Chapter 9 Section 7

The hands of the watch pointed to half past one, and things were going more smoothly than planned, and Atsugi's exit would be seen soon. The long day was finally coming to an end - Takuya sighed heavily.What a long day.How many hours have passed since I left Tokyo this morning on a business trip?In the name of his business trip, he not only met with a certain manufacturer in Nagoya to obtain a quotation for purchasing a certain research equipment, but also included investigating the actual performance and mechanical properties of the other party.In terms of distance, it should be a day trip, but he found all kinds of excuses and got permission to stay overnight.Regarding Takuya's business trips, the boss is hardly wordy.

When he arrived in Nagoya, Takuya met with a business owner who had no intention of adopting it at the beginning, but he did not express his inner thoughts. The other party seemed to welcome him very much.The purpose of the business trip should be completed in about half a day, but he deliberately procrastinated in order to leave some work for the next day.According to a different point of view, it may be considered that Takuya is very active, and the cooperator seems to be very happy, and even suggested to take Takuya to experience the nightlife in Nagoya.But he only dined with the owner until about ten o'clock, and solemnly declined the banquet.When Takuya said that he wanted to collect today's work results at the hotel, the owner had nothing to say.

Takuya reserved a business hotel in front of the station in advance. After going through the housing procedures, he changed his clothes in the room, took the room key and went out, and then went to the agreed parking lot.There are not many vehicles in the parking lot, and there are still many empty spaces.It didn't take Taku too long to find the van he was looking for.As he guessed, the car was parked at the corner.Takuya tried to peek inside the car through the window.A large long strip of goods wrapped in a blue blanket was placed horizontally on the rear shelf.Perhaps because he knew what the goods were, in his eyes, the unevenness of the blanket clearly showed the shape of the goods.Stupid woman - Takuya snorted coldly, if you don't make any strange demands, I'll be fine if I send you a little money.Takuya went around to the back of the van, found the key that was taped to the back of the car, opened the door on the right side and got in the car, adjusted the rear view mirror, and took another look at the rear.It is not known how she was killed, blood and filth were not splashed everywhere.There is no way out—Takuya murmured in his mouth, and started the engine.

Leave the parking lot and go straight east.It was 10:35 when I drove onto the Nagoya Interchange in Meito Ward. Seeing Atsugi's exit, Takuya drove the car into the exit lane.Get off the expressway and go north on Line 129.There is always a traffic jam on this road, but there is really no traffic at this time.After passing Hon-Atsugi Station, the car dealership turned left for a while, the lights suddenly became less, and there was a whole row of warehouse-like buildings on the side of the road.Turning into the small road again, he slowed down the speed of the car and drove forward slowly. He came to an open space that seemed to be used to store materials, and the road was no longer paved with asphalt.A white car was parked at the corner of the open space, and Takuya approached it while confirming the license plate number.That's right, it was Hashimoto's car.In order to facilitate the transportation of the corpse, Takuya parked the car so that the rears of the two cars faced each other.

"You came as planned." Takuya got out of the car, and Hashimoto also opened the door and got out.When it comes to lights, there's only the light from the headlights.Even so, Takuya found his cheeks stiff. "Is the cargo in the car?" Hashimoto looked at Takuya's van and asked, his voice trembling. "Nonsense." Takuya opened the back door of the van.When Hashimoto saw the thing wrapped in the blanket, he looked away for a moment, and then opened the trunk of his car.Takuya climbed onto the shelf of the van, and instead of urging Hashimoto to come over, he raised his chin while watching him.

"Please...wait a moment." Hashimoto climbed onto the shelf, knelt down, put his palms together facing the corpse, and closed his eyes.He probably wanted to make himself feel better.Taku couldn't understand this kind of psychology.If you want to put your hands together and pray silently in this kind of place, don't take part in the murder in the first place. "Did you bring your rosary?" Hashimoto said playfully after opening his eyes, but his tone was still stiff. "Help me carry it over there." Takuya compared the direction of what appeared to be the feet of the corpse with his palm.

Hashimoto nodded, and picked up the entire blanket with stiff hands.Takuya lifted the upper body of the corpse. The corpse was stiffer and bigger than expected, and he couldn't feel the body temperature. "Try not to move the posture of the body, I want to disguise as much as possible that the body has been moved." He remembered Naoki talking about cadaveric phenomena such as plaques and postmortem stiffness. "It's so heavy." Hashimoto said pantingly in a half-squat position.Dead bodies are indeed heavy, and people who make a living saving lives often say how difficult it is to move an unconscious person.

"I couldn't drop something so heavy by myself." After finally moving the body to the trunk of the car, Hashimoto showed a distressed expression. "Please. Help me." "Don't worry about it now, I have to turn back." Takuya closed the back door of his car. "You just need to go back before morning, right? From here, you can reach the place where the corpse was dumped in an hour. It's not too late for you to go back after dumping the corpse, right?" "No, I asked the hotel receptionist to wake me up at seven." This should also help create an alibi.

"It's time." "Stop talking nonsense! What if it's too late?" "It's nothing, at most, the hotel staff feel a little strange, but my work is the key point. At least you should watch out for me when I abandon the corpse." "A slight suspicious thought by the hotel staff may become an important testimony. If you are a man, you must abide by the agreement." Takuya put down his harsh words, saw Hashimoto showing an awkward expression, and then lowered his brows uselessly. "Okay. Then, please help me move the body a little to the inside. In this case, the trunk cannot be closed."

"If you put it too much inside, it won't be easy to move it out later." When Takuya wanted to lift the corpse, the corner of the blanket lifted slightly. "Ouch." Takuya looked away for a moment, and immediately wanted to reach out to pull the blanket back, but saw the toes through the opened gap.Seeing this scene, he froze. Hashimoto didn't say a word.The strange silence probably lasted for several seconds.Takuya slowly turned his head to face Hashimoto, and Hashimoto also looked at Takuya. "Hello." Tuoya called him in a low voice, only shifted his gaze to the corpse, and said, "This...is not Kang Ziye."

It wasn't Yasuko's feet protruding from the gap in the blanket, it was far worse. "...What should I do?" Hashimoto finally made a sound.He panted like a dog. "What should I do... I have to open it and have a look?" Takuya swallowed his saliva and lifted the blanket nervously.When the face of the corpse appeared, Hashimoto couldn't help but fell back on the ground, screaming in a low voice. "What's going on here?" Takuya whispered, "Why is it Naoki Nishina's body?"