Chapter 10 first quarter
Yamazaki Jiro did not come to the newspaper office for three days.Not only the newspaper office, but also did not return home.His whereabouts have been unknown since he left his home in Xianzuchi, Ota District at 9:20 am on June 15.
His disappearance was a great shock to the newspaper.After contacting his family again, I found out that he had said before leaving:
"Maybe I will go on a business trip tonight and go home in two or three days."
When asked where he was going, he said it was not far away.He also said that it has not been finalized yet, and it may not be possible to go.
There is no business trip in the agency, and he is obviously playing tricks on his wife by saying that.
After talking with Yamazaki's wife, the newspaper decided to report the disappearance to the police station and ask for help in tracing.Although some people say that it is too early to report to the police after not seeing each other for three days.However, in consideration of the situation in case of emergency, I still went through the reporting procedures.
Some people in the newspaper speculated that Yamazaki might be a woman with an affair or an acquaintance, but there was no trace of such a thing.Only Wuhachi Suzui knew about Yamazaki's departure, but he didn't tell anyone.He knew that Yamazaki had gone somewhere in search of the hidden money.But when he ran away from home, he didn't decide not to come back for two or three days. Maybe it was someone he met on the way that made up his mind!
But where is he going, and why does it take two or three days?But it is a question.
Takehachi suddenly remembered that Okase Masahei and Yamazaki Jiro had both taken taxis to Kagurazaka.Yamazaki went to Kagurazaka to inquire about Okase Shohei.
Sotsui Takehachi came to the investigation section of the newspaper and lent Okase Masaaki's photo.That was taken by the photographer as news when Okase Shohei was released from prison.Sotsui went to the General Affairs Division to find a photo of Yamazaki Jiro.It was filmed a year ago, and it hasn't changed much from Yamazaki now.
Dijing entrusted an acquaintance from the photography team to develop the photos, and got the photos in his hands less than two hours later.
Taking the photo, Suzui hailed a taxi and headed straight to Kagurazaka.
He found a teahouse in Kagurazaka.This teahouse also sells western food.There are wax food samples in the window and the shop is beautiful.Shi Jing felt a little hungry, so he ordered a chicken fried rice.
He asked a seventeen or eighteen-year-old waitress who wrote the menu for him:
"Excuse me, are there many people who come here to eat?"
"Yes." The waitress nodded.
"Is it open late?"
"It's past eleven o'clock at night."
"Are the guests here for supper accompanied by geishas?"
"There are such people." The waitress answered him measuredly.
"Is the supper in the store also takeaway?"
"Sell it, and some people bought it and took it back to their residence."
Sotsui skillfully took out photos of Okase Masahei and Yamazaki Jiro.
"Excuse me, have you seen these two people?" The waitress was a little surprised.She looked at the photos on the table from a distance with a disgusted expression.
"I have something to ask these two people. Do you have any impression? They may have brought geishas here for supper or something."
The waitress looked at him with some fear.She thought Bottom was a plainclothes policeman.She reluctantly picked up the photo and looked at it in front of her eyes.
"How is it? Do you have any impression?"
"This..." The waitress put down Okase Masahira's photo and only looked at Yamazaki Jiro's photo.
"Please wait a moment."
The waitress left the dining table with a photo of Yamazaki Jiro, and went to the cashier at the entrance, a woman of twenty-three or fourteen years old.The two heads squeezed together and whispered something.The waitress seemed to be afraid that her memory would be unreliable, so she went to check with the cashier.
After a while, the waitress came back:
"This person seems to have been here once." She handed the photo back to Takehachi Suijing and said.
"Is it true?"
"I have a vague impression, I don't remember clearly, maybe I remember it wrong!"
"It means he doesn't come around very often!"
"Yes, come, just once or twice."
"When was that?"
"Can't remember exactly. About three weeks ago."
Three weeks ago, it was when Yamazaki Jiro frequently conducted investigations in this area, which was consistent with what she said.
"Do you have any impressions of this person?" Takehachi Sotsui pushed Okase Masahira's photo forward.
"I've never seen this person before." She shook her head.
"Is this person here during the day or at night?" This time he asked, pointing to Yamazaki's photo.This is an important question.In this way, the scope of guessing Yamazaki's actions can be narrowed down.
"It's during the day." She answered clearly.
"About what time?"
"It's about the same time as now."
Takehachi looked at his watch. It was five past four.
There were very few customers in the store, and besides him, there were two female customers who were eating donburi rice with spoons.
"Oh! There are few customers at this time, so you just remember it!"
"yes."
"Did he come alone?"
"No, he also has a female companion."
At this time, the electric bell in the kitchen rang, indicating that the food was ready and asked someone to serve it.At this crucial juncture the waitress left.
Takehachi took out a cigarette.I thought it would be great if I knew that Yamazaki had been here.Who is his girlfriend?He wanted to wait for the waitress to come back and inquire again.
But it was another fat, middle-aged woman of forty-two or three years old who brought the meal.
"I've kept you waiting." The woman put down the chicken fried rice and was about to turn around and leave. Takehachi Sotsui hurriedly said:
"Please invite the waiter from just now."
The middle-aged woman said expressionlessly:
"She was sent out and is not here."
"What? Wasn't she still there just now?"
"She was just sent away."
Shijing Wuba looked around the store, and sure enough, there was nothing there.The fat woman walked away in silence.
Takehachi Sokui saw the cashier at the counter.She was talking to the waitress just now, and maybe she knows where the waitress is going.
The cashier is long but pretty.Takehachi Sochii stepped forward.The cashier seemed to think of something and hurriedly made up his mind.
"Did the waiter show you this photo just now?" Takeshi Sukii sent the photo of Yamazaki: "You seem to have said something to her, you also remember that this person came here once?" ?”
"No." She stopped thinking and glanced at the photo.
"What? I don't know? Didn't you just look at the photo and talk to the waiter?" He changed into an interrogating tone.
"I saw the photo, but I don't recognize it. I don't know what A Miao told you. Anyway, I don't remember this person."
"The waiter's name is A Miao, let's talk about it when she comes back!" Sojii Takehachi said to himself.
Fortunately, the chicken fried rice was still steaming, so Takehachi ate, drank tea, and smoked slowly, waiting for the waiter to come back, trying to kill time.But there was no sign of her for a long time.Maybe she was sent far away?
Takehachi Sukui got a little impatient waiting.The fat woman just came over again:
"Are you waiting for A Miao?" She seemed to have heard the teller say it.
"Yes. I have something to ask her."
"A Miao is not coming back."
"What?" Takehachi said, looking at the fat woman's double jaw.
"Because of something urgent, she went home."
"Why did you go home? Didn't you say that she was sent to work?"
"Yes. She went home after finishing her work. You waited for nothing." The woman said calmly.He glanced around and saw that the men in the kitchen were all staring at him.He felt that the atmosphere was not right, so he stood up:
"Hey! Settle the account!" he said roughly to the teller.
"Thank you for your care." When the cashier was collecting money, he saw a postcard on her desk with the words "Received by Yoshiko Miyabe".Is that probably the teller's name?He hurriedly memorized the place of residence written on the postcard.
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