Chapter 18 calamus festival

one Mineoka arrived at Osaka Steel at 11:30 am on Monday, April 25th, and left around 12:00.The content of the conversation was simple, and there was almost no need to travel from Tokyo to Osaka for this matter.In addition, he did not go to the Showa Auto Parts Company where he was supposed to go. This is the answer to the investigation conducted by the Osaka Metropolitan Police Department. Mineoka went on a business trip to Osaka on Monday. Sure enough, it was under the pretense that he went to one company, but not the second one. It must have been too late. In order to get on the plane, he had to sacrifice this visit. The rush was important.

Mihara took out the timetable to check.The plane flew from Osaka to Fukuoka at 12:50 and arrived at 2:25 in the afternoon.According to this time, he would not be able to arrive at the gathering place of the Chikushi Haitan fans at 2:30.However, it is convenient to go directly to Zhongzaki from the airport, and you can still gather with the haiku singers. This time, Mihara will file a letter to the Fukuoka Police Station and ask for an investigation on his behalf in order to study the case more thoroughly. At noon the next day, the Fukuoka Police Station responded. We inquired with the person in charge of the Chikushi Haitan, and they indeed went to Zhongzaki Xingyin on April 25th.The meeting point was indeed at Akama Station, and the time was indeed at 2:30 in the afternoon. There was nothing wrong with this.The person in charge Ohno Canxing also confirmed that Kajihara was indeed present in the party, and according to the usual practice, he was responsible for taking commemorative photos.Thirty people were present that day. After we inquired with those present, they all remembered that there was indeed a middle-aged gentleman in his thirties who kept talking to Kajiwara.

Fukuoka's answer was very detailed on the phone. That person is probably not a haiku fan, right?Mihara asked. Not a haiku fan.However, there are bound to be many new faces participating in all singing, so everyone is not surprised. Did that person arrive in a commercial vehicle? No commercial vehicles were seen.But when we gathered at Akama Station, there was no such person, so he must have participated in the chanting on the way. He stayed until the end, acting together? No.Also quit halfway. Is it on foot? According to those who saw it, it appeared to be on foot.Zhongqi is facing the sea, and the coastline is winding. If you go around a small cape, you can't see your way out.Therefore, he may have arrived at the scene in a commercial vehicle, and asked the commercial vehicle to park behind the promontory to wait for him, so that no one could see the vehicle.

Then, how far is the place where the troubadours gather from the nearest promontory? About five hundred meters.The place where they chanted, against the mountain and facing the sea, was a loom shrine. The archway of the shrine was at the foot of the mountain, which happened to be a flat land, so they chose it as a resting place.If you think about the terrain, you can know that the road is hidden behind the foot of the mountain and cannot be seen.I just said that the distance of 500 meters is not bad. Mihara felt that Fukuoka's investigation and report were roughly in line with his own guess, and his heart was turbulent.Shigetarou Tokai, who was sitting next to him, was also smiling.

Torikai searched Nagoya for three days, but did not find the place where Mineoka and Sugai met secretly. However, after his failure in Nagoya, he gained in other ways.That was the inside story that an old detective detoured to Osaka afterwards and investigated at Osaka Airport. Bird feed said: I saw at Osaka Airport that ten minutes before the plane took off, the clerk broadcast the passenger list on the radio, and asked the passengers who were called to go to the counter immediately, because the plane was about to leave, and they got the airport plate number, and the passengers had to use the plate number Enter the airport one by one.Although some passengers were on the list, they did not appear in front of the counter at that time.At this time, the airlines have to use their brains to prevent the seats from being available. Their solution is to replace them with people who came to the airport temporarily and did not book a ticket when the last call was made and the guest did not show up. Often.According to the clerk, there are always two or three such passengers on every flight.Therefore, although some people did not buy a ticket, they still often go to the airport to try their luck.

