At the Koizumi family residence, Karasawa and Megure are sitting on the sofa at the moment, reading the letters sent to each other by Furuya-senpai.
Many of them are about the investigation of the case, and the sheer number of them makes people sigh.
"These are all sent by Furuya Criminal Justice." Reiko Koizumi looked at the letters on the table and said, "For the past fifteen years, letters have been sent here every month."
"Every time, it is sent on the 27th. It must be the anniversary of Miss Tomoko's death." Karasawa looked at the date on the letter and said.
"Yes, he never gave up after my daughter was killed..." Reiko Koizumi said sadly: "He is serious and very good. After everyone knew that he was sick, they were also very worried..."
"I'm sorry, is there anyone else in this "everyone" besides you and your husband?" After Karasawa heard what Reiko Koizumi said, he keenly noticed the difference in the other party's wording.
"In addition to my husband, there is also Xiaoxi."
After hearing what Karasawa said, Koizumi Reiko explained: "He is Tomoko's fiancé. He and Reiko grew up together as childhood sweethearts, so our two families got engaged when they were in college..."
Of course, what happens next does not require much words.
This man named Taisuke Nishikawa fell directly into the bottomless abyss from the happy life he should have had.
As the victim's fiancé, he was even listed as a suspect at that time. It was suspected that he did not want to marry Tomoko Koizumi before committing the murder.
Later, it was confirmed that the relationship between the two was indeed very good. The other party had already bought a ring and asked friends to help prepare for the proposal ceremony, so the suspicion was eliminated.
And the other party did prove that the relationship between the two was very good. Fifteen years later, Taisuke Nishikawa has never been married, and he has become a family member with the Koizumi family.
So after receiving the news that Furuya was hospitalized, Koizumi Reiko immediately contacted Nishikawa Taisuke.
After getting the news, Karasawa asked Reiko Koizumi where the other party currently worked, and then went to visit the other party.
"Hello, do you two criminals have anything to do with me?" Nishikawa Taisuke came to the two men in a suit and greeted them politely.
Originally, this sentence was just polite social rhetoric from both parties, but the familiar voice of the other party instantly attracted Tang Ze's attention.
Because Karasawa has been practicing the "voice changing" skill, his voice is not as good as his "absolute sense of pitch", but he is still sharp enough.
The moment he heard Taisuke Nishikawa speak, Karasawa recognized that the other person's voice was consistent with the voice of the man who called himself "Morita" on the radio.
Although the other party deliberately lowered his voice, and there was some sound distortion caused by the two layers of the phone and the broadcast, Tang Ze still realized that the other party was the person on the broadcast.
At this moment, Tang Ze's previous guess was confirmed.
After the three of them were seated, Karasawa didn't wait for Officer Megure to be polite to the other party before he got straight to the point: "Mr. Nishikawa, is that the man on the radio you?"
Megure couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Karasawa's words, but fortunately he was also a veteran criminal for many years, and in a sudden thought, he realized that perhaps Karasawa recognized the other party the moment he heard his voice.
"Ahem..."
Megure coughed lightly to hide the surprise on his face, put on a serious look and looked at Taisuke Nishikawa, who looked unnatural, and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Nishikawa, are you going to ask us to compare your voiceprint? If that's the case, it won't look good."
"You have been regarded as a suspect and are a family member of the victim. Naturally, you know these undisclosed information about the case."
Karasawa revealed Taisuke Nishikawa's true intention of pretending to be a prisoner: "You wore the clothes of the prisoner when he committed the crime, tied a red ribbon with the murder weapon at the crime scene, and spread information through the radio in order to attract the attention of the media.
Bar?"
"I didn't expect you would see through it so quickly."
After hearing Karasawa's words, Nishikawa Taisuke's expression changed and he finally chose to admit:
"I'm really sorry, it was me who called the radio station at the crime scene this morning.
Because Tomoko's case will expire in less than a month, and Furuya is seriously ill again in just a few days, so I want to use this method to get the Metropolitan Police Department to restart the investigation..."
"It's us who should be sorry."
When Officer Megure faced Taisuke Nishikawa's "confession", instead of getting angry, he apologized: "We should apologize to you."
"ha?"
Hearing Officer Megure's words, Taisuke Nishikawa looked surprised, as if he felt like he was hallucinating.
"You are the fiancé of the deceased fifteen years ago. We have not yet arrested the criminal." Megumi bowed and said, "It is our turn to apologize to you on behalf of the Metropolitan Police Department."
Taisuke Nishikawa had a complicated expression when he heard this: "Fifteen years ago, Furuya Criminal also said the same thing. He also wanted me to promise that one day he would catch the prisoner with his own hands...
For the past fifteen years, I have always believed that he can do it and have been waiting..."
"But some time ago, you received the news from Ms. Reiko Koizumi that Furuya is currently hospitalized in the criminal justice system."
Tang Ze expressed his thoughts for him: "When you feel that there is no hope, you take a desperate risk and pretend to be a criminal to attract the attention of the police."
"There is nothing I can do. After fifteen years, how many people will still care about this case? But I have been waiting for these fifteen years and have never given up."
Taisuke Nishikawa smiled bitterly: "But the statute of limitations has expired in less than a month. If I don't make a big fuss, I'm afraid your police will only send two people to deal with it in the end, and they won't do an all-out search."
Taisuke Nishikawa's words left the two of them speechless. After all, this was a case many years ago. Although there is a time management department specifically responsible for it, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is basically impossible to solve the case by relying on that department alone.
