Chapter 4 Section 4

Walking out of the apartment where Saito Ye Ryuko and Asaoka Mio lived together, Kaga and Ota went to the dance troupe and began to collect clues.The main investigation is whether anyone witnessed the deceased, and whether anyone saw or heard something when the incident happened. Finally, I found the coffee shop that the man had entered yesterday evening. It was located about 20 meters away from the ballet troupe. The waiter still remembered the man's appearance and clothing. "His beard is very special, and he always feels a little different from ordinary people." The waiter stroked his long hair and said, with heavy makeup on his young face.

"It feels different, what's the difference?" "How should I put it, although it is not rustic, it is definitely not the fashionable type. It feels like a freelance job like a photographer or a writer." "Do you remember how the man looked when he entered the door?" Ota asked, the waiter smiled, "It's impossible to remember so well. I just remember that it was in the evening, and I sat here for about an hour." "What is that man doing?" "Well, it should be sipping coffee and looking out the window, I'm not sure."

"Where is he sitting?" "Over there." The place he pointed to was one of the two-person tables lined up by the window.Kaga sat down and found that he could monitor every move at the entrance of the ballet troupe. "He should be looking for an opportunity to sneak in." When walking out of the coffee shop, Kaga guessed. "It's highly probable, but there is a time lag between the time of leaving the coffee shop and the time of infiltrating, which is puzzling. Where did this guy go during this time?" Although the waiter couldn't remember the exact moment, it can be proved that the man left the coffee shop no later than 7 o'clock.

Then the two of them continued to conduct many investigations and inquiries, but nothing special was gained. Towards evening, Kaga, Ota and other ballet companies finished their practice, and met Yagyu Kosuke in the reception room.Yagyu is a beautiful boy with a handsome face, but his body has well-developed muscles. This incongruity gives Kaga a strange feeling. When Ota asked about his relationship with Ye Liuzi, he answered very simply. "I like her very much, and she shouldn't hate me either." After speaking, he looked at the criminal policeman with provocative eyes, as if saying that I would not be afraid even if the other party was a policeman.

"If you describe it as a relationship of lovers, it shouldn't be an exaggeration, right?" Kaga asked him, and he shrugged and said, "It's okay if you think so, but if she doesn't agree, there's nothing I can do." "Have you thought about getting married yet?" Kaga continued to ask. "It's still early. If a dancer gets married, it will cause a series of problems, such as the problem of whether to have children, and the odd job like the current one can't support the family." He went on to disprove with enthusiasm how baseless the common prejudice that ballerinas are a hobby of the rich is.

"But you always want to get married, right?" Ota asked. "Well, it will. But it's no use if she doesn't agree." Indeed, Kaga showed his bright teeth and asked, "Where were you last night?" Liu Sheng's gaze immediately regained vigilance. "Why do you ask?" "It's just for confirmation. We need to collect all the information and try to figure out what happened here last night." Although Yagyu was still dissatisfied with Kaga's words, he still began to describe the actions of last night: after the practice class, he had dinner with his companions, had a few drinks at a nearby bar, and then went home.I left the bar around 10:30 and got home around 11.

"What do you mean by companion?" "Konno Takehiko, our number one dancer here." Kaga memorized the name. "By the way, do you know the man in the photo?" Ota put the photo of the deceased in front of Yagyu.I don't know if he felt a little nervous, Liu Sheng cocked his mouth, but immediately replied that he had never seen this person. "Please don't just think about people related to ballet. Haven't you seen anyone who looks like him around Saito?" "I haven't seen it before. If Ye Liuzi and I were together, how could he sneak in casually?"

The last sentence was clearly tinged with anger. After leaving the ballet, Kaga and the two returned to the Ishigami Police Station.Other dance troupe members were questioned by other investigators. Went to criminal class, they haven't found out the identity of the deceased yet.Although fingerprints were compared, there were no matches among the ex-convicts and those who had records.There is no eligible person among the missing persons who requested a search.TV and newspapers also made a lot of publicity about this case, but there were no relatives. "Judging from the man's clothing, it is unlikely that he is a fugitive. I think it must have some connection with the ballet troupe."

Search Director Kobayashi muttered listlessly. "Have you questioned Saitoha Ryuko today?" To Ota's question, Xiao Lin scratched his head and nodded, "It's exactly the same as yesterday's confession, and she didn't clearly deny that she killed him. I don't think I can get any new clues from that woman." "The identity of the deceased man is the first thing to be solved at present!" "yes." Xiao Lin rubbed his chin with a scruffy beard, as long as he didn't know the identity of the deceased, he couldn't judge whether Ye Liuzi's statement was correct or not, so he couldn't convict her, and of course he couldn't release her.

That night, the identification department's report on the footprints came out, and the shoe models were exactly the same.Moreover, the comparison between the step distance and the man's height is also completely consistent, and his walking habits judged from the wear and tear of the shoes are also completely matched with the characteristics of this footprint.That is to say, from a scientific point of view, there is no doubt that the footprints under the window are those of the deceased. "In this way, it should be considered a fact for the time being that the man climbed in through the window. What is the purpose? What is there to steal from the ballet company's office?"

