Chapter 71 Section 3

At around eight o'clock in the afternoon that day, Kato found the Futian factory.In any case, he wanted to visit there while he was not on duty today. There were no lights on in the workshop at the Foton factory, but lights streamed from the windows of adjacent residences.Kato walked around to the door of the house and rang the doorbell. After waiting for a while, no one answered.Kato thought no one was there, but when he turned the handle, the door opened easily. The place where I first entered the house was an office. The desks and cabinets were covered with dust, which showed that the factory had not been opened for a long time.

"Is anyone there?" Kato yelled inside, "Is anyone there?" After a while, a short man in his sixties walked out slowly from the inside, and he looked at Kato expressionlessly. "Are you...President Fukuda?" The man snorted when he heard the words, and muttered in a hoarse voice: "The factory is gone, where is the president?" Kato understood, it seems that the Futian factory has closed down. "I'm a police officer and I want to ask something." Fukuda frowned and tilted his head. "Even if you can't pay back the money, you don't need the police. I've never heard of such a thing."

"What I want to ask is not about you, but someone who used to work here." Kato took a step forward, "Do you remember Masaya Suwon?" Fukuda's eyes that seemed to be buried by wrinkles widened slightly. "What happened to him too?" "Also? Who else?" Fukuda snorted again: "I didn't point out anyone. The world is so bad, there are only two things for unemployed people to do: break the law or wait for death." chair. "What's up with him?" "At this stage, it is only discovered that it may be related to a certain case. When I went to him to investigate, his whereabouts were unknown, so I came here."

"Perhaps he was also chased by creditors and fled around." "Has he contacted you recently?" "How is it possible? There has been no contact since he resigned two years ago. To be precise, I fired him." Fukuda took out the cigarette case from his jacket pocket, but it was already empty. Hands clenched. Kato put his cigarette case on the table.Fukuda alternately looked at his face and the cigarette case, then reached for the case. "Thanks." "What kind of person is Suwon?" Fukuda smoked beautifully. "He is indifferent to others, but his craftsmanship is impeccable. Without him, my place would have closed down a year earlier."

"What's the meaning?" "He can do everything. He is proficient in turning, grinding, and welding. I heard that he floated from Kansai. He should have received strict training. Because of him, all other workers were dismissed. Although he is hated, he is a poor man. That's it, there's no way." "What about jewelry processing?" "Huh? What kind of jewelry processing?" "Like making rings or necklaces or something." "I don't accept this kind of work here. However, if you want to do it, you can do it, and all the tools are available. In the past, our factory mainly processed silver products, but that was a long time ago."

"Oh, silver processing?" "I have done jewelry, wine cups and other things. That kind of work requires skills. A round plate is only beaten to make a wine cup. But the factory with the best craftsmanship left suddenly, and then I stopped doing it." "In terms of processing silver products, is your factory famous?" "How should I put it, everyone in the circle knows it. Do these things have anything to do with Yaya?" "What was the process of hiring him?" "There is no story at all, it's not that exaggerated. He came to the door suddenly, hoping that I would hire him."

"Happily hired right away?" "Yes. No, it's not right." Fukuda changed his words immediately, holding a cigarette between his fingers, squinting his eyes upwards, "A'an suddenly failed, so I hired him." "A'an? Can't do it? What do you mean?" "There is a man surnamed An Pu, who used to be a worker here. He was unable to work because of injuries. He was stabbed by a prostitute in his hand and couldn't move his fingers. Of course it was a heavy blow to him, and it also had a great impact on the factory, because there are Some machines are only used by him. In this world, if the delivery cannot be made on time, the order will not be received immediately." Fukuda shook his shoulder lightly, and said again, "Actually, it will be a matter of time before the order is not received. .”

"You hired Mizuhara just to get out of trouble?" "That's right. As I said just now, his craftsmanship is impeccable. It can be said that it was a blessing in disguise. An accident happened to A'an, and our factory has developed in a good direction. Of course, this cannot be heard by A'an." Futian Staring reluctantly at the cigarette butt that was about to burn, he then stubbed it out in the ashtray. "How did Suwon behave when he was here?" "Expression? What do you mean?" "Anything is fine. About Suwon, as long as you remember, please tell me. For example, what kind of woman does he date?" Kato walked up to Fukuda, picked up the cigarette case on the table, opened the case and said to him , "Let's have another one."

