Chapter 14 third quarter

The next day, Tachibana Yosuke called the police stations of the two towns of Ichinomiya and Takamori, which govern the Aso area. According to Yukie in the "Amber" bar, Horikoshi Sanae and her husband were hit by a car that caused an accident four years ago. Her husband died and she was seriously injured.However, she herself is not very clear about the accident scene and the investigation process that Xue Jiang mentioned. Although this happened four years ago, because it was a major traffic accident, the police unit should keep detailed records.Sure enough, as Yosuke Tachibana had expected, getting to know him over the phone already made him very satisfied.The Traffic Division of the Gao Sen Police Station checked the files of the year and told him that all the records of the case were there.

Takamori Town is located on the south side of Aso Volcano, east of a place called "Nango Valley".It is one of the largest towns in secluded Minami Aso. At about 11 o'clock in the night on January 13, 197X (4 years and 5 months ago), near the "Baikaishui Village" on the county-level road between Liye and Takamori, driving from the direction of Liye in the west A truck was pulled over and the driver found an injured woman slumped next to a guardrail.Her face and chest were covered with blood, and she was almost in a coma. On the hillside three or four meters away from the woman, there was a motorcycle, and a man fell there.

Due to the contact of the driver, the Gaosen Police Department in the jurisdiction quickly rushed to the scene and sent the two people to a hospital in nearby Changyang Village.However, due to excessive bleeding, the man remained unconscious and eventually died, while the woman was seriously injured, but the rescue was successful. According to the woman, the man was Horikoshi Shigeji (35 years old), an employee of the Otsu Town Agricultural Cooperative, and the woman was his wife Sanae (29 years old). On the way to the "Shuiyu Hot Spring" on the side. After Horikoshi Sanae regained consciousness, the police asked about the circumstances of the accident: Horikoshi Shigeji rode a motorcycle and took Sanae with him at a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour in order to send Sanae to the "Shuitama Hot Spring" where she worked. When we arrived at the scene of the accident, it was around 10:30.When they came to the halfway up the mountain, the mountain road could only pass the width of two cars, and this place was uphill. At the same time, there were several consecutive 90-degree turns, which was the most troublesome turn for drivers. .Just as their motorcycles were entering the last bend, a car heading downhill at a fairly fast speed came from the opposite side and collided with it.

The motorcycle was knocked down the hillside, and Shigeji Horikoshi also fell down.Sanae, who was riding behind, was blocked by the guardrail. Because it was at night, and the accident happened so suddenly, Sanae had no memory of the car involved in the accident. She only remembered the bright lights, which seemed to be a small 2000cc car, and the driver seemed to be a woman. On the other hand, the police conducted a survey of the scene of the accident.Because the scene is a gravel road, it is difficult to find traces of car marks. In addition, it has been raining lightly before and after the accident, and the headlights of the crashed car have no signs of damage, and no glass, car paint, etc. have been found. No clues were found, only from the attachment on the handlebar of the motorcycle to infer that the car involved was a black car.

Therefore, the Takamori Police Department issued a report to each police station to investigate whether there was an accident in the 2000cc small-displacement black car. At the same time, it reminded the driver that it might be a woman. For reference, because after the accident, although she was conscious, she was injured after all. The "car" she said and the murderer was a "female" cannot be fully believed. About 30 minutes after the accident, the notification was issued, and checkpoints were immediately set up in major locations such as Tateno, Ichinomiya, Otsu, and Kumamoto, but no suspicious vehicles were found.Especially in the middle of winter at night, there were almost no female drivers. Moreover, the types and colors of the cars inspected were not the same, and there was not even a car with new injuries.

From the next morning, they received the assistance of the Kumamoto County Police to check the various gas stations and roadside restaurants on the way from the scene to the front, and inquired about the nights of work from Takamori Town to Kumamoto. Returned personnel, did not find any clues. Later, although the police found out from the black paint of the car that the car involved in the accident was a 2000cc "Crown" brand car, they have not been able to track down the car so far. On the mountain road in the middle of the night, the accident was discovered very late, and there were no witnesses, and no strong evidence was found at the scene. All we could do was quickly set up checkpoints, but in the end, we still couldn't find out.

