Chapter 15 Chapter 4 Triangle Building

When reading foreign novels, we often see plots that turn whiteheads overnight due to excessive heartache or fear, but this is not necessarily all the fiction of the novelist.The six assistants in the bad valley in this case are the best example. The next day, Rokusuke Susaya came to the Triangle Building in the back street of Kyobashi, indeed, his hair turned gray overnight.His face, which was still radiant until yesterday, was also rapidly thinned like a deflated balloon, and two or three miserable wrinkles were deeply carved on his forehead. The triangular building that Zaoya Liusuke came from certainly has a famous name, but due to the terrain, the whole building is triangular in shape, so it is commonly known as the triangular building.Before the war, this triangular building was very shabby, and was even given the alias of "ghost house".The reason why it is called "ghost house" is because no one who enters this building is a decent person.Most of them are engaged in the business of deceiving people with news advertisements. Compared with No. XX Street, XX Building can bluff people more, so they all set up camp in this building.These guys are not credible at all, but the names are serious, claiming to be a certain chamber of commerce, a certain trading company, etc.

Strangely enough, even these deceitful companies often don't last long after entering this building.Either the bad things were exposed immediately and he was arrested, or the commercial fraud failed, and his luck was so bad that he had to pack up and run away in the middle of the night.Of course, since it was notorious, it was impossible for those serious businessmen to settle in. Therefore, this building was regarded as a "Gate of Ghosts" by black and white, and thus got the nickname of "Ghost House". But after the war, even such a dilapidated building was worth twice as much.It’s not that it has become more luxurious than before—not only has it not become more luxurious, but it has become as dilapidated and dilapidated as the House of Usher in Edgar Allan Poe’s novels under the influence of weathering. It survived the flames of war.

Post-war construction was insufficient, not to mention housing, and even office buildings were seriously lacking.Although the Triangular Building was also on the verge of collapse, the walls and ceiling were still there, so it was transformed into a first-class building in Tokyo.Even the House of Usher would have been a first-rate building if it had been moved to postwar Tokyo. In this dilapidated first-class building, the fifth floor, the top floor, which is especially dilapidated, has recently opened a strange office. On the paper on the door—it was pasted because there was no glass—"Kindaichi Kosuke Detective Agency" was written like a movie title.

It was at the door of this detective agency that Suiya Liusuke came.Liusuke wanted to knock on the door as if nothing had happened, but was afraid that he would accidentally pierce the paper, but there was no doorbell.Just when he was at a loss, he probably heard footsteps inside, and the door opened. "Ah, Huan... Huan... Welcome!..." Stuttering and smiling, he was a small, shabby-looking man in his mid-thirties, with disheveled hair.This person was wearing a crumpled kimono and culottes that were extremely incongruous with this building, so Sasaya Rokusuke rashly thought that the person must be a boarding student.Still, he paid his respects to the protagonist, asking as politely as possible: "Is Mr. Kindaichi there?"

In the end, the disheveled, bat-like shabby man in front of him smiled and said, "Hey? I'm looking for Jin, Mr. Jin Tianyi, he's here." "Really?..." Saguya Liusuke hissed happily, "Then please tell me that the person who called just now is here." "If that's the case, then there's no need to tell me." The other party scratched his disheveled hair carelessly and said nonchalantly. "Huh? Why?... Isn't Mr. Kindaichi here?" "No, he is here, so there is no need to tell." Facing the strange words of the messy-haired man, even Liusuke couldn't help showing anger, but the other party immediately smiled and said, "Because the one standing in front of you is Mr. Kindaichi. Haha, please come in."

Suoya Liusuke suddenly faltered in disappointment.This man is Kosuke Kindaichi?Sure enough, as the owner of the top floor of the Triangle Building, this is definitely the most ideal candidate, but it is not suitable for the case that I will entrust next. Zaogu Liusuke wanted to turn around and run away. However, Kosuke Kindaichi, a detective with disheveled hair, smiled indifferently and said, "Quick, please sit inside. It's a mess, please don't be polite." The room is dirty and messy, so there is no need for an introduction from the owner.Since this room is located at the farthest corner, it really lives up to its name, showing the characteristics of a triangular building.

The entire room is triangular in shape, and the ceiling gradually lowers outward, like an expressionist theater stage. The non-triangular chairs and writing desks seem a bit out of harmony.As for the chair and the desk—by the way, there are only two chairs and a desk in the room, plus a bookshelf, that's all.If you put more furniture, I'm afraid it will be squeezed out of the room. "Ah, you're welcome, please sit on the chair over there." Although Kindaichi Kosuke said "You're welcome", the guest really wanted to be more polite, so he refused to move his feet.

"This room is really... really artistic." Usiya Rokusuke smiled helplessly. "It's a beautiful room. It's the most, the most suitable room for me to meditate." Kindaichi Kosuke scratched his head desperately on a whim.In an instant, white dandruff flew in all directions like snow flakes, making Satani Rokusuke in a dilemma. What is the other party thinking about with such a brain?Thinking of this, Suiya Liusuke felt that he had no idea, and at the same time complained about the person who introduced him here. However, Kindaichi Kosuke was full of confidence.

