Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven Whereabouts of the Shady

one The incident finally added to the sudden atmosphere. Various newspapers competed to take action in the form of following "Dongmei", and television and radio also started to track the whereabouts of the Japanese working wages paid by Spruit Corporation to Kaibu Takazo. The report is still in its infancy, so it is completely unclear in what form the money was handed over to Haibu and what Haibu's receipt was.The key figure, Haibu, has been hiding somewhere since the incident started, so he couldn't find out the situation from himself.But if Hai Bu opens his mouth to confess, there may be some big shots.

Depending on the attitude of the Haibu, the distribution of political forces may also change.The name of Cangqiao has not been published in the newspapers yet, but the relationship between Haibu and the People's Friendship Party is inseparable. If it is said that the People's Friendship Party hid Haibu first, it is not completely unfounded suspicion. At this moment, Toyosuke realized something.This is the man who walked with the "Asuka" waitress a few days ago.Because of the attention he followed, he took a few candid photos.That person entered a building in Kojimachi 5-chome.

There are well-known law firms, private detective firms, and sampan agencies there. The man must have gone to one of them, but he couldn't find out. Fengzhu has a photo of that man.If people who entered and exited that building were asked to identify the photos, they would probably know who the man belonged to.However, before he could do that, the man's identity was revealed. When Toumi put the photo developed in the development department on the table, he was immediately spotted by Okajima from the editorial department. "Hey, do you know Jiro Akiyama?" "Who is Akiyama Jiro?"

"What's the matter, I didn't know him but took a picture of him?" "Who the hell? This man." "It's Naganuma Kiyoei's first secretary. It was taken secretly, right? Where and for what purpose?" "I found him with Asuka's waitress, so I turned to the side and took a sneak shot." "Speaking of Jiro Akiyama, he is a close confidant of Kiyoei Naganuma and an indispensable figure in the behind-the-scenes political trading scene. It is not surprising that he is with a waitress in a restaurant." "Isn't Naganuma Eisuke Kurahashi's political opponent?"

"Oh, he was defeated by a subtle margin in the presidential election in Showa 40, and he is a big faction second only to the Kurahashi faction in the Minyou Party Central Committee." "Why is the first secretary of Kurahashi's political enemy together with Asuka's waitress? It's incomprehensible." Naganuma Kiyoei is the current Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, and is regarded as Eisuke Kurahashi's biggest opponent. Regarding the issue of weapons, Naganuma is neither an importer nor a domesticator, and holds an ambiguous attitude, and also maintains a neutral stance towards Shusaku Shada.Therefore, he would not care about the death of Sha Tian and his mistress.

Could it be because of other things to be with Asuka's waitress?Fengzhu recalled the scene when he found Akiyama and the waitress on the road. The scene seemed to be trying to persuade the indifferent waitress, so Fengzhu paid attention and followed. ——Yes, instead of guessing wildly here, it's better to see the waitress again soon. "I have something, I need to find out." Feng Zhu left the editor who didn't understand, and ran out. Toyozumi pretended to be a relative, calling out Kikuko Yoshii. "You're the one looking for me, what's the matter?" Yoshii Kikuko still remembered Toyosu.Hearing that there was something urgent, Yoshii ran out of the store in a hurry when he saw Toyozu, he was startled and then shrugged.

"I'm sorry, I told a lie, because I wouldn't see you otherwise." "What's the matter?" Yoshii Kikuko asked as if prepared.Since he bought Oikawa Masaki's medical examination certificate at a high price from him a few days ago, he can't be too indifferent, and she doesn't know what attitude to take now. "A few days ago, to be precise, at around 4 pm on Tuesday 3 days ago, you walked with a man on XX Road. He is in his 30s and looks like a staff..." "Ah, that person." Yoshii seemed to remember immediately. "What I want to know is what that man said to you."

Fengzhu asked unexpectedly.This is the second meeting with Kikuko Yoshii, and because she provided Maki's medical certificate, it was a little casual. "Why are you asking this?" Unexpectedly, Yoshii's attitude was very blunt.Toyozu suddenly realized that she was gagged by Akiyama.And the gag itself intrigued him more and more. "For reference of the incident under investigation." Feng Zhu concealed. "Is it the death of Mr. Sunada? You were completely deceived last time. Mr. Sunada still died of illness, right? To say that he was murdered is an exaggeration of the weekly magazine."

"No, that's..." "I'm not going to be lied to again. I have to go. It's a busy night and the boss is going to be mad." "Miss Yoshii, please wait a moment, the owner of the medical certificate you gave me a few days ago died." "Dead?" Yoshii Kikuko was stunned for a moment. "Yes, fell off a cliff in Shimane Prefecture into the Sea of ​​Japan, most likely pushed." "The one who was pushed down?" Yoshii Kikuko, who was about to leave, turned around at this moment. "It's already been published in the newspaper that two people who were more or less related to you died strangely. Don't you think it's strange?"

The newspaper only reported the death of Oikawa Maki, not the issue of suicide.Fengzhu takes the view that it doesn't matter how you understand it. "Yes, it has nothing to do with me." Yoshii Kikuko shrugged slightly. "You can't say that. You were on duty the night Shatian died, and you gave me Oikawa Masaki's medical certificate." "But, Ms. Oikawa's medical certificate was sent by the taxi driver." "Even so, it was through your hands." ——It goes without saying that Yoshii is also very clear that she has received a considerable amount of compensation for this incident.And that fact made it hard for her to be tough.

