Chapter 22 21. Arrest of Twenty Faces

"Ah, Mr. Wise, I was going to find you. Where is that fellow?" Detective Wisely had just walked less than 50 meters from the Railway Hotel when he was stopped by someone, so he stopped in his tracks. "Ah, it's Jinxi." It turned out to be the Imanishi detective who works in the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division. "I'll talk about the politeness later, where did the man who called himself Tsujino go? You won't let him escape, will you?" "How did you know?" "I saw Kobayashi acting strangely on the platform. That kid was so stubborn that he wouldn't tell me no matter how much I asked. However, I tried my best and finally got him to tell the truth. He said that you and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are the same A man surnamed Tsujino entered the Railway Hotel together, and said that Tsujino seemed to be wearing a 20-face disguise. I immediately called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to check, and it turned out that Mr. Tsujino was staying in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. That guy must be a counterfeit. That's why I came here in a hurry, planning to support you."

"That's really hard work for you. However, the man has already left." "Huh? Left? So that guy doesn't have twenty faces?" "He has twenty faces. Although it is the first time we meet today, he is quite interesting. He is definitely qualified to be my opponent." "Mr. Wise, Mister Wise, what are you kidding! Are you saying that you knew he had twenty faces, and not only did you not call the police, but you just let him escape like this?" It's so counterintuitive to be sensible, and Detective Imamishi can't help but wonder if the wise detective has lost his mind.

"I have another plan." Wisely said calmly. "Even if you have other plans, how can you decide on such a big matter without authorization? Anyway, since you know he is a robber, there is no reason to condone his escape. I have to hunt him down because of my duty. Where is he going?" Direction? Did you go by car?" The criminal police were very indignant at the private detective's arbitrariness. "If you insist on pursuing him, that is of course your freedom, but I'm afraid your efforts will be in vain." "I don't accept your orders. I'll go to the restaurant to check his car number and issue a warrant immediately."

"Ah, if you want to check the car number, then you don't need to go to the restaurant, it's number 13887." "Huh? You even know the car number? In the end, you still don't want to hunt him down?" The criminal policeman was dumbfounded again, but at this moment when every second counts, this unnecessary verbal dispute cannot continue.He wrote down the car number in a notepad, and immediately rushed to the police station not far ahead as if flying. With the help of police telephones, the matter was immediately spread to all police stations and stations in the city.

"Round up No. 13887. In that car was a twenty-faced figure pretending to be Mr. Tsujino, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." This order inspired the inspectors all over Tokyo, all eager to try, secretly vowed in their hearts that they must stop the car with their own hands, and strive for the honor of arresting the murderer—all grassroots police officers in the police station kept their eyes open , ready to fight, ready to fight. About 20 minutes after the monster thief left the hotel, a policeman on duty at the Totsuka-cho Police Station in Yodobashi District luckily found the No. 13887 car.

He was an energetic young inspector with a bit of courage. He suddenly saw a speeding car as fast as an arrow while on duty. The number of that car was exactly 13887. The young man suddenly came to his senses, and he pulled himself together immediately. Then he stopped the empty car that was coming, jumped into the car and shouted: "Catch up with the car ahead, with the notorious Twenty Faces in it. Go after it! It doesn't matter how fast you go, as long as the engine doesn't fail, the sooner the better!" Fortunately, the young driver of the car was very smart, the car was new, and the engine horsepower was not to be fussed about.Go, go, go, like a bullet out of the chamber.

The two cars galloping crazily left passers-by dumbfounded.Taking a closer look, an inspector in the car behind was leaning out of the car, staring intently at the front and yelling loudly. "Catch the thief! Catch the thief!" The onlookers shouted and ran behind the car.The dog also barked, all passers-by stopped, and there was a commotion at the scene. But the car completely ignored the frenzy on the scene, just like a passing demon, galloping forward at full speed with one heart and one mind.In the meantime, I don't know how many cars I overtook, and I don't know how many times I almost hit the bicycle and then flashed by.

The cars drove into the narrow street one after the other. After slowing down, the strange thief's car exited the big circular line and sped towards the prince. Of course, the strange thief had already noticed that someone was chasing him.However, he had no solution.It is absolutely impossible to hide in a flying car in broad daylight. When passing Ikebukuro, the car in front made a harsh and strange sound.Ah, the robber finally couldn't resist pulling out the pistol in his pocket?No, no, not like that.This is not a shootout movie.In a bustling downtown area, shooting rashly will only make it harder to get out.

It turned out that it was not a pistol, but the sound of a car blowing out.The ghost thief is exhausted. Although the car was still holding on and drove forward for a while, it finally began to slow down slowly, and was finally overtaken by the car in which the inspector was sitting.The car was blocking the front of the road, and the body of the car turned sideways, and now the monster thief had no way to escape. Both cars stopped.Immediately, the surrounding area was crowded with black and dense crowds, and finally even the nearby patrols came. Ah, readers, Mr. Tsujino has finally been arrested.

"It's twenty faces! Twenty faces!" Coincidentally, there was such a drumming noise among the crowd.The Phantom Thief was surrounded by two inspectors who came from nearby after hearing the news and the young inspectors from the Totsuka Police Station. "Caught twenty faces!" "Why is he so thick-skinned?" "However, the inspector was a great man." "Long live Mr. Inspector!" Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the police officer and the strange thief got into the car chasing the thief and went to the Metropolitan Police Department.Because such a small temple as the jurisdiction bureau can't accommodate this big Buddha.

