Chapter 23 Chapter 3 Epilogue
Everything suddenly ended like this, like a deflated balloon, shrinking from an inflated body to a wrinkled skin in an instant.The exhaustion and tension accumulated over the past few days are also let go at this moment, like a dog who has been locked in a cage for a long time suddenly finds the door of the cage open.
The next day, the two of them slept until mid-sun and did not get up. After eating a hot Thai meal outside, they ran to the police station and hospital. Tuo Zhen was detained at the police station for interrogation and investigation. When he saw Ruo Ping When he was with Sakai, his expression was quite peaceful and he didn't say a word; while Chen Shanjun is not out of danger yet, these two days will be a critical period.
"Ruoping," Sakai asked when they left the police station, "do you plan to submit the confession of the camel tour guide to the Thai police?"
"Of course not. He has already stated that this is a private secret, and since they have all surrendered, let's keep some privacy for him."
"indeed."
In the evening, they returned to the Chinese restaurant they had visited when they first arrived in Pattaya, and had a good meal.
"I think we have nothing to do for the time being," Sakai wiped his mouth with a napkin, "When do you plan to go home?"
"Anytime. How long are you going to stay?"
"I don't plan to stay any longer."
"Really? How about coming to our place?"
"Good idea, then, let's leave tomorrow. How?"
"It couldn't be better, so it's decided."
Temporary thoughts are really amazing, just like inspiration, you can never figure out how it was born; sometimes you want to go to a certain place on a whim, and your whole heart is seized by that idea, and if you don’t do it, you will have trouble sleeping and eating , but this idea has never stopped in your mind in the past ten months.Some people's way of life is to act according to this whim, and perhaps sometimes, it is more fulfilling.
That night, Ruoping packed his luggage, and Sakai played with the experiment of displaying fingerprints. He first grabbed the pencil on the table to study, and after finding out countless fingerprints on it, he took many objects one after another for surgery; finally, he came to Tuo Zhen The envelope containing the self-confessed letter was used as an experiment, and black powder was sprinkled on it, and a soft brush was used.
"This set of equipment is my newest equipment," Sakai said proudly. "I had one before, but it's broken... There are many other equipment in my equipment that you haven't seen before, right? There are also medicines for taking footprints." Set."
"Really? Anyway, it won't be used this time."
Seeing the detective's focused expression, Ruo Ping smiled to himself, and turned around to pack his luggage; his worn clothes hadn't been washed yet, and it seemed like a mistake not to bring a gentle and lovely wife.No, if you think this way, you will be protested by feminists, so be careful when you speak these days.
"A total of four different fingerprints," Sakai murmured holding a magnifying glass, "Ruoping, did you know that according to the analysis method of the FBI, fingerprints can be divided into eight types, and they can be divided into three categories according to their shape?" , which are arc-shaped, skip-shaped, and bucket-shaped. I guess this corrugated arc-shaped pattern is probably yours..."
"Maybe, I don't even know it myself."
Sakai put down the magnifying glass, rubbed his temples, and asked, "By the way, this time you come to Thailand, don't you plan to buy some gifts to give back?"
Ruo Ping spread his hands, "Do you have any good suggestions?"
Sakai laughed, "You are asking the wrong person. I have never bought the right gift once, but later I learned how to behave and found gold directly."
"I see," he smiled wryly, "let's rest early."
Early the next morning, Ruoping and Sakai took the elevator downstairs with their luggage on their backs; they walked out of the lobby and came to the parking plaza.The sky is clear and refreshing outside. Ruoping looked up at the majestic building of the hotel, standing under the blue sky and white clouds, like a silent hill.He remembered that Kōsuke Kindaichi in Henggou Masashi's works would be shrouded in a vortex of loneliness before solving the case, and that feeling that could not be explained by words seemed to be entrenched in his heart at this moment. In the past few days, all kinds of events flashed through my mind: receiving the commission from the police officer, departing for Thailand, meeting with Sakai, launching an investigation, interviewing the painter, being in danger on Monkey Island, setting up the hospital, meeting with Tuo Zhen, swimming in the Chao Phraya River, being a ladyboy The show, the delivery of the confession...all of these have passed.The present is formed by the accumulation of countless pasts, and the moment of "now" is constantly becoming the past. Just as the two were about to get into the car, a pair of figures passed by on the road outside, and Ruoping recognized Michai and a girl. "Hey, Mr. Detective, are you leaving?" Michai smiled, showing his white teeth. "Well, it's almost time to stay. Who is this pretty beauty?" "This is my girlfriend Mary," the girl smiled and nodded shyly, "May I ask how the investigation of the swimming pool incident is going?" "Oh, it's over. Please read today's newspaper for details. The result is unexpected." "I will," the boy blinked. "Do you mind if I ask another question? Was that... from yesterday someone from you?" He was referring to Jane, Ruoping thought, "It's nothing, just a friend who provided information." "So that's it. I just know that he seems to want to pass on a letter to you. Originally, he gave the letter to me and hoped that I would pass it on to you, but then he changed his mind and asked me to call and ask you to come downstairs." "Hehe, if you want to see him, you can go to Tiffany." "Huh?" Michai looked shocked. "Don't talk about this, where are you going?" The boy immediately regained his happy expression, "Today is a rare day off, and it's Mary's birthday, so we're going out for a walk." "Ah, happy birthday," Ruoping smiled at the girl, then turned to Michai, "Have you prepared your birthday present?" Just when Mi Cai was about to answer, the girl suddenly spoke, her voice was clear and sweet, "I don't want him to bother preparing anything, sincere company is the best gift." "Bingo." Sakai whispered, he took out a cigarette and stuffed it between his lips.
Their flight took off at night, and Sakai proposed to go to Bangkok during the day.They went to visit the famous Museum of Death, which kept all kinds of dead bodies, including those of infants and adults; the causes of death of these dead bodies were suicide, murder, and accidental death.It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a hunting museum. They even went to the Nana Temple to feel the yin energy; after experiencing such a murder related to the supernatural, the feeling of visiting the Yin Temple is very strange; Ruoping looked at the ghost covered with gold leaf Looking at the portrait of his wife, he just felt uncomfortable, and soon thought of Chen Shanjun's girlfriend in his head. After dinner early, Sakai returned the car to his friend in Thailand, and the two of them took a taxi to Bangkok Airport; maybe they were tired, and no one wanted to chat along the way, just letting the scenery outside the car window keep flashing by.The crowd at the airport was still heavy; the waiting time for the plane was long and boring, the two found a chair and sat down, thinking about how to spend this monotonous time.Sakai leaned against the back of the chair, closed his eyes and meditated; Ruohei took out a philosophy book from his backpack and read it, but for some reason, he couldn't concentrate. An uncoordinated mechanism deep in his head kept hitting his skull, making him He felt a little tinnitus, this strange feeling seemed to have been lurking for a while, when did it start?That undercurrent of incongruity, disturbance, disruption of harmony... Ruoping tried his best to hold himself back, thinking that he must be too tired to experience this strange feeling of dizziness; in the past, whenever he was overworked, his headaches would strike mercilessly, like a sharp ax constantly chopping scratching his head; however, the feeling this time was different from the tired headache. He took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, put them back on; rubbed his temples with his fingertips, tapped his arms on the top of his head; twisted his neck, squinted at the distant crowd; Misty, at the bottom of the chaotic field of vision, there is a piece of foundation shaking, cracks and cracks continue... It's just a feeling, but it doesn't just come out of nowhere, some wrong combination drowned out by the right one, the error is so small that it's not easy to see; it's one piece in a puzzle of thousands, indeed, one piece The jigsaw puzzle went wrong... Which piece is it? His head was like a tide, and his thoughts rushed in. The waves caressed the soft sand, trying to grab the stone that should not appear on the beach, but repeatedly failed; just a little bit, he could see the darkness clearly. The dim star in the sky. It's only a little short! The pain of drowning... He thought of the ups and downs before; indeed, the painful struggle to grasp the piece of the puzzle, just like he wanted to grasp the stone in Monkey Island, flashing, disappearing, flashing, Fading away...his brain desperately climbed towards the light of the cave! Slowly, he raised his head, opened his eyes, his body suddenly jumped up like a loose spring, and Sakai who was beside him was so shocked that he almost fell off the chair; he hurriedly stabilized his body, stared blankly at Ruoping, Said: "Did there be an earthquake just now?" "Where are those two "Travel"?" "Travel?" "Travel Magazine!" Before Sakai could reply, Ruoping's hands had already flown towards the luggage, like two strange hands looking for buried treasure; Keep an eye on the book. With a snap, he closed the book. "call a taxi!" "what?" "Call a taxi, let's go back to Pattaya!" After speaking, he began to bend down to pack the opened luggage bag. "Hey, what's going on here? Why are we going back?" Sakai spread his hands, puzzled. Ruo Ping raised his head. "If we act fast, we might be able to catch the last Tiffany ladyboy show."
