Chapter 16 15. The third victim

In the second homicide case, the murderer also did not leave any flaws.All I know is that the victim is the sister of Fang Zhi, the victim of the first murder case. The day before she was killed, someone fraudulently used the name of Dr. Pan Liu to lure her somewhere with a forged credit car.Her heart was gouged out by a sharp knife. After the autopsy, it was presumed that the time of death was around twelve o'clock the night before, and there were no other clues for investigation. In addition, a fisherman living in Katase gave a clue to the Boyoshi Police Department who rushed to the scene of the incident that day.

The night before, he stayed at a friend's house until about two o'clock. When he passed under the long bridge connecting Katase and Enoshima, two figures unexpectedly appeared on the bridge, and they were rushing to Enoshima.The fisherman was taken aback. In the dark night, he saw two shadowy and abrupt figures, who looked like two men in suits, carrying a large bag one behind the other. After the investigation, it was found that none of the residents living in the surrounding areas had carried anything across the bridge at that time that night. Based on the insufficient information above, the following crimes can be deduced:

The murderer probably took the victim to the empty house where Yoshie was murdered. After succeeding in his purpose, he killed her with cruel means, put the body in a bag and carried it to the car, and drove along the national highway to Katase in the dead of night. When the car reached the impassable long bridge, the murderer and his accomplices moved the bag to the aquarium, removed the glass baffle above the tank, and threw the body into the tank.The time of the victim's death was about twelve o'clock, and the murderer arrived at Nagahashi at about two o'clock in the middle of the night, so the two hours in between were equivalent to the driving time from Tokyo to Katase.

Dr. Pan Liu rushed to the scene after receiving a call from the Bo Yue police department, where even the doctor could only admire the murderer's clean and neat modus operandi, but could not find any clues. The society section of the evening paper was almost entirely occupied by the murder at the aquarium that day.It doesn’t matter which newspaper it’s in. Needless to say, Kinue’s photo, Yoshie’s photo is also attached, and there’s also a panoramic photo of the aquarium. In addition, there are Satomi’s mother’s tearful accusation, Hanyanagi Doctor's interviews and more. After the citizens of Tokyo learned of this major tragedy, they were greatly shocked mentally.Never before has there been a crime that has terrified citizens so much.Fang Zhi, the first victim in the case, was a young woman who stood out from many applicants; the second victim was her sister who looked exactly like Fang Zhi.At the suggestion of Dr. Panliu, the Boyue Police Department also picked out women who looked exactly like Yoshie from the reports of missing women received by the police, and found out their conditions when they left home (these were also truthfully reported by newspaper reporters) .It can be seen from this that the murderer had a certain preference for the appearance of the victim, which immediately caused great panic among the young women.

"In these murder cases, the murderer should have no motive or reason. As long as she is a woman who fits the murderer's taste, she may become his next target." This is really a fact that just imagining it is enough to make people tremble all over.Moreover, no one knows what kind of man this terrible murderer is and where he is hiding now.What a scary time. Wherever young women gather, the topic of "Bluebeard" cannot be separated.As long as she hears the comment "You and Satomi Yoshie look a bit alike", the girl will immediately turn her lips blue with fright and tremble all over.During that time, I heard that the number of parents who forbid their daughters to go out alone and pick them up to and from school in person also increased a lot.

The Metropolitan Police Department has become the target of public criticism, and a cadre consultation meeting has to be held every day. The poor Boyue police department has to stand up and take all the questions. On the third day after the murder at the aquarium, the Boyue police department was helpless.Thinking that it would make him feel better, he visited Dr. Pan Liu again.In the living room of the doctor's house, the host, Dr. Banliu, his assistant, Nozaki, and the visiting Bo Yue sat opposite each other. Ever since Kinue's tragic death, Nozaki's face has always been pale, and he seldom speaks.

"Based on your hypothesis, I investigated the missing women who look similar to Fang Zhi and Juan Zhi, and finally sorted out the investigation report yesterday. Unfortunately, there are no effective clues there." The police department said discouragedly . "Did you find out what happened to them when they left home?" The Doctor remained expressionless as usual. "There are almost no clues, but these three people have one thing in common." "Oh, then I'll be all ears." "No, it's nothing serious. The three girls all went out to visit friends or run errands and never came back, but the three girls' families are all very good. When they go out, they are said to be used to walking on nearby roads." Take a round car. On this point, the three of them are wonderfully consistent."

"Is it a car again? From the beginning of this incident, what I heard most is the car. First, the murderer first changed to a car with Miss Fangeda near the Ryogoku Bridge. Second, he used a forged letter to deceive Miss Kinueda It was a car. Thirdly, it was a car that transported Miss Kinueda's body to Enoshima. Now, a car appeared in the girl's disappearance case. What does this imply?" "I see. After hearing what you said, I realized that these cases have such a deep relationship with cars." "Does this imply that the murderer owned a private car? Most of the criminals in the past were poor and could not have owned a car. But, as you can see from the fact that this guy owns an art store, he must be quite rich. If he Owning a car is a powerful weapon. It can be used as a family car or disguised as a taxi. The murderer himself can pretend to be a taxi driver and wait for his target to get on the car. Just keep changing the license plate number, I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch him."

