Chapter 21 Chapter 21

Juli... After I said it softly, I shook my head and said: "Miss Qianchun, you should be called like this. It's been a long time, I'm so happy!" "Turn off the TV!" She sat down on the single sofa. I picked up the remote and turned off the TV.The room was quiet, and after a while, I started to feel a little suffocated.Juli, no, Chiharu's expression also became very stiff, and she didn't look at me directly. "You sent Dad an e-mail, didn't you?" "I've been waiting for his response. But I didn't expect you to come." I asked her in a questioning tone, "How did you get in?"

She took out the key from her small bag, and she could tell it was my house key. "They claim that the key cannot be duplicated." "It's not copied, it's the backup key lent to me." I reached out and opened the drawer under the table, looked at the corner where the backup key was placed and said, "Here is the backup key." Qianchun smiled and said, "That's fake." "fake?" I took out the key from the drawer and compared it with my own.Although the shape is the same as that of the manufacturer, when you look closely, the shape of the protrusion is slightly different.

"You changed it secretly." "Keys from the same manufacturer are everywhere!" "When did you get it?" "I'll get it, my dad brought it to me near here." "It's Dad..." I sighed, feeling powerless all over. "From the beginning to the end, you were in collusion." "From beginning to end? Are you wrong? Could it be that you didn't come up with the kidnapping game?" "So you're just taking advantage of the game?" "It's just going with the flow, I think this is my last chance to survive from desperation!"

"Desperate place?" I forced a smile, but in fact I had no more strength left.I said, "Would you like to come and guess what your dead end is?" At this moment, Qianchun's eyes shot over like arrows.It's not difficult to imagine her expression, I'm afraid she also looked like this when she was doing that thing.I returned her gaze and said, "You killed Juli, right?" Chiharu didn't look embarrassed at all.You probably already knew what my answer would be.The father and daughter probably knew from the letters I sent that I had seen through their truth. "I didn't mean to kill her," she said.The tone is frivolous, as if causing trouble to others is to find an excuse at will.

"I know this. It wasn't planned. I killed her on impulse, or I didn't expect to kill her but Juli died? Is that the case? If it wasn't like this..." I licked my lips and said: "You didn't escape from that big mansion that night, did you?" "It's amazing!" Qianchun raised his hands and yawned, "It's really refreshing! I really want to talk to you early. When I was pretending to be Juli here, I always wanted to tell but couldn't. I was so bored that I panicked. I really want to see your startled expression." "Isn't it true what you said?"

"What words?" "About the reason for running away from home, you said, because of some skin care creams, I quarreled with Chiharu. I'm afraid the quarrel is true. The difference is what happened afterwards. The angry Chiharu assassinated the person who usually hates Juli—is it like this?" Chiharu turned her face to the side with a look of anger.I just noticed that her nose is very similar to Katsutoshi Katsuragi's.In the photo, Shuli has a tall nose and a more beautiful shape. "Assassinated with what?" "Scissors." "Scissors?" She gently brushed the back of her hair and said, "I'm very good at cutting hair. Occasionally, I help my friends cut their hair or something. For this, I asked my hairdresser friend to give me a pair of scissors." Woolen cloth."

"It turned out to be like this. The scissors were left in the bathroom. She used your skin care cream without authorization. You had an argument, and then you took the scissors and stabbed it? Is that so?" "That face cream..." Qianchun looked into the distance and said, "I bought it when my mother and I went to France. As for me, I used it sparingly. But that woman didn't ask my permission—" She turned her head and looked at me and said, "But it was that woman who struck first, and she slapped me." "But it's true that you were too defensive. Then after the assassination, you started to get scared, so you ran away?"

Qianchun glared at me, stood up and said, "I'm thirsty, can I have something to drink? Please go ahead! Before I could answer, she had already entered the kitchen. When she came out of the kitchen, she was holding a bottle of mousse Kabaijiu. Very refreshing, very suitable for appetizers." "Can I drink it?" "Please feel free." "You want to drink too?" Before I could answer anything, he had already put two wine glasses on the table.Then pass me the corkscrew and liquor. "What's your plan for running away? At that time, you were looking for a place to live. What was your plan for living outside?"

