Chapter 31 chapter Five

After Chitaki's martyrdom, the truth of the double homicide that was uncovered has never been known to the world, because a noble person was staying in Karuizawa at that time, and the parties involved tried to cover up the facts as much as possible. Therefore, the newspapers only reported the incident in a very simple manner. Although some people who stayed in Karuizawa at that time knew about the "died for love", few people knew that it was a murder case.It's just that because of the abnormalities of the two corpses that died in love, they became people's talking points, that's all.

Not to mention, compared with the Viking family's mountain villa and the old Karuizawa where the hotel is located, even though they are all villas, Chitaki's side is extremely deserted. The location looks particularly desolate. This is a wilderness area at the foot of Mount Asama, which is steeply sunken. The landform is like a canyon. Among the towering larch, red pine and alder, there is a lovely small villa, which is 500 meters away from the nearest villa. However, there is no shortage of spectators anywhere in the world.When Kosuke Kindaichi's car arrived, there were already groups of spectators looming in the woods in this desolate place.Cadillac got rid of these people and stopped at a fork in the road. Apart from a familiar Mercury, there was also a Lincoln sedan.There is a sign on the side of the road, with the word "Qingye" written in black paint on the white background, which is a habit of the villas here.

However, the front is still covered in dense forest, and the villa cannot be seen at all. After getting out of the car, Kosuke Kindaichi, police officer Waitoli, and Kawasaki Matsuko hurriedly prepared to rush into the forest path. "Miss, please wait a moment." Inside the Lincoln car, a voice suddenly came, and then a woman in her forties and wearing a plain suit got out of the car.Then another woman was also helped down by this woman. This is probably the queen of the perfume kingdom - Tokiwa Matsuyo. Matsuko Kawasaki undoubtedly inherited her grandmother's figure.Matsushiro Tokiwa is also a tall woman with a strong body. She doesn't look like she is seventy years old. She is wearing a black suit. Her hair is parted in the middle and tied into a bun at the back. Most of it is still black. .Her skin is smooth, and in the facial features, the beauty of her youth can be vaguely seen, and her posture is also very graceful, which is not like a Japanese.

It's just that her right leg seems to be a little weak, and she is leaning on a thick cane in her left hand. "Grandma!..." Song Zi immediately ran forward. Tokiwa Matsushiro calmly leaned half of his body on Matsuko's shoulder, and said, "This is Mr. Kindaichi." In this accident, Tokiwa Matsuyo, who lost Sun Yu forever, had a stiff expression, but he still did not forget to put a smile on the corner of his mouth when he greeted him. "Yes!..." Kosuke Kindaichi took two or three steps forward. "Old lady, I am Matsushiro Tokiwa. What happened this morning was really rude."

"It's okay!..." Kosuke Kindaichi replied bluntly. "Is that one the police officer Waituli?" Saying that, Tokiwa Matsushiro turned to the police officer Waituli again. "I'm waiting for Li Dazhi." The police officer Waiting for Li also stepped forward. "Officer, I was really rude this morning. I did have something. I wanted to ask Mr. Kindaichi to investigate, so I asked him to come here, but when I heard that you were also together, I canceled the meeting with Kindaichi." Mister's promise..." "But, ma'am..." Kōsuke Kindaichi interjected from the side, "Mr. Uehara Sho didn't call on this matter, did you ask Madam for instructions?"

This sentence seems to hit the nail on the head.Tokiwa Matsushiro was startled, showing a trace of timidity, but she immediately restored her majestic smile. "I found out about this by accident over the phone. However, when it came to the critical moment, I shrank... Officer, I didn't mean to offend, it's really a family secret..." "That's a matter of course. I think Mr. Kindaichi understands this too." "Thank you very much, Mr. Kindaichi." "What are your orders?" "Despite my faux pas this morning, I still need your help. I am really disturbed to make such a request, but I am not satisfied with the case."

"Oh!..." Kosuke Kindaichi nodded slightly. "However, you haven't seen the scene yet, so I'm just saying, it's a bit... At first glance, it looks like a martyrdom, but it's definitely not a martyrdom. The pine tree... Among my grandchildren, only the pine tree It’s impossible to do something like martyrdom.” "So, you mean that someone pretended to be a martyr after killing your grandson and another woman?" "That's right. Mr. Kindaichi, please find the murderer. Even if..." "Even if?..." Tokiwa Matsuyo was suddenly at a loss for words, and Kindaichi Kosuke urged him.

