Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

The taxi left Mishima city and climbed up the ramp.On the top of the ramp is Hannan's small station. Next to the taxi parking lot in front of the station, a woman in a white kimono and a dark blue sash stood with a bored expression on her face.That was Wenji from Hamamatsu. Yamazaki and Yatabe exchanged glances.Kinya is also dressed in a similar way—a Shiozawa silk kimono with a cross pattern on a white background and a dark blue sash.It probably looks like this from a distance.Wenji also made a hairstyle according to Yatabe's request. "Is this okay?" Wen Ji noticed the gaze of the two, reached out to stroke his hair, and flicked his sleeves, as if showing the kimono and obi to the two.

"Very good, very good, nothing to say!" "The head of the class suddenly called me and asked me to dress like this... I don't even know what happened." Wen Ji looked puzzled. "Oh, it's nothing, I just want to invite you to have lunch at the golf course." "Is it true..." The six ladies from Hakone Yumoto are all wearing dresses, so it is completely impossible to tell that they are geisha from Karino Onsen.However, their makeup and clothing are still different from ordinary people. "Are you the Yatabe police officer?" The six walked out of the station, and the woman who walked in the front called out.She has a round face, is very short, and has squinted eyes, maybe she is nearsighted.

"Yes, I am Yatabe." "I am the Huajiang who talked to you on the phone." "Ah, hello, thank you for your hard work." Yatabe bowed his head to pay tribute, and greeted the five girls behind her who were waving small fans with their eyes. "You said Miss Jinmi was in danger, so all of us came here, waiting until the flowers were gone..." Huajiang stared at Yatabe and complained.On a hot day, she called a few friends over from Tangben, and felt that she was somewhat responsible. "Sorry, I'm late." forty past one.Yatabe was late for more than an hour, and it was inevitable to make the girls angry.

"If you don't come after two o'clock, we're going to go back." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I called everyone here, and I kept you waiting for so long..." Huajiang looked reproachful: Even if you are a policeman, you can't make people wait so long!Besides, you are still a policeman from other places... "I'm sorry, I'm the head of the criminal section." Yamazaki came out and apologized to the six women. Huajiang calmed down, and introduced with a smile: "This is Meimaru, they are Zhao Ye and Xiao Nu..." The five geisha owed their bodies.

"Miss Hanae," Yatabe whispered, "the woman over there in a kimono is a geisha from Hamamatsu named Wenkichi." "Your colleague told me her name just now. You called her too, right? I saw that she was a geisha, so I guessed that you called her, but I can't ask her face to face. Our sisters A few of them can still chat, but she is alone, and she is too embarrassed to talk to us, and has been waiting." "Oh... I really caused trouble for everyone this time. I'm sorry, can I ask you to come here?" Yatabe pulled her aside, smelling the smell of perfume, "Miss Huajiang, how does Wenji feel in a kimono? ?”

Wenji stood on the edge of the station and looked ahead, a little distance away from the geisha in Karino Onsen.Standing on the top of the hillside, Hannan can overlook the small town at the bottom of the valley surrounded by high mountains on the left and right.The sea surface of West Izu can still be seen vaguely in the mountains. "You made her wear a white kimono with a blue sash, right?" Hua Jiang said looking at Wen Ji's back. "Yes, didn't you say on the phone that Miss Jin Mi dresses like this? How about it? Don't they look alike from a distance?" "Like! We were sitting in the waiting room of the station just now, and when we saw her get off the bus with other passengers and walked towards the exit, Meimaru, Suzuka and Xiao Nu all jumped up and shouted: Oh, that's not Jin Mi Sister!" I was also taken aback.After she walked through the exit and entered the waiting room, I stared at her for a long time. Her face was also very similar to Sister Jin Mi. "

"You and Miss Jin Mi are as close as sisters, and you will recognize the wrong person. It seems that they are really similar..." "The back view and hairstyle are exactly the same!" "I see, thank you." "I said Officer Yatabe..." "Ok?" "Hmm, what, um, where did our sister Jin Mi go? We were almost dying of worry, so we ran all the way here, but you made us wait for more than an hour..." "We don't know Miss Jin Mi's whereabouts, so we need everyone's help." "Sister Jin Mi's life is not in danger, right?" Hua Jiang asked worriedly.

"It should be fine for now." "Currently?" Hua Jiang stared back with slender eyes. "The situation is urgent, please help." "I don't know what we can do to help... Anyway, we will try our best." Worry about Miss Jin Mi replaced dissatisfaction with anxiously waiting. "You don't have to worry too much, just do as I say, and do whatever you want. Let me introduce Miss Wenji to everyone formally." A group of people took three cars.In the first car sat Section Chief Yamazaki and three young detectives.In the second car were five Karino Onsen geisha, and in the last car were Yatabe, Fumichi, and Hanae.

