Chapter 17 Chapter 15 Missing

The search operation hit the rocks.Jianxue's whereabouts were still unknown, and it was impossible to find out who the person she met at the Kouenji Hotel was. "At this time, I can't apply for a search ticket to search her room." Totsukawa said, crossing his arms. Only one or two days did not go home, and did not go to work in the bar, it is impossible to apply for a search ticket to search her room. "It's okay if her family members bring it up." Kamei Detective said. "Does she have any family?" Totsukawa looked at the photos on the table and said.

It was the photo I borrowed from the proprietress of the bar. She is about 165 cm tall and looks like a very ordinary woman.When Bei Yuan surrendered, he did not mention this woman. He remembered that Beiyuan mentioned a woman's name at that time, saying that he had met that woman several times. Thinking about it now, that woman might even see Xue. third day. Not only did Jianxue not show up, but Jianxue's family members were also not found. "Something must have happened to her, let's investigate where she lives!" Kamei detective said. Since Totsukawa felt the same way, he consulted with the head of the investigation department.

"Do you think she has been killed?" asked the Minister. "I think she's in that danger," Totsukawa said. "I understand." The minister promised to issue a search ticket and let him investigate Jianxue's room. But when she got the search ticket, a fire broke out in Jianxue's apartment, and the flames came from her room on the fifth floor. When Totsukawa and Detective Kamei rushed to the room, the room was already scorched.They followed the firefighters into the room that was drenched in water. Walls and homes were completely charred. "No body was found." Detective Kamei said in a low voice.

Totsukawa nodded silently, if she couldn't find the body, it meant she was still alive. "It was set on fire by throwing lamp oil on it." Firefighters said to Totsukawa.No wonder there was a foul smell of lamp oil. This is an incident of arson. Totsukawa thought so, and looked around the burnt room again with sharp eyes. (Why set fire to it?) This was the first question that came to his mind. Although there are often criminal cases where the house owner is killed and the house is set on fire to exterminate the corpse, this time it is not at all. Because the owner saw that Xue not only disappeared, but also disappeared three days ago.

The arsonist set fire to the house while she was away. Totsukawa had no idea who it was, and why did he set fire to the house? Could it be that Jianxue himself did it?Totsukawa thought so. Totsukawa opened the charred three-way mirror drawer. Because he thought maybe there were letters or photos inside, but the contents were completely burned. "Useless." Totsukawa couldn't help muttering to himself as the charred pieces shattered upon contact. "It was set on fire." Kamei detective said. "Maybe? That person poured lamp oil just to be cautious, so that everything in the house was completely burned. I think that person wanted to completely burn anything that could prove Jianxue's identity or the friends she made."

"Where is Jianxue now?" "Could it have been killed?" "It is also possible that he has fled to a place beyond the control of the Japanese police." "You mean to flee overseas?" "Yes. That's why I burned all her things. To save trouble, I didn't burn them in the incinerator, but burned the house in the room." Detective Kamei said. "Anyway, let's find out her real name before making any plans." "I went to the district office to check the household registration book." Kamei called the police and left the scene of the fire.

Soon after, Kamei detective came back, shook his head and said, "It's useless, that apartment is registered in someone else's name." It seems that someone lent Jianxue to live there. When Totsukawa and Kamei Detective went to visit the owner of the apartment, they were surprised to find that the room was rented by Kitahara to Jianyuki. Rather than saying that Beiyuan rented it out to Jianxue, it would be better to say that someone rented it out to Jianxue in the name of Beiyuan. Because Beiyuan didn't live here when he was arrested, it was obvious that someone rented this room for Jianxue to live in Beiyuan's name.

I am afraid that the person who paid the rent instigated Kitahara to kill Sasaki. "This man is really cunning, he hides his identity so closely." Detective Kamei said a little angrily. "In any case, we must find this person." Ten Tsukawa said. "Bei Yuan must know. But with the current situation, I don't think he will tell us." "I think it's probably the same person who met Miyuki at the Kouenji Hotel." "I think so too." "Let's re-investigate the passengers who stayed in that hotel that day!" Totsukawa said. "But, the police department, even if we investigate again, we may not be able to find that person." Detective Kamei said with a puzzled expression.

"I think we got it wrong." "Where is wrong?" "Last time we only investigated the people who stayed in that hotel alone, this time we even investigated the travelers who stayed in two people together. Because that person knew that Jianxue would arrive later, it was possible to rent a double suite and put it in the register Register XXX and the other two." "I see." "I have asked Detective Nishimoto and others to go to that hotel to transcribe the passengers who stayed together." Totsukawa said to Detective Kamei. This time, the list is for travelers staying as couples.Compared with the person who fills in the names of men and women, he pays more attention to filling in——waiting for two people.