What is time reversal?Revisiting old places is one of them.When the familiar scenery that appeared only yesterday is displayed in front of you, you can't help but wonder if there is something wrong with the mechanism of time passing. Tiffany's white building appeared in front of my eyes. The beautiful appearance and elegant water fountain plaza welcomed visitors with a smile like a pleasant climate. Ruo Ping and Sakai got out of the car, saw off the smiling driver, and walked towards the vestibule square.Sakai glanced at his watch, shook his head, and said, "The show has already started, so I can't go in now." "I know," Ruoping replied; "now we just have to wait. Wait." Sakai shrugged and put on a new cigarette.During the long journey just now, he didn't ask Ruoping any questions, and it was useless to ask.The situation will slowly reveal the amateur detective's thoughts. Now, just wait. As time ticked, the two of them stared at the show door like two hounds. When it was time to end, the audience filed out, and the ladyboys performing on the stage followed suit.When they came to the square, they lined up, and many tourists rushed to take pictures. "Wait for me." After leaving this sentence, Ruoping walked towards the crowd.Still in her white gown, Jen beamed at the audience as he posed for a photo with a middle-aged man, also smiling, who appeared to be from Taiwan, whose smiles piled up like shaken soda bottles.After the Ruoping man finished taking the photo, he smiled at Jane and said, "It's my turn." The other party was a little surprised, but quickly put away his surprised look and posed for a photo; Ruo Ping nodded to Sakai, "Please take a picture for us." Sakai picked up the camera without knowing it, and did as he did; Ruohei turned around with a smile, pressed the money into Jane's hand, and said "goodbye", he gestured to Sakai with his eyes, and then the two left the show .
"You not only paid him the fee for taking pictures," Sakai looked at Ruoping suspiciously, "you also gave him a note." Now they all go back to R. yalland, it's just that I live in a different room, so I moved to the sixth floor.The two of them occupied a chair each, staring into the void in thought. "Your eyes are still sharp." "No way, I have been paying attention to what kind of mystery you are playing." "What time is it now? Eleven o'clock? It should be almost the same." "What are we waiting for?" "Waiting for the murderer who killed Shen Zhaopeng." "What?" Sakai sat up straight. "I'll explain later. Promise me one thing first. No matter what I say later, don't question or be too surprised." "This..." Before he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, and Ruoping got up from his chair to open the door. The person who appeared behind the door was Jane, who had changed into light clothes and was still gorgeous at first glance.
"Please sit down." Ruoping pointed to the chair he was sitting on; the visitor sat down, and he himself sat down beside the bed. "What is your purpose for coming to me?" Jane spoke in English, his tone was very cold. "You can understand the note I gave you, so you came to the appointment," Ruoping replied in Chinese, "That means you understand Chinese, so let's talk in Chinese." Jane's cold eyes flickered, and she said, "How much do you really know?" "Not much, but I'll tell you that your calculations were too sophisticated and complicated, and you screwed up the whole thing. You shouldn't have come with Tuo Zhen's confession letter. You said it was Tuo Zhen who asked you to forward it to Ours, but in fact it is not the case. Since it is not the case, then I doubt whether this letter came from Tuo Zhen. Let me make it clear. You know that Tuo Zhen intends to take all the blame and go to the police station to surrender. So you went along with the flow, and immediately wrote this letter forged, made a false confession, and then lied that it was Tuo Zhen who asked you to hand over the letter, so that after reading the letter, we can understand the ins and outs of all the cases and stop pursuing this case. go home; we almost fell into your plan to fly back, and I'm sorry that things didn't go the way we wanted." Jane looked at Ruoping coldly, a tearing flame gradually appeared in her eyes, "You have no basis to conclude that I am lying, I said that Tuo Zhen gave me the letter, you said no, you are just guessing. " "Guess?" Ruoping shook his head, "This is the most hateful word in Lin Ruoping's dictionary. Let me tell you how I know. The envelope you handed us, according to Sakai - the detective in front of you - made There are four different fingerprints on it. If you are not lying, then there are four people who have touched this envelope: Tuo Zhen, you, me, and Sakai. It is not wrong. But the waiter at the hotel this morning Michai told me that yesterday you gave him the envelope to be passed on to us, but then you changed your mind and took the letter back to give it to us in person. Michai had no reason to lie, so the fingerprints on the envelope There should be five kinds, because he also touched the envelope. Who actually touched the envelope? Sakai and I have both touched it, and we also saw you holding the envelope, so there must be your fingerprints on it; Guess also touched. Therefore, the fingerprints of four people can be determined on the envelope. In this way, the fingerprints that do not exist on the envelope are stunned, but according to your statement, he handed the letter to you Yes, there's no way it doesn't have his fingerprints on it. Unless you're lying, of course. "In order to strengthen the impression that the prisoner is a hunchback, you lied that he wanted you to forward the letter to us. Once you lied, you made frequent mistakes. The letter said 'this letter is only for you', but you just said that the hunchback Originally, he wanted to hand it over to us, which obviously caused conflicts. Tuo Zhen must have told you that we had exposed everything after leaving the hotel yesterday, and he also found out the fact that you murdered. Guilty, go to the police station to surrender; I didn’t expect that not only did you not stand up and admit the crime, but you actually asked him to surrender, and even wrote his confession letter to let us end the investigation. Your mind is really twisted to the horror Limit. This whole case, I think everything described in the confession is true, except that the role of Tuo Zhen in it should be replaced by you. It was you who fell in love with Chen Shanjun and committed all the crimes, and Tuo Zhen just He was an accomplice, but he didn't kill. It was the crime of three killers." "You have no evidence." Jane said quietly, his beautiful face was a bit gray; gorgeous, dark, and cold merged, intertwining strange spectral lines on his face. "Chen Shanjun is dead." Ruoping said suddenly. As soon as these words came out, the face of the other party changed suddenly. He stood up from the chair, his fists clenched and trembling, "You're lying!" "I'm not lying. The hospital just called to inform that he failed to survive the critical period. If you don't believe me, you can call and ask yourself." Zhen stared at Ruoping angrily, her beautiful face instantly distorted into a distorted face, like a desperate monster jumping out of hell; he maintained his excited posture for a while, then sat down with his head lowered, gnashing his teeth. "If Chen Shanjun has nothing to do with you, why are you so excited?" Ruoping said flatly. "You're right," whispered Jane, who seemed to be undergoing a change of heart. "Your reasoning is all right." He sighed.Ruo Ping could see that the other party was suppressing the surging emotions. "Wait, I don't understand," Sakai looked at the frustrated man in the chair, and asked, "What does this person have to do with Tuo Zhen? Why can he know everything from Tuo Zhen?" "The person who is willing to take the blame for Tuo Zhen must be a close relative. In the notes of "Travel", it was mentioned that Tuo Zhen had an only younger sister, but when we contacted Tuo Zhen, he mentioned that There is a younger brother, and this subtle contradiction, plus the fact that Jane gave us the letter herself and lied, I conclude that he is Tuo Zhen's younger brother." "What...it turned out to be like this. But, how can there be any reason why the elder brother will take the blame for the younger brother and the younger brother will frame him?" Jane raised her head, "You don't understand my pain at all. If you want to know, I'll tell you all." His voice became stern, "It's not easy for a ladyboy to live in Thailand. They work hard to make money. At