Chapter 10 police officer's negligence

The woman's well-manicured slender fingers tapped the banknotes gently, making an even sound of "clearing and brushing".A certain desire stirred Tahara Koji's heart again, as if those light-white fingers were plucking at his nerves. "The number of sheets is just right, you have worked hard," the woman said. "However, if the price tag is a little higher..." While putting a bundle of 7,000 yen bills into the handbag she was carrying, she raised her head as she spoke.Under the wide black sunglasses, there are scarlet lips, the tone is just right, it can't be seen that it is the wife of an ordinary employee. "It's very elegant," Tahara Koji thought.

"Oh, it's not easy to get this sum of money. I went to three pawnshops, and this is the highest," Tahara Koji replied. "Going to three houses? You are troubled, thank you for your help. But, please forgive me, I'm afraid you still don't know much about the tricks of dealing with pawnshops, so..." "That's right, if you don't know the tricks, you can't figure out how to calculate the price." Tian Yuan tilted his head, staring at the woman's alluring cherry lips and said. The waitress brought lemonade. "Please." The woman handed a glass of lemon juice to Tian Yuan, and at the same time put a piece of paper on the table.

It was the receipt that Tahara wrote to the woman three days ago when he took over the watch. Tian Yuan crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and threw it away. "Whenever you want to take it out, just call the company, and I will come right away..." "Well," the woman replied subconsciously.She didn't seem to hear Tian Yuan's words clearly, nor did she see Tian Yuan's movement of throwing paper balls, but she had other thoughts.He couldn't see her eyes covered by black sunglasses, and she was biting a straw at the corner of her mouth. She's pretty sophisticated.Three years ago, when he abandoned her, the miserable voice of her swearing to commit suicide echoed in Tian Yuan's ears again.Now, the demeanor of that year has long since disappeared.

She spat out the straw and found him staring at her, so she asked, "Are you still...?" "It's nothing, it's just, it's just that you are more beautiful..." "Heh, heh heh..." The woman's silver bell-like laughter expressed her appreciation and satisfaction for his compliment.She took out the cigarettes from her handbag, and Tahara pressed the lighter courteously. She came to find herself impatiently, she must have come from there.In the afternoon three days ago, in a room of an apartment, the nostalgic desire seized Tian Yuan's body and mind again:

"So?" The woman completely ignored Tian Yuan's psychology, and casually flicked the ash into the ashtray and said, "That's it, I have some urgent things to do, so..." "Oh? If you have something to do, then... goodbye!" Tian Yuan stood up awkwardly. "If there is a chance in the future..." The woman pursed her lips and smiled, but couldn't see her eyes. The next morning, Tian Yuan was summoned by the police. The reason was that he was suspected of stealing a gold watch from a woman named Seki Mitsuko. "Have you ever owned a Kun-style gold watch?" Inspector Ono asked.

"I was entrusted by someone, what happened?" "Who is the person who entrusted you to be the watch?" The other party asked in an arrogant and unreasonable tone. "What does it matter. Does it have to be answered?" "Whether to answer or not is up to you. At the very least, we hope to have your assistance in investigating the criminal evidence. The gold watch... I'll tell you, it's a stolen item." Surprisingly!Tian Yuan was stunned.After a moment of hesitation, he seemed to suddenly realize: "Stolen goods?... Then, she..." "There is no other reason to send you here, I just want to know about your experience as a watch, so don't be nervous.... I can also tell you that the report of the lost gold watch is signed by a woman named Seki Mitsuko."

"How is this possible! You made a mistake!" Another surprise!Tahara almost screamed. "The gold watch I pawned was entrusted by Seki Mitsuko, how could she report the theft again?" "What? You mean...?" Ono was also taken aback, and immediately checked the signature on the report carefully again. "Are you confusing the water on purpose? Such an attitude is not correct," Ono warned Tahara seriously. "While entrusting someone to go to the pawn shop, and at the same time submitting a report, how can there be such a strange thing in the world!"

"Your words are not unreasonable. But what I said is also true. I'm afraid there is something wrong in it? You might as well ask Seki Mitsuko face to face, what I said..." Tahara was not afraid and complained confidently.There must be a mistake somewhere.Otherwise, it would be unreasonable anyway.If the person who wrote the report was not Seki Mitsuko but someone else, Seki Mitsuko might be suspected of stealing.However, the report was actually written by Seki Mitsuko himself...inexplicable! "Let's consider your words to be true for now, then, when did you receive the gold watch?"

