Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Searching for Hoshiya's Hometown
Although the search headquarters of the Yoyogi Police Station felt helpless at first, the information provided by the Shinjuku Police Station has opened up a new situation for the detection of the cases of Tsumura and Hoshiya.
"Even if Hoshiya was the female partner of the sudden death victim Hei Jinji, it is difficult to explain the connection between Tsumura and Hoshiya's case." Some police officers raised the above questions.In other words, they believed that Hoshiya and Heokane had nothing to do with each other before the incident, they just met by chance and went to the hotel together that night, at best they were just speed-dating couples.It would be a bit far-fetched to connect this relationship with the two subsequent murders.
However, Kitamura's testimony revealed that Heijin was a member of the Dream Soul Club, a drug carnival hosted by Tsumura.
It is said that at that time, Beicun entered the party by mistake after taking the black gold membership brochure by mistake. Of course, Beicun did not know the nature of the party in advance.
As for whether there was a relationship between Kurokane and Hoshiya in advance, although no evidence has been found yet, there is obviously a connection between Kurokane and Tsumura.
In this way, Shinjuku Police Station, Yoyogi Police Station, and Kitamura successfully communicated with each other and realized information sharing.
After sorting out the previous search process, it was found that the most powerful clue in the Tsumura case was directly related to drugs, but the joint search conducted by drug enforcement officials and the Narcotics Division after the incident failed to find valuable clues.Later, just as the investigation based on Sugawara Interpol's "falling object" theory was about to start, Hosoya, the biggest suspect in the case, was suddenly killed and marijuana cigarettes were found in his sports car.As a last resort, the investigation direction of the case returned to the clue of drugs.
On the premise of assuming that the series of incidents are related to each other, the police made the following analysis: After the sudden death of Heijin, Tsumura and Hoshiya were killed one after another. case, but it is not yet possible to determine whether the case was an accident or murder.
If the motive for murdering Tsumura is related to drugs, it can also be linked to the case of Hoshiya's murder; It was because of the relationship between people that he laid a cruel hand on Hoshiya.In addition, it is not ruled out that Hoshiya was killed because of the black gold memo.
Drugs (Heijin is a member of the marijuana party, stimulants were found in Tsumura's home, marijuana cigarettes were found in Hoshiya's sports car), Heokane and Hoshiya, Heokane and Tsumura, and Hosoya's house happened to be located directly above Tsumura's body. In view of the above factors, the police It is inferred that this series of events cannot be irrelevant, and the relationship between them is shown in the following figure:
However, since the following links have not yet been clarified, it is not yet possible to sort out this series of events in a decent way.First, the black gold memorandum that the police speculated was taken away by Hoshiya; second, the object that can verify the theory of "falling objects" (the corresponding thing was not found in Hoshiya's relics); third, the behind-the-scenes of Hoshiya sponsor.
After fully analyzing the information provided by the Shinjuku Police Station, the Search Headquarters of the Yoyogi Police Station formulated the following guidelines for the current situation:
First of all, find out the behind-the-scenes sponsor of Shoko Hosoya as soon as possible;
Secondly, track down the specific whereabouts of the black gold memo;
Again, related searches were carried out around the clue of drugs.
The two search headquarters believe that the behind-the-scenes sponsor is definitely related to the death of Hoshiya, and in order to find him, it is necessary to start from the personal life of Hoshiya.
It is understood that after Xiangzi graduated from high school in Honjo City, S County, her hometown, she entered a private girls' junior college in Tokyo.During his studies, he worked part-time in a bar, and after dropping out of school, he worked part-time in many places, and finally moved to a club called "Foreigners".
Today, most of the friends who worked there with Hoshiya have gone their separate ways, and only a few partners remained.Among them was a waitress named Huimei, and the police found her quickly.
"Xiangzi is a capable guy. When she was here, her monthly income was about 300,000 yuan, and she had four sponsors." Huimei introduced that Xiangzi was the name Hoshiya used when she was working in the club.
After preliminary inquiries, the police learned that the occupations of the four sponsors were: company manager, doctor, writer and store owner.All four of them are over 50 years old. Among them, the manager of the company is the oldest at 78 years old.
"Xiangzi is a nice person. When I was with her, I felt very at ease. Later, I heard that she found a rich man and decided to get married, so she quit her job. Since she left the club, I have Cut off contact with her."
