Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The Missing Evidence

When Setida was asked by Sugimoto about the "alibi" on September 18 three years ago, what made him very regretful was that he was dragged away by his colleagues to participate in the grand tour because he had to go abroad for a long period of time for interviews on that day I will.That day he drank until late at night before returning home. He was so drunk that colleagues had to send him home, so his divorced ex-wife had to provide an alibi later.It is as difficult as heaven to let this ex-wife who treats him as a stranger to truly prove it for him. (Why on earth do the police suspect this?)

Setida really couldn't understand the intention of the police. But just like what Sugimoto said, he is currently the man who has the closest relationship with Kiyoko before his death. The police have to focus on doubting themselves. In order to clarify themselves, they have to catch the murderer one day earlier. But I also don't understand the relationship between the murdered driver and Qing Zi.I never heard Qing Zi mention the name "Kawashi Kazuyoshi" once before she was alive! But it is indeed impossible to explain why she kept this car-calling business card that was only used once very carefully?Thinking about it this way, there must be some kind of relationship between them.Could this have something to do with Qing Zi's murder?

Sugimoto found himself, indicating that the police had already started an investigation.Setida also tried to investigate on his own. Fortunately, I am a reporter by profession, so I have a lot of freedom.He decided to first go to the Nakano office of the Kamezi taxi company where Kawagishi worked before his death to find out about the situation. This business office is located on the side of Nakano Street in Nakano 5-chome.At the moment there are only a few vehicles waiting to be dispatched, and the entire business office seems to be idle. Setada took out his business card and asked about a person named Kawagishi.The other party thought that Setada must have made a mistake.Although he is a reporter, most people think that reporters are flying all over the place, and they are no longer enthusiastic about interviewing reporters.

"People from the newspaper office have been here a long time ago, and the police came a few days ago!" The director of the office who received Jie Tian said to him. "I still want to inquire about the same thing. Haven't you heard that a lady named Kiyoko Shimazaki called Mr. Kawagishi's car directly?" "The police asked me that too. I don't remember what happened three years ago, but I don't remember that the lady named Kiyoko Shimazaki asked for Mr. Kawagishi's car directly. I also asked the driver who was working at the time, and they didn't do that either. impression."

"Do you keep all the operating records?" "There is a column for the passenger's name, but almost all the drivers don't bother to memorize it. They just memorize where they are going, the time of departure, the time of arrival, the number of the meter, the highway fare, and whether to take a taxi ticket, etc. Kawasaki was killed. At the time, there were still operating records in his car, and the names of the passengers were not recorded." "How was the operating record that day?" "Of course I let the police see it." "What happened to Mr. Kawagishi's car?"

"The police returned it after inspection. But everyone thought it was too unlucky, so they treated it as a scrap car and scrapped it. And there are still marks on the car!" "There are still marks of being hit?" "It's not a big bruise, but the rear bumper and the lid of the trunk are slightly deflated. Because it wasn't there when the car was checked out in the morning, it must have happened during operation that day." "It doesn't affect driving, does it?" "No." Setada didn't miss a word of what the police should know.He wanted to temporarily remember the car being rear-ended, and then asked:

"How is Mr. Kawagishi's family?" "It seems to be living in the Asagaya area, but I don't know if I still live there now." "Who else is in his family?" "I heard that there were three of them, a wife and a daughter. His daughter was in a vocational high school at the time, and she must be working now." "Can you tell me where they live?" "I only know the address from three years ago." "That's fine too." After knowing the address, Setada boarded an empty car that had just returned and drove to Asagaya.

Kawagishi lived on a small residential street at the north exit of Asagaya Station.This street is too small, but it still retains the mountain village style of Musashino. Kawagishi's home is a small two-story apartment building.After waiting for the car to go back, Jietian looked for the name plate on the door of the house.At this moment, a young girl of twenty-two or three-year-old who seemed to have just returned from get off work came over. Setida looked back at her.The girl was not very pretty, but she had a sad look on her face.Setada intuitively thinks that she should be Kawagishi's daughter.