the beginning, my income was very meager, and I also spent a period of dark days before I was able to climb to my current position, but what awaited me was fiercer competition and a very high elimination rate. Because of long-term injections of female hormones, Our life expectancy is only over 40 years old, and we have almost no relationship with love! When Jun came to Thailand, he came to see my performance. After the performance, he took a photo with me. At that time, the way he looked at me made me feel I know it’s quite different, it’s a look of admiration, completely different from the perverted eyes of other audience members. After the show ended, he came to find me in private, only to find out that I was Chinese, and cameo Zhen who found out that the members of the group were separated At this time, I found us and saw the two of us together; Jun then found out that Tuo Zhen was my brother. After Tuo Zhen and I came to Thailand, the two developed differently. It's also ridiculous for a long time. I said in the false confession letter that he is gay, which is completely correct. In fact, I have never found out his sexual orientation. He does often go to those pornographic bars, and seek out from all over the world. People who have fun are mixed together. And because of my innate tendency, I chose the ladyboy show troupe as my future way out very early. I was miserable in it, taking medicine for a long time and doing female behavior exercises, and my body and mind experienced great changes... ...For money, many people later got involved with pornographic services, involving a bunch of complicated people... "Tuo Zhen's attitude towards me has always been quite good, to the point of being almost morbidly possessive. Especially after I joined the ladyboy troupe, the emotion he showed towards me even made me feel sick! He is like a The sponge that forcibly adhered to my body was constantly absorbing my tolerance for him. Later, he became a tour guide and was very busy. Although the number of times we met was considerably less, he still cared about my recent situation from time to time, and he also Sometimes when the tour group arranged for Tiffany to enjoy the ladyboy show, she would sit down and look at me with extremely admiring eyes, but she never exposed our relationship in public. "Later, I also let him know about my plan with Jun under his questioning; I thought he would obstruct us, but I didn't expect him to offer assistance and expressed that he would fully cooperate, so we worked out all the plans together. . "The role played by Tuo Zhen in this case is really only an accomplice. Apart from hiding the truth from you, what he did was to transport the sugar man and act as a witness in the disappearance incident. After learning that your investigation is in full swing After it unfolded, I was the one who came up with the sniper plan," said here he glanced at Sakai, "Jun thinks this is a risky plan, but if we don't take risks, we are taking greater risks, so the two of us give it a go... "Last night, Tuo Zhen suddenly came to the place where I lived to find me, indicating that you already knew all the incidents, Jun was also arrested, attempted suicide and was hospitalized, and he also said that he didn't know that I committed the heinous crime of murder... …God, he looked like a broken baby that was washed away by the flood when he was sad!" Jane's tone was disgusted, "He told me that he was going to the police station to turn himself in and atone for my sins, and said that he would never destroy me It doesn’t matter to him, but he is bored anyway. He left after speaking. Hearing Jun’s news, I was quite at a loss and almost heartbroken. It’s running. Maybe it’s because of years of painful experience that learning to calculate has become a habit and talent. Judging from Tuo Zhen’s words, you are not satisfied with the conclusion of the case, and there are still many doubts that have not been resolved. If I can grasp Take advantage of this opportunity to go along with the tide and forge false confession letters. I believe you will go home immediately and stop investigating. The whole matter will end here. As long as Jun recovers from the dangerous period, I will find a way to get him out of the police Grasp..." Jane's eyes lit up, "Tuo Zhen said that I am unforgivable for killing people, yes, but for me, there is nothing wrong with seeking my own love, from the moment I killed Dong, I knew there was no going back for the whole thing..." "What did you say?" Ruoping widened his eyes. "There are only two places in the confession that are different from the real situation. The first is that I pretended to be Tuo Zhen, and the second is the description of Dong's death. In fact, I did meet him at the beach that night and found him drinking Drunk, at that time he muttered a few words and fell on the beach, but he was not dead! I later dragged him to the yacht and sank into the sea to drown, so I killed him!" "You're crazy." Sakai murmured. "Yes, you're right, and I don't want to deny this fact," Jane's face became darker, "Later, Tuo Zhen told me about Shen Zhaopeng's plan to release supernatural photos, and after discussing with Jun, I decided to go there. Taiwan, China went to kill people and seize the negatives...After killing Dong, I have no special feeling for this kind of action...I decided to kill Shen Zhaopeng." "You should go to hell, he has no grievances with you." Sakai gritted the cigarette between his teeth heavily. "You really don't understand! After this matter is over, I plan to leave Pattaya and escape to another place with Jun to hide. No one can destroy our plan. This is related to our future! Moreover, he also has his own Of course, you who have no burdens cannot understand our pain," Zhen gasped as she spoke, staring at Ruoping fiercely, and said, "Is it true that you said Jun died?" "It depends on how much you trust my word." The two of them looked at each other, and calmly met with anger, sparking a strange spark.The eye-to-eye battle was deadlocked for a while. Zhen opened her bright eyes and said angrily, "What are you going to do with me? None of what you said can be brought to court. Tuo Zhen surrendered himself and pleaded guilty, Jun died, and the case is over." "I can't do anything to you, but it's impossible for your two dearest people to come back to you. I doubt that your life still has any meaning." "You, what do you mean by that!" "Being loved is a kind of happiness. Even if you can get away with it, you can't escape the punishment of being deprived of love. I never interfere with other people's choices, but I have to bear what I do. That's it for tonight, you go. " Jane stared at Ruoping closely with her eyes open. After a while, he turned around abruptly and left the room quickly. Sakai stared blankly at the passing figure, then turned to Ruoping and said, "You said Chen Shanjun was dead, but he wasn't dead! I know you meant to force him to show his feet on the spot, but you promised repeatedly , what if he goes to the hospital for verification?" "As long as we know that he is the real murderer, that's enough. Others are not so important. Jane said that none of my inferences can be brought to court, but in fact we can verify a lot of evidence. Since he admitted to killing Shen Zhaopeng, As long as we investigate Jane's whereabouts and his entry and exit records during the few days of the crime, we should be able to get some key evidence; there may also be microscopic evidence on the yacht he mentioned; Dong's ID card should also have his fingerprints ...we should go to the Pattaya Police Station tomorrow and inform Officer Srilo of these investigations." "That's right...but..." Sakai's phone rang suddenly, and he pressed the call button, "Hello...what?" The detective's face changed suddenly, and after a while, he slowly put down the phone. "What's wrong?" "Call from the hospital, Chen Shanjun failed to survive tonight and died." "..." "This, could this be too coincidental," Sakai stared at Ruoping closely, his tone full of anxiety, "Why do I always feel that you seem to have predicted this in advance? What didn't you tell me?" Ruoping turned his face away, "Don't get me wrong, I really didn't expect this to happen, maybe there is such a thing as a curse in Thailand, who knows? But... when I saw the face of Chen Shanjun after he fell from the building , I don’t think he has the idea of living, maybe because of this, I intuitively think that he can’t survive.” After finishing speaking, he opened the balcony door, leaned against the wall, and looked deeply into the silent distance.
