Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Recovered Commemorative Photos

More than two months after the incident, Ikutame ordered Yosuke to pick up things in Room 2524 of P Hotel.As for what, it goes without saying. Ke Yangsuke had an ominous premonition at the time. Hotel P is where Komatsu meets the briber. Many bribed members of Congress in the name of political donations.Even if they meet in the same hotel, the briber may not be the same.Generally speaking, politicians do not have direct contact with bribes, and most of them rely on secretaries to manipulate large amounts of money. Ikutame's direct order to Yosuke means that another sum of black money will flow into Ikutame's own pocket.When it comes to bribes, in fact, most of them have to be used as campaign funds and funds for establishing relations between factions, and it is difficult to turn them into politicians' private money.

The "National Assembly Act" guarantees that the "annual income of members of parliament shall not be lower than the maximum salary of ordinary national civil servants."The office's funds are managed by the secretary, the family's finances are managed by the wife, and the pocket money of politicians is far from being as ample as people imagine. It is also a bribe, but some money can be turned into pocket money for politicians, called "emergency money", which is equivalent to the personal income of members of the underworld.The "emergency money" of politicians is handed directly by the briber to himself, or to his agent or mistress, the latter being more common.

Yosuke felt ominous, but he couldn't say no.Being ordered to collect "emergency money" just shows Ikutame's trust in him. Yosuke came to P Hotel and made an internal call before going upstairs.Someone answered the phone, and Yosuke said, "I am Mr. Ikutame's agent." A man's voice replied, "Please come to the room." The other party's voice was not emotional. Yosuke thought he had heard it before, but he couldn't remember.Maybe it's the voice of an actor or a voice actor on TV.Yosuke stood in front of the door of Room 2524 and just rang the bell, and the door opened immediately, as if someone was waiting.

The figure of a young woman appeared at the door, said "please" and let Yosuke in. Inside is a bedroom suite with a living room.There are sheer curtains on the windows, and the interior light is just right.A person was sitting on the sofa in the living room, waiting for a visitor. "My surname is Katori, and I am here to work for Mr. Ikutame." Yosuke announced his name again. "Please sit down." The person on the sofa politely greeted Yosuke to take a seat on the guest table.The man's body was embedded in the sofa, facing Yosuke sideways.The face is not clearly visible due to the light.

Yosuke takes his seat.The young woman who greeted me at the door brought tea. "Sorry." Yosuke thanked him, and sat opposite the person on the sofa. The other party was a man in his forties, with a dark complexion, a long face, and alert eyes flickering under thick eyebrows.This look gives people a sophisticated and capable impression, but it is not the type that Yosuke likes. This kind of person has never bothered about money in his life, and he exudes a sense of arrogance.Wearing accessories are all carefully selected, making no secret of the money invested. Yosuke's memory was stimulated, and he had a feeling of deja vu, but he couldn't remember it for a while.The other party's expression also showed the same reaction.

Both of them were staring at each other's expressions, probing each other, as if whoever remembered first would be in an advantageous position.This is because something deep in the memory instinctively recognizes the unwanted. In this case, the usual method is to search for clues about the other party while chatting, but neither of them said a word, fearing that their own words would give the other party a chance first. After being silent for a while, Yosuke had no choice but to speak first. "Give me the things, please." "Okay. However, it's the first time we met. When did you start working for Mr. Ikutame?" asked the other party.

"It's been almost a year. I used to be at Yamato Leisure Club." "Yamato Leisure Club? Is it the 'Utopia' hot spring?" "Yes, have you been here?" "Not yet. I really don't have time." At this moment, the phone rang next door.A woman with the appearance of a secretary came to the other side and whispered a few words, and he nodded. "I'm sorry, answer the phone." When he got up, the eyes of the two met from another angle, and they recognized each other in unison. "So it's your boy!" "Yanqie..." The two put aside the matter of answering the phone and looked at each other angrily.The other party is Iwakiri Fumsuke, vice chairman of Futaba Women's College, who was blackmailed by Yosuke for 10 million.

