Chapter 7 kidnap

1 The sound seemed to come from somewhere far away.I heard someone shouting several times clearly in my ears.Mr. Hagizaki, Mr. Hagizaki.Long Xiong opened his eyes suddenly. The landlady knelt beside her, her pajamas were covered with a kimono, her shoulders were facing the light.I remember that when I was going to sleep, the lights had indeed been turned off.Long Xiong regained consciousness. Mr. Hagizaki, the guest is here. From behind the landlady's aunt, Mikichi Tamura's round face was exposed. It's your brother. Long Xiong picked up the watch on his pillow and looked at it, it was just after three o'clock.

You can really sleep! Tamura Mikichi sat down with his fat body.His face was flushed, as if he had been drinking.In fact, it is not the case, sweat is dripping on the forehead.When he was excited, he was always like this, wheezing and breathing heavily. It was time to sleep.Which one is like you, breaking into someone else's house at this time. Seeing Long Xiong sit up, the landlady went downstairs. You came here at this time, what happened? Things happen unexpectedly.You read the newspaper first.Sober and sober. Tamura took out a newspaper folded in four from his pocket, spread it out, pointed it with his index finger and said:

The latest news, the city edition, the morning paper just printed.And the smell of ink.You see, here it is. Long Xiong stared at it.The title occupies four columns, and the font is larger and more eye-catching than other titles: Law firm employee who was a criminal police officer was shot dead in Shinjuku last night At about 11:50 on April 25th, a murder case occurred at the Ririchun Hotel (owner Yudo Yuzhi, 41 years old) on XX Street, commonly known as XX Lane, in Shinjuku District.Last night, two customers broke into the store upstairs, one of them was shot dead, and the other was at large, probably the murderer.The prisoner was wearing a blue suit and was about thirty years old. Another customer was wearing a skull cap.The two went to the hotel at the same time, and the younger one went upstairs to play with the waitress T (18 years old), while the one wearing a cap waited in the store.Half an hour later, the waiter went upstairs and called through the door.According to Mr. T's confession, the young man once said that this person was disgusting, so he hid it in a closet, making Mr. T lie that he had left.The man in the skullcap listened to it and believed it, and once left the store.The young man thanked Mr. T, gave him a thousand yuan, and asked him to go downstairs. After T went downstairs, he was taking care of business in the store, when he noticed a person wearing a cap escaping from the outside, and heard a gunshot on the second floor. In order to observe the movement, T went to the stairs and saw the young man running down the stairs and was knocked to the ground. The young man fled from the side passage of the hotel.Walking up to the second floor, they found that the person wearing a cap was lying on the quilt and had been shot dead.Ririchun Hotel then called the police.Li Cun, Chief of the First Detective Section of the Metropolitan Police Department, led Sergeant Yaguchi and other teams to the scene for investigation.The victim was shot once in the side, and after falling to the ground, he was shot again in the mouth, leaving the corpse horrific.There was a business card in the jacket pocket of the deceased, which was printed with the words Tianmaru Toshiichi, a staff member of Senuma Law Firm in Azabu, ×× Town, Minato-ku, and it was probably the deceased himself.It is said that both of them came to Ririchun Hotel for the first time.The Metropolitan Police Department has set up a special detection team at the Yodobashi Police Station to handle the case.Attorney Senuma is currently traveling.According to the officer on duty at the institute, the deceased, Tian Maru, was originally a criminal police officer who joined the institute five years ago.Furthermore, the police are now taking T's statement, and it is reported that he is suspected of prostitution.The murder weapon used by the prisoner seems to be a Colt-style pistol, and the bullets in the body have been taken out after autopsy, which will be accurately identified by the Laboratory Department.

◇ This news just caught up with the publication of the last edition of the daily at two o'clock in the morning.I happened to be on the night shift.I was taken aback when I received this news from the person stationed in the Metropolitan Police Department of the newspaper.Isn't Lawyer Senuma you, your company's legal adviser? Yes, not bad at all.Long Xiong didn't make a sound, but only answered in his heart, as if speaking to himself.The drowsiness dissipated instantly.Long Xiong quickly focused his scattered thoughts on one problem. right?That Lawyer Senuma.Tamura asked again.

