Chapter 62 Section 4

Hamanaka put several rings on the counter and was wiping them one by one with a cloth.Kato entered the store after making sure there were no customers inside, and Hamaka, who had just smiled, immediately sank. "You don't need to stretch your face so long." Kato said with a smile.To be honest, Hamaka's reaction gave him a kind of pleasure.When Bangzhong was the floor manager of a high-end gem jewelry store, he must have been putting on a good face all day long, but secretly greedily seeking pleasure on young women.Kato felt that even if this kind of person ruined his life, he didn't deserve any sympathy.

"What's the matter? I've said everything I need to say." Hamaka looked away, and the hand that wiped the ring moved again. "I want to ask about the resume." Kato pulled the chair prepared for the guests and sat down, looking straight up at Hamaka's face. "CV……" "That woman's is Xinhai Meidong. You probably know her experience only after reading her resume." "So what's the matter?" "Of course there will be a photo on the resume?" "Then there's no need to talk about...resume." Hamaka raised his head, as if he didn't understand what Kato was asking.

"Seeing the picture, did you notice anything?" "Attention? Attention to what?" "Is it her normal photo?" Bangzhong doesn't seem to understand the gist of the question. "I don't understand what you're trying to say. That photo is really nothing special." "Really?" "Kato, you—" Kato interrupted Hamamaka: "Can you tell me how Xin Haimei entered the Huaya? You were the person in charge of the floor at the time, so you should know." Hamaka curled his lips, then licked his lips. "I don't know the details, because I didn't know her until after she was hired. As I told you before, she was not in the store I was in charge of at first."

"After meeting her, you quickly promoted her." Hearing this, Bangzhong closed his lips tightly, and was visibly agitated when packing the ring.Kato observed his reaction and said, "You don't need to go into too much detail. You should have heard how she was hired. Since Mr. Hamaka, you want to know everything about her, this kind of thing will definitely not be left behind." Hamanaka put the ring back on the counter, glared at Kato, and lit his cigarette. "I didn't ask much about it, it's just an ordinary midway hire." "That's the question, is it common to be hired halfway?"

"It's not very rare. Depending on the economic environment, sometimes there will be a sudden shortage of staff. A large shop like Huawu cannot be maintained by temporary or hourly labor." "Is it because you don't want to lower the quality of the staff?" "If you don't have a certain amount of experience, absolutely not." Bangzhong showed a gaze that looked far away, "By the way, she has work experience." "What's the meaning?" "Having rich experience in jewelry and gemstone accessories is a prerequisite for being hired. She seems to have worked in a similar store before and was hired."

"The store you worked in before? Is that on your resume?" "I forgot the name of the store." "Why? You even want to investigate her elementary school and middle school, and you will not be uninterested in the store where she worked before." Bangzhong sighed: "I heard it's closed down." "what?" "I heard that it's closed down, so it's useless to be interested in that store." "collapse……" "That's why I'm looking for a job again. Hey, come on, I've said it several times, I want to forget about her. Whenever I finally calm down, you always come to remind me of those nasty things. Don't bother me anymore !” Hamaka said sternly, and extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray.

Kato smiled slightly and stood up slowly.Bangzhong was still glaring at him angrily.Kato rubbed the underside of his nose, but suddenly grabbed the front of Hamaka's shirt, and pulled it forward across the counter.There was a hint of timidity on Bangzhong's face. "Don't mess with me here. Who is it that is being manipulated by women and used by others? If you are not so useless, others may not be exposed." "other people?" Kato didn't answer, let go of his hands, sat on the chair again, crossed his legs, and looked up at Hamaka to straighten his shirt.

"Can you think of the name of that store for me? Don't you forget?" "No, I really didn't look carefully. When I heard the name of that store, I might be able to remember..." "Oh, forget it. When did you decide to hire Xin Hai Mifuyu?" "When? It should be the beginning of that year, 1995." Kato shook his head: "Can you be more specific? Do you remember whether it was before or after the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake?" "Earthquake?" Hamaka opened his mouth slightly, "Remember, Mifuyu said that after the earthquake, he found a job in Tokyo."

"After the earthquake? Sure enough." "What's wrong? Does it have anything to do with the earthquake?" Kato pretended not to hear. "Hangzhong, can you introduce me to the HR director?" "what?" "Huawu's personnel director, I want to meet the person who hired Xin Haimeidong, can you find a way to arrange it for me?" "I don't know what your purpose is." Hamaka sighed, and stretched out his hand to the cigarette case again, "My face can't be used against the people in Huawu, and those people will definitely run away in fright when they see me .”

"Really? Maybe." Kato scratched his head. "Hey, Kato," Hamaka said in a low voice, suppressing his emotions, "Why are you only asking about resumes and hiring dates? I've never asked about such things before. What's wrong? Can you tell me the truth? ? I should have a right to know." Kato hesitated for a moment, thinking that he could tell this person, but then he dismissed the idea and couldn't tell anyone yet.He made up his mind. "Which university did Xin Haimeifu graduate from?" It seemed that there was no answer to his own question again, Hamaka's shoulders drooped feebly. "It should be...Southwest Women's University, in Osaka, it seems to be the Department of Literature."

