Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The Silent Part

The information provided by Shingo Takeura aroused great interest in the search headquarters. Hiroyuki Kishimoto of "Argo", is this the same Kishimoto who appears and disappears in several cases?It is still a mystery.Also, Yasui Machiko claims to have an acquaintance in "Argo", is this person Kishimoto?Still not sure. However, it cannot be ignored that there is a person named Kishimoto among the persons in charge who are related to Machiko Yasui and "Argo". The search headquarters of the Tamagawa Bureau took a copy of the "Argo" register and decided to investigate "Argo" in detail.

According to the copy records: "Argo" was established on March 8th in the second year of Heisei (that is, 1989 AD). The purpose is to manufacture and sell medical equipment.The representative is Hajime Muraoka.There are seven promoters, one of whom is Hiroyuki Kishimoto. There are additional articles of association in the application for registration and establishment, which record the names and addresses of the promoters.From this, I learned Kishimoto's address. Kishimoto's address is No. 2-XX-XX 205, Ikegami, Ota District.Kishimoto Hiroyuki has moved out of this place, but has not yet registered with the district office.As a result, Kishimoto's current address is unknown.

The search headquarters also tracked down Hajime Muraoka, the representative of "Argo".His residence is Aobadai, Midori-ku, Yokohama.Muraoka's address is listed in the articles of association. Muraoka is now operating real estate in Shimomachi, and "Argo" has not yet settled his accounts, but he has changed his mind and switched to real estate sales and purchases. The rapid changes make people feel that Muraoka has opened companies (clubs) one after another and is used to it. make it go out of business. The police station quickly got in touch with Muraoka, and he designated a hotel lobby in Machida City as the meeting place, and it immediately made people feel that he did not want the police to come to the company and home.

Nagai from the Tamagawa Department and Yoshihara from the Azabu Department arrived at the hotel on time according to the scheduled time and place.Sitting on the sofa in the lobby was a tall man in his forties who immediately stood up, greeted him with a friendly smile, he was Muraoka. "It's the first time we meet, please take care of me. My name is Muraoka." He introduced himself politely.Dressed in high-quality, well-crafted suits, and an ordinary attitude. "Excuse me for your busy schedule." The two detectives also introduced themselves and were polite. "No, no. If people like me can help you, I'm very happy." Muraoka greeted fluently.

"Let's get down to business. Mr. Muraoka is the representative of 'Argo', so we want to get to know Hiroyuki Kishimoto through you." Nagai calmly stated the purpose of this trip. "You mean Kishimoto-kun? We haven't been in touch for a while, what's wrong with him?" Muraoka's expression showed no movement. "So, do you know the address of Mr. Kishimoto after moving?" "Kishimoto, has he moved? I don't know at all." It was not at all obvious that Muraoka was pretending not to know. "He's also one of the directors of 'Argo'. It's puzzling that you said you didn't know about his relocation."

"When 'Argo' was established, we only borrowed his name for a while, and we rarely interacted with each other." The establishment of a joint stock limited company requires more than seven promoters. In order to make up the number of people, the names of relatives and friends are often borrowed. "What's your relationship with Mr. Kishimoto?" "Friendship. I met a few years ago when I was traveling." "'Argo' is not disbanded on the register, but it doesn't seem to be in business now?" "I'm sorry. The sales of the main product, the blood pressure monitor, are not ideal. The store is currently closed. However, once it gets better, we still plan to revive it, so we haven't disbanded it. Now, we want to make a transition with some real estate. We are determined to continue to operate For blood pressure monitors, we are very confident in the product." Muraoka explained.

"Do you know a woman named Machiko Yasui?" "No, I don't know." "Machiko Yasui's tone seems to be an acquaintance with Kishimoto of 'Argo', haven't you heard her name from Kishimoto?" "Well, I haven't heard of this name from Kishimoto-kun. However, I rarely meet him. What's the matter with Ms. Yasui and Kishimoto-kun?" "Didn't you watch TV and newspapers? Machiko Yasui was killed." "Killed!? What does she have to do with Kishimoto-kun?" Muraoka showed a look of panic. "We are investigating whether there is a connection."