Fukuda looked up at Kato, and took out another cigarette.Seeing him put on a cigarette, Kato took out the lighter from his pocket.Futian's eyes were full of guard, but he still nodded slightly, putting the smoke on the fire. "What case is it? What did he do?" "It's inconvenient to tell you the details, but I can tell you first that it's related to a woman." "Oh, woman? He looks pretty good," Fukuda took a few deep breaths, "but he didn't mention it when he was here. He doesn't talk much, he just concentrates on his work, and hardly talks to anyone."

"So, are there any colleagues who have a particularly close relationship with him?" "Let's not talk about the close relationship, I guess he was hated by those people. It is because of him that other people have no work." Kato nodded.It is entirely conceivable that Suwon Ya also tries to avoid establishing contact with others. Once the relationship is close, his true face may be discovered. "Can I see the workshop?" Fukuda frowned. "Of course it can, but without lighting, the machine can't move." "No electricity?" "The line was cut off to prevent unauthorized use."

"Unauthorized use?" "It means that we are not allowed to use it casually. Everything here is not mine anymore, it belongs to the bank." After smoking the second cigarette, Futian rubbed his waist and stood up. As Fukuda said, the lights in the workshop were out.A glimmer of light filtering in through the windows reflects rows of processing machinery. "It's going to get worse," Fukuda said. "This world is going to get worse. Those who only think about harming the public and benefiting themselves are in charge of the country, of course it will be like this. In the past, the common people had a high status, so the problems could always be solved, but It’s not going to work now, and there is a limit to our efforts.” "Suwon has been working here?" "um, yes." "When Suwon is working, is there always someone watching?" "There is no need to look at it at all. As long as the drawings are provided and all instructions are clear, the rest will be handed over to the workers. As long as things can be made according to the requirements, I have no opinion." "So you don't even know he's doing other things?" "what do you mean?" "I'm asking, if Suwon uses the equipment here for other things, will no one know?" A look of wariness appeared on Fukuda's face again.He rolled his eyes impatiently and looked up at Kato, "You mean he's doing something else here?" "I wonder if that's a possibility." Kato stared into his eyes. "Well, if you want to do it, you should be able to do it. The work is entrusted to the workers, and any machine can be used according to need. There are a few workers, but no one pays attention to what others are doing." "You said just now that all the workers outside of Suwon were dismissed, then this is Suwon's world, and I think you can do whatever you want here." Fukuda didn't say anything, just twisted his mouth. At this time, there was a sudden sound behind him, and a thin woman in her fifties was standing there with a bag from a convenience store. "Are there any guests?" the woman asked. "No, it's the police." Fukuda replied. "Police..." The woman looked like Fukuda's wife, and she cast a timid look at Kato. Kato smiled at her. "I'm here to inquire about Suwon, who used to work here." "Ah, you said Aya..." She finally felt relieved, and looked at Kato and her husband alternately, "By the way, it seems like I just came here two months ago." She seemed to be asking for Fukuda's approval. "Come here? Two months ago?" Kato stared at her face, "Have you been to Suzuhara?" Perhaps Kato's tone was too severe, fear appeared on her face again, she shrunk her chin and whispered, "Mmm." "Really? Why didn't you mention it just now?" Kato looked back at Fukuda. "Is that so?" Fukuda muttered angrily, not looking directly at Kato. Kato turned his gaze back to the woman.She seemed to be regretting that she was too talkative. "What is Suzuhara doing?" "Nothing...just to see...isn't it?" she said to her husband. "I happened to come to the neighborhood, and I stopped by to say hello, chatted for a while, and then went back immediately." Futian said. "Oh." Kato folded his arms and looked at the two of them. Fukuda still turned his face away, while his wife lowered her head. "Mrs. Fukuda." Kato shouted. She seemed to be startled, moved her body, and raised her head. "May I take some of your time?" Kato dropped this sentence, walked out of the factory before waiting for the other party's answer, walked through the office, and opened the entrance door. After a while, Futian's wife appeared anxiously. "Let's talk outside." Kato took her outside. She was trembling with fright, and her face could be seen turning pale even in the dim light. "Your husband seems to be hiding something. Did anything strange happen in Suwon?" "Nothing special." She noticed that Kato was watching her, looking a little embarrassed, "I'm not lying, even if you say my husband is hiding something, I can't think of it. I don't think there is any need to hide what happened