Chapter 4 Chapter Four Elite Education Center

Secretary Watanabe stayed up all night and called Yabe to the prime minister's residence early in the morning.He first asked about the progress of the search. "The situation is not good." Yabe replied honestly. The sky outside the window was gloomy, as if it was going to rain.This added to the melancholy in Yabe's heart. "I didn't find any clues in Sapporo?" Watanabe smoked a cigarette, he really wanted to solve this difficult case as soon as possible.Yabe said sadly: "Two criminal policemen were sent to Sapporo. We asked the local police to cooperate. Since there is no relationship between the victim and the criminal, it took a lot of trouble."

"Have no witnesses been found?" "No. If the criminal's goal is to murder Iwata Kouichi, he will be careful when shooting, but there may be witnesses. However, since the criminal can kill anyone this time, he can shoot from behind five people. Random shooting with a silent pistol. There is no need to target a specific person, as long as there is no one around him. Maybe the criminal shot while sitting in a car and then fled the scene." "Didn't you check the gun? Didn't you already know that the 32-caliber bullet was used?" Watanabe said impatiently.

It can be said that the foundational position of the current Prime Minister is not so stable, and it can be shaken by a little carelessness.Whether this case can shake the position of the prime minister is still unclear, but at least it has affected the position of the prime minister, because the existence of the opposition party already threatens the position of the ruling party. Therefore, he wanted to solve this case as soon as possible. "The gun used may have been a Harrington and Richardson M1895 pistol. No final determination has been made." "Are such pistols easy to come by?"

"This kind of pistol is used by American citizens for body protection. It is very cheap and easy to use. There are many in the United States. It is very likely that it was brought in by American soldiers and sold to criminals. But this line is not easy to check. ah!" "However, Yabe Police Department, if they can't solve it within today, they will kill new hostages. Moreover, they will once again clamor that the hostages were killed because of the obsession of the prime minister and the government." "Where's the Prime Minister?" "I went to the Hakone villa to rest."

"Is there still snow there?" "Maybe. The prime minister said he was upset by that strange case in Tokyo. He wants the police to work harder." "I'm really sorry." Yabe shook his head.Yabe is the most annoyed by this case. Although he has 47 excellent criminal police officers, he has not even clarified the name of the criminal to this day. "I want the Prime Minister to play a scene with us, is it okay?" Yabe summoned up the courage to speak out his thoughts.Watanabe stared wide-eyed and said, "Acting with the Prime Minister?" "Yes. In a hijacking case, the best chance to catch the criminal is when the ransom is handed over. So I want the Prime Minister to pretend to agree to the criminal's request."

"However, Mr. Yabe, what the criminals want is to turn 500 billion yen in defense expenses into welfare expenses! No matter what, even if it's a play, as the prime minister of a country, you can't disclose it to reporters. And, pay the ransom It can only be beneficial to the criminal, isn't it of no use in arresting the criminal?" "I'm talking about the second line of the criminal's request, which is asking the prime minister to agree to the criminal's request for financing from the financial sector. This is our chance to catch the criminal." "Okay! Mr. Yabe!" Watanabe shouted loudly, "I tell you, the Prime Minister has already felt very regretful that he once listened to the criminal's phone call, so the Prime Minister will never talk to criminals in the future!"

"So, you don't agree to act? Don't you tell the criminals that you have raised funds from the financial circles to save 120 million hostages under the order of the Prime Minister?" "Mr. Yabe, have you forgotten what the criminals said yesterday! Hold a press conference and make the incident public! You must publicly agree to the request of the 'Blue Lion'. Even if it is an act, it is absolutely impossible to publicly threaten the criminals . Absolutely not!" "yes?" This has long been expected by Yabe, so Yabe is not very disappointed about it.However, he knew very well that the door to a solution to this incident was closed.

The "Blue Lions" asked for an answer at noon today. If their conditions are not agreed to, what actions will they take? Who and where are they planning to kill? In the afternoon of the day.The Fukuoka Airport was overcast, with no wind in the sky, and the sun in spring occasionally peeked out from the gaps in the clouds to shine a few rays.This kind of weather will not affect the normal flight of the aircraft. All Nippon Airways flight 417 to Tokyo will depart on time at 2:45 pm according to the stipulated departure time. The round body of the "Lockheed Samsung", which can carry 320 people, has stopped on the runway, has been refueled and is waiting to take off.