Starting from the front of the station, it didn't take long to enter the tunnel.Above are the tracks of the Shinkansen and the Tokaido Main Line.In addition to the tunnel, there is a steep uphill road.There are cedar forests on both sides of the road.The top of the mountain moves slowly over the treetops. "Miss Huajiang, did you come to Kannan by train?" Yatabe asked suddenly. "No, we took a taxi directly from Yumoto. I have never been here before, and this is a rare opportunity, so I want to take a car to go for a drive on the slopes of the Ten Kingdoms." Although they were worried about Miss Jin Mi's safety, they still had leisure time to go for a drive—maybe this was their strength.

"That means there is a direct road to Hannan from the slopes of the Ten Kingdoms?" From a geographical point of view, it should be so. "No, there is no direct road. Starting from Shiguo Mountain, you have to go to the toll expressway between Atami and Hannan, go along the road to Hannan, and then you can reach the station." "Isn't there a road leading directly to the golf course on the mountain from the slopes of Jukuni?" "No, it would be much more convenient if there was one," the driver replied without turning his head, "...it will be built in the future, but now we can only go down from the slopes of Shiguo Mountain to Hot Spring as the guest said. Take the Han Expressway, and then go around in a circle. It will be troublesome to pass from Hakone."

The taxi climbed up the rough hillside, and the top of the mountain could be seen in the distance through the cedar forest.On the right are the mountains of Hakone, which are not connected to the hillside where the taxi is located, and there is a deep valley in the middle.The driver said that the hillside of Shikoku is to the west of Oone in the distance. "Then is there a way anyone can go?" "Yes, but it's very narrow, and the roads are all in the grass. Ordinary people can't walk at all. Only the cedar forest rangers in mountaineering suits can walk." "Is that so...that's how it is..." Yatabe remained silent.He surveyed the surrounding terrain, thinking about the route taken by the person who kidnapped Jin Mi. "Is this your first time here too?" Huajiang was afraid that Wenji in Hamamatsu would be too lonely alone, so he kept talking to her without saying a word. "Well, yes..." Wenji replied with a smile. "The scenery here is really nice." "yes……" "Ah, you look beautiful in this kimono." "Where is it, I really don't suit to wear western clothes... I can only wear my usual kimono. Everyone looks so beautiful in western clothes..." They flatter each other, but also to ease the tension of the first meeting. "Oh, we'll be on the golf course soon." Yatabe saw a red-roofed warehouse hut at the bottom of the road.He poked Huajiang with his elbow and told them to stop talking. A road divides into two, and there is a black wooden board erected on the front of the corner, with several large white characters carved on it - "Xiufeng Country Club". "Oh, it's finally here... I really want to go to the restaurant to eat something quickly. As soon as I saw the sign, my stomach started to growl." Huajiang said unbearably. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the people in the first two cars must be hungry too, you see, even the speed of the car has increased." The road suddenly became a slow slope.No wonder, the cedar forest is still mixed with cypress on the right, but the golf course can already be seen on the left. There are several grassy hills in the golf course.There is a tall wire mesh between the stadium and the road.The road circles around the field.The taxi drove to the club hall, and naturally you could see the scenery near each cave entrance.The strong sunlight was shining directly down, whitening the green lawn.Men and women in shirts of all colors were scattered across the lawn like beans of every color. Yatabe stared at the crowd on the lawn through the car window. At the top of the hill there is a white Swiss-style building with a stylish vermilion roof.Three taxis quickly drove past the parking lot full of various luxury private cars, and stopped at the entrance of the club hall. "Master driver," Yatabe said suddenly after getting out of the car, "I may have to call two or three more taxis later. Can you tell me the phone number of the business office?" The driver took out a taxi company business card and handed it over. "Now is the most idle time. There must be many empty cars. You are welcome to call anytime." The canteen of the club hall is on the second floor.Yatabe and Yamazaki asked the ladies to wait a while, and went upstairs by themselves first. The cafeteria was empty, only three couples of young men and