Tian Yuan thought for a while, and then said: "Three days ago, that is, at three o'clock in the afternoon on the second day of this month." Ono looked through the file again, raised his head, and deliberately sneered: "We found that the time was stolen at the same time. The report was received at nine o'clock in the morning on the 3rd. After I handed over the item to you, you came to report the theft again, which is really unbelievable. On the other hand, after the report was issued, the item was found again. I was so happy that I forgot to withdraw the report. Is this a forced explanation?"

"Impossible. But," Tahara got inspiration from Ono's analysis. "Could it be that she forgot the watch shortly after handing it to me, thought it was stolen, and immediately made a fuss and reported it to the police—" Tahara Zha stopped talking.Nonsense!Yesterday, at the teahouse designated by Segi herself, at the appointed time, seven thousand yuan was put into her handbag, and her pale fingers said "scrub everything" "I'm afraid she really forgot, right?" Ono didn't look at Tian Yuan, but only looked at the cigarette butt in his hand. "Let's put it this way. Let's say you go to a customer's house to sell cosmetics, and the door is open, but no one is in the house. You see a rather high-end gold watch. You didn't want to grab it for yourself. Suddenly you hear a woman's Voice: "If you like it, you can take it. Otherwise, you can help me pawn it." So, you..."

"Your nonsensical confessions should stop, sir! Don't think I'm a child! Don't be smart! . . . There was never 'the door was open, no one was in the room,' there was never anything." Auditory hallucinations '…." This is the intention of the other party's subpoena!Tahara thought.As long as you accept the initial questioning, it will be followed by a series of speculative confessions. As a result, the criminal process that the police officer has conceived in his mind has been successfully fulfilled. "Don't misunderstand. It's not that I deliberately engaged in so-called confession. You think, one said it was stolen, and the other said it was entrusted. The distance is too big, and it confuses people's minds." Apparently, Ono's kind words and slight blushing showed that Tian Yuan had touched his vital point.Inducing a confession is not only a sign of incompetence for the police officers, but it is absolutely not allowed.He didn't seem to be the kind of empty-headed, brazen, habitual bullshit.Tian Yuan thought to himself. You might as well mention my name to Mitsuko Seki, and who I am and who I am will soon become clear.Tahara's well-intentioned proposal was accepted.Ono gave some instructions to a young blind officer beside him, and the officer went out. Tahara stopped answering Ono's questions below.Why waste your tongue, wait for the reply from Seki Mitsuko, the truth will come out. The young police officer came back and whispered against Ono's cheek. Ono nodded, and then his eyes suddenly focused on Tian Yuan's face.Perhaps because of his professionalism, Ono's gaze was enough to freeze a case of beer, and with a cold light like a sharp sword, he approached Tian Yuan step by step.Tian Yuan tried his best to dodge, staggered back, and said incoherently: "What? What's going on? What's wrong with you?" "Seki Mitsuko said that he has never heard of a man named Tahara Koji!" It was a voice from the underworld. "What? Is she confused? I saw it yesterday, and I gave her 7,000 yen in person..." Ono looked away, and took out a frame of cards from the table: "Since the confessions of the two are quite different, we have to execute the arrest warrant." It was the afternoon of the second day of this month, and the weather was quite hot.Tahara came out from a nearby cold drink shop. "Hello, Mr. Tahara," a woman greeted him kindly. who?Bossy demeanor.Which of those wives who regularly buy cosmetics?Suddenly, the image of a woman abandoned in the past emerged in front of Tian Yuan. "Miko! Ah..." Tahara stopped and called the girl by her previous name.She has changed, completely different from when she worked in the teahouse three years ago. "Long time no see, how are you?" Seki Mitsuko looked at Tahara curiously, her gaze went from top to bottom, and finally stopped on Tahara's shoes.Because it is a job that moves a lot, Tahara wears cheap but durable shoes.He was a little embarrassed by Photon. "The company I used to work for has closed down, and now I am a cosmetics salesman." "Ah! It's hard work, which company are you in?" Tian Yuan took out his business card and handed it over.Maybe she'll buy a little, or help sell it?The professional consciousness of every stitch is sneaking. "Ah, if it's convenient, can you come to my house? In our apartment, you might meet customers unexpectedly..." "Come and sit at her house?"