"Really? What a coincidence, I just borrowed Kishimoto-kun's name. I don't know anything about his personal affairs." "Machiko Yasui, through Kishimoto, got your company's blood pressure monitor, and then gave it to someone else." Nagai intends to play tricks and deceive Muraoka.Did Machiko Yasui get the blood pressure monitor from Kishimoto?Not implemented yet. "Because it's a commodity, anyone can get it." Muraoka seemed to see through Nagai's bluff. "Argo's products, can you easily buy them in department stores?" "No, that, that hasn't entered the department store yet, but if it's in a medical equipment store in Tokyo, I think I can buy it."

Muraoka's tone wavered slightly.Nagai's words seemed to hit his heart. It is unimaginable that the products of a company that went bankrupt after two years of establishment can be easily bought anywhere. The fact that Machiko Yasui gave "Argo" blood pressure monitor to Ishino Mingming is enough to explain the relationship between her and "Argo". Although he met Muraoka, the representative of "Argo", it was still unclear where Kishimoto was. "That man named Muraoka, squeeze him like toothpaste and talk." On the way home, Yoshihara shared his views.

"I feel the same way. It looks like maybe the old company closed down and a new one started, and some deceitful behavior. This guy has done it all." "Let's spy on the surroundings of Muraoka." Yoshihara thought over and over again the conversation he had with Ishii from the Komae Police Station. The murderer who murdered the proprietress may be the conspiracy of three people.This group of criminals consisted of two men and one woman. It seems a little far-fetched, can these three people face Muraoka, Kishimoto, and Machiko Yasui?If the relationship between Kishimoto and Machiko can be confirmed, then it is most appropriate for Muraoka to be the third culprit in the murder of Tokie.