Yes. A man in a skullcap.The one with the skullcap.I've seen it in the Red House bar, and in the waiting room of Tokyo Station.Ah, the other party.Lawyer Senuma was with him at that time, discussing something. I thought it had something to do with your company's check fraud case.No, it definitely does.This is my hunch.Do you have any clue?When Tamura said this, he was very aggressive, almost frothing. Don't worry!Long Xiong held his head and thought hard.I have always regarded Lawyer Senuma as the opponent's person, which seems to be wrong.Since the staff of the firm used to be a criminal police officer, isn't it just entrusted by the lawyer to secretly investigate the fraud case?So, Senuma asked the former detective wearing a cap to investigate something.Thinking of this, Long Xiong saw the figure of the cap in the Red House Bar and the waiting room of Tokyo Station.Lawyer Senuma talked with him in the waiting room, perhaps to discuss something, or to listen to his report.

Well, if you put it that way, it's not that there are no clues.While searching for his own train of thought, Long Xiong said suddenly. Listen to me, it's very likely that Attorney Senuma is also pursuing that case.What a lawyer.Before you know it, you've already started working on it.They had found clues to the fraudster, but the former criminal policeman was killed when he was following him. Long Xiong was also thinking in his heart, it must be like this.While he was in the fog, and he was still groping, lawyer Senuma had already gone deep into the core of the case.This is the difference between insiders and outsiders.Long Xiong had to admit that he was beyond his power.No matter how motivated you are, you will always have more than enough energy.

Lawyer Senuma went to Atami last night.It is said that it was a gathering of their lawyer colleagues.After getting this situation, I immediately called him in the agency.Tamura continued. Um, is the lawyer here?Long Xiong opened his eyes and asked. exist.He answered the phone himself. How did he say? He said that the police had called him just now.Tianmaru Toshiichi is indeed someone in their cell, but he is not himself, and the corpse must be identified at the scene to be sure.Tomorrow morning, that is, this morning, take the early train back to Tokyo. Hearing what Tamura said, Long Xiong felt a little strange.You can also take a taxi back from Atami.Since such a big change happened, the sooner the better.It would be too pedantic to wait for the morning train.Could it be that he didn't think it was important that our staff were killed?

Did you ask Tianmaru if he had any clues as to why he was killed? Of course I asked.He said he had no leads.It was too late for the lawyer's answer. Regarding the reason for the murder, he said that he had no clues, of course he was lying.The former detective was acting under the orders of Senuma's lawyer.The lawyer probably thinks that the newspaper office is busy, so that's why he replied.In fact, lawyers are very clear. Are they entrusted by the company to investigate the theft of 30 million yuan checks?Or is there another motive? In any case, Lawyer Senuma must have also encountered the clue of a right-wing organization connected with Hideaki Funasaka.Because of this, when Tatsuo went to Tokyo Station to see the executive director off, lawyer Senuma gave Tatsuo advice:

Dangerous things should be kept as far away as possible. He knew what Long Xiong was doing.And I know it's quite risky. There are two explanations here.Since he knew what Long Xiong was doing, he might have heard from the executive director.Based on this, it is speculated that what Lawyer Senuma did must have been entrusted by the company. Another explanation, based on the fact that the cape-wearing man who had been a criminal policeman in his office, was soaking in the Red House Bar, also intentionally searched around Funaka. He took out his former criminal policeman's wrist and chased after the prisoner.The prisoner was cornered, and in turn shot and killed the pursuer.What is the reason for this?Has it gotten to the point where murder is necessary?

Seeing Tatsuo lost in thought, Tamura opened his thick lips again and said: At dawn in the morning, Lawyer Senuma returned to Tokyo.He is going to the detection team to identify the corpse, and he may have something to say, which is worth listening to.In this way, the case may be exposed.In any case, this is a murder case, and the Metropolitan Police Department must thoroughly search for the criminal. But why kill? It's not like jumping over the wall in a hurry. At best, it was just a case of fraud.Besides, the person who was chasing him was neither a policeman nor someone with any background, but an employee of a law firm. Why did he want to kill him?Long Xiong said.