There were 185 passengers today. Among them was Yukiko Ishizaki, who was a famous movie star before the war and became a popular singer after the war.This time Yukiko Ishizaki is going to return to Tokyo after a one-week tour in Kyushu.Wearing sunglasses and a burgundy Saint Laurent suit, she doesn't look like she's 59.She is fair-skinned, tall, and her sharp face doesn't look like a gentle Japanese, but gives off a stern look.Ishizaki Yukiko once wrote an autobiography "40 Years with the Public", but deep down in her heart she despises the public very much. Fifteen or sixteen fans went to the airport to see her off.They were all middle-aged women, among them a small woman in her thirties and wearing a mask squeezed in front of Yukiko.This woman is not so much beautiful as she is ordinary.

"Today should be your birthday." "Yes. But at my age, I don't really like birthdays." Yukiko smiled at the maid. "I carefully made a birthday cake for you, please accept it." The woman offered a purple bag. "Thank you, I'll take it." Ishizaki Yukiko accepted the cake transactionally, and handed it to the attendant.She has received all kinds of presents from fans, and she's not really into things like cake.As early as two years ago, she had started practicing yoga in order to maintain her current physical condition, while trying to control sweets.This kind of situation was reported in weekly magazines. As a fan, Yukiko couldn't help but feel a little angry because she didn't even know about this situation, but since the other party was a fan, she didn't refuse.