—she is married.Tahara thought.The two walked side by side, what is her name now?Can't remember anyway.No, I never knew her name. In the teahouse three years ago, I heard my colleagues call her "Miko", and Tahara also called her that.When two people talk to each other, they only use the second person pronoun "you". Walked for five minutes.Gate No. 3 of the first building at the entrance of the alley. "On the fourth floor, going up and down every day is really tiring." Photon walked up the concrete stairs, turned around and said to Tian Yuan.Photon's skirt wrapped around her smooth white calf, fluttering in front of Tian Yuan's eyes.A certain desire sprouting in his heart suddenly developed into an anxious expectation. A dream that ended years ago.What else to expect?Tahara shook his head vigorously.Among the salesman colleagues, some people often show off that when they went to a woman's house to sell cosmetics, they were seduced by a woman, and they were a beauty!But not only has Tian Yuan never experienced such a "cheap thing", he has never even met a woman who has shown that kind of behavior. "Expectation" became indifferent, turning into soap bubbles without a trace.However, what about reality? Photon arranged for Tian Yuan to sit down, and went to open the window by himself, but did not draw the curtains.After all, it is the fourth floor, and there is a cool wind blowing in.Tahara unbuttoned the jacket of his suit. "I'm so sorry, it's so hot in the room." Photon said as he took off his coat, only wearing a purple grape-colored western-style shirt. "No, it's still quite comfortable..." "Unexpectedly, we are really destined!" Tian Yuan was embarrassed, and Mitsuko's words touched the wound in his heart.Guilt, self-blame, and even a sense of shame.At that time, as long as one day Tahara didn't go to the store to look for her, Mitsuko would make countless calls to Tahara's company. "He's gone out." - The colleagues replied according to Tahara's will.He was determined to abandon her. "Where does your husband work?" Tian Yuan deliberately changed the topic.Although the settings in the house are ordinary, they are well organized.It can be seen that life is going well. "He is an ordinary employee, about the same as Mr. Tahara. Only, he is a little older. However, he is a miser. The rest of the money is either invested in trusts or saved in the company as shares. As for his wife, she is penniless. .” So to speak, the main facilities in the room, maybe the supporting rental of the apartment.Tian Yuan looked around the room while thinking secretly. Tian Yuan's eyes fell on the double spring bed in the inner room. "Ah, the ventilation there is the best in the whole room." Photon said, asking Tahara to sit on the double spring bed. Indeed, the ventilation is the best here.The sweat from walking and climbing the stairs dries up in a short time. Taking out the beer and ham, Photon ate and drank heavily.It's not so much that her alcohol intake has increased slightly compared to three years ago, it's better to say that she is eating faster than Tahara. "Come on, Mr. Tahara, cheers!" She blushed. "Ah, I'm so happy today!" Photon said loudly, walked over staggeringly, and sat down beside Tian Yuan. Tian Yuan moved instinctively, trying to keep a certain distance from Photon.Photon forced her to come over, she put her arms as smooth and delicate as ivory, but extremely soft, around Tian Yuan's neck. "Krusakov said: If it wasn't in the pathology, he couldn't have made it so reasonable, so gorgeous, and so bizarre..." I don't know which page it is in "Psychology".However, Tahara is not in a sick state, he is very sober.He made up very detailed and well-founded, and he was able to answer even unexpected questions fluently without panicking.Since there were no suspicious clues, Tian Yuan should be trusted right now.However, the informant Mitsuko Seki denied that he knew Tahara, and he had never even heard of his name. How can this be explained?Ono questioned Tian Yuan from various angles while thinking hard in his heart. "Ah, Mr. Tahara, can you tell me about the characteristics of the watch?" Ono asked with a pen in his mouth, tilting his head. "Features..." Tahara said thoughtfully, slowly, "She will run out of cosmetics before I leave her room. If I can leave her with a few cosmetics, she will be very happy. So..." Tahara went on