Chapter 3 third chapter

Two weeks after the murder in the Shenbang Building, Masahiro Ajika, an executive at Nisei Construction, took the Shinkansen to Nagoya with the director of road construction, the chief of the design section, and the director of surveying. The toll sightseeing road this time spans J and R counties in the central region, and the construction owners are the road companies of J and R counties. The northern part of R prefecture faces the Sea of ​​Japan. The official bidding notice has not yet come, so the construction owner has not distributed the project specification.However, there have been rumors about this project for a long time. Construction companies such as Rixing Construction, Dadongzu Construction and Gongrong Construction all sent technical departments to formulate "simulation process instructions."

The reason why Mioka wanted to personally inspect the project site was also to make the company's calculations more accurate.So he won't show up at the commune in the two counties—it's a classified inspection. This inspection trip was proposed by Mioka himself a week ago. Tonight, the group will stay overnight in a small town called "Fuchu" in County J.The southern starting point of this new sightseeing road is near Fuchu.From Nagoya, take the express train of the branch train to Fuchu, and it takes two and a half hours along the way. And tomorrow, they will go to the starting point on the north side of the sightseeing road - the hot spring resort in County R to stay.Then Mioka will go to Kyoto alone, and the next day, he will come to the country club by Lake Biwa to participate in the Nanyuanhui golf competition held by Koshidomei.There might even be a banquet that night.If this is the case, Ajika will need to travel for five days and four nights.Through the window of the Shinkansen Shinkansen, you can see the tea fields in the plains of Japan.After passing through the tunnel of Mt. Kuno, the train was getting closer and closer to the city, and passed Shizuoka Station like flying.The tall tower with the "Central South Mutual Bank" signboard with white letters on a red background is particularly dazzling in the city under the sunshine in early summer.

Ajika's gaze stayed on the signboard.Two or three seconds later, the signboard also flew back and disappeared out of sight.Mioka suddenly remembered that Sueyoshi Yusuke had said that another organization under Koshidoaki, the Longshuihui, which is mainly based on real estate companies, had recently got involved with Zhongnan Mutual Bank.So that's the case... The head office of China South Mutual Bank is that tower, right?Wasn't it Shizuoka City that just passed by? At this time, the piece of paper that Miyoko Sawada showed Jushi replaced the signboard that remained in his mind.

Ms. Miyamura called for the third time. After seeing the paper, Jushi immediately left the office.Ajika, Naruse and Nakahara watched him leave.It is very likely that he went to the office of Longshuihui. Ajika shook his head, took out an envelope from the inner pocket of his clothes, and took out the documents inside.After seeing the signboard of Zhongnan Mutual Bank, he again paid attention to the report given to him by the private detective. The director of road construction sitting next to Mioka, the head of the design section and the director of surveying in the front row didn't dare to say anything when they saw Mioka's gloomy expression, and could only read books and magazines boredly.

"...The deceased came to Nai Nai Precision Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and proposed to introduce financing. He had made the same proposal to Yajima Electric Co., Ltd. The introducer he met was also the president of Honshu Special Containers. The content of the meeting was also related to The internal and external precision is similar." A private detective agency, which has a contractual relationship with Mioka, made such a report: "Kosuke Yanagihara used a business card that said Mitsumaro Yanagihara, Director of the Gifu Takao Club of the House of Councilor Takao Yuji's support club."He proposed to Yajima Electric Co., Ltd. that the NearEast Petroleum Association has 5 billion yen in funds. The loan terms are 3 cents per day, 17% handling fee, and a ten-year term (unified return after maturity). , you also need a guarantee from the A-share listed company. If the A-share listed company borrows this money, you need to attach two quarterly account statements..."

The reason why Mioka became interested in the case was because a name appeared in the newspaper report - Senator Takao Yuji. He entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Showa 14, and was promoted to Director of Home Affairs in 28. He participated in the National Senate election in 31 and was elected for the first time. After that, he was elected a total of three times. For construction companies, the director of the route working group of the ruling party's Political Affairs Review Committee is one of the closest officials to them. Mioka got off at Nagoya Station together with the road construction minister, design section chief, and surveyor who accompanied him.

The General Affairs Section of the General Affairs Department of Sunstar Construction Co., Ltd. had reserved a chartered car a few days ago.Both chartered cars were parked in front of the station and waited.Although it is a chartered car, it looks no different from a taxi in appearance.Ajika packed the golf equipment in the trunk of the car.Those equipments were naturally prepared for the Nanyuan Club golf competition held by Lake Piwa.The director of road construction sat next to Mioka, and the head of the design section and the director of surveys sat in the car behind. Forty minutes later, the two cars passed through Gifu City, and Jinhua Mountain could still be seen in the distance.

Kosuke Yanagihara seemed to have stayed in Gifu for a while—Mioka glanced at the scenery outside the window, took out the report from his pocket, and put on his glasses. The private investigator's report reads: ...This investigator held the business card of "Secretary of the House of Councilors Yuji Takao Support Association Gifu Takao Club Executive Director Mitsumaro Yanagihara" and launched a financing of 5 billion yen for the Near East Petroleum Association proposed by Yajima Electric Co., Ltd. investigation. We asked the import department of A Petroleum Co., Ltd. for confirmation, and the other party testified that there is no organization called "Near East Petroleum Association".

We also consulted the World Petroleum Congress, and their answer was also negative.Both France's CSP Petroleum and Japan's IFP said that the "Near East Petroleum Association" is a fictitious name. Investigators went to 1-38 Maruyama Avenue, Gifu City according to the address of Kosuke Yanagihara written in the report.It was an old wooden-structure concrete one-story house with an area of ​​about 15 ping and a monthly rent of 25,000 yen.According to the landlord, Yanagihara has been in arrears with rent for three months. In addition to the name plate of "Kosuke Yanagihara" at the entrance of Kosuke Yanagihara's house, there is also a name plate that says "Mitsumaro Yanagihara".There is also a large wooden sign next to it, with the words "Takao Yuji Fan Club Liaison Office" written on it.

