Chapter 36 Section thirty-six

Xing Cheng was listening to Zheng Xing talking on the phone, as if the other party was coming to visit, and he couldn't explain clearly on the phone. "Waiting for your visit." Saying that, Zheng Xing cut off the phone.He looked at Xingcheng and asked, "Do you know why they came?" "Did something happen to the head office?" Xing Cheng said. "In this case, the staff at the main store will notify me in advance." That's right, Xingcheng thought, and kept silent. About thirty minutes later, the doorbell rang.Kimiko, who went to answer the door, led the visitor to the reception room, where there were two policemen.One was in his mid-thirties, and he was in good shape; the other was a thin man with sharp eyes, about fifty years old.

The older one introduced himself as Kashiwahara from the Yokosuka Police Station.The young one is called Hagi Village.Hagimura held a paper bag in his hand. "Can we sit aside?" Xing Cheng asked. "Well, of course there is no problem. We also want to confirm with our family." Bai Yuan replied with a smile. Xing Cheng and Zheng Xing sat opposite the two policemen, and Kimiko was making tea. "First of all, I want you to see these." While Kashiwahara was talking, Hagimura beside him put his hand into the paper bag.He took out the contents and put them on the table.The square jar in a plastic bag looks old and rusty.

"What is this?" Zheng Xing leaned out and looked carefully. "Have you seen it?" Bai Yuan asked. The governor frowned in thought. "Look at this." Bai Yuan said to Xing Cheng. "How? Have you seen it anywhere?" Then, he yelled towards the kitchen, "Madam, please take a look." Xingcheng looked inside the plastic bag. "Looks like a candy box." "That's right. About twenty years ago, it's no longer on sale." Kimiko served the tea and looked at the table while placing tea bowls in front of everyone. "this one?"

Bai Yuan didn't answer her question, but fixed his eyes on Zheng Xing. "Have you lived in Sakuragicho before?" "Well, more than ten years ago." Zheng Xing replied. "Have you been back there since you moved away?" "I haven't gone in. I passed by a few times on the way." Bai Yuan turned to Xing Cheng, "Me too." He replied, completely confused about the police's intentions. "Well, in fact, this candy box was found in that room." Xingcheng didn't understand Bai Yuan's meaning, and so did Zheng Xing. He looked at the policeman in surprise.

"It's a DVD shop there now," Kashiwahara said. "It was stolen recently, and this jar was stolen at that time. It is incredible that no one in the store has seen the jar now. After investigation, it was hidden in the ceiling of the closet. So, we want to ask Mr. Togami, who used to live there." "In the ceiling? Where is it?" Zheng Xing asked. "Closet on the second floor. Next to the inspection hatch." The executive shook his head. "I have no impression at all. I haven't touched that place—you hid it?" He turned to Xingcheng and asked.

"I don't know either, this thing." After listening to his son's words, Zheng Xing nodded. "Did I make a mistake? I don't think it should have anything to do with our family." Same as before, Kashiwahara said while Hagimura reached into the paper bag and took out the plastic bag, this time there was more than one. Purses, lipsticks, lids, watches—whatever it is, it's pretty old. Unexpectedly, Kimiko reached out her hand first.She took the lipstick and cap, looked at them carefully, shook her head, and put them back in place. "It's not mine, I haven't used this one."

"What about the others? Wallets, watches." Bai Yuan looked back at Zheng Xing and Xing Cheng. "I haven't seen it before." When Xing Cheng muttered in a low voice, Zheng Xing reached out and grabbed the plastic bag containing the watch, staring at it thoughtfully. "See this?" The policeman's eyes suddenly brightened. "Ah, no..." Zheng Xing shook his head and put it back in its original place, "I haven't seen any of them." "This watch is very special." Kashiwahara said, "It was a gift given to the owner to celebrate the opening of a new store. This store is also a Western restaurant, and the name of the store is 'Ariake'. Have you heard of it?"

Hearing the Western Food House, Xingcheng involuntarily turned to his side. The administration, however, was expressionless.After blinking a few times, he calmly replied, "No, I don't know." Hagimura carefully observed Togami Masashiyuki's reaction, and found that he hadn't changed significantly.Even when he heard the name "Ariake", his face was expressionless.However, people with a lot of experience, especially those in the upper class like Togami Masashiyuki, will not show their sincerity on their faces when they are hit.This is the experience summed up by Hagi Village after actual observation.What's more, he was a little concerned that he didn't respond to the word foreign food house.On the contrary, it was more natural for his son Xingcheng to show surprise when he heard about the restaurant.

