Chapter 47 Section 47

Xikou was like a caged bear, pacing back and forth non-stop.Suddenly, he stopped and looked at his watch.Judging from the time displayed on the dial, there was only two minutes between this moment and the last time he raised his hand to look at the watch.Xikou scratched his head, took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.The tie around his neck has long since been loosened, while his jacket is still in the lobby of "Green Rock Mansion". The time at this moment is a little after one thirty in the afternoon.The sun was almost directly overhead.The sky was cloudless, and the sun beat down mercilessly on the ground.Normally, Nishiguchi would have hid in the air-conditioned room long ago, but now, as soon as he entered the room, he had to face the Kawabata family.In such an awkward atmosphere, he really didn't know how to face them.

Not long after, there was a sound of an engine in the distance.Several patrol cars drove up the ramp together.There is also a van in the queue.Although all the police cars had their lights on, none of them sounded their sirens.Because there is no need for it. The first police car drove into the courtyard.The rest of the police cars were all pulled to the side of the road. The leading police car stopped, and Isobe and two subordinates got out of the car.Xikou saluted a few people. "Where's the suspect?" Isobe asked. "It's inside." "Did they admit that they killed someone?"

"Killing...they said they unintentionally caused the victim's death." Isobe curled his lips in dissatisfaction, and said, "What about the accomplice?" "It is said that Mrs. Kawabata also helped dispose of the corpse." "Where's his daughter?" "She...his daughter doesn't seem to know." Isobe pursed his lips and snorted.That expression seemed to say: Do you believe this? "Let's go." Isobe said to his subordinates, and then walked towards the entrance.West Exit followed suit. Cheng Shi called Xikou about an hour ago.At that time, the man from Nishiguchi was chewing egg rice by himself next to a small station east of Higashi Glass Town.Since early in the morning, he has been looking for people to inquire about the eyewitness testimony of Senba and Tsukahara, but not only found nothing, but also made his stomach scream with hunger.Obviously, the county police asked him to do this just to prevent any omissions in the inquiry.Anyway, this kind of thing is just running errands for nothing, so I simply let the young boy from the police station under his jurisdiction do it.

It is precisely because of this that Xiguchi couldn't help but feel a little excited when he saw Chengshi calling him.As long as he can talk to her, Xikou is already satisfied.However, Cheng Shi's voice from the other end of the phone made Xikou feel a little depressed.Cheng Shi said that she wanted to discuss something with Xikou and asked Xikou to go to her house, but judging from Cheng Shi's tone of voice, it would definitely not be a good thing.And it's probably pretty serious.After answering that he would be there soon, Nishiguchi hung up the phone. As soon as he arrived at "Green Rock Village", Xiguchi found that Chengshi and Kawabata were all waiting for him at home.Everyone had a serious expression on their faces.

Hearing Nishiguchi asking what happened, Shigeharu Kawabata spoke in a deep voice.He said that he wanted to surrender himself, and that he was the one who caused the death of Mr. Tsukahara Shoji. In order to conceal this incident, he threw Tsukahara's body into the rocky ground... After hearing this unexpected confession, Nishiguchi couldn't help feeling a little overwhelmed.He hurriedly took out a pen and paper, wanting to take some notes, but his hands kept shaking, making it impossible to write well.It took him half a day just to write a date. Kawabata Shigeharu was very calm.The situation he described is not only logical, but also easy to understand.Although feeling a little overwhelmed, Nishiguchi still roughly understood the ins and outs of the truth.After listening to Shigeharu's narration, Xikou immediately reported the situation to his boss Yuanshan, who ordered Xikou to stay at "Green Rock Village" to wait for orders.

Seeing Isobe and others enter the house, the Kawabata family in the lobby all stood up.Shoji first lowered his head and said, "I'm really sorry for causing trouble to everyone." "Ah, there's no need to get up. Mrs. Kawabata and Ms. Kawahata should sit down quickly." Isobe took off his shoes and walked into the lobby.Several subordinates also took off their shoes and entered the lobby after him. Xiguchi hesitated, but in the end he decided to stay at the shoe removal place by himself.When he came back to his senses, Xikou realized that both Yuanshan and Qiaoshang had come to his side.