women were drinking coffee and juice. "Today, Nanyuan Club held a golf club. May I ask if all the people who participated in the golf club have gone out?" "Yes, they went out to play ball an hour ago." The waiter replied. "That's it... how many people are there in total?" "It should be twenty people, divided into five groups." They left an hour ago - that is to say they had lunch and started the afternoon club at half past one.It will take at least three hours for five groups of people to complete half of the game in the afternoon.If there are more people in the stadium, it will take longer.It is estimated that they will not leave the stadium until around 4:30.It is half past two. "Where are the first group of people now?" "This...they are already playing in the second half, and they should be around the 14th hole." "Hole 14? About where?" The waiter led Yatabe to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. The view from the top of the mountain is open.The mountains on the left cover the foot of Mt. Fuji, while the top reaches the blue sky.The mountains on the right are stacked and surround the entire golf course.The grassy hills below the hall resemble the waves of the sea, separated by cypress forests like a curtain. "The 14th hole is blocked by a cypress forest. It can't be seen from this side. It's probably that way. Look, isn't there a caddy pushing a cart? It's right in front of that." Caddies dressed in white, red flags and golfing guests are scattered on the grass. "If you come to the hall by car, you can't see the 14th hole, right?" Yatabe thought of the crowd he saw through the taxi window. "Yes, the 11th, 12th, 14th, 17th, and 18th holes are all inside the course, surrounded by other holes, and cannot be seen from here." "Excuse me, do you have a brochure for the golf course? The one with the road map." "Yes, please wait a moment." The waiter walked away. At this time, the seven ladies walked into the cafeteria, ran to the window, and admired the beautiful scenery in front of them.The air conditioner was turned on in the room, but the ladies kept shaking the small fans on their chests, which seemed to be their habit. Soon, the waiters brought the menus and put the two tables together again.Everyone began to order food in a hurry. "Chairman..." Yatabe pulled Yamazaki to a corner.At the back is a low shelf holding silvery silver trophies. "There was a delay in the middle, and the plan was completely messed up..." "Well...the group of guys have all gone out to play, and there is no one in the cafeteria..." Yamazaki, who knew about Yatabe's plan, frowned.Wenji, dressed in a kimono, sat at a table by the window. "Wait a little longer, let's think about it." The waiter just came over with the brochure. "thanks." Yatabe hurriedly opened the booklet and looked at the thumbnails of the stadium. The golf course is a rectangle running from east to west. The club hall in the center divides the course into two. The east half is for holes 10 to 18 in the second half, and the west half is for holes 1 to 9 in the first half.The uphill road coming from Hannan follows the outer side of the second half of the route, passing through holes 15, 16, 13, and 10 from south to north in sequence, and arrives at the club hall in the center.As the waiter said, holes 14, 17, 12, 11, and 18 are on the inside and cannot be seen from the road at the same height. The waiter said that the first team of Nanyuan Club is now playing the 14th hole.Holes 15 and 16 are on the side of the road. Yatabe handed the brochure to Section Chief Yamazaki, and looked up at the electronic clock in the cafeteria. "Chairman, please take care of that thing from the concrete factory, it should be here soon, right?" The head of the section looked at his watch and replied: "Well, the departure from Daren is the Daren Factory of Guorong Concrete Manufacturing Company. After all, I contacted the head office, not the factory, and it will take some time to get from the head office to the factory. But It should be here soon." The ladies saw the delicacies brought by the two waiters, and said with bright eyes: "Then we will not be polite." They bowed their heads to Yamazaki and Yatabe. "Ah, I have kept everyone waiting for a long time. Please eat more." Yamazaki said. "The two police officers should eat together too." Hua Jiang said with a smile. "We'll be here right away, everyone eat first." "Really, let's eat first then." The ladies picked up their knives and forks with smiling faces and got to work.It seemed they were really hungry. "Eat with them." Yatabe said to the three young police officers.On another table there were five servings of cutlery. "Where are the section chief and Officer