"Stop talking nonsense, please concentrate on opening the wine." I pulled out the cork of the wine bottle and poured the wine into two glasses.As if toasting, I took a sip of the wine.Very smooth sour, is the special aroma of freshly picked grapes on the island of Musca. "have not decided yet." "What did you say?" "I mean at that time, I hadn't decided what to do next. I just didn't want to stay in that house, it would definitely cause a big commotion, and the fact that I killed her would definitely be exposed immediately. I’m so annoyed that people like this come here and ask all kinds of questions. And I also expect my parents to find a way to help me after they know I’m a murderer. I’ll go home after the trouble is solved.”

"Do you think they will help you dispose of the corpse secretly, so that you will not be arrested as a murderer, and help you find various ways to solve it?" I drank the wine in the glass in one go, and poured another glass. "You are really selfish!" "Needless to say, I also know that this is very selfish. No matter what, Dad can't hide the murder—I think so. That's why I just said, this is the end of the road!" "That's when I showed up." "I didn't ask you to show up, you came here by yourself." She said so, and I had nothing to answer.I just wanted to catch Katsuragi Katsutoshi's weakness, and it's also true that I approached her myself.

"Then what did you plan to do when you followed me? To use this person?—Have you thought about it?" She shook her head with a wine glass in her hand and said, "To be honest, it's fine to do whatever you want at that time, including you Gui. My mind is full of my own affairs. Anyway, I have to find Dafang first, and I just don’t want to go home. That is to say, I have no other choice at that time.” "So that's the case, understandable." I took another sip of wine and said, "Why did you use Shuli's name to lie to me?" "The reason is very simple. I just don't want to use Katsuragi Chiharu's name. I don't want weird men to know that Katsuragi Chiharu is wandering around the road weirdly, so I lied in a hurry." "After telling a lie in a moment of impatience, when describing my own affairs, I actually swapped the identities of myself and Juli. You are really a powerful character." "I think you're just making fun of me, thank you." "And then?" I put the glass on the table. "When was this event planned? I think it was after I proposed the game idea, but it's impossible for you to think of it as soon as I mention it, right?" "Of course you didn't think of it as soon as you mentioned it," she picked up the wine bottle and poured it into my glass.I reached out to stop her, and I did it myself. "Pouring wine is a man's job." "But when I heard you mention the game, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration. This person thinks that I am Juli. And he plans to kidnap this Juli. I wonder if I can make good use of this situation. I feel like It should be possible, and then I will agree to cooperate with your plan first." "As you listened to my plan, you grew convinced that the situation could be exploited?" "When did I know for sure..." Qianchun smiled and said, "It was when I was praised by my father." "When you were praised by your father?" "After I heard about the game from you, I didn't even think about calling Dad right away. I'm also concerned about Juri's affairs." "It means that you agreed at the beginning. Well, it should be like this. Mr. Ge Cheng is also anxious. How can you say that his daughter was killed, and the murderer was his own daughter. So this is also the reason why we didn't call the police." "Dad has dad's ideas. In fact, at that time, he was also trying to figure out how to hide the case. I called him at that time, and he seemed to be very worried about whether I ran to commit suicide. He heard He seemed to be relieved by my voice. He didn't scold me for killing Juli, but said he would definitely find a way, and told me to go home first. Then I told him about the game you mentioned .” "Then he complimented you?" "It's intuitive. As for me, I can use your plan. According to what my father said, if you have intuition and decisiveness in this kind of decisive battle, you can distinguish between those who will succeed and those who will not succeed." .” I thought this was really similar to what Katsutoshi Katsuragi would say, so I nodded and said, "Then what instructions did Mr. Katsuragi give you?" "He told me to do as you said, and then inform him of the details. The goal is determined, and then Dad will inform me." "He notified you, how?" "He called me on the cell phone!" She said as if nothing happened. "Mobile phone? Didn't you bring it out?!" "Yes, I have it! How could I forget to bring such an important thing." Qianchun seemed to be mocking me and said, "I just turned off the power when I was with you." "I was put together!" I shook my head and said, "Then I will tell you all kinds of instructions on my mobile phone. He must have given you the instructions to go to Yokosuka. But there is no friend named Yuki, right?" "Yes! My friend from middle school, but I haven't contacted at all recently." "Why I must go to Yokosuka is because I want to bury Juli's body on that hill. But just asking me to go to Yokosuka won't work." , Think