In order to save "Argo" who was in business difficulties, they thought hard and did everything possible to raise funds. They go to get close to single women with small money and rich old people, and do everything possible to win them over or commit murder to steal money and fill the company's deficit. In order to achieve the goal, the bait thrown out is Machiko Yasui.Prey objects: Tokie Yashiro and Shigemi Sanada in a bar or coffee shop run by a single woman, as well as Shinichiro Takeura and Mingming Ishino, an old man who lives alone in a leisurely way. However, this group of people never expected Machiko Yasui to give the product of "Argo" to the old man Ishino. Not only that, but the crime was inadvertently exposed.Machiko also left the brooch that Miwa Kitahara lost when she was raped at Shinichiro Takeura's house; Kishimoto lost Tokie's lighter at Shigemi Sanada's house. Kishimoto's rape of Kitahara Miwa was also unexpected by the criminals.Assuming that Anna Machiko and Kishimoto Hiroyuki are in the same group, they have poked holes everywhere. Had the party been three, the third accomplice had not yet been exposed. A group of three is always just Yoshihara's guess.When the rapist committed the crime, he shouted loudly, "Let me see it!".Yoshihara's guess comes from this. However, a few words from detective Ishii aroused Yoshihara's vigilance. "Assuming that there are three accomplices in the murder of the proprietress, the alienated person must act freely. For the criminal who attacked his lover, wouldn't he feel that his accomplice is a threat?" Machiko Yasui is a woman who knows too many things, and the suspicion of being silenced by her accomplices is quite high.If there are only two of the three accomplices left, for them, interdependence already poses a threat. Moreover, one of them, as the rapist, is supposed to be "hunted" by the search authorities, and the rapist is undoubtedly a threat to the third accomplice who has not yet exposed anything. However, the search headquarters cannot be operated based on Yoshihara's speculation alone.It is the best policy to only detect around Muraoka and let him expose his flaws. At the search meeting, before deciding to conduct a secret reconnaissance, Yoshihara plans to act alone and secretly investigate around Muraoka. "'Argo' is closed, and I want to learn more about its operations." Nagai, who holds the same opinion, said. Based on the reports of Nagai and Yoshihara, the investigation headquarters of the Tamagawa Bureau and Azabu Bureau studied the deployment of monitoring Hiroyuki Kishimoto. Through the combination of fingerprints, there are quite a lot of doubts that Kishimoto is related to a series of cases.However, it has not been confirmed that this Kishimoto is Hiroyuki Kishimoto of "Argo".This is the difficulty of overall deployment. The two searched the headquarters, held a joint meeting, and first decided to investigate the origin of Hiroyuki Kishimoto. Kishimoto is thirty-seven years old.Born in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture.unmarried.In Otsu City, Kishimoto's eldest brother, runs an auto repair shop. After graduating from a local high school, Kishimoto worked as a helper at the elder brother's factory for about two years. Because of a quarrel with his elder brother, he went to Tokyo. It is said that he no longer associates with his elder brother. Investigators paid close attention to Kishimoto's family's auto repair shop.Kishimoto had mentioned to Ashino about running a car repair shop in Chofu. After Hiroyuki Kishimoto went to Tokyo, there was no news.From his elder brother, he asked for a photo of Hiroyuki when he was in Otsu, and showed it to Michio Ashino.He asserted: "This photo is younger than now, this person must be Kishimoto." The Kishimoto fingerprints collected here are the same person as Hiroyuki Kishimoto, which has been confirmed. The Yoyogi Department, Azabu Department, Tamagawa Department, and Komae Department jointly convened a collegial meeting, and unanimously passed a decision that Hiroyuki Kishimoto was the suspect in the murder of Tokie Yashiro, and he was to be subject to the first general order in the country. Nagai and Yoshihara's opinion of secretly investigating Muraoka was quite convincing because of the general order issued by Hiroyuki Kishimoto. The criminal who murdered Yashiro Tokie is the opinion of three people. There is no evidence, and the objection is very strong. However, Ishii of the Komae Bureau caught the rapist's complaints and the woman in the accomplice was also an accomplice. This is very doubtful, so most people Gradually began to lean towards Ishii's opinion. Since the rape case happened, Ishii has had an ominous premonition in different forms, but with the death of Machiko Yasui, the premonition has become a reality. Hajime Muraoka, the general representative of "Argo", is not an outsider, and people who hold this opinion gradually account for a large proportion. At the cooperative search meeting, it was unanimously passed the secret investigation of Muraoka Hajime. First of all, the business content of "Argo" was investigated.The results of the investigation showed that the balance in the bank account of "Argo" was almost close to zero, and in the past some time it was operating like a low-altitude flight. On September 25, "Argo" was