According to Huimei's introduction, the police respectively found four sponsors of Hoshiya before his death.
The company manager commented with a bit of nostalgia: "Xiangzi seems to hate being controlled the most. In the past, I met her on average once a week. Besides me, who else does she have contacts with? I wonder I don't know anything. Usually, she is most annoying when people ask her these questions. Although I also know that there are other men who are dating her, but the two of them have spoken first, and I have no right to ask her about these private matters. Personally, I think that at the time I The relationship between the two is generally good, but she doesn't seem to be the kind of very dedicated woman. So when I heard the news that she planned to get married later, I was really surprised. Maybe she wanted to forget the past After making such a decision, as for the situation of her marriage partner, she never disclosed to me at all. She was actually murdered? I never dreamed of it!"
The doctor sighed in amazement: "Xiangzi once told me that she really hates being dominated by others. Although I also have contacts with her, I am a family man after all. Perhaps she has seen through this for a long time. In fact, there is no love between us. To put it bluntly, it is more like a relationship of mutual comfort. No matter how brave a woman is, she still has to get married in the end and belong to a man. Entrust her whole life to Isn’t the final outcome of a trusting man equal to being controlled by others? It is estimated that she decided to resign and marry after meeting that rich man. Although I always feel very sorry to break up with her, it will be a matter of time, if I can still see her youthful and beautiful appearance, which is really thankful."
The writer analyzes Hoshiya's psychological state with his unique professional habits.
"The reason why we broke up later is actually to blame me. After the store became increasingly depressed due to poor management, I couldn't provide her with living expenses normally, but she is a woman who can spend money. In the past, apart from giving her regular In addition to paying the expenses, I often give her some expensive gifts to please her. However, as a small shop owner, I don’t have the financial strength to survive. Later, it is said that she decided to quit her job after she decided to get married. Everyone said that the man she was looking for was very rich."
The store owner narrated with relief.
Perhaps for him, breaking up with Hoshiya at the right time is also a relief.It is reported that from the age of 21 to 22, Shoko Hosoya worked in the Alien Club for two consecutive years, which is where she worked the longest.
Since Hoshiya moved into the Royal High-end Apartment in Daisencho, she has lost contact with the above four patrons.The four said that they didn't know where Xiya lived after leaving the stranger.
The interrogation investigation showed that none of these four people was the behind-the-scenes sponsor that the police were looking for.Obviously, the man Shang Shui appeared was not only the person behind the scenes who bought a house for Hoshiya with a huge sum of money, but also the father of the child in Hoshiya's womb.The man's financial strength must be quite strong, and he is probably a prominent figure for a while. Once his relationship with Hoshiya is exposed, it may cause great trouble.
Facts have proved that the mysterious man has done a good job in self-protection all the time. Although he often haunts Hoshiya's apartment, no one has ever seen his true face.Perhaps the man took precautions in advance, so that the police could not find any relevant information in Hosoya's home afterwards.
"If this continues, when will this man be found?" Serizawa lowered his head tiredly and muttered, his dejected look seemed to be overwhelmed by exhaustion.It is obvious that the investigations conducted by the police this time failed to make substantive progress.
It is reported that when Xiangzi moved into the royal high-end apartment, the value of the commercial house was as high as 85 million.This is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for Xiangzi, who was only 22 years old at the time, and he could not afford to buy it at all.The search headquarters deduced that there was a strong backer behind it as a firm fact, and this person was most likely the one Xiangzi met when he was working as a foreigner.
Then, when Xiangzi was a stranger in a foreign land, how could this mysterious man share one person with the other four small benefactors?If the big sponsor who bought a house with a huge sum of money and had a relationship with Xiangzi long ago, he would never allow the above situation to happen.
Based on this analysis, it is not difficult to draw the following inference: when Xiangzi broke up with the four small sponsors, he happened to meet this mysterious man.Immediately afterwards, the police conducted a key investigation on Xiangzi's personal life during this period, but found no valuable clues.
"Look, is there such a possibility that Xiangzi already had such a big sponsor before coming to Tokyo?" Suddenly, Sugawara reminded.
"Before she came to Tokyo, she was just a 17-year-old girl. At such a young age, is there a sponsor behind the scenes?" Hearing Sugawara's guess, Serizawa couldn't help being surprised.
