Chapter 539 Shuichi’s major discovery
Lin Xinyi may have been recruited by the police.
The police officer Fangtani who was following him was probably an agent sent by the Japanese Public Security Bureau to assist him in investigating the "Hirota Masami Case".
The security measures set up on the off-road vehicle should be the work of this police officer.
Akai Shuichi has already guessed the facts.
And since the Japanese police will send people here, it means
"As expected, the Japanese police know the true identity of 'Masami Hirota' and know that she is Akemi Miyano."
Kamel on the other end of the phone also figured out the flavor:
"But they don't know the whereabouts of Miyano Akemi, and they don't know whether she is dead or alive."
"That's why criminal investigation experts like Lin Xinyi were sent to investigate."
"." Kamel's unintentional words made Akai Shuichi quietly fall into silence.
He originally thought that since Miyano Shiho was already out of trouble, he might have been rescued by the Japanese police.
Miyano Shiho's sister, Miyano Akemi, who disappeared after the billion-yen robbery, was also secretly rescued by the Japanese police?
Akai Shuichi does not want the Miyano sisters to fall into the hands of other forces.
But he sincerely hoped that Miyano Akemi was still alive.
Even if the possibility is very slim.
And now, after discovering that the Japanese police are also like a bunch of headless chickens investigating the whereabouts of 'Miyano Akemi', this last glimmer of hope has become even weaker.
Maybe the Japanese police didn't get the Miyano sisters.
Or maybe, they only rescued Miyano Shiho, but not Miyano Akemi.
"Akemi."
Akai Shuichi couldn't help but think of Miyano Akemi's gentle and touching smile.
At the same time, what flashed back and forth in his mind was the photo of the autopsy report, showing the face of the unknown female corpse that was festering and full of maggots.
Could this really be her?
When he thought about this problem, his heart became a little confused.
Lin Xinyi once said rudely behind his back that his "brother-in-law" was an irresponsible scumbag——
Even though he had just carried his real girlfriend into the bed of his fake girlfriend last night for undercover work, he still thinks that Akai, who turned his real girlfriend into his ex-girlfriend and his fake girlfriend into his real girlfriend for undercover work, Shuichi is even worse.
But Akai Shuichi is actually just a real person.
After all, he broke up with his ex-girlfriend directly after he found out that he fell in love with Miyano Akemi. He didn't drag the two sides to get entangled, and he didn't use the name of undercover work to do two things.
This could be called cheating at best, not scumbag--of course, I don’t know if the dumped ex-girlfriend thought so.
And if you want to put it in a nice way, this is called bravely pursuing true love regardless of secular prejudices.
Just like Rose who kicked out her fiancé and ran away with Jack in "Titanic".
In short, Shuichi Akai's love for Miyano Akemi is true.
And this love now makes him a little confused.
He really couldn't accept that Miyano Akemi would rot silently in this mountain with the tragic condition in the photo of her body.
So he eagerly wanted to find out the truth about this case and know the answer to this question:
"Mingmei, are you still alive?"
Akai Shuichi's eyes gradually became firm.
He finally ended the long silence and said to Kamel on the other end of the phone:
"Kamail, the job of outside contact depends on you."
"I want to follow Lin Xinyi and the others into the mountains."
"If it's him and the Japanese police, they should be able to help us find more valuable clues."
"What?" Kamel hesitated: "You want to follow the Japanese police?"
“Should I ask for instructions from above again?
"If an agent who follows the Japanese police without being fully prepared is discovered by the other party, the situation may be very troublesome."
Although the FBI's hands have long been extended to all parts of the world, their official name is still the "FBI of the United States" after all. In theory, they are only responsible for domestic affairs in the United States.
The current operation of directly sending armed agents to secretly sneak into other countries to perform tasks is actually considered to be over the top.
Although Japan is the biological son of the United States, even if they were discovered by the Japanese police, the other party would not dare to do anything to them.
But procedural violations are procedural violations after all. If things get serious, there may even be some diplomatic disputes.
Japan may not dare to do anything to the United States, and the Japanese police do not dare to do anything to the FBI, but it is just a show of asking the FBI to punish a few young agents because of this matter, and it is used to give everyone a step down, but it is It can still be done.
