Chapter 10 Chapter 9 Sand and Pollen

one The identity of the deceased was revealed.It is very likely that her death was caused by a crime. Although her identity is known, her occupation is not clear.The mother also knew almost nothing about her daughter's workplace. Two friends who followed their mother from Tokyo to identify the body were questioned again.One of the friends is a reporter for a weekly magazine, which attracts the attention of the police. ——I heard that Oikawa Masaki asked you for help first, without telling the police or his mother.Does that mean you have a close relationship? The police asked Kizaki what he should have asked.

"If you say it's close, it's close, but it's not a very deep relationship." Kisaki can only answer like this.I don't know whether to believe his answer or not, the other party continued to ask: ——Did you say that you might be killed when you asked for help? "No. Just 'Scared, help me!' When asked where she was, she said she was imprisoned and could hear the waves." ——Did you hear the sound of sea waves on the phone? "did not hear." ——Have you heard a special sound that can guess its location?For example, the sound of broadcasting or music at the station.

"Didn't hear it. It was just the voice of Masaki." ——So, at that time, although Masaki didn't clearly state that there was a possibility of being killed, you went to persuade his mother to request a search? Although it is a rural police, it is very powerful to track down. "But she said she was imprisoned." ——Did you find out in advance that Makoto might be imprisoned? "No." ——Did you realize that Masaki might be killed? "It didn't occur to me that she might have been killed." This kind of awareness is there, but if you tell the reason at this time, Kisaki will not be able to stay in Zhongjingguan.He would like to stay in China Economic Management for a period of time in order to understand the situation from the inside.Moreover, if you are unemployed now, you will encounter difficulties in life immediately.

——Do you know what Oikawa Masaki does? "I only heard that I work at night, but I don't know what to do." ——Oh, when life is in danger, the person who was first called for by the victim didn't know? The other party's eyes were full of doubts. "I really don't know. We are just friends who treat each other with sincerity." After saying it, I realized that this was a nasty explanation, which was of no use to the police, but it was too late to regret. ——A friend who treats each other with sincerity is really a pure and innocent relationship.Well, that's okay.But……

The investigator smiled, then turned to Toyozu. —Are you her friend too? "Ah, yes." ——I heard that you are a reporter for a weekly magazine. Is there any professional relationship with you this time? "Here, I'm Kisaki's friend." —So you’re not Oikawa’s direct friend. "After Masaki asked me for help, I discussed it with him." Kisaki made a relief. ——When we invited the family members to identify the body, we did not explain the cause of death.Now that the people from the weekly magazines have come together, did they smell the incident? "No, I'm here as an individual, not a job."

——Oh, a busy weekly magazine reporter, for the sake of a friend of a friend who may have committed suicide, I came here from Tokyo as an individual. The investigator said sarcastically, and then changed his expression. ——It would be bad for the two of you to lie.I think you have clues about the cause of Oikawa's death. Are you trying to deceive the police with excuses?Oikawa is very likely to be pushed off the cliff.Sleeping pills were found in the stomach of the deceased, indicating that he may have jumped off the cliff after taking the medicine.But judging from the dose of the medicine, Oi Chuan fell asleep when he jumped off the cliff, and now you must tell everything you know.

Kisaki and Feng looked at each other.It seems that there is no way to hide it.Kisaki introduced the environment of Masaki to the investigator within the scope of not hindering himself. two The sand left in the shoes of the deceased is quicksand that is common in mountainous areas of China.The sand is mixed with volcanic ash.And pollen from pine trees and locust trees stuck to the clothes of the dead.Among the plants pine trees produce pollen.It is currently in the flowering period, and the pollen is flying around, dyeing the pine forest a layer of yellow.There are also many pine trees in Himisaki area.She probably had so much pine pollen on her that the waves couldn't quite wash it off.

