Chapter 26 chapter 2

Hongchang mentioned in his statement that Masaaki Sugai took materials from the library of Guasheng's family.So the next morning, Oda ordered Yusaku to go with him to the UR Electric Headquarters to investigate whether those materials existed and what their contents were. "I don't think it's worth bothering to investigate." After receiving the visitor ticket at the main entrance of the company, Oda said in a waned mood. "However, we need to confirm the content of the confession." "It's not easy to be confirmed, and even if it is confirmed, it will not help. The key point is whether the person who did it is Hongchang."

Oda clearly promised in front of the West very readily, but now he is complaining.He probably thought it was a thankless job.Bravely decided to ignore it.He believes that investigating the information taken by Zhengqing is a top priority. The office building of UR Electric is a off-white seven-story building. After entering from the main entrance, there is a spacious hall on the left.Yusaku walked towards the front desk at the front of the hall.Sitting side by side there were two young women in orange uniforms with good features. Yusaku said, "I want to see Executive Matsumura."

The other party asked for their names, and he replied: "Oda and Wakura." Although they had made an appointment in advance, Matsumura asked them not to disclose their police identities when they visited. Yusaku and the others chose to ask Kenji Matsumura for questioning because they heard that he was the only person in the Guarang sect who had not "betrayed".Yuzuo speculates that if he asks someone like Matsumura about the information that Naoaki Guasheng cherishes, he may learn the details. After the front desk lady made an intercom call, she asked them to wait in reception room No. 5, which was one of a row of reception rooms at the back of the hall.

"It's like a hotel lobby. If you come to such a company, it's not bad to be an office worker." Oda looked around carefully while walking. "Probably only the facade can be seen." Yusaku said. In the small room of about four and a half stacks, there is only a set of simple sofas for entertaining guests.The two waited in the reception room for about five minutes, when there was a knock on the door, and then a man with a round face and a round body, who looked honest and honest, appeared. "I'm Songcun." The visitor took out his business card. "Sorry to interrupt you while you are busy." Yusaku said.

"It's okay, I'm not that busy. How's the murder investigation going? It's impossible to solve the case after arresting Mr. Hongchang, right?" Songcun seemed to know about Guasheng Hongchang, so he took the initiative to ask.He seems to be quite good at words, judging from his straightforward address of "Hongchang", he has a very close relationship with the Guasheng family. "It's not clear yet, we still need to investigate." Oda replied, "Since he is arrested, it means that we have considerable evidence. In short, we need to confirm some things based on Guasheng Hongchang's confession. The purpose of today's visit is also the same. "

"Oh, I think so." "We want to confirm one thing first. Mr. Sugai took some information from Gua Sheng's house." As soon as the subject of the interview appeared, Oda, who was originally unmotivated, put Yusaku aside and began to ask questions.He is a person who has to take the lead in everything no matter what. After explaining the matter, Oda asked, "How is it? Do you have any impression of that kind of information?" "Well," Matsumura folded his arms and puffed his cheeks, "I've never heard of such a thing, is this a misunderstanding?"

"But Mr. Xu Bei did take something from the safe." "However," Matsumura still denied, "I have seen that safe once, and the documents in it are not a big deal. I don't think President Sugai will be happy to get something like that." "Can you tell me, please, what documents are in there?" "That's okay. But I think your expectations will be disappointed after I tell you. Well... There are previous financial statements, employee lists, and..." Yusaku and Oda recorded the items listed by Matsumura together, but the more Yusaku listened, the more he felt that recording such things was meaningless. He stopped halfway through the memorization and looked at the short, fat man in front of him.From the expression of the other party, it is impossible to tell whether he really knows nothing, or is pretending to be stupid when he knows clearly.

"Well, I think that's about it." After finishing speaking, Matsumura folded his palms on his beer belly. "Any more?" Oda asked. "Unfortunately, that's all I remember." "Do you know a book with this word written on it?" Yusaku interrupted and asked, "Computer—electricity of electricity, brain of brain." "Oh..." Matsumura's expression remained the same, and he only moved his mouth, "Is it electricity and brain? It means computer? I don't know anything about it." "You really have no impression?"

"I should answer 'no', right? Of course, if it refers to a computer, I have heard it on many occasions." Matsumura smiled. Yusaku stared at his palms folded in front of his beer belly.When he heard "computer" just now, Yusaku saw his fingertips twitch. "It seems that Mr. Matsumura doesn't know," Oda continued, "but anyway, I think Mr. Sugai plans to get a certain material and what he wants to do. Have you heard him say what he will invest in recently? A new business field?" "I haven't heard of it." Matsumura said calmly, "President Sugai should be thinking about many things, but I haven't heard any specific plans."

"No wind at all?" "Not at all." Matsumura raised his head slightly, as if pointing his nostrils at them, and said decisively. Oda and Yuzuo couldn't press further, but it was Matsumura who said: "By the way, your police should return Mr. Hongchang's innocence, right? I called Guasheng's mansion this morning. As far as I know, you have no evidence to conclude that Hongchang Sir is the murderer." "He himself has admitted to having murderous thoughts, and has been to the scene of the murder." Oda said, "However, he said that Mr. Sugai was dead when he arrived at the scene. As long as you use your brain a little bit, you can find out the truth of this kind of thing." Fake."

