Chapter 9 Section 1

Zhe Lang saw the hands of the clock pointing to half past five, so he went out to get the morning paper.The sky was still dark, and the four people, including him, seemed to be welcoming the dawn like this. He spread out the newspaper in the elevator upstairs and immediately found the murder report. The content of the report is as follows - at about 7 o'clock on Friday night, a male body was found in the waste storage of the paper factory in Shinozaki, Edogawa Ward.It was an employee of the factory who found the body, and the body was hidden behind Tietong.The deceased, aged between 30 and 50, was wearing a gray jacket and navy blue suit pants.No wallet, driver's license, business card and other items were found on the deceased.

"It's in the newspaper." As soon as Zhe Lang got home, he immediately put the newspaper on the coffee table.Sugai was the first to put his face close to the newspaper and read it, while Risako watched from the side. "Is this it?" Risako asked Mizuki. "Probably so." Mizuki replied in a rude tone. "Did you take the wallet and driver's license from him?" Zhe Lang asked. "Because I wanted the murder to look like a normal gangster murder." "Where did you leave it?" "I didn't lose it." "Then, where is the thing..."

"Here." Meiyue opened her sports bag, took out a black wallet and a notepad and threw them on the coffee table. Zhe Lang stretched out his hand halfway, and gave up his idea. He thought that he could not leave fingerprints.However, Risako grabbed the wallet and notepad without hesitation. "Why do you keep things like this?" "I originally planned to throw it away immediately, but I thought it would be better to keep it with me if I wanted to surrender. As long as I show it to the criminal police, it will prove that I am a criminal, and things will be easier to handle."

Risako shook her head in astonishment, and said, "You still haven't changed. I don't know whether to say that you are brave or..." "Let me see." Zhe Lang thought to himself, since Risako has touched it, it means that he has touched it himself, so he stretched out his hand. The photo of the driver's license in the wallet shows a haggard male face.His eyeballs looked up from deep-set eye sockets. He had short hair, a broad forehead, thin cheeks, a bit of tooth protruding, and a gray complexion. His name is Akio Togura, and he lives in Itabashi 3-chome, Itabashi District.Inferred from the date of birth, this year is forty-two years old.

In the wallet were two business cards with Akio Tokura's name on them, and the name of the company was Kadamatsu Iron Works.The company also seems to be in Itabashi, and Togura's title is managing director.If you are a managing director of a small and medium-sized company, you may have the opportunity to go to a hotel in Ginza more often than not. "Wait, what is this?" Risako flicked through the notepad, making an angry voice.It was an old notebook full of dirt. "Isn't it too much?" Mizuki's mouth twisted. "What's wrong? What happened to that notepad?"

Risako handed out the notepad, as if saying: You will know it after reading it. Zhe Lang opened it and couldn't help rolling his eyes.The notepad is densely filled with small characters.Because it was written with a pencil, the entire page was smeared with black paint, and the writing force was quite strong, and the surface was uneven. Zhe Lang was even more surprised after reading what was written on it.It records a person's daily routine in detail. 『May 9 at 3:15 pm Convenience commodity tissue, some food (sandwiches and milk for sure), sprayer (hairspray?) 7:00 pm "cat's eye" (Navy blue shirt, black high-heeled shoes, black leather bag) Leaving the hotel with two guests and a female publicist at 1:25 a.m. for Nanchome "Boomerang" 3:25 a.m. Contact me on time at 3:30, no problem

May 11th Out at 5:30 pm (gray shirt, black high heels, white leather bag and paper bag) to Ginza 4-chome Metropolitan Bank ATM Matsuya (a few cosmetics) Ando Shoten (a magazine) 6:20 pm Go to the coffee shop "Sepia" at 6:50 and meet a man (brown suit, white hair, in his fifties) at 7:00 p.m. Go to the Japanese restaurant "Hamafuji" at 9:10 and leave at 9:32 Went to "Cat's Eye" at 11:24 Xiaoxiang watched the man in a brown suit go home at 1:28 in the morning and took a taxi with another female publicist (probably named Nami) to go home at 2:50 I got home at 2:8 and contacted on time, no problem.』

After that, every two or three days, there were the same records until mid-November, which is the most recent. "It's amazing, it's almost like a detective." Xu Bei watched from the side and said in astonishment. "What's this?" Zhe Lang raised his head and said. "It's just like what you saw. Tokura is monitoring Xiaoxiang's life and recording it. After reading the content, you can see how persistent he is, right?" "Doesn't this uncle have to work?" Xu Bei asked. "Xiaoxiang said that he doesn't seem to be working now."

