Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Motives for Recovery
The Detective Headquarters of the Shinjuku Police Station, which is in charge of detecting the murder case in the Shinjuku apartment, believed that the murderer knew the victim, and launched an investigation around the victim's interpersonal relationship.
However, the victim was self-isolated and had little neighbourhood.The investigation was traced back to the Shibuya Park Hotel where the victim had previously worked.
First, the investigators visited the personnel department of the hotel and learned that the victim entered the hotel three years ago and applied for the job after seeing an advertisement in a newspaper.Worked in the hotel for about two years.According to his resume, his hometown is in Nitta Town, Gunma Prefecture. After dropping out of the local high school, he came to Tokyo to earn a living. He moved around for about two years.After arriving in Tokyo, the longest stay is the Park Hotel.After resigning from the hotel, his whereabouts are unknown.
Inconsistent with his age and status as an unemployed person, the deposit amount was as high as 18 million.In Nitta Town, his parents are still alive, working in agriculture, and their family is poor.It is said that the victim was estranged from his parents after he went to Tokyo, just like passers-by.
Relying on the salary of the hotel, I can't save eighteen million for two years without eating or drinking.During the first three years in Tokyo, life was turbulent, and it was impossible to have so much savings.
Moreover, the money was deposited in the bank little by little in the two years before the murder.The victim didn't look like he was gambling either.
The reconnaissance headquarters speculated that the victim was suspected of intimidation.Otherwise, it is impossible for a 23-year-old unemployed youth to accumulate 18 million in two years.
If the victim was intimidated, he might be counterattacked, so he was killed.The hotel's evaluation of Komatsu is a mess.Lax work, being late and absenteeism are common occurrences.He caters to the guests who give tips in every possible way, while the rest of the guests ignore them.Admonish him and contradict his boss.
He is good at pleasing powerful leaders, quick-witted, and quick-witted, so he is highly valued.
Later, he was found peeking at the couple in the guest room and was punished by expulsion.
In the process of understanding the situation inside the hotel, Officer Ogami of the Shinjuku Police Station captured valuable clues.
"It's okay to talk about one thing now. When Xiaosong was fired, he left behind and said: This kind of hotel can't make a lot of money, so I don't want to do it for a long time. I have a cash cow, and this kind of crappy place is still there. Can’t stay.” A room attendant who is close to Xiaosong quietly leaked the news.
"He said there was a cash cow?" The police officer was nicknamed "Old Wolf" because of his surname, and he rushed over and clung to this clue.
"That's what it said."
"Didn't he say anything about cash cows?"
"I didn't say it carefully."
"He said there was a cash cow. I always thought it was inside the hotel or related to the hotel. Do you have any clues about this?"
"You ask me, in fact, I don't have a deep friendship with him."
"Speaking of Xiaosong's financial resources, the first thing that comes to mind is the guests of the hotel. Are there any guests who have a particularly good relationship with him?"
"He is a well-behaved person, and many guests like him."
"Are there any guests who are particularly close to him, or have any strange behavior?"
"There is one strange thing. I told you to keep it quiet, okay?"
"I promise."
"Actually, the former chairman of Futaba Women's College died in our hotel."
"Futaba Women's College? Is that the prestigious women's university?"
"Yes. The former director brought a recruit girl into the hotel, and she died in the middle of the affair. The hotel and Futaba Women's College tried their best to conceal the fact. At that time, everyone involved knew that the higher-ups ordered not to leak the news, and I also inside."
"Is the former chairman close to Komatsu?"
"He likes Komatsu, and opened a room on the floor that Komatsu is in charge of. But, Komatsu sometimes sneaks into the chairman's room."
"Is it so easy to peek?"
"The former chairman's room is on the fifth floor, and you can see the inside from the window along the balcony."
"Is there anything worth peeping at the former chairman?"
"This guy is good at education, and at the same time he hooks up with young girls. His home is nearby, and for this reason, he has specially booked a room in the hotel."
"It's amazing."
"Xiao Song seems to have introduced women to him."
"Xiao Song even does this?"
"He also secretly sells pornography, videotapes and so on to customers."
"Really? Please let me see that room."
"I don't know if it's free now."