Under Mrs. Liuyuan's publicity, the neighbors in the neighborhood believed that "Mr. Liuyuan is the secretary of a member of the Takao Senate".There are rumors that "Mr. Liuyuan is busy with election activities. When he returns home, he asks his car to wait at the door. He goes in and changes clothes and then comes out." Nagoya Station". The people around also learned through newspapers and magazines that Liu Yuan's body was found in the mechanical room on the roof of the Shenbang Building, and the city was full of uproar, but they didn't know why he was killed.Mrs. Yanagihara went to Tokyo and confirmed the body under the witness of the police.After the body was cremated in Tokyo, Mrs. Yanagihara sent the ashes to the home of her elder brother Takasuke Yanagihara who lived in Azuchi Town, Shiga Prefecture. The funeral was also held in Shiga Prefecture, so she is not at home now.

Neighbors also said that Yanagihara "drives a high-end car that is rarely seen in the neighborhood", but he has not been seen driving since the end of last year.Apart from rent arrears, he caused no other money disputes in his neighborhood. Kosuke Yanagihara has already used a business card that says "Mitumoro Yanagihara Mitsumaro, Executive Director of the Gifu Takao Club of Senator Takao Yuji's support club".Maszo Tanigawa, Takao's official secretary, commented with displeasure on his face, "It's really a business card to confuse people."However, he did not know that Liu Yuan had been looking for a lender in Tokyo before his death.After the incident, the police found Councilor Takao through his business card, and the councilor also stated through his secretary that he had nothing to do with the incident, and everything was the same as reported in the newspapers. Representative Takao's office is located in Akasaka, Tokyo. They have received dozens of calls asking about Yanagihara's situation, but the office only replied ambiguously, "He is a support person in the central region." The investigator's investigation revealed that: On March 16 this year, Yanagihara Takasuke received 9 million yen from Yasuhara Trading Co., Ltd. located in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, as a deposit and handling fee for real estate transactions.He lied that there was a 20-hectare piece of land in the north of Kanto that could be transformed into a golf course immediately, but the deal failed in the end.In other words, Liu Yuan used a piece of land that could not be bought and sold to cheat the handling fee.At that time Yanagihara also showed the business card of "Takao Yuji Fan Club Gifu Takao Club Secretary-General". Although the president of Yasuhara Trading Co., Ltd., Yasuhara Katsuichi has never met Takao Yuuji, he has always been a supporter of Takao Senator, so that business card immediately made him trust Yanagihara.Yasuhara Shoji Co., Ltd. sued Yanagihara Takasuke for fraud on May 2, but Yanagihara's whereabouts were unknown at that time, so he could not be arrested.On June 10, his body was discovered... The car kept shaking, making it impossible to read the words on the report, but Mioka didn't stop. The car drove through several small towns, and there was a river passing between the towns.Seeing that the distance between myself and the mountain is getting closer... In the name of "raising funds for the support club of Representative Takao", Yanagihara Kosuke lends money everywhere. Sometimes the amount of the loan is 1.7 billion, sometimes 5 billion, and sometimes 20 billion. In short, he made it up casually. . The president of a large trading company in Osaka said that Yanagihara can indeed lend about 10 billion yen in funds.However, that was not Liu Yuan Xiaozhu's own money, there were several middlemen under him.As long as he finds a lender, he can get a certain handling fee.He started looking for a lender last summer, but couldn't find one. There was a reason for that: Liu Yuan's loan conditions were not as simple as he said.First of all, the lender must be an A-share listed company, and must also meet other stringent conditions.It's not what Liuyuan said, as long as there is a guarantee from the A-share listed company, and two quarterly financial statements are enough. The bank’s opinion is, “Five billion principal, three qian per day, and 17% handling fee, which is much higher than the central bank’s 9% interest rate (three qian per day = 10.95% annual interest rate, handling fee = 1.78 annual interest rate %, a total of 12.65%)." However, there are also opinions that "this kind of loan does not require debt guarantees, and it is considered an informal loan. From this perspective, the interest rate is actually not too high." Investigators consulted relevant people from the Bank of Japan about the incident. Their answer was: "His conditions are set very cleverly. However, the conditions for organizations that lend foreign funds are different from ordinary financial institutions. It is not to lend hundreds of millions of yen to foreign companies and wait for ten years. Of course. , if the principal and the directors are all arranged, it is another matter." However, investigators found that such "loans" were often introduced to private banks.The branch president of a large private bank said that this is "a common occurrence recently", and gave an example: A member of parliament who is closely connected