Chapter 9 Chapter 7 Fighting with Time

To be precise, the prisoner was arrested at 11:07 am. From this moment on, the battle against time begins. If the next time the prisoner calls his accomplice is at 12 o'clock, there are 53 minutes of safety time. The event had to be ended in those 53 minutes.If it can't be finished, it is necessary to find out where the "Big Dipper 5" train is still equipped with explosives. Only 53 minutes to go! And now Totsukawa is in Hokkaido, and Kamei is in Tokyo.There wasn't even enough time for Totsukawa to fly back to Tokyo. The prisoner was arrested at a gas station near Komaki, and there was no time to send him back to Tokyo for interrogation, so he had to be interrogated by Hojo Sanae and Harada.

Totsugawa Police Department, Mikami Criminal Director, Manager Koike of JR East Japan, and Manager Tanaka Management hurried forward to Chitose Airport Station. Because the "Hokutosei No. 5" express sleeper train arrived at Chitose Airport Station at 11:22 one hour late. Manager Koike decided to board the "Big Dipper No. 5" train at this station. Totsukawa was a little hesitant. He also wanted to board the "Big Dipper No. 5" train to see the situation in the car with his own eyes, but in that case, it would be difficult to get in touch with Kamei in Tokyo and the Hojo criminal police in Komaki.

"I'll stay here." Totsukawa said to Minister Mikami and Manager Koike. "What are you doing here?" Mikami asked. "I want to keep in touch with the Kamei detective in Tokyo to find out the true face of the fraud group." "Can we figure it out before the time limit is 12 o'clock?" "It's hard to say, let's try it." Totsukawa said firmly. "But what if you can't figure it out before 12 o'clock?" "By that time, I have a request." Totsukawa not only looked at Mikami, but also at Manager Koike and Director Tanaka, and continued:

"Now the 'Hokutosei No. 5' train is one hour late and arrives at Chitose Airport Station at 11:22." After Totsukawa said this, Minister Tanaka asked: "We know that, what do you want from us?" "If the train is one hour late, it will arrive at the terminal at Sapporo at 11:57. I ask the passengers to get off the train as soon as it arrives in Sapporo, and the train will go to the wrong line, and the explosion will not matter. I hope this will be done absolutely." "Do you still think there are explosives installed on the 'Beidouxing 5' train?"

"Yes, I think so," Totsukawa said. Totsukawa borrowed a phone from the station to talk to Kamei in Tokyo: "I'm at Chitose Airport Station right now. Before 12 o'clock, I want to discuss this incident with you on the phone." "Understood." Kamei said. "Did the prisoner arrested in Komaki say anything?" "According to Detective Harada and Detective Hojo, he didn't say a word, and he was still sneering. The whereabouts of the 100 million yuan cash is also unknown." "I think so," Totsukawa said.Because he had expected this to be the case, he was not depressed.

"Hojo-kun said that 100 million yuan was missing, and she felt guilty about it." Kamei said. "Tell her that she doesn't mind. Maybe it's a good thing that 100 million yuan is missing!" "why?" "The prisoner has an accomplice, and now he is hoping that his accomplice will be negligent. And if he gets 100 million yuan, he may be negligent." After Totsukawa finished speaking, he continued: "Now we're going to do two things." "One is to find the prisoner's accomplices, and the other is to find the explosives installed on the 'Big Dipper 5' train, right?"

"yes." "However, neither of these things is easy to do," Kamei said. "I know that. But, can we find a breakthrough?" Ten Tsukawa said. "Breakthrough?" Kamei thought for a while, then said: "What does the third of March mean?" "You said March 3rd, what March 3rd?" Ten Tsukawa asked. "It's the name the prisoner reported himself on the phone. He said he was the 'March Three Group'." "Ah, yes, I remembered." Totsukawa's eyes shone with excitement. When the prisoner called JR East, manager Koike asked him what his name was, and he said his name was "Sanyue San Group".

When he was arrested later, he said that he was "a member of March 3rd." Totsukawa said: "Yes, why did the prisoner call himself 'March 3'?" "If this point can be broken through, maybe the identities of the prisoners can be clarified, but..." Kamei's tone didn't seem to be very confident. Criminal gangs often make a name for themselves, especially in this age of sleight-of-hand. Generally, a sensational and peculiar name is given, such as "green-faced ghost", "jackal" and so on. This time they named it "March Three Group".This wonderful group seems to have some meaning.

