Chapter 16 Chapter 15 Accidental Discovery

The search for the "Akasaka Hotel Murder Incident" is at a stalemate, and the search of the headquarters has come to a standstill.The mystery of the scene has not been solved, and all the clues of the search have been interrupted. The victim was shot from the corridor on the right at the intersection of the T-shaped corridor.Considering that there would be no other way for the prisoners to escape than the corridor on the right, they sent someone to guard there.Norio Sakamoto of the National Defense Agency was the first person to discover the corridor running from north to south, that is, Building C.The relationship between him and Sakamoto can be seen from the fact that the victim's earthenware house tried to get close to the National Defense Agency many times; although Sakamoto tried every means to get rid of it, it was impossible.

When it was learned that Sakamoto's immediate superior, Nakahashi Masamune, Chief of the Equipment Planning Section 1 of the National Defense Agency, had been in frequent contact recently with the victim's pottery house, the search headquarters suddenly became tense.And it was learned that Nakahashi was staying in a room on the third floor of the same building on the night of the incident. "If Nakahashi is a criminal, then the testimony of the first discoverer Sakamoto will not be credible." Someone issued such a question. This naturally makes people think that Sakamoto deliberately covered up the criminal behavior of his immediate superior after he clearly witnessed it. In addition, they still have the superior-subordinate relationship in the old army.Killing people according to the order of the superior belongs to the normal superior-subordinate relationship in the army.All in all, commands take precedence over all values ​​in a hierarchical organizational system.

It can be fully expected that Sakamoto will shelter Nakahashi without reservation.Due to Nakahashi's appearance, Sakamoto's accomplice claimed by the Okawa criminal police has risen again. Sakamoto's answer to this was that Nakahashi called him, so he ran in the direction of the elevator.The elevator door is in the corridor of Building C, and Sakamoto's room is at the end of Building C.He witnessed the incident while walking from his room in the direction of the elevator. According to Sakamoto's dictation, the criminal police made inquiries to the operator of the switchboard.One of them confirmed that there was indeed an intercom call from Nakahashi's room to Sakamoto's room around three o'clock that night.This is in line with what Sakamoto said.At the same time, it was the same time as the doorman's Snipe Yuan ran to the scene.

Nakahashi, who called Sakamoto from the third floor, could not have rushed to the scene to commit murder earlier than Sakamoto.This proves that Nakahashi was not there at the time. "From this room to the internal phone in another room, it is possible to talk directly. Why do you have to go through the switchboard?" Ask the operator to transfer it. As a result, the thread between Sakamoto and Nakahashi was interrupted.It is not clear where the criminal escaped, and the mystery at the scene has not yet been solved. In criminal terms, it is called "doubt".An investigation into those involved with the victim began.

As the natural heir of the earthenware industry company, the victim's personal relationship is complicated.Recently, Masakatsu Dokiya, the father of the victim and the general manager of the industrial company, has handed over real power to the victim, so the business personnel relationship centered on the victim is even more confusing.Among them, the victim's father-in-law and powerful member of the Minyou Party, Ryutaro Natori, and Yoshikazu Honda, president of the Peace Political and Economic News Agency, are particularly notable. Natori is secretly called the "behind-the-scenes strategist", and he is a man of various rumors in the political circles.

As for Honda, he is a man who is good at conspiracies and tricks, and he is the president of the Peace Political and Economic News Agency.This news agency was founded by the Shinwa Foundation, one of Japan's four major financial groups, as a comprehensive investigation and intelligence agency. On the one hand, Dokiya Sadahiko tried to get closer to Nakahashi through Natori's matchmaking; on the other hand, he wanted to get in touch with Shinwa Iron and Steel Company, the core of the Shinwa Consortium.It was at this juncture that he was murdered. Dokiya Industrial Co., Ltd. was annexed by Shinwa Shoji Co., Ltd. not long after this.In the receiving work, Ryutaro Natori and Yoshika Honda contributed the most before and after running.