Just like last time, this time I also asked the county police to help with the investigation, and finally got something - because it was found that one person used a pseudonym. The name Nagata Hiroshi is not only fake, but even the address in Osaka is fake. The Nishimoto detective asked the counter staff and the room attendant if they still remembered this person? The counter staff said that this person was about 35 or 6 years old, about 180 cm tall, and had a very burly figure. Totsukawa, with the assistance of the hotel staff, drew a portrait of the man's face. Since this person was wearing sunglasses when he appeared at the counter, when the waiter took him to the room, and when he checked out, the portrayed portrait is also wearing sunglasses.

At first glance at this portrait, the man appears to be a scoundrel. In addition, the items remembered by the staff are also recorded. The man was wearing a fancy diamond ring. The man tipped the waiter, who said he used a red Cassica wallet. The voice is very low, without a local accent. The hair is thick and combed in waves. Because of his tall stature, he walked very fast, so the people who followed were very tired, said the room attendant. The address written in the lodging book was Osaka, but the counter staff said that he did not have any luggage. Additionally, the counter clerk said the man was wearing a high-end two-piece suit. Totsukawa and Detective Kamei looked at the drawn portrait again. Of course, they didn't know this person's real name, only the pseudonym Nagata Hiroshi. "From the fact that he didn't carry any luggage, I think he is probably from Tokyo," Kamei detective said. "I feel the same way." Totsukawa said the same. "Perhaps because we and Sasaki Kitiko started investigating Miyuki, this person called her to the Kouenji Hotel." "What will this person do to meet Xue? Kill her to silence her? Or hide her?" Totsukawa said. "Should we go to Kabukicho to investigate based on this portrait? Because I think this person may reappear in the bar where Jianxue works." Detective Kamei said. "Okay." Totsukawa said. Totsukawa photocopied several portraits and sent them to the criminal police, telling them to go to Kabukicho to investigate this person. Since it is a very characteristic face, clues should be found quickly. Although Totsukawa and Detective Kamei thought so, the facts were completely different from their thoughts. Because the criminal police's investigation was fruitless. "This is very strange!" Detective Kamei frowned and said to Totsukawa. "It is indeed very strange, because it is a very distinctive face." "It's as if everyone's mouths are gagged." Kamei detective said. "But isn't it impossible to completely shut the mouths of people in Kabukicho?" Totsukawa shook his head puzzled. "If it's a gangster organization based in Kabukicho, maybe it can be done." "I also think this person is from that underworld organization." "You mean this person is from Group N?" "Yes. Only a cadre can order Beiyuan to surrender himself, don't you think so?" Totsukawa said. Totsukawa met with the Hanai Police Department of the Fourth Investigation Section and showed him the portrait. "Is this person a cadre of Group N with Kabukicho as his territory?" After Totsukawa said that, Hanai looked at the portrait for a while. "This person seems to be the cadre of Sancun." "It's really him?" "What did this guy do?" "I don't know yet. It may be related to the assassination of the Kusaka criminal policeman a few days ago." Totsukawa said. "Do you want me to investigate him?" Hua Jing asked. "I'll ask you for help if necessary. Right now I want to know about Mimura. What kind of person is he?" "Age about 36 years old, with five previous convictions, spent a total of seven years in prison. Although he is very honest, he is still a dangerous person. Then I will send you the information of Sancun." Huajing said. "Does he have any previous convictions for murder?" "He has a history of injury but never killed. He was slashed on the wrist with a samurai sword, so he likes to wear jewelry to cover up the scar." "If that's the case, this person must be Sancun. Do you have his address?" "I'll check this and tell you." Huajing said. About an hour later, the search headquarters received a memo. Hiroshi Mimura's thirty-six years of experience and address are written on it. Totsukawa and Detective Kamei followed the address on the note to visit Hiroshi Mimura. It is an apartment building near Shin-Okubo. When I met with the administrator and mentioned Sancun's name, the administrator immediately asked with a pale face, "What did he do again?" It seems that he seems to know that Sancun is a cadre of a violent group. "No. We just want to talk to him," Totsukawa said. Mimura lived on the seventh floor, so Totsukawa and Detective Kamei took the elevator up to the seventh floor. He lives in Room 708, and there is no house number posted. Ring the bell, but no one answers. "Is he at the headquarters in Shinjuku?" After Totsukawa said so, Detective Kamei quickly said: "Impossible, I have contacted the headquarters in Shinjuku, and the people in the headquarters said that they have not seen him for