On the phone, the staff of the Takamori Police Department regretfully introduced the situation to Yosuke Tachibana.In addition, the person who is currently in charge of this aspect of work only arrived here last fall, and he was not in the department at the time of the incident, so he specifically added this point to Yosuke. However, even these contents can be said to be recorded in great detail, because even in the same Aso County, unlike North Aso, which has built roads for tourism, Nanxiang Valley gives people a sense of remoteness. My impression is that such a hit and run is considered a serious case here.

In a corner of the "Quietly" small restaurant, Keiko Sugihara listened to Yosuke Tachibana's words while carefully reading his records.When she read it for the second time, her eyes were attracted by the line "Near Baikaishui Village on the county-level road between Liye and Gaosen". "What...what's the matter?" Yosuke Tachibana asked curiously. "Oh, Ah Yang, the first time I met Zhenbi Xiumin, he asked me if my name was 'Miss Boiled Water'." "Hmm." Tachibana Yosuke tilted his head strangely. "This shows that Horikoshi Sanae used the pseudonym 'Plain Boiled Water' to be close to Mabi Hidetoshi. Didn't you say so?"

"Yes." Yosuke Tachibana nodded. "Does this name have anything to do with 'Boiled Water Village'?" In fact, Sugihara Keko is just guessing, without any basis, but thinks that the surname "Bai Kai Shui" is rare, and there may be some hints. "Hmm!..." Tachibana Yosuke also seemed to feel that there was some truth in Sugihara Keiko's words, so he frowned and fell into deep thought. "—Although we still can't find out the answer, maybe Zhenbi Xiumin really has something to do with that hit-and-run case!..." Tachibana Yosuke raised his face and pondered, "The incident happened in January 197X , After I called the Takamori Police Station, I went to the reporting team immediately, and found out that Zhenbi Xiumin happened to be at almost the same time, and left Fukuoka at the same time, in order to avoid the police's pursuit, he hid."

"What's the matter...?" Sugihara Keiko opened his eyes wide. "Half a month before the hit-and-run incident, that is, on December 28, the election for the House of Representatives began. At that time, Kaga Senji was elected as an alternate member from the Fukuoka district. Mabe Hidetoshi, as his full-power adviser, He carried out various activities and was considered to be suspected of bribery, so after he heard the news, he hid himself on the polling day, because all those who have illegal election activities will be investigated.” Hearing this, Keiko Sugihara remembered the information about Hidetoshi Mabi that Yosuke Tachibana showed her a few days ago.

