Chapter 22 Section 6

It was one day after the incident that the field pavilion went to visit Officer Sanada of the Investigation Section.Although one investigation after another has been carried out in the past few days, the effect is not great, and there are not even any clues.Therefore, the search of the headquarters also seemed a little anxious and hectic. In the reception room set up in the corner of the room, Inspector Sanada received the visitors.Compared with the last time we met, Tingzi looked much better. "Do you know that my mother has to go to the cultural center once a month to learn rattan weaving?" Tingzi said with some concern.

"Oh, well, you know. It's been almost half a year." Sanada also went to that cultural center to investigate.But nothing was gained. "Mum always carries a handbag when she goes there, and I found this yesterday while I was clearing things out." As he spoke, Tingzi took out a business card.Sanada took the card. Xinxing Cultural Center oil painting teacher Osamu Nakano It says so on the business card.This Xinxing Cultural Center is the name of the cultural center that Taeko went to. "Do you know this man named Osamu Nakano?" Sanada asked Tingzi, and Tingzi shook his head.

"I don't know. I haven't even heard of it." "Did your mother study oil painting besides rattan weaving?" "No. I've never heard her talk about learning oil painting. That's why I wonder how she has this person's business card." "Yes. Can I have this business card?" Sanada asked while holding a business card. "Give it to you." Tingzi nodded. Two detectives, Tamiya and Sanada, went to visit Nakano Osamu that day.Because there happened to be an oil painting lecture that day, they met Osamu Nakano in the reception room of the cultural center.Osamu Nakano has long hair and a thin face.Tamiya thought that this face was drawn with a fine brush.

"Is it... the field?" After seeing the photo Tamiya handed over, Nakano thought for a while, "I really can't remember it all at once. Because I teach oil painting, I will deal with many people. Maybe I gave someone a business card when I met. Right. Oh, by the way, what's wrong with this man?" "Yeah, what's the matter . . . don't you know? She was killed about a week ago." Hearing what Tamiya said, Nakano frowned unabashedly. "Is it? It's a cruel world. And criminals?" "It's under investigation now. Can you show us the list of students participating in the oil painting study?"

"List? What to do?" Nakano's sudden panic did not escape Tamiya's eyes, but he pretended not to see anything, and just said: "It's nothing, just want to see if there is anyone who knows Mrs. Chang." "That's right." Nakano said. "Then, I can borrow it as soon as I think of the office. However, please don't cause too much trouble for the students." "We will pay attention to this point." After saying that, Tamiya and the others stood up. After Tamiya and Sanada returned to the police station, they separately called the oil painting students. If any of these people knew Mata Taeko, they could learn about her recent social situation.

Not long after, I found a woman who knew Taeko.The person who answered Sanada's call was a man named Masako Furukawa.Because her home was very close to the police station, two criminal policemen rushed over immediately. "Yes, I know Mrs. Chang very well. I heard that she is no longer here." Masako Furukawa was petite and looked like a nice woman, but she seemed a little nervous.In this regard, Tamiya interpreted it as a normal reaction that people usually show in front of the criminal police. "How did you know each other?" Tamiya asked as calmly as possible. "Ah, this one, that was a year ago. We met in driving school."

Masako Furukawa replied. "We haven't seen each other for a long time after that. But we met at the cultural center by chance that time, so it was very kind. She studied rattan weaving, and I studied oil painting..." Her voice gradually lowered, and Tamiya felt that her demeanor had become colder. "The oil painting teacher is Nakano Osamu, right?" Tamiya asked, and paid attention to the other party's reaction.Furukawa Masako's body trembled imperceptibly, and then whispered: "Yes..." "Didn't you introduce Mrs. Nakano to Mrs. Chang?"

"What? This..." "Have you introduced it?" She nodded slightly.Then he continued intermittently: "That's... Mrs. Chang said that she wanted to learn something more after studying rattan weaving, so I persuaded her to learn oil painting. When she auditioned for oil painting lectures, I introduced her to Nakano-sensei. On the day of class, I brought Madam Toba to Nakano-sensei's room." "When did that happen?" "About half a year ago." As he spoke, Masako Furukawa took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat that oozed from his forehead.

"Did the three of you meet again after that? That is, Taeko Ma, Ms. Furukawa, and Sensei Nakano, the three of you." She shook her head. "The three of us haven't seen each other since then. But..." "but?" After realizing that she had slipped up, Tamiya repeated Furukawa's words and looked down at her.So she spoke as if she had made up her mind. "This matter should have been made clear to you earlier, but because I really don't want to get involved in trouble, I haven't said it all the time." "What's going on?" "Well, on the day when the crime happened, I received a strange call from Chang Taeko."