"However, as long as it is confirmed that the murderer has a car, at least the scope can be narrowed down and several investigation guidelines can be drawn up." "No, on the contrary, I think this will delay the progress of the investigation. I just said that he took Miss Fangeda to change cars halfway, tricked Miss Kinueda out of the house, and went to Enoshima to abandon the body. These actions required great risks, so the murderer It must be his own car. In this way, we have been investigating the car the murderer was riding in around the Liangliang Bridge, and naturally there is no result. The driver at that time has not yet appeared, which further confirms my guess. The whole society There was a lot of trouble, and it is impossible for the driver to remain silent until now. Because no matter whether it is the murderer or Miss Fang Zhi, everyone knows their appearance."

If the doctor really guessed correctly, then all the investigation leads that had held a glimmer of hope would be cut off.The Bo Yue police department smiled wryly and was silent for a long while. Finally, he suddenly raised his face and said: "But having said that, I really can't understand the murderer's thoughts. For what reason, the corpse was not found in Enoshima, which is so far away, and also in a place that is easy to attract attention like an aquarium? I can only say that this person Already crazy." "This is what I mean by unprecedented crime." The doctor said with an inscrutable smile, "The murderer is showing off and provoking, like a big star. Just like a hunter hanging his prey around his waist to show himself He is also showing his own unique killing method. He even claims to be a great artist, dismembering the corpse and making the corpse into a plaster statue for display. This is the same idea for this strange event. He wants to In the tank of the aquarium, an amazing mermaid was created. The reason why he worked so hard to transport the corpse to Enoshima is entirely due to his eccentric artist mentality. Speaking of aquariums that meet his aesthetic taste and conditions, Tokyo The only nearby ones are the aquariums in Enoshima. Ueno and Asakusa also have aquariums, but either the tanks are too small or there are too many tourists, so it’s not suitable for that kind of thing.”

The doctor's words sounded like he was appreciating the murderer's behavior, which aroused Bo Yue's disgust. "I don't understand art, but I can't bear to let this kind of artist run wild." He said sarcastically. "Oh, this is my bad habit. I can't help but praise you when you see a clever criminal method. However, this guy is qualified to be my opponent. I will fight side by side with you, which makes me very happy ...Honestly, I've been expecting this level of competition for years." "Even if we want to fight together, we can't even confirm who the opponent is. I remember you said that you are waiting for the murderer to approach. How long will you have to wait?" the police department said sarcastically. "He's getting close, look at this." As the doctor said, he took out a western-style envelope from the inner pocket of his suit and handed it to the police department. "Isn't this an invitation card for a movie preview?" Bo Yue looked at the doctor suspiciously. "Look carefully, don't you know the actress who starred in it?" "Fuji Yoko, I seem to see her name often in newspapers. But what does that mean?" "Speaking of Fuji Yoko, she is a big star of Shochiku's K Film Studio, known as the queen of the movie kingdom, and is the leading celebrity in the Japanese entertainment industry. In the popularity poll held by the magazine "Movie Times", her number of votes It ranks first, and the salary should also be the highest in the K film studio." The Boyue police department was dumbfounded, just staring at the doctor's mouth which kept opening and closing. "Hahaha! Are you surprised? To be honest, I don't know anything about movies. These are the new knowledge that Nozaki just added to me." "I don't quite understand what you mean." The police finally couldn't bear to interject. "It seems that you don't know much about the appearance of this well-known actress. Nozaki, bring me the movie magazine just now." Nozaki went to the study to get "Film and Performing Arts", which was a beautiful large-format magazine, and he opened one of the pages and put it in front of the police department. "This is Yoko Fuji." A full coloring page was a bust of Yoko. "Do you understand? If you remove the word Fuji Yoko and replace it with Satomi Kinue, no one will doubt it, because they look so much alike. Just now, I was shocked at first glance." jumping." "So, do you think this female celebrity has been targeted by that guy?" "This is the only possibility. She must be the third victim." "However, even if they look exactly the same, they may not necessarily be targeted by him." "Then look at this again." After the doctor finished speaking, he took out a Japanese envelope from the inner pocket and put it together with the invitation card envelope. "Anyone who reads it will think it's the same person's handwriting, right? However, this Japanese envelope is a forged letter from the time I seduced Miss Kinueda a few days ago. In other words, this invitation card is the man who wrote the fake letter—that is, this incident murderer—from it.” "so what?" The more Bo Yue listened, the more interested he became, and he couldn't help leaning forward. "Basically, due to different social circles, I have never received any invitation cards for previews, but this time I received them. I found it strange and investigated. As a result, as I said just now, the handwriting is the same as before. It’s like a forged letter, and Yoko looks exactly like Yoshie and Kinueda’s sisters. In other words, this is the letter of challenge sent to me by the murderer. He’s going to attack Fuji Yoko this time, warning us to score 12 points Spirit. Given what he's done in the past, it's a no-brainer to get a card like that." "So that's the case. This is indeed the only possibility. However, this guy is too arrogant." "His self-confidence is too inflated. This is a murder warning. 'I will warn you first, and you will not be able to catch me.' Without such self-confidence, it is absolutely impossible to do it." "But you seem to overestimate the murderer, don't you?" The whole case was so unreasonable that for a while, the police department couldn't digest the information they just heard. "Otherwise, it's possible to deceive me first and then act in a play. In short, no matter what, you can't ignore the enemy's invitation. I plan to go to the meeting on time." "Tomorrow night, then I will go together, maybe there will be unexpected gains." Unknowingly, Bo Yue also became serious. After making an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow, he left in a hurry. The next day, Pan Liu meditated longer than usual in the bathroom.During this period, two or three people came to visit, and each time Assistant Nozaki called the indoor phone to inform the doctor who was taking a bath, but the doctor always refused politely, "I am thinking, don't disturb me."At this time, no matter what kind of situation arises, the doctor will always use this sentence.