Chapter 11 Section VI

The wind containing the smell of gas slowly drifted in from the window of the investigation room of the Fukuoka Police Station, making people feel a chill.Sugihara Keiko frowned slightly, but still sat there very calmly.Her face, which had a different expression than usual, was condensed with heavy fatigue. "No matter what, you can't easily give up your efforts." Sugihara Keiko said to herself secretly in her heart. The investigation in the police station was more stringent than Sugihara Keko imagined.In just three or four hours, I figured out everything in her bone marrow.The policemen investigated swiftly and questioned stubbornly—they almost went into every detail, and checked every detail. Maybe this is "casting the net all over the sky and focusing on fishing".

Then, there was a wordless gaze, that kind of silent pressure, enough to break a person's mind. However, Keiko Sugihara, who went through the "test" that night, is not the same as she used to be.No matter what she asked or what she answered, she always adhered to the last line of defense, that is: admitting that she had contact with "Zhen Bi", but she knew nothing about his death. Sugihara Keko put all her energy into this point. "Then, let me ask you one more question..." Sitting in front of Sugihara Keiko, the blue-black-faced policeman named Anda, after lighting a new cigarette, broke the dull atmosphere just now, "You said At around 6:30 p.m. on April 19th, you met Zhenbi Xiumin by chance near the TV station and got to know Zhenbi Xiumin. You took his car to the seaport of Xingong, and there he found that you were not the person he was waiting for. ?”

"Yes!..." Sugihara Keiko nodded and admitted. "How did you find out?" Anda Police Department has repeatedly questioned Sugihara Keko several times, and it seems that he wants to find a flaw in Xizi's several statements. "Because there, I met Mr. Gaotang, and Mr. Qianyun from RSK..." Keiko Sugihara replied. "Well. So, you have never met him before. Then, Mr. Zhenbi said, what is he going to do with the person he is waiting for?" This is a new question. "No." Sugihara Keiko shook his head. Actually, Zhenbi Xiumin did not say anything at that time.

However, after saying this, the woman in the photo that Yosuke Tachibana asked her to see appeared in Keiko Sugihara's mind.Could it be that the woman standing in front of the oil building that day was really the person Zhenbi Xiumin planned to meet? However, Keiko Sugihara resolutely kept her mouth shut.She can't be sure, and she doesn't believe that after speaking, she can change her current unfavorable situation.But, in fact, she had no strength left, so she couldn't get entangled with them any longer. "Hmm. Then what happened next?" This time, Anda Police Department put the cigarette in his mouth, and a little smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Perhaps, this is their usual routine.

Keiko Sugihara felt that she was like a mouse under the cat's paw, being manipulated by them at will.If the interrogation continues like this, then I have no choice but to deal with them like this!Xizi made up his mind. "Then we went to Shika Island." "Going to the restaurant directly?" The man's question was actually mixed with sarcasm. "Stayed at the observation deck for a while... Later, because I wanted to eat, I went to the restaurant." "How long have you been eating?" "One and a half hours..." Sugihara Keiko couldn't say for sure.

"So, what happened next?" "Later..." Keiko Sugihara didn't know how to answer, she felt blushing and her heart beating. "Later, you booked a room with Mr. Zhenbi and stayed for one night. Is that so?" Sugihara Keiko would never say such words.Knowing the time of entering the room and returning to the apartment, the criminal policeman can know the actions of the two of them.In this regard, Keiko Sugihara's silence is an acknowledgment of this incident. "That is to say, you have no resistance to a man you just met for three or four hours, and you just agreed with your body." Anda police department looked at Sugihara Keko with disdain, and sneered asked, "Do you admit it?"

Keiko Sugihara didn't know why, but suddenly shook her head, and immediately shed tears.Under the aggressive questioning of the criminal police, even Xizi himself could not believe his own defense.She was powerless to say any more, it was better to confess everything. "Ah, that's all right." Anda Police Department Bu nodded with satisfaction, and asked convincingly, "Then, is the time when he sent you back to the apartment around one o'clock in the morning on April 20?" "Yes..." Sugihara Keiko lowered his head. "After that, did you have no contact with Mr. Zhenbi Xiumin at all? You mean, you don't even know his name and address?"

"Yes." Sugihara Keiko nodded emphatically. "Then why do you tell the people around you that he is your lover?" Anda Police Department asked curiously. Probably after the police saw the address of Keiko Sugihara on the body of the deceased Zhenbi Xiumin, they took the time to inquire about the apartment and Kyushu TV station.This is also something Sugihara Kiko has noticed from the very beginning, so she decided to confess some of the truth. "Because... just like what I said just now, I was really trying to make a joke, who knows that it will be..." "Don't talk about it, I'll ask you again, did Mr. Zhenbi find you for something last night?"

"Find me?" "Not looking for you?" "I don't know wow!...I've said it several times, and I haven't seen him since that night, April 19!" "I don't believe it." The detective said slowly after taking a puff of cigarette, and laughed. "Don't you think he came to look for you last night? Besides, his dead body was found in the swamp near the apartment." "But, I don't know anything!..." Sugihara Keko argued with tears. "I don't know what to say, I'm afraid it doesn't make sense, right? We're not children, so it's better to tell the truth."

"What's the truth?" Sugihara Keiko looked at the policeman inexplicably and asked. However, Anda Police Department Bu suddenly stopped and stared at Sugihara Keko, his face showing distrust and hostility towards Xizi.However, when he spoke again, his tone changed immediately. "Are you Mr. Zhenbi's lover? He is a veteran in this field. He used marriage as a bait. Aren't you in your thirties?" Anda Police Department added with a sneer, "For a rich, There is also a man of status, you are not tempted to want to be his step-wife, it probably doesn't make sense, right? For us, this kind of thing happens a lot..."

