Chapter 9 Section 9

Zhongli Station, the nearest station to the Glass Police Station, is the largest station on the entire line.No matter which corner you turn, you can see the building of the station, and the whole station is still spiraling up.Even so, in the eyes of Tokyo people, this is also just a rural station.Xikou thought to himself.Every year, he will go to Tokyo several times, and any station in Tokyo's street will make him feel amazing. "It should be soon." Yuan Shan looked at his watch and murmured.Xikou followed him to check the time.It's almost 2:20 in the afternoon.In a little while, the express train is due to arrive.

The two waited outside the ticket gate for the arrival of the car.Although they had been busy all morning, their shirts were already wet with sweat, but neither of them took off their coats.Not even the tie was loosened. Soon, the police contacted Tsukahara Shoji's family.They called the phone number written in the registration book, and Tsukahara Shoji's wife Sanae happened to be at home.After listening to Nishiguchi's story, Sanae was too surprised to say a word.The long silence has faithfully conveyed the expression on Sanae's face at this moment. what is the problem?After a while, Sanae asked.Her voice was unbelievably calm.

Xikou truthfully told the other party the situation.In the meantime, Sanae just agreed a few words casually, but didn't ask any questions.She listened to Xiguchi to the end. After Nishiguchi told Sanae that the police wanted her to come and claim the body, Sanae immediately replied that she would leave immediately.Nishiguchi told her again that after buying the ticket, he hoped she could tell him, and told Sanae her mobile phone number.He was going to pick up Sanae at the station.But when he was on the phone with Sanae, Nishiguchi was going to pick Sanae up alone. An hour after talking on the phone with Tsukahara Sanae, Motoyama called Nishiguchi again.Yuanshan said that he would also go to the station with Xikou to pick up Sanae.

According to Wonyama, Tatara, the management officer of the Metropolitan Police Department's Search Section 1, called the director and said that he was also planning to come with Tsukahara Sanae.The dead Tsukahara Shoji was Tatara's senior in the first search section, and he just retired last year. After discovering the membership card of the Police Mutual Aid Unit on Tsukahara, everyone understood that Tsukahara should be a retired policeman.However, no one in the police station thought that he would be a member of the Police Department's first search section before.But Xikou felt that this matter was quite reasonable.After hearing the news of Tsukahara Shoji's death, Sanae was still so calm, it must be because she had sent her husband out countless times with the worst intentions in her heart.

Since the management officer from the Metropolitan Police Department came with him, he couldn't just let a small crew-cut policeman greet him.This is the reason why the chief Won-san is here. "Ah, the car seems to have arrived." Yuan Shan looked at the opposite side of the ticket gate. Passengers descended the stairs.Since the Obon Festival has passed, the number of tourists coming here has been decreasing sharply.The passengers walking towards the ticket gate were almost all locals who could be seen at a glance.You can tell what happened just by looking at their luggage. Among them, a man and a woman, give people the impression that they are obviously different from the others.The woman is slender, in a gray dress, with a pair of pale sunglasses on her face.Judging by her age, she is about fifty years old.The man is not tall, but has broad shoulders, and the gray and black suit on his body suits him very well.The man's hair was slightly mixed with a few white hairs, combed neatly on both sides, and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.

That's it.Yuan Shan murmured. "Unmistakable. Those are the eyes of a veteran detective." The two walked through the ticket gate.Seeing Xikou, the man walked towards Yuanshan and Xikou without hesitation.The woman followed closely behind. "Administrator Duo Liang?" Yuan Shan asked. "It's me. You two are..." "I'm Wonsan from the 1st Department of the Criminal Police Division of the Glass Police Station. This is my subordinate Nishiguchi." "Please take care of me." Xiguchi lowered his head. Tatara nodded slightly, turned around and waved at the woman behind him.

"This is Mrs. Tsukahara's wife. You should know her name, right?" "Yes, I've heard about it." Motoyama turned to face Tsukahara Sanae, and lowered his head deeply, "This incident is really regrettable. We understand your mood at the moment." Nishiguchi also bowed along with his boss. "I'm causing you trouble," Sanae said.Her voice felt deeper than on the phone. "I'm so sorry for following along," said Duo Liang. "No, no, what's the point." Yuan Shan hurriedly smoothed things over. "Hearing Mrs. Tsukahara said that Mr. Tsukahara passed away, I was restless. After all, Mr. Tsukahara is not only my senior, but also my benefactor."

