Detective Shiratori said seriously to himself: "Yesterday, two Vietnamese smugglers died, and today the smuggler died by himself... It's hard not to suspect that there is a connection between them."
Kazuma nodded and said in agreement: "Yesterday, I wondered whether Vera had obtained some key documents. Now it seems that it may be evidence that Maeda Trading Company was involved in human smuggling. Last time, Maeda Trading Company was withdrawn due to lack of evidence, right?"
"If that's the case, why did Maeda die himself?" Asano asked with a puzzled face, "Shouldn't he be the final boss?"
"He should be just a white glove at the front desk," Shiratori detective replied.
"So, this case is the big boss in the backstage short-tailed survival? But I don't understand this. Since Maeda is also involved, why should Maeda mess up the apartment that Maeda gave to Vera? Just ask Maeda to go home at night and find it by himself Isn't it over?" Asakura raised his own doubts.
He Ma: "Because the police will enter that apartment to look for evidence... It's not right, if the target is hidden documents, the police will not be so easy to notice."
Asano slapped his head: "I see, the two people who did this were very unprofessional, so they searched the apartment very unprofessionally."
Shiratori: "No, judging from the time when the two murderers died, they should have no time to go to the apartment, and their personal freedom should have been restricted in the afternoon, and the person who silenced them was already ready to do it. It was another person who ransacked the apartment. I smelled it. The smell of organized crime."
Asakura was overjoyed: "So our team should be responsible for this incident? Can we kick out a lesson?"
"No, as long as there is murder, it is considered the jurisdiction of the first section." Kazuma grinned at Asakura, "As long as there is murder, you can't stop us from intervening. So let's work together."
Asakura: "Which side has more credit for solving the case?"
"Asakura, being able to solve the case is the most important thing, it doesn't matter who gets the most credit." Detective Shiratori said.
He Ma originally wanted to say something more about the matter of credit, but suddenly saw the forensic officer turning over his pocket and taking out a pack of tissues from his pocket.
He Ma: "Wait a minute! This paper towel looks like the one specially made by a high-end kiosk?"
"Indeed," the witness nodded, "this mark looks like the coat of arms of a high-end restaurant, but I can't recognize which restaurant this sign belongs to. After all, I can't afford to go to a high-end restaurant. I only go to ramen shops or izakayas when I eat out. .”
He Ma stared at this sign, always feeling a little familiar, and suddenly he remembered: "It's Matsuya!"
Several other people looked at him together, the doubts on their faces showed that they were really unfamiliar with Matsuya's coat of arms.
Asano was stunned: "Isn't Matsuya that super famous kaiseki restaurant? I remember that it was awarded three Michelin stars recently. The Tongyu police department went to that kiosk for dinner?"
He Ma shook his head: "I haven't been there, I can't afford to go, okay, but I once broke into the pine house to prevent the political marriage between the big bourgeoisie and the Congressman."
After he finished speaking, the whole scene fell silent, and then everyone except Shiratori exclaimed together: "Eh? Really?"
Asano: "Congressman, is that the Congressman I understand? No wonder the police department made you wear small shoes all day long. It turns out that you have offended not only the police chief, but also the Congressman?"
He Ma: "It's all young people's mistakes."
Policeman Shiratori suddenly said: "Not only did he prevent the bourgeois family from getting engaged, but he also took the bourgeois family's daughter as an apprentice. That girl has been devoted to him until now, but it seems that he is going to choose the daughter of the Jinguji family."
He Ma shook his head: "I haven't chosen yet! Why do you all think I'm with Ding Yuzao?"
"Tamamo?" Asano repeated the name, "The daughter of the Jinguji family, is she a vixen?"
Hema corrected habitually: "It's a human being, and a human being can also be called Yuzao."
Shiratori interrupted the off-topic topic, and said to Kimura of the forensics department: "I'll leave it to you, I'll go to Matsuya to ask about the situation, maybe the waiter remembers Maeda."
"Aren't you going to visit? Wait a minute!" Kimura took out a Polaroid from the toolbox he was carrying, "I'll take two pictures of the deceased and you can ask them."
He Ma stopped him: "No need, this body soaked in water is swollen. When collecting evidence yesterday, I got Maeda's ID and printed it out. We all have it."
Asano: "After all, this guy is also one of the suspects. Maybe we will visit and investigate him sometime."
Shiratori had already gone straight to his car, and Hema hurriedly waved to Kimura, and also ran to his car.
**
In the parking lot of Matsuya, Kazuma was about to park the car when the security guard rushed over: "Hey! You can't sell crepes here!"