"Sorry, you are Mr. Kawagishi's daughter!" Setada asked. "Ah, yes." A wary look appeared on her face. "It's the first time I've seen you. I used to be taken care of by your father. I happened to pass by here today, so I'm here to disturb you." For the sake of convenience, Jie Tian lied and handed over his business card. "You know my father, I'm sorry. My mother is still at home, please!" The area of ​​her house is small, but the layout is very compact.The first floor is a kitchen and a western-style room, and the second floor seems to be a bedroom.There is also a faint smell of incense in the room.

At this time, a dignified lady in her 40s came in with tea. "Please." Setida regretted that he did not bring a gift. "Thank you very much for coming to visit us." She didn't have any doubts about Jie Tian's identity and purpose. "I often took your husband's car when he was alive, and once I forgot something in his car. That thing is very important to me. Thanks to your husband, I returned it to me intact. In fact, your husband's I only found out about it recently, and when the police asked the people he knew about the situation, I was taken aback, so I thought I must come to offer incense. Sorry to bother you.” Setada simply lied to the end.

"My husband will be delighted to have you come." So she led Jietian to the front where a small memorial tablet was placed.Setada took out an envelope containing 10,000 yen and placed it in front of the tablet. "I came so suddenly, I didn't bring incense, it's very rude, please accept this." "I'm really sorry." Setada returned to the seat after burning the incense. After Chuan An's death, the mother and daughter have always been dependent on each other. "Where does miss work?" Setada planned to slowly enter the topic. "With the help of my husband's former friends, I worked as a childcare worker in a kindergarten." "Yeah, that's great. I have to remind you of unhappy things again. I want to ask, has the murderer been caught?" "The police also spent a lot of effort, but I heard that there are no clues." Her voice was a little choked, and the daughter quickly sat beside her mother. "This time I came, the actual situation is like this. I have a friend who is a policeman. He told me that a lady named Kiyoko Shimazaki was killed recently. She has a business card of your husband's taxi in her hand. Then in the past Have you ever heard this name from your husband?" Setada got into the essence of the question. "If this is the case, the police did come a few days ago and asked this question, but I never heard my father say it." The daughter who sat next to her mother answered instead of her mother.It seems that Sugimoto and the others have already been here. "Really never heard of it?" That is to say, Kiyoko just inadvertently kept Kawagishi's calling card.But it doesn't make sense to keep an unrelated taxi calling card so seriously. "Is there any relationship between this lady named Kiyoko Shimazaki and my father?" Kawagishi's daughter asked. "I don't know about that either." "What kind of person is this Shimazaki-san?" There was a curious look on her daughter's face.Maybe the police didn't tell them Qingzi's situation. "She works as a waitress at a club in Ginza." "My dad is a very serious guy. He never goes to clubs or bars or anything. He can't drink alcohol either. After a beer his face turns red and he goes to sleep." "Really? This Ms. Shimazaki Kiyoko worked for a trading company in Akasaka before coming to Ginza, so what does your father have to do with that trading company?" "The police also asked this question, but my father has nothing to do with the company." It seems that the police's investigation is very strict, and I am not out of the scope of their investigation. It seems that there is really no relationship between Kawagishi and Kiyoko. Kiyoko was working at "Huamen", so Jietian suddenly remembered something. "Do you have any clues about the name Shimazaki Manami?" "Shimazaki Manami?" The mother and daughter still had no special reaction. "It's the stage name Ms. Shimazaki uses when she works in Ginza. That means they use the stage name when they work in the store." "I still don't have any impression." The last hope was also dashed. "Did everyone who attended Mr. Kawagishi's funeral sign?" "Everyone who came signed." "Is it still preserved?" "Yes, keep it." "May I take a look? Probably the police have also looked at it?" The daughter nodded, and took some notebooks from the bookshelf next to the altar.On