Chapter 25 Section 25

A short man about fifty years old walked into the conference room under the urging of the Kajiwara detective from the Nishiarai branch.His eyes were sunken and his cheeks sunken.Oribe felt that he was describing Yigao not because he became thinner, but because he was overtired.Bloodshot eyes also testified to his fatigue.His tense expression seemed to tell others that he had been troubled for a long time before he decided to stand up like this. "You are Mr. Ayumura." Oribe confirmed. The man nodded and replied in a low voice, "Yes." "Anyway, please sit down first. I've already heard about what happened, but there are still some things I want to confirm."

Ayumura pulled out the folding chair and sat down.Kajihara was sitting next to Oribe. "Uh, I want to ask about the situation when Miss Lingmei Qianjing committed suicide. I heard it happened on May 7 this year?" Oribe asked while looking at the documents at hand. "Yes, it was just after Golden Week ended. ——Well, wouldn't it be better to repeat what I just said?" Ayumura asked Kajihara, looking at Kajihara. "Yes, sorry to trouble you. We only heard the general content." Kajihara said. Ayumura nodded, his throat twitched as he swallowed saliva, and then looked at Oribe again.

"My wife said that Qianjing didn't get up in the morning, so she wanted to go to the room to call her. I had already gone to work. Then she found that her daughter... Qianjing hung the rope on the curtain rail... and hanged herself. I The wife hurriedly put her daughter down and called an ambulance, but she seemed to be dead at that time. It was the police who called me. Because my wife... was going crazy and couldn't even make a phone call." Ayumura seemed to be desperately enduring something.Although three months have passed, the wound in his heart must not have healed.

Oribe read the information again.The address of Ayu Village is Soka City, Saitama Prefecture.Regarding this case, I heard that the Caojia branch closed the case with suicide.Listening to Ayumura's words now, it seems that there is something hidden. "Is there a suicide note?" "No." "Do you have any thoughts on the motives for suicide?" Ayumura shook his head. "No. She is a cheerful and good child, and she doesn't seem to have any troubles at all. It's just that she came home very late the day before she committed suicide. She went straight into the girl's room without dinner, and hasn't come out since. So I think , what should have happened to her that day..."

"The day before means May 6th. Shouldn't the school be on holiday? But she came home very late, didn't she?" "I think it was around nine o'clock... or so. She told my wife that she went to karaoke with a friend, but that was also through the door." "She's like this, hasn't she appeared in front of her family again?" "Yes. So I wondered what happened to her, so I asked the school friends who came to the funeral. But no one went to karaoke with her at all. After they broke up at the station in the evening, Qianjing seemed to be alone back home."

It was very similar to Nagamine Ema's situation, Oribe thought as he listened to him. "Qianjing once said that the band she likes will hold a concert every other Saturday, and she seems to be looking forward to it. So, something must have happened that day. I also talked to the police, but they are not on our side at all. stand, or even ignore us at all... In short, they just look like they don't want to care about it. In the end, the other party even said that there is a problem with our own education method..." Ayumura bit his lip and knocked on the table with his right fist.His fists were shaking.

Oribe can understand the police's inability to actively investigate cases that have been closed with suicide.Cases that have not yet been closed have piled up like a mountain, and new cases occur every day.If it is known that it is suicide, even if the motive is unknown, there will be no problem in handling the documents. "Then why do you think that this murder in Adachi Ward is related to Ling Ai's suicide?" "Because I heard some strange things from my daughter's friend recently." "What do you mean by strange words?" "About April, my daughter's friend said that she and Qianjing were accosted by two boys driving on the way from school. Although Qianjing and the others didn't respond, the two men seemed to be entangled. At that time, they were finally I got rid of the two men, but then the car seemed to be parked on the side of the road next to the school again, so Qianjing and the others took a detour to go home. But because this kind of thing didn't happen again before Qianjing passed away, so I also didn't expect that this would be Qianjing's motive for suicide. That's what the child said."

"Those two boys are..." "Yes. The girl said that one of them looks like Banzaki who was killed this time, and the car they drive feels similar." Oribe looked at Kajihara. "Have you asked that friend?" "Not yet, but I have copied down the contact information. Do you want to call her over?" "No, not yet." Oribe turned his gaze back to Ayumura. "After hearing what the child said, did you immediately feel that it was related to Ling Ai's suicide?" "Because it's similar to the murder case of Ms. Nagamine Ema."

Ayumura correctly remembered the name "Nagamine Ema".He probably cares a lot about this series of events.Moreover, he also described the case of Changfeng Ema's abandoned body as a murder case, which shows his hatred for Banzaki and the others. "And," Ayumura lowered his eyes again, and then raised his head again, "my wife said that Chiaki seemed to have showered before she died." "take a shower?" "Hmm. Didn't find out until later, but it seemed to show signs of taking a bath. She seemed to have put on new underwear after she showered in the middle of the night. My wife never told me about this, so I thought, My wife should How much do you know what happened?"

