Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven A Silver Lining

The Hida Mountains, known as the Northern Alps, are divided into a Y shape at the birthplace of the Kurobe River, Mitamata Renkadake.The two mountain ranges branching off toward the north are more symmetrical, with the Kurobe Valley sandwiched between them.On both sides of these two mountains are the Tateyama Mountains in Toyama Prefecture, and on the east are the Hou Tateyama Mountains in Nagano Prefecture.The reason why it is called Hou Tate Mountain is because it is behind Tate Mountain when viewed from Toyama Prefecture.There are different opinions about the range of the Houlishan Mountain Range, but generally it starts from the north of Zhenmu Ridge to Baimayue.

Gundake Kashima is the leader of the Go Tateyama Mountain Range, which is located slightly south of the center of the mountain range.The granite joints on the mountain are vertical and horizontal, and the mountain is steep.It has two main peaks, the north and the south. The south peak is 28,897 meters above sea level, with a tall and magnificent posture, showing the dignity of the leader of the Houli Mountain Range. Kadowaki Hideto said that he climbed Kashima Gundake the night Murakashi Junya was killed.If he was on a big mountain, and on the top of the Northern Alps, he would have no time to commit the crime from the perspective of traffic isolation alone.

"There is a mountain rest house called 'Lengchi' near the top of Mount Gundake in Kashima. I slept on the grass near the rest house on the night of the 26th." Kadowaki replied lightly. "Did you go hiking alone?" "A person, I have always liked to act alone, and I have often climbed mountains alone since I was young." "But……" "Ah, I see. You're saying that there's no proof that I'm in Gundake Kashima, right?" Kadowaki asked calmly.He went on to say: "I don't like to be suspected without reason. Let me tell you everything. This mountaineering is completely using a private vacation, but I said in front of my daughter that I was going to inspect it, because she also wanted to come with me. Anyway, it’s my jurisdiction, so it’s okay to go on a business trip. But it’s not actually a business trip. If I go there as an inspection, the relevant local personnel will come to greet me, and it’s very inconvenient to move. Officials are also human. I often need to relax and take a break. So I went alone to the still closed and snow-covered Hootate Mountain. It is my long-cherished wish to climb the mountain when the mountain is closed, because in the climbing season, the road on the mountain is as easy as the road in Ginza , It’s not interesting. My plan is to go to Kashima Gundake from Shinano Omachi, go through Goryudake, Tangsongdake, and finally go down from Happo Ridge. On the 26th, I took the "Alps 1" at 6:55 a.m. in Shinjuku. I arrived at Shinano Omachi around 12 o'clock, and then I hailed a taxi in front of the station and came to the mountaineering entrance - Otanihara. I filled out the mountaineering card at the mountaineering command center there, and climbed over the red rock to the cold pond."

As for Kadowaki's above explanation, since Nasu is not a local, it is impossible to judge whether the geographical location he mentioned is accurate or not, but Yamaji, who was born locally, seems to know these places very well.Nasu thought, luckily he brought the mountain road with him today. "What time did you arrive at Lengchi?" Shanlu asked. "It's past 6 p.m., and it's already dusk." "Why didn't you stay at the Rest House on Lengchi Mountain?" "After June 15th, the rest center only had management staff. Before that, the rest center was quite chaotic, so I slept in the woods near the rest center. Before climbing the mountain, I made preparations for camping and brought duck down sleeping bags and other items. .”

In winter, heavy snow pours into the rest camp, and climbers also litter the house. After a winter, the rest camp is in a mess. Therefore, it is understandable that Kadowaki would not live there and go camping. It doesn't matter much for young people to go camping, but Nasu thinks it's unreasonable for Kadowaki, who is over 50 years old, to go camping too. "Did anyone sleep with you near the cold pool?" "I didn't intend to live in the cold pool rest house at the beginning. After I got to the mountain, I only looked over there, and then I started to prepare for camping in the climbing pine forest. The climbing pine forest stretches from the mountain rest house to the deer island. Gunyue, maybe someone came to the rest place after me, but I didn’t pay attention. Anyway, it’s not the climbing season, and there are very few people on the mountain.”

