Chapter 19 Chapter Eighteen

"Farewell." With these words, the figure of the police officer disappeared from the surveillance screen, leaving only Zentaro Habara seeing off the guests on the screen.Then there was the sound of the door closing.After a while, Habara raised his hand in this direction—that is, towards the camera hidden in the decorative painting—and said, "It's all right." Tong Gongling turned the switch, and the monitoring screen turned black.She looked at her watch: "It's pretty straightforward to get away. I thought that person would be more difficult." "He probably doesn't have enough cards to entangle." Takeo responded, "He sensed from Dr. Habara's attitude that the doctor is hiding something, and it is meaningless to continue talking with such an opponent. He must want to wait until After collecting more information, we will start again."

Tong Gongling looked at him seriously. "As expected of someone who has been a policeman, he is extremely talented." "I'm from the security department, besides, I'm just a country policeman." Wuwei bowed his head. Ever since Enka escaped on the day of heavy snowfall in Tokyo, Takeo had been ordered to stay at home and wait for instructions.Although there are rewards available during this period, Takeo is still very uneasy, not knowing how long this state will last.If Yuan Hua doesn't come back, he will be fired one day. But two hours ago, Tong Gongling suddenly called and asked him to come to Kaiming University.It's just that it's not the Institute of Mathematics and Physics, but the inpatient building of the Medical Department.She said that the details will be discussed after meeting.

Takeo hurriedly changed his clothes and rushed over, and was brought to this room.The person who was waiting for him in the room, Takeo had met when he first went to the Institute of Mathematics and Physics.He said his name was Habara Sentaro, and he was Enka's father.Moreover, he is also a professor of neurosurgery at Kaiming University. "It's a bit late to thank you now, but I still want to thank you for taking care of and protecting Yuan Hua during this time. And—" Yu Yuan's right cheek twitched, "That child will come back after all. When she comes back, I also ask you to worry about it."

Wuwei lowered his head and said, "Where, please take care of me." Habara seemed to be nodding with satisfaction. "I heard from Mr. Tonggong that although you take many things seriously, you haven't asked a single question so far." Takeo remained silent, just because he thought it was better. "A policeman will come to see me later." Habara said seriously, "I will not tell him anything except about my daughter." Takeo nodded.He judged that it should be just a formal questioning. "As you know, my daughter's whereabouts are still unknown. But because of the complexity of the matter, I did not file a tracing application. We hope to find out her whereabouts on our own."

Takeo just nodded silently. "I had no idea what the police would ask. In addition, I wanted to keep the matter of Yuan Hua's disappearance a secret. So, no matter how many questions he asked about Yuan Hua, I was going to insist. Although I knew her movements, But I don't know where she is. On this basis, I want to get some more information from the other party. Mr. Takeo, I have something to ask you. Please watch my conversation with the police through surveillance, if necessary , please advise me." "monitor?" "That's it." Tong Gongling pointed out the monitor screen and microphone on the table to him.

"There are hidden cameras and microphones in the reception room. The conversation between Dr. Habara and the police can be seen clearly in this room." "In short," Habara continued, "I need an assistant to help me fight the police. To deal with professionals, you must use professionals." Takeo shook his head and said, "I'm no longer a professional..." "Even an ex-professional is a valuable combat power to me. Can you help me?" "I'm a country policeman. I don't know if I can compete with the police officers of the Metropolitan Police Department..."

"It doesn't matter, so you agreed, right?" There is no reason to refuse.Takeo nodded: "Since you have said so." "Great." Habara's expression softened. The plan was quickly settled: Takeo and Rei Tongomiya monitored the conversation between Habara and the detective, and Takeo would use the tablet to send messages when necessary.The information is displayed on the lenses of the black-rimmed glasses Habara wears.Similar products are already on the market, but the appearance of this pair of glasses is no different from ordinary glasses, which is still rare.It is said that this is a test product developed by related institutions of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

Everything is ready, the criminal police are ushered in.The criminal police who walked into the reception room seemed completely unaware of the cameras and microphones. Habara and the detective immediately started talking, but Takeo was confused because they mentioned a name he didn't know at all: Kento Amakasu.Of course, he couldn't give Habara any advice. Finally talking about Madoka Habara.Listening to their conversation, Takeo sent a suggestion: "Please confirm whether it is an investigation of a murder." There was a knock on the door, Tong Gongling agreed and stood up, and Takeo also stood up.

