Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Proof Prints

Iwakiri Fumsuke was notified by the reception room that a guest who claimed to be Ogami came to visit.He looked at his watch. There should be no appointments during this time.The name of the visitor has never been heard. "Is it Dashang? I don't know this person." Yanqie said coldly on the internal phone.The staff in the reception room seemed very embarrassed: "I heard it's the police." "Why are the police here?" Yanqie's heart was shocked, but he asked nonchalantly. "The guest said, you'll know it when you see him." "Forget it, let's take it to the reception room." Iwakiri said reluctantly.Ominous premonitions flashed one after another.The police asked for a meeting and there was no reason to refuse.

He straightened his posture and walked into the reception room. A short, middle-aged man and a slender young man stood up from the sofa.Due to the backlight of the position, the bodies of the two turned into black silhouettes, and the expressions on their faces could not be seen clearly.Yanqie suddenly felt black smoke rising from their bodies, like a wild beast before it pounced on its prey. "I'm the captain of the Shinjuku Police Station." The other party notified his name and quickly showed his police ID.The gesture was extremely sophisticated.The other young man just gave an eye salute, holding a bulging and deformed leisure bag in his hand.

"My name is Yanqie." Yanqie was still holding his airs.It is said that the police showed a tough attitude by showing their police IDs. "I came to the door suddenly, sorry for the interruption." The other party first expressed his apology for the rash visit.While urging him to sit down, Iwakiri consciously controlled his voice. "What do you two want me for? I don't need to bother the police here." Yanqie pretended to be calm and sat on the sofa. "Let's be honest, a case has occurred in our jurisdiction and is under investigation. I have some questions and I would like to ask you for advice."

"A case in your district? What case?" "Residents of Shinjuku Seven-chome Apartment, someone was killed. I think you may know." The short, middle-aged policeman spoke aggressively, and glanced at Iwakiri's expression at the same time.The policeman probably occupied this position on purpose, and Iwakiri had to face the window sitting opposite, even a slight change in expression could not escape their eyes.The two policemen were full of intimidating majesty, as if they would take advantage of the opportunity and pounce on them with all their teeth and claws.It is indeed an opponent like an "old wolf".

"No, I don't know." Yanqie angrily denied it.The implication is to express protest: why do I have to know this kind of thing. "There have been reports on TV and newspapers." "I'm not interested, and it has nothing to do with me." "Really? The victim, Junji Komatsu, is a twenty-three-year-old young man, don't you know him?" "do not know." "I really don't know you?" "Why do you ask this? I don't know this person." "You should have seen Xiaosong." The policeman's words stuck to him.The other party's calm attitude made Iwakiri shudder.There is something scary behind calmness.

"I've never heard of this name." Yanqie became more and more uneasy, but he had to hold on firmly. "Komatsu used to work at the Park Hotel in Shibuya." "I've been to the Park Hotel a few times. If he was an employee there, I might have met him. I can't remember all the names." Yanqie skillfully avoided the conversation and breathed a sigh of relief.However, he immediately became uneasy. Seeing the situation, the police had already extended their investigation tentacles to the Park Hotel. "That's true." The policeman nodded in agreement.

"The former chairman must have died of heart failure?" "yes." The topic is developing more and more in the direction of Iwakiri's annoyance. "Where did he die?" "Home." "What was the cause of death?" "Heart has been bad for a long time. Probably overwork." "I heard that acute cardiac dysfunction is caused by people with a bad heart doing strenuous exercise. Has the former chairman ever done this type of exercise?" "Symptoms will appear even if you don't exercise. Sudden shock and soon passed away."

"Why did you suddenly go into shock?" "Didn't I say, overworked..." "Are you there yourself?" "No, I heard that he came here in critical condition. When he arrived, he was already dead." "Then how do you know you died from overwork?" "Yes, I heard from the doctor." "Did the doctor arrive first?" "Yep." "Where is the doctor?" "A doctor who often comes to make rounds. What's going on? What does it have to do with the former chairman?" "To be honest, we believe that the former chairman of the board of directors did not die at home, maybe at the Park Hotel."

"Why, why do you say that?" "There is a hotel staff card." "Which employee? Made this kind of Yaoyan?" "No comment. We believe his testimony. The former director brought prostitutes into the hotel and died in the process." "No nonsense. Pure slander." "The Futaba Women's Academy, which is well-known far and wide and has a fine tradition, said that the chairman died of prostitution, and it was a big scandal. So the relevant personnel came together to transfer the body and cover up the truth of the incident." "Let's go! Stop talking nonsense. I'll sue you for damage to your reputation immediately."

"This is not a public place, just you and us, 'public disclosure' is not a condition of defamation. And, we are not talking about it." "What evidence is there?" "There is evidence." The policeman pushed the thing in front of Yanqie.It's a few photos.He glanced at it casually, and immediately paled. "How about it? I still have an impression. When the former director died, Xiao Song secretly took a photo from the window. Although it is a bit blurred, you are inside." "How, how did you get it..." Yanqie said with difficulty, not realizing the serious consequences of a slip of the tongue.