Yatabe?" Officer Okawa asked. "The head of the class and I still have some things to do, you guys eat first. There will be no time to eat later." Yatabe and Yamazaki hurried down the stairs.There is an office and a counter for receiving guests in the lobby at the entrance.There are two young women sitting at the counter, and there is a canteen selling specialties next to it. The two stood on the stairs and discussed. "I'm going to call the taxi office in front of Hannan Station..." Yatabe saw three dark-skinned men in shirts walking up the stairs, and hurriedly whispered to Yamazaki.The principal nodded. "Today's form is really bad, and the score hit a new low." The three chatted and walked past Yatabe. "Chairman, go to the office to see the signatures of the members of the Nanyuan Club. There should be the names of the members of this club and the names of the visitors in the register." The two walked down the stairs, Section Chief Yamazaki walked towards the office, and Yatabe approached the payphone in the corner of the specialty shelf. He took the business card the taxi driver had given him from his coat pocket and turned the dial on the phone. A thick voice came from the other end of the phone.Yatabe put his hands on the receiver and looked around.There were five or six people standing and chatting at the door.The canteen has boxes of dried fish, cans of pickled wild vegetables, boxes of kamaboko, clay pots, shell art and snacks.There was no one in front of the store. A driver answered the phone.It was the voice that introduced the enthalpy path just now. "Ah, is this the guest who went to the golf course just now?" The other party also remembered Yatabe's voice. "Yes, it was really hard just now." "Did you just say that you need two or three taxis? Can we start now?" The driver still remembered what Yatabe said. "It doesn't take that much, just come here first. Please send a car to the entrance of the club hall as soon as possible." "it is good." "Ah, wait..." Seeing that the driver wanted to hang up the phone, Yatabe hurriedly said, "I have something else to ask you." "What's up?" "After you sent us to the golf course, did you go back to the station before going to the business office?" Yatabe asked. "Yes, as soon as I come back, I can only be at the end of the queue. I saw that there were no customers, so I went back to the business office to rest." "So did you see a mixer truck coming towards the golf course?" "No, if there is, I will definitely see it." Yatabe breathed a sigh of relief. "Then you should be able to see it later. After you see that car, can you stop it for me?" "Stop it?" "That mixer truck belongs to the Daren Factory of Guorong Concrete Manufacturing Company. Tell the driver for me. Yamazaki from Tianlong City asked me to tell you that the head office has issued an order, and the contact person will come right away. Please wait for him to arrive before driving. "" The person in charge of contacting Kunei Concrete Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was Mr. Yamazaki.Although the driver of the mixer truck at the Daren factory didn't know the ins and outs of the matter, as long as he was told that "the head office had issued an order", he could only park the car at the gate of Hannan Station. "Okay, I'll tell the driver when the mixer truck comes." "Thank you, then please. Please send a taxi over as soon as possible." "it is good." After Yatabe made the phone call, he started smoking on the spot.Ten minutes passed, and Yamazaki still didn't show up.Could it be that the investigation is not going well?Fifteen minutes later, Yamazaki opened the office door and walked out. Yamazaki saw Yatabe and walked over slowly, unable to hide his excitement. "How is it?" Yatabe asked softly. "Well, I saw the list of members of the Nanyuan Club. When I first entered the office, they kept asking me why I wanted to see the list. I couldn't identify myself, so I could only lie that I was a newspaper reporter and wanted to report on the club. The business is booming. I happen to have a newspaper reporter's business card in my pocket, which is really helpful. But if I just look at the Nanyuanhui, the purpose of the investigation will be exposed, and I can only waste some time looking at the rosters that have nothing to do with the case , That’s why it took so long. But I copied down all the names of Nanyuanhui.” Yamazaki spread out a piece of paper. Yatabe stared at the twenty names on the paper.The address and phone number of each person is also written on the back.He looked at Yamazaki—the head of the section also responded with his eyes. "Call and inquire about the names you don't know?" "Well, the invited officials and the people in the construction