Chapter 12 Anxiety in Snow Country

Zhenzi was interrogated by the criminal police and was unable to answer for a while.It wasn't that she didn't understand the cross-examination, but that she was confused. Yoshio Honda was killed. …she couldn't believe it was reality, as if the surrounding objects were suddenly tilted. When he broke up with Yoshio Honda, his last figure still vividly appeared in front of his eyes.After getting on the train, the image of him poking his head out of the window and staring at Zhenzi on the platform is also displayed in front of his eyes. How about one?lady! The visiting detective pressed her to answer.She finally spoke.

"Mr. Honda and I don't have a deep personal relationship." Zhenzi said, but she was not sure if this was her blunt answer, because she had understood Honda's mood to some extent. As soon as Honda took office, he put all his work aside and went all out to find Kenichi's whereabouts, not so much out of friendship, but more out of love for Zhenzi.At first, Sadako was convinced that it was Honda's friendship with her husband.But in the process of Honda and her looking for her husband in many ways, Zhenzi gradually felt his love. In the process of searching for her husband Kenichi, Honda tried his best.In Honda's mood, love for Sadako is growing, and Sadako sees it clearly.This is troublesome for Sadako.She felt that she had spent too much time in Kanazawa, and she didn't want Honda's love to develop.

Sadako has nothing close to love for Honda.In her heart she simply thanked him for his kind efforts. "I have a deep personal relationship with Mr. Honda." Zhenzi said to the criminal police again. "Because he is my husband's colleague and his successor, he has worried a lot about my husband's affairs." The criminal police of the Kanazawa Bureau know about the disappearance of Sadako's husband Kenichi Uhara. "Oh, so that's the case." The detective nodded. "So, this time Mr. Honda was killed in Tokyo, you don't have any clues, do you?"

"Not at all." Sadako didn't know Sugino Yuko, who was killed by Honda, and this was the first time he heard the name.However, this woman only moved into this apartment the day before Honda was killed; when Honda went on a business trip to Tokyo, he said that he would try his best to find the whereabouts of Tanuma Hisako after the meeting, so it seems that Sugino Yuko and Tanuma Hisako are the same personal? Hisako Tanuma, a messenger from the Murata Refractory Brick Company, suddenly disappeared.At that time, according to Honda, she seemed to have gone to Tokyo.So Honda went to find her.

Sugino Yuyo must be the pseudonym of Tanuma Hisako.The image of the honest-looking thin woman sitting at the window of the reception room came to Zhenzi's mind, as well as the special language that woman used when speaking with Americans. From Honda's tone, he expressed deep doubts about Hisako Tanuma, and also had considerable doubts about her husband Masaburo Sone.The truth that Zhenzi himself has explored.I'm afraid Honda felt it to some extent.What he suspected the most was Tanuma Hisayu. Therefore, Honda deduced that Hisako Tanuma was aliased as Yuko Sugino, so he tried his best to investigate things around her, and it didn't seem to take much time.

Why did Hisako Tanuma kill Honda? Zhenzi's mind was busy thinking, and a dazed expression appeared on his face. "So you don't have any clues about Mr. Honda's killing?" the policeman asked again, waiting for Zhenzi's answer. "Well then, depending on the progress of the investigation, maybe I will come to you again." After finishing speaking, the policeman left. After the detective left, Zhenzi fell into deep thought. She did not disclose in front of the criminal police that her husband's disappearance was closely related to Tanuma Hisako's late husband Sone Masaburo.

Because this is just speculation with no obvious evidence.Behind the disappearance of her husband, there appeared the strange woman Tanuma Jiuyu. Her husband Kenichi lives with Hisako at an old farmhouse on the coast of Japan with Sadako on his back.The husband's disappearance is also the death of Hisako's apparent husband, Sone Masaburo. Hisako Tanuma may not necessarily know that her husband Masaburo Sone and Kenichi Uhara are the same person.Thinking about it now, Kenichi Uhara lived as the husband of Hisako Tanuma for one and a half of the two years he was in Kanazawa. He went from Hisako's house on the west coast of Noto to work at the Kanazawa A advertising agency office, and traveled from Hisako's house to various places.

Ken Uhara—I have to go back to the Tokyo head office for a month. During this period, my husband, Masaburo Sone, who is Hisako, went to Tokyo on a business trip for the Murata Refractory Brick Company.In other words, Ken Uhara returned to the Tokyo head office for ten days a month, while Masaburo Sone went to Tokyo on a business trip as a worker. Another thing is that when Kenichi Uhara went to the Kanazawa office from Tokyo two years ago, he first rented a house in an alley along the river in Kanazawa, stayed there for half a year and then moved out.When Zhenzi and Honda went to search, the old landlady didn't know where Uhara moved.Uhara hired a taxi to take the luggage away.

At that time, I went to Kanazawa Station to investigate, but I couldn't find where it was.It turned out that Kenichi lived at the home of Hisayu Tanuma on the west coast of the Noto Peninsula.He didn't want others to ask, so he hid himself.Of course, his wife's shop did not exist at that time.The place where Kenichi and Hisako lived together was obviously hidden from his colleagues. Does Kenichi Uhara's family, such as his elder brother Sotaro, know this fact?Now Zhenzi feels that Sotaro seems to know.Her husband was not at home, and she visited her brother-in-law's house for the first time, and her eldest brother-in-law Sotaro promised:

"Brother Xianyi is strong towards women!" At that time, his expression was very exaggerated, which was to protect his brother's dignity in front of the new brother-in-law.Soutaro didn't seem to say anything to his sister-in-law.Sotaro also kept his brother's secret from his wife. Sotaro said he was on a business trip to Kyoto, but he came directly to Kanazawa.This happened not long after his younger brother Xianyi disappeared. Why didn't Sotaro leave immediately when he heard that his younger brother was missing?Now Sadako has finally found the answer. Probably Ken revealed his secret life to his older brother Sotaro after he had a blind date with Sadako.