"It was left in the photofinishing shop where you took the film. I heard that it was a trial printing first. Because of the lack of light and the fact that it was taken secretly, the picture was not clear, so I took it to a shop in the city to print. This photo I can't see what was shot, but the insider can tell at a glance that this is a murder scene. You took back the film and did a good job. It was an oversight not to find the trial print. Look carefully at this picture, you seem to be doing it on the bed Look at the push-ups, you can see it carefully, you hold the pillow against the face of the former chairman. There is still a date here, October 18, 197X, which is the day when the former chairman died. Look at this photo again, the former chairman The face of the director was clearly photographed. Arrange these photos in order, and you can see that the person you covered with a pillow on the bed is no one else except the former chairman." "False accusation of a good person. It looks like it was covered with a pillow, but why do you say that this is a photo of the murder scene? Maybe it is nursing, maybe it is artificial respiration. Besides, how can this person who looks like he is doing push-ups on the bed judge Is it me?" Iwakiri held the line of defense. "I knew you would say that." The policeman smiled coldly and winked at his companion.The young policeman put the bloated casual bag on the table, unzipped the zipper and took out the contents.It is a western style pillow. Iwakiri looked suspiciously, and Osami said to him: "This is the pillow in Room 526 of the Park Hotel. It is the pillow that Amamiya Takehiko used when he died. We found it in the closet of Junji Komatsu's house. That guy thinks that in the future It can be turned into money and kept quietly. There is a hole in the pillowcase." For a moment, Yanqie felt as if a murder weapon was against him.The police watched Yanqie's expression coldly, and at the same time took out a metal object.When Iwakiri saw clearly the metal object held by the policeman's fingertips, he felt his face stiffen. "Look, this is a cufflink. It's made of silver, and it looks quite expensive. It has a turtle-shaped mark engraved on it. We guessed that it was produced by the jewelry store 'Kinkamedo' in Ginza. I really guessed it. Amamiya Toki I bought it, it’s not fake. Guess where you found this cufflink? It was in the pillow that Amamiya Takehiko used before and after his death. How did this kind of thing get into the pillow? Look, there is a piece of it on the pillowcase Brown stain, the test result is human blood type A. The former chairman of Amamiya has type O blood. What is your blood type?" The police deliberately pretended to be confused. "It has nothing to do with my blood type." Yanqie counterattacked against this pressing situation. "We think it has a lot to do with it. According to the investigation, you are blood type A. This cufflink was given to you by Tokie Amamiya. If you are undergoing nursing or artificial respiration, how did your cufflink get into the pillow? How could blood of the same type as yours stain the pillow? Can you explain it?" The words of the police seemed to be the final blow.The distraught Yanqie is tantamount to acquiescing that he is the murderer.The police broke through all the enemy's lines of defense, and continued to march on victory. "You can imagine why you did this. When the former chairman died, the biggest beneficiary was you. You thought that the former chairman died in the process of whoring, but he woke up again. Is it luck or misfortune? , there is no one around you. You are about to die anyway, so let’s solve it completely. From your point of view, it’s just 'helping the dying person', and you succeeded in a blink of an eye. You thought it was out of the blue, but There was a pair of eyes outside the window. The scene at that time was photographed, and you were threatened. In self-defense, you got rid of the intimidator. How? That’s right.” The police chased to the end. Ogami and Shimoda pressed forward step by step, making Iwakiri acquiesce in the crime and agreed to go to the police station together.Based on the material collected in the past, they were prepared to carry out the arrest.The suspicion about the cause of Takehiko Amamiya's death comes from the test print, which can be said to be a by-product of the investigation of this case. The reconnaissance headquarters asked Yanqie to be interrogated again in person. Yanqie was dying and resisting desperately.The interrogator turned around. "We seized the test print of Komatsu's film in the photofinishing shop, and there is such a person on it. Do you know who it is? The boss of the photofinishing shop said that it was in a set of film developed by Komatsu." The interrogator stared at Iwagiri's expression .The owner of the photofinishing shop recognized that besides Iwakiri, another person who came to pick up the film was also on the test print. The man and a woman were standing in front of what looked like a love hotel.This is also like a candid shot, the picture is blurry, but the characters' features are quite clear.Iwakiri glanced casually, his expression changed. "It seems that you know this person." The interrogator followed closely.Just as Yanqie was about to nod, he hurriedly shook his head. "Ha, don't you know? If you say yes, I'm afraid something will be against you." "Nothing." Since then, Rockcut has exercised the right to remain silent. "It's so strange." Dashang was puzzled. "What's strange?" Shimoda asked. "Yanqie clearly knows the other person on the test print, but insists that he doesn't know him. He doesn't want us to find that person, so there may be something hidden." "You've been thinking about this?" "Yes. In other words, the other person may know something against Iwakie." "Didn't the other person want to take Komatsu's film from the lab?" "The laboratory owner has confirmed it." "Why does that man want film?" "Is there such a possibility? That person is also the target of Komatsu's intimidation?" "Oh, yes!" Shimoda's