The boarding began, and the fans rushed to shake hands with Yukiko to say goodbye, but the person who delivered the cake was nowhere to be seen. The "Lockheed Samsung" carrying 185 passengers including Yukiko flew towards the cloud-shrouded sky. An hour later, Flight 417 made contact with the control tower at Osaka Airport. "I'm ANA flight 417. I'm flying at 21,000 feet and heading towards Haneda. I'm 30 kilometers away from Cape Shio." "ANA Flight 417, I'm Osaka, Osaka understands." "Airflow is a bit poor, but everything is going well, no abnormalities." "Osaka understands." Suddenly, something happened to Flight 417. Osaka airport controllers heard the emergency signal "Mayday! Mayday!" shouted on the wireless phone. It was a cry of near despair. Controllers desperately called Flight 417, but there was no answer. The shadow of Flight 417 disappeared from the radar at once. Controllers at Air Self-Defense Force Hamamatsu Base also heard Flight 417's "Mayday" call. Two patrol planes quickly flew to the accident site Chaojiaochong. The patrol boat of the Coast Guard also received the distress signal and hurried to the sea area where the signal was sent. Fortunately, the sea was calm. The two patrol planes that arrived earlier patrolled repeatedly and found a thin layer of oil and several pieces of the plane on the sea. An hour later, a patrol boat in the same area also found a large oil layer and wood chips, which were obviously aircraft seats. Then a lifejacket with the ANA logo was found. It can now be concluded that flight 417 was killed. Fishermen on several fishing boats sailing in the sea at that time confirmed that they heard a "boom" explosion overhead. The said time roughly coincided with the moment when Osaka Airport controller heard Flight 417 calling for help. The testimony of the fishermen is very important. It is very likely that the "Three Stars" exploded in the air for some reason and fell into the sea. The fishermen said that the plane crashed into the sea with white smoke. TV stations and radio stations interrupted the temporary news and reported the accident, and the families of the passengers rushed to Haneda Airport Countermeasure Headquarters. Another patrol boat arrived at the scene. The water depth at the scene is about 90 meters, and it is not possible to dive with ordinary air cylinders. There are underwater monitors on the patrol boat, which can detect the body that has sunk to the bottom of 90 meters deep water. An hour later, a machine-like object appeared vaguely on the screen of the monitor. Then the tail of the fuselage also appeared.The ANA logo is clearly visible. One side of the main wing has been broken off, and there is a large hole in the upper part of the main body of the fuselage. It can be seen that the explosion was triggered from the inside of the fuselage. The hull can only be salvaged after the salvage ship arrives. At 6:30 p.m., at the Haneda Countermeasures Headquarters, the person in charge of ANA made the following statement. "Our company's flight 417 'Rockbud Samsung' crashed in the sea about 30 kilometers south of Chaojiao. All 196 passengers and crew members died. The cause of the accident is under investigation." At this time, Zuo Wenwen and Shi Zi had just arrived at the Japan Talent Education Center in Bunkyo District, Tokyo.Dr. Yananuma, director of the center, invited the two of them into the reception room. Dr. Yananuma is sixty-seven or eighteen years old, thin, with gray hair. "I heard the jetliner went down. But what do you two do?" The left text was suddenly attracted by the jetliner crash, but still said: "I'm very interested in the education of gifted people." "You were engaged in research in this field in the United States, right?" Yananuma judged from Zuowen's facial features that he was an American who could speak Japanese.Zuo Wenwen thought that if he denied it, he would only cause some trouble, so he could only say "Hey". "I heard that there are materials about geniuses all over Japan." "Yes, we have it here. These materials are all about children with an IQ above 140. However, their education is not here, but at the National U University, but all the process and results must be reported to this center !" "No matter where in Japan children, as long as their IQ is above 140, can they receive education at U University?" "All of them. But because of the issue of educational freedom, those who want to study in local schools cannot be forced to study at U University. Nevertheless, we still have to follow up and investigate them." "These geniuses must be active figures in various fields after graduating from university and entering society!" "That's right. However, regardless of gender, most of them have stayed in the university's research department. IQ has nothing to do with people's management ability. Even if these people enter the company, most of them work in the research department." "Is there anyone among them who has suffered setbacks on the journey of life? Maybe it is unimaginable for a genius to suffer setbacks?" "Of course there is!" Yananuma laughed, "Even geniuses with an IQ above 140 are still human! Human weaknesses are also fully present in them. Therefore, among them, there are not only those who fail in love, but also those who fail in career. Unsuccessful. These are the same as the average person." "However, it is because they are smart that they are hit harder when they encounter setbacks, right?" "Maybe it can be said that there is a student with an IQ of 160 who became a professor after graduating from U University, but he committed suicide because he felt desperate for modern