it, the signatures and gifts of those who attended the funeral were recorded.It seems that the scale of the funeral is relatively large, with the names of hundreds of people written on it. Setada carefully looked at the names on it one by one. When he saw the second book, his eyes stopped on a name. "did you find it?" Kawagishi's mother and daughter were very concerned about Jie Tian's reaction, and they asked when they saw Jie Tian's appearance. "It has a name called Kaihara Kiyoko written on it." Setida pointed to the name and said.Her address is 3-3X Nishihara, Shibuya-ku.The handwriting is very similar to Qingzi's. "Do you know this one?" "Most of the people who came were people who knew Dad, but we didn't know each other directly, and there were a lot of people who came that day. This Haiyuan is..." the daughter asked her mother. "This is Kiyoko Shimazaki's name change. Shimazaki can be associated with Unabara, but she just changed the name." "what!" The mother and daughter were very surprised. "The address is also similar. Shimazaki lives in Uehara 3-chome, and Nishihara 3-chome is next to it!" "So this Ms. Shimazaki attended my father's funeral." "It's very possible! In this way, there must be some relationship between your father and her! People who have no relationship at all will not come to offer incense." If it is a very popular actor or singer, his (her) fans will come, but a taxi driver should not have any "fans", right? "If my father had been very friendly, maybe there would be people he didn't know?" The daughter thinks that her father was very friendly to people during his lifetime, and there may be a few people who are grateful to him.For example, isn't that what Setada is like now? "Yeah, maybe." Setada nodded socially, but this "fan" was killed three years after Kawagishi was killed, couldn't it be a coincidence?It seems that the police haven't noticed this "Umihara Kiyoko" thing. "I remember." At this time, the daughter's expression suddenly changed. "What do you remember?" "After the funeral, when we wrote letters to thank the guests one by one, there was one person who couldn't match the list." "Is the returned letter still there?" "Everything related to the funeral was on the bookshelf at that time, let me look for it." "If there is, let me see it." "Ah, yes!" After a while, the daughter took down a letter of thanks for attending the funeral from the altar.On this envelope, which was written "Towards Kai Yuan Ji on behalf of his son", it was stamped with the postmark of "unknown address". Jie Tian has a bottom line in his heart. That is to say, there is a great possibility that "Umihara Kiyoko" is the same person as Shimazaki Kiyoko.Then she and Kawagishi must have an unknown relationship. "I made a sudden visit today and asked a lot of questions, which is really troublesome." Setida knew that it was time for him to say goodbye.As an ordinary person, being able to find so many valuable materials is really a great harvest.If Qingzi had something to do with Chuan An, then her killing must have something to do with Chuan An's killing. Setada stood up, and Kawagishi's daughter suddenly asked: "Does Ms. Shimazaki Kiyoko know you?" Setida suddenly didn't know how to answer. "Actually, we are all friends. Since your father's taxi calling card is kept in her relics, I think there may be something to do with it, so I'll inquire about it." "Do you think that Ms. Shimazaki's murder is related to my father's murder?" She asked again. "I think it might be related." "I think so too. If so, then the murderer who killed Ms. Shimazaki may also be the murderer who killed my father." "Yukiko!" The mother suddenly became very surprised.Probably "Yukiko" is the girl's name. "If the murderer who killed my father was also the murderer who killed Ms. Shimazaki, then Ms. Shimazaki must have done something inappropriate while she was alive. For example, would she know who the murderer who killed my father was. " "Xuezi, don't say what you think!" Mother scolded, but Yukiko and Setada speculated that they had the same opinion. "If Ms. Shimazaki knew who killed your father, why didn't she call the police? And why did she kill her after three years?" "Maybe three years later something happened that required her to be killed. For example, Ms. Shimazaki found out the real murderer after three years of silence." "Miss, if possible, should we call the police together? I don't think they know that Kiyoko Unabara is Kiyoko Shimazaki!" "If it can be useful to catch