Chapter 17 Chapter 17 The Crossroads to Hell

Yasutsu Takuyuki and Mizushima Yoshio disappeared without a trace.No trace of the two was found at each intersection. Two days later, there is still no news.The search headquarters was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere. Regarding the situation when encountering a traffic accident, Mrs. Bashu was summoned again. ——You and your husband happened to pass by the traffic accident on National Highway 138 on October 23. Did you know that the person calling for help was Mizushima? "How do we know? This is the first time I've been told that since my husband and Mizushima stopped hearing from each other. I've already said that."

——Let me ask you again, why didn't you save people at that time? "My husband parked the car, we've never seen anything like that, it's scary." — Was it your husband who was driving? "Yes. My husband was completely terrified. A man covered in blood was holding on to the door of the car and asked us to take his wife and child to the hospital first. My husband threw him off. It was later revealed that the man was Mizushima. " —Didn't you call an ambulance? "Because he was thrown from the car, we didn't want anyone to know about it." ——What did Mizushima say at the time?

"I don't remember clearly, but I remember that there was a face covered with blood sticking to the car window and shouting something. After a long time, it was still like a nightmare." No further information was obtained from Mrs. Yashu, and the search headquarters could only watch Mizushima attack Yashu.Yashu may not know Mizushima's true face until the end.He listened to Mizushima's excuse of hitchhiking and dragged Mizushima on an out-and-out "death journey". Although he knew that Mizushima was the murderer, he couldn't prevent his third crime.The search headquarters fell into deep anxiety and helplessness.

"Mizushima must know that the police are chasing him." Nasu had a thoughtful look on his face. "Maybe he hid because he knew about it." Heng Duan said, thinking about Nasu's expression. "We have issued a wanted warrant, and there is no way for him to escape. If Yasuke listens to the radio in the car, he will know that Mizushima is the murderer of Yonekawa and Jinjing. Mizushima must have shown his true colors in front of Yasuke. He may have Ended Yashu's life; maybe he is coercing Yashu to find a place to start. Where is the most likely place for Mizushima to go?"

Nasu looked around, as if asking for everyone's opinions. "Most likely to go to the mountains or the seaside, where no one is paying attention and it is easy to hide the corpse." Hexi's words represent the opinions of the majority. "For Mizushima, there is no need to hide the body now. It can be said that the purpose of revenge has been achieved by killing Bashu. He knows that the police are arresting him everywhere, so there is no need to hide the body." "Maybe he intends to turn himself in after killing Bashu?" Cao Chang stood up and said. "Maybe."

"That means Bashu is still alive!" Shimoda's eyes lit up. "There's that possibility. Mizushima's purpose is revenge, and it's meaningless if you don't tell the other party your intention." "Even if you don't tell, the other party can know from the radio and newspapers." Shanlu opened his mouth. "Of course, this possibility is very high, but if the radio in the car is not turned on, the car becomes a space isolated from the outside world. In this isolated space, the simplest, most clear and dramatic way to tell the other party is right. What is the best way to punish you for ignoring death in that traffic accident three years ago?"

Nasu observed everyone's expressions as if concluding. "Isn't it enough to just tell him?" Shimoda asked rhetorically. "That's the simplest method, but it lacks dramatic effects. If the other party doesn't believe it, it won't achieve the original purpose." "What if we take him to the scene?" Shimoda blurted out. "now it's right!" The people present suddenly realized, and finally understood Nasu's hint. "That is to say, Mizushima took Bashu to the scene three years ago?!" Several people said in unison. "It's impossible for him not to go. Let's imagine that he brought Yashu to the scene of a traffic accident three years ago. Yashu might wonder why he brought me here, and then Mizushima showed his true colors for the first time in front of Yashu. Is there any revenge that is more dramatic and full of terror than this? Think about what date is it today?" "December 20...3, ah!" Everyone was amazed by the coincidence of time.

