Chapter 28: The Truth About the District Referendum
The spring sunshine approaching noon is warm but not dazzling.
The wind is not noisy, it is gentle and gentle, and only sends the faint fragrance of flowers to the beautiful jk and handsome boy sitting on the wall.
The scene is warm and romantic, and could be used as a scene in a love idol drama, but Qingmi Ruri wanted to kick Takeshi Nanabahara off, causing his butt to break into eight pieces on the spot.
She said angrily: "Stop being sloppy and explain to me clearly the cause and effect! I'm warning you, my patience has its limit. If you treat me like a fool again, be careful with me..."
"Shh!"
Takeshi Nanahara signaled that someone was coming, and Qing Jian Liuli quickly shut her mouth and lowered her body slightly.
In fact, it doesn't matter if they don't lie low. The location of Qiyuan Martial Arts is very good. There are trees and leaves blocking the area. They can observe the yard through the gaps, but it is difficult for people in the yard to notice them.
Qingmi Liuli stared at the yard for a while and found that there were quite a few people coming. In addition to the Yamada couple, Koga Masaru, Iga couple and other perjured people she had met before, there were more than ten people she had not seen.
Passed.
These people entered the conference room one after another with anxious expressions, discussed briefly for a while, and then started to separate when they left the room.
Some people pushed out a cart selling ramen noodles, others went to the warehouse to get tools, and more people took shovels to the back of the house and quickly brought back a small box still stained with mud.
Together they started to empty out the inside of the ramen stall cart, apparently trying to stuff the small box in. At this time, Takeshi Nanabahara jumped off the wall and said hello with a smile: "Are you guys busy?"
The courtyard suddenly became quiet, as if the movie had been put on freeze mode, and everyone's movements froze.
The breeze blew and the trees rustled. Someone finally reacted. Mrs. Yamada came up to her with a forced smile and said to Takeshi Shichihara: "Isn't this the little brother who came with Officer Okuno? Why are you here?"
"Passing by." Takeshi Nanahara walked towards them calmly and said with a smile, "I see you are busy, do you need my help?"
"No, I'm just packing up the food truck used for the festival. We..."
Mrs. Yamada smiled politely and was very warm, but the smile on her face quickly disappeared because Takeshi Nanahara passed her directly, walked straight to the ramen stall cart, and got into the crowd of Oda Town Autonomous Committee. The expressions of everyone in Oda Town became even more intense.
Nervous, they subconsciously moved their bodies to surround him, and several people even tightened their grip on the shovels and sticks in their hands.
Takeshi Qingyuan turned a blind eye and was about to speak with a smile. Qingjian Liuli rushed over without saying a word. She held her hands in a "right natural body" and concentrated her energy to protect him within the attack range. She didn't understand what happened.
Something happened, but I could feel that something was wrong in the atmosphere, so I naturally rushed over to stay with Takeshi Nanahara.
It's a partner, it must be like this, even if she is surrounded by a group of people, her scalp is numb.
Takeshi Nanahara glanced at this "pig-brained" teammate speechlessly. It was obvious that she would help him more by staying outside, but he didn't say anything to her. He looked around and said softly: "Everyone, don't make the same mistake again and again, police."
Know we're here."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then looked at each other for a few times. As someone let out a long sigh, the feeling of powerlessness quickly spread throughout the audience. Some people loosened their fists, some put down their sticks, and everyone put down their sticks. Everyone's face turned gloomy.
Takeshi Nanahara shook his head, walked to the small box, and glanced at Koga Masaru, who was guarding the box, and the red-eyed woman next to him—probably his wife, Mrs. Koga—who did not directly reach out to open the box.
, paused for a moment, put his hands together and bowed silently.
Mrs. Koga's tears burst out in an instant, and she burst into tears. The two middle-aged women next to her quickly sighed and comforted her.
Qingjian Liuli seemed to have some understanding, but not completely. He stood next to Qing Yuanwu and asked: "What's in this box..."
Takeshi Nanahara raised his head and said: "It is the 'treasure' originally hidden in Tominaga's secret room, but it belongs to Koga-san and Mrs. Koga."
Qing Jian Liuli was stunned, looking at Koga Masaru, hesitantly asked: "Then the murderer is Koga-san?"
