Chapter 9 Film's Secret

one In the film, after the Wabu Kari ceremony, there is a picture of the female worker of the Daikichi Hotel in Ogura. In terms of chronological order, this is correct.However, Mihara always believes that the photos of the ceremony at the Wabu Kari Shrine were actually added after they were taken by the female workers of the Okura Daikichi Hotel. On that day, the ceremony at the Wabu Kari Shrine was from 0:00 am to 3:00 am, and it took about six hours to stay at the Kokura Hotel at 8:30 am. Such deliberation seems to be able to slightly solve the mystery of Mineoka's actions. Mineoka arrived at Fukuoka Daito Company at 1:00 p.m. on the 7th, and the train back to Tokyo departed at 4:30 p.m.

According to him, during this free time, he visited the capital building site. However, there is no evidence whether he really went to the capital building site.Where he was from half-past two to half-past four no one knew.He was only seen standing in front of the West Japan Railway commuter pass window. Mihara judged, did Mineoka use a camera to shoot the footage of the Wabu Kari Shrine ceremony on TV during this period of time?Most of the local newspapers host the local TV stations, and it is common for early morning news to be shown on afternoon news programs. Mineoka claimed to be standing at the exit of the West Japan Railway Station. From this, he inferred that somewhere along the railway line there was someone he knew, and he was standing there waiting for this friend so that they could go to his friend's house together and take pictures for TV.

(Yes, yes!) Mihara thought. However, the problem comes back to the previous question. If this is the case, the order of the film must be the female worker of the Daji Hotel first, and the ritual scene after. The sequence is as follows: ⑴ ordinary photos of the Tokyo company, ⑵ the female workers of the Daikichi Hotel, ⑶ and the cloth Kari festival. But in fact, the order in which the films were developed is as follows: ⑴ ordinary photos of the Tokyo company, ⑵ the ceremony at the Nunakari Shrine, and ⑶ the female workers of the Daikichi Hotel. Moreover, as many as eight frames were taken for the scene of the ceremony.

If the possibility of complicity is ruled out, Mineoka must act alone.Therefore, if the shrine ceremony was really filmed by him, it must have been reproduced from the screen or screen after the fact.But, if this is the case, how is the order of the films explained? However, it doesn't take much time to solve this mystery. The next day, Mihara went to work in the Metropolitan Police Department, and immediately went to the Forensic Section on the fourth floor for advice. Mr. Kurosaki, Mihara called the photo technician, I asked something about the film.Is it possible to show what happened later in the first half of the film, and what happened first in the second half of the film?

ah?Hearing this, Kurosaki was confused and inexplicable. Mihara had no choice but to introduce his ideas in detail.Mr. Kurosaki also found it interesting to mention the shooting of newsreels and TV screens afterwards. That's it, you let me think about it.The technician smiled.This is not impossible. how!Can? Pretty simple.The technician explained.If he implements according to the plan, the steps are not complicated.He first took a few photos of the employees of the company in Tokyo, and this part of the negative can be called A.A total of several photos were taken, and he had to remember the film number of part A clearly.

Well, then what? I took a total of eight pictures with the Nunari Shrine Festival. good. He can press the shutter eight times without removing the lens cover.In other words, these eight films were transferred without being exposed.This part of the film can be named B. Makes sense. He went to the Kokura Hotel and took some pictures of the hotel maids.How many are there, he knows in his heart.The picture of the female worker can be named C.So between A and C is the unphotographed B. After C is finished shooting, the film can be turned back. He remembered the last number of A.He can count from the beginning, without removing the lens cap, press the shutter as many times as possible to avoid double exposure, and switch to the number starting with B again.

Understood.Mihara immediately bowed his thanks.According to the method you mentioned, he could indeed spare eight films first, and make up for them later. Yes you are very thoughtful.The technician expressed his admiration.However, his expression immediately changed again.Mr. Mihara, I have a question. What question? You said that the person was photographed from the TV news, which belongs to reshoots, taking pictures from the animation surface. That's a good point. My question is, will the result of reshooting affect the clarity? For example, the news photos on TV are not very clear. If they are reproduced, can they give people a sense of reality?

Mr. Kurosaki, Superintendent Mihara has a smile on his face. I conducted an experiment this morning and took a few reprints. Here is the film. He takes out a roll of film from his pocket, and you immediately develop and print a few copies. Drink, really enthusiastic. Whenever I think of something, I can't wait to figure it out right away. Understood. two Thirty minutes later, Technician Kurosaki came to Mihara's office in person with an envelope in his hand. Mihara-san, get ready. Mihara had been waiting for a long time. Thanks.Show me right now. The technician took out the photo from the envelope and placed it on Mihara's desk.

