Chapter 42 Section 42

When Mano opened the door, Oribe shone the flashlight inside the house at the same time. The entrance has two doors.Before that, I should have taken off my shoes, but of course Mano stepped in with his shoes on and opened the door. Oribe illuminated it for him, and what he saw in front of him was a spacious room with a wooden floor. It may have been used as a restaurant before, with a bar-style kitchen inside. The ground seemed to be full of dust, so there were footsteps here and there, and it looked like it hadn't been long ago. The ringtone of the mobile phone that I heard just now was no longer heard, and there was no voice. The people hiding in the house must have discovered that someone had come in.

Mano walked in slowly, while Oribe shone the flashlight ahead.There were two doors side by side, one of which had a toilet sign on it. Mano gently opened another door. After entering, there was a corridor. When he walked halfway, he saw the stairs, and there was another door ahead. Mano put the phone to his ear, it should be talking to Kondo. "Kondo, is there anything unusual?" Mano asked in a low voice, "...Is that so? Just watch there and let Inoue go around to the front, he might escape through the window. Hmm...please." After hanging up the phone, Mano pointed to the door next to the stairs with his chin.

Oribe nodded, and slowly opened the door, but it was a warehouse, and there were cleaning tools and shovels in it, and there seemed to be no room to light the stairs. After that, Oribe and Mano glanced at each other. "I'll go up and have a look." Oribe handed the flashlight to Mano as he said so. "Take it with you, it may be darker up here than here." After thinking about it, Oribe nodded, "I see." Oribe climbed two or three stairs when he heard Mano calling him. "If he resists, don't do it, call us quickly." "I know, Mr. Mano, if you find something, please don't be impulsive."

Manano smiled. Oribe shined the flashlight in front of him again. The stairs were also covered with dust, and there were shoe prints like the floor. He found that one of them was obviously the shoe print of sneakers. Oribe concentrated on continuing to climb up, all his nerves were concentrated on his eyes and ears, the opponent might attack him at any time, so he walked forward nervously and cautiously. There was also a very short corridor on the second floor, and he took a quick look with the flashlight and found that there seemed to be four rooms there, and there were also toilets. He first opened the door of the front room, which was about eight tatami mats in size, with two small single beds, placed by the window, without other furniture.Just to be on the safe side, he shined a flashlight under the bed, only to find an empty jar.

He opened the door to the next room, the size and furnishings of the room were similar to the previous one.He opened the door of the next door, and it was the same here. Maybe hiding on the first floor——he thought to himself as he opened the door of the last room.At this moment, Oribe opened his eyes wide. The two single beds were joined together, covered with towels that should have been used recently, and there were biscuit bags and bowls of instant noodles on the floor. Oribe also shone the flashlight under the bed, but no one was hiding there. He walked out of the room first and looked around.He found that there was a window next to him, but the semicircular catch on the window was still fastened well. He opened the catch and opened the window, only to find that it was right above the entrance. Inoue looked up nervously at the department.

Oribe waved slightly and closed the window. Oribe thought to himself, the ringtone he heard just now proved that the person was in this room just now.Where did he escape to?Could it be that he fled directly to the first floor? In short, go down and have a look.As he was about to walk up the stairs, he noticed the toilet door. Oribe grabbed the doorknob and slowly opened the door.After walking in, the men's restroom is on the right and the women's corridor is on the left.He walked into the men's toilet without hesitation. The smell was overflowing. There were two urinals. Opposite was a toilet, and the door was tightly closed.

He opened the door, but no one was inside. He let out a breath when a voice came from behind him.Just as he turned his head, he saw a black figure rushing out from the corridor door. Oribe ran out from the men's room, but the flashlight he was holding just now hit the door and fell to the ground. But he didn't pick it up, and just chased after the shadow.He found that the other party wanted to go downstairs, so he jumped down and tried to block it with his body. When they met, the opponent fell down, and Oribe fell on top of him.But Oribe felt something was wrong, different from what he thought.

Because the opponent wanted to escape, Oribe quickly reached out his hand, as if grabbing the opponent's shoulder. At that moment, Oribe finally realized that the person was not Kanno. "What's wrong? Oribe?" Mano's voice came from downstairs, "Is it all right?" "It doesn't matter." Oribe said, "arrest him first." "Arrest first? What does that mean?" Oribe said to the person he grabbed by the shoulder: "Who are you? What are you doing in this kind of place?" So the opponent shook his body vigorously. "Hate it, let me go!" It was the voice of a young girl.

In front of the building marked Komoro Youth House, Kazuko stopped the car. "I think it's dangerous to continue driving." He Jiazi said to Changfeng who was sitting in the passenger seat. "Yes." Changfeng looked at the dark road ahead, as if he was reluctant to leave. "The criminal police are investigating. If there is someone you are looking for, they will be directly arrested by the police. You should have no chance to take action." Regarding what He Jiazi said, the corners of Changfeng's mouth suddenly relaxed. "I know, I just wondered if I should go and have a look now that I've come here, but you're right, there's no point in staying in this kind of place."

