The night wind blew enough, and the two people who were taking a walk after dinner also finished eating and planned to drive home.
Along the way, the two of them were still discussing where to go, and finally decided to go to Hawaii for a vacation because the weather was getting closer to summer.
With this island-type climate, you don’t need to carry large or small bags of clothes. The scenery is also good and there are all kinds of delicious food. It’s understandable that the two of them chose this place.
The main reason is to go there for a leisurely vacation and play, rather than just like going to the market. After visiting this attraction, you rush to the next attraction to check in.
This kind of slow-paced vacation is what Tang Ze hopes for, and it also allows him to adjust his mentality.
"That's it then?"
After discussing the vacation location, Ayako said: "Then I will contact someone tomorrow to find a guide for us. As for the hotel, I will wait until you have solved the things at hand before booking?"
"Well, that's it." Tang Ze drove the car and nodded: "I will go to take annual leave after that."
"But can you really go for so many days?" Ayako expressed a little worry when she said this: "You won't be asked to come back halfway, right?"
"Don't worry, it's impossible. It's not like the Metropolitan Police Department will stop moving without me." Tang Ze waved his hand: "The situation will definitely be calm by then."
The reason why Tang Ze is so confident is that he still has a seven-day leave card in his hand that can be used, so he doesn't have to worry about troublesome things like encountering a murder case during the trip.
In addition, choosing to travel abroad this time also allows him to experiment with one thing, and that is to see the distance of the leave card.
To put it simply, it was to see if he could influence Neon and prevent any cases from happening while he was in Hawaii.
It can be regarded as a prop test incidentally during this trip.
"Then I'm relieved." Ayako nodded and said with a smile: "Then I'll wait for you to arrange the work at hand and ask for leave."
"If nothing unexpected happens, you can ask for leave tomorrow."
Karasawa nodded and drove up the hill ahead, while Ayako looked out the window and her tone became urgent: "Genichi, is there a fire over there?"
"Where?" Tang Ze drove up the hill, stopped the car, and then looked out the passenger window.
With his good eyesight, he quickly located the burning building in the distance.
"It was really on fire, but there were ambulances nearby."
Karasawa withdrew his body from Ayako and started the car again: "Let's go home and watch the news later. There should be reports."
"I hope there will be no casualties." Ayako looked at the fire in the distance and said sincerely.
It was only nine o'clock when they got home, and they planned to take a rest and watch TV.
Thinking of the fire they encountered on the road, the two of them tuned in to a local radio station in Tokyo and saw the scene of the fire.
"It's an old-fashioned house, no wonder it caught on fire." Ayako couldn't help but said after looking at the burning house: "There seems to be a lot of news about old houses catching fire recently. I heard my subordinates discussing similar fires two days ago.
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"Huh?" Tang Ze raised his eyebrows: "There was also an old house on fire before?"
"Yeah, but fortunately, there were no casualties in the previous fires."
Ayako thought of something when she said this, and picked up a newspaper from the dining table: "You see, thanks to this firefighter named Samejima who risked his life and death, there were no casualties in the fire."
"What a great man." Tang Ze looked at the blackened and embarrassed man in the newspaper and praised him without hesitation.
This is respect for those who go against the grain. Every firefighter who snatches people away from death is a hero.
"I hope everything will be safe this time." Ayako couldn't help praying as she looked at the fire that was gradually extinguished.
But there is a "Murphy's Law" in this world.
To put it simply, things will always develop towards the bad ending that people think. No matter how small the possibility is, it will always happen and cause the worst results.
Although this is a pseudo-law with no scientific basis and is just a pessimistic subjective sentiment, the reason why this law is famous is that it is correct most of the time.
Just a moment after Ayako finished speaking, the firefighters carried an old man out of the extinguished fire and ran towards the ambulance.
Although the old man on TV looked like he was not seriously injured because he put out the fire in time, Tang Ze couldn't help but sigh.
Because when there is a fire, it is not that they will die if they are not burned. On the contrary, many victims die due to suffocation.
