Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve

one The Shimane Prefectural Police Department carefully investigated everything about Oikawa Maki and learned that Maki's husband died three years ago under the car of Takashi Kaibe. However, at this time, the Department of Social Affairs had not considered this traffic accident in connection with Makoto's death. He also didn't carry out such a thorough reasoning that Maki became the reception staff of Yokomichi Shoji under the recommendation of Kaifu by taking the traffic accident as an opportunity.The Dashe Bureau noticed Haibu because of Fengzhu's actions.When Makoto died, the Dashe Department had already started to keep an eye on Feng Zhuo who rushed to the scene as an indirect friend.

He became suspicious of a weekly magazine reporter in Tokyo who rushed to the remote Shimane for the death of a woman, and the Taisha Department realized that Oikawa Maki's death had a deep background. With the assistance of the Metropolitan Police Department, the Taisha Bureau secretly followed the actions of Toyosumi and Kisaki.And I know who Yutaka met with at Suimeisou, a hidden inn in Yokomichi Shoji. The Department of Social Affairs wants to find out who Fengju met. It is certainly a shortcut to ask Fengzhu directly, but he may keep silent.The criminal police continued to wait patiently in Shuimingzhuang, and not long after, a man came out, and the follower found that he had entered a house in Dai Ze with a Nono door sign.Therefore, they learned that the person who came out of Suimeizhuang was Nonomiya Chengo, the first secretary of Kaibu Takazo, who was currently attracting social attention.

"Do you think it was Nonomiya that Toyozu met?" Detective Matsuoka, who came here from the Taisha Office to perform official duties, asked his companion, Detective Uotani. "Now Takazo Kaibe has become a figure in the vortex of the Spruit incident, so it's not surprising that the reporter from the weekly magazine met with Kaibe's secretary?" Yugu asked the old detective Matsuoka implicitly. Yugu was very capable when he was doing field work at the police station. He was a young man who had just turned into a criminal police officer. "Now the press is staring around looking for Haibu's whereabouts. Don't you think it's strange that his first secretary met with the reporter of the weekly magazine alone in a hotel in a dead corner of the press?"

"So, Toyozu met Nonomiya for something other than the Spruit incident?" "That Suimeizhuang has not been discovered by the press at all. Toyosumi of the weekly magazine met with Nonomiya before his counterparts in the newspaper and the press. It can be considered that Toyosumi has some materials that are superior to his colleagues." "Mr. Matsuoka, is that material related to the murder of Oikawa Maki?" Uotani guessed Matsuoka's psychology. "It can't be determined yet. However, there must be a reason for Nonomiya to come out at this time. Regarding the Spruit incident, Nonomiya has always insisted that Kaifu was traveling abroad after the incident and refused to meet with all members of the press. But I saw Toyosumi, it is rare for a weekly magazine to be ahead of a newspaper on such an international event, so it is possible that Nonomiya met with Toyosumi for something other than Spruit."

"But, that doesn't necessarily have to do with the Oikawa Maki incident, does it?" "Kisaki also went together. Although Kisaki didn't enter Suimeizhuang, he was waiting in the car as Toyozu's backup. If something happened to Toyozu, he would take immediate action. Connect Kisaki, Toyosumi, and Nonomiya Together, besides Oikawa Maki, what else?" "Ah, so that's how it is." After Matsuoka's guidance, Uogu seemed to understand. "Toyosumi and Kisaki seem to have some material that we don't have." "Ask them how they are doing?" After all, Yu Gu was young and had a very anxious temper.

"Nonomiya is also intriguing. There must be something wrong with Nonomiya meeting Toyosumi very readily." "You mean to go directly to Nonomiya?" "Ayu, if Nonomiya has a weakness, what do you think it is?" Uotani didn't answer Matsuoka's question directly, but looked at Matsuoka thoughtfully. "Could it be Nonomiya?" Uogu suddenly realized. "I'm thinking about this too. There's no evidence, it's just a hunch. If Nonomiya is the criminal who killed Oikawa Maki, and they were discovered by Toyoju, it's not just a shortcoming, but a fatal injury, Nonomiya interviewed Isn’t Fengzhu the indirect evidence?”

"This is an amazing idea, Matsuoka-san, if Nonomiya is the prisoner, Kaibu Takazo is also involved." Uoya's cheeks flushed with excitement. "Kizaki said that Oikawa Maki may be a high-ranking prostitute, and people from the embassy of country A appear around her. The Spruit problem caused by country A is now getting stronger and stronger around Takashi Kaibe. In this Under such circumstances, even if Haibu has a little connection with the killing of high-ranking prostitutes, it is very detrimental to him. Just accepting the police investigation is passive, so Nonomiya has no choice but to interview Fengzu."

"However, if you do this, Nonomiya is tantamount to admitting your own shortcomings." "It may be that Toyosumi and Kizaki have undeniably beneficial materials from Nonomiya, or Nonomiya wants to identify Toyosumi's ability." "Anyway, if you don't see Toyozu or Nonomiya..." "Attack Fengzhu in order first." two Fengzhu successfully met with Nonomiya Chengao alone, which cheered up the editorial department. No matter what the content of the meeting was, Nonomiya, who had been refusing to accept interviews from the press, only met with the Seron Family of the same magazine, and he was already It is a special material.

