Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Eisuke Tsubaki's Last Words

If readers have read the book "Black Cat Hotel Incident", they will never forget that Kosuke Kindaichi encountered some extremely wonderful things around Showa 22. In the autumn of Showa 20, just after World War II, Kindaichi Kosuke's home was destroyed by the war, so he had to live in a Japanese-style hotel called Songyue near Omori Mountain. The owner of this hotel is Shunroku Kazama, an old friend of Kosuke Kindaichi. After the war, he made some achievements in the construction business. Because of the complicated business, the hotel was handed over to his wife to run the hotel; when Kosuke Kindaichi moved in, It's like taking root, and I never want to leave.

Shunroku Kazama's little wife is kind-hearted and takes care of Kosuke Kindaichi as her own brother (in fact, Kosuke Kindaichi is older than her). His daily life, and sometimes even secretly give him some pocket money. As Kosuke Kindaichi's reputation gradually became more and more famous, clients who entrusted him to investigate the case also came in an endless stream. Although these clients requested different investigation contents, they all hesitated to enter and exit the detective agency, especially those young female clients, who had to take It took a lot of courage to step into this hotel; even if you did, you would feel somewhat embarrassed to have a face-to-face conversation with Kosuke Kindaichi in a room only four and a half tatami mats in size.

Showa 22nd September 28th. Kosuke Kindaichi was sitting in the room talking with a woman who seemed a little embarrassed. She was a young woman in her twenties, wearing a silk blouse with a black skirt and a pink barrette in her hair. Her looks make people even want to praise her insincerely, but they can't find the right words. The young woman has a rather high forehead, and her oversized eyes, combined with a square face, look very harsh.Although her appearance makes people feel a bit abrupt, but there is a kind of haughty look on her face; seeing her sitting well-behaved, with both hands rubbing the handkerchief, people feel that she seems restless .

Kindaichi Kosuke observed her calmly, but on the surface he pretended to be very relaxed and smoked absently.Seeing him like this, the visiting female customer felt that Kosuke Kindaichi was not reliable, and suddenly became irritable, and unconsciously swayed her knees. When the two met for the first time, they had nothing to talk about.Kosuke Kindaichi was waiting for the female guest to speak, and the female guest was also waiting for Kosuke Kindaichi to ask questions first, which made Kosuke Kindaichi not sure what to do. Suddenly, the long ash from Kindaichi Ko's assistant fell off with a bang, and the female guest opened her eyes wide in surprise, looking at the ash on the table.

that She seemed to be about to say something, but Kosuke Kindaichi unexpectedly let out a blow to blow away the soot. Oops! The female guest hastily covered her eyes with her handkerchief. I'm, I'm so sorry, did the soot get in your eyes? Kosuke Kindaichi felt embarrassed about his recklessness. ah!nothing. The female guest rubbed her eyes two or three times, then took off the handkerchief, and looked at Kosuke Kindaichi with a smile. When she smiled, the cavities in her mouth were exposed. Kosuke Kindaichi thought to himself, she looks cute in this way, not as gloomy as when she first came in.

Kosuke Kindaichi scratched his head in embarrassment, and stammered: Yes, I'm sorry, I'm a person who doesn't pay much attention to the details of life; does your eyes matter? It's okay, it doesn't matter. The female guest put on her proud posture again and answered coldly.Despite her haughty attitude, she finally broke the silence between the two of them. Have you gone to the Waiting Force Police Officer of the Police Department? Um So, what do you want from me? that's it, that The female guest seemed a little ashamed to speak, after a while, she finally got up the courage to say: My name is Miyako.

Ok, I know. You misunderstood me. If I only said my name, maybe you don't know it well. In fact, I am the daughter of Viscount Tsubaki Yingsuke who disappeared this spring. missing this spring Kindaichi Kosuke was muttering to himself, and suddenly his eyes widened. Oh, I remembered, it was the Viscount Chun Yingfu. Well, but now he is no longer a Viscount. Miyako said coldly with a bit of self-mockery, she looked at Kosuke Kindaichi with wide eyes. Kindaichi Kosuke couldn't help being a little at a loss, and kept scratching his head. Well, what a surprise that happened! Then, he looked up at the female guest.

You came to me for the purpose oh i'm here Miyako kept kneading the wrinkled handkerchief with trembling fingertips. It may sound ridiculous to you, but I'm serious. Miyako's big eyes stared at him firmly, as if trying to suck in Kosuke Kindaichi. Some people suspect that my father is not dead! Kōsuke Kindaichi was taken aback by the sudden words, he grasped the edge of the table tightly with both hands, and stammered and asked: Why, why do you say that? With her hands flat on her lap, Miyako looked at Kosuke Kindaichi without saying a word.Kindaichi Kosuke couldn't stand being watched, gulped down the herbal tea, let out a sigh of relief, and felt a little better.