the murderer who killed my father, then we will be so happy!" "In that case, I also thank you very much." It seems that this smart Yukiko knew that Setada did not come here "by the way", he came to his home specially to investigate the relationship between Kawagishi and Shimazaki. If Yukiko and Setada went to the police to call the police, maybe the murderer would be caught one day earlier. That night, Junichi Setada and Yukiko Kawagishi came to the search headquarters to call the police, which really shocked the police. Kiyoko Shimazaki offered incense at the funeral of Kazuyoshi Kawagishi.The name and address are also related, and after identification, the handwriting is also very similar to Qingzi's.So the police determined that the two of them had a relationship three years ago. The search headquarters suddenly became tense.According to the supplementary evidence, the appearance of the car-hailing business card has increased the support for the three versions of this incident.In particular, the possibility of the first statement and the third statement has greatly increased. As for the second theory, that Qingzi was in the rear-end car, the reason why she had to appear at Chuan'an's funeral is also slightly possible: because if she is an accomplice of the murderer who killed Chuan'an, then she may have been condemned by conscience And specially to offer incense. "If she was the murderer's accomplice, the murderer wouldn't know that she went to offer incense, right? Because if she knew, the murderer would definitely stop it." Sugimoto said. "But it's very dangerous to attend the funeral of the victim as an accomplice!" Sato said. "So let's silence it!" "Wait until three years later to do it?" "Maybe it's because she got a good friend after three years." "Is it Setada?" "It should be." "Then the suspicion against Setida can be lifted?" "Actually, Setada was innocent from the beginning, but from our point of view, we must eliminate them one by one." "The key is that he found the clue that Kiyoko Shimazaki attended Kawagishi's funeral under a false name." "This proves that he really hates the murderer. In order to investigate this incident, he pretended to be Kawagishi's former friend and approached his wife and daughter, which is also understandable." "But Chuan'an's daughter seems to have seen him through." "That girl is not simple!" "She is also very active! After three years, I finally found the murderer through his father's clues! Our investigation has finally made progress." "Do you want to contact Mr. Nagai immediately?" Sugimoto and Sato are even more anxious than Yukiko. Nagai of the Tamagawa Bureau was shocked when he received a call from Sugimoto.After three years of events that had been mired in a maze, there was finally a clue.If the killing of Kiyoko is a continuation of the killing of Kawagishi, then it is necessary to investigate the murder of Kawagishi again. At present, at the suggestion of the Shibuya Police Department, the investigation will continue with the Tamagawa Police Department.This makes finding Kawagishi's last passenger and why his car was hit a priority.But the police have no leads. However, the Shibuya Department has presented new information.This is the list of people found in Qingzi's relics.Although there are no very clear characters in it, it has provided the Tamagawa Department with evidence that Kawagishi and Kiyoko must have an unusual relationship. The Shibuya Department has excluded about a hundred or so people from Kiyoko's list, but there is still one person who has not been excluded. This is what Miyazawa, the director of the Nakano Sales Office, said in a report. people. The headquarter of that company is located in Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku, and its name is "Anguang Construction Company".The person who was reported was an employee of this company, and his name was Ryokatsu Tarumi.He was Qing Zi's frequent visitor when he was working at Huamen Club.Suddenly the police became excited.Because the address of Anguang Construction Company is very close to the place where Kawagishi's last passenger got on the bus.Tarumi is the general affairs section chief of the general affairs department of Anko Construction Company. The search headquarters immediately became tense.Because he is the person who connects Kiyoko and Kawagishi.The relationship between Tarumi and Kiyoko is that of guests and waitresses, and Tarumi's company issues Kawagishi's taxi company bonds, although he has no