Chapter 18 17. July 5th

Yoko Fuji, who has a strong personality, only took a rest behind closed doors on the second day, and stood in front of the camera again on the third day.In order to make everyone more comfortable in the hot summer season of July and August, the director and cameraman are eager to finish the work at hand.It would be troublesome if the protagonist Yoko was missing at this juncture.From the standpoint of the company, I don't want her, who is so popular, to take a vacation.Therefore, the studio selected a few able-bodied actors from ordinary actors to take close protection of Yoko.Of course, it goes without saying that Yoko was on the way to and from the studio, and even when she was in the studio or shooting exteriors, they followed Yoko every step of the way.Two of them even stayed at Yoko's house.

The police did not relax, and sent several plainclothes criminal policemen to follow Yoko in a low-key manner.In this way, public and private double insurance is provided.Even though the killer has great abilities, it seems impossible to get close to the target under such impeccable defense. However, what audacity and self-confidence should I say. "Bluebeard" didn't take such precautions seriously at all, and actually swaggered and sent a second letter of challenge to Dr. Pan Liu. One morning, the doctor walked into the study and saw a piece of paper thrown on the neat table.Assistant Nozaki hadn't come to work yet, so the doctor called the scholar.

"Did you bring this?" "No, I haven't seen it before." "No one has been in the study this morning?" "Yes, after opening the porch, I haven't seen anyone coming in yet." "So, where did this piece of paper come from? The windows have not been opened since they were closed last night." The doctor checked them one by one, and said, "I just took the key to open the door of the study. Say it?" The Doctor picked up the slip of paper dejectedly. It was a large letterhead with beautiful pen writing on it, but the content was weird:

The famous saying, I also firmly believe in this.Young and beautiful women are my artistic material.I used the dagger as a paintbrush, and blood as a paint, to give her a beautiful "death".Woohoo, have you ever seen the dance of a young, peerless beauty before she dies?In front of that grotesque and dazzling beauty, all paintings, sculptures, and poems in the world are nothing but clay figurines without souls. "When it comes to the fifth of July, isn't it tomorrow?" After reading the letter, the doctor walked around the room muttering words. Soon, Nozaki finally arrived.The doctor handed him the letterhead and asked him if he had any friends in the K film factory of Shochiku Corporation.

"I have met Director N once or twice." Nozaki replied. "That's just right. After Mr. N goes to work, you can call and introduce me, because I have something to ask." "There is no need for an introduction. Mr. N has already heard of the teacher's name, but I'd better make a phone call first." The call got through around ten o'clock.As soon as Nozaki mentioned the doctor, because of what happened the night before, the other party readily expressed that he was very happy to answer the doctor's questions. "July 5th, that is tomorrow, has Ms. Yoko Fuji's filming schedule been set?" The doctor exchanged a few words and immediately got to the point.

"She is scheduled to go with four or five actors to a location in the forest in the high-end residential area of ​​Hill O. Originally, she wanted to go to a place farther away, but it happened to be a very important moment, so she had to make do with the densely populated O place nearby. I Of course, I will accompany him, and there are also guards, and I have also asked the police to send someone to accompany me for protection." The O place he was talking about was a small town along the Keihin Railway, not far from the K film factory. "when it start?" "We decided to shoot while the weather wasn't too hot, so we set off from here at eight in the morning."

Hearing this, the doctor said "thank you" and hung up the phone. He didn't mention anything about the murder notice letter.Next, as he hurriedly prepared to go out, he ordered Nozaki: "Get someone to prepare the car, I'm going to the K film factory." The doctor hurriedly drove to and from K, which took about three hours.As soon as I get back, I'll call the Boyoshi police department of the Metropolitan Police Department and ask him to come over right away. It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when Bo Yue arrived at the doctor's house. "The agreed time has finally arrived. That guy approached us proactively and gave me an excellent opportunity." The doctor showed the warning letter to the Poyue Police Department, rubbing his palms together, and said happily.

"It's really disgusting!" The police department read the letter and roared with flushed faces, "But why do you say this is an excellent opportunity?" "July 5th is tomorrow. Since he said to do it, he will definitely not break his promise. Besides, Fuji Yoko is planning to go to the forest in O to go on location tomorrow. It will be more convenient for him to do things. Of course I will go. This time I will finally Fought him face to face. I'll get him by the fox's tail." "However, both the police and the film studio have sent several guards to stay close at every step. Even if that guy has the ability to go to heaven and earth, he can't find a chance to kill him. Because he doesn't just kill people, he also has to achieve another purpose."

"He is an artist and a magician. Nothing is impossible for a magician." "However, if he really has the ability to kidnap Yoko in full view, wouldn't tomorrow's location filming work be very dangerous? Rather than knowingly taking the risk and taking the risk, it would be better to inform the studio about this and suggest that they give up tomorrow's filming. Appropriate." The police department said anxiously. "No, it's not dangerous at all. Believe me, I'll fight him this time. The time has come to settle this account, and I'll never make another mistake. Well, even if there is a little risk , but if you are afraid because of this, won’t you never have a chance to catch that guy’s tail?”

"Mr. Panliu, this is a serious question. You don't want to ignore a person's life just to satisfy your detective interest, do you?" "Believe me, I think I respect human life more than anyone else." "That's up to you. But I have a condition. I will go to O place tomorrow, and I will double the police force and take full precautions. Even if there is an unexpected danger, it will not cause danger. .” Based on the countless times of cooperation experience in the past, the police department trusts the doctor to have such abilities. "It's up to you. However, I must solemnly declare that no matter what happens, please don't take any action before I ask for help. Even if Yoko is exposed to danger or the murderer escapes, you can't take action or to hunt him down."

"It means that you will be the commander-in-chief of the entire police force tomorrow, right?" "It can be said. However, I will go there in disguise, and you may not even know where I am. Therefore, before I show up and order the action myself, I hope you will keep in mind one thing: absolutely do not take any action." "Your request is really weird. However, although everything does not follow the rules, this is your consistent style, so let's do it according to your wishes. By the way, is the murderer's notice letter matter? Should I inform K Film Studio?" "No, regarding this matter, I went to the K studio just now and talked with the director K alone. As for the others, neither Director N nor Yoko knew about it. It is easier for us to act if they don't know." Finally, Bo Yue agreed to all the doctor's requests.He decided to split up with the doctor, and took a few criminal policemen to the location. That evening, when Nozaki was about to go home, the doctor gave him some instructions: "It just so happens that you know director N, so tomorrow at the studio, you will approach Yoko. However, your job is not to protect Yoko, but to pay close attention to the criminal police and the studio's guards. As I just said, before I did not Don't let them do anything until you give the order. If they want to do anything, you have to try to stop them, understand? I may be out tomorrow before dawn, so we probably won't see you. You go straight to the K studio and join them It’s better to go to Land O.”