Chapter 10 Chapter 10 The Disguise Removed

The investigation headquarters of the Akasaka Bureau is about to be disbanded.The investigative headquarters was established to solve the murder of Uchi Kunihiro in the high-end apartment in Akasaka.At first, the investigative headquarters listed Yumiba Hisahiko as a major suspect, but he was later released because someone proved that he was not at the crime scene.The Investigative Headquarters then turned their attention to Junya Murakoshi, finally broke through his defenses, and was about to be arrested when he was killed.The only remaining Gongchang who had the motive for the crime had no time to commit the crime, because he was staying in the detention center of the police station at the time of the crime.Although it is a bit of a coincidence, the proof cannot be doubted, because the certifier is the police station, and Yujima cannot use tricks to deceive people like Murakoshi.

"If it wasn't Yuba, then who killed Murakoshi?" Akasaka Bureau put the Kuni case aside and began to consider the Murakoshi case.They are very clear that the Murao Yue case is not their responsibility, but there is nothing else to do at the moment. The Akasaka Bureau has not formally signed an agreement with the Inada Department, so even if they want to investigate the Murakoshi case, they still need to avoid the Inada Department for the time being. Within the police, factionalism is strong, especially in Kanagawa prefecture.Kanagawa Prefecture ranks 40th in area among prefectures and prefectures in Japan, but its population density ranks third in the country after Tokyo and Osaka.The center of Japan's famous Keihin Industrial Zone is located between Kawasaki City and Yokohama Port in Kanagawa Prefecture.Kanagawa Prefecture is one of the few industrial counties in Japan, so the crime rate is as high as Tokyo and Osaka.The Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department, which governs the area, always wants to compete with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

When the criminals fled to Tokyo after committing crimes in Kanagawa Prefecture, or infiltrated into Kanagawa Prefecture after committing crimes in Tokyo, the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department always appeared with an attitude of sweeping the door. This is tricky. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department often have conflicts over the trial of cases, and the two sides have a strong sense of competition.Under such circumstances, the investigative headquarters in Nasu must be very careful in intervening in this case in private. When the Rice Field Department tried the Murakoshi case, it expanded the scope of investigation to local gangsters and thieves, but still found nothing.

The Akasaka Bureau was also at a loss.Now when the investigation meeting is held, there are very few speakers, and the investigation is still wasting time. It seems that they are waiting for the headquarters to be disbanded. The concept of factions exists not only between counties, but also within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.For example, if they belong to the same criminal investigation department, if they are not in the joint investigation stage, neither department will cooperate in operations.When the undergraduate work involves other subjects, it has become a kind of etiquette to inform the other party in advance.Of course, doing so is not only out of etiquette, but also for work needs.Therefore, if one branch participates in another branch's investigative activities without consent, it will be strongly resisted.

The Second Investigative Division is conducting an internal investigation into the bribery of the Ministry of Welfare by three tourism companies, and they notified the investigation headquarters in Nasu. At the beginning, the First Investigation Section tried its best to track down the murderer, thinking that the bribery case had nothing to do with them, and ignored it.Later, when Murakoshi was killed and all clues about Kuni's case were interrupted, the information provided by the second department opened a new path for Nasu who was in trouble. "The three companies bribed the Ministry of Welfare. Who did they bribe?" Nasu opened his sleepy eyes and immediately called the second department.

"What did you say? Suspected that Zhongtai Xingye bribed the planning review committee at the National Park Bureau of Welfare Province in order to fight for the right to develop Gunyue Mountain?!" Nasu was taken aback and asked back. Zhongtai Xingye is the company where Junya Muraoshi works, and the chairman of the council is Hideto Kadowaki, director of the National Park Bureau. Kadowaki used to support Seikyu on the opposite side of most members of the Council, but recently his attitude suddenly changed to favor Zhongtai, so some people suspect that Zhongtai bribed Kadowaki. The three young people sent by the three companies to do specific development work had fierce competition around Kadowaki's daughter, and it was impossible for Kadowaki to stay aloof.

A new character has appeared! The police heard that Murakoshi's company had bribed Kadowaki in order to obtain a development license, so they started an investigation.If this matter is true, Kadowaki will surely suffer ruin. Kadowaki's status was obtained through hard work and competition in the officialdom.Officials in a bureaucratic society must be cautious in what they say and do, otherwise they will be caught and held accountable. Therefore, their speech and actions must follow regulations and practices, and they are not allowed to act on their own will.Officials are just a component, a component that is placed in an institution of varying ranks that are issued from above and presented from below.Therefore, for officials themselves, it is very dangerous to act according to personal thinking and judgment.

To be able to protect oneself while faithfully implementing regulations and orders, and to win in competition, there must be insidious means.Japanese officials usually do not focus on learning from outstanding figures, but on finding fault with their opponents. The status obtained in the intriguing competition is generally quite stable, and if you do it well, you can become the deputy minister (that is, the deputy minister) of the province.Even if you don't reach this level, you can grab high wages and pensions, and then go to a certain company to get a fat job. Nasu thought: Kadowaki may not be willing to lose his status, in order to prevent exposure to bribery, he will...