"It's so merciless." Tang Ze sighed: "I hope it's not as bad a situation as I thought."
The two then changed the channel and watched a movie before taking a shower and going to bed.
Although there was a small episode in the middle, it did not affect the mood of the two people. After all, to outsiders, this was just a "story" and had no personal experience.
Only people related to the deceased will be sad because of the "accident" in front of them.
But sometimes "stories" will come to you, especially people in Tangze's industry, who will get involved in other people's "accidents" and become a "story" in other people's mouths.
Early the next morning, as soon as he arrived at Kesouyan, he received a report from his subordinates, saying that Aso had come to see him in an emergency.
After arriving at the dormitory of the Forensic Medicine Department, Karasawa knocked on the door and waited for a while before seeing Aso opening the door and walking out.
"What case happened? You didn't even go back last night."
Because cases happen 24 hours a day, in order to race against time to obtain information on the body, the body will be dissected after it is brought in.
And dissection is a job that consumes a lot of physical strength and energy, and also requires a lot of time. In order to take care of the forensic doctors, Tang Ze specially reserved a dormitory for them so that they can rest directly.
Judging from the sleepy look on Aso's face, most likely he went to sleep in the dormitory directly after the autopsy yesterday.
That's why Tangze asked this question.
"I wonder if you have watched the news? Yesterday, a house caught fire and an old man living alone passed away."
Aso's words made Karasawa stunned for a moment, "I know this news, but why did the victims of the fire come to us..."
"As for this, don't you already have the answer in your mind?"
Aso Minoru walked to his office and sent an inspection report on the desktop to Karasawa: "The deceased's name is Yamamura Yukizo, he is 71 years old and lives alone.
There was a fire around 8:30 last night, and he was trapped inside without being able to escape.
In fact, when we were in the ambulance, we had already confirmed that the other party could not be saved.
It was originally intended to be treated as an accident, but the doctor accompanying the ambulance discovered bruises on the messenger's neck and the "Yoshikawa line" on his neck caused by resistance.
At that time, the doctor suspected that the deceased had been killed before the fire, and after making a criminal report with his colleagues, he directly transported the body to the scientific research institute."
"Looking at the injuries on his neck, it looks like he was strangled to death by grabbing his neck with both hands."
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Tang Ze read the autopsy report: "The tracheal mucosa is pale. Sure enough, the death was not caused by the fire, but someone was killed before the fire."
"Well, generally speaking, the trachea of a person who was burned to death should have traces of burns from the flames, or the trachea would have turned black due to inhaling a large amount of smoke."
Aso Minoru nodded and said: "But the tracheal mucosa of the corpse I dissected last night was completely white, which is what is called "pale tracheal mucosa" in forensic medicine."
This shows that the deceased was actually dead before the fire broke out, so he did not inhale dust or flames.
Judging from the scars on the messenger's neck and the "Yoshikawa Line", the deceased may have been strangled to death before the fire started."
"Do you set fire to destroy traces after killing people?"
Tang Ze never thought that the unexpected fire last night would turn into a murder case: "I know the situation, and then I will take the people from the scientific research team to the scene to have a look."
"Well, I'll leave it to you then." Aso said, yawned and turned to leave: "Then I'll go back and go to sleep."
"Since you're awake, eat breakfast before going to sleep." Tangze warned, "Pay attention to your health."
"I know, I know." Aso waved his hand and walked towards the restaurant.
Karasawa quickly contacted Hiroshi Saito and asked him to take his men and set off to the crime scene with him.
Of course, the murder case naturally involves the investigation department. Karasawa called Takagi and found that the other party and Sato Miwako had already set off in advance.
Everyone drove quickly to the site of yesterday's fire. The area here was filled with traditional Japanese-style buildings.
Many structures such as guardrails outside are made of wood, which is indeed an easy place to catch fire.
Under the watchful eyes of a group of spectators, Tang Ze led the people into the realm.
At the crime scene, forensic investigators have already begun collecting evidence from the photos.
