Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen

Those who participated in the Nanyuan Club Golf Club were playing the 15th and 16th holes on the side of the road. In the teeing area of ​​the middle hole on the 16th, a burly man won the first shot and was about to hit a level shot.The distance is only 350 yards, not very far, but there are bunkers on both sides of the landing point of the first shot, and you will fall into it if you are not careful. The scores of the other three people were not as good as his, but they didn't have a little anxiety on their faces. Instead, they gave the burly man in his fifties admiring glances - at a glance, he knew that the one who got the right to hit first was a distinguished guest.

Not only is he tall and burly, but his clothes are also very high-end.He stood on the spot and visually observed the ball's landing point, and everything showed that he had a wealth of playing experience. One of the other three was a little fat and short, with some white hair peeking out from under the long brim of a sports cap.He wears a pair of dark sunglasses that hide the features of his eyes, but his round nose and thick lips cannot be hidden.The other had a particularly stocky build and looked like a manual laborer.The other was tall, with a long horse face.All three of them wore dark sunglasses, making it difficult to judge facial features.

The first group was also on the 16th green, taking putters out of their bags. The four players on the 14th hole had finished playing. They stood on the high lawn mound, silently waiting for the previous group to finish playing.One of them was dressed very smartly, and he was talking about something incessantly.The three people around laughed and listened, nodding from time to time.It seems that the handsome gentleman is also a distinguished guest. The 15th hole is a short hole. A slender golfer successfully hit 1on on the green and was about to putt.The distance is about 4 meters. The caddy pulls out the small flagpole, as if guiding the hitter. Here, it is better to hit the ball on the left side of the hole.Upon closer inspection, the batter was very thin and seemed to be a woman.She also wears dark sunglasses.The remaining three concentrated on predicting the batting route, and there should be a distinguished guest among them.

The five groups of Nanyuan Club are located in the 15th and 16th holes respectively.at this time…… "Mr. Oura, Mr. Takahashi!" "Mr. Kudo, come on!" "Mr. Fujimaru! Come on!" The scorching sun hung in the blue sky.Mount Fuji is in the distance, Hakone and Amagi mountains are nearby, and the sea surface of Suruga Bay and Sagami Bay reflects strong sunlight.A charming female voice sounded. Everyone was shocked. Looking from the direction of the sound, they saw a row of women holding bright parasols, standing on the path beside the stadium. Which show is this playing in?Everyone was dumbfounded.

"Mr. Oura, if you win, come to the store to hold a celebration party!" "That's right, Mr. Tanaka, long time no see, come to our store sometime! Or go over after playing!" "Mr. Chuantian! Mr. Chuantian! Come on!" Yamazaki and Yatabe did not expect this group of geisha from Karino Onsen to be so involved in the drama.Someone shouted: "It's a geisha!" It was the group of "distinguished guests" who panicked first. The burly man on hole 16 called out, "Hey, Sueyoshi, has anyone told the group in Akasaka Village that we came here?"

The "guests" in the 15th hole were also in a hurry and panicked. "This is terrible! It will be scribbled in the newspapers and weekly magazines! I will quit calling and go home!" Under the shouts of the geisha, officials from the Ministry of Finance and Construction, including Tomoji Oura, Masaki Kudo, Toshiya Fujimaru, Teruo Takahashi, Nobori Tanaka, and Jiro Kawasue, were shocked. The club, avoiding the fairway where the woman with the parasol was, made a big circle from the slope of the lawn, and fled back to the club hall as if flying. And the other people in the construction industry who came to participate in the Nanyuan Club Golf Club also stared wide-eyed, completely unaware of what happened in front of them.

But several of them, who are the organizers of the golf club, are desperately trying to keep the officials. "Mr. Oura, please don't be impatient." "Mr. Kudo, don't worry..." "Mr. Takahashi, please don't leave..." "Don't be restless? Why do you want me to be less restless? We are all recognized by the geisha, how can we stay here? Do you understand that our position is different from yours!" "If this gets into the newspapers and magazines, we're in big trouble!" "Have the reporters from newspapers and magazines come?"

"Who on earth called the geisha from Tokyo? Where is the person in charge?" "What if the annoying opposition party pursues this in Congress? We are accountable!" After all, these senior officials came to this golf club under the banner of "going out of tolerance".Newspaper and magazine reporters who don't know why may write a piece of nonsense, and even if they know what is going on, they may add embellishments and fabricate fake news. Officials on business trips take part in a luxury golf tournament. The company pays for it and is accompanied by a geisha!

Thinking that such a headline might appear in the newspaper, the "distinguished guests" who were playing gracefully just a second ago immediately panicked. "Takao-sensei at the Congress will definitely help..." Several construction professionals from the sponsor kept comforting the officials, sweating coldly. People who were playing other holes also noticed the commotion on the 15th and 16th holes. They stopped and looked towards this side in unison. "Oh? That's not a geisha from Tokyo! It's a geisha from Karino Onsen in R Prefecture!" A man ran towards the ladies, stopped suddenly, and shouted.

