Chapter 7 Section 7

The location of the scene is about 200 meters south from the shore of Glasspool Harbor.On the embankment, several uniformed police officers stood.Beside the policemen, a police van was parked.Probably the appraiser who came to the scene first.Perhaps because it was too early, there was not even a single spectator around. Xikou just drove the department's car to the scene. After his boss and senior got off the car, he hurriedly opened the door on the driver's side and followed.The uniformed policemen saluted them all. Section Chief Yuan Shan stood on tiptoe and glanced at the bottom of the embankment.As soon as he saw it, he frowned.

"Wow, in this kind of place again..." Let me see.Immediately behind his boss, he leaned his head to look at Qiaoshang, who was five years older than Xikou.The height on the bridge is a bit higher than Wonsan, so it didn't take much effort to see the situation below the embankment. "Oh, really." Xikou also leaned forward tremblingly, squeezing to the edge of the embankment.Presumably he died by drowning.Since he was assigned to the current position, Xikou has seen drowned corpses countless times, but he still can't get used to it. Xikou swallowed, and looked down.On the rocky ground four or five meters below, appraisers are running back and forth.

The body was lying on its back on a large rock.The bathrobe on the body had almost been lifted off completely, it was more like being wrapped around the body than wearing it.The body of the deceased was slightly fat, but this was not the swelling phenomenon that appeared after drowning.Moreover, the head of the deceased had been split open, and black and red blood splashed on the surrounding rocks. "Hello, appraiser." Yuan Shan called out to the embankment, "How is the situation?" An elderly appraiser wearing glasses lifted the brim of his hat and looked up at the embankment.

"I don't know yet. But it probably fell from above." "Did you find a wallet or something?" "No. You only see clogs underneath." "Do you know which hotel the deceased was staying at?" "I don't know. The name of the hotel is not written on the clogs or yukata." Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shan turned to the uniformed policeman and said, "Who found it?" "Nearby residents. That resident comes to the beach every summer and rents parasols to tourists. The resident accidentally discovered the body on the way to the beach this morning. Now the discoverer has gone to the beach Yes, if necessary, you can contact me at any time."

"Well, it's not necessary for now." Yuan Shan waved his hand impatiently, and took out his mobile phone.He pressed his stubby fingers on the keypad of the phone for a while, and then put the phone to his ear.It didn't take long before the phone seemed to connect. "Ah, is it the section chief? I'm Wonsan. I've arrived at the scene now, but the deceased didn't seem to have drowned, but fell to his death from the embankment on the rocky ground... I guess he was a passenger from some hotel, I'm wearing a yukata... Eh? What are you talking about... Ah, is that right? Well, then I'll go and have a look. The hotel is called... Eh? Rokugansou? How do you write it in Chinese characters?"

Xikou immediately understood that the section chief was talking about "Green Rock Village".Xikou stood in front of Yuanshan, pointed at himself and nodded. "Ah, section chief, wait a moment." Yuan Shan covered the phone's microphone with his hand, and asked Xikou, "What's the matter?" "I know where that hotel is." "Really?" Yuan Shan put the phone to his ear again, "Xikou said he knew where the hotel was...well, I understand." After hanging up the phone, Yuan Shan looked at Xikou and the two people on the bridge. "A hotel reported that a guest hadn't returned after leaving last night. Let's go and have a look first."

"Driving there?" Bridge asked. "No, it's just a few steps away." Xikou said, "I guess the missing guest is the deceased." "Then it's settled." Yuan Shan looked under the embankment again, "Assessor, have you taken a photo of the deceased's face? The kind that can be taken instantly. If you have one, please lend us one. Choose as much as possible." Zhang is a bit more natural... Ah, is it? I'm sorry." A young appraiser climbed up the embankment along a ladder and handed Wonsan a photo taken by him.Yuan Shan handed it to Xikou and said, "Take it with you."

The color of the photo is reddish, and the dead person on it is expressionless, as if wearing a mask.Because it was the back of the head that was broken, from the front, it didn't seem to be unusual.In this case, it doesn't seem to be a big problem for ordinary people to see it. "Green Rock Village" is only a few hundred meters away from the scene.The three of them climbed up the hill and followed the winding path.Halfway through, the ramp suddenly became sharp. "If I had known this, I'd better drive here." The bridge muttered. "Xikou, are you from here? That's why you know about that hotel?"