"How about it, I won't trouble you, can we talk about it?" Feng Zhu took the opportunity to ask. "Same as you." Yoshii said as if approving. "the same with me?" "I'm asking the same thing as you, to find out who Mr. Shatian's mistress is." "Is this just the question?" "Just this." "For example, did you ask if anyone had asked about it?" "I asked, but I don't think it's necessary, so I didn't mention you." She probably wanted to use this to get back the favor of the medical certificate. "So, what does the man say he does?" "It's a private detective. It seems like you are suspicious of Mr. Shatian's death." "Well, what did you say?" "Exactly as I told you." "That is to say, even the person who replaced the mistress?" "Hmm. Nothing about the medical certificate, though, so I don't think he'll know the name." "Has anyone else come to inquire about the situation besides me?" "No, didn't Mr. Shatian die from a heart attack, it's strange that it caused a stir." "Thank you for telling the others, it's not too much, you take it." "How good is this?" "It's an interview fee, take it. Tell me anything new. I'll always be your friend." The same words as the last Western movie lines seem to have touched Kikuko Yoshii's heart. The words of "private detective" leaked by Kikuko Yoshii were as expected.From there, Fengzhu went directly to the building at Kojicho 5-chome where Akiyama Erro entered.There is a name like "XYZ Secret Detective Agency" on the signboard of the unit hanging in the lobby of the building.As a private detective agency, this is a well-known big family. Jiro Akiyama is interested in Shusaku Shata's mistress, maybe Akiyama has commissioned "XYZ Detective Agency" to investigate the identity of Shusaku Shada's mistress. Why is Akiyama Jiro, Nagaji Kiyoei, interested in Shada Shusaku's mistress? At this time, the words he said to Kizaki reappeared in Toyozumi's mind. "Masaki's employer is not Hishii, so it can be considered Yokomichi, so it is clear. After her husband was killed, Oikawa Maki had a relationship with the assailant Kaibe, and was introduced to Yokomichi as a reception staff." When it came to Kisaki's rebuttal: "Then Shatian's mistress is someone from Kurahashi or Kaibe." Toyozu once enlightened him: "It doesn't matter who it is. There is no restriction on love. If Shatian is in love, then with A woman from Kurahashi or Kaibu, who is in an opposing relationship with him, can also become a mistress of Shatian." If the relationship between Shatian and his mistress is exposed, it will be detrimental to both the importers and the domesticists.Therefore, the two opposing factions on weekdays worked together to hide the "mistress" in this incident. However, for the Naganuma faction, exposing Shatian's mistress is a favorable breakthrough to attack the political opponent Kurahashi.therefore…… From the perspective of the Naganuma faction, if Kurahashi is eliminated, the next regime will be guaranteed.Therefore, he will not let go of any breakthrough. —— Fengzhu's ideas gradually expanded. Kiyoei Naganuma was originally a bureaucratic politician.After graduating from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tokyo, he entered the Ministry of Finance and worked in the Ministry of Finance.He was promoted to Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Koike Cabinet, and thus set foot in politics. Later, he served successively as the Secretary-General of the Minyou Party, the Minister of Advising and the Chief of the Hokkaido Development Agency, the Minister of Agriculture, the Minister of Tibet (two terms), the Minister of Justice, and the Ministry of Education. And into the political aristocracy. When former Prime Minister Ohashi replaced Prime Minister Koike, Naganuma even acted as a transitional bridge. Under the Ohashi regime, he was in the position of the big boss, the core of the mainstream, and he planned to become the leader of the next regime. He considers himself to be: "Economic Naganuma", well versed in economic policies, and has a wide range of supporters in the financial circles. He has always held an anti-communist attitude, and because he does not like to compromise with the opposition party in Congress, he is often called "rightist". Naganuma aimed to become the successor of Ohashi's former prime minister, and consolidated his position step by step. However, when Ohashi retired due to sudden illness and chose his successor president, the then bureaucratic secretary-general Miyata pushed out the partisan Kurahashi. It is a pity that he failed in the presidential election and gave up the power to Cangqiao.From then on, Naganuma regarded Kurahashi as a sworn enemy and completely opposed Kurahashi's high economic growth policy. It is said that contrary to Kurahashi, who is open-minded and free-spirited, Naganuma is introverted and does not show his heart even to his confidants. From Naganuma's point of view, Kurahashi should have taken his place.Because Kurahashi was aware of it, he appointed Naganuma, a thorn in his side, as deputy prime minister and minister of Tibet, in order to appease him, but Naganuma has always looked at him with blank eyes. raised children. two On June 15th, at the notarization meeting of the House of Lords of country A, the Spruitt company's wage payment