Chapter 9 Chapter Nine: The Poisonous Moths on Skynet

The clear sky in late autumn is cloudless and dyed with a deep blue.The mountains and plains are colorful.The mountains and fields, which are usually unattractive on weekdays, seem to be covered with a layer of beautiful powder in late autumn. Maybe this side of the mountains is too ordinary, almost no one comes to visit.But on the eve of the midwinter, taking advantage of this short autumn, grass flowers full of wild charm are blooming everywhere. In midsummer, there is no room for lovely grass and flowers among the weeds and bushes baked by the hot sun.With the mid-autumn wind blowing in the miscellaneous forests, the sky gradually became clearer and higher, and the days became longer and shorter day by day, and the grass and flowers were stimulated by it to bloom one after another.

Lovely fall flowers that replace spring's large fields of small yellow flowers.At this time, the red and purple flowers are especially eye-catching.The miscellaneous woods decorated with flowers are in full swing.The ordinary trees in the past have been painted with bright colors, and they are scattered in the mountains and fields with a strong sense of autumn. There is a beauty hidden in the mediocrity.Put the ordinary coat on the original beauty.It seems to appear and disappear from time to time, with eye-catching colors, it is reflected in the viewer's field of vision. On a Sunday in late autumn, in the mountains of Tama, far from the city, a cross-country race is being held.

In cross-country competitions, participants use maps and compass to find the markers set in the unfamiliar mountains, follow the markers' prompts, pass through the gates one by one, and finally reach the destination. Today's race is called "cross-country race".The order of passing through each gate has been established in advance.Which path forward to choose?This is at the participant's own discretion.In short, we must strive to find the indicator signs as soon as possible and arrive at the destination first. Zuberon was invited by his friends to participate in this cross-country competition.On the day of the competition, his friend suddenly suffered from abdominal pain, so Zuberon had to compete alone.Although Zuberon felt a little disappointed, he often troubled this friend, so he was embarrassed to refuse to participate.

My friends couldn't go to the competition together, and I thought I would retreat too, but because of the fine weather and nothing else, I reluctantly attended. When Zuberon arrived at the venue, he was in a cheerful mood because there were more active young people participating in the competition. Usually, living in the "jungle" of reinforced concrete all day long, when he came to the mountains and showered in the nature, Saeki's mood was lifted, and he was determined to achieve good results and surprise his friends. Soon, the game began, and the contestants set off together, first looking for the first sign.The competition stipulates that only walking is allowed, and no running is allowed.With the help of the given map, look for the markers.The order around the tokens is specified.The way forward is chosen by individuals. This kind of competition can also be called a technical competition to determine the direction.

At the beginning of the game, many people were clustered together, and gradually began to disperse. There are a total of six preset marks.Between the fourth and the fifth, there is a considerable distance, and the terrain is quite complicated.The map has contour lines but no roads.Here is the key to deciding the outcome. Just after the fourth mark, there were no people around Saeki, and everyone seemed to choose their own path and push forward. The complex hilly area undulates like waves.The hills are interspersed with elongated amoeboid-like valleys. One staggered and got caught in a bush, Saeki was helpless.At first, he still relied on the map and compass to choose the way forward. Not long after, the dense bushes blocked Zuobo's way.Walking down the valley and leaping to the nearby hills, he finally lost his way.

Where are you now?In what direction are you headed?Saeki became more and more confused.He tried his best to climb up, trying to find other people's lights, but the terrain became more and more complicated as he walked, as if he had entered the depths of a dense forest. Previously, the voices of the contestants could still be heard, but now the surroundings are completely silent. In short, Saeki was completely lost.Before setting off, the organizer repeatedly taught three basic skills to keep in mind: reading a map, using a compass, and measuring distance with steps.Now that I am lost, the three basic technologies have long been forgotten, and I have completely forgotten them.

Once disorientated, the map and compass will not work, and measuring distance with steps will no longer exist. Really shouldn't be competing. Saeki regretted it at this moment, but it was too late. The day of late autumn is gone in an instant, and it is already dusk in the west. Saeki thought that the other contestants might have reached the finish line, and he might be imprisoned here forever, let alone the finish line.Saeki's position is chaotic and panicked.Involuntarily go from bad to worse. His legs were soft, and he slipped into the soft soil without paying attention.The gravitational force of the hillside made Zuobo slide straight down again.The slope gradually weakened, and Saeki finally stopped. He put his hands on the ground, trying to stand up.Suddenly, he felt a bad feeling on his fingertips, and he grabbed something strange. His eyes followed quickly, and he clearly saw a part of the human body in the soil.