He Ma sighed and took out his police badge.
The security guard was shocked: "Police? Why are you driving this car?"
He Ma picked up the police light in the storage drawer of the co-pilot and shook it: "Isn't this a police car? You want to teach the police department how to do things?"
"Don't dare!" The security guard shook his head like a rattle.
He and the horse got out of the car and went straight to the main building of Matsuya.
On the way, he passed the car of detective Shiratori.
Entering the main hall, he met the white bird detective who was arguing with the waitress in the lobby: "We have something to ask, please come out."
"The female general and the general are busy now. They authorized me to meet the detective Sang. You just need to ask."
Hema walked directly to Shiratori, and said to the waitress: "Please tell the female general, the Kiryu and Ma police department of the Metropolitan Police Department will ask her for questioning."
The waitress glanced at Kazuma: "It's Mr. Kiryu, Miss Nanjo was entertaining guests in our restaurant yesterday, but you didn't come."
He Ma: "I'm a criminal police officer. I'm investigating the case. Then please tell me."
"Understood, let's go." After speaking, the waitress saluted Shiratori, then turned and left.
Shiratori: "Damn it, is this the power of human feelings? I also want to have a disciple of the bourgeois daughter."
and horse shrug.
Asano: "Could it be that Nanjo is the daughter of the Nanjo consortium? It would be great for the police to marry you directly, and you will be rich immediately."
"This person doesn't want to get married, so he wants to keep his family name." Shiratori joked.
"It's my dream to revitalize my dojo." Hema Zhengse said, "And if I get married, my sister will inherit the dojo. She can only find someone else to marry, which will affect her freedom of love."
"There is such a thing. By the way, the Tongyu Police Department told you yesterday that your dojo has a record in the Ministry of Education, so it is a famous dojo?"
In fact, the cherry blossom tree of his family is registered in the Ministry of Education, but the cherry blossom tree and the dojo are one, and the cherry blossom tree is registered, which means that there is no problem with the dojo being registered.
He Ma: "That's right, it's a Guliu dojo registered in the Ministry of Education, it's a natural flow of spirituality."
However, what He Ma took was the Yanagyu Xinyin Liu's Mian Xu Jiechuan. In his junior year, He Ma performed Wudao Take in front of the contemporary Yagyu Xinyin Liu master. The story of Yanagyu's Xinyin stream is widely circulated.
Originally, Hema wanted to change the sign in the dojo to Yagyu Xinyinliu, but his sister refused.
Chiyoko seems to have signed up for a kendo gym by herself to learn the techniques of Natural Rishin-ryu, saying that "it is inappropriate not to pass on one's own school if the dojo is left."
While chatting with the horse, the female general of Matsuya appeared accompanied by the waitress just now.
"Kiryu Police Department, I've been waiting for a long time. I heard from the security guard in the parking lot that you drove a car with a lot of personality."
He Ma: "No way, I'm poor, I can only afford a 50,000 yuan accident car. By the way, lady general, have you seen this person?"
Straight to the point, Kazuma took out a photo of Maeda.
The female general replied immediately: "It's Maeda President of Maeda Trading Company. He was drinking with us yesterday, and I even visited him in person."
This kind of famous izakaya, when the distinguished guests visit, the female generals have to say hello in person. According to the "level" of the guests, the female general may also pour a few glasses of wine for the guests herself.
Maeda is only at the level of greeting, and he can't drink the wine served by the female general.
The white bird detective insisted on seeing the female general, probably to confirm this point.
The female general asked curiously: "What's the matter? Has something happened to Mr. Maeda?"
He Ma: "It can't be made public yet."
"Damn it, it's not public if you say it in private."
Detective Shiratori looked back at Kazuma, and said, "The principle of information exchange is that you tell me what you say, Kiryu-kun. That's right, Mr. Maeda fell into the water and drowned. Excuse me, what did he do when he was drinking here yesterday?" Is it abnormal?"
The female general recalled, and said: "When I went to visit, I didn't notice any abnormalities. The person in charge of pouring wine for him yesterday was Miss Masonry. She has come to work today. Shall I ask her to come over and tell you?"
Shiratori: "Please be sure to call her over."
"Then, I still have to supervise the preparation of the back kitchen, so I'll leave first."
"Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to answer our questions." He Ma bowed slightly to the female general.
"You're welcome." The female general paused, smiled at Kazuma, and whispered, "The guests that Ms. Nanjo hosted here yesterday were all serious guests, and our waitresses were present the whole time."
