Chapter 59 Section 12

On the second day after Takao was arrested, Detective Oda came to me and told me to go to the police station.The general situation was discussed at the Kishida family yesterday, but it seems that they still have to formally record the statement. "Is the interrogation of the others over?" After getting into Oda's car, I asked. "It's basically over," Oda replied. "Are there any contradictions in the testimony?" "No, it's basically the same." Oda stared straight ahead, he was always unpredictable. When we arrived at the police station, he immediately led me into the interrogation room, which was filled with a stench.Five minutes later, Detective Takano showed up, and the smile on the corner of his mouth made people feel nervous.

"Let's sort out the situation of the case first." After asking about the name, address, etc., Takano first said, "The cause of the case seems to be just trivial things. Because of these trivial things, Yukiko Ando and Takao Kishida had a quarrel." "It seems to be." I said cooperatively. "Later, Takao Kishida reached out and pushed Yukiko Ando. Yukiko fell to the corner table beside her. Unfortunately, the knife in the fruit plate on the corner table happened to be inserted into her chest. Seeing blood spurting from her chest, Long Fu screamed, and when they heard the cry, everyone rushed over."

"I heard that's the case." I said, "but I don't know if it's true. When she heard the scream and rushed away, she had already had a knife in her chest. It's true that Takao stood still. There is also the possibility that he stabbed it with a knife, but we have no way of knowing what happened. Because according to Takao's character, he would not do such a thing, so we believed what he said if." At that time, no one doubted whether Takao would lie. "I heard that you were the one who checked on Yukiko's condition, is that true?" "Yes, although I dropped out of school, I also went to medical school for a while... At that time, I judged that the injured person was too seriously injured and unable to recover, so I told the Kishida family about the situation."

"Didn't you ask the doctor to see it then?" "I don't think so. Of course, it's up to Mr. Kishida to decide." "Then what about Kishida-san's decision at the time?" "He didn't say anything," I shook my head, "but he asked me for advice on what to do..." "Then what did you say then?" "I said that this matter should be reported to the police immediately, which is also a matter of course." I glanced at Takano, and when his eyes met mine, his face turned to the side.For some reason, this action has remained in my heart for a long time.

"After hearing your opinion that you should go to the police, what did Mr. Kishida say?" "At that time he replied that no. Instead, he said let us assist them in concealing the truth of the case." Afterwards, I told the whole story of the case in detail.Entrusted by the Kishida and his wife, he needed to do his best to assist the situation, and there was also the matter of going out to dispose of the corpse. While listening to my narration, Takano kept his eyes on the air.Seeing that he didn't even move his eyeballs, I wondered if he was listening.I paused for a moment, and he slowly turned his head towards me, urging me to continue.

After burying the body and returning to Kishida's house, my narration is all over.Gao Ye still kept a straight face and said nothing, I couldn't figure out what was going on in his mind at all. "When you left Kishida's house," the detective finally said, "Did Mr. Kishida give you anything? If it wasn't you, it should be Masaki." What have you given us? I started to remember.I remember everything that happened that night clearly.First the cardboard boxes were moved, and then... "Ah." I nodded, "They handed us some chewing gum, saying it was to make us wake up and drowse."

"You remember correctly, right?" "No... is there something wrong with that thing?" "Nothing, just to make sure." The detective coughed twice, which sounded like it was on purpose. "By the way, what about Kazuo Ando..." The criminal police changed the subject, "He said he saw the address of Kishida's house from the address book, and then read the note that said Yukiko had an appointment with Mr. Kishida that day, but he couldn't produce the address book and the note. After we pressed him, he said something unexpected." "A surprise?"

"Ando and Yukiko are in constant contact. Once, he heard Yukiko talk about a strange thing. She said at the time that the two of them might be able to extract some money from the architect Kishida Sosuke. Ando said that their father, Kikuo Ando, ​​once worked with Sosuke Kishida. At that time, the two of them conceived an epoch-making construction technology together, but Kikuo died young due to an accident. Years later, Kishida used the technology at that time as his own. The foundation has gained a huge reputation, but he completely left the Ando family aside. Therefore, Yukiko often talks about what percentage of his family should be shared from Kishida. That is Said that Yukiko approached the Kishida family with this idea from the very beginning."

"That's interesting." I said with a dull expression on my face. "So after Kazuo learned of his sister's disappearance, he immediately thought that this matter might have something to do with the Kishida family, so he came to the door to bluff. As a result, things turned out as he expected." I also understood the reason for Ando's entanglement at that time, and it turned out to be such a thing. "The crux of the problem is yet to come." Takano's tone became serious, "How did Yukiko plan to extract money from the Kishida family at that time? According to Kazuo, Yukiko seems to have some kind of trick in her hands, planning to extort a sum of money. What is this trick? ?”

I didn't answer, and at the same time showed an attitude that I couldn't answer. "how is everything?" Interpol asked again. "I don't know. There shouldn't be any direct connection between this matter and this case, right? Just like what Takao said when he surrendered himself, the reason why Yukiko died was entirely due to the lack of momentum." "Is that true?" "Is not it?" Hearing what I said, Takano was silent for a while.After that, he turned his head two or three times, relaxed his neck, and there was a light clicking sound.

"I think so, if Yukiko is still alive, maybe she will have something in her hands to blackmail the Kishida family." "...I don't understand what that means." "In other words, maybe she has the fact that Takao Kishida has killed someone, which is enough to blackmail them." "It's nonsense. The one who was killed was Yukiko herself?" "I said," the detective twisted his neck again, but this time he didn't make any sound, "If she wasn't dead at that time...if she was just pretending to be dead, what would have happened?" "..." "She wasn't dead then." "... What evidence do you have for saying that..." "chewing gum." "chewing gum?" "Yes, there is chewing gum in the esophagus of the corpse. However, according to Takao, Yukiko did not chew gum at that time. The chewing gum was handed to Masaki by Sosuke before you and Masaki went out to dispose of the corpse. How could Yukiko, who had become a corpse at that time, still chew gum?" "..." Seeing that I was silent, Takano then added. "Masaki has already confessed to us just now."