Chapter 24 fourth quarter

The Totsugawa Police Department waited anxiously under the shroud of anxiety. Soon, Kamei came back with a pale face.He reported to Totsukawa in a heavy tone: "This ring is the property of the security company headquartered in Fuchu. The name of the company is Central Security Company, and the S is indeed the prefix of the English word SAFETY." "So, the three people who died belonged to that company?" "Yes, it's very likely." "But, isn't the situation getting ridiculous? Putting stickers on the side of the car to cover up the company's name, sneaking into the pachinko parlor late at night..." Totsukawa Police Department asked puzzled.

"About this, I also find it difficult to understand." Kamei shook his head. "Because of the serious damage to the face, it is difficult to identify whether Kawakita Misao or Tashiro is included. Can you do a fingerprint comparison?" Totsukawa was anxious to know the truth. "Could it be part of the whole plan designed by those guys?" Kamei speculated. "You mean, those people dressed themselves up as members of the Central Security Company?" "Yes. I specially ordered the same ring and put it on my hand, pretending to be an employee of the Central Hairpin Guard Company. In case of failure, it is easy to shift the responsibility to the security company. Besides, dressing up as a guard Security company personnel, running around in the middle of the night, are not easily suspected."

"I think there are two problems with your idea. The first problem is the clothing they wear. Although the burn is very serious, it can be generally recognized that they are wearing ordinary suits. The personnel of the security company are wearing It’s like a police officer’s uniform. If they’re going to impersonate someone from a security company, why don’t they prepare a uniform in advance? Isn’t it easier to make a uniform than to make a ring?” "The other problem is the car?" Kamei was the first to ask the second question for Totsukawa. "Yes, why don't you write the name of the Central Guard Security Company on the car body? Are those people trying to save hundreds of dollars in paint?"

"Oh, wait a minute, I can confirm this right away." Kamei hurriedly left the examination room again. About fifteen or six minutes later, Kamei came back and reported: "I just confirmed using the wireless phone in the car. The criminal police who are still at the scene, please tear off the paper pasted on the side of the light truck body, and write "Central The words "Guard and Security" are displayed." The Totsugawa Police Department lowered its head and considered for a while. "Is there anyone in the Central Guard Security Company at this time?" Totsugawa Police Department asked Kamei Detective.

"The company prides itself on its 24-hour service, there should be someone on duty." "In that case, let's go to Fuchu immediately." The Totsukawa Police Department thanked the doctor, and urged Kamei to go on the road. The car turned around and drove onto Koshu Street, with the siren sounding, and drove towards Fuchu, where the Central Security Company is located, at a speed of more than 100 kilometers. The complexion of the Totsukawa Police Department has changed from livid to pale. "Kamei-kun, guess what I'm thinking right now?" Totsugawa Police Department asked Kamei while watching the street late at night.

"Is that pick-up truck really a Central Guard vehicle?" "No, that's not what I'm thinking of. I'm wondering, have these guys come up with a nice hoax?" "How can there be such a thing, haven't those people already entered our trap?" "Maybe it's possible for us to fall into their trap the other way around!" Police Department Totsukawa said worriedly, biting his lip. The reconnaissance car the two were riding in sounded its siren all the way, whistling past the slow-moving car. The speed of the car has exceeded 150 kilometers, but Totsukawa still feels that the car is driving too slowly.

Arriving at the gate of the Central Security Company, Totsukawa jumped out of the car and trotted into the building.Kamei followed closely behind. At half past three in the middle of the night, there were five staff members on duty in the building.The Totsugawa Police Department showed the police handbook to one of the security chiefs, Yasui. "Tonight, did your company send three employees to the pachinko shop 'Life Route' in Chofu?" Totsukawa Police Department asked. Yasui, who looked about forty-five or six years old, frowned, shook his head and said, "I don't understand what you're talking about?"

