Chapter 40 Section 40

After getting off the expressway at the Saku Interchange, Oribe drove in the direction of Shirakaba Plateau.It was past five o'clock in the afternoon, but the sun was still high in the sky.As soon as you leave the residential area, you will see the lush forest. "If you don't come to work, you really want to come to this kind of place for vacation!" Mano, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said with emotion. "I got up very early this morning. You must be very tired, right? You can take a nap, it's okay." Oribe said, looking ahead. "Don't treat me like an old man, you also get up very early, how can I ask my younger generation to drive and sleep by myself?" After saying this, Mano sighed. "But I'm really tired!"

To Oribe's question, Mano replied: "On the contrary." "If he calms down now, it will be even more difficult for him to change his mind. Because if he still hesitates, he may give up revenge and surrender himself!" Oribe nodded slightly.The sign of Tateshina Ranch appeared ahead. From there, drive for about a minute, and you will come to the front of "Crescent".I heard that it was just a green roof, but Oribe had an impression of it because I had seen it on TV before. Owner Takaaki Kijima and his daughter came out to greet them.Oribe and the others had informed before coming.

Takaaki Kijima has a white beard on his chin and looks thick.After he took Oribe and the others to the living room, he asked in a slightly sarcastic tone: "You told me before that you wouldn't ask me any more questions." Mano smiled wryly and scratched his head. "You seem to be calling us bureaucratic, but we are here for other related business, sorry. Let me explain, we are not chasing down the Changfeng suspects, but chasing the Changfeng suspects wanting revenge the young man." Takaaki Kijima nodded incomprehensibly.He must be thinking that although the targets of investigation are different, they are all in the same case, right?

Mano briefly asked about Nagamine's situation when he lived here, and Kijima Takaaki's answer was also very concise.Anyway, I just don't remember much. It's just that Takaaki Kijima looked at his daughter's behavior from time to time when answering questions, which made Oribe feel a little strange.His daughter and Jiazi should be in their thirties, and they almost kept their heads bowed without saying a word. "Is the long bee collecting data about real estate agents?" Mano asked. Kijima Furuaki frowned. "A real estate agent...is it?" "It doesn't matter if it's not the data of the real estate agency. For example, has he asked if there are any closed homestays nearby?"

"Oh, this... I don't remember." "Really?" Mano nodded. Oribe noticed that Takaaki Kijima secretly glanced at his daughter's side at this time. After asking a series of questions, they asked to see the room where Changfeng lived.They said they wanted to see for themselves, so Mano took the key. The room was on the second floor, a small, neat room with two single beds.There is a small desk in the corner. The fingerprints left in this room have been analyzed, and it is confirmed that Changfeng did live in this room before. "It's not that Changfeng is locked in this room and hasn't gone out. According to the boss, he seems to go out every day. Of course he should go to Kanno! How does he want to find it? He should have no clues." Mano said in a low voice as if talking to himself.

"That may be our self-righteous idea. In short, Changfeng only knows that Kanno is in Nagano Prefecture." "It should have been asked from Banzaki!" "The same goes for the killing of Banzaki. We didn't understand the situation at the time, but why Changfeng knew that those two people were the murderers who killed his daughter? It is still a mystery about this." "Yeah, that means he might be like us now, looking for closed B&Bs everywhere!" Mano thought. The two came out of the room and heard the conversation downstairs. "Going out so late?" Kijima Takaaki said.

"Because there is something urgent, and it's only past six o'clock, so it's not too late! It'll be fine." "But there's still a lot of work to do." "There's only one group of guests tonight, and I've already asked Tadano, so you shouldn't be too tired." "Where are you going?" "I'm going to Songyuan's friend's house. Her husband is hospitalized suddenly. She has to rush to the hospital, but someone must help her take care of the child who stays at home." "Which friend of yours?" "Tell you, you don't know either."

"Do you have to go?" "Yeah, so I don't have time to tell you any more. I'm leaving now." The two detectives saw He Jiazi, who was wearing a T-shirt, go out from the entrance. Oribe came down the stairs. "Did something happen?" "No, it's nothing..." Takashi Kijima was obviously embarrassed. "How's the room?" "We've seen it, thank you." After saying this, Takaaki Kijima took the key handed over by Oribe, and then kept staring at the key. "What's wrong?" Oribe asked. "No, is the whereabouts of the suspect Changfeng still unknown?"