In order to start a new life, Kenichi had to liquidate the life of Hisako Wadanuma for a year and a half, but because of his love for Hisako, it was difficult for him to open his mouth, so he told his brother Iataro his troubles to some extent. When Kenichi committed suicide because he was caught between the love of Hisako Tanuma and the love of Sadako, Sotaro only heard that his brother was missing.He thought Xianyi had delayed breaking up with that woman.Since no one knew the woman's home, it appeared that Kenichi had disappeared.Therefore, when Sotaro heard that his younger brother was missing, he leisurely wandered around and did not leave.He said that Xian would definitely show up.The so-called appearance means that Xian and the woman will definitely come back after being liquidated. Everyone else is worried about Kenichi's death, but Sotaro is full of confidence and insists that Kenichi is still alive. This is the reason. Sadako continued to think about it—however, Kenichi hadn't shown up since his disappearance, and Sotaro began to worry. He said he was on a business trip to Kyoto and came directly to Kanazawa to start a secret search.He doesn't act with Sadako because he understands his brother's situation to some extent. The so-called certain degree means that Kenichi didn't fully confess to his brother. Sotaro took strange actions when he heard that Kenichi had disappeared and came to Kanazawa. For example, he visited a washing and dyeing shop in the city. Why is this? Probably Kenichi didn't tell Sotaro everything, he only said that he had a woman who lived with him for a year and a half, but he didn't say the woman's name and specific address.So, when Sotaro came to Kanazawa, Sadako witnessed him on the train from the Noto Peninsula. Sotaro only knew that his younger brother was hiding in the Noto Peninsula.The younger brother only said that he was in that area, but he didn't confess everything to his elder brother.This is where the incident is difficult to unravel. Zhenzi continued to think about it-now that her husband Kenichi's cohabitant is Tanuma Hisako, then Sotaro's search must have a target. The combination of Tanuma Hisako and Kenichi is easy to imagine.The husband used to work in the Disciplinary Unit of the Tachikawa Police Station. From Tanuma Hisako's special English, it can be imagined that she is a special woman dealing with the US military.When Kenichi was a patrol officer at the Tachikawa Police Station, Hisako was a jeep girl in that area. Due to work, Kenichi knew Hisako Tanuma at that time. Probably since then, the two have had a special relationship.Later, when Hisako Tanuma stopped working as a policeman and returned to his hometown of Noto, Kenichi also resigned from the patrol at the same time.No, no, he resigned from the policeman and entered A advertising company, there is still a year and a half to go.If both parties are interested, they should start living together immediately. It is also possible that Kenichi joined Advertising Company A and served as the director of the Kanazawa office. When he was running a business in the local area, he met Hisako by chance. This was more natural, because Kenichi was single at the time.After the two reunited, they began to live together.Kenichi returned the house he rented for only half a year after taking office, and secretly moved his luggage to Jiuzi's house. At this time, Ken and Hisako used a pseudonym.Kenichi's mood at the time was: he had no intention of marrying Hisako, anyway, he would return to the Tokyo head office sooner or later, and he did not intend to live with Hisako permanently in the countryside like the Noto Peninsula.From this point of view, Kenichi may have only met Jiuzi once when he was a policeman, so Jiuzi did not know his name. So a few years later, the two met by chance in Hokuriku, and both of them fell in love.Kenichi, using the pseudonym of Masaburo Sone, became Hisako's unofficial husband.This is a common thing for men who go to other places to take office alone.At this point, Hisako Tanuma finally understood the killing of Honda. Why did she kill Honda? In the process of investigating Hisako Tanuma, Honda touched her secret to a certain extent. If Hisako killed Honda because of this, then his eldest brother Sotaro might also be killed by Hisako for the same reason.In other words, his eldest brother and Honda were killed by Tanuma Hisako when they were searching for Kenichi's whereabouts. Then, the so-called "eyebrows" are just the secret life of Hisako and Kenichi, and it is too unnatural to be killed because of this.I'm afraid there are other reasons besides this. Zhenzi closed his eyes and thought for a while. Of course, this involves the death of Xianyi.If Kenichi's death was a homicide, then it would make sense that Sotaro and Honda Yoshio, who were investigating the truth, were murdered by murderers.The murderer can only be Hisako Tanuma.The murderer killed Kenichi and pretended to commit suicide. After knowing the truth, Sotaro was killed first, and then Yoshio Honda was also killed. ——That makes sense. However, Kenichi's death was a suicide. It cannot be considered a homicide.Because according to the police report, the husband who stood at the suicide site cleaned up everything around him. Out of the psychology unique to suicides, he put his leather shoes and belongings neatly, and left a suicide note. Yes, indeed. It's the husband's suicide note.There is no flaw here. The husband apparently committed suicide.So why were Sotaro and Honda who went to investigate being killed? ——This point, Zhenzi can't figure it out anyway. Besides, her husband Kenichi committed suicide under the pseudonym of Masaburo Sone.The body was legally disposed of as Hisako Tanuma's unofficial husband.Even if this was exposed, Hisako didn't need to kill his opponent.I don't understand, I don't understand, Zhenzi can't figure it out. The murderer who killed Yoshio Honda was obviously Hisako Tanuma, but the murderer who killed Sotaro could not be determined. On the tram of the Hokuriku Railway, the woman who was with Sotaro was recognizable as a jeep girl at a glance, and she was connected with Hisako. Did that woman kill Sotaro?It's not clear at the moment. It is tentatively confirmed that the woman is Hisako.That would kill Honda, and of course it could kill Sotaro.Is there another accomplice who killed Sotaro? The accomplice - Zhenzi thought of this. Hisako Tanuma's husband, Masaburo Sone, is a worker at the Murata Refractory Brick Company.This is what Manager Murota said.During Honda's investigation, the labor section chief of the factory admitted this.In fact, Sone Masaburo is Uhara Kenichi.Neighbors in the place where he lived on the Noto Peninsula, as well as Hisako's words, said that he was a salesman for a certain company. However, Manager Murota said that Hisako's husband was a worker in his factory, and that was after his death.If there is no arrangement in advance, Jiuzi will not tell the neighbors that her husband is a salesman of the company.After his