Chapter 23 third quarter

The Totsukawa police department refused to leave the scene. Kamei could only ask the young criminal policeman to go to the ambulance to get bandages and sterile gauze, etc., and did a simple hemostasis treatment and bandaging for Totsukawa. Firefighters continued to spray water and the fire was brought under control. Firefighters in fire suits began entering the still smoking store.Totsukawa tried to go in after following the firefighters, but was grabbed by the fire chief.The captain warned: the room is filled with poisonous gas, rushing in without any preparation may endanger life. There is no way but to wait outside.Soon after, firefighters who entered the store carried the three people out.

Everyone's face was covered with blood and black smoke, and their clothes were burnt. "Three people have all died." One of the firefighters reported to Totsukawa after lifting his gas mask. "Did he die on the second floor?" Totsukawa Police Department hurriedly asked. "No, it was at the bottom of the stairs. Three people died overlapping each other. Maybe there was an explosion in the house when they were about to go upstairs." "It's so strange." The Totsugawa Police Department tilted its head and thought. Aren't these guys going to the second floor to find hidden rooms where gold, silver, treasures and cash are hidden, and blow the locks of the rooms with plastic bombs?

That being the case, why did he die under the stairs? "Is it possible that after the plastic bomb was installed on the second floor, they retreated to the bottom of the stairs before detonating, but because the explosion was too powerful, they also lost their lives?" Kamei guessed. "Is such an idea reasonable?" Totsukawa Police Department asked the firefighters just now. "No, that idea is wrong." "Wrong! Where is the mistake?" Kamei asked. "The scene of the explosion was the toilet on the first floor. Because the stairs were close to the toilet, the three people were hit by the blast wave and crashed into the wall next to them. Most of them died on the spot."

"Is there nothing wrong with the explosion in the toilet on the first floor?" Totsukawa Police Department asked in disbelief. "That's where the most damage was done," the firefighter replied. The Totsugawa Police Department is still dubious. If that's the case, wouldn't these three guys just walk into the pachinko parlor to kill themselves? "So, what about the situation on the second floor?" Totsukawa Police Department continued to ask the firefighters. "Part of the floor collapsed, but nothing else was damaged. This is because the bomb exploded on the first floor." The other party replied.

"What's going on?" Totsukawa Police Department murmured. A young detective came to report to Totsukawa: "Just now, there was another small explosion in Shinjuku." "Don't pay attention to it!" The Totsukawa Police Department replied annoyed. The pachinko shop in front of him has already attracted all his attention. The white smoke gradually dissipated. "Can I go in now?" Totsukawa Police Department asked the fire chief. "Please wait another five or six minutes." The captain replied. During this time, Totsukawa prepared a flashlight.When the fire chief nodded, he and Kamei rushed into the store.

More than half of the pachinko machines were strewn across the floor.Totsukawa and Kamei stepped over the machine and walked inside. The gift exchange office was also completely destroyed, and toys and canned goods decorated in glass cabinets were scattered all over the floor. Next to the exchange office, there are stairs leading to the second floor. The Totsugawa Police Department shone a flashlight on the white wall at the bottom of the stairs, and sure enough, they found a large pool of blood stuck to the wall. This is where the three hit the wall. Indeed, the toilet next to the stairs has been destroyed badly, and the toilet door has flown out of nowhere.

Shards of glass were also scattered on the stairs, probably because the window panes and lampshades on the second floor were shattered and fell down. The Totsugawa Police Department and Kamei walked up to the second floor while paying attention to their feet. As the firefighters said, there was a large hole in part of the floor on the second floor, but other than that, there really wasn't much damage. The two walked to the general manager's office inside.Open the door and enter the general manager's room. Use the flashlight to find the light switch, but the light doesn't come on when you press the switch, maybe an explosion cut the wire.The two could only use flashlights to illuminate various places in the room for observation.

Nothing is damaged.Police Department Totsugawa tapped his fingers on the wall behind the desk. "Listen! There should be a hidden room inside." "Yes." "If that's the case, the plastic bomb should be placed here. Are those people crazy?" Totsukawa said puzzled. "Is the toilet on the first floor under here?" Kamei asked. "You mean blasting the floor from below to gain access to the hidden room?" "I can only do that kind of consideration, but the direction is completely wrong." "Yeah, the direction is wrong." Tojinchuan Police Department also suddenly realized.