Jane's upper body fell on Chen Shanjun, and his left wrist was bleeding. The blood flowed down the bedding to the floor, forming a waterfall of blood; a fruit knife lay on the bed, covered with dried dark red liquid.The whole picture is like a posthumous work painted by a dying painter with all his strength, as the last tribute or grievance to bid farewell to this world. When the nurse entered the room again, Jane, who was lying on the dead man, had already died.Just ten hours ago, he claimed to be the family member of the deceased, and wanted to come to see the deceased for the last time. The doctors and nurses all left the ward to give him some time for himself. This incident happened at midnight, and it was already the next morning when Ruo Ping and Sakai got the news.At that time, the two of them were in the Pattaya Police Station to discuss with Police Officer Srilo about future investigations, but when they received the news of Jane's suicide, many investigation instructions issued earlier disappeared like bubbles and were unnecessary.The only person involved in the case is Tuo Zhen, and the police officer also specially urged the police to take special care of him and not let him have any chance of committing suicide. The police found some notes and files of Zhen and Chen Shanjun's crime research from Zhen's residence, and confirmed their involvement in the case; in addition, Ruoping's mobile phone was also found.It seems that after Ruoping was tied up that day, Jane took the mobile phone home and did not dispose of it. After solving some follow-up trivial matters, the two shook hands with police officer Srilo and said goodbye. After arresting Chen Shanjun, the fat police officer's attitude changed 180 degrees from the previous contempt and became respectful. He expressed his appreciation for his ability and hoped to keep in touch with them. These are social etiquette.Later in the day, Ruo Ping and Sakai took a car to Bangkok Airport, boarded the plane, and prepared to leave Thailand.This time, he finally really wanted to leave. While eating the meal on the plane, Sakai said to Ruoping next door: "Sure enough, other people's love is beyond our comprehension." "The so-called dawn in a meaningless world, love can be described as a powerful force." Ruoping cut open a bun with a knife and spread some butter on it. "Humans are emotional animals, and the complexity of various emotions is also It leads people to make various actions. As Hume said well, 'reason is the slave of emotion'. Reason does not provide the basis and motive force for action, but only provides the knowledge and means of relevant facts needed for action. In a powerful Driven by desire, it is no surprise that the three of them would do such crazy things." "In short, human beings are contradictory creatures." Sakai pushed away the dinner plate. "In the eyes of your philosophers, they should be monsters that are difficult to analyze." "People's hearts are unpredictable." "Ugh……" Ruoping lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said: "By the way, when I came to Thailand, there was a middle-aged man sitting next door, and he asked me some questions." "what is the problem?" "He said he had a dilemma." "A dilemma?" "He also asked me about the dilemma and said that he went to Thailand by himself because of the dilemma." "How did he say?" "He said that he fell in love with a woman when he was in college, and later separated for some reason. The woman moved to Thailand to settle down, and he found a job and made a girlfriend. One day, the woman in Thailand called him and said that he wanted When we met, it turns out that after so many years, the woman still loves the man and hopes that he can go to Thailand to settle down; and he is also shaken, but he doesn’t know how to choose between his first love and his new girlfriend.” "This kind of story seems to be heard often." "Yeah, but coincidentally, it's really similar to Chen Shanjun's story." "Since this person is going to Thailand, isn't his choice obvious?" "Well, but..." Ruoping said meaningfully, "I think this man looks a bit like Chen Shanjun." "what?" "I remember that in Chen Shanjun's background information, it was mentioned that he has an elder brother who cared about him very much. He was born to his mother and her first husband. When we met Qiu Shiling in Thailand, I always felt that this person seemed familiar. It turned out that I saw it on the plane... I was wondering, could this be the person who joined the tour group Qiu Shiling?" "How is this possible? Can't Chen Shanjun recognize it?" "The following is just my speculation. In fact, Qiu Shiling is very concerned about Chen Shanjun. He may have secretly investigated Chen Shanjun's strange behavior in Taiwan, China, and decided to follow him to Thailand to see what he was doing. Although both of them recognized him each other, but did not reveal their relationship in front of everyone. Chen Shanjun's plan was not canceled because of his brother's appearance. On the contrary, Chen Shanjun actually asked him to be a witness. Later, when he was interrogated by the police, Qiu Shiling faithfully stated what he saw , but did not disclose his identity. He should have seen through Chen Shanjun's purpose, but he did not interfere. Regarding his brother's choice, he did not acquiesce, but believed that his choice was his own responsibility. He just wanted to understand the situation. Therefore, after the incident, he left, but he did not expect that his identity would be used by his younger brother. "Qiu Shiling's and Tuo Zhen's attitude towards siblings, although they both have the meaning of helping, but they are different in degree; the former is not interfering under supervision, and adopts free laissez-faire, and all faults are borne by oneself; the latter is The intimate care has become a kind of twisted and heavy emotion. The choices made by the two elder brothers are really intriguing to ruminate on." "But," Sakai asked puzzled, "Why did Qiu Shiling tell you this strange story on the plane? And why did he go back to Thailand?" Ruoping smiled, "I don't know the answer to the second question. Maybe he is very concerned about Chen Shanjun who stayed in Thailand, and he wants to go back and have a look! And this time he came back and cut his long hair short. As for the second question One question, there are two possibilities. First, he feels conflicted. Maybe he can understand Chen Shanjun’s psychology, but he is still not sure whether to agree with his younger brother’s choice. Due to the extreme struggle, he needs opinions, so he slightly modified the story , Asking my opinion. Since a long time ago, people have often used me as a consultant, maybe because I seem to have a false philosophical temperament, I don’t know if this is good or bad.” "Are your clients all those female boudoir close friends?" Sakai asked teasingly. "What do you think?" Ruoping made a grimace, "As for the second possibility, he has nothing to do with Chen Shanjun at all, he is just a troubled middle-aged man who just found a philosopher to chat with, that is to say , I think too much." "You bastard!" The detective slammed the cigarette from his mouth onto the dinner plate. "Don't be angry, big detective, after all, this is just a hypothesis. Isn't it a kind of joy in life to have a small turning point with lingering aftermath once in a while?" He laughed and beckoned the stewardess to come and take away the messy lunch box.