The search headquarters noticed that this merged reception may have some subtle relationship with the incident itself.Based on the reflections from the financial circles, it will be found that the Tukiya Industry Company is on the verge of death due to being squeezed out by the consortium trading company; however, as long as the Tukiya Sadahiko is still alive, he will not easily hand over to others. Of course, it may be considered that Dokiya Sadahiko was killed as the single biggest obstacle to the annexation.In the face of insatiable big capital's plundering and plundering, a person's life is like a piece of grass, which is not worth making a fuss about.This makes people think that once huge corporate interests are connected with speculative psychology, it will be completely different from the commonly said motives of hatred, infatuation, revenge, etc., and there must be hidden secrets behind it. motive for murder.However, this is just a conjecture derived from the victim's personal relationship.As for linking it with a specific homicide crime, it is too slim.Just because Dokiya Sadahiko was a major obstacle to the annexation effort should not immediately conclude that Natori and Honda are suspects.Because although I felt that there were many suspicious things around the two of them, I couldn't find any concrete evidence of the murder.

For a long time, there has been a layer of black fog floating around Natori and Honda, and it must not be taken lightly. There was no progress in the verification and verification of business personnel relations, and the search had to turn to the private life of individuals.What comes to mind right now is the concubine relationship.In terms of the identity and status of the victim, he must have had a very beautiful mistress.However, the results of the investigation showed that although he had relationships with several women, they were only entertained occasionally and had no regular concubines.After investigations and investigations, everyone's attention was unexpectedly focused on the last remaining woman, the wife of the victim, Tokiya Toko.

Dongzi is the daughter of Natori Ryutaro, who has been married to the victim for just over a year.Contrary to her father's image, she is a sentimental and beautiful woman.The criminal police have long felt that there is something elusive about her. Although she had never found out that she had indulged in adultery behind her husband's back, it gave the impression that she was preoccupied and distracted, and her facial expression seemed to be engraved with indescribable melancholy.This makes people think that the conflict surrounding Dongzi is not without the possibility of killing.If there is, then the motive for killing is nothing more than mainly infatuation, hatred, revenge and other personal factors.

When other search clues have been interrupted, only the secret stalking of Dongzi is still going on. Detective Shiraki found something flying past at the end of his field of vision.He seemed to see something but couldn't explain clearly for a while.That thing was always hovering in his sight, making it impossible for him to turn a blind eye. The search has come to an end.The search of the headquarters was almost on the eve of being forced to disband. Like a fisherman who stares at his net knowing that he has nothing to catch, Shiraki arrives near Toko's house.When the line of sight turned to the earthenware house indifferently, there was something hanging there at the end of the field of vision.Even if the detective's perception center is in a lethargic state, it will react sensitively to the prey.In an instant, he realized that the passing thing was exactly the prey he wanted to catch.This prey is Tokiya Fuyuko.

