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Midsummer's Formula 东野圭吾 2955Words 2018-03-22
"Fortunately, that child can speak clearly. Many of the recent kiddos don't know how to speak Japanese well." As soon as he walked out of the lounge, Nonogaki said, "In addition to hiding it, Sawamura also helped out. In addition to the situation, Kawabata’s confession should be true. Next is the guest named Yuchuan. Fortunately, he also stayed in the same hotel as the father and son just now, but the guy’s phone is broken, which is a trouble thing." "I'll go to the front desk and ask." "Oh, then I'll leave it to you." With Nonogaki's domineering words in his ears, Nishiguchi walked quickly towards the front desk.In the past few days, he has long been used to being shouted about by those who searched the first class.

Soon, Xikou found out the room where Yu Chuan lived, but after calling, no one answered. The young man at the front desk said, "Mr. Tang Chuan said, if there is an outside call for him, let me transfer him to the bar on the tenth floor." "Ah, is it?" Then you said it earlier?Nishiguchi swallowed this sentence abruptly.He turned back to Nonogaki. "Didn't the scholar come to participate in the research work on seabed resources? It's really arrogant to leave work and go to the bar of the resort hotel to have a drink." As he walked towards the elevator, Nonogaki turned Mouth said.

Nishiguchi originally wanted to say "free time, people can do whatever they like", but in the end he decided to keep silent. The bar is spacious, but there are only a handful of customers inside.Although the side facing the sea is full of floor-to-ceiling windows, it is a pity that the outside is pitch black and nothing can be seen.Nishiguchi guessed that the peak season of this store is probably only the time of the fireworks display. Yukawa sat alone on the window seat.His glasses are on the table.Next to the glasses is a bottle of red wine and wine glasses.With earplugs in his ears, he appeared to be listening to music.

Seeing Nonogaki and Nishiguchi approaching, Yukawa slowly raised his head.After seeing Nishiguchi, he took off the earplug in one ear and asked, "Is this also a policeman?" After speaking, he glanced at Nonogaki. After introducing himself, Nonogaki sat down on the chair unceremoniously. "Is it convenient to talk now?" "I want to tell you that I am inconvenient?" Seeing that Nonogaki's face suddenly sank, Yukawa smiled slightly. "Are you kidding me, are you just standing there?" Hearing Yukawa's question, Nishiguchi sat down beside Nonogaki.

"You guys also have something to drink? I'm the only one who pours it by myself, and I feel a little bit like that." Tang Chuan took off the earplug on the other ear and said. "We don't have to. You don't have to." "Really? Then I won't be polite." Tang Chuan took a sip from the glass containing the wine leisurely. Nonogaki coughed dryly and said, "The Kawahata couple have been arrested." Tang Chuan put down his wine glass and said, "Really?" "Aren't you surprised?" "This morning, the owner of 'Green Rock Villa' told me that he was not going to charge me for my accommodation, but he wanted me to move to another place. At that time, I thought that maybe it was because of something important Things. After I heard that there were many police cars parked in front of the hotel, I roughly guessed the situation. He has been arrested? What is the suspected charge?"

"At present we have charged him with negligence of duty and abandonment of corpses." Yu Chuan picked up the glasses on the table and began to wipe the lenses with a paper towel. "What does the word 'currently' mean? Could it be that there is still the possibility of change?" "I can't tell you clearly. Because of this, we are only investigating now, and we will come to the teacher to inquire about the situation." "I see. Then, what should I say?" Tang Chuan put on his glasses. "Just tell the truth. You've said it many times before, and maybe you'll feel a little tired, but we still have to trouble you. Please tell me about the situation since your first night at the izakaya."

Tang Chuan snorted and said, "I'm really tired, but there's nothing I can do about it." Then, he began to tell.What he said was exactly the same as what he had said several times before.At that time, he asked Setsuko Kawahata to take him to the izakaya, and then had a few drinks with Setsuko.After that, he met Naruto and the others in the izakaya, and Sawamura was the last one to go to the izakaya.After Sawamura arrived at the izakaya, he told Yuchuan about the disappearance of the guests in the hotel.When he returned to "Green Rock Manor", the guest still hadn't returned...