This is where the profundity of this case lies.No matter how you say it, as long as Lawyer Senuma speaks, there will be clues.It's been a long time since I've had something so worthwhile, thanks to you man.I really don't want others to get there first.Tamura let out a long breath as he spoke.His small eyes twinkled with the ambition of a journalist. After a while, Tamura hurried back.Long Xiong sent him to the gate, and went back to the room to look at the watch, it was past four o'clock.He got under the quilt and couldn't fall asleep for a while, so he lay down on the quilt and smoked a cigarette.Tamura had been sitting there just now, his broad shoulders seemed to be still in his vision. Long Xiong suddenly remembered that he and Tamura went to see Senator Iwao.Could it be that Representative Iwao alerted his associates because of that meeting?If so, the other party may have some movement.Could this murder be a symptom? Don't worry!Long Xiong closed his eyes and meditated. Assuming that the criminal is being tracked down by the criminal police, it can also be considered that he has received the alarm.But he must not be taken away. Because this is not only related to him alone, but also may expose and destroy the organization behind him.So the prisoner had to escape from the law anyway, so he counterattacked and fired.Is it possible to do such an idea? If this is the case, the murder was not planned but an accident.Since it was an accident, the other party's situation must be extremely embarrassing.Because for them, it's extra, asking for trouble. When Long Xiong thought about the end, he felt that the matter was very interesting.The enemy must be in a hurry, trying to make up for the aftermath, and there may be new trends. The murderer must be the one who lied to Section Chief Sekino and called himself Horiguchi.However, how did Tianmaru find out that he was a check fraudster?How could he tell that that person was Horiguchi?This, Long Xiong didn't understand at all.It's not just that he doesn't understand, Long Xiong is so solid and thorough about others, he can't help admiring him from the bottom of his heart.This is a layman's admiration for a well-trained professional, and he feels ashamed by comparison. The stern face of the sable hat appeared in front of Long Xiong's eyes.At the Red House Bar, he grumbled that he was not favored by the waitresses.When we met again, I was happy to say that I had some connections.He clings and fawns, and he must go every night, in fact, to check on someone. Like Long Xiong, he must also know that the female shopkeeper is Funasaka Hideaki's mistress.It's just that Long Xiong is aimlessly running around, but he is different, he is following the target. Long Xiong smoked another cigarette.He stared at the curling green smoke, and a new idea flashed through his mind. Yesterday at Tokyo Station, Tianmaru, who was murdered, patted himself on the shoulder and said: Let's go to the racetrack together, there will be something you are interested in. He said twice that there will be something of interest to you.At that time, Long Xiong didn't pay attention to it, but now he suddenly realized it.He clearly meant to ask Long Xiong to see the person he wanted to track down on the spot. He was very clear about the purpose of Longxiong's actions, did he hear what Lawyer Senuma said? It would have been fine if I followed along.Since you can see what a liar looks like, the cap won't kill you. that's too regretful.At that time, I didn't understand his hint, and I really regretted it.This is my own mistake. However, I once heard him talk about horse racing on the sidelines.Who is that with? Long Xiong thrust the cigarette into the ashtray violently. That's right, it's the bartender in the Red House bar! Regarding the homicide in Shinjuku, the evening paper reported this: Lawyer Toshizaburo Senuma returned to Beijing from Atami on the morning of the 26th, and immediately went to the detection team of the Yodobashi Police Station in person.The family confirmed that the victim was indeed Tianmaru Toshiichi (38 years old), an employee of the law firm, and then answered questions one by one from the chief of the Detective No. 1 Keli Village.It is reported that the lawyer's statement did not touch the core of the case at all, which made the authorities quite disappointed.Because of the mental fatigue of the family, he was ordered to go home temporarily, and he will be summoned again when necessary.Lawyer Senuma said in his conversation that he had entrusted Tianmaru to investigate various cases. It is difficult to say for sure why the accident happened this time.All the incidents investigated were secretly entrusted by others, and the inside information should not be easily leaked out. 2 That night, Attorney Toshizaburo Senuma met three reporters at home, who belonged to different newspapers, and came successively. Mr. Senuma, Mr. Tianmaru