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Chapter 17 Section 17

Wandering Blade 东野圭吾 3336Words 2018-03-22
Dear police officers responsible for investigating the murder of Atsuya Banzaki: I am Shigeki Nagamine, the father of the body Nagamine Ema found in Arakawa a few days ago.There is one thing I must tell you, so I wrote the following letter. I think everyone should already know that Atsushi Banzaki was killed by me. Perhaps I don't need to repeat the motive, which is to avenge the little girl. For me who lost my wife for many years, Ema is the only family member and an irreplaceable treasure.Because of her, I can endure no matter how hard the days are, and I can still have dreams about my future life.

But Atsuya Banzaki took away my irreplaceable treasure, and he did so brutally and crazily, so that I couldn't feel any trace of his humanity at all.He treats the little girl like a livestock, no, it can even be said that she is just a piece of meat. I saw it with my own eyes.Because the beast in human skin took pictures of all the scenes of ravaging Tuma. Can you understand how I felt when I saw the tape? Just when I was feeling sad, Atsushi Banzaki also came back.For him, this should be the most unlucky moment.But for me, this is the best and unique opportunity. I don't regret killing him at all.If you ask me, will I hate it?I can only answer, no.But if I do nothing, I think I should be even more unwilling.

Banzaki is underage, and he did not kill Tumo on purpose, as long as the lawyer argues that he was unable to make a normal judgment because he was drinking or taking drugs, the judge may sentence him to a sentence that is too light .I can foresee this kind of advocacy that gives priority to the rehabilitation opportunities of minors, but completely ignores the feelings of the victims' families. If this case had happened before, I might have agreed with these idealists.But now, I think differently.After encountering this kind of thing, I finally understood.The "evil" that has been done can never disappear, even if the perpetrators have rehabilitated (now I can say with certainty: that is impossible. But here is a hypothesis), but the "evil" they created "It will still remain in the hearts of the victims, eroding their hearts forever.

Of course, I also understand that no matter what the reason is, if you kill someone, you will be punished.I have already had this mental preparation. But now I can't be arrested, because there is one more person I want to take revenge on.I think the police should also know that the man is Xiong. No matter what happens, I want revenge, and until then, I don't intend to get arrested.But after the revenge is over, I will immediately surrender myself.I will not ask for a commutation of sentence, even if it is sentenced to death, it doesn't matter.Anyway, there is no point in continuing to live like this.

However, I hope that the police will not conduct unnecessary strict investigations on my friends and relatives.I have no accomplices.It's all my own thinking and acting alone, and I'm not in regular contact with anyone. Our father and daughter have received help from various parties before, and I wrote this letter because I didn't want to disturb them. I hope this letter can be successfully delivered to the police officers on the front line of the investigation. Shigeki Nagamine There are a total of eight sheets of letter paper. Although they are handwritten, the handwriting is very neat, and it doesn't look like an article written when emotional.

Oribe and the others and the members of the Kuzuka investigation team gathered in a corner of the meeting room of the Nishiarai Sub-bureau.Everyone was holding an A4 sheet of paper, which was a copy of Nagamine Shigeki's letter. Through handwriting identification, it has been confirmed that it was written by Changfeng himself.Judging from the postmark, it was delivered within Aichi Prefecture.It's just that so far, no connection between Changfeng and Aichi County can be found. "It's a very tough article." The detective sitting next to Oribe muttered to himself, "We are also very troubled when we write this kind of thing. I can understand his mood, but we can only follow the instructions from above. That's all."

"However, in this way, it can be confirmed that the murderer who killed Banzaki was Nagamine Shigeki. What will the section chief and the others do?" "How do you mean?" "Should be wanted?" "Probably. Those big figures above should be discussing the procedure in this regard." Not long after, the door of the conference room opened, and Hisuzuka and others, as well as senior figures above the team leader rank, walked in.Hisuzuka came to Oribe and the others. "Ah Zhen, I heard that the car has been found?" Hisuzuka asked Mano. Mano nodded.

"There is a classmate in Banzaki named Makoto Nakai, I think it should be their car. It is Gloria, and the staff of the forensic department have been asked to investigate. According to Nakai, that car should also be used to carry corpses .” "Have you made Nakai's transcript?" "It was done just now, and he has already gone back." Mano briefly reported Nakai Makoto's confession to Hisuzuka.Oribe had already told Jiuzuka about this on the phone just now, so there was no surprised expression on his face. "Then what are we going to do? Ask Nakai again tomorrow?" Mano confirmed to Hisatsuka.

Kuzuka shook his head. "There's no need for that! He obeyed because he was afraid of Banzaki and Kanno. It doesn't sound like he's lying. He probably doesn't know where Kanno is hiding now." "That's true, but it's also possible that he was an accomplice in the abduction and rape." "Let's wait until Kanno is caught, at most it's just the relevant data for review. More importantly——" Hisuzuka picked up the copy placed on the table next to him, "This thing must be announced to the media." "Want the full text?" Mano's voice was full of surprise.