about what will happen next, in order for me to leave physical evidence in Yokosuka, you still set up some traps." "Yeah, all kinds of things." Qianchun raised her feet, rolled her eyes and said to me, "For example, do you know what traps were set?" "When I was waiting for you at the restaurant, when my car was painted, the people in the store might remember my appearance. A rare car like MR-S would also leave an impression. Suppose the police took my If you ask around for photos, the clerk might prove that he saw me. Was that prank done by Katsuragi-san?" "It's my mother." "Your mother? Oh! It turns out that there is one more accomplice." "You have left other physical evidence." "I know that. But I still can't understand." I looked into her eyes, then looked at his upturned feet and said, "In order to leave my physical evidence, so at that time you asked me to hug you, in order to think Wanting my pubic hair and semen, so... I didn't expect your parents to ask you to do this." "My dad was just saying to see if I could get your hair. Do you remember that little statue of Jizo on the Yokosuka hills? Dad told me to hide things in there, but that's all I I don't think it's complete enough. My dad thought it would be better to have your semen, but no matter what, I can't ask me to do such a thing. That's why I said it's good to have hair. I know what my dad thinks, but it's my own Judgment, I decided that I must obtain absolute physical evidence." "Having sex with a man you don't like..." "Feel awkward?" "Won't." "I like you. You have guts and a good brain. It's okay for me to want to have sex with you. If you have a bad brain and are the man I hate, I don't think I can do it." "Are you complimenting me?" "My dad also praised you very much. The most important thing in this plan is that you are not an idiot. If you are the kind of man who makes rough kidnapping plans, you may not get anything done. Didn't my dad suddenly go to your company once?" ?” "Speaking of this..." He said that he wanted to see the video game planned by our company. "My father wanted to see the video game you planned, it should be called "Youth Mask". My father is sure that this man can be trusted." I sighed, shook my head, and couldn't help laughing. "It turned out that I was only recognized by this person when I was insane." "When you asked me to call at the hotel, didn't you hear the siren perfectly? He also said that was a brilliant idea!" "That's the physical evidence you're talking about." I was already running on the track laid by Katsutoshi Katsuragi without knowing it. "But the showdown started after this. My dad really wants to know how you plan to get the ransom. But you are not willing to explain to me. My dad didn't call the police. This sentence came to my lips Almost said it." "The fake action on the rugged interchange must have made Mr. Katsuragi restless." "He thought it would be better to simply take away the ransom. But in the end, he admired you. He said that it is really necessary to confirm whether the police are following." "Then did he say anything about the time he actually took the ransom?" "Of course it's perfect! He said that there is almost no evidence left to identify the criminal. Even if the police follow and monitor, they should be able to get the money smoothly." I nodded. Sometimes, this is not something that you can be happy about after hearing it, but at least it is not a plan that Katsuragi Katsutoshi thinks is made by a fool. "After that, you took 270 million to Yokosuka and hid the money in Yuki's room, which didn't even exist. Where did the money actually go?" "In that building. Hide it in something like a locker and call dad right away, right after we left, dad got the money back." "So that's how it went. The kidnapping of Katsuragi Juri and the payment of the ransom was completed smoothly. But there is one thing, I have a big doubt. This... um... I don't know if you already have Answer?" "what?" "What are you going to do with me?" Chiharu shrugged and said, "This is a difficult question to answer." "I think so." "You already have the answer, don't you? In this case, can you talk about it?" "Things may be a bit outrageous now, but it doesn't matter so much. First of all, the murder of Juli was successfully concealed, and the kidnapping of the prank was considered a success. But you still have troubles. It should be said that you are worried. It is more appropriate. That is to say, you did not lie to me. As the case was reported, I also noticed the truth. Although the worst situation is that I go to the police to report the case, but this is nothing to worry about. As I, who kidnapped the main suspect in a prank, at least would not do such a thing. Even though I said this, you don’t think I will keep silent. In addition, if something happens to the police, you will be afraid that I will turn myself in first. The police will not immediately believe what I say, and then start to investigate. If this happens, it will definitely cause a commotion in the media. This kind of development should not be welcomed by the Katsuragi family. There is almost only one way to solve this problem. .” Speaking of this, my heart began to send out warning signs!I started to have a headache suddenly, and then it spread to the