"Then do you want to go back to Songyuan?" "No, just go to Komoro Station. Didn't you promise your father to take me to the nearest station?" "Matsumoto is not far away, and at this time, if you appear at Komoro Station, you will be very eye-catching. The criminal police who are currently in that hotel may have come from Komoro Station." "If it does happen, I'll play it by ear, and I don't want to involve you anymore. Please." Changfeng lowered his head. After He Jiazi sighed, he turned the car around. On the way back when I was driving again, I passed a motorcycle all the way to Asama Industrial Road.The man was wearing a T-shirt, jeans, and a hiking backpack.He Jiazi thought that it would be good for Changfeng to get in the car, even if he was not seen by the police, walking alone in this kind of place is likely to be spotted by others.

In a few minutes, we will arrive at Komoro Station.There are several taxis parked in the wide parking lot.There was a billboard saying "Welcome to Komoro".As soon as he passed the billboard, He Jiazi stopped the car. "The past few days have really troubled you." Changfeng said, "I'm worried that it will affect your father or the business of your store." "It's okay, this weekend is fully booked." "Really? That way I can rest assured." Changfeng opened the door on the side of the passenger seat. "Mr. Changfeng," He Jiazi called him, "Is there no other way to vent your hatred?" He stopped when he was about to pick up his luggage, and kept staring at He Jiazi.It was a sharp and gloomy look that Kako had never seen before. "If it were you, what would you do?" When He Jiazi was asked this question, he lowered his head and could only shake his head. "I have no idea." "That's right! I don't know either." Changfeng stretched out his right hand in front of He Jiazi, and when He Jiazi looked up, he saw a smile on his face. "Goodbye and thank you." He Jiazi held his hand, it was so cold. "If there is anything I can do to help, please contact me. I told you my cell phone number before!" "You have helped me a lot, and I have also deleted your number, because I am worried that the police will find out after I am arrested." After saying this, Changfeng took his hand away from He Jiazi.He unloaded his golf bag from the backseat and put his hand on the passenger door. "Goodbye." He Jiazi wanted to say to him - "Take care", but couldn't say it.For him who was about to face a desperate fate, what was the point of saying such a thing? Changfeng nodded silently and closed the car door.After that, he seemed to want to sever the relationship with Jiazi as soon as possible, and left quickly, without any intention of turning back. He Jiazi drove the car, and a vortex of loathing herself slowly formed in her heart.I evaded again, and ran away without drawing any conclusions. The girl who looks like seventeen or eighteen years old is called Youjia.I don't know her last name, and she doesn't answer when I ask.The name Youjia was also found from several text messages in her mobile phone, and there was nothing related to Kaier Kanno in these text messages. Oribe, Mano and her stayed in the room on the second floor.There are only candles for lighting, and she seems to put candles in the room for lighting. What are you doing here?Since when is it here?Who are you with? ——Youjia refused to answer any of these questions.She sat with her arms around her knees, her head lowered, and she remained in this position without moving. But when Mano said Kanno Kaiji's name, her reaction was different. "Are you with that Kanno guy?" So she moved her body, and her hands clasped her knees even harder. Oribe has confirmed that this is the location where the video tape was shot. The scene of the rape seems to be in the restaurant on the first floor. The map of Nagano Prefecture seen in the video tape is still posted on the wall. Obviously, Youjia was with the man, because the empty carton of condoms was found among the garbage in the plastic bag of the convenience store, and there were many crumpled tissues in that plastic bag. Although it can't prove that the man with her is Kanno, but from Yujia's reaction, there are various signs that Oribe thinks there should be no mistake. Oribe stared at Yuka who was squatting there motionless, thinking there was a possibility.The possibility is that Kaiji Kanno is not alone.If a teenage boy wants to hide, with the mental state of an ordinary person, it is impossible to bear this kind of loneliness.It is also reasonable to flee with someone who can forgive me.Oribe regretted that they were so stupid that they hadn't thought of this. "Do you know the man you're with?" Mano asked Yuka, "Have you watched the latest TV?" But no matter how she asked, she didn't answer.Oribe felt that she was rejecting others with body language. Who she is is still a mystery, but Oribe feels like he's seen her somewhere.Because she only glanced at it in the dark, it may be a psychological effect, but Oribe didn't expect to force her to raise her lowered head. Mano thought Kanno would come back here sooner or later, and Oribe felt the same way.After Kondo and Inoue moved the two cars parked in front of the hotel, they waited in the car. When Youjia's cell phone rang, Mano was smoking a cigarette.After looking at the LCD screen, Mano handed the phone to Youjia, "Who is it?" Yujia, who looked up with a surprised expression, took the phone, and Mano stopped her from pressing the call button, "Is it Kanno?" Yuka, on the verge of tears, looked up at Mano in confusion. "Will you assist us in our investigation?" Mano's tone became very gentle. Seeing her nodding slightly, Mano went on to say, "You talk as usual, then hang up the phone. Then your crime will be lessened." She asked, "Really?" Mano replied, "Yes." Youjia pressed the call button and held the phone to her mouth. "Run away! The police are here." Youjia shouted. Mano quickly grabbed the phone, and Youjia looked at Mano with eyes full of hatred. Oribe called Kondo while standing up.At this moment, he remembered, he looked down at Youjia. Oribe had seen her in the video tape, and she was the girl who was raped by Kanno and the others in the homestay.