After hearing this report, Mihara solved the mystery of Mineoka's actions. Mineoka took off from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on February 6 and took Japan Airlines Flight 311 to Fukuoka.At the beginning, it was deduced that when the plane stopped for refueling in Osaka, Mineoka got off the plane and flew back to Tokyo from Osaka. Therefore, during the flight from Osaka to Fukuoka, there must be empty seats on the plane.But after the investigation, there were no empty seats on the plane, and all the seats were full. That is to say, this situation proved that Mineoka did travel from Tokyo to Osaka, and then flew from Osaka to Fukuoka. It cannot be explained otherwise.

This problem has not been solved until now.Thinking about it carefully, Mineoka could do something else.Since he got off the plane in Osaka, he must get a residence permit to fly to Fukuoka so that he can re-board the plane. As I said just now, passengers who disembark and take a rest in the middle of the flight are given priority to board the continuing flight.During the 20-minute rest period in the airport lobby, it is entirely possible for a passenger to give up his seat reservation card to others. As Torikai said just now, there are often passengers at the airport who have not booked in advance and have to rush to get on the plane. They stand there and wait for the opportunity to be a substitute.If Mineoka finds one of them and transfers the seat reservation card for the plane between Osaka and Fukuoka, the plane will still be full.This is a transaction between passengers, and the clerk will never know.The airport ticket collector and the stewardess in the plane will never know that the passengers have alternate affairs.The number of people on board exactly matches the number on the passenger list.

Mineoka arrived at Osaka Airport at 4:55 p.m., transferred the residence card, and then took the plane that took off at 6:05 p.m. and returned to Tokyo to carry out the murder plan.Before this flight, there was another flight back to Tokyo at 5:05, and he couldn't catch it.He didn't need to be in a hurry, he leisurely sent off the passenger who flew to Fukuoka for him, and then returned to Tokyo, there was still plenty of time. right!Mineoka must have adopted this method on Monday.From this point alone, it was detected that the travelers between Osaka and Fukuoka were real people, not the ghost of Mineoka.

With this investigation, the case can roughly be solved.Mihara's eyes shone brightly.Mr. Torikai, do you know the place of Zhongzaki? Of course, Torikai nodded.Our colleagues from the police station often go there for picnics, and the scenery is very beautiful. Mihara immediately went to the data department to get a one-fifty-thousandth map of the Zhongqi area. Sure enough, the coast there is winding and uneven, and the loom shrine is at the most important point. Mineoka flew from Fukuoka Airport to Zhongzaki by a business car on Monday, but he didn't want his colleagues in the haiku circle to see that he arrived by car, so he ordered the car to wait behind the bay.So, pretending to be an old friend, he talked with Kajihara, and persuaded Kajihara to resign from his position at Fukuoka Food Industry Company. Later, when Kajihara agreed to his advice, he went back to the back of the bay, got in a car, and returned to his hometown. Fukuoka.

This is the first actual evidence of the contact between the young Kajihara and Mineoka. two Now, there is still a mystery to be solved: Kajihara agreed to Mineoka's words and resigned. After Mineoka arranged him, where did he hide? Since Mineoka lured Kajiwara away from Fukuoka, it was because he was afraid that the police would search the photos and find Kajihara.Therefore, he, who is extremely deep in the city, made arrangements in advance. The two probably settled the terms during Zhongzaki's conversation.Since Kajiwara promised on the spot, the terms are expected to be extremely favorable.

