Jiang Xinyu picked up the dagger that fell on the ground, looked around pretending to be confused, and unexpectedly raised his sword to stab Suga Taro where he was hiding!
"ah!"
Accompanied by a scream, the ground suddenly bulged up. Suga Taro lay motionless among the grass and leaves, his chest was bright red, he was seriously injured, and the bone-shrinking technique was naturally broken.
The sound of footsteps was heard outside the bushes. Jiang Xinyu did not dare to delay, and hurriedly tried Suga Taro's breath, and then buried him in the leaves of the grass.
Two fishermen were drying their nets in the open space. Jiang Xinyu walked quickly past them and came to his car on the side of the road. He observed carefully to make sure that no one was paying attention to him, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
He drove the car around Hongqiao several times, first found a secluded place, screwed on the car plate, and then came to a tavern on 18th Street.
Summer is a sleepy season, and the tavern owner leaned on his wicker chair and fell asleep.
"Have you seen the three fat guys?" Jiang Xinyu stepped in and knocked on the counter.
"I didn't see it!" the boss said impatiently without opening his eyes.
Jiang Xinyu: "He hasn't come these two days?"
"I told you what's going on with you. I told you I didn't see it..." When he looked up and saw Jiang Xinyu, the boss immediately changed his face and said attentively: "Hey, Captain Jiang, that fragrant wind blew you to me."
Are you coming to this small temple?"
"It would be nice if there is wind, it can also make it cooler..." Jiang Xinyu lit a cigarette, looked around and said, "How many days have the three fat guys not been here?"
"He and Da Qiang came here the day before yesterday... Captain Jiang, do you have anything to do with him?"
"It's okay. Why should I look for him?"
"When I see the third fat man, I will tell him that you have something urgent to do with him!"
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
Jiang Xinyu turned around and walked out. The boss took a few steps and said, "Captain Jiang, take this little thing and buy a pack of cigarettes to smoke."
As he spoke, a bulging envelope was thrust into Jiang Xinyu's hand.
Everyone knows in their heart that the envelope is full of banknotes. If Jiang Xinyu doesn't take the money, the boss will think it is too little and will look for opportunities to give more.
After leaving 18th Street, it was already past six o'clock in the evening. Jiang Xinyu went directly to Yongchun Cosmetics Store. He had to inform Chang Hongling about this matter.
The car parked far away on the roadside. Jiang Xinyu took out a pen and paper, wrote a letter with his left hand, signed it and left his own secret note.
He got out of the car and walked into the store. There were several customers in the store who were carefully choosing.
"Sir, what do you need?" The clerk, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, came over and asked enthusiastically.
"Is there any toilet water with jasmine flavor?" Jiang Xinyu looked around and saw a man in his thirties sitting behind the counter.
"some."
"I want a bottle."
"Please check out here." The clerk led Jiang Xinyu to the counter and said, "Boss, a bottle of jasmine water."
The boss put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "Three thousand yuan, thank you."
Jiang Xinyu handed over a few banknotes, and while the boss was looking for change, he stuffed the letter under the newspaper. Two more customers came to check out. Jiang Xinyu took the toilet water, turned around and walked out of the store.
When Jiang Xinyu returned home, he threw his clothes in a basin and soaked them. Even if they were not stained with blood, there must be a smell of blood, which might arouse suspicion in front of people with sensitive noses.
Everything he did, including going to 18th Street to find the three fat men, was actually to find evidence of his alibi - the murder of Taro Suga was not a small matter!
"Ring ring ring ring!" the phone rang.
Jiang Xinyu walked over and picked up the phone: "Hello, who is this?"
"Captain Jiang, it's me, Fatty Three. I heard you're looking for me?" It was Fatty Three's humble voice on the phone.
"I've been looking for you for a long time. Which mouse hole have you been hiding in?"
"I just came back after going to Taku. What do you want from me?"
"Regarding the case of Section Chief Nissaku Kagawa, are there any clues recently?"
"Following your instructions, all my brothers went away to look for me, but there was no news at all."
"Keep looking, don't let up, call me immediately if you find any clues!"
"Don't worry, your business is my business, I can't go wrong!"
"How's the business side?"
"It's okay. As you know, when Brother Biao left, the business was barely able to maintain... Captain Jiang, when will Brother Biao come back?"
"How do I know? The contract should have expired... By the way, help me get a box of sugar."
"White sugar is not easy to get. One pound or two pounds is still enough. One box of this is really a bit, that..." The three fat men on the phone kept picking at the teeth.
Jiang Xinyu picked up the water cup and took a sip, and said: "One pound or two pounds, why should I look for you? I'll give you three days to send a box of sugar to my home!"
