Chapter 18 Chapter 16 Political Organizations

Totsukawa flipped through a weekly magazine, which was "Nippon Weekly" three years ago. There is no such magazine on the market at present. It serialized "Japanese political organizations" and mentioned "N Association President Takuzo Teramoto". This weekly magazine was published on October 5th three years ago. In addition to a special article reporting Teramoto Takuzo, it also published color photos of Teramoto Takuzo. Teramoto made the following talk in that article: Until now, I have been a rascal, and I have caused a lot of troubles for this society. Because I think that I can't go on like this, so I set up a political organization 'N Association', and I want to do my best to make a contribution to the society. What's more, my father used to be a city councilor, and my father's blood is flowing in my body.

Next, the respected politician "Mr. Horie" was mentioned. "It's kind of related." Totsukawa showed the weekly magazine to Detective Kamei. "When you mention Horie, you can't help but think of Ishizaki, who was suspected of being the serial murderer twenty years ago. At that time, Ishizaki was the personal secretary of Horie's member of parliament." Detective Kamei's eyes lit up. "At present, we don't know whether Teramoto has anything to do with the incident 20 years ago, but from the current point of view, there should be a little relationship."

"Is it possible that Teramoto knew Ishizaki?" Detective Kamei asked. "Well... as this weekly magazine said, Teramoto founded the political group N Society three years ago. According to the results of the current investigation, twenty years ago, he was just a punk, so I don't think he I will know Ishizaki." "Teramoto said that his father used to be a city councilor, could it be true?" Detective Kamei asked puzzled. "I don't know, I want to investigate this too." Ten Tsukawa said. Totsukawa once again met with Hanai from the fourth investigation department, and showed him the weekly magazine.

Huajing said with a smile: "If you want to form a political group, of course you need to have some arguments. What's more, it was still a violent group until yesterday, and it suddenly became a political group. Such disgusting words for Japan and the world." "This weekly magazine mentions that Teramoto's father used to be a city councilor. Is that true?" "It's true. Teramoto's father's name is Teramoto Hanji, and he was a city councilor." Hanai nodded. "Does it have anything to do with the old Diet member Horie?" Totsukawa asked.

"Well——" Huai thought for a while and said, "They are from the same town and belong to the same faction, so when Horie was running for election, Teramoto's father helped him in the election." "Is Teramoto's father still alive?" "No, it's dead." Having said that, Hanai stared at Totsukawa with spying eyes and asked, "What are you investigating? Is the assassination of the Kusaka detective involved so extensively?" "No! It seems that the people who hurt Kusaka Detective are from the N group, so I want to investigate the leader of the N group."

After Totsukawa said that, Hanai said in disbelief: "You have to be careful." "Watch out for what?" "If you're investigating events from twenty years ago, you'd better be careful." Totsukawa just smiled and broke up with Hanai. Next, Totsukawa went to meet Matsunuma, who used to be active in Shinjuku. Matsunuma is now fifty-two years old and runs a western restaurant near Yotsuya.Twenty years ago, he was a cadre of Group M. He had committed injuries and caused a lot of trouble for the police. He is a burly man with a height of 180 centimeters.

After sitting down in front of the counter, Totsukawa said to Matsunuma, "I want to ask you about what happened twenty years ago." Matsunuma said with a smile: "When I was young, I was very ignorant and acted recklessly, which caused a lot of trouble for the police." Judging by his expression, he seemed very embarrassed, and seemed to be hiding what happened at that time. "Do you know Teramoto, the leader of Team N?" Totsukawa asked. "I know. He used to be a member of Group S. He was short and full of anger. He once shot at me. Fortunately, he only hurt the flesh."

"Currently, Teramoto founded the political organization Nhui. Twenty years ago, did he want to enter politics?" "He is a very ambitious person. He once said that he would not spend his whole life in the underworld. Could this be the reason why he formed a political group?" Matsunuma said. "Did he say at that time that he was close to any politician?" Totsukawa asked. Matsunuma thought for a moment and said, "I'm from Group M, and he's from Group S. Twenty years ago, when we reached an agreement to have a drink together, he said that his father was a city councilor and was very close to a great politician." Well, that politician has been a minister, and his name is—”

"Is that Horie?" "Yes, it's called Horie." "Teramoto himself is also very close to former Diet member Horie?" "I'm not very clear, I just remember that he once said that. No matter how well the underworld is doing, it is still a underworld after all. If you want to enter the political world, you must have a lot of money." "What do you think about this?" "I hate politicians very much. If you want me to be a politician, I would rather be a gangster." Matsunuma said with a smile: "As you can see, I am currently running a western restaurant. It is very easy to deal with politicians, but at present It's really hard and hard to find a great statesman."

