Chapter 33 Section IX

Finally, it's time to talk about oils and toners. "The Yomiuri Shimbun" reporter Hajime Doba wrote about this incident in his book "Solving the Mystery of the Downhill Incident": "It is said that the first section of the Metropolitan Police Department, which advocates suicide theory, did not conduct oil investigations at all. The section probably decided to ignore this issue from the beginning, just said 'that's motorcycle oil', and slid over gently. (omitted) But Dr. Akitani’s opinion was the opposite. He asserted with confidence that the oil stained on clothes was completely different from motor oil. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Second Investigative Division conducted further investigations on the oil based on Dr. Akitani’s identification. The investigation was carried out, and the result is said to be as mentioned below: It was found that the oil was different from the engine oil. The oil on the president's clothes was different from the engine oil, based on the following:

"First of all, the oil on the clothes is completely different from the oil used by the locomotive. At the time of the incident, there was an oil shortage in Japan, and the railways probably could not always use the specified oil. Vegetable oil, mineral oil is not so lacking. (omitted in the middle) Second, too much oil. As mentioned earlier, the oil taken from the president's clothes totaled 300 grams. The socks and loincloth were soaked It looks like it was fished out of an oil tank. The people who were run over to death were also stained by the engine oil on the car, but in the case of the president, it is better to say that they were soaked in oil than stained by oil. To be more precise. Later, I let locomotive No. D 51 run over three suits to test how much oil can be stained on the clothes, and the result was that the amount of oil stained was pitifully small. Later, I sent someone to drill the president's Under the locomotive No. D51651, I wiped the bottom of the car with a cloth. I wiped the place where the oil seemed to be particularly thick, but only about fifteen grams of oil remained on the cloth."

The results of Dr. Qiugu’s research are said to have clarified the following points: 1. Determine that the oil on the clothes is rice bran oil and a very small amount of mineral oil. 2. This rice bran oil was pressed in the spring of Showa 24 (a few months before the "downhill incident"), and was then distributed to about 900 factories in Tokyo through the Tokyo branch. 3. There are three main industries using this oil at the time of the incident: 1. Soap factory (soap raw material) 2. Ironworks (for iron) 3. Leather factory (for tanning leather) But at that time Japan was short of oil, so it seems that besides these factories, rubber factories also used this oil.

The Investigative Section of the Metropolitan Police Department carried out investigations on oils based on these points. They collected more than a hundred kinds of oils from factories inside and outside Tokyo, and compared them with the oils stained on clothes, but finally found none. exactly the same nature. From M Factory in Mukoshima, S Factory in Mikawashima, N Leather Factory in Senju, S Factory in Tabata, D Factory in Shibue, Honda, T Rubber Factory in Katsushika, K Oil Factory in Komatsugawa, Gotan Wild M Oil Factory These eight factories found very similar oils.In particular, the N leather factory in Senju, from the special wharf there, can sail up the current by boat to the vicinity of the scene of rolling down the mountain, so a particularly thorough investigation was carried out on the factory.But no suspicious traces were found at any of the factories.

For some reason, Yoshitake, the chief of the Second Investigative Division, who was the most enthusiastic about investigating oil, was transferred to the Ueno Police Station in the middle of the investigation. As a result of the investigation, no oil with exactly the same nature was found from any oil store in Tokyo.Toner's detective work also seems to have reached a dead end.I think the oil and toner, which are not available in the market, can be estimated to a certain extent where the scene of the murder in Xiashan is. The underwear was sticky with oil.Why does the oil only get on underwear?The descending corpse lying on the railroad track seems to be indeed covered with a shirt and a jacket—that is, the shirt and jacket are not worn on the corpse, but covered on top.This is evidenced by the fact that, although the body was crushed, the shirt and jacket were not shredded at all.If the corpse had been wearing these shirts and blouses, they would have been run over or shredded with the corpse.

Xia Shan was probably naked when he was killed in the first scene, and he was still naked when he was carried and stretched across the railroad tracks.In other words, jackets, shirts, etc. were transported separately from the corpses, and most of them were covered after laying the naked corpses on the rails. Why, then, were there no shirts and jackets on the corpses lying on the rails? This is reminiscent of the fact that the No. 869 train, which was scheduled to roll down the mountain, departed from the Tabata locomotive yard eight minutes late.At this time, someone turned the gauge over, and the person who woke up the driver, fireman and assistant forgot to call them, which delayed the departure time.

Those responsible for letting the train run over the body had probably been informed about this.They knew the train was eight minutes behind schedule, and they thought the train was also eight minutes late when it passed the scene.So I estimated the time to put down the corpse and put on a shirt and jacket on it.Who knew that the No. 869 train was running at full speed in order to catch up, and when it approached the scene, it was almost in time for the originally scheduled time.Seeing this situation, the squad that handled the corpse probably ran away in a hurry.They didn't have time to put a shirt on the corpse, and of course they didn't have time to put a coat on the corpse. At best, they just covered the corpse with these things.It was the same with the shoes, there was no time to put both shoes on the corpse, and one shoe was just left there.Thus, such a strange phenomenon occurred: the foot was broken, but the shoe was not broken.