Fortunately, there were no guests staying in the room.This is a standard suite with a balcony that can be climbed over the partition.
"Sure enough, I can peek from the balcony." Dashang nodded alone.At night, without anyone noticing, they crawled along the balcony.
While inspecting the room, Da Shang imagined Xiao Song sticking to the window and peeking into the room.Maybe the former chairman of the board already knew it well.
I heard that some people like to be peeked at, and they will be very excited when they have sex.The shameless lust that is usually confined under the armor of the teacher can be vented by fooling around with prostitutes in hotels.Ordinary methods have lost stimulation to the aging body, so I have to rely on the help of the hotel waiters to forcefully cheer myself up.
It's a sad man's nature that he still can't get rid of the cage of carnal desire when he grows old.The tragedy is that he had to cover it up as a teacher.
Needless to say, the tragedy affects the whole family.As the chairman of the famous Futaba Women's College, whoring in a hotel and dying on his bed not only affects his personal honor, but the school will also be implicated, history will be tarnished, and reputation will plummet.Therefore, the family members negotiated with the hotel executives to transfer the body and conceal the truth of the incident.It's entirely possible.
However, the intimidator appeared just when the parties thought they were done.He knows the truth like the back of his hand.He had peeked at it with the acquiescence or request of the former chairman, so he must know the whole story of the incident better than anyone else.
He has the evidence.What is the evidence?Da Shang turned his gaze to the window.By the way, you can take pictures of the interior from the window.
Today's camera lens is very bright, as long as the indoor lights are turned on, it is completely possible to take pictures.Flashlights may also have been used, if agreed in advance.
Ogami remembered the camera that rolled down in Komatsu's house.The camera has no film.No film was found in the room either.
Perhaps there was a film of the threat, and the murderer took it.
"How about the recruit girl who received the former chairman?"
"Slipped."
"Slipped? Then how do you know you died on the bed?"
"It can be inferred from the circumstances at the time."
"Have you seen the scene?"
"No. I'm in charge of other floors, so I didn't see it with my own eyes. I heard from the foreman on the fifth floor."
"I didn't see it again, why did you stop your mouth?"
"The guest room foreman knows about it, so he won't let it out."
Dashang got an unexpected harvest in the hotel, and he immediately launched an investigation on the former director of Futaba Women's College.The person did die on October 18, Showa X, and the cause of death was acute cardiac dysfunction.The dates also match.
Ogami thought of the young woman who had visited Komatsu's house several times.Although her identity is unknown, she may have received Takehiko Amamiya.It is possible that Xiao Song introduced his woman or acquaintance to Yu Gong.
However, the current investigation did not find that Xiaosong had close contacts with women.If so, where did it go?As long as a specific relationship is maintained for a certain period of time, traces should be left.But apart from the young woman whom the apartment residents had seen several times, there was no woman around Xiao Song.
Xiaosong's room was turned upside down, and it seemed that the murderer was looking for something.Could it be film?
Did the killer find something?If you find it at the beginning, you don't need to rummage through the box at that time.
Didn't the murderer find something?A thought flashed across Dashang's mind.Maybe the film is still stored somewhere.But the site has been thoroughly inspected many times.Not to mention the film, there is not even a single photo.
Then there is the possibility of storage off-site.Did you entrust someone?Acquaintances are unreliable after all.There are banks for specialized escrow services.
But there was no safe key or anything like that.Did the murderer take it?The bank where Komatsu deposits has not signed an agreement with him to rent out the safe.Where else will it be stored?Dashang's thoughts became clearer and clearer.
"What if Xiaosong sent the film to be reprinted?" Dashang held on to the key point.It is necessary for nearby photofinishing shops to understand the situation one by one.He took immediate action and visited several labs, which finally came to fruition.
"Are you asking about Komatsu-kun's film again?" The shopkeeper showed an impatient expression.
"What do you mean by 'again'?" Da Shang asked.
"You are the third."
"the third?!"
According to the owner of the store, two people had come to inquire about Komatsu's film before Oshang.One person was probably the murderer, and he came to the photofinishing shop following the same train of thought as Dashang.But who is the other person?
This means that someone other than the murderer is interested in Komatsu's film.Why?
