Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Analysis of Doubts
Kadowaki Mikiko felt that her father had been acting abnormal recently.In this family of one father and one daughter, the father always regards chatting with his daughter as the most pleasant thing when he is at home. Although he is quite busy with work, he still tries to prioritize the time with his daughter as much as possible.He also spends most of his holidays with his daughter.But these days when he is at home, he mostly sits alone in his study, even when he is with his daughter, he rarely speaks, instead of always raising various topics and chatting happily as usual.Mikiko felt that his father must have a heavy ideological burden, and he was trying his best to bear this burden alone.
Mikiko really wants to share some of her father's burden, but she understands that her father's burden cannot be borne by herself.There was nothing she could do but watch her father suffer.She wanted to ask, but she knew that her father would not tell him. Her father had always opposed discussing business affairs at home, not to mention that it would be useless for her to know.Therefore, her heart is more painful than her father.
One day not long after that, someone came to see Mikiko.The man looked like a dutiful bank clerk.She recognized him as the Hexi Interpol who had looked for her while investigating the Guojing case.She had no ill feeling for this genial, poised, uncopical man.
When He Xi asked questions, he paid attention to the situation and mood of Mikiko Teruying.Mikiko felt that his eyes were soft, but it was not intentionally soft because she was a young woman, so it was easy to forget his police status when talking to him.Mikiko thought: At home, he must be a good husband and father.
"Sudden visit, I'm really confused." He Xi said, looking at Mikiko enthusiastically.Perhaps it was because he was just over 30 years old, and he couldn't see the lustful and rude expressions of some middle-aged men in his eyes.
"It's okay." Mikiko replied sincerely.
"I heard that you are already working. Society is different from school, right?" His voice was full of concern for young people who have just stepped into society.The last time he looked for Mikiko, Mikiko hadn't graduated yet.
"It's nothing, everyone is very warm to me, and the work is quite interesting." How did she know that she was in the light of her father.In addition, there is always a certain pampering of beautiful women in society, but behind the pampering is a dark trap, but as long as Kadowaki is in power, the trap will not pose a serious threat.Mikiko is backed by her father's power, and she is a "noble person" in the company.
"That's great." Hexi was happy for Mikiko, he didn't want to see a beautiful woman being ravaged by someone with evil intentions.Of course, some Don Juan-type characters like this, but Hexi is not such a person.
Hexi is in a heavy heart today, he has a premonition that today's conversation may traumatize Mikiko's heart.
However, Kasai was happy to meet Mikiko again.He met Mikiko once before to check the situation, but just this side, he fell in love with Mikiko's sentimental face that reflected the inner world.Mikiko has now loosened the braids she had when she was a student and tied them casually behind her head. In this way, her facial contours look more beautiful and she looks more sophisticated.
He likes it, but Hexi understands that Mikiko is a woman who has nothing to do with him.
All in all, Mikiko left an indelible impression on him.Of course, Hexi has a wife, but when he saw Mikiko, he still couldn't help thinking: "If I knew that there was such a woman in the world, maybe my choice would go in another direction." Thoughts, you will be very angry.
While asking Mikiko questions solemnly, he let his imagination run wild in his mind, and in his heart he also hid thoughts that middle-aged people should not reveal to others.
Hexi came to see Mikiko this time, on the one hand, out of work needs, and on the other hand, he wanted to confirm whether his original imagination was reliable.
"What do you want to ask today?" Mikiko asked timidly.She felt that a criminal policeman with a wife should not have a private date with her, and there was no reason for dating.
"There's a little thing I want to ask you."
"What's up?"
He Xi took a big sip of coffee, but there was not much left in the cup.Today he suddenly called and asked Mikiko to meet at a coffee shop near the company after get off work.After exchanging pleasantries in the coffee shop, we began to drink coffee.The coffee is almost drunk, but Hexi is still hesitant to speak, and Mikiko is deeply disturbed by this.
No matter how honest He Xi looks on the outside, he is a policeman after all, and Mikiko can't forget his identity.
"Excuse me." He Xi said.He looked into Mikiko's eyes in pain, as if saying that he hoped you would forgive my question.Hexi regretted doing this matter himself, because this kind of inquiry should be done more impartially, so that the other party can give a realistic answer without being on guard.
"I want to find out about your father. Did he go climbing on May 26?"
"Yes, it seems to be on business."