incident against Japan spread in just one day and became a raging fire that could not be extinguished. In the morning paper of the next day, Tomay determined that Kaibu received the 2.1 billion yen from Spruit Corporation over a period of three years, and reported the income reported to the National Tax Agency during the three years as an annual list.According to this, the annual average is about 40 million yen, and the total is less than 120 million yen.That's a far cry from the total he accepted. News reports, however, were somewhat hesitant.The records of the notary meeting that became the trigger for the partner only reported a brief summary.If the leadership of Dongmei is a false report, the other party will not let it go. But the reader's response continued to expand, and people smelled the smell of rancidity.In addition, the difference between the income declaration by the Ministry of the Sea and the wages disclosed by the House of Lords of country A has raised the suspicion of whether the wages have flowed into the political circles.The tone of the report is also very subtle. On the 17th, various newspapers published the entire content of the testimony of the notarization meeting of the House of Lords of country A.According to the report, at the continuing hearing of the company's directors and counsel, including Spruitt's manager Harold Fretcher, Spruitt's manager spoke in more detail about his work with Japan. gold content.He said: "The salary paid to Takashi Kaibe and Yokomichi was paid in cash and checks in Japanese yen, and the cash was delivered in cardboard boxes at restaurants in Tokyo. Part of the money went through Kaibu and Yokomichi. It was handed over to officials of the Japanese government and senior officials of the Ministry of Defense, whose names we know." Because the manager of the Spruit company who gave the bribe stated the truth, the incident became concrete and reliable.It would be an understatement to say that all newspapers are now drowning in the Sprue incident.According to the politicians who will be affected, this incident may well become the largest bribery incident since the war.This has already revealed a strong premonition in the report. Anyone who reads the news thinks that the root of the clueless corruption entangled in the political and financial circles of Japan and Japan has begun to emerge. All the newspapers have organized special interview classes and made a gesture of doing their best to deal with the Spruit incident. In this way, the weekly magazines belonging to the publishing house system are far from the opponents of newspaper offices with organized interview networks.It can only adopt guerrilla tactics and attack the dead corners of its interviews by picking up the teeth of the newspapers. What the newspapers are most interested in now is to track down the whereabouts of Kaibu, who has been hiding since the beginning of the report. The key to the event is held in Kaibu's hands. However, Kaibu does not seem to be in the villas in Izu and Nasu, and his attendants also insisted that "he has gone on a trip and his whereabouts are unknown."He inquired about the maid and the merchants he often interacted with, but he didn't know whether he had accepted the silent command or really didn't know, and found nothing. The other party of the money recipient, Hengdao Shoji, defended: "The money paid to us is as a commission for Spruit's agency, and it is an equivalent remuneration for usual work, and it is not bad money at all." However, Chairman Yokomichi Daizo, the de facto representative of the company, is currently on vacation, and the manager is traveling in Europe, so no one can be contacted. Manager Koichi Yokomichi had left Japan to go abroad 7-10 days before the incident.Some people speculate that he may have known in advance that the event was going to happen through some means, so he escaped from his hometown. Due to insufficient information, the prosecutor's office can only observe the development of the situation at the moment, and cannot express any attitude. On the issue of Spruitt's working wages to Japan, the opposition parties set up their own consultants at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 17th, requesting relevant information and summoning witnesses.He made a gesture of exposing the inside story of the corruption of the day. At the cabinet meeting on the same day, the Japanese government believed that Deputy Prime Minister Naganuma raised the issue of Spruit, but it was too early to express the Japanese government’s opinion and judgment at this stage, and decided to temporarily observe the progress of the investigation by the upper house of country A. Although it is not as good as the newspaper's interview network, Fengzhu has its own advantages over them.This is the Oikawa Maki incident, Fengzhu has a strong premonition that the death of Oikawa Maki has a deep connection with the Spruit incident. The real tree may be related to this huge incident. If the mistress of the real tree knows the whereabouts of the money in Kaibu and Yokomichi's hands, and assumes that she used this as a basis to blackmail, then it is tantamount to self-awareness It's like a small fish threatening a shark.The small fish was swallowed by the huge and