Chapter 38 Section 3

The body of a man who died unexpectedly was found in the trunk of an abandoned car near Ou Bridge in Adachi Ward.The body was completely naked, the face and fingerprints were damaged, and there were strangle marks on the neck.The car was stolen. The search team's immediate priority is to determine the identity of the deceased.The police, centered on the Tokyo metropolitan area, are re-investigating recently reported runaways or missing persons.The only clues are the treatment marks of the teeth. Wataru Kato, who investigated the Mukai Group of Section 1, also participated in this work.He has long been tired of this kind of monotonous investigative work. Although he has been assigned a fixed task, he mostly spends his time in coffee shops.

That night, he also returned to the Metropolitan Police Department without serious investigation.He didn't go to the headquarters because he didn't want to see the tense face of his boss, Mukai. Kato came to the seat and saw his young colleague Nishizaki writing something on the table, probably another report.A few days ago, a missing person similar to the corpse of the man who died unexpectedly was found, but through computer analysis, it was found that it was not the same person. "The boss complained, saying that you don't work hard." Nishizaki raised his head and smiled.

"Don't worry about him. It's too unreasonable. In the information age, it's ridiculous to ask people everywhere." Kato sat on the chair and pulled his tie. "A thorough investigation is the most reasonable. This is the consistent position of the higher-ups." "They just want 'all investigated' results. If there are loopholes in the investigation, they will be held accountable. Because they think about these first, they will always be taken advantage of by the bad guys. Those people are proficient in using computers, and the police are still there today. Use the abacus."

Nishizaki stood up with a wry smile, as if going to the toilet. Kato lit a cigarette, turned his neck, and his joints creaked. When the cigarette burned two centimeters away, his eyes suddenly fell on the table next to Nishizaki, on which was a half-written report. Kato picked up the report and looked at it at a glance.It is a record of a conversation with the wife of a missing person named Zeng Gaxiao, who was confirmed to have nothing to do with this case a few days ago.Kato thought, there is no need to write about this kind of thing. He casually browsed the content of the report, his eyes suddenly stopped at one place, then he opened his eyes wide, read it carefully, and read it again from the beginning.

At this time, Nishizaki came back. "how?" "what is this?" "Ah... There was a lot of trouble in the previous paragraph, and it also troubled the identification department, so I want to summarize it." "That's not what I asked. Have you seen the woman who appeared here?" "woman?" "Here, I went to meet the daughter of my former boss on the day of my filial piety. It was that woman." "Ah, you mean the one who made an appointment to meet at the coffee shop, what's his name?" "Xinhai, Xinhai Meifu. Let me ask if you have seen her?"

Nishizaki shook his head blankly, as if he didn't understand why Kato suddenly became excited. "No, because I don't know if the deceased was filial to me. It turned out not to be." "This Xin Hai Mei Dong, could it be that woman?" "Which one?" "When you heard the name Xin Hai Mei Dong, what did you think of? This name is not common." "No. I also think it's a rare name... who is it?" "The stench incident in Huawu, have you forgotten?" "Huawu? I still remember that case." Nishizaki's expression changed, his eyes and mouth opened wide, "Ah, Xinhai... By the way, the stalker..."

"Hangzhong." Kato searched his memory, "The stalker's surname is Bangzhong, and he is the floor manager of Huawu. He said that Mifuyu Shinkai is his lover." "I remembered. That woman is very powerful, and she always denied her relationship with Hamaka. Kato, you thought she was lying." "This Shinkai Mifuyu," Kato pointed to Nishizaki's report, "could it be that woman?" "I don't know." Nishizaki tilted his head, "This name is rare, so it should not be the same name. As I said just now, I wanted to find out the identity of the corpse... This is also the boss's instruction."

"It's okay, I understand." Kato put the report back on Nishizaki's desk and lit another cigarette. "If it's the same person, do you think there is any doubt?" "No, there is nothing suspicious about it." "Seeing your expression, you obviously care about it. Kato, didn't you conceive a bold reasoning at that time? You said that there are two stalkers. The person who followed Xin Haimeifuyu was not the same as the one who harassed other female shop assistants. The other stalker was the one behind the stink incident—I thought it was interesting."

"It's okay to write novels, but you can't get the approval of the people above." Kato remembered the situation at that time.Strange as it was, he was confident in his reasoning.If the boss can agree with his point of view and send someone to conduct a thorough investigation, evidence will definitely be found.But the boss is only stuck in the middle of the river, and finally enters the maze. Kato clearly remembered Shinkai Mifuyu's face, especially her eyes, which were deeply etched in his mind.When being watched by her, there will be an inexplicable uneasiness, as if the whole person will be sucked in by her.As long as I recall the look in her eyes, that feeling will reappear.

That woman came out again... It must have been by chance.I have been working as a criminal police all year round, so of course I will encounter this kind of thing.Every time a case is handled, the number of people interviewed is very large. Although the case is completely different, the same person may be called for investigation again in a few years.He has also encountered this situation. But for Xin Haimeifuyu, Kato thinks it cannot be regarded as a coincidence.In the case of Huawu, the woman was also in a delicate position, and the person who made an appointment with her this time disappeared again.

When he came back to his senses, he found that Nishizaki was looking at him worriedly, so he flicked off the ash with a wry smile. "What's wrong with me? Since the deceased was not Soga's filial piety, no matter what kind of connection he has with Xin Haimeifuyu, we don't care." Nishizaki seemed to see through Kato's heart, he didn't say anything, just grinned. Two days later, the identity of Shan Daqiao's body was found out.A medical record identical to the case of the deceased was found at the Dental Hospital in Mitaka. The man was the owner of a small printing factory. Soon, his wife and her lover were arrested on suspicion of murder. These have nothing to do with Xin Haimeifu.