"Captain Jiang..."
Jiang Xinyu hung up the phone. In fact, it was just a reason for him to ask for sugar. He couldn't spend a long time looking for three fat guys without anything important. It didn't make sense logically.
…………
the next day.
As soon as Jiang Xinyu arrived at the detective team, Zhao Yuhu came to greet him and said: "Captain, Major Hattori just called and asked you to go to the gendarmerie."
"Okay, I understand." Jiang Xinyu knew clearly that the body of Taro Suga must have been found.
Half an hour later, Jiang Xinyu drove to the gendarmerie.
"Captain Jiang, Major, please come in." A guard came over and said.
Jiang Xinyu nodded, opened the door and walked into the team headquarters, bowed and said: "Major, are you looking for me?"
Hattori Hikoo motioned him to sit down and said: "Suga Taro is dead."
"Suga Taro... died? When did this happen?"
"When he was found, it was last night. Ono from the Budokan was also killed at the same time. The specific time of their death has to wait for the autopsy report."
"Has the murderer been caught?"
"Not yet, but the murderer probably didn't expect that Taro Suga was not dead at that time!"
Jiang Xinyu's heart skipped a beat and he said, "It seems that the murderer is also a careless person."
Hattori Hikoo shook his head and said: "The Koga sect has a breath-holding technique that can induce a state of suspended animation within a few minutes. Suga Taro used the breath-holding technique to deceive the murderer!"
"Oh, so that's it..." Jiang Xinyu secretly regretted that he really should have given Taro Suga another sword strike, but he was in a hurry at that time and was worried about being caught by the villagers.
"When the police arrived, Taro Suga could still speak. Do you know what he said?"
"Does he know the murderer?" Of course Jiang Xinyu knew it was impossible. If that were the case, he would have been arrested long ago.
"No, he said, Yamaguchi, and then he died because of too much blood loss." Hattori Hikoo looked at Jiang Xinyu and said, "What do you think this sentence means? Does it mean that Ayako is the murderer?"
"How is it possible... Taro Suga must be talking about someone else."
Jiang Xinyu felt relieved at this moment. Even if Taro Suga did not mention the word "Yamaguchi", Hattori Hikoo would still be suspicious of Chang Hongling, otherwise he would not be able to send people to monitor and test him one after another.
Hattori Hikoo was silent for a long time and sighed: "Captain Jiang, I don't intend to hide it from you anymore. In fact, Taro Suga has been monitoring Ayako recently. Now that he is dead, he still left the word Yamaguchi. Alas
, To be honest, I don’t even know what to do!”
Jiang Xinyu pretended to be surprised and said: "Spying on Mrs. Hattori? Taro Suga is so brave!"
Hattori Hikoo waved his hand and said, "I sent him there."
"You sent me...here, what's going on?" Jiang Xinyu looked confused.
Hattori Hikoo opened the drawer, took out a box of Shibantong and put it on the table, saying: "This is why I asked people to monitor Ayako!"
"What kind of medicine is this?" Jiang Xinyu took the medicine box and looked at it. It was full of English letters, not even a Chinese character.
"A medicine that can prevent women from getting pregnant!" Hattori Hikoo said expressionlessly.
Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said: "I understand, because Mrs. Hattori took this medicine, you suspected that she had ulterior motives, so you sent someone to monitor her?"
"That's right!"
"Have you come to a conclusion now?"
"Not yet. However, Taro Suga's death is very revealing... The reason why I told you this is because I want you to take over and continue the investigation!"
"Major, I have a suggestion, but I don't know if it's right or not."
"you say."
"I think you should directly ask Mrs. Hattori why she takes birth control pills. If she has no choice but to take birth control pills, wouldn't it cause a misunderstanding?"
Hattori Hikoo snorted coldly: "What difficulties could she have!"
"I often hear people say that the most important thing for a husband and wife to get along is communication and trust. The two complement each other and are indispensable! If I say something to offend you, instead of doubting your wife, it is better to be honest with her. You may have unexpected consequences.
s answer!"
Hattori Hikoo stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, listening to Jiang Xinyu's talk, feeling a little shaken in his heart. Could it be that he was too suspicious?
"However, Taro Suga mentioned the word Yamaguchi beforehand..."
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "I heard that among Japanese surnames, there are as many people named Yamaguchi as there are Chinese people named Wang."
"You mean, Taro Suga died at the hands of his own people?"
"The humble position is just a guess. It does not mean that the wife of the Ministry of Persuasion has no suspicion at all."
Hattori Hikoo nodded slowly, slammed the table hard, and said, "Okay! I'll go back and question her face to face and see how she defends herself!"