to explain that since Mitsuko's husband is very stingy, it is obviously difficult for Mitsuko to buy some cosmetics... "It seems...you're going to try to save some money secretly..." Tahara opened the leather bag full of cosmetics that he carried with him, squinted at Mitsuko's shy face, and said "seriously". "It's not possible at all, Mr. Tian Yuan. Life requires careful planning to barely survive," Guang Yu's eyes dimmed, and his eyelids lowered. "While saving money, he lives in poverty at the same time. Your husband is really weird. Then, I am afraid that you have to pawn some things frequently to be able to spend your usual pocket expenses?...It's too miserable..." Tian Yuan's words seemed to have inspired Photon invisibly: "Yes, I really have something to give to the pawn shop." Photon said, turning to the drawer of the tea kitchen, and took out the engraved M. A Kun-style gold watch with the initials of S in English. "M.S...your name is," Tahara looked at the English letters and asked, "Is it the 'M' of Miko?" "No, it's not Miko." She stared at Tahara, and replied without thinking, "Isn't it okay to be called Mitsuko? My surname is already Seki." "The tea cooker's drawer? Where did the watch come from?" Ono cut off the conversation. "She turned around and moved towards the tea cooker. At that time, I thought it was taken out from there. I didn't see it clearly..." "Is the watch moving?" "Yes. 'Isn't it convenient to live with it?' I asked tentatively. However, she said nonchalantly: 'It's okay.'" "Don't care? What time is the clock hand pointing, remember?" "Ah, I'm so sorry, I didn't pay attention at the time." Ono nodded frequently and wrote a few words in the notebook.If it was true what Photon said, her husband was indeed a miser, and he would certainly not have bought two watches for his wife to wear.Even if you are not stingy, it is rare for the wife of an ordinary employee to have two watches. Thinking of this, Ono read a passage in the report book: "...the watch is usually placed on the sewing machine. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the radio announced the time. I wanted to check the watch. When I looked for it, the watch was gone. I was very anxious and searched almost everywhere. , still can't find it. I was out for an hour, and the door was locked. Of course, I'm not entirely sure it was locked, I'm a little nervous. But my memory is not completely damaged. . . . " "Tea kitchen - sewing machine. It's not normal to not wear a watch on your wrist," Ono thought.Of course, for women who wash clothes and cook by themselves, it may be more convenient not to wear a watch. Looking at Ono's bright and dark cigarette butts, Tian Yuan's craving for cigarettes was induced, and he hurriedly took out a cigarette.Ono not only did not stop, but threw a box of matches. Ono, who has always used high-handed measures to the prisoners under investigation, is exceptionally friendly to Tahara, which is really abnormal. "Obviously, what Tahara said is unquestionable," got the upper hand in Ono's mind. The next ten steps are to find out the purpose of Seki Mitsuko's report letter, Ono thought.Assuming that Mitsuko's claim that her husband Segi is a miser can be established, then if Segi came home from get off work and found that his wife did not wear a gold watch on her wrist, wouldn't she not ask?How did Photon answer?You can't say send it to a pawn shop, can you?There was no other way, so I made up a story about being stolen to prevaricate.However, since the watch was stolen, why did the other items remain intact?Which thief is not greedy and insatiable! "Oh, um..." "What? You..." Ono asked hastily. "I remember when our relationship ended, when she tried to commit suicide, whenever I think of it..." Ono nodded silently.Suddenly, all of Tian Yuan's expressions and words since the arraignment were reflected in Ono's mind, and the conclusion of "Ta Yuan-Bai (not guilty)" came unexpectedly. "I also thought that in order to avenge the sorrow that was abandoned three years ago, maybe she would deliberately frame me, so..." "Oh?" Ono spewed out a column of milky white smoke.Tahara's idea is too dramatic, but the possibility of Segi Mitsuko's revenge cannot be ruled out.It is much easier for a fierce woman who has attempted suicide to take a little revenge than to commit suicide through humiliation. "One more question, can you tell me what is special about Seki Mitsuko? I mean, you have had a special relationship with her, and she has never even heard your name. In this way, if you can Wouldn't it be more convincing to point out that there is a mole on a certain part of Mitsuko Seki's body, or other special marks?" "Ah, a mole on a certain part?