direct relationship with Kawagishi. However, the only person who can be directly or indirectly related to the two murders is this Tarumi.The search headquarters believes that Tarumi is an important witness. So the spearhead of the search of the headquarters was immediately pointed at An Guang Construction Company.The company is a large company in the industry, with the construction of super high-rise buildings, golf courses, tourist attractions, and the development of areas along the Tokyo Bay as important businesses, and it is also rumored that they have deep ties to the political circles.Just at the beginning of last year, when the government stopped issuing permits for high-rise buildings, it issued them overseas permits to build high-rise buildings in Hong Kong and Hawaii. After Sugimoto and Sato had a general understanding of the company, they went to Anguang Construction Company.The company's building is located in Shiba 5-chome, facing National Highway No. 15, also known as "First (To) Jing (Horizontal) Bang Highway".Adjacent to the famous scenic spot Satsuma Fanzang. The grandeur of the company building is in line with its so-called identity as a famous domestic company. The super high-rise building shows its majesty, and the chic curtain wall is like armor, with dots of windows inlaid on it.The windows are all made of light blue light-shielding glass, and the white clouds in the sky are reflected on these glass windows, which is really beautiful. In addition to concentrating the functions of the company, this building is also rented by other organizations.Since the latest information system was considered and installed at the time of construction, the offices of various institutions as the lessee can freely use electronic mailboxes and computer systems. "It's a completely impenetrable building!" Sugimoto, who stood at the bottom of the building and looked up, sighed. Two people walked in from the front of the building.They first came to the reception and asked to see Ryokatsu Tarumi, the head of the general affairs section.They hope to find someone related to Kiyoko from Tarumi's mouth. "May I ask if you have an agreement?" "No." Sugimoto said and handed over his police ID card.Because if he had called in advance, Tarumi would most likely refuse to meet. Sure enough, the facial expression of the lady in charge of the reception suddenly became tense. After she finished making the phone call, a burly, red-faced middle-aged man came to the reception hall soon. "I'm Tarumi." After he announced his name, he was visibly full of vigilance, because he learned from the reception lady that it was the police who were looking for him. "I'm sorry for the sudden interruption. We are Sugimoto and Sato from the Shibuya Police Station." Sugimoto introduced himself in a low-key manner. "Are you still here to find out about Manami? I have been asked about Hanamon several times, and I have nothing to do with it." Tarumi's expression was very displeased. "No, it's not her business that we come this time." "Why, it's not Manami's business? Please, please come inside." Tarumi was worried about being seen by others, so he led Sugimoto and the others to the back room. "What kind of thing?" Tarumi asked impatiently as soon as they sat down. "Do you know someone named Kawagishi Kazuyoshi?" Sugimoto asked. At this time, a girl came in and poured tea.So the two sides immediately stopped talking.As soon as the girl went out, Tarumi said: "Kawagan... who is this person?" Sugimoto and Sato stared at Tarumi's face without making a sound, but Tarumi's face showed no special reaction.Probably because of playing golf, his face is tanned, and his mouth looks tight. "It was the driver of the Guizi Taxi Company, who was robbed and killed by gangsters three years ago." "Oh, then he has nothing to do with me." Tarumi's expression still hasn't changed in any way, so it makes people feel that such no change is a bit artificial. "Isn't your company in partnership with this rental company?" "Our company not only cooperates with Guizi, but also with several taxi companies." It seems that Tarumi has been very cautious. "Ms. Kiyoko Shimazaki is a lady whose stage name is Manami. Among her relics is a taxi calling card called Kawaan, and Kawaan's company has a cooperative relationship with the responsible company, and you are also a frequent customer of Manami's shop, so We thought you were the only ones who knew both of them." When Sugimoto said this, Tarumi laughed immediately, and there