was killed, do you have any clues?the reporters asked. Regarding this point, I talked about it in the detection team during the day, you must have heard it, I don't have any clues.The lawyer replied dryly. The victim, Tianmaru, was an employee of Mr. Senuma's office. What kind of work did he do?a reporter asked. There is no set rule for what to do, it is miscellaneous, and you can do everything. Did you also entrust him to investigate something? There have been. Mr. Tianmaru used to be a criminal police officer. Did you entrust him to investigate some special matters? Although he was a criminal police officer, he was never asked to investigate special matters.This is your guesswork.Lawyer Senuma looked a little impatient. What has he been investigating recently? I cannot answer this question.I must keep a secret for my client. When you went to the detective team today, were you asked this question? As for what questions were asked, I can't comment.It is a matter of business confidentiality, even if the police ask, it is difficult to say clearly.First of all, I can't tell why he was killed, maybe because of personal problems, or even because of a drunken quarrel. Not a drunken feud.A reporter said angrily.He was Tamura, with sweat on his nose.According to the store's confession, Tianmaru is indeed tracking the other party, probably related to a certain case, right? This is only your imagination.The lawyer glanced at the angry Tamura. Tamura originally wanted to inquire into a certain case, but because he was afraid that reporters from other agencies would find out, he stopped asking.As a last resort, he could only stare at the lawyer. It seems that you are really hard-pressed.The other reporters said slightly mockingly. It's not intentional to hide, I don't want to talk about it until the matter has a clue.There was a timid look in the lawyer's tone. What do you mean by having a clue?A person stared and asked. Let's see how the authorities' investigation goes. I think Mr. Senuma's frank talk is exactly what the police need.But you seem to be worried. This is the sharpest question Tamura can ask on similar occasions.The other party reacted immediately. Lawyer Senuma was taken aback and looked at Tamura who was sweating profusely.For a moment, a doubtful light flashed in his eyes.Then he turned his gaze to the side. Will the detection team summon you tomorrow? I haven't heard of it. I'm waiting for arraignment at any time. After speaking, the reporters left the lawyer's residence. Everyone was dissatisfied, and someone said: What a strange thing.Others feel the same way. It wasn't until later that I realized why lawyer Senuma was so timid. At eight o'clock in the evening, lawyer Toshizaburo Senuma took his own car and left home to hold a vigil for Tianmaru Toshiichi, a staff member who was murdered in the firm. Toshiichi Tamaru lives in Osaki.It's a twenty-five-minute walk from the lawyer's house to get there.According to the driver's later testimony, the lawyer would usually have a few words with him in the car, but he remained silent that night.It was always like this when he was thinking about anything, so the driver didn't care. At Tianmaru Toshiichi's house, because the body was sent for an autopsy and was not retrieved, only photos were kept in the shrine.This kind of vigil without a coffin seems quite sloppy.After the autopsy, the body will be sent for cremation. Even so, the cramped Tianmaru home was still crowded with survivors, neighbors and old relatives.Among them are colleagues from the firm. Senuma bowed to the photo in the altar, and Toshiichi Tamamaru's widow thanked him respectfully.Beside them are two children, a sixteen-year-old boy and an eleven-year-old girl.Sobbing, the widow bowed to her husband's employer, Attorney Senuma.The lawyer said that he should give generous pensions as much as possible. The lawyer stepped away from the shrine and sat down among the vigil guests.At this time, the sound of chanting sutras sounded again. The lawyer closed his eyes and listened to the sutras. At the same time, a person hurriedly approached the lawyer's own car parked at the door.The driver later only remembered that the man came out of Tianmaru's house, wearing a black suit.As for the appearance, I have no impression.Perhaps it was because the lights outside were very dim at night, and more importantly, the driver was not suspicious of the man at all. Are you here with Mr. Senuma?He asked through the window next to the driver's seat. The driver was dozing off, he quickly raised his head and replied: Yes. Sir said he would keep watch till tomorrow morning.Order the car to drive back first. The man spoke very clearly, and his voice was about thirty years old. The husband also said that tomorrow morning he will go directly to the dissecting room of XX University from here.The Metropolitan Police Department will send a car at that time, so