Chapter 18 Section 5

The man is a detective from the Metropolitan Police Department, whose surname is Mochizuki.He and Hayata seem to be old acquaintances, even so, they pretended not to know each other in the "cat's eye".Zhe Lang interpreted it as a tacit understanding between the two. After hearing Zhe Lang's identity, Mochizuki showed a surprised expression, but she didn't seem suspicious. "Okay," Mochizuki looked at Zhe Lang and the others after taking a sip of the coffee brought by the waiter. "I want to ask a few questions. What business did you go to that store for?"

Hayata pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I don't need a special reason to go to the hotel, right? We're going to drink." In the middle of Hayata's words, Mochizuki shook her head impatiently and said, "We are busy with each other, so stop playing tricks. Just tell me what you know, don't think too much." "Why is Mr. Mochizuki in that store?" "I'm asking you!" "Are you only asking questions but not answering? There should be no reason for us to be interrogated, right?" The detective sighed, and turned his sharp eyes on Hayata again.

"You named that woman to sit on stage, right? What's the purpose?" "Which woman? Please tell me her name." Although Hayata's tone of questioning was indifferent, it was quite serious. After a moment of silence, Mochizuki showed probing eyes and replied, "A woman named Xiangli." "What kind of woman is she?" bump!Mochizuki patted the table.Zhe Lang was startled by such a big palm, but Hayata beside him was not moved at all.He calmly picked up the cigarette and lit it slowly. "I tried to find a regular customer of Kadomatsu Iron Works, and asked him where is the shop where he often receives hospitality? Who is Mr. Tokura's favorite female publicist? Then I found out a shop called 'Cat's Eye' in Ginza and a shop called Kali. Female PR."

"Can you tell me the name of the regular customer's company and the person who revealed the information?" "I really can't do anything about you." Hayata took out a business card holder from his arms, and took one out of it and put it on the table.The name of the head of the equipment design section of a famous heavy machinery manufacturer is printed on it. "I accept it." Mochizuki put the business card in his pocket with a natural expression. "But I don't understand. Why do you want to investigate such an inconspicuous murder case? Why did this murder case arouse your curiosity? I heard that a stupid criminal policeman couldn't stand your stalking, so he showed you those household registration records. Book."

"I didn't write a report, so what does it matter?" "That's not what I meant. I'm asking why you're asking around for information." "Why? Out of curiosity, I guess. I'm a freelance journalist now, trying to build something great." Mochizuki looked at Hayata suspiciously.Judging from his expression, he didn't fully accept Hayata's words. "How did you know that Tokura spends a lot of money on the female publicist in Ginza?" "It didn't come from anywhere. I just found out that Togura was in charge of entertainment at the Kadomatsu Iron Works. I thought maybe it would be better to start with someone who entertained with him. It would be better to investigate his interpersonal relationship."

"But Tokura came to Ginza several months ago. Do you think 'Cat's Eye' has something to do with this murder?" "I don't know, but it probably has something to do with it." "Why do you think so?" When asked by Mochizuki, Hayata sneered twice with his nose. "Because the criminal police from the Metropolitan Police Department appeared in the 'Cat's Eye', I'm sure I guessed right." Hearing what he said, the criminal policeman immediately showed displeasure. "No one guarantees that we won't guess wrong. You should be very clear about this kind of thing."

"Yeah, I'm very clear. But at least it's true that the police and my own investigation line have intersected." Hayata held the cigarette between his fingertips and leaned forward slightly. "Now it's Mr. Mochizuki's turn to tell us. Why are you in that store? What clues did you follow for Kari?" Mochizuki looked at the two of them alternately, pretending to caress her cheeks, with an expression on her face weighing the pros and cons of providing information here. "mobile phone." "mobile phone?" "Togura has a mobile phone on him, and there are communication records on the phone."

Zhe Lang almost cried out "ah".Mobile phone communication records - there are such things! "Did he call Kari from Maoyan before he was killed?" Hayata asked. "Well, that's right. Not only before he was killed, he often called her several times a day. The call time was not long each time, and sometimes he would call her more than twenty times." "It's like that," Hayata said after a short pause, "it's like a stalker." Not simply, but an out-and-out stalker - Zhe Lang murmured in his heart. "Does Kaori have a boyfriend?" Hayata asked.

"I don't know." Mochizuki took a sip of coffee. "It's okay if you can't answer. I'll investigate on my own, it's not difficult. I'll try to ask Kaori herself, or her female public relations colleagues. It's also good to ask Mama-san of 'Maoyan' or regular customers in the store s Choice." Mochizuki's face began to contort.Once newspaper reporters scout around for news, it will hinder the police from handling the case.Hayata seems to understand this too. "We sent people to follow Xiangli's apartment." Mochizuki said in a low voice.

"That is to say, did men come in and out of her house?" "At least it seems that the neighbor next door has seen the man's back several times." "Didn't you see the face?" "The neighbor doesn't remember very well. He said it was a short man with short hair." Hearing what the policeman said, Zhe Lang felt his chest tighten.With short stature and short hair, isn't this referring to Mizuki? "Mr. Mochizuki thinks that man is suspicious, doesn't he?" Hayata tested Mochizuki's reaction. Mochizuki exhaled through his nose and shrugged his broad shoulders at the same time.