Kazuma: "Well, I'm not worried about Nanjo being taken advantage of at all. She should grab the salty pig's hand stretched out to her and yell loudly."
It's Nanjo after all.
The female general smiled and said: "Indeed, those uncles who were invited to the banquet should also be very aware of Miss Nanjo's character. However, judging by the people she invited to the banquet, she doesn't really want to run for district councilor, does she?"
Hema laughed and said, "That's what she planned. There is no traditional vote warehouse in Tokyo's 23 wards, unlike other cities and counties where residents can rely on self-government organizations and agricultural associations to hold votes in their own hands. They are more friendly to political amateurs like her." .”
The female general frowned: "But, will everyone vote for women? Generally speaking, women are not suitable to be politicians, right?"
Kazuma: "Regarding this point, I suggest that Honami take the idol route. Many people are more willing to vote for beautiful women than uncles, especially those who don't care about politics. If they are mobilized by Honami's beauty, There should be a lot of votes. But Honami herself is unwilling to make a fuss about her appearance."
The female general smiled and said: "Indeed, she should be very repelled to use her appearance as a weapon, because it will be regarded as a weapon that only women can use."
Asano gently pulled Kazuma's sleeve, and asked in a low voice, "Is Miss Nanjo beautiful?"
He Ma: "It's about 20% prettier than my sister you saw yesterday."
"Then you haven't married yet? Your sister is so beautiful that I want to marry her!"
He Ma: "I also have my persistence."
Detective Shiratori: "Because the daughter of the Jinguji family is 20% prettier than his sister. By the way, he also has a female apprentice who is studying in Cambridge, 25% prettier than his sister."
He Ma: "Shiratori-san, we are investigating, can we not talk about these things."
At this time, the female general who was about to leave smiled and said, "Fortunately, the Tongsheng Police Department has strong martial arts skills, otherwise you may soon solve the case of his being dismembered."
He Ma was about to reply, but the female general bid farewell to everyone, and then left.
The waitress who was left behind said, "I'll call Miss Mason to come over."
**
Miss Shigong nodded after looking at the photo: "Yes, it's the customer I was in charge of yesterday. He was drinking in the store until about ten o'clock. When I sent him out, he could only walk in a curve."
He exchanged glances with Ma and the others, and then detective Shiratori confirmed, "He drank a lot, right?"
"Yes, a lot. He answered a phone call while drinking."
"Call? Called to the store?" He Ma asked.
After all, there are no mobile phones in this era, and only landlines can be used. The only way to answer the phone is to call the front desk of Matsuya, and then call the customer to listen.
Ms. Shigong nodded: "That's right, the receptionist on the evening shift yesterday was always Kazumi... I mean, Ms. Aragaki. You can ask her about things when you answer the phone. After answering the call, Maeda-san drank the wine in the glass. and then start crying."
Asano: "Crying? Is that the one crying?"
"Well, weeping, crying and crying to me, saying 'I'm just a salesman', and then yelling at 'Hechuan Falong'."
He Ma interrupted the stone worker: "This pronunciation, are you sure?"
Japanese names, one pronunciation can be written in completely different characters, so the confession of the waitress cannot prove that Aichuan Fulong is related to this incident, unless the waitress sees the exact text.
Miss Shigong shook her head: "Not sure, because Mr. Maeda was drunk and slurred his speech. I'm not sure whether he said Aichuan Falong or Haochuan Fake."
He cursed with the horse.
Shiratori: "Don't worry, you just became a criminal police officer, don't rush to catch their tails."
He Ma nodded: "I know."
Asano asked curiously, "What's wrong with the name?"
"It's very similar to the name of an old acquaintance of ours." He Ma waved his hand, "Don't worry, it's just a drunkard's nonsense, which can't prove anything. Miss Masonry, do you have any details that you can recall?"
"there is none left."
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation." Detective Shiratori smiled at Ms. Shigong, "Can you please call Ms. Aragaki Kazumi?"
"Okay, I'll go right away." Miss Shigong stood up and left the private room provided by the general for their questioning.
After a while, Aragaki Kazumi entered the door.
"That's right, this person answered the phone yesterday." Kazumi looked at Maeda's photo and immediately replied, "He cried and said 'it's over' and 'why don't you believe me'."
He Ma: "Are you sure you said 'it's over'?"
"Yes, I can hear you clearly. Mr. Maeda drank too much, and he was slurred when he spoke to me before answering the phone, but the two sentences he said were very clear when he answered the phone."
He exchanged a meaningful look with Ma and Shiratori.
This incident seems to be behind the scenes.