"Uh, so that's what happened..." Yuan Shan took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his temples. "Where is Mr. Tsukahara's body?" Tatara asked. "In the morgue at the police station. The autopsy is over, let's take the two of you there." "Really? Thank you very much." After finishing speaking, Tsukahara Sanae next to Tatara bowed deeply again. Xiguchi drove the car and brought the two of them to the Glass Police Station.Criminal Police Section Chief Okamoto has been waiting at the entrance for a long time. "You two are welcome, please just give orders. As long as it can be done, we will try our best to do it." Okamoto was slightly hunched, and he seemed to start rubbing his hands at any time.From the perspective of police rank, the management officer of the Metropolitan Police Department is basically at the same level as the director of the small police station.

Xikou and Yuanshan took them to the underground morgue.The people in the department have placed Tsukahara Shoji's body in order to prevent people from seeing the wounds on the body as much as possible. After only one glance, Sanae called out: "It's my husband." Although her face was livid, she was not in the slightest emotional panic. Xikou and Yuanshan went up the corridor, leaving them alone in the room.Five minutes later, the door opened, and Tatara came out alone. "Is it over?" Yuan Shan asked. "I want his wife to be alone with him for a while. At the same time, I also want to ask you for the details of the matter."

"Okay. Then, let's find another room." After finishing speaking, Yuanshan glanced at Xikou, "You stay here. After Mrs. Tsukahara comes out, you can bring her to the second conference room. " yes.Xikou replied. After waiting in the dimly lit corridor for ten minutes, the door opened quietly, and Sanae walked out from inside.Although her eyes were bloodshot, there were no tears on her face.It is estimated that she has already touched up her makeup before going out. After seeing Nishiguchi, Sanae lowered her head: "I kept you waiting." "Administrator Duo Liang is discussing the details of the matter with my superiors. Let me take you there to find them."