two days." Totsukawa rang the bell again. Still no answer. Totsukawa suddenly felt uneasy. Since Sasaki was killed, the people he was looking for have disappeared one after another. First, a man named Kitahara came forward and confessed to killing Sasaki.Then when they were looking for Jianxue, Jianxue's whereabouts were unknown. This time it was Mimura who disappeared. It is currently eleven o'clock in the evening. If it is an ordinary person, they should have gone home by this time. "what to do?" Detective Kamei looked back at Totsukawa. "We can't break into the door, so let's run again tomorrow." Totsukawa said. The next morning, Totsukawa and Kamei detectives went to visit Sancun again, but the door was still locked. "Is he not at home?" Kamei detective asked. "No, it's the same as when we came last night, the meter is still running." Totsukawa said. Looking inside through the keyhole, I found that there was a light inside. This is a bit strange. "Open the door and take a look." Totsukawa said with determination. They hired a locksmith from a nearby lock shop to open the lock. As soon as the door opened, Totsukawa and Detective Kamei walked in immediately. It was a room with two bedrooms and one living room, and Totsukawa, who looked towards the bedroom, couldn't help frowning. It turned out that he saw two dead bodies lying on the bed, one was a middle-aged man and the other was a young woman.There was an atmosphere of death in the dormitory. Men wear nightgowns, women wear obscene clothes.The male is Sancun, and the female is Jianxue. A bottle of brandy and two glasses stood by the bed, and it appeared that they had committed suicide by poison. "The cause of death was poisoning, and he has been dead for a long time." Totsukawa said to Kamei detective. Probably died of potassium cyanate poisoning? "Could it be that he pretended to commit suicide after being killed?" Detective Kamei looked at the two corpses and said. "Perhaps? It would be too strange if this was a death for love." Totsukawa said the same. Because not only can't find the suicide note, but also commit suicide with disheveled clothes, it is too strange. Staff from the Forensic Section came to take pictures and examine fingerprints. The administrator confirmed that the man was Mimura, and the woman was exactly the same as the one in the photo. After sending away the two corpses for autopsy, Totsukawa said with embarrassment: "These two people were indeed killed by someone pretending to be a martyr—" After all, I fell into deep thought. Although it is not known who the murderer is, Totsukawa believes that the two of them were killed by people who were unwilling to let the police investigate the truth.In order to achieve the goal, let alone the two of them, anyone can be killed. "Could this incident be related to the incident twenty years ago?" "I think so, because Sasaki who investigated the incident was killed. Although Kitahara surrendered and admitted to killing Sasaki, it is obvious that he was ordered by others. In order to prevent the truth from being found out, he attacked Kusaka this time. Criminal police, kill Mimura and Jianxue." "But this way, it brings us closer to the truth, the truth of the incident twenty years ago." "I hope so." Totsukawa said as if he didn't have much confidence. The bodies of Mimura and Jianxue were autopsied at Dongda Hospital. As Totsukawa expected, the cause of death was potassium cyanate poisoning. The presumed time of death was from ten to eleven o'clock in the evening two days ago. In other words, they had been dead for two days. Potassium cyanate was assayed from the brandy bottle and, of course, from the glass as well. The police concluded that the two were killed under the guise of dying for love. Surprisingly, Group N announced that Mimura had left the group, and his death had nothing to do with the group. Since Mimura is a cadre of the N group, the N group should hold a grand funeral for him. Unexpectedly, the N group came forward to clarify that it had nothing to do with him, which made Totsukawa very puzzled. Totsukawa meets Hanai from the Fourth Investigation Division. "It is a lie to say that Sancun has left Group N." Hanai said to Totsukawa. "But, that's what Group N said!" "I think Group N said that for some reason, maybe Group N thinks it's better to do that." "Could it be that the people in Group N don't want to be involved in the murder?" When Totsukawa asked, Hanai said with a smile: "They are not gentlemen, they are all scoundrels who act out of interests. If they think it is beneficial, even if it is murder, they will fall headfirst." "So, Team N said it has nothing to do with Sancun for some kind of benefit?" "Do you think they were killed by Group N?" "I don't think so at the moment, but I think this incident is not that simple." Totsukawa said. "Will it be a very complicated incident?" Huajing muttered to himself and then said, "Do you think it has something to do with the attack on the Kusaka detective?" "yes." "Is it just that?" Hanai asked while watching Totsukawa's face. "At the moment I don't know very well." That's all Totsukawa can say, because the events of twenty years ago