"Seventeen years old is not young. In this world, anything can happen. Haven't you heard that middle school students borrow money to have an abortion?"
"However, who would be willing to buy an 85 million mansion for a girl under the age of 17?"
"Of course it is impossible to choose it at that time. It is estimated that it was bought when Hoshiya was 22 years old as a waitress."
"Well, that's possible." Serizawa agreed with interest.
Shoko Hosoya's hometown is Honjo City, S County.Located in the northwest of the Kanto Plain, Honjo City was an important post village on the Nakasendo in the Edo period, and it flourished for a while.After the mid-Meiji period, it continued to prosper as a central production center for cocoons and raw silk.From the middle of World War II to after World War II, business groups with pharmaceuticals and electrical machinery as the core entered the area one after another, making the area gradually evolve into a new industrial city.
The city's total population is about 50,000, and its tourism resources are mediocre, which is not enough to attract tourists from all directions.The northwest of the area is surrounded by mountains such as Nikko, Akagi, Haruna, Asama, and Chichibu, and the southeast is the open Kanto Plain.In winter, the cold wind blowing from above is driving straight in; in summer, the heat is unbearable, and sometimes the temperature can even exceed 30 degrees for several days in a row.
However, the main reason why this remote town is famous throughout the country is that it is the birthplace of the former Prime Minister Gui Yuan Long Dao.The faction of your court is the most powerful in the current ruling party, the People's Friendship Party. Even after your court retired from the position of prime minister, you still control the political circle from behind the scenes. nickname.It is said that without his support, subsequent prime ministers would not have been able to hold power.
The current mayor of the city is the godson of your court, relying on his father's power to do whatever he wants, and violent gangs in the city are also quite rampant.
Due to the advanced age of the noble court, there are rumors that it is about to retire after success, and now the faction of the noble court, which was once known as impregnable, has also shown a tendency to split.Although its power is not what it used to be, the status of Honjo City as its subordinate city has not been affected at all.Here, if anyone becomes a thorn in the side of your court, he will not survive at all.People say that the local violent gangs are like your court's private army, and even the local police dare not compete with the violent gangs supported by your court.
Xiangzi's natal family opened a hotel in the city, and her parents and elder brother are still alive today.At present, the elder brother inherits the family business and is in charge of the daily affairs of the hotel.
In fact, the so-called "hotel" is a tryst hotel in the actual sense, but on a smaller scale.With the development of the times, this small family-owned hotel that originally recorded historical changes has gradually declined. As a last resort, Xiangzi's brother transformed it into a tryst hotel.
Practice has proved that my brother's vision is completely correct. After the renovation of the small shop, the business immediately boomed.When Sugawara and others came to the door, it happened that two couples checked into the store one after another.
"A few days ago, I really caused you trouble." The elder brother took the initiative to greet him and greeted him.After Xiangzi's death, he went to collect the corpse as a family member of the deceased, so he had a face-to-face meeting with Sugawara and other criminal police.At the beginning, he did rush away, but what really attracted him was the large inheritance left by his sister after her death.
Under the narrow forehead of this elder brother, a pair of sharp eyes flickered, full of suspicion. He seemed restless about the sudden police visit.Although the police had questioned him about the relevant situation at the beginning, since Xiangzi's life history before going to Tokyo has become the focus of the case investigation, the direction of Sugawara's door-to-door inquiry is completely different from the previous one.
"My younger sister was quite stubborn when she was in high school. She had a very distinct personality. She didn't seem to have a particularly good relationship with him. It's not like she had a boyfriend, but she joined a group at the time." The elder brother's tone was clearly ambiguous .
"What do you mean by group?" Sugawara asked sharply.
"It seems to be a..." Brother's words became more and more vague.
"What kind of group did she join?"
"That's what it's called now."
"Bosozoku? Was your sister a member of the Bosozoku?"
"Actually, she just sat on a man's motorcycle and raced with others. It is said that she later became the female leader among them."
Knowing this valuable information, Sugawara couldn't help leaning forward with great interest.
"If your sister had a close classmate or a bosozoku partner at the time, would she have told you? Of course, if you go to her alma mater to inquire about this issue, it will definitely be easier to understand, but from saving From the perspective of time, it is better to ask you directly."