—" Tian Yuan closed his eyes and searched. "Maybe this kid's eyes are X-raying Mitsuko Segi's naked body." Ono thought to himself.Then coughed lightly. "Ah, yes!" Tian Yuan's eyes lit up. "She suffered from appendicitis last year and left a scar after the operation." "Scar?" Ono hurriedly wrote it down in his notebook. "Scars. The scars from the appendicitis operation are at least an inch or more. Mitsuko Seki's false report of robbery will inevitably bring him to justice." "Mr. Tian Yuan, let's be wronged for a while, you will be released because of your innocence..." Ono thought with excitement.He strode towards Mitsuko Segi's apartment with strides. After more than 20 years of police career, it was the first time that an investigation was conducted to prove a person's innocence like today. "The police fabricate crimes for good people in order to get more wages." This stereotype in people's minds should be changed.At least, I can't be that kind of jerk. He stopped in front of an old building with mottled and peeling concrete walls.He was a little hesitant.How can a woman know whether she has appendicitis surgery scars?First of all, it is useless to ask about public baths. Every room in the apartment has a bathroom.The hospital and doctor who performed the operation are not familiar with her, and it will take a lot of effort to investigate.Find an easy way, there must be an easy way.what method? ... Every flight of stairs in this apartment is long.Walking up to the second floor, Ono was a little out of breath. "On the fourth floor, going up and down every day is really tiring!" Mitsuko said to Tian Yuan.Really tiring.Ono stood on the steps on the third floor to rest his breath. No. 146 on the right side of the fourth floor.No. 145 on the left, the name plate of "Segi" is pasted on the door. Ono pressed the red button and heard the electric bell ringing in the house.No one answered.Ono tried to turn the knob, but it was locked and could not be turned. In the midst of a dilemma, the door of No. 146 opened, and a woman of twenty-six or seven came out with a basket on her arm.She locked the door and looked at Ono curiously. Ono handed the ID card of the police officer to the woman. "Ah, you've worked hard, what's the matter?" She didn't seem to know that Segi was stolen.Is it because the people who live in the apartment do not interact with each other, or is Mitsuko Seki deliberately keeping outsiders from knowing?With an idea, Ono took out the newly developed photo of Tahara from his underwear pocket and showed it to the woman. "Have you seen this man?" "Ah?" The woman frowned slightly, her eyes fixed on Tian Yuan's face. "It seems, it seems... Is it a criminal who is wanted all over the country?" "No, no, how can he be such a big person." "Excuse me, can I take a closer look?" The woman took the photo and looked at Tian Yuan carefully, and suddenly put her hands on her chest in amazement, as if Columbus had discovered the New World. "have you seen?" "Yes, but..." "Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you are not sure. Where have you seen it?" Ono's curiosity was aroused by the woman's expression, and he asked anxiously. "Oh, I have to think about it, I'm not very confident..." "Your words are just for reference, don't worry about it." "Reference? I'm talking about a secret. You know, but..." The woman was unexpectedly cautious. "Of course, it must be kept secret, please rest assured." "A few days ago, this man was with Mrs. Seki..." "Oh? Where?" "It's right here!" The woman pointed to the door of her house where the "Tajimi" nameplate was affixed. "I was about to go shopping when the door of Seki's house opened, and two people came out, Mrs. Segi and the man in the photo. As soon as Mrs. Segi saw me, she immediately shrank in. And... how strange ..." "What's strange? Where is it strange?" Ono stared at the woman's face. "Mrs. Segi seems to be wearing a purple grape-colored shirt. Since there is a man in the family, how can..." "What time was that?" "About two o'clock, I can't say for sure, I just woke up from a nap." The woman's cheeks floated red. "Ah, I'm really sorry, thank you." Ono leaned forward slightly. Mrs. Tajimi went downstairs.The sound of "橐橐橐橐" of high-heeled leather sandals stepping on the concrete steps became farther and farther away.So young and beautiful!Ono stood dumbfounded on the fourth floor. It seemed like I had been waiting for a long time, but in fact it was less than