Chapter 76 chapter 2

When he got out of the taxi, Kato's armpits were already sweating.It was cold and windy, but he walked directly to the Shenchuan police station with his coat in hand. The one who made an appointment with him was Tomioka from the Life Safety Section. They were in the same grade when they were in the police academy. Tomioka who appeared in the reception room seemed to be a little fatter than before.Hearing what Kato said, he looked at Kato carefully. "What's wrong with you? You're so haggard, don't you have something on your mind?" As before, his words were still so sharp.

Kato squeezed out a smile, and immediately got to the point: "I heard that you confiscated privately-made guns." Tomioka stopped his hand that was about to light a cigarette. "The news is quite well-informed. The criminal was caught only the day before yesterday." "According to the people in the gun prevention department. Who is holding the gun?" "Ordinary gun collectors have nothing to do with the underworld. When he was showing his friends guns on the road in Menzenakacho, he was seen by the local store owner. After receiving the report, he searched the guy's residence and found Private guns.

"Is he still in detention?" "Well, there are other crimes, and I plan to interrogate them slowly." "Oh?" "It seems that I have conducted various transactions with gun collectors. I heard that they use the Internet. In this world, bad guys are good at using computers, but we policemen don't know anything about it. It's really difficult." "He also got the pistol through an online transaction?" After Kato finished speaking, Tomioka's expression immediately became serious.He put down his legs, leaned over and asked, "Hey, what are you doing?"

"I'm alone on the trail of a man I may be connected to. May I see your man?" Tomioka crooked his face. "What a fool! Even if you make meritorious service by your own actions, you won't be promoted because of it. Don't you know that?" "Please." Kato lowered his head, "Help me." Tomioka scratched his head. "How to repay me?" "I have an idea here, and I will report the information to you right away, okay?" Tomioka thought about it for a while, then smacked his lips. "Don't forget to repay me. If it's a boring little gift, I won't accept it."

"I will accept your favor." Kato said. Tomioka offers him an interrogation room on the condition that he be present. While waiting in the interrogation room, Kato repeatedly recalled the conversation with Anpu, a former worker of the Futian factory. "At that time, the most produced items were air guns and air gun parts. They were originally made of plastic, but collectors would not agree with the kind of things that looked like toys at first glance, so they began to sell metal parts, and collectors bought them and replaced them by themselves. .If all the parts are replaced, it is said that it will be exactly the same as a real air gun. In addition, model guns are also made, but the number is smaller than that of air guns.” An Pu said.

"What kind of model gun?" "I don't know too much, like Colt automatic pistols." "Is it an ordinary model gun, or is it a trick like an air gun to meet the needs of collectors?" An Pu lowered his eyelids, then slowly raised his head, and asked in a low voice: "If I cooperate, will you really tell me about that woman? The woman who stabbed me." "I'm not going to lie. If you know anything, tell me." Anpu looked around, and then said something that surprised Kato—he said that the Futian factory sold privately made guns. "The president did it secretly. They said it was a model gun, but in fact they asked us to make parts of real guns and sell them to someone. I don't know if the customer is a gun collector or some dangerous person. I must have made money from that. A lot of money."

"How do you know? The president told you about the model gun, right?" An Pu smiled. "At least I know that the toy will not look like that. The other two people should not know, because the most critical parts are only made by me, and I work overtime. Model guns don't need a ballistic barrel at all, and that is extremely demanding. Accuracy, I knew it at first glance, but it felt too dangerous to tell anyone." "Since you understand, then your successor Suwon should also know." Anpu cocked his mouth and nodded. "Yeah, he probably knows too. Of course, the premise is that after I leave the factory, Foton is still selling illegally made guns."

Kato was convinced that the blueprints that Suwon had taken from the Fukuda factory must have been used to privately manufacture guns. From the day he met An Pu, Kato began to pay close attention to the actions of the Life Safety Section and the Firearms Prevention Section. Only from these departments can he obtain relevant information about privately manufactured guns. Today I heard that the Shenchuan Police Station confiscated privately made firearms. They were imitations of Colt .38 caliber pistols, and they were well-made.The firearms defense department conducted a test firing and found it to be quite practical.It is not a modified model gun, all parts are handmade, and should be made by people who are familiar with the operation of processing machinery.