society." "Is anyone on the road to crime?" When Zuo Wenwen asked, Liu Nuo's face suddenly showed a look of embarrassment, but immediately returned to smiling. "It should be the same as the average person." "Indeed. Are there any other educational institutions for gifted children besides University of U?" "No, only University U offers special classes." "Then the affiliated elementary school, junior high school, high school, and university all have to provide them with special education?" "right." "Is there a roster of graduates here?" "There are both here and U." "Can I see it?" "It is not allowed to watch without a valid reason." Although Director Yananuma was gentle and enthusiastic towards people, he still flatly refused. The left text is in trouble.He can't say it was to solve the hijacking incident, because Yabe forbids revealing the truth of the case to the outside world. "Can I borrow a phone?" Zuo Wenwen asked, and then called Watanabe who was listening to Yabe's report. "Did you get a clue?" Watanabe's voice sounded tired. "Now I'm at the Japan Elite Education Center." "What are you doing there?" "Isn't the prime minister the honorary president here?" "Yes, what are you going to do?" "I would like to ask him to speak for me. Now Director Yananuma is here, can I ask him to provide me with some convenience?" "why?" "There's no reason to tell, is that okay?" Zuo Wenwen demanded strongly, and then gave Liu Nuo the phone. It worked. There are about 30 to 50 graduates in the special class of U University every year.This number can be more or less.Probably different opinions and feelings are not the same! The roster is card-based.Whenever the addresses of these persons changed, corrections were made on the cards, but it was not known whether they were complete. Cards like "Address unknown" come into view from time to time. Shi Zi looked at the large number of cards in the cabinet and asked in surprise: "Do you think there will be criminals in this case?" "I think someone came here to investigate! If not, we will go to other places to investigate." "However, Director Yananuma said that not all geniuses with an IQ above 140 have received special education at U University. If criminals graduated from other universities, their names will not be listed here." "No, it should be in there." "Why are you so confident?" "When I was studying at Columbia University, there were also outstanding geniuses in my class. I observed them carefully. This kind of genius either regarded the people around him as stupid, or respected the people around him, and was easy to be lonely and appear noble. And aloofness does not produce friendship with people. Geniuses are nothing more than that! However, the 'Blue Lions' have established an organization. Judging from the fact that they made this case without showing their tails, they are quite united. If If they met after growing up in different places, the geniuses would definitely be mutually exclusive. Therefore, I am afraid that they have lived together for a long time. In other words, they have received special education at U University together since childhood .” "And, did you suffer setbacks after graduation?" "right!" "Then they formed a gang again?" "Maybe so!" Zuo Wenwen asked Director Liu Nuo: "Among these people who graduated from U University, is there anyone who started a group and did something famous?" "What are you doing?" "I'm talking about committing to a cause, being part of a social movement, stuff like that." "In that sense, there are two organizations that I know of." "Can you tell us something about these organizations?" "Yes. One is called 'Japan Regeneration Research Association'. This organization is composed of 7 graduates who graduated in Showa 25." "Graduated in Showa 25, so they are almost 50 years old now?" "Forty-seven or eighteen." "What kind of work do they do?" "They all studied economics and law. The Korean War in Showa 25 had just begun, and at the same time, the Japanese economy had begun to take the first step towards recovery. This organization is advising successive prime ministers for the future of Japan." "So they are all successful people?" "Yes! They have now occupied the top floor of a building in Akasaka, with fifty or sixty employees." "Looks like it's not this organization." Zuo Wenwen thought.It shouldn't be these successful people who put potassium cyanate in the sugar bowl of the bar and kill indiscriminately. "Can you tell us about the other organization?" "This organization is composed of 5 people who graduated in Showa 45." "So, the age is between seven and eight." "right." "What's the name of the organization?" "It's called the 'Social Structure Research Association'." "A left-wing organization?" "I thought so at first. However, after reading their declarations, I found that they despise the current left-wing movement. Of course, they oppose both the current social structure and the current political system." "Do you have their manifesto here?" "No. Since they are all young, their manifesto is very extreme." "Are they still active?" "No! It's already in trouble because of lack of funds. That kind of anti-establishment research organization will not receive funding from the financial world. They strongly condemn the current left-wing movement, and of course they will not receive left-wing donations." "Do you know the names of the 5 people who joined the group?" "There should be a record on the card." Yananuma replied. Zuo Wenwen and Shi Zi checked the graduates of Showa 45 one by one.They found five cards with the words "Social Construction Research Society" written in one corner.Zuo Wenwen and