you don't have to pick him up. After the driver finished listening, he nodded and said: I get it, thank. Then I drove the car and returned to the lawyer's house twenty-five minutes later, and told the lawyer's family about the situation. Lawyer Senuma himself was sitting and listening to the chanting. After listening for half an hour, he suddenly heard someone whispering in his ear: Mr. Senuma. The lawyer opened his eyes and saw a man kneeling beside him, wearing a black suit with a black veil on his arm. There is something I want to discuss with you.Would you please move to another room? The voice is very soft, very attentive. The lawyer thought they were relatives of the bereaved family, and they probably wanted to discuss pensions. He nodded, stood up, followed the man, and left the seat lightly. Everyone present saw him go out.The people in the office thought that he left to discuss something with the bereaved family, while the bereaved family thought that he had something to discuss with the staff before leaving. After leaving, the two never came back to watch the night. After twelve o'clock, all the night watchmen left one after another, leaving only their close relatives and friends, and no one was surprised by the lawyer's withdrawal. However, only two or three people saw Lawyer Senuma in the end.That was the neighbor of Tianmaru's house.On the night of the twenty-sixth, they stood in front of the funeral home, chatting while watching the scene. At that time, three people walked out from the back door of Tianmaru's house.They did not walk apart, but held each other's arms.If you look carefully, you will find that the one walking in the middle is supported by the left and right sides.Because it was dark and I couldn't see the face clearly, I only knew that the man in the middle was shorter than the people on both sides, and he was a short and fat man.This observation is useful.Judging from his figure, he looks like a lawyer from Senuma.It was around nine o'clock, which is also consistent from the time point of view. The three of them walked silently and got into the car parked beside them.The door was opened by the driver.The car seemed to be a large sedan, and it was hard to tell whether it was a foreign car or a domestic car, nor could it distinguish the type of body.The car is parked in a dark place, so it is even more difficult to judge whether it is a self-provided car or a chartered car.The car had come twenty minutes ago and had been parked there with its lights off.As soon as the three of them got in, they drove towards the highway.Several nearby witnesses, thinking they were mourners, watched them drive away. Because the lawyer had a message, the family didn't think it was strange to see that he didn't come back in the morning, thinking that the lawyer went to the university's autopsy room and then went to the office. Senuma once said that he would go to the office after ten o'clock in the morning.That day, the lawyer's family had a conversation with the firm, so after twelve o'clock or one o'clock, I didn't feel surprised to see the lawyer go to work, thinking that I was delayed in the university. Around two o'clock, the detection team of the Yodobashi Police Station called the firm, saying that they had a few questions to ask, and hoped that the lawyer would visit.Then there was panic and confusion. My husband went to the university to see the autopsy of Tamaru-kun.He also said that he has to go to your office for business. to us?We didn't find him?Besides, the autopsy has been completed, and the body will be handed over to the family members this morning.He said so on the phone. However, the phone call from Mr.'s house said so. Yeah?Let's call again and ask. The detection team immediately called the lawyer's home, and Mrs. Senuma answered, and only then did they find out about the situation.To be on the safe side, they went to XX University to inquire, and said that Lawyer Senuma had never been there. That is to say, since nine o'clock last night, there have been seventeen hours of blank time. The detection team hurried to Senuma's house.After asking the driver about the situation, he went to Tianmaru Toshiichi's house. We didn't know the person who was looking for Mr. Senuma, so we thought it was someone from the office.Tanmaru's wife replied.And the people there said: We are regarded as relatives and friends of the bereaved family. At that time, several neighbors stood at the back door and saw what happened, and I only found out from them later. The police originally wanted to investigate the model of the car based on the tire marks, but for four or five days in a row, the weather was sunny and the ground was dry, making it very difficult to identify. It can be speculated that Lawyer Senuma was tricked into the car by someone, and then kidnapped.Judging from the postures of the three people mentioned by the witnesses, the lawyer