Because the two people's clothes and the occasion of meeting had changed, they didn't remember it all at once. He happened to meet the person he least wanted to see.Neither Iwakiri nor Yosuke hoped for this reunion. The two stared at each other for a moment, and Yosuke broke the suffocating silence with a wry smile. "I didn't expect that we would meet again in this kind of place." "I don't want to see you again, kid." Iwakiri was speaking what Yosuke was thinking. "I didn't come here to see you. I was just following orders. I didn't know it was you beforehand."

"I can't trust you, who knows if you are Mr. Ikutame's agent." "Go and confirm. However, it's best not to say anything off topic. Some things that should have been forgotten long ago will be remembered." There was a threat in Yosuke's words.If Ikutamu found out about the beauty trap in the past, he would never let it go. Yosuke found that the relationship between the two had turned into a mutual restraint relationship.For Iwakiri, the ambiguous relationship with Amamiya Tokie and the fact that he slept with Funatsu Eiko are still the handles in the hands of others.Yosuke did not clarify his relationship with Tokie, and the threat of 10 million yuan was based on this relationship.

It is reasonable for Iwagiri to not know Yosuke's current status.Based on this alone, Yosuke has an absolute advantage.But Iwakiri will investigate the relationship between Yosuke and Ikuta, of course, this is a later story.Right now, he needs to confirm the identity of the visitor. Sooner or later, Yosuke will lose his current advantage.If he does not make the best use of this temporary advantage to get things, he will not be able to complete the mission. After Iwakiri confirmed with Ikutame, he reluctantly handed over the things to Yosuke.Twenty stacks of banknotes (20 million yuan) were wrapped in it based on the feel of the hand.