My hometown is still the same, lying quietly on the sea and taking a deep breath, everything is running the same as before.Usually after going out for a while and then returning home, there will be an indescribable sense of intimacy; when you find that everything you are familiar with is safe and sound, you will smile knowingly, and your mind is as peaceful as a mummy that has been sleeping for a hundred years. In August, Taiwan, China is still hot and hot, not much worse than Thailand. Whether it is a city or a village, it needs a heavy snowfall from the gods to ease the temperature that climbs like a roller coaster. Yes, it's more than just a hot word. 回来后，阪井到若平家去小住两天，多数时间都待在家中休养，泰国行已经耗掉他们太多体力了。 之后，日本侦探立即前往台北市去拜访友人。 阪井走后几天，若平都窝在自己的书房中，埋头苦干于研究计划；学校遗留的成堆工作已经堆积如山了。 周末台风即将到来，天气开始不太稳定，礼拜四夜晚，若平望着窗外黑蒙蒙的天，开始胡乱思索起一些事，包括过去、现在以及未来的。 他抛开桌上的研究计划数据，打开电脑，并将此次案件的笔记摊开于桌面上，专心地将案件摘要打入电脑中。每解决一个事件，他都会将该案件的数据整理成电子文件，并写成小说。 芭提雅一案的经过此时如流水般滑过脑海，从一开始的命案、泳池消失事件，到后来发现的诡异照片，最后牵扯到泰国之行，一切的一切，都化成记忆，以图像及文字的形式在心灵深处盘旋着。 窗户外头拍打着冷风，静谧万分的暗夜像侧卧在地、用手斜撑起头的女神，静静地凝视着万物。 键盘声作响，若平双眼锁在屏幕上，隐隐约约，某种不安的因子扰动着…… 很细微的、撞击着空气分子的…… 他停下双手，竖起耳朵仔细一听，似乎有音乐声响着，好像被蒙住的声音。 那旋律很熟悉，不就是电玩游戏《FinalFantasyIV》里头女主角的主题曲吗？那正是自己的手机！ 他跳起来，往背包扑去，伸手抓出了手机，按下通话键。 “喂？若平吗？谢天谢地你终于接电话了，在家中不会随身带着手机，比较不容易接到电话。我还真担心联络不上你呢，我已经打了好几次了。”是阪井的声音。 “是你啊，什么事？”若平心中升起疑惑。 “这几天我接到芭提雅斯里洛警官的电话，他告诉我一件事，必须马上告诉你。” "Oh?" “是关于泰国那件案子。” “那件案子？嗯，怎么了。” “警官无意间发现一件事……” “什么？”不知为何，他握手机的手指紧了起来。 “听好了，沈昭鹏死的那天，珍没有离开泰国，他仍在蒂芬妮场上表演；这点经过反复确认后，证实为百分之百的事实。” 若平感到胸口压迫着紧绷的凝结。 阪井的声音继续：“驼震也有不在场证明，那天他仍在带旅行团，酒店的人可以作证……” “不会吧。” 日本侦探疲惫地说出结论：“看来，杀害沈昭鹏的凶手另有其人。”
Early the next morning, Ruoping and Sakai took the elevator downstairs with their luggage on their backs; they walked out of the lobby and came to the parking plaza.The sky is clear and refreshing outside. Ruoping looked up at the majestic building of the hotel, standing under the blue sky and white clouds, like a silent hill.He remembered that Kōsuke Kindaichi in Henggou Masashi's works would be shrouded in a vortex of loneliness before solving the case, and that feeling that could not be explained by words seemed to be entrenched in his heart at this moment. In the past few days, all kinds of events flashed through my mind: receiving the commission from the police officer, departing for Thailand, meeting with Sakai, launching an investigation, interviewing the painter, being in danger on Monkey Island, setting up the hospital, meeting with Tuo Zhen, swimming in the Chao Phraya River, being a ladyboy The show, the delivery of the confession...all of these have passed.The present is formed by the accumulation of countless pasts, and the moment of "now" is constantly becoming the past. Just as the two were about to get into the car, a pair of figures passed by on the road outside, and Ruoping recognized Michai and a girl. "Hey, Mr. Detective, are you leaving?" Michai smiled, showing his white teeth. "Well, it's almost time to stay. Who is this pretty beauty?" "This is my girlfriend Mary," the girl smiled and nodded shyly, "May I ask how the investigation of the swimming pool incident is going?" "Oh, it's over. Please read today's newspaper for details. The result is unexpected." "I will," the boy blinked. "Do you mind if I ask another question? Was that... from yesterday someone from you?" He was referring to Jane, Ruoping thought, "It's nothing, just a friend who provided information." "So that's it. I just know that he seems to want to pass on a letter to you. Originally, he gave the letter to me and hoped that I would pass it on to you, but then he changed his mind and asked me to call and ask you to come downstairs." "Hehe, if you want to see him, you can go to Tiffany." "Huh?" Michai looked shocked. "Don't talk about this, where are you going?" The boy immediately regained his happy expression, "Today is a rare day off, and it's Mary's birthday, so we're going out for a walk." "Ah, happy birthday," Ruoping smiled at the girl, then turned to Michai, "Have you prepared your birthday present?" Just when Mi Cai was about to answer, the girl suddenly spoke, her voice was clear and sweet, "I don't want him to bother preparing anything, sincere company is the best gift." "Bingo." Sakai whispered, he took out a cigarette and stuffed it between his lips.
Their flight took off at night, and Sakai proposed to go to Bangkok during the day.They went to visit the famous Museum of Death, which kept all kinds of dead bodies, including those of infants and adults; the causes of death of these dead bodies were suicide, murder, and accidental death.It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a hunting museum. They even went to the Nana Temple to feel the yin energy; after experiencing such a murder related to the supernatural, the feeling of visiting the Yin Temple is very strange; Ruoping looked at the ghost covered with gold leaf Looking at the portrait of his wife, he just felt uncomfortable, and soon thought of Chen Shanjun's girlfriend in his head. After dinner early, Sakai returned the car to his friend in Thailand, and the two of them took a taxi to Bangkok Airport; maybe they were tired, and no one wanted to chat along the way, just letting the scenery outside the car window keep flashing by.The crowd at the airport was still heavy; the waiting time for the plane was long and boring, the two found a chair and sat down, thinking about how to spend this monotonous time.Sakai leaned against the back of the chair, closed his eyes and meditated; Ruohei took out a philosophy book from his backpack and read it, but for some reason, he couldn't concentrate. An uncoordinated mechanism deep in his head kept hitting his skull, making him He felt a little tinnitus, this strange feeling seemed to have been lurking for a while, when did it start?That undercurrent of incongruity, disturbance, disruption of harmony... Ruoping tried his best to hold himself back, thinking that he must be too tired to experience this strange feeling of dizziness; in the past, whenever he was overworked, his headaches would strike mercilessly, like a sharp ax constantly chopping scratching his head; however, the feeling this time was different from the tired headache. He took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, put them back on; rubbed his temples with his fingertips, tapped his arms on the top of his head; twisted his neck, squinted at the distant crowd; Misty, at the bottom of the chaotic field of vision, there is a piece of foundation shaking, cracks and cracks continue... It's just a feeling, but it doesn't just come out of nowhere, some wrong combination drowned out by the right one, the error is so small that it's not easy to see; it's one piece in a puzzle of thousands, indeed, one piece The jigsaw puzzle went wrong... Which piece is it? His head was like a tide, and his thoughts rushed in. The waves caressed the soft sand, trying to grab the stone that should not appear on the beach, but repeatedly failed; just a little bit, he could see the darkness clearly. The dim star in the sky. It's only a little short! The pain of drowning... He thought of the ups and downs before; indeed, the painful struggle to grasp the piece of the puzzle, just like he wanted to grasp the stone in Monkey Island, flashing, disappearing, flashing, Fading away...his brain desperately climbed towards the light of the cave! Slowly, he raised his head, opened his eyes, his body suddenly jumped up like a loose spring, and Sakai who was beside him was so shocked that he almost fell off the chair; he hurriedly stabilized his body, stared blankly at Ruoping, Said: "Did there be an earthquake just now?" "Where are those two "Travel"?" "Travel?" "Travel Magazine!" Before Sakai could reply, Ruoping's hands had already flown towards the luggage, like two strange hands looking for buried treasure; Keep an eye on the book. With a snap, he closed the book. "call a taxi!" "what?" "Call a taxi, let's go back to Pattaya!" After speaking, he began to bend down to pack the opened luggage bag. "Hey, what's going on here? Why are we going back?" Sakai spread his hands, puzzled. Ruo Ping raised his head. "If we act fast, we might be able to catch the last Tiffany ladyboy show."