"So……" "Hey, let me finish my sentence." Kadowaki waved his hand to stop the mountain road, and then said: "The plan for the next day is to go to Tangsong in one go. I leave Lengchi around 6 in the morning. The guide map says from It takes about 9 hours from Lengchi to Tangsong, but I walked very slowly, and there was a lot of residual snow, and it took some time to pass Bafengkeng, so I arrived at Tangsong Villa at about 6 o'clock in the evening. Tangsong Villa from There have been administrators since May 1st, and you can ask them to know if I’m telling the truth. I stayed in Tangsong that night and returned to Tokyo from Xiabafangling on the 28th.”

Nasu and Yamaji understood that Kadowaki said that there was an administrator at Tangsong Villa, to show them that someone could prove that he lived there on the night of the 27th.But the problem was on the night of the 26th.Although Kadowaki said that he was camping near the cold pool rest house, there was no administrator at the rest house, and no one was with him, so no one could prove that he was not at the scene of the crime on the critical night of the 26th. At noon on the 26th, he went to Shinano Omachi and filled out the card at the entrance of the mountain. This is probably not a lie, because it is well documented.But it is not absolutely impossible for him to return to Tokyo immediately after filling out the card, take the evening train to the mountains after killing Murayashi, and appear at Tangsong Villa on the 27th.In this regard, it is necessary to take the time to thoroughly study the train timetable and the mountain climbing guide map.

Kadowaki still had a calm demeanor, if his proof was really incomplete, he would not be so calm.Of course, Kadowaki did not expect to be able to completely convince Nasu with the above explanation. "He might have some trump card." Nasu thought while carefully observing Kadowaki's expression. Sure enough, Kadowaki said after briefly explaining the route he took: "It's a pity that there is no one in the cold pool rest area, but I have conclusive evidence to prove that I was in the cold pool on the night of the 26th." "Conclusive evidence?" Nasu's eyes sparkled.

"I took a picture." "Photography?" "Unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera and the film I took with me today. I took a film during the mountaineering process, and my solo photo is a selfie with the camera on a tripod." "How can a photograph speak for you?" "There are numbers on the film, and the last few photos were taken in Tangsong, and one or two of them were asked to press the shutter by the administrator of Tangsong Villa. This does not mean that the photos taken before Tangsong were taken on the way to Tangsong Among them!" Kadowaki's eyes flashed a challenging look.He said as if to further explain: "I use a spring-loaded camera. When the front cover is opened, the bellows will pop out. This kind of camera is old and outdated, and it has stopped production now. The 135 camera is popular now, but I still like to use a concertina camera, because it uses 120 film, which is wider than the 135 frame, and does not need to be rewound like 135 film. You will understand when you see the real thing, and I don’t need to explain it.” Kadowaki suppressed Looking at the pride in his heart, he stared at Nasu and the mountain road.

Nasu and Shanlu didn't see the camera and photos, so it's not good to pursue further.Judging by Kadowaki's attitude, he took the photo as conclusive proof that he was not at the scene of the crime. "Oh, yes. Can you provide us with the camera and film, then?" "Are you so suspicious of me?" A shadow appeared on Kadowaki's loyal face. "We want to obtain proof, and we can't talk about whether the suspicion is deep or not." "Okay, I also want to end it early and quickly." "We would like to ask another question in passing."