must have been threatened, his arms were grabbed, and he was driven away by a car without daring to make a sound. The detection team unanimously believed that the kidnapping was related to the murder case of Tianmaru Toshiichi. By 3:30 in the afternoon, the detection team concluded that the disappearance of lawyer Senuma Shunsaburo was kidnapped.Some people in the group advocated not making it public for the time being and conducting a secret investigation first, but most of the opinions believed that it was better to publish it publicly in the hope of reporting by those who knew. Therefore, it was already four o'clock when the news was released to the press corps. Of course, this news was too late to be published in the evening papers.At that time, Long Xiong was working in the Showa Electric Manufacturing Company. The Head of the Accounting Section has been replaced by the Heads of other Sections. Long Xiong put the written resignation in an envelope and put it in front of the new section chief. what happened?The section chief took out half of the resignation letter from the envelope and asked in surprise. It's a letter of resignation.Long Xiong lowered his head and replied. Why?There were other staff members beside him, and the section chief lowered his voice and asked. I am not in good health.The company is very busy, taking too long a break, it is not appropriate to affect the work, so I want to resign. As soon as Long Xiong finished speaking, the section chief approached his face and said: The reason for your break, the manager has discussed with me.The manager is very troubled by the suicide of Section Chief Sekino.Said he didn't mean that.I heard that the manager is not sleeping well now. Long Xiong heard this for the first time.I thought to myself, maybe this is the truth. Now that the manager is not here, this will be left here for now.The section chief put the envelope in the innermost drawer and said. Then please. Ah, you can clear the table when things settle down. Maybe today is the last day when I come to the company. When I think about it, everything I see feels very fresh, and I can't help but feel a lot of emotion in my heart. Yo, hello. How are you? Colleagues who didn't know the inside story patted him on the shoulder and greeted him when they met.Because Long Xiong asked for leave, the ostensible reason was to recuperate from illness. Suddenly a feeling of loneliness and desolation came to his heart, and Long Xiong strode out of the company's gate. If the company does not allow him to continue to rest, he will have to resign.It would be a pity, it would be absurd to lose such a good job at present.However, for a goal, for a burning belief, there is no room for retreat.Long Xiong felt that he was still young, even if he did such a stupid thing once in his life, it was worth it. Dusk has descended on Ginza, and the neon lights are shining brightly. Long Xiong stood for a while, looking at the crowd, then crossed the street and walked towards the alley where the Red House Bar was located, when he heard the sound of leather shoes under his feet.The sense of loneliness just now has faded away, and some kind of hope began to ignite in my heart. 3 Long Xiong pushed open the door of the Red House Bar and walked in.A little different from usual is that it is still early, there are very few customers, and the smoke from cigarettes is not as strong as in the past. You are here.The waitress said hello. One came up and said: This is always rare. With a flat face, I still vaguely remember Longxiong. Please sit here. Take Long Xiong into an empty box seat.I came early and the seats were free, and three or four waitresses followed. What would you like to order? Whiskey and soda bar. OK Long Xiong picked up the handle of the towel and slowly wiped his face, and looked at the counter as if nothing had happened.There were two men in white uniforms busy inside the counter.The younger one had met before, and the other was a stranger. No, not him.The bartender has changed.The one in front of me, a fat man in his forties with glasses, was shaking a shiny silver cocktail mixer.Definitely not the old bartender.It turned out that he had just passed his thirties, had a thin face, and when he talked about horse racing with the cap, his eyes seemed to be piercing. As expected! Long Xiong's heart couldn't stop beating. You haven't been here for a long time.said the flat-faced waitress. Yes, business is busy, right? The fat middle-aged bartender must be newly hired.The original one probably quit. Is it a question?or not to ask?Long Xiong hesitated in his heart.Asking as soon as you sit down will make people suspicious. Thanks to you, it will be full in a while. That's a good thing. Looking around, the female shopkeeper was not there. What about the female shopkeeper? I'll be right back, please sit down for a while. return?So she's out?Where did you go?Long Xiong