What is time reversal?Revisiting old places is one of them.When the familiar scenery that appeared only yesterday is displayed in front of you, you can't help but wonder if there is something wrong with the mechanism of time passing. Tiffany's white building appeared in front of my eyes. The beautiful appearance and elegant water fountain plaza welcomed visitors with a smile like a pleasant climate. Ruo Ping and Sakai got out of the car, saw off the smiling driver, and walked towards the vestibule square.Sakai glanced at his watch, shook his head, and said, "The show has already started, so I can't go in now." "I know," Ruoping replied; "now we just have to wait. Wait." Sakai shrugged and put on a new cigarette.During the long journey just now, he didn't ask Ruoping any questions, and it was useless to ask.The situation will slowly reveal the amateur detective's thoughts. Now, just wait. As time ticked, the two of them stared at the show door like two hounds. When it was time to end, the audience filed out, and the ladyboys performing on the stage followed suit.When they came to the square, they lined up, and many tourists rushed to take pictures. "Wait for me." After leaving this sentence, Ruoping walked towards the crowd.Still in her white gown, Jen beamed at the audience as he posed for a photo with a middle-aged man, also smiling, who appeared to be from Taiwan, whose smiles piled up like shaken soda bottles.After the Ruoping man finished taking the photo, he smiled at Jane and said, "It's my turn." The other party was a little surprised, but quickly put away his surprised look and posed for a photo; Ruo Ping nodded to Sakai, "Please take a picture for us." Sakai picked up the camera without knowing it, and did as he did; Ruohei turned around with a smile, pressed the money into Jane's hand, and said "goodbye", he gestured to Sakai with his eyes, and then the two left the show .
"You not only paid him the fee for taking pictures," Sakai looked at Ruoping suspiciously, "you also gave him a note." Now they all go back to R. yalland, it's just that I live in a different room, so I moved to the sixth floor.The two of them occupied a chair each, staring into the void in thought. "Your eyes are still sharp." "No way, I have been paying attention to what kind of mystery you are playing." "What time is it now? Eleven o'clock? It should be almost the same." "What are we waiting for?" "Waiting for the murderer who killed Shen Zhaopeng." "What?" Sakai sat up straight. "I'll explain later. Promise me one thing first. No matter what I say later, don't question or be too surprised." "This..." Before he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door, and Ruoping got up from his chair to open the door. The person who appeared behind the door was Jane, who had changed into light clothes and was still gorgeous at first glance.
"Please sit down." Ruoping pointed to the chair he was sitting on; the visitor sat down, and he himself sat down beside the bed. "What is your purpose for coming to me?" Jane spoke in English, his tone was very cold. "You can understand the note I gave you, so you came to the appointment," Ruoping replied in Chinese, "That means you understand Chinese, so let's talk in Chinese." Jane's cold eyes flickered, and she said, "How much do you really know?" "Not much, but I'll tell you that your calculations were too sophisticated and complicated, and you screwed up the whole thing. You shouldn't have come with Tuo Zhen's confession letter. You said it was Tuo Zhen who asked you to forward it to Ours, but in fact it is not the case. Since it is not the case, then I doubt whether this letter came from Tuo Zhen. Let me make it clear. You know that Tuo Zhen intends to take all the blame and go to the police station to surrender. So you went along with the flow, and immediately wrote this letter forged, made a false confession, and then lied that it was Tuo Zhen who asked you to hand over the letter, so that after reading the letter, we can understand the ins and outs of all the cases and stop pursuing this case. go home; we almost fell into your plan to fly back, and I'm sorry that things didn't go the way we wanted." Jane looked at Ruoping coldly, a tearing flame gradually appeared in her eyes, "You have no basis to conclude that I am lying, I said that Tuo Zhen gave me the letter, you said no, you are just guessing. " "Guess?" Ruoping shook his head, "This is the most hateful word in Lin Ruoping's dictionary. Let me tell you how I know. The envelope you handed us, according to Sakai - the detective in front of you - made There are four different fingerprints on it. If you are not lying, then there are four people who have touched this envelope: Tuo Zhen, you, me, and Sakai. It is not wrong. But the waiter at the hotel this morning Michai told me that yesterday you gave him the envelope to be passed on to us, but then you changed your mind and took the letter back to give it to us in person. Michai had no reason to lie, so the fingerprints on the envelope There should be five kinds, because he also touched the envelope. Who actually touched the envelope? Sakai and I have both touched it, and we also saw you holding the envelope, so there must be your fingerprints on it; Guess also touched. Therefore, the fingerprints of four people can be determined on the envelope. In this way, the fingerprints that do not exist on the envelope are stunned, but according to your statement, he handed the letter to you Yes, there's no way it doesn't have his fingerprints on it. Unless you're lying, of course. "In order to strengthen the impression that the prisoner is a hunchback, you lied that he wanted you to forward the letter to us. Once you lied, you made frequent mistakes. The letter said 'this letter is only for you', but you just said that the hunchback Originally, he wanted to hand it over to us, which obviously caused conflicts. Tuo Zhen must have told you that we had exposed everything after leaving the hotel yesterday, and he also found out the fact that you murdered. Guilty, go to the police station to surrender; I didn’t expect that not only did you not stand up and admit the crime, but you actually asked him to surrender, and even wrote his confession letter to let us end the investigation. Your mind is really twisted to the horror Limit. This whole case, I think everything described in the confession is true, except that the role of Tuo Zhen in it should be replaced by you. It was you who fell in love with Chen Shanjun and committed all the crimes, and Tuo Zhen just He was an accomplice, but he didn't kill. It was the crime of three killers." "You have no evidence." Jane said quietly, his beautiful face was a bit gray; gorgeous, dark, and cold merged, intertwining strange spectral lines on his face. "Chen Shanjun is dead." Ruoping said suddenly. As soon as these words came out, the face of the other party changed suddenly. He stood up from the chair, his fists clenched and trembling, "You're lying!" "I'm not lying. The hospital just called to inform that he failed to survive the critical period. If you don't believe me, you can call and ask yourself." Zhen stared at Ruoping angrily, her beautiful face instantly distorted into a distorted face, like a desperate monster jumping out of hell; he maintained his excited posture for a while, then sat down with his head lowered, gnashing his teeth. "If Chen Shanjun has nothing to do with you, why are you so excited?" Ruoping said flatly. "You're right," whispered Jane, who seemed to be undergoing a change of heart. "Your reasoning is all right." He sighed.Ruo Ping could see that the other party was suppressing the surging emotions. "Wait, I don't understand," Sakai looked at the frustrated man in the chair, and asked, "What does this person have to do with Tuo Zhen? Why can he know everything from Tuo Zhen?" "The person who is willing to take the blame for Tuo Zhen must be a close relative. In the notes of "Travel", it was mentioned that Tuo Zhen had an only younger sister, but when we contacted Tuo Zhen, he mentioned that There is a younger brother, and this subtle contradiction, plus the fact that Jane gave us the letter herself and lied, I conclude that he is Tuo Zhen's younger brother." "What...it turned out to be like this. But, how can there be any reason why the elder brother will take the blame for the younger brother and the younger brother will frame him?" Jane raised her head, "You don't understand my pain at all. If you want to know, I'll tell you all." His voice became stern, "It's not easy for a ladyboy to live in Thailand. They work hard to make money. At