Chapter 28 Section 28

Yesterday, he took his wife and son who was still a primary school student back to his hometown in Shizuoka. His parents have not seen their grandson for more than three years. "Family activities. I really admire it. I haven't had a family trip for several years. Well, my wife and daughter don't want to go out with me either. Be careful yourself." "Be careful? What's the matter?" Hagimura asked, Isobe thought for a moment and smiled wryly. "I don't understand this either? I want you not to fall into my situation. Well, let's get to the point. In the middle of the night before yesterday, the Yokosuka Police Station received a report that a suspicious vehicle was found on Mabori Beach. The police from the Regional Division went to check and found There is a small white car parked there." Saying that, Isobe took out a photo and showed Hagimura.The photo with the embankment in the background shows a boxy car.

"What happened to this car?" "From the license plate number, it was found that the owner of the car had reported it as lost, and it was stolen on the road in Yokohama. In fact, the car's lock was completely removed, and it was directly connected to the wire." "And then?" Hagimura urged.It's not their job to catch car thieves.He currently belongs to the First Investigation Section of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Headquarters. "The key is the remnants found in the car. Lots of DVDs and an old bag." "DVD?" "Adult DVDs are not prohibited items. They are just ordinary AVs that can be seen everywhere. Also, my colleagues in Yokosuka noticed something. I haven't seen the real thing yet."

Hagimura involuntarily relaxed. "So, what am I in charge of investigating?" "Don't be so impatient. I just started to cut to the core. There is no problem with the DVD, but I opened that old bag and found this." Isobe opened the drawer and took out a few photos. Hagimura picked up one of them. The photo showed a square jar with candies painted on the lid. "Candy box?" "Well. Of course, it's not sugar." Isobe put several photos side by side.One by one is a wallet, a watch, a powder box, and a lipstick. The lid of the lipstick has disappeared for some reason.

"It's rude of Master to say that, but they are all useless things." "That's right. However, the Yokosuka Police Station found only these fragments from the lost car, thinking that there might be some clues hidden in them, they started investigating one by one. Then, they discovered something unexpected." The picture of picking up the watch at the end is a gold watch, "Look here, do you notice anything?" Hagimura stared at the photo. It was a rather old watch that didn't look high-end. "how?" "Nothing special... what's wrong with this?"

"So, what about this one?" Isobe pulled out another photo. Still a picture of the watch, but this one is of the back of the watch with some text engraved on it.Hagi Village looked closely at it. "Celebrate the opening of the new Ariake store," he read. "Ariake?" repeated involuntarily in a low voice. "What do you remember?" Isobe smiled. "It's that 'Ariake'. That foreign restaurant in Yokosuka..." "It's not clear yet. The Yokosuka Police Department is already investigating the manufacturer and the dealer. The answer will be sooner or later."

"Director, if 'Ariake' is that store..." Isobe reached out to stop Hagimura's aggressive words. "Calm down. I know you are very concerned about that case. But don't get preconceived. Having such a mood will affect the handling of the case. Go to the Yokosuka Police Station first." "learn." After returning to his position, he pulled himself together and prepared to set off, feeling his body start to heat up.Although I know it's difficult to stay calm.The case that is approaching the statute of limitations and is about to give up unexpectedly has clues.

Walking out of the prefectural police headquarters, Hagi Village took out his mobile phone and made a call while walking. "Hey, I heard." After connecting the phone, Kashiwahara said, as if anticipating the call from Hagi Village. "Yeah, I heard that. I was taken aback. What? Is it Ariake Kouhiro's watch?" "I'm not sure yet. But I think it's highly likely. Besides the watch, you know there's the lipstick, too." "I've seen the photos." "Ask the lipstick manufacturer. That lipstick was discontinued thirteen years ago. Also, that candy box is no longer available. The last sale was sixteen years ago."

"A long time ago." "I thought about it, maybe these were all kept in jars and untouched for at least thirteen years. So maybe the watches have been kept in jars for some reason too." Hagi Village felt his heart beating more and more violently, and he understood what Kashiwahara meant. "The watch was probably stolen at the time." "It's too early to draw conclusions. The higher-ups warned me so." Kashiwahara said with a low laugh. Like Hagi Cun, he suppressed his excitement and impatience. "Have you found the manufacturer of the watch?"

"Well, it's a Swiss product, and I went to the agent store to investigate. However, after that, there were many difficulties. The store has been out of the cabinet for 20 years, and no detailed records have been left." "Watches are so old, too." "The stuff from the opening of the new 'Ariake' store is of course very old." "Yes." Holding the phone, Hagi Village nodded. "We must try our best to confirm whether the watch belongs to Ming Xingbo." "I have a clue about this. Actually, I'm going to see him now. If it's convenient, you can come with me."