Saeki couldn't help shouting, screaming wildly, trying to stay away from this strange object and gallop in the opposite direction. Looking for the mark, in his consciousness, had completely disappeared.He was lucky, he ran in the opposite direction, finally escaped from the miscellaneous woods, and saw the lights of others. The Machida Police Department received a report that a human body had been buried in the forest in Kamiyamada Town, Kamiyamachida City, Tokyo.Report a competitor from a cross-country race.The time is 3:30 pm on November 25th. After receiving the report, the Machida Police Station immediately dispatched investigators to the scene.

The site is located in the northern part of Machida City, a sparsely populated area with the lowest population density in the city, adjacent to Hachioji City and Tama City in the north. The hilly area of ​​Tama is one of the areas with the best natural environment protection. The body was buried in a corner of a miscellaneous wood grove in Kamikoyamada Town.The body is unidentified, 160-165 cm tall, aged 37 or early 40s, male.Wearing a brown sports jacket, trousers, tie, white shirt, and black leather shoes without straps. There was no identity document on his body, and because he was buried in the soil, the body did not change significantly.Eaten by creatures in the soil.

Through the autopsy, it is speculated that the death period was about one month.The cave where the bodies were buried was very small, about 30 centimeters above and at most one meter below.The posture of the corpse is that the hands are clasped around the knees, and the head is inserted between the knees. It is estimated that in order to save digging time, the corpse had to be barely stuffed in. Wild dogs or small animals living in the mountains and forests that smelled the stench of dead bodies would grab the hands of dead bodies out of the ground.That's when the dead body was discovered.

The back of the head of the corpse had a sunken fracture due to a blow with a blunt instrument, which can be considered the cause of death. Excavating the corpse, observing the dead body and conducting an on-site autopsy, unknowingly, the sunset in late autumn hides behind Xishan. It is impossible to make more detailed observations on the spot.The team members of the police station decided to take foreign objects from the surface of the clothes, put the corpse into a special nylon bag for storing the corpse, and carried it back for autopsy. "Was it killed near the scene? Or was the body brought in after being killed in another place? In short, the criminal buried the body not long after committing the crime." Detective Arima from the Machida Police Station muttered alone. "How do you know?" Matsuzaka, a young detective working at the same police station, asked back. "You don't know. After a person dies, about two or three hours after death, the stiffness begins. After six to eight hours, the stiffness will spread throughout the joints of the whole body. After forty-eight hours, the stiffness will begin to be relieved. It will be completely relieved in three to four days. After the stiffness of the corpse , it is impossible to bend. After the stiffness is relieved, it will begin to rot. The results of the autopsy show that the death was about a month ago, so the murder was in late October. The temperature is very high during the day. It was dealt with immediately." "Yeah, you're right." Matsuzaka understood and nodded. The soil in the cave where the corpse was buried was considered by the criminal police to be one of the important pieces of data, so they collected an appropriate amount and prepared to take it back.These soils have the potential to harbor clues about criminals. The results of the autopsy concluded that the cause of death was the severe blow to the head by a hammer or blunt instrument like a hammer, resulting in fracture of the skull and contusion of the brain.The time of death was about a month. After confirming that this was a homicide, a search task force was established at the Machida Police Station. In addition, based on the characteristics of the victim, an inquiry was made to the Information Management Center of the National Police Agency.According to the stored files, this person is the murder suspect Hiroyuki Kishimoto who was wanted by the Azabu Police Station on November 18.Kishimoto Hiroyuki's body appeared.Azabu Police Station arrests a criminal and gets a confession.The criminal's confession did not involve killing Kishimoto. The Azabu Department and the Tamagawa Department believe that the case has not been resolved and the search task force still needs to be retained. When Muraoka was interrogated again, Muraoka tried his best to deny killing Kishimoto. "I didn't kill Kishimoto. I didn't have to kill him. Kishimoto is a dangerous person, but he is of value to me. Kishimoto and I are equal accomplices, and