vicious shark. It's still hypothetical, the press doesn't know, and if, behind the Spruit problem, which may develop into the biggest bribery incident of the postwar period, there are erotic murders--it's really a weekly magazine. theme. However, I don't know where to start to deal with Haibu, who has always been faceless. Weekly magazines that lack organizational strength and no connections, where can they attack this "Haibu City" that protects old, treacherous and crooked politicians? In order to find a breakthrough, Toyozu read the newspaper repeatedly and earnestly, his eyes stopped on the news that the Congress had summoned the Marine Department. "The Haibu will never obey the summons. There must be some excuse for refusing to attend. The most likely reason is health. The Congress will never force a person who submits a medical certificate to be sick. The attending doctor of the Haibu is who?" Thinking of this, Oikawa Masaki's medical certificate clearly appeared in front of him. three The age of Takazo Kaibu should be just over 60. I have never heard of Kaibu having serious serious diseases, but no matter how healthy he is, people over 60 are prone to malfunction.Even if there is nothing wrong with your body, you should accept a health checkup. Judging from the fact that Masaki Oikawa is a "special" patient of the Otemachi Medical Building Clinic, it is easy for Masaki to connect with Kaibe. clinic"? If the "clinic" is the hospital that Haibu often visits, then the medical certificate must be issued from there.The attending doctor probably knows where Haibu lives now. ——Feng Zhu thought. However, if you ask the doctor, I'm afraid you won't be able to get Haibu's residence easily.First, seeing a doctor is difficult.If you go directly, you will be rejected. Toyosumi thought he should discuss it with Kisaki.Kisaki is also one of the "special consignees". He may know who Kaibu's attending doctor is, and he can ask Kaibu's location from the attending doctor. "That can't be done." Kisaki immediately refused. "I just went to check my body. Even if I often go to the hospital because of some chronic disease, I can't ask the doctor about this kind of thing." "You always know who the doctor in charge of Haibu is?" "Is Haibu really a patient in the medical building clinic?" "It's very likely. In short, you and Oikawa Masaki are special appointments. The clinic is likely to be the 'designated hospital' of the China Economic Management Bureau and the Ministry of Ocean Affairs." "So, how about I go to the hospital for some illness and test the nurses?" Kisaki became a little interested. "Then thank you, I said, if it is a nurse who follows the attending doctor, she might know the whereabouts of Haibu." "What did Nonomiya Naruo say?" "I always insisted that I don't know, that I went on a trip, and didn't leave an address. How could the first secretary not know where Haibu lives?" "How about spying on Nonomiya?" "Don't put it so simply, I'm not a policeman. Besides, I can't use crowd tactics like the police and newspapers." "Nonomiya must be in touch with Kaibu, right?" "Because I'm afraid of being eavesdropped, I may not be able to make a phone call, but I will definitely contact you soon." "Then Nonomiya is under surveillance, right?" "Of course the reporters want to watch. His house is in Daizawa. Like Kaibe's house, it has become a tent village for reporting on the army. It is very lively." "Then it will be difficult to inquire about the Oikawa Maki incident." "I feel that he is connected with the real tree incident somewhere, but what is urgently needed is to find out the whereabouts of Haibu." "What should we do after the Haibu is found out?" "Ask for an interview." "Can Haibu let you see so easily?" "I don't want to see him easily, but at this stage, as long as he can find his residence, it will be of sufficient news value. If he can meet alone, it will become a special news ahead of the newspaper. " "Your confidence is still great." "I think the only test is to find out where to live, and then I can see you." "why?" "Isn't there a secret weapon called Oikawa Masaki. I just said that I want to hear her opinion about her death, and let's touch it to see how he handles it." "Don't say it has nothing to do with me, push you back." "Isn't there sand and locust locust? It seems that the sand and locust locust pollen from Tottori sand dunes are left in the high heels of the real tree and on the body. This has not been reported. Only the local police and us who went to identify the body Known secret information. If Kaibu keeps a precept on Tottori and hints at this secret information, he will interview me." "Then, wouldn't it be the same to test Nonomiya?" "No, if you contact Nonomiya first, he may mess up the matter according to his own considerations. When public opinion gathers on Kaibu on the issue of Inspruit's salary, don't add unnecessary burdens." "Now you think that the Spruit issue is more newsworthy than finding the murderer who killed Makoto, so you pursue Kaifu?" "Don't be so boring. Weekly magazines and newspapers have different types of materials. Even if you want to directly pursue an event as extensive and international as Spruit's with deep roots, you will not be able to reach the newspaper in the