"However, through investigation, we found out that the bribery case was a rumor spread by two companies, Teikyu and Seikyu, and its purpose is self-evident. Even we thought it was not a big deal, but it alarmed the colleagues in the first department. It really..." Answered that The person who had to ask the question misunderstood what Nasu meant.Judging from his answer, Kadowaki did not seem to have accepted bribes.If there is no financial relationship between Murakoshi and Kadowaki, Nasu's speculation just now is pure speculation. However, the new character Kadowaki Hideto who appeared in a flash was deeply imprinted in Nasu's mind, and he couldn't get rid of it no matter what.He believed that as the chief of the bureau in charge of the industry that Murakoshi was engaged in, he must have some connection with the deceased. Moreover, Murakoshi had also proposed to Kadowaki's daughter.

Originally, the investigative headquarters should have paid attention to Mikiko's father, Hideto Kadowaki, but because Nasu and the others were chasing the murderer who killed Hiroshi Kuni, they ignored Kadowaki.Er Keyin investigated and found that the so-called bribery was purely a rumor, so he didn't pursue it any further.When the false faces of Yumiba and Murako were revealed, Kadowaki still didn't notice Kadowaki, because they once shifted the focus of their investigation from the Kuni case to the Murako case.The members of Section 1, who were trying their best to hunt down the major suspect who killed Guojing, were at a loss because of the sudden killing of the suspect. This mental state brought the investigation work to a stalemate.

