Chapter 44 Section 7

"—That's what happened. At that time, we couldn't make an accurate judgment on the letter sent by the person who called himself 'Devil's Hand'. We didn't know whether it was a real forecast or a prank. After the falling accident in the two countries , we felt that the letter was most likely not a prank. And while we were investigating how the perpetrator did it, the incident on the Metropolitan Expressway happened right after." Section Chief Kimura of the Metropolitan Police Department's First Search Section said with a blank expression.He has a square face, short hair, dark complexion, and a broad forehead.

The video of the press conference held this afternoon is being played on the TV.He flipped through the news programs and watched similar scenes over and over again. "Then, haven't the police found any clues as to who 'Devil's Hand' really is?" the reporter asked. "At present, we are seeking advice from professionals and launching an investigation at the same time." The chief of the first search department tried to play Tai Chi with the reporter. "Is the professional you mentioned the same physicist who once became a topic?" "When we search, we will seek assistance from professionals from all walks of life, and we do not specify any one."

"It is said that the letter sent to the TV station said that even the scientists who assisted in the detection of many suspicious cases were helpless this time. What do the police think about this?" "Nothing in particular." After a close-up of Kimura's serious face, the scene switched to the male announcer.Seeing that the next piece of news had started to be broadcast on the TV, he turned off the TV with the remote control, and lay on the ground in a big character. He finally did, and the police finally acknowledged the existence of the "Devil's Hand".Not only that, but they managed to get them to make the existence of the "Devil's Hand" public.In other words, the strength of the "Devil's Hand" is equivalent to being stamped with an official seal.

He thought to himself: finally come to this step.As long as you really put your heart and soul into it, the police and the like have nothing to fear.In the final analysis, it is unreasonable for the world not to admit their own strength. He got up, faced the computer and opened the word processing software, and put his hands gently on the keyboard.He first typed his usual phrase "To Dear Metropolitan Police Department Lords" on the screen, and then began to think about the next words. The question is what to write next.What words should be used to be more effective?How should he claim to make the world more aware of the power of the "hand of the devil"?

He typed on the keyboard as he thought in his mind.Looking at the text that appeared on the monitor, a smile appeared on his lips.He felt that his life suddenly became full of fun. Dear members of the Metropolitan Police Department: The press conference hosted by the Chief of the First Search Section two days ago was quite successful.Thanks to this, the title of "Devil's Hand" resounded throughout Japan overnight.Searching on the Internet has already retrieved more than 200,000 articles, and it seems that it has also provided interesting material for bloggers, which makes me very satisfied.

What is worrying now is the problem of counterfeit goods that I also mentioned in my last letter.As you all know, on some large message boards, there have been many messages from people who call themselves "Devil's Hand". You police shouldn't want to see counterfeit goods emerge in endlessly, right? Therefore, I solemnly warn you that you must carefully keep that random number table, and be careful not to leak its contents.If you fail to do this, you may be forced to face extremely difficult things in the future, and you will understand the meaning of this. Just wait and see the new development of the situation.

Devil's Hand おrow C column 61 Kusanagi sighed and put the copy on the table.Mamiya and Tatara sat at the conference table. "I'm completely carried away. I think I've become a celebrity." Duo Liang snorted, "I heard that the variety show on TV made a show about it. That's okay. What I want to know is , What is the purpose of the perpetrator?" Kusanagi pondered for a moment, and said, "Just reading this letter, I can't figure out what the other party is thinking. But it seems that the perpetrator is really concerned about the appearance of counterfeit goods. In fact, the letter also mentioned that the Internet Counterfeit products have appeared sporadically. I asked Kishitani to check online."

"Are you sure that those on the Internet are all made by counterfeit goods?" Mamiya asked. "Judging from the content of the message, it is estimated that it should be the work of a counterfeit. Of course, it is also taboo to insist on this kind of behavior." Duo Liang leaned back on the chair and raised his feet: "What the hell is that guy thinking? He has successfully committed murder twice before, and I thought he would come to ask for money this time." At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Tatara responded "Come in". The door opened, and Kishitani poked his head in.

