Chapter 10 Do not throw away

1 After playing golf, the car enters the Tomei Expressway from Gotemba. "Then what should we do?" Chunmei, who was sitting in the passenger seat, took the can of coffee away from her lips. "When I think about what to do, I feel very tricky." Saito Kazuhisa still looked forward and smacked his lips. "Madam also knows about my existence?" Hearing Harumi's words, Kazuku let out a breath from his nose. "It's because I knew that I filed for divorce." "Yeah. What happens if you just divorce? You can't get anything?" "Of course. The responsibility is on my side. Maybe they will ask me for alimony. After all, she should know best that I don't have that money. "

"Well." Chunmei took another sip of coffee: "I'm very happy about the divorce, but I'm really not reconciled to hearing that you can't get any of your wife's property." "It's not a matter of unwillingness. To put it bluntly, I will have nothing because her company hired me." Even this car belongs to her - Saito patted the steering wheel of the Volvo and muttered. "In that case, the money I can get is also zero." "It goes without saying that I'm penniless." "It's terrible." "That's why I said that." Saito still looked forward, stretched out his right hand horizontally, snatched the canned coffee from Chunmei's hand and drank it in one gulp.The delicious lukewarm liquid trickled down his throat.

"We have to find a way. She may also be planning to divorce. Before that, I have to come up with a clever plan." He squinted at Chunmei. "Will you help too?" Hearing what he said, Chunmei looked a little embarrassed, and replied hesitantly: "As long as I can do whatever I can." "Really? Don't forget this." Saito said, throwing the empty coffee can out of the window briskly. 2 Shinichi Fukasawa realized that the car in front had thrown something out, not long after that. There was a blunt sound beside Shinichi Fukasawa who was holding the steering wheel, and at the same time, Machiko Tamura screamed "ah".

Fukasawa glanced to the side, startled: Machiko covered her left eye. "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!" She began to cry.Fukasawa hurriedly stopped the car on the side of the road. "What's wrong?" "I don't know, it hurts, it hurts so much, save me Shinichi, save me!" With Machiko still covering her left eye, Fukasawa tried to move her hand away, but gave up, and he saw blood oozing between her fingers. "We'll go to the hospital right away!" Fukasawa started the car. Fukasawa got off the highway at the next highway entrance and exit, asked the location of the hospital at the gas station, and sped away.The clerk at the gas station was taken aback when he saw Machiko in the passenger seat.

Finally saw the hospital.Unfortunately, the hospital is not big. The doctor saw Machiko's injury and immediately contacted the local university hospital, so Fukasawa picked up Machiko again and drove to the university hospital a few kilometers away.During this period, probably because of the excessive pain, Machiko didn't say a word. Because of the prior contact, Machiko was immediately sent to the treatment room.When the nurse asked what happened, Fukasawa himself was at a loss. While waiting for Machiko's treatment, Fukasawa remembered that he had to contact Machiko's home in Shizuoka, walked to the public phone, but didn't know what to say, how to say it, and held the microphone in a daze.

He had just said goodbye to Machiko's parents. Fukasawa is going to Machiko's house to make a formal proposal today. Machiko's parents had previously approved of their relationship, and at this time they agreed to Fukasawa's marriage proposal with a sense of reassurance rather than feeling lonely.The mother smiled all the time, and the father talked about the child early. "My daughter doesn't understand the world, please take care of me." When we parted just now, Machiko's mother said so. Machiko replied unconvinced: "Don't say I'm like a child. I never worried my parents once, right?" But her mother still sent her off with a smile.

——Have you ever worried your parents? Fukasawa thought, maybe this is the most worrying thing.He took a deep breath and picked up the microphone. After ending the uncomfortable contact, Fukasawa left the hospital and walked towards the parking lot.He wants to investigate why this happened and what happened.Machiko's mother, who had answered the phone just now, was also pressing the question, but at best he could only reply that something seemed to hit her in the eye. Fukasawa opened the door next to the passenger seat, looked around inside, and immediately found something thrown under his feet.

It's an empty coffee can. This was obviously not something the two had drunk.Neither Fukasawa nor Machiko likes canned coffee. That being said—Fukasawa recalled the situation before the accident.Didn't the car in front throw something out?It must be the empty jar. "hateful!" Fukasawa rushed upwards in a burst of anger. He reached out his hand and wanted to throw away the empty jar, but just as he was about to touch it, he withdrew his hand again.This is important physical evidence.I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to leave fingerprints casually.Fukasawa looked around the car and found a plastic bag that had fallen off. He was careful not to leave his fingerprints, and put the empty can into the plastic bag.