in Suiyuan." It didn't look like she was lying. "Is there something wrong with Suzu?" "This...not very clear, what he and my husband said in the workshop." "You were not there?" "I just served them tea." "After Suyuan went back, he didn't ask your husband, what is he doing here at this time?" "This..." Futian's wife lowered her head and muttered. "Madam, if you know something, you'd better tell the truth now." Kato used a warning tone, "If you hide something now, it may cause more trouble in the future." She raised her head: "Trouble..." "Please tell me the truth, I will not embarrass you." Futian's wife looked at the movement behind her first, and then said: "My husband said he sold the blueprint." "Blueprint? Sold to Suwon?" She nodded. "It's a few product drawings that have been processed before... My husband said that it's useless to keep it at home, so he sold it." "Why does Suwon want to buy those things now?" "This is a common thing." A voice suddenly came from behind, and Fukuda walked out of the office, "The drawings contain various technologies. Therefore, if the factory closes down, a lot of people will come to ask for the drawings. Our factory also , Yaya is not the only one who came to buy the blueprints. To do this, you need to get permission from the customer, so I refused. But Yaya is also from our factory, so I thought it would not cause any trouble, so I gave it to him.” "Sold it to him?" "I asked for some money, which is a matter of course-you go into the house quickly." Fukuda said to his wife.She entered the house as if fleeing. "What drawings did you sell to Suwon?" Kato asked Fukuda again. "All kinds of things. We have processed various parts. Suyuan said that in order to find a new job, he wanted to use those drawings as promotional materials for his craft. Is it okay? Suyuan only came here at that time, and never again No meeting, no phone calls, no asking for his contact information. I don't know what he did, but it has nothing to do with me." Fukuda began to grow impatient.Kato still had doubts in his heart, but he felt that if he continued to ask, this person would not say anything. "Is the surname Anpu, the worker who worked here before Suwon?" "What's up with him……" "Can you tell me his contact information?" "He doesn't know Aya, it's useless for you to find him." "I have my own plan." Kato took out the cigarette case, opened the lid, and handed it to Fukuda. Futian stretched out his hand with a straight face, but before he could reach the cigarette, Kato grabbed his two fingers and squeezed them hard, Fukuda's face immediately twisted. "Don't make me bother, I don't have that much time, and I may not always be in a good mood." Kato laughed, and then let go of his fingers. Futian withdrew his hand, rubbed his fingers, and didn't want to get cigarettes anymore, so he just walked into the office silently.Kato took a cigarette in his mouth and lit it. drawing…… Why did Masaya Mizuhara buy blueprints?It can't be because of the reasons Fukuda said.Even if Suwon's partner Xin Hai Midong can't find a job, he won't lose his livelihood immediately. It can't be unrelated to the matter of hiding his whereabouts.Could it be that Suwon Ya also wants to use these blueprints for something? There is one more thing that Kato cares about.Is it purely by chance that Mizuhara Yaya came to this factory?Could it be because it used to be a famous silver products processing factory, and it was judged that the environment here is suitable for jewelry processing?Needless to say, this is just the thing for Mito Shinkai. Fukuda said Mizuhara was hired out of the blue after a previous worker was injured.Could it really be such a coincidence?Stabbed by a prostitute, I can't move my fingers.This matter is a bit suspicious. Who is that prostitute? Fukuda came out of the office.Kato threw away the cigarette and stamped it out with his foot. "I haven't been in touch recently, and I don't know if I still live there." Futian handed him a note.Kato glanced at it and put it in his jacket pocket. "You said that Anpu was stabbed by a prostitute. Does he know that woman?" Fukuda snorted. "I bumped into it on the street. I don't know who it was. An Pu was given sleeping pills in the hotel. Not only was the money taken away, but he was stabbed in the end. The police would not seriously investigate such things. He once expressed emotion, Said the police didn't take him seriously." "Why was the hand stabbed?" "Well, I'm going to ask that woman." Kato nodded and said "excuse me".Fukuda pulled his face long, his expression seemed to say that he never wanted to see each other again. After leaving the Futian factory, Kato began to use his imagination.A worker was stabbed by a woman he met, and Mizuhara took his place, and it was the most suitable factory for Mizuhara and Mifuyu.Can these be simply attributed to coincidence? Again he thought it was unlikely.Even if it was her, I'm afraid she wouldn't do this. But Kato immediately dismissed this idea.He shook his head as he walked: it is because of her that he can even do this kind of thing.