"Have you seen Teramoto recently?" "Yes, two months ago, he came to the store to look for me." "What were you talking about then?" "He said that the weekly magazine had reported him, which made him feel very honored." "and then?" "He laughed and said he had saved a lot of money and could get into politics, and I thought he was probably connected to someone." "But, Congressman Horie is dead!" "His son, Master Horie, is also a member of Congress right now? Will he have a relationship with Master Horie?"

"Really? Master Horie ever collaborated with Teramoto to do illegal things?" "I don't know," Matsunuma said. Next, Totsukawa met Taguchi, a friend who worked for Chuo Shimbun, at a cafe in Shinjuku. "About the dead Horie." Taguchi pondered while stirring the coffee. "During his tenure as a minister, did he do anything illegal?" Ten Tsukawa asked. "Do you mean he manipulated his privileges?" "yes." "He's a brilliant man when it comes to money." "yes?" "Although he has risen to the top of the faction, the media rarely accuses him. It is very cunning to say that he is cunning." "Has he nothing to do with the corruption incident?" "No, although he is not very innocent, the prosecutor did not include him in the investigation." "What kind of person is Master Horie?" "Does he have a problem?" Taguchi asked rhetorically. "No, no, I'm currently investigating a person who respects the deceased member of Parliament Horie. I want to know what kind of person Master Horie is?" "I've met him three times, he's tall, he's lived in the US for a long time, so he speaks good English and he's handsome," Taguchi said. "Is it a big shot?" "At present, he is only a new member of the National Assembly, but because of his father's shadow, plus he is handsome, very popular with women, and quick-witted, so I think he will become a famous politician like his father in the future. " "Master Horie made a lot of money in futures trading, right?" "I have no idea." "Is he completely free from wrongdoing?" Totsukawa asked. "As far as I know, there is not yet, and it will be difficult to say in the future." "How about money? Father is very good with money. How is he?" "It seems that many people have sponsored him because they saw that he would have a bright future." "So, his property is hundreds of millions?" "Yes. Because his father's inheritance is also very considerable." "I see. If he is rich and promising, there must be many people fawning on him, right?" "yes." "Does N Hui have anything to do with Master Horie?" "N will?" "Yes, it is a political group established by Teramoto, the leader of Group N." Totsukawa said. "Oh! Is that Teramoto?" Taguchi said as if remembering, "You mean the one who wanted to participate in politics because his father was involved in politics?" "Yes, his father was a city councilman, but he is dead. It is said that his father helped the old Horie congressman, because they are from the same town." "So, do you think his son Teramoto is also related to Master Horie?" "I want to know if he has anything to do with Master Horie?" Totsukawa said. "As far as I know, Master Horie is currently paying attention to his image, and he should not have anything to do with violent groups or political groups." "It would be great if that's the case." When Totsukawa said this, Taguchi said a little displeased: "I don't believe that Kohorie Diet Member has a relationship with Teramoto." "yes?" "I'll investigate again," Taguchi said. After Totsukawa broke up with Taguchi, he returned to the search headquarters. "How is Sasaki Kitiko doing now?" Totsukawa asked his subordinates. Because he only focused on investigating Teramoto and neglected her for a while. "She's doing well at the moment." It was the Nishimoto detective who spoke. "are you at home?" "Yes, but she often goes to the library, looking through old newspapers and weekly magazines, it seems." "Maybe she is investigating Teramoto just like us." Totsukawa said with a wry smile. "Besides, she has no other actions. Will she not know what to do because of the death of Beiyuan's woman?" Said the detective Xiben. "Does anyone know Teramoto's current whereabouts?" When Totsukawa asked, Detective Shimizu quickly raised his hand and said, "Teramoto went to Hakone yesterday." "Hakone?" "On the surface, he said he was going to rest, but I thought he might be in trouble, so he escaped from Tokyo. Otherwise, I can't think of other reasons." Detective Shimizu said. "Why is he going to Hakone? And not somewhere else?" Totsukawa muttered to himself. Detective Shimizu said proudly: "Could it be that he likes Hakone?" "Like it? But, at this time, he should flee abroad!" Generally speaking, he either fled to the United States or fled to the neighboring Philippines, but he went to Hakone, which