eyes seemed to light up.Standing in front of a love hotel with a woman is very shameful. "So, he also has a motive to kill Komatsu." "This idea is right. Iwakiri killed Komatsu is just our speculation, and it has not been confirmed. If another person is also intimidated by Komatsu, he has sufficient motives." The composition is amazing. "However, why did Iwakiri cover up the existence of another person? I think, if Iwakiri didn't kill Komatsu, he should take the initiative to expose another person who had the motive of committing the crime." Shimoda sensed the obstacles in the new vision. "Iwakiri didn't know that the other person also had a motive for committing the crime? Even if they were both Komatsu's intimidation targets, there may not be a horizontal connection between the victims." "Perhaps Komatsu told another person about Iwakie. Iwakie also knew that another person had something to do with him. What could it be?" "It's the fact that the former chairman was killed." "I don't think so. The killing of the former chairman was Komatsu's material to intimidate Iwakiri. It is his so-called trump card, which cannot be easily revealed to others." "What would that be?" "Iwakie killed the former chairman. According to the current information, it can be roughly confirmed, right. Now, even if he obstructs the finding of new witnesses, it will not help. This shows that another person has other handles about Iwakie." "Other handles?" "It is necessary for us to reconsider, who will profit after the death of Takehiko Amamiya?" "It's better to be Yanqie. He is a concubine, and Yu Gong is not dead, so he will not be able to get ahead for the rest of his life." "Anyone else?" "Others... of course it is Takehiko Amamiya's wife. The current chairman... But she was the last one to take over after her husband passed away. She doesn't want to be the chairman of the board, right?" "How should I put it? Rumor has it that she is a hero among women. Some people secretly called her the queen when the former chairman was alive. If you have no relationship with your husband, it will be easy to take over the husband's position." "So what?" "If Iwakiri's other clues are related to Amemiya Tokie, he will definitely try his best to prevent the appearance of new witnesses. I heard that he was recommended by Tokie to be the vice chairman." "So, Iwakiri has something to do with Tokieda..." "I don't think it's surprising that there is a relationship. Iwakiri is in the prime of life, and Tokie is still full of femininity." "Assuming that the person on the test print knows these facts, it is understandable that Iwakiri refuses to confess to him." "Find that person, maybe Yanqie's last line of defense will collapse." The two looked at each other, and the images in their eyes were gradually finalizing.After Amamiya Takehiko's death, the biggest beneficiary was not Iwakiri, but Takehiko's wife.As soon as his thinking changed, he immediately realized that Shi Zhi could not be perfect. In Komatsu's case, Iwakiri surfaced, thus covering Tokie Amamiya behind him.However, as a by-product of investigating Komatsu's case, the real cause of Takehiko Amamiya's death came to the fore, and Tokieda was pushed to the fore as a result, which was more eye-catching than Iwakiri's status. There was a house that looked like a love hotel on the test print.The signboard of "Pilot Hotel" is clearly visible behind it.Scouting headquarters started by looking for the hotel by name. After investigation, we found this hotel along National Highway No. 246 in Kawasaki City.The investigation extended to the "pilot hotel".Some of the older staff remembered the woman in the photo. "This woman came here several times a few years ago. Her picture was published in the newspaper, so I have the impression." "How did the photo get published in the newspaper?" The scout leaned forward. "She drowned in the sea. I thought her face was familiar, but upon closer inspection, she turned out to be a customer who had visited our store." "There must be names and addresses in the news reports." "I think so, but I can't remember." "About when did it happen?" "I think it was the summer of the year before last, July. The newspaper said 'Shonan XX Beach'". This clue is enough. "Xonan XX Beach", the scout had an impression in his mind.That's where Komatsu worked odd jobs as a lifeguard after he quit the hotel.Another man's female companion on the test print drowned while Komatsu was working.Intersections are found in unexpected places. The scouts remembered the mysterious woman who came in and out of Komatsu's house, whose identity is still unknown, maybe she was the drowned woman.The scouts consulted the bound newspaper volumes of the previous July. The report I was looking for was published on the July 28 Kanagawa edition.The woman's name was Eiko Funatsu, and she lived in Room 403, Oakis Yoyogi Apartment, 3-39-X Yoyogi, Shibuya Ward.The identity of the person on the test print was finally identified. The scouts found the Oakis Yoyogi apartment and confirmed that the person named "Katori" who lived with the woman was the same person on the test print.However, the whereabouts of Xiangtuo are unknown. The scouts also visited the Shonan XX Beach mentioned in the report. The security headquarters is currently closed, and they found out from the headquarters' management company "Shonan Marine" that there was a security captain named Nakano.The companion of Nakano and the drowned woman, who may be "Katori", speaks very affectionately.If you ask Nakano, you may be able to learn about the identity and residence of "Katori". Scouts dealt with Nakano.As a member of Komatsu's "relationship network", he has long been included in the scope of investigation. The scouts learned about the company Nakano worked for from "Shonan Marine", and immediately visited the company. Through Nakano, the identity and whereabouts of "Katori" became clear. The reconnaissance headquarters grasped the new target of Katori Yosuke, and put the tentacles of investigation to him.