end. Political themes and For the content of international themes, readers believe more in newspapers. Weekly magazines can publish secular materials rich in human feelings. Behind Spruitt is the murder of a high-level prostitute, which happens to be the lining of weekly magazines. For materials that cannot be accepted by black and white weekly magazines, first find out Kaibu’s residence, and then investigate the relationship with Masaki, if this way works, it will be a sensation.” Kisaki believes that this is because of Toyosumi's fame as a magazine reporter. He is now able to assist in the investigation of the murderer who killed Maki. . But Kisaki thought, that's fine too.Now without the help of Toyozu, Kizaki will be unable to move forward. Only the public opinion circles can fight against the combination of Kaibu, Yokomichi, and senior government officials who can be called a huge decaying attic, and for Toyozu. However, Kisaki, who is in the middle of the management, is also a powerful weapon for him to be ahead of other public opinion camps. As long as Toyozumi's professional interest and Kisaki's revenge can move in the same direction, they will both benefit from working together. "Okay, I'll do my best." Kisaki agreed. Four At around 8:00 p.m. on the day he was entrusted by Toyozu to visit the "clinic", Tonooka called Kisaki, who had returned late. "It's just right that you are here. I want to ask you to do something." Dian Shan said seriously.His attitude was similar to when Kisaki was ordered to deliver the "bundle of counterfeit banknotes" for the first time. "You know the medical building in Otemachi, right?" "I know. I went there for a physical examination before." Kisaki replied quickly, but felt nervous.Since he had just been commissioned by Toyozu to visit there, he thought that Tonooka had found out that he was in collusion with Toyozu. "Get the car over there at the back door right away. There are two people going to get in there and take them where they want to go." "Who is in the car?" "You just follow the order, don't ask too much." Dian Gang said indifferently.After that, he changed his tone and added kindly: "Those two people are very important customers of our company, and they don't want to be known whereabouts. I hope you will pay more attention to tracking, especially people in the press. Because others don't know You, please. This is extremely important work, and it must be done with all your heart." Tonooka's expression was different from usual, he seemed a little nervous.Kisaki realized that the two people he was going to send were not ordinary people. After the car arrived at the designated place, it didn't take long before two figures came out from the back door of the medical building, and one of them whispered to the driver's seat: "Is it sent by Mr. Tonooka?" It was the voice of a middle-aged woman.After Kisaki said yes, the woman opened the rear door and let the people behind get into the car first.He is a broad-faced man with glasses, about 50 years old.From the outside, it looks like a director of the company.Then the woman also got into the car. "Let's drive." The woman signaled to start, at this moment, a smell of medicine came to her nostrils.Because it came out of the medical building, it is not surprising that it smells like medicine.Kisaki thought that these two people might be doctors and nurses.The woman didn't wear white clothes, but the thin leather bag in her hand seemed to contain a doctor's inspection equipment, and the woman's attitude towards the man was the same as that of a nurse towards a doctor. The woman simply indicated the route of the car "go right, go left, and drive all the way", while the man remained silent all the time, and there was no conversation between the two of them. The woman is slightly thinner, about 30 years old, with a hanging hairstyle.Kisaki wanted to observe the man through the rearview mirror, but he was sitting in a blind spot, so he couldn't see it.He probably sat there on purpose. Kisaki figured out a good way to identify the man. "I was told to watch out for anyone following me." Just as Kisaki was about to slow down and look back, the man stopped Kisaki and said: "It doesn't matter, there is no follower." The tone is solemn, and it is the tone used to command people on weekdays. At the edge of the fleeting vision, the man was hidden in the shadows.From the city center to the outskirts of Yamate, the car frequently turned corners and got into the alleys that were only as wide as a car. Kisaki could only roughly determine whether it was a place in Setagaya or Suginami, but he couldn't figure out the exact location. Only then did Kisaki realize that such frequent turns were to get rid of being followed, and at the same time to confuse his own judgment. For this purpose, they deliberately let the cars drive in the back alleys with no features.In front of an open space in the suburbs, two people ordered the car to stop. The lights of each house shone a little light in the darkness, and it was a quiet place.When getting out of the car, the man also hid his face behind the woman to cover his face. After the two got off the station and stabilized, they watched Kisaki's car disappear from the same spot.It is unknown where they went after