I have briefly read the news reports on this incident, and I have the impression that your father's body was found on a mountain in Shinshu. Yes, in Wufeng. How long had he been away from home then? forty-five days. I see.The corpse had decomposed, and there were no personal belongings sufficient to identify it; but, didn't the newspapers say that it was indeed Viscount Tsubaki? no.The body was barely decomposed, it just smelled bad. so.Have you seen the dead body? Yes, I have seen it.My mother was unwilling to identify the body, so I had to claim it. When Miyako mentioned her mother, her voice seemed weird.Kosuke Kindaichi couldn't help observing Miyako's expression carefully, and she also noticed Kosuke Kindaichi's unusual reaction, his cheeks flushed instantly, and even his ears were as red as blood.

At that time, are you sure that the corpse is your father? Yes. Miyako nodded with certainty, and said: Believe it now. Kosuke Kindaichi felt incredible. He looked at Miyako's face and continued to ask: Are you going alone?Is there anyone else going with you? My uncle, my cousin, and Mr. Totaro Mishima were all by my side. Do all these people know your father? Yes. Did they say that the body wasn't your father? No, they are all sure. Kindaichi Kosuke started to frown, and said with some puzzlement: Now that everyone has confirmed it, why would anyone think your father is still alive?

I believed that was my father, and still do.However, the outline of the facial features of the corpse is quite different from that of his life. I think it may be caused by the distress, boredom and pain after swallowing the medicine before suicide.At that time, someone said that I had identified the wrong person, and I had been so suspicious. Later, when someone repeatedly whispered to me that the corpse was not my father, I began to be a little dubious.Because I claimed the corpse, my uncle felt sick at the time and didn't check it carefully.What reason do I have to make people feel uneasy about this kind of thing? Miyako's voice trembled a little. Uncle you said is My mother's older brother, named Toshihiko Shinmiya, had also been a former Viscount. that cousin is He is the only son of my uncle. Are there any distinguishing features about your father? If anything, I wouldn't be asking these questions today. Kindaichi Kosuke nodded and said: Who said that the corpse was not your father? my mother! Miyako's cold tone made Kindaichi Kosuke take a deep look at her. Why did your mother say that? When my father's life and death were uncertain, my mother didn't believe that he would commit suicide. She thought that my father must be hiding somewhere temporarily; she didn't believe it until my father's body was found, but after a while, she didn't believe me again. My father is dead, and I always feel that we lied to her, saying that the corpse was just a trick my father played to deceive her. Kosuke Kindaichi felt that some subtle mysteries were slowly being dug out from the ground, but he pretended to be nonchalant and asked slowly: Is it because your parents have a good relationship and your mother misses you too much, that's why you think so? No!Absolutely not.Miyako said in an excited tone that my mother was afraid of him. She said that if my father was still alive, he would come back one day to take revenge. Kazuko Kinda could not help but squint his eyes in doubt.Miyako realized that she had talked too much, her cheeks flushed immediately, and she hesitated whether she should continue talking. Kosuke Kindaichi changed the topic in a timely manner: According to you, your father didn't leave a suicide note, did he?so your mother No, there is a suicide note! Miyako immediately interrupted him, Kosuke Kindaichi was stunned for a moment. However, I clearly remember that the newspaper did not mention that he left a suicide note! It was discovered after the fact.At that time, the matter of my father's disappearance had almost subsided, and if the matter of the suicide note was published, it would become a topic of discussion again. Therefore, we regarded it as a family secret and did not allow it to be leaked. Miyako took out a letter from her purse and handed it to Kosuke Kindaichi. On the envelope was Chun Yingfu's beautiful handwriting. Where was this found? Caught in my book.At first I didn't know there was this letter, and then one day when I was tidying up my study, this letter just fell out of the book. Can I watch the content? please! The content of the suicide note is as follows: Miyako: Please don't blame Dad, I can't bear it anymore Such a humiliating and dishonorable blow. If this is revealed, The reputation of our Tsubaki family will be ruined forever God!The devil is blowing the flute and I have no way to live! Miyako!Please forgive Dad! There is no signature at the end of the suicide note. Are you sure this is your father's handwriting? Yes. May I ask, what do you mean by the humiliation and dishonor mentioned in the letter?Do you mean the loss of title? No, not about this. Gritting her teeth, Miyako hastily interrupted Kosuke Kindaichi's words. Of course, this question did trouble my father, but it had nothing to do with his death. Then why? my father Thin beads of sweat oozed from Miyako's forehead, as if her neck was strangled by an invisible hand, she panted and said: This spring, my father was summoned by the police for questioning because of the Tianyintang incident. Kindaichi Kosuke seemed to be hit hard on the head from behind with a hammer. He panted, swallowed, and grabbed both ends of the table with both hands. Before he could say anything, Miyako jumped ahead of him again, bursting out an astonishing, incantation-like sentence: In fact, the composite photo of the suspect in the Tianyintang incident, after several revisions, is simply a copy of my father!Such a coincidence is really terrible, but the police did not notice it at first, but someone reported it to the police.I'm not sure who this person is, I only know that this informer must be living under the same roof as me, someone from the three families of Tsubaki, Xingong, and Yuchong! Miyako's expression was quite excited and terrified when she said this, and anger enveloped her whole body. Kosuke Kindaichi felt that her anger seemed to be turning into a raging flame, burning violently.