Qin Yuan Wuhuan shook his head, pointed at the Iga couple and said: "No, in a sense, except for the two of them, everyone present is the murderer."
Qing Jian Liuli's face cracked, looking at the nearly twenty people except Iga and his wife, and said in disbelief: "Gather... collective murder?"
"That's not right!" Before Takeshi Nanahara could answer, several uncles in the crowd stood up and said in a deep voice, "It's not a collective murder, it's a town referendum!"
Town referendum is an ancient traditional custom in Japan.
Japan is a country prone to natural disasters. A small earthquake occurs every three days, a major earthquake occurs every five days, typhoons, and heavy rains occur every month. Villages are buried in mudslides, or fires burn down half a town.
, and in such a harsh environment, it is difficult for individuals to survive alone without teaming up for warmth, so the Japanese have a strong sense of small group thinking.
No, I should say super thick.
Therefore, in this cultural atmosphere, town (village) referendums naturally occurred.
When a person commits evil deeds, arouses public outrage, and threatens collective interests and security, everyone will burn his house, destroy his fields, smash his shop, drive him into the mountains and forests, or directly drive him
Siege to death.
This custom still plays an important role in Japanese society. For example, a person has moved into a traditional town like Higashikata Town, but he has a bad character, littering, chasing dogs and cats, and making noise when he has nothing to do.
, even if petty thefts continue, but small mistakes continue, and big mistakes are not made, it is difficult for the police to do anything to him. At this time, the autonomous committee of Higashikata Town can initiate a "township referendum."
As long as the referendum passes, everyone can drive this guy out of the town and prohibit him from living here anymore.
The referendum has legal effect and is not a child's play. It is part of Japan's civil autonomy system. Japan can maintain social stability by changing prime ministers every three days, thanks to this civil autonomy system.
Of course, referendums in towns and districts rarely occur. After all, no one would make people so angry and directly execute people. In modern times, the central government's control ability has greatly increased and laws have become increasingly perfect, so it has never been heard of.
At most, it may have happened in some remote mountain villages, but it is almost impossible for outsiders to know about it.
Qingmi Ruri's mother is the president of the town autonomy committee. She knew a little bit about the ancient tradition of town autonomy, but she never thought that she would see such a thing one day. She was so shocked that she couldn't think, and murmured:
Said: "What on earth is going on?"
There was silence in the courtyard. No one in Oda Town wanted to answer. Takeshi Nanabaru sighed and said: "Yosuke Tominaga died a worthy death."
Qing Jian Liuli cast her eyes on him and said angrily: "Speak clearly!"
Takeshi Nanahara did not object. Qingjian Ruri really needed to know the truth, and he also needed to confirm whether there was any mistake.
He looked around at everyone present and said softly: "The incident happened the day before yesterday. Iga-san's beloved daughter was abducted that day, right?"
Iga Junhi was stunned for a moment, and then asked in shock and doubt: "You...how did you know?"
Takeshi Nanahara smiled sheepishly, "I accidentally got lost when I borrowed the bathroom, and entered your daughter's room by mistake. I saw the restraint wounds on her wrists, so I made a guess."
At that time, he suspected that Tominaga Yosuke had abducted Iga Junhito's daughter, and was discovered by the people in the town. Iga Junhito killed someone in anger, and the others volunteered to help him perjury out of sympathy, but after testing, they found that something was wrong.
His daughter is not dead, so who are the flowers and dolls in front of Tominaga’s house for?
It couldn't possibly be for a kidnapper who abducted children, right?
This kind of person will only be scorned. No matter how nostalgic the people in the town are, they probably won't do such nonsense, especially since there are bear dolls and dolls mixed in, obviously for a child, which is even more strange.
Therefore, the abduction of Iga Junhito's daughter can only be the trigger of the murder, not the main cause.
Takeshi Nanahara looked at the crowd again and said slowly: "It stands to reason that Iga-san should have called the police immediately and requested an Amber Alert, but it seems that someone at that time provided him with the whereabouts of his beloved daughter, which made him feel relieved.
So I didn’t choose to call the police, but went directly to find someone.”