Because he saw Umemaru, Huajiang, Chunruo and Teruha in the crowd through the parasol.Among this group of people, the only one who can recognize them is Oishi Kenkichi of Rixing Construction. Last month, he stayed for one night at Maple Village in Karino Onsen together with the late Ajika Specialist, Hirayama Design Section Chief, and Ohara Survey Director.Besides Kim Mi, the four geisha were there that night. And Dashi still remembers Chunruo - because they had a good night together.And Chun Ruo, who was holding an umbrella, was also among the crowd... Chunruo looked at Dashi and knew that the other party recognized him.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Dashi? It's been a long time." She said loudly with a little nostalgia. "..." Dashi couldn't say a word.He wanted to ask: "Why are you here?" But the unexpected situation made him unable to move. Huajiang hurriedly said: "Oh, this is also fate, Mr. Dashi, we will not let you go easily... Come on, everyone, let's applaud them!" She suggested to her friends. "Oh, that's a good idea!" The geisha agreed with their charming voices. Chunruo hastily stopped her: "No..." But at a glance, she could tell that she was pretending to be coquettish. "Then let's applaud Chunruo and Mr. Dashi! Everyone raise your hands!" Huajiang opened his arms, "One, two, three!" The geishas clapped their hands under Hua Jiang's command. "Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa!" "congratulation!" Huajiang lowered his head and bowed his body.The other geishas also clapped their hands and laughed. Dashi's face turned pale, let alone the senior officials.They shook off the organizers who were keeping them, and while panting, they ran towards the slope where the club hall was located. "Hey! Are you kidding me!" The short, white-haired man ran over with a flushed face, furious. It's too late to say it. A heavy sound came along the ground.People turned their heads one after another. A yellow eight-ton concrete mixer truck was slowly driving along the road outside the wire mesh. Everyone in the stadium must be wondering: Why is there a concrete mixer truck in this place?At the end of this road is the club hall, and there is no road ahead.There is also no construction going on on the golf course. It's fine for some people in the stadium to glance at it, but there are a few people who have been watching the mixer truck, including Dashi and the white-haired man. The mixer truck drove slowly along the steep slope while people watched.The mixing drum at the rear rotates slowly.The sun was shining brightly, and heat waves formed around the moving mixer truck. Against the backdrop of the olive-hued Hakone mountains, the yellow body of the mixer truck stands out in the harsh sunlight.A part of the mixing drum and the roof of the front cockpit gathered dazzling light like a mirror.The windows of the cockpit are dark, in stark contrast to the strong light. "Oh!" Hua Jiang, who was among the geisha group in Karino Onsen, shouted loudly, "... isn't the person in that mixer truck Miss Jinmi!" "Where is where?" the other geishas asked one after another. "In the passenger seat, isn't there a woman in a white kimono?" The geisha looked in the direction Huajiang pointed. "Oh, really!" Xiao Nu and Chun Ruo shouted in unison. "It's Miss Jin Mi! The clothes and face are exactly the same! Didn't she see us? Didn't show it at all." "Why is Jinmi-san, who disappeared from the Yumoto Hotel, in the concrete mixer truck?" Umemaru and Suzuka said.Zhao Ye also widened her eyes. "Sister Jin Mi!" Suddenly, Hua Jiang shouted towards the mixer truck. The other geisha followed suit: "Sister Jinmi! Sister Jinmi!" Everyone yelled at the mixer truck and waved their parasols. Slender female voices came and went, and the parasol swung from side to side.Miss Jin Mi!Miss Jin Mi! ... Facing the scene in front of them, the people near the other cave entrances were speechless again. The mixer truck slowed down.The woman in the passenger seat in a white kimono turned around and waved in this direction, as if responding to the shouts of the geisha. "Oh, Miss Jin Mi is waving at us!" Hua Jiang said. "true!" "Oh, really!" Seeing this, everyone shouted even more vigorously. Some of the people around holes 15 and 16 were already stiff and staring worriedly at the mixer truck. The "guests" had already fled in a hurry, and there were not many people left on the field.Caddies with pennants and carts full of golf bags stood idly by. Guests other than the Nanyuan Club had to stand on the grassy hill behind No. 15 hole, staring blankly at the chaotic scene in front of them. "Sueyoshi." The small man standing near the 15th hole called the white-haired man in a displeased voice. He wore a long-brimmed golf cap, a blue striped shirt, and plain white shorts and socks that made him look very young.After taking off the hat, he revealed a head of white hair, thick eyebrows, and a pair of huge eyes shining sharply in the sunken eye sockets.He has a high nose bridge and wide and thin lips.In places where there is no shade, the sunlight is extremely