Is the salary particularly high?Maybe it is the most hoped by young people in small cities, to be allowed to transfer to Tokyo to work? No matter what it is, Mineoka must have persuaded Kajihara to go to Tokyo and arrange a job for him. First of all, I thought, Mineoka works in Aurora Transportation Company, will he be placed in this company? While possible, it doesn't actually look like it.According to past investigations, Kajiwara is a young man who does not know how to drive a car.He did not have the necessary technical qualifications to enter the service of a commercial automobile company.If you don't have the conditions in this area, you don't have the conditions to repair cars. There is another reason.Mineoka transfers Kajiwara to Tokyo, and I'm afraid he won't put him in his own company with confidence.Since the police found the clue of Kajiwara, they will definitely search around Mineoka, and Mineoka, who is very careful, will never put Kajihara in the company. Having said that, in order to be careful, the police investigated all the personnel of Aurora Transportation Company from the inside, but they did not find a new employee surnamed Kajihara to take up a job in the company.In addition, Mineoka will not afford Kajihara's living expenses and hide Kajihara completely.If so, Kajihara himself would not agree. Torikai Shigetaro suddenly said that Kajiwara is a person who likes photography very much, so we should consider what kind of favor Mineoka will give him from this aspect! That's a good statement, and it should be. Although Kajiwara is a young man who works in Fukuoka Food Industry Company, if Mineoka lures him: Would you like to dedicate yourself to photography?He will definitely give up the former for the latter.People who come from photography technology, the goal is naturally Tokyo. This view is entirely correct.Mihara agrees with Torikai. So, what is the way out for a photography fan like Kajihara who wants to dedicate himself to photography in Tokyo? If it's the regular path, you should go to photography school.Secondly, it should act as an assistant to a famous photographer.If not, you can enter photographic equipment stores, camera manufacturers, film companies, and other related institutions. However, the possibility of Kajihara entering a photography manufacturer must first be ruled out.This is because, his volunteer is a photographer, not a mechanic. He was so easily lured to Tokyo by Mineoka just to realize his dream of becoming a photographer. Mihara ordered an investigation to various photography schools in Tokyo.Except for the university photography group, there are five similar institutions in Tokyo.After investigating all these places, it was found that there was no young man named Kajihara among the new students. Next, Mihara investigates the assistant of the famous photographer. At this time, Mihara had such a view.Kajihara left Fukuoka without notifying anyone.Where in the end he was going, he neither informed his close relatives nor his friends.This must be Mineoka's instructions to him to act like this, but if Mineoka's reasons are not sufficient, Kajihara will not agree.He has already been able to take charge alone, if Mineoka exerts high pressure, it will be absolutely impossible. From this reason, it can be inferred that Kajiwara made up his mind that before he became a photographer, he would never inform his relatives and friends of his current environment.In other words, Kajihara was not willing to report the current situation to relatives and old friends for the first time until he was recognized as an excellent photographer in Tokyo.According to this assumption, it is also possible to imagine what kind of advice Mineoka gave him.Before you are famous, you will never show your face.This was probably Mineoka's advice to Kajihara.This sentence is indeed attractive to young people full of fantasies.In particular, Kajihara ran away from home after quarreling with his stepmother, so this sentence is more likely to be accepted. As an employee of a food industry company in a small and medium-sized city, it is impossible to make a living.Kajihara naturally looks forward to high places, and his ambition is to become a first-class photographer.Now that he has the opportunity to study, Kajiwara is likely to make up his mind not to communicate with him during his advanced studies, and to report to the village only when he becomes famous in one fell swoop. Based on this analysis, it is very likely that Kajiwara, a young man who came to Tokyo, would become an assistant to a famous photographer. three All well-known photographers can be found in photography yearbooks.Since Mineoka was able to seduce the heart of a young man, and asked him to go to Tokyo unconditionally, the condition proposed must be to work with a famous photographer. Mihara found the phone numbers and addresses of famous photographers