"Don't involve any relationship with Oikawa Maki, just write an interview impression of Nonomiya." The editor-in-chief said.The relationship between Nonomiya and Maki is just a "traffic accident" at this stage.The connection with the murder incident has not gone beyond the scope of speculation, and the opponent is not easy to mess with, so you can't write things without real evidence. Just the fact that Nonomiya and Weekly Seiron met alone will surprise colleagues in the press.And also hinted that Kaibu Takazo might be hiding in Suimeizhuang.For editor-in-chief, that's more than enough.

When Fengzhu had just finished writing the manuscript to be submitted to the editor-in-chief, the mail room notified that a guest was looking for it. The visitor knows only by saying that they have met.Feng Zhu, who guessed in his heart, came to the reception room downstairs. Two men stood up from the sofa and bowed their waists to salute.It seems that one is in his fifties and the other is in his mid-twenties.The older man seemed to have seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.Small eyes, red nose.The broad, round face reminded Fengzhu of the squashed rice balls he brought with him on picnics as a child.

"Thank you for driving so far a few days ago." The other party said.Fengzhu finally remembered that there was such a person among the criminal police of the Taisha Department. "Ah, I was taken care of by you at that time." Feng Zhu hurriedly thanked him inappropriately.Puzzled as to why he came to Tokyo at this time, he asked, "Did you find any new clues later?" "Well, gradually began to find out." The criminal policeman smiled veiledly, and the young criminal policeman who stood aside nonchalantly was a little scary.Although the body is not very strong, it has well-trained muscles and sensitive motor nerves.Fengzhu felt that in this young criminal policeman, there was an inorganic murderous aura like a potentially lethal weapon. "So, the culprit in that incident is still..." "I just want to ask for advice on this, is it okay?" The criminal policeman showed his edge quietly. "Mr. Fengzhu, did you go to Suimingzhuang in the Murayama Reservoir last night?" The detective's additional words made Feng Zhu feel as if he had been stabbed in the back suddenly.The draft for the meeting with Nonomiya had only just been written.How could the Shimane detective know about this!The criminal police did not give Fengzhu a chance to breathe. "Did you meet someone in Shuimingzhuang? Who did you meet?" "That, that..." "Can't you tell us about that person?" "..." "If you don't answer, let me guess. Is it Nonomiya Naruo or Kaibe Takazo?" "You, how do you know?!" "I've been following you. Not long after you left Suimeizhuang, a man came out. It was Nonomiya. Since you went to Shimane, we have been monitoring your actions." "why is it like this?" "You have something to hide from us. That's why you can see Nonomiya before the news and newspapers, right? You have the weakness of Nonomiya in your hands, tell us about it." "I'm not hiding anything." "Actually, didn't you and Kisaki hide from us that Oikawa Maki's husband died under Kaibe Takashi's car?" "That's what Oikawa Masaki's sister told Kisaki after we returned from Shimane. We didn't know when Masaki died." "Why did you go to see Nonomiya Nario?" "Yes, it's Spruitt's..." "...has nothing to do with Spruit." "Seeing Nonomiya now, what else can there be besides Spruit?" "No, if it's about Spruit, I won't take Kisaki with me." Fengzhu was stabbed to the sore spot by the criminal police, and was speechless for a while. "Mr. Fengzhu, you want to know the truth about Oikawa Maki's death. If she was murdered, don't you want to catch the criminal? So please help me. You know the relationship between the death of Maki and Nonomiya and Takazo Kaibe I went to see Nonomiya because of some connection. Masaki’s husband was hit and killed by a car driven by Kaifu, but it shouldn’t be just this connection. If there is anything else, please tell us.” Under the pressure of the criminal police, Fengzhu could not hide.When I went to Shimane, I only talked about Maki's occupation and environment.It didn't say that Makoto was a substitute for Shusaku Shada's mistress and wanted to use it as a basis for blackmail. Fengzhu told the criminal police everything he knew. "It turns out that there are still these things." The criminal police nodded frequently after listening. "Therefore, I felt that her death was deeply related to the Spruit incident, so I made up my mind to meet Nonomiya." "So, what's Nonomiya's reaction?" "He's an old hand, I get the feeling. He's very interested in the sand and pollen left on Mako's dead body. He only met me because I hinted at it." "Is Takazo Kaibu at Suimeizhuang?" "Unfortunately that's not clear. But I think there's a good chance it's there." "Thank you, you have provided a lot of valuable