When they arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department, after learning about what had happened, the entire hall burst into cheers.It was unexpected that such a rare robber, who made the police difficult, was captured alive so quickly.All of this is due to the decisive decision of the Imam Nishi detective and the vigorous pursuit of the young police officer from the Totsuka branch, so the two of them were almost not picked up by the crowd and cheered. After receiving the report, the Nakamura Police Department was the most overjoyed.Because the police department is still brooding about it, the last time when the Yuchai family incident happened, it was a shameful humiliation that he was played around by the strange thief and let him escape successfully. The interrogation room immediately launched a rigorous investigation.Because "Twenty Faces" is very good at changing appearances, no one has ever seen his true face in Lushan.The most important thing is that in order to make sure that the wrong person was not arrested, witnesses must first be found to identify him. The police called Akechi Kogoro's home.However, the famous detective happened to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at this time, so Kobayashi boy had to come forward. Soon, in the tense interrogation room, a cute boy Xiao Lin with cheeks as rosy as apples appeared.He took one look at the thief and immediately testified that this person was the person who falsely claimed to be an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tsujino. "I'm the real thing" "It's this person, it's him." Kobayashi replied firmly. "Hahaha... how about it, buddy, the child's eyes are still very honest, you have nothing to do, right? You can't let it go, don't waste your time, you have twenty faces." The Nakamura police department couldn't help but be ecstatic when they thought that the phantom thief they hated so much had finally been caught.With the attitude of a victor, he glared at the thief. "The thing is, I'm really not. It's such a nerve-wracking thing. I didn't even know beforehand that the guy had Twenty Faces." The phantom thief, disguised as a gentleman, seemed to be going to pretend to be stupid, but he said something strange. "What are you talking about? I can't understand anything you said. " "I don't know why. So, that guy pretended to be me and used me as a substitute." "Hey, hey, are you finished? No matter what tricks you play, I won't be fooled by you." "No, no, that's not the case. Hey, please listen to me calmly. This is a business card. I'm definitely not twenty-faced." As if thinking of something, the gentleman took out a business card holder from his pocket and handed him a business card.The name on it is "Matsushita Shohei" and the address of the apartment in Suginami District is also printed. "As it says, my surname is Matsushita. I'm unemployed because I failed in business. I live alone in an apartment. Just yesterday, I met a man who looked like an office worker while I was wandering in Hibiya Park. The man said he had a good way to make money, so he kindly pointed me out. As long as I follow what he said, I can drive around Tokyo all day today, not only will I not have to pay for the car, but I will also be paid fifty yen. Isn't this a beautiful thing? Don't look at my well-dressed clothes. After all, I am still unemployed and need the fifty yuan salary. The man wanted to explain some of the inside information to me. , I interrupted him, told him that he didn't need to tell me anything inside, and immediately agreed. "So, early this morning, I got into the car and wandered around. He also told me to go to the Railway Hotel for lunch. After I had a full meal, he told me to wait at the same place temporarily, so I let the car stop in front of the Railway Hotel. , sitting in the car and waiting for orders, about 30 minutes later, a man came out of the Railway Hotel, opened the car door and got in. "As soon as I saw that man, I was startled. I even wondered if I was crazy. Because the man sitting next to me, whether in face, suit, coat or even walking stick, was exactly the same as mine, It was like another self in the mirror, which surprised me. Things got weirder and weirder. The man just got into the car, and then opened the door on the other side, got out of the car and walked away. "In other words, the gentleman who is exactly like me, just 'crossed' the car. When he passed in front of me, he did not forget to tell me: 'Okay, you go now. It doesn't matter where you go, but you must go at full speed Drive." After saying this, he stepped into the entrance of the barber shop in the basement in front of the Railway Hotel, and disappeared after a flash. The car happened to be parked in the basement at that time before the entrance. "It was only at this time that I realized that something was wrong, but I had already agreed to obey the other party's orders, so I could only order the driver to drive away at full speed. Later, I don't remember exactly where the car drove. When passing the area behind Waseda University, I suddenly found a car chasing us. Although I didn’t know what was going on, I felt unspeakable fear. I hurriedly ordered the driver to speed up and then speed up. "You've seen what happened afterwards. From what you're saying, it seems that I coveted the fifty-dollar gift, and I was blinded. I didn't know it, and I acted as a substitute for the twenty-faced face. "No, no, it's not a substitute. I'm the real one, and that guy is my substitute. It's like taking a photo. From my appearance to the costume, that guy imitated everything perfectly. This is the evidence, don't believe me. See. I am the real Matsushita Shohei, and I am the real one, and that guy is a fake. Now you understand, right?" As Matsushita said, he suddenly stretched his face forward, pulled his hair vigorously, and then pinched the skin on his face to show the police department. Ah, how could this be!The Nakamura Police Department was once again completely deceived by thieves.The ecstasy of arresting the villain permeated the Metropolitan Police Department, but in the end it was just joy in vain. Later, the police found the landlord of Mr. Matsushita's apartment, and he proved that Mr. Matsushita had nothing suspicious. But having said that, the idea of ​​twenty faces is really thoughtful.So much preparation was done to attack Detective Akechi at Tokyo Station.Not only did he let his subordinates sneak into the Railway Hotel as waiters in advance, and he bought the elevator attendant, he even hired Matsushita, a stand-in gentleman, to prepare for his escape. It's a stand-in, but for Twenty Faces, he doesn't need to look around for someone who looks like him.Because he's a terrible master of disguise.As long as he hired someone at random and disguised himself as that person, it was easy for him.It doesn't really matter who the other party is, as long as you find an honest person who is easy to persuade. Speaking of this, Matsushita, an unemployed gentleman, does seem to be a not-so-smart and honest person.