"What's wrong?" Kusanagi asked. "People from the General Affairs Department of Yotsuba Real Estate are here." "Siye Real Estate? What are you here for?" "Well," Kishitani licked his lips and said, "It is said that the 'Devil's Hand' sent a threatening letter to their company." "What are you talking about?" Duo Liang yelled loudly. "Did they bring that threatening letter?" Kusanagi asked. "It seems to be. Now they are waiting in the reception room." Kusanagi turned to Mamiya and Tatara.

"Okay, go talk to them." Tatara said to Gamiya, "If it's true, let me know immediately." "Understood." Kusanagi said and stood up. However, after reading the threatening letter from the other party in the reception room, Kusanagi could tell at a glance that it was a counterfeit.The font and style of the letter were all very different from the letters sent before, and most importantly, there was no number from the random number table in the letter. The content of the threat was to prepare 300 million yen in cash if you do not want a fatal accident at the construction site of Yotsuba Real Estate; he added that the joint method will be notified separately.

Kusanagi told the General Affairs Minister of Yotsuba Real Estate that ninety-nine percent of the letter was sent by an impostor. "Really? There is nothing wrong, right?" The Minister of General Affairs is still worried. "Although I can't tell you the details yet, what I can tell you is that the letter that really came from the 'Devil's Hand' has an obvious mark that can be used to distinguish the authenticity. This threatening letter does not have that mark." "So that's the case. With your words, we can rest assured." "It is estimated that this letter is a prank, but it does not rule out the possibility that someone intends to take a ride on the 'Devil's Hand' case and conspire against others. If there is another threatening letter like this, I hope you will inform me in time." "I see. Thank you very much. Well, in normal terms, we wouldn't be so embarrassed by such a threatening letter, but seeing that the inscription is 'Devil's Hand', we were a little panicked." The Minister of General Affairs seemed relieved. After seeing off the Minister of General Affairs, Mamiya sighed and said: "It's really annoying, thanks to the bastard perpetrator who sent us a random number table. If there is no such thing, we will probably be punished by the incident just now." Play it hard." "Maybe if the random number table in the perpetrator's letter is leaked, we will be forced to face extremely difficult things in the future, which refers to this kind of thing." "Indeed, if counterfeit goods emerge in endlessly, then we will collapse." Mamiya said with a dejected expression. "In short, the top priority is to expose the true face of 'Devil's Hand'. Have you made any arrangements?" "Neihai is taking him to investigate the site." "Take him to investigate the scene? Who is it?" Before the words finished, Jian Gong nodded exaggeratedly as if he had suddenly realized, "Okay, let's wait and see." "Sitting in the car is indeed a relief. Recently, the phone in the research room has been ringing non-stop, which makes people upset." Tang Chuan said while sitting in the passenger seat. "Why does the phone keep ringing?" "Please don't ask what you know, okay? Isn't it because the perpetrator called 'Devil's Hand' sent that redundant letter to the TV station? He is free to call himself a great crime, but he prefers What to write about "Even the scientist who has solved many mysterious cases before can't do anything" makes the interview request flood in, which is annoying. It seems that in the media circle, who is the "Associate Professor Y of T University" referring to? , has long been known to all.” "Well, because the world is small." "There are physicists of my level all over the world. I just happen to have a friend who is a criminal police officer and I have been entrusted by him to assist in several search operations. If someone treats me as an amateur detective, then I am extremely Reluctant and troubled." "If they come to you next time, please tell me, and I will come forward to ask them not to hinder your research. Teacher, you don't have to accept their interview." "Even if you don't tell me, I won't accept the interview." Tang Chuan said calmly. The Pajero driven by Kaoru was speeding on the inner circle of the Central Ring Road of the Metropolitan Expressway. At this moment, the car had passed the intersection with the Mukoshima Line and was heading towards Kosuge JCT. "Speaking of which, this neighborhood does have all the conditions that are prone to accidents. The traffic flow is heavy, and it diverges and merges in a short distance, and there are many curves." Tang Chuan said and inspected around. "You are right. The accident happened not far ahead. The location is just in front of the intersection of the Central Ring Road leading to Northeast Road and the No. 6 Sanxiang Line leading to Changqing Road." Tang Chuan's eyes kept looking back, forth, left, and right. After a while, he sighed: "impossible." "What is impossible?" "It's the method of using a laser pointer to dazzle the opponent's eyes as I told you last time. It's really unrealistic. Because the driver has to keep his eyes straight