with agricultural groups such as agricultural associations, from time to time withdraws funds from agricultural groups and lends them to businesses with bank guarantees.Members of course want to charge a certain fee.In other words, this loan is arranged by the parliamentarians at their discretion. Sometimes it is the MP's secretary who is in charge of the consultations.The principal amount of the loan varies from 100 million yen to 500 million yen.Including handling fees, the interest rate is 10% to 11%. Although it is a "common occurrence", the branch president has never heard of any company that has actually borrowed such a loan. First of all, the bank will not guarantee the enterprise.Sometimes banks will offer "guaranteed financing" but try to avoid providing guarantees for businesses in all aspects. Secondly, what kind of invoice should be issued for the handling fee paid by the lender?Is it an invoice in the name of a member of parliament, or an invoice from a fictitious group?After deducting the handling fee and getting the invoice, whether this invoice can be recognized by the tax law is a big problem.It will be very troublesome to follow the temporary interest rate adjustment method of the Bank of Japan or the country.In other words, bank stakeholders believe that such "loans" do more harm than good. "Executive!" Seeing that Mioka put the report and glasses into the two pockets of his jacket, the Minister of Oishi Road Construction finally said, "...Are you tired?" Mioka had been concentrating on reading the report. After taking off his reading glasses, he suddenly felt some pain in his eyes, so he rubbed his eyes with his hands.Dashi must have seen this scene.Even if he didn't rub his eyes, his fat body wouldn't feel any better in the cramped taxi. "It's okay... where is this place?" Wei Gang still felt some pain in his neck, he loosened his tie, looked in front of the car, and found that the car was about to drive to a big town.On the mountain on the left, a white slope is exposed, and it turns out that there is a quarry underneath. "That's Yazawa Town. The name of the station is Mino Yazawa".It is one-third of the way from Gifu to Fuchu.The road conditions are good today, and the driving is quite fast. The minister paused for a while, and made a suggestion, "Executive, let's find a place to stop and have a cup of tea?"Roadside restaurants are fine too. " Mioka nodded.Seeing this, the minister immediately told the driver to find a roadside restaurant and stop. Walking into the restaurant, the head of the design section and the director of surveying in the car behind immediately ordered the waiters to arrange seats for the minister of special affairs and road construction. "Executive, are you not tired? I took the bus early in the morning, and I have been sitting until now..." Ping Shan, the head of the design department, bent over and asked. "It's okay..." Mioka drank his lipstick tea.He actually prefers coffee, but after gaining weight, he heard that coffee is not good for the heart, so he quit.The other three also ordered the same black tea with him. The director of surveying, Ohara, took a few photos of the seated executive with his camera, each from a slightly different angle.On the opposite table sat four truck drivers, staring at Mioka and the others. --I see.The man who died in the mechanical room on the roof turned out to be a "financial intermediary". He used the name of "Secretary of the Ruling Party Political Affairs Review Committee Route Working Group Takao Yuji Senator Support Club" to cheat 9 million yen. The police wanted him. He also took full advantage of Takao Yuuji's fame.Use a business card that reads "Director of the Gifu Takao Association" to compile a loan of 20 billion or 5 billion yen and find a lender. Huge loans, but also foreign funds.Even if he is a person with no economic knowledge, he can confuse the other party by using his name as a member of the ruling party.A single name can magically make a whimsical loan a reality. According to a bank official, the combination of a certain group’s “spare money” and the name of a congressman has become a myth among companies, and no one cares about it.MPs always need election funds.As long as this "common sense" still exists, this "common thing" will not disappear from the financial world. ——However, the local supporter who claimed to be the director of the Route Department, Takao Yuji, was strangled to death.Who is the person who abandoned his body on the roof of the Shenbang Building? Mioka took a sip of black tea, and the lemon slices in the cup shook slightly.Visual instability leads to inner instability.Although the shock when I first read the newspaper has eased, the uneasiness in my heart is like a small bubble at the bottom of the swamp, gurgling, gurgling, gurgling... At that time, Mioka had gone to the seventh floor of the building.An unknown female employee got off the elevator with him on the seventh floor.After she got off the elevator, she walked in the opposite direction of the corridor. "Before the body was found, a fat gentleman in his fifties went up to the seventh floor with me, towards the roof. He doesn't work in the building, and I've never seen him before." Faced with the police investigation , she most likely answered that way. "He hasn't been to our office," might be the reply of the