The shopkeeper roughly described the characteristics of the first two people.All men.One was about forty, with sunglasses, and tanned; the other was twenty-three, with a long face, that's all.Relying on this clue alone, it is difficult to break through the case.
"Do you have any other impressions? Minor details are fine." Da Shang insisted.If you stop at this point in your pursuit, there will be no turning back.
"There is nothing else. Both of them are new faces."
"It's not the people nearby."
"I've lived here for thirty years, and this is the first time I've seen this kind of person. Probably not from the neighborhood... No, wait." Just in front of the door, a few female high school students waved goodbye, and the owner seemed to remember what.
"Is there a clue?" Da Shang was engrossed in the subtle reaction that finally appeared.
"There is a tavern called Iseya on the corner of the street. A girl from that house happened to be passing by and greeted the person who picked up the film for Komatsu-kun. Suddenly someone greeted, and the person seemed to be in a panic."
"Is it the daughter of the owner of Iseya?"
"I go to Futaba Women's College, she is a good girl, and everyone around praises her."
"You said it was Futaba Women's Academy!" Da Shang couldn't help raising his voice, and the shopkeeper shrank his neck in surprise.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. Futaba Women's College, is that famous women's university?"
"There aren't two Futaba Women's Colleges."
Osami inquired about valuable information and went straight to Iseya.There are various kinds of bottled Japanese and foreign wines on the shop floor.The lord asked, "Is the lady who goes to Futaba Women's College home?" The chubby middle-aged man who looked like the owner of the shop muttered, "It's my son," and then looked at the lord with inquiring eyes.Da Shang took out his police ID and said he wanted to see his daughter.
"Did our Lai Zi do something bad?" The other party seemed a little worried.
"No. There is a case under investigation, just ask her to find out the situation. It has nothing to do with your lady." After hearing what the senior said, the shopkeeper still looked uneasy.Lai Zi happened to be at home after school. She was a lovely girl with big eyes.What the lab owner said was true.
The Grand Master asked her, there was a man who came out of the printing shop a while ago, and she greeted him, who was that man, and the girl immediately replied, "It's Mr. Iwakiri, the vice chairman."
"Did you see the wrong person?"
"No, it's indeed Mr. Iwakiri. He's wearing sunglasses to cover his eyes, but that's right. I also wonder why Mr. Iwakiri came to such a place."
"Did you meet him at school later?"
"Yes. There are more than 3,000 students in the school. I don't think he knows me."
"When you greeted me, how did Mr. Iwakiri react?"
"Extremely indifferent, he left as soon as he turned his face away, as if he was running away."
"Has Mr. Iwakiri always been like this?"
"No, he is very kind to the students. Everyone likes him, and he is handsome. He must have met a student in an unexpected place and said hello, and he panicked all of a sudden."
"At that time, was there anyone waiting for him?"
"I watched his back for a while, as if no one was waiting for him."
Oshang thanked him and walked out of Iseya, feeling that the big fish was about to hit the bait.
Unsurprisingly, Futaba Women's Academy is involved.It is estimated that Komatsu took pictures of the scene where the corpse was transferred, intimidating the family of the Futaba Women's College operator.At first, the Yugong family made concessions, but later they couldn't bear Xiaosong's repeated escalating demands, and determined to eradicate the future troubles.The specific start is rock cutting.
Dashang's ideas gradually matured and became fixed.He reported his findings and reasoning at the case analysis meeting.
"The Yugong family can be regarded as a well-known big chaebol in China. It is a bit unreasonable to kill people because of extortion and extortion by knaves like Komatsu. For rich people, money can solve the problem rather than spending money, at least it is safer than using murder weapons .” Immediately someone raised an objection.
"However, what if Xiao Song's request is too outrageous, and he threatens to announce it if he refuses to agree?"
"You saw Xiaosong's deposits. They may all come from the Yugong family. The money is not a one-off payment, but two or three million, and deposited successively. To the Yugong family, this amount is nothing. If this Sweetness can stop Xiaosong's mouth, and they will continue to pay willingly."
"What if Xiaosong has a big appetite and tries harder?"
"Xiao Song is not a fool, and he won't do that kind of thing. Besides, the original starting point is not high, so where the price increase can go, it is nothing to the Yugong family."
