Chapter 35 Chapter nine

After returning to the hotel, the police officer Waiting Li immediately called the Fifth Investigation Office of the Metropolitan Police Department and asked the other party to assist in the investigation. "Officer, do you know that man named Aoye?" Kosuke Kindaichi asked with a smile. "Well, there must be nothing wrong. That guy was arrested for marriage fraud before, but he was exempted from prosecution due to attempted crime and insufficient evidence." "Marriage fraud? Which kind..." "After getting married, buy life insurance for his wife, and then kill her, pretending to be a natural death, in an attempt to defraud the insurance money, but the wife found out and reported it."

Kazuko Kinda was stunned after listening: "That means, he is a very bad guy." "Yes, that's right. So, what happened this time is also unbelievable. Although he claimed that he came here by the first bus this morning, he might have arrived yesterday..." "In that case, he made the time of the train very clear. It departed from Ueno at 5:50 this morning and arrived in Nakakaruizawa at 10:30..." "That's right, so he is even more suspicious." "But police officer, even if he had premeditated, what kind of premeditation is it?" Kosuke Kindaichi asked curiously, "A man who has failed to cheat insurance in the past, and now repeats his old tricks, even if he succeeds, the suspicion will fall immediately. to your own head."

"So, he just came up with a beauty trick this time. Let his wife seduce the rich young master Song Shu first, and then suddenly turn his face at a critical moment. That's why he suddenly registered for marriage." "Well, probably." Kosuke Kindaichi nodded in agreement. "It must be so. Then, maybe the old lady called you here because she wanted you to investigate that woman." "I thought so too, but why did she suddenly cancel this morning?" "I haven't figured that out either." Waiting for Li, the police officer was scratching his head when the phone rang suddenly.The police officer thought that there was an answer from Tokyo, so he hurriedly picked up the phone.

"Mr. Kindaichi, this is Mr. Uehara's number." Kindaichi Kosuke answered the phone. It turned out that Uehara Shōsanrou conveyed the meaning of the old lady Tokiwa Matsuyo, saying that he would send a car to pick it up immediately, and hoped that Kindaichi Kosuke could go there immediately. "Really?..." Waiting for the police officer to hear this, he immediately cheered up, "Then you go. I still have to wait for a reply from Tokyo... If necessary, I have to remind this side What about the police?" "Ah, then I'll go..." Not long after, the driver from just now arrived in a Cadillac, and Kosuke Kindaichi rushed to the scene of the crime alone.

The Villa of the Tokiwa family is located in the most pleasant place in old Karuizawa. As a villa, it is a bit of a waste of luxury.The villas in this area are only used for two months a year at most, so they are generally built relatively simple.The Toki Pan family's villa is extremely luxurious, even if it is moved to Tokyo intact, it can be used as the main house, and the lawn in the courtyard is very carefully trimmed. After the driver honked the horn on the porch where the car was parked, a woman surnamed Nakagawa came out and said: Mr. Shoshisanro has gone to the police station, and then led Kosuke Kindaichi into Matsushiro Tokiwa's room.

Matsushiro Tokiwa put his stick aside, sat on the wide wicker chair, and stared majestically at the people who came in, exuding a majesty that was very commensurate with the head of the Tokiwa Kingdom. She greeted him first, saying that her legs and feet were weak, and it was inconvenient for her to salute while sitting, and then motioned for Kosuke Kindaichi to sit on the chair in front of her.After Kosuke Kindaichi sat down, she said: "Mr. Kindaichi, you are a smart person. I invite you here this time. You must have understood the reason why?" "Is it for investigation, the relationship between that woman named Aono Yuriko and Lingsun, and the origin of that woman?"