"Generally speaking, it will be associated with Girls' Day." Kamei said. "But, what is the meaning of Girl's Day?" "Isn't March 3 this year a Sunday?" "No, it's a normal working day." "Could it be that their group was formed on March 3?" This was Totsukawa's temporary thought. "Perhaps so. However, the culprit cannot be deduced from this March 3rd alone!" "It can't be that the members of this group are all born on March 3rd?" "How can there be such a coincidence?" "Are there any other clues?"

"There are a few." "Talk about it, put them out one by one, maybe you can find some clues." As Totsukawa said, he took out his notebook and prepared to record what Kamei said. "I have already mentioned the first one, which is why the prisoner chose the train 'No. 5' instead of the 'Big Dipper No. 1' train. Is there any special meaning in it?" "Go on." "Second, why didn't the full-time personnel who dealt with explosives find out that there were explosives in the car?" "Is there any more?" "Why the prisoner only needs 100 million yuan is also a problem. If I want 200 million or 300 million yuan, because East Japan is a big company." Kamei said.

Totsukawa wrote down Kamei's words in his notebook one by one, and then said: "Minister Sankami and the others are about to get in the car. I'll see them off. Kamei-kun, think about the answers to these questions, and I'll think about it too." After he finished speaking, he put down the phone and walked to the platform. The "Big Dipper No. 5" train has not entered the station yet. Totsukawa sat down on a chair on the platform, copied and tore up another copy of the four questions written in the notebook. "Is there any progress?" Minister Mikami came over and asked Totsukawa. Manager Koike and Director Tanaka of JR East also came to Totsukawa. "Unfortunately, just a few questions." After Totsukawa told Mikami, he asked Manager Koike: "Do you have any thoughts on the name 'March Three'?" "March three?" "Yes, March 3rd must be of great significance to the prisoner." "If you want to talk about March 3, you can only think of Doll's Day. National Railways (state-owned railway) was changed to JR (private Japanese railway company) to resume work. It was April 1 last year." Koike said with his head tilted. "I have no other ideas." Minister Tanaka said. Totsukawa said to Koike and Tanaka: "Then think about it again. If you have any new ideas, please feel free to tell me. I am here at the station office." The "Hokutosei No. 5" train arrived at Chitose Airport Station two minutes earlier than scheduled. Totsukawa asked the conductor to stop for three minutes and search for Hashimoto among the passengers. Hashimoto stuck his head out from the public event car to greet Totsukawa. "Are you going to Sapporo?" Totsukawa asked Hashimoto. "Yes, Huitian Gong, the person I'm following, seems to be going to Sapporo, so I have no choice but to go to Sapporo with him. Is there any solution to the blackmail incident?" "I've hit a wall, and I want to ask you something." Totsukawa handed the note he copied to Hashimoto, and Hashimoto glanced at it quickly and said: "Is this the problem you're talking about hitting a wall?" "Yes, one of the questions, please think carefully about it, is why the prisoner only wants 100 million yuan." "But why do you ask me to think about it?" "I have a feeling that apart from demanding 100 million yuan from JR East, did the prisoners get any other benefits from the bombing?" Totsukawa said. But Hashimoto still didn't understand, and asked: "What does that have to do with me?" "After the prisoner made threats, the 'Big Dipper No. 5' train was bombed, and JR East gave the prisoner 100 million yuan, plus..." When Totsukawa said this, Hashimoto's eyes widened and he said hastily: "Kaori Hamano, the traveling companion of Aida Gong I was following, was killed!" "This incident may have been an accident, but it may have been premeditated at the beginning. It means that the scammer colluded with other people and exploded the shower room at the appointed time, killing Hamano Kaori. On the surface But masquerading as an accident." "Understood, let me investigate." Hashimoto nodded frequently. "Please, let me know if there is any situation. I am at Chitose Airport Station and have been here all the time." After Totsukawa finished speaking, he signaled to the conductor that he could drive. The "Big Dipper No. 5" train started. One of the windows in carriage 4 was broken, presumably the window in the shower room of deluxe cabin 2 that was bombed. Other than that, outwardly everything is in good condition. A blue train with two gold lines passed by Totsukawa. Still a beautiful train with a lot of charm. "The nerves of the people who want to sabotage this train are incredible!" Looking at the passing train, Totsukawa was filled with emotions. However, the culprit of this incident must