Chapter 8 Section 1

The corpse fell to the ground in the posture of hugging the tombstone. The hole on the forehead was bleeding, and the police speculated that it should have been caused when he fell to the ground.The deceased was wearing a blue tracksuit, which is really not suitable for a cemetery.The white chrysanthemums enshrined in front of the tomb were scattered all over the ground, and the petals fell at the feet of the corpse. Yusaku Wakura looked at the words engraved on the tombstone and thought, what a terrible death! No matter how high a person's status is, no matter how much money he has saved, he still cannot avoid the sudden death that comes at his door, and there is even no room for choice in the way of death.This man probably never dreamed that he would end his life in such a posture.He should be the kind of person who wants to spread gold around him and leave under the protection of everyone when he is dying.

The police have identified the deceased—Masaki Sugai, president of UR Electric.If you do a questionnaire to find out who is the most powerful person in the area, he will definitely be able to squeeze into the top three. Think bravely, it's fair! Before death, everyone is equal.If you think about it carefully, this may be the only fair place in the world. "The process of the incident is organized as follows: from 12:00 to about 12:15, the deceased had a light meal in the president's office, and at about 12:20, after eating, he changed into sports clothes and went for a jog. Go here So far, you know it too, right?" The chief of the criminal section was talking on the sidelines.This chubby man is usually not serious about his work, but this time the victim is a big shot, so his attitude is slightly different after all.

Sugai Masaaki's secretary Suto Takahisa was interrogated.His slender face was livid, and he frequently wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, silently nodding in answer to the chief criminal's question. The section chief continued: "Usually he will return to the company to take a shower at about 12:50, and start working at 1:00 pm... Is there a bathroom in the company?" "It's next to the president's office." "Hey, people with high status are different. You go to the president's office at one o'clock, but President Sugai is nowhere to be seen, right?"

"Yes. Since I worked under President Sugai, nothing like this has ever happened." According to Suto, Sugai Masaki used to go for a jog on the back hill of the company every Wednesday afternoon, and then he would definitely go to the Shinsenji cemetery on the way to sweep the tomb of Sugai's family, that is, the tomb where Sugai Masaki's body lay. "You waited for thirty minutes, and he still hasn't come back, so you followed his jogging route worriedly and found him lying here, didn't you?" "Yes. When I first saw it, I thought he had a heart attack, but I didn't expect..." The change in Suoto's throat indicated that he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

The observer bravely thought to himself that it was reasonable for Masaaki Sugai to have a heart attack.A man in his fifties, paralyzed on the road jogging in sportswear, is anyone's guess. However, Suoto should have discovered right away that Masaki did not die of illness, because Masaki had a foreign object inserted into his back that would not be found in ordinary corpses. It was an arrow, about forty centimeters long and one centimeter in diameter. The arrow handle was supposed to be made of aluminum, and the nock was fitted with three bird feathers shaved into a triangle. An uncompromising arrow was inserted about ten centimeters to the left of Zhengqing's spine.

"Does anyone know that the deceased had a habit of jogging during his lunch break on Wednesdays?" asked the section chief. Taito shook his head. "I don't know. Quite a few people should know, though." "Is he famous for doing it?" "Well. Actually, not long ago, the "Economic News" introduced it." Suto said that the newspaper clearly mentioned Sugai's jogging, and also published a photo of Shinsenji Temple. "What are you doing! Doesn't that mean that everyone has a chance to use the phone?" The section chief frowned exaggeratedly.

"About the arrow stuck in the dead man's back, do you have any memory?" Yusaku asked. He hardly had any expectations, but Suoto frowned and said in a "serious" tone: "About this..." "have you seen?" "Hmm...I guess it's about that." "what?" "The relics of the former president of Gua Sheng." Wei Teng told the detectives that there is a crossbow in the collection of Gua Sheng Nao Ming. "Hey! There is such a thing, it's incredible!" The chief of the criminal section excitedly called a subordinate, and ordered him to contact the police station near Guasheng's house, asking them to confirm whether there was a crossbow in the Guasheng's house.

"Bows are not things that can be seen everywhere, and this is probably the weapon." Probably because of the success of the attack, the section chief's voice seemed excited.After all, the victim was a big shot, and he wanted to make more contributions to this case. The director is also eager to solve the case. He should be directing the police force to prevent outsiders from entering and destroying the scene, and searching for clues around the Zhenxian Temple.It seems that as long as you prick your ears, his special accent will come on the wind. However, Yusaku's thoughts are different from those of the two bosses.

"Who is managing the relics including the crossbow now?" Bravely asked, Suoto immediately gave a clear answer. "The eldest son of the former president, Akihiko Kawao." "Akihiko Melon..." That was the name Yusaku had expected, and it had a special meaning to him. Yong Zuo left there, searched for clues left by the prisoner, and walked directly behind the corpse.Not far away, there is a concrete wall surrounding the cemetery, the height of which is about Yusaku's chest, so that it will not hinder the prisoners from shooting arrows.On the other side of the wall is a forest of miscellaneous trees.

Bravely climbed over the wall and was in the forest.It's not as small as it looks from the outside.However, if an arrow is shot from here, the tombstone in front of him will become an obstacle, and it will be impossible to aim at Masaaki Subai.So he moved along the fence while staring at the position of the body. As a result, he came to a big cedar tree.It was about ten meters away from the target, almost unobstructed by anything, and aimed straight at Sugai Masaki's back. Yusaku carefully observed the ground there, and it was obvious that someone had stepped on it recently, and there were holes left by shoes on the ground.

"Section Chief." Yuzuo asked his boss to come and see. "I see. The murderer may well have been hiding in this place." "There is a fence here. If you squat down, you shouldn't be able to see it from the direction of the victim. Just look for an opportunity to aim behind the victim." The police department accepted this inference, called in the forensic personnel loudly, and ordered them to take pictures to store evidence and collect footprints. Yusaku stared at the forensics staff for a while, looked at the cemetery for a while, raised a hand on the ground, compared the palm of the hand to a pistol, let the index finger aim at the target, and then imagined an aiming aim at the tombstone engraved with "Sugai" to move to the left.When the word "Guasheng" came into view, he stopped.The tomb of Gua Sheng's family is nearby. Yong Zuo felt his stomach acid churning, as if a piece of lead had been stuffed in his stomach, which made him uncomfortable.He aimed his index finger like a gun barrel at the word "Gua Sheng" and pulled the imaginary trigger.