Speaking of this, the elder brother knew that even if he temporarily concealed it, it would be futile, so he actively cooperated.
Afterwards, Sugawara and Serizawa decided to split into two groups to find the former partners who were currently living in the city mentioned by Shoko's brother.Sugawara plans to go to Xiangzi's high school classmate Natsume Yoko first to find out about the situation.It is said that Yoko opened a tavern called "Station" in a small alley near the station.
When Sugawara arrived, Yoko was watching TV in the bedroom behind the shop.He looked sleepy, as if he had just woken up.Although it is a tavern, except for the counter, there are only a few small stools inside.However, although the store is small, it is also equipped with karaoke.A typical red lantern is hung in front of the small shop.
"Xiangzi? I heard that she was murdered. Has the culprit been caught yet?" Yoko yawned a lot and kept scratching her neck with one hand. It seemed that Yoko's family didn't have a man yet.
"What do you want to know about Xiangzi? I also hate the murderer who killed Xiangzi very much. As long as I know, I will tell you everything."
Fortunately, Yoko seemed very willing to cooperate with the police.The criminal police have always attached great importance to such witnesses on the victim's side. Once they become witnesses on the prosecutor's side in the future, they will definitely help arrest the murderer.
Sugawara first asked the question he had prepared before, that is, whether there is such a rich man with whom Xiangzi had been dating since high school. After Xiangzi went to Tokyo, the intimacy between the two took another level.
"Well, there were a few men who had a good relationship with her in high school, but none of them were rich. It is said that after she went to Tokyo, she already had several sponsors when she was working in Ginza, and I Still a tavern proprietress in a remote area."
Although Natsume Yoko and Hoshiya Shoko are the same age, but now they look like vicissitudes, as if they have experienced the hardships of life.As he was speaking, Yoko took out a cigarette from one of the few cigarette cases and handed it to Sugawara first.
"No, thank you. I brought my own cigarettes." As soon as Sugawara took out a cigarette from his pocket, Yoko lit a match and handed it over, then lit another one for himself.
"Who were the men who had a good relationship with her back then?" After taking a deep breath, Sugawara continued to ask.
"They are all companions in the bosozoku clan. Now, they have almost all gone their separate ways, and only Ah Chun is left."
"A Chun?"
"He was the leader of the former 'Federation', but the association has long been disbanded. At that time, he was a well-known leader of the bosozoku in the Kanto area, but now he opened a coffee shop in peace. Back then, Xiangzi was still in 'Wuzhou The Federation's first female president, and we thought the two of them were going to get married."
"Then why did you break up again?"
"You should ask Chun this question directly, it's not convenient for me to say." Suddenly, Yoko stopped, and judging from her expression, there seemed to be something else hidden.
"Oh, it's getting late, if I don't prepare to open the door to welcome guests again..." Yoko's words undoubtedly issued an order to evict the guests.
"Then where can I find Jun?" Sugawara added.
"Just go to the development zone and look for it. The coffee shop he runs is called 'Sharp Turn'." Yoko answered impatiently.
The "Sharp Turn" is right across from Yoko's Tavern, just across the way from the railroad, at the very end of the town to be specific.After the town developed, the local people called the newly developed area separated by the railway as the development zone.The coffee shop is also relatively small, with only three private rooms besides the counter.Inside and out, the boss is busy alone. Of course, the boss is exactly what Sugawara is looking for——Fujiwara Jun.With a long face, short ear-length hair, and exceptionally quick hands and feet, one can tell that he is a capable person.
"Welcome." As soon as Sugawara stepped into the house, Jun greeted him warmly.There was a couple sitting in the store, and a man who looked like a salesman with a tired face.The record player in the room was playing rock music passionately, and the volume was a bit harsh.
The interior decoration is not particular, it is a very ordinary shop.The walls of the room are covered with a large number of photos showing bosozokus driving wildly in vehicles with flagpoles.Obviously, after Jun Fujiwara opened the coffee shop to do business, he never deliberately concealed his experience of being a gangster.Sugawara took a closer look, and he seemed to have seen someone in these photos.
After Sugawara ordered a cup of coffee, he began to slowly admire a row of photos on the wall.At this moment, the male customer who entered the store got up and left.Taking advantage of the best opportunity when no customers entered the store, Sugawara quickly launched a related investigation on Ajun.
