Chapter 6 Section 6

"One day in 1914, a priest in the Balkans had a dream," Tang Chuan said while sitting in the co-pilot seat. "I dreamed that there was a black-bordered obituary letter in my study, which was sent by the Grand Duke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire." , said that he and his wife had become victims of political crimes in Sarajevo. The next day, the pastor heard the news that the Grand Duke and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo.” Makita, who was sitting in the back seat, exclaimed, "Is this true?" "It is said to be true, but I don't know the specific details. In short, there are countless legends about prophetic dreams long ago. Many of them are due to chance, but there are also many that cannot be completely attributed to chance, but can be done in general. For example, the matter of the pastor just mentioned, can it be explained in this way: At that time, the society was in turmoil, and the pastor was always worried about the Grand Duke and his wife, worrying deep down in his heart that one day they would be assassinated, so the hidden idea appeared In a dream."

"Oh, it makes sense with this explanation." "You mean, Sakamoto dreamed of the name Morisaki Remi, there is a reason?" Kusanagi asked. "That's right." "However, even if this were cleared up, how would it help the case?" "If you understand this point, there is hope that the case will be solved." Tang Chuan said, "I think that will be a completely different ending from now." "What's the meaning?" "Well, let's wait and see." Sakamoto's house is on a main road called Kasai Bridge Street. It is a small three-story building. The first floor is a shop and warehouse. The shutters are now tightly closed.

Kusanagi and the others sat opposite Nobuhiko Sakamoto's mother Tomiko in a corner of the office.Sakamoto's father fell ill immediately after the incident, and it is said that he is still lying in bed.Nobuhiko's older sister Kanako is here to help. "We really don't know why he would say that," Fuzi said while wiping his tears with a handkerchief, "we think it won't cause trouble to everyone anyway, it's better than being fascinated by a strange woman." The upside-down is stronger, so just ignore him, who knows that things will turn out like this...I really don't know what to say..."

"I heard that your son mentioned the name Morisaki Remi since the fourth grade of elementary school. Did anything strange happen at that time?" Yukawa asked.He had already introduced himself as a university teacher to the Sakamoto mother and daughter, and explained many incredible phenomena he had studied. "This... seems to be nothing special." Fuzi tilted his head and said. "Then have you ever heard the name Morisaki Remi? For example, from neighbors and customers." "I haven't heard of it at all, neither among our customers, nor among the nearby residents. So I also find it incongruous as to why Nobuhiko never forgets this name."

"Where did your son often go to play at that time? Do you remember the shops or people he often went to?" To Yukawa's question, Fuzi just frowned, looking puzzled.It's not so much that she can't remember, it's better to say that her current mental state is not suitable for recalling the past. "Is there any item here that can help us understand your son's life at that time, such as a diary album or something?" Hearing Yukawa's question, Kanako, who was sitting a little further away, took up the conversation: "There is a photo album."

"Can you show us?" "Wait a minute." Kanako turned and went upstairs. Tomiko carefully folded the handkerchief on her lap, which was already soaked. "How long will Nobuhiko be sentenced?" Tomiko lowered his head and asked. "It's not clear yet," Kusanagi said, "It's okay if it's just breaking into a private house, but he's hit and run again..." "Ah—" Fuzi sighed in despair, "Why would this child do such a thing...he is a very kind child!" Kusanagi originally wanted to say "the family members of the prisoner will say that", but he swallowed the words that came to his lips.

Kanako came down, holding a photo album with a blue cover in her hand: "This is it." Yukawa took the photo album and opened it on his lap, while Kusanagi squinted beside him.The first page showed a baby boy, naked, sitting in a chair. "Where is the photo in the fourth grade?" Tang Chuan asked while turning. "I remember that there seemed to be photos from any time in it." Kanako said. Indeed, next to each photo, there are annotations such as "Nobuhiko Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony".Yu Chuan opened the page that read "Nobuhiko Elementary School Fourth Grade", on which were posted several photos of sports games and outings.

"It seems that there are no particularly valuable photos." Kusanagi said. Yukawa nodded with a gloomy face. "The person who knew him best at the time was his friend, right?" Kusanagi looked at Tomiko and Kanako's faces alternately. "Well...but I don't think he has any close friends all the time." Tomiko replied. "yes?" "Yes, he likes to play alone." That's right, Kusanagi nodded. At this moment, Yukawa poked Kusanagi's waist: "Hey, look at this!" "what?" "This photo," Yukawa pointed to a photo with "Nobuhiko Primary School Second Grade" written next to it.