death, Manager Muroda said that he was a worker, which made sense.So why does Manager Muroda say that Hisako's husband, Masaburo Sone, is a worker in his factory? From this, Zhenzi remembered what Mrs. Murata Sachiko said: "Her husband was a worker in our factory and died a few days ago.Hired his wife out of sympathy, my husband said so. " In other words, in order to hire Hisako Tanuma as a messenger of the company, Manager Murota pretended that her deceased husband was a worker in the company's factory as an excuse.Using his authority as a manager, he told the labor department of the factory that if the outside world came to ask, he would answer like this.Of course, the severance pay was not paid, but the labor section chief said it was paid.But when Honda went to investigate, the accountant of the head office said that there was no payment.Manager Murota made such an arrangement in advance.No matter who came to ask, they said that Masaburo Sone was a worker in our factory, and Honda also heard so during the investigation. So, why does Manager Muroda need to make such an arrangement? It was obvious that Murota was lying.People who are not factory workers are said to be.What is his motive for cheating?That was obvious, and Hisako Tanuma was hired as the messenger of the company under this excuse.Kenichi Uhara, Hisako’s husband, Sone Masaburo committed suicide, and the manager rescued Hisako who had lost his life support. So as a special reason for rescuing Hisako Tanuma, what is the relationship between the manager and Hisako? Thinking of this, Zhenzi Question: Why did Hisako Tanuma suddenly flee to Tokyo? Honda Yoshio kept investigating Tanuma Hisako, which can be seen from his words to Zhenzi and his confident appearance.Honda has explored Hisako to a considerable extent.Tanuma Hisako was terrified. Honda once said to Zhenzi that he would tell you everything slowly in the future, but he died.Zhenzi doesn't know how Honda investigates, but Hisako suddenly flees to Tokyo and kills Honda who came to follow him, which shows that she must have an unusual secret. So far, Zhenzi has encountered a reef again.What is this secret?It must be related to the death of her husband Xianyi.However, Jiuzi insisted on killing his opponent to protect himself, what is the secret? Another thing I don't understand is that Hisako Tanuma just moved into the apartment in Tokyo the day before using a pseudonym, how did Honda know about it? Of course, Honda's business trip was to Tokyo for official business, which seemed to have nothing to do with searching for Hisako.Even if it was accidental, how could Honda know that Hisako was using an alias.This shows that Honda's investigation is proceeding rather quickly. All the questions swirled in Zhenzi's mind. To what extent does Gisaku Murota have anything to do with this incident?Did he have another motive for saving Hisako? Or is that motivation reflected in the event?Zhenzi still doesn't understand.It seems that it is necessary to meet Manager Muroda.From the perspective of the relationship between the client and the company, and the fact that this incident has been taken care of by many parties, it is obligatory to report to Manager Muroda. The next day, Zhenzi called the Murata Firebrick Headquarters, and Ping Ping immediately connected to the manager's office. "I'm Murata." "I'm Uhara Sadako, I'm sorry for calling you suddenly," said Sadako. "No, it's okay, Qing said!" said the manager. "There is something unexpected that I want to tell you." "What's the matter?" The manager's voice was calm. "It's about Yoshio Honda, who has been under your care for a long time." "Ah, Honda-kun, what happened to him?" The manager didn't seem to know anything, and the local police department certainly didn't know about the relationship between Yoshio Honda and the manager.The police department will not tell Manager Muroda about Honda's death. "I just heard that Honda was killed last night." "Ah!" Manager Murota's voice increased in the receiver. "What? Please say it again." Zhenzi repeated it. "Is it really Honda-kun?" The newspapers here haven't published this news yet, and the local newspapers will have to wait until tomorrow if they want to publish it. "The police came to tell me. I don't think there is anything wrong." "Who is the murderer?" the manager asked immediately. "The murderer is..." Zhenzi hesitated when he said this.Only she deduced that it was Hisako Tanuma, and did the manager know the name Sugino Tomoko? "It's Sugino Yuko." After hearing the name, Manager Murota asked again.From the tone and tone of his voice, he did not know the name. Sadako's ears made a correct judgment on Manager Murota's voice for a split second.There was no embarrassment in Murota's tone, it didn't look like he was lying.This was the first time Murota heard the name "Sugino Tomoko". "Excuse me, Mr. Manager, do you have time now? I want to go to your place and tell you about this matter." Zhenzi thought it necessary to meet Manager Muroda, she wanted to judge from his face how much he knew about Tanuma Hisako.She thought the manager must be concerned. "Well, time, I can always find a way to spare it, so I must invite you to come." Murota agreed. Zhenzi pondered: Was it her own will that Tanuma Hisako left for Tokyo, or was there a third party's instruction. It would be a different matter if Manager Murota had nothing to do with Hisako Tanuma's resignation.But in fact, Hisako always seems to act according to the wishes of Manager Murota. For example, she said that her unofficially married husband Masaburo Sone was a worker at the Murata refractory brick factory, and later she joined the head office as a messenger. It was all arranged by Manager Murota. Hisako Tanuma went to Tokyo, and she escaped because Honda pursued her too closely.It is unimaginable that Jiuzi did not discuss this series of actions with anyone.In other words, Manager Murota understood the situation, and Hisako Tanuma escaped according to his instructions. However, from the voice on the phone, Murota bluntly expressed surprise, giving the impression that he was sincere. It's hard to make a judgment based on the voice alone, and I can't make Zhenzi think of Muroda's expression. When Sadako arrived at the Murata Refractory Brick Head Office, the messenger seemed to have received the manager's instructions, and immediately led her to the manager's office. The messenger had already changed. The manager immediately invited Zhenzi into the house.He put down his work and came to Zhenzi. "I was shocked when I heard your call. What happened to Honda-kun? It's unbelievable that he was killed suddenly." After finishing the greetings, Zhenzi looked at the manager's face, and could not see the surprise expressed by hearing the accident, nor could he find any expression to hide anything. Manager Murota has a fat body, a good complexion, and narrow eyes. He usually gives people the impression of a good-natured person, but now it seems that he has not changed at all.If Manager Murota is hiding something