—but which fellow did this? Fukasawa is a photojournalist by profession, mainly in outdoor activities, photographing plants and wild birds. For this reason, he often goes to tourist attractions and camping sites everywhere, and is always surprised by the number of discarded empty cans.But he never dreamed that he would be victimized in this way. Fukasawa returned to the hospital and stood in front of the public phone again to call the local police station.But the person in charge who answered the call interrupted him halfway, saying that this was not under their jurisdiction, and that the place where the accident happened belonged to a nearby police station.Fukasawa asked for the phone number there, and the other party told him obviously impatiently.

Fukasawa found the traffic section according to the phone number given, but he was disappointed here too.After listening to his words, the person in charge said casually: "A lot." "a lot of?" "It's the guy who threw the empty can through the window. What kind of nerves did he have?" "Then... what should I do? Can I wait here?" The person in charge responded to the victim's complaint as if chatting, which made Fukasawa feel a little anxious. "Well, yes." The person in charge still said vaguely: "Based on the information you provided, it is very difficult to lock the other party's car. Even if you find it, if the other party insists that you have not lost the empty can, you can only leave it at that. .”

Fukasawa fell silent.Finally, the person in charge said: "To be honest, there were several accidents today. We are a bit busy. Could you please come to our side? Because we need to make a rough investigation report." At this moment, Fukasawa thought, forget it, it is useless to count on the police.They are only interested in events in which the victim and the perpetrator are well known.Even if someone is injured by a discarded empty jar, they think it's best to admit it. As he said, the person in charge asked his address and name in a "roughly" tone, and Fukasawa gave him a rough answer.But he had no intention of going to the police station, and he knew that even if he didn't go, the police wouldn't be able to ask. Fukasawa put down the microphone roughly, and returned to the treatment room, just when Machiko was brought out, half of her face was covered with white bandages. "Are you the one who sent her here?" Fukasawa was greeted by someone who looked like the attending doctor. The doctor was about forty years old and had a thin build.After Fukasawa said "yes," the doctor called him to a corner of the hallway. "The wound was deeper than expected. What exactly hit the eye?" "it is this." Fukasawa lifted the coffee can in his hand. "On the highway, thrown from the front." "Oh..." The doctor frowned and shook his head two or three times. "There are often jerks throwing things out of windows, but on the highway, I haven't seen much." "Doctor, what's the matter with her eyes?" The doctor looked away suddenly, then back at him.At this time, Fukasawa noticed that it seemed that he couldn't be cured. "Because the injury is deep," said the doctor, "there is generally no hope of regaining sight." "……Is that right." Fukasawa stared at the empty cans in the plastic bag, thinking that he didn't plan to file a complaint with the police anyway, so he might as well just stomp on them.But he endured it, and then thought about how to explain it to Machiko's parents who were coming soon. 3 "Are you kidding me?" Harumi stared at Saito who was staring.But he shook his head. "Unfortunately, there is no room for jokes now. It will be too late if we don't think of a way soon." "But, murder or something..." Chunmei bit her thumb, her body trembling slightly. "Is there no other better way? Killing people...don't do it." "So, break up with me?" Saito sat up from the bed. "If I separate from you, if I kneel down and beg her, maybe she will give up her plan to divorce." "No." Harumi hugged Saito's body. "I don't want to break up with you, only this matter is absolutely impossible." "Is it? Then there is no other way. Once I am kicked out by her, the rent of this apartment will not be able to pay, and you don't want to do that, do you?" Saito left her body, picked up the cigarette beside the pillow, lit one, and the off-white smoke fluttered towards the ceiling. Chunmei still lay on the bed silently, but after a while, she slowly raised her head to look at him. "What if you get caught?" "Will be caught!" Saito said. "I've already figured out a plan." "How to do it?" "Create an alibi