Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The Volume of the Game

When Shimura Shinsuke heard the news that Kosaka Masako was killed at the Royal Hotel, he felt like a thunderbolt sounded in his ears, which made him almost stop breathing.At that time, he was eating breakfast and turned on the TV inadvertently, and the news that Masako was killed was being broadcast on the TV. It is also said that the police believe that the deceased's companion has a major relationship with the incident and is now searching for him.The restaurant is always reserved by Changzi, and there should be no record of his name, but because it is a regular appointment, the front desk staff and other waiters should have an impression of him.

The detective may be standing at the door right now.When breaking up last night, Chang Zi said that he would leave after a short rest, so he must have been killed shortly after he left. When standing in the front yard of the hotel, I once looked up at Changzi's room. The lights were off at that time.That may have been turned off by the prisoner.The prisoner came right after Sechon left.Or the prisoner waited for him to go in as soon as he left. But the one who is doubted is himself.Even if it is said that the prisoner came after he left, how could the police easily believe it?Even if it is believed that the exposure of his relationship with Changzi is enough to ruin his reputation.As a family man having an affair with a widow is already intolerable, let alone having an affair with a woman like Masako (even if the woman actively seduces her) with his status and taking advantage of his position Ridiculous.

Fortunately, he didn't reveal his identity at the restaurant, but can he really hide it?impossible.It is said that the police are conducting an investigation centering on the interpersonal relationship around Masako. If you take your photo to a restaurant and check it, you will find out right away.If he kept silent after Changzi was killed, then his doubts would be even heavier.But I took the initiative... "Hey? What's the matter with you? Your face is livid?" His wife talked to him, and Shicun finally came to his senses.The wife who just came out of the kitchen didn't seem to have heard the news just now.The announcer is now reporting other news.

"I didn't sleep well." I concealed it in front of my wife, and then ran out of the house as if fleeing.I always feel that the pedestrians on the road are winking and pointing at him.In desperation, Shicun felt that there was darkness in front of him. Suddenly, the scolding sound of "bastard" sounded in his ears.It turned out that he wobbled through the red light.At this moment, he even thought that it would be better to just be hit to death like this. I'm not in the mood to go to work today anyway.Maybe the criminal police are already waiting at home or work.Shicun broke away from the path to work and walked aimlessly on the street.

Walking in a daze on an unfamiliar street, it has only been two or three hours since he heard the news, but he feels as if he has been completely abandoned from the social structure. Because he didn't arrive at class on time, the work unit must have called home. —My husband has gone out. ——But he hasn't arrived at class yet, did he say where he's going? — Strange, he didn't say he was going somewhere else. ——Has anyone contacted you?For example, traffic accidents and the like. --No. Shicun seemed to have heard such a conversation, walked in a daze, and unknowingly came to the gate of the police station.The young police officer stood there, as if he had just graduated from the police academy.Shi Cun's gaze matched the police's.

The appearance of Shicun seems to have attracted the attention of the police.The policeman looked inquiringly.This made the hesitant Shicun finally make up his mind. Secun walked straight towards the police officer. Due to the "surrender" of the companions, the search opened up.The person who said he was the victim's companion in the murder of the female guest at the Royal Hotel claimed to be Semura Shinsuke, the head teacher of the victim's child, and was said to have had a relationship with the victim for more than a year. Shi Cun was severely interrogated by the search headquarters, but he stubbornly denied that he killed himself.

"I have a good relationship with Kosaka Masako, and there is no reason to kill her. Although it was an affair, we love each other very much. She was killed. I am sadder than anyone else, and I hate the prisoner more than anyone else." Shicun insisted . "Because I'm afraid that the relationship between the teacher and the mother of my student will be exposed, so I have to silence her. How can you say that there is no reason to kill her?" Even though the police questioned him like this, Semura still insisted: "I will not be so stupid as to recklessly kill someone just to keep my mouth shut. Even if I did, it would not be so obvious. The prisoner must have come after me."

