Chapter 21 20

The next day was Sunday, and Shinsuke rode his bicycle to the building where Haruhiko Kiuchi lived. He made up his mind, not just to investigate Kiuchi, but to try to meet himself today. The information he got from Okabe last night was circling in his mind.As for the death of Kishinaka Miinae, Kiuchi was obviously guilty of the same crime as Shinsuke, but he did not suffer from this incident, and lived a completely different life of luxury from Shinsuke. Why could he do this?Shinsuke wanted to know the inside story, and he felt unbalanced that Reiji Kishizhong did not attack Kiuchi at all.He can understand Kishinaka's desire to avenge his wife, but he can't accept that the other party only vents his resentment on him.

Anyway, Shinsuke thinks he has to talk to Kiuchi about the car accident.Although Ejima told him not to get close to Kiuchi, he just ignored him, which was really unacceptable to him. Shinsuke arrived at Hamamachi Park, put his bicycle in the same place as yesterday, and entered the building.The administrator happened to be tying up old cardboard boxes with rope in front of the entrance, probably to be recycled. He stood in front of the automatic glass door and looked at the doorbell intercom mounted on the wall, lined with buttons like those on the electronic computers of old.He took a deep breath and pressed five, zero, five.These numbers appear on the display panel.Then he reached for the call button.

Shinsuke imagined the situation when the other party responded, and repeated the greeting in his head.There is nothing you can do about being treated as a suspicious person by the other party, but at least you have to let the other party not be hostile to you. There was no response from the speaker on the doorbell intercom.Shinsuke tried to press it again, but the result was still the same. "Do you need Mr. Kiuchi?" A voice came from behind.The administrator stood behind Shinsuke. Yes, Shinsuke replied. "Probably not at home. Most of that person is not at home." "Is that so?"

"Packages are often sent over, but on Saturdays and Sundays, they will be sent to me first. But on weekdays, he is idle. Although I don't know what kind of job he is." What a long-tongued administrator, probably too boring. "Has Mr. Kiuchi lived in this building for a long time?" "No, not too long. About a little more than a year." More than a year ago—in other words, not long after the car accident. "Does he live by himself?" "I remember. At first I heard that newlyweds were going to live there, but it turned out that there was only one person, and they have been living here until now."

"Newlyweds? Were they supposed to be married?" "I don't think so, I don't really know." The administrator tilted his head and walked into the administrator's room. Shinsuke left the building where Kiuchi lived on his bicycle.Although I was disappointed that I couldn't see Kiuchi himself, on the other hand, I was also glad that I didn't meet him impulsively.There are so many incomprehensible things about Kiuchi, it is not clear whether these have nothing to do with the previous car accident.However, Shinsuke does not think that the fatal car accident has any impact on his current life.

In any case, I hope to collect some information about Kiuchi. While he was walking along the Qingzhou Bridge Road, he thought of another thing.Shinsuke regurgitated what Detective Kotsuka said in his mind.Several things bothered him. Shinsuke rode to Kiba in one breath, and saw a familiar gas station. Behind the gas station was Kishinaka's apartment. He parked his bicycle in front of a dark yellow building.Location, appearance, year—all very different from Kiuchi's building.On the victim's side, the couple are no longer alive, while the perpetrator lives a life of luxury.Although Shinsuke himself is another perpetrator, he also feels complicated and conflicted about this fact.

Same as when I came here before, there is no one in the administrator's room today.This is different from the Garden Palace, and there is no elevator. He climbed the stairs to the second floor. Room 202 is the room in Kishi. Shinsuke looked at the house from a little distance first, and it didn't look like anyone lived in it.I don't know what has been done to the contents inside, but it probably hasn't been rented yet. Shinsuke walked to Room 202, then turned to look at the neighbors on both sides.According to Kotsuka, a high school student who lives next to Kishimanaka's room witnessed a woman leaving Kishimanaka's house.Which side is the so-called next door? Looking from the direction of the stairs, is it Room 201 behind Room 202?Or is it room 203 in the front?

He first stood in front of Room 203.There is no sign on it. Just as Shinsuke was about to ring the doorbell, a voice came from behind him.The door of room 201 opened.Shinsuke, who almost rang the doorbell, quickly withdrew his hand. A woman in mourning clothes came out of Room 201, about forty-five years old. "Honey, I'm going to be late soon." She yelled into the room. A fat man who was supposed to be her husband emerged from Room 201.He was also wearing black mourning clothes and a black tie.There is a big lump of fat on the back of the neck. "Hey, Junyi, I'll let you lock the door." The man said.Then there was a reply from Room 201. Although I couldn't hear the content clearly, it was indeed the voice of a boy who had passed the voice-changing period.