"Are you on a business trip?" Hexi remembered that Kadowaki had said that he lied to his daughter that he was on an inspection tour, fearing that she would go with him.Of course, for Mikiko, it is indeed difficult to climb the back and stand on the mountain, but it may be because she is afraid that taking her daughter will not be good for her actions.He asked again:
"Well, did your father ask for leave to climb the mountain before the 26th?"
"Before? No. I have traveled once in the future."
"Later! When?"
"Early June. He took me to Meiyuan."
"Meiyuan?" Hexi heard this place name for the first time.
"That's the plateau. In Nagano Prefecture, it's called the Alpine Observatory."
"What time exactly?"
"Friday and Saturday, that is, the 3rd and 4th."
This is Kadowaki's first week since returning to Tokyo from Kashima Gun.All Hexi's hesitation disappeared. In late May, Kadowaki took three days off to go mountaineering, and then took two days off the next weekend to take her daughter to the plateau in Shinshu. What does this mean?Although there is a reason to take care of her daughter, it is rare for an important member of the central government office to ask for leave for two consecutive weekends.Although the "staged photography" must be carried out before May 26, and then it loses its meaning, but Hexi still feels that there must be an article here for two consecutive weekends off.But he didn't delve into it, but continued to ask:
"Didn't you travel before May 26?"
"Before the 26th? Hmm—" Mikiko was lost in thought. "No, my father hasn't asked for leave for a long time. Before the 26th, he just went to play golf on Sundays, and he didn't go anywhere else."
Kadowaki, who hadn't asked for leave for a long time, actually asked for leave twice in a row after the 26th.
"Going to play golf on Sunday?"
Kasai suddenly thought that even if Kadowaki did not ask for leave, as long as he made full use of Saturday afternoon and Sunday, he could go to and from Kashima gun for "staged photography". May 26th is Thursday, so May 22nd is Sunday.
"Where was your father on Sunday, May 22nd?"
"Why do you ask this?" Mikiko, who had been answering questions frankly, looked at Hexi who was approaching with a puzzled expression.
"No, it's nothing. This is, that..." He Xi stammered.
"Is there anything about father that should be suspected by the police?" Mikiko asked back, it seemed that she wanted to find out the truth, which reflected that she was very worried about her father.
"No, just as a reference for a small case." He Xi replied, but it was too late, and his hesitation clearly showed the police's suspicion of Kadowaki.
Mikiko reacted quickly.The first time she met Hexi was when he was investigating the Guojing case, and this time he came to ask about his father's whereabouts before May 26.Although she didn't know what it meant before the 26th, she thought of something that seemed to have happened on the 26th.
"The day Murakoshi was killed!" Mikiko remembered the incident of that day, and her father happened to be traveling on the same day. Is this a coincidence?She asked herself, and immediately thought of her father's abnormal behavior recently.
"Could it be!" Her face turned blue and her lips trembled, "Could it be father! No, it's impossible!" She forgot the environment she was in and shouted loudly.Everyone around looked at her curiously.She could not attend to these, she was overwhelmed by her own terrible associations.
"Dad, Dad wouldn't do that kind of thing, the police suspected it was wrong!" With a pale face, she blamed Hexi.Kasai, who can subdue any fierce opponent, is at a loss for Mikiko at this time.
Mikiko is beautiful, honest, and has a sentimental beauty, and Hexi has a good impression of her.Although he has nothing to do with her, he doesn't want to upset Mikiko, so there is a temporary breakdown in his ability to restrain others.
"No, we didn't doubt it, but just asked casually as a reference."
"I know what reference you are going to make. Your thoughts are unreasonable. It is cruel to doubt my father!" Mikiko protested.Big tears flowed down my cheeks from emotion.
"You, look at you, don't cry! How can I tell you, this..." He Xi didn't know what to do.
The glimmer of hope for the investigation headquarters was dashed again.The results of the investigation confirmed that Kadowaki had taken three days off from May 26, the 29th was Sunday, and he started work on the 30th, which was Monday. On June 3 and 4, he took another two days off to go to the United States with his daughter. This happened after May 26 and has nothing to do with this case.
May 26th is Thursday.Of course, it is not impossible for him to take the morning train to Kashima gun on the Sunday before the 26th, that is, the 22nd, and then take the evening train back to Tokyo, but on the 22nd and the Sunday before it (15th), he was Play golf with golf friends in the bureau at a state-owned club in the suburbs.If we push forward another week, the state of the remaining snow in the mountains is obviously different from that on the 26th, and the "staged photography" will be seen through.