"what is the problem?" "This is also for reference. Where were you at around 2 a.m. on March 22?" The investigation headquarters of the Kuni case should have raised this question first, but since Kadowaki has no direct relationship with the Kuni case, it was put at a later date. .Besides, although Nasu raised this question, he didn't regard Kadowaki as a suspect in the Kuni case, but just asked casually "as a reference" as he said. "March 22? What does that have to do with this case?" "Can't you answer my question?" "You, it's outrageous!" Kadowaki's honest face turned red, as if he couldn't bear it anymore.The chief of a provincial bureau is quite an official, but Nasu actually asked him for an alibi for another case.Anyone knows that asking like this is tantamount to investigating what you were doing when the crime happened, and asking for alibi in two cases in a row means that you are considered suspect in both cases.In such a situation, no matter how loyal Kadowaki is, he will be angry. "The questions you asked just now are embarrassing enough. You can't say that I have any doubts, but you ask me where I was when another case happened. Man, it is difficult to remember exactly what When, where, and what did you do. May 26th was a special day. I went to climb a mountain, so I remember it clearly. As for the things that happened a long time ago, I didn’t write them down one by one. What are you planning to do?” Kadowaki said. Said in a characteristic tone. "Saturday night, March 22, or Sunday morning to be precise, can't you remember what you were doing?" Nasu seemed to have not heard Kadowaki's protest, and asked again.At this time, Nasu's face was expressionless, as if he didn't understand what the other party was saying at all, and a layer of unpredictable expression appeared on his face that had experienced the weather of life. Although Kadowaki was furious, he had no choice but to give up when he saw that it didn't work against Nasu.He suppressed his anger and said, "I seem to have gone on a business trip to Kyushu in late March. You can just ask my secretary." After speaking, he grabbed the summons and left. "He finally lost his temper." After Kadowaki walked out of the cafe abruptly, Yamaji shrank his neck and said. "Maybe it's acting." Nasu's tone was still calm.He explained: "He himself thought it would be unnatural not to get angry when faced with such doubts, so he did it." "Indeed. But if what he said just now is true, his proof cannot be doubted." The proof mentioned by Yamaji refers to the Murakoshi case, which shows that he still firmly believes that it was Murakoshi who killed Kuni. "I'm an amateur in photography, so I can't accurately judge Kadowaki's words, but if the camera really can't be rewinded, it can be used as proof that Kadowaki is not at the scene of the crime." Nasu said. Kadowaki lived in Tangsong Villa on May 27. If the photo he asked the administrator to take at that time was in the second half of the numbered film that could not be rewound, calculated from the time required for the journey, Kadowaki lived in Lengsong The day of the pool must have been the night of May 26. "In any case, we have to get the camera and film, and then investigate the Tangsong Villa and the Kashima gun trail." Nasu said, and stood up after drinking the coffee in the cup in one breath. Kadowaki handed over the camera and film.Originally, Nasu and the others were worried about whether Kadowaki could readily lend those two items to the Metropolitan Police Department, because Kadowaki left angrily that day.Unexpectedly, the next day he took the initiative to contact the Metropolitan Police Department and handed over the two items, saying that he wanted to clear up his suspicions quickly. The Akasaka Department immediately notified the Rice Field Department of the situation.The Inada Bureau has become active with the appearance of a new character, Kadowaki.In order to discuss the Kadowaki issue with the Akasaka Bureau, they sent two people, one is the Horikoshi Police Department of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department who met Nasu when they were investigating the airport hotel murder case, and the other is the Honda detective. "We're here to participate in the investigation of the Murakoshi case, so we have to trouble you again," Horikoshi said.Horikoshi's burly figure was in stark contrast to Nasu. Both were delighted at this unexpected reunion.They were old acquaintances, and Nasu felt that it was better to work with Horikoshi, so he didn't have to spend his brains on the sense of competition. The camera Kadowaki handed over was the Pearl IV 120 spring camera produced by Konishiroku Company, which has now ceased production.The lens aperture of this camera is 3.5 centimeters, the image resolution ability is strong, and the distance adjustment device is linked with the lens, which overcomes the shortcomings of general spring cameras.In the national standard camera competition held in West Germany after World War II, it became famous and is still used by many people.But among amateurs, it has been eliminated by automated small cameras, because its lens and shutter are stacked in the case, it is not easy to install a large lens, and when the lens and shutter are pulled out of the case, Only the front cover and bellows are left connected with the casing, so it is difficult to adopt a structure in which the film winding system is linked with the shutter winding, which means that its shooting speed is slow.The film frame that this kind of camera uses is 6X4. 