the beginning, my income was very meager, and I also spent a period of dark days before I was able to climb to my current position, but what awaited me was fiercer competition and a very high elimination rate. Because of long-term injections of female hormones, Our life expectancy is only over 40 years old, and we have almost no relationship with love! When Jun came to Thailand, he came to see my performance. After the performance, he took a photo with me. At that time, the way he looked at me made me feel I know it’s quite different, it’s a look of admiration, completely different from the perverted eyes of other audience members. After the show ended, he came to find me in private, only to find out that I was Chinese, and cameo Zhen who found out that the members of the group were separated At this time, I found us and saw the two of us together; Jun then found out that Tuo Zhen was my brother. After Tuo Zhen and I came to Thailand, the two developed differently. It's also ridiculous for a long time. I said in the false confession letter that he is gay, which is completely correct. In fact, I have never found out his sexual orientation. He does often go to those pornographic bars, and seek out from all over the world. People who have fun are mixed together. And because of my innate tendency, I chose the ladyboy show troupe as my future way out very early. I was miserable in it, taking medicine for a long time and doing female behavior exercises, and my body and mind experienced great changes... ...For money, many people later got involved with pornographic services, involving a bunch of complicated people... "Tuo Zhen's attitude towards me has always been quite good, to the point of being almost morbidly possessive. Especially after I joined the ladyboy troupe, the emotion he showed towards me even made me feel sick! He is like a The sponge that forcibly adhered to my body was constantly absorbing my tolerance for him. Later, he became a tour guide and was very busy. Although the number of times we met was considerably less, he still cared about my recent situation from time to time, and he also Sometimes when the tour group arranged for Tiffany to enjoy the ladyboy show, she would sit down and look at me with extremely admiring eyes, but she never exposed our relationship in public. "Later, I also let him know about my plan with Jun under his questioning; I thought he would obstruct us, but I didn't expect him to offer assistance and expressed that he would fully cooperate, so we worked out all the plans together. . "The role played by Tuo Zhen in this case is really only an accomplice. Apart from hiding the truth from you, what he did was to transport the sugar man and act as a witness in the disappearance incident. After learning that your investigation is in full swing After it unfolded, I was the one who came up with the sniper plan," said here he glanced at Sakai, "Jun thinks this is a risky plan, but if we don't take risks, we are taking greater risks, so the two of us give it a go... "Last night, Tuo Zhen suddenly came to the place where I lived to find me, indicating that you already knew all the incidents, Jun was also arrested, attempted suicide and was hospitalized, and he also said that he didn't know that I committed the heinous crime of murder... …God, he looked like a broken baby that was washed away by the flood when he was sad!" Jane's tone was disgusted, "He told me that he was going to the police station to turn himself in and atone for my sins, and said that he would never destroy me It doesn’t matter to him, but he is bored anyway. He left after speaking. Hearing Jun’s news, I was quite at a loss and almost heartbroken. It’s running. Maybe it’s because of years of painful experience that learning to calculate has become a habit and talent. Judging from Tuo Zhen’s words, you are not satisfied with the conclusion of the case, and there are still many doubts that have not been resolved. If I can grasp Take advantage of this opportunity to go along with the tide and forge false confession letters. I believe you will go home immediately and stop investigating. The whole matter will end here. As long as Jun recovers from the dangerous period, I will find a way to get him out of the police Grasp..." Jane's eyes lit up, "Tuo Zhen said that I am unforgivable for killing people, yes, but for me, there is nothing wrong with seeking my own love, from the moment I killed Dong, I knew there was no going back for the whole thing..." "What did you say?" Ruoping widened his eyes. "There are only two places in the confession that are different from the real situation. The first is that I pretended to be Tuo Zhen, and the second is the description of Dong's death. In fact, I did meet him at the beach that night and found him drinking Drunk, at that time he muttered a few words and fell on the beach, but he was not dead! I later dragged him to the yacht and sank into the sea to drown, so I killed him!" "You're crazy." Sakai murmured. "Yes, you're right, and I don't want to deny this fact," Jane's face became darker, "Later, Tuo Zhen told me about Shen Zhaopeng's plan to release supernatural photos, and after discussing with Jun, I decided to go there. Taiwan, China went to kill people and seize the negatives...After killing Dong, I have no special feeling for this kind of action...I decided to kill Shen Zhaopeng." "You should go to hell, he has no grievances with you." Sakai gritted the cigarette between his teeth heavily. "You really don't understand! After this matter is over, I plan to leave Pattaya and escape to another place with Jun to hide. No one can destroy our plan. This is related to our future! Moreover, he also has his own Of course, you who have no burdens cannot understand our pain," Zhen gasped as she spoke, staring at Ruoping fiercely, and said, "Is it true that you said Jun died?" "It depends on how much you trust my word." The two of them looked at each other, and calmly met with anger, sparking a strange spark.The eye-to-eye battle was deadlocked for a while. Zhen opened her bright eyes and said angrily, "What are you going to do with me? None of what you said can be brought to court. Tuo Zhen surrendered himself and pleaded guilty, Jun died, and the case is over." "I can't do anything to you, but it's impossible for your two dearest people to come back to you. I doubt that your life still has any meaning." "You, what do you mean by that!" "Being loved is a kind of happiness. Even if you can get away with it, you can't escape the punishment of being deprived of love. I never interfere with other people's choices, but I have to bear what I do. That's it for tonight, you go. " Jane stared at Ruoping closely with her eyes open. After a while, he turned around abruptly and left the room quickly. Sakai stared blankly at the passing figure, then turned to Ruoping and said, "You said Chen Shanjun was dead, but he wasn't dead! I know you meant to force him to show his feet on the spot, but you promised repeatedly , what if he goes to the hospital for verification?" "As long as we know that he is the real murderer, that's enough. Others are not so important. Jane said that none of my inferences can be brought to court, but in fact we can verify a lot of evidence. Since he admitted to killing Shen Zhaopeng, As long as we investigate Jane's whereabouts and his entry and exit records during the few days of the crime, we should be able to get some key evidence; there may also be microscopic evidence on the yacht he mentioned; Dong's ID card should also have his fingerprints ...we should go to the Pattaya Police Station tomorrow and inform Officer Srilo of these investigations." "That's right...but..." Sakai's phone rang suddenly, and he pressed the call button, "Hello...what?" The detective's face changed suddenly, and after a while, he slowly put down the phone. "What's wrong?" "Call from the hospital, Chen Shanjun failed to survive tonight and died." "..." "This, could this be too coincidental," Sakai stared at Ruoping closely, his tone full of anxiety, "Why do I always feel that you seem to have predicted this in advance? What didn't you tell me?" Ruoping turned his face away, "Don't get me wrong, I really didn't expect this to happen, maybe there is such a thing as a curse in Thailand, who knows? But... when I saw the face of Chen Shanjun after he fell from the building , I don’t think he has the idea of living, maybe because of this, I intuitively think that he can’t survive.” After finishing speaking, he opened the balcony door, leaned against the wall, and looked deeply into the silent distance.