However, locust trees and sand left in shoes are not found in this area. The police believe that Oikawa Maki was brought here from a place where there were locust trees and quicksand, and was pushed into the sea.So where is this place? Izumo University accepted the commission to identify sand and pollen. First, the identification results of the Geological Laboratory are: "This is a mixture of soil sand that constitutes the dune sand source and fine sand formed by sea erosion mixed with volcanic charcoal in the lower layer of the dune." Then, the Department of Plant Physiology replied: "The pollen is from black pine and locust locust. Black pine is a representative pine tree of Futaba pine in Japan. The flowering period is from March to May. It is resistant to sea wind and is often used as sand and windbreak forests on the coast. Planting. Naturally grows on the coast of Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, North Korea and not far from the coast. In the warm regions of the south, it also grows in the region like Korean pine. Locust locust is originally a deciduous leguminous plant produced in North America. The tree bears white butterfly-shaped spikes similar to wisteria in May and June, and has a scent. This tree is often planted by the street and in the garden. In addition, the leaves can also be used as fodder. Due to its strong reproductive ability, it is also used to prevent sand and soil collapse. Species. Distributed all over Japan. It can grow anywhere except depressions and clay soils. It can also grow on dry sandy soil and hillsides.”

Sand is for dunes; pine and locust are suitable for sand control and sandy land, both related to sand. So, the first place that comes to mind is Tottori Sand Dunes. The police immediately sent a note to Tottori City, and they learned that "after the war, the former Army Tottori Company's training ground was opened, black pine and black locust were mixed, and large-scale afforestation was carried out." Sand, black pine and black locust are not uncommon on the coast, and there are few places where the three components can be combined at the same time, except Tottori. The possibility that Oikawa Maki came from near the Tottori sand dunes has increased.In addition to what Kisaki said "can hear the sound of the waves", it is very likely that she was imprisoned near the sand dunes.

However, speaking of sand dunes, it is located on both sides of the mouth of the Chiyogawa River in the eastern part of Tottori Prefecture. It starts from Sichi Mountain in the east and ends at Keta Gorge in the west. In the inland area of ​​the Lower Gangkou Depression, the area of ​​sand dunes can be described as vast. When the wind speed here reaches 2 meters, the quicksand will ripple, and when it reaches more than 10 meters, the sky will be full of dust and the sand waves will be rough. The police asked the family members, Kisaki and others, and Kawa Maki if there was a place in Tottori where they might have settled down, but the answer was that they didn't know anything.Oikawa Masaki has not only never been to Tottori, he has never even been to the San'in area. He has neither relatives nor friends in this area.In her life, apart from this death, the San'in area had nothing to do with her.