we share weal and woe. There is no way I would dig my own grave." Muraoka still stubbornly denied it. "Kimoto is a dangerous accomplice to you. If Kishimoto has something to do with the disappearance of Sanada Tomomi, and he committed rape again. His existence is like holding a bomb to you. As long as Kishimoto's mouth is extinguished , your safety is guaranteed." "No, that's not the case. Didn't I get arrested first? Kishimoto committed rape and was implicated in the disappearance of Sanada Tomomi. I really don't know anything about these things. After the murder of Yashiro Tokie, Kishimoto and I Without contact, I really don't know where he is? What is he doing? I can't kill someone I don't know." Muraoka still defended. The search task force of the Machida Police Station carefully conducted an autopsy and analyzed the cave soil collected from the scene in detail.The soil may contain remains of victims, fragments of clothing, bodily fluids, fragments of body tissue, and remains of criminals. With the development of science and technology, the use of luminescence, spectroscopy, analysis devices, X-rays, micro-analysis instruments, mixed component analysis devices, nuclear magnetic resonance devices, etc. It can also identify or identify extremely small amounts of fibers, hair, semen, ultra-trace anesthetics, drugs, etc. The investigators searched and tested the collected cave soil, and found a small plastic container, which seemed to be a container for medicine. When the lid was opened, it was empty. Immediately use various analytical instruments to test this container and bury the soil around the container.As a result of the laboratory tests, it was found that there was a chlorine reagent in the soil.Why is this reagent contained in the soil where the victims were buried? The Machida Department immediately contacted the Azabu Department and the Yoyogi Department.Yoshihara of the Azabu Bureau was extremely concerned about the chlorine reagent contained in the soil where Kishimoto was buried. "If it's a chlorine reagent, isn't it used to test the performance of water purifiers?" Yoshihara said. "You said water purifier, I seem to have heard of it somewhere." Kishi was thinking hard. "It's Matsuo Ashino's company! Ashino's company who introduced Kishimoto to 'Yashiro'. Because of the business of water purifiers, the company has grown very fast." "I remembered. We went to Ashino's to find out about the business card. He gave us the advertisement brochure. The advertising song water purifier can remove bacteria, mold and bleach smell from tap water and make tap water clean." Kishi does recall the circumstances.The water purifier is one of the key products of "Medike" that Ashino is holding an important position. Household water purifiers are popular all over the country. With their charm of removing many pollutants, they have been popularized by more than five million households, and the development momentum is increasing. "The so-called chlorine reagent is commonly used by water purifier manufacturers. In front of customers, one or two drops of chlorine reagent are dripped into the tap water, and the tap water will soon turn yellow. Consumers who have watched this 'performance' must definitely Will buy a water purifier." "The composition of this chlorine reagent actually appeared in the soil where Kishimoto was buried..." The two looked at each other, as if they had realized something.However, due to the fact that water purifiers are currently favored by people, new manufacturers have been built one after another.Some manufacturers also renamed the water purifier as an electrolytic ionized water generator. Almost all manufacturers use chlorine reagents.Although there is chlorine reagent in the soil where Kishimoto was buried, it may not be from Matsuo Ashino. But the person who is related to chlorine reagents around Kishimoto is first of all Ashino.The work of identifying the chlorine reagent was imminent, which caused a small commotion in the three police stations of Azabu, Yoyogi, and Machida. Relevant search personnel from the three police stations gathered at the Machida Bureau and held a joint search meeting. However, it is too early to connect with Ashino after only analyzing the chlorine reagent.Most investigators share this view. "Ashino's motive for killing Kishimoto is not established. Ashino and Kishimoto met when they shared their hobby of collecting insects. It is said that they only drank wine together a few times, and there is no more close friendship. Ashino used to be a frequent customer of 'Yashiro', and Kazede was just the female boss The relationship with customers. It has nothing to do with Machiko Yasui and Shigemi Sanada." "It's Muraoka who killed Kishimoto!" This opinion still holds the mainstream. At this time, Yoshihara asked to speak: "Prior to this, Ashino Michio was outside the search circle. For this