ahead, and if he wants to hit the laser light on the driver's eyes, the perpetrator must keep the car in the right position. Not far in front. Even if there is more than one culprit, and the person responsible for the laser light is sitting in the back seat, it is impossible to continue to irradiate the driver's eyes with laser light in such a situation where the relationship between parking spaces is changing rapidly. It can be done. Although it is not difficult to hit it in a short moment, the chance of causing an accident is very small. What's more, if the other party becomes suspicious, they may call the police. Give up the laser light pen as soon as it is said Bar." "So, how did the perpetrator cause the accident?" "Isn't it just because I don't understand that I came here to investigate the scene? - After all, there are really enough cars. So many vehicles are driving at such a fast speed, but they still can't touch each other Changing lanes back and forth so quickly feels like a miracle in itself." "I wanted to ask you before, Mr. Tang Chuan, don't you also have a driver's license?" "I have a driver's license because it can be used as an ID card." "But you don't drive yourself, do you?" "It doesn't feel necessary." Seems like a paper driver.But Xun still didn't dare to say this. Soon at the Senju Shimbashi exit, Kaoru turned on the turn signal and changed lanes. "You said that Horikiri JCT is an accident-prone place, right?" "Yes, there is also an introduction on the homepage of the Capital Expressway." "There are probably a few other places like this?" "Yes. I remember that there are more than a dozen places on the Capital Expressway alone." "A dozen places? I don't know how many traffic accidents happen every day in the city." "Although the specific number varies every day, it generally ranges from one hundred to two hundred." "What about the Metropolitan Expressway?" "I can't remember the exact number. There should have been about 12,000 accidents in the past year. Calculated, there are more than 30 accidents every day." "I see. You know it in detail." "I was thinking that maybe this information would come in handy, so I investigated it before I left the house." "Not bad, no wonder Kusanagi is so dependent on you." "Senior Kusanagi? Rely on me?" "Because you have many characteristics that he doesn't have." "Huh, is that so?" Xun couldn't help laughing, "For example, what are there?" "For example, female-specific intuition, female-specific observation, female-specific stubbornness, female-specific persistence, female-specific indifference... Do you want me to go on?" "No need. Closer to home, is there any problem with the number of accidents on the Metropolitan Expressway?" "Just now you said that there are more than ten accident-prone places on the Capital Expressway, right? So is it possible that the perpetrators spread messages insinuating that accidents will occur at these places on multiple message boards on the Internet one after another? Since There are more than 30 accidents every day, so the possibility that the perpetrator happened to have an accident in the place where the message was written is not low. It also happened that an accident happened at Horikiri JCT on the 26th, so the perpetrator tried to fraudulently claim The accident was caused by myself, so I sent a criminal statement to the police, and told me the URL of the message that left a suspected warning letter—what do you think of this reasoning?" "There is indeed such a possibility... Then, teacher, what do you mean to say that there is no such thing as a 'devil's hand' at all, and the perpetrators are just bluffing?" "What I mean is that this assumption can be applied to the accident that happened on the Capital Expressway. Of course, as for the accident that happened in the two countries, the above reasoning cannot be applied." "Just now I did say that there are more than 30 accidents on the Capital Expressway every day, but not all of them are major accidents, and most of them are small accidents with little damage. In fact, the people who died in traffic accidents, the entire In Tokyo, there is an average of one person per day. The accident that happened at Horikiri JCT this time is not of the scale that happens every year. I personally find it difficult to agree that such an accident happened by chance as the perpetrator wanted.” The figure of Yu Chuan sitting on the passenger seat with his arms folded came into Kaoru's field of vision. "Is the death rate of traffic accidents only to this level? This really surprised me. I thought it would be more." "After all, this data comes from the Metropolitan Police Department, which is slightly less than the actual number. For example, the death in an accident in Horikiri this time was not received in the Metropolitan Police Department's records." "what happened?" "It's a matter of the police agency's definition. Only those who die within 24 hours of the accident can be classified as dead in a traffic accident. In this accident, because the deceased was in a coma for nearly two days Only died, so they were excluded." "Tang Chuan straightened up from his chair and asked, "Been in a coma for two days?is that true? " "Twenty hours a day, to be exact. Any questions?" But Yukawa didn't