Kisaki left.Kisaki felt the urge to go back and find out where they were, but he held back. After Kizaki moved away from the place where the two got off the car, he still felt that they were still staring at him in the dark.I didn't even dare to go to the nearby people to ask about my current location. It is unknown what roles these two people played just now, but they are indeed important figures.If they have doubts, not only will they not be able to stay in Zhongjingguan, but the clues to track down the person who killed Zhenshu will also be broken.No, what is more important than this rationality is that in the darkness where they get off, there seems to be an inexplicable monster lurking, which makes people feel creepy. The car finally drove to the main road lined with houses.This is a corner of Higashibayashiyama City on New Ome Street. Seeing the lights of the houses, Kisaki breathed a sigh of relief.At this time, he remembered Feng Zhu's commission.The commissioned content overlapped with the monster in the dark. ——That man and woman did not go to Kaibe Takazo, did they?Yes, definitely.That man is the attending doctor of Haibu.He went to Haibu's hiding place to issue a medical certificate for Haibu.Maybe Haibu's chronic illness broke out, and he secretly called the attending doctor. Maybe yes.Both of these two people and Diangang were a little distracted and seemed very nervous.Maybe Haibu has fallen ill. Unknowingly, Kisaki identified the man and woman just now as Kaibu's attending doctor and nurse. Kisaki thought, no matter what, he should tell Toyozu about this, so he hung up at a nearby public phone booth. "What, came out of the medical building? It smells like medicine?... Absolutely correct. It must be the attending doctor and nurse of Haibu. So, where did you send them?" Fengzhu looked very excited.Kisaki said embarrassingly, but didn't know where it was. "I don't know again. I really can't help you. I know the approximate location, right? Where are you calling now?" "Higashimurayama City, near Kumegawa on the Seibu Shinjuku Line. However, it's been a long way, and I don't know where they got off at all." "It seems that you can't even work as a taxi driver. Remember the looks of those two people?" "Women are okay." This is also not confident. "It's the men that matter." "He dodged the rearview mirror." "Didn't you show your face when you got in and out of the car?" "The face is always backlit." "Oh, I really can't do anything about you. If you were a reporter, you would lose your job right away. What a great opportunity to find Haibu to live in. What a pity!" Feng Zhu's sigh was a bit exaggerated. "About Haibu, did you make any progress later?" "It has been decided to subpoena the Admiralty to testify before Congress. The summons will be issued tomorrow morning." "Then you need a medical certificate." "That doctor also has a name and surname. No matter how close their relationship is, they dare not issue a medical certificate without seeing the patient. If something is revealed, they will violate the doctor's law. Either their license will be revoked, or they will be forced to stop their medical practice. How about it, when the subpoena is sent tomorrow, I’ll just go to Haibu’s house and have a look.” "Is Haibu himself receiving the summons?" "It's possible, because the notice to attend the Congress is a double-registered special letter. In addition, what stamp the Ministry of the Sea stamps on the receipt of the registered letter is also the focus of the world." "chapter?" "Didn't Spruit's accountant testify at the notarization meeting in country A that there was a receipt from Haibu? The receipt written by the Japanese must be stamped." "Probably not using the same chapter?" "It's hard to speculate, but everything is possible, but you have lost the opportunity to get information." "Don't blame me endlessly. I already know the general direction, and I can see the nurse's face clearly. Maybe I can open the gap from here." "Yes, there is also the clue of the nurse. The nurse is easier to deal with than the doctor. Look up the name and address of that nurse." "Look it up if you can." "It must be found! This is to find the prisoner who killed the woman of your destiny." Feng said forcefully. Early in the morning on the 18th, the reporting army swarmed in front of Kaibu Mansion, located in the 2-chome of Yongfu Town, Suginami District.In front of the seashell-like closed gate of Kaibe Mansion, photographers lined up in a row, waiting for the moment when the notice of attendance at the Congress was delivered. The scheduled time for delivery was 8:00 am. It's getting bigger and bigger. At 7:55 in the morning, a vermilion light van appeared at the corner of the alley.Under the aggressive eyes of the reporting army, the courier nervously rang the doorbell of Haibu Mansion. A man in his thirties with a crew cut emerged from the door. "Is Mr. Kaibe there?" "Not here." "Are you the doorman?" "yes." "Mr. Haibu's registered letter, please stamp it." The postman looked businesslike, trying to keep his voice as calm as possible, but under the watchful eyes of the reporting army, his voice trembled a little. "Are you really not there?" "Are you hiding inside?" Questioned from the crowd reporting on the army. "What