was a very surprised expression on his face: "Is that so? But I still have nothing to do with that driver named Chuan An!" "But isn't your company a cooperative relationship with Kawagishi's company? You have also used Kame's car!" Sato interjected. "No, it didn't work." "You said it wasn't used?" "Yeah, didn't you just say that Chuan An was killed three years ago? When was it three years ago?" "Late night on September 18th." "In that case, it has nothing to do with me! I came to Anguang Construction Company in February of the year before last." "what?" Sugimoto and the others changed their postures. "That is to say, I hadn't joined this company when Kawagishi was killed! So I never used Kame's car, and of course I never met Kawagishi." A slight sneer appeared on Tarumi's face.This is a mockery of Sugimoto and the others. "yes?" Sugimoto and the others were disappointed. If Tarumi hadn't been in this company three years ago, then he might have nothing to do with Kawagishi.In this way, the only person who was related to the two dead people had to be excluded again. "For reference, let's ask where you worked before joining Anguang Company?" Sugimoto asked without giving up. "Is it related to this incident?" Tarumi's expression changed. "It's just for reference anyway! Is there any inconvenience?" "That's not true, but it seems to be an identity check on me!" "No, we didn't mean that at all, because we finally met, so we took this opportunity to ask more questions." "I've been working as Mr. Kazukan Nagata's secretary." "Nagata Issei..." This Nagata Kazukan is a figure in power of the Minyou Party in power, and also a very powerful figure in the political circle. "I resigned as a secretary two years ago, and then joined Anguang Construction Company. Oh, do you have political connections?" At this time, Tarumi enthusiastically leaned over to Sugimoto and the others. In fact, what he meant was to imply: Although he is no longer in the political circle, he still maintains a very close relationship; you two little policemen are like the same to me. It's as easy as fiddling with ants. "Did you forget something on the night of September 18 three years ago?" Sugimoto's questioning gaze softened a little. "Oh, I don't remember what happened so long ago." Tarumi's expression remained the same indifferent. "If you forget something important in the car, you should remember it, right?" "No, I don't remember missing anything at the time." Tarumi replied firmly. "Actually, on the night of September 18, before Kawagishi was killed, Kawagishi's last passenger called and said that he had left something very important in his car." "Are you saying that I was the last passenger?" "I think it might be possible." "This is too much! Let me say it again, I have nothing to do with that person named Chuan An! The probability of bumping into Chuan An's car among the 50,000 to 60,000 taxis in the city is too small, right? And I never Nothing was left in the car!" "Can you explain where you were on the night of September 18 three years ago?" "Are you asking for my 'alibi'?" "It's just a routine, please be sure to cooperate." "But I don't think it's necessary for me to answer! You are too rude!" Tarumi looked very angry. "Because the remains were found, we had to investigate who owned it." "As I said, I never lost anything at all! I'm very busy, sorry!" Tarumi stood up hastily after finishing speaking. "We're sorry for taking up your precious time by asking you so many important questions." The two of Sugimoto also stood up. As they left Anguang, Sato asked: "Sugimoto-kun, what do you think?" "Well, I think it's doubtful." Sato also nodded: "I think so too. This guy was still laughing before confirming the day when Kawagishi was killed! But he insisted that he didn't know him. In fact, he knew the day when Kawagishi was killed." "Yes, Nagata Kazukan is a politician known as a 'construction maniac', and he has also served as the government's construction minister. He is inextricably linked with this Anguang construction company. Even if Tarumi was not in Anguang when he was killed, it is not impossible to get into Kawagishi's car at the location of Anguang's company. You see, when we asked him about his 'alibi' on September 18, he Shouldn't you be in a hurry?" "So, on the night of September 18, he must have been doing something ulterior!" "Yeah, although we don't know, he is indeed very suspicious." "Are we tracking Tarumi?" "Yes, it looks like Tarumi is the closest person to