Yosuke is shocked by his reunion with Iwakiri.Iwakiri knows Yosuke's background.Judging from his eyes, he never forgot his resentment towards Yosuke. Although Yosuke still holds the handle of Iwakiri, he still has a premonition again and again that the future is not good. It is estimated that Iwakiri will not ask for 10 million back, but if he finds out that Yosuke is about to become the son-in-law of Ikuta's target Jackie Chan, and that the bait of a beauty trick, Funatsu Eiko, has died, he will definitely try his best to make it difficult for Yosuke. The relationship between the two has changed from disparity in power to rivalry. Looking at this alone, Yosuke has taken a big step back.Rockcut has the power to save a situation, to strike back.Now Yosuke is in a passive position. However, the worries are not limited to this.Yosuke felt that there was a deeper space in his heart, where the seeds of uneasiness were buried. what is it?As long as the current state remains unchanged, the relationship of mutual threats will continue in balance, and each other will live in peace. If the balance is disrupted, it should be due to factors other than the two.what is it then?Yosuke searched in his mind.It seems to be faintly visible, but not captured. Really anxious.Restlessness ruined what was initially perceived at the surface of his consciousness. "Aged around forty, skin is elastic and lean. Wearing sunglasses, facial features can't be seen clearly, and people are tanned." Suddenly, the words of the owner of the printing shop echoed in Yosuke's ears.Yosuke held his breath and pondered the meaning of those words. The photo lab owner's rough description of the person who took the portrait matched Iwakiri Fumsuke's appearance.impossible.Yosuke immediately denied this guess.Why did Yanqie kill Komatsu?There is no relationship between the two... "No, it doesn't matter!" Yosuke couldn't help but yelled out.Komatsu works at the Park Hotel in Shishi Valley.Moreover, Amamiya Takehiko and Funatsu Eiko had a tryst there and "died in the hotel". At that time, there was contact between Iwakiri and Komatsu, and it was very natural to think about it.Taking advantage of this fate, Xiaosong flattered Iwakiri.Perhaps it should be said to be entangled with rock cut. Komatsu's existence poses a threat to Iwakiri, so he gets rid of Komatsu before Yosuke.This conjecture is by no means far-fetched. Just as Yosuke once threatened Iwagiri, Komatsu probably hunted Iwagiri with the same material.Unlike Yosuke, Komatsu refuses to give up and is insatiable.Because of his bravery and constant blackmail, he was counterattacked by his prey. Yosuke chased his imagination, and he found more and more clearly that the scattered and disorganized fragments just fit together to form a reasonable and complete picture. What does it mean if Iwakiri is the murderer of Komatsu?He got Komatsu's threatening materials from the photofinishing shop-film, including "commemorative photos" of Yosuke and Eiko. Iwakiri must have been surprised to see the man and woman who led him into a trap in the film.However, he was just surprised and did not take action.For to act means at his own peril.Besides, he didn't know Yosuke's background and where he lived. However, now that Iwakiri knows the details of Yosuke, he can still find his residence if he wants to.How will this affect Yosuke in the future? "Wait." Yosuke suddenly lost color.Another image flashed before his eyes. Just as Yosuke was taken aback by this reunion, Iwakiri must have been shaken too.Because he met again (after Xiaosong's death) the only person who knew his shortcomings.However, what are the disadvantages of rock cutting?In addition to the original handle, Yosuke has a new discovery in his vision. The materials used to extort 10 million yen - the fact that Takehiko Amamiya died on the bed during a tryst with a woman, the ambiguous relationship between Iwakiri and Tokie Amamiya, these are the old scars of Iwakiri, and they have not healed now.It's just that Yosuke did enough and released the prey all at once. Iwakiri, as the murderer who killed Komatsu (unconfirmed), is currently in the hands of Yosuke.When he realizes that "his crime has been discovered by Yosuke", he will feel guilty. Did Iwaki realize this?Simply think about it, probably not.However, just as Yosuke discovered the clues of reasoning from the film, I am afraid that Iwakiri will have the same thinking process.If so, what will be the result? The starting point of Yosuke's reasoning is that the "commemorative photo" of Yosuke and Eiko was taken on the same roll of film as the material of Komatsu threatening Iwagiri, or among the five rolls of film entrusted to Yamada's laboratory.From this, it is speculated that the murderer who killed Komatsu first was Iwakiri who was eager to retrieve the film. There is no doubt that Iwakiri recognized Yosuke and Eiko in the recovered film, but he didn't understand the reason. However, after analysis, he might realize that Yosuke and the others were also Komatsu's prey. In any case, Yosuke did not see the film, and could not confirm whether the handle of Iwakiri was kept on the same roll of film, or among five rolls of film.He was only guessing from what the laboratory owner had said. It is estimated that no matter how much Iwakiri racked his brains, he would never have thought that Yosuke had grasped his new handle. Now if Yosuke wants to take the initiative, it is best to let Iwakiri know his new discovery.In this way, the relationship between the two has changed from an equal relationship to one in which Yosuke has the upper hand. Of course, this is the case when Iwakiri really killed Komatsu.Otherwise, Yanqie will be confused.It's worth a try anyway.Even though Iwakiri had nothing to do with Komatsu's death, the two were still