Chapter 44 Section 44

Bai Yuan sighed and smiled. "That's it, then there's no way." "I'll leave the search to you." Koichi bowed his head politely. After watching Kashiwahara leave, Kouichi lay on the bed, smacking over the conversation just now. "There may be someone behind the scenes guiding the police's actions—" I didn't expect someone to think about it that way.He thought that clues or anything was fine, as long as they found something related to the case, the police would jump up happily and start a search based on it. It seems that Kashiwahara has no clear basis, and he can see through the whole incident just by intuition. He really deserves to be an experienced policeman.

Perhaps Kashiwahara is already suspecting that the person who guides the police is Koichi.In order to verify his suspicion, he came here specially.However, he should have returned empty-handed, Gong Yi has the self-confidence that does not lose professionalism. The key is to wonder if Bai Yuan is the only policeman with clues.If the police commanding the search had the same idea as him, their plan would surely come to naught.No, more than that, the police may also start searching for the person behind the manipulation. Bai Yuan's words rang in Gong Yi's ears again before leaving.If he had seen it all, his "don't do that anymore" might mean something else.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his mind was in a mess, and Gong Yi turned over with his head in his arms.At this time, he heard the sound of the door lock being opened.Kung sat up in surprise. The door was slowly pushed open, Taifu probed into the house. "All right?" he asked softly. "Yeah." Gong Yi got off the bed. "Notice the warning lights?" "I almost opened the door and came in, but luckily Jing noticed." Shizuna followed Taisuke into the house.She seemed to be dressed in the same outfit as when she went to Togami's house, she was well-groomed from head to toe.

"The Kashiwahara police have come." Koichi said. After listening, Taifu showed a disturbed expression. "Ask if I've gotten in touch with you. I say no." "What else? What did he say about the progress of the search?" "There is no conclusive evidence yet. Physical evidence is needed." "Isn't that a perfect fit? I also said it on the phone, Jing did it, and the recipe plan was successful." Kung nodded and looked at Shizuna. "Jing, good job. It's hard work." "It's a piece of cake." She shrugged. "It's not a big deal compared to my previous job. Just find the right time to hide the notebook. It's easier than cheating money."

Looking at the brave Jing Nai, Gong Yi felt a throbbing pain in his chest.Although her makeup was a little more refined than usual, her face was dull. "Now, we just need to wait for the police to search the house." Unlike Jing Nai, Taifu's voice was full of excitement, "Everything is in my brother's expectation." Gong Yi pulled out a smile and replied, "That's right." He hid his uneasiness in his heart. While sipping draft beer in Hagi Village, Kashiwahara wearing a jacket walked into the store.Hagimura waved to him from his seat. "Thank you." Said Bai Yuan and sat down opposite.After wiping his hands and face with a hand towel, he ordered a draft beer from the waitress.

"Where did you go today?" Hagimura asked. "To investigate other cases, I went to Tokyo." Kashiwahara's beer was delivered, and the two toasted silently. "What about you? Is there any progress?" Bai Yuan asked. Hagi Village only drooped his face. "Frankly speaking, there is nothing to be gained. A thorough investigation of Togami's interpersonal relationship when he opened a store in Sakuragicho could not find any connection between him and 'Ariake'. The investigation from the Ariake couple could not find any connection with Togami. It's a complete dead end."

"That is to say, neither side has gained anything, and it really is only the gambling organization." Hagimura nodded. "'SUNRISE' coffee shop. Togami and Ariake Yukihiro must have met there. The question is after that. What did the two talk about. Although I think there must be evidence, but no matter what, fourteen years have passed. " Kashiwahara reached out to pick up the edamame.However, he didn't put it in his mouth, but played with it between his fingers. "How about that fingerprint? Have you checked the fingerprints taken at the crime scene with Hushen's fingerprints?"

Hagi Village could only deal with it with his head downcast. He took a sip of his wine and shook his head. "The forensics department has checked it carefully, but it still doesn't match up. Hushen probably only visited Ariake on the day of the crime, and he must have been wearing gloves when he committed the crime." "That's a pity. What did Mr. Isobe say?" Kashiwahara asked Hagi's boss. "He feels that he can't act so far. Even if he wants to force him to surrender, there are too few materials at hand." Kashiwahara finally put the edamame into his mouth.He took a sip of his wine and let out a long sigh.

"The body hasn't been found yet." "remains?" "The remains of the thief who sneaked into the DVD store. Rows out to the middle of the sea and disappears." "Ah, I haven't talked about it yet. I haven't heard that a floating body has been found. Well, the sea is boundless." "Have you been buried in the belly of a fish... Or, there was no such person in the first place." "What?" Hagimura asked, "What do you mean? Pretending to commit suicide?" "No, nothing." "Even if he pretended to commit suicide and survived secretly, it would do us no good. He couldn't possibly know the meaning of the stolen goods."