As he spoke, he observed the expressions of everyone present. After speaking, he raised his hand and said, "It must be you!"
An old man wearing glasses was stunned and didn't understand how Takeshi Nanabahara knew. However, after hesitating for a moment, he thought that a group of people were stuck here anyway, and everyone had "taken the stolen goods." He honestly admitted it and sighed in a low voice:
"I was fishing by the river at that time, and I saw Xiao Ai... Iga-san's daughter coming to play by the river, and I reminded her to be careful. Later, when the fish nest was not good, I moved behind the rocks, and vaguely heard Yosuke
…
Alas, it was that boy Tominaga who talked to Xiao Ai. When Iga-san came to find his daughter, I casually talked to him. At that time... I just thought that Xiao Ai went to Tominaga's house to play. I didn't expect...
"
Takeshi Nanahara nodded, turned his eyes to everyone again, and continued: "Yes, no one thought that Yosuke Tominaga was a kidnapper, so Iga-san immediately felt relieved and didn't even think about calling the police anymore, and went directly to Tominaga's house.
Pick up my daughter.
And for some reason, probably on the road, Iga-san met Koga-san on the road, so they went together. Even before going to the river, Koga-san met Iga-san looking for his daughter. Because of the previous
It was a sad thing, Koga-san was very sensitive to the loss of the child and offered to search for it with him."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Koga Masaru and Iga Junhito and confirmed, "Is that so?"
Koga Katsu shook his head and said with an indifferent expression: "No, it's not just because I am sensitive to this kind of thing. I am also a vigilante in the town district. Naturally, I cannot ignore this kind of thing."
Qingjian Liuli said in confusion: "What is the sad thing about Koga-san? Why is he sensitive to the loss of children? Could it be..."
"You'll find out if you keep listening." Takeshi Nanabahara ignored her and continued, "You guys arrived at Tominaga's house together. Yosuke Tominaga didn't expect you to come to him so quickly. Maybe your panicked words and behavior caused your confusion.
When you were doubting or denying it, Xiao Ai heard your voices and made a noise while struggling. In short, you found Xiao Ai who was tied up."
Iga Junhi showed a frightened expression: "It was my daughter who made a little noise. At that time, her hands and feet were tied and her mouth was gagged upstairs. She struggled to stand up but couldn't, and even banged her head on the ground.
I was not motivated, I only made a slight sound, but I didn't react. It was Koga-san who got suspicious and rushed forward regardless of politeness, and then saved my daughter, otherwise..."
Takeshi Nanahara nodded to the expressionless Koga Masaru, and then said: "After Xiao Ai was rescued, Koga-san became even more suspicious..."
Koga Masaru suddenly interrupted him and asked with difficulty: "How did you know...know about Hirano's disappearance? It has been five years, two months and six days, and even the patrol police have changed twice."
Takeshi Nanahara bowed his head and apologized, "I guessed that a child in the town was unfortunately killed and died at Tominaga's house. The flowers and dolls in front of Tominaga's house were for her, and there is no family photo in your living room, not even any one.
As for the photo, there were a lot of old nail holes on the wall. It seemed that many photo frames had been hung and then taken down, so I later walked in without telling you, went around your house, found your daughter's room, and found that inside
The things are in good condition, but no one has lived in them for a long time... I'm sorry about this, I'm sorry."
Koga Katsu no longer had any doubts. After a moment of silence, he murmured: "No, it's nothing. It has nothing to do with you. My daughter was killed by Tominaga Yosuke. It was me who failed to protect her. All the faults are because of me..."
Halfway through his words, his expression became gloomy, his eyes turned red, and he lowered his head in a daze.
Qing Jian Liuli was a little confused and asked hesitantly: "So, it was Tominaga Yosuke who abducted and killed Koga-san's daughter five years ago. Koga-san killed him to avenge his daughter? What about the town referendum?
What’s going on, were all these people present at the time?”
There was silence in the courtyard, no one answered, and everyone had complicated expressions.
Takeshi Nanabaru said: "Yes, except for Iga-san and Mrs. Iga, everyone present was at Tominaga's house that night, including Mr. Hirakawa next door. Isn't that right, Iga-san?"