The high-spirited Da Shang suddenly rushed to nothing.
"Would Iwakiri kill Komatsu without authorization, contrary to the instructions of the Amamiya family?"
"Why did Yanqie do that? As a person, there is no need to kill Komatsu."
This one was also flatly rejected.However, Komatsu threatened Amamiya Takehiko's disgraceful death to intimidate the Amamiya family. Osama's statement was well-founded, and the headquarters decided to study it further.
Personally speaking, there is no need for Iwakiri to kill Komatsu, is that really the case?Ogami pondered over and over again the point that was rejected at the case analysis meeting.
Racking your brains is more or less rewarding.
(Who confirmed that Takehiko Amamiya went whoring in a hotel and died on his bed?)
Da Shang was startled suddenly.The new composition appears and disappears as soon as it appears.
(No one has ever confirmed it. What if Takehiko hadn't died then? What if the person was just in a coma and was mistaken for dead?)
However, Takehiko Amamiya was indeed dead.Did it go from coma to death?
(if not so?)
Terrifying imagination hit Dashang's mind.
(The family members mistakenly thought that Yugong was dead, but they came back to life when they arrived. At that time, the people who arrived felt that Yugong's death was beneficial to him. What would he do?)
Leads that had previously been entirely in the dark came into view.There are facts to prove his new conception.
Whether Amamiya Tokie or Iwakiri Fumsuke, their promotion to their current positions all benefited from the death of the former chairman of the board, Amamiya Takehiko.
(Komatsu’s threatening materials not only involve the disgraceful death of Amamiya Takehiko, but may be a powerful killer that will ruin Iwas reputation.)
The decisive material is connected with Iwakiri's "personal reasons" for killing Komatsu.
A clear imaginary picture appeared in Dashang's mind.Regardless of his age, Yugong flirted with a young prostitute to be brave, but the god of death suddenly came.
The sound of water from the shower continued, and the hotel staff felt suspicious and rushed to find the body.
The hotel quickly notified Yugong's family.In any case, the corpse must be transferred to the territory of the Yugong family as soon as possible.Fumisuke Iwakiri, who came in a hurry, was considering countermeasures for the aftermath, and mistakenly believed that Amamiya, who had died, had regained his breath.At this time, it happened that there was no one around Iwakiri, and all the relevant personnel from the hotel left the room.
Yanqie has already regarded Yugong as a dead person, and is planning a new position for himself.Sensing the sound of Amamiya's recovery, he realized that all the new prospects had become wishful thinking.
People thought Yugong was dead.As long as Yugong is alive, he who is a concubine has to stand aside.Anyway, everyone knew that Yugong was dead, so let's just die like this.The elder brother is alive, and it is not the younger brother's turn to come forward.In the past, you have had enough glory, this time it's time to give way to the younger brother.
Iwakiri was encouraged by the urge to take risks, and he covered the mouth and nose of his awakened brother.
I thought it was invisible, but someone posted on the window and witnessed this scene from beginning to end.Not only was it seen, but it was also photographed.
The content of the candid filming was not clear to the people in the lab. For the person involved, it must have been an undeniable scene.
Iwakiri killed Amamiya.If the evidence is in the hands of Komatsu, there will be "personal reasons".
Komatsu's cash cow is the rock cut.Indeed, with such a blockbuster in hand, 18 million deposits is still too little.
Iwakiri succumbed to Komatsu's intimidation, realizing in the process that he would be exploited indefinitely.
In the picture imagined by Oshang, the fragments of the case that have been scattered so far have been sorted out and put back to their original positions, forming the overall picture of the case.What is lacking is the evidence on which to base the argument.
Now, although Fumsuke Iwakiri has found his goal, he can't find a breakthrough.The hole cards in his hand are not strong, and he attacked rashly, but he was defeated.
The only person who has seen Iwakiri is the owner of the printing shop.Let Iwakir confront him?Others will say that "single identification" is dangerous and can lead to false positives.
Even if the laboratory owner recognized Iwakiri, he had to admit that the value of this evidence alone was not high.
Dashang gritted his teeth anxiously.Tracked down to this step, but failed to catch the enemy's decisive weapon.
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