As soon as he heard Sugawara's self-reported identity, Ah Jun's expression stiffened instantly, and he gradually changed his attitude until he figured out the purpose of Sugawara's trip.
"Who killed Xiangzi?" Ah Chun asked impatiently after turning down the volume of the record player.
At this moment, Ah Chun's eyes were like burning flames, hot and passionate, once again showing the unique taste of the leader of the bosozoku clan.
"The police are currently stepping up their investigation."
"As long as it is within my power, I will fully cooperate with the police to solve the case as soon as possible." Fujiwara said sincerely.For the police, it can be said that there is another witness for the victim.Earlier, Yoko introduced that Fujiwara and Shoko had an extremely close relationship in the past, even to the point of discussing marriage, but in the end they parted ways.For this reason, Sugawara directly raised the following question: Why did the two fail to get married in the end?
"We didn't get married at the time, and now she's dead. So, does that mean I'm also one of the suspects?" Fujiwara asked timidly.
"As long as there are people involved with Hoshiya, our police will conduct routine interrogation and investigation. I just looked carefully and found that there are many photos on the wall of Hoshiya, and there are two of you in the same car In the motorcycle scene, anyone can see that the relationship between the two of you is extraordinary. I’m afraid you won’t deny it, right?”
"I didn't kill her, someone else must have had other plans to kill her!" Inadvertently, Fujiwara's eyes burst out with resentment.
"In order to catch the hateful murderer as soon as possible, please cooperate a lot. Let's go back to the original question, why didn't you two get married?"
"It was she who refused to marry me."
"Don't you two love each other?"
There is a picture like this on the wall: Fujiwara in a smart outfit is straddling the motorcycle, with the flag of the "Wuzhou Federation" erected beside him, Xiangzi is hugging him tightly from behind, with flowing hair His long hair was blowing up with the wind, and he made a "V" gesture triumphantly with one hand.It seems that at this moment, the passionate youth freezes in the group photo of the two.
"I don't really want to talk about this issue. But, do I have to talk about it?" Suddenly, Fujiwara's expression dimmed.
"Please, we are all here to catch the murderer as soon as possible!"
"That has nothing to do with catching the murderer."
"This point is measured by our police."
Just at this time, a large group of people suddenly crowded in noisily outside the shop.One can tell at a glance that all of them are bosozoku teenagers aged 16 or 17. Perhaps the coffee shop has become the best place for them to meet up.
"I'm busy now, you can play whatever you want." Fujiwara turned around and shouted at the group of customers who had just entered the store.These guys seem to have been familiar with it for a long time, and they ran into the counter to work skillfully.
"When Xiangzi was in his third year of high school, a fight broke out between the 'Wuzhou Federation' and the 'Wild Cats' in the south. People called it the 'Civil War' of the gangsters in S County. In this big fight, Xiangzi was killed by the 'Wild Cats'." ' Detained." The two sat at the table in the back of the coffee shop and chatted, Fujiwara Jun slowly opened the conversation.
"In this battle, although members of our federation fought bravely and fought desperately with each other for five rounds, but the opponent had an overwhelming advantage in numbers, and in the end we were outnumbered and defeated, and we were beaten face-to-face one by one. It was so swollen that it looked like a football. During the fight, the mobile police team arrived after hearing the news. At the beginning, the mobile team did not directly intervene in the fight between the two sides, and they rushed in when both sides were exhausted.
"We were completely dispersed at once. In fact, the most dangerous moment was when everyone fled separately. During the escape, we suddenly found that Xiangzi had disappeared. Some people said that she was arrested by the mobile team. Usually, when we It seems that the mobile team is the most hateful of the police force. They have always regarded the gangsters as a cancer of the society. Even if they catch a woman, they will not let it go easily. The means of manipulating people are extremely powerful, but they will never make outrageous acts such as gang rape of women.
"Therefore, we all know that being arrested by the mobile team is much better than being taken hostage by the 'Wild Cat'. However, it was not until later that we found out that Xiangzi was snatched by the 'Wild Cat'. It is said that she was continuously imprisoned by the other party. For two days, and was gang-raped. I have always been worried about the failure to rescue Xiangzi in time. I thought it was a great shame, so I disbanded the "Wuzhou Federation" in a fit of anger. Facts have proved that this move was more sensible at the time, because In December of Showa 53 (Gregorian calendar 1978 - Ze Zhe's note), the government just revised the "Road Traffic Law."