ten minutes, and the woman I was looking for had already appeared in front of my eyes.Seki Mitsuko slowly went upstairs from the downstairs, the coat with large flower pattern matched with the dark brown skirt was very dazzling.She is about the same age as Mrs. Tajimi, but she wears less makeup powder. In comparison, Mrs. Tajimi looks a little more elegant. The woman looked at Ono with obvious vigilance.Introverted.Ono's sixth nerve prompted him.He trusted his sixth sense of sympathy very much, no matter how complicated the occasion, it never made a fool of himself. "Are you Mr. Segi's wife? The report about your theft..." Ono said, showing his police ID. "Ah, thank you for keeping you waiting." The voice was weak. She opened the milk crate in front of the door and took out the door key. "Isn't it safe enough to place the door key like this?" Ono said.I lost my watch, but I still put my keys like this.Really lost?False report?One by one the key in the milk crate. "I'm sorry." Seki Mitsuko said with a blushing face, "When I'm not at home, if my husband comes back... because I don't have two keys, I have to..." "Oh? Your husband? Doesn't he leave work on time every day?" It is well known that the employees of the company go to and from get off work on time.Just choose the time when your husband is off work to go out?Isn't it strange? ! "Ah, he works on the field side of the company and sometimes gets home early." The door opened, and Ono walked in with Seki Mitsuko. "I'm really sorry, the room is messy, I didn't know you were here..." Photon placed a cushion in front of the small table, invited Ono to sit down, and then took out barley tea. She was shaking a ball of paper fans, her pale cheeks and the corners of her mouth trembling slightly, waiting for Ono to ask questions. "Forgive me for not being polite, but to speak directly. Madame, do you know this man?" Photon took the photo.She will definitely say that she doesn't know.But it doesn't matter, as long as you take pictures of your facial expressions when you look at the photos, the secrets in your heart can be seen at a glance. However, the woman seemed to have seen through Ono's intentions, she only glanced at the photo with casual eyes, and said, "Ah, I don't know." Then she gently placed the photo on the table. "Don't you know him? His name is Koji Tahara. Someone saw his wife was with him..." Hiro Ono stared at Mitsuko Segi's face intently. "With him? Me? Someone saw it?" Surprised!Very surprised!Fake surprise!Is there a lingering affection hidden in it? "Now, it's inconvenient to tell. When you need to testify in court, you will know who it is." "To testify in court," "Yes. This man is in the detention center as the lady's watch. He told me that the lady entrusted him..." "Me? I have never lived, I will entrust him with the watch?..." "Yes, why you entrusted him? Only you know. I don't know how the prosecutor will understand the theft you reported. However, as long as Tian Yuan is prosecuted as a thief, his lawyer must He will do everything possible to produce evidence to prove that he was indeed entrusted by his wife. In this way, first of all, it must be proved that his wife and Mr. Tian Yuan knew each other and were together." Seki Mitsuko's fan hand slowed down. "Then, what else did this man named Tian Yuan say?" "He and his wife met three years ago, and even... Recently, you met by chance, you invited him to your home, and entertained you with a very rich meal. Before parting, you entrusted him with a Kun-style gold watch..." Ono was not ashamed to have coined the vulgar phrase "quite ample food and drink".Anyway, you can't say it too explicitly, and it's okay to symbolize it. However, Mitsuko Seto's reaction was quite slow, and there was no special expression on his face. "Can anyone tell nonsense about things that are fabricated out of thin air? And the fabrication is not very clever..." "However, I think Mr. Tian Yuan's words are credible. How do you understand it?" "Unintelligible. I don't understand you at all...." "Please don't misunderstand, ma'am, it's not us police officers who are deceiving you, never. Those are indeed Mr. Tahara's words." Ono's words hit like a huge cold current, Seki Mitsuko shivered all over.She didn't care about the decency of receiving guests at home, and shouted hoarsely, "Nonsense! Nonsense! There is no evidence! Frame a good person!..." "Please calm down, ma'am. Shouting can't replace the truth. Is it a lie? Just think about it calmly, the lie is quite reasonable! Madam wants to buy cosmetics and fashion clothes. There are many things