Chapter 19 third quarter

Nishida finished talking with the people.The rider took the reins of "Xinuo Di" and left the crowd. "Excuse me, I'm sorry." The last stable attendant trotted to take the horse's reins from the rider, and went back to the stable.The horse's back shone like velvet in the June sun. Takehachi came to Nishida Sunji, "You are Mr. Nishida!" "Yes. I'm Nishida." Nishida Sunji has the style of a famous horse trainer.Strong shoulders, thick neck.Although he is only forty-two or three years old, there are many wrinkles on his face.Takehachi Sokui handed over his business card.

Nishida Sunji took the business card a bit like a businessman, and squinted his eyes to look at it. The name of the newspaper was printed on the card.If Nishida has met the editor-in-chief Yamazaki, he should remember the name of the newspaper.Takehachi Sukui looked at his expression from the side, but didn't respond.he knows?Still don't know?Still can't remember?It was impossible to judge for a while. "Are you coming from Tokyo specifically?" Nishida Sunkichi and Sueyoshi asked the same question. "yes." "You worked hard. Is it still about interviewing horses?"

"No. I have something else to ask." "It has nothing to do with horses?" Xi Tian felt a little surprised, his expression unnatural: "Then what is it?" The sun shines directly on the sand on the ground from above, and then reflects back, making it extraordinarily hot. "It's too hot to stand here, let's talk while walking!" Nishida Sunji moved forward. "Mr. Nishida, do you know Mr. Yamazaki, the editor-in-chief of our newspaper office?" Takehachi Sotsui walked side by side with him. "Mr. Yamazaki?" He turned his head and asked, "I don't know him. What kind of person is he?"

"When he himself left the newspaper office, he said that he was going to visit Mr. Nishida in Fuchu." "when?" "Recently. I said it was recently, but it was actually about a month ago." "Oh! I went to Osaka then, and I wasn't there!" "I heard from the watchman on duty." "It's not like that. I wasn't in Fuchu half a month ago." Nishida Sunji said with a strange expression on his face: "What's the matter with Mr. Yamazaki?" Takehachi Suzui thought that maybe Nishida couldn't remember clearly.The box corpse case was widely reported in the Tokyo news or local newspapers.Especially the local newspapers reported in detail what happened in Tokyo.

But this did not cause Nishida to be shocked.Sokui Takehachi wanted to put aside the murder of Yamazaki Jiro for the time being. "I thought Mr. Nishida must have met our editor-in-chief, haven't you?" "Yes. I don't remember at all. What is Mr. Yamazaki looking for?" "Our editor-in-chief wants to ask you about Masaaki Okase." "Okase Masahira?" "You may also know that it is the protagonist of the embezzlement case. And he was killed in Iizaka Onsen not far from here." "I've heard of this name." Nishida nodded and said, "The embezzlement of public funds was a sensational incident, and what happened to him afterwards, I don't have any other impressions. Mr. Yamazaki investigated why Okase Masahira wanted me ?”

"He thought you knew Masaaki Okase." "Me?" Nishida was a little surprised: "It's really nothing. I only know that I have such a name, and I don't have any personal relationship." "Is it true?" Sujii Takehachi blurted out.He thinks that Nishida's memory is blurred. "I know a man named Okase who came to the stables occasionally at that time. Don't get me wrong, he didn't come to see me. He came to see the stable attendant, Sueyoshi. It was a long time ago, and he was responsible for the crime. before it was discovered."

They strolled to the stables.Four or five men walked past them.They were talking loudly about the races, and the conversation was laced with racing jargon. "What was Okase looking for Sueyoshi for at that time?" Sukui Takehachi and Nishida Sonkichi asked as they walked. "He came to inquire about horses." "How did they meet?" "I don't know. Okase comes whenever there is a horse race. He is very generous. It seems that Sueyoshi got a lot of money for drinks from him. Maybe it's because of the situation Sueyoshi provided, he won the money!"

"He just saw Sue Kichi, didn't he see you?" "No. I'm wary of that man. According to Moji, he bought betting tickets as a gambler. He was only 21 or 2 years old at the time. How could he have so much money to buy horses at such a young age? What about the ticket? I asked Sueyoshi, and it is said that Okase is an official of N Province. I don’t think he is reliable.” "Oh! So that's how it is." "Being obsessed with horse racing can ruin a young man's future. If he gambles so much, the source of his money will be suspicious, and there will be problems in the future. I have repeatedly warned Moji to be more careful."

"Oh……" "This guy, Sueyoshi, pretends to be obedient in front of me, but he is still dating Okase behind his back, coveting money for drinks. How can a guy like Sueyoshi predict the outcome of a horse? You can expect him to win or not. It’s not just Sueji. If people on the racetrack can predict the outcome, wouldn’t they all get rich? It’s actually an illusion that laymen mistakenly think that they have clever calculations. Sure enough, the facts of Okase’s crimes continued to emerge It was in the newspaper." "Well……" "It's nothing to do with me, but thinking about the young people in the stable makes me feel uneasy. For this, I even scolded Sueyoshi. Although I have no direct relationship with Okase, compared to people who have never met Still know a little bit."