"That's right. But if you talk about grandchildren, I have two. Which one do you think it will be?" "Of course Mr. Matsuki..." Kosuke Kindaichi replied confidently. "No, if that's the case, the matter will be simple. Mr. Kindaichi, this time I would like to ask you to investigate whether the woman's lover is Matsuki or Matsuhiko. Of course, there is also the identity of the woman..." Kosuke Kindaichi stared closely into the other's eyes. "Madam, can you introduce the situation here in more detail?" "Okay." It seems that Tokiwa Matsushiro also has a hard time sorting out her feelings. She paused for a while, and then said, "I heard for the first time that my family's Lincoln car was often parked next to that villa, around Three weeks ago, the one who told me that there was only one young woman living alone in that villa was a gossip woman who is everywhere in the world. When I first heard it, my first reaction was, if it is true, That must be Tokiwa Matsuhiko. Tokiwa Matsuhiko has made mistakes repeatedly since he was in school, which makes me feel very difficult. So, when I think about it, he will definitely tell me something, and then I will beat him hard. It's not too late, so I'm ready to fight. The child never let me live in peace since he was a child."

Having said that, Tokiwa Matsushiro took a little breath. "However, just five or six days ago, it happened to be a Tuesday. When I drove by the villa alone, I found the Lincoln parked there. Although I didn't see the license plate number, but if it was Matsuhiko, he should On the Sunday evening of the day before yesterday, I returned to Tokyo with Uehara Shoujurō. And on Monday evening, the pine tree came after me. I was very surprised at the time." Saying that, Mrs. Tokiwa Matsushiro shrugged her shoulders exaggeratedly. "Songshu has always been a very cautious child, and I don't need to worry about it at all, and now, I just talked to him about a very good marriage. Because of this, I was really shocked at the time. However, I immediately So I came to a well-intentioned conclusion. Maybe it was Song Shu who was worried about the matter between Matsuyan and that woman, and was secretly dealing with the aftermath behind my back. In other words, maybe he was fulfilling the responsibility of a big brother... …Thinking of this, Kindaichi-san, I am so happy that tears come out.”

"Of course." Kosuke Kindaichi nodded. "Yes, you think so too. But then it failed." "What do you mean?" Kindaichi Kosuke looked at Tokiwa Matsuyo in amazement. Tokiwa Matsuyo closed his eyes and meditated for a while, then opened his eyes again and said, "Because I don't think the pine tree can control this matter at all. Especially when I heard from the gossip woman that the woman seemed to have a man, I I felt that a young master like Song Shu would definitely not be able to deal with it, so I asked Zhong Chuan to investigate the matter of the villa. As a result..."

"result?……" "As a result..." Matsushiro showed a look of being teased, "The owner of that villa is in Tokyo, and the villa is managed by an architect named Honda in Nakakaruizawa. However, the person who rented the villa A man, but he called himself Matsuhiko Tokiwa, and when asked about his physical characteristics, he was actually a pine tree. When I found out that the woman's lover was not Matsuhiko, but a pine tree, I was very surprised..." This time, Tokiwa Matsushiro didn't close his eyes any more, instead he leaned out from the chair. "Speaking of which, Mr. Kindaichi, Matsuki is still young, and it is inevitable if there are one or two women. I was worried about this child because he had never been in love before. As long as he likes it, even if he is married It doesn't matter if you are a woman. However, if you are in love with a woman, you can talk about it. Even if you are a cousin, you can't pretend to be someone else's name... How can you let someone else be a scapegoat..."