information. Please continue to assist me in the future." "Also, about Kisaki, can you not meet him directly right now. The Central Economic Management seems to be the trading company of Kaibu and Yokomichi. Because for us, he is an important correspondent." "Understood, let's pay more attention to this." Matsuoka and Uoya finally left, and Toyosumi was surprised at being despised by him as the country police and the investigation tentacles under his jurisdiction that should not be underestimated. However, the goal of the Dashe Agency has always been to find out the truth about Oikawa Maki's death, even if the truth is related to the Spruit incident, it is beyond their reach. Taking advantage of the zealous investigation of the Department of Social Affairs, we are looking for the criminal who killed Makoto. If this matter can be connected with the Spruit incident, it will become a big news that will cause a sensation in the society.In this sense, it is not a bad deal to cooperate with the SWD at this time.Toyozu quickly thought about it in his heart. On the other hand, Matsuoka and Uotani were confirmed by Toumami because of their intuition, and they became more determined.The prey that appeared was very large, because they hadn't expected this situation in advance, so they consulted this department first.The department also asked the county police headquarters for a decision because it exceeded the scope of the ruling. Currently, the only connection between Nonomiya and Masaki is a traffic accident.The rest is Toyozu's reasoning.However, in the soil where Nonomiya and Kaibu are located, there are many suspicious seeds.The connection point is just a "traffic accident", but if the suspicious seeds are stimulated a little, the black and evil truth will be exposed immediately. The headquarters issued instructions and ordered to see Nonomiya and listen to the explanation of the situation.This is a wise decision. three The sudden visit of the criminal police from the Taisha Department was a great shock to Nonomiya.If it was an interview from the press, it could be easily declined, but the police asked for an interview, and it was not because of the current hot topic of the Spruit incident, so there was no reason to refuse the interview. The opponent is a detective from the Shimane prefectural police, which is also chilling.The police who visited probably because of a problem of a different nature from Spruitt’s, and what the reporter from Daredevil Weekly magazine who came suddenly the night before was a little disturbing. Anyway, Nonomiya decided to limit his meeting with Shimane's detectives to ten minutes.The names of Matsuoka and Uotani of the Taisha Department were printed on the business card handed over.The rural police were easy to deal with, but Nonomiya didn't pay much attention to them. "What happened recently, is it enough?" After greeting them for the first time, the older detective Matsuoka said in a leisurely tone.Listening to the tone, it seems to imply that he came for something other than "enough". "Yes, the public opinion circles are talking about it, but it will soon be known that Mr. Kaibe is innocent. You are here..." Nonomiya evaded nonchalantly, asked the other party why he came, and made a gesture to tell the other party that the agreed 10 minutes could not be extended. "I'm really sorry for the sudden interruption today. I want to know a little thing. Do you know Oikawa Maki?" "Oikawa?" Nonomiya's attitude was somewhat reserved.If you don't pay attention, you may unexpectedly become a handle and show your feet. "A woman who died strangely in our precinct." "Three or four years ago, I hit and killed a man with a car. His wife's name was Oikawa Maki. If it wasn't for another person with the same name and surname..." "It's not someone else. It is indeed the victim's wife. When investigating the identity of the deceased, we found the record of the traffic accident." "So, what the weekly magazine reporter said is true?" "A weekly magazine?" Matsuoka caught the words that Nonomiya seemed to be talking to himself. Of course, these words were deliberately whispered to the criminal police. "Speaking of which, a few days ago a man who claimed to be a reporter for the weekly selenology suddenly ran over and inquired about Oikawa Masaki. I thought he was talking nonsense, so I dismissed him casually." Nonomiya did not explicitly state his connection with Oikawa Maki, because it is unclear whether there is a connection between the detective and the weekly magazine reporter.The weekly magazine reporter said that he was called by the local police because of his personal acquaintance with Masaki.If there is a connection between the two, the contradiction in the language is immediately exposed. "What do you mean by talking nonsense?" "It's said that Chuan Mashu fell from the broken bank on the coast, and there were sand and