Masayuki Togami reached out to pick up the gold watch, and the fact that he looked at it repeatedly made him a little concerned.Originally, when seeing this pile of things, it was only natural for a man of Togami's age to notice the gold watch first. The owner of "GOODSOFT" was also the first to pick up a gold watch.It's the same reason why Hushen's wife is only interested in lipstick and lids. "When 'Togami-tei' was first opened in Sakuragicho, did you know there was a 'SUNRISE' coffee shop nearby?" Kashiwahara asked.When they came to visit, they decided that Kashiwahara would be mainly responsible for the interview.

"Sunrise...? Who knows. Although I vaguely remember that there is a coffee shop, but I can't remember the name of the shop." Hu Shen replied, his face still calm. "I heard that your store will also deliver food at that time." Hearing Kashiwahara's question, Togami nodded. "As you said, however, it didn't last too long." "One of the delivery places is that store. At that time, the takeout person there said so. When I was hungry, I always ordered food delivery from the nearby 'Togami Tei'. It is quite rare to deliver food to the coffee shop. , you won’t be impressed, right?”

Togami Masahyuki crossed his hands in front of his chest, and fell into a brief thought. At this moment, his wife spoke up. "Speaking of which, isn't it the same store?" she said to her husband, "I always order at strange times. For example, at two o'clock on Sunday. And the quantity is huge, and the content is not the same. It is quite hard." After listening to her words, Togami nodded. "I just remembered that too." "The store name seems to have SUN, and I always answer the phone." Finally got it right.Hagimura looked at Kashiwahara's profile. "Do you still have any memory of the guests in that coffee house?" "A customer from the coffee shop? Ah, this..." Togami Masahiro smiled wryly, "We are only responsible for delivery. Every time we deliver to the door of the store, we don't know the customers inside." "Among the customers is a person who owns a western restaurant. The restaurant opened by that person is called 'Ariake'." Ah, Hugami Xingcheng cried out involuntarily.His gaze went to the plastic wrapping that held the watch. "This watch?" "That's right. That's the shop. The owner's name is also Mr. Ariake. Ariake from the Ariake Sea. We think he has a relationship with Mr. Togami." However, Togami Masahuki shook his head. "I don't remember. As I said, I haven't met the customers of that store directly. There are colleagues in the store, and this is the first time I heard about it today. I don't have any clues about this watch." "I see, since you are so sure, you probably don't know." Bai Yuan said lightly.So far, there is no evidence to support further questioning. "Well, what are you investigating?" Hu Shen asked, "It seems to have happened a long time ago, what is the purpose?" Hagi Village remained silent, and Kashiwahara responded with a smile. "You guessed it right. We are indeed investigating a case from a long time ago. Although it has not been confirmed yet, the items in this candy box are likely to be important clues. Therefore, we are trying to find out who is hiding in the ceiling." "What case?" Hushen Xingcheng asked. "We have nothing to say about that. If you know about this candy box, that's another story." Togami Masahyuki looked at his father beside him with an expression of disbelief. "I don't think it has anything to do with my family." Hu Shen said calmly, "I don't know why these things are hidden in the ceiling of that house, at least we didn't put them." Hu Shen said firmly without hesitation in his eyes. "Got it," Kashiwahara replied. "I'm really sorry to bother you so late. However, if you think of something, please tell me in detail. This is my business card. It doesn't matter whether you call the police station or my cell phone." Walking out of Togami's house, Hagimura asked, "What do you think?" "It's hard to say." Bai Yuan said with a straight face, "That person was the first to pick up the watch." "Yeah, so I feel a little suspicious." "Really? I think it's the opposite." "why?" "If it's something eye-catching, ordinary people generally wouldn't reach for it. Assuming he was the criminal in that case, he would at least hesitate to touch it when he saw the stolen watch." "Is Hugami innocent?" "No, it's hard to say. I don't think it's a coincidence that Ariake Yukihiro is at the delivery place." "I feel the same way about this." According to Koichi Ariaki’s recollection, Hagi Village and the others guessed that it was “Togami-tei” who went to the event venue of the gambling organization to deliver food.Then, I asked a few customers who went to "SUNRISE", although they seemed unwilling to recall that experience and looked bored, it was not difficult to find out the name of the food delivery shop.Except those who forgot the name of the store and those who didn't know the name of the store, everyone answered "Togami-tei" unanimously. However, they also remember this.When asked who would deliver the food, no one answered.Of course, it's even more impossible for them to know about his relationship with Ariake Yukihiro. Anyway, in order to further investigate the coincidence of location, they came to visit Togami's house tonight. "However, no matter how you think about it, it feels weird." Bai Yuan said. "what?" "That candy box. Why is it hidden in the ceiling? If it's evidence, it's better to dispose of it immediately. If there is a reason to keep it, why did you forget it there?" "I was going to deal with it afterward, but I forgot. Confused?" "That's right, very confused. After seeing Togami Masashiyuki, I don't think this person is a fool who will forget such things."