reason, the relationship between Ashino and Kishimoto has not been investigated in detail. It cannot be said whether there is a potential motive for the murder between them. Here, it is worth raising What everyone should pay attention to is that Kishimoto himself does not have a private car. Kitahara Miwa was dragged into the car by Kishimoto and raped. In the end, Kitahara was holding on to the special match of 'Yashiro'. So, whose car is Kishimoto using? From Kishimoto and Ashino Is it possible that this car is Ashino's car?" Yoshihara's words made everyone feel at a loss. After a while, someone immediately raised an objection: "In that case, is Ashino a rapist or an accomplice? Ashino and Kitahara are employees of the same company, so they should know each other. If Ashino is a criminal, Kitahara will find out right away." "I didn't say that Ashino was a rapist. I just wondered whether Kishimoto borrowed Ashino's car when he raped Kitahara. If it was Ashino's car, it would be enough to prove the close relationship between them. Ashino not only entertained people who met when collecting insect specimens." Kishimoto went to the Ginza bar, and even lent him a car. If you investigate Ashino’s car, you may find Kishimoto’s leftover information. According to Ashino, I met Kishimoto about half a year ago in the rape case, and I haven’t seen him since. If, rape After the case, when I lent the car to Kishimoto, it was obvious that Ashino was lying. I suggest that Ashino's surroundings and his personal car should be searched." Yoshihara's speech changed the direction of the meeting.The joint meeting passed the decision to investigate Mr. Ashino.Ashino is fifty years old.Lives in Horinouchi, Suginami-ku.He has a wife, a 21-year-old eldest daughter who is a college student, and a 17-year-old son who is a high school student. Ten years ago, he started working at the "Medik" company, and before that, he worked at the City Bank. At that time, the president of "Medike" and the current president, Kentaro Sugiyama, valued Ashino very much, thinking that he was smart and capable, and he was promoted to his position many times in ten years. Behind the rapid development of "Medike" is the credit of Ashino, which is obvious to all in the business world.In order to ensure the survival and development of the enterprise, Ashino devoted himself to attracting the attention of the business community. The popular water purifier of "Meideke" was originally invented by a self-employed person in the street, but it was bought by Lu Ye after he took a fancy to it. It is well known that Lu Ye's superb skills, the company changed his name from Ash Ye to the back of the company. It is "Oshino" or "Ghost Field". At first glance, Ashino is a handsome gentleman, but once he sets his sights on something, he will chase after him like a beast.Yoshihara and Kishi visited Ashino to understand his relationship with Kishimoto. Taking this opportunity, Ashino forced them to buy a water purifier.In retrospect, it can be seen that Ashino played by ear and was tactful. This Ashino met Kishimoto when he was collecting insects in Hakone, and he went to "Yashiro" as a treat.When Kishimoto went to "Yashiro" to play, the expenses were all paid by Ashino. When the criminal police first went to find out the situation, they thought that Ashino was generous.With the development of the case, the outline of Ashino gradually became clear, and the fact that he paid Kishimoto's expenses to "Yashiro" made people suspect that there was some ulterior relationship between the two of them. It seems that Ashino has also got involved in the management of "Argo".However, there is still no connection between Ashino, Yashiro Tokie and Sanada Shigemi. "I found something interesting." After a few days of examination of Ashino himself, the criminal policeman Kishi walked in triumphantly, as if he had discovered something new. "Ashino has a special hobby." "The special hobbies you mentioned mean..." Yoshihara asked enthusiastically. "Ashi Ye treasures butterflies. He has a herbarium in his home. It is said that he has collected many rare butterflies in the world. He said that his best rest is to catch butterflies with a net." "He said that he and Kishimoto met while collecting insects." "I heard that in Ashino's herbarium, there are also rare butterflies that are not even in the museum." "The money he made on the water purifier was used to collect butterflies. Let's go and see his specimens." Yoshihara was quite interested in Ashino's butterfly specimens, and seemed to exceed his suspicions. In order to learn more about Ashino, the criminal police searched his car with a search warrant. After examining the information collected from the inside of the car, the search headquarters was convinced that Ashino was suspected of a crime. The three police stations held a joint meeting again and made a decision to arrest