When the time comes, the FBI will slap the label of "temporary workers" on the heads of several of their little investigators.
Is this injustice?
"Don't worry, Kamel."
"This is an order I gave, and I bear all the responsibilities."
Akai Shuichi's tone was calm.
And he also has the confidence to be calm:
As an ace agent who is so powerful that he is almost irreplaceable, even if he does make some mistakes, the FBI will not do anything to him.
"All right."
Kamel had an almost superstitious trust in this capable colleague.
He only struggled for a while and was convinced:
"Mr. Akai, please be careful."
As an agent, Shuichi Akai's abilities are indeed impeccable.
Stealth tracking, stealth and hiding are also his specialties.
Lin Xinyi and others checked out of the B\u0026B hotel in the morning and walked out of the village into the mountains. They didn't notice at all along the way that there was such a pair of eyes hidden behind them.
Although they have been cautious enough in their actions after encountering a series of disturbances last night and this morning.
But they still failed to notice Akai Shuichi who was like air.
that's all.
Lin Xinyi and his group walked in front, and Akai Shuichi followed quietly.
They dived into the vast mountains and rushed to the corpse scene of the case.
The corpse scene was actually only a hill away from the village, but climbing up this hill was far from as easy as it seemed when looking down the hill.
The mountains here are high and densely forested, making them steep and difficult to climb.
Although there are still winding paths left by people in the mountains in the past, these paths have long since become rugged due to lack of maintenance.
In addition, it rained last night and the ground is not dry yet.
The mountain road was even more slippery, difficult to walk, and muddy. It seemed that if you were not careful, you would lose your footing and fall, rolling all the way up and down the mountain along the steep slope.
"Careful, Chrissy."
Lin Xinyi took the initiative to extend his palm to Belmode.
His lower body is more stable and his steps are powerful. He can perfectly serve as a human safety rope that will never fall on this narrow mountain road.
"Hold my hand, so you're not afraid of falling."
"You" Belmod seemed surprised by Lin Xinyi's rare initiative to show concern and intimacy.
Although she was not so delicate that she had to be held by someone when climbing mountains, the other party's concern was actually a bit unnecessary.
But she still had a happy smile on her face and firmly held Lin Xinyi's extended hand.
As soon as the two held hands, their fingers intertwined and their skins were close to each other, the smile on Belmode's lips became brighter, as if he was walking more briskly.
"Ha ha."
Officer Fangtani joked casually to relieve the fatigue caused by climbing:
"The relationship between Mr. Lin and Miss Chris is really good."
"Singles like Caesar and I can only stand by and drool in envy."
"No, no, no." Lin Xinyi continued seriously: "Officer Jiang Gu, you are the only single person here."
"In order to inherit the excellent police dog genes, Caesar was bred with the police dog Cora as early as 2 years old."
"Now, his son probably has a platoon, right?"
Officer Fangtani: "."
"Hahaha." He laughed helplessly for a while, and then said casually: "It seems that I am the most 'poor' one."
"But having said that, I heard someone in the Metropolitan Police reported that your relationship with Miss Chris had broken down. Now it seems that this is not the case."
"." Lin Xinyi's smile faltered:
Damn, this is the big secret agent of the special high school class.
Normally when chatting or joking, I have to test out information. Can we still get along well with each other?
He was thinking about how to answer.
However, Belmode had already been ahead of him and replied calmly:
"That's what old couples are like. They stop bickering, break up and get back together, and the days just pass."
"Officer Furuya, you should be able to understand if you have a girlfriend in the future."
"Speaking of which"
Not only did Belmode respond perfectly to Officer Furuya's probing, but he also probed for the other party's information:
"Officer Furuya, don't you have someone you like?"
"You must be quite old, right?"
"It will be too late if you don't fall in love."
Like a distant relative who couldn't find anything to talk about at a New Year's party and could only ask about her marriage and love situation, she began to gossip about the emotional experience of the Qifanggu police officer.
"Someone you like?"
Officer Fang Gu hesitated for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, he showed a mysterious and sunny smile: "Actually, I also have a 'lover'."