industry should be looked at separately." The section chief agreed. "Speaking of the phone, I called the taxi driver at Hannan Station just now, and he said that the mixer truck hadn't arrived yet. I asked him to stop the car, and it was lucky to catch up..." "That would be wonderful." "I hailed a taxi and it should have been parked at the door, everything went according to plan." "Are you accompanying me in that car?" "I think it's better for me to accompany you. But I will return in that car myself in a moment." "Which hole will the first group of the Nanyuan Club play at that time... is it near the 14th hole now?" "I'll be back in about 30 minutes. They should have finished playing the 15th hole and are now playing the 16th hole. But that should be the first group of five groups. The latter group must not be so fast." The two talked softly as they went up the stairs. When I came to the cafeteria, I saw that the three police officers had finished eating. They were smoking and focused their attention on Mr. Yamazaki. Yamazaki handed the list of twenty people he had copied down to three police officers, with the exception of a few names, who were dispatched to investigate. "Their occupations are not on this list. The three of you divide up your work and call their homes to find out whether they are officials or people in the construction industry. Don't reveal that you are a policeman when you ask." Yamazaki and Yatabe already knew the remaining names, so they didn't let their subordinates investigate. The three copied down the names of the people they needed to investigate, and ran to the public phone in the restaurant and the red phone booth downstairs. After Yamazaki arranged the work, he walked to the two tables where the girls were sitting. They have finished eating and are enjoying the after-dinner fruit. "It's delicious, thank you." Seeing Yamazaki, they thanked him. "Rough tea and light food, please bear with me." "Don't the section chief and Yatabe police officer eat?" Huajiang asked, looking at the two sets of unused tableware on the next table. "We ate breakfast late, so we don't really have any appetite." "That's really embarrassing, insisting that you eat with us..." "Wherever you are, as long as you can enjoy the beautiful scenery and delicacies here, we will be satisfied." "The scenery here is really beautiful. It must be very enjoyable to play golf here." "Do you play golf too?" "Yes, yes, but I didn't play well." The three Karino Onsen geisha raised their hands. "Do you want to visit the golf course? Think of it as a walk after dinner. How about a walk around the half court?" "Oh, that sounds really good!" Umemaru, the young Suzuka and Haruno raised their hands high. "Sister, it's boring to just look at it from here, let's go for a walk!" Lingxiang said to Huajiang, Zhaoye and Xiaonu. "Going for a walk on such a hot day...you will be sunburned to death." The young slave said. "Wheat-colored skin is sexy, I guarantee you will have guests with you every night." Umemaru said with a smile. "Since Umemaru-san has spoken, let's go to the side of the stadium, so as not to have no business in the future." Hua Jiang said. "Yes, yes, Sister Huajiang." Chunruo clapped her hands and said. "Everyone has parasols, right?" Yamazaki asked with a smile. "Well, everyone has it." Hua Jiang replied. "However, if we walk next to the court, will it affect the players? What if we are hit by a flying ball?" Zhao Ye asked - she is the most taciturn among the group of geishas one of. "There is a path next to the court for caddies to push their carts. As long as you walk along that path, you will not disturb the players. The ball may fly, so please hold up your parasols to block them. The sun can block the ball again." "It really kills two birds with one stone, you are so smart." "If everyone has no objections, then let's go." "But we have so many women who don't play golf, and just walk on the road, will the golfers find it strange?" Umemaru asked worriedly. "Oh, it's okay, it's okay, everyone is so beautiful, it must be very eye-catching, how wonderful." When Huajiang stood up, he suddenly said, "Huh?" She looks around. "...Why is Miss Wenji from Hamamatsu missing?" "Oh, Miss Wenji went back earlier." Yamazaki said lightly.Yatabe also disappeared. The three young police officers returned to the cafeteria after finishing their calls. Yatabe sent Wenji to Kannan Station and turned back.It took thirty minutes. Section head Yamazaki stayed in the cafeteria with six Karino Onsen geisha.He suddenly paid attention to Zhao Ye. Zhao Ye is the most beautiful among the six.The other five people always have the feeling of "country hot spring geisha", and their temperament is