5 centimeters, and has shading protection paper. The shooting method is: install the film, twist the film button, the arrow mark "Start" will appear on the protective paper, after the arrow is aligned with the red dot in the camera, once the back cover is closed, the counting window showing the number of sheets will enter working status.Continue to turn the film winding button, and after the number ⑴ appears in the counting window, the film winding button will not turn anymore.As long as you don't press the shutter, you can't go to the next one.This means that there is a device in the camera to prevent reshoots.After pressing the shutter 16 times, the anti-reshoot device stops working, and the film can only be taken out at this time.It is absolutely impossible to rewind during photo taking.Once the back is closed at the "start" mark, turn the film winder button, and the camera's back cannot be opened without shooting all the film.When the back cover is opened, the character code of the counting window is automatically restored. Kadowaki handed over the negative and the enlarged 4-inch photo.There are codes on the negatives, and the sequence of shooting can be known according to the codes.There are 16 photos on a roll of 120 film. According to the coding sequence of the negatives, these 16 photos are: ⑴ Kadowaki standing in front of the mountain climbing center station with a smile on his face; ⑵ In front of the Otanihara road sign; Since it was taken in the evening, the clarity is not as good as the first two photos. According to the identification of the mountain road, (4) was also taken near Lengchi. The above photo shows the forest and the Jianyue at the bottom covered by the trees. There is still snow on the Jianyue. It seems that these two photos are for souvenirs.The clarity of this picture is also not enough, as if it was taken shortly after ⑶. ⑸ to ⑿ were taken on the way the next day. As far as an amateur is concerned, these photos are quite standard, leaving the vigorous and majestic appearance of Jianyue, Lishan and Wulongshan on the screen. ⒀ and ⒁ were taken at Tangsong Villa.Kadowaki said ⒀ it was the manager of the villa who pressed the shutter.The background of the characters is a building with a villa flavor, and the words "Tangsong Villa" on it are clearly visible. "It is indeed Tangsong Villa." The mountain road proved that the location was correct. ⒂ and ⒃ were taken at the foot of Bafangling Mountain. While studying the cameras and photographs, the detectives verified Kadowaki's "confession," confirming the following two points: 1. On May 26, Kadowaki filled out the mountaineering card at the mountaineering command center at the Kashima gun mountaineering entrance (according to the identification, it was confirmed that it was written by Kadowaki); 2. At around 6:00 p.m. on May 27, Kadowaki arrived at Tangsong Villa and stayed there that night. Based on the above information, the Akasaka Bureau held a joint meeting with the Rice Field Bureau.At the meeting, Nasu spoke first. He said: "On the night of May 27th, Kadowaki did stay at Tangsong Villa. The next morning he took two photos ⒀ and ⒁, which shows that the photos before ⒀ were taken before coming to Tangsong Villa. It usually takes a walk from Lengchi to Tangsong 9 hours, because it was not the climbing season and the road was relatively difficult, so it is not surprising that Kadowaki spent 12 hours. Conversely, he happened to leave the cold pool at 6 o'clock in the morning. This is consistent with what he said ⑿ The previous photos were taken before 6:00 p.m. on the 27th, and calculated from the time required for the journey, it can prove that Kadowaki was in Lengchi on the night of the 26th.” After Nasu finished speaking, he looked around to ask his colleagues for different opinions.Asking to speak, Hatakeyama said: "Those photos may have been taken in the same season last year or earlier. He himself said that he asked the waiter of Tangsong Villa to press the shutter, pretending to be taken this year, but in fact it was last year..." "You mean that his photo is fake?" Nasu asked with