and can still be so calm, then he is really a very good actor. It was difficult for Zhenzi to make a judgment for a while. "Please tell me in detail about the killing of Honda-kun." The manager asked.He only heard that he was killed on the phone, so of course he wanted to hear what was going on. "I was also told by the police, other than that, I don't know much about it." Zhenzi explained first, and while talking, watched Muroda's expression, not letting go. "According to the criminal police, at 12 noon yesterday, Honda-kun was killed in a room in Seifuso Apartment, XX Street, XX Street, Setagaya District, Tokyo." Zhenzi took out a small notepad, read it, and said . "This room was rented by a woman in her thirties named Sugino Yuko the day before. On the second day, at about nine o'clock in the morning, Mr. Honda went to visit Sugino Yuko, and found out before twelve o'clock Honda's body." Zhen Zi raised his eyelids, and Manager Murota's eyes were fixed on Zhen Zi's face, listening to Zhen Zi's words attentively. "According to the police investigation, the cause of death was drinking potassium cyanide." "Potassium cyanide?" Murota asked back. "Yes. The corpse left a whiskey bottle, and the police determined that potassium cyanide was mixed into the bottle. It is estimated that Sugino Yuko entertained Mr. Honda with whiskey. Mr. Honda drank it and was poisoned to death." "So that's the case. Sugino Yuko, you mentioned this woman on the phone, so what does she have to do with Honda-kun?" Murota showed a surprised expression on his face. "Then I don't know at all. Mr. Honda and I only met this time. As for Mr. Honda's life, I don't know anything about it. In my contact with Mr. Honda, I have never heard of the name 'Sugino Tomoko'." .” "What do the police think?" " "Currently, the police don't know anything about Sugino Tomoko. I only heard from the manager that when Honda died, Sugino Tomoko ran out of the apartment in a panic." After hearing what Sadako said, Murota was just astonished, his thin eyes opened wide.The eyeballs stared at Zhenzi.The look of astonishment didn't seem artificial.If Murota has a ghost in his heart, and he doesn't let Zhenzi see it, then he is really an excellent actor. Zhenyu infers that "Tomoko Sugino" and Hisako Tanuma are the same person.But this is just Sadako's thoughts, the actual situation is still unclear, and she hastily told the manager Murota who is not close to her that she still has some concerns. If it is clear that "Tomoko Sugino" is Hisashi Tanuma, then the manager can be blamed. Hisako Tanuma's unofficial married husband, Masaburo Sone, is not a worker at the Murata Firebrick Factory at all. Why is he said to be a worker at the Murata Firebrick Factory?However, there is no such opportunity now.Judging from Murota's expression, "Sugino Tomoko" was the first name he had heard.Zhenzi can only save the questioning for a later opportunity. Now think about it this way: Manager Muroda has never actually met the character "Sone Masaburo".If Murota has met "Sone Masaburo", he will find that he is Kenichi Uhara of the A advertising company who often recruits for advertisements.In other words, the manager said that Hisako Tanuma's deceased husband was a worker of the company after his death, and based on Hisako's statement one-sidedly. What is the relationship between Manager Murota and Hisako Tanuma is unclear, but the manager hired Hisako Tanuma as the messenger of the company.When someone is hired suddenly, there must be a convincing reason for the people around him; therefore, he fabricated this reason, saying that her deceased husband was a worker of the company, and she was hired out of sentimentalism. So, when Hisako Tanuma joined the company, did the manager hire her based on her own wishes, or did she take the initiative to hire her out of the manager's kindness?This is not clear.In short, the manager has never seen the "Sone Masaburo" before his death. From this point of view, Manager Murota asked Tanuma to join the company for a long time, and there must be some reason between them.Zhenzi's deduction ends here, and Zhezi still has no idea of ​​the deeper reason.In short, the expression on the face of Manager Murota in front of him did not show that he was lying at all, but that he should be terrified when he heard something unexpected. Manager Muroda said: "The police will soon catch the murderer Sugino Yuko. Especially the crime committed in Tokyo is under the nose of the police. The police will not let it go easily. Everyone has a situation that is unknown to the outside world. When the criminal is caught , the truth will be revealed." From what Manager Murota said, it seems that there is a special personal relationship between Honda and "Tomoko Sugino".Whether this is the truth from Manager Murota, Zhen Zi is not sure yet. At this moment, the phone on the desk rang. "I'm sorry." The manager apologized and stood up from the chair. "Oh, so it's you." The manager said in a low voice. "Oh, is that so? Really?..." The manager repeatedly promised. "Starting at six o'clock? Are you coming here, then?" When Zhenzi heard it, the call was from Mrs. Murota. "Aren't you coming? Heh, if you go to the governor's wife, then you don't have time. Okay, I understand." The manager changed his tone after answering, and said: "Ms. Uhara is here with me at the moment. Another major incident happened." Naturally, Zhenzi couldn't hear the conversation on the phone, as if his wife was taken aback, and asked again. "The Honda-kun you know, the one who came with his wife because of Uhara-kun, was killed in Tokyo yesterday." I couldn't see the expression of his wife from the phone, as if he was shocked. "It was in Tokyo. Honda went to visit a woman, and she was poisoned to death by whiskey mixed with potassium cyanide. I was also taken aback. Mrs. Uhara is here now. I'll talk about the details later." The other party seemed to be saying, that would be a big deal, and Murota replied, "That's it, that's it." The lady seemed to be saying that she must meet Zhenzi.Manager Muroda said: "There is no time, let's forget about today." Murota hung up the phone, returned to the original chair and sat down. "It's from my wife. When I told about Honda-kun, my wife was shocked. She said that she would come here to meet you soon. Unfortunately, there will be a symposium on the radio station at six o'clock this afternoon." Muroda mentioned Ma'am, the voice has also increased, and Honda's matter is not a problem for the time being. "A well-known Dr. A came from Tokyo. Organized by the radio station here, the governor's wife and his wife invited Dr. A to hold a symposium with the title of 'the proper state of local culture'." "That's great." Of course Sadako knows about Dr. A. Dr. A is a professor at T University and one of the contemporary social critics. Mrs. Murota and the governor's wife had a discussion with the doctor today because the wife is the wife of a local celebrity. Zhenzi got the impression that Mrs. Murota deserved to be the wife of a