thought about it.Finally made up his mind and said: You seem to have changed the bartender here. Long Xiong raised his face to the counter, pretending to be casual, but there was a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat. Hey, the original resignation quit.The answer is very simple. Oh, when did you resign?This question is not calm. two days ago?Asked for leave, then simply quit. two days ago.Long Xiong thought in his mind that it was the day he met the cap at Tokyo Station, and he was killed that night. Why not? have no idea.Are you familiar with Yamamoto? Yes, the surname is Yamamoto.Did not say the surname Horiguchi.He must have used many aliases separately. I'm not very familiar with him, but he is very attentive and will socialize.I don't know where he is now. Then it is not clear.Being a bartender is not the same as our waitresses, who always have to change bars from time to time.It won't take long to hear people say that they must be shaking cocktail shakers in some bar again. Very true. The flat-faced waitress probably doesn't know much about the bartender, so it's better not to delve into it.So Long Xiong picked up the cup and poured the whiskey and soda into his mouth. After eight o'clock, the number of customers began to increase.The waitresses dispersed one by one to find their regular customers, leaving only a novice sitting obediently beside Long Xiong.Just let him meditate and reverie alone. Long Xiong intuitively felt that the bartender surnamed Yamamoto was the murderer of the cap.It is estimated that he must also be a check scammer who claims to be Horiguchi.Swindling bills is his profession, being a bartender is just a disguise.No, maybe he was a bartender and gradually turned into a fraudster.But behind him is manipulating him, it is a bigger figure. Customers are getting crowded.Can't just sit like this all the time, Long Xiong stood up, still thinking in his mind. Going outside, in the narrow alleys, there are many people coming and going in and out of various bars. As soon as he walked to the busy street, a taxi squeaked and stopped in front of him.Accidentally glanced at the woman who opened the door and got out of the car, Long Xiong seemed refreshed.He quickly moved his body aside. That's right, Uesaki Etsuko.Standing outside the car waiting for the driver to give me some change.The driver was fumbling, and she had been standing there for a full minute. The colorful lights on the street look after her silhouette.In the light and shade, the outline of the face has a three-dimensional effect and looks very beautiful.The body is graceful and extremely well-proportioned.As if he had just discovered it, Long Xiong couldn't help admiring in his heart: It's so beautiful!At this moment, Long Xiong's state of mind was indescribably chaotic. Uesaki Etsuko hurried to the alley of the Red House Bar. The car is still parked.The driver is filling out the trip daily report.Long Xiong suddenly remembered something, so he walked to the car. The driver raised his head and hurriedly opened the door. where are you going Castle Peak. Just say the name of a place. The car moved.Drive across the Capitol from Hibiya on a dark road.Long Xiong looked down at the side of the driver's face, he was a middle-aged man, and he looked honest.So he asked: Driver, where did the guest who got off at Ginza just get on? The lady guest?The driver still looked ahead and said, the car on Haneda. Haneda?Is it the airport? Um.In front of the airline. Long Xiong thought, Uesaki Etsuko probably just came back from somewhere by plane.But when she got out of the car, she didn't have a travel bag or any luggage in her hand. Is it a guest who just got off the plane? No way.Probably to send off.There were no planes arriving at that time.There is a last flight to Nagoya at 7:30.I guess it was to send off. Oh, you know a lot about airports. My car is always parked at the airport. Oh, I see. Who did Uesaki Etsuko send to?Nagoya, Nagoya Tatsuo said so, the driver thought he was talking to him, okay?With a sound, the speed of the car was slightly slowed down. Long Xiong ordered the car to drive back to Youle Street, and got off in front of the newspaper office.This was his sudden decision. Not knowing whether Tamura was at the newspaper office, Long Xiong walked into the gate of the newspaper office with doubts in his heart.The girl in the reception room was replaced by a doorman, and Dai Longxiong made a call to say that Tian Cun was still there.Only then did Long Xiong feel relieved and took out a cigarette. Before he smoked half a cigarette, Tamura ran downstairs panting, his glasses slipping off his oil-stained bridge of the nose. Hey, he patted Long Xiong on the shoulder and said, it's just in time.I have something to tell you. Me too.Tatsuo pushed Tamura and immediately went to Haneda with me. To Haneda?Tamura widened his eyes and said, what's the matter?Are