"Who are you seeing?" Hagi Village asked, and Kashiwahara sold Xiaguanzi and said, "There is Ming Gongyi". The meeting place is at a hotel near Shinagawa Station.After meeting Kashiwahara, who arrived at Yokohama Station first, they waited for Ariake Koichi's arrival in the lounge of the lobby.Taking advantage of this gap, Hagi Village knew that since the gambling organization was swept up in Yokohama four years ago, they would occasionally contact each other. "It's true that when we found Yukihiro Ariake's name, we were all excited, thinking that we could finally solve this case..."

"There is nothing from the gambling organization. I heard that those guys seem to have fallen out because they couldn't collect Ariake's debts." "Did you get in touch with Ariake Koichi at that time?" "Inquired about his father's gambling. Turns out, he doesn't know anything. Personally, I want to keep him informed about the progress of the case." "I see." Hagimura nodded. At that time four years ago, he had been transferred to the current workplace.Although he temporarily joined the investigation of the "Ariake" case because of the incident of the gambling organization, these children were completely out of his mind. Looking at Kashiwahara who was drinking coffee, Hagimura secretly sighed that this person has become kind.In the past, he was not the kind of person who would be so sympathetic to the bereaved family. Maybe he can't forget about his son, Hagimura guessed.Kashiwahara's son underwent several heart surgeries and eventually died.Hagi Village still can't forget his expression when he knew the news.He squatted on the ground and kept mumbling to himself, his voice was like the painful groans of a soul tortured in hell. "Oh, here he is." Hagimura turned around.A young man in a brown coat pushed the door open and entered.For a moment, he didn't recognize him as Yuming Gongichi, and looked around for a while.When he looked at the young man again, his melancholy eyes overlapped with the expression of his youth. "Long time no see." Gong Yi bowed his head politely, his voice was completely different. "Remember me?" Hagimura asked. "Of course, Mr. Hagimura." Saying that, Koichi grinned. When he sat down, they called the waiter, and the coffee cups of Hagimura and Kashiwahara were already empty. Koichi is working in a design office in Tokyo.It seems that I have lost contact with my brother and sister.Gong Yi explained that they were separated after they came out of the orphanage, and now they are quite unable to live alone. In Hagi Village's mind, the appearance of the three siblings appeared in their childhood, and they prayed that they could encourage and support each other in their lives.The reality is really not so perfect, he said with heartache. "What do you want me to see...?" After a few pleasantries, Kouichi looked at Kashiwahara and asked, it seemed that he didn't know the details yet. Well, Bai Yuan nodded and reached into the inner pocket of the suit, took out the plastic bag containing the watch, and put it in front of Gongyi. "Do you have an impression?" "Can I touch it?" "Words through the bag." Gong Yi reached out to pick up the plastic bag, and stared intently at the watch inside.Hagimura expected him to show a surprised expression.However, his hopes were dashed.Gong Yi just tilted his head slightly, showing a puzzled look. "What kind of watch is this?" he asked. Hagi Village looked around, Kashiwahara's expression didn't change much.However, he should be as disappointed as Hagimura. "Look at the back of the watch," Kashiwahara said. "It may be difficult to tell. It says Ariake and celebrates the opening of the new store." Turning over the bag, looking at the back of Gong Yi's pupils dilated. "We wondered if it belonged to your family, in other words, if it was your father's watch." Listening to Kashiwahara's words, Gong forgot to breathe for a moment, and then, he seemed to be lost in thought, with his brows furrowed. "Isn't it?" Hagimura asked. Gong Yi closed his eyes for a moment, and then carefully looked at the watch again. "Speaking of which, I've heard about receiving a watch. But, I'm not sure if it's this one." "Who sent it?" Bai Yuan asked. "It should be a classmate, it seems that classmates in middle school raised money to buy it together..." "Which middle school did your father go to?" "Let me think about it, probably...the local public high school." "This can be found immediately." Hagi Village said to Kashiwahara. "Yeah." Bai Yuan nodded. "Where did you find this watch?" Gong Yi asked. Hagi Village remained silent, letting Kashiwahara decide whether to tell the truth.It was the Yokosuka Police Station who found the watch. "In the lost car." Kashiwahara said, "The lost car that was abandoned near Mabori, who did it is still unclear." "The only watch you found?" "No, there are others." Bai Yuan reached into his inner pocket again and took out a few photos.Purses, lipsticks, and pictures of jars. "How? Have you seen it?" "Only these, I can't say. They are all ordinary things that can be seen everywhere." "That's right." Said, Bai Yuan put away the photos and put them in his pocket together with the watch. "Police, if this is my dad's watch, can the criminal be caught?" Gong Yi asked, leaning forward.