office employees lining the sides of the silent, deserted corridor. Why did a stranger appear in the corridor on the seventh floor for no reason?The seventh-floor corridor connects to the roof where the mechanical room is located.The body was already in the mechanical room by then.Mioka just walked to the window at the end of the corridor to look at the scenery outside.He didn't know until he read the newspaper that it was the place leading to the roof. Everything is accidental. — Someone came to check on the situation before the body was found! Did the police think so?They were probably looking for a stout fifty-year-old man. At that time, Mioka took the stairs from the seventh floor to the fourth floor.Before he walked into the Dongming Institute of Economics in Jushi Tangming, he was not bumped into by anyone.No, he "thought" he wasn't caught by others.He no longer had the confidence he had back then. Worst of all, Miyoko Sawada is not in Dongming Economic Research Institute.When the police came to him for information, he couldn't find anyone to testify for him.Moreover, Sueyoshi Yusuke, who met on the first floor of the shopping street, did not know that Mioka had gone to Koshidoaki's office alone. Dashi, the Minister of Road Construction sitting across the table, asked worriedly: "Professor, you don't look very well, I'm afraid you are tired? How about we take a rest?" "No, let's go now." Wei Gang said loudly. At 9:30 in the morning, the group set off from Fuchu Town.They chartered two local taxis, and the order of taking them was exactly the same as when they left Nagoya. They stayed at a hotel called "Asagiri House" last night.The hotel is located on a cliff with a stream flowing below, and there is a small tower on the hill in the distance.Fuchu Town is connected to the slope of the mountain, and there are slopes everywhere you go. "Executive, did you sleep well last night?" Minister Dashi beside him smiled slightly. "Well, it's good." Wei Gang yawned a little. "Your complexion is much better than yesterday afternoon." The minister smiled even more. In fact, I didn't sleep for a long time. The group had dinner at seven o'clock, and they also called five local geisha.One old, two middle-aged, and two young, all with rustic faces.The older one played the shamisen, and the rest sang "Fuchu Chaise", "Fuchu Shiyu", "Fuchu Ontou" and other songs.Dashi, Hirayama, and Xiaoyuan also looked at the lyrics printed on the chopsticks and sang along.Afterwards, everyone talked about the "Fuchu Festival" to be held a month later.Traditional floats will parade around the town.Originally, the Fuchu Festival was famous for its Obon dance, and with the recent promotion, it can always attract more than 100,000 tourists during the three-day festival.The hotels in the three hot spring resorts around Fuchu were fully booked half a year ago. Mioka said that he was tired, so he left the banquet early, took a bath, and called a masseuse to come for a massage.Mioka was so fat that the masseuse couldn't press it.In order to adjust the atmosphere, the masseuse purposely spoke to Mioka in the local dialect, but Mioka had other things on his mind and found him annoying. After drinking, taking a bath, and having a massage, Mioka still couldn't fall asleep right away. Private detectives have basically found out the "occupation" of the murdered Yanagihara Kosuke.However, why was the body of this man full of cowhide transported to the roof of the Shenbang Building?Jushi Tangming's office is on the fourth floor, directly below it.Could it be that someone is killing chickens and monkeys? Ms. Miyamura called for the third time. Miyoko Sawada brought the paper into the house.Miyamura is the secretary of Longshuihui, a group of real estate developers.Jushi Tangming glanced at the piece of paper and left the office.When Mioka entered the office an hour later, he found that Miyoko Sawada was not in the room either.The door was not locked.How long has she been away?And that phone call ("No...you have to do it right away...")... Three days after death in the mechanical room on the roof began to decompose.It was raining heavily outside. "Professional." Dashi took out a map from the large file bag, spread it on his lap, and ordered the driver to stop, "There are still 12 kilometers to Xiaozhu Town, and the entrance to the road in J County of Plan 2 is here. Near here. This is the Yanai area." The uphill national highway from Fuchu Town forms a thin white line in front of the gorge.Dashi pointed to the left with his finger, there are several village paths leading to the mountains.In the blue-black forest, several small roofs were exposed.There are still a few folds on the slope of the mountain. "The terrain here is like this." On the 1/25,000th map, the folds on the mountain are marked with contour lines. "Hmm... so... the northwest of Xiaozhu Town is the national highway, and the slope of the valley is not very steep, but the slope here is relatively steep... The difficulty of the project is a bit high, but once it is completed, it will be able to show its full potential. The role of the sightseeing road is coming. So it is better to choose the second option.” "Yes, this way, once you get on the highway, you will have the feeling of a highland sightseeing line". " Rixing Construction guessed that the name of this project might be "J·R County Highland Sightseeing Line Project", so it used this generation name. J·R County Highland Sightseeing Line Plan: Option 1: Set the entrance of the sightseeing road on the south side of Yagi Hillside (782 meters above sea level) on National Highway 801 in the northwest direction of Kotake Town.On the south side of Jinling Lake, in the hinterland of the mountain at an altitude of about 820 meters, a road with a width of 10 meters is paved. The R county terminal is set in Hidaka Town and connects to Tsurumi City. Plan 2: The entrance is set in the Yanai area, 6 kilometers north of Fuchu Town, where it meets the Tenjin River and crosses the 940-meter-high Jizo hillside, leading to Jinling Lake. The shore of the lake is connected to the national highway. Scheme 1 has a total length of 51 kilometers, a total length of 2 kilometers of tunnels (a total of 3 locations), and 15 bridges. Plan 2 has a total length of 62 kilometers, a total length of 3 kilometers of tunnels (5 places in total), and 21 bridges. No matter plan 1 or plan 2, they all strive to give full play to the effect of sightseeing roads, or pass through mountainous areas, or overlook Jinling Lake, or be close to the lake shore. Hirayama and Xiaoyuan, who were in the last car, also got out of the car and stood outside the window of the first car, waiting for Dashi to give orders. "I'm explaining the position of the entrance to the road in Scheme 2 with the executive," said the Minister of Road Construction. The head of the design department hurriedly nodded in agreement. "In the distance there is the Ksitigarbha hillside, of course it cannot be seen from here. The southwest side of the hillside is connected to Fahua Mountain and Wanfu Mountain, both of which are about 1,500 meters above sea level." The surveyor took a few photos of the mountain.There is a rainbow hanging on the mountain. "Let's go to Kotake," Mioka said. The town of Kotake is bigger than Mioka imagined.They sat in a taxi and drove around Xiaozhu.This is also the entrance to the sightseeing road of Plan 1.There are two hotels in Kotake Town, one is a Japanese-style hotel, divided into two floors, it looks like a Japanese restaurant.The name of the hotel is "Lucky Wheel", the entrance is on the side of the road, a rockery was built with random stones, and a few pine trees were planted.There are no decorative stones in the yard.There are still three stones in the yard of Mioka's own house, which were brought by people from the construction company when the house was built fifteen years ago. Hearing two taxis stop at the door, a woman in kimono opened the glass window under the gable roof on the second floor and poked her head out.She is over middle-aged, with a long and rustic face, and she looks timidly at the taxi outside the door.She might be the proprietress, so she thought the visitor was a regular customer.The waitress will not be so idle, and put on the kimono early in the morning. Another hotel was just 200 meters away. It was also a two-story building, which looked similar to an ordinary apartment.The windows and doors were closed tightly, and the curtains were drawn, so no one came out to watch the excitement. There is a signboard hanging outside, with the words "Awa House" written on it.The boss may be from Shikoku. "Lucky Wheel Inn" and "Awaya" are both hotels and restaurants. It is said that if people in the town want to hold banquets, they can only be held at these two.There are most building materials factories and woodworking factories in the town.There is also a high school with a large gymnasium. "Okay, let's go." Wei Gang ordered to leave Kotake Town. Going north along the National Highway is the Hokuriku area.There are dams along the way, as well as famous folk villages.The taxi turned west on the way.The road narrowed, but it was still possible to cross Yagi Mountain and reach Jinling Lake.The National Highway stretches along the lake on the north bank, and when it is open, it passes through Hidaka Town in R County, and finally reaches Tsurumi City. There are winding and winding slopes before Yagi Hill.On the way, we also saw the mountain huts of the ski resort.Considering the snow accumulation in winter, they built a two-story house on a concrete slab. There are many sharp turns on the road, showing how many folds the mountain has.The same goes for the slope of the opposite mountain. There is a stream running through the V-shaped valley bottom, but the road is too far away from the stream, and the sound of the water cannot be heard.The slope is covered with coniferous forests such as cedar and cypress, and it looks completely dark. Only the larch, birch and fir that can shine in the sun will look lush. The car turned another corner, and saw Xiaozhu Town became a white piece, far away in the basin under the mountains.Ajika suddenly thought of the woman poking her head out from the second floor of the Lucky Wheel Hotel. The top of the hill appeared directly ahead of the road, and the entrance to a small tunnel was getting closer.In the left corner near the entrance, there is a small tea house.The pillars of the hut are buried in the ground, and the red flag is planted beside the hut.Dashi saw the sign with the price of beer and juice in the store, and asked, "Professor, let's rest here for a while? The hut in the mountain has a special