Matsumura leaned on the sofa, and said in a slightly dramatic tone: "Facts are stranger than fiction! It is impossible for Mr. Hong Chang to stab directly with an arrow without using a crossbow. Mr. Sugai is proficient in martial arts, and will be ashamed when approached." noticed by him." Someone in the task force also raised the same opinion, and Yuzuo also felt the same way. "But I don't think it's impossible to use the grave as a cover to get close to Mr. Subai." Oda retorted, but Matsumura shook his head. "Even so, it's impossible to bully President Konsugai. Mr. Hiroshi is not a quick man. If the president finds out at the moment, wouldn't it be game over? You police should still consider who came from behind the grave Aim at the president's back and shoot the arrow." Matsumura pointed his index finger at Oda, making a shooting gesture. After the two bid farewell to Matsumura and left the reception room, they went to the reception hall again, this time naming the full-time director Nakasato.The front desk lady with her long hair neatly tied into a ponytail showed a surprised expression. "The full-time director invited the two of you to his office." The front desk said after calling. On the elevator, Oda asked Yusaku, "What do you think of Matsumura?" Yong Zuo was a little surprised, this was the first time he took the initiative to ask for his own opinion. "What about?" "Well, I always feel something is wrong." But Oda didn't say what was wrong, just looked at the floor indicator light without saying a word. The cadres' offices are concentrated on the third floor.After getting off the elevator and walking a few steps, a room marked "Full-time Director" appeared.Oda confirmed that a small nameplate pasted on the door read "Nakazato" and knocked on the door. It was a young female employee who opened the door for them.The man sitting at the table by the window said "Oh, hello" and stood up. Nakasato was the exact opposite of Matsumura, with a long body and thin face, like an old-fashioned middle-aged gentleman.From the metal-rimmed glasses he wears on his face, Yusaku thinks of a nickname in Natsume Soseki's "Young Master".The character of Red Shirt One. In addition to his desk, there is another table in the room, which must belong to the female employee, which makes Yuzuo feel mixed feelings.Misako used to work in Naoaki's office like that female employee before, so she married Akihiko. Nakazato ordered the female staff to leave the office.Yusaku and Oda sat side by side on a bench in the center of the room, with Nakazato sitting across from them. "Sorry, please keep your questions short, I have to go to the funeral." "President Sugai's?" Oda asked. "Of course. The people who go today are mainly relatives, and the public sacrifice will be held separately." "It's hard work." "Yeah, who told them to leave one after another." However, there was no dissatisfaction or uneasiness on Nakazato's face.The people above have passed away one after another, which should be more than just a bad thing for them. Nakazato took out a cigarette and took a puff, and Oda spoke.He asked questions sequentially as he did when he asked Matsumura.When he mentioned the materials, Nakasato's eyes flickered. "Information? What's that?" At this moment, Yong Zuo thought, this man really doesn't know. "We asked you for advice just because we didn't know." Oda's words blatantly expressed the police's ignorance and his displeasure. Zhongli said, not to mention the documents, he had never even seen the safe in Guasheng's house. "Uh..." Oda changed the content of the question, and asked Nakasato if he had heard that Sugai Masaki was going to invest in a new business field recently.Zhongli does not belong to the Guasheng school, but the Xubei school.From the point of view of blood, he is Zhengqing's cousin, so it stands to reason that he should be aware of Zhengqing's recent movements. Zhongli puffed out several puffs of cigarettes one after another, as if he was talking to himself: "He recently mentioned a strange thing, it seems that something is about to be peeled off." "Peeling? What do you mean?" Oda asked. "We have not heard the details, he only said that he will tell us in the near future." "When did you hear about this?" Yusaku asked. "Let's think about it, about half a year ago." "Half a year...that was before Mr. Gua Sheng passed away." Yusuke speculates whether Sugai Masaki could have said that because he sensed that Naoaki Kawao's death was approaching. "About the peeling plan, did he give any hints?" Nakasato asked while lighting another cigarette with his own lighter. "Well," Nakazato let out the cigarette with his head tilted, "it seems to be a fairly long-term plan. He even discussed with me what steps to take to expand the basic research department." "basic research?" "Hmm. My inference is that he seems to have his sights set on an untapped but promising technology." "Before developing that technology, did Mr. Sugai have contact with a certain university?" Yusaku asked because he remembered Professor Maeda of Shugaku University. "Maybe." Nakasato said, "However, he is quite secretive about that matter, and he may have done it secretly by himself. Did Suto and his group say anything?" "Mr. Suto didn't say anything." "Really? Maybe." Nakasato curled his lips meaningfully, "Oto originally belonged to the Guasheng faction, even if President Sugai wanted to use him, he probably wouldn't fully trust him. Speaking of the relationship with the university, he might I will ask Ikemoto and the others." "Ikemoto?" "It's the head of the development planning office, I'll call and ask." Nakasato pulled over the phone from the side and transferred it to Ikemoto through the switchboard.Judging from their conversation, Ikemoto really introduced several university professors to Zhengqing.Ikemoto seemed determined to come over right away. "Ikemoto is a distant relative of President Sugai's wife. He is young and young, but he does things cleanly. President Sugai seems to think highly of him." The man named Ikemoto appeared shortly after.He was short and fat, but he felt very agile. "President Sugai asked me not to talk about this matter." As soon as Yusaku asked, Ikemoto immediately bowed and said. "We'll keep it a secret," Oda whispered. H, please take care of everything.Anyway, the most important president also passed away. " Ikemoto took out a blank piece of paper seriously and wrote the name of the person on it.Oda looked at the white paper and read aloud. "Professor Soma, Faculty of Human Sciences, Azusa University, Prof. Maeda, Faculty of Medicine, Shugaku University, and Prof. Suenaga, Faculty of Engineering, Hokuyo University, are these three?" "Yes. The president asked me to be in charge and let him meet with these three professors. It's a strange combination, right? The engineering school can understand it, and the rest is..." "What kind of research are these professors engaged in?" Hearing Yusaku's question, Ikemoto tilted his head in thought. "I'm not sure about that. However, I heard that Professor Soma teaches psychology." "psychology……" The guard at the former Shugaku University said that Professor Maeda taught neuropsychology. Yuzuo felt that the jigsaw puzzle in his mind was being put together again.