Shi Zi wrote down the names of the five people in their notebooks. Hiroshi Sato Akihei Sugawara Hideo Takahashi Mori oath Tomoko Murayama 5 people are all 27 or 8 years old.Their majors are not the same, both studying English literature and law. "Do you think these five people are 'Blue Lions'?" Shi Zi asked. "I don't know, I thought it would be worth investigating." The left character borrowed the phone book, and searched for "Social Structure Research Association" from the phone book.He found out that the address of the "Social Structure Research Association" is in room 305 of Aoba Apartment in Nakano. "Let's go and have a look." Zuo Wenwen urged Shi Zi. Looking up at this five-story old building, it makes people feel that Japanese apartments are really colorful.The walls of the apartment building are chipped and a third of the plastic sign on the gate is missing.Some say that Japanese apartments are the modern longhouse.The apartments here are aptly compared to modern longhouses.It goes without saying that there is no elevator.Zuo Wenwen and Shi Zi walked up the dark concrete stairs to the third floor.There is a corridor in the middle of the third floor, and there are six rooms on both sides of the corridor. The sunlight does not reach here, so although it is daytime, it looks very dark, only the fluorescent lights in the corridor cast a pale, unhealthy light. On the door of Room 305, there is a large signboard of "Social Structure Research Institute". Shi Zi's face turned a little pale, because maybe the criminal who killed innocent people indiscriminately was here. Zuo Wenwen deliberately took out a cigarette, lit it, stood by the door and rang the doorbell. The door opened to reveal the face of a young man in a jacket and a bottle neck sweater.Scratching his head, the young man stared aggressively at Zuo Wenwen and Shi Zi. "What are you doing? You?" "Do you know the Central Publishing Company?" Zuo Wenwen smiled, and while chatting with the other party, he quickly glanced at the room over the young man's shoulder. Opposite the kitchen is a Japanese-style room.The sliding door of the room was opened a crack, and the back of a young woman could be seen in the Japanese-style room where books were piled cluttered. "I don't know that kind of publishing company," said the young man stiffly. Zuo Wenwen still said with a smile: "Our manager said that we are going to start a publishing business based on shares. The first step is to consider publishing a magazine for young people, and the staff is ready. The title of the magazine is called "TOMORROW", which means looking forward to a better tomorrow and preparing for the next one. It will be launched on the 20th of March. We would like to introduce individuals and groups who dream of tomorrow's Japan. Among the groups that need to be introduced is your Social Structure Research Association. We are here to conduct interviews." The left character handed over the business card that did not specify the occupation to the other party. "I'm the editor-in-chief, and this is reporter Fujiwara." He introduced Shi Zi's old surname, and Shi Zi also said tacitly: "I'm Fujiwara. Please take care of me." The young man said with a vigilant look: "How do you know about us?" "The Japan Elite Education Center, we learned about it from there." "But, we're busy." "Twenty to thirty minutes is enough. Give us some time. Is the research society engaged in dangerous work that cannot be made public?" Zuo Wenwen asked intentionally. Sure enough, the man's eyes were a little strange.But he was silent for a while and said: "Then it will be 30 minutes." Then he opened the door for the two of them. The woman in the room looked at Zuo Wenwen and Shi Zi through the glasses.Her unmakeup face looked like a man's. Magazines, manuals, etc. were piled cluttered on the desk.At one end of the table is a 7-inch black and white TV, and the scene of salvaging the fallen ANA is being played on the TV. "These two seem to belong to a publishing house." The man introduced Zuo Wenwen to the woman.This way of speaking makes people feel that Zuowen's words are not credible. Zuo Wenwen and Shi Zi sat down in a room full of books. The woman just nodded lightly, did not make tea for them, and looked at the TV screen. Zuo Wenwen slowly took out the notepad. "First of all, please introduce your surname and daimyo, is it Sato or Sugawara?" "My name is Sugawara Minghei, and her name is Mori Shiko. But, is our organization useful to you?" Sugawara Minghei said reprimanded. Zuo Wenwen responded calmly: "It goes without saying that since we are interested in the 'Social Structure Research Association' itself, of course we are also interested in each member. There are five of you in total, what about the three?" "They're traveling." "Hokkaido or Kyushu?" "why?" "No, if you want to guess, you will naturally mention the north and south. So, what is the purpose of your organization?" "Just like the name, it studies the social structure of modern Japan." "However, since you are young, you are also proud of doing research work, right?" "What exactly are you trying to say?" Sugawara grabbed an empty Ken brand cigarette case on the table, crushed it vigorously, and angrily threw it into the wastebasket in the corner of the room. Left text to let smoke, but Sugawara shook his head. "It is the prerogative of the young to act boldly." Left text says.Sugawara's eyes sparkled. "We are not young anymore." "No, you are still very young. To me, who is 30 years old, you are so young that people are enviable. You are young and have superhuman wisdom. You must have various dissatisfaction with the real