"I also find it unbelievable. The time overlap always feels a bit strange. He was wanted by the police and had nowhere to escape. This day happened to be the day of the traffic accident three years ago. I don't know if he arranged it on purpose or by accident. But for Mizushima, who has nowhere to escape, it is normal for him to bring his final object of revenge to the same time and place where his wife died." Contrary to Nasu's composure, everyone in the search headquarters stood up. After receiving the call from the search headquarters, the Yamanashi and Shizuoka Police Departments quickly ordered their respective departments to organize police forces to rush to the vicinity of the scene to conduct a search.

During the search near Kagezak Ridge, a car was found in the forest on the side of Yamanashi Prefecture with the same license plate number as the wanted Yatsu. The police officers of the department under their jurisdiction tried to approach the vehicle, but a voice from inside the vehicle threatened to ignite the vehicle if it moved any further.Another person was locked in the car. In the afternoon, personnel from the search headquarters from Tokyo arrived.It can be confirmed that the two people in the car are Yoshio Mizushima and Takuyuki Hachitsu. It has been two days and two nights since Bashu was abducted and he is still alive, which shows that Mizushima is still hesitant.Eight bundles still have a glimmer of hope.

Shanlu and Hengdu began to approach the car and shouted to Mizushima. "Your goal has been achieved, don't add to the crime! Quickly release the eight bunches and get out of the car!" Shanlu shouted at the car with a horn. "Stop shouting! Do you know my pain and anger? I want to die with him! Now the car is full of gasoline, if you take a step forward, I will light it up!" The window of the driver's seat was opened a crack, and Mizushima poked his head out and shouted. "You have to think about your wife and children, they don't want you to do this!"

