Chapter 31 Chapter 29 The Second Attack

Arrived in Iwakuni at 5:20, thirty-eight minutes later than the scheduled arrival time, and the sky was already bright.The next stop is Xiaojun, about an hour away. "Nothing else happened." Detective Kamei said to Totsukawa wearily. Totsukawa seemed to be thinking about something else, so he responded casually, "Oh?" "I mean nothing else happened." "Oh! That thing?" "what are you worried about?" "I'm wondering why the female passenger in Room 8 hasn't returned to her room?" "She should have bought a ticket to the terminal station Kumamoto, because that's what the train conductor said."

"I know that, so it's very interesting not to see her come back. Could it be that she got off the bus in Iwakuni?" "I don't think so." Kamei detective said. "How do you know she didn't get off at Iwakuni?" "Because her suitcase and handbag are still in the room." "However, it's been thirty minutes and she hasn't come back yet." "Will it be in the lounge?" Kamei detective said. "Go and see right away." Totsukawa said anxiously, because he could no longer hide his inner anxiety. Detective Kamei hurried to the No. 9 carriage.

After returning, he panted and said, "There is no sign of her in the leisure room, could she go to the bathroom—" "It's been too long to go to the bathroom!" Totsukawa yelled as if scolding. Detective Kamei's face changed drastically because he thought of one thing. They knocked on the door of Yamawaki's No. 7 room. Yamawaki rubbed his sleepy eyes and opened the door. "What's up?" Totsukawa and Detective Kamei pulled Yamawaki Yuki, who was questioning, out of Room 7. "What do you want?" Yamawaki growled. "Run for your life!"

Regardless of the critical situation, Yamawaki shouted, "The camera is still in the room." Totsukawa handed over Yamawaki to Detective Kamei, and opened the door of Room 8 by himself, which was the room of the missing female passenger.The beds were neatly made. On a wall shelf adjacent to Room 7 was a white suitcase with a handbag on top. Totsukawa looked confused for a moment. Maybe it's a ticking time bomb?But I don't know when it will explode, it may be ten minutes later, or it may be five seconds later. Reflexively, Totsukawa ran in and carried the suitcase and handbag to the aisle.

He tried to throw it through the window, but the window was fixed and could not be opened. Totsukawa rushed into the cabin of the 13th car because he remembered that the window of the cabin could be opened. "Get out!" Totsukawa not only yelled at the conductor, but also pulled the conductor out of the conductor's room. "What do you want?" the train conductor also yelled. "This is a ticking time bomb!" Totsukawa said loudly, and closed the door with a bang. He put down the suitcase and opened the window. He really wanted to throw the suitcase out immediately, but there were houses along the route, so he couldn't throw it out.

Totsukawa was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. (Will I die here too?) Just when Totsukawa thought so, the scenery in front of him changed. It turned out that the train was passing the iron bridge. Totsukawa hurriedly took the bag and suitcase out of the window. The train continued to move forward without seeing the bomb explode. When the "Falcon" rumbled and rumbled across the iron bridge, Totsukawa heard a burst of explosion, which would probably stir up a large jet of water, but he couldn't see it. Totsukawa sat limply in the cramped cabin. The door was knocked fiercely.

"Police, are you okay?" It was the conductor's voice, judging from the knock on the door, it must have been calling for a long time.Totsukawa felt sorry because he didn't hear. Totsukawa stood up slowly and opened the door. The train conductor and detective Kamei watched him. "Are you okay?" Kamei detective asked. "Is the train all right?" "It's all right. Is it a ticking time bomb?" "It seems that I have already thrown it into the river, and I don't know what the result will be." After Totsukawa finished speaking, he turned to the train conductor and said, "Can I trouble you to investigate whether there was any damage? Because I was thrown from the iron bridge. It would be a disaster if there was a boat underneath."

"Okay, I'll go and ask now." The train conductor said. Totsukawa goes to the passage.Because Yamawaki was in the lounge, he also walked over to the lounge. Seeing Totsukawa, Yamawaki asked, "What happened?" "already solved." "Was the chaos just now caused by a time bomb?" "The female passenger in room 8 next to you put a time bomb in the suitcase and placed it against the wall of room 7. Once it explodes, a big hole will be blown in the wall of room 7, and you will be bombed too. Fly away." "What do you do with that ticking time bomb?"

"Throw it into the river." "So, the incident has been resolved?" "Yes. I think it's settled," Totsukawa said. "Today is a miserable day." Yamawaki sighed. "Is your hand alright?" "This injury is nothing. I was seriously injured and continued to take pictures!" Shan Xie said. They immediately knew that there was indeed a time bomb in the suitcase, because when the bomb exploded in the water, it caused a commotion and panic among people fifty meters away from the scene. Fortunately, no one was injured. "However, it probably killed a lot of fish." The train conductor said with a smile.