local celebrity.Quiet.Gentle, speaking, quick brain response, quite knowledgeable and educated.Madame is a representative of cultured women in the local intellectual circles. Sadako stands up and bids farewell to Manager Murota.The manager walked her to the door and said: "I was really surprised when I heard what you said today. Before we meet next time, there will be a detailed report in the newspaper, and the truth will come to light. You are welcome to come again." The manager said to Zhenzi solemnly.Zhenzi had no doubts about his expression.But the actual situation is still unknown.Manager Murota kept silent about Tanuma Hisako's escape. It was before six o'clock that Zhenzi walked into the cafe. She felt exhausted and didn't want to go back to the hotel right away, but wanted to take a rest here.It was dark outside, and the dark clouds of the day carried over into the night.The weather is cold. This coffee shop is small.She chose the small shop because of her current mood.She needs a quiet place. Thankfully the store doesn't have a TV.Next to the cash register was a radio playing music. Zhenzi drank hot coffee and continued to think: "Tomoko Sugino" is the pseudonym of Hisako Tanuma, which is an unshakable fact.The reason why Jiuzi killed Honda was because Honda chased her too closely.What secret does Honda hold on Hisako? When Honda was tracking Kenichi's whereabouts, Hisako Tanuma appeared.Honda touched her secret and was killed for it. On the other hand, the eldest brother Sotaro was killed while tracking down his younger brother Kenichi.The jeep girl walking on the train may be Hisako Tanuma.Hisako speaks the English of the jeep girl next to Sotaro.These two lines are exactly the same. So, is the secret held by Honda and Sotaro, who was killed by Hisako Tanuma, related to Hisako Tanuma's disgraceful past?But just because Tanuma Hisako is a special woman in a chaotic period of war, it doesn't make sense.At least, in her past experience, the shadow of murder has long been buried. Sadako remembered the time when she visited the Tachikawa Police Station.I met Superintendent Hayama.Superintendent Hayama is a friend of Police Officer Kenichi.Hisako Tanuma and her husband Kenichi, one is a woman with a special occupation in the post-war warm fire period, and the other is a patrolman of the disciplinary unit that was banned.What kind of contact has there been between the two?In this regard, Zhenzi could not deduce.However, are Honda and Sotaro getting closer to Hisako's secret who is related to Kenichi?That's why they were killed. Yes, Zhenzi thought, go to Tachikawa again to meet Superintendent Hayama, and ask her husband's past colleagues in Tachikawa, maybe you can understand her husband's past. At this time, the radio broadcast the six o'clock news, followed by a live broadcast of the symposium.Zhenzi raised his ears to listen. She remembered that Manager Baotian said that the discussion meeting between the famous Dr. A and the manager's wife and the governor's wife will start soon. At the symposium, Mrs. Baotian's voice was exactly the same as usual.Her speech was very lively, and she was not at all stage frightened by Dr. A's ingenious discussion. Rather, the governor's wife was a little inferior. The symposium lasted about 75 minutes.The theme is local women's issues.Sadako is naturally interested in the talk of Dr. A, the first-line modern critic.But what is more interesting is not the content of the conversation, but Mrs. Baotian's voice. At the end of the broadcast of the symposium, the conversation on the table next to her caught in her ears. '"Sachiko Murota has completely become the wife of a local celebrity." Zhenzi turned his head to look, and it was three working-class people in their thirties who were talking. "I can't find anyone else. Sachiko Takata has a quick brain and has reached a considerable level, even in Tokyo, he is first-class." Another man said. "The women in Tokyo are nothing special. The environment and opportunities come first. As long as they are not fools, celebrities also rely on hard work." "Looks like this," said another elder rice: "It's a disadvantage in terms of location." 'Yes, first of all, locally, there is no booing from journalists, anyway, people in Tokyo take advantage of it.'' Another said: "In short, Mrs. Murota is second to none in this place. She is the leader of the cultural women's group. She is the president herself and is very active." Another said: "She is a contemporary talent." As for Mrs. Murota's comments, Sadako walked out of the coffee shop as soon as she heard this.There is a lot of fine snow outside, which can only be seen in this snow country.The snow that had started falling after she had coffee was now forming a thin layer on the roof.When we got back to the hotel, the stove was turned on in the room. "You're back." The waitress came out to greet her, "How about dinner?" For some reason, Zhenzi felt chest tightness and loss of appetite, and said: "I don't want to eat now, let's talk about it later." Well. " The waitress puts up the casement.Only then did Zhenzi realize that the street lamps in the distance were flickering in the dark.The pine branches in that area have been covered with fine snow. The waitress cleared the casement and sat down on her knees. "Madam, if you have anything to wash, please feel free to bring it to me." The waitress' words mean that Zhenzi will live again. "No. Thank you. Thank you for your care." Zhenzi said: "I'm going back to Tokyo tomorrow." "Really? By the way, it will be the New Year in three days. There are always many things waiting for you at home." The waitresses find Sadako unusual.After a while, the criminal police came, and Honda visited many times, and found that she was not a tourist for the purpose of travel. Hearing from the waitress, there are still three days before Chinese New Year, and Zhenzi also feels that it is meaningless to stay in this city of Hokuriku for too long.She came here to find the whereabouts of her husband Xianyi, but in fact she did a series of meaningless things.Back to Tokyo!She suddenly wanted to go back to her mother. The waitress asked: Is there anything to wash?Zhenzi suddenly remembered one thing: the uncle Ziya Taro visited Kanazawa City after washing and dyeing.This was what Honda told her. At that time, she didn't know why Soutaro visited the laundry and dyeing shop. It now appears that Sotaro's purpose is to find Kenichi's clothes.But what's the point?It seems to be related to Kenichi's cohabitant Hisako Tanuma.It can be said that Soutaro has mastered the secrets of Tanuma Hisako's life and Kenichi's activities to some extent. Zhenyu listens to the radio in his room.From the window, the mountains around Kenrokuen were all white.The snow has stopped.The overcast sky was dyed a rich leaden color.Appears to be frozen. The radio broadcast the twelve o'clock news.This is the Tokyo news, and maybe my mother is listening too.Zhenzi's heart is like an arrow tonight. After the Tokyo news was broadcast, he reported local