must have a lot of meaning. "Police." Detective Kamei called Totsukawa in a low voice. "What's the matter? Old Turtle." "I remember Koborie Diet member's villa in Hakone." "Member Kohorie?" "Yes. I remember seeing it in some publication." "Go and find that publication at once." After Totsukawa finished speaking, Detective Kamei left the seat immediately, missing.After a while, he came back with a bound newspaper in his hand. "I found out. It's the news that Master Horie was elected as a member of the National Assembly. There is a special article introducing the new members of the National Assembly." Detective Kamei opened the page where the news was published and showed it to Totsukawa. It is a news interview with Horie, who was elected to the Diet for the first time. In this interview, Horie said: "—I am not tired at all for this election, because my father left me in Hakone. A villa, I can go to that villa to rest and cultivate my fighting spirit.” "Sure enough, it's in Hakone." Totsukawa also became a little nervous. "Perhaps this is just a temporary coincidence." Kamei detective said. "Is Congress adjourned for now?" "Yes. Congressman Koborie may also go to the Hakone villa." "Go and find out the correct location of the villa." Totsukawa said. He knew the location of the "Sunrise Hotel" where Teramoto stayed. If it was found that the location of the villa was very close to the "Sunrise Hotel", he would like to investigate it himself. Detective Kamei, who went out to investigate the location of the villa, handed Totsukawa a note and asked, "There is a distance, do you want to go and see?" Totsukawa first sent two detectives, Nishimoto and Shimizu, to Hakone to monitor Teramoto's operation at the "Sunrise Hotel".If Teramoto meets Horie, it proves that they are related in some way. But Totsukawa was still a little worried about asking these two criminal policemen to monitor Teramoto. Although Horie inherited his father's mantle, he is a newcomer to the National Assembly after all, and he came back from the United States, known for his shrewdness. His father is in power in the party, and those political organizations that engage in privileges will inevitably approach him, so Teramoto will probably also approach the newly elected member of the Diet, and he is not the Minister of State, Master Horie, right? What's more, Teramoto said that he respected the father of the politician Master Horie. First received a report from the Nishimoto detective. "Teramoto is indeed staying at the 'Sunrise Hotel'." The detective Nishimoto said on the phone: "He came alone." "What did he do after he stayed in the hotel?" "I heard that he has been here for three days. According to the people in the hotel, he either went out for a walk, or rode the hotel's bicycle around, and once went fishing." "It looks like you're on vacation!" "Teramoto said he came to rest." "Has anyone come to see him?" "The people at the hotel said no." Could he be meeting someone outside?Just when Totsukawa thought so, he suddenly received a call from the Nishimoto detective. "Teramoto is going to meet Congressman Koborie." Detective Nishimoto said excitedly. "Really?" "About two o'clock in the afternoon, he went out on the bicycle of the hotel again. I thought he was going to go out again, so I borrowed a bicycle to follow behind, and I saw him enter the villa of Member of Parliament Koborie." "Isn't it very far?" "There is a distance, and it takes about an hour to get there by bicycle." "How long has he been at the villa?" "About two hours, I'm going back to the hotel now." Xiben detective said. "You continue to monitor Teramoto." Totsukawa said to Detective Nishimoto, hung up the phone, and said to Detective Kamei, "Would you like to meet Master Horie?" The next day, Totsukawa and Detective Kamei took the Odakyu Express to Hakone. They took a taxi in Hakone Yumoto to Horie's villa. After walking along the road in the miscellaneous forest for a short time, I saw the name plate of "Horie" erected beside the road. They got out of the car and walked forward for about a hundred meters, and saw a villa that was not too big, but it made people feel very peaceful. It is a Japanese-style building, and a car is parked next to the entrance, which may be Horie's car. Not a Mercedes, but an American sports car. After Totsukawa rang the bell and explained his purpose, a young man about twenty-five or six years old opened the entrance and invited them in. This young man was probably Horie's secretary, right? After the two of them waited for a while in the reception room where the courtyard could be seen, Horie walked in, wearing a sweater. He was a tall, handsome man who could be seen as a newly elected politician. Horie smiled, introduced himself "I am