"Besides you, are there other men who had this kind of relationship with the victim?" "Then I don't know. But it wouldn't be surprising if there were." "For the sake of caution, ask again, what time did you leave the room?" "I think it was about six o'clock." "sure?" "When I walked out of the hotel gate, I looked at my watch. It was ten past six." Investigators estimated the time of death to be between five and seven in the evening. "When did you order the meal?" "It's scheduled around three o'clock, and it's said to be there in fifteen minutes."

"What time is it time to roll out the food truck?" "Pushed it out when I was leaving." "Did you notice her ring and earrings in the dining car?" "No." "Where did you take off your bathrobe?" "After eating, I wanted to take a shower, but I turned on the wrong switch and got my bathrobe wet. So I took it off in the bathroom." "Where's the belt?" "It should be put together with the bathrobe." "What time did you get your yukata wet?" "Because it's after dinner, so it's probably around four o'clock."

"What do you wear after you take off your yukata?" "That's right, that's how I went to bed." "It means going to bed naked." "yes." "What time do you get dressed when you go back?" "When it was almost six o'clock, I took another shower and got dressed." "It was at that time that he took the belt and strangled her to death." Dongju said that there was a loophole here. "It's impossible for me to do this. If I wanted to kill her, I wouldn't go to the bathroom to get the belt. If I had that kind of wealth, I wouldn't be able to kill her, and until the last minute, I still couldn't bear to part with her. .” Shicun’s statement is the same as Dongju’s inference.