She was wearing a coat, trying her best to avoid Guo Luo's eyes.From her figure, Bai Mu felt that something appeared in front of him for the first time.I thought: This is by no means simply going out.After her husband died, she lived in reclusive life, almost in isolation. She lived with only two servants and lived a lonely life.It's not the first time she's been out!But every time it's just to buy some pocket items, or to visit a close friend. Today's outing caught Shiraki's attention because of the criminal police's years of experience and keen intuition.He soon discovered that Dongzi seemed to be secretly on guard for someone to follow him.If it is a common reputation going out, it is not necessary. Shiraki is sure of his eyesight.Dongzi came to the station and hired a car.Bai Mu had expected this a long time ago, and immediately called another car to follow. "Keep an eye on the car in front. Don't be caught we are following it. I am searching for a major case, maybe I will get off the car halfway." Bai Mu showed the police ID card.According to Bai Mu's instructions, the driver rushed to catch up. "If it hadn't been in trouble at the crossroads, it would never have let it go. Not my bragging, I've been through a lot of things like that!" Tracking is difficult, but just as the driver said, he is worthy of being an expert, and has been closely following behind, not being thrown off by it. Fortunately, Dongzi didn't change cars halfway.The place where she got off was in front of the Shibuya Department Store. Bai Mu couldn't help but clicked his tongue.He saw through Dongzi's intentions.She probably wanted to take the opportunity of taking the elevator in the department store, up and down a few times, and make a feint, so that his tracking would fail. Shiraki finally did not miss the opportunity.After about ten minutes of touching, Dongzi appeared at the exit he was secretly monitoring.From the perspective of empty hands, her purpose was not to buy anything at all. Dongzi seems to be relieved that she got rid of her stalker.She was no longer worried about the people behind her, and got into the car calmly.The place she went was a recently built high-rise hotel in Shinjuku. As if making an appointment first, she filled out the card at the registration desk, received a key, and walked towards the elevator.Unfortunately, Dongzi was the only one in the elevator, so it was inconvenient for Shiraki to follow him in.Because once Dongzi becomes suspicious of Shiraki, not only will the previous stalking activities come to naught, but a thread that was so easily connected will be cut off again. Bai Mu forcibly suppressed the inner impulse to catch the rape on the spot.The indicator needle of the elevator stopped on the twenty-second floor. The room Dongzi was going to was probably somewhere on the twenty-second floor.Shiraki turned around and came to the registration office, found the waiter who registered Dongzi, and showed him his police ID card. "Please give me the room number of the young woman in the black and gray suit who came in just now." Seeing him suddenly showing his police ID, the man hesitated for a moment.After confirming Bai Mu's identity, he reluctantly told him that it was No. 2011. It stands to reason that in a hotel, people who don't even know the name of the guest can't tell the room number, except for the police.However, this assistance is also passive. "Number 2011? So it's on the twentieth floor?" However, Dongzi obviously got off the elevator on the twenty-second floor. "Yes." The waiter replied. Shiraki was surprised that Fuyuko was so cleverly on guard.After she got out of the elevator on the 22nd floor, she needed to go down the stairs to the 20th floor of her destination.Going to a private meeting with such vigilance must be quite important.Dongzi was already a widow, so there was no need to sneak behind her husband's back.Even if he wanted to hide the uneasiness of this tryst because the days of her husband's death were still young, it would be superfluous to be so cautious. "This time I got a big guy." Bai Mu was very excited to successfully get the bag. "Then, who is the man she was close to in 2011?" "A man you want?" The waiter was taken aback. "It's the lover of the woman who went to this room." "There won't be any good men. The room Natori entered is a single room." This time it was Detective Shiraki who was in a daze.Dongzi did not use a false surname at all in the register, but used the old name. But what about a tryst with a man in a single room? "So, can't you lead a man to a single room?" Even if the room is for one person, one bed is enough for love affairs. "It can't be done. It's illegal to have two people in a single room." "As long as the door is closed, how can we know how many people have entered?" "In our hotel, each room can be seen from the reception desk on each floor. You can know immediately if the single room exceeds the capacity." "It's impossible for the service desk to always have staff on duty!" "In spite of this, it can be generally judged based on the movement in the house whether it is entering or exiting." The word "motion and stillness" has a subtle meaning.Since Dongzi had already taken precautions, she would not use the single room lightly.Even if the hotel misses it once or twice, the danger of being found to be violating the rules is still very high.She wanted to make sure that the insiders in the Chamber of Secrets would never use such dangerous rooms. Shiraki further learned from the waiter that this was