news, which attracted the attention of the lottery. "A female corpse was found under a cliff in Helai Town, Ishikawa County——At around 7:00 this morning, when XX farmer Kyoko Yamada of Helai Town passed a nearby cliff, she found a female corpse lying horizontally under the cliff, and immediately reported it to the local police station. Relevant police officers immediately went to the scene to check. The body was a 32-year-old woman with combat wounds and lacerations on her head. Judging from the situation, she threw herself into the 15-meter-high Tetori River cliff from the upper part of the scene. The agency under its jurisdiction immediately transported the body to the Helai Town Office. After detailed inspection, it was concluded that 13 hours had passed since the death, and it was 6:00 p.m. the day before. The clothes were gray dresses, pink coats, and white scarves, and the items held were cash. A handbag of 20,000 yuan and cosmetics, the word "Tanuma" embroidered on the inside of the coat, and no suicide note, obviously a preparatory suicide. Also, the Kanazawa Police Department believes that from the appearance and clothing of the corpse, it looks very similar to the Tokyo Police Department. The murderer who killed Yoshio Honda is wanted by the agency, and the case is under further investigation." Zhenzi held his breath, trembling uncontrollably, and froze. Hisako Tanuma is dead. The radio reported that it was indeed Hisako Tanuma, and the word "Tanuma" was embroidered on the inside of his coat.Who else but her?A prepared suicide means she killed Honda. Zhenzi packed up his things immediately, and the waitress came in and asked: "Are you going out?" Zhenzi asked the way to Helai.The waitress looked outside. "Is the crane coming? The snow may be deep over there." She told Zhenzi the way. Zhenzi took a taxi to Baiju Street Station.On the way, she wanted to drop by the Kanazawa Police Station, but then she thought, since the body was found in Tsurulai, she must have stopped in Tsurulai, where she could learn more about the situation, anyway, go to Tsuru to take a look first. It takes about 40 minutes by tram from Baiju Street to Helai.Zhenzi remembered that his uncle Yu Sotaro also took this train. The tram was running on a field like a thin layer of powder, and there were almost no buildings along the line except for small stations. There are about 20 cemeteries between the stations, scattered on both sides of the railway. The waitress was worried about the depth of the snow, but it wasn't that deep along the way.But the snow-white mountains are reflected brightly in the carriage. It must have been Hisako Tanuma who died in Crane, because the name embroidered on the clothes was "Tanuma". Sadako couldn't help being startled: Sotaro visited a laundry and dyeing shop in Kanazawa City, probably Kenichi entrusted me to do the laundry.Only now did I understand. Sotaro was looking for Kenichi's jacket with the word "Uhara" embroidered on it. When Kenichi returned to Tokyo and when he went to Tanuma Hisako's house, he had to change his clothes. If you go to Tanuma Hisako's house wearing a top with "Uhara" embroidered on it, it's not appropriate.In front of him for a long time, he always used the name "Sone Masaburo".Therefore, when Kenichi went to Hisako's house, he put the jacket with "Uhara" embroidered on it in the laundry and dye shop, and put on the jacket with "Sone Masaburo" embroidered on it. Instead, when he returned to Tokyo, he put down the top of "Sone" and put on the top of "Uhara".In other words, a laundry and dye shop is where two tops are exchanged. Uhara Soutaro learned about Kenichi's secret life from this point.Kenichi disappeared right, and he happened to be at Hisako Tanuma's house.So Sotaro visited the dyeing shop, looking for a jacket with "Tsuruhara" embroidered on it, because Kenichi didn't tell him which dyeing shop it was. Only then did Zhenzi clearly see Kenichi's double life. Helai Town is a quiet town.She inquired at the station and said the police station was nearby.She stepped into the gate of a small building, next to the reception room.she asked the patrolman sitting inside. "Ouch, isn't this Madam?" " Hearing the voice, Zhenzi was shocked. It turned out that it was the criminal policeman from the Kanazawa Department who had come to the hotel because of Honda. Zhenzi's eyes widened. The middle-aged detective stared at Zhenzi in surprise, and asked: "Ma'am, why are you here again?" "I heard the radio news at noon, saying that the murderer who killed Mr. Honda committed suicide here." Zhenzi replied. The criminal police nodded frequently: "Oh, that's right. Has the radio broadcasted so soon?" Suddenly remembered something: "Please come here, it's not convenient to talk here." Then he stood up. He led Zhenzi into a small reception room, and sat down face to face with Zhenzi. "You have listened to the radio, you should understand the general situation." The policeman said: "We were informed by the Metropolitan Police Department that the murderer of Honda came here by train from Ueno Station in Tokyo. Therefore, since this morning, strict security has been carried out at the station and other places. Unexpectedly, a report of a suicide incident came from the Crane Police Department. " At this moment, a patrolman brought tea, and the conversation paused. "But the name of the woman wanted by the Metropolitan Police Department is 'Sugino Tomoko', and the word 'Tanuma' is embroidered on the inside of the coat of the woman who committed suicide. We suspect that 'Sugino Tomoko' is an alias of 'Tanuma'." The police deduced: "The corpse's handbag contained an empty envelope with 'Murota Firebrick Company' printed on it. We inquired about Murata Firebrick Company and replied that Tanuma was the messenger of the head office." Zhenzi thought for sure that "Tomoko Sugino" was Hisako Tanuma. "We asked Manager Murota," the detective continued: "The answer is that Hisako Tanuma suddenly left the apartment on the evening of the 25th and disappeared. It seems that she fled directly to Tokyo. Therefore, we are sure that it was Hisako Tanuma who killed Yoshio Honda. She looks exactly the same. The body has not been removed yet. Mr. Murota showed the photo of his face. It is estimated that there is no mistake. According to our inference, Tanuma Hisako took the night train to Tokyo on the evening of the 25th. After killing Honda who was going to visit on the 27th, he fled immediately. Perhaps Hisako knew the police were after her and committed suicide." "Ma'am, I asked you last time, and I will ask you again now, do you really not know the relationship between Hisako Tanuma and Honda?" "As I said last time, Mr. Honda is only my husband's friend, and I don't know about his private life." Zhenzi replied. "That's why I don't know Hisako Tanuma either." "Really?" The detective nodded. "I didn't leave a suicide note among my belongings, so I don't know the relationship between Honda and Hisako Tanuma. But the reason for my suicide is that she killed