"Hmm. Haven't you investigated what happened at that time?" "There's no way to investigate." Bangzhong seemed a little impatient, "It's impossible to get the roster of graduates easily." "Oh." Kato stood up slowly, "Since I want to be a stalker, I should investigate these situations more thoroughly, so I don't need to bother." Hamaka couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence, and stared at the policeman in front of him inexplicably.Kato also looked at his dull face. "Hey, what's the name of the woman you're infatuated with? What's the name of the woman who hurt you so badly?" Hamaka tilted his head a little anxiously. "Tell me her name," Kato said again. "Mifuyu...ah, Shinkai Mifuyu." "Yes, Xin Hai Mifuyu, that is indeed the name." Kato nodded, "I'm sorry to disturb your work, please clean your ring." When he walked out of the store, Kato felt that Hamaka was holding his back. No, Kato muttered to himself as he walked towards Okachimachi Station, no, Hamaka, the woman who messed up your life doesn't have that name, she's a completely different person from Shinkai Mifuyu. Kato went to Kyoto three months ago.He first went to the middle school that Meidong graduated from, and asked if there was any relevant information on graduates from Showa 57.He made up a random reason.As long as it is said that it is for investigation, it is generally not rejected. The school showed him the photo album of graduates. In addition to group photos, there are also many photos of sports activities, cultural festivals, and school trips.Kato found Mifuyu Shinkai's name in the list, but no matter how many times he looked at it, he couldn't find a girl like her in the group photo that should have her.The photo is too small. Kato wants to contact Meifuyu's homeroom teacher and classmates, but there is no contact address in the photo album, and no one in the middle school understands the situation at that time.So Kato went to elementary school again, where he learned that there was a male teacher named Fukasawa who used to be the head teacher of Class 3, Grade 6 where Mifuyu Shinkai was, and then resigned and inherited the family bookstore.It was easy to find his address. Fukasawa doesn't remember Meifu very much, and it seems that she won't gain much.But Kato felt his heart beat faster when he saw one of the photos he showed.The girl named Xinhai Meidong also participated in the class reunion held a few years after graduation, but she was not the woman Kato knew well. That woman is a fake - that's all I can think of.She replaced the real Shinkai Mifuyu somewhere, and has lived as Shinkai Mifuyu ever since.So, when and where did it replace it?Where did the real Xin Haimei Dong disappear? There is only one answer to these questions.Kato thoroughly checked the relevant information of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and found data that could prove his hypothesis: 6,434 people died, including 9 unidentified people. The remains of these nine people were all found in the area where the fire was severe, or they were severely damaged, or the remains of multiple people were mixed together when they were discovered, so it is impossible to use scientific means to determine their identities.Although these nine people were included in the death toll, they were not recorded in the list of victims.In January of this year, a tombstone was erected at the unmarried cemetery at the Kamokoshi Municipal Kamokoshi Cemetery in Kita-ku, Kobe.Kato found through investigation that the place where the unidentified body was found is now uncertain. Among the nine, is there the real Shinkai Mito?Could it be that an unidentified corpse was also found in the old house of Asahi Nishinomiya's apartment?If that is Mito Shinkai, why can't the identity be confirmed? There is only one reason.Another person claimed to be Xinhai Mifuyu, and Mifuyu's parents had both passed away. Kato's mind pictured collapsed and burnt buildings.From there, the remains of three people were found, which may be the real family of three.However, another person showed up.A woman who was about the same age as the daughter of the family pointed to two of the corpses and said, "These two are my parents, and my name is Xin Hai Mei Dong."Then, she looked at the remaining corpse and said that she didn't know this person and had nothing to do with us... As soon as Kato returned to the Metropolitan Police Department, he was faced with a pile of reports to be written.Nishizaki was writing something on the table.Kato thought, if he told this young man that Mito Shinkai was a fake, what kind of expression would he show? Kato wanted to investigate the matter seriously, but felt that it was impossible for his superiors to approve it.Even if Xin Haimeidong is someone else, as long as they are not involved in the case, it is impossible for the criminal police to participate in the investigation.Although the stench in Huawu has not been resolved, and the disappearance of Zeng Gaxiaodao has not been found out, it is impossible for the boss to be interested in these two cases any longer.So I didn't even know whether the case could be filed. If Soga's body can be found, things will be different. An investigation headquarters will be established, and a large police force will be deployed. The information Kato has is valuable. When he learned that Shinkai Mifuyu was pretending to be someone else's identity, the first thought that popped up in Kato's mind was "Finally understand the motive".At the beginning, he suspected that Zeng Wo had been killed, and it must be Meidong who was secretly manipulating it. The most troublesome thing was that he couldn't find the motive.However, if she is a fake, everything is logical. It's that photo! Zeng Wo Xiaodao has a photo of Meidong and her parents in his hand, and wants to give the photo to her.The photo must be the real Meidong.The counterfeit Mifuyu wants to meet him—to be precise, Soga's existence is a big problem. But there is a doubt that must be resolved, Meifuyu has an alibi.She has been waiting for me at the appointed place, and finally waited for nothing. Another question is how to deal with the dead body?It's hard for a woman to do. As a result, the inference of an accomplice was drawn.Who might be that accomplice, Kato has no target yet. If the body is found, the investigators will be mobilized, and they will be able to openly investigate the people around Meifuyu, but it is hard to say how far Kato can investigate alone. To be honest, Kato didn't want to entrust the investigation about Shinkai Mito to others.Her past, purpose, and the real face behind her, all of which he wants to find out with his own hands, and he doesn't want to be disturbed by anyone. The investigation will continue, and the moment of the final confrontation will definitely come. He doesn't want anyone else to be present at that time. Why do you have this idea?Is it out of ego?Because I noticed the woman Xin Hai Mifuyu that no one else noticed?Of course there are factors in this aspect, but it is not only that. I may be infatuated with that woman. Kato smiled at the lackluster report.