Kawagishi's last passenger!" Seeing Tarumi, the two of Sugimoto felt more confident. Nagata Kazukan is one of the buddies of the leader of the Minyou Party, Sagawa Kyoei.After Sagawa fell ill a few years ago, Nagata Kazukan led the rest of Sagawa's party to become independent.He has been elected seven times and is 65 years old this year.When he was elected for the second time, he served as the Deputy Minister of Construction of the Ministry of Construction, the Construction Committee of the House of Representatives, the Vice Chairman of Policy Investigation, the Chairman of the Special Land Committee of the House of Representatives, and the Minister of Construction.He is currently the chairman of the Policy Research Council. Nagata's sibling Kyoei Sagawa is the leader of the Japanese parliamentarians, and Sagawa faction members have always occupied the position of Minister of Construction.During this period, because Japan's economy was in a period of rapid development at that time, under the leadership of Sagawa, the momentum of the "Construction School" who advocated vigorously promoting infrastructure construction reached its peak. However, after Sagawa fell ill and the Japanese economy was in a period of depression, the development momentum of the Construction School also slowed down.And the followers of the original Sagawa also gradually turned to the postal industry.Because at that time, the postal industry not only had letters, telephones and telegraphs, but also the development of high-tech industries under the photoelectric communication, satellite communication and ultra-large LST (that is, very large-scale integrated circuits). Therefore, the future communication business has immeasurable development prospects. Nagata, who has a long-term vision, not only serves as the postal-related presidents and ministers of the Policy Research Committee, but also waits for opportunities to develop into the postal industry. As a strongman in the Minyou Party and the leader of the fourth-ranked political party in Japan, Nagata's words are of course very important, and he has already aimed at the throne of the next Japanese prime minister.Although the current ranking is fourth, due to the split of the Sagawa faction, the largest force in the party, Nagata is already on par with the first place, and he is very good at wooing other factions, so his feathers are getting fuller day by day. Tarumi Yoshikatsu was also known as a strongman during his tenure as Nagata's secretary.His secretary position is not a public secretary of a national civil servant, but a private secretary hired by Nagata himself. There are two public secretaries who are members of Congress. The highest annual salary of the first secretary who is a special public servant is 563,860 yen, and the lowest is 354,850 yen; the highest annual salary of the second secretary is 411,400 yen, and the lowest is 265,900 yen, all paid out of the national treasury.Once you become a minister, you can also be appointed by the state as a secretary. The secretary in charge of finance, whose main task is to raise funds.Tarumi has a superhuman talent in raising support club funds through issuing reception tickets and membership fees. But Tarumi's ability is not only in raising funds, he can also launder money through secret channels.He understands the concept of money and power transactions very well, and often takes advantage of the country's expansion of domestic demand, the construction of public utilities and the launch of large-scale projects to dredge up relations for related construction companies. He bought the land that was about to appreciate in value before the policy changed, and then resold it to obtain a large amount of ill-gotten wealth.And each time, before setting policies to build public utility projects, he will send huge sums of money into the arms of politicians just in time. When appointing public utility builders, he will win their benefits at favorable prices, and he can easily earn a commission in it.According to legends in the industry, if the construction company can earn 3% of the profit, Tarumi can earn 1%.He maximized his advantages as "Secretary Nagata", and started a political commission business with his own "wisdom" empty-handed. After investigating Tarumi's secretary experience, we can find these "excellent achievements" of him.However, this question arose: Why did he give up these generous remunerations and quit his job when everything was going smoothly? To this question from