"Please don't lie in front of the police. Know that there has been a serious explosion and three people died instantly. Let me ask you again, did your company send three employees to the pachinko parlor 'Lifeline' tonight? "The Totsukawa Police Department increased the tone of the question. "I don't seem to remember such a fact." Yasui replied flickeringly. The Totsugawa Police Department put on a serious expression and asked, "What do you mean by that? Just look at the business log, isn't it clear at a glance whether staff have been dispatched to the 'Life Route'?"

"There is nothing registered in the business log, so I say I can't remember it." "Does your company use light goods vehicles?" "Sometimes light trucks are needed depending on the purpose, such as when transporting machinery and equipment." "Is it a car with that license plate?" The Totsugawa Police Department showed Yasui the license plate of the light truck. "Ah! Thank you so much! This is the license plate of our light truck." "So, the three people who went to that pachinko shop are also employees of your company?"

"Is this..." Yasui hesitantly dealt with Totsukawa, "Didn't I just say that, because there is no record in the business log, I can't say for sure." The Totsugawa Police Department became impatient, and simply said to Yasui: "Three people we suspect to be employees of your company have died. No matter what, you should come with us to identify the corpse immediately." "I would very much like to go with you myself, but as you may know, our company is a 24-hour operating system, and the alarm bells don't know when it will go off. Now there are only five people on duty, including me, so we can't leave .”