Everything that Yukawa said did not contradict what Sawamura said about the process of abandoning the corpse.Xikou secretly heaved a sigh of relief.If what Tang Chuan said is the truth, then Cheng Shi is indeed innocent. "How did Sawamura look when he entered the izakaya?" Nonogaki asked. "How does it look like?" "This..." Perhaps Nonogaki wanted to hear Yukawa reply that Sawamura was a little taken aback at the time, but if this was said by Nonogaki himself, then his behavior is considered an induced inquiry." Anything is fine. Just talk about how you felt at the time."

Yukawa shrugged. "In that case, let me answer that you don't feel anything. After all, it was the first time I met him." "Then, after you returned to the hotel, is there anything special about the appearance of the Kawabata couple from the next day?" "It's nothing special." Tang Chuan's answer was still calm, "I don't have much contact with the couple. Most of the people who prepare meals for me every day are Chengshi. She should be with her. The case has nothing to do with it, right?" Of course.Xikou managed to swallow the words back.

Nonogaki didn't answer, but stood up. "Thank you for your assistance. Sorry to disturb you to rest." "Have you finished asking?" "Yes, it's over." Seeing Nonogaki walking towards the door of the bar, Nishiguchi also stood up. Tang Chuan asked suddenly: "Have you done any experiments?" Nonogaki stopped, turned his head and said, "Experiment?" "Just now you said that you would probably convict the boss of 'Green Rock Manor' for negligence of duty. I guess you may have decided this because of an accident like carbon monoxide poisoning in 'Green Rock Manor'? That being the case, the appraisers will usually come to do a reproduction test, right?"

"Carbon monoxide poisoning? How do you say that?" Nonogaki said in a pretentious manner. "Isn't it? Then why did you convict him of dereliction of duty?" Tang Chuan deliberately put on a puzzled look. Nonogaki opened his eyes wide, opened his nostrils, took a deep breath, said "thank you for your assistance", and strode out of the bar. Nishiguchi nodded at Yukawa, and then hurried to catch up with Nonogaki.At this time, I only heard Tang Chuan say again: "The situation at that time may be difficult to reproduce, right?" Xikou stopped and asked, "Why?" Tang Chuan didn't answer right away, but poured some wine into the glass deliberately as if he was trying to show off.After that, he pinched the stem of the wine glass with two fingers and turned it slightly a few times.Xiguchi began to feel a little anxious, and when he was about to ask again, Tang Chuan suddenly spoke first: "Just like you have your own intuition as a criminal policeman, we scholars also have our own intuition. .” After speaking, Yu Chuan brought the wine glass in his hand to his mouth. Nishiguchi couldn't figure out what Yu Chuan meant by this sentence, but it didn't feel like Yu Chuan was teasing or making fun of him.He didn't know how to answer, so he could only take steps silently. Outside the store, Nonogaki was talking on the phone with someone on his mobile phone.After a while, Nonogaki hung up the phone with an unhappy expression, and pressed the elevator button. "That guy is really annoying. Could it be that all those scholars are like him?" "I feel that he seems to be a little different from ordinary people." "Forget it, anyway, I won't meet him again in the future. The good news is that the matter has come to an end." "Any new information?" Nogaki nodded. "People from the Metropolitan Police Department seem to have found Xianbo. He is currently recuperating in the hospital in Chofu. The victim often visited him when he was alive. With his current appearance, it must be impossible to commit murder." The elevator doors opened.The two walked into the elevator. At the beginning, there were indeed many inexplicable points in the confession of the Kawabata couple, but with the subsequent confession of Sawamura, all the previous contradictions were resolved.The remaining question is why Tsukahara came to Glasspool.And after hearing what Nonogaki said just now, it seems that this is no longer a problem.Perhaps, as Nonogaki said, things are indeed coming to an end now. However, Nishiguchi is still brooding over what Yu Chuan said just now. While interrogating Kawabata Shigeharu's family, during the day today, the appraisers also carried out a reproduction test at "Green Rock Village".According to the report from the search headquarters that came out during the interrogation, there were indeed cracks in the walls of the "Unabara Room", and part of the exhaust gas from the boiler would indeed intrude into the room.The next thing is to confirm the carbon monoxide concentration in the room when the boiler is in a state of incomplete combustion. However, after several hours of experimentation, there was still no news of successful reproduction.The answer from the person in charge was just "the reason is unknown".
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