Chapter 27 Section 6

After listening to Kusanagi's narration, Sergeant Mamiya was also amazed.Not only the sheriff, but other investigators were also shocked. They immediately investigated Yajima Tadaaki's experience, and it turned out that, as Yukawa asserted, he had practiced archery for about ten years since he was a student.They also learned from a search of a bow and arrow shop in Tokyo that he had bought materials for strings there. But that's all the police got.They did not find any evidence that the experiment conducted by Yu Chuan had occurred in the hotel. In the Nojima factory, there are all the equipment used for this experiment - electric heaters, timers, plugs... But this does not prove that someone has done such a thing.

In the helplessness of the investigators, time flew by relentlessly. One month after the incident, Kusanagi visited Yukawa's laboratory again.This is the first time he's been there since that experiment. "That is to say, the case has fallen into a puzzle?" Yukawa asked after hearing Kusanagi's description. "It doesn't matter, anyway, our responsibility has come to an end. The next thing will be handled by the colleagues in the second department." "So that's it. So it's being dealt with as an insurance fraud case?" Tang Chuan stared at the computer screen intently.As for the meaning of those complex graphics on the screen, Kusanagi couldn't understand at all.

"But haven't you found a bow yet?" "Only the bow and arrow set was found in the Yajima family's warehouse, but the most critical bow was missing, probably because it was disposed of by Sakai." "With their level of sincerity, they should do that." Tang Chuan had an expected expression on his face. "The most incomprehensible thing in this case is Takako Yajima. I don't know if she really has nothing to do with Tadaki Yajima's suicide." In fact, the police also launched a thorough investigation around Takako, and did not find any signs that she was related to the case.

"It shouldn't be directly related. But I think her role should not be small." "Function?" Kusanagi stared at Yukawa's face, "What do you mean?" Yukawa turned the swivel chair to face Kusanagi. "Although I think Yajima Tadaaki didn't tell Takako about this plan, it doesn't mean she didn't know about it. I think she should be able to sense something from the expressions of Yajima and Sakai." "You mean, she knew that her husband was going to commit suicide for the insurance money?" "You must be wondering: If that's the case, why didn't she stop her husband. I think she was actually cornered."

After listening to Yukawa's words, Kusanagi had no way to refute, because he had already learned during the investigation that the Nojima Factory was on the verge of bankruptcy. "So, instead of stopping her husband, she decided to secretly help her husband complete this life-threatening plan, which is to create proof of her absence," Tang Chuan continued, "According to what you said, she created herself through three places. Alibi, right?" "Yes, first it was a children's clothing store, then it was a coffee shop, and finally it was an underground grocery store."

"Why do you think she divided into three places?" "this……" Kusanagi was stopped by the question, he had never considered this question. "My reasoning is this: she doesn't know when her husband will commit suicide, but only knows that it should be during the period when Sakai Yoshiyuki made the alibi, and this period lasts for four or five hours. Such a long time It’s hard to spend all of your time in one place.” "I see." "There is another reason," Yu Chuan said, raising his index finger. "She wants to have the freedom to choose the time period. You presume that Zhong Zhao's death time is from 5 pm to 7 pm, and investigate her alibi based on this , so she intentionally concealed going to the coffee shop. Her purpose was to lead the police’s suspicions to herself first, and if you asked her to prove her alibi after 7 o’clock, she would definitely conceal her going to the underground food supermarket.”

"So that's what happened! In this way, she drew the attention of the police to her side. After a while, she pretended to remember suddenly and provided proof of her alibi." "Do you think you've fallen into her trap?" Tang Chuan's eyes hidden behind the glasses revealed a somewhat schadenfreude expression. "It's really undeniable." Kusanagi admitted frankly, "If she hadn't diverted our attention, we might have considered it from another angle. At the beginning, we were disturbed by her thinking, such as searching for witnesses. , the investigators tried their best to find the person who saw the suspicious person near the hotel between 5pm and 7pm. But it makes no sense at all, because the time when the accomplice Sakai acted should be that day Late at night. That's how we got tricked by her."

"It's not a big deal," Tang Chuan said bluntly, "Actually, I hope they can get the insurance money smoothly, because no matter whether it is a suicide within one year of insurance, he paid his life for others." cost." "But it's illegal." "Is the number of a year really meaningful?" When asked by Yukawa, Kusanagi couldn't answer, and Yajima Takako's pale and sad face was swaying in front of his eyes. At this moment, Kusanagi's cell phone rang, and it was Makita calling, and a new case happened. "I'm going out again." Kusanagi stood up.

"Please don't bring trouble to me next time!" Kusanagi rushed out of the room as if he didn't hear it at all.