Therefore, it can be considered that Kadowaki's photos were not "staged photography" but were taken sequentially within 3 days from May 26.
Furthermore, it usually takes 9 hours to walk from Tangsong to Lengchi. Because the road is difficult to walk during the snowmelt period, Kadowaki did not arrive at Tangsong Villa until the evening of the 27th.Then, counting the other way around, it means that Kadowaki was indeed in Lengike on the evening of the 26th, and it is obviously impossible for the people in Lengike to appear in Kawasaki at the same time to commit murder.
"Maybe Kadowaki is not the perpetrator." This kind of opinion began to rise in the investigation headquarters.Although the Horikoshi Police Department and others did not publicly say this, the Inada Bureau is more inclined to believe that Kadowaki did not commit the crime.The Kadowaki crime was deduced by the Akasaka Department. In the view of the Inada Department, this is equivalent to the Akasaka Department's own analysis results to enlighten their department.Out of a sense of honor, the Inada Bureau will not investigate Kadowaki as enthusiastically as the Akasaka Bureau. They feel that the Akasaka Bureau has already intervened in the cases they handle.
The first person to notice Kadowaki was Nasu. He was inspired by the investigative work of the Second Division when he had nowhere to go, so he paid attention to Kadowaki, but the current suspicion of Kadowaki is basically Nasu's subjective speculation.At that time, several investigation clues had been suspended, and he found that this new clue with a slight symptom had some investigative value.As the investigation deepened, the Akasaka Bureau gradually formed the assumption that Kadowaki might have committed the crime.
At the same time as Kadowaki was being investigated, investigations into the possibility of committing the crime indirectly and on the move were also conducted, but to no avail.This deepened the investigation headquarters' suspicion of Kadowaki.
When the results of the investigation showed that Kadowaki had no time to commit the crime, there were fluctuations within the headquarters, and the detectives worried that this time it would be another hopeless investigation.
However, Nasu did not give up his doubts about Kadowaki. He thought: "There is a delicate relationship between Kadowaki and Murakoshi. Did he really not accept bribes? Did he want to make an improper transaction through Murakoshi?"
Moreover, the reason why Nasu steadfastly doubted Kadowaki was precisely because of Kadowaki's flawless alibi.Nasu thought it too coincidental that Kadowaki was alone in the Northern Alps at the exact time Murakoshi was killed in Kawasaki.Of course, there is nothing wrong with being alone, but as the chief of the Central Government Office, he deliberately asked for leave to travel alone in the area under his own jurisdiction, which was really suspicious.
Kadowaki often climbed mountains when he was young, but he has never been out alone in recent years, but he suddenly climbed the mountain alone on May 26.
The mountains in May are different from the real season. The mountains are covered with a lot of snow. Although the climate is not as bad as in winter, there will still be blizzards in bad weather. collapse, so only those who have considerable mountaineering experience dare to step into the deep mountains in May.
For a person who is over 50 years old and has lost his physical strength due to meetings and banquets all day long, going to the mountain in May will have to pay a very high price, no!It can be said that he has to take a lot of risks, at least it can be said that it is quite dangerous for him to go alone.Kadowaki did not prepare before climbing the mountain, so he improved his physical fitness.Nevertheless, he went alone, and he was camping alone on the night of the 26th.
The Akasaka Bureau entrusted the local police station to investigate Lengchi. According to the investigation, the Lengchi Rest House is open from June 15th to October 15th, and there are no management personnel for the rest of the time.While unattended during the closure, travelers can still rest inside.Kadowaki didn't go to the rest house, but went camping, and camping required a lot of things, which was bound to consume a lot of energy.
"Why is Kadowaki camping?"
——Because it is not good to meet other climbers at the rest area.
"Why is it bad?"
——Because he was afraid that the investigation would reveal the fact that he didn't live in the rest house that day.
Although May is not the climbing season, it is the famous Northern Alps after all, and you will probably meet other climbers at the rest area.If it is camping, it is reasonable and reasonable not to go to the rest house.
"Maybe Kadowaki purposely chose the season when the Cold Pool Rest Center has no staff."
—Yes, it must be so.
Nasu kept asking and answering himself.