answer.Kaoru glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, and saw that he put his fingers under the glasses and pressed the corners of both eyes. "Could it be... that's the case?" "Have you thought of anything?" "I need to gather my thoughts and find a place where I can drink coffee." "Okay." While speaking, Pajero had already driven off the highway, and from the car navigation device, there was a family restaurant nearby. "...Yes. Is it? So that report was published on the twenty-ninth? I see, thank you." Hanging up the phone, Kaoru returned to the family restaurant table.Tang Chuan sat on a chair with a pensive look on his face.The cup of coffee in front of him felt a bit fuller than before she went out to make a phone call, and it seemed that the cup had already been refilled. "I have confirmed that the exact news of the death of Mr. Ishizuka Kiyoji was reported in the morning paper on the 29th. Although the news about the accident was once reported in the morning paper on the 27th, it is said that the He was only seriously injured and delirious. Because it turned out to be a major accident that resulted in death, the newspaper did not publish a follow-up report until the 29th." "Reports about accidents in the two countries...?" "It was published in the morning paper on the 21st." Tang Chuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "In this way, the question will be solved easily. The perpetrator sent a statement of crime after confirming the accident through newspaper reports, and that's why he sent the criminal statement in the second There is no reason why there was no movement for three full days after the accident. The question is, why did he do it?" "Probably because he wanted to know the name of the victim. The perpetrator wrote the name of the victim in the crime statement, but the initial report on the 27th should not have specified the name of the victim." "Then why does he have to do this? Even if he doesn't write the name of the victim, it is enough to clearly write the specific accident he caused." "Probably he thought it would be more shocking to write his name." "Is it? But I can't think of that that's worth the three days' delay in sending the criminal statement. I think the perpetrator cared about the death of the victim." "what do you mean?" "Do you still remember the content of the first letter? I remember that there was a sentence on it, saying that he is the owner of the devil's hand. As long as he stretches out this hand, he can bury other people's life as he likes, but the police only Able to determine the cause of death as an accident—remember?" "That's right, that's roughly what I remember." "In other words, claiming that you can kill with just reaching out the devil's hand, and that you can disguise the murder as an accident. Perhaps the rule he set for himself is to first confirm that the victim is dead, and then send the criminal statement." "That is to say, if the victim is not dead, he will not send a criminal statement? I think even if the victim can't die, as long as he can cause accidents as he pleases, that's powerful enough." "No, it's definitely not going to work." "why?" Tang Chuan smiled slightly and said, "Interesting, so that's what happened. Before, I wondered why the perpetrator was so obsessed with the Internet, but now, the mystery may have been solved." "What's going on? Please explain." "Before that, I have something to tell you to do. I want you to check the relevant information on the traffic accidents that happened in the past ten days, especially the location of the accident and the situation at that time. .” "Ten days... are we going to investigate all traffic accidents? Not just fatal accidents?" "Fatal accidents are not required. Please give me a list of other accidents." "Teacher Yukawa, I told you just now that there are one hundred to two hundred traffic accidents in Tokyo every day. If it takes ten days, the number will be ten times that." "Really? Is there a problem with that?" You are standing up and talking without back pain—Xun finally swallowed this sentence, because after all, he has something to ask for, and he hopes that the other party can assist in the investigation. "Nothing. After investigating the location of the accident, what should we do next?" "Needless to say, of course it is searching the Internet." "The internet?" At this moment, Kaoru's cell phone rang, and it was Kusanagi's call, and he immediately asked, "Did you find anything?" "Teacher Tang Chuan seems to have figured out a clue." "That's good. You tell him, trouble him to expose the true face of 'Devil's Hand' as soon as possible, something bad will happen!" "What's wrong?" "'Devil's Hand' sent a threatening letter to a certain company. The bad thing is that this letter is real this time, and the number from the random number table is attached to the letter." "What kind of company is it?" "An amusement park." 8. To the gentlemen of Tokyo Laughter Park: I am "The Devil's Hand".If you suspect that I am a counterfeit, just take this letter to the Metropolitan Police Department for verification, and the guys from the first search department will definitely tell you that this letter is genuine. Well, I am writing to you this time to make a request. But it's not my