"What?!..." Sugihara Keiko screamed in surprise. "So, tell me, what did he promise you? Did you decide to take revenge on him after you found out that he was cheating on you?" Anda Police Department speculated and analyzed, "Last night, he came to your apartment Looking for you, you tricked him to the edge of the swamp, took advantage of his unawares, punched him on the back of the head, and then strangled him to death. Is that right?" "Nonsense! You are..." Keiko Sugihara shouted angrily. Insult, grievance and anger all vented from Sugihara Keko's heart, but she didn't have any more words, she just shed big tears. The Anda Police Department snorted in disbelief: "I can completely imagine this. As long as we investigate, everything will be clear." Keiko Sugihara clenched her teeth angrily.She suppressed the fire of anger, but still, an angry voice came out from between her teeth. This is simply more cruel than anything else! Sugihara Keiko's fear of "suspected murder" was born in Xizi's heart from the moment he found the body, but when he was really about to be put on this "hat", Sugihara Keko's heart inevitably felt A feeling of being humiliated. Why did I fall into such a cruel situation?Are you that kind of woman? ! At this time, for some reason, Keiko Sugihara suddenly thought of Mariko Kitasaka. "If I were a woman like Mariko Kitasaka... Would this policeman still treat me like this? No, he would probably ask questions in a more gentle tone...Anyway, he would never use such a cold tone..." The criminal police stared at Sugihara Keko again with indifferent eyes and said, "Miss Sugihara, let me ask you again, where were you from 8 to 9 o'clock last night?" Sugihara Keiko immediately understood that Zhenbi Xiumin's death time had already been deduced.It was around 10:30 at night when she returned to the apartment and saw the body. Keiko Sugihara raised his head.Yesterday was the review meeting, but I didn't attend the meeting and went to the "Qiaoqiao" department store; but, from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock... She happened to be watching a movie in the cinema alone.However, at that time, she had no thoughts at all, and she couldn't even remember the general content of the movie and the names of the main actors. The specific sense of fear firmly grasped Sugihara Keko's heart.I don't know when, her tears stopped flowing.At the beginning, her tears were shed because of her grievances, but now she felt that she had suddenly fallen into the abyss.This is an abyss from which there is no escape!Maybe, because of this, I am about to become a real murderer! ... It took a while for Sugihara Keko to say the name of the cinema, but she felt so powerless, not only the other party didn't believe it, but she didn't even believe herself. "Who did you see in the movie theater?" "No." "So, is there anything impressive?" "Ah... something else..." The more anxious she was, the more she felt that her mind was blank at that time. In the end, the Anda Police Department asked Sugihara Xizi about the content of the movie, but Xizi only answered a few words, but she couldn't say anything, because at that time, she didn't pay attention to the movie at all.Anda just nodded lightly, without going into the details, which also showed that he didn't believe what Xizi said at all, that she was watching a movie at that time. Keiko Sugihara felt a pang of despair. A long silence followed.Anda police department left the seat, and then another criminal policeman sat there. This is the tall criminal policeman who brought Xizi here.However, he was not so tongue-in-cheek, he just asked Sugihara Keiko about some things in a rambling manner, as if he wanted to make Sugihara Keiko confess, but the content was still the same. Time passed little by little.Sugihara Keiko did not expect that he changed from a "witness" to a "suspect" over time. The accumulation of fatigue made Sugihara Keiko gradually feel powerless.Maybe, I couldn't walk out of the police station alone.This kind of worry seems to have suddenly grown from an extremely distant edge. But then another thing happened that Sugihara Keko didn't expect.It was around 10 o'clock when a policeman in uniform walked in and whispered something to the criminal policeman in front of Xizi. The detective took a look at Xizi and said, "You didn't go to the movies last night, did you?" It was a confident and contemptuous tone. "Ah...?" Sugihara Keiko opened his eyes wide. "At Roppongsong, from what time to what time were you there?" "Lippongsong..." It was a bustling area in the west of the city.It is prosperous only because it is a residential area, the Department of Education of the National University is also there, and there are many student dormitories and simple apartments. Sugihara Keko didn't understand what a criminal police officer meant.She looked at this Qi Cha in puzzlement, trying to see the reason from his face.In Xizi's mind, the place name "Liupongsong" flashed quickly, and he became very nervous. Keiko Sugihara, who usually lacks judgment, answered boldly this time: "From 7:30 to before 10 o'clock." What she actually answered was the time from leaving the "Qiaoqiao" department store to returning to the apartment. "Hmm!..." The criminal policeman nodded unhappily, and after looking at it for a while, he said, "You are too tired, I think you should stop here today, please go back." stood up. Sugihara Keiko also staggered down the stone steps of the police station. The outdoor air is filled with thick humidity.The Fukuoka Police Station is located a little inside the city hall.Since this area is a municipal government office, there are very few pedestrians.The darkness and tranquility of the asphalt road exhausted Sugihara Kiko. When Keiko Sugihara was walking towards the bustling street, a figure suddenly followed from behind.Keiko Sugihara looked back, and it was Yosuke Tachibana who came. Suddenly, an extreme sense of reassurance arose spontaneously from the bottom of Sugihara Keiko's heart. "Miss Keiko, do you remember me?!..." Tachibana Yosuke only glanced at Sugihara Keko, then turned his head and asked in an unhappy voice. "I stayed with you overnight last night! From 8 o'clock to 10 o'clock, the two of us have been reviewing the video tape. However, you are afraid that others will misunderstand our relationship, but you don't explain..." It turned out that this was the case, Sugihara Keiko suddenly understood. "Rokuponmatsu" - that's where Yosuke Tachibana lives in the apartment. However, Sugihara Keiko didn't say anything, just stared blankly at Tachibana Yosuke's purple, slightly trembling lips.