you want to get. But, what about money? No money, my husband is very stingy, so I entrusted Tian Yuan to be a gold watch. My husband knows, and he knows that he can’t hide it, so let’s put on a show, and it’s easy to write a report on theft. Madam, look , did I get into your heart?..." Ono's bets are all on the conclusion of "Tahara = Shiro". "The Metropolitan Police Department has already believed the words of that Mr. Tahara?" "I'm not so sure yet. In my personal opinion, your current situation, madam, is indeed quite difficult." "Huh?" Seki Mitsuko frowned. "That is to say, I don't know anything about Tian Yuan. Not only do I not know him, but I haven't even heard of his name. Madam, is that what you mean? In order to find a basis for my own thoughts, there is no harm in being a little far-fetched. " "what." "You won't change your mind from now on, will you?" "Facts cannot be changed." The corner of Photon's mouth was twitching extremely, and he was very nervous. "Okay. As I said just now, if the defendant can only prove that he and his wife have known each other for a long time, the lady will have to admit that you are lying?" "There is absolutely no reason to prove acquaintance!" The tough attitude is quite confident.Could it be that the judgment of "Tahara = Bai" is wrong?Tahara, who was squatting in the detention center, was quite confident, and Seki Mitsuko in front of him was also quite confident.What are they all based on? Isn't this beauty acting? "So absolutely? Ma'am, if I were Tian Yuan's lawyer, I could find 20 or 30 witnesses if I testified that you knew each other three years ago. Later, on the day you claimed to have been stolen, you and Mr. Tian Yuan were together— There was one witness, and in the end, Mr. Tian Yuan handed you 7,000 yuan with his own hands, and one or two waitresses from the teahouse could prove it. In this way, it can be established!" "Joke! If it's premeditated, that's another matter." This woman is not only neurotic, she is simply insane.Ono thought.When Mrs. Taji saw her and him, didn't she also see her? !Did you force me to say Mrs. Tajimi's name before you bowed your head?Stubborn!acting! "I personally interviewed the witness, who is willing to testify in court, you—" "Nonsense! Out of nothing! Witness, who?" She stopped shouting suddenly.What did she remember?If she persists to the end, she will be extremely disadvantaged in court. "It won't be someone masquerading as me, sir..." "There's no need to speculate. Even if someone puts on makeup, even the scar from the appendicitis operation, it's—" "Oh?" Seki Mitsuko's face. "Brush" red, like a piece of pink georgette.She may have remembered her conversation with Tahara about the appendicitis scar. "It's impossible for someone who has never met you to describe the characteristics of your scars in detail, right? If Tian Yuan speaks clearly in court, how will you explain it?" As if a person who had just undergone surgery lost his vitality, Seki Mitsuko's eyes immediately drooped on the skirt and remained motionless.His face was as pale as a piece of paper, and he bit his lower lip hard. "Also," Ono's voice softened a lot. "Although the witnesses from Tahara's side can be regarded as 'hostile witnesses', they have the right to answer the same question according to the prompts of Tianyuan's lawyer. When the lawyer asks your side to produce witnesses, madam, except yourself , who else?" "What?" Seki Mitsuko raised his eyelids, seemingly not understanding what Ono said about the law. _ Ono asked in the tone of a lawyer, explaining to Mitsuko in detail: "Did you not meet the defendant in the past few days? Didn't you invite the defendant to your home and entertain him with sumptuous food and drink? You didn't entrust the defendant with the watch, and Have you received seven thousand yuan in cash? Similar questions are forced to come one after another, making abstract answers? Swear to heaven? What you get can only be more intense and sharp questions like a storm. And, if your words are false , or show flaws in a certain link, the law can also convict you of 'perjury'." "Sometimes," Ono seemed to be concluding. "If the other party hires a very good lawyer, even experts like us who have been in court for a long time will inevitably feel panicked, let alone you..." Strings of tears flowed down Seki Mitsuko's face. what!Victorious.Ono became excited.Finally able to prove "Tahara-Hiro". ... "Sir, please don't spread the matter today, okay?" Seki Mitsuko wiped her tearful eyes with a handkerchief. "Of course. Also, although your false report of theft has