Chapter 2 second quarter

The signal light turned green and the car in front started again.Okase Masahira's back can be seen from the rear window. Takehachi Suzui continued to ask the driver to follow him.The streets in this area are narrow and I can't run.If you run too close, you are afraid of being noticed by the people in front, so you have to keep a certain distance.As a result, other taxis or trucks came across from time to time. After finally coming to the main road in front of the Philosophy Hall, it was easier to follow this time. Go straight down to Ikebukuro. Suddenly, the car in front turned left and went straight to Shisanjian Road.

There are not many people in this area, so it is easy to wait and see, and there are few vehicles. The car in front speeds up. Where the hell is this guy going? Takehachi Sochii leaned forward, keeping his eyes on the car in front of him. That one went on for another twenty minutes or so.Run to the end of the wide road and turn to the side street on the right. "Hey! Where does this lead to?" Takehachi Sotsui asked the driver of the car. "You can go anywhere, and you can go directly to Tian Wu." "Tian Wu?" Sotsui Takehachi was taken aback. Tian Wu's place was far away from the city center.

The worry is that Okase may also stop halfway before reaching Tianmu. Surrounded by fields and miscellaneous woods in the outskirts. Sokui Takehachi was worried about whether the follow-up would be discovered.Fortunately, there is a truck inserted into the train in the middle, which can be buffered and covered.He felt a little relieved. The car is driving on a road that is not spacious.It can be seen that even on this kind of road, the speed of the car in front is still very fast. "It looks like I'm going to Tian Wu!" "Very likely. Sir, should we continue to follow?"

"Of course! Follow to the end!" Finally arrived at Tian Wu. This is a small town.Okase Masahira did not stop, and drove straight to the town. "What is this place?" "It's Ome Street." "So it can lead to Sashan Lake?" Just as I was talking, the car in front turned left.The distance between the two cars was about 500 meters, and the car behind followed suit. This is a beautiful asphalt road. "Hey! Where does this road lead to?" "I'm not very familiar with the roads in this area. It probably leads to Musashi Koganei or Kokubunji Temple!"

Fields are still on both sides of the road, and the snow on top of Mt. Fuji can be seen on the horizon to the right. Okase, this guy, works hard at his uncle's house on weekdays, and doesn't go out the door, but it's so far away when he goes out. The road stretched straight ahead, and soon, a river embankment appeared in front of it. "What is this place?" "Sakura from Koganei." The car passed the bridge without slowing down.Takehachi Suzui was a little puzzled. After a while, I came to the lively shopping street of Koganei, crossing the two railways next to the station.Both cars continued to move forward.

After another downhill, continue to drive fast. "Where are you going now?" "This area is the Tama Cemetery." "cemetery?" Sochii Takehachi seems to have realized something. Okase Masahira died of his biological mother before being arrested.When he met with reporters after his release, he said that although he was released, he had lost his mother and felt deeply sorry.Maybe his mother's cemetery is here, maybe he is going to pay her respects! But the car in front did not turn in the direction of the cemetery, and drove straight forward. That's weird.

"Hey, hello! Where are you going?" Because he didn't know where his opponent was going, Takeuhachi Sokui had to ask where he was going at any time. "It looks like it might be the mansion ahead." "Fuchu? The place with the racetrack?" "Yes, I've been to this place once or twice before." Takehachi Sochii fell silent, just staring ahead. "That's right, Fuchu is in front of you," the driver said. "That's right! I remembered that there will be a horse race in Fuchu from today on." Swallowed 500 million yuan of public funds, although most of it was spent on women, but it was also spent on gambling.And the main thing is to bet on horse races. Anyway, it is not his own money, and it is conceivable to use public money to buy betting tickets like crazy.

Although Okase Masahira was working in a grocery store, he became addicted to gambling after seeing the news of the start of horse racing in Tokyo in the newspaper. He couldn't wait to gamble! After seven years in prison, his first pleasure in freedom was to bet on horse races. Thinking about it this way, Okase Masahira must still have considerable gambling capital.Although it is possible to spend some money from the pocket money to buy betting tickets, but judging from his character, he is not a petty gambler, but a heroic gambler. This may be a key to solve the mystery of whether he has a huge amount of money.If he bought a large number of betting tickets, it showed that he was hiding a large amount of money that no one knew about.

