Chapter 35 Section five

The woman must have prepared the car elsewhere, or the woman's lover helped her prepare the car.It is difficult to imagine this place as the east coast of the Izu Peninsula. To this end, Totsukawa went to the Coast Guard and consulted the experts there about the currents around Sagami Bay.The yacht carrying the body drifted into Sagami Bay because it ran out of fuel.That woman first let the yacht dock, unloaded the 500 million yen banknotes, then started the engine to let the boat sail towards the open sea, and then jumped into the sea and swam ashore. , when the fuel is exhausted, the yacht drifts along the current.When the yacht drifted to the sea near Hatsushima Island in Sagami Bay, it was finally spotted by the plane of the Coast Guard searching the sky above.

Therefore, any place that has nothing to do with ocean currents cannot be a place to unload 500 million yen bills. Based on the relationship between the place where the yacht was found and the current, the Totsugawa Police Department made a rough inference about where the woman stopped. After excluding the Izu Peninsula, Oshima and Toshima are also quite eye-catching on the coastline of Sagami Bay, but Totsukawa excluded Oshima and Toshima after a little consideration.This is because from the psychological point of view of the suspect, he absolutely does not want to escape into a closed place like an island.

The Totsukawa Police Department finally determined the suspected landing site to be the arc-shaped coastline starting from Cape Manazuru, then Odawara-Oiso-Chigasaki-Enoshima-Zushi-Jojima, and the front part of Chiba Prefecture. Another estimate is that the actual landing place cannot be a place closer to the east coast of Izu.This is because from the analysis of criminal psychology, it is impossible for the suspect to make an X mark near the actual landing point to mislead the police. If this estimate is correct, then compared with Sagami Bay, or rather the front end of Chiba Prefecture, the Futtsu-Tateyama-Chikura coast is more likely to come ashore.

Furthermore, because there are many shoals around Daiso, it is not suitable for yachts to dock. However, based on this, it cannot be absolutely concluded that yachts will not dock around Oiso. The criminals themselves have a strong gambler mentality. Besides, it has been many days since the incident, and the suspect has already gone ashore and fled without a trace. But no matter how difficult and tortuous the process of solving the case is, let's first investigate the most likely place of landing.Therefore, Totsukawa decided to fly to Chiba immediately with Kamei. Arriving at the Chiba Police Station, Totsukawa first introduced the investigation process, and then asked for assistance in investigating the coastline at the front end of Chiba Prefecture.

The Yagi Police Department of the prefectural police station called three police cars, asked Totsukawa and Kamei to sit in one of them, and headed towards Minamiboso. Like Izu, once you enter Minamiboso, you can feel the warmth of early autumn.The car runs on National Highway No. 16, passes the roundabout at Kisarazu, and turns into National Highway No. 127.This road faces mountains on one side and Tokyo Bay on the other. Soon, the car arrived at Tateyama.This is regarded as the gate to Minamiboso. "Go in the direction of Suzaki!" Yagi said to Totsukawa while pointing to the map.

On the right side of the road is the base of the Maritime Self-Defense Force. Yagi stopped the car from time to time and got down to ask the nearby residents for news.Needless to say, Totsukawa and Kamei also participated in the inquiry work. There are many small fishing ports scattered along the coast. "If the problematic yacht wants to dock here, I think it is more suitable to go from here to Zhouqi. The scenery is beautiful, but there are many shoals, strong winds and high waves, so it is not suitable for yachts to dock." Yagi said. On one side of the hillside, buildings such as resorts and restaurants stand.

The sea is calm and calm, and there is a fine sandy beach on the part of the land. In summer, it must be an excellent beach. The small fishing ports named Minmono Fishing Port, Hasama Port, and Sakata Fishing Port stretch from near to far. Next to the road is a continuous pine forest, which is the best way to hide the car. A criminal police officer from the prefectural police station rushed over eagerly, and said that he had obtained testimony about seeing suspicious vehicles on the coast of Nishizaki. There are many homestays and resorts in this area.But because the tourist season is over, most of them are closed and no longer open.

In front of the supposedly uninhabited resort, someone found a suspicious car once parked. The witness is the proprietress of the homestay who continues to operate this season. "The resort was opened recently. The owner heard that he was from Tokyo, and it closed at the end of October. However, a few days ago, I found a car parked at the door. What is this car doing here? I thought to myself I'm a little puzzled," said the proprietress. "Is it Tokyo's license plate?" Totsukawa Police Department asked. "Hmm, it seems to be from Shinagawa." "When did the car stop here?" Totsukawa Police Department asked again.

"Well, the first time I saw it was around November 13th, and I stopped here for about two or three days." "Is there anyone in the car?" Kamei detective asked. "The windows are black." "Oh! There's a tinted film on the glass." "That's right. In addition to the unknown origin, it creates a sense of fear. I don't even dare to approach it. I only count it after a few glances from a distance." The proprietress said with lingering fear. If this car is indeed the one prepared by the suspect, then the place where the yacht in question docked is probably Hazuma Port.

Next, the snooping and inquiry work will be concentrated near the Port of Posoma.Most of the suspects went ashore late at night, so there should not be too many witnesses. After many inquiries, no witnesses were found.However, the person who heard the voice was found. Late at night on the 15th, someone heard the sound of a diesel engine. "After hearing the sound of the engine, I opened the window and looked in the direction of the port. The weather was warm that night, and it was drizzling outside. I only saw a flashlight on the port side, blinking." This is the testimony of a resident of Pan who lives near the port.