Ashino. At 7:00 a.m. on December 15, Arima and Matsuzaka detectives from the Machida Police Station, together with investigators from the Azabu Police Station and the Yoyogi Police Station, went to Ashino’s residence in Horinouchi, Suginami District, and woke up Ashino who was still sleeping. . Ashino was taken aback by the sudden arrival of the criminal police, not to mention the special case team of the investigation headquarters for homicide cases.When Ashino heard that he was about to be arrested, he was terrified.But he immediately calmed down, returned to normal, and prepared to start slowly. Before leaving home, he said to his frightened wife, "It will be fine. I'll be right back." Then he got into the police car. Ashino was taken to the nearest Yoyogi Police Station.The main interrogator is Arima from the Yoyogi Police Station.Yoshihara from Azabu and Sugawara from Yoyogi assisted in the interrogation. "I'm sorry to make you take a trip out of your busy schedule today." Arima said politely first. "What's your business with me? I have to attend the company's cadre meeting starting at 9 o'clock this morning, so I have to rush to the company before then." Ashino bluntly showed an impatient expression. "Let's keep it as simple as possible. On the 25th of last month, Kishimoto Hiroyuki's body was found in the forest of Shimo Machida City. Did you know about this?" Arima asked straightforwardly. "I saw this news in the newspaper. But what does it have to do with me? If I remember correctly, I told you that Kishimoto and I have no relationship." "Have you lent your car to Kishimoto?" "It's impossible for me to lend my car to someone I don't know?" "Has he ever been in your car?" "No." "Have you let Kitahara Miwa ride in your car?" "No. Although we belong to the same company, because we are not in the same department. Miss Kitahara, what's wrong with her?" "Let's be honest. Along with Kishimoto's body, there was also a container of chlorine reagent liquid." Arima ignored Ashino's rhetorical question and told him a fact. "Chlorine reagent?" Ashino's expression was a little unnatural. "I don't need to explain the chlorine reagent. When testing the performance of the water purifier, it is used. In the tap water containing chlorine, it will turn yellow immediately after one or two drops." "Oh, so it's because of this that you doubt me?" Ashino laughed. "Is there anything ridiculous about what I just said?" "Chlorine reagents are used by any water purifier manufacturer. And when water purifiers are sold, chlorine reagents are given to consumers. There are already a considerable number of water purifiers and chlorine reagents on the market! You accidentally discovered chlorine reagents The container was with Kishimoto’s body, so I suspected that there was something wrong with me. All the chlorine reagents went to Kishimoto’s body, so the tap water could not be tested.” Ashino sneered. I was summoned by the criminal police early in the morning, and I was stimulated and returned to my original appearance at this moment. Arima responded with what seemed to be sympathy, and then sent Yoshihara a subtle look. Yoshihara took over the long-distance running baton from Arima and suddenly changed the subject. "I heard that Mr. Ashino is collecting butterfly specimens?" "Butterflies? They are collecting. What's the matter with butterflies?" Ashino felt a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er. "I heard that the species you collect are very rare, and some of them don't even have museums. I'm also interested in butterflies. I'd like to meet your favorite specimens when I have the chance." "If that's the case, you're welcome to come anytime!" Because he seemed to be chatting casually following Ashino's interests, he seemed to have lifted his guard somewhat. "Recently, due to random development and random capture, swallowtails have become less and less common. They used to fly around in the courtyard." "It is difficult for butterflies to survive now. Even if they are occasionally seen in rural fields, they are often hunted by insect nets, and their final fate can be imagined." Ashino lamented. "Mr. Ashino knows how to make specimens?" "I can do it myself." "I used to make insect specimens when I was a child, and it was very difficult to do it successfully. Now the technology of making specimens has been quite advanced, right?" "Basically, the change is not too big. The key is in the wing spreading. The method of softening the dried specimens and then spreading the wings is quite advanced. First, moisten the antennae and muscles to soften them, and nail the muscles at the base of the wings with needles, which will damage the wings. .Now use woodworking adhesive, let it penetrate into the specimen, then spread the wings and dry, and the specimen will be beautiful and complete." "What to do in order to soften a dried butterfly?" "Put the specimen on