The door opened and Tomioka walked in. The person who was brought in was Kusakabe, twenty-five years old, with a very bad complexion and sunken eyes. "I want you to tell me how you got that pistol," Kato said. Kusakabe looked impatient. "I have to say it again, haven't I said it several times?" "Don't talk nonsense! No matter how many times you are asked to say it, just say it!" Tomioka said, "This is a criminal police officer from the headquarters. Unlike us, he is not easy to talk about. If you play tricks, be careful!" Kato looked at Tomioka.He grinned.

Kusakabe sighed and licked his lips. "It was the guy who contacted my gun collection website." "Sent you an email?" "Well, it says there is a handmade gun, and I hope to introduce someone who can exchange bullets with him." "How did you reply?" "I think it's a bit strange. I don't have any ammunition, but I'm interested in the handmade gun he said, so I wrote back and asked him to explain what it was." "and then?" "The man wrote back and sent photos of the gun parts as an attachment. After seeing it, I felt it was believable."

"So you agreed to trade with him?" "I didn't say yes, I replied a letter first, saying that I want to talk about it in detail after meeting. If he brings the real thing, I plan to respond flexibly according to the situation." Kato thought, he never mentioned his reselling bullets in the email from beginning to end.It's stupid for someone who is so careful to show off his guns to his cronies. "What's that person's last name?" Kato asked. "Suginami, Suginami from Suginami District, probably a fake name." Kato thinks so too. "How did you get the bullets?" "It's also on the Internet. You should also know that you can buy all kinds of things through the Internet now, and there are also merchants who specialize in selling bullets on black websites." Tomioka knocked on the table and said, "So let you name the person who sold the bullets." "Didn't you tell me everything, I don't know the real identity of the other party. I send the cash to the designated place by registered mail, and they will send it over." "You never send money to Anonymous, do you?" "Of course, there is a corresponding company name, but I have long forgotten it. The name of that kind of place is often changed, and the website is also changed frequently. No matter how you ask, I still don't know if you don't know." "Don't fool me!" "Really." Kusakabe scratched his head anxiously and turned his head to the side. Kato understood that Tomioka's other crimes referred to these.For Tomioka and the others, this is indeed an important point that cannot be missed, but Kato is not interested in these now. "When did you make the deal?" Kato returned to the topic just now. "About ten days ago, at Mizushiro Bridge..." "How many people are there?" "One, I don't think there are any accomplices around." "Swap right away?" "Let him take it out first to have a look, and he took it out immediately. It was better than I expected, and to be honest, I was surprised at the time." "Give him the bullet?" Kusakabe nodded. "What else was said?" "Didn't say anything. He didn't seem to want to be questioned about the pistol, and they parted quickly." "What kind of person? You should remember the size and appearance, right?" "It's very tall, it should be about 1.8 meters, but I didn't look at his face carefully." "What about age?" "Older than me, probably over thirty, but I'm not too sure." "Is there any characteristic? Anything, like clothing, or a characteristic of speaking." "I just remember that he was dressed in black, that was the secret sign we agreed upon." "anything else?" "Uh..." Kusakabe fell into deep thought. Tomioka interrupted: "Speak Kansai dialect? Didn't you say so?" "Kansai dialect?" Kato looked at Tomioka, then turned to Kusakabe, "Really?" "No, I just feel like, I'm not familiar with Kansai dialect. Maybe it's a dialect from other places, anyway the tone is a bit weird." Kato nodded at Tomioka. After sending Kusakabe back to the detention center, Kato asked Tomioka: "Have you checked this person's computer?" "Of course, a lot of things were found, but the person who made the gun privately was not found." "Kusakabe doesn't seem to be lying." "I think so too, so I have conducted investigations near Yongdai Bridge where the guns were exchanged, and there is no harvest yet." Tomioka asked in a low voice, "Is this related to the person you are following?" "It's impossible to tell from these clues alone." "Huh? Are you trying to get rid of me?" Kato looked at Tomioka with a wry smile and said, "I won't do that." "What kind of person? Can you give me some inspiration?" "It will be clear soon. If I find any information that is beneficial to your case, I will be the first to notify you, I promise." "Don't lie to me?" "What a nonsense." After exiting the Shenchuan Police Station, Kato got into a taxi. That's right, it must be Suwon.