you going to the airport? Seems to have something to do with that.I'll tell you the details in the car later.Now, can we go away? Nothing, as long as it has something to do with it.Let's take the company's car.Just wait, I'll go talk to the editor-in-chief and come right away. Tamura Mankin's fat body, the shirt almost ran out of the waistband of his trousers. When he turned around, he lifted his trousers up. In less than ten minutes, the two sat side by side in the special car of the newspaper office. What are you going to do in Haneda?Tamura asked impatiently. It seems to have something to do with the case. I don't know who it is. It took a JAL plane to Nagoya.It's exactly nine o'clock now, and it took off at half past seven just an hour and a half ago. Male or female? Not sure.So, let's go to Haneda Airport now and check the passenger registration form.This requires the use of your name as a newspaper reporter. Just after Long Xiong finished speaking, Tamura let out a long breath. How did you know? It was natural for Tamura to ask such a question, but Ryuxiong refused to speak directly.He didn't want to say Uesaki Etsuko's name.Very reluctantly.It can be said that since then, he has been subconsciously covering Uesaki Etsuko. I'll tell you later later.Now think of a way out. In a hurry, there was no excuse, so I evaded a few sentences like this.Tamura was a little dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything. When you say the person related to the case, do you mean the murderer who killed the former criminal policeman? This question gets to the heart of the matter. Not sure yet, but I feel like it is.I think the murderer is the same guy as the check crook. As Long Xiong said this, the face of the bartender in the Red House Bar seemed to appear in front of his eyes.However, he couldn't tell Tamura about this, and he had to wait for a while. Tamura's eyes seemed to be thinking about something. This seems to be getting more and more interesting.Going to Nagoya?What will happen in Nagoya? Tamura asked, but Longxiong didn't know either.I can only guess that someone told someone to hide in Nagoya to avoid the limelight.The so-called someone is the same person who made him a liar and manipulated behind the scenes. You just said you have something to tell me, what is it? As soon as Long Xiong mentioned it, Tian Cun spoke hastily, almost spattering. Tell you, Lawyer Senuma was kidnapped. What?Really? Did you think it was a lie to you?In the papers tomorrow morning! From Youle Street to Haneda, the car drove for half an hour.Along the way, Tamura told the story of the kidnapping of lawyer Senuma. What do you think about this matter?Tamura finally asked. Well, I think Lawyer Senuma must know why his staff was killed, because the lawyer sent him to investigate.Long Xiong crossed his hands and said. What are you investigating? Of course it was the scam.I've always thought of lawyers as their accomplices, and now it's clear they're not.The lawyer and the others finally found out who the prisoner was after a solid investigation.At the same time, he also ran into the right-winger Fusaka Hideaki, the prisoner's backstage boss.His men were killed in the pursuit, and the lawyer knew exactly who did it, so he was terrified.When I read the newspaper that day, I felt that the attitude of the lawyer was very strange.After such an unexpected turn of events, he should have returned by car that night. Lawyer Senuma was indeed afraid. I guess so.He warned me that things are dangerous, stop now.He knows very well that the enemy is terrible. The other party was probably also very afraid of the lawyer, afraid that he would say something, so he simply kidnapped him. Does the Metropolitan Police Department know that this case is related to right-wing forces? It doesn't seem to know yet.But since the lawyer was kidnapped, they probably also realized that the case was difficult.The detective team was in a mess. You didn't tell them what you knew, did you? Tamura smiled softly through his nose and said: I want to compete with the police.You must overcome them.The case is getting more and more interesting. Tian Cun's heavy breath blew onto Long Xiong's cheek. The car passed through thousands of houses and drove into the dark wilderness.Driving from the streets of Tokyo to this open and flat area feels like driving into a plain.On that side of the airport, the buildings looked small and lit up.The runway lights lined up, shining into the night sky.The wind was strong, blowing in through the window. It's Haneda.Tamura looked at it and said. Cars circle the side of the runway.The buildings in the distance are like flowing water, getting closer and bigger in the field of vision. 機場上寬闊的大樓裡，一頭是日航的辦事處。快十點鐘了，裡面的燈還都亮著。 兩個人下了車，急急忙忙地走進去。 一長排櫃臺前，掛著航線牌子。只有一個辦事員坐在桌前。一見到他們兩個，便站了起來。這樣晚了，這裡沒有別的顧客。 田村拿出名片。 今晚七點三十分有班飛機去名古屋，我們想看一下旅客登記簿。 年輕的辦事員拿著名片，看了看滿頭是汗的田村，說道： 有關報導方面的事嗎？ Yes.請讓我們看一下。