punished for three years and suspended bank transactions for taking out the dishonored bills. Prior to this, due to repeated withdrawals of rejected bills, the bill exchange posted a red list, warning it of illegal behavior, and required to raise funds to cancel the bills within the prescribed time limit. The secret reconnaissance also involved Hajime Muraoka himself.Muraoka is forty-three years old and was born in Kodama Town, Kodama Prefecture.Divorced his wife five years ago and is now single.This person has a history of theft. Before the establishment of "Argo", Muraoka operated coffee shops and clothing and accessories stores in Zaogaoka and Shimokita Woyi, but they all closed down.Afterwards, he worked in Nakano Real Estate Company. He was arrested and sentenced to three years of suspended imprisonment for engaging in fraudulent activities and forging company documents by taking advantage of his work.Unsurprisingly, as long as one digs to the bottom of this person, there will always be stains exposed. However, whether these stains are related to a series of cases has not yet been confirmed.The only relationship we know so far is that when "Argo" was established, Kishimoto's name was borrowed. Through fingerprints and other indirect evidence, Kishimoto's suspicion has been generally confirmed. First of all, Kishimoto was arrested, and his confession was to be obtained first. However, Kishimoto disappeared without a trace. The investigators of the search headquarters were all worried.For example, Yoshihara, Ishii reasoned, and the three-person gang, one of them, Machiko Yasui, has been killed, and the remaining problem is that Kishimoto has posed the only threat to the other accomplice. If Yoshihara's worries are true, Kishimoto's safety is imminent. "It is impossible for his accomplices to be unaware of the fact that the search network is targeting Kishimoto. Is it too impatient to assume that the accomplices have taken action against Kishimoto?" There are also people who hold this opinion. "Kishimoto has begun to make deviant actions. For his accomplices, it seems to be a ticking time bomb. Get rid of Kishimoto before the police act, and the safety of the accomplices will be guaranteed." Another part of the opinion thinks that Kishimoto's whereabouts are not optimistic. Searching the opinions of the vast majority of the headquarters, it is believed that Muraoka Hajime's experience and criminal record should be taken seriously, and he is extremely suspicious. The more Kishimoto's whereabouts are traced, the more suspicions Muraoka has. No direct relationship has been discovered between Muraoka and Yashiro Tokiedo, Yasui Machiko and Sanada Shigemi, but the relationship between Tokieda and Machiko has been developed through Kishimoto. After learning about Muraoka's life experience, he secretly investigated his lifestyle and other aspects.This has to involve Muraoka's privacy issues. The reason why the search team made this decision is because Muraoka's suspicions are too strong. Muraoka's dental certificate made the situation progress in one fell swoop.At the scene of the murder of Yashiro Tokie, there is a piece of leftover cheese with a tooth mark on it, which matches the tooth mark of Muraoka Hajime provided by the dentist. The two tooth marks are exactly the same.All members of the search team burst into cheers. Inside the Azabu Police Station, some people still hold cautious opinions: "Although the tooth marks of the cheese match those of Muraoka, it cannot be concluded that he is a criminal. It is possible that he ate the cheese outside of committing the crime." The following opinion still holds the majority: "The cheese left at the crime scene is the trace that the victim received a group of criminals during the crime, so it can be considered that he has the conditions to commit the crime." For this reason, I request the issuance of an arrest warrant for Hajime Muraoka, a major suspect in the murder of Tokie Yashiro. First of all, Muraoka is the suspect in killing Tokie.The suspicion about the murder of Machiko Yasui and the missing whereabouts of Shigemi Sanada and Hiroyuki Kishimoto has made people feel even more worried. At 7:00 a.m. on November 20, a mixed force composed of investigators from the Azabu, Tamagawa, and Yoyogi Bureaus rushed to the residence of Hajime Muraoka in Yokohama City. This is a battle to first obtain Muraoka's confession, and then execute the arrest. To ensure the personal safety of the suspect, at the same time conduct a comprehensive search of Muraoka's residence and company. Facing the search, Muraoka initially pretended to be confused.When he was told that the tooth marks of the cheese matched, and he found Yashiro Tokie's gemstones and some precious jewelry in his room, Muraoka confessed his crime: "'Argo' was relatively smooth at the beginning of its establishment, but soon the number of competitors gradually increased, and the business became more and more sluggish. Loans increased rapidly like a snowball, not to mention the principal, and even the interest began to be difficult to pay. The loans became more and more The bigger it was, the bigger it was, which made me at a loss, so I discussed countermeasures with Kishimoto, my credit guarantee partner. He was just as confused as I was. In the end, he proposed to rob those single