flavor." Ajika got out of the car.Recently, he felt that his body was getting heavier and his legs and feet were not flexible.Hirayama and Xiaoyuan in the last car rushed into the shop first. The flag of the tea house is dyed with the words "Sakura Tea House" in white.The red background has faded quite a bit, it looks dirty and the edges of the flag are chipped. In the tea house was a thin woman in her forties who was talking to a man.I saw a turban tied on his head, a shirt on his upper body, and a pair of bloomers covered with mud on his lower body, as if he was a manual laborer. There are some small candies and dry goods at the door of the store, as well as pots for cooking Kanto.There are fried tofu, fish cakes and konjac shreds, but there is very little soup.Next to the hut, a pool is blocked with wood, and a water pipe made of bamboo tubes draws spring water from the cliff.Beer, juice and Coca-Cola are chilled in the sink. Hirayama took out a bottle of juice from the sink, opened the cap, and handed it to Mioka.The bottle in my hand is chilly, reminiscent of the ice-cold soda my mother took from the well water when I was a child.Mioka did not sit down in the store, but stood by the grass in front of the store, looking at the scenery. The beautiful scenery made Ajika step into the grass involuntarily.He drank a few sips of juice from the bottle.At this time, Dashi walked up to him and said: "If you drive on the mountain road, you can see such a beautiful scenery... It's like looking down from an airplane... The idea of ​​the hot spring resort in County R is really good. There is already a mountain in the south. A Fuchu and Folklore Village that is famous all over the country for its festivals - building sightseeing roads will definitely make a lot of money." The budget book did not mention that the purpose of building this road in County R is actually to attract tourists from Tokyo and Nagoya to the hot spring resorts in County R.Now people in Tokyo want to go to R County, they must first take the Shinkansen "Hikari" to Nagoya, and then change to the limited express train in the direction of Hokuriku, which is very troublesome, and there is not much scenery to see along the way.With the popularity of private cars in the future, tourists can take the Tomei Expressway from Tokyo to Nagoya, then take National Route 801, and take the sightseeing road "Highland Sightseeing Line" from near Fuchu Town to "North Country Hot Spring Village".While enjoying the beautiful scenery of the mountains and lakes, I came to the hot spring resorts of Karino, Hitsu, Kayama, and Naka Mountain without knowing it... Thin housewives and elderly manual laborers are still talking in the shop.There are seven or eight straw hats with the words "Yagi Mountain Climbing Commemoration" written in black on the door of the store, and a bundle of leather canes with these words engraved on them are placed beside them.Xiao Yuan, carrying a camera, walked into the store and paid the money.The housewife just stood up. When Mioka walked towards the taxi, he realized that there was a truck parked on the corner of the road.Ajika was used to seeing trucks, so he didn't notice them just now.Besides, he had already seen a dozen trucks carrying timber along the way. However, instead of wood, this truck was loaded with fifteen or sixteen large stones.The stone is a little red, perhaps because of the relatively high iron content.The folds on the surface are quite beautiful, and the shape is not ugly.The words "Small Bamboo Garden and Stone Garden" are written in white paint on the back of the truck.Mioka suddenly remembered the stones at the entrance of Lucky Wheel Hotel. The taxi is on its way again.The tunnel on the border between the two counties is very short, only more than ten meters.Dashi looked up at the top of the tunnel through the window. Tunneling method: Where the foundation is unstable, the method of excavating the lower pilot pit ahead of the lower pilot pit is adopted.Where the foundation is relatively stable, the upper pilot pit excavation method is used to excavate a large section at one time.Large-scale machinery can be introduced to shorten the construction period. "There are reports that the geology in this area is good, and a large section can be dug out at once." After the tunnel was opened, the Minister of Dashi Road Construction said.The car had already passed the highest point of the hill, and the slopes on both sides blocked people's vision. "How much budget do you need if you dig like that?" "The current calculation result is about 600,000 yen per meter. The place with bad geology needs about 1 million..." "Ok……" "Do you think it's cheap enough?" "Let's discuss and discuss it. Let's not talk about the co-prosperity construction, the Daito group construction will definitely bid at a low price. Naruse over there is like that every time." "yes." The front view is wider, and some light and shadow on the lake can be glimpsed through the woods.The mountain road goes all the way down. "Huh? There's a construction hut over there, and simple equipment for mixing concrete. Shall we get out of the car and have a look?" "anyone there?" "No one seems to be there. A small tunnel is being built ahead. This may be a makeshift hut for road repairs." The taxi stopped, and the group got out of the car.Hirayama and Xiaoyuan in the car