"In the following two months, Zhenbi Xiumin has not been whereabouts. The police only arrested a few people who received bribes from him and conducted illegal election activities. Arrest warrant." Tachibana Yosuke introduced seriously, "Moreover, once Zhenbi Xiumin is arrested, these followers can be exempted from criminal prosecution. In particular, once Zhenbi Xiumin is found guilty, according to the joint system, the election of members or alternate election, will be deemed invalid. "Therefore, the police believe that Zhenbi Xiumin will take advantage of the lurking opportunity to have sexual contact with the lawyer, and then try to contact the 'entourage' who are in detention. He prepares counter-evidence materials and handles various evidence. In this way, even if Two months later, when he returns to Fukuoka, he will be sent to the prosecutor's office immediately to be prosecuted, but the result will definitely be in his favor!..." "This bastard is so cunning and insidious!..." Sugihara Keko cursed angrily. "That is to say, Zhenbi Xiumin's actions at that time were not only related to himself, but also related to the fate of Kaga Senji who he supported. From the voting day to January 13, half a month later, he will never revealing his whereabouts and whereabouts." "So, A Yang..." Tachibana Yosuke knew the inside story of Zhenbi Xiumin in such detail that Keiko Sugihara had no room to refute. "Then, Mr. Zhenbi is the hit-and-run criminal? Perhaps he was afraid that the police would find out his whereabouts, so..." "It's not that simple." Yosuke Tachibana replied in a deep voice. "Oh, yes, Mrs. Sanae said that the driver is a woman." "That's not..." Yosuke Tachibana wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back. Instead, he picked up the coffee, took a sip, and then slowly put down the cup. As if he had made up his mind, he stared at Xizi and said, "I think it is very important whether Zhenbi Xiumin has anything to do with that hit-and-run incident. The reason why I think so is because I think: From this incident, we will definitely find out the intersection of Hidetoshi Mabi and Sanae Horikoshi's lives." Hidetoshi Mabi and Sanae Horikoshi met on a street corner, so there must be some ulterior motive.One party used his own pseudonym, while the other party also created an excuse to lure this unknown woman to the pier, and not long after, both of them died unexpectedly. From the point of view of common sense, at a certain point in the lives of these two people, there must be some intersection. Sugihara Kiko also calmed down, and slowly analyzed: "If Mr. Zhenbi is really related to the escape incident, then maybe he was hiding near Aso at that time!" "Is there any reason?" "I want to have." "That's the crux of the matter!..." After Tachibana Yosuke finished speaking, he twisted his hands together, widened his eyes, and pouted his lips.This is his expression lost in thought. Sugihara Keiko suddenly became gentle, and she said: "Then, let's ask the hotels in the Aso area one by one!..." "This idea is not bad, you can try it!..." Tachibana Yosuke replied half-jokingly, half-seriously. "Think about it, how is it possible to blatantly inquire about Zhenbi Xiumin's situation? It is impossible to do this to Kaga Senji... Considering from other clues, who else participated in the cooperation with Zhenbi at that time?" Action, this may be a train of thought." Tachibana Yosuke looked serious and analyzed seriously. "However, Zhenbi Xiumin later hid himself. Only a very small number of backbones will know his whereabouts. Even the people in the reporting department said that even the most active reporters have not found his whereabouts. How can we Will you be sure?" "I said...Miss Xizi, I want to go to Asu, but..." "If you really inquire one by one?" This time, Keiko Sugihara stared at Yosuke Tachibana seriously and asked. "No, I've thought about the method you said, but..." Yosuke Tachibana smiled and touched his head, shaking his head slightly, "I want to go to the Takamori Police Station first." "To inquire about the accident that year?" "Yes!..." Yosuke Tachibana nodded heavily. "It's not what you should ask on the phone. Do you already know it? Does it matter if you go or not?" "Maybe." He nodded with a smile. Yosuke Tachibana stared at the empty coffee cup, and said: "After the accident, Horikoshi Sanae said that the driver who caused the accident was a woman. Is it the only clue? However, the police did not pay attention to this testimony from the very beginning. They believed that Horikoshi Sanae's testimony contained a lot of water, but no matter how much water there was, they should be carefully investigated Check it out!..." "Yes!..." Keiko Sugihara echoed solemnly. "Of course, we must also find out about Zhenbi Xiumin's hiding place at that time and his actions on the day of the incident." After saying this, Tachibana Yosuke glanced at Sugihara Keiko with fiery eyes, then looked away, with a shy smile on his lips. "If you borrow a car, you can come back on the same day..." "I'm going too!..." Keiko Sugihara blurted out. Four years ago, January 13, 197X, the night of the hit-and-run case, where was Zhenbi