Horie", and asked Totsukawa, "I don't know why the people from the Metropolitan Police Department are looking for me?" "We are investigating the murder incident in Tokyo." Totsukawa said, watching the other party's face. "and then?" "It was the murder of Sancun, a cadre of the violent group N, and a young woman. On the surface, they committed suicide in love, but in fact they were killed. We listed Teramoto, the leader of the N group, as the target of investigation. He is currently staying At the hotel in Hakone, we know that he came to visit you yesterday, why did he come to you?" When Totsukawa asked, Horie nodded and said, "A person came to visit me yesterday, do you mean that person?" "yes." "The business card he gave me was the title of an Indian political group. I didn't know he was a member of a violent group." "That person also founded the political organization Nhui." "I see." "Can you tell me why he came to you?" "Yes. The man said that when he was riding a bicycle, he accidentally saw Horie's nameplate. Because his father had been taken care of by the former Horie member of the Diet, he wanted to thank his family again, so he entered my house rashly. He is someone my father knows." Horie said in a calm tone. Needless to say, Totsukawa and Detective Kamei didn't quite believe what the other said. "Mr. Horie, do you know Teramoto's father?" Totsukawa asked. "I'm sorry, I don't know. I also told Teramoto that, because I didn't care much about politics when I was young." Horie smiled. "You answer like that, what's Teramoto's reaction?" Detective Kamei asked. "He seemed a little disappointed. I think he thought I knew his father very well, but after I explained it, he left in relief." "Teramoto set up a political group, he came to visit you, did he ask you anything?" "Request? What request?" "Such as asking to be your secretary, or asking you to donate to the N Society." After Totsukawa said that, Horie shook his head and said, "No, he didn't make such a request to me. Maybe he wanted me to donate money, but he didn't ask for it. Maybe he was too embarrassed to ask?" "This time, Teramoto went back without saying anything?" "No, he talked to me about many things about Japan, such as politics, economy, and education. Teramoto was very enthusiastic about putting forward his views and suggestions. I am really grateful to him." Horie said. (Really?) Totsukawa thought about this, and said, "Did he tell you that he is currently staying at the hotel in Hakone Yumoto?" "He didn't mention the name of the hotel, he just told me that he came to Hakone to recuperate. I really envy him for having this opportunity." "You said you didn't care much about politics when you were young, so why did you run for Congress again?" "After my father passed away, the local elders hoped that I would inherit my father's mantle and continue to serve the local area. And I was already 40 years old and wanted to develop in the political field, so I came out to run for Congress." "Do you know your father's secretary Ishizaki?" "Ishizaki? Is it the person who committed suicide twenty years ago? If so, I heard from my father that he is a very good person. It is a pity that he committed suicide because he was wronged and had nowhere to sue." "Where were you when Ishizaki committed suicide?" Totsukawa asked. "In America." Horie replied briefly. "How many years have you lived in the United States?" "A total of five years." "During the five years, have you studied in an American university?" "Yes, I'm studying at the University of Washington." "So you haven't even met Ishizaki once?" "I went back to China during the summer vacation, maybe I met Ishizaki, but I don't remember." Horie said with a shrug. "Mr. Horie, do you think Ishizaki is the murderer of the serial murders of women?" When Detective Kamei asked, Horie shook his hand and said, "No, I don't think so. Didn't I clearly say that he died innocently?" "Let's bring the topic back to Teramoto! If he comes to visit you again, do you plan to meet him again?" When Totsukawa asked, Horie thought for a while and said, "I will probably meet him, because he is a person who cares about Japanese issues. Can't I meet him?" "No, you misunderstood. Since we listed Teramoto as an important person involved in the murder, if he comes to visit you again, I hope you can tell me what he talked to you." "Have you concluded that Teramoto is the murderer?" "No, not yet." "In that case, I don't think it's necessary to report to the police what was said to him." "yes?" Totsukawa just said that indifferently, because he can't be too tough at the moment. "Let me ask you another question, are you still married?" "I've been married. My wife is American. But I divorced two years ago. Maybe it's not a good match?"