have installed explosives on the train, otherwise he would not be so calm and confident. Totsukawa returned to the station building. At 12 o'clock, there are still 32 minutes.During this period of time, can this incident be properly resolved? The prisoners arrested in Xiaomaki will not be released again, because that would damage the prestige of the police. Totsukawa called Kamei in Tokyo again. "The 'Hokutosei 5' train just left Chitose. It's a beautiful train." "After this matter is resolved, I really want to take this train with you once." Kamei said. "We have to work harder for this. I have already entrusted Hashimoto-kun in the car. How is your side? Is there anything new?" "Hojo-kun called and said that the prisoner also threatened to blow up the 'Big Dipper No. 5' train if he was not released, and there would be heavy casualties." Kamei said. "The prisoner may be telling the truth. Perhaps his accomplices will blow up the 'Big Dipper No. 5' train as soon as they know he has been arrested." "It can explode at any time. It seems that it is not using a timing device, but using advance control to explode?" Kamei asked. "I think that's the case. It is said that the nitroglycerin explosives found in the luxurious No. 1 room did not have a timed box but an antenna for a receiver." Totsukawa said. "However, there are professionals from the Self-Defense Force's explosive ordnance disposal team on the train. Since the antenna was found in the shower room of the luxurious No. 1 room, I think they will definitely check whether there are any antennas connected to explosives in other places in the car." "Of course." "But why didn't they find out? It's a bit unbelievable." "Yeah, if you cut a hole in the wall behind the mirror and put nitroglycerin in it, you might not be able to find it. But the antenna must be exposed at one end, so it's easy to find. But why didn't they find it? " Totsukawa was thinking. Is it a special receiving antenna used that even professionals can't find?Or did Totsukawa make a mistake in his estimation, and there are no explosives in other parts of the "Big Dipper 5" train? "Explode this train..." Kamei said. Totsukawa shook his head slightly and said: "What did you say?" "I'm still wondering why the prisoner didn't choose the 'Big Dipper 1' train, but the 'Big Dipper 5' train." "I think it was accidental and there was no special intention. If there was a special intention, it might be like you said, the 'Hokutosei No. 5' train is operated by JR East Japan, and the prisoner may think that JR East Japan is bigger than JR Hokkaido, It’s easy to blackmail,” Totsukawa said. "However, for the criminals, isn't it the same to install explosives on the 'Hokutosei No. 1' train to threaten JR East Japan?" "yes!" "Although JR East Japan and JR Hokkaido are now two companies, they use the same line, and the Seikan Tunnel is also used together. If the train explodes in the Seikan Tunnel, not only JR Hokkaido, but also JR East Japan will suffer. The same victim. Therefore, installing explosives on the 'Big Dipper 1' train can also threaten JR East for 100 million yuan." "Of course, what Kamei-kun said is right. In this case, it is no accident that the prisoner chose the 'Big Dipper No. 5' train." "Here is the problem. There are two trains No. 1 and No. 5. Generally speaking, No. 1 will be selected. And I have already said that No. 1 train has a lot of stops, seven or eight more than No. 5 train. If the installation explodes Of course, the train with more stops is more convenient. This is especially true if there are accomplices on the train.” "If it were Kamei-kun, he would definitely choose the 'Big Dipper No. 1' train, right?" "If it were me, I would definitely choose train No. 1. The composition of the two trains is almost the same." Totsukawa said: "Yes, both are composed of ten cars, both have luxury sleepers, dining cars and public activity compartments. Although the internal structure is slightly different, both are luxury trains." "Therefore, there must be a special reason for the prisoner to choose the 'Hokutosei No. 5' train that departs late from Ueno. If the reason is clarified, the problem will be solved." Kamei said. "Hokutosei 5" headed toward Sapporo as if nothing had happened.It speeds up to make up for a little delay. Hashimoto sat on the sofa in the public event car, looking at the note Totsukawa handed him. According to Totsukawa, the prisoners were going to blow up the train as soon as 12 o'clock passed. Totsukawa also said that in addition to the 100 million yuan received from JR East Japan, the prisoners may have other channels to make a large sum of money. Another large sum of money seems to come from Huitian Gong. "Is that true?" Hashimoto felt that the explosion, Kaori Hamano died in the shower room, was a bit too accidental. It is not reasonable to say that she happened to be