strong, even wearing a sun hat is difficult to resist, so his mouth is crooked. "Yes." Sueyoshi Yusuke, with white hair exposed under his golf cap, walked towards Koshidoaki. "What's going on?" Jushi asked with a displeased face. "That... I don't know..." Sueyoshi replied, looking at the mixer truck worriedly. "Quickly check!" Jushi's voice was like a sharp knife. "Yes!" Moji ran away. The eight-ton mixing truck was parked on the road, next to the steel wire mesh, perhaps so as not to obstruct the passage of other vehicles.Sueji could clearly see the driver's window through the wire mesh.Sitting by the window is a woman, next to her is the driver. Sueyoshi immediately looked towards the woman in the white kimono.She turned her head away and bowed her head in silence. "I'm sorry..." Sueji held his breath, and asked the woman he had never met before, "Aren't you Jin Mi?" The woman lowered her head, shook her head, and replied in a low voice: "No." "You're not Jin Mi, why are you waving at those geisha?" "They recognized the wrong person and kept calling me Jin Mi Jin Mi, so I waved my hand and told them I was not Jin Mi." The woman still whispered. Sueyoshi was dumbfounded and couldn't say a word.He stared at the woman's profile.The clothes she was wearing were not Shiozawa silk kimonos with cross patterns, but they looked like them from a distance. There was another commotion behind him.Looking back, geishas with parasols were walking towards the club lobby. Suekichi turned his head and looked at the driver beside the woman.He was smoking, in his mid-twenties, with long hair wrapped in a towel.His face and T-shirt were covered with mud and sweat, and some were blackened. "Hello." Sueyoshi said to the driver. "What are you doing?" The driver turned his head slowly with a cigarette in his mouth. "Which concrete company are you with?" "Who are you?" The driver stared at Moji and asked. "Uh..." Moji was speechless, "...No, I...I...I'm in the construction industry. I usually have some friendship with the concrete company. I'm very interested, so I just asked..." "You'll know it if you don't see it." "what?" "It's written in paint on the mixing drum. Oh, the drum keeps turning, the old man can't see clearly." The driver said sarcastically. Sueyoshi took a step back and looked at the mixing drum. "Hmm...it's from the Daren Factory of Guorong Concrete Manufacturing Company..." The driver, wrapped in a dirty towel, made no reply and continued to smoke. "Let me ask you, is there a construction site ahead that needs concrete?" "No." The driver sighed. "No? There is no construction site, why do you want to drive here?" "Go for a ride." "Go for a ride? Go for a ride in concrete?" "There's no concrete in the mixing drum, it's empty." "..." "There is a pretty girl in the car. I can't take her for a ride on the golf course. You can see Mount Fuji and Suruga Bay here. What a beautiful view." The driver sneered, revealing a pair of dimples. The woman in white in the passenger seat still lowered her head. The organizers of the Nanyuan Club Golf Club, which gathered around the 15th and 16th holes, are about to face a bigger storm. The geishas of Karino Onsen have already messed up the club.The high-ranking officials who were invited fled, and those who remained were members of the Nanyuan Society.They didn't understand what happened, they just stood there. The purpose of the golf club hosted by the Nanyuan Club is to be led by Jushi Tangming, so that high-ranking officials and high-level construction industry leaders can get acquainted with each other.People in construction companies are prohibited from directly bribing high-ranking officials—no matter how confidential the relationship of accepting bribes is, the information will leak out, which constitutes the crime of accepting bribes.Therefore, there needs to be a middleman, Jushi Tangming, between the two. The construction company only contacts Jushi, and the same is true for officials.On weekdays, construction companies have no direct contact with officials. However, just like this, the construction company that pays will still have concerns.Did the money I gave go into the pockets of the officials?Could it be that it was swallowed up by Jushi?In order to dispel the doubts of construction companies, Jushi holds similar golf clubs several times a year. At the golf club, the officials and the members of the Nanyuan Club had to concentrate on the game, and even if they could talk, it was about golf or other innocuous small talk, never about business matters. In fact, as long as the people in the construction company saw that the government officials they wanted to bribe participated in the Nanyuan Club's golf club and could meet them, they would be satisfied.In this way, they can indirectly confirm that their bribes have passed through the momentum and entered the pockets of officials. As long as you join Jushi's Nanyuan Club, you can get 100% construction projects for public utilities.But the project is not a ration after all, and everyone will not have a share.Who can get the project is related to the