When the Cold Pool Retreat is open, and camping again, the natural question in people's minds is: "Why doesn't he live in the Retreat? His age doesn't allow him to 'go crazy' like a young man." Open at the Retreat Before that, Kadowaki could find an appropriate excuse for camping on the grounds that the rest place was dirty.
"It must be so." Nasu thought.
Kadowaki deliberately chose to climb the Northern Alps with heavy luggage before the rest center opened, and camped on the mountain, which deepened Nasu's suspicion.
A day later, the results of the film appraisal came out.The identification confirmed that the film was taken with the camera handed over by Kadowaki, and the slight scratches on the film were consistent with the structure of the relevant parts of the camera.The inspector who is proficient in cameras also made a supplementary explanation. He wrote:
"The 120 film is rolled on a spool, which is easy to roll. Even if the film is laid flat, the middle will be arched, and the side coated with photosensitive emulsion often shrinks due to drying, so the middle part of the film at the frame is always toward the Back warping. If you don’t put a proper force on the back to press the film flat, you can’t ensure that the film is aligned with the lens. For this reason, a spring pressure plate is installed in the first-generation 120 camera casing. Gently press the film so that it cannot warp. The degree of warping of the film produced by each manufacturer is different, but the elasticity of the pressing plate is certain, so that there will be insufficient or excessive pressure, resulting in Film surface damage.
"The pressure plate of Kadowaki's camera is not elastic enough, and it seems to have accumulated dust. Anyway, the identification confirms that the film Kadowaki handed over was taken with the camera he handed in."
The inspector puts the film of the same brand in Kadowaki’s camera to take pictures, and then observes the scratches on the surface of the film under a microscope.It was found that even though the film name was the same, the degree of scratches left on the film was different due to the difference in film warping force and the difference in camera cleanliness.However, the shape of the scratches has the same characteristics, so it can be concluded that the scratches on the film Kadowaki handed over were indeed scratched by the camera he handed over.
Yi Du once imagined that Kadowaki took photos after ⒀ first, and then used the dark bag to rewind the picture, and then took photos from ⑴ to ⑿.If so, ⒀ and ⑿ would not be well connected, but there is no such trace in Kadowaki's negative, so "segmented photography" was denied.
The identification proved that Kadowaki did not play any tricks on the film, and it was neither a composite nor a remake.
Kadowaki had an alibi, and it was impeccable.However, Nasu's suspicion of him did not ease, on the contrary, it continued to increase.
Nasu searched for climbers who arrived at Kashima Gun around May 26 based on the registration card at the Kashima Gun Mountaineering Entrance Registration Center Station, and conducted careful inquiries and investigations on them.At the same time, the relationship between Kadowaki and Murakoshi was thoroughly investigated.Although the Murakoshi case was handled by the Rice Field Bureau, and the Akasaka Bureau replaced the Rice Field Bureau in the investigation, Nasu has never been perfunctory because it was a substitute.
The investigation of the case is proceeding steadily.On this day, a meeting was held in Nasu to theoretically study Kadowaki's proof again.On the blackboard in the conference room is a table drawn on large paper, which was made with the assistance of Shanlu.
"Please look at this watch," Nasu pointed to the watch and said, "There are 7 photos of people and 9 photos of landscapes. The backgrounds of the photos of people are either buildings or road signs. You can tell where they were taken at a glance."
"It's not surprising to keep it as a souvenir," Hengdu said.
"That's right. But since it's for commemoration, wouldn't it be okay to use the mountains as the background? Kadowaki has a tripod and the camera has a selfie device, but he didn't take a photo with the mountains as the background. Why? ?”
"Does it mean that Kadowaki thinks that the scene of the mountain is too big for others to see where it was filmed?" As soon as Shimoda said this, Nasu nodded and praised: "I think so too, and I feel that Kadowaki is so emphatic. It was unnatural for him to be in the mountains when the crime happened. I have such a hypothesis."
All the members looked at Nasu intently.Nasu pointed to his watch and said: "Which two of these photos are the longest apart? They are ⑷ and ⑸. ⑷ was taken on the evening of the 26th near the cold pool rest place, and ⑸ was taken at noon the next day. , the location is a rocky ridge between Kadao Gun and Wulong Mountain. According to Mr. Shanlu's identification, it seems to be called 'Kouze'ao', which is just in the middle of Kadao Gun and Wulong Mountain. ⑸The scenery taken is There is a snow-covered valley in the corner of Kashima gun, and you can overlook the valley from Kouzeao.