absorbent absorbent cotton, and then seal it in a cresol container for a while. After a while, the antennae and chest muscles will become soft. Check the degree of softening and nail it with a needle." "What needle do you use?" "Unfortunately, the quality of domestic needles is not very good. I usually use West German or Czech needles." The topic of discussion was exactly Ashino's hobbies, and his chatterbox could no longer be shut down. "What is the quality of the needle?" "Mostly stainless steel with strong nylon heads." "Pesticide, what kind do you use?" "Potassium hydrochloride was used before, but now I can't get it, so I use ethyl acetate instead." The topic seemed to have deviated from the original intention of finding Ashino, and Yoshihara continued to talk without hesitation. "I heard that some insects are resistant to potassium hydroxide." "Red spot moth is resistant to potassium hydroxide." "This moth is powerful enough. What should be used to deal with this kind of moth?" "Ethyl acetate. With this, all insects will be killed and none will survive." "You have ethyl acetate, too." "To make specimens, how can we do without it?" "Mr. Ashino, you have ethyl acetate, you should be in trouble!" The stable and experienced Yoshihara's eyes lit up in an instant. "When you say troublesome, you mean..." Following Yoshihara's guidance, Ashino climbed up the pole, spying on Yoshihara's face. "Your car, let us search it." "Take my car... this..." "We have a search warrant." "Okay, even if you search, there is nothing wrong with it. But it makes people unhappy." Ashino frowned, deeply dissatisfied. "We searched every nook and cranny of your car and found chlorine in the passenger seat." "Has it been tested? Because the chlorine reagent is a tool for our business. It is placed on the assistant's seat for distribution to customers." Ashino resumed his "confrontation" posture, feeling that he was being reasonable. "The chlorine reagent container was found along with Kishimoto's body!" "This has been asked. Didn't I say that chlorine reagents are quite common in the market?" "It's not just pure chlorine reagents." "What do you mean by that?" "I'm not an expert in this area. But our relevant experts have made a detailed inspection, saturated ethyl acetate with water, separated it with filter paper in the solution, spread it about 20 cm, dried it in air, and bleached it in chlorine solution for 10 minutes. , put it in the atmosphere for about one or two minutes, then spray potassium iodide acetone saturated solution in mist form, and then spray chlorine reagent solution, and a blue reaction will appear immediately. We are very concerned about your hobby of collecting butterflies, and checked the soil around Kishimoto's body again .A qualitative analysis of the aqueous solution of the soil showed a blue chemical reaction. That is to say, the soil buried in Kishimoto contained ethyl acetate and chlorine reagents. Such substances cannot be found in the soil of Tama. These few Although this substance can be seen everywhere, it is the only one that exists in the same cave as the corpse." Yoshihara asks Ashino what this means?His sharp gaze was directed at Ashino. Ashino is aware of the importance of Yoshiwara's enlightenment, but he still can't seem to grasp the correct meaning of these things. "Chlorine reagents are not rare, but there are only a handful of people who have both chlorine reagents and ethyl acetate." Yoshihara began to approach step by step. "That, that is. However, if it is someone who makes insect specimens, they all have ethyl acetate." No matter how many times, Ashino refuted it. "There's some truth to that. But it's not just ethyl acetate that's been found in your car." Yoshihara's attitude is full of confidence. "It's not just this, then..." Lu Ye was sitting on pins and needles, and his uneasy expression gradually increased. "You must have pre-swept the interior of the car. Maybe you overlooked the corners. The technology used to identify microorganisms that cannot be seen by the eyes has made great progress. Microfiber fragments, paint flakes, blood stains, hair, skin Slices, bone slices, chemical substances, metal flakes, soil and sand, etc. can also be used in units of one millionth of a micron to correctly determine which animal or plant taxonomy they belong to. In the corner of the assistant's seat, tiny fiber fragments remain , I tested and compared this with Kishimoto’s clothes, and they are completely consistent. You claim that you have no relationship with Kishimoto, and you have neither lent him a car nor let him ride in your car, so why are you in your car? What about the fragments of Kishimoto's clothes? And from this fine fiber piece, chlorine reagent and ethyl acetate were also analyzed. Chlorine reagent, ethyl acetate, and fiber matter, these three may exist separately. However, now this The three appear in one