Chapter 21 Chapter VII

The first to be found were flies. It was the miscellaneous woods behind the residence.The area around Meguro is almost covered with houses, and it is rare that there is still a piece of gravel forest here. Obviously, it is land that the landlord is still waiting for a price, and he is not willing to let go of it for a while.Although the area is small, the summer grass is luxuriant, and the branches and leaves of the forest block the hot sun, so it becomes a playground for children.A large swarm of flies gathered in the grass, and when the children passed by the roadside, the flies flew up.The child went home and told his mother what had happened, thinking that someone had left the kitchen filth there.

A little later, the dogs the children were leading dragged them to where the flies were gathering, where they barked fiercely at the ground. The police came to dig the ground about five hours after the dog's sense of smell reported something unusual to the people.Only that small area has no grass, and it can be seen that the soil has been dug recently and the soil has been buried.The rotting body of the woman was dug out from under the soft soil. The body was Miyako, and her husband came to identify the body after being notified by the police.It was only the day before that Shibamura reported the disappearance of Miyako to the police and requested to trace her.After inspection by the police, it is presumed that five to seven days have passed since his death.It was strangulation, but the rope used for the strangulation and other murder weapons were not found, nor were there any tools for digging the soil. Obviously the murderer took it away.

When interviewed by the police, Miyako’s husband, Shibamura, confessed: ——Starting from August 14th, I will participate in the yacht race hosted by the Rugby Club to and from Miyake Island.Miyako saw me off when we left. I was scheduled to come back at noon on the 17th. Miyako said that she would join the class reunion from the 15th and travel to Osaka and Nara.Before I return to Hong Kong, before noon on the 17th, I am scheduled to return to the oil pot to meet me. Before noon on the 17th, as the newspapers had already reported, my yacht had an accident.Therefore, it was half past one in the afternoon when I returned to the oil pot, but my wife was not there waiting for me.I passed out due to extreme fatigue and was sent to Yokohama Hospital. I asked someone to call me home, but my wife is not at home. It is said that I have not returned yet. People from the company took care of me at the hospital.

The colleague of the company searched everywhere, but did not know the whereabouts of the insider. At the same time, he found that what the insider said about going to Nara to attend the class reunion was not true.According to the maid, she already knew the clothes and suitcase the wife was wearing when she left home.Especially the suitcase, which contained two sets of clothes that the maid assisted in packing, and the suitcase was a black leather suitcase with red lines, which was unique. I don't know why my wife lied about going on a trip, I don't think she did anything wrong.We live happily as a married couple, and she seems to have no reason to run away from home.

"So, regarding Mrs. Shibamura's whereabouts, have you inquired about all the places that you think can be inquired?" the investigator asked. "Yes, I have asked all of them, even from friends who don't have much contact with each other. Bi Xianglai is not close. I also asked at the playwright Sone-kun who lives in Meguro, and he doesn't know about his wife. whereabouts." The area of ​​Meguro irritated the ears of the police. When they asked about the address, it turned out to be a residential area near the miscellaneous forest where the body was found. The police immediately secretly investigated Zene Shinkichi's actions on the 15th, 16th, and 17th, and learned from the housekeeper's wife that he had traveled on the 15th to Kyushu, but the housekeeper did not know the exact whereabouts.The housekeeper said that Shinkichi Sonene returned home around 12:30 on the 17th, and looked very tired at that time.The only luggage is the brown suitcase when I went out.Since that day, the look has been slightly different.He often meditates every day, his complexion is not good, and he doesn't seem to be interested in working while sitting at the desk.In fact, the date for the script submission has come, and he asked for an extension on the phone several times.He's never been like this—

The police listed Shinkichi Sone as a reference and asked him about his actions in the past 15 days.Jin Ji's face was pale, and he couldn't answer in a whisper.Under the sharp pursuit of the police, the playwright was at a loss.He had to confess his relationship with Miyako Shibamura. The two went to Kyoto on the 15th and told the name of the hotel. "I don't understand what's going on?" Jinji recounted in detail how Miyako disappeared without making a sound while watching the big characters on the roof of the hotel to send fire on the night of the 16th.Then also present the receipt card for storing luggage at Tokyo Station.Now that the matter has come to this point, Jinji believes that only by telling the truth can he avoid suspicion.

The hotel did not admit that Miyako was missing. Jinji did not contact the hotel about this matter, so it was impossible to prove it.It's just that the hotel confirmed that a man and a woman stayed in Room 728 on the night of the 15th. On the morning of the 17th, the male guest checked out alone and left the hotel with a suitcase in each hand.One of them was a women's suitcase in black leather trimmed with red lines.The hotel also said that on the evening of the 16th, from evening to around 9:30, there were many people watching the fire show, and if there were female guests going out among them, the counter staff would not notice.

Jinji mentioned the number of the Shinkansen express train he took from Kyoto. The police asked the full-time driver of the train, but the answer was that he had no impression. The police detained Shinkichi Sone. There was indeed a square-faced person in charge at the window of the luggage room at Tokyo Station that Shinkichi said was about forty years old, but the person in charge received many passengers every day, so he couldn't remember Shinkichi's face clearly.