What is the meaning of the "oil" on the underwear on the way down the mountain, and the "color powder" that shakes out of the shirt and jacket?There are two possible answers to this question. One speculation is that Xiashan was killed in the oiled place.Tops and shirts were also once placed where there was pigment. Another answer is: the oil is stained on the way down the mountain by the corpses being carried.Toner is picked up on tops and shirts when they are shipped. It is now impossible to conclusively speculate how the bodies that descended from the mountain were transported to the scene.If it had been shipped in a container with oil in the bottom of the container, the oil would of course have soaked the corpse.In addition, there are the six words "5.19 down the mountain" written on the board in the toilet of Nippori Station. "Poke" is considered a petrol can.If it is a gasoline drum, it is not unusual to have such oil in it.But the oil was mainly sticky on the right flank of the corpse.If it was the oil left in the gasoline drum, it should be on the bottom of the drum; considering the position where the corpse was placed, it seemed impossible that even the loincloth was sticky and soaked with oil.Of course, if the gasoline can is turned sideways, there is such a possibility.However, it is not as safe to place gasoline cans horizontally as they are standing upright, and they are usually placed upright.

In this sense, I think it is not a gasoline can, but a square box or something—that is, it can be used as a coffin.Then, was the corpse that went down the mountain put into the box with its right side facing down?According to this assumption, the shape of the box that emerges before our eyes is rectangular.The barrel may refer to the coffin.When it was put on the track at the scene, it was probably just the corpse, and the container was still transported to the side along with the original car.If it is not like this but is thrown together with the container, not only the corpses descending the mountain will be stained with oil, but even the sleepers on the track and the hemp rope hut should be somewhat stained with oil.

The second is "color powder": it is easy to surmise that the jacket and shirt were transported separately from the body.I'm afraid the tops and shirts were shipped to the site wrapped in paper or something.At this time, the stand-in had already completed the task, and someone took off his shirt and handed it over to the squad that handled the corpse.It's not unreasonable to speculate: the "color powder" may have been on the wrapping paper first, and then on the shirt and top.The murderer was negligent and didn't notice the powder on the wrapping paper.The paper presumably lay in place of this "toner" (perhaps a dye).No matter what, be it the barrel or the paper, they were always placed in the place where they were killed down the mountain.It can also be speculated that the wrapping paper is also a "thing" belonging to the same scene.

Where is this scene?Taking a building as an example, it may be a place with large equipment that is much more spacious than we can imagine—for example, a place similar to a "factory".This "factory" is probably another building with a fairly large area.What kind of factory would a factory with coloring powder and rice bran oil be?Based on the assumption that the bodies were transported by train, I think this place is very close to the departure station. The train No. 1201 that caught the attention was a special train for the occupying forces. It turned out that this train was compiled at the Shinagawa Locomotive Depot.But it still has to go to the Tabata garage.The trucks of all lines are driven there, and then the wagons are hooked up, and then they start.It is conceivable that these trucks came here from a special branch line.Since it is a "factory", everyone will definitely think of a dedicated branch line. The wagons were towed from the special branch line of the "factory" to the Tabata locomotive, arranged into long trains with other wagons, and then towed away. The 1201st train is the train of the occupying army, so the "factory" with the dedicated branch line is of course not a factory run by the Japanese. As long as you think of the "factory" of the U.S. military organization near the Tabata locomotive, probably everyone will think of a certain organization that occupied a huge land in Eba at that time.After the special branch line is merged into the main line, the position of this institution should be in a straight line with Prince, Tabata, and Nippori. Speaking of Nippori, we immediately think of the words "5, 19 downhill bucket" written in the toilet of the station.Does this matter have nothing to do with my inference?Let the reader be the judge. There is also toner and oil, does this have anything to do with the interior of the institution?Are there any factories nearby for the repair and supply of "weapons"?Take toner, for example, a bluish green is very interesting.It is also interesting that there are very few white, red, and brown colors.Anyone who has seen foreign weapons during the occupation of Japan will probably recall that they were dark green, as well as the color used for military camouflage. In this sense, I presume that the scene where President Xiashan was killed must be somewhere in the northern region.There should be a "factory" there for repairing and supplying weapons.People in the neighborhood must have seen tanks and anti-aircraft guns being loaded onto trucks using a special branch line.Just think about the colors of these weapons.This special branch line should lead to a certain station. After the things in the "factory" were loaded on the trucks, they were transported away by special branch lines. Since things like machines can be "repaired" there, it should be closely related to toner.As for rice bran oil, just think of it as the oil used in paint factories and leather factories.In this "factory", leather is also a necessity.In addition to being used as a paint, rice bran oil was also used in grinders or in iron smelting.In this factory, each of these uses is indispensable.From this, it can be deduced that there are probably many barrels filled with oil in the factory. It can be speculated that there is also a detachment of the "counterintelligence team" stationed in this "factory". The task of the agents at the first scene was to transport the body from the first scene to the second scene.Agents at the second scene were tasked with placing the body on the rails.The squad acting as a stand-in is also responsible for independent tasks, and the squad in charge of kidnapping is only responsible for their part of the work.There is no horizontal connection between these classes.

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