place at the same time, the probability of such existence is very small. Also, in your car, the hair of Miss Beiyuan Miwa was also found. Miss Beiyuan only has one chance to ride in your car, that is to say, she was dragged into the car by the rapist In other words, the place where the rapist committed the crime and raped Miss Beiyuan was in your car." As for Yoshihara's every word and every sentence, Ashino has nothing to refute.He already had thorns on his back, and his face was pale. "From the soil where Kishimoto's body was buried, ethyl acetate and chlorine reagents were analyzed. The same chemical substances were found on the fiber sheets of Kishimoto's clothes from your car. How do you explain this relationship?" Yoshihara is well-founded, presenting facts and reasoning.Ashino was speechless and lowered his head. Ashino Matsumi finally confessed his crime. "It was I who killed Hiroyuki Kishimoto. Ever since I met Kishimoto in Hakone, the two have been on good terms with each other and have been in frequent contact. Although I feel that Kishimoto is a dangerous person, drinking together is a lot of fun, so I kept in touch." "In September, a big customer came from the United States. He was very interested in our company's products. If this big deal is successful, our company's performance will increase significantly. It just so happens that the term of directors is approaching, and I I am eager to make a contribution. If I can facilitate this transaction, it will be quite beneficial to me when the next director is elected." "This big client is a lecherous playboy, and privately hinted that I would like to be accompanied by a partner during Japan. Obviously, if his request is not met, this big deal will be directly affected. I feel a little embarrassed, and immediately disclosed it to Kishimoto Kishimoto said there was a suitable woman, so he introduced Tomomi Sanada to me. I heard that Shigeru Sanada would accompany her for a week. Of course, she was willing to accept the payment of one million yen. The client seemed to like her too." "The customer feels very good and the atmosphere is very warm. At this time, an unexpected accident happened suddenly. I don't know what happened between the customer and Shigemi Sanada. It's just my guess. One night, entertaining customers I went to Hakone to play, and I went with me. In the middle of the night, the client called me and told me to go to his room. I thought what was the matter? I went to the client’s room, and Fanmei had passed away. According to the client, He Fanmei When sharing the bed, she was suddenly in pain and then died. At first I thought it was sudden death during intercourse. Because I heard that people die when they have an orgasm. However, soon, I found that there was a hand strangled on her neck. This client, who is sexually sadistic, probably, in order to enhance the stimulation of sexual intercourse, he strangled her neck and suffocated her due to excessive force." "The client was trembling and asked me to help. I was shocked, and everything was over now. As long as I publicized that I used women to please clients in order to make business, it was enough to make me step down. Besides, even if it was because of Negligence, leading to her death, which is also extremely detrimental to me." "In desperation, I was thinking hard about the best way to protect myself, not for my clients, but for myself." "Fortunately, she died suddenly, and no one knew about it except me and the client. At this time, I thought of Kishimoto who introduced women. Normally, Kishimoto, who makes people feel like a dangerous person, was at the moment when I was embarrassed , he might have an idea to help me out of this mess." "I got in touch with Kishimoto, and I never expected that I would end up with misfortune. After listening to my introduction, Kishimoto said to me very calmly: 'Don't worry! I'll be there right away. Don't tell anyone about this matter. Someone leaked!' Two hours later, Kishimoto rushed over. He saw Fanmei's body and said, "Let me handle it! Everything will be properly arranged by me, so don't worry about it!"" "Since contacting Kishimoto, he has taken the initiative, and the client and I have to follow his orders. This was not estimated before. At that time, I only considered getting out of the current predicament as soon as possible, as long as the body of Sanada Shimimi was hidden as soon as possible. Take it easy. Kishimoto is the only one who understands the relationship between her and us. Kishimoto handles things very neatly." "The body of Sanada Shimimi had to be transported from the hotel room to my car in the parking lot. When the whole hotel was quiet at night, Kishimoto and I pretended to be holding Shimimi, who seemed to be drunk, and transported it to the car. At this time , You must take the greatest risk. Fortunately, no one noticed, and the body was loaded into