Just as Totsukawa thought, the train stopped at Hakata and Kurume without incident. "Photographer Yamawaki was only slightly injured, which is really a blessing among misfortunes." Detective Kamei said to Totsukawa with a confident face.Four or five men entered the lounge. One came to Yamawaki's side, bowed to Yamawaki and said, "I'm really sorry for beating you up for no reason last night." Yamawaki said with a smile: "Forget it in the past, don't take it to heart." "To show that we've made up our minds, how about a handshake?" After that, the young man stretched out his hand.

Totsukawa remembered that this young man was the one who came to beat up Yamawaki because he didn't want to be photographed last night when Yamawaki took photos of the passengers in dormitory B. (It's good to be reconciled.) Totsukawa thought so too. "We're going to get off at the next stop." The young man smiled and walked out of the lounge with the other four. "Let's get ready to get off, too!" When Totsukawa said that, Yamawaki suddenly trembled and moaned. Seeing this, Totsukawa's expression changed drastically. "Mr. Yamawaki!" Totsukawa supported Yamawaki. The train gradually slowed down as it approached Omuta. Yamawaki was still trembling slightly, bleeding from his clenched lips. "Kamei, go and arrest those five people just now." Totsukawa turned his head and shouted at Kamei detective. Detective Kamei rushed out of the lounge with Kusaka and other detectives. The train has stopped at Omuta. The train conductor came in with a livid face and asked, "What should we do?" "Please help me carry Yamawaki-kun off the platform and call an ambulance," Totsukawa said. After the door opened, Totsukawa, with the help of the train conductor and station staff, lifted Yamawaki, who was still trembling, off the platform.At the front of the platform, Kamei and other criminal police were chasing the five escaped men. The five men jumped off the platform and fled on the tracks. Kamei and other criminal policemen also jumped off the railway tracks. Detective Kamei chased after the young man who shook hands with Yamawaki, and the young man tripped over a sleeper. "You bastard!" Detective Kamei rushed towards the fallen young man while cursing. The opponent got up immediately. Detective Kamei hit the young man from behind. It took three punches in a row to subdue the young man. When the ambulance arrived, Yamawaki was still shaking in Totsukawa's arms. Yamawaki was immediately taken to an ambulance and put on an oxygen mask. Totsukawa got into the ambulance, and the ambulance blew its siren and drove away. Yamawaki's throat "hiccups" and his face turned earthy. (That guy is a murderer.) Totsukawa thought again. That guy probably hid the poisonous needle in his palm and took advantage of the handshake to stab Yamawaki, right? Totsukawa was very annoyed at this negligence. At first it was a sniper attack, and then a time bomb. He was able to save the day, which made him feel relieved. The murderer took this opportunity to attack Yamawaki. (I hope Yamawaki is saved.) Totsukawa thought so. If Yamawaki is dead, no matter how many cases are solved, the stigma of this time cannot be washed away. Because if Totsukawa and others hadn't disguised Yamawaki as a witness without authorization, Yamawaki would not have been attacked.Once this matter is exposed, things will become serious. Upon arriving at the hospital, Yamawaki was immediately sent to the operating room. Totsukawa had to wait for the results in the waiting room. Totsukawa called the Omuta Police Station in the waiting room, because he thought Kamei and other criminal police would bring the five prisoners here. Just as Totsukawa thought, Kamei and other detectives had brought the five prisoners to the Omuta Police Station. "how?" The first is the Kamei detective questioning. "I don't know, it will be miserable if we don't save them." Totsukawa sighed and said, "Have the identities of those five people been found out?" "I don't know anything at the moment, but one of them seems to be timid. When he was brought here, his face was pale with fright. We hope to break through this person's psychological defense." Kamei detective said. "Did those five people not carry identification documents?" "Currently the criminal police here are investigating the belongings of these five people." "I will stay in this hospital for the time being, and call here if I need anything," said Totsukawa. The operation has been going on for 20 to 30 minutes, and it is not over yet. In order to calm himself down, Totsukawa took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. After lighting it, he paced back and forth in the waiting room. When he saw the "Do Not Smoking" sign hanging on the wall, he quickly extinguished the cigarette. About an hour later, Kamei Interpol rushed to the hospital. There were many patients in the waiting room, so Totsukawa took Detective Kamei outside the hospital. "How's the situation?" Kamei detective asked. "I don't know yet. Where's the prisoner?" "This time there should be something to gain. Although the murderer still didn't say a word, the other four people have already spoken, and the criminal police from the county police station are currently taking notes." "Did you mention who ordered it?" "I think there should be a confession. Once people are afraid, they will tell the truth. Once one