Fujiwara's words were full of endless regret and humiliation. At this moment, he still seems to be unable to completely shake off the shadow of failure, and feels deeply guilty for not doing his best to protect Xiangzi.Next to it, a group of bosozoku teenagers are skillfully making spaghetti spaghetti at the counter.
"Then do you know who in 'Wild Cat' raped Xiangzi?"
"I don't know. Once a woman becomes a prisoner of the enemy, she will inevitably be gang-raped. I'm afraid even Xiangzi himself didn't know who insulted her."
"What's next for 'Wildcat'?"
"In the autumn of Showa 54, the gang disbanded like us."
"That's when Hosoya went to Tokyo, right?"
"Yes. Rather than going to Tokyo to seek development, it's better to say that she ran away from home in anger."
"But, I heard people say that she went to Tokyo to go to school."
"This is just a cover. Her family deliberately said this to deceive others. Xiangzi didn't go to school for a few days. It is said that Xiangzi and her brother are half-brothers and sisters, and the relationship between the two has never been very good. After receiving her high school diploma, Xiangzi left home at the end of September. I heard that she got a job in a bar in Tokyo, but I don't know the details. I heard that she was killed a few days ago , I was really taken aback, and in the end I failed to fulfill my wish, to make up for my past mistakes."
"compensate?"
"The reason why she was captured by the other party is actually completely my responsibility. If I can risk my life to protect her, Xiangzi will not be so miserable."
Suddenly, the volume of the record player in the store suddenly increased a lot, and the harsh and noisy rock music made people feel disgusted. Sugawara couldn't help but looked up, only to realize that the group of teenagers had surrounded him.
"Boss, is this guy a policeman?"
A group of little guys all had murderous looks on their faces. Just as Sugawara opened his posture and prepared to deal with it, Fujiwara's low and frightening voice sounded from the side: "Don't be rude to my guests!"
The short and dignified words, coupled with Fujiwara's calm and unflappable general demeanor, immediately calmed down the group of little guys, and they had to retreat in frustration.
"I'm sorry to surprise you. Those guys have always been very hostile and hate the police." Fujiwara hurriedly apologized sincerely.In fact, the police and the bosozoku usually seem to have a sworn feud, which is also a well-known fact, and even many police officers regard the bosozoku as trash.Some bosozoku members were chased to death by patrol cars, and some members were brutally beaten by the police after being caught by the police, so they hated the police.The more stringent the police's crackdown on the bosozoku, the more escalated their antagonism with the police, and they became deadly rivals with each other.
Regarding the above phenomenon, Sugawara has actually witnessed it with his own eyes.When members of the bosozoku were seriously injured in a driving accident, the patrol cars on the scene stood by and did not call an ambulance at all. They often watched the seriously injured people lose blood and die.
In this regard, the part of the police responsible for banning the bosozoku gang believes that the members of the bosozoku gang have always turned a blind eye to the police's good intentions to dissuade them. Irresponsible, and also caused a great threat to others, their final fate is entirely their own fault.In short, the mutual antagonism between the two sides has long been an indisputable fact.
Since the implementation of the new "Road Traffic Law", under the fierce pursuit of the police, the bosozoku have been increasingly on the verge of extinction.Compared with the past, they have restrained a lot, and now they usually look at the opportunity and choose to go racing at night.
For now, the Twist Café seems to have become their regular den.If Fujiwara hadn't been here to block it, I'm afraid Yingyuan would inevitably be besieged by these guys.
"Hearing what you said, I already have a general understanding of your relationship with Xiya. Is there anyone else who has a close relationship with her besides you? What we are looking for now is a very rich man. He spends Eighty-five million bought a high-end apartment in Tokyo for Hoshiya."
"There are no rich people like that."
"Is there anything else?"
"I can't remember. Oh, by the way, Xiangzi is different in some ways."
"You mean...?" Sugawara put on a posture of breaking the casserole and asking the bottom line.
"Different from ordinary people, she seems to be very frivolous. If she doesn't like it, no one can try to get her idea; however, once she has a physical need, anyone can sleep with her. Of course, It's not even promiscuous, it's just that I don't think she's self-respecting. We used to fight about it a lot."