type, characteristics and significance of the project.Therefore, the construction company will suspect that Jushi is biased, or that officials have not received their bribes.The golf club hosted by Nanyuan Club was to resolve misunderstandings. That's why members are shocked when they see high-ranking officials fleeing.A group of frivolous geishas suddenly gathered around the 15th and 16th holes, shouting the names of officials to cheer them on-it is not a glorious thing for high-ranking officials to attend a golf club held by a construction company.Fearing that the news would be known by the newspaper, they fled back in a hurry.However, the members present were also at a loss as to how the geishas came to be. What's more troublesome is that the negligence of the organizers seems to have caused a lot of trouble for the senior officials.If you accidentally angered senior officials, the consequences would be disastrous.This sudden change may even endanger the survival of the construction company. The organizers—Kenkichi Oishi of Sunstar Construction, Yusuke Sueyoshi of Koto Construction, and Keiichi Naruse of Daito Gumi Construction had no choice but to try their best to appease them. "Oh, don't worry, it's just a small problem, nothing will happen." They said in unison. "How could it be a small problem? Didn't the high-ranking officials run away? They are distinguished guests. Isn't it a big deal to make the distinguished guests unhappy?" Members are not so easy to cheat. "Don't worry, Teacher Jushi will take care of it." The white-haired Suekichi explained desperately, spitting all over the place. "Where is the teacher?" "I'm back in the club hall and I'm explaining to the officials. I heard that the officials have calmed down and are happily chatting with the teacher. So please trust the teacher and don't panic too much." "That's the only way to do it... I have been attending the Nanyuan Club Golf Club, and this is the first time I have encountered such a thing. The last time I played at Lake Piwa was so comfortable, this time I actually encountered such a thing , What a hell... I finally understand what it means to be frightened, alas..." "Oh, this is really..." "You said there was a little problem, but what happened?" Someone made no secret of his curiosity. "Actually, we don't know. It's probably because the group of silly geisha cheered excitedly when they saw the customers they knew." Dashi volunteered to explain. After the death of Mioka's chief executive, Nissei Construction sent Oishi Kenkichi, director of road construction, to take over Mioka's position and became a member of Nanyuanhui. "Then today's golf club is cancelled?" "The matter has come to this point, it must be impossible to fight anymore. The teacher said that he will hold another one as soon as possible to compensate everyone." "No wonder everyone doesn't play golf to watch the excitement... This is really..." A member who came all the way from Osaka complained. At this time, a caddy ran over and said to Sue Ji: "Mr. Jushi asked you to go to the club hall immediately." Jushi Tangming stood solemnly in the corner of the cafeteria of the club hall.Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can see the panoramic view of the golf course at the foot of the Hakone mountains. Sueyoshi, Oishi, and Naruse walked towards Jushi. "Teacher!" Sue Kichi whispered with a blushing face. "What's going on?" Jushi asked very unhappy. "Ah, the one in the mixer truck is really not Kinmi. It seems to be a hot spring geisha somewhere in Izu. The driver is very young and very arrogant. He said that he took a woman for a ride. He also said that there was no concrete in the mixer truck. , the inside is empty..." "The mixer truck has already left." Ju Shi raised his chin. Sueji looked back: "Oh, it's really gone, when did it drive away?" He rolled his eyes. "Is the woman on the mixer truck similar to Jin Mi?" "No, it doesn't look very similar from a close look, but she is also wearing a white kimono, and the geisha from Karino Onsen saw it wrong from a distance, so that's why they yelled. It's really annoying... " "The geisha from Karino Onsen went to live in Yumoto, Hakone three days ago. The woman Teruha from Takao is also here, and he paid for the group of women to stay in the hotel. But why did they come here? " "They came to find Jin Mi... that's why they yelled so much when they saw the woman in the mixer truck." "But how do they know that Jin Mi is near the stadium?" "..." "Besides, those women can still name officials. Oura, Kudo, Takahashi, Fujimaru, Tanaka, Kawasoe... all of them are right. How could the geisha in Karino Onsen know the officials of the central government?" "I also find it incredible." "Someone told them." "Someone told them? Who was it?" Sueyoshi, Oishi, and Naruse held their breaths and looked at Jushi in unison. "I don't know who it is, but someone must have told them, otherwise it wouldn't make sense. Someone must have taken advantage of this group of Karino Onsen geisha. It can only be like this..." "Should I call them to ask?" "They left early. The