The couple in mourning bowed to Shinsuke, then walked past him and headed for the stairs. After losing sight of the couple, Shinsuke moved to the front of room 201.There is a door plate with Hotta written on it. Shinsuke rang the doorbell.He has already decided how to respond when the other party answers the door. A few seconds later, the door opened, and the boy's face was exposed from behind the crack in the door.He seems to have a strong personality, probably a young man in his second year of high school.Shinsuke is convinced that he has met the person he wants to see. "Are you Hotta Junichi?" Shinsuke asked after combining the name he heard just now with the surname on the house number.

The boy glanced at Shinsuke suspiciously, and nodded slightly. "I was right." "About the previous incident, I want to ask a little more detail. It is the incident that you said you witnessed the woman before you found Mr. Kishimanaka's body next door." After hearing Shinsuke's words, the boy's expression changed drastically, his face lost all color, and his cheeks became stiff. "About that matter, I should have said it several times." He turned his face and said. "I want to ask again. Just once again. I won't ask again." Shinsuke deliberately uses words that make the boy mistake him for a detective.In case there is nothing to do in the end, you can also use the method of falsely claiming to be a criminal police officer, but considering the possibility of being exposed in the future, you should try to ask questions in a way that does not clearly explain your identity.

"Anyway, you don't believe the most important part." The boy said. "Hey, which part?" The boy didn't answer, and just turned his face aside, showing the unique rebellion of this age on his side face. "According to what you said..." Shinsuke said. "When you come home at night, you see a woman coming out of Kishi's room. Are you sure she came out of the room? Did you see the moment she opened the door and came out?" The boy bit his thumbnail, and seemed reluctant to answer. "Could it be that you have forgotten? That means you don't remember very clearly." Shinsuke used the aggressive method a little. The boy stared straight at the tip of his thumb and said without thinking. "The door opened...then...it came out." "Is the woman out?" The boy nodded impatiently, without even looking at Shinsuke. "So that woman should have seen you too?" "I didn't see it." "why?" "I was there when the door next door opened." After the boy finished speaking, he pointed to the place where Shinsuke was standing. "I was looking for the key, and the door suddenly opened. Then the woman came out, but didn't look at me, and quickly walked towards the stairs." Shinsuke stared at Room 201.After coming out from there, if you walked straight to the stairs, you might not see the boy. "What about that woman's look? Is she in a hurry? Or does she look scared or something?" To Shinsuke's question, the boy shook his head. "I don't know. After all... I only saw it for a moment." "A moment?" "I've said it several times. I was shocked at the time, my mind went blank, and I couldn't move my body for a while..." It was only now that Shinsuke noticed it for the first time. The boy's body was trembling, his face was livid, and his eyes were staring into the air. "What happened?" Shinsuke asked. "Why did you startle? You said your mind went blank, why did that happen?" The boy finally shifted his gaze to Shinsuke, his eyeballs were bloodshot. "Haven't you heard someone mention what I said?" "Uh... I have heard it. But the content is not so detailed, so I came to confirm with you." "Oh okay……?" "Tell me. Why are you so surprised to see that woman?" The boy shook his head. "Enough. You won't believe me anyway. That's why I kept silent until now, because I'll just be regarded as a fool in the end." The boy walked to the place where he changed his shoes without wearing shoes, intending to close the door.Shinsuke hurriedly reached in to stop him. "Take your hand away!" said the boy. "Tell me. I trust you." "That's what everybody says. I'm going to believe you, tell me about that...but no guy wants to really believe me, and every guy laughs in the middle of me." The boy's voice was impatient.It seems that he not only told the criminal police, but also told others.What did he see?Why doesn't everyone believe it? "If I laugh, you can beat me up," Shinsuke said. "So please tell me." The boy showed surprise in his eyes, and at the same time let go of the doorknob.Shinsuke didn't miss this opportunity, opened the door wide again, and slipped into the room through the crack. "Tell me, why are you so surprised to see that woman?" The boy's eyes turned downward for a moment.After a few seconds, his eyes fell on Shinsuke again, and the pure radiance in his eyes showed that he would never lie. "She's someone I know." "That woman?" Shinsuke asked in surprise. The teenager nodded. "who is it?" The boy licked his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke. "It's his wife." "what?" "It's Mr. Kishinaka's... Ma'am, I know her very well."