whole head. After a while, the pain became lighter, but at the same time, I also felt that the nerves became dull, and the consciousness seemed to be sucked away by something.I stared at Qianchun, then looked at the wine bottle and said, "Finally I've done it!" "Has it started?" she said, looking into my face. "What was in the wine?" "I don't know, the medicine my father gave me is injected into the prepared wine bottle with a syringe." My hazy head thought, it should be some kind of anesthetic. "Did you plan to kill me from the beginning?!" "I don't know, I'm just following Dad's instructions." "He planned to kill me, otherwise the plan would not be successful. That man would not make such an incomplete plan." I tried to stand up, but my body didn't obey the command, and my feet were knotted. I slid off the sofa and hit my stomach against the corner of the table without any pain at all. "I'm just doing what he said, and I don't know after that. Dad should take care of everything after that!" Qianchun stood up.She seemed to be just pretending to drink and drink. Consciousness is about to disappear, and the eyes are blurred.I am absolutely unfortunate to lose consciousness like this. If I die like this, wouldn’t it make their plan succeed, that is, kill me, and then arrange it as a suicide.The motive is because I have suffered such a serious crime from you... Maybe it is only a matter of time before I realize that I am arrested, maybe it is... "...Wait a minute!" I said with all my strength in my voice.I don't know where Qianchun is, and I don't know if she heard my voice, but I still concentrate all my strength on my throat. "Computer! My... file of... Auto Park..." I wanted to speak, but my brain was out of order, and I realized that I couldn't speak.Maybe it's hearing damage, but it's all the same.My brain was gradually surrounded by darkness, as if I fell into a particularly deep cave, and I suddenly thought... maybe this may be the last feeling for me.There seemed to be a heavy weight on the chest, and it was difficult to breathe. It felt like I had a very terrible nightmare.I feel my face is hot, but my body is cold, no, it can even be said to be ice cold.I could feel a lot of cold sweat.My eyes are closed, at least that way I can feel safe, I always feel as if I haven't been killed yet. When I opened my eyes, I could see something dimly, but it was dim.Slowly, my eyesight began to recover. I was in a familiar room, as if I was lying on the sofa. I wanted to get up, but my whole face was tilted to one side.There was a strong headache and a nauseous feeling, almost like losing consciousness again.But after a few breaths, the headache and nausea subsided slightly, and then I slowly raised my upper body, and there was a sound like a pulse beating behind my ears. "You seem to have woken up!" There is a voice, a man's voice!I tried to look around, but it was painful to even move my head.Then a figure appeared in the corner of my line of sight, and this person was sitting on the chair opposite me.It's Katsutoshi Katsuragi!I sat on the sofa, my body still shaking a little.If the opponent attacks me, I can't resist at all.But Katsuragi Katsutoshi didn't seem to want to do that, he slowly raised his feet, and then lit a cigarette.He was wearing a double-breasted suit, and this attire also made me feel at ease. If he wanted to kill me, he would have come here with a blind eye, and he should have dressed less conspicuously. "The main character finally appeared!" I said, my voice sounded a little vague: "The black hand behind it, it should be more appropriate to say that." "Thank you for taking care of my daughter." Katsuragi Katsutoshi said in a calm tone. I looked around: "Miss, have you gone back?" "Go back first. Because it's late. My wife will be worried." "I heard that Madam is also an accomplice." He didn't answer, Katsuragi Katsutoshi looked here with sharp eyes. "I think, basically, you have heard my daughter say it. Originally, I planned to explain it to you in person, but she said that no matter what, I want to meet you in the end." "I also think it's good to see her again, although I don't know if it's the last time." "The first thing I want to tell you is that you have worked so hard! This must be said, this is not a social talk. I think you have heard my daughter say that you really did a great job this time. Say yes Can’t be too perfect, can’t it? The way of taking the ransom is really original! Or did you get the inspiration from speculative novels or something?” "I figured it out." "Yeah. It's really exciting." He slowly exhaled the smoke from his cigarette, looked at this side through the dense smoke and said, "But there are some fault-finding parts. During the process, you are not talking to me in English. Should I issue instructions, maybe the police have people who speak good English, so I can't give you a hundred points." "I know that Mr. Katsuragi's French is very strong, and I can speak a little bit, but why not use French, because I don't want the prisoner to be locked up. In Japan, there are about 50,000 people who can speak English, but those who can speak French are only It’s different. Which language is more dangerous to speak is the conclusion I got from the balance.” "So it's just that