beforehand. A fake alibi, of course." Saito took the ashtray and slammed the ash into it. "I need your help for this. You said you would help, remember?" "I haven't forgotten..." "It's not difficult. All you have to do is drive." "drive?" "Yes, just drive my Volvo." Saito put on his underwear and got up, picked up a note and a ballpoint pen from the phone stand. "Actually next week, my wife and I are going to the villa in Yamanakako. There is a wicked party, and the friends of the villa get together once a year to confirm the prosperity of everyone. So only on that day, we have to act as a loving couple. Role." As he spoke, he wrote "Yamanakako Saito and Hisashi Masae" on the top of the note.Changzhi is the name of Saito's wife. "On the other hand, you take the train and quietly leave Tokyo. The destination is of course where we are. Just arrive before evening." He wrote "Tokyo Harumi". "By tram? Can't you drive?" "Yes, you can't drive." Saito said decisively. "Because it's very conspicuous to drive. If anyone notices, the elaborate trick will be ruined. Listen, as soon as you arrive at our villa, you quietly hide in the Volvo's trunk. I gave you the key first, the back door of the villa Open it for you too." "Suitcase? I don't want to hide there." Chunmei twisted her body on the bed. "It's like being locked up, and I hate that. What if I can't get out?" "It doesn't matter if I'm here. Anyway, listen to me. After the evening, I will go shopping with my wife. Of course, I won't really go shopping. As soon as I enter the remote mountain where there is no one, I will take the opportunity to kill her. Here, let's treat it as location X." , After putting the body in this place, I opened the suitcase, you crawled out, and immediately put on your wife's clothes. In addition to the jacket and coat, you also put on glasses and a hat. You are about the same size as my wife. At first glance, you must be I can’t recognize you. After you dressed up, sit in the driver’s seat, and I sat in the passenger seat, and drove back to the original villa. At that time, there should be an open-air barbecue party in the yard next to it, so I parked the car in front of it.” "Stop in front of everyone? Won't others find out that I'm in disguise?" "Don't worry. We're close friends, and we meet once a year. It's probably dark outside by then. Besides, we're sitting in a car, so it's impossible to recognize them so clearly." That's good...then what? " "I got off there alone, and you drove again. On the way back, I told the people nearby that my wife seemed to have forgotten something, and then you drove to X location." "To the corpse? Alone?" Chunmei looks like she's about to cry now.Saito crushed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray. "Be patient for a while. It's not a big deal. Once you get there, you return the borrowed jacket and glasses to the corpse." "No, I can't do it." Harumi shook her head violently with a desperate expression. "Okay. This kind of thing is no big deal, just treat it for me, please." "But... hats and glasses are fine, not clothes. I read in the book that corpses will become stiff after a period of time." "Then take off the jacket and throw it in the car, will that do it?" Saito insisted, but Harumi was still frowning. "It's terrible to be alone with a dead body at night. It must be too scared to move." "It can be done, you are a woman who can do it in case of emergency." Saito grabbed her shoulders and swayed back and forth, she looked back at Saito seemingly sadly. "What are we going to do next?" "Hiding in the trunk again." "Hiding in the suitcase again..." Chunmei frowned. "At that time, I started to quarrel, saying that the wife who went shopping hadn't come back. Then we went to search together, and I also took someone's car to X location. When I saw the Volvo, I found the body. I ask you to go together The person contacting the police, and when the shadow of the other party is gone, I will drive the Volvo to a nearby station and let you out of the suitcase, and you can just take the tram back to Tokyo as if nothing happened." "And what about you?" "Of course I went back to the scene. If anyone came first, I said that I went to the public phone because I wanted to contact relatives." "In this way," Chunmei licked her lips: "The matter becomes that my wife went shopping alone, and was attacked on the way, and at that time you were enjoying an open-air barbecue dinner with your friends in the villa, and you have an alibi." "That's what happened." Saito sat on the edge of the bed, stroking Harumi's