touched the 'Minor Crimes Act', you can not be held accountable. I will handle it according to my discretion. So..." The case is about to be revealed smoothly, which makes Ono feel complacent.He became open-minded.Be tolerant. "Also, ah, I seem to be too wordy. This matter is still a secret from my husband. . . . You can do whatever you want with that watch, but don't let my husband know . . . " A sad voice.Seki Mitsuko's hands rolled up the hem of her skirt, her eyes were filled with the sadness of a loser. "Understood. So, the watch was never stolen, and Madam entrusted Tian Yuan?" "Yes." Seki silently agreed.Then, completely ignoring whether the customers would go or stay, he bent over the small table with his upper body bent, and let out soul-piercing wails one after another. Tian Yuan's release is a matter of course, so there is no need to be overly happy.In the corridor of the underground detention center, Ono walked towards him. "You have worked hard. The weather is so hot, it's enough for you." Ono's attitude was extremely kind.In order to prevent Tahara from taking the opportunity to bargain, he should have said a few more words of "I'm really sorry" and "Please understand." Ono Na The sentence "You have worked hard" obviously does not match the occasion.However, because he was very happy, although Ono was aware of it, he didn't care. "Mitsuko Seki is here, and she is in the investigation room. She needs to write a letter of repentance—go and see it?" At this time, Tahara had no desire to see Mitsuko Seki at all.However, now that you're here, it doesn't hurt to know her motives for writing the report letter. "Then let's take a look with Ono first." "Accompaniment? That's not necessary. However, we are both parties." The two walked out of the underground detention center while talking. Ono pushed open the glass door of the investigation room on the north side of the second floor.A women's blouse with a large flower pattern came into Tahara's eyes. "Ah." The woman turned around. "Huh?" Tian Yuan gasped, looking around the room hastily.No other women except the one in the big flower patterned top. "What's wrong?" Ono looked at Tian Yuan inexplicably, and then at the woman. "Mr. Ono, what's going on? Is she...?" "What's the matter, ask me? You are old acquaintances, don't tell me..." "This, who is this lady?" Tian Yuan looked at the woman and then at Ono. "What's wrong with you? She is Mitsuko Seki!" "Oh? What I said..." Tian Yuan panicked. "Oh? Didn't you say Mitsuko Segi... don't you know him?..." Ono realized a little, pulled a surgery chair and invited Tian Yuan to sit down. "Mr. Tahara, Mitsuko Seki, whom you have told me countless times, isn't this woman?" “是的。根本不是，我说的那位要轻佻许多呢！”田原直言奉告。 他眼前的这位“濑木光子”的文静气质，在“美子”身上从来不曾有过。 “怪事，这位濑木光子刚刚还说，她委托田原浩二先生当了自己的金表……。” “怎么可能呢！我见到她这是第一次。哪里有什么'金表'之交。” “小野先生，”濑木光子插了进来，“前面我说过的话，应该收回了吧？” “收回？”小野匆忙翻动卷宗。 “全部收回。我在万不得已的时候向小野先生说过的话，都是毫无意义的，该全部收回了。” “请您暂停。你说万不得已，我既没刑讯，也没威胁你，何谈万不得已？”小野气虎虎地辩解道。“请你说清楚，当初你承认的那些话……。” “您大概还记得，当时我无论如何也不能再坚持了。”面对不期而至转机的转机，濑木光子掩盖不住心中的激动，但她仍然不慌不忙，有板有眼地做了说明——如果小野先生确实在客观地搞调查，交谈的开初就会得到真情实况；因为濑木光子还是平生第一次同警察打交道，怎么敢隐头瞒尾呢。但当濑木光子听到有关法律方面的专门术语时，开始惊慌失措了，虽然自己清白无辜，但在公共场合，那从未见过的叫田原的男人厚颜无耻地公布俩人有三年之久的暧昧关系，还有什么盲肠炎手术伤疤，丰盛的酒菜招待，七千日元等等。对方还有出色的律师，成队的证人；而自己呢，孤军作战，就是长着千舌百口，也说不清道不明，那样的场面，从来不认识她的众多的听众，显然会站到田原方面；法庭的判决，也将…… 更令人不安的是，万一自己的丈夫听到了传谣，甚至亲自来旁听，那怎么得了！回家，躺在床上，他问“你们俩到底有没有关系？” how to answer?虽然可以理直气壮地说：“没有。”但丈夫能轻易相信吗？何况田原的话句句有根，活龙活现，谁能相信她的纯洁无瑕呢？永远也洗刷不清，永远在丈夫那厌恶的白眼下苟且偷生，甚至…… “夫人，您目前的处境相当困难。”小野先生的话完全不是恫吓，处境确实一筹莫展，令人窒息。what to do?出路只有一条——承认。承认和田原的关系——象田原所说的那样。只要不在法庭上起诉，就只有警视厅内的少数人知道，不致引起丈夫的怀疑和厌恶。看来，只有以退为守的“战术”，可以摆脱目前“相当困难”的处境；同时也不失对警察的消极抵抗——。 “所以，我只好舍身背水一战了。”濑木光子结束了自己的说明，长长地舒了一扣气，抬眼看了看小野和田原，露出欣慰的笑容。 “您想得很细致，很长远啊。其实，即使法庭否定了你节操的不贞，多数听众也会仍然对你持有怀疑，'她真的十分纯洁吗？'而你一旦满不在乎地承认下米，听众的心理却往往相反，'未必如此吧！'真是微妙不可言。”小野说。 “是啊，丈夫的感情一旦留下创伤，俩人之间的裂痕就会越来越大，越来越深，”仿佛想起了什么，濑木光子的两颊立刻绯红。小野会意地微笑。 “不，请您稍停一下。”田原以几乎叫喊的声调提出新的疑问：“交给我手表的那女子，到底是谁呢” “啊，是啊，夫人，您能帮助……噢，您的邻居，多治见的夫人，她叫什么名字？”小野立即紧张起来，似有所悟地问。 “多治见夫人？她叫美树子。” 美树子？怕正是美子吧！窗户纸终于捅破了。that woman!自己对她的谎话信以为真，狐狸精！ “完全明白了，田原先生，濑木夫人。你们二_人从不相识，而多治见夫人却自称是你们在一起的目击者，她显然在撒谎。为什么要说谎？为了嫁祸于人。这就从反面证明，她本人正是偷表的盗窃犯。啊，夫人，你的开门钥匙放在牛奶箱里，给她以可乘之机，现在，您该换一把门锁了吧？” 濑木光子听了小野的话，惊愕地点了点头。 “可是，她为什么盗用濑木光子的名字呢？难道在事前就谋划好了吗？”田原抛出了最后的疑问。难道美子早就预见到濑木光子在“相当困难的处境”中，一定会屈首就范，使事情不了了之，自己的盗行顺利得逞？ “这就无从猜测了。你在注视手表表背面的英文字母时，她一瞬间的灵机一动，就使用了濑木先生夫人的名字，也未尝不可吧？” “不过，”濑木光子插嘴道，“小野先生突然提到盲肠炎伤疤的事，我的信心一下子就垮掉了。小时候做的盲肠炎手术，别人怎么知道了？而多治见夫人却在去年刚刚做过盲肠炎手术的。”田原倏地从椅子上站起身。眼前浮现出美子身上的伤疤，那自己曾经好奇地用手轻轻抚摸过的伤疤。那岂止是普通的外科手术遗留的伤疤，不！那是灵魂上的伤疤，是刻在一个天真烂漫、快乐活泼的少女纯贞心灵上的伤疤；这伤疤的第一道痕迹难道不正是自己罪恶的双手烙上去的吗？而自己灵魂上的伤疤，又是由谁烙上的呢？ “小野先生……” 田原以负疚和期望的眼神看着小野：“为了平复多治见美树子心中的创伤，您可以对她从宽处理吗？”