Nasu now believes that Kadowaki's veil has been lifted.Although the second division suspended the investigation due to the false bribery, as the first division, they cannot adopt the same attitude as the second division and let Kadowaki go. They want to find out how Kadowaki is related to the case. "It's necessary to investigate anyway," Nasu made up his mind.The investigation headquarters of the Akasaka Bureau, which is about to be disbanded, took a new step and began to investigate new characters. Kadowaki Hideto is a senior official of the Central Government Office, and Nasu decided to personally handle the case.Before reporting Kadowaki as a suspect to the headquarters, Nasu went to the Ministry of Welfare to visit Kadowaki. It takes two stops from the headquarters to the Welfare Ministry, and the distance from the Metropolitan Police Department is even closer.Kadowaki readily agreed to meet Nasu.Kadowaki's position as bureau chief is roughly equivalent to that of a deputy general manager or executive director of a large company. "Is that still the case?" Kadowaki asked with a wry smile. "Which thing?" "You police asked me if I took bribes, but I was suspected for no reason!" The second department's investigation was too blatant, and Kadowaki's wry smile showed helplessness. "I didn't do anything shameful, and I'm not afraid of your investigation. I hope you can find out the truth as soon as possible, and stop procrastinating." From what Kadowaki said, it can be seen that he assisted in the investigation with a positive attitude, hoping to clear the suspicion as soon as possible.However, what will his attitude be when he learns that the police are not investigating a bribery case but a homicide case this time?Nasu felt that the reason why his attitude was positive now was probably because he was ready to deal with interrogation from all sides. Kadowaki told Nasu that he could meet him anywhere after 6pm.Nasu and him agreed to meet at the "Albireo" cafe at the Akasaka Hotel that night. Normally, Kadowaki rarely let others choose a meeting place for him, but this time, Nasu's choice of a place can reflect his inner peace. Kadowaki could see that Nasu chose the "Albireo" cafe to try to find a place that had nothing to do with the Welfare Ministry's business, and he felt that such care was unnecessary.Nasu's calm attitude towards Kadowaki from the moment they met felt that things were quite difficult. Kadowaki arrived at the appointed time.He appeared to be a man of integrity, with a steely personality evident in the lines around his eyes and mouth.Though he was in his fifties, he looked like he was in his forties or younger.It seemed that he had just played golf in the past few days, his face was tanned and his physique was very strong.His clothes fit well, more like a capable official.Nasu felt a little inferior in front of this director who was about the same age as him but looked much younger than him, but his extraordinary experience was enough to control the exposure of this emotion. Along with Nasu is Yamaji.After they met, they exchanged a few words of pleasantries, and then Nasu turned to the topic.According to the other party's expression, Nasu felt that there was no need to beat around the bush and say something to start with. "With all due respect, you already know about the murder of Junya Murakashi of Zhongtai Industrial Development!" "Yes. He is quite capable, and I have given him a good deal of care." "I heard that Murakashi proposed to your daughter?" "There is such a thing. He is a promising young man. As long as the little girl likes it, I don't have much to say." "Murakoshi was killed, do you have any clues?" Nasu realized that he had been investigating on behalf of the Rice Field Department since no one knew when.He never wanted to provoke the Rice Field Department, but he didn't inform the Rice Field Department about his talk with Menwaki today.He felt that if they were notified, they would definitely send someone, which would be troublesome.Nasu treated this new character with caution.Although Kadowaki does not seem to be directly related to the Kuni case, it is not necessarily unrelated to the Murakoshi case.Murakoshi is an important suspect in the Kuni case, so Kadowaki may be indirectly involved in the Kuni case.For the Akasaka Bureau, there is no other investigation target except Kadowaki.They knew that if the Kanagawa Police Department found out that the Akasaka Bureau had investigated the Murakoshi case without authorization, it would be very unhappy, but the Akasaka Bureau still carried out an investigation on Kadowaki, a newcomer, according to their own ideas. "This seems to be different from the questions you asked in the past, isn't it?" Kadowaki said with a smile, fiddling with the business cards of Nasu and Yamaji that they had just exchanged. "It's not completely irrelevant, but you can think of it as two different things for the time being. You know that our investigation department is responsible for homicide and injury cases. As long as anyone is more or less related to the case, we will ask him about the relevant situation." Na Xu asked the other party While providing assistance, he clearly stated the difference in business between the first department and the second department. "I know, so what do you want to ask?" Kadowaki took out his pipe and filled it with the famous foreign brand tobacco he liked to smoke.Nasu stared in surprise, feeling that Kadowaki had already pre-empted the attack, and he didn't come across such things often in his criminal investigation career. "I hope you can provide some clues to the Murakoshi case." "I'm afraid I can't help it." Kadowaki calmly lit the tobacco in his pipe, and took care not to let the smoke drift to Nasu. "Because Murakoshi and I are only dating for work." "But……" "I know you're talking about my daughter. But if you say that I don't distinguish between public and private because of this, I can't help it." Nasu and Yamaji silently nodded. "I never interfered with my daughter's affairs. She is now an adult and can make her own decisions. I know that she accepted Murakoshi's marriage proposal. How do you know why he was murdered?" "Okay. I want to ask another question that everyone involved in this case must answer. I hope you can answer it quickly." Nasu's question gradually entered the center of the investigation. "What's the problem?" Kadowaki filled another bag of cigarettes, his expression seemed a little nervous. "Where were you from 11:00 p.m. on May 26th to 4:00 a.m. the next morning?" "Is this the legal alibi?" Kadowaki's face really changed a bit. "Please don't take things too seriously, we ask that of everyone involved." "I didn't expect you to ask me for proof of your alibi." Kadowaki pondered for a long time, but didn't get angry.Is it because of Kadowaki's temperament that he didn't get angry, or is there another reason? "I'm surprised," Kadowaki repeated, taking the pipe from his mouth as if to calm his slightly shocked state of mind.After a while he asked back: "What time do you mean between the night of May 26th and the 27th?" "From 11 p.m. to about 4 a.m.." "This is great!" "Ok?" "I mean it's nice to have proof." "how to say?" "I don't know why you doubt me, but I can be relieved with proof." "We don't see you as a suspect." "In a speculative novel, if a person is asked for an alibi, he is quite suspicious, isn't he?" "The reality is fundamentally different from what is written in the novel." "Oh, well. Anyway, if there's no doubt at all, you don't ask me where I was at that time. Let me be an exception. However, I can tell exactly where I am." "Would you please tell me?" "Don't you see how tanned my face is?" "Have you been playing golf?" Nasu thought that if Kadowaki really went to play golf, he really didn't have time to commit crimes.Golf cannot be played alone, and the gatekeepers and waiters at the course can testify. "No, no. You don't get such a tan from golf." "Then where have you been?" It's too early to travel to the sea, Nasu thought. "Deep mountain." "Mountain?" "Do you know the mountain Gundake Kashima?" "I don't know." Nasu shook his head without interest.He has always regarded those who spend a lot of money and energy to climb steep mountains as lunatics, so it is impossible for him to know the name of that mountain. "It's a high mountain in the Northern Alps." "I know." The mountain road next to him nodded. "Oh, you know!" Kadowaki was a little surprised. Just now he asked if he knew Gunyue, but he was thinking about this in his heart. The detectives who only spare no effort to chase the whereabouts of criminals have nothing to do with Takayama and Sea. "Shinano Town is my birthplace." "Are you from Shinanomachi?" Kadowaki asked in surprise. Nasu also remembered that Yamaji was originally from Nagano Prefecture.Judging from Shanlu's expression, the Kashima gun mountain is quite close to his home. "That being the case, it doesn't take much trouble for me to say it. I climbed the Kashima gun on the evening of the 26th and live near the mountain rest in Lengchi. I like mountaineering and I used to climb it when I was young. Due to my age, I haven't been there for a long time I climbed the mountain, so I remember this climb very clearly.” "Mountain climbing?" Nasu and Shanji exclaimed in unison.Although Nasu didn't know where the Kashima Gun was located in Nagano Prefecture, he felt that the person who climbed the Alps that day could not have committed crimes in Tokyo.Shanlu is a local, and he knows very well that people with guns in Kashima that day cannot commit crimes.If Kadowaki was telling the truth, he was definitely not the murderer.Although they couldn't check his words on the spot, they could tell from his confident demeanor that he wasn't lying.The new suspect, whom the two felt they had finally deduced, was covered by misty clouds like a distant mountain and completely isolated from the world. "Let's investigate and investigate in detail." Nasu said while suppressing the loss caused by disappointment.