In the subconscious of Iga Junhito and his wife, they believed that they were not directly related to the death of Tominaga Yosuke, or that they had little to do with it. This had been discovered by Takeshi Nanabaru during the previous test. They were only cooperating to mislead the police in the investigation, even if
It was the cause of the incident, but it was not as deeply involved as others.
Iga Junhi hesitated to speak, but the tofu seller Yamada Obasan answered and sighed as if he had resigned himself to his fate: "That's right. When Aiko-chan was rescued, she said that bad boy Tominaga told her to go and fight with him.
Another sister kept him company and became a more perfect collection for him, so Koga-san even more suspected that the disappearance of Hirano-chan was related to Tominaga, and beat him desperately and interrogated him, as if he was crazy... Well, anyway, Iga-san
Unable to stop him and not sure whether he should call the police, he went to the town committee to ask for help.
At that time, we were having a meeting to prepare for the Spring Festival. We were shocked when we heard about it, so we went there together. We found that Aiko-chan was very frightened and injured, and Koga-san's mental state was also...well, more...
It was no longer ideal. It was not appropriate for the child to stay there any longer, so we asked Iga-san to take our daughter back first. As for Uncle Hirakawa, he was at home at the time and did not know about it. It was only later that we needed his help that he knew all this.
of."
After she finished speaking, she sighed deeply, probably not a good memory after that.
Takeshi Nanahara nodded and continued: "Koga-san must ask about the whereabouts of his daughter and tortured Yosuke Tominaga for a long time..."
Qingmi Ruri couldn't help but interjected: "Wait a minute, why didn't you call the police? Wouldn't it be better to let the police look for Hirano-chan?"
Takeshi Nanahara turned to look at her and said in a stern tone: "No one knew at that time that Hirano-chan was hidden in the secret room of Tominaga's family. Everyone still hoped that she would still be alive. If Yosuke Tominaga was taken away by the police and bitten to death
If you don’t admit it, it’s been five or six years. Can you guarantee that the police will definitely find clues? If they can’t find clues, Yosuke Tominaga will go to jail for kidnapping, and Koga-san won’t be able to ask questions even if he wants to.
- His daughter has been missing for more than five years and has been tortured for nearly two thousand days and nights. You should understand his pain. Anyone else would make the same choice as him. There is no doubt about it!"
Qing Jian Liuli was shocked and couldn't refute at all, so she just shut up.
Takeshi Nanahara turned back and continued: "Unlike this stupid girl, you have all been neighbors and friends for many years. You can understand Koga-san's pain and suffering, so you are just persuading. Even if someone hesitates during the period, no one will do it in the end."
You privately called the police or came forward to stop him, and the torture continued all night. In the end, Tominaga Yosuke was worse than death. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he finally took action. You opened the secret room and found the stuffed Hirano-chan."
The air pressure in the yard suddenly dropped a lot. Qingjian Liuli was stunned for a moment and exclaimed: "Made... into a specimen?"
"Yes." Takeshi Nanabahara nodded, "Yosuke Tominaga has a psychological problem. He has necrophilia."
Qingjian Lili couldn't help but look at the small box guarded by Mrs. Koga, hesitantly pushed away the corner and took a look, and instantly felt dizzy - a little girl naked, curled up and sealed in a huge box
In the amber, the eyes were even open, looking confused and frightened.
Qingjian Liuli had a very strong sense of empathy and could not imagine what this innocent child had gone through. She felt dizzy for a moment and felt that her whole heart was about to burst, and she was instantly furious.
This is an animal, how can a human do such a thing?
No wonder Koga Katsu wanted to kill him, and no wonder the people of Oda Town collectively agreed!
She blurted out angrily: "Yosuke Tominaga deserves to die!"
Takeshi Nanahara covered the box again and said softly: "Yes, after Koga-san found his daughter, he went even crazier and rushed downstairs again to beat Tominaga Yosuke. Others even took action out of righteous indignation, but probably just now
After rushing down, the drunk man climbed up the telephone pole and accidentally discovered the case, and then Yosuke Tominaga was killed."
Qing Jian Liuli's body trembled, and his attitude became hesitant again. He said hesitantly: "Kill him directly? Why not hand it over to the police and let the law punish him?"