in a tie.Compared with gains and losses, Yosuke is still in a favorable position. I met Iwakiri unexpectedly, and after a few days, Yosuke called Iwakiri.Rockcut was a little overwhelmed.As soon as Yosuke proposed to meet, the other party replied that it was not necessary, and refused indifferently. "Don't say no so abruptly, let's catch up on the old days!" "You're quite proud of getting to this point, boy. It's not good to play beauty tricks with waitresses, and it's not good to hear the ears of Ikutame-sama. Be careful, don't make your beautiful fiancee cry." Iwakiri threatened Yosuke in turn.As expected, it seems that he has investigated Yosuke's life experience.He is telling Yosuke: We are evenly matched. "You are really careful about your investigation. It's not easy. It's a pity that this is like the nuclear weapons of the Soviet Union and the United States. It is useless. Once you use it, you will be finished." "Why? Why am I afraid of your threats. You have no evidence." "It's not a word to remake film." "You saved a hand after all, despicable villain." Yanqie cursed, but he seemed to have expected it. "It's you who said I set up a beauty trap without evidence." Yosuke began to lure his opponent into the bait. "Hmph, do you think I have no evidence?" Yanqie said in a mocking tone.That is also the performance of the fish biting the hook. "Do you have evidence?" Yosuke deliberately expressed anxiety in his voice. "I say that without evidence?" "What evidence do you have? You said that I set up a beauty trick to intimidate you. No matter how you say it, if I refute it and say that you are blackmailing, you will have nothing to do." "You know how to take photos, and I also have a group photo of you and the waitress. It's quite affectionate." Iwakiri said triumphantly.At this moment, Yanqie revealed his secrets, tantamount to admitting that he killed Xiaosong.He hadn't realized that he had fallen into Yosuke's trap again. "Yeah, where did you get the picture?" "Where did you get it? It's none of your business. How about showing the photo to Ikuta Memitsu? The idea is too tempting, and I can't bear it." "Then show him." "Stop slapping your face and pretending to be fat." "I'm not trying to be brave. Let's make an exchange, and I'll just send the remake of the film to Chairman Amamiya Tokie." "asshole!" "You got the photo at Yamada Printing Shop in Shinjuku 7-chome, right? It's near Junji Komatsu's apartment..." "How do you know..." Yanqie was halfway through speaking, and seemed to realize that he had slipped his tongue and made a huge mistake. "I was just going to ask you. How do you know that the photos are stored in Yamada Printing Shop? Only Komatsu himself knows about this." Yosuke chased after him fiercely, and Iwakiri was desperate in a hurry. "You are the one who killed Komatsu, right?" Yosuke mercilessly approached the core issue. "Nonsense, nonsense! It's all framed." "It's not a frame-up. You want to kill Komatsu and get the film back. The film isn't there, so you go to a nearby photofinisher and ask around." "I don't know what you're talking about. How do you know these things?" "I just faithfully traced your footprints. How about it? Let the owner of the Yamada laboratory identify you." "none of my business." "You left your business card to Yamada Laundry to prove your identity. If your fingerprints are found on the business card, it will be a good show." Yosuke played tricks. "You're mistaken, I don't have Komatsu's business card here at all." "How do you know it's Komatsu's business card? I'm just talking about the business card." Yanqie made another slip of the tongue on a major issue, and he came to his senses, his face pale with fright. Yosuke chased after him.He is sure Iwakiri killed Komatsu.Yanqie's gaffe and flustered expression proved this point. Yosuke forcefully asks to meet with Iwakiri.Up to now, the double handle has fallen into the hands of Yosuke, and Iwakiri can't refuse. The two looked at each other in a room of the P Hotel. "Nowadays there's no need to meet you kid, I'm here just not wanting to cause trouble out of thin air." Iwakiri bluffed, saying exactly the same wording as Yosuke used to Komatsu. "Out of thin air?" Yosuke sneered.No matter how Yanqie struggled, he was already a turtle in the urn. "Say something quickly, I don't want to be with you kid for a minute." "It's been a minute. I don't want to be with you yet." "Quickly, what's the matter? Money again?" "Thank you, the money will be waived. I don't think it's too much money, but I still get what I need." "Then what do you want?" Yanqie's uneasy expression became more obvious.It can be seen from his expression: the problems that money can solve are easy to handle, if there is time to dodge, otherwise troubles will be inevitable. "Is Mr. Iwakiri particularly impatient today? I asked me what I wanted before I even opened my mouth. You came here to reward me." Yosuke asked in turn, and Iwakiri's expression said "Oh no".He realized that he had prematurely acquiesced to the other party's superiority. "I just want to save some time. If you want to keep the barking dog from talking, give it something to eat first." "I totally agree with your idea of ​​saving time. In other words, we are still at the starting line of the negotiation." "So I'll let you get down to business." "I have to give me some of the film you took from the laboratory." The two looked closely at each other.It was a critical moment for both sides.Iwakiri did not fully admit that he had Komatsu's film in his hands.Admitting this is tantamount to admitting that he killed Komatsu. For Yosuke, asking for some of the film was tantamount to admitting that it was his scar. Iwaki first looked away first. "That's all you want?" Iwakiri smiled.He may have felt a little bit of vengeance. "You