Chapter 30 29

HeadBank is a company located in Ogawa-cho, Kanda, on the third and fourth floors of a small business building.Across the hustle and bustle of the road, the Harmony Cafe, located opposite the company, is a small shop with an elegant atmosphere.Shinjue arrived at the shop at 6:50 and ordered a cup of Brazilian coffee. About fifteen minutes later, when Shinsuke was sipping coffee, a familiar man walked into the store. He was the man who went to "Sirius" with Kiuchi a few days ago, wearing a gray suit. "Mr. Kashimoto." Shinsuke called him. Kashimoto approached Shinsuke with a surprised expression on his face, quickly sizing up Shinsuke like a scanner.

Shinsuke thought he remembered seeing him in "Sirius", but Kashimoto looked at him as if he was meeting him for the first time. "Mr. Otsuka?" "Yes. Sorry to interrupt you when you are busy." Kashimoto sat across from Shinsuke.Ordered a Colombian coffee from the waiter. "Actually, I have this identity." Shinsuke handed him a business card, which belonged to Ozuka, and Kashimoto held it in his hand, dumbfounded and speechless. "Are you a detective..." "Sorry." Shinsuke quickly took back the business card in Kashimoto's hand. "Sorry, I can't just give people a business card."

"Ah, yes." Kashimoto's expression suddenly became stiff, even pale. "You and Haruhiko Kiuchi are very close! What's the relationship between the two of you?" Shinsuke immediately began to ask questions, so that Kashimoto would not have any room for doubt. "I am from the same university as him, the Information Engineering Department of XX University." "I see. Do you two see each other often?" "It's not too often... About once a month, most of the time he asks me out for a drink or something." "Then Kiuchi-san... will settle the bill?"

What Shinsuke said was completely beyond Kashimoto's expectation, and he showed a sneer, waiting for Kashimoto's startled reaction. Kashimoto's coffee was delivered, and he took a sip of the coffee without adding sugar or creamer. Shinsuke noticed that his hand holding the coffee cup was shaking slightly. "Mr. Kiuchi works in the Imperial Capital Construction." Seeing Kashimoto nodding, Shinsuke continued, "What does he do in the company?" "I don't know much about this, the guy hardly talks about his company." "According to our investigation, Mr. Kiuchi doesn't go to work on time, but he lives a very good life. I don't think there is any unknown reason for it?"

"I really don't know...he and I...really just occasionally... meet up for a drink..." A stream of sweat flowed down Kashimoto's temples, and directly slid down to his chin. "Mr. Kashimoto," Shinsuke said in a low voice, "if the other party entertains you with improper money, the person who accepts the entertainment will also be held accountable." Shinsuke felt that what he said sounded untrue, but it had the proper intimidating effect on Kashimoto, and saw that his face turned livid when he heard the words. "Please believe me, I really don't know anything! That guy...ever since that accident happened, he has completely changed himself. He even refused to tell me the truth."

"Accident refers to the previous car accident?" "Ok." "You said he changed his personality, how did he change?" "How should I put it, he used to be a cheerful man, but after the car accident, his words became less. In other words, his personality became very gloomy. However, it was a fatal car accident after all, so of course he couldn't help it. It’s something about it.” Kashimoto just closed his mouth, and hurriedly added as if he had forgotten something important, “Probably also related to the dissolution of the engagement!” "Disengagement?" Shen Jie responded to this sentence, "What's going on?"

Kashimoto blinked and looked back at Shinsuke, his expression was telling, so you don't know!He also showed regret because he felt that he was too talkative. Shinsuke recalled what the building manager who lived in Kiuchi said. He heard that newlyweds were going to move in, but in fact only Kiuchi lived in. "Does this mean that Mr. Kiuchi had a marriage partner at that time?" Kashimoto nodded to Shinsuke's question, "Yes." "What kind of woman? Do you know the name?" "I don't know the name, but, that, uh..." Why is Kashimoto hesitating?He also seemed to be a little bit embarrassed. In order to calm himself down, he took another sip of coffee, faced Shinsuke again, and said in a low voice, "I heard it's...the president's daughter."

"The president is..." Shinsuke asked in surprise. "The president of Imperial Capital Construction." Kashimoto said. "I heard that when Kiuchi won the tennis tournament inside the company, he met the president's daughter who came to watch the game, and the two became close." "awesome……" Isn't it just a little boy?Shen Jie almost blurted out this sentence, but he swallowed it back because it was not something the criminal police should say. "So his marriage with the president's daughter fell through?" "Well, Kiuchi didn't tell me the details, but I guess the car accident was the main reason."

"So the president doesn't want his daughter to marry the man who caused the car accident?" "I think it's not just that, maybe the president's daughter herself doesn't want to marry this kind of man." "But in this way, the president shouldn't want Kiuchi to stay in the company, right?" "Even so, the president couldn't force him to resign, so I had to give him a job! But these are purely my personal guesses!" Kashimoto said. Shinsuke nodded, but he didn't fully accept the statement, he stared at his empty coffee cup for a long time, then raised his head again.

"Does Mr. Kashimoto know about the Universal Tower building?" "Recently built in Nihonbashi..." "Yes, did Kiuchi-san ever mention anything about that building?" "Anything?" "For example, is there anyone I know living in it?" "I don't know." Kashimoto tilted his head. "He never mentioned such a thing." "Is that so?" "Sorry," Kashimoto looked at his watch. "Are there any other questions? Actually, I slipped out halfway through work." "I'm really sorry, then, let me ask the last question, have you talked with Mr. Kiuchi about the car accident?"

Kashimoto shook his head. "Almost none. I'm embarrassed to ask, and he also deliberately avoided this topic." "So that's how it is." Shen Jie thought to himself that this must be true! "Do you know anyone else who is closer to Mr. Kiuchi?" "Who is there? Since the car accident, he has become estranged from everyone, and he only keeps in touch with me sometimes." Kashimoto turned his head around, and after thinking for a while, he seemed to remember something. clap your hands lightly. "Ah! By the way! The guy there may still be with him now." "Where do you mean?" "Kiuchi's hobby is cruising. He should share a ship with his partners, and the place where they meet should be in Ebisu." "What's the name of the store?" "What's it called? I've only been there once..." Kashimoto said, tapping his head lightly. "I remember, it's called 'Seagull'." "Seagull... what kind of store is that?" "Well, it's a so-called cocktail bar, and it's a bright shop. The manager is also one of the co-owners." Shen Jie nodded, thinking that this meeting did not return empty-handed, and he was secretly happy.