Chapter 18 second quarter

Takehachi Suzui called the Freight Division at Tabata Station.Tabata Station is the departure point for freight. "Excuse me, what are the stops for the trucks on the Tohoku Line on the way to Koriyama?" "It depends on the train, and there are various types like passenger cars." The station attendant replied over the phone. "Excuse me, how long does it take to stop at each station?" "It also varies from car to car. Sometimes it doesn't stop at big stops, sometimes it can stop for more than an hour." "Is there a person on duty in the truck, and is the cargo sorted all the time?"

"No. There is no man on duty with the truck. The captain of the truck is in command according to the waybill." "Please!" It would appear that exchanging the contents of the suitcase for a corpse on the way would be impossible, unless the crew on the train were complicit, which is unthinkable.Unless it was Yamazaki Jiro who caught up with the freight train after sending the box, and then got into the box and turned into a corpse.No matter at which station the refit exchange is carried out, he (or his corpse) must catch the truck departing from Omiya at 4:30 on the 16th.

(wait, wait, wait) Takehachi noticed that the box was transported from Tabata to Omiya, and it was placed in Omiya before the departure at 4:30 on the 16th the next day.That is, it was stored overnight at Omiya Station. The prisoner quietly entered the warehouse where the boxes were placed, found the boxes, brought Yamazaki Jiro's body, and exchanged them with the contents of the boxes. This is also impossible. Leaving aside sneaking into the warehouse, where and how did Yamazaki Jiro's body come from?And without being discovered by the night guards, is it possible to change the contents of the box?Even if the switching is completed, can the switched things be hidden from other people's eyes and transported outside the station?All three scenarios were rejected.

Takehachi Suzui understood that the discussion of various possibilities based on the assumption that Jiro Yamazaki transported the box to the station by himself cannot be established. The search headquarters had long believed that it was another person who brought the suitcase to the station, denying the testimony of the person on duty that the person on duty said was Yamazaki Jiro.However, Takehachi Suzui racked his brains for this. It seems that the subsequent search of the search headquarters did not make any considerable progress, and no contact was made. Takehachi Sochii set off at Ueno Station on June 30 to go to Fukushima by train.It was past noon when we arrived in Fukushima.

He hailed a taxi in front of the station and went straight to the racetrack. Fukushima Racecourse is within the city block.The day before yesterday was the sixth day of horse racing; five days off from yesterday.But the front of the racetrack is still waving colorful flags, and although there are no spectators, there is still an aftertaste of prosperity. Takehachi Sukui is now coming to Fukushima to meet with trainer Nishida.He had never met Nishida Sunji.As long as you explore the clue of Yamazaki, you must meet this well-known horse trainer. He found out at the racetrack that the horses that Nishida belonged to were in the fifth stable, at the end of a long row of houses.

Takehachi Sokui walked towards the stables painted blue and blue. Because it was during a horse race, there was a lot of bustle with trainers, jockeys, stable attendants and the like.Some people seem to be horse owners, people from the newspaper, and people from the horse racing information department can be seen everywhere.Someone is walking the horse, someone is trying to ride it, and someone is observing and studying the possibility of winning the horse. Takehachi Sokui came to the front of the No. 5 stable: "anyone there?" The stables were empty.I heard that Nishida Sunji brought two horses to this Fukushima racecourse, but he was not seen.

At this time, a young man about twenty years old heard the sound of the bottom well and came out of the stable with a feed bucket in his hand. "What's the matter?" The young man was wearing shorts and a shirt, and looked like an apprentice rider. "Excuse me, is Mr. Nishida here?" "Who are you?" the young man asked. "I'm from Tokyo R Newspaper." "Oh! Are you here for the racing news?" "Yes. I have something to see Mr. Nishida." "Mr. is not here." "Where did he go?" "Maybe he's at the racetrack. He just went to see the horses in the competition."

"Then, I'll look over there. Is Mr. Tateyama there?" "Mr. Tateyama went back to Tokyo the evening before yesterday." "Then he is going back after watching the horse race! Thank you." He was about to leave when he turned around again: "Mr. Sueyoshi is here too!" "Yes. He's here, over the racecourse, too." "OK, bye." Strong sunlight hits the horse farm.There are three black horses running there.There were five or six men standing by the fence.Takehachi Sokui approached them.They were all watching the horses intently.Some held stopwatches and notepads in their hands.

Sokui Takehachi didn't know him because he had never met Nishida. "Excuse me, is Mr. Nishida here?" He asked the crowd. "No." A man in a dirty peaked cap answered him.Everyone else acted like they didn't know.They were still watching the horse intently. "Run out good grades." Someone said. "'Xinuo Di' has reached the target, it is worthy of being Nishida's horse!" "What time is the Thames?" "37.2 seconds," said the man with the stopwatch. "This is a good horse, and it will run even better when it is raced."

Takehachi stopped when he heard "Nishida Tam's horse".At a glance, the horses were galloping side by side. "That horse won the 'Sunrise Cup'. Its owner Tateyama Topei showed his face in the viewing booth the day before yesterday!" "Both Lishan and Xitian put a lot of effort into that horse, and they want to win the 'Chrysanthemum Cup' for this autumn's grand prize!" "I heard that he got a little sick on the way to bring him. It doesn't seem to be sick now." "Really? What's wrong with it?" "It seems to be distemper. The stable attendants were very concerned. They called in the veterinarian and made a fuss for a while. Now they are fully recovered."

After galloping for a while, the horse walked slowly in the field, and the rider patted its neck affectionately.There were three or four people surrounding it in front of its head.Takehachi Suijing thought that Nishida Sunkichi might be among them, so he walked over. The rider who had just dismounted was talking to two or three men. There was a tall man of forty-two or three years old.Sokui Takehachi thought maybe he was Nishida!But he didn't say hello immediately, because those people were talking vigorously. At this time, a stable attendant came from behind, his face was cast by the shadow of the brim of his hat under the sunlight. Although his face was dark, judging from his physical features, it was immediately clear that he was Moji. "Mr. Sueyoshi, how are you?" asked Takehachi Sokui. Sueji slowed down, gave him a surprised look, and immediately recalled that he was a news reporter who went to Fuchu to interview: "Ah! How do you do?" he smiled, showing his white teeth. "What a hot day! You are working hard!" "You have worked hard enough, and you came here from Tokyo." "I like Saiwu very much. When I went to Sendai for an interview, I stopped here to have a look when I came back." "Did you watch the horse race yesterday?" "No. Very sorry. I was just here on business." "Oh! You want to see Mr. Nishida. He's right there. Have you seen him?" Sueyoshi asked. "Not yet, because he's talking to someone else, and I'm ashamed to interrupt." "It's nothing, those are his partners. I'll go and invite you." "Thank you. I'll invite him later!... Mr. Sueyoshi, are you taking care of that 'Shinodi'?" "yes." "Just now people were talking about it recovering well." "What do you mean?" "I heard that I got a fever-like disease during the transportation, I'm fine now!" "Yes. Thanks to you." Sueyoshi straightened his hat and said, "Please come to the veterinarian to take a look. It's not a big deal. It happened the day before yesterday, so I didn't let it participate in the competition just to be careful. Mr. Nishida plans to do it next month. Let it participate in the competition!"

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