pollen on the body." "That's all true, don't you know the news of Oikawa Masaki's death?" "I found out a little bit from the newspaper. Although the car accident was caused by the other party's carelessness, it was the victim's wife after all, so I paid attention to it." "You only interviewed that weekly magazine reporter, is it because you are particularly concerned about the woman Oikawa Maki?" "I heard that the wife of the man I killed died strangely, so I must be very concerned." "So, when I asked Oikawa Masaki, you were mentally prepared right away?" The implication of the criminal police is that if this is the case, your reaction at the beginning is slow.Unresponsiveness and trance are interlinked. "I didn't think about it all at once. Because my head is full of Spruit questions. But, did you know that the reporter from the weekly selenology came to me?" Nonomiya asked. "have no idea." "Then, how does Weekly Selen know about sand and pollen that haven't been made public yet?" "Probably with a keen sense of smell." "However, only the weekly world opinion has sniffed it ahead of all the public opinion circles. Is there any unique information channel?" "You're all about Spruit, and you're paying attention to this." Both sides are probing each other's heart.From this conversation, Nonomiya realized that the local police station was investigating in collusion with the weekly Seiron.The reporter of the weekly Shilun said that the local police station asked him to identify the dead body of the real tree, and the criminal police of the Taisha Bureau, who avoided talking about this, might have some secrets. "Of course I care about it. Because the weekly magazine and Mr. Criminal Police came to inquire about the strange death of the wife of the victim who I ran into and killed." "So how about finding out what's on your mind now?" "I want to find out, too." "Then may I ask, where were you from 6:00 pm on May 24th to the 25th?" Matsuoka Interpol asked straightforwardly. "What does it mean?" The eyes on Nonomiya's smiling face suddenly narrowed and fell on Matsuoka's face.The expression is still very gentle, but the gaze is as sharp as a murder weapon. "As a reference for the investigation, if you can tell us where you were and what you did in this time zone, it will be helpful for the investigation." Matsuoka tactfully and decisively avoided Nonomiya's pressing questions. "It seems to be collecting evidence. Oikawa Maki didn't bring him to death at this time, did he?" "As a reference for the investigation, can't you assist?" "It's really an unpleasant question. You don't explain what you're investigating, but suddenly ask for evidence, isn't it impolite?" Nonomiya retorted calmly. "Except for the public search, the content of the investigation is confidential. If there is no inconvenience, please assist." Matsuoka said without compromise, without flinching or intimidating. "It's not inconvenient, but you suddenly asked me, when and where did I do it, how can I remember it all at once?" "It wasn't a long time ago, let's recall." "I'll take a look at the diary. Please wait a moment." Nonomiya went to another room and took out a notebook. "Is it May 24?" "After 6 o'clock in the evening is fine." The watch on Oikawa Masaki's body stopped at 6:16.However, according to the clues obtained near the scene, it is estimated that the time of death was actually much later than this. The presumed time of death obtained by the autopsy is around 10 o'clock at night. From this time difference, the watch may have been tampered with, resulting in homicide. Suspect.In short, it is necessary to find out what the "related person" did after 6 pm on the same day. "It was in Nara that day." "Nara?" "As Mr. Kaibe's agent, I went to meet a person in the financial industry in Osaka. When I came back, I stopped by Nara. Because it was a secret operation, I wanted to avoid Osaka. In addition, I needed to stay out for a night anyway, and I wanted to stay in the quiet place of the ancient capital. Rest at the hotel." "Which hotel in Nara did you stay in?" "Nara Hotel." "Nara Hotel is the oldest and most representative hotel in Nara." "Yes. It's been a long time since I experienced the travel experience in the ancient capital, and I haven't been exposed to that atmosphere for a long time." "Didn't you take anyone with you?" "Bring a young clerk." If it is a "staff", it is likely that the caliber has already been unified, and this cannot be circumstantial evidence. "Apart from that clerk, does anyone else know that you live at the Nara Hotel?" "The hotel has my accommodation registration." "Can the waiter of the hotel remember your stay?" Matsuoka thinks that the hotel's registration is easy to "forge".For example, Nonomiya fills in the pre-prepared registration card and asks others to stay, so that he can also leave his own accommodation registration. "Then I have to ask