can't be mentioned at the moment. After Totsukawa finished talking with Hanai, he fell into deep thought. If Sancun and Jianxue were killed, why did the murderer kill them?And by what method was it killed?Could it be because the police are investigating Jianxue's relationship? Knowing this, Sancun hid Jianxue in his apartment. But because the murderer was deeply disturbed, he killed Sancun and Jianxue to silence him, right? Even if they were given brandy mixed with potassium cyanate, they would not know whether they would drink it.If only one person drank the poison and died, it would definitely cause an uproar. Therefore, the murderer must also be present. Most likely, the murderer took the brandy mixed with potassium cyanate to the place where Sancun lived to comfort Sancun and Jianxue, so they drank the bottle of brandy without any suspicion, and were poisoned to death. It is impossible for Jianxue to drink only in obscene clothes, so most of them were stripped to only obscene clothes after she died. Needless to say, the murderer's purpose of doing this was of course to disguise the two as a false image of martyrdom. "The person who can make them both drink that bottle of wine without suspicion must be someone they trust." Detective Kamei said. "Only those whom they both trust, they will not defend themselves." Ten Jinchuan added. "Could it be the leader of Group N?" "It is possible." "Anyone else?" "For example, celebrities, if they are social celebrities, they will not be suspected, and they can kill people easily." "I see." "Let's start with the investigation by the leader of Group N." "The leader of Group N is named Takuzo Teramoto." "I met him once. He was a short man with piercing eyes. If we asked him face to face, he would definitely deny it, so we started investigating from his side." Totsukawa said. Totsukawa meets again with Hanai from the Fourth Investigation Division to inquire about Takuzo Teramoto. "Teramoto? He is forty-eight years old and has been in prison for nearly ten years. He has a quick brain and is very smart. He is not only the leader of the N group, but also the political group N Association, and he is also the chairman. Therefore, I think that at present He won't be a rogue." Huajing said. "Form a political group?" "Could it be that he wants to disband Group N completely in the future, and then set up the N Association in order to be active in the political circle? What did he do?" "Perhaps he was suspected of murder." When Totsukawa said this, Hanai shook his head and said, "I don't think Teramoto will kill people at the moment. As I said just now, he founded the political group Nkai to enter the political world. For this relationship, the N group cadre Mimura When he died, he quickly announced that Sancun had nothing to do with Group N." "Teramoto has nothing to do with the murder?" Totsukawa murmured. "If he kills or has a relationship with the killing, it will be very bad for his political career, so I don't think he will take the risk of ruining his political career to kill." Hanai said. (Really?) Totsukawa pondered. Isn't Teramoto the one who gave Sancun and Jianxue the poisoned brandy? But Kitahara from Group N turned himself in and confessed to killing Sasaki. Could it be that Kitahara did that under the instruction of Team N? If it was an order from the team leader Teramoto, it would be hard to think that he had nothing to do with the deaths of Sancun and Jianxue. Even if Teramoto didn't do it directly, it must be his order. The cadres of Group N went to the hiding place of Sancun and Jianxue, and said to them, "This is a gift from the group leader." Then they gave them the bottle of brandy mixed with potassium cyanate, and they just started Drink that bottle of brandy without a doubt? "If Teramoto is the murderer, why did he do that?" Kamei detective asked. "You mean Teramoto's motive for killing them both?" "Yes, motive." "I think of two reasons." Totsukawa said. "What reason?" "The first is that Teramoto himself wanted to kill Sasaki, so he ordered his cadre Mimura to kill Sasaki. Mimura also threatened Kitahara, a gangster who had an affair with his woman, to kill Sasaki." "In this way, isn't Teramoto related to the incident twenty years ago?" Detective Kamei said with bright eyes. "He is currently forty-eight years old. Twenty years ago he was twenty-eight years old. It would not be surprising if he was the murderer of women's serial murders," Yijin said. "What's the other reason?" "Teramoto had nothing to do with the incident twenty years ago. He wanted to kill Sasaki purely for money. That's why he ordered his cadre Mimura to kill Sasaki, and Mimura asked the gangster Kitahara to kill Sasaki." "Which one is correct?" "Should we investigate where Teramoto was when the incident happened 20 years ago? What did he do? If we investigate, we will naturally know whether he has anything to do with the incident 20 years ago." Totsukawa said. Totsukawa asked his men to investigate Teramoto. Mainly to investigate his experience twenty years ago. Twenty years ago, Teramoto was 28 years old. At that time, he was active in Group S and was arrested for illegal possession of firearms.