not good.Umemaru is a bit fat and has thick lips.Xiao Nu has a flat face and slumped shoulders.Chun Ruo has small eyes and a sunken chin.Suzuka is short, like a child.Huajiang has a protruding forehead, a low bridge of nose, and thin lips.But Zhao Ye has a melon-seeded face, with big watery eyes and a tall nose.Although the lower lip is more protruding than the upper lip, it is still considered a beauty.He is also very slender, and his gestures are elegant, and he is the most taciturn one in the group.She must be Karino Onsen's most popular geisha - Yamazaki secretly decided. At this time, Yamazaki suddenly remembered the testimony of Kenkichi Oishi, Minister of Road Construction of Sunstar Construction.On the evening of June 25th, Ajika, Oishi, Hirayama, and Ohara stayed at the Fengzhuang Hotel in Karino Onsen, and Ajika and Kinya spent the night together. Besides Jin Mi, did Zhao Ye also attend their dinner that night?If Teruha was there, why did Ajika not ask for Teruha, but let Jin Mi accompany him?When a man chooses a one-night stand partner, he always favors beautiful women. "Miss Huajiang, take a step to talk." Yamazaki led Huajiang to the corner of the cafeteria.Yamazaki's tone was very relaxed, and Hana followed him indifferently. "I want to ask you something... On the night of June 25th, Mioka, a senior official of Rixing Construction, and three subordinates stayed at the Maple Hotel. That night, who else attended the group besides Jin Mi?" banquet?" Huajiang still remembers it very clearly: "The group of customers said they were the clerks of the department store at the beginning. I remember it clearly. Afterwards, Sister Jinmi told us that they belonged to the construction company. That day, apart from Sister Jinmi, there were also Teruha, Umemaru, Harunaka and I are here." "Did Miss Kimiya find out about his real identity because she slept with Mioka, the top executive of the construction company?" "yes." Yamazaki didn't understand why Hanae blushed.Huajiang and Pingshan spent a good night together, and Pingshan also told her that he was a member of Rixing Construction.She didn't know that Ajika drowned shortly after that in Funaaki Dam Lake, far from Karino Onsen. "Has Zhao Ye gone too? Strange..." "What's wrong?" "Miss Teruha is so beautiful, why did Mr. Ajika not choose Miss Teruha, but Ms. Jinmi who is slightly inferior in appearance and age? It doesn't make sense. Of course, radish and green vegetables have their own preferences..." "Anyone can tell that Teruha is indeed a beauty. Mr. Mioka also wanted Teruha to accompany him at first, but Teruha refused for a special reason. That's why he replaced it with Miss Jinmi..." "Ah, that's right... That means Miss Zhaoye has her big backer, so she can't accompany other guests, right?" "You can figure it out for yourself." From Teruha's elegant temperament, the high-end dress and the beautiful ring on his finger, Yamazaki guessed a thing or two. "Can you tell me secretly, what exactly does Miss Zhaoye's backer do? What's his name?" Hua Jiang stared at Yamazaki's face and said, "Section Chief, are you asking this question as a policeman?" "No, it's just that I am personally interested." Yamazaki said a little panicked. "Then how can I tell you the identity of my friend's man. If you want to know, just ask Zhao Ye directly." Hua Jiang said angrily. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, that's not what I meant...well...then let me ask this way," Yamazaki saw that Hana's face changed drastically, and asked in a different direction, "Ladies and gentlemen live in Hakone now, and the travel expenses for this trip are what you usually pay for this trip." Did you save it?" "We go on a trip every summer, and the travel expenses are what we usually save." "That's really nice... where did you go last summer?" "Going around the Noto Peninsula." "How many days have you lived?" "Only stayed for one night." "What about the year before last?" "I went to climb Mount Ontake in Kiso the year before last." "How many nights did you stay?" "Two nights." "What about the year before last?" "On the coast of Echizen." "Sea bathing... also stay for two nights?" "That's right." "In other words, you used to go to places that are relatively close to Karino Onsen, and you only stayed for a day or two. But this year's trip is very luxurious. Everyone came to Hakone and stayed for four or five days. Excuse me I would like to ask, do you have enough money saved?" Huajiang was silent. Seeing that Huajiang was silent, Yamazaki continued: "The money saved by everyone is definitely not enough, right? Is it funded by a certain lady's backstage?" "It's not pleasant to be asked by the police, as if we were using stolen money