the waiter. However, I'm not a famous actor or director, and when I was staying, I tried to avoid people's eyes and ears because I originally came to avoid Osaka." "So, the waiter may not be impressed?" "I guess so." "Did you meet any acquaintances in the hotel?" "No." "That is to say, there is no objective evidence that you stayed at the Nara Hotel on May 24?" "I'm answering the question honestly, but isn't it too infuriating for you to ask this question? Do ordinary citizens have to prepare objective evidence in advance when staying in a hotel?" "Again, I'm sorry. However, even ordinary citizens, when asked about various circumstances for reference in an investigation, it is more valuable to present objective evidence. We only need evidence to testify for your words, and no other intentions .” "Doesn't the need for evidence mean that you don't believe my words?" "It's not a question of belief or disbelief, but a matter of seeking objectivity. I hope you understand. Who is the financial person you met in Osaka?" "It can't be said, because it was a meeting due to top-secret work. However, since you have repeatedly emphasized objective evidence, it is not impossible." Nonomiya seemed to suddenly remember something. "What is it?" Matsuoka unconsciously leaned forward. "watched TV." "television?" "Well, I watched a pornographic program for adults that started broadcasting at 23 o'clock. That program was probably only broadcast in the Kansai area that day." "Is there any evidence of watching TV?" "Take a photo." "Photos? Photos from the TV?" "While I was watching TV, the staff who went with me jokingly took pictures with instant cameras. They said that the way I watched the striptease was interesting." "Did you and the TV screen be photographed?" If that program was broadcast only in the Kansai area at that time of the day, it would be Nonomiya's alibi.Nonomiya nodded yes. "Do you have the picture?" "I hope I can find it if I need it. Because it is a disgraceful photo, I don't want my wife and children to see it, so I put it away." "Can we take a look?" "Ok." Nonomiya seemed to stand up steadily again.After a while, he came back and handed over a photo.Above is Nonomiya resting at the hotel and a TV with naked women dancing in the picture tube. "It was hard to find. This naked woman is Mayumi Gojo, a famous stripper in Kansai. If you find out, you will know the broadcast date of the show." In the kinescope, the woman's face is particularly clearly illuminated and can be enlarged. "Can you lend us this photo?" "There seems to be no reason to refuse. I also want to get clarification as soon as possible, and I can use it for investigation. I hope to get a satisfactory result." "Just to be on the safe side, let's meet the clerk who took the photo?" "I happen to be at home now, so I'll call him over." Nonomiya said lightly, and called in a sharp-eyed man, about twenty-six or seventeen years old, named Yasuda.The young man just repeated Nonomiya's words without saying anything new. This was expected by the criminal police, but the instant photo he took was valuable information. Four "Ayu, what do you think of this?" On the way back from seeing Nonomiya, Matsuoka asked his companion Uotani.When Matsuoka was talking with Nonomiya, Uotani was watching carefully from the sidelines. "Suspicious, I don't see anyone taking pictures while watching the striptease." "Exactly. However, he seems to be very confident in his circumstantial evidence. It seems that it will not be easy to come up with evidence to expose him." "Is this photo real?" "The photo itself may also be processed, but Mayumi Gojo, a stripper, performed on a TV show broadcast in the Kansai area at 23:00 on May 24th. This may be real." "Maybe it was taken from a TV tape." "It doesn't matter whether it's a video or a TV. The important thing is whether the program starring Gojo Mayumi will be broadcast in the Kansai area at 23:00 on May 24." People who watched a TV program covering only the Kansai area at 23:00 on May 24 could not have "contacted" Oikawa Maki who was presumed to have fallen to his death in Taisha Town, Shimane Prefecture at 22:00 on the same day. "If this is the case, Nonomiya's circumstantial evidence is established." "The circumstantial evidence is established. However, he forged circumstantial evidence, which is very suspicious." "Is it necessary to check the Haibu?" "Of course there is. However, it is impossible for Haibu to intervene directly. I think Nonomiya should be the breakthrough point. He has already done a lot of tricks." "Nonomiya also said that it is impossible for ordinary citizens to prepare objective circumstantial evidence in advance for staying in a hotel." "He probably expected to be investigated, so he prepared circumstantial evidence. Anyway, let's confirm this photo first." As a result of photo identification, the woman on TV is indeed Gojo