in the shower at that time. At this moment, Aida Gong came to the public activity car, which made Hashimoto stare blankly. Aida sat down on a chair in a corner of the carriage, looked out the window, and lit a cigarette. Hashimoto stood up and walked to Aida's side.In an instant, his eyes became the eyes of the criminal policeman. Hashimoto sat down beside Aida and greeted him: "what!" Aida glanced at Hashimoto, but said nothing. "I want to talk to you about the death of your traveling companion Kaori Hamano." Hashimoto said to Aida. "Then what's the matter? I told the train conductor everything. I don't know you. People who have nothing to do with you, let's mind your own business!" There was anger in Aida's voice. "Did you kill her?" Hashimoto asked, staring into the other's eyes. Aida was angry. "Don't talk nonsense!" "It's no use shouting, you killed it. The mistress is now an obstacle, isn't she?" "I don't know which lunatic wanted to blow up this train. She was killed by him, and it has nothing to do with me." "She happened to be in the shower when it exploded. Is that a coincidence?" Hashimoto said. Aida blushed, and said: "I don't know who you are, I want to sue you!" "You can sue me, but you knew in advance that the shower room was going to be bombed. So you killed Hamano Kaori first, then took off her clothes and threw her body into the shower room. The shower room was scheduled Time exploded, and she seemed to be killed like this. This is simply a surprise for you." "Don't just talk about it!" "How much did you pay?" "What did you say?" "How much did you pay the person who blew up the train?" "I have nothing to do with bombing trains." Aida yelled loudly, trying to stand up.Hashimoto pinned him down. "what are you doing!" Aida yelled again. "Okay, you sit down." "I'm calling the conductor!" "It's even worse for you if you call the conductor." "why?" "No time, you listen to me first!" This time it was Hashimoto who yelled loudly.Aida seemed to be overwhelmed by his momentum, and sat down again. "A group threatened JR East Japan to blow up the train, and said that it would be a warning first, and the shower room in the luxury No. 2 room was blown up." "It has nothing to do with me." "Listen to the end. One of the prisoners has been arrested by the police. If he is not released, his accomplices will actually blow up the train, and probably will blow it up soon." "Will not……" "The prisoners will definitely do it. I'm afraid the train will be blown up and all the people on board will be killed." "You're talking nonsense!" "This kind of thing can't be said casually." "How did you know?" "I used to be a criminal policeman in the first investigation department of the Metropolitan Police Department. Because I got on this train and got in touch with my former boss. This train will be blown to pieces in a while, because the police arrested a prisoner and absolutely Do not release him." "Then why don't you stop immediately and tell everyone in the car to get out?" Huitian's face turned pale with fright, and he yelled loudly. "The train will not stop until it reaches Sapporo, because no one believes that the train will be bombed." "I don't believe it either." Aida said, but his voice was trembling. "No, you should believe it, because you know the prisoner." "No, I don't know them." "Then you just sit quietly, anyway, we all die together, there is nothing to be afraid of." "..." Hashimoto frightened him and said: "But I don't know where the bomb is installed, so it's not impossible to kill you alone." "You will be killed too?" "Oh, but I'm not afraid. I have no money and no one to cry over my death. What about you?" "Why don't you tell the train to stop?" "If you've given them the whole situation and convinced them, they'll probably stop." "The whole situation?" "Yes, it's the case of you trading with prisoners." "That's not the case." "Then die like this." Hashimoto resorted to playing hard to get. Aida couldn't sit still, as if he didn't know what to do. "You better confess." Hashimoto gave him a kick. Aida turned pale and said to Hashimoto: "What should I do?" "You should tell all the beans in the bamboo tube. If you can prevent the explosion, you can save the lives of many passengers." "..." "I'm not threatening you, you should be very clear." Hashimoto said. Aida fell into deep thought, probably savoring Hashimoto's words. "If the train is bombed and the passengers are killed, you're an accomplice. If you want that, keep silent." "If I'm telling the truth, can you say that Hamano Kaori was killed by the bomb?" Aida asked. "A deal?" "In order to save the lives of passengers, this condition is not too harsh, right?" "I'm not a police officer, and I can't make that kind of deal, but I can put in a good word for you. That's all I can do right now." "Then, please call the detective. Are the detectives from