"The shooting time on the table is estimated based on the intensity of the light and the shadow of the mountain on the photo. The sunset time on May 26 is close to 7 o'clock, so the shooting time of ⑶ and ⑷ is around 6 o'clock. According to this calculation, ⑷ and ⑸ The time interval is about 18 hours, and I want to study whether it is possible for Kadowaki to go to and from Kawasaki during this time."
"Ah!" Everyone present exclaimed.As bizarre as Nasu's assumptions are, it seems likely that Kadowaki might have gone to Kawasaki and back again in the 18 hours of spare time.They thought the hypothesis was quaint, but a brilliant one.
Nasu took out the train timetable for May prepared in advance and said: "Suppose Kadowaki goes down the mountain immediately after taking pictures in Lengike, and it will take 4 hours to reach Otanihara."
"But, can going down the mountain at night take the same time as daytime?" Shimoda asked.
"It is indeed difficult to go down the mountain at night. Now we are making assumptions anyway, regardless of all other conditions for the time being, and only study the possibility of time. He arrived at Otanihara at 22:00, and the 'Alps 11' express train departed from Shinanomachi at 22:50. start."
"He happens to rent a car in Daguyuan and he can catch the express train, but if the taxi refuses to solicit passengers, he will die." Caochang joked, but everyone didn't laugh.
"'Alps 11' arrived in Shinjuku at 5:5 in the morning on the 27th, and Murakoshi's death estimate ended at 4:00."
Hearing this, everyone let out a long sigh of relief, which was really an abnormal reaction.
If the arrival time of "Alps 11" in Shinjuku coincides with the time of committing the crime, it is equivalent to proof that Kadowaki's strong fortress has fine cracks.Those present were relieved when they heard that the time did not match, which meant that the others had stood on the opposite side of Nasu and fell into the ambivalence of defending Kadowaki.
Moreover, no matter how time it is possible to go to Kawasaki to commit crimes, it is physically unbearable for a person to climb the 3,000-meter-high Northern Alps in one day, and then go to Kawasaki to kill people.Not to mention actually doing it, it sounds exhausting.
However, Nasu still seemed not to give up. He said: "Kadowaki is one hour behind the time, and if you go to Kawasaki, the time difference will be even greater. But I always feel that the difference of only one hour can be made up, so as to achieve the goal of being separated from Kawasaki. The purpose of Shimagun's return to Shinjuku."
Perhaps because of his concentration, Nasu didn't even take out the pipe that he always kept in his mouth.Nasu looked around and continued: "Let's make another hypothesis, assuming that Kadowaki returns to Tokyo and kills Murakoshi. We will consider how to transfer the body to Kawasaki later. Then, at noon on the 27th, can he appear at the Kashima gun and What about on the ridges between Mount Goryu? Let’s take a look at the timetable again. The 'Alpine No. 1' express train departs from Shinjuku at 6:50 a.m., and Kadowaki took this train on the 26th. The train arrives at God City, the entrance of Mount Goryu. The time is 12:45, and it will take 9 hours to walk from Shencheng to Wulongyue via Yuanjian Mountain."
The sighs just now sounded again in the venue. They thought that this idea only considered the possibility of time and completely ignored people's physical strength, which was unrealistic.
"I also know that I can't go to Kawasaki and come back within these 18 hours, but what did Kadowaki do during this blank time?" Nasu said with an expression that still refused to give up.His hypothesis is difficult to establish in terms of time, which he can see by himself by comparing the timetable, and there is no need to hold a special investigation meeting to deliberate.Since he raised it at the meeting, there must be something else.
"Don't you think it's strange that he didn't take a single picture within 18 hours?" Everyone was silent, thinking about Nasu's real intentions.
"Why didn't Kadowaki take pictures in the cold pool in the morning? Judging from the photos after ⑷, the weather was fine that morning."
"Maybe he was busy making preparations for departure and didn't have time to take pictures." He Xi said.
"No. He was leaving that morning for his long-awaited mountain trek, and the weather was fine. He should have thought of taking a picture before departure, and taking a picture in the morning would have eliminated the 18-hour blank. If he Climbing the mountain for the purpose of falsifying certificates, it is quite disadvantageous to have a gap in time. I think there must be a mystery in these 18 hours, and I hope you will think carefully about it.”
Through this meeting, the investigative headquarters felt that there was indeed something suspicious about Kadowaki.
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