to get away in Hakone." "No no, that's not what I meant." "We haven't done anything wrong. If you want to know, just tell you. There are indeed people who have funded our trip." "Sure enough... there is nothing wrong with this, but I have something else I want to ask you by the way." "By the way again", how come it's the same as Fu 樫 in "Persuading into Accounts"..." After Huajiang told the truth, he seemed to relax a lot, and even made a joke. "I won't interrogate you like Fukui, I just ask a few questions for reference." "Someone heard that we would save our own money to travel every year, so they paid the travel expenses for the seven of us, and let us go to Hakone for four or five days." "This backer is really rich... Wait, did he make a condition? Must go to Hakone, and must stay for about five days?" "It's not really a condition, it's just that the other party said so, so we can only do it." "There is one more condition: you must bring Miss Jinmi with you on this trip to Hakone, right?" "He did ask us to bring Sister Jin Mi, but we are good sisters..." "Well...that's how it is." Yamazaki knew that he had found an important clue, but he didn't show the excitement in his chest on his face. "Then when everyone was at Yumoto's hotel, did the backer show up?" "No, he didn't come." "That's weird. He paid so much money for you to come and play, so he should come to meet you, right? Drinking, playing mahjong or something. Otherwise, what are you paying for?" "He usually doesn't drink, and he's busy with business, so he doesn't have that time." Huajiang accidentally slipped his mouth, and only after the words came out of his mouth did he realize that something was wrong, and his face showed timidity. "Miss Huajiang, do you know this backer?" "..." "Otherwise, how would you know that he doesn't usually drink and is busy with work?" "..." Huajiang regretted her slip of the tongue.Yamazaki whispered in her ear: "The sponsor of this tour is Ms. Zhao Ye's backer, right?" Huajiang nodded helplessly. "I guess that's the case. Doesn't Miss Teruha's backer often come to Karino Onsen?" "Occasionally." Hua Jiang lowered his head and replied in a low voice. "Does he live far away? Kanazawa? Kyoto? Or Osaka?" "Tokyo." Under the guidance of Yamazaki, Huajiang quickly gave the answer. "He is from Tokyo? Could it be that he came to Karino Onsen to discuss business?" "He is not a businessman, and his status is much higher than that of a businessman." "Oh?" "It's this"..." Huajiang broke the can, pointed at his chest and drew a circle. "Is he a congressman?" Yamazaki was shocked. "I won't ask his name, but was that congressman born in Karino Onsen? Or is the vicinity of Karino Onsen his electoral district?" "No, he's a native of Tokyo." "Oh? He is from Tokyo, but for some reason, County R where Karino Onsen is located has become his base. Is that what you mean?" "He's an MP for the National District." "Ah, a member of the Senate?" "He is a big name. He has many enthusiastic supporters in County R, so he would come to Karino Onsen to stay for a few days from time to time, so he met Teruha..." Once he slipped his mouth, Huajiang couldn't stop talking. Then, looking at Yamazaki's face, she sighed and said, "I can't be Benkei." Yatabe came back out of breath.It seemed that he came back in a hurry. "Go to Hannan Station and see that the mixer truck just stopped there, and the driver helped to stop it. Ms. Wenji's affairs have also been arranged according to plan." Yatabe glanced at his watch, "Should have already left the station to drive here. coming." After speaking, he looked at the ladies on the opposite table again.Huajiang is also there.For some reason, she looked listless. "Yatabe, I got an important clue!" "What?" Yatabe saw that the section chief's eyes were shining, and he immediately understood the importance of the matter, and immediately became nervous. Yamazaki took Yatabe down the stairs and briefly told Yatabe about the news Hana revealed. "What? Teruha is Takao Yuuji's mistress?" Yatabe's face changed drastically, "He's a big shot..." "Super big shot..." Takao Yuugi is an internal affairs bureaucrat who served as a senior official in the autonomous province before running for the upper house.He has been elected three times in the national district and is now the director of the route working group of the ruling party's political affairs review committee.He is very popular in the provincial department related to transportation administration, and even the rural police know his name. Yatabe recalled that on the roof of the antique shop in Karino Onsen, there was a big signboard - Liaison Office of Takao Yuji, Member of the National Senate. The owner of the antique shop