person speaks, others will follow suit, because they are afraid that they will be considered a murderer!" Kamei detective said. A nurse walked past them both. "What's the situation?" Totsukawa stopped the nurse from asking, and the nurse only replied, "I don't know either, you should ask the doctor." After hearing this, Totsukawa felt even more uneasy. Totsukawa took Detective Kamei to the operating room, and when he came to the corridor, the doctor just came out. The doctor said to Totsukawa wearily, "We will try our best to save him." "Is there any help?" Totsukawa asked looking at the doctor's face. "Based on the current situation, I dare not say. It will take a few hours to know. If his body resistance is strong, he can be saved, otherwise he will not be saved." "Don't say such irresponsible words!" Totsukawa couldn't help yelling, the doctor frowned, and said in a strong tone: "He was injected with gastric acid, it won't be so easy to recover!" "I know that, and I hope very much that he will be rescued. It's all up to you." After Totsukawa finished speaking, he saluted deeply to the doctor standing in front of him. After returning to the waiting room, my uneasy mood deepened. "Would you like to go to the Omuta Police Station? Maybe they've already confessed." Detective Kamei said to Totsukawa in an encouraging tone. "If there is any change in Yamawaki, please contact me immediately." After asking the doctor, Totsukawa rushed to the Omuta Police Station with Detective Kamei. When they arrived at the Omuta Police Station in a taxi, Detective Kusaka said excitedly to them, "A prisoner mentioned Congressman Horie." Totsukawa and Detective Kamei went to the interrogation room to meet the man. The man was about twenty-five or six years old, with thick and bushy eyebrows.At first glance, he seemed to be a bold person, but in fact it was quite the opposite, because his face was pale with fright, and his voice trembled. "I didn't know he was going to kill someone," said the man. "Tell me your name first." Totsukawa specifically asked from the beginning, because current politicians are involved and the relationship is very important, so he must be very cautious. The man said, "I have already told the other criminal police officers," and then gave his name, "Matsuura Akira." "What's your relationship with the other four people?" Detective Kamei asked in a tough tone. "I work at a fast food restaurant in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. The other four, except for Arai, are all my colleagues." "colleague?" "Some are waiters, some are administrators." "I see. Is the Arai you mentioned the guy who shook hands with Yamawaki?" "Yes. I didn't know he was going to kill." "What's your relationship with Arai?" Totsukawa asked. "One day, he suddenly came to the place where the four of us were working, and told us that as long as we help him, we can get a lot of money. Although I don't know his name, I have seen him at the headquarters of Group N before. He did it two or three times, so thank you. Later he said, as long as we travel to Kyushu Island with him, each of us can get 300,000 won, we will agree." Matsuura said. "Is it just this relationship?" "Yes. We would never travel with him if we knew he was going to kill someone." "I heard you mentioned Congressman Horie?" "It wasn't me, it was Arai who said it. On the train he said proudly that he knew Diet Horie very well and that he would become the secretary of Diet Horie in the future. If he had no relationship with the political circle, he wouldn't have so much money ’” Matsuura said. "Besides, did Arai say anything else?" Totsukawa asked. "Aoki said he didn't believe that Arai knew Congressman Horie, and Aoki was one of my colleagues. Arai proudly said that Group N is a political organization, and he sold favors to Congressman Horie, and Congressman Horie would definitely value our Group N." "Sell favors?" Totsukawa murmured. Then, Totsukawa and detective Kamei went to meet Arai. Although Matsuura said his name was Arai, it is unknown if this is his real name.Fingerprints are currently being compared, and his true identity should be known soon. Arai remained silent. "You keep silent like this, do you want to go to prison for free meals?" Detective Kamei looked at Arai and said. But Arai still kept his mouth shut like a shell. The detective from the prefectural police station opened the door of the interrogation room and handed Totsukawa a note. It is a report comparing Arai's fingerprints. Arai is not his real name, but his real name is Koichi Ikuta. He is 26 years old. He has three convictions for assault and served four years in prison. Totsukawa and Detective Kamei looked at the note in silence, and Ikuta suddenly felt uneasy. "The situation is bad!" Detective Kamei said to Ikuta in a threatening tone. "What's up?" Ikuta finally spoke. "You have three previous convictions for injury, and you will definitely be sentenced to death this time. You'd better be mentally prepared for this." "I can hire very good lawyers." "Is your backer the president of the N Association? Or a member of the Horie Diet?" Totsukawa asked. "The lawyers I hired were top-notch." "But once Yamawaki photographer dies, you will die too, because you have a motive." "motivation?" "Yes. Congressman Horie asked you to kill Yamawaki photographer because he didn't want to be charged with