the Hachinohe Bureau still on this train?" "The criminal police from the Hakodate Bureau also boarded the car, and I called them all," Hashimoto said. Hashimoto brought Detective Shiraishi from the Hachinohe Bureau and Detective Ikeda from the Hakodate Bureau to the public event car. The two detectives listened to Hashimoto's explanation, and after thinking about it for a while, detective Shiraishi said: "In short, let's talk first. Whether the deal can be made or not depends on what you talk about." Aida whispered: "Kaori Hamano has become a heavy burden for me. At first this woman was cute, but recently she has become very annoying, but it is impossible to simply get rid of her. While I was worrying about this, that man suddenly appeared in the In front of my eyes." "What's that man's name?" Baishi detective asked. "He said his name was Keiichiro Noguchi, but I don't know if that's his real name." "What does he look like?" Hashimoto asked. Hashimoto wrote down Tian's appearance in his notebook. "Go on," Baishi said. "He came up with the bombshell, he said: If you want to get rid of that woman, make a contract." "Contract?" "He said that they had installed a bomb on the 'Hokutosei No. 5' train, and decided to threaten and blackmail JR East. He said that he could use this opportunity to ask me to sign a contract." "Do you trust him?" "Of course I didn't believe it at first." "Why did you believe it later?" "He took me deep into the mountains and showed me the explosion of nitroglycerin, and I believed it." "So you took this train?" Hashimoto asked. "Yes. I bought a ticket for Deluxe Room 2 according to his instructions and asked Hamano Kaori to take it. He said that it would be difficult without a contract." Aida said with a pale face. "Did you let the deluxe No. 2 room of this train ride from the beginning?" "Yes, he said that although the time has not been set, the shower room in the luxurious No. 2 room must be blown up, and he told me to kill the woman I want to get rid of, and put her naked in the shower room, so that I can pretend to be killed by the bomb." "Is he talking about the luxurious No. 2 room of the 'Hokutosei No. 5' that departed from Ueno yesterday, April 13?" "yes." "When did you say that?" "A week ago, April 5th or 6th." "How much did you pay him?" "Give 10 million first, and give another 10 million after success." "Where do you pay?" "He said he'll let me know when the time comes." "How many of them are there?" "He was the only one I was talking to. When I was driven into the mountains of Mt. Chichibu, the driver was a young woman wearing dark glasses." "Do you remember the number of that car?" When Hashimoto asked, Aida smiled wryly and said: "It's useless to know." "Useless?" "I also wanted to know the real face of the other party, so I wrote down the car number, but after investigation, the car was stolen." "About that man, do you know anything else? Anything is fine." Hashimoto asked Aida with a notebook in his hand. "He said he had several accomplices, I don't know if what he said is true or not." "What else?" "I asked him if he could really blow up the train, and he sneered and said it was ready." "Did he say that on April 5th or 6th?" "yes." "Does the other person speak with confidence?" "Yes. I've told you everything I know. Please stop and let me go down. I don't want to die!" Detective Shiraishi said: "When the time comes, let all the passengers get off the bus." Totsukawa looked at the clock at the station. Time is advancing relentlessly, can a breakthrough be found before 12 o'clock? "Mr. Totsukawa." A station attendant called out, "I have a wireless phone for you from the 'Big Dipper No. 5' train." "thanks!" Totsukawa said, taking the receiver. "I'm Hashimoto." The other party said, "It's exactly as the police department said. Aida signed a contract with the bomber this time, and he paid 10 million yuan. Using the explosion in the shower room of the luxury room 2, he killed him companion." "As expected. This prisoner used the bombing train to do another business. Did Aida talk about the situation of the person who asked him for money?" "He said the man's name was Keiichiro Noguchi, probably a pseudonym. His appearance..." After Hashimoto told the man's appearance, Totsukawa immediately said: "That's the guy we arrested." "Aida said that there was another woman wearing sunglasses who was with Noguchi. She was a beauty in her mid-twenties. Aida also said that the other party's tone seemed to have another accomplice." "Sure enough." "Aida signed the contract on April 5 or 6. At that time, the other party still confidently said that everything was ready." "A week ago?" "yes." "Did he say he was going to blow up the shower room in Deluxe Room 2?" "Yes. Aida said that the other party told him that he would explode the luxury No. 2 room of the 'Hokutosei No. 5' train departing from