Chapter 28 3. Late night female visitor

As soon as the writing changed, when the gate of hell under the Hajimoto mansion opened, our amateur detective Kogoro Akechi was worried in the Ochanomizu "Kaihua Apartment" that he rented recently. Zhizhi has a cheerful personality. Although he is optimistic by nature, he will inevitably fall into depression once encountering a situation where the investigation is not going well. He was renting a three-bedroom apartment on the second floor facing the main road, which consisted of a living room, a study and a bedroom.At this moment, he buried his body deeply in the easy chair in the study, smoking his favorite "Figaro" rare paper cigarette, and kept knocking the ash into the ashtray.

About seven years ago, the author introduced the wisdom of the scholar era to readers. At that time, he rented the second floor of the cigarette shop. The floor of the room with four and a half tatami mats was full of books, and he lived in the bookstore. in the mountains.But his love of books is still the same. Now the study room of "Kaihua Apartment" is full of books that he left at friends' houses when he went abroad. .No, not just the bookshelf, but also on the table, the armrest of the easy chair, the base of the lamp, and even on the carpet, different kinds of books were either opened or closed, scattered everywhere as if they had just moved and were too late to tidy up.

These are all right, the clock on the table is already pointing to eleven o'clock, wise but still not going to bed.What is he worrying about?Nothing else, thinking about the demon who played a big magic attack on Tamamura Jewel King's family. One month has passed since Taeko was rescued from the single-family house on the coast of Omori.During this period, he did not relax the investigation.However, the unpredictable and profound villain has never been heard from since then, and no trace of him can be found. Zhizhi started from the single-family villa by the sea, then went to the small theater where magic was performed, and even did not miss the steamboat along the coast, and carefully checked all the clues.Unexpectedly, the devil acted carefully and never left any traces.You know, the devil has carefully prepared for forty years, no matter how small the action is, it is carried out step by step.It is bound to have weighed all the situations, imagined the possible consequences of each action and the way to deal with it.The wise and famous detective may have encountered a strong opponent this time. The opponent's mind is so meticulous, of course it is difficult to win easily.

When thinking of a magician, two women always come to mind unconsciously in the mind of a wise man—Taiko Tamamura and Bunyo, the daughter of the villain.Akechi and Taeko got acquainted at the hotel by Lake S, and this time it can be said that Taeko was involved in the case.However, in the relationship between the two, Taeko is more active.With her charming eyes, sweet voice, and beautiful words, she captivated Zhizhi.The ins and outs are too trivial to talk about, so I won't detail them one by one.But after the incident, Akechi gets a few times alone with Taeko.Unbelievably, the deeper the acquaintance, the more Zhizhi's affection for Taeko fades away.Now, on the contrary, he is very thankful that he and Taeko never developed a relationship beyond friendship.

It is indeed very unobtrusive, but Taeko does have a disposition that does not match her temperament.Of course, the most important thing is Wendai, the daughter of the devil.Her attractive appearance, pure heart and flaming innocence are really different from the wicked father.Just like Akechi revealed to Tamamura Jiro that night, he is in love with the demon's daughter.As for Bunyo's admiration for wisdom, it has become clearer since the steamboat incident off the Shinagawa coast. What a strange chance meeting!A detective fell madly in love with the enemy's daughter.And Wen Dai even betrayed his father, showed favor to Ming Zhi, and even fell into a painful dilemma.

"Hehehe... You big fool, she is the daughter of a murderous devil. This is an impossible love affair, you should throw this wishful thinking to the ends of the earth as soon as possible." Sensei murmured bitterly in Figaro's white smoke. At this time, as if by some coincidence, there was a knock on the door of the living room next door. Zhizhi never expected that there would be guests coming at eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, so he got up and opened the door wondering. Standing alone in the corridor was a young woman in a dress, the fur collar of her coat covering her face.