Oribe looked away from Ayumura who was speaking sadly.Just thinking about what kind of mood Ayumura Chiaki was in the shower would make his heart ache.She probably wanted to wash off the dirt on her body before she died. There are also two photos attached to the information in Oribe's hand - the mugshot of Chiaki Ayumura.Both are in uniform, a cute girl with big eyes. People from the Nishiarai Sub-bureau said that Ayumura seemed to have brought these two photos to the police station.Then he asked the police if the girl in the photo was captured in the video tape of the murderer who sexually assaulted Nagamine Ema.

The videotapes recovered from the room of Atsuya Banzaki were all kept by the Nishiarai Branch.Kajiwara and the others seem to be playing the tapes first, while comparing the photos of Ayumura. Then, they found what was supposed to be the girl in the photo—oribe had heard so, though he hadn't seen the tape yet. "Can I watch the video tape?" Oribe asked Kajihara. "You can watch it right now." Kajihara looked at the back of the room, where the TV and VCR had been set up. "Where's the belt?" "It's already in." Kajihara replied softly. Excuse me, it's Ayumura's voice. "Sure enough...found it. My daughter is on the tape, isn't it?" He raised his voice. "No, we can't say for sure yet, but we think it looks a bit like it." Kajihara's tone seemed to be dodging, "So I want you to confirm it. We've already set up the video recording..." "Please let me see." Ayumura nodded vigorously and straightened his back. Kajihara looked at Oribe, who nodded to him.Let Ayumura watch the video tape has obtained the permission of the superiors. this way please.After Kajiwara said that, he put the folding chair in front of the TV.Ayumura sat down hesitantly.Kajihara picked up the remote control and turned on the TV and VCR.But before playing, he asked Oribe: "Does Oribe-san want to see it too?" Oribe hesitated for a moment, then immediately shook his hand. "No, I'll look at it later—if Mr. Ayumura is sure." Kajihara nodded, his expression seemed to say: This is better. "We have already found a clip that looks like Lingmei in advance, so as long as you press the play button, the screen should appear. After you confirm, please let us know, we are outside." I see.After Ayumura finished speaking, he took the remote control. Oribe and Kajiwara left him behind and walked out of the conference room together.As soon as the door closed, Kajihara let out a big breath, and at the same time reached into the inner pocket of his coat and took out a cigarette. "We've all had nasty errands," Kajiwara said in a friendly tone.He looked a few years older than Oribe. "Mr. Kajiwara should have seen the tape. Do you think it's his daughter?" "Maybe." Kajihara frowned. "At the beginning, the video was very dark, and the face was not captured, so it was difficult to confirm, and those two idiots only took pictures of the part below the navel. It’s getting to the front. It’s also an uncomfortable scene to watch. Just the thought of showing a father that kind of thing makes me feel heavy.” Oribe shook his head.Just listening to him talk was already painful. "Those guys are really rubbish." Kajiwara said while puffing out smoke. "To be honest, I really hope that Kanno will be killed by Nagamine! I secretly pray that Nagamine will not be arrested." Oribe looked at the ground silently, he didn't know how to answer, because he also had the same thought in his heart. Kajihara laughed softly. "As a detective from the Investigation Division, even if you open your mouth, you can't say such a thing!" Oribe also responded with a wry smile.He wanted to laugh it off as a joke. The videotapes taken from Banzaki's room captured thirteen women, including Nagamine Ema.There are so many victims.But so far, it seems that so many victims have not received reports.In other words, the victims all hid in bed and wept secretly. They probably won't stand up in the future - this is the opinion of the investigation team.This is especially true when the picture of her being sexually assaulted is recorded on a video tape, and the criminal police all think so. And Ayu Village appeared at this time. "Would you like one?" Kajihara held out the cigarette case. No.When Oribe refused, there was a sound of "Oh -" from inside the door, which sounded like the sound of a wild animal.At the same time, the sound of something falling was heard. Oribe opened the door and rushed in.Ayumura was lying on the ground, holding his head in his hands, and kept in this position, yelling "Oh, oh—" all the time. The TV is off.The remote control fell to the ground. "Mr. Ayumura, please cheer up." Oribe yelled into Ayumura's back, but he didn't seem to hear.He screamed and writhed, the floor was wet, and profuse snot and tears were streaming down his face. The other police officers seemed to have heard his cry and rushed in.Kajihara explained the whole story to them. Ayumura's cry slowly turned into words.Oribe didn't immediately understand what he was saying, but when he repeated it, Oribe gradually understood. Bitch, bastard, give it back to me, give me back Qianjing, bastard, why, bastard, why did you do this, oh-oh-oh- Oribe couldn't get close to Ayumura, and couldn't even talk to him.Anger, desperation, and grief formed a thick wall around the father of his daughter's ravaged daughter. Nagamine must be the same, Oribe thought. It must have been the same when Nagamine found the tape in Banzaki's room.When he was pushed to a world worse than hell, his heart was torn to pieces. If at this moment, the murderer appeared, what would he do?There should be no one who can keep calm, right?It was natural to want to kill him.Killing him is not enough, he must also want to cut him into pieces, right?Even if this is done, for Chang Feng, for him as a father, nothing can be redeemed forever, and he will get nothing. Ayumura's cry became: "I want to kill you! I want to kill you!"