Xiumin herself? Obtaining this clue was the first and most difficult thing that the two of them thought of.Knowing that she would be prosecuted by the court for violating the election law, Zhenbi Xiumin's hiding place must be kept quite secret. Why? ——In this way, the doubts about Zhenbi deepened. One afternoon three days after deciding to go to Aso, Yosuke Tachibana appeared at the door of the production department.With his eyes, he signaled Sugihara Keiko to come out with him. After coming out, Yosuke Tachibana silently walked to the corridor, and pushed open the door of the room with the sign "Eighth Broadcasting Room".Due to the broadcast of "Your Afternoon Tea Time", this broadcast room is not used. Therefore, every discussion and arrangement before going on stage is prepared in this room. In this dark room, there is a metallic smell everywhere, which is due to the fact that there are many lights and cameras hanging from the ceiling. Once the thick gate is closed, the inside is isolated from the outside world. Yosuke Tachibana walked into the sub-broadcasting room, turned on a light, and pasted something where the light was shining.That is a map. "This Sunday, I want to go to this area." Yosuke Tachibana pointed with his finger and painted the part of Aso National Park in green. "I've made an agreement with Mr. Nogami from the sales department. I'll borrow his car. Go to the Gaosen Police Station first, and then..." "Have you discovered his lurking location...?" Sugihara Keiko asked in surprise. "No... That's why I asked hotels one by one from Takamori Town to Baikaishui Village where the accident happened. Unlike Kita Aso, there are many rural and vulgar hot spring hotels in this area, but there are 20 decent hotels in a row. People in big cities who go there usually like to stay there for two months to experience the rural atmosphere, so it is very conspicuous.” Yosuke Tachibana touched the map and said, “I think what happened four years ago , they should still remember. Even if there is no evidence there, it will be too late to find the next one." Tachibana Yosuke's tone was always so slow, but today, it suddenly became quick.Sugihara Keiko could only listen carefully.Since this incident happened, Yosuke Tachibana seemed to be a different person.No, maybe Xizi discovered another side of him. However, after breaking up with Tachibana Yosuke, while waiting for the bus to go back to Kato Yumiko's apartment, Sugihara Keiko felt that her good mood gradually disappeared. Tachibana Yosuke limited the latent location of Hidetoshi Mabi to Minami Aso, but if the same road is extended, there will be Takachiho Gorge, which leads directly to Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, and it cannot be limited to hotels , as there is no definite basis for this.His acquaintances' homes, rented villas, monasteries, etc., there are many places to stay.For people like the two of them who don't know any clues, what will happen if their eyes go dark? Keiko Sugihara hesitated a little, she stared at the yellow bus stop sign in front of her.What's the point of two people going to Mount Aso on purpose?Is there any reason to go? ... Moreover, Keiko Sugihara felt more and more anxious about going so far away with Tachibana Yosuke by herself.She couldn't make up her mind.Xizi just wanted to go to a place a little closer to relax.She just wanted to go to a nostalgic place with the old-fashioned style. Why are you so stubborn? Affected by the wind blowing from the sea, the yellow stop sign suddenly shook.In Sugihara Keko's eyes, something suddenly appeared again. Sugihara Keiko held her breath all of a sudden, then, she waved to stop a taxi and shouted: "Rush to Daqiao Community immediately!..." In front of Kato Yumiko's house, Sugihara Keiko saw that the door was locked.Now is the time for housewives to go shopping.However, Keiko had a key given to her by Yumiko, so she broke into the room without any trouble. That day, when Keiko Sugihara came here, he packed his belongings in an envelope and stored them in a drawer. The things are still there at the moment: Zhenbi Xiumin's glasses case, and the small yellow leather notebook with the address book that fell out of the jacket pocket. On the morning of the second day after the incident, Sugihara Keiko browsed through this small book, but the name of the owner of the small book was not written on it. The address, which cannot be seen from above, is a clue.So, she put the little yellow leather notebook together in the envelope and sealed it with tape.Since then, this address book has been far away from Keiko Sugihara's consciousness. At this moment, Keiko Sugihara hastily opened the seal again, and took out the little yellow leather book.In this quiet room, from the first line, no matter which line she wrote, she wrote very neatly. On the tenth line, she saw this line: Qiaozhi Komiyayama——Choyo Village, Aso County, Kumamoto Prefecture, Komiyayama Psychiatric Hospital The five words "psychiatric hospital" pierced Sugihara Keko's eyes very strikingly, and besides this, no one else had any connection with the Aso area. Keiko Sugihara had a premonition: A decisive moment has arrived! ...