from the photography yearbook, and then sent agents to investigate separately.Photographer Sudo travels, and often travels to various places for thematic photography of pictorials, some of which are not often in Tokyo. This investigation is very troublesome and takes several days, and it is not easy to find clues. At this time, Torikai Shigetaro asked sadly: Has Mineoka silenced him already? Mihara replied: It hasn't developed to this point yet!Even though he said so, Mihara inferred from Mineoka's character, but actually thought it was possible. Mineoka had known for a long time that the police had already regarded him as a target for investigation.What he can hold on to is the evidence that he was not at the scene when the crime happened.If this collapses, Lang Dang will go to jail. Therefore, it is not impossible for Mineoka to completely eliminate Kajiwara in order to avoid being searched.Moreover, he has never allowed Kajihara to tell his relatives and friends his address and occupation. Once he is killed, it will be difficult to find the place of the murder.As far as the murder case is concerned, such conditions are the best, and all living environments are cut off from other people.Once a murder is committed, it is really unknown, invisible, and difficult to find. Mihara suddenly felt uneasy. If Takeo Kajiwara is arrested, Mineoka Monday's film tricks will be fully exposed.The commuter pass he bought in the name of Takeo Kajiwara on the West Japan Railway, and he inserted the footage of this year's February 6th and the Nukarari Shrine ceremony in the film, will soon reveal the truth and all collapse. Therefore, Mineoka may think that his own safety depends on Kajihara.If Takeo Kajiwara no longer exists in the human world and is permanently eliminated, Mineoka's safety may be guaranteed. In view of this analysis, Mihara immediately ordered to investigate whether there were any unidentified corpses in Tokyo.According to reports, since April 25, there have been about 30 such corpses.But there were no dead bodies among them, they were all ordinary patients from other lands. After finding the photos of these corpses and looking at them one by one, it was found that Kajihara was not there, and Mihara's heart fell to the ground.However, he wasn't completely at ease.Maybe there are undiscovered bodies hidden elsewhere. It was exactly three o'clock in the afternoon.Superintendent Mihara invites the old detective Shigetaro Tokai from Fukuoka to drink coffee.Torikai is also willing to stay in Tokyo because the case has not been solved. In their hearts, they both felt that they were only one step away from solving the case.However, how and how to take this step is unknown. Passing by a photography shop, there are many photos in the window.In the past, Mihara didn't even look at these exhibits, but now, he cast his eyes unknowingly. There is also a large photographic material store.The inside of the shop can be seen from the glass door, and there are many shop assistants.Unknowingly, the two stood at the door for a while, hoping to find Takeo Kajiwara among the shop assistants. After looking at it for a long time, there is no one like Kajihara in it.The two were somewhat disappointed, so they had no choice but to look away and look at the cameras and photos in the window. In the middle is a large photo of the scenery at the foot of Mt. Fuji in autumn.Because it is a color photo, the red leaves on the trees are shining, almost dyeing the whole photo red. Mihara stared at the color photo for a long time without moving his feet.For two minutes, for three minutes, he was still in the same posture.His eyes were only looking at the photo, but in a daze, it seemed that he was looking elsewhere from the photo. color photo Mr. Torikai.Mihara suddenly yelled and grabbed Torikai's wrist, I understand! ah?Bird feed confused. Mihara said loudly, I mean I finally understand Mineoka's photography technique.It turned out that he was buying a commuter pass for the West Japan Railway Company for this purpose. I still don't understand.Torikai said. Mihara first debunked his first opinion. In my opinion, the photos of the Wabu Kari Shrine ritual photos taken by Takeo Kajihara are color photos. Color photos?Torikai, who doesn't know much about photography, is at a loss.Isn't the picture of Mineoka I saw just plain black and white? Mihara explained: Black and white photos are good, but there are tricks involved.There are two kinds of color photos, one is the original color film, and the other is reversed color film, which can print other color photos with a special chemical device, and this reversed film can also be printed in black and white photo.According to my opinion, the film used by Kajihara is the second type. Torikai Shigetaro still couldn't understand. OK, say it again.Mihara pulled Torikai's wrist into the cafe. Why can't I figure out such