"We'll talk about the details when we get back to the police station, but let's explain the situation first." Isobe said, looking at the Kawabata family sitting on the rattan chair.Nonogaki beside him was ready to record. Reiji raised his head. "It's all my fault. It's my retribution." "Nonsense?" Isobe asked. "I knew the buildings and boilers were very old, but I still didn't take any remedial measures. This is the beginning of all mistakes. And that accident happened because of this." "Accident? You say it was an accident?"

"Yes. It was an accident. I should have called the police immediately, but I ended up doing something like that...I'm really sorry." Shigeji lowered his head. Isobe's horse had a look of confusion on his face. He scratched his head and said, "Can you please explain the situation? What happened?" "Okay. As I said before, my nephew and I went to the backyard to set off fireworks that night." Kawabata Shigeharu recounted what happened in a deep voice, and the content was roughly as follows: Before Shigeharu and Kyohei started setting off fireworks, Tsukahara went to the kitchen and asked Shigeji if there was any spirits in the hotel.Shigeji asked him what he wanted spirits for, and Tsukahara replied that he was living outside and felt a little sleepless.After hearing Tsukahara's explanation of the situation, Shigeharu gave Tsukahara a sleeping pill prescribed by his previous doctor.After getting the sleeping pills, Tsukahara happily returned to the room.Afterwards, Shigeharu called Gongping and asked if he wanted to set off fireworks together.

At 8:30 in the evening, Shigeji returned to the hotel and called Tsukahara to ask what time he planned to have breakfast the next morning, but no one answered the phone.Afterwards, Shigeji returned to the backyard and set off fireworks with his nephew again.At a few minutes before nine o'clock, the two returned to the hotel after setting off the fireworks. Shigeharu called Tsukahara's room again, but still no one answered.Shigeji murmured in his heart, so he ran to the bathhouse to look around, and then went to the "Rainbow Room" on the fourth floor. The door of "Rainbow Room" was not locked, and there was no one of Tsukahara in the room.Not long after, Sawamura drove Setsuko back to the hotel, and Shigeharu told them what happened.After hearing what happened, Sawamura asked Shigeji to sit in the passenger seat of the light truck, and drove around to search for it, but he couldn't find it in the end—these situations were the same as what Shigeji described before.But the key to the matter lies in the future development.

After Sawamura went back, Setsuko searched around the hotel again.She found a light peeking through the door of a guest room on the fourth floor.That guest room is "Unabara Ma".Opening the door, Setsuko found that the air in the room had a scorched smell.After entering the room, Setsuko was completely stunned by the scene in the room.Tsukahara collapsed in the room.Setsuko immediately called Shigeji over.After figuring out what happened before and after, Shigeharu immediately went to the basement and stopped the boiler. The underground boiler room and the chimney on the roof are connected by a pipe.The smoke and dust is discharged outside the house through that pipe.The pipes were of course buried in the wall, and that wall passed through several guest rooms.The "Unabara Room" on the fourth floor is one of the several guest rooms that the wall passes through.The pipe runs just across the wall from the closet.Under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be any problem with this situation, but the situation in "Unahara" is different.Not only is the building old now, but also due to the impact of the earthquake a few years ago, cracks appeared on the walls, and there were also some problems with the airtightness of the pipes buried in the walls.In that room, a smell of soot can often be smelled.Therefore, the store generally seldom allows passengers to live in that room.