murder, right? Such a dirty motive will never be commuted." "Wait a minute, I heard that the photographer secretly took private photos of others and then extorted money from the other party. I taught him a lesson for the sake of justice. People who have been blackmailed by the photographer will be very happy to hear this news .” "Yamawaki photographers are experts in landscape photography." "Didn't he sell those private photos to photography magazines?" "There is absolutely no such thing. He just took pictures of mountains. You were cheated. Do you want to be guillotined for being cheated?" "Did Congressman Horie ask you to kill Yamawaki photographer?" "The person who gave me orders directly is the president." Ikuta said. "President Teramoto of the N Society?" "Yes, the president asked me to do it. In order to kill Yamawaki, I drew up a three-link strategy. I can probably kill Yamawaki in the first or second strategy. If these two strategies fail, I will kill him." Him." Ikuta said with a little conceit. "Did you come up with the idea of ​​hiding the poisonous needle in the palm of your hand and taking advantage of the opportunity to shake hands?" "It's a common tactic used by gangland brothers, and it's easiest if the guy is a celebrity because his supporters can ask for a handshake." "The fight on the train was planned long ago?" Totsukawa asked. "It was improvisation," Ikuta said with a smile. "When the guy came to take pictures, I found it a godsend, because I could shake his hand afterward as a way of reconciling things." "I understand. If you promise to tell the truth in court and confess honestly, I will tell the judge that you are just following orders." Totsukawa said. Ikuta said with some doubts: "What you said is true?" "It's all up to you. Photographer Yamawaki is currently on the verge of life and death. If he dies, I'm sorry I can't promise you. It's okay now, because our target is not you, but the person who gave you orders." "OK." Ikuta nodded and said, "I will tell the truth in court." "Teramoto gave you an order. Is Teramoto related to Diet member Horie?" "What makes the chairman proud is his relationship with the political world! He said that he had sold favors to former Horie Congressman and his son. This time he did this, I think it is also to sell favors to Horie. If he fails Don't think about it, he is the chairman of the association." "Favours? Did Teramoto tell you how he sells favors?" "He didn't tell me the details, but I can imagine it." "How is it?" Kamei detective asked. "For example, Kitahara from Group N confessed to the police that he killed the former criminal policeman. Everyone knows that he was not the material for the murder. He was forced by the president. The president did this because he wanted to sell favors to Congressman Horie." "What else?" Totsukawa asked. "Others—I" Ikuta thought for a while and said, "The secretary of Congressman Horie came to the N meeting, I think he brought money to Chairman Teramoto." "How long ago was this?" "After Beiyuan killed the former criminal policeman. Although he claimed that he came to donate, in my opinion, it was the reward for killing the former criminal policeman." "Do you remember the secretary's name?" "No, I only remember that person's appearance." Ikuta said. Totsukawa immediately made portraits. The portrait drawn from Ikuta's memory is of a man of about forty-two or three years old. Totsukawa sent the portrait to the Metropolitan Police Department by fax, and asked if there was such a person among the secretaries of Diet Horie?Two hours later, I received a call from the first section chief, Honda. "The man in the portrait is named Yoshiro Okuda. He is forty-three years old. He is a private secretary and works for the Horie Fan Club. Like Ishizaki, he is also gay." "I understand." "But Minister Mikami is very worried, will everything be okay?" "Don't worry, nothing will happen. This time, we must let the member of the Diet Horie be unable to argue." Totsukawa finished speaking and hung up the phone. However, his expression was very sad. Because even if Horie bowed his head and pleaded guilty, if Yamawaki died, he would have to take the blame and resign.Even if he didn't die, Totsukawa would regret it for the rest of his life. As soon as the news of Ikuta's surrender hits the newspapers, it will definitely cause an uproar. The two who attacked Yamawaki on the "Hayabusa" train also broke the silence. The woman who planted the time bomb on the train will also be arrested soon, because a portrait based on the impression of the train conductor and Totsukawa has been published. Totsukawa and Detective Kamei took the Shinkansen back to Tokyo. On the day he returned to Tokyo, Teramoto, the president of the N Society, committed suicide. He committed seppuku with a samurai sword.It is said that when he committed suicide, he left his last words saying that he was the president of the N Association because he wanted to correct Japanese politics. It can be said that he died a heroic death. Totsukawa and Kamei detectives dragged their tired bodies and rushed to the N Club Building where Teramoto committed suicide. Teramoto committed suicide in the chairman's room on the top floor of the building.In one corner of the room was a large pottery with the ashes of a burning document on it. "Have you contacted Horie before you died?" Totsukawa murmured.