a little interest. "yes." "Isn't it?" Shanlu said coldly. "Why isn't it right?" Hatakeyama was a little unhappy when his opinion was rejected after several reflections.Originally, the people under the bureau didn't have a good impression of the people in the Metropolitan Police Department. The people below thought that the Metropolitan Police Department only let them do hard work, and they did some superficial work that could win the applause of the outside world. Suppressing the opinions of the subordinate department, and the credit often goes to the Metropolitan Police Department.Hatakeyama may think this out of prejudice, but in fact, a well-known police station like his Akasaka Bureau is almost on an equal footing with the Metropolitan Police Department.Hatakeyama is a little too sensitive, but the members of the Metropolitan Police Department have nothing to do with his emotions. "Kadowaki asked the administrator of the villa to press the shutter, right? If he brought the photos from last year, then he asked the administrator to press the shutter last year, so there is a danger of being remembered by the administrator." "It is said that climbers from all over the country come to live in mountain villages in the Northern Alps every year. I am afraid that there are many things that the administrator presses the shutter at the request of tourists. How can he remember so clearly!" Hatakeyama said not to be outdone. "You can say that, but around May 20th is the end of the continuous holiday and before the opening of the mountain, there are almost no people on the mountain. Isn't this easy to be remembered?" "You don't have to ask the administrator, but you can also ask people who climbed together to take photos." "Indeed. But the appearance of the mountain changes year by year. Even the photos taken in the same period will be different due to the location of the snow and the weather. Especially in late May, the ice and snow melt rapidly, and there are obvious changes every day. As long as the management When a member of staff looks at a photo, he will immediately recognize whether it was taken this year or in the past.” "However, if he chose locations with the same state of Can Xue to take pictures, even the administrators would have difficulty distinguishing the subtle differences between them." "You forgot an important point." "Which point?" "If he handed over last year's film, it means that Kadowaki started planning the case a year ago, but the application for Gundake's development plan is less than a year old now!" Hatakeyama felt that his statement was inappropriate, but he was still not reconciled, and immediately retorted: "Could it be that he took this route before or after May 26?" "That's impossible. Can Xue's state changed quite quickly during that time, and the inconsistency between the picture and the scene of the day was easy to see through. The administrator will remember whether he advances or postpones. Besides, it is not good for him to rest for too long Ah." Hatakeyama was finally speechless. "Is this kind of camera absolutely impossible to rewind?" He Xi asked. "Yes. I did an experiment. Its structure is completely different from that of the 135. Once the winding button is turned, it must be turned to the bottom one by one." Shanlu is quite proficient in taking pictures, and has won many photography competitions in the Metropolitan Police Department. In the face of the fact that the camera cannot be rewinded, it must be admitted that the order of the numbers is obviously taken in chronological order and cannot be faked. "Why does this camera have to be used to take pictures of this roll of film?" Cao Chang asked a new question. If Kadowaki had actually delivered the film taken with the rewinding camera along with the non-rewinding camera, then his deception might have worked.With a camera that can be rewound, you can empty ⑴ to ⑿, first take photos after ⒀ near Tangsong, then rewind the roll, and take photos from ⑴ to ⑿ at Gundake Kashima.In this way, he actually lived near Lengchi after the 27th, that is, after Tangsong Villa.With a time difference of one or two days, Can Xue's change is still not noticeable.In this way, Kadowaki can commit crimes in Kawasaki on the night of the 26th. "It's okay to say 'it has to be taken by this camera'." Shanlu poured cold water on Caochang's opinion. At this moment, Shanlu is like a stubborn old man! "why?" "Any 120mm camera cannot be rewinded." Cao Chang's opinion was immediately denied.If you can't rewind, make which camera the result is the same. Kadowaki was filmed in coded order.That is to say, it is absolutely impossible for him to take ⑿before photos after the 27th when he lived in Tangsong Mountain Villa and took ⒀ later photos. "Ishii is wearing sleeves, right?" Suddenly, such an inexplicable sentence came