Mayumi.She is currently a famous actress in the Kansai strip dance world. Moreover, she did appear in Hanwa TV's "Men's Secret Room, Exclusive Night Show" from 23:00 to 23:54 on May 24th.This is the nightly pornographic program broadcast by the TV station at 23:00 from Tuesday to Friday, and has won extremely high ratings.That night was the "Kansai Striptease Extravaganza", a live show performed on a TV broadcasting station with Mayumi Gojo as the leading role, and five striptease red horns participating. This is a program that Hanwa TV prepared to compete with the popular program "Midnight Show" broadcast on the same time zone as Naniwa TV. The "Midnight Show" mainly focuses on pornographic low-level jokes for adults, but Hanwa TV puts a lot of effort into erotic stimulation regardless of clothing, exaggerating the pornographic scenes that can be broadcast on TV, which once caused the striptease theater in Osaka to become depressed.The theater had to adopt a bitter strategy. On the one hand, it sent strippers to perform on TV, and on the other hand, it attracted people who wanted to see more explicit shows in the theater. This achieved certain success. "Dancing Extravaganza" is such an experimental program. Someone raised an opinion, saying, "Is the photo taken by the local broadcasting program of the TV broadcasting network?" , and "circumstantial photos" can also be taken.Because it is difficult for TV stations in small cities to produce TV programs independently, most of them form a broadcasting network with the Central Bureau to rebroadcast the programs of the Central Bureau. In this case, however, the geography is different, as are the central offices and channels.The channel number on the circumstantial photo is that of Hanwa TV. Moreover, Hanwa TV is an independent broadcasting bureau and does not belong to any broadcasting network. Therefore, "Night Sexy Program" can only be broadcast in the broadcasting area of ​​this bureau. Some people also asked, "Is the photo taken on another day when she performed on Hanwa TV?" After investigation, Mayumi Gojo only appeared on the TV on May 24th. , The coverage area of ​​that program, that is, the range that can be watched directly, is the Keihanshin and Nara areas with a radius of about 80 kilometers from Osaka. Those who watched a TV program that can only be seen in the Kansai area at the Nara Hotel at 23 o'clock that day could not have pushed Oikawa Maki from the cliff off the coast of Japan in Shimane Prefecture into the sea an hour ago.There is a barrier of time between the two. There are absolutely no traces of synthetic photos and other falsehoods on the image paper.This photo was indeed taken after 23:00 on May 24. It is only possible to watch TV programs in the Kansai area, and the TV receiver is not connected to a TV transcription machine or other machinery. In this regard, the circumstantial evidence of Nonomiya Chengao is basically established. Fives The circumstantial evidence of Nonomiya was established, but because of this, the suspicion of him was aggravated.Because anyway, it's not natural to be photographed with a pornographic TV show. "Did you say that the photos taken in other places were taken in Nara?" Someone raised this opinion again.However, even if it was filmed outside of Nara, the TV broadcast area is only in the Kansai area, so the shooting location can only be limited to a certain place in the Kansai area.Even in the place closest to the place where Oikawa Maki died, Nonomiya has no possibility of committing the crime. Finally, I decided to go to the Nara Hotel to check it out.It was still Matsuoka and Uoya who accepted this task. Nara Hotel is located in Nara Park. It is an elegant building with a majestic Japanese cypress structure, which is very suitable for the atmosphere of the ancient capital.The park is the largest artwork in Nara and a municipal cultural relic protection object. The very harmonious hotel building plays an important role in exaggerating the atmosphere in the park. Of course, the purpose of the detectives' visit was not commensurate with this atmosphere.The hotel built on a high platform beside Huangchi Lake adopts a symmetrical wing-to-wing shape, and the central part is the general service desk and lobby. The head waiter who came out to receive the reception heard that he wanted to know about Nonomiya Chengao who stayed here on May 24, so he immediately went to the back room and took out a very thick account book. "Is it Mr. Nonomiya Chengao who lived on May 24?" The head waiter flipped through the paper folder for a while, "I found it. It is indeed living with us." "How do you fill in the registration?" Matsuoka asked, leaning forward to look at the paper folder.This is the paper clip for the registration card. "Stay overnight on May 24. I will stay in double room No. 214 with my partner Mr. Junhiko Yasuda." "Who filled out this