Habara Zentarou walked in.He was not wearing glasses now, and he pressed down with his right hand, motioning for the two to sit down, and then sat down on the chair. "How is it?" Habara looked at Takeo, "Is there any problem with my response?" "No problem, very appropriate. However, when he asked you to call Miss Yuan Hua immediately, I was really sweating." "It was unexpected. However, to me, this blow was not painful or itchy. I knew that calling Yuan Hua would definitely not work." "You are so decisive." "You suggested that I ask if it was an investigation into the murder. It was very useful, and it emboldened me a lot. But how did you think of asking this question?"

"My goal is twofold: First, to confirm whether the policeman is treating Ms. Yuan Hua as a suspect. If it was a murder case, he would definitely ask for an alibi. However, he didn't say a word about it. That is Say, Miss Yuan Hua is not a suspect." "So that's the case, what about the second one?" "In order to speculate to what extent the case has been characterized. The policeman is from the Azabu North Bureau. If it is an investigation of a homicide, it is generally led by the Metropolitan Metropolitan Police Department's First Search Section. Therefore, it should be that the incident has not yet been classified as a case. It's just an internal investigation phase."

"That's the way it is. Oh, it's amazing." Habara seemed to be admiring, and nodded repeatedly, but Takeo didn't think it was so powerful, so he could only lower his eyelids. "Then," Habara said, "the question is, can we get any clues to find Enka. Are there any clues in what Officer Nakaoka said?" "First of all, we must find out what kind of accident it was." Tong Gongling began to operate the tablet, "He said it was poisoning, right? Use 'poisoning' as a keyword to search news reports in the past month..." Her Sliding his fingertips on the LCD screen, he exhaled, "There are more than seventy incidents." "There are many kinds of poisoning, food poisoning, drug poisoning, gas poisoning..." "I don't think it's drug poisoning." Takeo said, "It must be a case, and it won't be described as an 'accident'." "Indeed. The location is in a local city or county. Could it be food poisoning after eating local specialties?" Tong Gongling quickly operated the computer. "There are more than 30 food poisoning incidents outside of Tokyo." "so much?" "Also, it's not necessarily limited to those that have been published in newspapers. It would be great if there are other keywords." "What else..." Habara rested her chin on her hand, thinking carefully. "That..." Takeo said, "Is the location a hot spring area?" "The hot spring area?" "Yes. After the teacher replied that Ms. Yuanhua had gone on a trip, Police Officer Nakaoka asked if she had gone on a tour of the hot springs. I think it was a trick to observe the teacher's reaction." "Speaking of which, there was indeed such a question." Habara murmured. Tong Gongling searched on the computer. "There is only one report related to hot springs and poisoning. A man died in Tomate Onsen in L County, suspected of being poisoned by volcanic gas." "Volcanic gas? It doesn't seem to have anything to do with it." As Habara was saying this, a spark suddenly flashed in Takeo's mind.The sparks grew and an idea was born.He cried out. "What's wrong?" Habara asked. "I remember that I read a similar report a few weeks before Miss Yuanhua disappeared. However, it doesn't seem to be Tomate Onsen." Takeo looked at Rei Tonggong, "It was the day Miss Yuanhua said she wanted to go out alone. Do you remember? She suddenly started to read the newspaper, and that report was in the newspaper. I couldn’t figure out what Miss Yuanhua was reading, so I read the newspaper several times, so I still remember it.” "Yuan Hua disappeared a month ago." Tong Gongling's fingertips were busy moving on the LCD screen. "Is this it? "A Tourist in Chixiong Hot Spring Village Died in the Mountains". The date is also right." "Yes," Takeo said, "it's Chikuma Onsen, that's right!" "Read the detailed report." Habara urged. "An accident occurred in Chixiong Hot Spring Village. A male tourist died suddenly while walking in the nearby mountains." Tong Gongling read, "The discoverer was the wife of a male tourist. When the emergency team arrived, there was a smell of rotten eggs floating around the scene. Chixiong The spring source of the hot spring village contains hydrogen sulfide, and the gas leaked from the ground temporarily