Tokiwa Matsushiro gritted his teeth and panted heavily.In her eyes, there was undoubtedly the dramatic scene where Miyoko met the deceased just now. Although she didn't know what was hidden behind this, she had doubtless suspected that the father of the child in Miyoko's womb was Tokiwa Matsuhiko.Miyoko has no intention of defending, and Tokiwa Matsuhiko is also willing to take the blame.Mrs. Matsushiro said just now that she had already discussed a good marriage with Matsuki, then, could Matsuki dump Miyoko mercilessly because of this... Matsushiro Tokiwa probably also understood the inside story because of the dramatic scene just now, and completely realized the selfishness of the person he favored, and this huge disillusionment made the blood of this great woman boil all of a sudden . Kosuke Kindaichi watched silently, the burning eyes of this poor woman.Matsushiro finally got his emotions under control. "Ah, I'm really rude. This matter has nothing to do with you." She suddenly showed a look of exhaustion, and murmured, "Therefore, I want to ask Mr. Kindaichi to find that woman's tail for me. Grab her handle, and when she comes to provoke, I can fight back against her." "Understood!..." Kosuke Kindaichi nodded, and suddenly leaned forward and asked, "But madam, the reason why you suddenly canceled the plan this morning is because..." Tokiwa Matsushiro did not answer immediately, but just stared closely at Kosuke Kindaichi. "Madam, the matter has developed to this point. If you still have something to hide, it will be very difficult for me. Could it be that you have already been to the villa yesterday morning? Then, because you saw the scene, the agreement with me was reversed. got you into trouble?" Although Tokiwa Matsushiro did not make a sound, he nodded vigorously. "But, ma'am, even if you cancel the agreement with me, the scandal cannot be covered up. More importantly, why didn't you call the police yesterday? ... Also, why did you say that it was a homicide case? Will you Could it be that Song Shu killed the other party impulsively under the coercion of the woman, and then had to hang himself?" Matsushiro Tokiwa listened silently to Kosuke Kindaichi's words, but quickly leaned forward and said, "Mr. Kindaichi, Mr. Kindaichi, you really misunderstood. Yes, I drove to that villa by myself yesterday morning. Because the pine He didn't come back, I was very worried about him. However, the scene I saw at that time was actually different from the scene you encountered just now." "What's the meaning?" "Yes, the woman died on the bed and was strangled to death. But the body of the pine tree is not there." "Ma'am!..." Kosuke Kindaichi shouted loudly, then suddenly slowed down his voice, and said in a low voice, "Really...really?" "That's why I said that the pine tree was killed. Please don't think that I was too panicked to see the pine tree's body. When I saw the strangled woman, I immediately wondered if it was the pine tree. That's why, that's why I canceled the agreement with you this morning. Anyway, it's already like this, so I will investigate the villa first. I wonder if the stupid pine tree will leave some kind of evidence... If the pine tree His body hangs there, there is no way I can't not see it." Kosuke Kindaichi stood up from his chair.At this time, the dazzling thoughts were like rockets, rushing around in his brain, and a vague smoke-like thing was spinning at a rapid speed. Yesterday morning, the woman's body was there, but the man's body was not there, and there was still the strong smell of perfume!Kosuke Kindaichi, who was pacing up and down in the room, suddenly stopped in front of Matsushiro. "So, madam thinks that the murderer is Matsuyan?" "Yes. I thought so before I saw you at the villa just now. Because Matsuhiko rushed back suddenly on Friday evening, and then, that night, the pine tree disappeared. And, on Friday night, I also asked Matsuhiko , He said that he was indeed the one who rented the villa, and that woman was also his woman..." Tokiwa Matsuyo murmured, "All the bad things before were all done by Matsuhiko. Matsuki is a perfect person, on the contrary However, Matsuyan never let me have a safe life. But today I fully understand the reason for this. I educated the two children like that, because Songshu’s mother is a daughter-in-law that I like very much, Matsuyan’s But my mother makes me dislike... So, once something happens that embarrasses the whole family, I always blame it on Matsuhiko. For example, when I found out that Miyoko was pregnant with a child who I don’t know, my first thought was that It was Matsuhiko who did it, and kicked the girl out. Miyoko didn't make any excuses, she