women or the elderly who were helpless and wealthy, and kill them as a last resort. Rob, I agree with him. "The first target I found was Yashiro Tokie. Kishimoto said that she had opened a store in Ginza for more than ten years and must be rich. The excuse we approached her was to introduce my mistress Yasui Machiko. Yashiro Tokie was struggling to find a suitable one. Our hostess, who was delighted by our introduction, was waiting at her house at the appointed time. We were going to cancel the plan if someone else was at her house, but Tokieda received us alone. Machiko was with Kishimoto , Tokie liked Machiko very much at a glance, so he warmly entertained us. Kishimoto seized the opportunity, strangled Tokie's neck, and killed her. Killing Tokie had this plan from the beginning. Our group, at Tokie It is unacceptable to be exposed in front of Zhizhi. Because I have a criminal record and in order not to leave fingerprints, Kishimoto commits the crime. "But unexpectedly, Shizhi had very little cash on hand, so she had to take away her jewelry and precious gold and silver jewelry. These things can't be changed into money, so I gave the valuable jewelry to Machiko, and the lighter to Machiko. Kishimoto. At her house, I left my tooth marks on the cheese, which is a wise man who never misses." "Are you also responsible for killing Machiko Yasui?" "There is nothing I can do about it. She was employed by 'Argo' before, and soon after I came to the company, I got in touch with her. I used her as a tool to get close to 'prey'. After 'Argo' closed down, We continued to maintain a male-female relationship." "However, after Machiko approached Takeura Shinichiro, she seemed to really fall in love with the old man and proposed to marry him. In fact, she was looking at Takeura's property and wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of me. She seemed to be disgusted by being used by me as a robber, A tool for killing people. She was my loyal slave before. Once her heart is transferred to another man, she will be a woman who knows too much about my weaknesses. I thought that I must not just let this little woman go. At this time, in order to please Machiko, Kishimoto gave her the brooch of the woman raped by him, and Machiko carelessly forgot it at Zhupu's house, and was caught by the police. At this moment, I think that I can no longer hesitate, and should act decisively So cruel, on the night of October 23, I went to Machiko's house and killed her." "Actually, as long as Machiko doesn't betray me, I plan to marry her." "Shigemi Sanada, where did you get her?" "I don't know anything about her. I have nothing to do with this woman, Sanada Shigemi." Regarding Sanada Shigemi, Muraoka denied it. "Yashiro Tokie dropped his lighter in Sanada Shigeru's house, don't you say it's okay!" "The lighter was held by Kishimoto. If it is lost, it is Kishimoto's business. It has nothing to do with me!" Muraoka continued to stubbornly deny. "Shigemi Sanada ran a coffee shop in Akasaka two years ago. Like Tokie Yashiro, she is also a candidate for your 'prey'. Now you are still pretending to be stupid, but it is not so cheap! You have to tell everything honestly!" "I've said it several times. I don't know a woman named Sanada Shimimi at all. Today is the first time I've heard of this name, and it has nothing to do with me." "So, tell me where Kishimoto Hiroyuki went?" "I don't know. Kishimoto is my guarantee partner for the loan. So, as the sponsor of 'Argo', I borrowed his name. Tokieda is the candidate Kishimoto was looking for. Kishimoto is a cruel person, and his face can change as he says. So after killing Shizhi, I kept him at a respectful distance. I don’t know where Kishimoto went. After murdering Shizhi, everyone shared the cash together, and after that, they stopped communicating and cut off contact.” Regarding the whereabouts of Sanada Shimimi and Kishimoto Hiroyuki, Muraoka insisted that he did not know from beginning to end. The search headquarters of the Azabu and Tamagawa bureaus studied Muraoka's confession. "He confessed that he killed Yashiro Tokie and Machiko, but he kept denying the whereabouts of Sanada Shigemi and Kishimoto Hiroyuki. Why? He confessed to be involved in two murder cases, even if he denied the two missing cases, I think It's not going to be good for Muraoka." "That's not necessarily the case. The killing of Yashiro Tokie was basically Kishimoto's murder. Maybe it was Muraoka's murder of Sanada Shigeru. As long as Kishimoto doesn't show up, Muraoka can pass all the crimes on Kishi himself. Muraoka is only responsible for killing Yasui The responsibility of Machiko should be exempted from the death penalty. Once Yashiro Tokie and Sanada Shigemi are involved, then Muraoka cannot escape the responsibility. Dead people have no mouth, and if Kishimoto’s mouth is sealed, won’t all the blame be passed on to Kishimoto?" After obtaining Muraoka's confession, Muraoka was sent to the prosecutor's office and charged with murdering Machiko Yasui and Tokie Yashiro.The murders of Tokie Yashiro and Machiko Yasui came to light due to the confession of the criminals.The whereabouts of Shigemi Sanada and Hiroyuki Kishimoto are still unclear. The search headquarters could not be said to be intoxicated by the end of the case, and the unresolved knots remained deep in his heart.