"It's quite explicit. Leaving this aside, why did she stay there when you went back?" "She said she would take a break before leaving." "Who closed the door when you came out?" "She walked me to the door, and I closed the door after saying goodbye." "It won't be closed tightly?" "Absolutely not. I checked after closing it." "Meeting her this time, do you think there is anything unusual about her?" "I don't think so. But now I think of it, she once booked seats for two people with the western restaurant." "Is it for dinner with you?" "She said last night that she would have dinner with a lady she knew well. I teased at the time that it would not be with a man, but she said that if I don't believe it, I might as well come and have a look." "What's the name of the restaurant?" "A restaurant called IN THE MOOD in Qingshan." "What time is the appointment?" "I remember it was half past seven. Because when I looked up at the room from the front yard of the hotel, the lights had already been turned off. At that time, I was worried that she would be late if she slept like this." "When did you call the restaurant?" "It's about five o'clock." "Have you ever called other than that?" "This is the only phone call we made during our date." "Are you sure the lights were off when you looked up at the window?" "Sure." "Isn't it a mistake?" "I counted the room at the end of the tenth floor very carefully, so I can't make a mistake." If what Shicun said is true, it would be another new discovery.Because the lights that were turned off when Shicun left the room at six o'clock were turned on when the delivery man found the body at eight o'clock. Room 1043 is a standard double room. In addition to the bathroom lights, there are four lights, including floor lights, desk lights, bedside lights, and entrance patio lights.There is also a foot lamp for night lighting, but this is not counted among the lamps. Among these lights, the floor lights by the windows were lit when the body was found, which has been confirmed by on-site inspection in the absence of damage to the scene. That is to say, after Sechon left, the lights that were turned off were turned on again by the dead or criminals.Because the deceased died wearing a bathrobe, the possibility that she turned on the light to change clothes can be ruled out.Perhaps the lamps were lit because of someone's visit.And, that person is someone who can be welcomed into the room wearing a yukata. Moreover, if Secun is the prisoner, he will turn off the lights in the house and close the door tightly.Although there is no guarantee that what Shicun said is the truth, there is no need for him to lie here. Although the suspicion of Shinsuke Semura could not be completely ruled out, considering all the circumstances and taking into account his initiative to explain the situation and other factors, after investigation, he was allowed to go back. As for allowing him to go back, Dongju said it played a big role.Dongju's opinion generally agrees with Shicun's confession. In addition, fortunately for Semura, several waiters saw him when he left the restaurant, and they all testified that Semura was not in a hurry at that time, and he did not have the flustered expression and abnormal feeling after the murder. In short, Shicun was spared at the critical moment and was not arrested.However, although no arrest warrant was issued for him, he was still placed under the close watch of the search headquarters as an important reference. Shicun took the initiative to disclose his relationship with Changzi.Moreover, he had nothing to say about the fact that he had an affair with his student's mother and became a suspect in her murder. Shi Cun's resignation to the principal was accepted.In a rage, the wife took the child back to her natal home. When maintaining a relationship with Changzi, he also thought about how he would be reclaimed for this debt, but he never thought that it would be terminated in this way. Forbidden fruit is delicious, but the price is high.Secun lost his job and family at the same time.The neighbors cast curious glances at him.Make him afraid to leave the house. When it was on the verge of collapse, it made things worse and became the target of weekly magazines.The killing of a widow in a restaurant alone is exciting enough, and when mixed with the abnormal love with a student's mother, it is nothing less than a wonderful subject for a weekly magazine. Once they were rejected for an interview, they scribbled.Ask people around Shicun and Changzi, and fill in the gaps that are not detailed with imagination, and make up sensational articles one after another.Or they are a pair of sadism and masochism, or Semura is a pervert teacher who forces students' mothers to have sex with him, and will give students bad grades if they don't, and so on. No matter what is written, Shicun cannot refute or protest.Because it is always true that a teacher is having an affair with the mother of one of his pupils.Besides, he didn't intend to justify anything. But in his heart, there is a knot that cannot be untied, and that is the hatred for the prisoner.Who killed Changzi?Compared with the resentment caused by being suspected and losing his family and job because of this incident, Masako's murder made him feel even more heartbroken. After losing Changzi, Shicun felt the importance and size of her position in his heart.The adult love started with a relaxed and playful attitude, but fell in love with her unknowingly. Shi Cun does not want to entrust this matter to the police, he hopes to find the criminal by himself.The prisoner came from Yoshimura.He must know about Secun's relationship with Changja.Maybe he not only wants to kill Changzi, but also has the idea of ​​blaming Shicun. The relationship between the two is deeply hidden. If there is anyone who knows, it must be Changzi's side.Because Semura never revealed it to anyone.The police also seemed to focus their search on Changzi's close friends and confidants first. Now that I think about it, there are many incredible things about Changzi.Her husband, an employee of Xiaokura Trading, committed suicide last year due to a nervous breakdown, but Masako's life did not seem to be affected by it. She doesn't work at all herself, but seems to live better than when her husband was alive.The clothes and jewelry are all high-end goods, and the cost of their date is almost entirely borne by her. It's embarrassing to say that with the limited salary he earns as a teacher, it is impossible to raise all the dating expenses in luxurious places. Although Xiaokura Trading is a top-ranking large company in Japan, how much compensation will it give to an employee who committed suicide (not died in the line of duty)?Even if there is compensation, she should be very frugal without income, but she is so careless.From these signs, Shicun smelled the existence of sponsors behind Changzi. Although I didn't smell a strong manly smell, there must be a powerful sponsor standing behind Changzi, taking care of her life. This is the feeling of Yishicun. But if there is such a sponsor, Masako should be very shy about dating Secun.In fact, Shicun is extremely secretive, but Changzi is not very scrupulous, and the real name registered in the restaurant is also. Changzi doesn't seem to care about being known by the sponsor about his relationship with Shicun, and probably the sponsor also knows. The question now is what is the reason for the sponsor to pay Changzi? Thinking over and over again, Shimura couldn't help being surprised when he thought of a possibility.blackmail!She has someone's handle and she uses it to blackmail and extract money.In order to maintain the life after losing her husband, and quite greedy. Then the patience of the blackmailed reached its limit, so he took the opportunity to kill the blackmailer.This was a common occurrence, and it suited the circumstances of Masako's murderer. In short, the person who can be considered now is the person Chang Zi agreed to have dinner with before he was killed. The appointment to eat at IN THE MOOD has been told to the police, and they will definitely investigate.