a simple thing?Mihara sighed to himself.Had it been discovered earlier, the case would have been solved.My head is really not good!As he spoke, he unconsciously slapped the back of his head repeatedly. Four The two drank coffee, and Mihara spent almost twenty minutes explaining to Torikai Shigetaro. When Torikai heard the last word, he couldn't help patting his thighs again and again, saying he was right. Mihara made a conclusion: In my opinion, there is nothing else but this technique. Torikai also nodded, I agree, there is nothing wrong. Since there was no mistake, the two rushed out of the cafe and immediately launched an investigation. There are only K Photography Company and O Photography Company that develop and print the factory's color films.Almost all the color films used in Japan are produced by the two factories.According to the distance of the journey, let's start with K Photography Company.Mihara decided on the next step. The two got into the car at the Metropolitan Police Department and drove straight to Shinjuku. K Photography Company is located a little west of Shinjuku. After entering the company, he came out again in only thirty minutes.Superintendent Mihara had a look of disappointment on his face. Only go to O photography company again.Japan's color film has always been monopolized by these two companies. Driving east from Shinjuku, crossing the main street and detouring for a long time, I saw the woods that completely covered the factory of O Photography Company. The car stopped at the gate, and Mihara and Torikai asked to meet with the business director who specialized in handling films sent from small and medium cities. He was a man in his forties. When he appeared in the reception room and heard that it was the superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Department who came to investigate the case, he was somewhat nervous. Mihara exchanged a few pleasantries, then asked: The case I am investigating now involves color film.The question is, between February 7th and 10th, the color film was sent from Fukuoka City, Kyushu to be processed, how many days can it be delivered? About four days after delivery.The director replied. Then, please check, did Takeo Kajiwara from Fukuoka City send you a color film? If it is Fukuoka, we have a printing branch there, so there is no need to send it to Tokyo.The director answered the business secret. Mihara's face immediately changed.If Fukuoka also had a printing shop, the outline of the whole case that I had calculated in my head would be completely overturned and completely bankrupt. But, Director, Torikai Shigetaro interjected, did someone send it to Tokyo? Yes there are.The director looked at the nervous expressions of the two people.There are some regular customers who have sent film to Tokyo for many years, maybe because they never knew there was a branch in Fukuoka, or because they think that the technology in Tokyo is better.We still do this kind of business. Takeo Kajiwara has been a photography fan for a long time, maybe he is one of the more demanding ones, and he especially likes Tokyo's technology.At this time, Superintendent Mihara's pale face regained some vitality. So, please check it out.Mihara asked the director. Takeo Kajiwara, okay, I'll write down the name and check the records later. Superintendent Mihara watched him walk out of the reception room, and secretly prayed behind him, hoping that he could find out. Ten minutes later, the business director came back with the record and said, found it.This is what I copied down, Kamihashi, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Food Industry Co., Ltd. Takeo Kajiwara. Is there really one?Superintendent Mihara leaned forward and asked. Not really.This guy often sends us colored film for development.The film you asked about did arrive on February 9th, and the printing process took four days.said the director. Well, it was done on the twelfth.Mihara calculated. Yes.the director replied. Do you remember the composition on the film?That is, what the photos are about. The business director shook his head again and again.I don't remember that. The finished film is sent to the photographer immediately?Mihara asked again. Of course, the business director replied: When we sell film, there is a special envelope. After the photographer finishes shooting, he puts the film in an iron tube, puts it in an envelope, and sends it to our company.After we finished printing, we put the envelope back and mailed it to the person concerned. When Mihara heard that the procedure was different from what he had imagined, he hurriedly asked if there were any special circumstances? Special case? That is to say, if a person is in Tokyo, the photographer will pick it up directly without waiting for it to be mailed? There is no such thing as a photographer coming directly to pick it up.The business director is pretty