"Uh, you're Mr. Sasaya, right? Mr. Sasaya Rokusuke belongs to the Ebisuya Restocking Company...Then, the case you want to commission is yesterday's theft and murder case..." Judging from Kindaichi Kosuke's tone, he would let the other party hand over the case to himself no matter what. "Uh, I came here with this idea in mind." Saguya Liusuke said with a bitter face, "Although it hasn't been published in the newspaper, after that, another murder case happened." Kindaichi Kosuke suddenly widened his eyes. "Another murder case happened? Murder?..." As he spoke, he immediately raised his buttocks from the opposite side of the desk.

In this way, Liusuke could no longer back down.So, despite his reluctance, he told the story in detail. "...In this way, I can no longer hide the origin of 'Hei Lanji'—that is, the woman who stole. I took the police officer's car and led the police to her residence .” Speaking of this, Suiya Liusuke swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a sad expression. Kindaichi Kosuke silently stared at each other.Judging from the way he listened carefully, this person may not be useless, not to mention his appearance, there is still wisdom in his eyes. "But..." After a while, Liusuke continued, "When I went over there, the woman was not at home... So we met her father, and when we asked about it, the other party said that after she went out in the afternoon, she would come back again. She never came back. In addition, she was wearing a black coat and a black veil when she went out... In this way, things became even worse, and the waiting force police officer became more and more suspicious of her. So we stayed in the reception room Waiting for a while, waiting for the woman to come back... As a result, at this moment..."

"Just then... that woman came back, didn't she?" On the face of Suiya Liusuke, there was a leaden expression of pain, as if even the bones were broken.He nodded mechanically, and said, "That's right, at this moment, the lady came back. The lady opened the door of the reception room as if nothing had happened, and the police officer immediately stood up suddenly. In this way, the lady Probably also found that the situation was wrong. Although she was covered by a dark veil, she couldn't see her face, but she still let out a low cry of "Ah!", staggered, and the small bag in her hand fell to the floor almost at the same time. ..." "But?……" "But the handbag was opened in an instant, and something fell out of it..." "what?" "A bloody dagger..." Speaking of this, Suiya Liusuke couldn't even catch his breath. He put his head in his hands and lowered his head weakly. Kindaichi Kosuke raised his eyebrows all of a sudden, but he didn't speak, but watched the other party silently.Then he lit another cigarette and took a few slow puffs. "That's right." After a while, Kosuke Kindaichi muttered, "So, the police officers waited for the force to arrest the young lady?" "No, I couldn't be arrested. Because the young lady passed out directly...Maybe she was insane, but of course it was only temporary...Therefore, no arrests have been made yet." "Oh, so what do you want me to do for you? Now that she's carrying that bloody dagger..." "No, no, there must be a mistake. There must be a mistake in this." "Error? What do you mean..." "Judging from the young lady's appearance at the time, she must have known that a murder occurred in the department store. Otherwise, after seeing the figure of the police officer Waiting Power, she would not have been hit so hard. But if this is the case, she Why not throw the dagger on the way... if she is the murderer... don't throw the dagger away? And... what happened to her things?" "The stolen thing? Why, haven't you found it yet?" "That's right, although the police officer waited for Li to say that it might have been disposed of halfway, but if this is the case, the bloody dagger should also be disposed of at the same time. So...so, there must be something wrong with it." It's a big problem... Maybe it's a trap set by the real culprit." Kosuke Kindaichi stood up suddenly, stared blankly at the road below for a while from the triangular room of the Triangle Building, and then suddenly turned his head towards Sasaya Rosuke. "Could it be that the man surnamed Gong Wu who was killed in the coffee shop took those stolen goods?" "No, we also carefully investigated Gong Wu's belongings, and we did not find those stolen goods." Kosuke Kindaichi looked outside again for a while, and then suddenly realized something and asked: "Yes, when you called just now, I already asked you, have all the relevant personnel's information been written?" Sasaya Rokusuke touched his pocket, listlessly took out a piece of paper, and handed it to Kindaichi Kosuke.Kosuke Kindaichi looked at it, and said: "By the way, Mr. Suoya, since we have already talked about this part, let me tell you about Miss's background by the way. Because it only says her It's 'Hei Lan Ji', if it's just like this, I'm a little..." "Do you have to say it?" Suoya Liusuke licked his chapped lips listlessly, "She...ah, no, her father is actually the president of Ebisuya Department Store. I don't know if you know I know that there is a man named Shinno Kyohei who is the major shareholder of Ebisuya Department Store... To be more precise, the entire department store is almost his own business, and the woman who is attracting attention is Mr. Kyohei Miss Qianjin, named Xinye Zhushu." "What, it's the lady of the president of Ebisuya Department Store..." Kosuke Kindazu couldn't help but widen his eyes.Then he happily scratched his disheveled hair and said, "Also...also...in other words, that...that...that lady is stealing from her store? But...but...but, What is the relationship between you and that...that... that lady? Is it just the relationship between the president's daughter and the manager?...Haha, you can't hide it anymore if you want to. That's how it is, everything is clear No wonder..." I don't know what Kosuke Kindaichi understood, anyway, he sighed repeatedly while looking at the information of the relevant personnel.