Honda. There is nothing wrong with that. Since it is a suicide, we don't plan to pursue it further. .” "When did Hisako Tanuma come to Tsururai?" "The thing is like this. Yesterday afternoon, there was a hotel called 'Nodaya' in Helai Town. Hisako came to stay at around twelve o'clock and had been resting. According to the hostess of 'Nodaya House', Jiuzi was restless, sitting and lying down. He is restless, his face is not good, and he didn't eat much of the food sent. In short, he looks very worried, so it can be seen that Jiuzi is very afraid of the police's pursuit." Zhenzi thought: Why did Hisako Tanuma come to Helai Town specially?She recalled that Sotaro Uhara was killed on the day in Tsururai. Witnesses said that he was with a young woman who looked like a jeep girl in the tram of the Beifang Railway. Now it seems that that person is Hisako Tanuma.Since then, she has experience in Helai Town. On that day, Hisako Tanuma led Sotaro Uhara to Tsuurai Town.On the tram, she was with Sotaro, and at Tsurumai Station, she and Sotaro broke up.It can be imagined that Hisako said to Sotaro at first, "I will lead you to Kenichi." That's why he was brought to this deserted town.In front of the station, she pushed to find Kenichi and asked Sotaro to wait at the Kanoya Hotel.Otherwise, Sotaro wouldn't say in the hotel: 'I'm waiting for someone. "Hold your breath and wait there. When parting ways in front of the station, Hisako handed a small bottle of whiskey mixed with potassium cyanide to Sotaro and said, "You are drinking, wait there." drank. Kill Sotaro in this Tsururai town.Hisako Tanuma committed suicide on the outskirts of Helai Town.It was unbelievable that where she had committed crimes, she would come back again.Hisako Tanuma may also have this mentality. All in all, from her character, from the clothes of the woman standing next to Sotaro, and from the fact that she and Sotaro died in Tsuurai Town, these points can be said to be the crime of Hisako Tanuma. She wears flamboyant daono when she is with Sotaro.The overcoats on the corpses are also very colorful now, but the age is slightly different. However, the police did not know that Hisako was the woman standing beside Sotaro.Zhenzi still doesn't want to tell the police. Sadako asked, "What time did Hisako Tanuma leave the hotel?" "According to the hostess, after five o'clock, she was very impatient at that time, said to walk around, and left. When she was staying, the hotel asked her, 'Do you want to stay tonight?' She replied: 'Not yet. Not necessarily?' I thought she had an acquaintance in Helai Town, so I went to find an acquaintance." "The scene where Hisako Tanuma fell was a very quiet place, right?" Sadako asked. "Yes, usually, outsiders come to this place for nothing. There is a tree-lined road from Helai Town to other villages. On the way, there is a cliff connected to the road, which is about 15 meters high. She jumped off at the end of the cliff, It was clearly a prepared suicide." "Did Hisako Tanuma go to that village for business?" Zhenzi asked. "We have also thought about it. There are only twelve or thirteen families in this village. We inquired, but no one knew Hisako Tanuma, so we can only think that she committed suicide." The detective took a sip of the leftover tea. "Besides, it has been snowing since last night. The snow in this area is about 10 centimeters. If it hadn't snowed, you might be able to find traces of Hisako Tanuma wandering in this area alone because of distress... Ordinary suicides are always hesitant before death. , the man kept smoking, throwing cigarette butts everywhere, and the woman walked around, at a loss. Because it snowed in the middle of the night, it covered all the traces." The criminal police explained. Tanuma Hisako committed suicide in fear of crime for killing Honda.Things are clear.But Zhenzi still doesn't understand a few points. Yes, Hisako Tanuma killed Honda.But the motive for the murder still can't convince Zhenzi. She had thought many times that Honda had learned about Hisako Tanuma during the investigation of Kenichi Uhara.Honda knows Hisako's background and finds out her cohabitation relationship with Kenichi.Hisako killed Honda because just this little secret was revealed.This reason is too weak, there must be a deeper reason, a deeper motive for killing.But Zhenzi still doesn't understand this. However, it is inconvenient to say this to the police. "The body has been transported to the crematorium for cremation. Manager Murota has been notified, and the ashes are temporarily accepted by manager Murota." But no, Tanuma Hisako is a single woman with no parents or brothers.There are no relatives either, so Manager Murota can only take care of her in the end. Zhenzi saluted the policeman and stood up. When she came to Manlaiheng, she walked towards the station. The cold wind blew on her shoulders and hit her heart. Walked into the station and waited ten minutes before the tram came.In the waiting room, passengers sat around the fire.It is a custom in this area that older women wear fur shawls on their heads and long boots on their feet.Only Zhenzi looked very dazzling.People around looked at her with bone-bone eyes. I'm afraid Hisako Tanuma was equally noticeable at this station.So when she got off the bus with Sotaro Uhara, she attracted the attention of the passengers.It was said at the time that the woman came to this station from Kanazawa, and when she returned, she took another tram to Terai, which was the fifth station from the direction of Kanazawa Huifukuna. Zhenzi thought; why did Hisako Tanuma go to the temple and meet? Hisako can go back to Kanazawa directly after killing Sotaro Uhara. Why did he go to Terai in the west of Kanazawa?Perhaps they deliberately avoided going back and forth on the same route to attract attention. Why did Hisako Tanuma go from Penglai Town? Why did they go to the station west of Kanazawa? Zhenzi returned to Kanazawa. Must see Manager Muroda.Regarding Hisako Tanuma, we need to question him further. Zhenyu wanted to make a phone call first to ask about the other party's arrangement, but unexpectedly there was a taxi when she got out of the station, so she got in the taxi, thinking that the manager must be in the company during working hours, even if something happened, she was determined to wait for him for a while. When I arrived at the Murata Refractory Brick Headquarters, a report said that the manager had gone to Tokyo on a business trip.Zhenzi couldn't help but startled. "Which one are you?" The new girl in the reception room asked Zhenzi's last name. "My surname is Uhara." The girl in the reception room said wait a minute and called the General Affairs Section. A middle-aged employee came to the reception room, claiming to be the section chief, and bowed his head when he saw Zhenzi. "Are you Mrs. Uhara? The manager told you to come before the business trip. If you have something to convey, please come here." The chief of the general affairs department led Zhenzi into the reception room. ——Manager Murota