increased in concentration, causing the tourists to be poisoned to death—" "Hydrogen sulfide." Habara's face suddenly became serious. Tong Gongling nodded silently, and her expression was also unusual. "Do you know more details? For example, the identity of the deceased?" "...Yes. The deceased was Mr. Yoshiro Mizushiro, a film producer in Minato-ku, Tokyo. He was sixty-six years old. The couple lived in Akakuma Onsen the first day." Tong Gongling turned the screen around and showed them the words "Shuicheng Yoshiro". "The Azabu North Bureau, which Police Officer Nakaoka belongs to, also governs the Minato area," Takeo said. "Film producer..." Habara frowned, "Confirm the report just now, about Tomate Onsen. It said volcanic gas, what kind of gas?" "Okay. 'The death of a man on the Tomote Hot Spring Tourist Trail was confirmed by autopsy. The cause of death was hydrogen sulfide poisoning.'" "Sure enough. Police officer Nakaoka said that the distance between the two places where the accident happened is more than 300 kilometers. If it is Chikuma Onsen and Tomate Onsen, it is exactly the same. Who is the identity of the deceased in Tomote?" "My name is Morimoto Goro, thirty-nine years old, male. There is no other information." Habara took a deep breath and folded his arms. "What do you think?" "That's it." Tong Gongling replied, "You can't pretend that you didn't hear about hydrogen sulfide poisoning. The police officer Nakaoka asked, besides Miss Yuanhua, and Mr. Qianren." "By the way, the nurse who was in charge of Qian Renjun called the Institute of Mathematics and Physics and said that a policeman came to ask about Qian Renjun. Of course, she replied that she didn't know anything." "That's Police Officer Nakaoka, too." "I'm afraid so." Habara nodded, looking at Takeo, "Have you heard about Amakasu Kento-kun?" Takeo shook his head. "I only found out when the teacher talked to Police Officer Nakaoka just now." "Oh, then you must not understand what we two just said." "yes." Habara hesitated and lowered his eyelids, then turned his gaze to Rei Tonggong. "Tell him about Qian Renjun." Tong Gongling raised her chin: "How much?" After a while, Habara said, "It's as far as common sense goes." "Okay." Tong Gongling replied, operating the tablet.Then, with a cold look in her eyes, she turned the screen to Takeo, on which the words "Kento Amakasu" were written. "Officer Nakaoka also mentioned in the conversation that Amakasu Kento-kun is a patient of Dr. Habara. An unfortunate incident made him a vegetative state, and then he recovered miraculously. After that, for some reason, Kento-kun began to live in Lives in the Institute of Mathematics and Physics. But last spring, he suddenly disappeared for unknown reasons. Mr. Qianren left a letter, but the letter is full of thanks to the hospital and Dr. Habara. Besides him, there is another person I also live in the Institute of Mathematics and Physics, and that is Ms. Habara Madoka who you are very familiar with. Ms. Madoka is more worried about Kento-kun than anyone else. If she doesn’t look after him, she will definitely go to him by herself. Therefore, we think it is necessary Ask someone to watch her, and that person is you, Mr. Takeo." Takeo took a deep breath.Sure enough, he thought.The feeling that Yuan Hua felt suddenly when he was running away turned out to be real. "Let's go back," Tong Gongling continued, "Mr. Qianren's misfortune was that he was involved in his sister's suicide. It was not an ordinary suicide, it used hydrogen sulfide poisoning. His My mother was also affected and unfortunately died." Takeo called out.That's what happened. "Speaking of which, you should understand why we focus on Akakuma Onsen and Tomate Onsen." Habara said. Takeo agreed: "Understood, because hydrogen sulfide has a close relationship with Amakasu Kento-san." "It's just that," Tong Gongling said, "we don't know what he thinks about his own tragedy. Because he lost his memory before the incident." "Is it memory loss?" "Yes. I found out that I became a vegetable when I was conscious. I didn't know who I was and why I was like this. In order to communicate with him, we let him know the situation of the incident." Takeo was speechless for a moment, he couldn't imagine such a cruel situation. "If you want to know more about Kento-kun, you can read this." Rei Kirigomiya turned the tablet towards Takeo, which displayed a website address. "This is Qianren Jun's father's blog." "This……" Tong Gongling seemed to remember