"In other words, it's possible that you don't know that she has men elsewhere?"
"Well. Even if we were married to her back then, it would be even more difficult to have her alone than to reach the sky."
While Sugawara was looking for Jun Fujiwara in the coffee shop, Serizawa also found Yumi Ohama, a middle school classmate who had a good relationship with Shoko Hosoya.Yumi is already married and has a family, and is currently working as a part-time job in a supermarket.Although she is about the same age as Xiangzi, she got blessed prematurely and looks like a middle-aged woman.
When Serizawa rushed there, it happened to be during the lunch break of the supermarket, and the interrogation and investigation went smoothly.
"When I was in the first and second grades of junior high school, we were very close. However, after the third grade of junior high school, because Xiangzi had an affair with the bosozoku, I cut off contact with her. Since then, Xiangzi's personality has become stronger day by day. One day. But despite her strong appearance and uniqueness in every way, she is actually lonely in her heart. She once said that she only felt at ease when she was racing wildly with those bosozoku companions. Under the night, leading thousands of motorcycles to fly Running on the road, countless car lights are connected together, and when the car is swaying from side to side, the blue sparks from the muffler violently hitting the road are simply beautiful. Only at this time can I strongly feel that I am not alone. After listening to her description, I seem to understand Xiangzi's inner feelings." Gong Zhi's eyes could not help showing the infinite nostalgia for the old friend.
"Does Miss Hoshiya have a particularly close relationship with a man? Our analysis shows that after Hoshiya went to Tokyo, there was a man with strong financial strength who took care of her in all aspects, and this man had been with her before she left here. There is some kind of relationship." Serizawa went straight to the point.
"Xiangzi was only 18 years old when she went to Tokyo. As far as I know, she has never dated such a rich man."
"So, are there any other men you have a good relationship with?"
"She seems to be in a relationship with a male in the bosozoku group, but I don't know the details."
"And before she joined the Bosozoku?"
"I don't think so."
"Did you meet Hoshiya after graduating from middle school?"
"No. She ran away from home and went to Tokyo without even attending the graduation ceremony, and there was no news after that. Ah, wait, let me think about it... By the way, we happened to meet once after graduation. "Yuzhi suddenly recalled.
"So, when and where did you meet?"
"It seems like two or three years ago. At that time, I went to Tokyo for business, and I ran into her while wandering on the streets of Ginza. At that time, Xiangzi had completely changed. If she didn't take the initiative to say hello, I wouldn't have come across her at all. I wouldn't recognize her."
"Oh, so it was Hoshiya who took the initiative to greet you?"
"Well. Xiangzi told me that she was rushing to work in a certain club in Ginza. The owner there happened to be from the same town and treated her very well. In addition, she gave me a business card. At that time, I remember Xiangzi Her clothes are particularly outstanding, elegant and playful, and the clothes on her body are all expensive and high-end goods."
"She said that the owner of the club is from the same country?" Serizawa's eyes lit up, and he suddenly became interested.
"yes."
"Is the name of that club called Stranger?"
"Yes, yes, that's the name of the store."
"Then did she mention the boss's name at that time?"
"That's not true. However, she said something like this at the time: The boss is a big shot, and you'll know when I say his name."
"Big shot?...Any clues?"
"I didn't find it. As far as I know, there is no such person in the town. There is actually a first-class club in Ginza."
Just as he was talking, Yumieda finished his lunch break and returned to work.Fortunately, however, Serizawa has almost finished asking about what he wanted to know.
From Honjo to Tokyo, if you take the Etsushinkansen, you can arrive within 40 minutes.At the beginning, Ryudo, your court, relied on its strong political influence to force the authorities to revise the "Kumagaya-Takasaki" direct plan, and added Honjo Station halfway.As a result, the station was nicknamed "Political Station".Thanks to this stop, the two detectives, Sugawara and Serizawa, were able to investigate the case back and forth between the two places within a day.At this moment, the two had already set foot on their way home, and were sitting in the carriage exchanging their respective investigation results today.
"I didn't gain much here, but I accidentally learned another side of Hoshiya. However, I don't know if it can be related to the murderer." Sugawara first summarized his investigation.
"It is said that Hosoya used to be a member of the bosozoku. During a fight, he was captured by another gang of bosozoku and then gang-raped." Serizawa carefully considered the information obtained after the investigation.