Kobayashi said loudly. Tomorrow we will follow the clues of the jacket and pants the man is wearing, and today the criminal police will be disbanded.But Kaga still has work to do, and that is to confirm Yagyu Kosuke's alibi. After getting down from Oizumi College Station, I exited the station from the south side, but I confirmed on the map that there was no similar store.After wandering around the same place for a while, I found a warehouse-like door in the basement of a dilapidated building.Only a small bear is painted on this fire door-like gate.Bear's belly has even smaller writing - "NET BAR". At first, I took it for granted that this place must be the den of some invisible ruffians, but when I opened the door, I found that it was surprisingly clean inside.There are two tables next to the shiny black bar, the bearded boss in the bar is cutting something with a kitchen knife, two customers occupy a table, they all look like company employees. Kaga sat down in front of the boss and ordered a bottle of iced whiskey. A closer look at the age of the boss is quite old. If you work in a company, you may be almost at the age of retirement.The white hair on the head of the big back hair is impressive. He was cutting cucumbers, and he said to himself, "I really want to eat it with mayonnaise." Then he took out a small saucer and poured some mayonnaise in it. "Do you know a man named Yagyu?" Inserting a cucumber with a toothpick, Kaga asked him. "You mean the dancing Yagyu?" said the boss. "Yes, does he come here often?" "Well, yes, ballerinas are often seen here." "Ballet dancers? Do you mean a group of Gaoliu Ballet Company?" Yes, the boss replied. That being said, Yagyu did say that he and his companions often come here. Kaga asked him when they came here yesterday, and the boss's testimony and Yagyu's account did not differ: they stayed here until about 10:30. There is a popular saying among the investigators: Maybe Ye Liuzi is protecting a certain man.Compared with confessing that it was a man who killed him, it is definitely easier for a woman to insist on self-defense. The murderer and Ye Liuzi may have planned this way. But Yagyu's suspicion has been ruled out. If he was still here at 10:30, it would be impossible for him to be at the scene when the crime happened. "My guest, are you a policeman?" While Kaga was thinking, the boss started to ask questions.But it didn't seem to be out of vigilance, but just a tone of interest in the guest's occupation. "Yes." Kaga said, "I'm investigating yesterday's case." Then the boss nodded and muttered "I guess it is". "But fortunately, the woman was not injured. As long as she is not injured, she can still dance." "yes?" "Of course, those kids, they put their bodies first, lest they can't dance. I'm just saying that if a dancer can't dance, there's no point in living." "Well, that's how it is." Swallowing whiskey in his throat, if Kaga thinks about it from this perspective, Saitoha Ryuko's behavior is much more understandable.When the opponent is holding a sharp weapon, of course, he will first have a strong sense of not allowing himself to be injured.She had injured her foot in a traffic accident before, so she must have more fear than others. Of course, all of this is based on the fact that everything Ye Liuzi said is true—— After the two company employees left, Kaga was the only guest left.At this moment, he looked around the bar again, and his eyes fell on a memorable item in the corner.There is a football game chassis on the wooden base, and a few small sticks protrude from the side of the chassis, which are used to move the players on the chassis, and shoot into the opponent's goal just like a real football game. Kaga walked over to the football batting plate with the glass of whiskey in it, and began to operate the stick.Swipe the stick back and forth and the player moves accordingly, and turn the stick to turn the player around the field, and use this turn to kick the ball.This is a very old thing, but it is in good condition, and there are no small sticks stuck.Moreover, there are 11 players in each of the two teams, the same as in the official competition. There is a small ball on it, so I started to try to pass the ball lightly, but it was not as easy to operate as imagined. "The technology is not bad." The boss is all smiles. "I used to play it all the time, but now I can't do it anymore. I can't shoot well when the opponent is completely motionless." "There's a trick to it," said the boss. At this moment, the entrance door opened, and the voices of several men and women came, and Kaga turned his gaze there.Those who came in were Yosuke Yagyu and his group, including Mio Asaoka. Yagyu was the first to notice Kaga, glaring at him with a tiger face. "I see," he said. "You've come to confirm my alibi?" Besides Liusheng and Weixu, there is a man and a woman.Kaga also recognized them, Takayanagi Akiko and Konno Takehiko.Akiko has double eyelids and big eyes, and her lips are also very sexy.It is indeed the first trump card among the actresses of the dance troupe, with a very gorgeous appearance.In contrast, Konno's expression was serious. The four sat at another nearby table. "Is the practice class up to now?" No one answered for a while, but after a while Konno spoke as a representative. "Let's go eat something after class." "Then it must have been the same yesterday?" "That's true, if you're talking about me and Liu Sheng." Kaga nodded, then looked at Wei Xu and Akiko one after another. "Where did you go after class yesterday?" "I'll be home right away." After Akiko finished answering, Wei Xu went on to say, I am the same. "It would be nice to have proof." "prove……" Akiko rested her chin on her hands and tilted her head, looking embarrassed. "It's okay, it's okay, I just want to ask." Speaking of which, Kaga's eyes returned to the football bat, he didn't want to disappoint the people who came to drink and relax. He started to practice passing the ball again, and suddenly found someone standing on the other end of the plate, looking up, Mio Asaoka was fiddling with the stick. "Please tell me the truth." She said, "How do the police want to close yesterday's case? Do they want to send Ye Liuzi to prison as a murderer, or do they want to prove that Ye Liuzi was released in self-defense? " Kaga stopped and looked into her eyes, Wei Xu was hanging his head.Looking back at the direction of the table, the remaining three people also put on a gesture of waiting for his answer.Only the waiter was cutting something silently. "Our job," Kaga said, "is to thoroughly find out what happened, and when everything comes to light, the final verdict is up to the prosecutor or the judge." "Sounds like dealing with us, shouldn't you make a hypothesis first, and then conduct a search to verify it, shouldn't you?" Yagyu who said this was still staring at Kaga. "What do you mean by assumption?" "I don't know." Willow shrugged. "We don't know anything about this girl, Saito Ye Ryuko. It's a blank slate. That's why we can find out the truth. Please don't forget, you believe us to believe her." After he finished speaking, he continued to fiddle with the stick, and the striker in the center quickly turned around and kicked the ball into the opponent's goal.