hair. "But I don't have an alibi. If the police suspect me, how can I get out?" "The police won't suspect you." Saito said optimistically. "Now the only one who knows about our relationship is my wife. She is arrogant and arrogant. She must have not told anyone. So even if she dies, she will not suspect you immediately. But after the incident, we'd better not Let’s meet. Another point is that when I kill her, I will choose a method that is generally believed to be impossible with a woman’s strength, even if the police know your existence, they will not suspect you.” After listening to her explanation, Harumi did not change her worried expression, and Saito also knew that she hadn't made up her mind yet. "Actually, I have another idea." He spoke again. "For the sake of prudence, I will also create an alibi for you." "My alibi? What to do?" "It's not a big trick, it's using the phone. I'll call your store first and ask if Miss Chunmei is there. Of course, the other party will say, you have a rest today, so I'll hang up." "Then?" "Then you use your mobile phone to call the store. Needless to say, you were at the villa at the time, but you have to pretend to be calling from your own home. You said that you received a call from a strange man just now, but I don't know if the store received it. The people in the store will naturally say, got it. You say in an obviously bored voice that you are being pestered by a single-minded man, it is terrible, and then hang up. In this way, people will think that you It was in my own home at the time. In other words, the alibi was established." Harumi pondered for a while, probably digesting Saito's words in her heart, and then muttered hesitantly, "Can it go smoothly?" Saito got under the covers and hugged her shoulders. "It'll be fine, I promise." "But... so scary." She was still trembling slightly. 4 The model is a Volvo, and it should be from the Tomei Expressway on Gotemba-this is the only memory Fukasawa has of the car running in front of him at that time.The color of the car seems to be white. Other than that there is no clue.It is impossible to find the culprit who hurt Machiko's eyes based on this information alone. ——It would be nice if there were more clues. On the way to Tamura Machiko's house, Fukasawa sighed.Machiko was discharged from the hospital two days after the accident and is now resting at home. Originally, Fukasawa was scheduled to visit her tomorrow, but last night Machiko's mother called and asked if she could come a little earlier. "She was very irritable, and she took it out on me and her father. I think if I see you, maybe it will be calmer." After hearing what his mother said, Fukasawa thought, it's no wonder.Although there is still one eye intact, it is impossible for someone to be calm when their eyesight is suddenly taken away.Besides, Machiko is a hair stylist, and eyesight is extremely important for this profession. The Tamura family warmly entertained Fukasawa.The bandage around Machiko's left eye is heart-wrenching, but Machiko also seems happy to see him.She said there was no inconvenience in daily life. "I heard that the bandage can be removed in another week. But the eyes still seem to be blind." Machiko even smiled slightly, as if speaking quickly.She is doing this to prevent herself from falling into grief and unable to extricate herself.Knowing this, Fukasawa didn't know what to say. "Hey, go to my room!" Machiko took his hand.Her room is on the second floor. "Mom, don't come in. Two young people are happy talking." "Okay, I won't bother you." Machiko's mother replied with a smile, then nodded slightly to Fukasawa. As soon as she entered her room, she hugged Fukasawa.Although a little surprised, Fukasawa reached out and hugged her back. "Won't you dislike me?" she asked. "I can't see one eye, won't you dislike me?" "Don't be silly. I'm not engaged to your left eye." Hearing Fukasawa say this, Machiko sobbed, tears wet his shirt. "It hurts." Although the left eye has no vision, tears will still flow.She pressed the bandage over her left eye. "Are you ok?" "Well, it's okay, don't worry." Machiko smiled, reaching for the plastic bag on the table that contained the empty coffee can. "Shinichi, sometimes it's good to be angry. As soon as I see the empty jar you put here, the sadness melts away." "I thought it wouldn't be good for your mental health." When Machiko was still in the ward, as soon as he showed her the empty jar, she insisted on keeping it for herself no matter what. "I said...can't try to find the culprit?" Machiko said, looking