behind looked confused, not knowing what happened.After Dashi explained, they went to the hut to have a look.A lot of gravel was piled up in front of the hut, the concrete mixer didn't move, and the conveyor belt was covered with rust and couldn't turn at all.Looking around, there are only ruins, and there is no one. "There is no one, but there are workers' luggage..." Pingshan Design Section Chief said after returning.Director Ohara Survey opened the door of the hut and walked in. Mioka suddenly thought of himself not long ago—the self who sneaked into the office when Miyoko Sawada was away.He suddenly felt unhappy. "Huh? Manager," Hirayama said, looking at Mioka's trousers, "you have a leaf stuck to your trousers." "what?" Ajika's extremely surprised tone scared Hirayama instead.He knelt down and said, "Maybe it was stuck in the grass in front of the tea house just now." Hirayama took out a slender leaf from the folds of his trousers. Did Sueyoshi Yusuke forget that petal?If he had known this earlier, he should have kept his mouth shut... "Let's go." Ajika said, glaring at the director of survey who came out of the hut. "What is Xiao Yuan doing? Get him back quickly." Ten minutes later, the two cars came to the shore of Jinling Lake, where the lake and mountains were beautiful. Jinling Lake is a slender man-made lake (dam), with two ends located in the southeast and northwest respectively.Influenced by the V-shaped valley, the shoreline of the lake is also winding, with a total length of about 32 kilometers. The National Highway 801 is close to the north shore of Jinling Lake.Every time you cross a foot of the mountain, the lake view on the left will change.The altitude of the mountain on the other side is about 1100 meters, and the altitude of the lake itself is 700 meters, so the height difference between the mountain and the lake is only about 400 meters.However, the scenery seen while driving is still very attractive. The sky was covered with clouds, blocking the sun and forming a leaden lake.The mountain is also pitch black, although it is a bit monotonous, it has a special flavor.A layer of fog hangs near the top of the mountain.A black mountain shadow is reflected on the lake surface, and the light reflected on the lake surface forms a few white lines, cutting off the mountain shadow in the middle. "It's much cooler." Minister Dashi said while watching his words.The executive's mood is always changing rapidly. "Is that so... probably because of the higher altitude. In addition, there is still water vapor on the lake, so it must be cooler." Mioka also knew that Dashi was watching him, so he couldn't keep putting on a dirty face.He narrowed his eyes, and a smile played on his slack cheeks. There are a few boats floating on the lake, as if someone is fishing. "Driver, please drive a little slower." Dashi ordered. Pointing to the mountain on the opposite bank, he said: "The peak exposed there is Qinfeng, with an altitude of 1,300 meters. From east to west, there are Genji Peak and Kikyo Peak. These three are the main peaks." He also showed Mioka the map. "oh, I see……" "Look, these three peaks extend southward for about five kilometers, and they are invisible from here because there is a mountain in front of them. There are several streams between these peaks, and the streams will eventually flow into this mountain. In the artificial lake. The foothills on the opposite bank are jagged, so this side is jagged like a drowning valley.” They need to build a straight road through this jagged place, so many bridges are needed.The company estimates that a dozen bridges will be needed for this lakeshore alone. "Professional," Dashi said, pointing out the window again, "there is a thin line on the mountainside over there, but it's not very conspicuous." "Oh, what's that?" "That's the forest road. It's actually a three-meter-wide path, barely enough for trucks transporting timber to pass through. It needs to be expanded when the sightseeing road is built." "By the way, the forest here is really dense." While steering the steering wheel, the driver cleared his throat and explained: "The residents nearby rely on the mountains to live on them. I also heard that 96.5% of the land in this area is covered with mountains and forests. There are still mountains besides the mountains. In the past few years, the summer There will still be some tourists, and homestays have begun to be built, but they are still far behind. After all, this area has always relied on skiing tourists to make money." "Is the snow here deep?" "In this area... about two meters away." 这片地区的积雪非常厚，需要采取对策防止雪崩，并建造大雪避难所。但地质较为稳固，没有石块剥落的危险。建造避难所与防雪崩设施时，要尽可能考虑到美感，不得破坏自然景观。 汽车绕过好几处山嘴。对岸的高山时而贴近，时而远去。高山上的雾气仍旧没有退去。湖面上又出现了几条钓鱼用的小船。 “司机先生，这儿能钓到什么呀？”味冈问道。 “有一种叫鳟鱼"的河鱼，据说比鲇鱼还好吃呢，我倒是觉得没那么夸张。唉，其实这人工湖下面沉着五个村子呢，一想到这些就没胃口了……多恶心啊，房子、茅房、马厩、牛棚都在底下……这一带经常下雨，湖水还算比较充足。听说湖水变少的时候，湖边水浅的地方还会有湖底村子的幽灵出没呢……” 转过一个弯，迎面开来一辆大巴，上头写着“小竹方向”这几个字。味冈又想起了幸轮旅馆的那名女子。这时大石说道：“这条路上的混凝土，比标准配料书上的要更耐压一些，混凝土路面15厘米，指定坍落度是7厘米，果然考虑到了冬天天冷的因素。” “新路的海拔还要高一些，那混凝土是不是再铺厚一点比较好？” “预算书上说，最好比我们现在走的这条路再厚个十厘米。毕竟这儿冬天还有积雪……” 坍落度是表示混凝土硬度的指标。混凝土是水泥、沙石、水与其他混合材料混合而成的，含水量大的水泥十分柔软，容易浇筑，但耐压度、耐久度也会相应变差。水泥重量与搅拌用水量的关系为w/c=50%。也就是说含水量必须低于五成。可要是含水量过低，浇筑起来又会比较困难，极有可能出现浇筑不均匀的情况，反而降低工程的整体质量。所以混凝土需要一定的硬度，而硬度就是用“Slump=×cm”来表示的。 要减少用水量，调出拥有适当硬度的混凝土，可以增加水泥用量，或使用减水剂、引气剂等外加剂。 在道路建设工程中，最重要的莫过于摊铺混凝土。完成的构建厚度以及钢筋的使用量，将会影响到使用的骨材（碎石、沙土的总称）的最大粒径。