waiter said that they called two taxis from Hannan Station and left in batches." "Call the taxi office and you'll know where they're going, right?" "They said they went to Yumoto in Hakone." "Then it's time to go back to Longshan Pavilion." Sueyoshi hurriedly looked at his watch, "...should be arriving at Longshan Pavilion soon." "It's better not to call." Jushi said seriously. "what?" "You can't call casually." "But... Zhao Ye is also in it, she belongs to Councilor Takao..." "Zhaoye shouldn't know about it. If we call her, we will fall into the trap of our opponent." "trap?" "Sueyoshi, Oishi, Naruse." Jushi called out the names of the three in turn, with a smile on his lips. "Someone set us up." "Who is the opponent?" "I know what's in my heart, but... I'd better not tell you." "..." "Although they played a trick, I didn't get caught. We stood still, pretended to be ignorant, and disbanded and went home." "Huh?" Sueji and Oishi said in surprise. "What about Jin Mi? Just let her stay there? Besides, isn't there someone watching Jin Mi... Is it okay to leave her there?..." "It's okay to wait another seven or eight hours. She will endure silently. She is a smart person. If we don't contact her, she should also notice something strange." "Then contact her at night?" "Well, before that, we must get rid of the other party's stalking." "Could it be that... the opponent is the police?" Sueji panicked. "I guess, 80% is the Metropolitan Police Department." Ju Shi turned out to be very calm. It was the other three who changed their countenance after hearing the "Metropolitan Police Department". "Teacher, is it really the Metropolitan Police Department?" "After the incident of Kosuke Liuyuan came to light, they have been acting in secret. It must be the Metropolitan Police Department, absolutely." "The police in Kyoto are also on the move, because of the incident at the Guichuan Hotel..." "Not Kyoto, this approach is too risky." "The place where Ajika's body was found was the Funaki Dam Lake in Tianlong City. The local police station seems to be investigating everywhere..." Oishi said. "This is definitely not something that the country police can do." All four lowered their voices, pretending to stand and discuss golf tactics.Although his face was pale, he pretended to be relaxed. "It's really easy for the Metropolitan Police Department. The Police Superintendent and the Criminal Minister are my acquaintances. I will greet them and ask him to discipline his subordinates not to act rashly. The people below must make their own decisions..." Jushi's words made the image of him, who is short in stature, in the hearts of the three construction company executives immediately stalwart. "Anyway, we can't fall into their trap...you get closer." The four put their heads together and could almost feel each other's breath. "The Metropolitan Police Department has no evidence, and they are worried. They did have a hand, and they were able to find out that we had taken Jin Mi away, but they thought we would go to the place where Jin Mi was detained. They used Karino Hot Spring to stir up yellow golf balls." Yes, another woman in kimono who looks like Kim Mi came over in a mixer truck, and even asked the geisha to shout Kim Mi's name, all to make us worry and lead us to the place where Kim Mi was detained to confirm that Jin Mi is Not still. They thought they could find Jin Mi and seize solid evidence just by following us." "..." "Let's go along with the flow, and everyone pretends to be ignorant and go back to Tokyo's home. Remember not to act rashly. If their plan fails, they will definitely be at a loss. No, how many people are hiding in the dark watching us? .” Hearing what Jushi said, Dashi was about to turn his neck... "Idiot! Don't look!" Ju Shi scolded. "Oh……" "Aren't you exposed after reading it? Don't move! Just pretend to be chatting... By the way, I thought of a good idea." "What idea?" Sueji rolled his big eyes. "It's a pity to keep them squatting in the corner. Let's take them to the cabin." "teacher……" "Not the cabin. I remember a golf course utility room downhill from the road." "Yes, indeed." "Let's go over together in a moment. It's fun to have someone follow. The police who are following us will definitely rush in aggressively, so that we can find out who they really are. Then we will ask them what the hell are you doing! Really I want to see their bewildered and precarious expressions earlier. Then we leave them behind and go back to Tokyo leisurely. Everyone goes home separately, and it will be difficult for them to follow. I guess I'll give up too. I'll talk to the director and the criminal minister later." "As expected of a teacher," Sueji said, "Leave the most inconspicuous one here, and let him go to the scene in the middle of the night to have a look, right?" He thought he had understood Jushi's plan. "Hey, why is Zhongqiao gone? Where did he go?" Seeing that Zhongqiao was not there, Ju Shi immediately panicked, looked around, and shouted in a low voice. "Nakahashi? Nakahashi has been sitting in the corner of the cafeteria." "Oh, he's