society in Japan, right?" "Of course I'm dissatisfied." Sugawara stood up and found the Ken brand cigarette tray containing five or six cigarettes from a corner of the bookshelf, took out one and lit it in his mouth. Mori Oath also reached out and took out one and sucked it.That nonchalant look, from Zuo Wenwen's point of view, they seem to be living together. "Are there any dissatisfaction? Can you talk to us?" "It's not so much dissatisfaction as it is despair." Sugawara said wearily. "Oh!" "When we first conducted research on modern Japanese society, we were full of hope because we believed that the possibility of realizing an ideal society through revolution was not equal to zero. Undoubtedly, what we call revolution is not the election through elections that left-wingers now talk about. And the kind of easy and simple revolution that achieves the goal. The current left-wing revolution is not beneficial to society at all. Transforming a society ruled by capital and bureaucracy into a society ruled by power and bureaucracy, which in turn strengthens the rule of bureaucracy .” Suddenly Sugawara became eloquent and impassioned. The argument is neither new nor all that interesting.However, Zuo Wenwen praised: "It's so interesting!" He went on to say, "If the modern world is ruled by money and bureaucracy, wouldn't those who hold huge amounts of money also control power?" "Maybe." "So if there are another 500 billion yen, wouldn't it be possible to control the power center? In this way, wouldn't it be possible to turn society into a modern society that you like?" Zuo Wenwen threw out 500 billion yen to observe the reactions of Aohara and Mori. Sugawara smoked silently.The eyes behind Mori's glasses were piercing: "500 billion yen? How can you get so much money?" "Geniuses like you don't have any unique methods?" Shi Zi asked. Oath chuckled. "Unfortunately, I didn't think about it at all." "How are you?" Zuo Wenwen looked at Sugawara and said."I haven't thought about it either," he muttered. "That means you don't want money." "That's not what it means. But that's what increases our desperation for Japanese society. I think modern society is dark as hell." "Does that mean you want to go back to primitive society?" "It's almost time. Twenty-five minutes." "There are still many questions to ask, and it is necessary to introduce each of you in the magazine. So let's talk about you first!" "Want some tea? Let's make some tea!" Sugawara said to Oath. Oath got up and went to the kitchen. Sugawara exhaled a mouthful of smoke: "What do you want to know?" "Your situation. The other three people, um, when will the three people, Hiroshi Sato, Hideo Shanghashi, and Tomoko Murayama, be able to get in touch?" "Well, they all belong to one of our research societies." "How is the financial resources of this research association? I'm sorry, it doesn't seem to be very prosperous!" "Everyone splits up various tasks." "Like you?" "I work with her as a translator," "You guys are geniuses with an IQ above 140, yet you join this research society and live off boring part-time jobs. Don't you feel stupid every now and then, and don't you get angry that society doesn't accept you?" "It seems to be conducting an induced interrogation?" Sugawara laughed softly. Zuo Wenwen said nonchalantly: "Haven't you thought about how to change society? And you can use genius methods." "I'm not as smart as you say!" While Sugawara muttered in a low voice, Mori Oathko brought the tea in. Zuo Wenwen said while drinking tea: "What jobs are the other three doing now?" "Various kinds of jobs. Some are doing translation work like me, and some are doing manual labor. The only thing that is consistent is that I feel hopeless about modern Japan." "Are any of the other three people working in hospitals or in electroplating factories?" "why?" "this--" Zuo Wenwen suddenly felt that his mind was very slow.He found that he seemed to be forcibly pulled into darkness. "It's fooled!" Zuo Ziwen, who thought this way, fell into a coma involuntarily. Zuo Wenwen had a dream. A childhood dream.He dreamed that he was back in Los Angeles at his home with a garden. However, when Zuo Wenwen woke up from the dream, he completely forgot about the dream.He felt his head stiff and aching. I looked at my watch, it was already 5 pm. Beside him, Shi Zi also lay unconscious on the floor. Zuo Wenwen stood up staggeringly, went to the kitchen to wash his face with cold water, and only then became a little sober.He moistened the handkerchief with water again and went back to Shi Zi's side, and spread it on her face. After a while, Shi Zi opened his eyes.She touched her head with her hand and asked, "What's the matter with us?" "Medicine, I was given Mongolian sweat medicine. Are you okay?" "Well, my head hurts a bit." Shi Zi slowly stood up and asked, "Where are those two people?" "It's gone. I won't be coming back anymore. Maybe I hid somewhere with the other three." "Are they criminals in this case?" "Nine times out of ten it is, I think. If not, there's absolutely no need for them to make us drink Mongolian sweat medicine." "True. But why not kill us?" "I'm afraid it's because they are geniuses!" "What's the meaning?" "They are acting according to the plan. And they have absolute confidence in their plan, so they will not kill people who are not necessary. That is both their arrogance and tolerance." "It's best to inform the Yabe Police Department." "No, it's better not to say anything. I think the five members of the 'Social Structure Research Institute' are 'Blue Lions', but there is no evidence yet. The police can't just act on speculation."