The police made preparations for investigation from the three aspects of accident, suicide, and homicide, but the homicide view prevailed.Coupled with Kisaki's testimony that the deceased may be a senior prostitute, the police decided to investigate her relationship with men and women. Is there anyone who has a relationship with Tottori among the men that Masaki Oikawa dated? ——The current focus of the investigation is to find the "Tottori man." three The death of Oikawa Maki made Kisaki lose his spiritual support.Although he has never even touched Maki's hand, he seems to be deeply in love with her.No, in fact they were indeed in love. Therefore, when death is approaching, Masaki is the first to ask Kisaki for help. However, the love that exists between the two really cannot be believed by anyone.A high-class whore and a man who ran away from his wife are a very interesting combination, and there is no inconvenience in achieving a certain relationship.Even if it is said that it is just treating each other with sincerity, no one will believe it.Neither the inspectors nor Fengzu believed it. Do not believe it is nothing.The two meet outside the world they must endure in order to survive.The two met in a fairy tale world that escaped the filthy life of the world, and it was a rare encounter.Although I can't get the understanding of others, but I firmly believe in it. Such an irreplaceable partner in the fairy tale world suddenly lost one of them because of the turmoil in this world. ——Revenge is necessary——Kizaki thought.She won't be coming back.But her murderer must be found.This is revenge from the fairy tale world to the real world.There is absolutely no chance of winning. Even if you can't achieve your goal, try your best to track down the criminal.Use this as your own spiritual support after the real tree dies. Kisaki didn't even think about what he, a layman, could do.He felt that his conditions were better than that of the police because he worked in the Central Economics. Although it is impossible to confirm the relationship between Oikawa Masaki and Zhongjingguan, there must be something ulterior in it.The restaurant "Asayama" in Tsukiji, the "special guest" of the Otemachi Medical Building Clinic, and the restaurant "Bai Mingxiang" in Shibuya-they met Makoto in the places where the central government consumes "public funds", and Makoto used "Sunday The book Blackmailed Zhongjingguan Diangang, these facts all show that there must be Zhongjingguan involved behind her death. Kisaki did not discuss these situations in detail to the police, and he planned to use this advantage to himself to find out the truth from within Fengjingguan. After Makoto's death, there was no abnormality in the management company.Tonooka, Murakami and Sada Sumie were all calm.Recently, the delivery of bundles of banknotes used as decoys has also been suspended.Does it matter if a receptionist dies, or is he silent because it has something to do with it?Or is it really nothing to do with the real tree? Kisaki inquired about Tonooka as if nothing had happened. "I have something to ask you." "What's the matter?" Tonooka looked at Kisaki sharply through the light-colored sunglasses.Although the color of the glasses is dark, they cover the expression of the eyes. "You said the other day that you would introduce me to a reliable woman." "Did I say that?" The eyes behind the glasses flickered subconsciously, and the words were dull. "Yes, you said. After my wife ran away, I enjoyed my celibacy to the fullest at first, but lately I'm getting tired." "That's right, so I want to find a woman who will take care of my daily life. I can replace my wife without having to fulfill my responsibilities..." "It's embarrassing to have such a selfish extravagant hope, but I don't have the skills to find it." "Okay, I understand. I'll introduce you to a good one recently." Mioka said nonchalantly.Nothing can be seen from his expression, and there are many reception staff used by the Central Economic Management, so the woman Toonoka was going to introduce before may not be Masaki.Moreover, it is still unclear whether Makoto is the reception staff of the Central Management. I thought that if Makoto was included in the "woman introduced" by Tonooka, Tonooka would definitely show a little reaction, so he made a small plan to get out the secret.It turned out to be a complete failure. Two days later, someone came to Kisaki's house and saw this unexpected visitor on Sunday.For a moment, Kizaki thought it was the ghost of Oikawa Maki reappeared.Too similar to a real tree.After calming down a bit, I found that this person was younger than Makoto.The facial contour is similar to the real tree, but slightly fatter.It seems to be seven or eight years younger than the real tree. "I'm sorry to interrupt you suddenly. I'm Oikawa Maki's younger sister, my name is Yuki." She introduced herself in front of the astonished Kisaki. "Ah, it turned out to be Ms. Oikawa's younger sister. I didn't expect that." Kisaki tidied up the messy bed in a panic, and let the guest into the room. "Live alone and make a mess." Kisaki seemed excited to be hosting a young -- and very beautiful -- woman in his home for the first time since his wife had left.However, it is impossible to change the unorganized state of the house due to single life by tidying up temporarily. "I called you a few times, but you weren't there. Although I knew it was impolite, I still paid a visit." Yushu who was sitting opposite said apologetically.I came back very late last night, and this morning I heard the phone ring a few times in my sleep, but I was playing with the Sandman, so I didn't get up to answer it. "I'm really