"However, I still want to meet the thief." Bai Yuan said, "No one will recognize the suicide note." "The suicide note found on the shore? No, I haven't heard of it." "That's right." Bai Yuan nodded slightly. Why did he still care about the thief until now? Monk Joji Hagimura couldn't figure it out.It is true that they have made new discoveries one after another from the stolen goods, and now they have found the suspicious Togami Masahiro by chance, but the thief should have nothing to do with the "Ariake" case. "How are you? What's going on?"

Hearing Hagimura's question, Kashiwahara immediately shook his head. "As I said just now, help other cases to clean up the mess. There is no free time to investigate the case at all." "That's it." "Trivial cases keep popping up. It's annoying. The higher-ups can only deal with simple cases. The director has never cared about these cases before. It's not his responsibility that the statute of limitations has expired anyway." Kashiwahara's tone was full of nagging to his boss who did not support him, however, Hagi Village felt that his enthusiasm for this case seemed to have disappeared.Meeting in the store today was also proposed by Hagi Village. "Speaking of which, have you ever eaten at that restaurant?" Bai Yuan asked. "Which store?" "'Togami Pavilion'. Isn't it very close to where you work?" "Ah... no, I haven't eaten there." "That's it." "What's wrong with this?" "No, I just think it's not bad to eat once. I heard that the main dish is rice with diced beef." "Okay. I will accompany you anytime." Bai Yuan nodded and drank it all in one gulp.He called the clerk and added a sashimi platter and draft beer. Looking at Kashiwahara like this, Hagimura secretly felt that he was really different from before. Just as he opened his eyes, the phone rang.No, it should be said that the noise made her open her eyes.If I had known this earlier, I should have turned off the phone, Jing Nai regretted.At least it should be tuned to vibrate. The phone rang tenaciously.Annoyed, she covered her face with a blanket, trying to silence the sound. The sound finally stopped, and Shizuna poked her head out from under the blanket.She started to feel groggy this morning, no wonder why, who made her drink red wine alone until late at night. He slowly got up from the bed, picked up the mobile phone that fell on the ground, and looked at the caller ID.Knowing that the call was from Xingcheng, she felt a throbbing pain in her heart.At the same time, it was as if a lamp was burning in his chest, warming it up. The visit to his home was four days ago.That night, Jing Nai sent him a thank you text message.Xingcheng quickly texted back, asking when she could see her again.Jing Nai replied to him: "I will tell you as soon as I know the future arrangements." The last time I received a text message from Xingcheng was last night.He has a rare positive attitude, writing that he hopes to find time to meet as soon as possible.Jing Nai replied briefly, "Got it." Then came today's phone call.Maybe he finds text messages inconvenient. "I want to see you once before going to Canada." ——Said Xingcheng on the way to Hushen's house.Shizuna had a hunch that he would ask for marriage.Of course, she wanted to see him and to hear his proposal.It's just that once you hear this, the parting will be even more painful. Throwing the phone on the bed, she walked to the refrigerator with heavy steps.The refrigerator was full of empty wine bottles, three bottles of red wine, and six cans of beer.Empty wine cans fell to the ground. He took a bottle of water from the refrigerator and drank it directly.Shizuna sighed and looked around the room.The floor was littered with Western clothes, biscuit bags, etc. that had been taken off.Speaking of which, it hasn't been cleaned recently, Shizuna thought.However, she was not in the mood to tidy up the room at all.Not to mention cleaning, she didn't even bother to change clothes. When he dragged his body back to the bed in a dying state, the phone rang again.He stretched out his hand and looked at the caller ID, it was OK. It's really rare that Xingcheng, who hates causing trouble so much, would call so persistently.I'm afraid he made up his mind to press the call button.A figure of him holding a mobile phone with a stiff expression appeared in front of her eyes. Shiina pressed the call button. "Hi." She tried to make a clear voice. "Miss Gao? It's me. Hushen. Great, we finally got through." "Thank you a few days ago, it is very informative." "Is that so... well, is it convenient now?" "Yeah. Well, it's fine for a while, what's the matter?" "As written in the text message, I have something urgent to say. Knowing that you are too busy to get out, can you find a way to meet? Thirty minutes... no, fifteen minutes is enough. If necessary, I can Come and find you." His tone is not so much tough, it is more appropriate to say that he is cornered.It's like realizing that I'll never see you again. Maybe he wanted to convey his feelings before Gao Gao Saori went abroad anyway.Thinking of his mood, Jing Nai couldn't help feeling anxious. "Is it convenient?" Sensing that she fell silent, Xing Cheng asked. Shizuna adjusted her breathing inattentively. "Sorry, I'm so busy right now that I'm dizzy...I'll definitely contact you when it's over." "Really, just a little time. Where are you now? If it's convenient, I can come over here." "Sorry. I actually have a study abroad briefing today. It's about to start." "Ah... that's it. When will it end?" "That...not sure. Well, I'm going to enter..." "Then I will call again. Please contact me if Ms. Gao is free." "Well. Then I hang up."