sure.If the printing shop receives a large number of business, the printing shop can come and pick it up.There is no such example of a guest coming to pick it up in person. Mihara is still not reconciled, I would like to ask you to take another look to see if Kajihara's roll of film was sent to Kyushu. The business director felt strange, so he went to the back to check according to his words. This time, I waited for twenty minutes. The business director came back scratching his head. You are right.We checked the records and found that Mr. Kajihara came to pick them up in person. Mihara glanced at Torikai with a triumphant expression. The business director reported the process: The thing is like this. According to the clerk, Mr. Kajihara came to us directly, saying that he came here on a business trip to Tokyo suddenly this time.Before a business trip, a film was sent here to be processed. If it has been processed, can you hand it over to him in person one day earlier.The clerk felt that he did not know whether he was Kajihara, so he asked for a certificate.So Mr. Kajiwara took out the train ticket for Fukuoka. The name and address of Kajiwara were written on the monthly ticket, which was the same as the name and address on the envelope we were going to send. We thought that the person who took the photo always wanted to see it earlier I got the result of photography, so I gave the film to him face to face. What day is this?Mihara asked. According to the records, what happened on February 12th. Well, I want to see the clerk who handed over the film. five When the business director left the reception room, Superintendent Mihara let out a long breath. Mineoka Monday's film trick finally completely collapsed. February 12th was the day when the murdered Doi Takeo was buried.Mineoka also went to the memorial ceremony in person on Monday.After the memorial ceremony that day, he must have come to this photography company to take the photos away.He had clearly calculated the time for printing the photos and the time when the police detectives might visit his company for investigation, and only then did he commit the murder. If the police had gone to Mineoka for questioning before February 12, for example, immediately after Doi No. 6 was killed, he would not have been able to produce alibi.In fact, Superintendent Mihara visited Mineoka in person on the 20th.Mineoka still has plenty of time to use. The amiable and gentlemanly Mineoka Monday remained unmoved by the outside world and gambled boldly. Mineoka learned from the notice column of the Chikushi Haitan Magazine that fellow Haitan Takeo Kajiwara would go to Moji’s Wabu Kari Shrine on the night of February 6th to take photos for the ceremony.He also thought that Kajihara, a would-be photographer, must take color film, not black and white film. This analysis is not forced.This is because the ceremonies of Hebu Kari Shrine are held in the middle of the night, and all the lights are extinguished, so that the priests will swim into the sea in a file under the light of the torches.The red flames and the black sea are intertwined with a mysterious color.Isn't this the best object for color film? Kajihara is a fan of photography. For this kind of photography, he must use both black and white film and color film.This is where Mineoka focused. Since it is a color film, ordinary photo printing shops cannot print it, and it must be handled by the original film company.Mineoka paid attention to this key again. After he killed Sugai on February 7, he went to Fukuoka. At that time, he went to the window of the West Japan Railway and bought an ordinary commuter pass under the name of Takeo Kajiwara.Needless to say, the purpose of this monthly ticket is to withdraw the film from the color film company as a certificate of identity. The company handed over the film to Mineoka, who claimed to be on a business trip to Tokyo, and Mineoka copied eight of the frames on the black and white film.Mineoka must have guessed in advance that Kajihara, who likes taking pictures, must have used up a roll of film to take pictures and perform at Nukarari Shrine.Therefore, he reserved eight slots on his black and white film. The next procedure is how to copy and insert the color film into the black and white film.This method has been researched by Mihara in the past.Mineoka could idling through eight films first, and then came to the Daikichi Hotel in Xiaokura to take pictures for the female workers.After the photo is finished, the film is turned around again, and the color film copying procedure is carried out.This work can be done in a dark room. Arranged in this way, Mineoka's film can be arranged as follows: the photos of the business car company in Tokyo, followed by eight additional photos and the Nunari Shrine ritual; and then, the portrait of the female worker at the Daikichi Hotel. The work from color film