"Even if the murderer is my close relative, find it out for me!..." "Grandma!..." Songzi Viki yelled in surprise. Tokiwa Matsushiro's voice was stern and excited, and there was a strong woman's spirit in the cold, so Matsuko couldn't help shouting. Kosuke Kindaichi and Police Officer Waituli looked at each other, nodded, and said, "Understood, let's take a look at the scene first." "Mrs. Zhongchuan!..." Song Zi ordered the women accompanying her to take care of her grandmother, and she also wanted to go with her. "Songzi, you can't go."

"Why?" Matsuko turned around in surprise, looking at Matsushiro Tokiwa. "Your brother is still left like that. I have already asked the police. Before asking Mr. Kindaichi and other police officers to look at it, you must keep it as it is. That is not what you should look at. Nakagawa, please lead the way." But at this moment, probably aware of the situation here, Uehara Shoshisanrou came over with a plainclothes policeman, and as a result, Nakagawa also stayed with Matsushiro and Matsuko. Kosuke Kanedaichi and police officers Waituli followed behind Uehara Shoshisanrou and the plainclothes policemen, and soon they saw a Bengali-style bungalow on the winding road in the forest.

At the same time, the indescribable fragrance of roses floated in the wind.Kosuke Kindaichi looked around in surprise, the fragrance was too incompatible with the house where the tragedy happened. "Mr. Uehara, are there any roses around here..." Hearing Kindaichi Kosuke's question, the plainclothes policeman replied from the side, "That's the smell of perfume." "Perfume..." This time, the police officer waited and his eyes widened. "Yes, before dying in love, the two seem to have sprinkled perfume from the bed to the body. It still smells good now."

When I came to the front of the bungalow, I saw the young search chief Shigeru Okada, assistant police officer, waiting nervously.Kosuke Kindaichi is very famous in Shinshu police circles because he participated in the detection of the Inugamiya triple murder case and the Shemizu serial murder case. Kosuke Kindaichi and Police Officer Waitoli greeted Assistant Police Officer Okada and others. "Where's the corpse?" Waiting Li asked the police officer. "This way, please." As if nothing had happened, the two followed Director Zha, but suddenly stopped. On the side of the bungalow, there is a balcony made of the natural appearance of birch and chestnut trees. Above the beams of the balcony, a man is clearly hanging, wearing fancy pajamas.Because the fragrance of roses exuding from the whole body is too strong, it makes people vomit instead. "This, this..." Kōsuke Kindaichi couldn't help but took out his handkerchief, covered his nose, and looked again at the luxurious corpse hanging from the beam. As a characteristic of the hanging corpse, there was indeed a large pool of snot on the floor of the balcony, but the face was as clean as if it had been washed.Afterwards, I found out that Mrs. Matsushiro felt sorry for it, so she wiped it. The corpse was five feet five six inches tall, with a thin frame and a thin body. Although it had been bruised and purple, from the weak and drooping face, it could still be vaguely seen that it was quite handsome before birth. The rope the hanged man tied to the beam to kill himself was actually a brightly colored twisted rope used as a nightgown strap, tied at both ends and made into two loops, and then the neck was inserted into the loop.Judging from the overturned state of the Kamakura coffee table with lacquered and carved patterns under his feet, the deceased probably stepped on it, got his neck into it, and kicked the coffee table over. ...that's what it looks like at first glance. "Is this Mrs. Matsushiro's grandson——Mr. Matsuki?" Kinda Kazukosuke turned his head to Shōshisanrou. "yes!……" "Is that your cousin?" "yes." "The one over there is..." Kazuko Kaneda raised his chin, and saw a man squatting under the larch tree on the opposite side, with his arms wrapped around his knees, his face buried between his knees, his thick arms like logs were exposed from the gorgeous half-sleeved Hawaiian shirt, Knowing what he was thinking, he hadn't raised his head since just now. "Ayan, Ayan, come quickly, Mr. Kindaichi is here." Shouted by Uehara Shōshisanrou, the young man suddenly raised his face and looked towards this side.He has a crew cut, and there is still a lot of childishness left on his face. In his angry attitude, there is a kind of arrogant wildness. Even when he looks at Kindaichi Kosuke, a kind of sleepy violence and anger flash across his eyes instantly. murderous look. Soon, the young man stood up slowly.I thought he would come over, but I didn't expect him to raise his hands high suddenly. "Wow! Wow! Wow!..." He howled a few times like Tarzan of the orangutan, and suddenly ran wildly in the woods, which surprised everyone. "That's Matsuhiko, the orphan of my aunt's second son. It seems that he was deeply affected by his cousin's sudden death. Please forgive his recklessness." Uehara Shoshisanrou's voice sank in deep sadness.