sorry, I didn't know that Ms. Oikawa had a sister like you." Kisaki turned his scorching gaze on Yushu again, and it became more and more like it.It's just that there is no shadow of career and life on Makoto's face.The whole body overflows with a youthful and healthy atmosphere, and is very sexy. After the greetings after meeting.Kisaki cast a questioning look. "I heard from my mother that my sister asked Mr. Kisaki for help before she was killed. I wanted to know the situation directly, so I came here regardless of politeness." After finishing speaking, Yuki stared at Kisaki without any timidity. "Wait, are you saying that your sister was murdered? It's not determined yet." Kisaki asked Yushu back. "My sister was killed." "Why assert?" "My sister has mountain phobia. I went to the place where my sister fell, and she couldn't go to that kind of cliff. Even if she committed suicide, she couldn't jump from such a high place." "Alpine phobia!" This is the first time I have heard of it. "Yes, but your mother never said that." "Mother is confused. Added to the shock of my sister's sudden death, I can't think of these at all." "After my sister died, why didn't you go to identify the body?" "I'm not in Japan. I went to Europe with a sightseeing group as a work-study entourage. Sorry, I forgot to introduce, but I'm a student at Toto University." "So you received the notice from another place?" "Yes, but because I went there as an attendant, I couldn't come back without saying anything. In order to relieve the burden of life on the family that some sisters bear, I went out to work for the first time. But when I went out, I never dreamed that this would happen. unfortunate event." "So, your family's life and your tuition fees are all in the hands of my sister..." "Yes, it's hard enough after my brother-in-law died, but my sister has fully borne my mother's life and my tuition." The reason why Makoto needs money is clear. "Do you know how my sister earns your family's living expenses and your tuition fees?" "I only heard that it is night work." "Do you know where you work?" "I've never heard of it. My sister doesn't seem to want to talk about it, so..." "Do you think the income from the night work, besides supporting her own daughter, will support your mother and pay your school fees?" "I'm too despicable. My sister endured the humiliation for us. I generally heard that my sister's income is similar to that of the No. 1 actor in Ginza. I didn't think too much about it. I just relied on my sister blindly. Speaking of it For us, my sister not only sold her body, but also sold her life to others." "Who did you sell it to, do you know?" "I don't know anything, so I want to ask you for advice." "Do you believe me? I told you that your sister asked me for help. I might have lied." Kisaki thought that Yuki might have started looking for the culprit from himself.The prisoner is the victim—there are many examples of first finders. "My sister once said that Eili might have a good friend in kindergarten." "Kindergarten friend?" "She said that she was next to Mr. Kisaki when she was queuing in the kindergarten, and she received kind care." At this point, Kisaki understood why Yuki really came to him without any doubt. "So that's the case." Kisaki nodded in response. "I heard that Eri's father died in a traffic accident. After the death, did your sister go out to do night work immediately?" "It seems that I stayed at home for three months without doing anything, and then I went out." "A woman's job doesn't have to be at night. Did she do it for money in the first place?" "No, at first it seemed that I went there unintentionally under the persuasion of others. But soon, my sister's income was more than that of her brother-in-law when he was alive, so we all became dependent on her unknowingly. But once we became dependent , I developed a habit and completely depended on her. In order to shoulder the burden on her shoulders, my sister became more and more ignorant of herself. If I didn’t rely on my sister at the beginning and started working immediately after high school, maybe it wouldn’t make me happy. My sister suffered from this misfortune. It was I who killed my sister." Yushu said, with a sense of grief welling up in his heart. "It's not your responsibility, but who is the person who advised your sister to do it?" "I don't know, I just overheard my sister say that." "I heard that your brother-in-law died in a traffic accident. Do you know anything about this?" "Is this related to my sister's death...?" "The direct cause of your sister's night work is your brother-in-law's traffic accident, right?" "I heard that the accident happened because my brother-in-law didn't pay attention. When my brother-in-law came home after drinking, he was hit by a car and died when he crossed the road because he didn't read the traffic signal. Several witnesses confirmed that it was my brother-in-law who violated traffic rules." "Does your brother-in-law like to drink?" "Brother-in-law is a good person, but he changes when he drinks a little wine. He died because of drinking." "Where is the perpetrator from?" "It seems to be the manager somewhere. I can't remember it now. You can find out if you look it up." "So, can you look it up for me?" "Okay, but shall we reverse it?" "Upside down?" "You see, I'm here to inquire about my sister's last phone call, and I'm just answering your inquiries." "Yeah, I'm so sorry." The two men looked at each other and laughed, which relieved the restraint that existed between them. Kisaki's enthusiastic inquiry showed his persistence in tracking down the criminal, which also dispelled the suspicion of the victim's sister Yuki.