here." Jushi was relieved immediately.He thought that Nakahashi ran to the "scene" to check the situation without authorization. In fact, Yasuo Nakahashi was not the only one in the cafeteria.Opposite his broad back sat a woman of twenty-six or seventeen.The two wore football shirts and drank iced coffee. "Is that woman Nakahashi's mistress?" Jushi Tangming stood on the spot and asked Oishi Kenkichi. "Yes, she is Nakahashi's secretary. They have been together for more than five years. Nakahashi came to the golf club this time, and that woman also came with her. Her name is Akiko Yasuda, and she likes golf very much, so Just follow." The woman faced the four of them and could clearly see her face.She has a long, thin face and wears dark glasses. "The name of Akiko Miyamura is written in the club's visitor book." Yusuke Sueji explained to Jushi. "...Ms. Miyamura has other important matters. To be on the safe side, I asked her to register under Ms. Miyamura's name, so that I can create an alibi for Ms. Miyamura." "Mr. Suekichi, you are really thoughtful." Oishi said. "Then how did you explain it to her?" Jushi asked Moji. "Of course, Nakahashi didn't tell her clearly, but because of the golf club's relationship, Miyamura Akiko's name must be registered. Anyway, I copied everyone's names, so I don't have to worry about someone checking everyone's handwriting. Especially the handwriting of Mistress Nakahashi..." "Forget it." Jushi approved Sueji's disposition, and glanced at the table where Nakahashi was. The woman who was registered as "Akiko Miyamura" was talking endlessly to Taio Nakahashi who was opposite her.There was no smile on his face, and he looked rather unhappy.With his back to everyone, Nakahashi shook his head, as if to comfort the other party. "Are they arguing?" Naruse Keiichi said looking at the two. "The golf club was messed up by those geisha. She thinks it's not fun. She likes to play golf, but she doesn't play well. Naturally, she will be unhappy when it's over halfway through the game." Dashi guessed. "Moji," Jushi said with a frown, "...it's best to send the two of them back to the hotel first, and don't come with us." "yes." "Where do they live?" "Nakahashi said they are staying in Atami's hotel today." "Then let them go back to Atami. Go over and talk to Nakahashi." "Okay, I'll go now." "Let's go to the bathhouse to take a shower first, wash off the stinky sweat, change clothes, and drive there as planned - the following police will definitely follow. You go and tell Nakahashi to act separately from us." "But will the police follow them both?" "Follow me, even if you follow us to the hotel in Atami, you can't find anything, and Jin Mi is not there anyway. The police who follow us to the utility room of the golf course will not find anything. After the criminal police visited the place The couple's room will be vacated later." "Okay, Dashi, go over and talk to Zhongqiao." Dashi walked to the dining table where Nakahashi was, and whispered a few words to Nakahashi.Nakahashi nodded, but the woman seemed lost. There are more than 20 guests in the cafeteria. "There must be criminal police ambushing inside, but I can't see it. They really have skills." Standing in the distance, Ju Shi said meaningfully. Dashi came back and reported, "He agreed and will do what the teacher said." "That's right," Jushi nodded, "Then let's go to the bathing place. After changing our clothes, the four of us will take a chartered car to the utility room and meet the people from the police department. They hit the south wall , probably won’t continue to follow. Even if they continue to follow, it doesn’t matter. We will take the car to Atami Station and take the Shinkansen back to Tokyo. When we leave Tokyo Station, we will split up again. Those who take the subway take the subway, and those who take a taxi take a taxi. Everyone tried to use different means of transportation to go back to their homes. People who followed us to Tokyo Station on the same Shinkansen will definitely be at a loss when they see us split up." "But among the four of us, they will definitely focus on following you, teacher..." Sueji said. "It's okay, I don't have what they are looking for here. How about I don't go home directly, and go to the Kabuki Theater before going back, which will be more interesting." "What about tonight?" "Oishi, as soon as you arrive at Tokyo Station, find a public phone booth and contact Nakahashi immediately, and tell him to deal with Kanami as planned and let Miyamura come back to Tokyo. All actions will be carried out after dark. Do you know where Nakahashi lives? hotel?" "Yes." Dashi replied nervously. "Will the detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department follow the hotel in Nakahashi?" Sueyoshi asked worriedly. "Probably not. When they see Nakahashi bringing his mistress into the room, they should withdraw. Although they will send a few people to follow Nakahashi, they are more concerned about us and won't waste too much time on Nakahashi." Of course, just to be on the safe side, Dashi, you should also remind him to