the first time Dongzi had used this hotel.It was made by herself a few days ago under the name of Dongzi.After Shiraki explained his purpose, the waiter replied that this may be the "separate entry" that is often said in hotels. The so-called "separate accommodation" refers to men and women who do not want to disclose their relationship. In order to date in a hotel, both men and women reserve rooms in their own names, and after arriving separately, they fool around in a certain room. "Mostly women go to the man's room for a tryst. In this way, two people get together secretly without being noticed." As if moved by Bai Mu's sincerity, the waiter's attitude became more amiable. "However, once we get together in a single room, it will be discovered sooner or later under the surveillance of the service desk due to the different atmosphere in the room!" "It won't be so stupid. Most of the time, one of the parties will find another double room to rendezvous." Dongzi's room is a single room.It seemed that the room 2011 she reserved was not used at all, but went straight to the double room that the man had prepared long ago.If so, then she obviously didn't go down the elevator on the twenty-second floor to deal with the stalker, but it was very likely that the man's room was on this floor. "How many rooms are there on the twenty-second floor?" "About eighty rooms, all double rooms." Shiraki determined that Dongzi must have walked into a room on the 22nd floor. "Excuse me, can you show me the cards of the guests who have already lived on the twenty-second floor?" Contrary to Shiraki's wishes, the residents on the 22nd floor are all private rooms of American groups.There will be no friends of Fuyuko in such a group.From this point of view, the purpose of getting off the elevator on the twenty-second floor was to deal with the stalkers. "How many rooms are there in this hotel?" "About two thousand rooms." The waiter replied blankly.Fuyuko sneaked into a room in a big hotel with 2,000 rooms, and she might be intoxicated now, intoxicated with sensual pleasure, and laughing at the incompetence of the criminal police!Bai Mu suddenly felt a sense of fatigue attacking him, making it difficult for him to stand still. That day, he tried to find out who the man who was fooling around with Tokiya Toko was, but ended in failure.Although Shiraki had been staying there attentively, waiting for Dongzi to come out of the hotel, Dongzi didn't do the stupid thing of walking out of the hotel with a man. Dongzi stayed in the hotel for three hours, and walked out calmly as if nothing had happened.There were several exits from the hotel, and each exit was arranged according to Shiraki's layout, and the criminal police were assigned to control the entrance, but Dongzi was still able to walk out of the main entrance through the original entry in a dignified manner.The man who played the role of her lover must have been satisfied with a few hours of pleasure, and walked away through other exits so nonchalantly that there was no trace of tying Fuyuko to the man. To be on the safe side, a criminal policeman was sent to monitor the service desk on the twentieth floor in advance, but he didn't see Dongzi either.When she had checked out room 2011, she had checked and, as expected, hadn't used it at all. The hotel provided a copy of the list of people who stayed overnight (including temporary rest guests) that day.Although after careful investigation, it is impossible to deduce who the man is based on this list alone. Needless to say, the man was clearly using a fake name. However, knowing that Dongzi has a lover is also a great gain.Since there is another man by Dongzi's side, he will never stand by and watch the murder of Doki House.Judging from their unusual precautions, it is enough to conclude that they are fully mentally prepared. "We must continue to keep an eye on Dongzi, so as not to be noticed by her." The search headquarters that had fallen silent was suddenly full of life.The only small clue that remained, unexpectedly caused everyone to boil.The headquarters focused on Dongzi.They decided that an appointment with such careful preparation and precautions would never be routine.She would definitely meet that man again.If the method of dividing up the troops is adopted again this time, there is still the danger of leading to the same failure.As long as you continue to follow Dongzi patiently, you will always meet that man.For this reason, Dongzi must not be aware that someone is following her. It's winter, the harshest season for tracking.The Fanjiang criminal police discovered that Dongzi went out for the second time around the middle of January of the next year.The last time we met was at the end of November, and there was an interval of about one and a half months. Even if it is a date that deliberately avoids people's eyes and ears, the interval is too long.Lovers who are chasing each other will never see each other for so long. While continuing to follow up, the criminal policeman Fanjiang got in touch with the good-natured criminal policeman who was compiled in the same group as him, and started a follow-up activity like a sea of ​​people.Just like last time, I got off in front of the department store in Shibuya, and as usual, I used the elevator to follow up.The special agents arranged at various exits of the store found Dongzi without any difficulty. She went straight to the Mammoth Hotel in Akasaka.It is very close to the Akasaka Grand Hotel where the pottery house was murdered.When Dongzi