"So, when can I go to the hospital to identify the body?" "At nine o'clock in the morning, all the other employees came to work. Oh! The chairman will also come to the company. If this is the case, you'd better talk to the chairman." "Has your company signed a security contract with the 'Life Route' pachinko shop in Chofu?" "It should have been signed." "Then why don't you send someone to inspect the store tonight?" "As I said before, there is no record in the diary, so I really can't say. Just wait for dawn, and when the chairman comes to the company, we will definitely investigate." Yasui blindly prevaricated, unable to get the real situation out of his mouth. The Totsukawa Police Department didn't want to talk to him anymore and decided to leave the company. After walking out of the building, Kamei said in a comforting tone: "If the deceased was not an employee of this company, then it must be three of the robbers." The Totsukawa Police Department shook his head and said in a positive tone: "No, I still believe that the three deceased are employees of the Central Security Company." "Since that's the case, why did the security chief Yasui try his best to deny it?" "I also find it incomprehensible." The Totsukawa Police Department frowned in deep thought. The two got into the car, and when they were about to start, Director Yasui rushed over in three steps at a time. "Ah! Excuse me, please wait a moment." Yasui panted and said to Totsukawa who was sitting in the passenger seat. "Anything else to say?" "I just talked to the chairman on the phone. The chairman said that he will come right away. It only takes five or six minutes to arrive at the company. Anyway, please stay in our company for a while." Yasui's tone changed 180 degrees, as if he was pleading with Totsukawa. "Is the chairman willing to tell the truth?" Totsukawa Police Department asked while sitting in the car. "The chairman stated that he would tell all the facts." Yasui showed a look of making amends. That being the case, Totsukawa and Kamei went upstairs again and went to the office to wait. A few minutes later, Chairman Matsumoto came to the company in a Mercedes-Benz 560SL. He looked to be about sixty years old, and he saluted Totsukawa as soon as he entered. "I used to be a policeman before." The chairman started with this sentence. "Oh! That's such a coincidence." Totsukawa immediately went straight to the point after saying a few words of entertainment: "Is there anything the chairman wants to say?" After Matsumoto coughed lightly, he said frankly to Totsukawa: "The light truck you mentioned just now is not wrong, it is indeed our company's car. The three people who went to the pachinko shop tonight are indeed our company's car." staff. However, it turned out to be such a tragic ending, but we couldn't have predicted it in advance!" "In this case, why did your security chief deny it in the first place?" "I didn't deny it, I just couldn't explain it clearly." Yasui interjected to defend himself, but the chairman stopped him with gestures, and continued to say to Totsukawa with a sincere attitude: "In front of the police, I am willing to tell the truth. As we all know, our company and many companies, shops, schools Other agencies have signed a security contract, and the pachinko shop 'Life Route' is one of them. But before telling the specific facts, I would like to ask the police to keep it secret—” "That's all right. But you must tell the truth." "At around 7 o'clock tonight, the people from 'Life Route' suddenly called and said that there is a job that needs to be kept strictly confidential, and we are asked to do it. We will propose a salary, no matter how high it is." "Is the person calling the other party's chairman?" "No, it's the chairman's secretary." "So, what do you want to do?" "I'm going to talk about it next, but I'll ask the police to keep it secret anyway..." Matsumoto paused for a moment, and then continued as if making up his mind: "The secretary told me on the phone that their chairman has a lot of hidden property, which has been hidden in the secret room behind the general manager's office. The side seems to be paying attention, and I don't know when they will come up to check. Therefore, the chairman decided to move out all the belongings in the secret room tonight and transfer them to the basement of the chairman's private house. Hearing what the secretary said, I knew the rumor It has been said for a long time that this company hides its income and hides a large amount of cash, jewelry, and gold nuggets. "So, how about the specific method?" "The other party asked our car to drive to the entrance of the 'Life Flight' shop on time at 11 o'clock tonight. But as the car of the Central Security Company, if it is known to drive to the pachinko shop late at night, it seems not very good So the other party instructed us to cover the side of the car with paper stickers so that passers-by can’t see that it’s our company’s car.” "The three of your staff don't wear uniforms, do they also follow the other party's instructions?" "Yes. They thought the uniforms were too eye-catching and wanted our staff to wear ordinary clothes. For this reason, the staff who performed this task were specially notified to wear private clothes to go into battle. Initially, the other party also asked us to send five staff to do this work. " "Why did only three staff members go?" "You don't know. If it's daytime, it's no problem for us to send ten or even twenty people. But in the middle of the night, due to manpower issues, we can only send three people at most. We told the other party about this situation. " "Is it also the other party's suggestion not to record in the business log?" Totsukawa Police Department asked. "Yes. In order not to let the tax office know about it, of course we can't write this work in black and white in the business log." "What happens when the car arrives at the gate of 'Life Route'?" "According to the other party's instructions, after arriving at the store entrance, enter through the staff entrance, and then go straight to the general manager's office on the second floor. We have already backed up the key for the staff entrance and exit. We did not expect such a tragic end. We did not expect it. Oh!" Matsumoto sighed.The Totsugawa Police Department and Kamei looked at each other. "Is this secretary a trustworthy person? Did you think of the possibility of impersonation in advance?" The Totsugawa Police Department continued to ask questions. "Of course you can trust her! She knows everything about the business of the pachinko parlor, and she knows the secrets of the chairman. Only a highly trusted secretary can do that! Besides, if someone is impersonating, what does it matter to the impostor? What are the benefits?" "Just to be on the safe side, didn't you call the other party's Chairman Fukami to confirm?" Totsukawa Police Department further asked. "The other party's chairman went to Atami today. Because he is not here, he asked us to move things." When Matsumoto said this, he finally couldn't hide the grievance in his heart, and asked angrily: "Why did it lead to such a terrible result? Who did such a boring impersonation? What good is it for the impostor?" Totsukawa Police Department ignored Stepon Matsumoto's question, he lowered his head and entered a state of contemplation. (Failure——) These two words clearly reflected in Totsukawa's mind. Obviously, it was definitely not the secretary of the chairman of "Life Route" who called Chairman Matsumoto, but one of those people. "You must try to get in touch with the chairman of 'Life Route' today, understand? It's today! May as well confirm whether he has gone to Atami?" Totsukawa Police Department told Matsumoto. Matsumoto showed an inexplicable expression, and asked Totsukawa: "Is what the secretary said a lie?" "Probably a lie." "However, who can fabricate such a perfect lie? You must know that the caller knows Chairman Shenjian very well!" "This is a call from someone who has in-depth research on that pachinko shop. Let me repeat, today, you must get in touch with Chairman Shen Jian as soon as possible, and ask him personally if you need to help him transfer Hidden property?" After the Totsugawa police department finished this sentence in a stern tone, they left Matsumoto, went downstairs with Kamei, and left in a huff.