Ueno on April 13." Hashimoto said. After Totsukawa answered the call, he immediately called Kamei in Tokyo, briefly told Kamei what Hashimoto had said, and asked: "what do you think?" "I'm interested in the fact that it was ready a week ago. Maybe at that time, explosives had been installed in the 'Big Dipper No. 5' train, and there was no timing device, and it was controlled by radio remote control." "But is it possible? The train keeps moving." "Luxury cars are possible because it is a secret room. Buy a ticket from Ueno to Sapporo. During the nearly 16 hours, no one knows what to do in the room. Especially in the shower room, turning on the shower head accompanied by a buzzing sound The sound of running water, if you drill a hole in the wall, the outside will not know." Kamei said. Totsukawa nodded yes, and said: "The explosion occurred and the nitroglycerin explosives were found in the deluxe single room. We always thought that the explosives were installed on the day of the incident. It seems that it was completely wrong to take that single room to the terminal Sapporo a few days ago and pre-install the explosives. possible." "That's right, the prisoner must have installed nitroglycerin explosives in the shower room in the luxury single room of the 'Big Dipper No. 5' train a few days ago." Kamei said. "That's why the prisoner told Aida a week ago that he was ready." "It may also be installed in other places, because in addition to deluxe single rooms, there are also single sleepers." "In the fourth car, besides the two high-end deluxe single rooms, there are 12 second-class single rooms. In the second-class single rooms, explosives may also be installed. In addition, there are eight double-use single rooms in the third car. The other sleepers, They are all B-grade sleepers in the past, and they are separated by curtains, so it is not easy to install explosives." Totsukawa said. "The dining car and the public event car are not easy to install. Although the public event car has a shower room attached, it is limited to stay in it for a maximum of six minutes. Of course, explosives cannot be installed." Kamei said. "So, if you get rid of the No. 3 and No. 4 cars, the whole train will be safe." "Yes, if there are explosives on the train, they should not be in the double room in the third car, but in the single room in the fourth car." Kamei's tone was also very excited. Totsukawa said: "Can you contact Xiaomu's Hojo-kun and ask her to interrogate the prisoner once and kill his bluff?" Hojo Sanae is at the Komaki Police Station. She brought here the prisoner she had arrested. Sanae said to the prisoner: "We know a lot about your situation." "That's good." The prisoner sneered.He still looks confident. "You sold the information on the explosion of 'Big Dipper 5' to a man named Koichi Aida for 10 million yuan, and you pretended to be Keiichiro Noguchi in front of him." After Sanae finished speaking, the prisoner did not show a look of distress.He said nonchalantly: "Then just call me Mr. Noguchi from now on." Mostly pseudonyms.Sanae thought in this way, and said: "Your accomplice was also arrested, a woman in her mid-twenties. She didn't say a word." At this time, the prisoner's expression was a little shaken. "Your accomplice is also unreliable," Sanae said emphatically. The prisoner quickly regained his composure, and said: "I have more than one accomplice. If you don't release us quickly, there will be an accident, and you will be unable to eat." After he finished speaking, he looked at the clock on the wall of the interrogation room. He looked at his watch several times. "Why are you paying so much attention to the time?" Sanae said looking at the prisoner's face. "If you don't seize the opportunity, the train will be over!" "If you don't contact your accomplice, will your accomplice press the bomb button?" "yes." "Then contact me immediately!" Sanae pushed the phone in front of the prisoner. The prisoner was silent. "Can you make a phone call while wearing handcuffs?" Sanae said. "Don't release me, I don't want to contact." "However, if you don't contact, 'Big Dipper 5' will explode, and many passengers will die and be injured! In that case, your crime will be serious, and you will be sentenced to death. If you don't want to die, you should immediately contact the Contact your accomplice and tell him not to blow up the train." "You can't even order me. I have already warned that if I don't release me, a major accident will happen. So you, the police, will be responsible for any situation." "What time did you agree to contact?" "That can't tell you." "Is it 12 o'clock?" When Sanae said this, a gloomy shadow flashed across the prisoner's face. "Is it 12 o'clock? If you don't make a quick decision, you will be sentenced to death!" "It is you, the police, who must make a quick decision!" said the prisoner.