card, Mrs. Nonomiya or Mrs. Yasuda? The handwriting seems to be from the same person." In addition to the residence, there are also columns such as occupation and telephone number on the card, which are written in rough male handwriting.The address and phone number are my own, and the occupation column is filled with "company director".Nonomiya holds the name of director of several companies run by Takazo Kaibe.In Yasuda's column, only the word "Secretary" was written.The filling out of the card seems to be impeccable. "It can't be seen from the card. I'll call the person in charge of signing in, please agree directly." The foreman called a twenty-two or three-year-old waiter.There is a name tag with "Oishi" pinned to his chest.Hearing that the police wanted to know something, the expression on his face was very tense. "I want to know about a guest you received, named Nonomiya Chengao. As a reference for a certain event, do you still remember his appearance and characteristics?" In order to ease his tension, Matsuoka asked calmly. "Oh, all of a sudden..." Dashi showed embarrassment. "This, is this person?" Matsuoka handed to the waiter the photo of Nonomiya that Uogu had taken from the information card of the right-wing personnel of the Police Department. "Oh, I remember this guest." Dashi remembered clearly. "How do you remember him?" "After he arrived here, when he was checking in at the service desk, he dropped his glasses from the service desk to the floor, and the lenses broke. He said it would be troublesome if he didn't have glasses, and asked me where there is an optical shop in the city." "Oh, you dropped the heel mirror and broke the lens?" Matsuoka looked at the floor.There was a thick carpet on the floor.The waiter seemed to understand Matsuoka's heart immediately, and said: "Because of panic when it fell, I stepped on it with my foot. If it just fell to the ground, the lens will not be broken." The intention is to emphasize that it is not the responsibility of the hotel. Matsuoka gave Uotani a wink.Yugu nodded in understanding.Nonomiya stayed at the Nara Hotel on May 24, which is an important point of his circumstantial evidence.Not just the accommodation registration, he must have made special efforts to impress the staff.The prediction was fully confirmed. It was unnatural for Nonomiya to purposely crush the unbreakable glasses with his feet.He gained the impression of the staff with this unnaturalness.He had to stay at the Nara Hotel on May 24, no, but had to make a false impression of accommodation.This leads to conjectures that are just the opposite of the truth. "When did Nonomiya arrive on the 24th?" "The time written on the registration card is 3:08 pm." Dashi looked at the card holder and replied. "3:08! Really?" Since he said that he arrived in Nara after meeting with people from the business circle in Osaka, he should have arrived here later than that. "That's right. Please read this." In the card holder that Oishi handed over, there was a card with the name of Nonomiya Chengao and the words May 24, 3.08PM. "Is this card filled out by Nonomiya himself?" "yes." "Has Nonomiya been in the hotel from now until the next day?" "Then I don't know. I was on the day shift that day and got off at 4 o'clock." "Then you only saw Nonomiya when he arrived at 3:08?" "That's right." Perhaps Nonomiya slipped out of the hotel immediately after arriving at the hotel at 3:08, avoiding the waiter's eyes and ears, and went to Himisaki in Shimane before 10 o'clock at night. "What happened when he left the hotel?" Dashi's eyes fell on the registration card again. "I left at 10:10 the next morning. The accountant on duty at the time was...ah, this is Sakaguchi's signature." "Is this Sakaguchi here?" "You're in the same class as me, should you call her here?" "Excuse me." Soon, a sophisticated waitress in her 30s followed the dashi.She readily answered the police's questions. "Ah, I remember this guest. His secretary paid the bill when he left." "Haven't you seen Nonomiya?" "I didn't see it. After finishing the accounts, the secretary drove away alone. I thought Mr. Nonomiya left first." "Then how do you remember him?" "The day before that, when this guest was checking in, I was also in class and at the service desk. I saw his glasses fell to the ground and broke, so I wondered why the guest wearing glasses was missing." "That's right." Matsuoka nodded, thinking about the meaning of this.When I arrived at the hotel the day before, I deliberately broke my glasses to attract the attention of the waiter, but when I left the next morning, I asked the secretary to check out, and Nonomiya did not show up.This may be because he didn't want to show up, or he didn't have time to show up. The waiter only saw him once when Nonomiya arrived at the hotel at 3:08 pm on the 24th. Matsuoka seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and