something, and her fingers slid on the screen. "Sure enough. Doctor, please look here. There is a film producer named Shuicheng mentioned here." Habara stared at the screen. "That's right." He whispered, looking at Takeo, "Kento-kun's father was a film director Amakasu." "Oh..." Takeo understood, he had heard this name before. "As Tong Gong-kun said, while Kento-kun was recovering quickly, he also lost all the memories of the past. After realizing this, Amakasu Saisheng left the hospital and never appeared again. We couldn't contact him either. To this day, that’s how it is.” "That's it." Habara snapped his fingers. "Let's tidy up. After Yuan Hua learned about the accident at Chixiong Hot Spring, she also disappeared in order to find Mr. Qianren. I don't know why she linked that accident with Mr. Qianren. If it was really related to him, Qianren What is the connection between Renjun and the accident?" "Officer Nakaoka suspects that there is a possibility of murder. I am also very concerned about this. Mr. Takeo said that since the first search section has not been dispatched, it is obvious that the evidence for suspicion of murder is not sufficient. Does he have any unique information in his hand? ?” Takeo coughed dryly. "In the words of Police Officer Nakaoka, there is another point worth noting." "What is it?" "He said that Miss Yuan Hua was witnessed in both places where the accident happened." "Yes, what's the matter?" "How did he get this information?" "Eh?" Habara looked at Tonggong Rei unexpectedly. "Miss Enka is not a well-known celebrity. Seeing the testimony of Enka Habara, it was obtained from Chikuma Onsen and Tomate Onsen, right? But Miss Enka is not a celebrity, even if someone saw her at the scene of the accident, When I told the police, at most I said 'I saw a young girl'. Even if the same testimonies were obtained in two hot spring areas, why did Nakaoka police officer know that it was the same person, Madoka Habara? " "Perhaps the witness asked her name." Tong Gongling said in a rare confident voice, but then shook her head, "Impossible. Miss Yuan Hua will not tell her real name so easily. Let alone in two places Woolen cloth." "I feel the same way. If witness testimony is obtained in many places, and the target is not well-known, the police can only locate the target. They can only rely on inquiry, that is, to take photos of the target and look for witness information. However, listen to Police Officer Nakaoka In other words, it seems that the police noticed Miss Yuan Hua because of the sighting information, which is just the opposite." "That's true. Then, where did Police Officer Nakaoka get the information about the sighting?" "One idea is that he saw certain videos or photos. For example, the anti-theft cameras installed in the two hot spring areas all captured Ms. Yuan Hua's figure. But even so, how did he find out Ms. Yuan Hua's name? It's still a mystery." "No, it shouldn't be like this." Tong Gongling said firmly, "Miss Yuan Hua won't be so careless and be caught by the camera." "I think so too." Habara nodded. "Then, there is only one possibility left. The witness is the same person. In the two hot spring areas, the same person saw Miss Yuan Hua. For some reason, this person knew Miss Yuan Hua's name, and told her I told Officer Nakaoka about it." "Wait, the same person at the scene of two accidents? Is there such a thing? Is it the police or the reporter?" "Because they are in different prefectures, the same policeman should not be at the scene of both accidents. If it is a reporter, it is possible. The person who interviewed the Akakuma Onsen accident, because a similar accident happened, went to Tomate Hot springs. Think of it that way.” Habara pointed to Rei Tonggong. "Re-investigating the news coverage of the two accidents may reveal the people who interviewed the two accidents." Before he finished speaking, Tong Gongling's fingers were already moving quickly, she was like a sniper staring at the target. "That's a good focus." Habara looked at Takeo, "As expected of a flaw that only Takeo-kun can spot, it's amazing." "Thank you." Takeo lowered his head.He can't handle praise the most. "Doctor." Tong Gongling's voice was a little nervous. "Did you find it?" "Not a reporter, but someone did visit the scene of both accidents." "Who is it?" "A scholar." "scholar?" Takeo raised his head.Rei Kirimiya was showing the screen to Habara. Habara whispered: "The Department of Geochemistry of Taipeng University...?"