copying to black and white film can be completed in a day at most.The used film was immediately handed over to the post office according to the method of the photography company, and mailed directly to Kajihara.Therefore, when Kajihara received the mail from Tokyo, he had no idea that it had been used and copied by others. Mihara's inferences have now been proven one by one.What needs to be checked now is whether the person who came to the photography company to pick up the film with Takeo Kajiwara's train pass is Mineoka Monday or someone else.Once this point is settled, the case is more or less settled. Sorry for the waitting.The business director brought in a man in his thirties, and after exchanging greetings, he said: This is the clerk of the company who handed the color film to Takeo Kajiwara. Superintendent Mihara took no time off, immediately took out a frame of photos from his pocket, and asked, Thank you for your hard work.Can you still remember what the person who came to the company to pick up the color film that day looked like? Ah, I can roughly remember it.The clerk felt that there was something wrong with the atmosphere, and his face looked quite disturbed. Superintendent Mihara saw it in his heart and didn't relax: If you saw it now, would you still remember it? I want to be able to remember and not look bad. Mihara held out the photo he had already taken in front of the clerk.This is one of a large number of photos that were printed when I went to various places to investigate Mineoka's whereabouts. The clerk took the photo and only glanced at it, then immediately expressed his attitude towards Superintendent Mihara. Yes, this is the person.He looked up at Mihara. Look carefully, isn't it him? In order to be cautious, Mihara held his extremely nervous breath. Can't be wrong, it's him.In order to show responsibility, the clerk used a particularly firm tone. At this time, Mihara heard the breathing of the old detective Tokai Shigetaro next to him. six Mihara returned to the Metropolitan Police Department with Torikai Shigetaro to apply for a warrant to arrest Mineoka Monday. In this tight time, we must first determine where Mineoka is on Monday.Mihara sent an agent to the Aurora Transportation Company, Mineoka's workplace, to spy on him.The detective's call came. Mineoka visited the company once this morning, and when it was around eleven o'clock, he said he had something else to do, so he left the company and went out.As for where to go, I didn't tell anyone at all. Doesn't anyone in the company know where he's going? I have asked all over, but no one said they don't know, and they couldn't tell me the address. Did you go home?Go to the street and ask, find out the hour and ask, and ask carefully. Mihara put down the phone, and said to the old detective Shigetaro Torikai who was sitting beside him: Did this guy really know something was wrong? Torikai Shigetaro was also extremely worried.If the murderer slips away at such a time, all the painstaking efforts of the past few months will be in vain.Judging from the current situation, it seems that Mineoka already knew that the police search would come to him sooner or later, so it would be safer to just leave. Superintendent Mihara is most afraid of Mine Oka committing suicide.Mineoka killed the two with his own hands, and he will know that it is impossible to survive without incident.Although the maximum sentence is not necessarily the death penalty, if a person like Mineoka spends years moaning in prison, it may be more unbearable than death for him. Did the people who searched Kajihara report any reports? Torikai's view is exactly the same as Mihara's.Before Mineoka commits suicide, he might take Kajihara somewhere and wipe him off the face of the earth.Since this last move has not been completed, Mineoka may still be alive. Superintendent Mihara was uneasy. The phone rang again.However, the call was still a report that Takeo Kajiwara had not been found.In view of the fact that the incident has developed to the final stage, Sanyuan ordered the detectives who had already ordered the search to report at any time. Detectives who searched Mineoka's residence also came to report.The hourly female worker did not know Mineoka's whereabouts, and when Mineoka left home, she claimed to be away for two or three days. Two hours passed in restlessness. The warrant for the arrest of Mineoka Monday, which was processed just now, has been approved by the prosecutorial authority and returned, and it can now be acted upon. Superintendent Mihara looked at the warrant, and spent a lot of time and effort trying to obtain this piece of paper.Now, it is hard to collect all the evidence of Mineoka's crime and get the warrant in his hand.However, when it came to the stage of arresting people, they didn't know where the prisoner to be arrested had hidden. Shigetaro Torikai, who was sitting