“骨材的最大粒径的变化对水泥使用量的影响极其重要，需注意其强度及耐久性。”——土木协会的《标准工序说明书》中如此写道。 施工主——J县与R县的道路公社会根据现场的状况，制定出怎样的《特殊工序说明书》呢？味冈的日星建设也在不断揣摩，并设想了三种可能性。 “如果是县里的官员来检查，那一定会很严格吧？”味冈一不小心，把心里想的说了出来。 “可能不会像负责国道的建设省官员，或是道路公团的官员那样严格吧。”大石嘴边露出一丝微笑。 其实，在建设道路与路基的过程中，是可以“偷工减料”的。只是公共事业项目有专门的官员管理，难以浑水摸鱼。what to do?只能让官员们睁一只眼闭一只眼。为此就必须为官员们留出后路，否则豆腐渣工程东窗事发后，他们就要背上“监管不力”的罪名。官员知道施工方偷了懒，所以问题一旦曝光，他们就可以命令施工方重新施工。当然，要是瞒得好，就乐得装傻了…… 渐渐地，一座湖畔餐厅出现在道路对面。白色的建筑物仿佛山中小屋一般。 “专务，要不我们去那儿休息一下，吃个午饭吧？”大石说道。 餐厅门口停着两辆观光大巴。五十多个游客涌进餐厅里，好像是从北陆来的。 四人占了窗边的一张桌子，能够眺望湖面的美景。小原主任刚才溜进了空无一人的小屋，被味冈骂了一顿，整个人都无精打采的，连照片都不太拍了。 “专务，这儿可真是个好地方啊。”平山觉得自己的部下小原有些可怜，为了调节气氛，他开始讨好起味冈来。 “……我看过苏格兰山区的照片，感觉和这儿的景色挺像的，总觉得高地观光线"这个名字没什么表现力……可要是改成山湖观光线（Mountain Lake Line）"，又觉得有些啰唆，要不干脆改成日本苏格兰"吧？多有噱头啊。 " “日本苏格兰啊……原来如此，这倒是挺有创意的。不是还有日本阿尔卑斯、日本莱茵河吗？” 大石傻笑道：“要不跟J县、R县的道路公社理事会提提，要是他们采纳了，说不定我们公司会更有利呢。您说是吧，专务？” 苏格兰的马索尔山、亨内维斯山间溪谷、艾肯克湖、洛基湖……被拿来与它们相比的人造湖，依然是一片铅灰色，云朵层层叠叠，微弱的光线将山影投射到湖面上。几缕阳光从云层的缝隙中照射出来，在湖面的褶皱上留下柔和的光点。 湖面上横跨着一座涂着白漆的吊桥，一直延伸到对岸的小路上，只是通往村落的小路与湖对岸一样，都与湖岸相连，没什么韵味。新的观光道路将在海拔更高的山腰上开拓道路。 见味冈露出笑容，小原总算有了点生气。 小原这家伙，好端端的跑到那小屋里去干什么！害得我想起那些不愉快的事情…… 然而，味冈也不能一直板着脸，只得强颜欢笑。可不安的回忆却在脑中挥之不去。 他们点了盐烤鳟鱼、干烧薇菜和醋拌凉菜。司机说得没错，平心而论，那河鱼的确没怎么好吃，倒不是被司机说的“幽灵鬼魂”倒了胃口。薇菜好像是这一带的特产野菜。 一行人吃完午饭，喝起了咖啡。大石取出笔记本与图纸说道：“《模拟工序说明书》的细节还有待商榷，不过粗略计算下来，土工、摊铺、隧道、桥梁平摊到每米的话是六十万日元。每百平方米的混凝土摊铺的各种材料成本都在这张纸上。” 大石将文件递给味冈。 水泥混凝土摊铺，厚度15cm起算： a.粗骨材（碎石）13.20m（每100m）=22440kg b.细骨材（沙子）6.60m（每100m）=11220kg c.水泥（每100m）=5610kg d.工人混合作业15人司机摊铺3人 “根据上面的单价，我把方案一和二的全长与面积计算了一下。”大石又掏出一张方格绘图纸。 摊铺面积（方案一）663000m a.粗骨材6630×13.20=87516m 卡车约18000辆 b.细骨材6630×6.60=43758m 卡车约9000辆 c.水泥6630×5610≈37194吨卡车约3700辆 d.工人6630×18.3≈121300人 摊铺面积（方案二）806000m a.粗骨材8060×13.20=106392m 卡车约22000辆 b.细骨材8060×6.60=53196m 卡车约11000辆 c.水泥8060×5610≈45217吨卡车约4600辆 d.工人8060×18.3≈147500人 “这只是摊铺面积，桥梁和隧道工程的钢材当然还要另算。方案二是走府中町柳井地区、天神川汇合点、地藏山坡、金铃湖南岸半山坡、R县日高町的路线。全长62公里。方案一则是从J县小竹町出发，经过八木山坡、金铃湖南岸半山坡再到R县日高町，全长约51公里。” “哦，这样……”味冈的语气中带着疲劳。他的注意力渐渐游离了数字表和数据…… 坐观光大巴来的几个客人，正坐在窗边，望着湖上的吊桥纷纷议论着。味冈循声望去，就这么看出了神。 四个齐刷刷穿着黄色制服的男子爬上了吊桥的柱子，那柱子足有20米高。他们正在检查钢索的螺栓是否牢固。 然而，将味冈的注意力从数据上转移走的，并非他们冒险作业的身姿，而是那身统一的制服。 ——尸体是由三名身着统一制服的人搬进神邦大楼的。接待处的警卫也被这身制服唬住了。制服，戳中了警卫的心理盲点。警官、邮递员、医生的白大褂、百货商店店员、快递员、酒店与餐厅的服务员、僧人或神官——制服就是他们职业的象征，其中并不带有任何人格的成分。 建筑公司的制服是谁准备的？又是谁派他们搬运尸体的？那绝非个人的力量所能办到。背后定有组织作祟…… 为了转换心情，味冈起身去了洗手间。 平山设计课长在特产柜台前打公用电话。平山离席之后，味冈并不知道他是去打电话的。他远远望着平山的背影，走了过去。 味冈从洗手间出来，发现平山依然拿着红色的听筒。这通电话打得够长的。可能他在联系总公司的设计课吧。 味冈回到座位，喝了几口剩下的咖啡。窗户对面的山顶上，大雾渐浓，暗潮涌动。他望向湖面，但故意没有看吊桥上的工作人员。 平山终于打完了电话，他走回桌旁，没有坐下，而是弯腰对着大石耳语了几句。大石默默点了点头。平山干咳了两声，坐回了座位上。 味冈从两人的神色中，判断出了平山的电话内容。今晚一行人将前往刈野温泉住宿。那通电话应该是打给旅馆的。但要是普通的确认电话，平山应该会大声向大石报告才对，没必要这么神秘。味冈在平山这个职位的时候，也做过类似的事情。 出租车出发了。国道依然沿着斜面盘绕，湖光山色瞬息万变。天空被云朵覆盖，不过北面的云淡了一些，留出一个蓝色的洞口给天空。 味冈闭上眼睛，打起盹来。身旁的大石将地图与笔记本放在膝头，百无聊赖地望向窗外。 见味冈开始打瞌睡，大石便不再解释《特殊工序说明书》与当地的情况——其实这正是味冈装睡的目的。喋喋不休的大石实在令他心烦。 这些事情只要回到东京总公司，想听多少就能听多少，根本用不着大石啰唆。道路工程的方案一与方案二早已得出缜密的计算结果。时代不同了，各种数据都存在电脑里，轻轻一点就有了结果。 在颠簸的出租车里，味冈的意识蒙眬了，竟做起些莫名其妙的梦来。忽然一个急刹车，外加响亮的喇叭声，将他吵醒，睁眼一看，只见一辆巨大水泥搅拌车与自己所坐的出租车擦身而过。装有糊状的混凝土的黄色搅拌机缓缓旋转…… 出租车司机一边转弯，一边骂道：“畜生！怎么开车的！” 国道终于离开了金铃湖，成了之字形的下坡路。左边是一堵白色的大坝高墙和一座水力发电站。 “专务，看您好像挺累的，要不再睡一会儿吧？” “不用。”味冈从口袋里掏出一支烟。大石好像也放弃了继续解释现场情况的念头，膝盖上的地图和笔记本都消失无踪了。 下坡路的正面，是一座被森林包围的小城。天渐渐晴了，柔和的阳光洒在房屋的屋顶上。 “这是哪儿？” “马上就到日高町了。观光道路会一直连到日高町的入口。” 回头望去，透过车窗已然看不见金铃湖北侧的高山山顶了。 出租车开过一座桥。 金铃湖分出的支流很宽，河床铺满白色的碎石与沙砾。涓涓细流在河床中间流淌。上游的两侧都是高山。 “看这样子，河里应该能挖出不少石子来吧？”味冈随口说道。他希望能早些忘却不愉快的联想。 “嗯……是啊……不过据说全国只剩六亿吨石子可挖了，肯定会涨价，真够头疼的。” “还有六亿吨吗？五六年前不是说只剩下六亿几千万吨了吗？少得这么慢啊……” “可要是骨材再涨下去，中小规模的建筑公司肯定会破产，专务。” “我们公司是大型企业，没有问题，多亏了公司高层经营有方。”大石道路建设部长从侧面拍了拍专务的马屁。 过桥之后是一段坡道。汽车进入了一片丘陵地带。村落与农田沉在丘陵下方，老旧的街道在其间穿梭。天上的云越来越少了，炫目的阳光照耀在田野上。气温也是直线上升，怕热的味冈赶忙脱下上衣。 出租车在上坡路上停了下来。司机拼命踩油门，可车子就是纹丝不动。路旁也是一个斜面，树木丛生，绿得发黑，蝉鸣阵阵。 后一辆出租车的司机也走下车，两人打开发动机罩，检查机械是否出了问题。 “怎么了？”平山与小原也掺和进来。小原卷起袖子埋头苦干起来。 味冈与大石走下了车，走进路旁的树荫里——因为车里没冷气了。 “咦？那种地方居然有工人小屋？”大石说道。 味冈百无聊赖地坐在一块石头上。 斜面上方有两栋两层楼高的细长临时屋。铁皮铺的墙壁涂成蓝色，看上去像是宿舍。二楼与走廊上还晾着些衬衫和男式内衣。房子后面传来手压式水泵打水的响声。房前停着一辆小型的旧式吊车，像是已经报废了。 “是哪儿的工程啊？” 大石在周围逛了一圈，指着旁边的丘陵底下回答道：“啊，是那边的县道吧。迂回路已经基本成形了。” 在地势较低的水田、旱田与村落之间，有一个防沙堤一般的土堆，上面已经开出了一条灰色的道路，压路机在上面缓缓移动，工人们则成群结队地干着活。 两人望着风景发呆的时候，斜坡下忽然传来吉普车的响声——只见一辆土黄色的吉普车开了过来，停在了抛锚的出租车旁。 一位戴着墨镜、身着衬衫短裤、身材高大的男子从驾驶座上走下，靠近四人正在研究的发动机罩。那是一张细长的脸，留着短发。 “怎么啦？”男人在四人身后说道。 其中一位司机回头说：“车子抛锚了。” “要我帮忙不？” 小原直起腰，低头致谢，说是已经修好了。司机回到座位上不久，发动机便发出响声，整辆车也随之颤动。 墨镜男子折回吉普车之前，与树林中的大石对视了一眼。 “这不是中桥嘛！”大石开口说道。 墨镜男子笑了，黝黑的脸庞露出白色的牙齿，他低头致意道：“是大石先生啊？这可真是巧了，没想到会在这儿见到您。” 大石主动凑了过去，味冈也能听见两人的对话。 “你在这儿干活呢？” “对，这儿有个县道的工程，已经干了快三个月了。月底就收工。” “你还是这么忙啊。” “哪里哪里，您也知道我们这种人就是居无定所……” “这回你带了多少人来啊？” “大概一百五十来人吧。工地附近还有三栋宿舍呢。当然，里头有三分之一是临时工，都是当地招来的农民。” “这县道工程是哪家建筑公司负责的啊？” “不是大公司，是当地一家小公司负责的。” “哦，这样。” “大石先生您这次是……？”虽然男子戴了墨镜，看不清他的眼神，但他貌似将视线转向了钻进出租车里的味冈。 “哦，不是什么正经事，就是来玩玩，”大石搪塞了过去，“我该走了，你也多保重啊。” “好，您走好！”男子鞠了一躬。他肩膀很宽，浑身上下都是肌肉，四四方方的身躯仿佛箱子一般。他没有坐回吉普车里，而是站在原地，目送着味冈与大石的出租车离开。 “他叫中桥泰夫，是个临时工介绍人。自己手下也有个叫中桥组"的建筑公司，只不过是最底层的承包商，总是到处接零活。”大石对身旁的味冈解释道。 “你怎么认识他的？他承包过我们公司的工程吗？” “没有没有，您还记得三年前我们做过一个九州的纵贯道路的工程吗？” “啊，记得记得。” “那时我们在六号工区，旁边的七号工区是西冈建设负责的。施工的是西冈的承包商——杉川建设的承包商，加藤建设。当时中桥组也带了人手过来。我去工地出差过一个星期，就和隔壁工区的中桥混熟了。” "That's it." “我倒是不知道他会来这儿。他也说自己居无定所"。他并不属于任何一家建筑公司，哪儿的工钱开得高，他就去哪儿，全国各地到处漂泊。 " 建筑业的承包关系十分复杂。当大型建筑公司接到规模较大的土木工程时，他们只负责设计与施工管理，工程的大部分内容则会承包给A公司，其他部分则交给B公司，而A公司与B公司也只负责其中的一部分，其他部分则承包给更小的建筑公司。 经过层层承包，最后进行施工的，就是些没有任何技术水平和施工机械，只雇了些临时工人的小建筑公司。建筑业界是订单产业，地域性很强，“同一地点只能施工一次”是建筑行业的原则，所以施工队会随着工程四处移动。 这些施工队没有固定人员编制，每次接到新的工程后，临时工介绍人就会重新进行编组，但在个人层面上也存在一定的上下级关系。之后施工队就会前往工地。 “不过中桥那家伙还真是不显老，和三年前一模一样，照理说他也该有个四十五岁了吧。”大石说道。 “他说这边的工程是当地建筑公司承包的吗？”味冈动了动脚尖。 “他是这么说的，可总觉得他还有所隐瞒。说不定他是跟某个大公司来的，也许还是东京那边的建筑公司呢，那个中桥就是个独行侠。” “独行侠介绍人啊……” “最近每个工地都人手紧缺啊，介绍人的生意好着呢。他这人可聪明了。只要是有些利润、给的条件好的承包公司，他都会跟着去。” 味冈记住了这句话。