"Excuse me, did you knock on the wrong door? I am wise..." Looking at the unexpected visitor, Zhizhi was a little at a loss. "That's right." The woman's voice came through the leather collar of the coat. "Then why are you visiting me?" The woman hesitated for a while, and finally made up her mind: "Then let me go in first, my true face cannot be seen by idlers." The woman was a little restless, but she wouldn't be particularly surprised if she was a prostitute.He had a premonition that this might be related to some crime, so he let the woman into the house.After closing the door, ask the woman to sit on a chair near the heater.

"It's really impolite to disturb you in the middle of the night. But it's really because of something serious." The woman took off her big coat while apologizing. "Ah, aren't you Miss Wen Dai?" Seeing the woman's true face, Ming Zhi exclaimed in surprise.Just a few minutes ago, I was still thinking about this person, but I didn't expect Cao Cao to come when I said Cao Cao. "It's me. I came here with great determination. Then, you should hurry up and get ready to go. This is a major matter related to the life and death of the Yucun family. Go arrest my father and punish that wicked man!"

Wen Dai sobbed non-stop.It is really a last resort for the daughter to ask someone to arrest her father. It turned out that Wen Dai was imprisoned on the strange ship at the mouth of the Sumida River.In the room where Zhizhi was imprisoned before, the devil's subordinates lived next to the room. From their conversation, Wen Dai learned of the conspiracy of Xiaoshichuan Banner's mansion, tried his best to escape from the steamboat, stopped a taxi and rushed to wise dwellings.The thing about Mingzhi's moving to the "Kaihua Apartment" has been learned by the devil, and it naturally spread to Wendai's ears.

It's just that the ship escaped unharmed in the big raid a few days ago.The devil ordered his men to spray paint the entire ship to make it look like a cargo ship, and then wandered around the open sea non-stop, and the mooring time would not exceed half a day. "I heard about this at around five o'clock in the evening. I tried to trick one of my father's men into opening the door for me and escaped. But it's already this time, and I don't know if I can catch up. But I think the most terrible consequences Maybe it hasn’t happened yet, so I came here with a glimmer of hope to ask Mr. to help me. Even if my biological father did it, I can’t just watch four people lose their lives in vain.”

"The most dire consequence?" Just as Zhizhi started to talk, Wen Dai replied impatiently: "The only way to escape from that basement is to dig out the earthen wall that houses the skeletal cavity, but my father thought of that a long time ago, and set up a terrible trap. He dug a large puddle right above the cavity. As long as they dig outside, the earth wall will collapse sooner or later. After the collapse, all the water in the puddle will be poured into the basement, and everyone inside will be drowned. Not good, those four people may have already been submerged in the water. Hurry up , let's go!" Hearing this, Zhizhi quickly got up and ran to the study, picked up the phone and dialed the Po Yuet police department's home. The Boyue Police Department, which regards criminal investigation as its life, is used to putting uniforms and phones next to the pillow, so it saves annoying transfers and can hear his familiar voice directly. Akechi explained the situation succinctly and clearly, and also told the Boyue Police Department the detailed address of Koishikawa's Banner Mansion, and hung up after making an appointment to meet there.The police department immediately called and asked Xiaoshichuan Police Station to send someone to support them. After hanging up the phone, they personally led several police officers to rush to the scene. Zhizhi then made another call and called a nearby taxi before returning to the living room. "You have also heard about our action plan just now, you might as well wait here for further news." "No, it's okay. I'm familiar with the layout of that mansion, and I'll lead the way." Wen Dai frowned and made up his mind.As a last resort, she had to personally lead someone to arrest her biological father. What a sad and deplorable daughter-in-law, and what a cruel fate she encountered. In the middle of the night, two cars departed from Ochanomizu and Marunouchi respectively, one with Akechi and Fumyo, and the other with the Hayakoshi police department and four subordinates, and rushed to the high platform of Koishikawa. "Is there enough time? I'm so nervous that my heart is beating non-stop..." Just as Wen Dai was burning with worry, the Boyue Police Department in another car also clenched his sweaty fists: "This time we must not let the devil escape again!"