"Oh?" Lin Xinyi was also a little curious: "But didn't you just say you were single?"
"Haha, because my 'lover' is special."
"My lover——"
Officer Fang Gu stopped unconsciously and looked at the great rivers and mountains of the motherland from this height.
Then just listen to his affectionate reply:
"My lover is this country!"
"." There was a strange silence.
Lin Xinyi was so frightened that he trembled:
Shut up! How dare you openly make patriotic remarks?
Be careful to attract a bunch of wolf warriors with PTSD to spray you to death!
Oh, it’s Japan
That's okay.
“I didn’t expect Officer Furitani to be so patriotic.”
Lin Xinyi could only smile awkwardly.
Officer Fangtani was very used to this kind of incomprehensible look.
After Showa men's legs were broken by their American fathers, the extreme patriotic trend that was once widespread has gradually developed to the other extreme in the past few decades.
In today's Heisei era, there are very few people like Officer Furitani who directly talk about patriotism.
“But this country is beautiful, isn’t it?”
Officer Fangtani sighed as he looked at the vast mountains between the vast world.
"Yeah." Lin Xinyi was also moved by the scene and was deeply affected: "Yes."
The atmosphere became harmonious.
"Haha." Seeing the similarly moved look on Lin Xinyi's face, Officer Jiang Gu couldn't help but laugh heartily:
"I knew that Mr. Lin, you should also be a patriot."
"Otherwise, with your academic achievements and personal abilities, you can definitely choose a better career than forensic medicine."
"But you still chose to take over the backward and decadent forensics class, and single-handedly promoted the reform of the entire Japanese police system."
Between words, he seemed to have regarded Lin Xinyi as a good patriotic comrade who made selfless contributions to the country and the people.
"Um" Lin Xinyi's mouth twitched slightly:
It is indeed because of his patriotism that he empathizes with Officer Furitani.
It's just that they don't love the same one.
"Actually, I only did some very small work."
"I am not that great at promoting changes in the Japanese police."
In fact, Kudo Shinichi has been called the "police savior", and there is no problem in calling him a "police reformer".
But Lin Xinyi still said some polite words modestly.
Then he quietly brought the topic back and helped Belmode test it out:
"But, Officer Furuya"
"Apart from this country, do you really have no other 'lover' candidates?"
As a rookie in the undercover world, Lin Xinyi's test was actually a bit blunt.
But he had just had a pleasant conversation with Officer Feng Gu, and after a heart-to-heart talk, the other party unknowingly let go of his instinctive vigilance.
I saw Officer Fangtani think about it for a while, and actually revealed some irrelevant information:
"I guess there is someone I like."
He did have someone he liked before.
In fact, he chose to become a police officer just to find the person who suddenly disappeared in his life.
"It's a pity that she is gone now."
"No more?" Belmod immediately asked gossipingly: "Did she leave you or?"
"Haha." Officer Fang Gu laughed: "This is all in the past, so I'd better not mention it, right?"
His mouth is still so airtight.
Only a little bit is missed every time, making it unpredictable.
While they were chatting and testing each other, they had unknowingly climbed over the mountain and approached the crime scene of this case.
It was a dense wooded area near a stream.
When Lin Xinyi and others arrived, they could still see the crooked cordon on the trees surrounding the scene.
"Finally we're here."
Lin Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief.
He took a cursory look at this desolate, lifeless, deserted forest, which made it scary to stay in it in broad daylight.
"I really don't know why those travel friends like to go to places like this."
"Fortunately, there is still cell phone signal in this mountainous area."
"Otherwise, if an accident occurs while farming, we really don't know how we died."
Lin Xinyi, who was tricked by these "explorers" in his previous life and often went deep into the mountains and forests, climbed most of the way up the mountain and came back carrying a rotting corpse, couldn't help but complain again.
But complaints are complaints, and he knew that this case was different.
This was not an accident caused by a traveler doing extreme off-roading, but a carefully planned murder.
"Okay, let's survey the scene!"
Lin Xinyi made some repairs and then started to re-investigate the crime scene.
The focus of this investigation is to verify his various speculations about the case.
The first thing to verify is whether this is the scene of the first crime.