"Sorry, I'll trouble you then." The second meeting room is on the second floor of the police station.Nishiguchi took Sanae into the meeting room, and saw Yuanshan spread out the map on the meeting table, and told Tatara the location of the scene.In addition to the two of them, Okamoto and Director Tomita were also in the conference room.Seeing Sanae enter the room, Tomita, who was covered in fat, quickly stood up, bowed his head and greeted Sanae. "It is said that Tsukahara-san died in Glassura." Tatara turned to Sanae and said, "Have you heard of that place?" No.Sanae tilted her head and sat down on the chair. "Just now I heard from Duo Liang's manager that your husband didn't tell you where he was going when he went out?" Yuan Shan asked, "Does this happen often?" Sanae gripped the handle of the handbag on her lap tightly. "After retiring last year, he would occasionally go to the hot springs suddenly. Because I also have to go to work on weekdays. I know roughly where he will go, but he often just tells me that he wants to see red leaves, or He said he wanted to see the Sea of ​​Japan, and then he went out. It’s the same this time, although he told me that he was going to come here, but he didn’t tell me the specific situation.” "Then, has your husband ever mentioned the place name 'Glasspool' to you?" "I can't remember either... It feels like I haven't mentioned it." Sanae's answer seemed very unconfident. "Have you seen this bag?" "This bag belongs to my husband." "Could you please check the contents of the bag? If you find something you haven't seen before, please let us know." "Can I not wear gloves?" Sanae's question, in a sense, shows her identity as the wife of a former police officer.OK.Yuan Shan replied. After checking the contents of the bag, Sanae said, "These things all belong to my husband." "What about the communication records of the mobile phone? According to our investigation, it seems that your husband seldom uses the mobile phone recently." Sanae picked up the phone and checked the login content and communication records.According to the police investigation, the last call on this mobile phone was three days ago.The number dialed is the phone number of "Green Rock Village".It looked like it was a phone call to reserve a room. "It shouldn't be a problem. Although my husband will go out with his mobile phone, he hardly uses it. After he retires, almost no one will call him... and he won't Text." Yuan Shan nodded, took out a plastic bag from the inner pocket of his jacket, and put it on the table.In the bag was a piece of paper. "Have you seen this thing? You can pick it up and check it carefully." Tsukahara Sanae picked up the plastic bag and stared at the piece of paper inside the bag.In an instant, a puzzled look appeared on her face. That piece of paper was found by Nishiguchi.At that time, it was folded in half and carried in the pocket of Tsukahara Shoji's cardigan.On the top of the piece of paper was printed the words "Admission Ticket for Explanation Sessions and Seminars Related to the Seabed Hot Water Deposit Development Plan" and also stamped with the seal of the Seabed Metal Mineral Resources Agency. Sanae tilted her head and put the plastic bag on the table. "I haven't seen it." "It's an admission ticket to a meeting held at our place yesterday and today," Won San replied. "It is said that there seem to be some resources on the seabed near here, so someone is planning to develop it here. Therefore, the people from the development party should discuss the development with our local people at the meeting." "You mean, Mr. Tsukahara attended this meeting?" "That's right. Someone saw Mr. Tsukahara at the venue yesterday. In other words, Mr. Tsukahara probably came to Glasspool just to attend this meeting." Tatara turned to look at Tsukahara Sanae with a puzzled expression. "Mrs. Tsukahara, have you heard about this?" "No. It's the first time I've heard the term 'seabed resources'." Tatara put his elbows on the table and said with a puzzled look, "What's going on?" "Uh, well. We have already asked the people who participated in the meeting. It is said that the people who attended the meeting were not only relevant personnel and local people." Wonyama said, "After all, this is the first time in Japan. So anyone in China who is interested in this can apply to participate. So we guessed that maybe Mr. Tsukahara was very interested in this, so he applied. If you don't apply, you can't get a ticket. " Tsukahara Sanae and Tatara both nodded slightly, but the doubts on their faces still did not subside. At this time, Director Tomita, who had been silent all this time, spoke up. "Maybe, in fact, he traveled around after retirement, and then gradually began to care about environmental protection. Because the sea here in Glasspool is beautiful, he thought it would be troublesome if it was polluted, so He came all the way here." It is clear that Tomita hopes to get rid of this problem as soon as possible.Right now, it is not only impossible to confirm whether it is an accident or a case, but also involves the management officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, and Tomita is unwilling to get involved in this muddy water. Tatara ignored Tomita, but pulled the map to his eyes. "How do we get to the scene? I want to go and see for myself." "You can also get there by tram. But since you said you want to go there, let us arrange a car to take you there." Yuan Shan said. "Really? Then there is trouble." "Understood. Well, what about Mr. Tsukahara's body? No arrangements have been made for the funeral." Tatara's gaze roamed the faces of Motoyama and Okamoto for a while, and then turned to Tomita. "That is to say, you are not going to conduct an autopsy?" Hearing these words, Xikou, who was standing aside, couldn't help but thumped in his heart.The management officer of the first investigation section of the Metropolitan Police Department even said the word "dissection", and it seemed that the matter was much more serious than it actually was. "Uh, well. Judging from the reports we received earlier, it seems that there is no need for an autopsy." Tomita looked at Okamoto and Wonyama, as if asking them for help. "According to the diagnosis of our local doctor, the cause of death should be brain injury." Okamoto said tremblingly.After that, he turned his head and glanced at Yuan Shan beside him. Yuan Shan replied "Yes", and then said: "We have asked the appraiser to investigate the alcohol concentration in the blood. Although there is only a small amount of alcohol in the blood, it is not enough to be drunk, but there is no trace of alcohol under your feet. It is still possible. In order to sober up, the deceased climbed up the embankment to take a walk, but slipped and fell into the rocky ground—this kind of assumption should be considered appropriate." Tatara lowered his head, thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "All in all, let's take a look at the situation at the scene first. As for the handling of the remains, we can discuss it after we have seen the scene—is that okay?" In one sentence, Tatara said it to Tsukahara Sanae.OKSanae replied. Thirty minutes later, the car driven by Nishiguchi arrived at the scene where the body was found.Because there was no place to stay in the rocky ground, a few people could only stand on the edge of the embankment and look down for a while.Even so, there were still clear bloodstains where the body was.Tsukahara Sanae covered her mouth with her hand, sobbing uncontrollably.Duo Liang clasped his hands together, and then carefully looked at the scene under his feet. "Since the body was discovered this morning, we have sent people to inquire around, but no one said that they had seen a suspected figure of Mr. Tsukahara here last night. Of course, this is the countryside, and after eight at night At this point, most people will not leave the house." Yuanshan explained. Duo Liang looked around and asked, "Isn't the light very dim around here at night?" "Well, it's pitch black, so to speak." "The hotel he lives in is more than 400 meters away from here, right? It's pitch black, but luckily he was able to walk all the way here. Did Mr. Tsukahara bring a flashlight at the time?" Tatara muttered to himself murmur said. "It's pitch black, but it's not so dark that you can't even see your feet clearly. Besides, the moonlight was very bright last night." Seeing that something was wrong, Yuan Shan hastily corrected what he said just now. "All in all, there are no flashlights and the like around, right?" "It's not. But the flashlight may have fallen into the sea." Yuan Shan cast his vacillating eyes on Xikou. "The owner of the hotel didn't even know that Mr. Tsukahara was going out, so they couldn't possibly lend him the flashlight." Nishiguchi said, "However, because there are emergency flashlights in every room of the hotel , so there is also the possibility that Mr. Tsukahara went out with an emergency flashlight. We will confirm in detail later." Tatara didn't seem to have heard what Nishiguchi said.He didn't even nod his head, his eyes were fixed on the rocky ground.After that, he turned his gaze to Wonsan again. "Sorry, can you please take me back to the police station immediately? I have something to say to the director."