went through the registration procedures at the office, the criminal police had already walked into all the elevators parked in the lobby. In the newly installed elevator, walk into a new detective.Due to the large number of people, Dongzi will have ambushes no matter which elevator he takes. After completing the formalities, Dongzi only got a key and came to the elevator door.She seemed to deliberately refuse the waiter to be her guide.Fanjiang detective also followed her in the elevator she was riding in.Fortunately, that elevator was full of people, and getting off the elevator with her would not arouse suspicion. Dongzi got off the elevator on the sixteenth floor.Only three people came out together.Fan Jiang was also in the mix.When the guests walked to their respective rooms, Dongzi was standing alone at the elevator door. It seems that stopping at this level is purely a trick to avoid the stalker on purpose.In order not to arouse her suspicion, Fan Jiang strolled towards the corridor.I found the place leading to the stairway halfway, so I used the intercom to get in touch with my colleagues: "Dongzi stopped on the sixteenth floor. She didn't move in the elevator lobby. It doesn't look like the man's room is on this floor." There are six guest elevators in the hotel.Except for the elevator that Fuyuko and the criminal policeman Fansho took, searchers were ambushing all the other elevators. On the other hand, the Ishihara Police Department contacted the hotel office directly and learned that Dongzi's room was No. 1642.As expected, it was a single room. The Xingshan detective took over from the Fanjiang detective to follow Dongzi.Dongzi took the elevator set up in an ambush by the good-natured criminal police and went straight to the twentieth floor.On the twentieth floor there are several guests with me.This time she didn't stay any longer and walked towards the corridor. She apparently didn't notice that there were ambushes in all the elevators.She appeared relieved, and walked into the corridor without looking back.Dongzi walked into room 2032. The Ishihara Police Department received a reply from Xingshan, and immediately asked the office about the origin of the guest in that room. "There is a guest named Eiji Nonaka living in room 2032. He made the reservation on the same day, and he paid a deposit of 10,000 yuan!" The so-called "reservation on the same day" refers to the accommodation procedures on the same day, and the deposit is used as a security deposit to pay an advance payment equivalent to the rental fee when the guest's origin is suspicious or it is inconvenient to trust easily. Asking for a deposit is evidence that the waiter doesn't believe the customer. "This guest paid the deposit on his own initiative." The waiter added.The Ishihara Police Department had a hunch that this would be a difficult problem. The rent for room 2032, including taxes and tips, is 9,000 yuan, which is enough.If Nonaka deliberately forgoes the balance of the deposit, he can sneak out of the hotel at any time without having to greet the waiter before leaving. On Eiji Nonaka's registration card, he also filled in his address in a serious manner.Occupation is a reporter.Perhaps he knew that this kind of occupation would easily arouse the awe of the waiters, so he deliberately pretended to be so. Even though Shi Yuan guessed that the address was filled in randomly, he still decided to check it out. "Room 2032 must be thoroughly monitored. People who come out of this room must be closely watched." The Shiyuan Police Department arranged most of the personnel near Room 2032. About three hours later, Dongzi came out of the room.The detectives no longer needed to keep an eye on her.After Dongzi left, they continued to monitor the room. The person who followed Dongzi like a shadow may still be lying on the bed with the scent of a woman, not knowing that he is surrounded by the search team.He may be too exhausted after having a love affair, and he is sleeping peacefully and soundly! The detectives suppressed the tension and excitement of finally catching their prey, and waited intently for the man to appear. About an hour after Dongzi left, the door opened.A slender man of about thirty years of age stepped out. The man had little defense against being followed.Self-righteous "separate stationing" is safe, and it seems that they are very relieved.He stepped into the elevator.Needless to say, an ambush had already been planted inside. The man changed his mind about getting off the elevator on the first floor and stopped on the eighth floor.Seeing that he was being dragged by the nose, the criminal policeman who was in ambush had no choice but to follow him down the elevator, but the man did not become suspicious. The man walked into a room on the eighth floor.The criminal police spotted the room number, it was No. 814.Immediately press this room number to the office for inquiries. In this way, the true face of the "third party" was finally revealed. ——Shunsuke Matsuo, a staff member of Peace Political and Economic News Agency. The investigators were taken aback when they learned of the man's background.The Heping Political and Economic News Agency is controlled by Yoshikazu Honda, a figure associated with Dokiya Sadahiko.Never thought that the staff of this news agency could fool around with Tokiya Toko! In the intricate relationship between personnel, new situations emerged.In terms of business relationship, Honda Yoshikazu is a suspicious person with ulterior motives for the