Jane's upper body fell on Chen Shanjun, and his left wrist was bleeding. The blood flowed down the bedding to the floor, forming a waterfall of blood; a fruit knife lay on the bed, covered with dried dark red liquid.The whole picture is like a posthumous work painted by a dying painter with all his strength, as the last tribute or grievance to bid farewell to this world. When the nurse entered the room again, Jane, who was lying on the dead man, had already died.Just ten hours ago, he claimed to be the family member of the deceased, and wanted to come to see the deceased for the last time. The doctors and nurses all left the ward to give him some time for himself. This incident happened at midnight, and it was already the next morning when Ruo Ping and Sakai got the news.At that time, the two of them were in the Pattaya Police Station to discuss with Police Officer Srilo about future investigations, but when they received the news of Jane's suicide, many investigation instructions issued earlier disappeared like bubbles and were unnecessary.The only person involved in the case is Tuo Zhen, and the police officer also specially urged the police to take special care of him and not let him have any chance of committing suicide. The police found some notes and files of Zhen and Chen Shanjun's crime research from Zhen's residence, and confirmed their involvement in the case; in addition, Ruoping's mobile phone was also found.It seems that after Ruoping was tied up that day, Jane took the mobile phone home and did not dispose of it. After solving some follow-up trivial matters, the two shook hands with police officer Srilo and said goodbye. After arresting Chen Shanjun, the fat police officer's attitude changed 180 degrees from the previous contempt and became respectful. He expressed his appreciation for his ability and hoped to keep in touch with them. These are social etiquette.Later in the day, Ruo Ping and Sakai took a car to Bangkok Airport, boarded the plane, and prepared to leave Thailand.This time, he finally really wanted to leave. While eating the meal on the plane, Sakai said to Ruoping next door: "Sure enough, other people's love is beyond our comprehension." "The so-called dawn in a meaningless world, love can be described as a powerful force." Ruoping cut open a bun with a knife and spread some butter on it. "Humans are emotional animals, and the complexity of various emotions is also It leads people to make various actions. As Hume said well, 'reason is the slave of emotion'. Reason does not provide the basis and motive force for action, but only provides the knowledge and means of relevant facts needed for action. In a powerful Driven by desire, it is no surprise that the three of them would do such crazy things." "In short, human beings are contradictory creatures." Sakai pushed away the dinner plate. "In the eyes of your philosophers, they should be monsters that are difficult to analyze." "People's hearts are unpredictable." "Ugh……" Ruoping lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said: "By the way, when I came to Thailand, there was a middle-aged man sitting next door, and he asked me some questions." "what is the problem?" "He said he had a dilemma." "A dilemma?" "He also asked me about the dilemma and said that he went to Thailand by himself because of the dilemma." "How did he say?" "He said that he fell in love with a woman when he was in college, and later separated for some reason. The woman moved to Thailand to settle down, and he found a job and made a girlfriend. One day, the woman in Thailand called him and said that he wanted When we met, it turns out that after so many years, the woman still loves the man and hopes that he can go to Thailand to settle down; and he is also shaken, but he doesn’t know how to choose between his first love and his new girlfriend.” "This kind of story seems to be heard often." "Yeah, but coincidentally, it's really similar to Chen Shanjun's story." "Since this person is going to Thailand, isn't his choice obvious?" "Well, but..." Ruoping said meaningfully, "I think this man looks a bit like Chen Shanjun." "what?" "I remember that in Chen Shanjun's background information, it was mentioned that he has an elder brother who cared about him very much. He was born to his mother and her first husband. When we met Qiu Shiling in Thailand, I always felt that this person seemed familiar. It turned out that I saw it on the plane... I was wondering, could this be the person who joined the tour group Qiu Shiling?" "How is this possible? Can't Chen Shanjun recognize it?" "The following is just my speculation. In fact, Qiu Shiling is very concerned about Chen Shanjun. He may have secretly investigated Chen Shanjun's strange behavior in Taiwan, China, and decided to follow him to Thailand to see what he was doing. Although both of them recognized him each other, but did not reveal their relationship in front of everyone. Chen Shanjun's plan was not canceled because of his brother's appearance. On the contrary, Chen Shanjun actually asked him to be a witness. Later, when he was interrogated by the police, Qiu Shiling faithfully stated what he saw , but did not disclose his identity. He should have seen through Chen Shanjun's purpose, but he did not interfere. Regarding his brother's choice, he did not acquiesce, but believed that his choice was his own responsibility. He just wanted to understand the situation. Therefore, after the incident, he left, but he did not expect that his identity would be used by his younger brother. "Qiu Shiling's and Tuo Zhen's attitude towards siblings, although they both have the meaning of helping, but they are different in degree; the former is not interfering under supervision, and adopts free laissez-faire, and all faults are borne by oneself; the latter is The intimate care has become a kind of twisted and heavy emotion. The choices made by the two elder brothers are really intriguing to ruminate on." "But," Sakai asked puzzled, "Why did Qiu Shiling tell you this strange story on the plane? And why did he go back to Thailand?" Ruoping smiled, "I don't know the answer to the second question. Maybe he is very concerned about Chen Shanjun who stayed in Thailand, and he wants to go back and have a look! And this time he came back and cut his long hair short. As for the second question One question, there are two possibilities. First, he feels conflicted. Maybe he can understand Chen Shanjun’s psychology, but he is still not sure whether to agree with his younger brother’s choice. Due to the extreme struggle, he needs opinions, so he slightly modified the story , Asking my opinion. Since a long time ago, people have often used me as a consultant, maybe because I seem to have a false philosophical temperament, I don’t know if this is good or bad.” "Are your clients all those female boudoir close friends?" Sakai asked teasingly. "What do you think?" Ruoping made a grimace, "As for the second possibility, he has nothing to do with Chen Shanjun at all, he is just a troubled middle-aged man who just found a philosopher to chat with, that is to say , I think too much." "You bastard!" The detective slammed the cigarette from his mouth onto the dinner plate. "Don't be angry, big detective, after all, this is just a hypothesis. Isn't it a kind of joy in life to have a small turning point with lingering aftermath once in a while?" He laughed and beckoned the stewardess to come and take away the messy lunch box.
My hometown is still the same, lying quietly on the sea and taking a deep breath, everything is running the same as before.Usually after going out for a while and then returning home, there will be an indescribable sense of intimacy; when you find that everything you are familiar with is safe and sound, you will smile knowingly, and your mind is as peaceful as a mummy that has been sleeping for a hundred years. In August, Taiwan, China is still hot and hot, not much worse than Thailand. Whether it is a city or a village, it needs a heavy snowfall from the gods to ease the temperature that climbs like a roller coaster. Yes, it's more than just a hot word. 回来后，阪井到若平家去小住两天，多数时间都待在家中休养，泰国行已经耗掉他们太多体力了。 之后，日本侦探立即前往台北市去拜访友人。 阪井走后几天，若平都窝在自己的书房中，埋头苦干于研究计划；学校遗留的成堆工作已经堆积如山了。 周末台风即将到来，天气开始不太稳定，礼拜四夜晚，若平望着窗外黑蒙蒙的天，开始胡乱思索起一些事，包括过去、现在以及未来的。 他抛开桌上的研究计划数据，打开电脑，并将此次案件的笔记摊开于桌面上，专心地将案件摘要打入电脑中。每解决一个事件，他都会将该案件的数据整理成电子文件，并写成小说。 芭提雅一案的经过此时如流水般滑过脑海，从一开始的命案、泳池消失事件，到后来发现的诡异照片，最后牵扯到泰国之行，一切的一切，都化成记忆，以图像及文字的形式在心灵深处盘旋着。 窗户外头拍打着冷风，静谧万分的暗夜像侧卧在地、用手斜撑起头的女神，静静地凝视着万物。 键盘声作响，若平双眼锁在屏幕上，隐隐约约，某种不安的因子扰动着…… 很细微的、撞击着空气分子的…… 他停下双手，竖起耳朵仔细一听，似乎有音乐声响着，好像被蒙住的声音。 那旋律很熟悉，不就是电玩游戏《FinalFantasyIV》里头女主角的主题曲吗？那正是自己的手机！ 他跳起来，往背包扑去，伸手抓出了手机，按下通话键。 “喂？若平吗？谢天谢地你终于接电话了，在家中不会随身带着手机，比较不容易接到电话。我还真担心联络不上你呢，我已经打了好几次了。”是阪井的声音。 “是你啊，什么事？”若平心中升起疑惑。 “这几天我接到芭提雅斯里洛警官的电话，他告诉我一件事，必须马上告诉你。” "Oh?" “是关于泰国那件案子。” “那件案子？嗯，怎么了。” “警官无意间发现一件事……” “什么？”不知为何，他握手机的手指紧了起来。 “听好了，沈昭鹏死的那天，珍没有离开泰国，他仍在蒂芬妮场上表演；这点经过反复确认后，证实为百分之百的事实。” 若平感到胸口压迫着紧绷的凝结。 阪井的声音继续：“驼震也有不在场证明，那天他仍在带旅行团，酒店的人可以作证……” “不会吧。” 日本侦探疲惫地说出结论：“看来，杀害沈昭鹏的凶手另有其人。”