Chapter 16 Section 16

As long as the policeman named Isobe who came from the first search section of the prefectural police headquarters didn't smile, he felt as if he was stern.The skin on Guozi's face seems to be very thick, while the eyebrows and eyes are as thin as lines.When not speaking, always pouted.When he smiled, that smile also looked like there was some kind of ambition and conspiracy hidden behind it. For the time being, Isobe brought three subordinates to the glass police station. The word "temporarily" is exactly what he himself said. "If you really want to set up a search headquarters here, then I will bring fifty people here." Isobe's words sounded like a bluff.Even if so many people can really come, they can't all be under the command of Isobe alone.His police rank is nothing more than a section chief.

However, Okamoto, the head of the criminal section, still had a smile on his face, bowed his head and said: "We will make good preparations at that time. I will leave everything to you." The purpose of Isobe and others coming here this time is to confirm the investigation status of the discovery of Tsukahara Shoji's body in Glass Pool.Motoyama, Hashigami, and Nishiguchi were called into the conference room to explain the situation to Isobe and the others. Motoyama roughly told Isobe and others what happened.Isobe folded his arms and listened to Yuanshan's story. "What I just said is the general situation that has been ascertained so far. The relationship between Tsukahara and Glassura has not yet been ascertained, and it is not clear why he is interested in the development of seabed mineral resources this time. "

Isobe folded his arms and said nothing.Because the eyes are so small, sometimes it seems that he has fallen asleep, but in fact he is awake. After pondering for a while, Isobe opened his eyes wide, looked at the people in charge of the case, and said, "What do you think?" "What do you think?" Yuan Shan asked. "In your opinion, how likely is it that this case is homicide?" "Well..." Yuanshan glanced at Okamoto beside him.Okamoto looked down at the ground, without the slightest intention to speak up.In desperation, Yuan Shan had no choice but to continue: "Judging from the situation at the scene, there doesn't seem to be anything suspicious. There were no traces of fighting left at the scene, and apart from brain damage, there was no trace left on the corpse." Any other obvious trauma."

"But didn't the manager of the Metropolitan Police Department discover something? Isn't that the reason why he said he would send the body back to Tokyo for an autopsy?" Okamoto raised his head and said, "Uh, this may not be like you..." "Then tell me what's going on." "It's because Mr. Tsukahara who passed away was the supervisor's senior in the Metropolitan Police Department. He felt that he would be unwilling to be buried without an autopsy, so he said he planned to transport the body back to Tokyo. Ask a specialized doctor to do the autopsy."

"You have said these things before. That's why we are here now. According to this, you think that even if you send it for an autopsy, you will not be able to find any problems? You believe that this is just a simple ACCIDENT?" Okamoto didn't answer.Won San said nothing.Isobe shook his head, and said in a low voice: "I really can't do anything about you." "I've heard people say that other people don't think very well of Chief Isobe." Hashigami put his elbows on the window frame, looked out the window, and said. "What's wrong?" Xikou asked.He held a can of coffee in his hand.

The two were sitting on the tram departing from Nakagorika Station.The carriage was empty.In the van seat for four people, only the two of them sat facing each other. "He's been rumored to be a calculating careerist and a flattering bastard. If it's really a murder case, it's a good time for him to do something good, so he's been working hard. Perfect." "Is he full of energy with his appearance? Why do I just see him with an unhappy expression?" Qiao Shang clicked his tongue and shook his index finger. "It's called posturing. I guess that guy has returned to the prefectural police headquarters and is spitting a small report to the section chief."

If Hashimoto guessed correctly, Isobe should have hoped that this was a murder case from the bottom of his heart.The reason why he was restless in front of Okamoto and Yuanshan may also be because Yuanshan and the others have not yet proved that this is a murder case. The tram raced briskly along the coast.When they came to Glass Pool, the two still didn't stand up.Their destination this time is the next stop of the tram - East Glass Station. Tsukahara Shoji attended the briefing held by DESMEC, and the police have identified the taxi that took him to the public hall at that time.According to the taxi driver, someone radioed him to the front of Higashi Glass Station and picked up Tsukahara Shoji.If you go to the public hall, the nearest station should be Glass Po Station.Regarding this point, Tsukahara's admission ticket for the briefing session was clearly written.That being the case, why did Tsukahara take a taxi from Higashi Glass Station?The only possibility is that Tsukahara has something to go to East Glass Station before attending the briefing.Therefore, Xikou and Qiaoshang were sent to inquire about the situation.

Because of the topography, Dongli Station was built a little far from the sea.If you follow the road in front of the station, you will be able to walk to the coast.In front of the coast, the road is divided into several forks, which lead to facilities such as the Rose Garden, the Music Box Museum and the Weird Art Museum.Perhaps because the station is far from the sea, for a period of time, this small town has built many sightseeing facilities one after another.Needless to say, most of these facilities have now failed. On both sides of the street, there are several small shops.For most of them, the shutter door was pulled down outside the store.Even the ones that are still open, it's hard to tell from the outside whether they're still open inside.

"Compared with here, the side of the glass is not bad." Walking on the bridge, he said, "At least, there is still a little vitality there. There are almost no people on the street in this place." But even so, there are still a few small shops that are open on the street.The two split up, holding a photo of Tsukahara Shoji in their hands, looking for someone to inquire about the situation.After inquiring for a while, it was Xikou who found the clue first.In a shop with dried seafood piled up outside, an old woman said she had seen Tsukahara Shoji's face.It is said that Tsukahara had entered this store the day before yesterday.

"He asked me how to get to Marin Hills." "Marin Hills?" The old woman wrinkled her face and smiled, and waved her hand. "It's a villa. It was built a long time ago, and I don't know if anyone still lives there." Xikou called the bridge and told him what he had heard.As for the way to the villa, Xikou has already asked the old woman to inquire. On the way to the beach, take a fork in the road and go up the gentle slope.The reason why the whole road is well paved is probably because the front leads to the villa land. "By the way, I've heard of it." Bridge said, "A long time ago, a large real estate company built a lot of villas here, intending to make a fortune. I remember that company seems to be called 'Marin Hills Glass' .But in the end, they only sold a very small part, and they lost a lot.”

"Oh? Then, what did Tsukahara-san come here for?" After walking for a while, several villas began to appear sparsely in front of them.When they were first built, these villas should look luxurious and beautiful, but now, every villa shows the traces of the vicissitudes of time. On the side of the road, there was a man who was trimming flowers and plants.The man was about fifty years old and wore a straw hat on his head.He greeted the man on the bridge. It is said that the man was hired by a real estate company to trim flowers and plants. "Almost all the villas here are for sale, but no one comes to buy them at all. But the place can't be left to be deserted like this, so I asked someone to trim the weeds." On the bridge, the man was shown Tsukahara's photo. "Oh? I've seen this man before, the day before yesterday." The man said without hesitation, "He was wandering around Xianbo's house at that time, so I kept an eye out." "Xianbo?" Hearing the question on the bridge, the man pointed to the distance. "Isn't there a white house there? It's the one built on the slope. It used to be Xianbo's home." Then, the man added, "That's a murderer."