be more careful when calling." Jushi reminded Dashi. After Jushi and others left the cafeteria, Nakahashi and the woman remained where they were. "You're telling me, when did you hook up with that Akiko Miyamura?" The female secretary of the Nakahashi group named Akiko Yasuda asked Nakahashi. "It's nothing, don't think about it. Miyamura Akiko was introduced to me this time. You jealous, really..." Nakahashi Yasuo's face and arms were tanned by the sun, giving him the appearance of a manual laborer.He rolled his eyes, there was nothing he could do with her. "Others? Who?" "If you ask me, I can't tell. We have a gentleman's agreement." "Hmph, you're talking nonsense, so you can't tell me." Akiko Yasuda stared at Nakahashi through dark sunglasses. "I'm not talking nonsense. Didn't someone come over to talk to me just now? Akiko Miyamura is his female companion." "He's been whispering to you, but I haven't heard a single word. You must have agreed to fool me!" "Please stop thinking about it..." "That person just now is the one who played golf in our group?" "Yeah, they are the people who came to participate in this ball club." "Men always conspire to deceive women. You have used this trick before, and I know it all too well. What is the origin of Akiko Miyamura? When did you hook up?" "Don't shout so loudly, it's so embarrassing." Nakahashi looked helplessly at the crowd around the dining table. "Then hurry up and recruit!" "How do you ask me to recruit, she has nothing to do with me..." "It's okay? Then why are you trying to take care of her?!" "Take care of her?..." "Isn't it? Where did you go yesterday? You didn't come back until midnight last night..." "It's for work. This time, the Road Corporation has a big project. I want to contract part of the project, so I went to Tokyo. Isn't today's golf club hosted by Nanyuan Club? All public utilities are held in Nanyuan It’s in the hands of the club. The reason why our group can develop and grow is because of the help of Teacher Jushi from the Nanyuan Club. You are also a member of the company, so you should be aware of this.” "I also know that the Zhongqiao Group has suddenly received a big project, and the company has grown in size." "Yes, I knew you were a sensible person." "No, one yard belongs to one yard. You used the Nanyuan Club as a cover to go to Tokyo to have a tryst with Akiko Miyamura yesterday! You brought her here last night, where did you put her?" "How could it be! Didn't I come here with you!" "God knows what you will do... Didn't you hook up with a Nagoya hostess two years ago, and put her in a hotel in Fuchu Onsen... Every night you went to her place to spend the night, and you cheated I'm busy with work..." "That incident is over, let's not bring it up again. Haven't you punished me for that incident? I know I was wrong... I really went to work in Tokyo yesterday." "Hmph, once a man touches a woman, his scars will heal and he will forget the pain. Especially you! You are so smart, your mouth is sweet, and your strikes are quick. I won't be fooled by you again. Just be honest. , Where did you hide Miyamura Akiko? You let me register under her name, it’s really annoying. Let me see what the real Miyamura Akiko looks like!" "Please stop guessing..." "Why don't you tell the truth? Well, if you don't tell me, I'll go find Akiko Miyamura myself." "Where are you looking for it?" "You are so sure, you think I don't know anything, right? Huh, I know all the good things you did! When you were having lunch at the stadium today, didn't you find an excuse not to eat? Actually, I have been The observatory on the third floor is watching you!" "..." "You walked to the valley between the golf course and the opposite mountain, and you walked along the grassy mountain path for half a day! I stared at you with the binoculars of the observatory! I know where you went ，也知道你跟小屋里的女人幽会之后，十万火急地赶回来了！” "..." 中桥原本不以为意，可他听到这儿，终于坐不住了。 “你要是不带我去，我就自己去找那个宫村彰子！”小秘的眼角在墨镜背后吊起。 “和大石谦吉站着聊天，现在往浴室去的那三个人，从年龄上看应该是巨势堂明、成濑敬一跟末吉祐介吧？”矢田部躲在暗处，看着南苑会的成员名单说道。 味冈的尸体被发现后，他曾将大石谦吉请回警署进行质询，所以认识大石。而其他三人在把客人送走之后还留在球场里，这说明他们是球会的主办方。这还是他第一次见到巨势堂明的真面目。 “食堂里还有个四十五六岁、身体很结实的男人，以及一个戴着墨镜的女人。刚才大石还跑过去跟他耳语了几句。从年龄和体格来看，那应该就是中桥泰夫了。”矢田部对山崎课长轻声说道。 “那个戴墨镜的，莫非就是宫村彰子？”山崎低声问道。 "Seems." “嗯……跟新干线车长的证词完全吻合。”山崎盯着墨镜女说道。 “那两个人坐着一动不动，根本不想走啊，真是怪了！”矢田部疑惑不解地说道。 "why?" “这……课长，她可是巨势的秘书啊。巨势的秘书，怎么会跟中桥留在食堂里聊个不停，看上去又那么亲密，简直就像是中桥的情妇嘛。不，不是亲密，他们好像在吵架啊！” “嗯……女的好像在责怪男的……究竟出了什么事儿？” “我们站在这儿，听不到他们说的话。照现在这个样子来看，去浴场换衣服的那四个人，跟食堂里的两个人应该会分头行动。” "yes……" "what to do?" 矢田部看似在与课长商量，其实他早就打定了主意。 “你继续盯着那两个人。我们负责跟踪大石和巨势他们。” 山崎根据矢田部的想法分配了工作。 “好，我们根据情况再联络。” 巨势堂明四人组在浴室洗了个澡，又去更衣室换下球衫，换上西服，清清爽爽地走了出来，提着各自的高尔夫球袋。 巨势堂明一身白麻西服，末吉祐介的则是灰色，成濑敬一与大石谦吉的是黑色。他们都打了领带，十分正式。 四人与俱乐部大厅的工作人员点头示意之后，推开了正门。身材矮小的末吉朝停车场挥了挥手，一辆闪闪发光的黑色轿车立刻开了过来，停在四人面前。 司机走下车，打开行李厢，四人将高尔夫球袋横着放了进去，但有一个放不下，就拿进车厢了。 刑警们早就从函南站前叫了一辆出租车，停在距离四人较远的地方。 “就是那辆车。”坐进包车里的巨势指着身后的出租车说道，“……他们手里一个球袋都没有，一看就知道了。原来警视厅里也有这么粗心大意的刑警啊。” 坐在右侧窗边的巨势露出笑容。左侧窗边的末吉与中间的成濑也微笑起来，前方副驾驶座上的大石也回过头来表示同意。 “司机师傅，下坡的时候麻烦慢一点儿，越慢越好。”大石命令道。 两分钟后，身后的出租车从停车场出发，与前方的包车保持着三百米的距离。出了高尔夫球场就是一条大直道，不会跟丢。还有好几辆从球场出发的车夹在包车与出租车中间。 “前面那辆车怎么这么慢……”出租车上的大川与其他警员一起凝视着前方的包车，对山崎课长说道。 “是啊……大概他们的目的地就快到了，所以车速才这么慢吧。”山崎小声回答道。“目的地”指的是安置金弥的场所。 箱根的群山从北延绵至南，十国山坡、热海山坡、玄岳、龟石山坡……山脊线下，陡峭的斜面朝谷底泻下。靠近上部边缘的地方被落日余晖染红了。附近高山的影子投映在坡上，深色的轮廓下一片漆黑，仿佛海底的树林一般阴森。阴影部分逐渐向上方蔓延而去，黑压压的影子变换着色彩。 马路沿着右侧的高尔夫球场蜿蜒而下。钢丝网那头的球场里没有一个客人，也没有一个球童，只有波浪般起伏的草坪和树木等人工景观孤单地守在原地。 “咦，他们又放慢速度了。”盯着前面那辆包车的上田说道。 “还真是，看来快到了。”年轻的刑警吉冈也附和道。 出租车与前方包车的距离缩短到了一百五十米左右。要是和包车一样放慢速度，对方就会察觉到自己被跟踪。可那辆车的速度也太慢了点，就好像在故意吊他们的胃口一样。 山崎心想，为了不暴露自己的意图，必须超车。就在这时，黑色的包车闪着光，朝左侧的分岔路驶去。 仔细一看，那是一条死路，只有一栋蓝色铁板屋顶的小仓库。 副驾驶座上的上田回过头来征求山崎课长的意见。 “沿着这条路开。”山崎命令道。 出租车驶过岔路时，黑色轿车已经在仓库门口停了下来。 开了一百多米后，出租车靠边停在杉树林旁。这里照不到阳光，已是一片漆黑。 “再等三分钟。”山崎说道。他与三个手下蹲在路旁的草丛里。 三名手下也明白山崎的意思——他们要等到四人打开仓库大门，把仓库里的金弥带上车之后再行动。金弥应该没死，否则就不用使用包车了。山崎想等到证据确凿了再现身。 Three minutes passed.四人站起身，奋力奔跑。 那栋小屋与其说是仓库，不如说是杂物间。四名男子站在门口，谈笑风生。小屋窗门紧闭。 山崎见状，感觉大事不妙。然而，他已经没法回头了——四名警官已经风风火火地杀了过去。 巨势等人不再说话，看着警官们。巨势堂明与末吉祐介站在中间，右边是成濑敬一。大石谦吉与山崎算是第二次见面。 “打扰了。”山崎朝年纪最大的白衣男子低头致意，又用眼神与另外三人打了个招呼，“我是警察。” 山崎将名片递给白衣绅士。 年长的绅士把名片递给另外三人，自己则从口袋里掏出银边眼镜，将两支镜腿缓缓挂在耳后。除了大石之外，其他人都露出惊讶的神色。大石见到山崎呆若木鸡，过了一会儿才难为情地露出笑容，就好像与债主不期而遇一样。 “哦，是静冈县二俣警署的警官啊？”白衣绅士用老花镜看着回到自己手中的名片哼了两声。他猜错了，来人并非警视厅。 “我是二俣警署的刑事课长，敝姓山崎。这三个是我的部下，都是刑事课的警员。”说着，山崎出示了自己的警察手册。 白衣看了看警察手册里的照片，又看了看山崎的脸，仔细进行对比。 “我看完了。”他将手册还给山崎。 “请问您是巨势堂明先生吗？”山崎郑重地问道。 “我就是巨势。”巨势把眼镜塞回口袋，露出落落大方的笑容，缓缓收起下巴。 “请问您是？”山崎朝巨势身旁那位身材矮小的肥胖白发男子问道。 “我是末吉祐介。” “请问您的职业和家庭地址是？” “你是在审问我们吗？”末吉圆圆的眼睛外凸得更明显了。 “不，目前还不是审问。要是您不乐意，也可以不回答。” “末吉，你就告诉他吧。”巨势从旁劝道。 “我是甲东建设株式会社的社长，地址是……”末吉一脸不快地报出了自己的公司和家庭地址。 “您呢？”山崎又朝右侧的高个男子看去。他看起来四十七八，下巴很尖。 “我是成濑敬一，是大东组建设株式会社的专务董事。地址是……”成濑迅速说道。 山崎又朝左侧的男子看去。 “您就不必了，感谢您那时协助我们调查。”在大石开口之前，山崎先道了个谢。 其他三人露出意外的表情。大石的表情有些扭曲，他好像在咬紧牙关，恢复严肃的表情。 “今天大家是来打高尔夫的吗？”山崎朝巨势问道。 “课长，你就不用绕圈子了，你们不是从高尔夫球场跟来的吗？”巨势用沙哑的嗓音说道。 “真是不好意思，既然各位已经发现了，我就实话实说吧。我们的确见识到了南苑会会员们高超的球技。” “你们为什么要跟踪我们？” “不是跟踪，我们只是去那家高尔夫球场参观罢了。” “哼……”巨势狠狠地瞪着山崎，“你们署长叫什么名字？县警局本部的部长叫什么名字？” 山崎回答了他。巨势命令末吉记下。末吉赶忙掏出笔记本。 “课长，”巨势用低沉的声音朝山崎说道，“……看来让那群刈野温泉艺妓来参观"的，也是你吧？ " “不，她们和我们没关系。” “你还真能装……” “巨势先生，您怎么知道他们是刈野温泉的艺妓呢？” “嗯？”巨势说漏了嘴，只得搪塞过去。 “也许从她们的举手投足能看出她们是艺妓，但您明确指出她们是刈野温泉的艺妓，而不是这一带的艺妓，也不是东京赤坂、新桥、柳桥那边的艺妓，莫非先生您早就认识她们？” “我可没见过那些温泉艺妓。” “那是大石先生您说的吗？六月二十五日，您不是和已故的味冈专务一起住过刈野温泉的旅馆吗？那天还叫了几个温泉艺妓不是？这可是您在局里亲口告诉我们的。” “没错，是我告诉老师的。我记得在刈野温泉见过她们。”大石磕磕巴巴地撒谎道，明显是为了帮巨势解围。 “是吗，原来如此。”山崎也察觉到大石为巨势圆了场。 “那我就不绕圈子了。一个叫金弥的刈野温泉艺妓，今天早上离开了箱根汤本的旅馆，之后一直没有回去。金弥的家人给旅馆打了电话，才发现金弥失踪了，就打电话给我们局里让我们帮忙找人。她的亲人担心她有生命危险，所以我们就采取了行动。” “金弥不是刈野温泉的人吗？她的家人为什么不找当地警局，偏偏找了你们？你们是二俣的，又不管她们县。”巨势盯着山崎问道。 “是这样的，这位大石先生想必也知道，他的上司味冈先生溺死在船明大坝湖里，而那里是我们警局的辖区。我们觉得味冈先生的死因有疑点，有他杀的可能性，查着查着，听说味冈先生在六月二十五日晚上在刈野温泉的枫庄旅馆住过一晚，就派调查人过去了解了情况。调查员打听到金弥给味冈先生提供了非常周到"的服务，就想找金弥调查一下味冈先生的情况。 " “然后呢？那位调查员与金弥见面了吗？”巨势听完山崎的话，满腹狐疑地问道。 “不，那时金弥已经和朋友们去汤本了，不过调查员联系到了金弥的家人，所以发现金弥失踪之后，他们就直接联系了我们警署。我们也觉得金弥是本案的重要知情人，况且她的家人觉得金弥有生命危险，我们就来这一带调查了。”山崎自然没有见过金弥的家人，这只是他随口扯的谎话罢了。 大石忧心忡忡地朝仓库紧闭的大门看了一眼。山崎没有漏过这一幕。 金弥就在这仓库里。只要找到金弥，就能把“绑架”的罪名扣在巨势四人组头上。不然他们平白无故地跑来这个偏僻的杂物间做什么？山崎干劲十足。 “对了，各位为什么要聚在这栋仓库门口啊？” “我们不是冲着仓库来的，只是在这儿聊聊公事罢了。”这次是末吉开口回答的，还带着揶揄的语气。 “非得走下包车聊吗？” “在车里会被司机听见，可要是站在马路上，车来车往的多危险啊，所以我们选择了这个安全的地方。” “总之，我是亲眼看见各位站在仓库前了。” 山崎推测，四人正要打开仓库大门，见警察突然出现，便停了下来。也就是说，他们来早了——他原以为自己算准了时间。 “请把仓库打开。” “仓库？你让我们怎么打开仓库啊？” “各位手上有仓库的钥匙吧？” “怎么会啊，我们又不是高尔夫球场的员工。” 山崎朝大门看去。大门十分坚固，门口挂着一把大锁。 “要开门只有两个方法：要么你们运用职权，把门撞开。要么就去俱乐部大厅的事务所，问那里的员工借钥匙。”末吉得意洋洋地说道。 一片昏暗之中，只有他的金牙在闪闪发光。 究竟是利用警方的职权破门而入，还是去俱乐部大厅借钥匙开门？末吉充满讽刺的问题让山崎一时语塞。 不能被对方牵着鼻子走。要是被他激怒了，就是自己的败北。Be calm, be sure to be calm.山崎暗自想道。 事到如今，山崎也起了疑心。对方实在太镇定了，而且仓库里一点动静也没有。要是金弥真在仓库里，听见外面的对话，肯定会有所反应，即便她说不了话，也会挪动身子发出响声，向警方通风报信，可里面没有一点响声。莫非，金弥真的不在这栋仓库里…… 然而，要是被监禁的金弥已经成了一具死尸，她自然无法发出响声。山崎也无法排除这种可能性。 “好，那我们就去俱乐部大厅借钥匙吧。”山崎把部下上田叫来，“你坐出租车回大厅，找员工把钥匙借来。” “遵命！”上田沿着马路朝上坡跑去。 “真是个遵纪守法的好公民。”巨势堂明看着山崎，微微一笑。 “那位刑警取来钥匙之前，我们是不是都不能走啊？”末吉问道。 “不好意思，请大家稍等片刻，也就二三十分钟的事。”山崎回答道。他听见出租车发动的响声。车灯的亮光沿着坡道一闪而过。 “既然警察发话了，各位，咱们还是等等吧。”巨势平静又略带嘲笑地说道。 “二十分钟都不能走啊……真够难熬的。”末吉慵懒地说道。 山崎越发不安起来。他感觉自己好像中了对方的圈套。包车开得那么慢，就好像他们已经发现了警方的跟踪，故意引诱他们来这栋仓库一样。警方已经很小心了，可还是被对方察觉到了。 这种不安本就意味着山崎的败北，但他决不能将内心的想法表现在脸上。山崎咬紧牙关，朝末吉问道：“南苑会的其他成员都走了吗？只剩下你们四位了是吗？” "yes." “真的只有四个人吗？应该还有一位吧？” 不用说，他指的自然就是中桥泰夫——他由矢田部负责跟踪。 “是吗？我不清楚啊。” 末吉嘴上说不知道，脸上却露出慌张的表情。警方知道中桥的存在，也知道中桥不在这里——这令末吉担心不已。 “课长，你适可而止吧，”巨势略带怒气地说道，“你有什么权力审问我们？” “不不，我没有在审问各位，只是了解了解情况罢了。” “如果你利用职权提问，那就是审问。这可是滥用职权！刚才你已经把县警署本部长的名字告诉我了，过两天我就找他抗议去！” “要不要抗议是您的自由，我们无法阻拦。我也不觉得有滥用职权的地方。” 山崎望着大石。大石以前见过山崎，一直局促不安，沉默不语。 “味冈先生的尸体在船明大坝湖被发现之后，我们也把大石先生请回局里，问了他很多问题。从事后我们调查的情况看，我们有必要再向大石先生了解些情况，但这有可能被认作巨势老师口中的滥用职权"，所以我们就不多问了。 " 然而，山崎的话让大石担心起来。 “这话是什么意思？”他主动问道。 “味冈先生在滨松站走下回声号"时，把高尔夫球袋忘在行李架上了是吧？你说给东京站打了电话，让他们把球袋送了回来。我们已经查到了他忘拿球袋的原因，所以想再问您几个问题。 " “看来你没必要回答这些问题。”巨势打断了山崎的话，唯恐大石一不小心说漏嘴。 “是吗？那就请各位听我自言自语好了。味冈先生大惊失色，把球袋忘在行李架上的原因，就是坐在他身旁的一个戴墨镜的女人。车长把她的容貌特征告诉了我们——她和刚才在俱乐部大厅食堂里见到的那名戴墨镜的女子很像。” 山崎还以为自己的“自言自语”能给对方带来沉重的打击，可巨势竟然笑了出来。 “啊哈、哈、哈哈哈……” 上田到达俱乐部大厅。一片漆黑之中，只有事务所还亮着灯。三名男员工坐在办公室里。 “有那个杂物仓库的钥匙吗？”走到窗口边的中年员工听到上田刑警的要求，一脸惊讶。 "yes." “那仓库里都是些破破烂烂的道具，没什么东西啊。” “没关系，我们只想打开看看罢了。” "yes……" 员工歪着脖子，从里间拿出一把钥匙，走出事务所。 “我跟您一起过去吧。” “好，我叫了出租车，请您跟我一起坐车过去吧。” 即便是堆满杂物的仓库，事务所的负责人也要陪同刑警一并开门。 两人坐上出租车。 上田看了看手表。Fifteen minutes passed.与员工的对话，以及员工找钥匙的过程花费了五分钟时间。课长为了拖住气势汹汹的巨势等人，必定费了不少工夫，恐怕早就等得不耐烦了吧。 “司机师傅，麻烦您赶紧回刚才那个地方！” 车灯再次亮起。 停车场空荡荡的，只有两三辆车，估计是球场员工的。这与白天停满客人私家车的景象形成了鲜明对比。 “当警察可真不容易啊，什么都要查……我可不觉得那种破仓库能帮上什么忙……”副驾驶座上的中年员工抱怨道。 出租车沿着俱乐部大厅前的坡道往下驶去，绕着球场钢丝网旁的马路行驶。各个洞口旁有几盏星星点点的灯，除此以外只是黑色的小山坡，仿佛身着各色豪华高尔夫球衫的人群，只是一场幻影。 左侧也是黑漆漆的山壁，气势逼人。出租车的车灯在这片黑暗中显得孤立无援。这就是深山幽谷的夜晚吧，遥远的山间有三岛镇的灯光，在大自然的黑暗之中也只是微弱的装饰。夜晚的魔神仿佛在黑色的山壁间窃窃私语。 突然，一头野猪从左侧的山谷里冲了出来。