asked, "Do you still have the deposit of Mr. Nonomiya's settlement statement?" "Yes, it usually needs to be kept for one year." "Can we take a look?" Matsuoka thought that if Nonomiya slipped out of the hotel as soon as he finished the check-in procedures, there should be no meal expenses on the bill.It's impossible to stay overnight without eating out. However, on the stub of the settlement statement that Sakaguchi found out, there were meal expenses for two people. "Dinner and breakfast are eaten in the room." Sakaguchi added. "That is to say, the food is ordered to be eaten in the room?" It may be that the phrase "calling food" is ridiculous, Sakaguchi smiled and nodded. "Then it might actually be two servings for one person." "There are guests who eat two servings per person, but if the purpose is to confuse the number of people, it is unlikely. Because the waiter delivers the food to the room." "Does that mean you will be discovered by the waiter?" "Unless the other person is showering or something when the meal is delivered to the room." "Could it be a bath?" "Then I don't know. I'm not a waiter in that area." Sakaguchi was sophisticated after all, and cleverly diverted the conversation.刑警解放了服务台的服务员和会计，对领班说要见负责送饭的那个服务员。 赶巧，那个服务员也在班上。这是一个十七八岁的刚刚高中毕业的女服务员。她的记忆已经十分淡薄了，在松冈的耐心的诱导下，终于回想了起来。 “客人是晚上9点来钟要的饭，我用车子送去时，出来一位年轻的男客人，在门口把食物接过去了。” “这么说您没进屋？” “那位男客人说不用送进屋了。” “要的是什么吃的？” “我记得是炸牛排和色拉。” “你去撤碗筷时，全部都吃光了吗？” "yes." “早饭呢？” “送去两份西餐，也是那人在门口接过去的。” “当时房间里没有别人吗？” “出来取食物的那位年轻男子挡在我面前，看不到屋里。但好象没有人。他站的位置正好是看不到屋里的地方。” “那个男人站在面前挡住了你？” “好象是。也可能是我多疑了。” “两份早餐也都吃了吗？” “是的，一点儿没剩。” 根据送饭的服务员证实，可知她也没见到野野宫的影子。一个年轻的男子汉吃两份饭倒不是什么难事，即使吃不掉，也有各种方法处理掉。 又查问了客室的服务员，得知214号房间的两张床当天夜里都用过，但是他们也没有见到过野野宫。 最后，刑警把“旁证照片”与野野宫住过的214号房间做了对照。但是照片被野野宫的上半身和电视机填满了，看不到客室内的特征。如果只凭这张照片，确实难以断定是奈良宾馆的客室还是他处。不过，电视机是一样的。 “野野宫的旁证是由两点支撑的。其一是到达奈良宾馆时的登记，对此过后再做一下登记卡片的笔迹鉴定，不过肯定是野野宫本人填写的，他确实是到奈良宾馆了，剩下的一点是旁证照片，现在很难断定是在奈良宾馆拍摄的，但肯定是在关西地区的某一地方。照片本身没有假，如果野野宫5月24日22点后的一小时不在关西地区的某一处，是绝对照不了这张像的。如果在宾馆办理完住宿手续就溜出去了，那么他的旁证可以说就只与这张照片有关了。” 在去奈良宾馆调查后返回的途中，松冈似自言自语地给今天的调查下着结论。 “松冈先生，我注意到一个有趣的事儿。”鱼谷的目光停在空中说。在那视线的延长线上是苍茫的天空和黄昏降临的奈良市街，但他的眼睛并不是在看这些。 “是什么？”松冈转眼看着鱼谷。 “野野宫为了给宾馆的服务员留下自己的印象，甚至弄碎了自己的眼镜，然而，在宾馆的客室里照旁证照片时，却只把电视机和自己的上半身摄进了镜头，完全没拍室内的特点，因为是作为依据的重要旁证照片，一般来说，应该同时把客室的特点也拍下来。如果想这样，就应该把只有奈良宾馆有的东西，如额扁、花瓶、印有房间号的电话机或其它什么物件作为证据摄入镜头。但他并没这么去做。这是不是可以说明拍摄场所不是奈良宾馆呢？” “完全正确，野野宫是在关西地区以外拍的这张照片。关于这一点电视局已经说过，这个节目只覆盖关西地区。不管他是不是在奈良宾馆拍的照片，对旁证都没有什么影响。可能是因为他知道这一点，才不敢把客室的特点和证据物品一起拍进去。” “这种情况可不可能呢？下午3点零8分到宾馆办理住宿手续，然后立即溜出宾馆，乘飞机去岛根县日御崎。把及川真树从断崖上推下去之后，从那儿返回到关西地区能收到阪和电视的最近一处拍了照。” “真树死亡的推断时间是22点前后。无论多么匆忙地往回返，也需要两个小时，因此这样是到不了阪和电视的播映区域的。” “解剖得出的推断时间有一定误差。如果她死的时间是21点，那么距黄色节目结束约有3个小时，这期间乘飞机不能回到可收看电视节目的地区吗？” “飞机我们可以了解一下，可是能有这么方便的航班吗？” “我总觉得旁证照片上没拍上奈良宾馆的证物是个问题。” six 警察署就野野宫成男到奈良宾馆后至同日22时去岛根县日御崎的可能性进行了研究。 假设他下午3时零8分在宾馆办完住宿手续，到房间后马上又溜出去了。 首先从火车方面进行了考虑，特快朝潮4号16点33分由京都发车，20点36分到达鸟取，问题是再带上身上粘有鸟取沙丘的沙子和花粉的及川真树能否在22点之前赶到日御崎。鸟取到日御崎的距离是176公里，这个距离在不足一个半小时内开车跑到是不可能的。据解剖医生说，死亡推断时间的误差最大限度估计上下各不会超过一个小时。如果死亡时间最晚不超过22点，则多少有些可能性。 可是，22点至23点期间在岛根县日御崎的人绝对不可能看到同夜23点开始播映阪和电视台的节目。 那么飞机怎么样呢？东亚国内航空619次航班从大阪飞出去。但这次班机15点10分从大阪起飞，来不及。其次有大阪到米子的飞机。679次班机从16点40分从大阪起飞，17点40分到达米子；681次班机17点55分从大阪起飞，18点55分到达米子，这两次班机均可乘坐。 然而，问题是返回的航班，最末次680次19点20分从米子起飞，绝对赶不上。那么翌日的首班机怎样呢？672次9点15分从米子起飞，当然是看不到前夜23点的电视节目了。 总之，火车也好，飞机也好，在当夜23点之前返回到阪和电视的播映区域是不可能的。 又从阪和电视台了解到，旁证照片上的电视镜头是5月24日23点48分播映的。阪和电视台说，映像功率输出率是10KW、声音输出功率是2.0KW、映像频率为205.25MH2、音声频率为208.75MH2、收看户数为三百八十八万，该台的服务区域是以大阪为中心半径约80公里以内，由于地势、播映时的季节及气候等原因，虽然多少有些不均衡，但是播放电波到不了鸟取县和岛根县，在这两地不可能收看到该台的节目，为了慎重起见，又询问了近畿电波监理局，得到的回答完全相同。 这样一来，电视录像的使用、节目的传播、出演的日期及照片的伪造，利用火车及飞机的移动等一切都被否定，野野宫成男的旁证完全是成立的。 海部隆造的国会证人传询日期是6月26日。当日出席传讯的是从欧洲旅行归来的横道商事经理横道孝一。 海部因提交了主治医生、东京大手町医学大厦诊疗所所长藤井诚三博士的诊断书而缺席。诊断书的内容如下： 海部曾患过脑血栓，这还是第一次听说。对此藤井博士说： “由于患者根据自己的社会地位，要求不要公开此病，所以就保密了，一度曾出现了危及生命的危险。如果压力过量，有可能再发非常危险的症状。” 另一方面，出席了传讯的横道孝一经理回答说：“我们公司接受的300万美元，正如威斯特策克氏的证言所示，是名副其实的佣金，是受之无愧的。” “名副其实的佣金是假，而推销斯普鲁特公司产品的'补助金'是真吧？”对这追加的询问，横道正颜厉声道： “请不要以揣度为依据提问题，那全都是正常业务的正当报酬。我们没从斯普鲁特公司接受一元不明不白的钱。” 很明显，提出问题一方的手头材料不充足。而所谓的手头材料，那只是来源于A国上院公证会记录的东西。 “比方说，”横道孝一反倒自鸣得意地故弄玄虚起来，“如果以纯进口品购买F4E鬼怪式飞机，一架是20亿日元，加上备品和附属机器就是它的3倍。商社的保证金是6%，包括管理费是10%。仅此，一架便赚6亿日元，假如购买100架就是600亿日元，如果去掉40%的进口零部件，还赚240亿日元，可想而知，我得到300万美元即9亿日元是多么微乎其微。” 无论谁看，证人传讯都是告吹了。剩下的唯一的一条线索是海部隆造，可他以医生的诊断书为挡箭牌没来出席。 东京国税局相继给海部隆造邮送了挂号信件。这是国税局根据所得税法第二、三、四条规定行使的质问检查权，表示相信A国议会的证言及收条等资料，对有关人员来取行动。 国税局的行动说明该局把海部认定为多额偷税嫌疑者了，一直在观察事态发展的检察和警察部门也做出了与国税局相应的姿态，开始调查。这三者合一的调查是十分少见的。 本来警察方面已计划以违反外汇及贸易关系法嫌疑为线索展开攻势了。负责这一计划实施的是警视厅防犯部防犯科，搜查二科也参加。 如果是行贿受贿案件，即渎职，则由刑事部搜查第二科负责。可是，如果是有国会议员参加的渎职案件则由检察总长指挥，检察厅参加。渎职调查的前线总部是东京地方检察厅特搜部。特搜部设在东京地检和大坂地检，但有名气的是扼制中央政财界咽喉的东京地检特搜部，别名为“特搜新选组”，在揭发不正当行为方面有着卓越功绩和战无不胜的传统、这是检察阵营的尖子集团，全是会计专家。 相反，警察的搜查二科也负责搜查行贿受贿、诈骗、渎职及贪污等经济犯，但由于小偷和扒手也是其搜查的对象，刑警们没有时间学习会计学。 即使是社会犯罪，警察充其量是调查到部、科长级，而董事、经理级则由特搜部调查。 涉及到类似斯普鲁特问题的是具有国际性范围的案件时，警察的搜查二科即使出场，最多是为检察厅打下手。拼命调查的结果，功劳全被检察厅拿走，搜查二科参加明知是以检察为主导型的案件，大概是因为不便对根基很深的事件保持沉默吧。 特搜部对海部采取行动之前向藤井博士询问了海部的病症。藤井博士说，为了对自己的回答负责，再次为海部诊察一下。 他还说，从年龄上考虑，海部迅速恢复是不可能的，但可能恢复到可回答临床讯问的程度。这话比向国会提交的诊断书多少柔和了一些。 7月1日，藤井博士进了永福二丁目的海部邸。由此，海部隆造确在自家一事得到了证实。