After seeing Tang Ze, Takagi immediately came up to him: "Tang Ze Criminal, you are here too."
"Well, I saw this fire from a distance yesterday." Tang Ze nodded and said, "I thought it was just an ordinary fire, but I didn't expect it to be involved in a murder case."
"Who says it's not the case? I came right over here after receiving the news early this morning."
Speaking of this, Sato Miwako on the side smiled and said: "Ah, by the way, because this is a matter involving a fire, the Yumaga Police Department of the Fire Department will also handle the case with us."
"Where are the others?"
Tangze nodded, not too surprised. After all, this case also involved arson, so it was normal for the fire suspects to cooperate with the investigation.
"We are investigating the scene in the house." Takagi pointed to the charred room.
"Let's go in and have a look."
Tang Ze stepped inside, and a group of members of the Science Research Institute wearing white coats entered the room one after another.
Entering the room, the dim light even made Hiroshi Saito take out a flashlight to see clearly.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, this is really burned thoroughly." Looking at the room that was almost completely charred, Hiroshi Saito sighed with emotion.
The house at this moment was basically charred black, which was why it was so dark inside. After all, there wasn't even a single intact wall around it.
It's like a nearly completely dark room, with the light naturally dimmed.
"It's Karasawa Police." Officer Gongzhang who was investigating the scene heard the movement and looked over, "Long time no see."
"It's been a long time indeed. The last time we saw each other was during the "Flame Horse" incident." Tang Ze smiled and said hello: "I'm going to trouble you more this time."
"Ah, by the way, let me introduce you. This is Samejima Ryuhei, the deputy fire chief of the Tokyo Central Fire Department."
After the bow leader greeted everyone, he immediately introduced the man next to him dressed as a firefighter.
"Samejima..." When Tangze heard the name, he looked at the other person carefully and said suddenly, "Ah, I've seen you in the newspaper."
"Samejima is the ace of the Central Fire Department." The bow leader on the side laughed: "The media has reported many times because of his desperate attitude to save people."
"Chief Gong, you have given me the award."
Samejima Ryuhei bowed slightly to everyone and said: "I was a disaster relief worker yesterday. Because a murder case occurred this time, I will cooperate with you in the search."
"Please give me more advice."
After Tang Ze returned the gift, he stopped procrastinating: "Then without further ado, let's get to the point.
Is the cause of the fire this time really arson?"
"That's right." Samejima Ryuhei nodded.
"Where's the fire point? Is it around here?" Takagi asked, looking at the charred shelf beside him.
"Not here, because the temperature in the room becomes lower, so the burned house will be stained with thick soot."
Samejima Ryuhei shook his head and said: "This is not where the fire started. Come with me and I will take you there."
Samejima Ryuhei, who was wearing a safety helmet, adjusted the light on the hat slightly to avoid shining into other people's eyes, and then walked towards the living room of the room.
But just when Miwako Sato entered the room, the shelf next to the door suddenly fell down.
"Be careful." Although Samejima Ryuhei was the first to enter the room, he remained standing at the door of the room and did not move away.
Seeing the black wreckage crashing down, he quickly pulled Sato Miwako towards him.
"Kaka..."
The burnt wooden pillar hit the ground and broke into several pieces.
"Be careful, the house after the fire is more like a dangerous building. You don't know when something will be destroyed." Samejima Ryuhei warned after letting go of Sato Miwako, and then continued to walk forward.
"Are you okay, Sato Criminal?" Takagi saw his sweetheart in danger and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"It's okay, let's go." Sato Miwako patted Takagi to reassure him, and followed everyone to a corner of the living room.
"When the temperature gets higher, there will be less soot, and this area is the starting point of the fire."
Samejima Ryuhei led everyone to the dining table. He first motioned everyone to look at the opposite ceiling, then squatted down and said: "It is most likely caused by the fire source of cigarettes."
Everyone looked towards the area pointed by the other party, but they were all dumbfounded.
Because the area the other party pointed to was completely scorched.
It was completely burnt black.
This chapter has been completed!