Chapter 34 Section five

At around nine o'clock the next morning, Yosuke Tachibana stepped out of the steps of the subway and walked towards the sunny Kasumigaseki Government Street again.Today is the last day of the three-day symposium.Since the lecture that started at 10 o'clock was postponed, he left the hotel immediately. However, today, Tachibana Yosuke is not going to the Ministry of Justice, but to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs opposite the Ministry of Justice.The passport application form with my photo will be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and will be kept there permanently. This is what the Fukuoka Prefectural Office's Exit Division told Tachibana Yosuke.

The new building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs adjacent to the Metropolitan Police Department is an eight-story white building.Despite being on a street with heavy traffic, the building looks clean and new.The beautiful glass reflects strong sunlight, forming a sharp contrast with the Metropolitan Police Department and the Ministry of Justice building. Tachibana Yosuke went to the lobby reception to inquire about how to inquire about the application form. "Go to the passport planning room first and ask." A staff member in his forties replied him. "Enter the corridor and turn over there." The staff member said, raising his finger to show Tachibana Yosuke.

At the end of the corridor, at the door of a spacious room, there is a sign that reads "Passport Planning Room". Yosuke Tachibana came to the door and asked a man wearing glasses, "I'm sorry, I want to ask about the passport application, is it here?" "Yes. We specialize in handling the custody of passport applications and the work of applying for inspection." The staff member answered clearly.With his fair face, he looked to be in his thirties, giving the impression of an educated urbanite. "Then, I would like to trouble you a little..." Yosuke Tachibana said, taking out his business card.After the other party took a look, he led Yosuke Tachibana inside.

Probably it was still early, and there were very few people in the office who came to do business.Yosuke saw that his name was "Sudou" on his badge. "...That's right, a lady named Kikuko Fuchigami who lives in Fukuoka applied for a 'Multiple Return Passport' in mid-May this year, and it was issued to her around the 20th... " "Oh." The clerk named Sudou nodded. "Then the application should be kept here?" "Yes. If it was issued in May, it should be here." "Can I take a look?" Sudou tilted his head and thought for a while: "This is not possible."

Tachibana Yosuke had long expected that he would be rejected. "Then...why?" Yosuke Tachibana still asked. "First of all, this is one of our principles for issuing passports. Furthermore, passports record personal information, so unless the person agrees, it cannot be disclosed to the second party." Sudou said in a solemn tone.This made Tachibana Yosuke feel that he seemed to have encountered a stronger wall than the Ministry of Justice. "—Actually, Ji Hisako Uchigami traveled to the United States from June 2 to 11. I have already verified this at the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice. At the beginning, they also because of the involvement of private secrets I refused, and after I explained it and got their understanding, they told me..."

"However, what can be done in the legal practice may not be possible here." Sudou said with a smile, "They only record the date and place of entry and exit, without much personal privacy; but the passport application form is different For example, whether there is a criminal record or not is recorded, so our place is much stricter than theirs." "Ah, so it's like this..." Yosuke Tachibana muttered dejectedly. Seeing Tachibana Yosuke's embarrassed look, the staff surnamed Sudou immediately showed a kind smile and said: "There is another reason, frankly speaking, if even one page is taken out of the materials in custody , are very heavy things. Because there are an average of 4,000 passport applications every day! There were 800,000 last year, and this year it is expected to exceed one million! Therefore, for such a large number of applications, recently, we have considered Archiving using miniature photography."

"Then...do you want to use fifty-tone notation, or some other method?" Tachibana Yosuke asked with a smile in disbelief. "That method is simply too old, that way, it can't be done no matter what." Sudou smiled and shook his head lightly. "This is really too..." Yosuke Tachibana muttered in a low voice. At this time, a female staff member came to call Sudou.He went away for a while and came back right away.Yosuke's tone changed: "I understand everything you just said, so I won't bother you. After I have completed the application according to the prescribed procedures, I will trouble you again. However, I just want to ask one thing, do you think it's okay? "

"what's up?" Seeing Sudou's seriousness, Tachibana Yosuke added another sentence: "I just want to ask." Then he said, "That's right. As I said just now, Kikuko Fuchigami who lives in Fukuoka City , received the passport around May 20th, and went abroad from June 2nd to 11th. On the surface, it looks like this. But, in fact, the Ji Hisako Uchigami I know, according to her own words, She has no recollection of applying for a passport and traveling abroad." "What?..." Sudou looked somewhat surprised. "When Kikuko Uchigami noticed this, she thought: Could it be that someone used her name and household registration book to secretly apply for a passport, so she wanted to see the photo on the passport application form, Is it her own?" Tachibana Yosuke said, putting his hands in his pockets, "Of course, I can't read the application form, but I brought her own photo, please check it and you will understand."

Sudou nodded repeatedly. "But... If what this lady named Kikuko Fuchigami said is true, isn't that a crime? This kind of thing is obvious!..." The staff member surnamed Sudou was full of surprise He muttered, "Of course you need a photo and a household registration book to apply for a passport. Moreover, you also need to check whether the above information is the person you are. Taking pictures of yourself, this is a clear crime!..." "Yes..." Yosuke Tachibana nodded repeatedly. "Therefore, if there is such a possibility, you should report the case to the police and let them check. If there is an official letter from the police, we will provide all assistance."

It turns out that an official letter from the police is also needed here! "Of course, I took this into consideration when I was discussing with Ms. Yuangami, but...except for this situation, nothing that can be called a 'crime' happened afterwards, and there are also There are many other things. Even if Ji Hisako Fuchigami reports the case to the police, he will not investigate it immediately. Moreover, if this person is her friend and does it in a moment of confusion or something urgent, it is better to settle it privately." Tachibana Yosuke explained with a smile on his face, "So, the prerequisite is to check to see if the photo of the person is used. Therefore, she entrusted me to take a look."

"That's right!..." Sudou nodded again, and then said, "However, I think it's better to report the case first. In the case you just mentioned, it is generally not possible to answer. Even if the criminal police come, you must Let me explain the reason first. Sometimes, we also refuse personal inspection. If there is an official letter from the police, it is another matter. Because after all, modern times are an era in which personal privacy needs to be protected." In the end, there was some sympathy in Sudou's tone, but he couldn't see any "looseness". So, Tachibana Yosuke had no choice but to bow his head to Sudou, and then left with a helpless face. When Tachibana Yosuke came to the door, he saw that there were more cars in the yard, and the hall was somewhat messy.At this time, he suddenly remembered, what Sudou said just now, there are an average of 4,000 passport applications here every day. The sun is stronger.He walked in the opposite direction from where he came - Toranomon. In reality, Norihisa Uchigami went out from June 2nd to June 11th.However, if it is really like what he said to Sudou just now, someone else used her name to apply for the passport, then this situation is not right now. The question is: the changes in the passport on June 4th and 5th: I stayed overseas, but did the passport "go back" to China? To answer this contradiction, Tachibana Yosuke thinks: there is only one point, it is necessary to see whether the photo on the passport application kept in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is her own.However, it now appears that it is impossible to do so. So, is there another way, to get to the truth?Should the person concerned be confessed, or should he directly report the case to the police as Sudou suggested, and conduct a formal investigation? In the case of several suspected homicide cases, which are intricately intertwined, personal power is limited after all, and the safest way is of course to hand it over to the police. But before that, there are two or three things that need to be clarified.In Tachibana Yosuke's subconscious mind, he believes that the report should be made as late as possible, and he hopes to rely on his own strength to investigate this matter to the bottom.