at the jar in the plastic bag. "I'm also thinking about it, but I can't think of a good way. And we are different from the police, there is no way to investigate." "If it's a hit-and-run, the police will be enthusiastic. Sure enough, the victim won't die?" "It's not like that. I think it's because of the hit-and-run situation. The search is more likely to be successful. There will be traces at the scene and injuries to the car body. It is not too difficult to deduce the prisoner. Compared with this time, The success rate of the investigation of the incident was obviously very low, so it was not enthusiastic from the beginning." "Does it mean that hard work can't make merit?" "That should be the case." Fukasawa shrugged. "Even the police think so. It may be almost impossible for us to find the culprit." "Can I just give up..." "No, I don't want to give up yet." Fukasawa said clearly. "I knew it was a white Volvo and was trying to figure out a way out of that." "White Volvo... Ah." Machiko stared blankly at the sky. "Maybe I'm wrong, but there seems to be a gas bottle in the rear window of that car. Here, it's the liquefied gas bottle you took with you for the gas lamp when you went camping." "Gas bottle? Really?" "Let's just say I'm not sure. But I think I saw it vaguely from the car in front of me before the accident. I was wondering if they were going camping because it looked like liquefaction Gas bottle." "Hmm." Fukasawa understood what Machiko was talking about.It is the fuel for gas lamps, a green flat-bottomed liquefied gas cylinder. "But does anyone put that kind of thing on the back of a car? Someone who drives a Volvo." "I don't know, I must have read it wrong." Machiko lowered his head helplessly.Seeing her like this, Fukasawa began to want to make good use of the memories she had managed to recall. "That car came from Gotemba onto the Tomei Expressway, which means it probably came from the Fuji Five Lakes," he said. "So it can be considered that they came back from camping. In that case, they would probably have outdoor supplies such as gas bottles." "Fuji...that must be the case." Machiko clapped her hands and said.But the expression immediately dimmed: "But it's impossible to find it with this alone. There are too many people going to Mount Fuji on weekends." "It's true to say that, but if the other party is from the villa family, they may still appear." "Villa? Ah, so that's it. Although Volvo is not a frighteningly high-end car, people who drive Volvo may also own a villa." "Okay!" Fukasawa nodded heavily. "From tomorrow, I will go to investigate the villas around Mount Fuji. Maybe a miracle will happen and I will find the white Volvo that caused the accident." "It's like luck...but if you find a white Volvo, how do you know it's the prisoner's car?" "Yes." Fukasawa thought for a moment and replied, "We'll think about that kind of thing later." 5 At noon on Saturday, Kazuhisa Saito drove a Volvo from home.His wife, Changzhi, was sitting in the passenger seat, and she cut off the car phone: "I have completed a job in this way, and I am scheduled not to answer the phone today." She smiled slightly as she spoke. "Because I was suddenly called away last year, so I was in a hurry." "That's right. The rare party was ruined." Changzhi inherited her father's company and ran several commercial buildings, and she is not just a second generation, she is born with a strong character and keeps making achievements.She and Saito are married in love, but at work they are completely boss-subordinate relationships. When Saito stepped on the brakes, there was the sound of something falling on the back seat.Changzhi turned around and picked it up, and showed it to Saito: "What is this?" It was a green flat-bottomed can. "Oh, this one. It was at the gas station before, and it was said to be a souvenir for me. It must be car wax." "Yeah, this kind of worthless thing." She said, throwing the green jar on the back seat. The two arrived at Yamanakako Villa at six o'clock.The villa looks like a Canadian-style log cabin, but inside it feels like a high-end hotel. While Saito was carrying the luggage, Changzhi went early to greet his friends in the nearby villa.When her shadow was gone, Saito picked up the handset of the villa phone and pressed the mobile phone number he asked Chunmei to carry.After two rings, the phone was connected. "It's me." Came Chunmei's voice. "Where are you now?" "Near your villa." "Did you not be seen by others on the way here?" "I didn't see it." "Very good." Saito looked at his watch, it