To verify this is actually very simple:
"The body was found on the ground here."
"He was found in a supine position with his face up and his back down."
Lin Xinyi first found the specific location where the body was found in the on-site investigation report:
"If this is the scene of the first crime and the body has not been moved later."
"Combined with the cause of death of being shot in the chest, it is not difficult to think of:"
"This is where the deceased would have been standing at the time."
"The killer stood face to face with her and shot her in the chest at close range with a shotgun."
"The lead shot passed through the chest and came out of the back."
"Then these lead pellets must have arrived."
Lin Xinyi restored the direction of the projectile flight at that time and tried to take a few steps further away:
"here."
After walking a few meters, he found it.
There were actual shotgun pellets on that ground.
It's just that these small black lead pellets are all embedded in the dark soil, making them difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.
But as long as you look down at the ground and observe carefully, you can definitely see it.
But for such an important piece of physical evidence, the Gunma County police who were responsible for the on-site investigation were completely unaware of it.
"Well" Lin Xinyi's expression became very subtle: "These guys."
He originally wanted to curse, but after thinking about it he decided not to:
"Are these guys StarCraft players?"
In fact, we cannot blame the Qunma County police for being "blind".
The police officer Yamamura Cao who was in charge of the on-site investigation at that time was so frightened that he fainted after seeing the rotting corpse covered with maggots.
The police officers had already exhausted all their efforts to send the chief down alive for rescue, so how could they still think about serious investigation?
Because of this, such important evidence as shotgun and lead pellets was missing from the on-site investigation report.
Now Lin Xinyi finally found them:
"It seems that this is the scene of the first crime."
"After the deceased was shot here by the murderer, the body has never been moved."
After Lin Xinyi got such an important clue, he was ready to continue the investigation.
At this moment, police officer Fang Gu, who assisted him in surveying the scene, seemed to have made some big discovery:
"Mr. Lin, look!"
"There seems to be a small paper ball hidden in the cracks of the rocks by the creek!"
Lin Xinyi and Belmod both gathered around curiously:
I saw that on the rocky beach not far from the body that Officer Fangtani noticed, there was indeed a small paper ball hidden among several large rocks.
No need to think about it. This is another piece of evidence that was missed by the Gunma County police.
"Could this paper ball be left by the murderer and the deceased?"
Everyone is a little curious.
Officer Furitani took out the small ball of paper that had been soaked by the rain from the crack of the stone, opened it and took a look:
"This is."
Officer Fang Gu's expression changed slightly:
"This is the suicide note of 'Hirota Masami'."
"What?" Lin Xinyi came forward in surprise:
I saw that there was indeed a line of beautiful handwriting written on the crumpled paper:
"When you find these boxes of money and the letter in the box, I should be dead."
"Please help me call the police and return this billion yen to Mitsubishi Bank."
"If you can, please help me apologize to everyone at the bank:"
"They were really nice to me. I'm sorry for causing trouble to everyone."
"——Hirota Masami."
The name left on the suicide note was Masami Hirota.
Instead of the real name "Miyano Akemi".
But Lin Xinyi knew that this suicide note was indeed written by Miyano Akemi and not forged by the murderer.
Because he had talked about this matter with Miyano Akemi before:
She said that after she hid one billion yen of stolen money in a hotel storage room, she was worried that she would die in the hands of the organization and had no chance to come back to deal with the warehouse.
So she simply left this suicide note in the name of the robber Hirota Masami in the cash transport box, hoping that the person who found the money would help her call the police with conscience and return the stolen money to the owner.
I have to say that Miss Mingmei is indeed a gentle and kind person.
She was facing a death crisis at the time, and she still wanted to ask someone to help her return the stolen money that she was unwilling to steal.
But it's a pity
The person who discovered the money obviously did not respond to her kindness.
Lin Xinyi could roughly guess that it was after reading this suicide note that the murderer became more certain that the stolen money came from the billion-yen robbery.
And he left the empty cash box and the suicide note at the scene in order to mislead the police and make them think that the unknown female body was Masami Hirota.
However, the Gunma County police only found the big box that could be seen even by a blind person.