Mihara picked it up and looked at it.Sure enough, it was the photo pointed at the TV this morning.I used an ordinary lens, and as expected, even the frame of the TV was clearly photographed. The film is underexposed! Mihara used a few pieces of paper to cover the frame of the TV in the photo. Although it looked like a reproduction of the TV screen this morning, the tone was always much lighter. How about it?He asked the photo technician Kurosaki who was standing next to him, could it still be seen that it was retaken from the TV screen? You can tell at a glance, you see, even the horizontal stripes of light on the TV have traces, and anyone can tell that it is a replica of the TV.The technician replied carefully, and at the end, he added another sentence: This is true of any remake from a TV set.

Reluctantly, Mihara took out another batch of photos from the drawer, so take a look at this volume to see if there is any problem. It was printed using negatives that Mineoka Monday had borrowed.Since it was printed by another technician, Kurosaki did not know. This is the real photo.The technician only took one look before making a judgment.Show me the negatives. Technician Kurosaki lightly touched Fumineoka's film with his fingertips, then leaned against the window, aimed at the light outside, and checked in detail. He really looked like an expert. Mr. Mihara, he held the film and said to the light, this is definitely the real thing, not a copy of the movie or TV.

Yeah?Mihara was half disappointed.However, his other half of courage was not completely removed. The technician made a judgment. This is a photo of the scene, and you can tell by looking at the negatives.real scene. Sanyuan mustered Yu Yong, then check the order of the film again, according to the method you just mentioned, did he reverse the film? The technician scrutinized the film for a long time. Sure enough, it can be seen that there are traces of friction on the edge.You see, there are a few streaks here. Mihara followed the technician's hand and looked over, it was not bad at all, there were indeed several lines. This is the trace left by the reversed film. Yeah? However, it cannot be completely determined, because each camera has its own characteristics, and maybe the wheels on the film are particularly tight, which can also cause this phenomenon. Mihara was disappointed again. According to what you said, this is not worth paying attention to. Otherwise, since there are these lines, it is evidence that tampering may have been made. Mihara asked again, the problem is not here, but whether this batch of photos were taken on the spot.If it is a live shooting, this rubbing mark is meaningless. The technician returned the photo and the film to Superintendent Mihara, and replied firmly: This is the real scene, and I have no other answer. Mihara thought for a long time.This person is a photo expert and will always know more about it than I do.However, the words of experts are not completely reliable, and investigations are still needed. He immediately hung up the long-distance call and called the Fukuoka Police Station in Kyushu. Is Agent Torikai here?I am Superintendent Mihara of the Metropolitan Police Department. After waiting for about two minutes, the person who answered the phone must have gone to look for bird feeders.Mihara recalled the scene of visiting the Fukuoka Police Station a few days ago, and seemed to see Torikai walking towards the phone. I am Torikai. I am Mihara.Thank you No, I haven't been able to help. The voice of Torikai is very kind like that of an old uncle in the neighborhood. I have something to trouble you again. No problem, please speak. Mihara said a few words politely, and immediately handed over the task: Please check to see if the newsreel of this year's Nunakari Shrine Festival has been screened in cinemas in Kyushu, and whether the news has been broadcast on Fukuoka's TV station. If you find out, you will be notified immediately. After hearing this, Torikai said on the phone: OK, the investigation is clear, and I will reply to you immediately. three Superintendent Mihara calculated that it would take a day or two for the Fukuoka Police Station to reply to the report. Taking advantage of this spare time, he should find a way to track down the woman who escaped from Sagami Lake, instead of just waiting for the phone call. There was no break in the search for the woman.Later, he focused all his attention on Mine Oka Monday, trying to find clues about the woman from him, but he had no clue.Later, the investigation was carried out from the conduct of the deceased Doi Takeo, but there was no trace. There are not many materials at present.According to the investigation from the driver of Takeo Doi, the woman got on the bus at Koenji 1-chome, she looked like a drinking girl, and stood on the street waiting for Doi's bus to arrive before getting on the bus. After getting in the car, the two of them were very affectionate all the way to the hotel by Sagami Lake. The man intentionally took her to the hotel, and the woman might also intend to sleep there with Doi for one night, otherwise the two of them would not be so lingering after arriving at the hotel.According to the female worker in the hotel, Takeo Doi had always wanted to stay overnight, and he kept hinting to the woman. Later, the two of them went out for a walk, and they looked very intimate, just like a couple. Mihara believed that the woman was the murderer's accomplice. The night at Lake Sagami is quite dark.The murder was carried out in a dark place. If the murderer directly brought Doi to such a dim place, it must have aroused vigilance and could not be realized.However, if seduced by a woman, he can easily fall for the trap. From this, it can be inferred that the woman took Doi to a place near