"Yes. The hotel is run by my classmate's parents." "Oh? That's good. Then it's up to you to ask about the situation." "But I can't guarantee that she will remember me. I haven't seen that classmate since graduating from high school." Nishiguchi recalled Narumi Kawabata.Both of them attended the same local high school.Although most of the classmates have known each other since junior high school, she is the only one who is different.She is from Tokyo and moved here in the third year of junior high school. At the beginning, Kawabata was a quiet girl.Maybe it's because she doesn't have any friends from junior high school, so she is alone most of the time.There is a small gazebo overlooking the sea next to the school, where Xikou often sees her looking at the sea in a daze, thinking about something.Not only did she have excellent grades, but she did so all day long, so Nishiguchi always thought she was a literary girl.

But it didn't take long before she showed another look.Every summer, she will help the family with work, or go to the beach to work.The location of her part-time job is not in the canteen, nor in the restaurant, but in the garbage dump.There is not much wages to be paid for the work, which is basically volunteer work.Xikou's family also lives by the sea, and I often meet her when I work part-time, so I asked her why she did such a job.At that time, she raised her sun-tanned face and replied: "How can we not protect such a beautiful sea? Those of you who grew up by the sea will not understand how precious the sea is." of."

Although Xikou was not angry, the other party's words seemed to accuse him of only caring about making money, which made Xiguchi feel quite humiliated. The three of them finally came to "Green Rock Village".They took off their shirts at the west entrance and on the bridge, and the ribs of their shirts were already wet. Pushing open the entrance of the hotel, Xikou called out "Is anyone there?"The air conditioning in the room makes people feel very comfortable. coming.There was a woman's reply in the room, and the curtain behind the counter moved.Appearing in front of the three of them was a woman in a T-shirt and jeans.Although Nishikawa immediately recognized her as Narumi Kawabata, but seeing that she had grown up now, Nishiguchi was so surprised that he couldn't even utter a word. "Wow, I was shocked." Cheng Shi opened his eyes wide and his expression softened. "Is it Xikou? It's been a long time. Are you okay?" She even showed a hint of maturity in her voice.Thinking about it carefully, this is also a matter of course.After all, like Nishiguchi, she turned thirty this year. "Long time no see. I'm fine. You look good too, that's great." Ok.Cheng Shi nodded, then shifted his gaze to the bridge beside him with a puzzled expression, and nodded at him. "Actually, we are here for business. Now I am working in the glass police station." Xikou showed the police handbook. After hearing what Xikou said, Cheng Shi blinked several times: "Police? Are you Xikou?" "Well, it's ridiculous to say it." Xikou took out his business card and handed it to Chengshi. "Hey? Are you in the criminal class?" There was a hint of admiration in Cheng Shi's voice. "I heard that your family called the police this morning, saying that a guest was missing." "Really? Ah, by the way, Xikou, is that why you came here?" Cheng Shi finally understood the whole story. "That's right. To be honest, we just found a body on the coast." Hey?Cheng Shi's face suddenly sank. "real or fake?" real.Nishiguchi replied.Facing his classmates back then, Nishiguchi really didn't like to speak in honorifics. "The deceased was wearing a bathrobe. We guessed whether he was a guest of yours." "Wait a minute. If you want to ask about this, I'd better go and call my parents." A nervous look slipped across Cheng Shi's face, and then she turned and disappeared behind the counter. Qiao Shang leaned over to Xikou's side, and poked Xikou's stomach with his elbow. "You look good. I heard you said you were a classmate before, but I thought it was a boy." "Brother Qiaoshang, do you like this type?" Xikou asked in a low voice. "It's pretty good. As long as you put on a little more makeup, you'll be a real beauty." Although Nishiguchi also agreed with Hashigami's opinion in his heart, he deliberately tilted his head in doubt and said, "Will you?" After a while, Chengshi reappeared behind the counter.An elderly couple followed her out.The man was bloated and had a cane in his hand.Cheng Shi introduced his parents to the three. The man's name was Kawabata Shigeharu, and the woman's name was Setsuko.Hearing the truth that the police had found the body, the expressions on the faces of both of them were very stiff. Because it was Shigeharu who called the police at that time, Nishiguchi let him see the photo of the deceased.Shigeharu took a look, frowned, and then asked Setsuko to confirm.Setsuko turned blue and covered her mouth with her hands, while Chengshi turned her head away. "That's him. He's the missing passenger from our place." Shigeji replied, "Did you encounter any accident?" "It's unclear. But it appears he fell off the embankment into rocky ground and hit his head." "Well, in the rocky field..." Setsuko finds out the lodging register.Judging from the register, the guest's name seemed to be Shoji Tsukahara, sixty-one years old, and from Saitama