I didn't realize that this was just a small paper ball that was probably blown here by the wind and got stuck in the cracks of the rocks.
Lin Xinyi was trying hard to deduce the whole story.
I heard Officer Fangtani next to me suddenly say:
"This is a suicide note written by Masami Hirota herself."
"Huh?" Lin Xinyi was slightly stunned:
Although he knew that this was indeed Miyano Akemi's suicide note.
But how could Officer Jiang Gu be so sure?
Did he also ask Miyano Akemi? ?
"Officer Furutani, how are you sure this is the suicide note written by Hirota Masami?"
"Rather than the murderer forging it himself in order to confuse the police?"
Lin Xinyi asked tentatively.
At this time, I heard Officer Jianggu reply casually:
"Because the words and punctuation marks on this letter have marks of repeated scribbling and ink emphasis."
"Masami Hirota has always had this little writing habit:"
"Whenever she was sad or in a bad mood, she would stop repeatedly when writing, and while she was meditating, she would unconsciously scribble back and forth on the words and punctuation marks, making the strokes thicker."
"That's what this letter is"
Officer Fangtani sighed deeply:
"I think Hirota Masami was writing this letter."
"My heart must be heavy."
Past memories could not help but appear in his mind, and his expression became extremely deep.
But the expressions of Lin Xinyi and Belmode have become very subtle.
Belmode seized the opportunity and asked as if unintentionally:
"Officer Furuya, do you know so much about Masami Hirota?"
"I" Officer Jiang Gu looked solemn.
He realized that he had inadvertently missed some facts:
The Japanese police knew that it was normal for Miyano Akemi to have such a writing habit.
But "Miyano Akemi will write in this way when she is sad" - this is information that can only be obtained by friends who are very familiar with her.
Officer Furitani accidentally exposed how well he knew Miyano Akemi.
However, in his opinion, the impact of this small mistake is not that big.
"Haha, of course we know enough about Hirota Masami."
Officer Fangtani explained calmly:
"Don't forget what our job is."
He attributed his understanding of Miyano Akemi to the intelligence team of the Japanese Public Security Bureau.
So at most, this can let people know that "the Japanese police found someone who is familiar with Miyano Akemi." Other than that, it cannot have any worse impact.
Officer Furuya thought so.
And that's exactly what happened.
Neither Lin Xinyi nor Bellmode could deduce any valuable information from the clue that "Japanese police knew Miyano Akemi very well".
But value is relative.
Sometimes junk that has no value to one person may be a treasure in another place.
For example, now
Akai Shuichi, who was hiding in the dark and snooping quietly, analyzed a lot of extremely important information from the clues that Officer Furitani had just inadvertently revealed:
"How could that police officer Furuya know Akemi so well?"
"When she is sad, she will unconsciously paint heavy characters. How could he know such a thing?!"
Akai Shuichi sensed something was wrong.
Because he knows his girlfriend very well:
Miyano Akemi is a gentle, optimistic, cheerful, and strong woman.
She will always only show her sunny and cheerful side in front of others, and will never easily reveal her sad and negative emotions.
Especially after the death of parents
She is no longer the coquettish little girl who shows vulnerability and pity in front of others.
In order to take care of and protect her sister, she must become strong.
Therefore, there are very few people who can see her sad look, and there are even fewer people who know that Miyano Akemi writes like this when she is sad.
Generally, only her relatives and lovers have the opportunity to understand this matter.
Akai Shuichi only found out about this little habit after dating Miyano Akemi for a long time.
But how did Officer Fang Gu know that?
Could it be that this man who appeared out of nowhere has become so familiar with Miyano Akemi that he is almost like a lover?
Akai Shuichi: "."
He gave up this ridiculous idea instantly.
Then the most likely guess left is:
"Could it be Miyano Shiho?"
"Did Miyano Shiho tell the Japanese police about Mingmei's little habits?"
Miyano Shiho escaped from the organization, and no one knows where he is now.
As a local snake, the Japanese police are the most likely option.
And now, the police officer Furitani has shown an unusual understanding of Miyano Akemi. All this seems to explain.
"Miyano Shiho. It is indeed possible that it is in the hands of the Japanese."