After listening to Takeshi Nanahara's reasoning, Koga Katsu, who seemed to have returned to the night of the incident, came to his senses, straightened his back suddenly, and said with a distorted expression: "Hand it over to the police? That scumbag begged me to hand him over.
Police! When he found someone outside the house, he cried and laughed, feeling that he was finally out of hell and saved. But how could it be possible? A scum like him doesn't deserve to live!"
After a pause, a look of pain appeared on his face again, "I can't allow him to live. When Hirano-chan disappeared, he actually mingled with the neighbors and helped search everywhere. He didn't rest all day and night. I
I didn't doubt him at all at that time, and I was even very grateful to him and visited him to express my gratitude. I can't imagine how desperate Hirano-chan would have been if she had been alive at that time and knew all this..."
"I have no choice, I have to kill him, no matter what the consequences are!"
When Qing saw Liuli, he was stunned on the spot and was speechless.
Takeshi Nanahara nodded lightly and said: "Yes, such a scumbag really does not deserve to live. No humane person should object to this. So after you were accidentally discovered by passers-by, you immediately made a decision not to hand him over."
Give it to the police and split up immediately.
Koga-san took Tominaga Yosuke to the secret room to seek revenge, and asked him to kneel there and endure everything that Hirano-chan had experienced, and to repent for his crimes forever. The other twenty people immediately began to clean up the scene and wipe the blood on the wooden floor.
If you drop them, ventilate the room quickly and spray air freshener. If you find damaged tables, chairs or broken cups and pots that are difficult to deal with at the moment, go to Mr. Pingchuan’s house next door to bring replacements.
There are enough of you, and Mr. Hirakawa is cooperative enough. It is not difficult to pass things across the wall, and the living room can be restored to normal in seven or eight minutes.
At this time, the patrol police arrived with the reporter, and when they broke into the house to check, you were hiding in the Pingchuan house next door, with only a wall separating you from the patrol police.
Of course, that was just a very basic cleanup scene. If the patrol police had some professional equipment, or were familiar with the furnishings of Tominaga's house, or could conduct a careful search, even if they just took a look at the second floor, they would easily find that something happened here.
It was a pity that when they saw that everything was normal in the living room, there was no victim, no blood stains, no overturned tables and chairs, no broken cups and pots. It was completely different from what the reporter said. They didn't check more. They instinctively thought that the reporter
He was drunk and acting like crazy. He immediately closed the team and took the reporter back to the police station to sober up.
At this time, you climbed over the wall again and spent several hours cleaning the entire Tominaga home several times using chemicals such as washing liquid, and then wiped it repeatedly with clean water to ensure that no trace was left. This made the police think
I can't figure out how the murderer erased all traces in just seven or eight minutes, which makes the reporter's testimony not credible at all. It is impossible to confirm that something happened to Tominaga Yosuke, and can only treat it as a disappearance case.
Let’s deal with it.”
When Qingjian Liuli heard this, she couldn't help but let out an "ah" sound. The previously puzzling mystery suddenly became simpler, and she suddenly said: "So that's it, they actually cleaned up the scene twice..."
Takeshi Nanahara glanced at her, didn't pay much attention to her, and said to everyone in Oda Town: "You are still worried about this, so you discussed it privately and made second-hand preparations to collectively fabricate the non-existent square-faced broom
Um, this way, even if the body of Yosuke Tominaga, who should always be kneeling in a secret room to apologize, is discovered, you can easily draw the police's attention away from you, and they won't suspect you, and you can put this matter to a complete end, and you don't have to worry about it every day.
It's a pity that you lacked anti-search experience and left a loophole, but it's not a big problem. I guess the professional capabilities of the Japanese police should not be obvious. It's just that people are not as good as God. Your plan unexpectedly went bankrupt, so after you discovered the collective perjury
After being discovered, we gathered here again to discuss countermeasures, and we prepared to move Hirano-chan’s body first in case the police found it and couldn’t explain it, and then now, I and the pig-brained girl next to me appeared here.”
After Takeshi Nanahara finished this long sentence, he looked at Koga Masaru and others and asked politely: "Koga-san, and everyone, are there any mistakes in my speculation?"