Chapter 48 Chapter Twenty-Three

This is what happened that evening.On a whim, I called Dizhi, a geisha from TSUTAYA, a small town at the foot of the mountain.I don't particularly want to hear about shamisen, and I'm not interested in this woman named Dizhi, but I heard from the maid that she had the best friendship with the dead Nagakichi, so I wanted to ask her about Nagakichi's life experience. "It's been a while since I saw you." The middle-aged geisha Doji remembered that I had looked for her, and greeted her kindly with a smile.Such a relaxed attitude is the best way for me to achieve my goal.

"Put away the shamisen and relax, let's chat while eating today." I immediately ordered, and when Dizhi heard my words, he immediately suppressed his smile and showed a guarded look, but she seemed to be aware of my behavior very quickly. purpose, changed to another smile, and sat down across the low table unceremoniously. "Changji is so pitiful. We have a very good relationship. I heard that you and Mr. Kono found the blood stains in the bathing place? I was so scared that I didn't even dare to look." She, like me, seemed to want to talk about homicide.She is a friend of the victim, and I am the discoverer of the murder.In this way, when the wine was in full swing, it was a matter of course, and the purpose of my original design was successfully achieved.

"You also know those two men with suitcases? What's the relationship between that guest and Changji?" I thought about the timing and cut to the point. "The gentleman in Room 11 has a crush on Changji, and seems to call her by name every now and then." "Did you spend the night?" "I haven't heard Chang Ji say it before, probably not. A few days ago, I kept hearing Chang Ji mentioning them, but their relationship is not close enough to cause murder. Moreover, it is the first time for those two gentlemen to come here On the other hand, if you only live here for a week, you shouldn't be able to establish a deep relationship."

"I only saw them once in a hurry, and I don't have any impression of their appearance. Is there anything special about those two? Have you heard Changji mention it?" "Nothing special, very ordinary customers, but they seem to be very rich. Once, Changji accidentally saw their wallets filled with money, which shocked Changji a lot." "Oh, they're so rich? But by rich people's standards, they don't spend much." "Yes. They only call Changji alone every time, and they don't invite her to play the shamisen. At most, they only talk about dull topics. The shopkeeper said that the two guests are weird, they are locked in the room all day, and they don't go out for a walk. .”

It looks like there won't be much more information on the trunk gentleman.So, I simply turned the topic to Changji. "Changji must have a sweetheart, right?" "Well, speaking of this," Dizhi said with a smile in his eyes, "Changji is such a boring person. She has only been here not long ago, so I don't understand her mind at all. She looks very introverted and doesn't want to take it easy. Opening up to others is a very disadvantageous character. So I don’t know her love life, but in my opinion, she probably has no lover. She looks like a good woman, not suitable for geisha at all.”

"Are there any regular customers who particularly like her?" "You really look like the criminal policeman of the past few days." Dizhi laughed wildly, "There are regular customers who like her, there is a Mr. Songcun, he is the son of a landowner in the nearby mountains and forests, and he is fascinated by Changji. Well. Then, a while ago, he even said that he wanted to redeem Changji’s life. But Changji was very unwilling, and no matter what, he refused to agree.” "Is there such a thing?" "Well, it was also that night, the night Changji was killed. Mr. Songcun was also in the group guest on the second floor. He is usually an honest person, but he went crazy drunk that night and embarrassed Changji in front of everyone."

"Embarrassed?" "Well, the countryman is very rude. Mr. Matsumura slapped her and beat her." "Could it be..." I said jokingly, "Could it be that person who killed Changji?" "Oh, this is too scary." Maybe I joked too much, and Di Zhi's face changed suddenly, "Impossible, I also told Mr. Criminal Police that Mr. Matsumura never left the banquet from the beginning to the end. Passed the seat. On the return journey, he also took the same car as me, and there was nothing suspicious about it." These are the clues I got from Dingzhi.But because of this, I found another suspicious person.According to Dizhi's statement, the person surnamed Songcun never left his seat during the banquet, but during the banquet, the glasses were mixed, and Dizhi must have been drunk. Can you believe her words?Doubts are always endless.

After the meal, I asked Ditch to go back first, and sat blankly at the low table, facing the mess of glasses and plates alone.Starting from the suitcase gentleman, the figure chased by Kono, the owner of the lakeside pavilion, the young man from Songcun whom I just heard, and even the figure of Kono, all appeared and disappeared in my mind like a revolving lantern.Of course, I don't have any definite evidence, but I always feel that these people are very suspicious, and a sense of fear suddenly arises in my heart.