intention to ask for money. I am requesting that you close your business for a week starting next Monday and ban any visitors from entering Laughter Park.Of course, lights and music should all be forbidden to turn on. If you will not heed my request, I will extend the "hand of the devil" to visitors entering Tokyo Laughter Park.You must be aware that there is no way the police can stop me.You still don't know what the "devil's hand" is. You'd better obey orders, it's for your own good. Devil's Hand Row B Column 13 Kaoru looked up from the threatening letter, and heard Kusanagi sitting across the conference table sigh: "It is said that it was delivered to their office this morning. The envelope and letter paper are exactly the same as those sent to the Metropolitan Police Department before, and the printed text was printed by the same printer. Needless to say, the numbers on the letter are also the same as the random number table In other words, this letter is an out-and-out letter." "Did you tell the people over at Laughter Park this information?" "Of course I told you, it scared the person in charge enough. The media has been reporting on the 'Devil's Hand' incident for days, and the incidents of impostors and intimidation are endless. Unexpectedly, they received a threatening letter sent by me. , it's no wonder he was so scared that his face turned pale." Kaoru nodded.The fact is that in recent issues the counterfeit "Devil's Hand" has been rampant on various Internet-centric platforms.A few days ago, there was also a case of "Devil's Hand" leaving a warning letter on an online message board, threatening to blow up a certain junior high school.Finally, it was found that the perpetrator was actually a student at the school, and he left messages online through his own computer.It's because of the thought that just calling oneself "Devil's Hand" can scare everyone. In order to silence the commotion of impostors, Kimura, the head of the first search section, held a press conference again a few days ago.The main thing is to make a public statement, saying that the Metropolitan Police Department has the method to distinguish the real and fake "devil's hand", and the prank behavior of those counterfeit goods is meaningless.But so far, it seems to have had little effect. "Then what are they going to do?" "At present, the directors of Laughter Park are still discussing and discussing. But depending on the situation, they will probably plan to obey orders." Kusanagi bit his lips in frustration and said, "If there is something wrong with the tourists, they will definitely not be able to bear it. let's go." "Does the perpetrator hold a grudge against Laughter Park?" "I also thought it was possible, so I sent Yuki and the others to the other party's head office." Mamiya said.Yumiya is also Mamiya's subordinate, and is now the same director as Kusanagi. "I don't think so. Closing for a week is certainly a heavy blow to the amusement park, but from the perspective of revenge, it doesn't feel hard enough." Kusanagi said, tilting his head. "So what is the purpose of the perpetrator? Why did he close the amusement park?" "Isn't it because you don't understand this, so you are helpless?" Kusanagi began to pull his hair, "Can Yukawa solve the mystery?" "It's hard to say now, but he asked me to investigate something." "Investigate what?" "It was to ask me to search the Internet for the place names and keywords of the traffic accidents that occurred in Tokyo in the past ten days. Although the perpetrator had written a crime notice on the message board before, the result was that the victim did not die and did not post it. Issuing a criminal statement—Teacher Tang Chuan said that this shows that there must be such cases on the Internet.” When he woke up, he first looked at the alarm clock next to his pillow: it was just after ten o'clock in the morning.I feel a little heavy in my head, because I drank very late last night.Since a year ago, he couldn't sleep all night until he got drunk. Climbing out of bed, he picked up the binoculars that had been on the table and walked to the window.After taking a deep breath, he opened the curtains. He could still see the Ferris wheel in the amusement park. He put the binoculars on his eyes, adjusted the focus and stared at a carriage of the Ferris wheel, which was the blue carriage at the top. He stared at it for about twenty seconds, but the position of the car did not change: the blue car was always parked at the top of the turntable. He threw away the binoculars, turned on the computer on the desk, and then logged on to a homepage online. The Ferris wheel he saw just now was displayed on the screen, and a paragraph of text appeared on the page with this photo as the background—— letter of apology Due to equipment renovation, the amusement park will be temporarily closed from today. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to all tourists. We will announce the date of resumption of business on this official website. Tokyo Laughter Park Looking at this text, a smile appeared on his face uncontrollably.He spread his hands and feet, lying on the tatami as a big character, and laughed silently. Did it, I finally did it.Now no matter who is afraid of me, no one dares to resist me anymore...