"Strange call? What did she say?" "Yes, it's very strange. She said on the phone that she doesn't want to go to the cultural center anymore, and asked me to tell Nakano-sensei." "Aren't you going to the cultural center?" Tamiya repeated, and turned to Sanada.The latter also felt a little inconceivable in meditation. "What's going on?" Tamiya asked Furukawa Masako. "I don't know either. I asked her the same thing at the time. She just said that she didn't want to see Nakano-sensei anymore...then hung up." "That's right."

Tamiya stroked his long unshaven chin with his left hand.He had the outline of the case in his mind, although it was still a little vague, but he seemed to be able to see it after all. After leaving Masako Furukawa's house, Tamiya and the others came to the office of the Xinxing Cultural Center, borrowed a photo of Osamu Nakano, and immediately walked towards the Chang's house.No, to be precise, I went to Yosuke Ma's neighbor's house and asked the housewife to identify the strange man who lingered in front of Ma's house on the day of the crime. "It's very similar." After seeing the photo handed over by the criminal police, the neighbor's housewife immediately said in a very excited tone, "I don't think it's wrong. It's very similar. Who is it, this person?" But the detectives didn't answer her question, they just walked out of her house very satisfied. "What? You mean... an alibi?" In the coffee shop, Osamu Nakano took a sip of coffee and said with a disgusted expression. "Yes. Where were you about two o'clock that day?" Tamiya asked. "Aren't you kidding me? Why did you ask about my...relationship with Mata Taeko? Why did I have to kill that person?" "Mr. Nakano," Tamiya called out in a low voice, "don't you have any special relationship with Taeko Mata?" Nakano's face contorted, but he managed to put on a smile. "What basis do you have for saying such absurd things?" "Do you know a lady named Gu Chuan?" Sanada interjected.Nakano closed his mouth as if he had been hit suddenly. "She called Gu Chuan before she was killed. At that time, she said this. She said that she didn't want to see Nakano-sensei again." Blood rushed to Nakano's face.Bystanders can see this clearly.Tamiya purposely took a sip of water slowly to observe his reaction. "Mr. Nakano, in fact, that day, the neighbor who lived next door saw a man who looked like you wandering in front of the house." These words made Nakano Osamu stunned.Then his thin front rose and fell violently. "What the hell is going on, this?" "..." "Because there is such a witness, we have to ask Mr. Nakano to show his alibi at the time. You can understand us. Then please tell us, where were you that day?" Nakano covered his face with his hands and let out a low moan.Tamiya thought that the case would be over.Although it is a bit tricky, I didn't expect it to break so easily. "Well? It might be better to go to the police station and talk about it." But the truth is not as simple as Officer Tamiya thought.Nakano vehemently denies that he is a criminal. "I do have a deep relationship with Taeko Masa." He confessed, scratching his hair with his hands, "but we're not joking around, we're serious. Divorce your husband, and then we'll get married—I Ask her that." "But she didn't agree to you, so you killed her." "It's not like that. She promised me too. It's just that she said she didn't have the courage to tell her family all about it. So she decided not to say anything, and just left home quietly like this. The time we agreed to leave home was the day when the crime happened .” "Did she say she was going to come out from home?" "Yes. We made an appointment to meet at the 'Renai' coffee shop in front of the station, and after planning to meet there, I will take her to my recently rented apartment." "But she didn't go, did she?" Regarding Tamiya's question, Nakano lowered his head, "Yes, she didn't go." "So you went to her house?" "No. I went to her house, and she asked me to." "She asked you to go?" "Yes. She called the coffee shop and asked me to go to her house immediately, and said that there was no one at home, so I just went in. So I rushed over immediately, but when I arrived, she He died on the second floor." "Don't make up any more." Tamiya stretched out his long arms and grabbed the front of Nakano's jacket. "Understood? Taeko called the woman named Gu Chuan before she was killed, and said that she no longer wants to see you, Nakano. Why would someone who has already said that she doesn't want to see you ask you to go to her house?" Nakano shook his head violently, "I didn't know there was such a thing. Anyway, when I went, that person was already killed." "Lie!" Tamiya roared angrily, "She called the coffee shop to tell you that she changed her mind. So you rushed to her house immediately when you were furious, and hoped that she would follow the original plan." Move, but she is determined, so you, who are on fire, kill her with the paring knife next to her." "It's not like this! Please believe me, it's really not like what you said..." Nakano moaned in a hoarse voice.