the car smoothly." "Kimoto said, 'There's nothing to worry about anymore! Go back to your room, drink some whiskey or something, and then sleep well until dawn, and I'll be clean in the morning.' After that, he started my car and left Hotel. Where did Kishimoto hide Fanmei's body? I don't know. After the incident, I asked many times, but Kishimoto only replied that it was hidden in a place that absolutely no one knew, don't worry." "Thanks to Kishimoto's help, I escaped from the predicament. And I made a big deal with a client. I'm sure I will be promoted to vice president." "However, Kishimoto changed his face and turned his face away from anyone, as if he was a threat. His threats are increasing day by day. Kishimoto has a bad habit of gambling, and the money he squeezed from me went to gambling in a blink of an eye. It is like a bucket with a hole. No amount of water can ever fill it. Kishimoto’s request is a bottomless pit. When I resisted a little, he threatened me: "Who is it thanks to? You have climbed to the current position? I only need to say one word, what will happen to you? It is your last resort." Be clear.'" "Kimoto's threats are getting worse and worse. He saved me and made me escape from the predicament, but now he wants to suck my bone marrow dry. If this continues, I will become his slave for the rest of my life, and he will lead me away by the nose .” "In early November, Kishimoto asked me to give him 10 million yen, saying that this was the last time, as long as he gave this 10 million yen, he would break up with me completely. I saw through this guy and knew that he was cheating on me again. Yes. I’ve had enough of Kishimoto’s intimidation. Don’t say I’m going to give him 10 million yen this time, even if I don’t want to give it 1 million. I learned from it that it’s better to kill him than to be Kishimoto’s slave for the rest of my life and give me back my freedom. body." "On the night of November 10th, I said I would give him the money he wanted and invited Kishimoto to come out. Now because I don't have 10 million yen on hand, I decided to borrow it from a friend's house and asked him to go with him. At that time, Kishimoto came here without the slightest suspicion. He got in the car, and I drove the car to the mountains in the Machida city area. We have played golf many times, and we took this road. I saw the opportunity, pulled out the shovel wrench that I had prepared, and pointed at Kishimoto's head I swung the whole body over, and he passed out immediately. I mended him a few more times, and then I drove the car to the deep mountain and buried the body until it was confirmed that he was dead. I guess I lost the chlorine reagent container at this time. It was operated in the dark night of Wuzhi, and it was the first time in his life that he killed someone, and the burial was so shallow that the wild dogs dragged out the body. Before burying the body, I took away his identity card, took it home and burned it." "After Shigemi Sanada was killed, if I hadn't considered my promotion and reported to the police immediately, I wouldn't have killed Kishimoto. Until now, I really regret it." After Ashino confessed, his shoulders suddenly drooped. “真田繁美的空屋被人洗劫，是岸本干的吗？” 审讯官质问道。 “我想大概是他干的。从报上我知道她的住宅被盗，领悟到岸本的本质，真是个地道的恶棍。岸本处理完她的尸体后，我想他拿了她钥匙，去了繁美家，盗窃钱财了。对他来说这是一种废物利用。以前我对他有所戒备，总觉得这个人不可靠，是个危险人物。实际上他超出了我的预料，是个穷凶极恶的无赖。我竟然把猎物主动送到他的嘴里。” 由于芦野通夫的招供，案件终于水落石出。以为是无关连的一系列案件，都已被串联在一起了。 为了筹措陷入经济危机的公司资金，岸本参与了村冈的杀人、抢劫；村冈的情妇安井真知子，被人利用，作为诱饵去靠近被害者。 警察很快就注意到真知子此人的所作所为，于是村冈为灭口，将她杀害了。 岸本曾伙同村冈，谋害了屋代时枝，之后两人分道扬镳。岸本还协助芦野通夫处理了真田繁美。 搜查本部获取芦野通夫的供词后，就有关性交时猝然死亡的真田繁美，与其同床的美国客户阿尔弗来特·比大森，如何逮捕他，作了研究。比大森已经回美国了。 根据日本刑法第一条规定：无论是本国民，或外国人，只要在日本犯罪，都适用。 日美两国间，已缔结了“引渡日美罪犯的条约”。然而，要求引渡比大森，仅仅凭芦野通夫的口供是很软弱无力的。况且据芦野的交代，比大森并无他杀的嫌疑，只因性行为致死。 假设这是一起杀人案，却是“无尸体的杀人案件”。尸体尚未被发现，有罪犯的口供，限于无确凿证据以证明杀人的事实，这就无从逮捕或起诉了。 既无尸体，加之尸体隐埋场所的惟一知情者也被杀害了。搜查本部作出了判断：要证明比大森的杀人动机是困难的。并作出了结论：要求引渡比大森的理由不充分。 案件真相大白后，竹浦真吾与屋代由美子相见了。 “终于抓到了罪犯啊！除了岸本，真没料到还有另外两个罪犯。” 由美子对案子意外的真相惊叹不已。 “岸本是谋害你姐姐的同谋之一，这一点我估计到了。可是真田繁美的死因以及杀害岸本的罪犯太意外啦！” 真吾也很感叹。 “不过，这些恐怖案的作案人中，居然有为了重振公司的经营者，他们不择手段杀人、抢劫。” “在那种公司工作的职员，眼不见心不烦。芦野通夫为了自己的名利，促成买卖成功，买女人、委托人掩埋尸体，最后杀死了抓住自己把柄的无赖。这种公司，以前北原美和还在那里工作过呀！” “我姐姐很爱用'梅的克'的净水器，我现在还继续用着。水，确实好喝。经营者虽然是杀人犯，但是产品是优秀的啊！” “一流商标的商品，当人们了解到其经营的实态时，也许存在令人毛骨悚然的阴暗面吧。新闻媒体经常披露一些财政界的问题，但是有些公司的犯罪问题是不少的，只不过是没有被揭露罢了。” “太可怕啦！”由美子捲缩了身子。 “我读了村冈和芦野案的报导，但是，为了他们公司或买卖，干了杀人、买女人的勾当，对这些，他们毫无反省之意。为了使公司经营下去，看来这是天经地义的。如果正是这种天经地义的疯狂架势，支撑日本经济发展和繁荣，实在太可怕了。” “决不会是这样的。不是尽是那种公司吧！” "I hope so." 然而，令人想到最近发生的一些事例，将公开前的股票，以不妥当的低价，分配给身居政界重要地位的人。企业与政界粘连在一起，接受有利的特权或信息。 “我，以前觉得那种净水器的水很好喝，以后可不敢喝了。” “净水器是无罪的。要说有罪，是在于制作净水器的人。” “仔细思考，罪犯似乎是由净水器所揭发出来的吧。用于测试净水器性能的试剂，告发了罪犯。” “这真是天衣无缝的巧合啊！” “岸本和芦野也许都逃不脱叫天网的捕虫网，他们是被逮住的蝴蝶吧。” “不，是蛾子。是那种对氢酸钾有抗药性的红斑蛾，满身沾有鳞粉的毒蛾子。” “最终还是败在醋酸乙基手里了。” “没错，不过，落网的不仅仅是毒蛾子！” “那还有什么呀？” “是你这只美丽的蝴蝶，掉进我的网里啦！” “唉呀！你真坏！”由美子的脸颊泛起了绯红。 “案子是悲惨的，但是让我遇见了你，我觉得很美好。如果你也这么认为的话，让我们一起珍重咱俩的相识吧，也算是对你姐姐最好的祭祀吧！” “这么想是对的。” “我可急于想听听你的回答啰！” 两人相互久久地凝视着。 (full text)