should be one of the "Takao Xiongji supporters" in Hua Jiangkou. Yatabe folded his arms.The person who died in the mechanical room on the roof of the Marunouchi Shinbang Building in Tokyo was Mitsumaro Yanagihara, who claimed to be the "Secretary Director of the Gifu Takao Club of Takao Yuji Support Club".After disappearing from Nai Nai Precision Machinery Works in Kyobashi, he hid in Karino Onsen for a month.Yanagihara Kosuke is wanted by the Metropolitan Police Department for fraud.There must be someone who protects him in Karino Onsen. Kosuke Yanagihara is an antique dealer.But he does not have his own antique shop, he is a "businessman".He went to antique shops all over the country, bought good things when he saw them, and resold them to customers in Tokyo to earn the difference, or sold them exclusively to antique shops in Tokyo to make a living. The Takao Yuji Liaison Office in Karino Onsen is the "Ono Ancient Art Store"-it must be related to merchants like Yanagihara. At that time, the shop owner in his fifties was sitting in the shop reading a newspaper.The newspaper blocked his face, but Yatabe always felt that he was secretly scanning the customers entering the store with the corner of his eye. From this point of view, the owner of Ono Ancient Art Store not only has to secure local votes for Takao Yuji, but also operates the liaison office, and may also be an intermediary between Takao Yuji and Teruha.The monthly living expenses given to Zhaoye may also be given to Zhaoye by the owner of the antique shop. "It should not be Senator Takao who paid Kim Mi and his seven hot spring geisha to travel to Hakone. I think everything was planned by someone else under the guise of Senator Takao. Senator Takao should not have any direct connection with this matter." Yatabe thought for a while, and said to Mr. Yamazaki. "Maybe that's the case. I think Teruha didn't know anything about it. I thought Councilor Takao paid for them to have fun this time." “我也是这么想的，她应该不知情。这样一来，我心中的疑问就一扫而空了——幕后黑手的真正目标是金弥，找其他人来只是为了混淆视线。照叶是无辜的。” “那接下来就照计划办？” “嗯，只是我们既然掌握了这些情报，就可以再加一点料。我会跟那些准备参观球场的小姐们说的。” He looked at his watch.搅拌车马上就要出现在路边了。 “课长，让我再看看您在事务所抄下的名单。” 矢田部看了看山崎给出的成员名单，向另外三名警员招招手。 “你们刚才已经根据这张名单打电话问过了吧？不是建筑业人士的是哪几个人？” 分工打电话的三位刑警，用手指着几个名字说道：“大浦智二、工藤昌吉、藤丸敏也、高桥照雄、田中登和川添治郞，总共六个。” 矢田部看了看名单，又看了看三位刑警，问道：“他们都是在哪儿工作的？” “大浦先生和工藤先生是大藏省的××局长与××部长。我没有暴露自己的身份，谎称我是电视台负责打字幕的人，为了提高收视率，要打出您丈夫的工作单位"，那些夫人就毫无保留地把丈夫的工作单位告诉我了。大浦先生五十四岁，工藤先生五十二岁。”上田汇报了调查结果。 “我也是这么问的。藤丸先生是建设省的××局长，今年五十三岁。高桥先生的夫人戒心十足，就是不肯把丈夫的工作单位告诉我。”大川也汇报了自己负责的部分。 “那就说明他是高级官僚，家教果然到位。” 矢田部朝最后一位吉冈警官看去。 “田中登先生是大藏省的××经局长，今年五十四岁。川添治郞的夫人虽然接了电话，可也是戒心十足，就是不肯告诉我丈夫的工作单位。” “很好。”矢田部点了点头，“川添先生肯定也是高官。他们大多是大藏省的官僚，估计高桥先生和川添先生不是大藏省就是建设省。其他人都是五十三四岁，估计他们俩也差不多，职位肯定也是局长或部长。很好，你们先过去吧。” 矢田部让三人回到餐桌，自己则低声朝山崎说道：“从这些人的地位来看，他们应该和巨势堂明有密切联系。巨势在大藏省和建设省非常吃得开，肯定也是有这些人从中协调。今天的高尔夫球会，就是为招待他们举办的。巨势召集起加入南苑会的建筑公司成员，让他们与官员混个脸熟。” “味冈死前去琵琶湖畔的高尔夫球场打过球，估计那场球会的性质也和今天的差不多。”山崎也说道。 “没错，这张名单上写着这家乡村俱乐部的正式会员是巨势堂明、大东组建设的成濑敬一、共荣建设的中原武夫和日星建设的大石谦吉。因为南苑会的会员都是以公司名义，味冈死后，大石就取而代之成了日星建设的代表。” “大石是代替味冈出席高尔夫球会的，他肯定升官了。” “是啊，而且甲东建设的末吉祐介也入会了。” “主要成员就是这么几个。剩下的十五个都是访客，还有个女人。” “宫村彰子，二十八岁，东京都港区芝××号，龙水会事务所员工。” “龙水会……龙水会，”矢田部拍着脑袋，“总觉得在哪儿听过……” “据警视厅来的调查员说，巨势堂明手下除了南苑会，还有个叫龙水会的组织，南苑会的事务所在神邦大楼的东明经济研究所，但龙水会另有位置。” “那宫村的地址，应该就是事务所的所在地了吧？南苑会是建筑公司的组织，而龙水会是其他公司的组织。应该也是通过巨势堂明认识高官的那种组织吧。只是龙水会是什么公司的组织啊……” “目前还不清楚，不过那个宫村彰子就是巨势堂明在那个组织里的秘书。和泽田美代子在建筑公司的组织——南苑会中的地位一样。” “是啊，估计龙水会也是一个事务所、一部电话、一个秘书的形式吧，就像泽田美代子一样。不对，等等，泽田美代子死后，宫村彰子可能兼任了南苑会的工作，不然怎么会跟着巨势堂明来南苑会高尔夫球会呢？” "Ok……" 两人又看了看宫村彰子的名字与年龄，面面相觑。 上田走了过来。 “课长，小姐们问什么时候才能去参观球场……已经把她们晾了好久了，她们都快等得不耐烦了。” 矢田部赶忙走去小姐们所在的餐桌。 “不好意思让各位久等了。” “还不好意思呢，先让我们在函南站等，又让我们在这儿等，你们到底是什么意思嘛！”艺妓代表花江表示抗议。 “唉，对不起对不起，的确是我们照顾不周，只是参观之前有些事情需要商量商量……” “参观个球场还要商量什么？” “没事没事，已经商量好了。不过有件事情需要大家帮帮忙。” "Help? Help for what?" “各位来到球场之后，请看这位上田警官的手势。他发出指示之后，请大家为正在打高尔夫的人加加油。” “加油？怎么个加油法？” “打球的人分成五组，每组四人，按次序打每个洞。请大家对着那些人喊一喊这几个名字……” 矢田部将一张纸片递给小姐们，上面写着：大浦、工藤、藤丸、高桥、田中、川添。 小姐们凑在一起看了看纸条。 “只要喊他们的名字就行了吗？”梅丸问道。 “没错，不过最好是娇滴滴地喊。” “啊？怎么做？” “没各位想象的这么难，就照着平时在宴会上喊熟客的那个口气就行了。” “大先生，加油啊！工先生，加油啊！这样？” “不要喊大先生或工先生，必须把大浦和工藤这两个字都喊出来。” “我们艺妓是不能随便喊客人名字的，只能用昵称喊，不然被别人听见就麻烦了。况且大先生"呀工先生"这样的昵称听起来更亲密啊。” 花江摆出刈野温泉艺妓的规矩来。 “您说得是，可今天我们希望大家能装成东京艺妓的样子，就好像经常出入赤坂、新桥、日本桥、柳桥高级料理店的那种艺妓，尽可能娇滴滴"地喊一喊那些人的名字。 " “可他们根本不认识我们啊……” “没关系，要不这样吧，各位用阳伞遮住半张脸，在远处喊，怎么样？” “会不会给他们添麻烦啊？” “添麻烦也不要紧，这就是我们的目的。” “好奇怪呀……” “请各位帮帮忙。” “姐姐，我们就听警察的吧！”年轻的春若和铃香跃跃欲试。 “还有一件事……”征得小姐们同意的矢田部说道。 “还有啊？”花江一脸不耐烦。 “只是顺便啦。球道旁边不就是马路吗？就是打车过来的时候路过的那条马路。过一会儿会有一辆混凝土搅拌车从坡道底下慢慢往上爬。大家看见车里的人之后……” 矢田部向小姐们提出请求。 艺妓们你看看我，我看看你，最终还是由花江作了决定。 “没办法，反正也是顺便……矢田部警官，您可真是狮子大开口啊。算了，反正是为了金弥姐，我们豁出去了……” 上田与吉冈带着六名艺妓走下食堂的楼梯，朝大门对面的球场入口走去。强烈的阳光照在无边无际的草坪上，鲜艳的绿色显得非常刺眼。艺妓们齐刷刷地打开阳伞。 工作人员冲了过来，说他们不允许闲人擅自前往球场，否则容易被球砸到。 “喂，让她们去吧。”工作人员背后的人说道。好像是俱乐部经理。 “不过路上的确有危险，各位一定要小心啊。” 他微笑着送小姐们出了门。山崎向他道明了身份，征得了他的同意。 艺妓们撑着阳伞，沿着小道缓缓行走。戴着宽檐草帽、用白色毛巾包着脸的球童一脸疑惑地望着眼前的光景。