should have no excuses, because she is a well-bred girl. Ever since she knew she was abandoned by the pine tree, she no longer asked me to take care of her. Pride won't allow her to do this. Matsuyan didn't make any excuses, this child has always been willing to take the blame, just like before..." Matsushiro Tokiwa didn't even wipe away the tears, and continued: "Mr. Kindaichi, what I want you to find out is this. Matsuhiko, who has always been willing to take the blame and sacrificed for the pine tree, why is it alone this time? Will you get angry?... No, it must not be Matsuhiko who did it. The murderer must be someone else. Mr. Kindaichi, I beg you again, not for the sake of Matsuhiko, but to help Matsuhiko find the real murderer. The police seem to have I pointed the suspicion to Mr. Tokiwa Matsuhiko. Considering the child's previous behavior, that is to say, if the child always claims that all bad things are done by himself and he is willing to take the blame, he may not be stupid. Frankly, he was the one who killed the pine tree. Mr. Kindaichi, please save that child.” However, before Kosuke Kindaichi could respond to Tokiwa Matsuyo's request, Uehara Shoshisanrou walked in with the sound of panicked footsteps. "Ah, auntie!..." Faced with this man's rare panic, Tokiwa Matsuyo cast a reproachful look at him. "Shoushisanrou, what's going on? Did you bring Miyoko?" "This... this... Auntie, please read this!..." When Tokiwa Matsushiro's gaze shifted from the bloodshot eyes of Uehara Shōshisanrou to the several pieces of letter paper in his hand, his face immediately lost all color. "Miyoko... Miyoko..." Her lips trembled violently, "What's going on, this is..." "Miyoko, she doesn't want to live anymore. She said that she would go with him in Ashu's desperate place - Karuizawa... She said that Ashu is too willful and casual. However, this is all for He did that to please grandma. In this sense, she thinks that Ashu is a cowardly person than Ayan. She sympathizes with his cowardice and loves him..." "Bastard, don't say it! Don't say it!..." Tokiwa Matsuyo screamed piercingly, "Get her back quickly...don't let her die! She still has the flesh and blood of the pine tree in her belly !..." Even on this occasion, the successful old woman could not completely abandon her selfishness.It is this kind of selfishness that makes the two grandsons make mistakes. "Sorry, auntie..." Uehara Shoshisanrou immediately recovered his calm attitude, "Of course, I'm trying my best to get someone to find Miyoko's whereabouts. I will avoid mistakes. By the way, Mr. Kindaichi." "I'm here..." Kindaichi Kosuke nodded slightly to Uehara Shojusanrou. "There is a very interesting thing written here, on Miyoko's suicide note..." "What was written on it?" "I'm going to read it to you, please listen carefully... Besides, please forgive my dying body, let me add another word, if the bald man I met in the villa just now is the husband of the dead woman, things will be a little strange Yes. That person came on the same train as me yesterday. When I took the bus in Xiongzhiping, he pushed me away and got on the bus first. I was very impressed at that time, and thought this person was too much. He Obviously I came to Karuizawa yesterday, but I didn't find out about the case until this morning, and I don't know what happened. Maybe this detail will come in handy for the investigation, so I will add it by the way ..." Kosuke Kindaichi listened silently, and soon he said in a slow tone like admonition: "Mr. Uehara Shogun, regarding that man, the police officer Waiting Power has sent a co-investigation report to Tokyo. The police officer also saw that the man's behavior Suspicious. However, I think the most critical point of this case is the strong smell of perfume." "You mean..." Tokiwa Matsuyo asked in surprise. "Everything has its own smell. For example, this house has the smell of the house, the pigsty has the smell of the pigsty, and the stable has the smell of the stable. If the dead pine tree is stuffed in a certain place for a long time The place will undoubtedly be contaminated with the smell there. In order to eliminate the smell, you need to use that kind of strong perfume. When I heard my wife talking just now, I suddenly thought of this. But, Mr. Uehara Sho." "Huh?..." Uehara Shoshisanrou's face lost all color in an instant, but he soon regained his natural briskness, confronting Kindaichi Kosuke with provocative eyes. "About Miyoko's reminder, let me tell the police officer Waitori. Thank you very much!..." Kindaichi Kosuke stared at Uehara Shoujurō as if hinting at something.However, not long after, he nodded and saluted, and left the room in a hurry.