Kamei continued to shine a flashlight on the wall for further investigation. "There's a crack here," Kamei said to Totsukawa. The Totsugawa Police Department also shined their own flashlights on this place for observation. The white painted wall, if you look closely, has a thin line leading into the wall. "There must be a switch somewhere." The Totsukawa Police Department said with certainty.But after some searching, the two couldn't find it. However, as long as you concentrate on tapping the wall, it is not difficult to find a hollow echo bouncing from the inside of the wall.

Obviously, there are indeed hidden secret rooms inside. "This is a major discovery for us." The Totsukawa Police Department said with a wry smile. The two walked down the stairs.Fire Department personnel have begun to collect evidence on the scene of the severely damaged toilet.A searchlight was installed in the toilet, shining like daylight. Two people go out.The fire chief chased him out from behind and told Totsukawa: "It's terrible! It uses a powerful plastic bomb! And it is combined with an alarm clock to make a time bomb." "Is it really a ticking time bomb?"

"Yes, at least eighty to ninety percent possible. Oh! Who are the three people who died? Are they the thieves who sneaked into this pachinko shop?" The fire chief asked Totsukawa back. "Well, that's probably the case." The self-confidence of the Totsukawa Police Department dropped sharply. Putting explosives in the toilet on the first floor is already strange, but it is even more incredible to match the timing device. "Kamei-kun, why don't you go to the hospital where the three deceased were sent for autopsy." Totsukawa Police Department suggested. Three bodies have been sent to University Hospital for routine autopsies. The Totsukawa Police Department and Kamei rushed to the University Hospital in Shinjuku in a police car. At this time, it was past one o'clock in the middle of the night. Even the University Hospital was completely silent at this hour.The doctor on duty meets Totsukawa. "These three corpses all had ruptured internal organs," the doctor said. "Did you get knocked down by the blast?" "It should be." "An autopsy done?" "Wait until the morning—as soon as the teacher comes, the dissection will be done right away." "Where are their belongings?" asked the Totsukawa Police Department. "Well, put it in my place for now." The doctor said, and led the two of them to the examination room. In one corner of the room, objects such as wallets and watches were stacked in three piles, but these objects had been burned to pieces.There was also a driver's license in it, but due to the burnt relationship, the name of the person could no longer be read. The Totsugawa Police Department and Kamei had great expectations for these three piles of objects.Perhaps, the names of Chuanbei Cao and Tashiro can be found from it. The driver's license was originally a very important physical evidence, but unfortunately it was burnt and no clues could be found from it. "Police!" Kamei called excitedly. As soon as the Totsukawa Police Department turned around, Kamei immediately handed over a ring: "Look at something like this." This is a black onyx ring with gold trim.The letter "S" is engraved on the round onyx. "Yo! There's the same thing in the pile." The Totsugawa Police Department finds another ring and compares it with the ring Kamei found. Next, he carefully checked the third pile of objects, and sure enough, he found the exact same ring again. "The three deceased all wore the same ring during their lifetime." said the doctor on duty. "Perhaps, those guys specially ordered it to maintain their unity." Kazumi said while observing the ring. "That makes sense. But what does the English letter S mean?" "This really failed me." Kamei scratched his scalp. "I think this probably means the prefix S for SAFETY." The doctor on duty interrupted suddenly. The Totsukawa Police Department was taken aback, as if struck by lightning. "What reason does the doctor have for making such speculations?" "Just a random guess." "Is there some reason for it?" "Actually, among my friends, there is someone who wears the same ring. I asked him what the letter means, and he replied that it is the S of SAFETY." "What does your friend do?" "It seems to be working in a company responsible for building security. It is said that the staff there all wear the same ring. Basically, it was bought by the company for the subordinates to wear." The doctor said with a smile. "You mean the security company?" The Totsugawa Police Department and Kamei looked at each other in dismay, and great uneasiness hit their hearts. Kamei took a ring and said to Totsukawa, "I'll go investigate and be right back." Before the voice fell, he rushed out like flying.