"Forget it! They were in a car accident, crying and screaming in pain, but none of the passing cars came to their rescue, and they died in agony. Mi Chuan took pictures of the tragedy of his family members before they died. Jinjing stopped the car pretending to help us and finally ran away, Bashu threw me out of the car. They are a bunch of demons. Even if my wife forgives them, I can't forgive them!" Nasu quietly came to the back of the mountain road, hinting to delay the conversation as much as possible to gain time. "Why do you think they are dying? Maybe they went to call an ambulance!" "The car behind Eight Beams saved me, and my wife was already dead. Later, I asked the fire department in the area. The driver who rescued me was the first to report the accident. They didn't call an ambulance at all!" "Even so, it doesn't make sense to do this to someone who happens to pass by!" "Why doesn't it make sense? If they had reached out to help, my wife and children would not have died. They are no different from murderers!" "Why didn't you attack Meigu?" "I want him to know what's going on! He's been charged with killing Mi Chuan, and the hit-and-run incident has been exposed, so he already knows what's going on. I don't know about Mi Chuan blackmailing Meigu. The suspicion of Yone Chuan's murder being concentrated on Meigu is completely a by-product of revenge, and Meigu's reputation has been ruined because of this. Thanks to you, I have saved a person!" "You have to let them know what's going on, and now Ba Chuan knows it all. Don't add to the crime, let him go!" "Eight bundles haven't lost anything yet, and I can't let him live comfortably." "Why target the three of them for revenge?" "Yone Chuan stood aside to take pictures, Meigu and Jinjing pretended to save me and finally slipped away. Bashu threw me out of the car, and the four of them were holding the steering wheel! They are murderers who want nothing to save!" "What was your motive for mobilizing them on the East Journey?" "I found them based on the license plate number, I want to find out who was driving the car at the time." "That alone doesn't need to bring them to Europe?" "It was to send a herald of revenge to them. I lost my family, I lost my family, I lost my joy in life. There is no point in being alive anymore. No matter how good my job is, it doesn't make sense to have no family to be happy for me .For me who have lost the joy and desire of life, revenge has become the whole of my life. Journey to the East is the moment that determines the fate of my life." "You are still young, everything can start again. The family is gone, and a new family can be established!" "How can you say such heartless and unintentional words? The dead wife is the only person I've ever loved! So is the child, which is irreplaceable! Build a new family? How is this possible?!" "What I mean is that people can't come back to life after death. It's useless to regret it. You can start all over again." "What's the point of starting again? What's the use of starting again? Today is the anniversary of the death of my wife and child. I want to send him to heaven to sacrifice to my family." While shouting for time on the mountain road, other people were approaching the car along the invisible place of Mizushima.Crossing took over the horn on the mountain road. "I have a question to ask. I found a hand ax made of stone at the place where Michuan was buried. Did you throw it?" "Yes. Kanai dropped this hand ax on the side of the road after he ran away that day. That's how I figured out Kanei's identity." "Did you throw the stone tool next to Yone Chuan's body on purpose or by accident?" "Knowing Jinjing's identity, that thing is useless, so I threw it away. I thought that Yonekawa's body would not be found, so I thought it was the safest place. Jinjing probably didn't expect that the stone tools he had lost long ago were actually the same as Yonekawa's. The body should be found together. Kanai thought along the place where the stone tool was thrown, and realized that I was the victim of the traffic accident he abandoned but did not save. Because the stone tool was lost and the traffic accident happened on the same day. Later he knew that Yonekawa was The one I killed turned out to blackmail me. Maybe he thought I killed Yonekawa because I hated Yonekawa for taking pictures. Jinjing didn’t know that he was also regarded as the target of revenge, but instead used it to blackmail me. I pretended to submit He sent money to him several times to find opportunities to kill him, and finally said on September 26 that he was sent to the open space in Nakano District to kill him. Jinjing has been smuggling cultural relics, and he is an insatiable guy. After being targeted by the Interpol, it is not as easy to get money as before, so I am regarded as a cash cow. Although I don’t have much property, I give everything to Jin Jing to wait for the opportunity. Don’t look at his brain so smart , Yonekawa and he didn't even notice that I was the victim of that traffic accident." At this time, investigators and firefighters were close to the car.With the signal of crossing, the scouts jumped up and rushed into the car.The panicked Mizushima hurriedly pressed the switch of the lighter, and at the same time Mizushima was lighting the lighter, the investigators broke through the window and rushed in.The firefighters immediately directed the nozzle of the chemical fire extinguisher to the inside of the car, and the newly burning flame was immediately suppressed by the sprayed white foam.Mizushima and Bashu were pulled out of the car full of foam. The third murder was stopped in a matter of seconds. The case is over.At the celebration party for the search headquarters, Nasu took a sip of wine from his glass and said emotionally: "Speaking of it, this is also a crime in the era of automobiles in modern society. People who had no relationship at first were linked together due to a traffic accident, and then developed into murder. In a society without automobiles, this is unimaginable." Crossing followed Nasu's words and said abruptly: "It's terrible to think about it. People who have never met before have become perpetrators and victims because of a sudden accident. Traffic accidents are an inescapable hell for both parties involved. Maybe we will be involved at some point into this hell." "However, as a feature of this case, the simple passer-by who was not the perpetrator became the object of resentment. The perpetrator died on the spot, but the passer-by was brutally killed. This is really unheard of." Cao Chang then said. "After this case, the choice of driving route in the future cannot be taken lightly. If the victim did not go there that day, he would not have been killed. For them, the intersection leading to that road is like a road leading to hell." He Xi's face turned pale, and he was not at all intoxicated by the joy of the celebration wine. "However, it is indeed intriguing that passengers on the Orient Express were killed one after another." Said the Jinzi International police officer who participated in the celebration.Everyone cast doubtful eyes. "Please recall the scene in Agatha Christie's masterpiece. In that case, all the passengers had a motive, and all the passengers were murderers. But in this case, the murderer had a motive for all the passengers. That is He said that this case is completely different from the scenario set in the movie.” (full text)