"We're investigating." "Just now you asked me if Changfeng was looking for a closed homestay, does that matter?" "No, there is such a thing in the information we have...but we can't say it yet." "yes?" "What's wrong?" "No, I'm just a little curious, thinking why you would ask something irrelevant." Takaaki Kijima smiled kindly, and disappeared into the living room. Then the phone rang, and it was Mano's call. "Hey... oh, thank you just now... oh, did you find another one... it was still open at the end of last year. The location is... Huh? Gao Feng... Is it the peak plateau? Please wait a minute." With his hands on the phone, he looked at Oribe. "A call from the Nagano Prefectural Police Department, saying that they found another closed B&B, can we go there now?"

"sure!" "The location is on the peak plateau, please confirm the location." Oribe replied that I knew, then reached into his suit pocket, took out the map of Nagano Prefecture, squatted down on the spot, and spread the map on the ground. Mano continued to answer while writing it down. "...Is it Komoro City... About fifteen minutes after going down from Komoro Interchange, the name of the inn is...Futaba House? Is it written in Chinese characters...It's written in Katakana, I know .” After hanging up the phone, Mano gave Oribe what he wrote down.The full address was scrawled on it.Oribe found it on the map in no time.

"It's in this area." Oribe pointed to a certain area on the map. "If we leave now, I don't think it should take an hour." "Then go and have a look!" "Okay, since they specifically notified us." Oribe folded the map and stood up.At some point, Takaaki Kijima came out from the living room and looked at them. "Did something happen? Did you find out where Chang Feng was hiding?" "No, not yet." Mano shook his hand, then looked at Oribe and said, "Let's go!" Then bowed his head to the owner of the hotel. "Thank you for your help." Oribe heard the voice behind him, and opened the entrance door. When He Jiazi stopped in front of Matsumoto's building, it was already around seven ten in the evening.She hurried into the building and rang the doorbell.Changfeng seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and he responded immediately, and the door opened. Seeing Changfeng, He Jiazi took a breath.His attire is still the same as usual, but his appearance has changed.He was clean-shaven and had his hair done. "I'm sorry, I'm late. In fact, the police came to my store..." He Jiazi told Changfeng that two more criminal policemen came from Tokyo. "Those people also asked if you have ever looked for a closed homestay? I think they may already know that Kanno is hiding in that kind of place." Changfeng didn't look panicked at all, he pursed his lips into a straight line and nodded vigorously. "It's possible. The person who informed me doesn't know who it is, so I don't know where this information will go." "The police may also investigate the homestay on the peak and plateau." "It should be! So we have to race against time." He looked at his watch. "Can I go?" "Yes, of course." Changfeng came out of the room with a luggage bag and a golf bag in his arms, and put a hat on his tidied hair. He Jiazi stared at Changfeng, and Changfeng smiled when he realized that she was looking at him. "I don't know when I will be able to shave next time, so I want to shave cleanly now." He Jiazi didn't know how to answer, but just looked at the ground.Changfeng must have thought about what would happen after he was imprisoned. Changfeng put the luggage in the back seat of the car and sat in the passenger seat.He Jiazi watched him fasten his seat belt and started the engine. "I don't know if Xiaozhu's homestay can find him?" Changfeng said. "But I won't be coming back here, thank you very much." "What are you going to do if Kanno isn't there?" "Please take me to the nearest station first, and then I will think about what to do." "but……" Chang Feng shook his head. "I can't rely on you anymore, and the police are here to find you again. If they come in and out of your store, it should be impossible not to pay attention to your every move. If it continues, they will find out sooner or later." "I hide it well." "Don't underestimate the police, and don't forget that there are many people around you. Perhaps some of them already think your behavior is suspicious." Kazuko lowered her eyes.Sure enough, Changfeng expected it.Long Ming will definitely get to the bottom of what happened tonight! "Let's go!" Changfeng said in a gentle tone. He Jiazi nodded, and slowly let go of the brake.