Chapter 3 third quarter

On the afternoon of the day after the body was discovered, the autopsy report was sent to the task force at the West Busch Branch.The results of the report confirmed that the victim's cause of death and presumed time of death were similar to Professor Matsuno's opinion. However, after reading the relevant records of the stomach test, Sasagaki couldn't help but wonder.The record reads "Undigested soba noodles, green onions, and herring, 2 to 2.5 hours after eating." "If the test is correct, how should we explain the belt?" Sasagaki looked down at Nakazuka who was sitting with his arms crossed.

"belt?" "The belt hole has been loosened by two buckles. It is usually done after eating. Since it has been two hours, it should be buckled back." "I probably forgot, it happens often." "However, I have checked the victim's trousers. Compared with his build, the waist is quite large. If the belt is loose by two buttons, the trousers will fall down. How can he walk?" "Hmm." Nakazuka nodded vaguely.He frowned, staring at the autopsy report on the conference table. "If so, Sasagaki, why do you think he let go of the belt buckle?"

Sasagaki looked around, and put his face next to Nakazuka: "I think, after the victim arrived at the scene, he did something that needed to untie the belt of his trousers, and put two buckles on when he tied it back. I don’t know if it’s me or the murderer.” "What needs to loosen the belt?" Nakazuka looked up at Sasagaki. "Do you need to ask? Loosen the belt, you just want to take off your pants." Sasagaki smiled wickedly. Nakazuka leaned back on the chair, and the iron chair creaked. "A good adult, would you go to that kind of dusty and dirty place for a tryst?"

"This is indeed a bit unnatural." Hearing Sasagaki's hesitant answer, Nakazuka waved his hand like chasing flies. "It sounds interesting, but before using your intuition, you should collect information first. To find out the whereabouts of the victim, the first is the soba noodle shop." Since the person in charge has said so, Sasagaki can't play against the tune, say "Got it", salute and leave. It didn't take long to find a soba noodle shop where Yosuke Kirihara ate.Yayoko said that he often visited the "Saganoya" in Fushi Station Shopping Street, and investigators immediately went to inquire and confirmed that Kirihara had indeed been there at around 4 pm on Friday.

Kirihara ate soba noodles at Saganoya.According to the state of digestion, the presumed time of death was between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Friday.When investigating the alibi, the time will be extended, and the focus will be from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. However, according to Isamu Matsuura and Yayoko, Kirihara left home at half past two.Where did he go for more than an hour before going to Sagano House?From his house to the Sagano House, no matter how slow the walk was, it would take no more than ten minutes. That was answered on Monday.A call to the West Busch station solved the mystery.The caller was a female employee at Sankyo Bank's Fushi branch. She said on the phone that Kirihara Yosuke had been to the bank before business hours closed last Friday.

Sasagaki and Koga immediately rushed to the branch opposite the south exit of Kintetsu Fushi Station. The caller was a female clerk in charge of the bank's counter business, with a lovely round face and short hair, she looked very good-looking.Sasagaki sat down facing her in the reception area separated by a screen. "I saw the name in the newspaper yesterday, and I kept thinking, could it be that Mr. Kirihara? So I confirmed the name again this morning, and after discussing it with my boss, I mustered up the courage to make a call." She straightened her back Get straight. "When did Mr. Kirihara come?" Sasagaki asked.

"It's almost three o'clock." "What are you doing here?" Hearing this question, the female pilot hesitated a little, probably because it was difficult to judge the extent to which the client's secrets could be revealed.However, she finally spoke up: "He withdrew the fixed deposit in advance." "How much is the amount?" She hesitated again, licked her lips, glanced at her boss in the distance, and whispered, "One million yuan." "Oh..." Sasagaki pursed his lips.That's a lot of money that you don't seem to carry with you. "Mr. Kirihara didn't mention what to use the money for?"

"No, he didn't mention it at all." "Where did Mr. Tongyuan put one million yuan?" "I don't know...it seems to be in the bag provided by our bank." She tilted her head a little confused. "In the past, did Mr. Kirihara suddenly cancel the fixed deposit contract like this and take away millions?" "As far as I know, this is the first time. However, I have only dealt with Mr. Kirihara's time deposit business since the end of last year." "How does Kirihara-san look when he withdraws money? Is it a pity, or is he very happy?"

"I don't know." She tilted her head again and said, "It doesn't look like she feels sorry. But he said that he will deposit another sum of similar amount soon." "Soon... oh." After reporting the situation to the task force, Sasagaki and Koga rushed to Kirihara's pawn shop, wanting to ask Yayoko and Matsuura about Kirihara Yosuke's withdrawal of money.However, when they came near Kirihara's house, the two stopped.People in mourning gathered in front of the pawnshop. "Yes, the funeral is held today." "I forgot it for a while. I only remembered it now when I saw it. I heard about it this morning."

Sasagaki and Koga were watching the funeral from a little distance away, and it seemed that just in time for the funeral, the hearse drove to Kirihara's house. The store door was open, and Yayoko Kirihara was the first to walk out.Her face looked worse than last time, and she was much smaller, but she felt a little more coquettish, perhaps because of the incredible charm of mourning clothes.She's clearly used to wearing kimonos, and even the way she walks seems to have been carefully designed to look attractive.If she wanted to play a young, beautiful, grieving widow, she would have done it perfectly, Sasagaki thought, sarcastically.The police found out that she used to work as a public relations lady in Beixindi.