"What time is it?" Kamei asked. "It was almost midnight, near one o'clock. I got up to go to the bathroom." "Is the engine sound continuous?" "No, I won't be able to hear it soon. It probably drove away towards the open sea." "Could it be a fishing boat?" Totsukawa Police Department asked. "No, from the sound of the engine, you can tell it's a high-horsepower diesel engine. Moreover, the sound is sharp and high-pitched, as if it's sailing at full speed." The other party said affirmatively. Is the boat that left the port really the yacht in question?Although it is not absolutely certain based on hearing and testimony alone, at least there is a strong smell of crime. It was one o'clock in the middle of the night on the 15th. To be precise, it should be the early morning of the 16th.If at that time, the female suspect moved the 500 million yen bills to the car waiting on the shore in advance, and then started the engine of the boat, causing the yacht to sprint to the open sea, while the female suspect turned back to the shore.So, what will the female suspect do next? It appears that she has two options. The first one is to drive slowly and arrive at Narita Airport just after dawn, pass through customs there, and fly overseas. The second is to drive back to Tokyo, and hide in the vast crowd ever since. If it did go overseas, it would be untraceable.However, Totsukawa feels that this path is unlikely. The reason is that the female suspect holds 500 million won in cash.Stuffed with five large travel bags, just carrying them through customs?If the customs officer finds that all the money inside is cash, I am afraid that it will be detained by the customs immediately. "So I think the possibility of returning to the capital and lurking is the greatest. I don't know what Brother Agui thinks?" "I robbed 500 million yen in Akishima on the outskirts of the city, then fled westward, then went around the sea, and then returned to Tokyo?" "That's right." Totsukawa Police Department nodded. The Yagi Police Department of the Chiba Prefectural Police Station also looked at the map and expressed his opinion: "I also think the suspect has returned to Tokyo. It is safer to hide in Tokyo than to wander around. Anyway, in Tokyo, there is a lot of money. It’s not easy to be suspicious. In the central area of ​​Tokyo, it costs 200 to 300 million yen to buy a piece of land of 10 pings leisurely!” "Besides, it's more convenient to do things in big cities." Totsukawa Police Department added. "It seems that this woman has lurked into the crowd of ten million people again." Kamei also said in an affirmative tone. To be on the safe side, I hung up the phone and contacted Narita Airport and asked if there were any single women or couples with four or five large travel bags on the morning of the 16th who took a flight to a foreign country? The other party quickly replied: On the 16th or 17th, no men and women with multiple travel bags were seen going abroad. It appears that Totsukawa's reasoning that the female suspect had returned to Tokyo was correct. That is to say, the female suspect packed 500 million won in banknotes into a car with a Shinagawa license plate and returned to Tokyo on the 16th. The Totsugawa Police Department and Kamei thanked the Chiba Police Department and hurried back to Tokyo to search the headquarters. When he arrived at the headquarters, the first thing Totsukawa had to do was to read the news reports of various newspapers after the incident. In order to track down the suspect, from Chita Peninsula → Yokosuka → Minamiboso, during the pursuit all the way, there was no time to read newspapers. As a huge sum of 500 million yuan was successfully taken away by the gangsters, and three security personnel died unexpectedly, the police have always been the target of criticism from the media. However, when four fellow party members on the yacht were brutally poisoned, public opinion seemed to turn around. Newspapers targeted the sole survivor who was on the run. No matter which newspaper, they all described that woman as the embodiment of evil, and then made all kinds of reasoning vividly and vividly. One newspaper even canceled an image of the female suspect's appearance. The Totsukawa Police Department could only smile wryly when they saw these reports, and planned to take a quick look at them and count them.However, a small report published in an inconspicuous place caught Totsukawa's attention. The report said the Nishiizu villa owned by the suspected gang leader had been sold. The news of Takada Hiroshi's death due to a car falling off a cliff has been kept secret until the gang successfully robbed 500 million won, and the news was not made public.Unexpectedly, the reporter also inquired clearly about the movement of the villa in Nishi-Izu. The report also said that Takata's survivors sold the villa. "However, the police department, the dead Takata should be an imposter. Perhaps the deceased is the man who killed Takata and replaced him." Kamei said. "Yes, this man bought the villa under the name of Takata Hiroshi. The problem now is that this man's household registration is also the same as the real Takada Hiroshi. Then, in the case of Takada Hiroshi's death, the property left by him It should be a matter of course for Takada Hiroshi’s survivors to inherit.” "Isn't there a legal problem?" "What is problematic is the money used to buy the villa, that is, the ins and outs of the 350 million yuan. If it is later found out that it was stolen money obtained by robbing a bank cash transport truck, I am afraid that the bereaved family will not be eligible to take the money to sell the house. money." "There is no doubt about it. How can the ill-gotten gains that were robbed fall into the pockets of the suspect's family!" Kamei said angrily. It wasn't just Kamei, all the criminal police felt very angry when they heard the news. The previous robbery of 350 million yuan has not yet been solved. This time, the same gang robbed a huge sum of 500 million yuan and paid three lives. Hate came to my heart one by one. "The reporter asked the police to hold a press conference." Mikami Criminal Minister said to Totsukawa with a look of embarrassment. "You want to taunt the police again?" "I said I wanted to ask the police to explain in detail the process of how I fell into the gang's trap." Minister Mikami said. "It's unbearable for the police to confirm their failure again!" Kamei said angrily. "How? It's over with a proper prevarication. The reporters unanimously asked Totsukawa-kun to explain." Mikami Criminal Minister added. "Understood. Let me hold a press conference right away, and let me deal with them." Totsukawa Police Department said with great determination.