earthenware house. It was against this background that the staff of the news agency actually had a sexual relationship with the victim's wife.That is to say, personal motives and business motives are twisted together.The search headquarters believes that it is possible that Honda Yihe instigated Matsuo to kill the earthenware house. Even so, the deception played by Matsuo and Toko for their tryst is indeed complex and ingenious.Matsuo re-booked a single room in the hotel, and Fuyuko also found another single room, so they "separately moved in". Then reserve a double room and use the aforementioned deposit to pay for the room. In this way, there is no need to deal with the office when leaving.The easiest way to see through the scandal was when entering and leaving the hotel.After they lived separately, they went to another prepared room to have fun, then the woman left first, and the man returned to his own room. Either man or woman waited to meet in a double room, and the adultery could be covered up.The rooms where two people "separately enter" are all single rooms, while the third room is a double room, so that the relationship between the sexes can be completely hidden. Later, I asked the people in the hotel, and they said that this method is often used by geisha recently, and they call this method "roundabout combat".The geisha invented this method in order to absolutely hide the scandal.This kind of tryst is very expensive. Although it has been determined that Fuyuko's lover is Matsuo Shunsuke, this alone cannot arrest him immediately.It is true that engaging in sexual relations is morally condemned, but it is not a crime after all.Besides, Dongzi is a widow and cannot be compared with a living wife committing adultery with others.The question is, when did their relationship start and continue to this day. If this relationship was formed after Dokiya's death, then the doubts about Matsuo could be alleviated to some extent.However, if they hooked up a long time ago, then he must have more hidden bad motives. Unaware that authorities were watching him, Matsuo left the next day.He had decided to live in room 814 from the start.As expected, a fraction of the deposit for room 2032 was automatically given up. Since the time for "circumvention operations" and the time for dealing with the personnel on duty are not at the same time, if it is not for the police's close monitoring, the joint relationship between the three rooms cannot be revealed. "I do remember the name of Shunsuke Matsuo." At the investigators' meeting the next day, Detective Shiraki said these unexpected words. "How do you remember?" Another member leaned forward and asked. "Shortly after Dokiya was killed, his friend's wife, a woman named Kumiko Amamura, came to the headquarters once. Her husband died when a civil aviation plane collided with a Self-Defense Force plane." "Oh, he is an atomic energy scientist in physics research. He is very capable and has excellent inventions." Okawa said after thinking about it, "Yes, that man's wife once came here." Shiraki gave a rough account of his contact with Kumiko Amamura at that time.Then he said: "Before Masao Amamura's whereabouts disappeared, people who wanted to seize his invention rights approached him. For reference, I asked my wife to write down the list, and Shunsuke Matsuo's name was among them." "Is it true?" Someone interrupted in surprise.Indeed, that list had been presented by Shiraki to the searchers meeting.Just because it was the first time to bring up the list of some people close to Yucun, and it didn't seem to be directly related to the earthenware house incident, naturally it failed to arouse the interest of the investigators.In addition, it was only the name of one of them, which left no impression in their memory.Even when Honda Yoshikazu of the Heping Political and Economic News Agency appeared later, no one connected him with Matsuo Shunsuke for consideration.It's not so much that he forgot, it's better to say that he didn't pay attention at all. "What does it mean that Matsuo and Amamura are close?" Ishihara Police Department asked. "Then it depends on the relationship between this incident and the earthenware house's murder." Judging from his tone, it would be rash to connect Yucun with the earthenware house incident with Matsuo between the two of them. .This is at best a speculation by Amamura Kumiko.It is indeed a dangerous idea to combine Yucun's disappearance with the murder of Tuqiwu. According to Kumiko's speculation, the one who caused Amamura's disappearance and the one who killed Dokiya Sadahiko were the same criminals, but they couldn't provide any concrete examples to prove it. "However, it is a fact that there is a Matsuo connected between the earthenware house and Yucun. And these two people have disappeared from the world. This fact cannot be erased." Baimu detective retorted. The arguments of Ishihara Police Department and Shiraki Detective are tit for tat.Ishihara doesn't think that the two incidents can be linked because Matsuo had occasional contacts with these two people. In the view of Shiraki, who had personally heard Kumiko come to state the situation, Matsuo Shunsuke, who reappeared this time, must not be careless.He unknowingly took a challenging stance towards Matsuo, Dongzi's adulterer.This is because Kumiko, who was abandoned by her husband, was determined to find her husband's whereabouts no matter how many setbacks she suffered. This indomitable character has left a deep imprint on Shiraki Detective's heart.