"No, the general content is good. Because if the part where Nagamine blames the juvenile law is also published, those people in the media will definitely focus on it and make a big fuss. As long as he confesses that he killed Banzaki, and I intend to continue to avenge my daughter for these two points. At the same time, Changfeng should be wanted all over the country." "We have already grasped the things written here, and there is no new information at all. Changfeng himself knows this. In short, as Ah Zhen said, only from the content of this letter, it is impossible to see that Changfeng Feng’s intentions. In this case, it is necessary to find out his purpose in the part other than the content. But except for the sender is Shigeki Nagamine, all that is left is the postmark. Changfeng should also know that the police cannot ignore Pay attention to the postmark. But despite all that, he sent the letter from outside Tokyo. So, let's just think about it from the perspective that the postmark has some meaning."

"Nagamine is not actually in Aichi Prefecture? So you mean, there is no need to announce it?" Oribe said. "This is one of the reasons. Changfeng should not be in Aichi Prefecture, and he may want to disrupt our investigation, but this may only be a small purpose. I think there is a bigger purpose." "What is it?" Oribe asked. Hisuzuka's eyes swept over his subordinates one by one. "Changfeng may have been mentally prepared. One day he will be wanted, and the fact that he is hunting down Kanno will be announced. The question is what action will Kanno take after seeing the report. Just like I said just now Yes, from our standpoint, we hope that Kanno can take the initiative; but from Changfeng's standpoint, he certainly doesn't want to see Kanno do that, because he will lose the chance of revenge." "Did he write that letter just to prevent this from happening?" Oribe quickly scanned the content of the letter again. "This is just my guess." Hisuzuka said, "If such a letter is received, it is impossible for the police not to announce it. At this time, it is usually reported on the postmark. Changfeng may think that in this way, Kanno took the initiative to go to the police. The possibility of the game is reduced!" The other policemen asked, "Why?" "Because Kanno is not in Aichi Prefecture." Mano replied, "Because he is in a place that no one would expect, so Kanno saw the news and thought: What the hell, it turns out that Changfeng doesn't know where I am at all. , I don’t have to worry about being killed, and I don’t have to hide in the police station—” Hisuzuka nodded beside Mano. "Conversely, Nagamine probably already guessed where Kanno's body is, so he chose to send this letter from Aichi Prefecture, because if Kanno is really in Aichi Prefecture, his doing so will only prompt Kanno Just turn yourself in." Oribe marveled at his boss's reasoning, he hadn't thought of it at all just now. "Did Changfeng think so far?" said the detective next to Oribe. "So I said, this is just my guess, but it needs to be considered. What we should do is to protect Kanno before he is killed by Changfeng. Therefore, it is best for Kanno to come forward and surrender." "If the team leader's reasoning is correct, how did Nagamine know where Kanno is hiding?" Oribe said. Hisuzuka bit his upper lip with his lower lip and nodded slowly. "It's really a mystery. But the last time Nagasaki saw Banzaki, he probably asked it before he killed the guy." "The more important question is, how did Nagamine find Banzaki?" Mano added from the sidelines. "This letter did not mention how he found the murderer who killed his daughter. I think he seems to have other intentions than that he forgot." "What's the intention? Ah Zhen." "Well," Mano was also puzzled, "I can only ask Changfeng!" Hisuzuka put down the copy of the letter and scanned all the torture claws again. "The investigation operation needs to be carried out in cooperation with the Jinjing team, but basically they want to track down Changfeng, and we want to track down Kanno, and investigate people who have anything to do with Kanno one by one." After the dissolution was announced, the criminal police dispersed in twos and threes.Everyone has a hunch that starting tomorrow, it seems that there are not many days to go home. "Ashin, and Oribe," Hisuzuka waved, "I'm sorry to you two, but there is one thing I hope you will go for a visit now." "I'm going to find Kanno's mother." Mano said. Kuzuka nodded slightly. "Ask again if she really doesn't know where her son is hiding." "Show her the letter just now, too?" "Of course, threaten her that if she wants to save her son, she must tell the truth." Mano replied, "I know." "What's the matter? Oribe? Do you have anything to say?" Maybe it was because Oribe didn't ask and answer, so Hisuzuka asked him. "No, no..." He hesitated and said, "I think our investigation actually helped Kanno in the end." There was a wry smile on Mano's face, but Kuzuka didn't change his face, he folded his arms. "Ah Zhen, there may be another purpose of that letter." "What is it?" "Just to demoralize the investigators. Now there's an emotional guy here." "No, I'm..." "Don't forget your identity, go and come back!"
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