Chapter 26 Section 4

At six o'clock, dinner time begins.Fujimura and Kuniko brought out plate after plate of dishes prepared for the day, mainly Italian-style vegetables.Both Fujimura and Hisako are full of confidence in the taste. "It's really amazing that boiled vegetables can produce such a taste suitable for red wine." Tang Chuan said after taking a sip of the wine in his glass. "Let me just say, Japanese, vegetables are the most delicious." "Fujimura's chef demeanor is really admirable. Have you ever cooked so delicious before?" "When a person lives alone for a long time, he starts to play around."

"Is that so? By the way, I haven't asked about the romance between the two of you." Yu Chuan said, looking back and forth at Fujimura and Hisako. "There's nothing to say. She was working in a tavern in Ueno at the time, and I happened to go to that store, that's all." "Is your hometown also in Tokyo?" "Hmm... no." Hisenko lowered his eyes for a moment, looked at Yukawa again and said, "My brother and I grew up in Hachioji's orphanage." Tang Chuan couldn't help making a soft "ah", then nodded with a smile, "So that's how it is."

"It is said that their family was hit by a mudslide at that time, and both parents died; but Kinko and his siblings were saved because they slept in different rooms from their parents." "This... is really too miserable." "It's a natural disaster, there's nothing I can do about it. Speaking of which, Mr. Yukawa, aren't you planning to get married?" Hisenko asked.Judging from her expression, she was somewhat less wary of him. "It's always hard to find the right one." Tang Chuan said with a grin. "This guy used to say that he wanted to see if there were more people who regretted getting married too early or more people regretting getting married too late. But, Yu Chuan, now is not the time to say these things, even if you immediately Getting married is already considered a full-fledged late-married youth."

"Even if you say that, I can't find a suitable partner. I can't help it. Moreover, recently I have begun to pay attention to the proposition whether more people regret getting married or more people regret not getting married." "It won't work." Fujimura blurted out, Hisenko and Yukawa both laughed. The harmonious and peaceful atmosphere suddenly became tense when Yu Chuan asked Jiu Renzi about her brother. Tang Chuan asked Jiu Renzi where and what work her brother was doing. "Yusuke has been working in the tourism association in this town since last year." Kuniko said, her smile became a little stiff.

"Tokyo's prices are high, and there is no future for working as a living, so I advised him to come here. Fortunately, when he was looking for a job, there were people who helped him." "That's not bad. What does he do with the Tourist Association?" "It is said that a new art museum is about to be built here, and he is helping with some preparatory work." "I heard that it is an epoch-making art museum." Fujimura said, "The number of exhibits is one of the few in China, but its space is less than one-third of the general art museum. I really don't know. What are they going to do? And I heard that the security system is very comprehensive."

"It would be great if you can open the hotel smoothly. If you can attract the attention of tourists, then the business of your hotel will also prosper." "I don't dare to have too many extravagant hopes." Fujimura showed a wry smile on his face. After dinner, the Fujimura and his wife were busy cleaning up the dishes, while Yu Chuan looked at the notebook in the corner of the lounge. The contents of the notebook were the random thoughts written by the residents. "Is there anything interesting written on it?" Fujimura leaned over and asked him. "That case happened on November 10, right? This Nagasawa Yuki-sama is the son of the father and son, right?" Tang Chuan said and handed him the open notebook.

Fujimura looked at the notes.It was written in the notebook: "I had a lot of fun, and the food was delicious. The bathtub is very clean, and when I soak in the water, there will be many small air bubbles around my body. I feel very comfortable. I will come again next time. Nagasawa Luckily" Fujimura nodded: "That's right. I remember he was in the fourth grade of elementary school. This kid is quite sensible." "What about his father's occupation? What did the father and son stay here for?" Hearing Tang Chuan's barrage of questions, Fujimura couldn't help showing an impatient expression: "I don't know what his father does, I guess he's just an ordinary company employee. The father and son came here for stream fishing. I said Yu Chuan, what's the point of asking these things?"