As expected, the car came to the main gate of the racetrack.Okase Shohei got out of the car and was driving to pay the fare. Takehachi Sochii also stopped to pay the fare.He paid the extra tip as agreed. People poured into the main entrance of the racetrack.The colorful flags fluttering by the door and the cries of small vendors made the atmosphere very lively. Okase Shohei paused in front of the small vendor, then walked towards the main entrance and bought an admission ticket. Takehachi Sukui also bought a ticket.His tracking was quite smooth.Because there are so many people, he doesn't have to worry about being noticed by the other party.

After Masayoshi Okase entered the field, he walked proudly and energetically.It seems to be revived by coming to a long-lost beloved place. Takehachi Sukui followed behind him.Okase Masahira went to the stables to meet the horses, and he followed; to the viewing stand, he also followed. Okase Shohei casually looked at the racecourse from the viewing stand.It happened that there were seven horses, jumping over the obstacles one by one, and galloping forward in a single file. Okase Masahira stood in the crowd and watched.After a round of competition, he took out the list of participating horses from his pocket, and then walked to the ticket office where the betting tickets were read.

The truth is about to come to light, revealing his true colors. Takehachi Sukui followed closely behind Okase Masahira.The ticket office is packed and easy to keep track of. Hiding aside, Takeuhachi looked over the shoulders of the people in front of him, and saw that Okase took five 1,000-yuan notes to buy betting tickets No. 3-5. Five thousand yuan is nothing to be fussed about.For Okase Masahira, it may be the first test of the edge. After buying a betting ticket, Okase Masahira returned to the viewing booth. The bright sunshine of early spring shines on the green lawn of the horse farm.The white sand on the runway glistened.The spring breeze is slowly. Okase Masahira stood on the viewing stand, watching the racecourse from the gap between people's shoulders.The horses lined up in the racecourse began to start. Riders in brightly colored costumes streamed past like swirling streamers.After running a circle, the group of horses that had been gathered in a group had been separated and formed into a line, galloping forward at the same rhythm. Although Takehachi Sochii didn't buy a betting ticket, his eyes were also attracted by the horse.There are white clouds floating in the blue sky, and the sun shines on the satin-like fur of the dark brown horses, which looks very beautiful. By the final lap, Takehachi Sokui's guess was that the likely winning horse was leading all the way.But after entering the straight track, three horses galloped almost side by side, in no particular order.Nervous, enthusiastic, and excited, there were shouts in the arena. Takehachi Sochii stretched his neck behind the crowd in order to watch the final moment of deciding the outcome, but he still couldn't tell who was the winner. In order to get the winning money as soon as possible, people left the viewing booths one after another.Because of the slight difference between victory and defeat, the silence before the storm temporarily appeared in the field before waiting for the conclusion. At this time, Wu Bafang realized that Okase Zhengping had disappeared.He widened his eyes and searched, but there was still no one. That was only for a split second, just after the horses entered the straight track.Because he had glanced sideways at that time, Okase Masahira was still in his eyes, maybe Okase Masahira disappeared from his vision at the moment he stretched his neck to look at the finish line. Takehachi Suzui's eyes turned red. This discovery was not easy.There are more than 10,000 people in the viewing booths alone!The sea of ​​people is huge! The field began to broadcast and report the number of the winning horse.The results of the victory and defeat are also displayed on the electronic screen.But horses 3-5 did not win. Okase Masahira did not go to claim the winnings.It was he who realized that he was being followed, so he wanted to get rid of Takehachi Suijing as soon as possible.Until just now, I always thought that I was not noticed by the other party, which was my own stupidity. Takehachi kept wiping the sweat off his brow.In the subsequent rounds of victory and defeat, he kept going between the viewing stand and the betting ticket office, but he did not find Okase Masahira in the end. Takehachi Sochii returned to the dim sum shop listlessly. He followed Okase Masahira painstakingly, but he escaped due to a momentary negligence, which