At that time, Tsukahara was wearing a bathrobe and fell to the ground, not breathing.However, his expression seemed to be a little strange.Because Shigeharu had worked for an engine manufacturer before, he immediately saw that Tsukahara had died of carbon monoxide poisoning.For unknown reasons, incomplete combustion occurred in the boiler, and the exhaust gas flowed into the "Umihara no Ma", causing Tsukahara who happened to run into that room to be poisoned and died. Then, why did Tsukahara go to the "Unabara Room"?According to Shigeharu's personal speculation, maybe Tsukahara found Shigeharu and his nephew setting off fireworks in the backyard at that time, so he wanted to watch it together.In "Green Rock Villa", for the convenience of cleaning, the doors of those rooms without guests are rarely locked on weekdays.Unfortunately, before going to "Unabara", Tsukahara had already taken the sleeping pill that Shigeharu had given him before.Perhaps Tsukahara fell asleep while watching the fireworks, so he didn't notice the exhaust gas flowing into the room. At that time, the Kawabata family should have called the police immediately, but Shigeharu was still unable to make up his mind.He didn't want it to tarnish the brand he'd inherited from his father. Shigeharu used the phrase "evil heart suddenly" to describe himself at that time.At that time, he proposed to Setsuko that Tsukahara's body should be moved to another place.Carbon monoxide poisoning death is difficult to see the cause of death at a glance.And if there were other injuries on the body, then others might think that Tsukahara's death was caused by other injuries. "At the time, I was the one who suggested that the body be thrown into the rock. My wife was hesitant and told me it was better to go to the police. I pushed her to help me move the body to the rock." Shigeharu put his clenched fists on his knees and described the situation at that time.Setsuko next to him seemed to want to say something, but Isobe raised his hand to stop Setsuko from speaking. "Mrs. Kawabata, please wait for a while. After Mr. Kawabata finishes speaking, we will ask you about the situation. Now let's listen to your husband's story—please continue." Isobe urged Shigeharu. Shigeji let out a dry cough and continued talking. "At that time, my wife and I moved the corpse out of the room. As you can see, my legs and feet have always been inconvenient. My wife and I also took a lot of effort to move the corpse to the van. Yes. After we went to the rocky ground and made sure no one was around, we pushed the body down from the embankment. Before pushing the body down, we put a plainclothes cotton gown on the body. We did this to make others I thought he fell while walking. For the same reason, we threw down the hotel clogs afterward. After that, my wife and I went back to the hotel immediately. Not long after, my daughter and the The guest named Yu Chuan came back together. What I just said is what I did that night." After finishing speaking, Shigeji lowered his head again. Isobe nodded, patted the back of his neck, looked at his subordinates, and asked, "Have you recorded the main points of the matter?" It's recorded.Nonogaki replied. "Mr. Interpol," Shigeji raised his head, "After listening to what I said just now, maybe you should have a general understanding. In fact, it all depends on me. My wife just obeyed my order. Please be sure to raise your hands—— "In the middle of speaking, Isobe raised his open palm and interrupted Shigeharu's speech. "Please don't say anything superfluous." Isobe's voice was low and indifferent, "I have understood the general situation of the matter. After that, please go to the police station. We have to ask each of you for details. Inquire about the situation. Although Ling Qianjin has nothing to do with this matter, you should come with us to the police station if you have any trouble." Cheng Shi nodded silently. "From now on, this hotel prohibits any irrelevant personnel from entering." Isobe announced loudly, "The key is temporarily kept by the police. Uh, don't you have a relative's child here?" "His father picked him up this morning." "The child's father?" Isobe said sullenly, "Did you take the child back?" "No, they're still here right now." "Okay. Please tell me his contact information. We still have to ask the kid for some information. Also, where is the guest named Yu Chuan?" "Mr. Tang Chuan has also moved out of the hotel. We told him that our husband and wife have urgent matters and need to go out for a while." "Which hotel did he move to? Please tell me." Isobe ordered his subordinates to take the Kawahata family back to the police station, and then assigned police officers to preserve and manage the scene, and ordered someone to contact the appraiser. Nishiguchi could only watch helplessly as the Kawahata family was escorted into the police car.Although he yelled at Chengshi to tell her not to worry, it was not a felony, but surrounded by investigators, he couldn't even get close to Chengshi.