are you doing? Go away." The person who opened the door showed a fierce look and roared at the reporters. Fives Toyozu wants to find out where Kaibu is hiding before finding out about Kaifu's attending doctor.Only when you find a hiding place can you mention "sand and locust" to him and watch his reaction.If that doesn't work, take another countermeasure. If Haibu refuses to attend Congress, the name of the attending doctor will be made public.The attending doctor will not hide Haibu's residence to the end. Once Haibu's hiding place is disclosed, even if he can meet Haibu alone, it will not make much sense. All the reporting agencies seemed to predict that the Ministry of the Sea would not simply accept the summons from the Congress, and began to look for the attending doctor.People thought the same thing, and they all thought that Haibu's excuse for refusing to attend was the doctor's medical certificate. There are roughly three candidates for the attending doctor of Haibu: the first is the director of Miura Hospital in Eifu 3-chome, Suginami District, near the residence of Kaibe; Dean Yamase; and Professor Yanagawa from the Affiliated Hospital of Health and Culture University who performed mole blister surgery for Haibu last year.The Otemachi Medical Building Clinic was not considered by them at all. As expected, the three doctors who were suspected of prescribing medical certificates all said that they had not seen Haibu recently. The Medical Building Clinic has not yet attracted the attention of the public opinion circles. - Don't miss this opportunity! Weekly magazines now have a chance to beat newspapers.Fengzhu is eager to try and is very anxious. At this time, Kisaki sent good news. "The identity of that woman has been found out, she is a nurse." His voice was a little excited. "It's really a nurse." "My sixth sense is not free, right? I have been staying at the clinic this morning, and she happened to come to work. I followed behind as if nothing happened, and asked the person in the mail room her name. Yoko Jing is an old nurse in the ICU." "What? What does ICU mean?" "The reporter of the weekly magazine doesn't know yet? However, I just found out. It is said that it means a concentrated concentration treatment room. This treatment room has the essence of modern medical equipment. If you come here, the dead can be resurrected..." "Don't exaggerate. Well, it turned out to be a nurse in the intensive treatment room." Feng lived thinking about its implications. "That's all I've checked here, and you can take the rest. I can't show up yet." "Okay, leave the rest to me. Whether it's a ghost or a snake, I'll find out." Yoko Itoi crossed the underground plaza of Tokyo Station, turned into an alley from the ground corner, and was stopped by someone from behind when she arrived at the door of a hotel. She was startled, and when she turned to look, she found a strange man Laughing to myself.This man was sharp-eyed, about 30 years old, and handed over a business card with "Selun Weekly Reporter Koichi Toyosumi" printed on it, and Yoko immediately raised his vigilance. "Miss Oikawa Maki is dead. It may be homicide." The other party said suddenly.It seemed to be a name I had heard of before, but I couldn't remember it all at once.The man named Fengzhu seemed to see that she was at a loss, and added: "It's a special patient of your institute. Are all special patients accepted by the ICU?" Saying this, Itoi Yoko thought of Oikawa Maki's appearance. The ICU was originally aimed at seriously ill patients, but because it has artificial respirators, automatic heart monitors, electronic lungs, radiation therapy equipment, fiber optic gastroscopes and other modern medical equipment, it also accepts special patients.For the "clinic", "special clients" are all important patients. The name of Oikawa Maki is in the "Special Contract". It is rumored that she died, but this is the first time I heard that it was a homicide.There had been a few lines in the newspapers here about the death of a woman on the coast of San'in, but Yoko hadn't seen it. "Ah, it's Miss Oikawa, but what does this have to do with me?" Yoko asked back, looking anxious.In the meantime, the date was relentlessly approaching, and he might come soon.I was interrogated in front of the hotel, and it was too late to tell him to avoid this place.幸亏对方好象没想到洋子到这个宾馆来有“事”。可是，稍有不慎，就会被这个周刊记者捕捉到什么。虽然他与洋子的单位没有什么直接关系，但周刊杂志记者确是个缠人的对手，对于洋子来说：她是处于极为不利的地形与敌人相遇的。 “丈八灯台照远不照近”，在单位附近的宾馆幽会到底还是不妙。恋人是同一单位的青年医生，是个很忙的人，为了抓紧时间幽会，单位附近的宾馆是理想的。由于很近，利用午间吃饭和间休时间就能随意地到一起。最方便的莫过于两个人都能随时知道对方是否有空闲，使个眼色，就可以领略到对方的意思，溜出单位，时间虽嫌仓促，但可以随时满足相互的欲望。这短暂的幽会是他们性爱的加油站，正象他们自己把此行为称作“空中注油”一样。这是一时彼此迷恋，但不会有何结果，仅仅为了满足各自的欲望而走到一起的恋人。 这个宾馆，是洋子为了“空中注油”而找到的。虽然距单位很近，但由于中间隔着东京车站，单位的人轻易不到这里来。宾馆位于出租的办公大楼之中，全然看不出是情人旅馆。在初次利用这个宾馆时，情夫曾高兴地说她找到了一处好地方。 两人之间的关系如果暴露，对谁都是不利的。 “关于这个事件，想向你打听一点儿情况。”叫做丰住的周刊杂志记者直盯着她说。 “我是问这个事件与我有什么关系。”洋子直视着对方的眼睛，口气强硬。 “及川真树是你的患者吧？” “不是我直接负责的。” “但她是特约患者。” “特约患者很多。我负责的是重病患者。” “你一点儿也不知道及川真树死了吗？” “不知道，不过有一段时间没见了。” “报纸上不是登载说从海边的断崖上掉下去了吗？” “我不看那种报纸。因为那与我无关。” “如果海部隆造氏牵连在里面，也与你无关吗？” “海部先生！”努力装作若无其事的系井洋子，顿时面露吃惊神色。 “海部隆造氏你总认识吧？”丰住不失良机地追问道。 "No, I don't know." “你称不认识的人为先生吗？” “可，可是海部隆造是现在的新闻人物啊。” “昨天夜里，你拜访了这个海部隆造。” “没，没有的事，撒谎。你怎么说没影儿的话？”洋子有些招架不住。 “我跟踪你了。” “啊！”洋子大吃一惊，脸色苍白。 “你和主治医生往诊去了吧？我想海部的就诊医院是你这儿，一直在监视着呢。” “不，不对，那是到别的患者那儿往诊去的。” “哦。