Lake Sagami, and then handed it over to the murderer. After that, the woman disappeared without a trace.Perhaps Mineoka arrived at the scene in his own car on Monday, hid the car out of sight, and boarded the car with the woman and drove back to Tokyo after the murder was over.This is because, around the time of the deceased's death, the staff at Sagamiko Station did not see a woman similar to that woman. However, the woman must have been an intermediary between Mineoka Monday and the deceased Doi Takeo.That is to say, she is quite familiar with Doi and the murderer, especially she has a special relationship with the murderer.Since she can act as a bait and lure the deceased to the scene, one can imagine the depth of the relationship. Therefore, if you inquire in detail about the woman Mineoka Monday and the deceased Doi Takeo have been with on weekdays, it is reasonable to find this woman.She, Mineoka, and Doi may have been together often, or they may have known each other separately. This thing is really weird.Mihara discussed the case with his subordinates.I have not encountered such a special case.I checked Fenggang's contacts on Monday, but couldn't find her.Takeo Doi and Mineoka are different on Monday.He usually likes to associate with women, but he couldn't find out his relationship with this woman at Sagami Lakeside.What is the reason? Moreover, it is still unknown whether the woman is alive or dead.Some hot-tempered detectives had already assumed she was dead.In order to silence her, the murderer took away her and the deceased.This statement has not been refuted until now.However, Superintendent Mihara had asked in detail whether there were any female corpses of unknown origin in Tokyo, and no specific results were obtained. Superintendent, one of the detectives spoke.She might be buried somewhere. But no one can guess where she died, and the research can only be carried out after waiting for the report of the discovery of the female body.What can be done now is to try to investigate her life experience. If she ran away from home without a trace, someone should have reported it.According to this opinion, Superintendent Mihara personally checked all the missing cases.Pay particular attention to physical features, age, clothing.If there is any similarity, give the detectives the photo submitted by the person involved, and send them to the hotel by Lake Sagami to find the female worker to identify and testify against her. However, if he ran away from home, he would not have reported the crime so quickly. It was only one and a half months before the murder occurred.Mihara thought back.A veteran detective expressed his opinion: This woman is no ordinary person.If a woman from a good family disappears suddenly, within three days, the family members will call the police.If she has been missing for more than a month and no one has come to report the crime, she must not be an ordinary family member. What kind of person is he? According to the hotel worker, she looked like a wine girl, so she may be living alone in a building with no relatives and friends, so no one would find out that she was missing, and no one would call the police.As for the neighbors, maybe because they are used to seeing her often sleep out, they won't be surprised if they don't see her for many days. After hearing this, Superintendent Mihara felt that this opinion made sense, so he ordered to investigate the single women's dormitory and the places where women lived alone in the building. However, after a lot of effort, the reports he got were still clueless. In desperation, Mihara turned back to study why Mineoka stood at the ticket office of the West Japan Railway Company on Monday.Sanyuan originally thought that the ticket office was right next to the window where the monthly pass was purchased, and Mineoka standing there must be buying a monthly pass for his girlfriend. However, the report made by agent Tokai Shigetaro to Mihara completely denied Mihara's imagination. It is said that Mineoka was standing in front of the West Japan Railway window at 2:30 p.m. on the 7th, so Torikai went to the commuter pass office to investigate the commuter pass application form. As a result, it was found that there were 13 student monthly pass holders, 20 employee monthly pass holders, and 16 ordinary monthly pass holders who filled out the form that afternoon. Torikai also pays special attention to women from twenty to thirty-five years old. According to the application form, they are all serious women and have nothing to do with Mineoka.This report was sent to Mihara yesterday, completely destroying all of Mihara's assumptions. Mihara had to study again from the beginning: Why did Mineoka stand at that window on Monday? Is he waiting for someone there?Where did he buy a ticket to the capital building site, but for someone else to look at the wrong window? Mihara will never completely abandon the original idea.Even if a woman from Lake Sagami is not from Fukuoka, she will not be from Tokyo. This is Mihara's belief. Two days later, in the early afternoon, Fukuoka police detective Shigetaro Tokai called with a new report. In this case, I found another clue.Torikai said. You have worked hard, what is the result?Mihara asked. I went to various radio stations to investigate, and none of them had any TV records of people attending the ceremony at the Nunukari Shrine that day, so the ceremony was not broadcast on TV. What about newsreels? There are newsreels, and ABC News Films made a three-minute documentary. Been in a movie theater? It was staged in Fukuoka in the third week of February, and the screening started on the 16th. Mihara didn't care what happened, and immediately contacted ABC, which had filmed the news film of the Wabu Kari Festival, and asked for a trial release of the film.