在美国，一天的活动经费，这是最起码的。” "Understood." “不过，还有一个问题。” "what is the problem?" “号称世界第一的日本警察为什么要按日计酬地请一个民间人士的我给予协助呢？” “这是因为现在遇到的是一个非常特殊的棘手的案子。的确，我国的警察机构是优秀的，但是，在发生这种特殊案件的时候，与其让警察作直线搜查，不如发挥民间人士曲线调查更奏效。所以才请求你们给予协助。” “看来很艰难呀！” 左文字小声笑道。矢部问： "what?" “老实说吧！实际上是这么回事。我只是偶然到了杀人现场，一个奇妙的劫持事件的杀人现场。我们如果是一般民众，自然会放了我们。但是我们是私人侦探，又是夫妇同行，理所当然地会对这件事产生怀疑，但不让我随便在案件的周围搜索又觉得很难，这样一来，不如让我们协助搜查，那不就把我们装进一个框子里了吗。难道不是这样？” “真够呛！”矢部笑道。 左文字和史子回到了自己的事务所。 夜愈深，从36层楼上观看东京的夜景愈使人仿佛进入了一个美丽的梦的世界。在闪烁着夺目的光的海洋中，甲州街上笔直的两道光线格外耀眼。 “东京的夜景比旧金山的夜景美多了。”左文字在转椅上坐下，抬眼望着窗外。由于临窗很近，又是在36层的高楼上，使人仿佛产生一种要坠入夜空中的错觉。 “那里看不见人。”史子说，“这下边却蠕动着芸芸众生，其中也有杀害无辜情侣的罪犯。一想到这儿，这种美丽岂不是黯然失色了吗？” “你好像觉得没有希望似的。” “这是在激你。好不容易工作问题有了转机，你却在那里津津有味地欣赏夜景，大概是由于一个月来饱食终日，无所用心，头脑已经发呆了吧！” “我这灰色的脑细胞还健在哩！只是老实说，现在对'蓝狮'们还没有什么对策。警方不也是这样吗！” “你认为罪犯下一步会采取什么行动？” “明天还要给首相公邸打电话，通报说已经杀了两个人质，如果不支付5000亿日元的赎金，将进一步杀害人质。而警方又不能预防新的杀人案件的发生，因为他们无法预料会在什么地方、有什么人将遭到杀害。最重要的是，人质本身还不知道自己已是人质，尚处于毫无戒备的状态之中。” “这案子太棘手了。”史子将椅子放在左文字身旁，与他并排坐下来。 “的确是一件棘手的案子，可同时又是一件有趣的案子哩！”左文字点燃一支香烟，史子也衔起了一支德国香烟。 “怎么有趣？” “发明这种形式的劫持是自诩为'蓝狮'的人的首创。有的罪犯是在城市的某个地方安放定时炸弹，恐吓说如果不想伤害市民，就请支付赎金。高空劫持、海洋劫持也都是劫持的不同形式。他们挖空心思登上飞机或轮船，用武器威胁乘客。然而，'蓝狮'他们什么也不干。他们所做的只是给首相公邸打电话，宣称他们把1.2亿国民劫持为人质了。就这一点说，连3岁的孩子也做得出来。但是，他们在适宜的时候杀人，那就不是毫无意义的杀人了，因为他们是在不支付赎金的情况下不得已才决定杀人的，而且防不胜防。” “你好像是在赞赏'蓝狮'那些目无国法的人们的聪明才智似的。” “他们的才智的确很聪明。” “然而他们的聪明又太荒唐了。” “什么地方荒唐？” “叫嚷让总理大臣把5000亿元的防卫费作为赎金支付给他们。连小孩子也知道国家预算不是总理大臣个人能够随便说了算的。” “他们说财界向保守党捐献的500亿日元也可以呀！” “这也不是总裁个人的意见就能决定得了的。先前保守党的纷争是尽人皆知的。总裁的权限并没有多大。也就是说，罪犯是在提无理要求。这也可以说成是他们的头脑很聪明吗？” “的确如此。因此我才说后面的戏相当精彩有趣。罪犯并不傻，冷酷而又狡猾。如果他有同伙，也会跟他一样。这些人究竟打算干什么，我们很快就会弄清楚的。弄清楚了这一点，这个案子就会有转机。” “我有个问题想问问你。” "what is the problem?" “是这样的。如果首相有权支付5000亿日元的赎金的话，那么罪犯打算怎么装呢？因为如果一个旅行皮箱能够装1亿日元的话，那就需要5000个皮箱呀！”

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