was half past six. "Then follow the schedule, and you are ready." After hanging up the phone, Saito pressed the phone number again.This time it was the number of the bar where Harumi worked.Soon someone answered the phone, it was a woman's voice. "Is Chunmei here?" Saito asked deliberately in a rude tone, as if seeing the change in the other's expression before his eyes. "She's off today. Who are you?" "I don't care who I am, but is Chunmei really not here? You're not hiding it, are you?" "No secret. Who are you? If you say something weird, I'm going to call the police." Saito didn't answer, and hung up the phone roughly.While secretly happy that he acted well, he called Chunmei again. "I've called, and it's your turn to call next. After the call, hide in the suitcase as we agreed." "Would you really let me out soon?" "Of course, trust me." After hanging up the phone, Saito left the villa.The parking lot is not visible from the outside because it is at the back of the building. "Oh, hello. Please take care of me this year too." The owner of the villa next door saw Saito and greeted him. 6 Shinichi Fukasawa walked from Lake Kawaguchi to Lake Yamanaka.Although he had a job to take photos of this area, but he was all around the villa, so he had reasons other than work. ——Speaking of which, it is also expected. Fukasawa looked at a car parked in the parking lot and muttered.I can't find a white Volvo today, and I haven't seen one until now. Since the appointment with Machiko, Fukasawa took a photo as soon as he spotted the white Volvo.While filming, he thought, maybe the criminal is among them. Fukasawa walked into a cafe near Lake Yamanaka.This is a white building that seems to appear in a picture book. As expected, there is only one young girl in the store.Fukasawa sat down in a corner and ordered a cup of coffee. ——It’s not like finding a white Volvo will do anything. Fukasawa took out the plastic bag from his bag, stared at the empty jar inside and sighed.From the very beginning, he didn't really think that he could find the culprit, he just considered Machiko's mood, so he couldn't just give up without taking any action. Yesterday he met with Machiko.She regained her spirits a little. "I was scolded by my father." She stuck out her tongue as she spoke. "Dad said that the fait accompli cannot be changed, and we can't keep entangled in such things." Machiko's father is a carpenter, he is old-fashioned, and he is very strict with others and himself. "He said that he has caused you trouble, and you also have work to do. You spend time on it, and you can't work with peace of mind." "It's harsh." Fukasawa smiled bitterly. "But I think so too. So, let's end tomorrow." Machiko looked at him sincerely. "If I don't do anything, I may regret it later, but I'm already in a much calmer mood, so I'll look for it one last time, and let's call it a day. I'll try my best to forget about it." "is this okay?" "No problem. Because like Dad said, it's a fait accompli." She held out the coffee can. "Let's find a place to throw this away tomorrow. I'll never forget it when I put it there." "Okay." Fukasawa accepted the empty jar. —Looks like it's time to think about where to put it. Fukasawa looked at the jar in the plastic bag and sipped his weak coffee. 7 The preparations for the al fresco dinner party are almost ready.Usually when the members get together, the center of the topic is always Masaki. She has this kind of personality, and she can't be satisfied otherwise. Saito glanced at his watch and said to Changzhi, "I'm going to do some shopping." "Oh, what did you forget to buy?" "Wine. Forgot to buy bourbon." "Then let's buy some wine by the way, it always seems like it's not enough." "OK." Saito walked around to the back of the villa, walked to the car, and opened the suitcase.According to the schedule, Chunmei has already hid inside. "Ah, great." Maybe it's because she didn't know what to do, but when she saw him, Chunmei looked like she was about to cry. "It's dark and cold inside, do I have to go in again?" "Be patient a little longer. My wife is coming soon, so stay inside." Harumi seemed to want to say something more, but Saito ignored it and closed the suitcase. After waiting for about a minute, he got in the car and started the engine.The car slowly drove out of the parking lot, and when passing by the villa, he waved to his friends who were attending the open-air barbecue dinner. The location has already been decided, and it is in the forest where no one can hear it even if it makes a sound.It shouldn't be