went to Tokyo! Zhenzi felt his feet shaking.There was no sign at all yesterday, why did Manager Murota suddenly go to Tokyo? As a manager, it is only natural for me to suddenly go to Tokyo on a business trip.However, after Hisako Tanuma committed suicide, Murata went to Tokyo, which always makes people feel strange. I heard from the criminal police at the Crane Station that manager Murota was still in Kanazawa at least this morning.Murota heard from the police that Hisako committed suicide by jumping off a cliff and fled to Tokyo in a hurry. Why? "The manager went to Tokyo on a business trip because of an urgent matter. He left by the train at ten o'clock this morning. The manager said that if Mrs. Uhara comes, tell her that he will be back as soon as he finishes his business in Tokyo." Why did Murota ask his subordinates to tell Sadako specifically?Is he planning to tell Zhenzi about Tanuma Hisako? Zhenzi was also planning to ask him. At this time, someone knocked on the door of the reception room.The section chief agreed, and an old gentleman poked his head through the crack of the door. "Sorry, you have a guest." The section chief hurriedly stood up from his chair and said to Zhenzi. "I'm sorry." The section chief went outside the door and immediately started chatting with the old gentleman. Where Zhenzi was sitting, he could hear clearly.The old man's voice was slightly higher. "What is the manager doing on a business trip to Tokyo?" "I don't know too well, I just know that he must go to the Tokyo branch." The section chief replied. "Even you don't know, it's nothing special. It's really lively when you're so busy." From the words, the old gentleman seemed to be a director. "Yes." The section chief seemed to be complaining about the manager who was away on a business trip, and replied: "We also have a lot of things to ask him for instructions, and it is hurting our brains." "Last night, Mr. H, who was in charge of the labor service, said that the negotiations with the labor union were not going well, and he was about to ask the manager for instructions, but the manager was nowhere to be seen before five o'clock." "Yes, I can't find the whereabouts of the manager." When Zhenzi heard this, he couldn't help being startled. Manager Murota disappeared before five o'clock yesterday afternoon.Why is the presumed time of Tanuma Hisako's suicide at 6 pm?It was during the time when Manager Muroda was missing. "The same is true for the manager. At a critical moment in the company's emergency, it's really nerve-wracking to walk away. I wonder if he is a little abnormal." "The manager is very annoyed by the trade union issue. This is a fact." The head of the general affairs department replied. "That's nothing to say. I think it's a bit strange. Did he have a nervous breakdown again? When will he come back from Tokyo?" the director laughed. "He said he would come back in the morning on the 31st." "The train is early this morning." "Before ten o'clock." "It's a wonderful time. It's eight o'clock in the evening when we arrive in Tokyo. We can't do anything anymore, so choose a business trip time that won't be efficient." The old director said unabashedly. Zhenyu listened to their conversation through the wall.What the director said makes sense, arriving in Tokyo at night is not working time.Generally, business trips take overnight trains and arrive in Tokyo early the next morning, which is just as it should be. The people in the General Affairs Section didn't know the content of the manager's business trip, and they left at an unusual time. Sadako was puzzled by Murota's actions. "The manager is not here. There is nothing I can do. I'm going back." The director's voice was a little unhappy. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The chief apologized to him. After the sound of the director's footsteps faded away, the section chief returned to the reception room, more than paid for. "Suddenly I was rude." The section chief saluted Zhenzi.Zhenzi felt that there was no need to stay here any longer. "Thank you, I'll visit again when Manager Shi comes back." Zhenzi saluted the chief and walked out of the company. It was a cold wind blowing outside, and although it was not snowing, it was a gloomy day.The sky in the north is often like this in winter. Sadako took a taxi to Mrs. Murota's house. Originally, I wanted to make a phone call first, but at that time I wanted to see my wife right away.I can't see the manager, I want to see my wife to satisfy the emptiness in my heart. I have been to this street with Honda before. It is a quiet residential street uphill from the main street, and it takes less than 20 minutes to drive there by car. Long walls, blending Japanese and Western styles, a chic cultural residence.She remembered very well that she got out of the car right next to it. There are quite characteristic Himalayan fir trees, palm trees and plum trees in the garden, and the walls are covered with branches.Even more impressive than the last time I came with Honda was the memory of the past. She remembered holding her breath when she came with Honda.The memory of that time has not changed at this moment. The photo that my husband Kenichi put in the original book is this building. Before the doorbell, Zhenyu looked at the house again, the enclosure, roof, walls, windows and attached trees, each and every thing was like a magnification of the photo, displayed in front of his eyes. Why did Kenichi take photos of this house?Murata Toki Firebrick Company is his client, and besides business, he has a deep friendship with Manager Murota.Keke went in and out of his house, just to keep a souvenir. ——This is the previous explanation. The other is a photo of a farmhouse, which is now known to be the home of Hisako Tanuma on the Noto Peninsula.Sadako felt that the previous explanations for the photos of Murota's residence seemed insufficient, and there should be deeper reasons. Manager Murota caught Sadako's eyes as a strange object.There seems to be no error in this indifferent intuition. There are two photos of my husband, one is a farmhouse on the Noto Peninsula, and the other is a noble cultural residence on the high slopes of Kanazawa. What do these two contrasting buildings seem to have in common? However, it is not yet possible to explain this feeling. Two or three women walked past her, watching Zhenzi standing there with sharp eyes.Sadako seems to be under pressure, and draws the doorbell of Muroda's house. The scene in front of the gate was the same as the last time I came with Honda, only the lawn was more withered and yellow than that. There was movement at the gate.The door opened, and a maid poked her head out.This maid had seen it when she came with Honda. She saw Zhenzi and asked: "Which one are you? I can't seem to remember. Bow your head and salute. "I'm Uhara, I want to see my wife." Zhenzi said. "It's not a coincidence, Ma'am is not at home now." The maid said respectfully. She had guessed that she would not be at home, and she was at a loss for a