"I don't know if it makes sense. Didn't you tell me yourself that if I want to ask anything, I can ask you." "That's right..." "I want to go out for a while, can you go with me?" "Going out so late?" Fujimura opened his eyes wide. "It's exactly eight o'clock. You went out to inspect Mr. Haraguchi's room that day. Isn't it also the right time? I want to inspect under the same situation." "Okay, I'll go with you." The two walked towards the entrance.Fujimura held the flashlight, opened the door and walked outside, Yu Chuan followed behind him.

"I heard from your wife that you were not the only one who found out that the room was in a secret room, right?" Tang Chuan said. "At that time, I went with my brother-in-law, just like now." "Why did Mr. Yusuke go with you then?" "There's no particular reason. At that time, Yusuke said he was going too, so I asked him to go with me." "Well." "You don't let go of these little things." "If you don't, you can't be a researcher." The two went around to the south of the house.The room where Yu Chuan lived did not reveal the slightest light. Without a flashlight, it would be really difficult.

"Is this also the case on the night of the incident?" Tang Chuan asked. "yes." "Then you were checking the crescent lock with a flashlight, wasn't it?" "Well, it's like this." Fujimura said, shining the flashlight on the inside of the window glass, just like that night, and saw the buckle, which is still locked. "During the insurance period, let me ask one more question. Were the windows really locked at that time? Could it be that you read it wrong?" Tang Chuan asked. Fujimura shook his head: "It's impossible to make a mistake. My brother-in-law and I checked it separately."

"yes." "Are you satisfied?" "I already have a sense of the situation." "Then let's go back inside, it's pretty cold outside." Back inside, Fujimura locked the entrance door.During this interval, Yu Chuan touched the flashlight. "What's wrong with that flashlight? It's a perfectly normal flashlight." "When you went to check the window locks, who had the flashlight? You, or your brother-in-law?" "In the hands of my brother-in-law... is there any problem?" "No, there's no problem, I'm just asking casually." Tang Chuan said and put the flashlight back to its original position. "The bathroom is on the way to your room. You'd better take a bath before eleven o'clock. It's just an ordinary domestic bathtub, sorry." "I don't care." Yu Chuan said with a pensive expression, "When did the residents take a bath on the night of the incident? Judging from the notebook just now, Nagasawa Yuki-sama took a bath that night. .” "Any questions?" "That's what you told me during the day. You said that all the residents were with you all the time, so you told me not to think about the possibility of murder, didn't you?" "I said so..." "But haven't you checked the bathroom? It's possible to escape through the bathroom window." "Wait a moment." "I know what you want to say. I just want to know the exact information." Fujimura looked up at the ceiling and shook his head: "I'm sorry, Yukawa, I'm really sorry for making you come all the way here, I apologize to you, just forget about it." Tang Chuan blinked in confusion, and asked him, "What do you mean by that?" "It was me. I guess the room wasn't really a secret room at all. After talking to you, I started to feel that way myself, so let it go." "You mean, there were still people in the house at the time?" "It should be. I'm sorry, I let you waste a lot of time." Fujimura apologized with his head bowed. "If you think this can convince yourself, I don't care." "I can talk myself out of it. There's something wrong with me." "Really? But I also want you to answer my last question: When did the residents go to the bath?" Hearing Yu Chuan's question, Fujimura felt his face turn ugly: "Didn't I tell you not to worry about these problems anymore?" "I'm asking this out of my personal interest. Or do you have any secrets that are inconvenient to answer?" Fujimura took a deep breath and said: "Because the police have asked many times before, I remember what happened that night very clearly. After I confirmed that Mr. Haraguchi's room was indeed locked, my brother-in-law went to take a bath first. But he only soaked for ten minutes at most. After my brother-in-law had soaked, Nagasawa and his son followed suit. I think they soaked for about 30 minutes, and there were voices coming from the bathroom. Hisenko and I I don’t take a bath in the night when there are guests, and only take a shower the next morning. By the way, for your reference, it will take at least twenty minutes to go back and forth from here to the place where Mr. Haraguchi fell. I say this, are you satisfied?” Tang Chuan stretched out his fingertips and made a gesture of drawing in the air: "What you said just now is correct, right?" "That's right, that's what I said to the police." "I see. Then let me take a good bath." After that, Yu Chuan walked to the corridor.