difficult to start, after all, Chunmei never dreamed that she was the one who was killed. Saito thought, although she was a little pitiful, it was not her own fault.Originally, it was just a relationship with a purely playful mentality, but it was not good for the serious one.When I proposed to break up with myself in the past, I simply agreed and it would be fine.Just because she would rather expose all the things so far to his wife than break up, he came to the conclusion: the only way is to kill her. What a stupid woman. Just because of stupidity, tricks like this one are easy to fall into the bait. "It's better for the stupid guy to die." Saito muttered with his lips crooked. Arrived at the destination as scheduled, surrounded by trees.Saito stopped the car, put on his gloves, and came out of the car. The trunk was opened.Harumi sat up and looked around timidly.Even in the dark, she could clearly feel that she was afraid. "It's over?" she asked.It probably means that Chang Zhi was killed.Saito shook his head. "Not yet, start now." "Start now?" "That is to say, start killing now." Then, he put his hand on Chunmei's neck. 【Note】The general term for the five lakes located in Yamanashi Prefecture around Mount Fuji.The five lakes are Lake Kawaguchi, Lake Yamanaka, Lake West, Lake Motosu, and Lake Shoji. 8 As soon as Fukasawa stepped into the high-end villa area, he saw a white Volvo driving out of the villa next to him.Fukasawa hurriedly wanted to take a picture, but the car drove away in the blink of an eye. Different from the feeling when meeting the white Volvo so far, at this moment, Fukasawa had a wonderful feeling.He intuitively felt that it might be this car. —No, but maybe... Fukasawa looked at where the car was leaving.A few people who seemed to be the owner of the villa gathered there, and a party started in the yard.Several people are in their thirties to forty-four or five years old. Fukasawa strolled around the villa.The parking lot is at the back of the villa, and there are no cars in it now, so it seems that the Volvo just now may have been parked here before. The villa is surrounded by barbed wire, but there is what appears to be a rear entrance, which is also unlocked.Fukasawa decided to go in and take a look. Since the parking lot has a roof, it can be insulated with shutters.It's really better like this, Fukasawa has also heard that there are people who dislike the villa family and use the car for entertainment at night. The parking lot is spacious and seems to double as a storage room.There are several storage racks by the wall, which hold ropes and tents, and there are foldable picnic tables. —It seems that there is no gas bottle. Fukasawa was thinking this, when suddenly a sharp voice sounded: "What are you doing?" Fukasawa was startled, the plastic bag he was holding in one hand fell to the ground, and the empty jar rolled out of it. When he turned around, he saw a small woman with heavy makeup staring at him. "Ah, sorry, I actually do this job." Fukasawa took out his business card. "The building is so beautiful, I wish I could take a photo." The woman only glanced at the business card, and immediately returned it to him. "Unfortunately, I can't meet your request. I'm not interested in taking pictures." "That's it." "Can I leave if I have nothing else to do?" "Okay, but there is something I want to ask before. Did you come here last Saturday?" "last Saturday?" The woman shook her head in surprise. "No, not here. What's the matter?" "No, nothing. Sorry." "Hey, wait a minute." This time it was the woman who called him. "You forgot something." She picked up the plastic bag that Fukasawa had dropped on the ground and returned it to him.Fukasawa looked around the parking lot, not knowing where the empty jar went. "What's wrong?" "Oh, it's all right. Goodbye then." Fukasawa quickly walked out the back door.That would do it, he thought. — and the empty cans also disappeared. Machiko will understand her too, Fukasawa thought. 