"What's the matter with this 'on time contact'?" Zhe Lang asked. "Togura will call Xiaoxiang and ask her a bunch of questions. Like who is the man who came home with you today? Can't you go home early every once in a while?" "Yes, the stalker is indeed the same as the one in the legend." Sugai murmured horribly. Risako reached out and snatched the wallet and notepad from Zhelang. "These two things are in my custody for the time being. If Mizuki had brought them with her, she might turn herself in because she didn't know her mind for a while."

"Even without those two things, I can still turn myself in." Mei Yue said. Risako ignored Mizuki's words and stood up with her wallet and notepad. "Maybe, but you won't do that. As long as this is in my hands, you won't do it, because you don't want to trouble us." Mizuki inserted her fingers into her short hair and scratched her head.Her appearance proved that Risako was right. "Do you want me to continue fleeing? However, if I am arrested, it will cause you more trouble." "You don't have to run away. I'm trying to find a way for you not to turn yourself in."

"There is nothing so good in the world." "I'll figure out a way. As I said just now, I won't let such trivial things ruin Mizuki's life. I won't let your life be ruined by such a boring stalker." Risako waved the note Ben, go out into the hallway.There was the sound of opening the bedroom door. After she walked out of the room, she went straight to the kitchen, poured coffee into a cup and brought it over. "Where's the wallet and notepad?" Mizuki asked. "It's hidden." Risako put the cup in front of everyone. "Risako, even if Mizuki turns herself in, she might not go to jail." Zhelang said what he had been thinking just now, "If you have the notepad just now, it can prove Tokura's stalker behavior. If Mizuki says that she It was done out of necessity to help Xiaoxiang, and the judge will give a lighter sentence." "You're so naive." Risako sat on the sofa and sipped his coffee. "How to say?" "Didn't you hear what Mitsuki said? That night, Tokura didn't do anything directly to Xiaoxiang or Mizuki, it was Mizuki who did it first. Do you think Mizuki said she was helping Xiaoxiang? , will the police believe it?" "Of course, she shouldn't be acquitted. But maybe she won't be convicted of murder, because Mizuki didn't intend to kill the other party." "How do you prove this? Meiyue grabbed the other party's neck. Even if it was impulsive, don't you think the police are very likely to think that Meiyue intends to kill someone?" "This... I have nothing to say." Zhe Lang picked up the mug and took a sip of the bitter coffee.Risako always makes the coffee very strong. "Don't worry, I'm in charge of this matter." "You are in charge?" "As I said, I am solely responsible for this matter. You and Xu Bei just pretend to be ignorant. In this way, if you get caught in front of the police, it won't affect the two of you." She looked at Mizuki , only squeezed a smile out of the corners of his mouth. "Of course, I would never let this 'what if' happen." "I didn't say that because I didn't want to get involved in trouble. I was just thinking, what is the best way to do Hiura." "Is it best for Mei Yue to go to jail and give up her dream of becoming a man? Stop talking nonsense!" "I'm talking about reality. Do you know how carefully the police handle cases?" "You know again?" "I don't know, so I don't dare to underestimate it. At least I'm not like you. I don't have specific countermeasures, and I just get angry and nervous." "Stop making noise!" Mei Yue patted the coffee table with both hands. Startled by her voice, Zhe Lang couldn't help staring at her.He was not frightened by the loud voice, but because her tone was obviously not that of a man. "Stop...arguing!" Mizuki said again in pain.Her cheeks were flushed, "I don't want you to quarrel like this over my affairs." She propped her hands on the coffee table and lowered her head.Zhe Lang looked away from her and looked out of the window without knowing why.The morning glow disappeared, and thick clouds covered the entire sky. "I'm going to say something embarrassing, can you listen to me without laughing?" Risako's voice sounded a little nervous, and Tetsura and Mizuki waited for her to continue. "Mizuki, you are my good friend. Regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, since a good friend is in trouble, I will protect you even if I hurt you. Principles or rules are not important at all. If you can't even do this Then there's no point in being good friends. No, that's not really good friends at all." Zhe Lang listened to Li Shazi's narration with mixed feelings in his heart.He found that this passage was not only addressed to Meiyue, but also to him.At the same time, he seemed to understand why Risako had become so stubborn. "Thank you." Mizuki lowered her head.When she raised her head, a shy, boyish smile appeared on her face. Risako nodded, and reached for the cigarettes and lighter on the tea table. "I'm sorry to make you hear such an embarrassing confession." She puffed on, gray smoke swirling above her head. "Ri Pu," said Zhe Lang, "you are also our good friend." Xu Bei beside Zhe Lang also nodded in agreement. It's impossible for Risako not to hear what he said, but she didn't respond, and continued to smoke on her side.She did blink a few extra times, though. "Thank you." Mizuki thanked again.