"If necessary, we must investigate this matter. However, the 'Wild Cat' has long been disbanded, and it will not be easy to find out all the people who gang-raped at that time."
“加入暴走族后，细矢的群体意识好像比较强烈，当同伴们各自逃命、将她独自弃之于敌方阵营之际，细矢强烈地感到己方人员背叛了她。或许她坚持认为，不仅同伴出卖了她，更是所有的人抛弃了她。这才是促使她最终离家出走的原动力。”
“她到了东京后，辗转于银座的酒吧、夜总会，最终在异乡客俱乐部打工时，碰上了那神秘的幕后资助人。”
“估计跟她提到的同乡老板有牵连吧。”
“嗯。我乍听到该俱乐部老板是其同乡时，脑海里也是灵光一闪。要知道，作为同乡的老板跟自己的员工搞在一起，那可是司空见惯的事。”
“异乡客的老板到底是谁呢？”
“这个问题去法务局一查就清楚了。”
“异乡客是个政治家们经常光顾的俱乐部。”
“有时，还能在周刊杂志上看到那些政治家们的名字。曾经有报道称，民友党对该店偏爱有加，该党的议员们也时常在那儿出入。”
“民主党内最大派系的领袖就是贵法院隆道。”
“贵法院？该不会是……”
二人对于突然同时想到此人惊讶得面面相觑。贵法院是本庄绝对权威的太上皇。现在他们之所以能坐上这趟新干线，还得归功于贵法院。提及贵法院，本庄的市民可以说是人人皆知，就算有人说本庄是其私人城市也不为过。
“莫非贵法院就是异乡客的老板？”
“就算是也没什么奇怪的。据说，贵法院以其他名义开了好多家族式公司，其中甚至还有高尔夫球场、酒店和剧院等。因此，如果说他开了家酒吧的话，不是很正常吗？”
“可是，贵法院已是个80多岁高龄的老家伙了。他怎么会围着年仅20多岁的细矢转呢？”
“这就难说了。或许他越老反而越想有年轻女性陪伴左右呢。你可别忘了，他在政界中的绰号就叫'老妖怪'。二十多岁算什么，就算他盯上了14岁的小姑娘也不足为奇。”
“不管怎么说，下一步我们有必要对异乡客俱乐部的老板展开调查。”
车窗外，一排排整齐的房舍掩映在淳朴美丽的田园风光中，一旦窗外绿意盎然的自然风景被都市中毫无生气的大楼取代时，就表明新干线离终点站已不远了。尽管旅途匆匆，无暇细细体会，但人们早已习惯了这种高效率的生活节奏。
前往登记所调查后得知，异乡客俱乐部（公司）创立于昭和52年2月。公司名称为“太阳商务”，董事长是一个名叫友成叶子的女人。该公司位于世田谷区等等力六丁目X号，那儿也正是友成叶子的居住所在地。
进一步调查表明，友成叶子正是贵法院的长女。对于这么快就牵涉到了贵法院，菅原、芹泽二人无不为之震惊。
其实，叶子是被人公认的贵法院接班人——友成正则的妻子。友成正则从T大毕业后分配到建设省工作，随后同叶子结婚，并在贵法院的鼎力支持下进入政界，凭借着其岳父统率民友党中最大派系的背景，一步一个脚印地稳扎稳打，逐渐奠定和巩固了其作为新一代领袖接班人的地位。
最近，贵法院身体状况欠佳，其功成引退已是个时间问题，友成取而代之几乎已成定局。
太阳商务中其他一些重要职位是这样安排的：叶子的丈夫正则任专务董事，贵法院的小妹夫安间龙介为常务董事，堂弟大河原耕造、二女婿佐和田优次等分别担任董事。由此可以看出，这一公司完全是家族式俱乐部。
“真是令人大吃一惊啊，重要职位人选全是贵法院的家人嘛！”
“可能性很大哦！看到年轻的同乡女子来到店里后，在给予多方照料期间，估计逐渐产生了将其占为己为的念头。”
“假如幕后资助者就在该家族中的话，我们又该如何把他给揪出来呢？”
“就算我们查出了幕后资助者，也难以判断他是否真的与细矢遇害有关哪。”
尽管搜查的目标范围已逐步缩小，但就侦破这一系列案件而言，依旧是前途渺茫。
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