9 On Sunday night, Saito and Changzhi returned home together.When he got home, Saito carried the luggage alone, and Masae yelled that he was exhausted, and hurriedly lay down on the sofa. "I'm going to get Tobbo back." Tobo was the name of their dog, which they kept at a friend's house while traveling. "Well, please." Changzhi replied in a drowsy voice. Saito drives to Harumi's apartment with her body in the suitcase.When leaving the villa, the luggage was piled on the back seat, but Chang Zhi, who had no intention of carrying the luggage by himself, did not have any doubts. At around nine o'clock in the evening, Saito arrived at Harumi's apartment. Saito drove the car into the underground parking lot.There was a Paimei parked in the innermost part of the parking lot. It was Chunmei's car. Saito parked the car next to Paimei, put on his gloves, and got out of the car. Saito walked around behind the Volvo, took a breath, and opened the trunk.Chunmei lay in it, maintaining the posture when she was thrown in last night, and there was no terrible smell.Perhaps, as Chunmei said, it was unexpectedly cold in the suitcase. The corpse opened its eyes.Avoiding those eyes, Saito took the keys out of her bag, opened the Padma's car door, and dragged the body out of the trunk, laying her on the Padma's rear seat. Saito put the car keys back into Chunmei's bag, and after confirming that there was nothing negligent, he locked the car door. —Well, no one saw it. Saito quickly got into the Volvo and started the engine aggressively. 10 The body was found on Monday, October 30th.The discoverer was a bank employee who rented a parking space next to Harumi Nakai.It seemed that when he was about to go to work in the morning, he accidentally glanced at the car next to him and found the body.The young bank clerk seemed to be seeing a dead body for the first time, and his face was still pale when the police asked for testimony. Police immediately began interviewing residents of the apartment, but were unable to determine when the body had been placed there.However, Chunmei's car has been parked there since Friday night, which seems almost certain. The dead were not stolen, and there were no traces of atrocities.The search authorities believe that it is likely that the killing was due to hatred. During the investigation, a criminal police officer obtained intriguing information, which was provided by Chunmei's mother Sang in a bar where Chunmei worked. "At around six o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, a strange man called and asked if Chunmei was there. I said she was off today, but the man hung up the phone without saying his name. Chunmei called soon afterwards and asked有没有怪里怪气的男人给店里打电话，我说有啊，她就叹了口气。听起来她好像是从自己房间里打来的电话，说被人纠缠不休真要命。” “她没说是什么样的男人吗？” “没说。好像是不想说起，我想如果真的为难的话，会坦率说出来吧。” 这个情报让搜查有了一个方向，就是寻找与春美有关系的男人。以前的男人，有某种关系的男人，都依次成为嫌疑对象。 斋藤和久的名字浮出水面，是在案发的第四天。因为以前春美的朋友称赞她的洋服时，她说漏了嘴，透露是一个从事洋服相关工作的客人送给自己的。经过调查，符合条件的只有斋藤。又调查了春美的房间，陆续找出与斋藤妻子经营的商厦内出售的同样种类的洋服。 两名搜查员立即去找斋藤，分别是警视厅搜查一课的金田刑警和辖区的田所刑警。 与两位刑警对峙的斋藤听到中井春美的名字时，立刻显出想不起来的表情，听到酒吧的名字后，“啊”地轻拍了下手。 “是她呀。我在店里跟她聊过一两次。她被杀了？哎，真叫人吃惊啊。” 金田刑警问到有没有送给春美洋服时，斋藤以意外的表情否定说，连交往也没有过，不可能送她礼物。 “那么上周六到周日你是在哪里？”金田刑警问。春美的死亡推定时间范围是从周六中午到周日早上。 “不在场证明吗？”斋藤胸有成竹地一笑，供述说那天去了山中湖的别墅，证人就是附近别墅的朋友们。 “因为几乎一直和大家在一起，随便问谁大概都能知道。” 口气自信满满。 两名刑警回到搜查本部后，本部长问起对斋藤和久的印象，两人异口同声，认为他非常可疑。 金田、田所两位刑警于这周六造访了山中湖，因为他们听说上周六与斋藤夫妻进行了露天烧烤餐会的山下夫妻这周也会再来。山下夫妻好像住在静冈市，每月来别墅两次。 接受刑警问话的山下夫妻显得很困惑，但作出的证言与斋藤和久的供述内容几乎相同。 “嗯，是的。约六点多见到他们，之后一直和我们在一起。那天气氛很热烈呢，烧烤结束后，还在斋藤家的别墅里闹腾到凌晨两点左右，害得我宿醉得很厉害。” 看来很和善的丈夫眯着眼睛说。 “斋藤先生有没有什么反常的表现？譬如说，担着心事的样子？”田所问。但山下只是歪着头说：“不清楚啊，想不起来了。” “确实一直都在一起吗？有没有那么一会儿，只有斋藤先生一个人不在？”为慎重起见，金田问道。 山下抱着胳膊沉吟着，而后抬起头：“这么说来，只有一次他不在。” “在餐会正式开始前一会儿，约六点半左右，他说去买酒，开车出去了。” "Are you alone?" “是的。我记得大概三十分钟或四十分钟后回来了。” “三四十分钟啊。” 刑警们又问了周日的情况后，向山下道谢告别。 “三十分钟的话，也有可能杀害了春美，放在行李箱里吧。”田所说。金田也点头。 “只要接下来能找到春美来到这里的可靠证据。” 搜查本部得出结论，春美的恋人基本可以认定为斋藤。根据是至今为止，春美向店里请假的日子与斋藤在外过夜的日子完全一致，而且春美拥有的饰物中，也有判断为斋藤所购之物。 搜查会议上的意见认为，尽管如此，斋藤看来并不打算和有钱太太离婚，可能最后两人为了分手闹别扭，斋藤起意杀死春美。 问题在于不在场证明。 根据酒吧妈妈桑的证言，周六傍晚，春美在自己家里。而另一方面，那时斋藤在山中湖。如此一来，他不可能作案。 但年轻搜查员中有人提出颇值得玩味的见解，即春美给酒吧打电话时，人可能在山中湖附近。年轻刑警的推理认为，那奇怪男人的电话无疑是斋藤打的，他可能对春美有所嘱咐，让春美打了那个不真实的电话。 假如当天春美来了山中湖，斋藤作案便成为可能。大概斋藤杀害春美后，将尸体藏在车子的行李箱里，翌日回东京时，顺便将尸体运回，抛到春美的公寓。这一来不在场证明就成立了。 事实上昨天另外的搜查员去找了斋藤，对他说希望看一下沃尔沃的行李箱。据说斋藤显得很亲切，但行李箱里明显留有最近打扫过的痕迹。 因此，对斋藤的怀疑愈发加深了。 金田和田所带着春美的照片去山中湖周边的餐馆和小卖店打听，但没有人见过她。 “没办法，先回去吧。”金田望着落日说。 “遗憾啊，是斋藤把春美巧妙地藏起来了吗？” “唔，到底藏在哪里呢？” 金田停下脚步。“杀死春美后，尸体一定是放在行李箱里搬运的没错。如此说来，春美活着的时候说不定也是藏在车子附近。” “别墅的停车场吗？”田所打了个响指。 "Go and see!" 两人与东京联络后，获得了进入别墅停车场的许可，迈进停车场里。停车场在别墅的背面。 “藏在这里也未尝不可能。” “哦，可这不是在太太眼皮底下吗？” 两人拼命寻找类似春美留下的痕迹。虽然找到了好几个掉落的烟蒂，但两人知道春美不抽烟。 “找不到呢。” “唔……咦，这个是？” 金田从郊游桌底下捡起一个空咖啡罐。 “很可疑啊。”金田说。“别的地方且不说，这别墅里可是一尘不染得让我佩服，一点垃圾也没漏下。但这个空罐子却漫不经心地丢在这里，是怎么回事？而且这罐子也不是很旧。” “躲在这里时，春美喝的吗？”田所声音紧张地说。金田用力点了点头。 “横竖没线索，不如碰碰运气。我们把这个带回去，要是能检出春美的指纹就太好了。” 11 “六月六日不错，是个黄道吉日。”看着日历的深泽说。真智子却摇头。 “不行，这天在外国不是太吉利的日子。还是五月吧，五月二十九日或三十日，这两天不错。” “不知道有没有空的会场？” “去找找看好了。” 真智子把开水倒进小茶壶里，稍等了一会，再倒进两个茶杯。但茶没能倒进茶杯里，洒到了桌子上。 "Oh, bad!" 她慌忙拿来抹布擦拭桌子。 “对不起，弄湿了吗？” “喔，没事。” 真智子手里拿着抹布，低下了头。 “因为只有一只眼睛，距离感混乱了。像这个样子，能做伸一的太太吗？” “习惯了就好了。不是已经说好不再提这个事了吗？” 为了改变话题，深泽打开电视开关。电视上正在播放新闻节目，新闻播报员解说是抓到了杀人犯。据说是一个有着有钱太太的丈夫杀死了情人。 “真是什么样的人都有啊。他有什么不满意？”真智子好似确实感到不可思议地说。 “这事跟我们没关系。” 说着，深泽换了频道。