Chapter 61 Section VII

Yabe wanted to gamble on the possibility that Yoshikawa Sanro said, because he didn't have much time, so it was necessary to gamble.As soon as Yabe returned to the Metropolitan Police Department, he immediately made a long-distance call to the North Police Station in Sendai. The person who answered the phone was the director who had met him the last time he went to Sendai. After Yabe thanked the other party for their help last time, the other party said: "So far, that person has not been found. I have contacted the prefectural police and asked them to search the Miyagi area."

"Is that so?" Although Yabe felt a little disappointed, he didn't express it. Fuutarou Egami must be dead, but where is his body hidden? "I'm so sorry I didn't live up to your expectations." "Don't say that, because it's an unreasonable request, maybe you can't find it, maybe I'm calling today to trouble you to investigate another matter." "whats the matter?" "Can you help me find out if there is a painter named Goto in Sendai City? However, I think it's a bit difficult, because the only known artist is 'T. GOTO'."

"A painter named Goto?" "Because I am a professional painter, I think the occupation column should be registered as a painter." "Please wait a moment, I have an impression of this name." "Is there an impression?" "Ah! I remembered. This name appeared in the newspaper a week ago. It was news about suicide. Please wait a moment, I will check it out." The voice of the other party was temporarily interrupted, and Yabe had been sticking the phone receiver to his ear, with a complicated expression on his face. If a painter named Goto really committed suicide, then Kazuhiko Iseki’s speculation about painting under a pseudonym was wrong. Sanyo Yoshikawa asked for opinions, and it was useless to call Sendai.

"Sorry for the waitting." Not only did the other party’s voice come from the phone receiver, but there was also a slight sound of flipping paper. It seemed that the other party had also brought the newspaper. "Sure enough, it was published in the newspaper. Do you want me to read the news again?" "Then I will trouble you." Yabe said weakly.Because when he knew it was someone else, he was not in the mood to listen to the content of the news. The reason why he asked the other party to read it was purely a diplomatic rhetoric. "It's the daily newspaper on November 26th..." the director said: "On the 25th, around 11:00 p.m., the painter Goto Tsuneo, who lived at No. XX Taizhiyuan, Sendai City, set fire to himself at home. According to the nearby People's conversations, suspecting that he committed suicide due to insanity..."

"Twenty-five days?" Yabe paid attention to this day because Egami Fuutarou left the hotel in Sendai on November 24th and went missing, and Goto Tsuneo committed suicide the next day. "Do you know the details?" Yabe asked. "The other newspaper reported in more detail, so I will read that news to you. Since Tsuneo Goto was doused in gasoline and then set himself on fire, no one who rushed to the scene of the fire could help. "Also, the day before, Tsuneo Goto distributed his paintings to people nearby, and it was obvious that he had decided to set himself on fire. The dead Tsuneo Goto lived in Taizhiyuan about two years ago, because he didn't like it. He interacts with people, so the people nearby have hardly talked to him, and his experience is not clear, he is a strange person-"

"Did he really commit suicide?" "What do you mean by that?" "Is there nothing suspicious about his death?" "It doesn't seem to be, because I didn't receive that kind of report, is there something wrong with Goto Tsuneo?" "No……" Yabe didn't know how to answer for a moment, because he couldn't tell from what the North Police Chief said whether Goto Tsuneo was "T. GOTO". The cause of death is the same, although Yabe suddenly felt suspicious when he said that he set himself on fire, but it is also possible that he was purely worrying.

Holding the receiver of the phone, Yabe glanced at his watch. It was nearly eleven o'clock. He thought that if he took the express train departing from Ueno at 11:54, he would arrive in Sendai at 7:05 tomorrow morning. However, he is very eager to investigate Goto Tsuneo's affairs in Sendai. In addition, he also wants to meet Iseki Kazuhiko again. Yabe's suspicion arises, is Goto Tsuneo who set himself on fire, could it be Egami Fuutarou?Needless to say, this is purely his fantasy, but the reason why he is so skeptical is because Egami Fuutarou disappeared on November 24th, and the incident of self-immolation occurred the next day, and Yabe also knew that he could The evidence proving that Tsuneo Goto is related to Fuutarou Egami is very weak.

(However, if Egami Fuutarou's body is disposed of as a disguised suicide...) Yabe thought so.If it can be proved in Sendai that Goto Tsuneo has a relationship with Iseki Kazuhiko, evidence can be found. In this way, Iguan Kazuhiko can be arrested for killing Egami Fuutarou.Although this chance is very slim, he does not deny that this is the last chance. "Hi, hello." A calling voice came from the receiver of the phone, and Yabe seemed to wake up, thanked the other party quickly, and hung up the phone. Yabe looked at his watch again. If he rushed to the station now, he could still catch the express train "Azuma No. 2".

If you tell the head of the class, the head of the class will definitely object.Because the possibility of Yabe's reasoning is very small, and there is no vacation. Yabe stared at the gray wall with a solemn expression, the words "last chance" filled his head, intertwined with the feeling of being convinced that Kazuhiko Iseki was the murderer. Yabe looked at his watch with wide eyes, remembering that he had been in the same situation several times before. In the past, because of his conviction, he launched investigations alone, and he also gave up on the incidents he was investigating.

Investigative action based on conviction alone is a gamble. This kind of gamble is not good for him, because even if he is expected to arrest the murderer, he will be punished for arbitrariness and will never be praised. However, he couldn't change this temper. Yabe stood up from the chair and walked out to the door.