we have different opinions." My rebuttal didn't seem to make Katsuragi feel uncomfortable. "Your schemes are also perfect. Coupled with your daughter's superb acting skills, you can still plant so many foreshadowings under so many restrictions. I also admire all your layouts." "Where, this is nothing compared to running a company. This time, you only need to deceive one person. When you reach the top of the enterprise, you have to deceive countless people. The employees of the company, as well as consumers Wait." With a serious face, he took another puff of cigarette and said, "Speaking of which, did you ask my daughter a question?" "My question is what are you going to do with me?" As soon as I finished speaking, Katsuragi Katsutoshi smiled disdainfully.He flicked the ash into the ashtray, exchanged the posture of crossing his feet, nodded happily and said: "Even if the plan goes smoothly, the Katsuragi family still can't feel at ease, because there is one person who knows all the secrets. Saku Ma Shunsuke—this man must be dealt with. Kill this man. Then make it look like he committed suicide, so that the police will believe that this man is the one who killed Katsuragi Juri. Only in this way can the plan be completed. My You've figured out the blueprint for the plan, haven't you?" "Isn't it?" "I can't say it's completely wrong. It's a lie to say that I didn't think about it that way at all, but, Mr. Sakuma, I'm not as simple as you think. It would be a pity if you think that way. But, I also know how you feel, The perfect plan you established, but it is used and turned into a desperate situation, everyone will be uneasy, so you will also consider the eventuality, and then leave yourself a protective measure. You are really the man I expected!" Katsuragi Katsutoshi looked at the place behind me where the computer was placed, and he could hear the sound of a hot fan, and the computer seemed to be on. "Have you read the file?" "Yes! Of course." What he said to Qianchun before he lost consciousness was really not in vain. "When I heard from my daughter that there seemed to be some files, I thought it was probably not a big deal, so I ignored it. At most, there were some textual materials describing the truth. After I died, These things go to the police, and I think it's just a similar warning article attached to it." "I think these things alone are enough to pose a threat to you." "Why! As long as I deny it, the problem will be solved! Suppose we intend to kill you, those things can't stop us, we just insist that these are all fabricated words before the suspect committed suicide! Who do you think the police will believe? ?” I didn't answer, and I also said that I didn't mean to refute.Katsuragi Katsutoshi showed a satisfied smile, and carefully put out the cigarette in the ashtray. "However, you are not that incompetent. Although the article you wrote about the truth of the case was as I expected, there was another piece of information in it, which surprised me! It should be very surprising. Bar!" "Frankly speaking, it's a fatal blow." I said honestly, "At that time, I never thought that I would use it like this." "This is the so-called outstanding talent! Unknowingly, you can constantly give yourself reinforcement materials. This feeling is not something that can be taught." I smiled wryly. I never thought that there would be such a day when this man would praise me like this. Katsuragi Katsutoshi said: "Why? Why is there no need to kill you. As long as you are not caught by the police, you will not tell the truth. And don't worry that you will be caught, why! Because we will protect you. Use From the standpoint of the victim, we can produce a lot of evidence to show that you are definitely not a suspect. Of course, the premise is that you play the game perfectly, and needless to say, you have already done it." "Since I don't really need to be a suspect, why bother to leave my physical evidence in Yokosuka?" "We must grasp a little bit of your weakness. We must have evidence that can accuse you of being a suspect at any time. Compared with other things, I think the most important thing is the criminal's physical evidence. It is absolutely impossible for others to think that you are a suspect. It’s a prank kidnapping, and since the prisoner is to be shown to exist, the prisoner must take actual actions.” "Then why did you knock me out just now?" Katsuragi Katsutoshi smiled wickedly, as if he was waiting for this question to be raised, and he said, "You think, first knock you out, and then kill you?" "Honestly, I think so." "I think so. That's why you're trying to throw your trump card at the end, and that's what I want to see! Your last trump card!" I spat out and said, "Do you want to see what kind of cards I have in my hand?" "The game is over, but the winner hasn't been decided yet and all the cards in my hand have been revealed. Then what you need to see is what kind of cards you have in your hand." Katsuragi Katsutoshi moved his eyes to the computer again, and I followed him back to look at the computer screen.There is a photo displayed on the screen, and the scene of the photo is known to be in this room at a glance.Chiharu, who was called Juri at the time, was holding the breakfast I made for me on a tray.