Yosuke Kirihara's son followed her out holding the framed photo. The name "Ryoji" had entered Sasagaki's mind, even though they hadn't spoken to each other yet. Kirihara Ryouji is still expressionless today.There were no ripples of emotion in the gloomy and deep eyes.His prosthetic eyes looked at the feet of his mother who was walking in front of him. In the evening, Sasagaki and Koga went to Kirihara pawn shop again.Just like the last time I came here, the iron door was ajar, but the inner door was locked.There was a calling bell by the door, Sasagaki rang the bell, and heard the sound of a buzzer coming from inside. "Did you go out?" Gu He asked. "If you go out, the iron gate should be pulled down." Soon, there was the sound of unlocking the lock.The door opened about twenty centimeters, and Matsuura's face was exposed through the crack. "Ah, Mr. Interpol." Matsuura's expression was slightly surprised. "I have something to ask, is it convenient now?" "Uh... let me see. I'll ask the lady boss, please wait a moment." After Matsuura finished speaking, he closed the door. Sasagaki and Koga looked at each other, Koga tilted his head.Not long after, the door opened again. "The proprietress said yes, please come in." Sasagaki said "excuse me" and walked into the shop.The room was filled with the smell of incense sticks. "The funeral ended successfully?" Sasagaki remembered that Matsuura was the coffin bearer. "Well, it's okay, although I'm a little tired." Matsuura said, smoothing his hair.He was wearing his funeral clothes, but no tie, and the first and second buttons of his shirt were undone. The lattice door behind the counter opened, and Yayoko came out.She had changed from her mourning clothes to a dark blue dress, and her coiled hair had been let down. "I'm sorry, you are so tired and still come to bother you." Sasagaki nodded and saluted. "Where." She shook her head slightly, "Have you found anything?" "We were collecting information and found a doubtful point, so we came here to ask for advice." Sasagaki pointed at the latticed door, "Before that, can I burn incense? I want to pay my respects to the deceased first." For a moment, a panicked expression appeared on Yayoko's face.She first turned her gaze to Matsuura, and then back to Sasagaki. "Okay, that's okay." "Excuse me. I'll interrupt then." Sasagaki took off his shoes at the shoe-off place next to the counter, and was about to step over the threshold when he suddenly saw a door with stairs hidden beside it, and an iron lock was hung next to the door handle.It seemed that the door could not be opened from the side of the stairs. "May I ask, what is this lock for?" "Oh, that," Yayoko replied, "is to prevent thieves from entering from the second floor in the middle of the night." "Come in from the second floor?" "The neighborhood is densely populated, and the possibility of thieves sneaking in from the second floor is high. The watch shop nearby was stolen in this way. So my husband installed this lock. If it is really stolen, the thief will not be able to get out." "If the thief comes below, will there be heavy losses?" "Because the safe is downstairs," Matsuura replied from behind, "all the things the guests leave are also kept on the first floor." "So, there is no one upstairs at night?" "Yes, I asked my son to sleep on the first floor too." "I see." Sasagaki rubbed his chin and nodded, "I understand, but why is it locked now? Is it also locked during the day?" "Well, that," Yayoko came to Sasagaki's side and opened the lock, "Because I'm used to the lock, I just locked it." "Oh." Sasagaki thought, which meant that there was no one up there. Open the lattice door, and inside is a six-fold Japanese room.There seemed to be another room in the back, but it was also separated by a lattice door and could not be seen.Sasagaki guessed that it should be the living room of the couple.According to Yayoko, Ryoji also slept with them, so how to deal with the couple's sexual affairs?He couldn't help feeling curious. The coffin is set by the west wall, next to a small photo frame is a photo of Yosuke Kirihara wearing a suit and smiling, looking younger than he is now.Sasagaki lit the incense, put his palms together and closed his eyes and prayed silently for about ten seconds. Yayoko made tea and brought it over.Sasagaki saluted in a kneeling posture, reached out to take the teacup, and Koga did the same. Sasagaki asked Yayoko if she thought of any clues related to the murder.She shook her head immediately, and Matsuura, who was sitting on the chair, didn't speak. Sasagaki said calmly that Yosuke Tongyuan proposed one million yuan from the bank.Both Yayoko and Matsuura were quite surprised by this. "One million! I've never heard that from my husband." "Me too," Matsuura said, "Although the boss is arbitrary, if he spends such a large amount of money for the store, he should tell me." "Has Mr. Kirihara ever engaged in expensive entertainment? Like gambling." "He never gambled, and he didn't have any particular hobbies." "The boss is the kind of person who regards business as his only hobby." Matsuura interjected from the side. "Well," Sasagaki hesitated for a moment before asking, "What about that?" "Which aspect?" Yayoko frowned. "That's it—heterosexual relations." "Oh." She nodded, she didn't seem to be stimulated, "I don't believe he has a woman outside, he is not the kind of person who would do that kind of thing." She said very firmly. "You are very relieved of your husband." "Is this reassuring..." Yayoi said very vaguely at the end of the sentence, and just lowered her head. After asking a few more questions, Sasagaki and the others stood up and said goodbye.It can't really be said that it has gained anything. When I was putting on my shoes, I saw a pair of dirty sneakers at the place where I took them off, they should belong to Ryoji.It turned out that he was on the second floor. Looking at the locked door, Sasagaki wondered what the boy was doing there.