Chapter 37 Section 7

A round-faced criminal policeman in his early forties came to Dianzi's home. He was short and fat, with fat accumulation in his abdomen, and he was wearing a tight belt. When Masaaki called Horiuchi Akiyo's house, it was this police officer who answered the call.Qiu Dai's parents reported to the police, saying that their daughter had not heard from her for several days, so he came to Qiu Dai's house to investigate.Qiu Dai lives alone, and no one knows when she disappeared.No one has seen her since she got off work last Friday. "So far, your wife may be the last person to see Akiyo Horiuchi."

After listening to Dianzi's statement, the police officer seemed to have something to say.Zhimei on the side really wanted to ask, so what, but she held back. Then, the criminal police asked a lot of questions, almost all of which involved privacy, but Dianzi and Changzhang could only answer one by one calmly. The spearhead of the question also pointed to Zhimei, "Can you show me the letter and photos?" Zhimei handed it over, and the detective put on gloves and took it. "Let me take it back and study it, okay? We will return it to its original owner. Please rest assured about this."

Needless to say, Tomomi thought unhappily.But he readily agreed with his mouth. Afterwards, the criminal police also called the police station to call several staff members of the forensic department, and took away the fingerprints of the three people.It is said that it is to assist in the investigation, and it will be destroyed immediately after use. "That detective, isn't he suspicious of me?" After the criminal police left, Dianzi said, "They must think that I killed that woman, so they questioned me so aggressively!" "Don't think so. It's their job to figure out what's going on."

"But, even the fingerprints were taken away by them." "This is just a routine procedure for investigating cases. In fact, they estimate that she has probably..." Changzhang paused suddenly when he said this, and then continued: "He committed suicide." Both Tomomi and Noriko felt the same way, and the three of them fell silent at the same time. "Then I will take my leave first." Tomomi stood up as she spoke.Dianzi also stood up. "Wait, I'll go with you." "But Dianzi, you..." "Stop trying to persuade me." Saying that, Noriko took Tomomi's arm and walked towards the entrance together.Zhimei turned her head and glanced at Changzhang, only to see that he was frowning, staring down at the table, silent.

When the two of them changed their shoes and were about to go out, he suddenly called out: "Miss Zhimei, please at least tell me your contact information, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to the criminal police." Tomomi squinted at Dianzi and answered "Yes". That night, after booking a double room in a business hotel, Tomomi and Noriko went to a small restaurant near the Omicho market for dinner.This kind of restaurant provides a service: as long as the customer buys fish at the market and brings it here, the chef of the restaurant will cook it fresh. "What kind of job do you think I am suitable for? I don't like the kind of job that sits in an office all day. It's better to walk around."

Noriko asked while chewing on grilled scallops.She drank very lightly, and after two glasses of beer, she became a little drunk and hazy. "Oh, yes." Zhimei took a sip of the wine and said falteringly: "I said, Changzhang doesn't seem to be lying." Before he finished speaking, the corners of Dianzi's mouth twitched. "why?" "Because, that guy named Qiu Dai seems to be really mentally disturbed. Seeing his ex-girlfriend like this, it's only natural for him to care about her and meet her." "So, because the other party is insane, you can date casually?"

Dianzi rolled his eyes. "I didn't say that again." "I, I really regret that I didn't reveal his scandals. There are women out there and secret rendezvous. Didn't I hide it for him just now. I hate it, I hate it!" Dianzi passed out on the bar counter drunk.Oops, how did I forget about this guy's drunk gaffe?Zhimei thought.The bartender and other guests at the bar looked at Noriko and sniggered.Tomomi sighed and took a bite of the overcooked sweet shrimp. It was already past nine o'clock when I finally helped the staggering Dianzi back to the hotel.Tomomi asked Noriko to lie on the bed, and just as she was about to go to the bathroom to take a shower, she received a call from Police Officer Hashimoto.

"Have you had a good night in Kanazawa?" "It's very interesting." "That's good. I have something to ask you. Who did you show that picture to?" Zhimei listed them one by one. "I see. I wrote it down. Please forgive me for disturbing you." The police officer hung up the phone after speaking in one breath.Why did he ask this?Tomomi pouted and put the receiver back in place.Dianzi was asleep beside him, looking contented. The next morning, the phone rang again.Tomomi grumbled disapprovingly and pulled the blanket over her head.It was Dianzi who reached out and picked up the phone.

She hung up the phone in a few words, and lifted Zhimei's blanket. "What are you doing!" "It's terrible, Tomomi, it is said that the prisoner has been caught!"