"I haven't seen that man yet, and I don't know his name. To our police, he's like a ghost. There's nothing suspicious about a ghost. Anyway, can you hide it in the 'Cat's Eye' and incense?" Dangling around? If you try to scare the snake away, the rats that would have appeared would not have appeared.” The detective grabbed the bill on the table, checked the amount, put his hand in his trouser pocket, and put 600 yuan on the table. Coin, but before getting up, looking at Zhe Lang asked: "Since you are friends with Hayata, have you played that before?" He made a motion of throwing the ball. Hayata answered first, "He's the ace quarterback." "That's it, no wonder," Mochizuki's eyes fell on Zhe Lang's right shoulder. "He's very strong and looks like he can shoot super long balls. You have the strength to decide the game. I think the defensive side must not relax until the last second." "Have you ever played American football?" Gerald asked. "Me? No." Mochizuki shook her head. "I play Rugby. American football looks fine, so just play it yourself. Get rid of distracting thoughts, and focus on aiming at the opponent's heart and attacking in the name of defense. I really want to try it once." Quarterback sack - Refers to a defensive player sacking the opposing quarterback before he has passed the ball. "Sorry, I'm talking nonsense. Goodbye." After finishing speaking, the detective raised a hand and left the coffee shop first. "You knew there was a criminal police ambush, but you still ran to the 'Cat's Eye'?" Zhe Lang waited until the criminal police disappeared before asking Hayata. "How is it possible." He smiled lightly. "I only found out when I went there. How did I know that man was there. To be honest, I was also shocked." "You don't look shocked, though." "That's because you can't put panic on your face, don't you think?" "That's true." Zhe Lang licked his lips. "But having said that, I didn't know that you used that channel to target the female PR of 'Cat's Eye'. It really taught me a lesson." Hearing what Zhe Lang said, the smile disappeared from Hayata's face.He stroked the beard that grew out of his chin with his fingers, stared at Zhe Lang and said, "Did you take what I told Mochizuki seriously? I mean the part that made me want to investigate the hotel because Hugura was in charge of entertainment." "Is that fake?" Hayata looked away, with a pensive expression.He seemed to be hesitating. He drank about half of the water in the glass, looked at Zhelang again, and said, "Hey, Nishiwaki. What do you think of a job as a newspaper reporter? Do you want to try it out? Still not interested at all ?” "Why did you suddenly ask such a strange question?" "How is it?" "I haven't really thought about it. I think it's a meaningful job, but there should be many difficulties and heavy responsibilities. You need to be quite conscious." "That's right, you have to be mentally prepared." Hayata nodded. "When I was a newspaper reporter, I made up my mind that I would lose everything in order to tell the truth. If you are afraid of losing, you will get nothing. It is the same as if you are afraid of being intercepted, you will not be able to grow. Same touchdown pass." "You have made a big decision." "Maybe you think I'm naive, but that's how I am. I made this determination when I just graduated from university and was still a kid. But, naive is naive, principles are principles. Every time I hesitate, I It will remind you of the decision you made at that time.” "And then?" Zhe Lang swallowed, he had a premonition of what Hayata was going to say, and clenched his fists under the table. "I'll just say it straight, I can't stand on your side." Hayata's words pierced Zhe Lang's heart.Zhe Lang originally wanted to pretend to be stupid and said: What are you talking about?His lips couldn't move. "I don't have any evidence, of course. But all I know is what you know about this case. What do you know, and you want to hide it." Zhe Lang should have been acting to get away with it.However, he dismissed that idea.It's not because he thinks that Hayata can't be fooled, but because he feels that Hayata is showing some kind of sincerity. "You know, it's my job to expose what people want to hide. I don't care how much it hurts people, so I have to expose what you want to hide too." Zhe Lang couldn't help but nodded, there was some impetus in Hayata's words that prompted him to do so. "However," Hayata continued, "I won't target you. I don't want to get information from you or the people around you. I will pursue this murder from other channels. I won't think that I will eventually catch up with you. I don’t think about whether I will lose something on anyone. When the time comes, I will think about it when the time comes. This is my style of action. I at least want to achieve fair competition.” Hayata looked at Zhelang sincerely.Before he uttered these words, he must have been at war with heaven and man in his heart.Thinking of this, Zhe Lang felt sorry for him. "I understand what you mean," Zhe Lang said, "then, shall we not see each other again?" "It's just that we won't see each other for the time being." After speaking, Hayata picked up the bill on the table. "Did you make up your mind to ask me out today?" "Yeah. I was going to wait for you to show off, but you never did. It's amazing." The waitress came over to refill Hayata's water glass, but he stopped her with his hand. "A few days ago, Sugai called me and asked me a strange question. He asked me how far the police had been investigating the murder case where the male body was found in Edogawa Ward. I told him that the police seemed to know the victim's identity." The identity, but the guy asked me this way, he said, the police are probably investigating the victim's heterosexual relationship. So my intuition told me that Sugai knew something about the murder, and it was related to Tokura's heterosexual relationship. The reason why I That's why he went to find the lady he likes." Zhe Lang couldn't help closing his eyes, it seems that Xu Bei's phone really led the snake out of the hole. Hayata chuckled. "That guy is the same guy, he's never been a good liar. Do you remember one time when he tried to fake a shot and it made the opposing team laugh." "Is it a friendly match with East Nihon University?" Zhe Lang's tactic is that the kicker pretends to shoot, but in fact another player rushes into the opponent's line with the ball.But Sugai, who was the kicker, actually kicked the ball several times before kicking off.He probably thought "you have to make the other party believe in you", but it seemed very unnatural instead.As a result, even the opponent's defensive camp laughed. "So you guess that if Xu Bei is related to the murder case, I probably can't get rid of it, right?" Zhe Lang asked tentatively. "I don't know, I'm not sure about that." Hayata tilted her head. "I don't dare to say this part. In short, I will not take the initiative to call my old friend again about this matter." The smile has disappeared from his face. He got up with the bill. "Wait a minute," Zhe Lang took out his coffee money from his wallet. "Each pays. You want fair play, don't you?" "Yes." Hayata stretched out her broad palm to accept Zhe Lang's money.