is really regrettable.However, he knew from this that Okase Masahira had been to the Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu. Knowing that Okase Masahira's first bet was to buy five betting tickets of 1,000 yuan, this is not important.The question is, after all, how much money did he buy for betting tickets? Takehachi Sochii went to the auditorium to look around, but he never saw Okase Masahira again. It can also be said that Okase Masahira did not buy any betting tickets afterwards.However, it does not rule out the possibility that Okase Masahira was not discovered even if Okase Masahira went there because there were so many people in the racecourse. Furthermore, there is also a flea house in the racecourse, and he may use it for gambling.But no matter how you say it, letting Okase Masahira slip away is a depressing thing. He still peeped through the hole in the other door as before, but he saw Okase Eijiro, Okase's uncle, busy working there himself, but Okase Masahei was not there.He doesn't seem to be back yet. Takehachi Sochii watched the final round of the match.Okase Masahira may have wandered elsewhere.If not, then he had escaped from the stables. Didn't he go back to the grocery store from now on? In short, today's affairs must be reported to the editor-in-chief.Sochi Takehachi went downstairs and called the newspaper office on the phone. The editor-in-chief answered the phone immediately. "I'm Takehachi Sukui. Masahide Okase went to the racetrack in Fuchu today, and I followed him. I just came back." "Go to the racetrack?" Editor-in-Chief Yamazaki asked, "How many tickets did you buy?" "I bought five one thousand yuan ones for the first time." "Hmm. What's next?" "Afterwards, due to my negligence, I lost my goal, so I don't know." "Did you get dumped?" "What can I say? I don't know if he knows I'm following him. My fault was my negligence." "What a waste!" The editor-in-chief reprimanded loudly, "Why don't you concentrate on staring at him?" "Sorry, I'll be more careful in the future." "When he goes to the racetrack, he may use the hidden money. This can be inferred from the situation in which he bought the betting ticket. When will the racetrack activities in Fuchu end?" "There are still seven days." "Maybe Okase will go again, this time you can't be careless anymore." "Yes, I see." "Is that guy back at his uncle's house now?" "Not yet." "Oh! It's been a long time since I went out to play, and it's reasonable to come back later. Never be so stupid next time." "yes." At night, looking through the hole in the next door, on the second floor of the grocery store, the shadowy figure of Oka Han Masaaki was moving faintly. This guy is back.Sochi Takehachi felt relieved. Maybe he will go to the mansion tomorrow, but he can't be told to slip away again.Takehachi secretly made up his mind. Judging from today's situation, Okase Masahira may work in the store in the morning tomorrow, so let's go in the afternoon! But when Masaaki Okase went to get the money he hid, there was no way of knowing. It doesn't take a lot of money to buy a few betting tickets, and he will be cautious for quite a while.So you have to be patient with this.Thinking of this, Di Jing felt a little heavy. The editor-in-chief planned to ask Shi Jing to stick to it until the end. "Mr. Dijing, a guest is looking for you." At around eight o'clock in the evening, the proprietress downstairs called him. Who will come to see me at this time?Then the stairs sounded.It turned out to be the editor-in-chief Yamazaki, whiskey in one hand. "Good night. I'm here to offer my condolences." As he spoke, he shook the whiskey bottle in front of Takehachi Sukai. "That's a lot of work." "How? Is that kid still there?" Editor-in-Chief Yamazaki took the binoculars in his hand and peeped through the hole in the door: "Still, still." He saw the figure of Okase Masahira. Yamazaki Jiro used to work in a large newspaper office, but he came to this newspaper office because he couldn't stand the cumbersome restrictions.Forty-two or three years old, dark face, broad shoulders, very serious looking. Takehachi Suzui knew that the editor-in-chief was not willing to condescend to pay a visit easily.This is because he just reprimanded himself on the phone, felt a little regretful, and came to apologize.Even brought whiskey for this. Why does the editor-in-chief have such a strong interest in the matter of Okase Masahira hiding money? The editor-in-chief bent over carefully and watched Okase Masahira's every move with a telescope. Looking at the editor-in-chief's back, Sujii Takehachi suddenly had doubts in his heart.

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