Prefecture. "When did he disappear from the hotel?" Hearing Nishiguchi's question, Shigeharu replied, "Well, we don't really know." According to Shigeji, he took his nephew, who was still in primary school, to set off fireworks in the backyard of the hotel at around eight o'clock last night.At 8:30, Shigeji suddenly remembered that he hadn't confirmed what time Tsukahara's guest planned to have breakfast tomorrow morning, so he went back to the hotel and called Tsukahara's room at the counter.Seeing that no one answered the phone, Shigeji guessed that Tsukahara was probably going to the bathroom or taking a bath, so he went back to the backyard again and continued to set off fireworks.A few minutes before nine o'clock, when the fireworks were over, Shigeharu called Tsukahara's room again, but no one answered.Then he went to the bathhouse on the first floor to look around, but there was no one there.In desperation, Chongzhi had to go to the room on the fourth floor to have a look.Seeing that there was no response to knocking on the door, Chongzhi opened the unlocked door, and there was only luggage in the room, but no one was there. Not long after, Setsuko was sent back.She took another customer to a nearby izakaya and had a few drinks with him. Cheng Shi added that it was her friend, Sawamura, who sent Setsuko home.Sawamura joins her in a campaign against the development of seabed resources.After the rally last night, she, Sawamura, and the other two went to the izakaya together, and happened to meet Setsuko at the entrance of the izakaya. "Mr. Sawamura said at the time that he hoped to say hello to my husband, so he walked in. Seeing my husband's flustered expression and saying that the guest had disappeared, Mr. Sawamura said that he would also help find it." Festival Then Naruto said, "While my husband and Mr. Sawamura were looking around in a light truck, I circled around the building, but I never saw the guest. Not long after, I The husband also came back and told me they couldn't find it either." "It will be pitch black around here after nine o'clock. If the other party is not walking on the road or standing in some conspicuous place, there is no way to find him." After hearing Shigeharu's words, Nishiguchi nodded.indeed so.There are basically no street lights around here. Qiao Shang took out his mobile phone, pushed open the entrance door and walked out.He probably reported to Wonsan what he had just inquired about. "But having said that, I really didn't expect such a thing to happen." Chongzhi put his hand on his forehead, "Where is the location?" "Under the embankment near the Cape Cafeteria." While explaining, Nishiguchi mentioned the name of a restaurant that closed down three years ago.That's what the locals are good at.The Kawabata family immediately understood where it was, and nodded together. "If you fall on the rocky ground in that place, if you make a mistake, there is no way to save it." After finishing speaking, Chongzhi pursed his mouth. "Speaking of which, why did he go there?" Cheng Shi said. "Probably he wanted to see the seascape at night, so he went for a walk. He drank a few glasses during dinner, or he went out to sober up." "And then he climbed up the embankment and fell from it?" "Is not it?" Cheng Shi turned his head and looked at Xikou: "Is that so?" Not sure.Nishiguchi tilted his head: "We don't know yet. We are preparing to investigate in detail." Ok?Cheng Shi snorted.It seemed that she was a little uneasy. Going back to the house on the bridge, he leaned into Xikou's ear and said "luggage" softly.This should be Wonsan's instruction. "We want to investigate Mr. Tsukahara's luggage, can I trouble you to show me the way?" Nishiguchi said. "I'll take you there." Setsuko raised her hand. At the west exit and on the bridge, I followed Setsuko to the elevator.In the elevator, the two put on gloves. Each floor of the hotel has eight guest rooms.Tsukahara Shoji lived in a room called "Nijima".The Japanese-style room in the guest room has an area of ​​about ten stacks. The table and cushions are placed in the corner, and the quilt is also laid out.Next to the window is the floor room with chairs and a small table. "Who is the quilt and when was it laid?" Xikou asked. "It should be just after seven o'clock. I made it while Mr. Tsukahara was going to have dinner. The two of you also saw it. My husband is handicapped. When there are no helpers, it is me and Chengshi who spread the quilt for the guests. It’s over.” Setsuko replied. No one seems to have slept on the quilt.Perhaps Tsukahara Shoji had dinner and went out immediately after returning to his room. The only luggage is an old travel bag.Qiao Shang rummaged through the bag for a while and found a mobile phone.It is a kind of mobile phone for the elderly, with only some simple functions. Clothes are neatly folded in the corner of the room.A cardigan and gray trousers.Xikou searched in the clothes, and found the wallet from his trouser pocket.There was some cash in the wallet, too. Later, the two found the driver's license of the deceased.His name was Shoji Tsukahara, and his address was exactly the same as that written in the register. what.Xikou couldn't help but let out a cry. "What's wrong?" Bridge asked immediately. "Look at this." Xiguchi pulled out a card from his wallet, "This is the membership card of the Police Freemasonry."