这么说还是往诊去啦。” 诱导的第一个阶段顺利地达到了目的。但是关键之所在还没吐露。 “那么，你说的别的患者是谁？” “你不是跟踪了吗？”一直受逼迫的洋子浮现一丝怀疑的表情。 “不知道患者的身分。” “你究竟有什么权力询问我，甚至跟踪人？”洋子抓住时机，反唇相讥。 “我是想见海部隆造氏，你知道他的住处，告诉我好吗？” “我怎么会知道。”丰住过于急于求成了，这告诉了洋子自己的弱势，给了她反攻的机会。 正在这时，两人对峙的情势急转直下——洋子的情夫出现在旅馆的门口，看到洋子站在约会地点——旅馆前与素不相识的男人谈话，他一时竟呆呆地愣住了。当他意识到这很容易露出破绽，马上装作若无其事的样子走进旅馆的大楼里去时，这一连串的细微动作乃至他们的表情变化已经被周刊记者丰住那敏锐的目光看了个一清二楚，他捕捉到了两人之间那不可言传的微妙关系，决定以此作为突破口。 “刚才进楼的那位，您认识吗？”丰住迅即问道。 “不，一点儿不认识。”她似乎尽量想使声音平静些，但话一出口，不觉有些颤抖。 “是吗？可他看到你时，好象吃了一惊呀。”丰住心怀叵测地注视着她的表情。 “就是不认识嘛！”洋子明知这样做会带来危险，但还是动气了。 “哦，这楼里有旅馆呀。是商业性旅馆吧。不过，在商业性旅馆里可以休息两个小时。”丰住大致上察觉到了隐情，目光在旅馆与洋子的脸之间来回晃动着。 “对不起，失陪了。”洋子索性想逃离开这“不利的地形”，抬腿走了。 “系井小姐，请等一下。”丰住厉声喊道。 “方向不对吧？”他紧接着抛来的一句话，象在脚下撒上了铁蒺藜一样，原封不动地把洋子的脚钉住了。接着又是一击从她的背后袭来。“你的朋友不是在旅馆等你吗？” “我没什么朋友。那只不过是你下流的瞎猜。”她尽力地虚张声势，但这在这时只能是恶作剧。 “噢，是不是下流的瞎猜先不说，需要的话，咱们到旅馆问问刚才进去的那个人是哪儿的好吗？如果是医院的大夫，那就成了有趣的偶然了。” “离，离这么近，一个单位的人也是可能来的。” “可是你说一点儿也不认识啊。” 洋子被彻底击败了，她頹然地呆立在那里，一副沮丧的样子。 six “木崎吗？知道海部的住处啦。” “是吗，真的？” “系井洋子吐露的，不过她没明说是海部，只说了昨天夜里你送他们去的地方了。” “是哪儿？” “东大和市内的村山水库附近。” “原来躲到那儿去啦。” “好象是横道商事的旅馆。” “横道商事的旅馆？我们怎么不知道呢？” “作为职员疗养所买的，但因为是黑资产，好象一直放在那儿没使用，到注册处了解了一下，完全是假借的名义。” “不过，护士还真说了。” “蛇有蛇道嘛。” “你没说是从我这查出护士的吧？” “我可是内行，不干那种蠢事。不管怎么说，你是重要的情报源嘛。不过，我现在打算直接去找海部，你不一起去吗？” “我要是一起去，你的通讯员不就暴露给敌人了吗？” “没关系，你离远点看着就行了，通过敌人的反应，或许可以进一步了解杀害真树的真相。” “突然闯去不危险吗？” “海部也不是傻瓜，不敢突然对舆论界下手。” “好吧，那我也去。”木崎答应了丰住的请求。 建筑物在村山水库南岸的杂木丛中，伦敦式的古老建筑，周围松树、杉树茂密丛生。据说是为来水库观光游览的人们建造的。但是由于东京到这儿的交通很方便，游客们当天几乎都回去，因此营业不景气，便被横道商事趁机以廉价买了来。此情况是丰住从原物主处打听来的。 “水明庄”这个名字也是原物主时代使用的。类似这种黑资产横道到处都有。 “据附近商店的人说，那里只住着一对老年妇夫，是管理人。不过，最近购买的食品和日用品数量骤然增多了，是以前的四五倍。报纸以前是一份，现在也增加到了3份。还说最近有大型高级轿车经常出入，总之出入的人多了，好象有五六个人常住在那儿。” 透过树丛的间隙望着水明庄若明若暗的灯光，丰住解释说。这一带虽说是东京圈内，但武藏野的自然风姿尚存，观光的人很少来。是离群索居的一个绝好的环境。 “海部肯定在这儿吗？”至此木崎仍半信半疑。 “总之，系井洋子和医生来的地方就是这儿。” “系井的话可靠吗？” “还算可信吧。幸运的是我抓住了她的把柄。” “你一个人过去吗？” “当然，难道你能一起去不成。” “我是担心……” “如果一个小时后还不回来，你就通知警察，不过，不至于那样吧。” “你要多加小心才是。对手可是个杀人不眨跟的人。” “没问题。我多加小心就是了。那么我去了。” 丰住从汽车上跳下来。 七 水明庄的前面是一个干枯了的浅池塘，现在用于汽车调头用。前院种有很多樱花树。时间是晚间10点多。原来是想早些来的，但由于系井洋子说出地点后，丰住又进行了一下必要的事前调查，时间不知不觉地过去了。 山庄村建筑物的灯大体上都熄灭了，完全感受不到人的声息。湖的对岸，灯光寥寥落落，云层浓密，不见点点星光，湖水亦显得特别深奥莫测。周围静寂得使鼓膜产生一种压迫感。 丰住站在山庄的大门前，深吸一口气，按响了门铃。按了两次之后仍听不到门内有动静。至少管理人夫妇是应该在的。 等了一会儿之后，又按了一次。突然从另一个方向传来了沙哑的声音。 “这么晚，有什么事？” 转头朝声音传来的方向看去，门廊侧旁的小窗微开着，好象有人在从里面窥视着这边。从声音的腔调来看，大概是管理人。 丰住心想戏开场了，便呼了一口气，单刀直入道：“已查清海部隆造氏在这里，想见一下。” 丰住清楚地觉察到对方大吃一惊。 ——海部在这儿——丰住确信不疑。 “你是什么人？”停了片刻，对方问道。这个问话愈发证实了丰住的判断。如果海部不在，在问是什么人之前，应该回答说不在这儿。 “我是周刊世论的丰住。请你务必向海部先生转告一声。” “没有这个人！”说着，对方要关窗户，似乎不想被看见。 “等等，我不是新闻记者，不是为了报道来的，我这儿有对海部先生有利的情报。” “不是告诉你没有这个人了吗？” “我知道海部先生在这里。我带来了海部先生特别需要的情报。总之还是请转达……” 话还没说完，窗户就被关上了，但可以感觉到，对方在内侧还没离开。好象不只管理人自己，还有两三个人在屏息静听着。丰住紧靠在关闭着的小窗前继续说： “想谈一下及川真树的事儿，只两、三分钟就行。” 小窗的内侧没有回音。不过，真树的名字似乎使凝固时空气动荡了。 “及川真树小姐从岛根县海岸的断崖上掉下去摔死了，他杀的可能性很大，警方正在调查。海部先生不是在3年前撞死了及川真树的丈夫吗？警方好象还不知道这件事。” “这又怎么啦？”窗内有几个不同的声音问道。这条线索刚刚才有了些分量。 “我并不准备把这件事报告给警方。我想，警方若是知道此事，更会对及川的死产生疑问，这样一来，势必调查海部先生，那样的话，对先生是不利的。” “哼，荒唐。确实发生过那个交通事故，但那是对方单方的责任。这事怎么能调查起来没完。” 回答过之后，对方似乎发觉上了丰住的圈套，慌忙说：“总之没有这个人。赶快走，不走就把你扭送到警察局去。” “及川真树的尸体上有剌槐的花粉，鞋里还有沙子。” “有花粉和沙子又怎么了？”对方的声音又有些惊慌，不得不理睬丰住，这是对方的反应，也表明了他们的懦怯。 “据说都是鸟取沙丘的。”对方时沉默，说明他们在衡量着丰住亮出的这张牌的分量。 “不过，仓桥总理也是鸟取县出身。大概是沙丘附近的湖山町。” 内侧的空气又是一阵动荡，接着平静了下来。空气凝固得似乎一击即破。使人感觉到，在这静寂之后潜伏着凶猛的野兽，似乎随时都可能张着大口扑将过来。 在这种气氛的压迫下，丰住胆怯了，内心发起抖来。他无法忍耐，刚要转身走掉，背后有人喊“等等”。声音沉甸甸的，令人不寒而栗。这声音好似一条甩出的绳套，套住了想要溜掉的丰住，恐怖感在扩大，慑于威力，丰住没有勇气跑掉。 黑暗中，有个声音朝背对着大门站着的丰住命令道：“你的话很有意思。到里面来。”有一种不可抗拒的粘着力。伴随着折页的碾轧声，门开了，暗淡的灯火流到门廊的地面上。丰住战战兢兢地回过身来，发现逆光之中站立着3个人。 “进来。”有声音催促道。 丰住象被吞进虎口一样走进屋里，里面充满着朽木和发霉的气味。 一个脊背有些弓曲的管理人一样的老人走在前面，进了大厅，后面有两个人跟着，封住了丰住的退路。由于是背对着光转到身后的，没看清他们的面孔。 既然到了这里，丰住也做好了精神准备，这正中他的下怀。虽然还不知道海部隆造是否真的在这儿，但既然对方已经上了丰住抛出的钩，至少说明对方对此是感兴趣的。 在大厅里，丰住终于与说话的那个人打了个照面。这是一个50多岁的男人，胸肌很壮，在管理人之后问“你是什么人”的青年男子佇立在阴影中。 “我是周刊世论的丰住。”他重新自我介绍道，同时递过去一张名片。 “我叫铃木。”对方手中摆弄着丰住的名片回答说，眼睛很柔和，但目光锐利。这眼睛是笑里藏刀的，丰住想。 铃木这个常见的姓大概只是作为“记号”虚报的吧。说不定这个男人是海部的亲信野野宫成男。丰住由于工作在几乎与政治题材无关的单位，没见过野野宫。如果铃木就是野野宫，那么他可能已有不怕被丰住识破的精神准备。同时，也可能想自始至终自称铃木。 “你有什么事呀？”铃木把丰住的名片放在茶桌上，直盯着丰住问。 “刚才已经说过，想见一见海部先生隆造先生……” “海部不在这里。你是不是搞错了。” “不，已通过可靠的途径查明了。刚才你不是说我的话很有意思吗？” “不，那与海部先生的下落没关系。只是我个人对及川真树这个女人的死感兴趣。” “这可以理解为你与及川真树或海部隆造氏有什么关系吧？” “这一点任你想象好啦。可是，你是怎么知道及川真树的尸体上粘附着鸟取沙丘的沙子和植物花粉的？”铃木的兴趣似乎只在这上面。 “见到海部隆造氏之后再说。” “你真是个胡搅蛮缠的人。海部先生不在这儿。” “那么在哪儿？” "How do I know that?" “不，你知道。”丰住尽力抵抗着来自对方的压力，又进攻了一步。瞬间，对方的眼睛好象燃起了烈火，喷射出的杀气使丰住无法抵挡，他低下了头，纵深敌腹的丰住屈服了。 可是，当他重新抬起头来时，铃木又恢复了原来柔和的眼神。 “真没办法，硬让我说不知道的事不是强人所难吗。我与海部先生多少有些关系，这是事实。可实际上我也在寻我他的下落呢。” “那么请问，你为什么对及川真树尸体上的粘附的沙子和花粉感兴趣呢？” 两个人的视线在空中相遇了，这次丰住没有躲避。目光经过瞬间的交锋后，铃木破颜一笑： “哈哈，看来隐瞒你也会知道的，我是野野宫。及川真树的丈夫是我开车撞死的，是他自己不注意造成的，可我是肇事人，事后想起来很不是滋味儿，只是因此对及川真树的死很关心，更何况还有他杀的可疑呢。” 他承认了自己是野野宫，就等于供出了海部在这里。自海部下落不明以来，野野宫也几乎没回自己的家。 “您到底是野野宫先生啊，虽然是初次见面，我想可能是您。” “由于海部先生出去旅行没留下联系地址，我就成了新闻界主攻的对象了。因此找这个地方先暂避一时。” 野野宫捷足先登，暗示自己在这儿不等于海部也在这儿。 “这么说，只是您自己在这啦？” "yes." “公开您在这儿的消息可以吗？” “那是没办法的事。这儿确是个理想的隐遁场所，可看来得另找一处了。” “如果能让我见海部氏，我就不公布。” “既然被你发现了，公布不公布都一样，反正已经不能再在这呆下去了。不过，刚才说的沙子和花粉，你是怎么知道的，能告诉我吗？” 丰住觉察到，无论如何努力，野野宫也不会让自己见海部。时间也所剩不多了，一旦过一个小时，木崎一定会报警。 “我和真树是私人关系，当地的警察叫我去认尸，在那儿听警察说的。” “那及川真树是在鸟取沙丘被害后，尸体被运到岛根县从断崖扔下去的呢，还是被害前曾在鸟取沙丘呆过呢？” “好象是后者。即及川真树是活着被从断崖上推下去的。”丰住认真地观察着对方的眼神说。野野宫十分平静。不过，他不是会从表情上露出马脚的人。 “哦。你刚才说仓桥总理是鸟取出身，这与事件有什么关系吗？” “总理与海部隆造氏的关系不是很密切吗。据市井传闻，总理与海部氏的居室之间有一条鲜为人知的秘密热线连接着。” “纯粹是谎言。谣言创造出荒唐滑稽的传说和神话。不过，即使总理和海部先生是要好的朋友，与这个事件也没什么关系吧？” “既然没有关系，您为什么对我的话感兴趣，而把我叫住呢？” “已经说过几次了，这只是个人对及川真树的关心。” “可是，您是在我说出总理的出生地时叫住我的。” “那只不过是巧合。还是当做完全没有关系的离奇之谈引起的好奇心吧。” “我不认为没有关系。” "What does it mean?" “海部氏乘坐的、您开的车撞死了及川真树的丈夫，3年后，及川真树带着鸟取沙丘的沙子和花粉被推入海中。碰巧，与海部氏有密切关系的仓桥总理又出身于鸟取沙丘附近。” “你的怀疑太没道理了吧？” 野野宫的语言变得粗鲁了，表情也阴险起来，这时不光是眼睛，从他的全身都喷射出了凶恶的气息，这气息可以说就是杀气，丰