across. "Ishii?" Nasu narrowed his eyes and said.His appearance was similar to that of a near-sighted person gazing into the distance.When he has something on his mind, he often has this kind of look. "Ishii from Atsugi Motor Company wears black sleeves to keep his clothes from getting dirty." "It must be the person who was used by Murakoshi as proof." Nasu remembered. "But what does it matter?" "Yes!" Heng Duan said, "Having something in the shape of a sleeve is equivalent to having a bag that can be loaded with film anywhere." "Ah, dark bag!" Shanlu shouted. "Yes, yes. With the dark bag, can't you rewind it?" The dark bag is a kind of opaque bag that can be carried with you.When the winding method is incorrect, such as the tooth hole of the 135 film is not tightly meshed with the camera gear, or the film of the 120 film and the light-shielding protective paper are misaligned and cannot be rotated, etc., you can open the cover in the hidden bag The film is removed and reloaded without exposing the film.The shape of the hidden bag is similar to the shape of the sleeves mentioned by Hengduan. When operating, just put both hands in through the "cuffs" on both sides of the bag. Rubber bands are worn on the "cuffs", just caught on the arm to block the light. "First put on the lens cover and press the shutter button until ⑿, then open the lens cover and go to Tang Song to take pictures ⒀. After taking pictures, restore the film to the original position in the dark bag, and then go to Kashima to take pictures ⑴ Up to ⑿, what is the difference between the result and the continuous shooting." Hengdu said. Indeed, having a dark bag is like carrying a darkroom, and you can rewind the non-rewindable film at any time.Just as everyone praised this discovery, the mountain road poured cold water on it again. "Unfortunately, this method doesn't work." He said, "The disadvantage of the dark bag is that you can't see the inside, so even if you rewind the roll, you can't see the 'start' symbol on the film, and the gap between ⑿ and ⒀ when you rewind the roll. Inevitably, they would be too large or overlapped. However, the distances between ⑿ and ⒀ on the Kadowaki film were exactly the same as those on the other negatives.” The meaning of Shanlu is: the winding device of the Pearl camera is automatic, and the back cover can only be closed when the "Start" symbol appears on the light-shielding protective paper of the film.Once the back cover is closed, the counting hole is in working condition. Press the shutter once to display a number.You can’t see the inside by rewinding with a hidden bag, so you can only judge the position of the film based on experience. In this way, when shooting sequentially, the continuity of ⑿ and ⒀ cannot be guaranteed to be very uniform.Moreover, even if the "Start" symbol is aligned with the red dot on the camera, the distance between ⑿ and ⒀ cannot be equidistant like continuous shooting due to the different degree of tightness of the film. Crossing was silent, looking a little unhappy. "Yes!" Honda, who was wearing glasses in the Rice Field Department, seemed to have noticed something, and his shout attracted the attention of all present, "Can we look at it this way: He boarded the Kashima gun a day or two before May 26th. , took photos from ⑴ to ⑿, returned to Kawasaki on the 26th and killed Murakoshi, and went to Tangsong on the evening of the 27th to take photos after ⒀.” This idea is a step further than Hatakeyama's.Hatakeyama believed that Kadowaki brought photos taken in the same season a year ago, while Honda believed that the photos were taken in stages on the same roll of film.If the idea of ​​crossing is "segmented photography", then Hatakeyama and Honda's opinion should be called "segmented photography". "Phase photography" can be connected no matter the interval or the number. As long as the natural scenery shot in the past is very close to the next day or two, no flaws will be seen. "Your point of view is good!" said "stubborn old man" Yamaji, "If Kadowaki is taking pictures in installments, he should go to Kashima gun before May 26, and the photos after ⑿ will be taken in Tangsong on the 27th and 28th." It was filmed in the area, and to kill Murakoshi on the 26th, he must be in Kawasaki, right?" Because Honda is from another police station, Yamaji pays more attention to the way he speaks. "We need to investigate Kadowaki's whereabouts before May 26," Nasu said. If Kadowaki had asked for leave before May 26 or his whereabouts were unknown, then it is likely that Deng Kashima Gun had gone to "stage photography", and his ingenious proof would have collapsed.The investigative headquarters finally saw a glimmer of hope. Nasu announces adjournment.Anyway, if Kadowaki's activities before May 26 were not investigated, the meeting would not be able to continue.