the police, Tarumi’s former secretary replied as follows: "It seems that Tarumi embezzled a lot of political donations. The approximate amount is 30 million or 50 million yen. In fact, Mr. Nagata has never treated Mr. Tarumi badly, so Mr. Nagata was very annoyed and kicked him into the security office. Light Company." "Privately stealing 50 million yuan is not a small number!" The investigators who investigated the matter were very surprised. "This kind of thing is an open secret among politicians' secretaries, so often his boss will not treat his secretary badly, but it is another matter to secretly make money behind the boss's back and under his banner. As for how much commission Tarumi got from Nagata-san, we don't know." "If he dares to get 30 to 50 million in private, isn't it too much?" "Yeah, how about Mr. Nagata driving him to An Guang Company!" "Isn't this Anguang company also used to be Mr. Nagata's political donation company? It has made tens of millions without permission. This is not a small crime! How can it be treated with leniency?" "To Mr. Tarumi, Mr. Nagata is indeed very face-saving!" The former secretary smiled contemptuously, "Because Mr. Nagata has something to be caught by Mr. Tarumi. In daily work, the secretary not only The relationship with the boss is money, and he will also know many private secrets of the boss at the same time. So although Mr. Nagata is very angry, he can only be exiled to the company within the scope of his rights." "Is there really such a thing?" "That's right, it's exile, and being the chief of the general affairs section in Anguang Company is considered a lucrative job! Because Anguang Company has already bribed the officials of the Ministry of Construction with the efforts of Mr. Nagata." In this way, during the course of the investigation, the relationship between Tarumi Yoshikatsu and Nagata Kazukan and Anguang Construction Company was exposed.But there is no evidence that Tarumi embezzled tens of millions of yen.The testimony of his former secretary is for reference only. So the search headquarters began to discuss and investigate the clues collected. "I think the possibility that Tarumi is Kawagishi's last passenger is very clear. Could it be that he left the money he embezzled in Kawagishi's car?" Sugimoto first expressed his opinion. "What if after Tarumi dropped the money, Kawagishi was robbed by gangsters?" Nasu, the person in charge of the headquarters, asked. "It can be considered this way, because Kawagishi is an honest driver. Of course he would have handed over the large sum of money to the police; but the murderer saw the money and killed him while fighting with Kawagishi. I think this amount of money is enough. It can give the murderer a motive to kill for money." "But how did such a large amount of money end up in the car?" "If the owner was drunk or attracted by other things, maybe he would have forgotten it?" “这可是一笔巨额的黑钱啊，在樽见叫车的时候，他怎么会把这么重要的东西忘记在车里呢？” “是啊，可是他也许没有确定下来把这笔钱拿到哪里吧？” “这么一大笔钱，从樽见的性格和金额上讲，他不会没有目的地带着吧？” “另外，由于川岸的被杀，他就无法报出自己的姓名了？” “是啊，如果贸然报出自己在他的车里丢失巨额的钱，很有可能会被卷进杀人案里去，这样就会涉及到樽见与长田一闲的关系。” “是啊。那么岛崎清子和这个事件又是怎样的关系？” “我觉得同谋犯的疑点最大。” “如果清子是同谋犯的话，那么在川岸的车里应当有那笔钱的痕迹呀，因为那笔钱不是个小数目。清子的存折里还有500多万日元，三年前的9月18日以后，她的存折里也没有出现不正常的大笔钱的存入嘛。存折里的钱基本和她的工资、奖金总和是差不多的。” 其他人员也提出了疑问。 “虽然她是同谋犯，但是也未必一定是分钱的关系，凶手也许会独吞了那笔钱。清子的钱的确没有增加多少，但是她在代代木上原和广尾的公寓租金也不少嘛！前者是20万、后者是18万，如果单凭公司的工资显然是不够的，会不会什么人在包养着她？” “你是说凶手在资助她？”那须插了一句。 “从凶手的经济状况看，他是不会允许清子离开他的吧？” “如果把樽见看成是杀死川岸和清子的凶手呢？”这时出现了完全不同的意见。 “那么樽见的动机在哪里？”那须问道。 “我来这样分析一下。樽见在下了川岸的车后，发现自己的那笔钱丢在了车上。他慌忙追上了车，并要求把钱还给自己。但是川岸不知道是不是樽见掉的钱，或者还可能是樽见前一个乘客掉的，便向樽见问了金额和樽见的姓名等，但是樽见不能回答。由于樽见不能提供自己是这笔钱的主人的证据，川岸当时就不把这笔钱还给樽见，也许会提出第二天到警察那里说明了情况后再决定给不给。但是对樽见来说这笔钱是绝对见不得天日的，因为如果说明了钱的真相，那么自己和长田一闲的关系等等就全都完了。于是在万般无奈下，自己无法抢回来，就只好杀死了川岸……” “那么，打电话给出租车公司的人又是谁呢？”那须又问道。 “也许是樽见为了掩饰真相而打的电话吧？” “那还有什么必要？如果他是凶手的话，他不应当和川岸再发生任何的关系才对。只有凶手和被害者之间会暴露什么线索时才会进行真相的掩饰，否则的话，这样一来不正好会产生把自己引向杀人凶手的危险吗？” “也许樽见没想这么多，只是不希望自己还有什么线索遗留在车里，为了安全起见，打个电话试试吧！” “如果是为了安全起见，那么匿名就没有什么意义了。要是为了保护什么人才会这样的。”佐藤说道。 根据那个匿名电话的线索，于是又对樽见的嫌疑产生了新的看法。 “如果樽见是杀死川岸的凶手，那么清子在其中又扮演了什么角色？” 认为樽见是凶手后便产生了这样的疑问。因为有了证据证明清子和川岸有一定的关系后，他们俩人是同谋犯的看法才建立了。 但是如果她和樽见是同谋犯的话，那么清子和樽见认识则就是清子到“花门”以后的事情了。因为在“花门”以前，清子的身边是没有樽见的影子的。 “我认为有两个可能，一个是川岸被杀后，清子和樽见分了手。而后来他们在花门再见了面，这时樽见认为清子对自己构成了威胁便杀死了清子；在樽见杀害川岸时，后面的车与他行凶时的车发生追尾，而那辆车里正好就坐着清子，并且清子还看到了樽见的面容，后来他们又在花门见了面。” “我来说一下，第一，即使他们不在花门再见面，清子的存在对凶手来说也的确是一种威胁；然而如果他们是同谋犯的话，樽见也应当知道清子在花门以前的住址。那么他们在花门的再见面，凶手就不会急于杀死清子了。第二，我们知道了清子的座位，也就是说除了清子之外还应当有另外一个人，也就是司机。那么，如果是追尾并且目击到了樽见行凶，仅仅杀死一个清子就没有什么意义了。” 问题讨论到这里，越发显得必须弄清楚清子对樽见而言是什么角色了。于是会议决定严密监视樽见的动向。