"This is the second grade of elementary school." "Don't worry about that, just take a look." Kusanagi looked at the photo pointed by Yukawa, the young Nobuhiko was standing on the side of the road, holding a doll in his arms.Seeing this, Kusanagi's eyes lit up: "Ah, isn't this?" "Do you remember it?" "Of course I remembered, it was the doll." There is no doubt that it is the doll drawn in the souvenir book, which originally belonged to Nobuhiko Sakamoto.But it's quite unusual for a boy to have a doll. "Is this a souvenir?" Tang Chuan asked the mother and daughter next to him.

"Ah, this," Kanako seemed to think of something, "Nobuhiko took it back when he was a child, and said it was given to him by someone else. Mom, do you have any impression?" "This thing seems to exist." Fuzi was still absent-minded. "Is there any more?" Tang Chuan asked. "No more," Kanako replied affirmatively, "Mom said it was unlucky, so she threw it away." "It seems to be the case." "Why is it unlucky?" Tang Chuan continued to ask. "A girl nearby was run over by a car and died. This doll was the girl's treasure during her lifetime. I heard from Nobuhiko that he used to play with that girl in the park, and the girl's father gave this to him."

Fuzi nodded as if suddenly remembering: "I remember it when you said that, it really happened." "Do you know the girl's name?" Kanako shook her head: "I can't remember, maybe, he never told us." Yu Chuan nodded, and fell into deep thought for a while, Kusanagi couldn't imagine what was churning in his mind at this moment. After a while, Yu Chuan finally raised his head and said to the mother and daughter, "Your words are very valuable, thank you." He urged Kusanagi again: "Let's go." "I really want to find the owner of that doll. Once back in the car, Tang Chuan said, "Is there any way to find it? " "If you want to find it, you can't find it, just look up the previous traffic accident records. But you have to tell me what's going on." "I can't say for sure yet, but I think that doll may have something to do with Sakamoto's precognitive dream." "For example, the soul of the dead girl is attached to that doll?" Makita interjected from behind. Tang Chuan, who never believed in such claims, nodded solemnly: "Yes, that might be the case." "Hey, can you be more serious?" "Of course I mean it." "Without a legitimate reason, we can't act. There must be a corresponding explanation in the traffic accident records." After hearing Kusanagi's words, Yukawa faced the front and took deep breaths. "Then you don't have to force it, I don't care, I don't care if the mystery of the predictive dream can be solved or not." "Are you threatening us?" "I don't think so. I'm just telling you that there is no conclusion yet." Kusanagi sighed, he knew that if this man walked away, there would be nothing he could do. "I see, I will find a way to investigate." "Including the father's situation." "Which father?" "Didn't you just say that it was for Nobuhiko Sakamoto, the father of the girl who died in the accident." "yes." Kusanagi started the car.What kind of expression will the boss have if he hears that there is a soul attached to the doll?Thinking of these, he felt a bit of horror and a bit of expectation. Two days later, Kusanagi called Yukawa. "The owner of the doll has been found." "Good job, I want to praise you, but think about it, this is also your job, so forget it." "This job is not that simple. It took a lot of trouble to explain to the superior, and it was not easy to investigate the previous accident records." "Aren't you doing this for yourselves. So what's the result?" "Looking at the conclusion, I'm afraid your hopes are about to fail." "Really, what do you say?" "The girl's name is Sakurai Mako, neither Morisaki nor Remi." "That's it, what a pity." Tang Chuan's tone couldn't hide his disappointment. "But there's nothing to regret." "My belief is not to have unfounded expectations. By the way, have you investigated the situation of the father?" "Investigated. At the time of the accident, he lived near Sakamoto's house, but he seems to have moved away now, and changed his career to become a designer." "Designer? Costume designer?" "No, it seems to be illustrations and book bindings." "Then he is working at home?" "Well, I didn't investigate...what's the matter?" Yu Chuan didn't answer, and fell into deep thought on the phone. "Hey, Yukawa! Hey, why don't you talk..." Kusanagi called anxiously. "I see clearly!" "what do you mean?" "I can clearly see the outline of the whole incident! From now on, Detective Kusanagi has one thing to do." "What's up?" "Investigate the circumstances of the accident and try to find out the living conditions of the girl's father at that time. In this way, the name Morisaki Remi will definitely appear." Since the order was only unilateral, Kusanagi was a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er. "Okay, okay, don't always understand it alone, tell me the outline of what you roughly figured out. This is my order on behalf of the police." "You are too serious." Tang Chuan sniggered. "However, listening to your outrageous words once in a while is a kind of adjustment. Well, let's find a place to talk slowly. It's not too late for you to decide whether to act after listening." Tang Chuan returned to a serious tone. "If my reasoning is correct, the whole thing is going to be turned upside down." "The tone is not small, is it so surprising?" "I thought you'd be surprised, at least a little bit." The words were joking, but the voice was serious. Ten minutes later, Kusanagi and Yukawa met at the coffee shop next to Teito University.At the innermost table, the physicist revealed his reasoning to the detective. His words were indeed shocking.