next to him, was also looking at this long-awaited warrant. He was because a bloody case had also occurred in his jurisdiction. A young man named Xu Bei was killed in Shuicheng, and the murderer was Mine Oka Monday on the current warrant.Therefore, the fate of Mineoka is also what he cares most about. I don't know how many times the phone rang again, and Superintendent Mihara picked up the headset. Is it the Superintendent?This time, it was the detective who searched Takeo Kajihara who called to report.Takeo Kajiwara's address has finally been found. What!found it?Mihara's hand holding the earphones was sweating unknowingly.where? He is now with a photographer named Shojiro Haruyama. Is Haruyama Shojiro a famous social photographer? Yes, there is someone like Takeo Kajiwara as his assistant.Age, looks alike. Have you caught him yet? No.He went out this morning with the camera, and he couldn't figure out where he was going until Mr. Chun Shan came back.Although this person was Chun Shan's assistant in name, in fact he did not work there, but in another friend's black room.Zhou Mineoka was very familiar with Haruyama, and it was Mineoka who introduced him.However, instead of using Kajihara Takeo's name, he changed his surname to Ogata. We'll talk about these things later.Where is Kajihara now? I heard that I went to a scenic spot called Chao Lai to take pictures. tide?Mihara was taken aback. The detective replied: It's the tide.It is said that there is a calamus festival in Chaolai. There are many people and the scene is lively. He went to take pictures.He also went on temporary leave. All right.Mihara heard this and hung up the phone.Mr. Torikai, now I know where Takeo Kajiwara has gone. That's great, where to go?Torikai, who had been sitting by the phone, asked quickly. Go to the tide!Mihara said. It is the tide that is famous for Kawara Dry Willow!Torikai Shigetaro is very familiar with place names. That's right, Mineoka said that there is an Iris Festival festival there, so he took Kajihara to see it.In my opinion, if we don't act sooner, we may be in danger.That area is full of water, if we act slowly, maybe Mineoka will drown Kajiwara. That's a good word, let's arrange it immediately.Superintendent Mihara immediately sent an order to the Chiba County Police Station to be alert and pay attention to Mineoka. Will Mineoka kill Kajihara in Ushioka?Tokai Shigetaro was already fidgeting. No, never during the day.It must have been at night, and Kajihara was brought to a dark place and killed.The ceremony in that area is to use river boats to hang colored lanterns. It is very lively at night, and there are many opportunities to get off the phone at that time. After hearing this, Torikai became interested. Mr. Mihara, this case is also very interesting.It begins with Moji's Wanukari Festival and ends with Shiori's Iris Festival.These are all local customs, but unexpectedly there are murderous intentions hidden in them. Three hours later, the Chiba County Police Station made a long-distance call to report to Superintendent Mihara that Mineoka and Takeo Kajihara had been detained in Shiorai on Monday.After hearing this, Mihara nodded and wiped the sweat from his armpits frequently. Torikai-san, I'm going to pick up Mineoka Monday myself, will you go with me? Of course happy to go together. The inside of the train compartment on the Narita Line is full of the wind blowing from the vegetable field. Mineoka's motive for killing Doi, Tokai leaned on the seat of the second-class car and said to Mihara who was sitting opposite. It is a known factor that Mineoka paid bribes to buy new cars and embezzled them when he bought a new car, and Doi threatened him in traffic news. It's not enough to kill someone.In this regard, how does Mr. Mihara explain. Mihara nodded. That's a good question.According to our investigation, Mineoka's misdeeds have not yet fully surfaced.And Doi has only just begun to expose it in his newspaper.Doi is deeply aware of Mineoka's bad deeds that we don't.He probably has quite a lot of material in his hand, and he is going to threaten Mineoka, and if he does not agree, he will publish it in the newspaper.These materials will probably be found one by one when we ask Mineoka for his confession in the future.Doi who was killed was definitely not a good person, and Mineoka also felt that he would not be safe if he didn't completely eliminate this curse.This person is thinking about how to get ahead in society. Torikai sighed and said: talented people often drown in their own talents. Torikai lit his half-smoked cigarette, wiped his nose, and said to himself: Where did Mineoka and Sugai meet in Nagoya?Both my legs were sore from walking in Nagoya, still can't find it.Seeing him this time, I was very happy when I asked him about the place. The train is running, on the vast plain, the wheat is already ripe. (End of the book)