deceived the photofinishing shop to do everything possible to get the film, and I want it as much as you do." After finishing speaking, Yosuke regretted it.To the same extent, it means that he himself has the motive to kill Xiaosong. However, Iwakiri was unaware of Yosuke's gaffe. "You don't want it for nothing, do you? What exchange?" Yanqie changed his way of speaking, trying to gain the initiative.But his phrasing betrayed the fact that he still had the film. "Of course, my return to you is to keep silent. I don't say anything, and I don't know anything. I don't know that you killed Xiaosong, and I don't know that you had an affair with the director. The former director had a tryst with the waitress, Die from prostitution in an extremely dishonorable way. I know nothing about it, so I will not tell anyone about it. How about my conditions?" "What you said is simply irrelevant. Although it is out of thin air, after all, people's words are scary, and we would rather avoid suspicion. That's the condition you raised." "Thank you. I heard from the photofinishing shop that there are five rolls of 35mm film with 36 sheets in one roll. I don't know how many of them are my commemorative photos. So, you have to let me read all the films." "Then, how can that be done?" Yanqie objected immediately.Yosuke had long guessed that he would not agree.In order to get back the film, he did not hesitate to kill Xiaosong, and there must be an ulterior secret in it.Yosuke and Komatsu are of the same kind, so of course he refused to show the film to Yosuke. "why?" "It's not convenient anyway." "I'm not interested in anything but my own pictures. It doesn't matter to me what the other film was made of. I have to get all my pictures back, so I have to take the film with my own eyes. Read it all." "I can't promise you." "Why? If there is one left, I will take it for nothing. Even if the content on the other films is not good for you, it's no big deal if I read it." "How do you say that?" Yanqie's expression was a little loose. "As long as you keep the film - I won't say a word - even if I say it, you just deny it and laugh it off." "I don't want people to gossip out of nothing." "Now, do you still dare to say that something was created out of nothing?" Yosuke took out the cassette tape recorder prepared in advance and placed it in front of Iwakiri. "What do you mean?" Iwakiri showed a surprised expression, and Yosuke pressed the play button on the spot.Listening to the recording, Iwakiri's expression changed. "This, this..." Yanqie spat out a few words, but couldn't speak anymore.This is a recording of the last phone conversation between the two. "I'm thinking about the future." "Dirty deeds." Yanqie finally squeezed out a word from his throat. "Sorry, let's just take it as a memo. The tape is not considered strong evidence, but it is helpful to judge whether it is fabricated out of thin air. The tape is useless, how about it? You should agree." Yosuke clenched his teeth tightly. "That's all. I'll let you go through it and just take your own film away. But I have to be there." "Of course. Show me the film right now. If you take the opportunity to remake, my efforts will be in vain." "You mean immediately?!" "That's right. I'll pick up the film with you." "What if I have already made a remake." "I just pretend you haven't made a remake." Yosuke is sure that Iwakiri hasn't done anything.Even though he found Yosuke's commemorative photo after defrauding the film from the photofinishing shop, he never expected the two to meet again.Moreover, it is impossible for Yanqie to take the initiative to remake the film that is not good for him.What Yosuke is most afraid of is that Iwakiri destroys and discards the film.But he estimated that Rockcut would temporarily keep the film in order to judge the "value" and authenticity of the film. Yosuke thought, after all, the film was bought in exchange for killing a person, so he shouldn't destroy it right away.It seems that his split is correct. "You seem to be very worried that I will remake it. You took my photo at the beginning. What about the remake film?" "I haven't made a remake at all. One-time transaction, how can this be necessary. We met purely by chance." "Didn't you say you wanted to send the remake film to the director?" "That's because I want you to agree to my request. It's meaningless to return the remake film to you. There is no limit to how many remakes you can make. If you have enough time, you can remake countless rolls. As long as the possibility exists, there is no point in getting one or two rolls back." Meaning. So you must show me the film immediately." Yanqie hummed twice in Noise's eyes, didn't say anything, and couldn't say anything.It is not possible to confirm whether the film was remade or not.The mere existence of possibility is a threat.He had to admit that he was casually teased by this little brat.Although Iwakiri was older, Yosuke was a bit better in terms of talent. Yosuke followed Iwakiri and confirmed his own film.If you are a layman and don't have the equipment, remakes are by no means easy. Among the five rolls of film, there are five group photos of Yosuke and Funatsu Eiko, all taken on the same occasion, with the name of the same hotel on the back. Yosuke also took a casual look at the other films, probably secretly photographed in the dark, with several people entangled in the dark background.One of them seems to be rock cut, not sure. In the five rolls of film, Yosuke can only confirm the content related to himself, and Iwakiri does not allow him to look at the rest.It is presumed that this is the scene where Yanqie was caught by someone, but the details are unknown. "Okay, I'm satisfied now. Cut out your own film and go quickly. Never let me see you from now on." Yanqie said.