"Have you not been to Sueyoshi since Okase came out of prison?" "I don't know, maybe not!" "Actually, I came to look for Mokichi, but I don't know to what extent." "is this real?" "That's what Suekichi said. That's right." "It's really an incurable thing!" Xi Tian showed a helpless look. "Here, please don't pick on Moji, don't scold him. As you know, he will never come to Moji again." "That's true." Nishida smiled bitterly. They came near the stables. "Did I hear that you were training horses for the former Tateyama councilor?"

"Yes. Mr. Lishan and I are old acquaintances. His horses were entrusted to me. Besides 'Xinodi', there are two other horses. Among them, 'Mind' won the Kyoto competition." "Just now I heard people say that 'Xinuo Di' has a good chance of winning too!" "How do you say this? If it can be like this, maybe it won't be a disastrous defeat!" "I heard that Mr. Tateyama went back to Tokyo the day before yesterday?" "Yes. He went to Akita for a meeting and stopped here on his way back to check on the horse." "I heard that 'Xinuo Di' was in a bad situation on the way here?" "Yes. I came after it. I only heard about it after I got here. The Suekichi stable attendant was very troubled by this. Fortunately, there was no problem, so I was relieved." Takehachi shook. Nishida Sunji said that he rushed to Fukushima later, which he had heard before.Nishida seems to be following the former Congressman Tateyama, and only left Tokyo for Akita on the 16th. 16th.This is the problem, and Di Jing felt nervous. "Mr. Nishida, did you go to Akita on the 16th? What time did you take the train from Ueno Station? I have something to go from Tokyo to Akita recently, and I want to know which train is convenient to take." "Mr. Lishan took the special express "Tsugaru" at 21:40, and arrived at Akita at 8:50 the next day. This is a direct train from Tokyo to Akita, and I also took this train. There is the 'Chokai' express that departs from Ueno Station at 9:35 in the morning and arrives at 8:15 in the evening. Although it is a direct train, it is not very convenient." Takehachi Sokui clarified that Nishida was on the 16th limited express "Tsugaru".But if the "Chokai" express is taken, what does it have to do with the transportation of Yamazaki Jiro's box?Check the train timetable later. "Mr. Sotsui, what did you come to me to inquire about? What happened to that editor-in-chief, Mr. Yamazaki?" This was a mystery to Nishida. "That Mr. Yamazaki was killed." "how?" "Didn't you read the papers? The discovery of a box containing a dead body in the countryside near Koriyama has caused a sensation." "So, it was published in the newspaper recently!" Nishida seemed to remember: "Is that Mr. Yamazaki? I was too busy, so I didn't read the content in detail. I just read the headline, and I still have a little impression. I I've told you that I haven't seen Mr. Yamazaki, I'm sorry." He suddenly became vigilant. "Excuse me, Mr. Nishida, will you return to Tokyo as soon as the horse race is over?" "July 5th is the last day. There are still horses to be transported, and there is still a day's delay here." "I'm so sorry for causing you a lot of trouble. Goodbye." "Then, please!" Takehachi Suzui quit and walked towards the gate.He wanted to see Sue Kichi again, but he was too busy now, so come back later if necessary! At this moment three stable attendants happened to pass by him.Just listen to them say: "Are your horses taken away in a wagon?" "It has been arranged. Send the hopeless horse back to Tokyo early, and start the day after tomorrow." "Are you going too?" "Follow." Takehachi overheard these conversations, and suddenly stopped in his tracks. Yes!The horse can also be transported in a cart, and the stable attendant will ride into the cart together. No wonder Moji said that on the way to deliver "Xinuo Di", something happened to him and he was worried. However, when was the "Xinuo Di" shipped out of Tokyo?Takehachi Sochii spoke to the three stable attendants walking beside him: "Hey! Hey!" One of them stopped. "I want to ask you something. Do you know when the 'Hinodi' from the Westfield Stables was sent out?" The three stable attendants looked at each other, and a tall man replied: "That 'Hinodi' was shipped out a day later than my horse, and it was shipped out by the truck on the morning of the 15th." Takehachi Sochii returned to Tokyo and conducted two investigations on the train. One is the "Corikai" express that Sunji Nishida mentioned. Looking at the timetable, I learned that this train departs from Ueno Station at 9:35.The time to arrive at Utsunomiya is 11:18; Shirakawa is 12:44; Koriyama is 13:22; Fukushima is 14:9. Koriyama Station, which has become a problem, arrives at 13:22 and departs at 13:25. It was at this station that someone took the box containing Yamazaki's body, and it was blackjack that day. During this period, there is a gap of about eight hours. The other was a horse wagon to Fukushima with Sueyoshi following.This is from Tabata Station. This truck departed at 20:50 on the 15th.The horses were loaded into the cart that morning.I asked Tabata Station and learned that the train stops at every station. Arrived at Fukushima Station at 23:50 on the 16th. Depart from Tabata Station on the 15th and arrive at Fukushima on the 16th. The time is not short!Trucks full of cows, horses, pigs, etc. have to drink water when parking, and feeding feed is time-consuming!After listening to the introduction of the situation by the station staff, Takehachi Sukui was surprised.