As the other party said, only by once again attracting the police's attention to the investigation can the criminal be caught.
After bidding farewell to Taisuke Nishikawa, the two returned to the Metropolitan Police Department and reported the news to the investigation headquarters.
In the end, the incident was treated as a prank, and the Metropolitan Police Department quickly came forward to explain the media attention.
In the end, the Metropolitan Police did not choose to pursue Taisuke Nishikawa, who caused the riot.
It seemed that the commotion caused on the radio ended in an anticlimactic manner.
"Is all your hard work in vain..."
In the private room of the izakaya, Megure drank down the drink in his glass with some depression: "I don't know how to ask Furuya-senpai if I ask..."
After all, the cause of this commotion was that Taisuke Nishikawa decided to take risks after learning that he was in the hospital for a short period of time. If Furuya-senpai knew about it, it would probably be a heavy blow to him.
The other party obviously needs to rest now and cannot withstand such violent mood swings.
Seeing hope dashed, this is obviously a bit too cruel for a dying person's last long-cherished wish.
"There are still more than twenty days left before the case, and it's not time to give up completely yet."
Tang Ze also drank all the wine in his glass: "Although the Metropolitan Police Department has stopped the investigation now, I still want to try."
Although he was indeed not sure about this case, Tangze did not intend to give up.
It’s not just for side rewards or skill breakthroughs, it’s just that I can’t tolerate myself sitting back and watching the birth of a “complete crime”.
Even though there may be things that people really cannot do, if they give up at the beginning, there is absolutely no possibility of success.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Tangze Criminal."
Memu was somewhat pleased to hear Tangze's words: "With you here, maybe we can finally arrest the criminal and bring him to justice. I will fully cooperate with you during this period."
"But what are you going to do, Furuya-senpai?" Tangze asked, "Are you going to tell him the truth?"
"It still doesn't work. He needs to rest now."
Mumu shook his head when he heard this and said: "If you tell him this news, it will be a huge blow to him and it may aggravate his condition. It is better to have hope.
I plan to visit Furuya-senpai’s daughter tomorrow and ask her to go back and visit Furuya-senpai.”
"This is a good idea. It can also divert his attention." Tang Ze nodded and said, "I will continue the investigation tomorrow."
"Do you need help?" Officer Megure asked.
"No, now that the case has been taken over by the Limitation Division, I can just investigate on my own." Tangze rejected Memu's request to send someone to help: "When there are clues, I will call someone over to help."
Now it seems that this is just a false alarm. There are no new clues. Everything has returned to the starting point fifteen years ago.
Such an old case has changed too much after so many years. Even Tang Ze has no confidence. There is no need to drag others with him to waste time.
When the case progresses, it will be more efficient to have someone investigate with you.
After discussing the follow-up matters and filling their stomachs, the two of them said goodbye and went home.
Early the next morning, Karasawa came to the office early to check the files and Furuya-senpai's search notes over the years, hoping to see if there was anything worth noting.
As for Officer Megure, he hasn't come yet. Apparently he is looking for Furuya-senpai's daughter, hoping that the two can reconcile.
But what he didn't expect was that before nine o'clock, Karasawa received a call from Officer Megure, and received a piece of news that neither of them expected.
Furuya Nao sneaked out of the hospital!
"With his current physical condition, it's too dangerous to run out!" Mumu said anxiously: "He can't even walk, and he may be in danger at any time now!!"
"We were still a little careless and underestimated the obsession of senior Furuya."
Karasawa thought quickly and analyzed calmly: "We didn't tell Furuya-senpai that the news broadcast was false. He probably thought the guy who broadcast it was a prisoner.
I guess he went to the crime scene, I’ll drive there now!”
"Please!" Officer Megure said solemnly: "I'm searching near the hospital!!"
After hanging up the phone, Tangze went downstairs and the car drove very fast, arriving at Sujie in a short time.
After getting out of the car, Tang Ze immediately activated his super sense of smell, because the person living in the hospital must have the smell of the hospital.
Soon, Karasawa could smell the smell of disinfectant on the street not far away. He looked at the corner of the street and found that Furuya-senpai had fallen to the ground with a look of pain on his face.
"Senior Furuya, are you okay?" Tang Ze came to him and said, "Can you still stand up? I'll take you back to the hospital."
"Leave me alone!!" Furuya endured the pain and slapped Tangze's hand away and shouted: "Taxi! It's a taxi! That guy took a taxi in the end!!"
But Tang Ze couldn't care about that at the moment. He ran back to his car and drove to the other party's side. He fell into a coma. Tang Ze hugged the other party into the passenger seat and sped away to the hospital.
At this time, Karasawa was really secretly glad that his first A+ level skill was car driving. Although it looked simple and unpretentious, he really couldn't do without it when he was racing against time.
After leaving Furuya-senpai in the care of Officer Megure, Karasawa returned to the Metropolitan Police Department and sat in his seat, deep in thought.
At that time, Tang Ze was a little concerned about what the other party said before he fell into coma, but every time he thought about it, he couldn't grasp the key point.
Without any hesitation, Karasawa took out the "Xingshen cigarette" and lit it.
Although he was confident that he would be able to communicate after a while, neither the statute of limitations of the case nor Furuya-senpai, who was racing against death, could wait.
So now Tang Ze is racing against time. If he can solve this case as soon as possible, he will not delay it.
The smoke was exhaled from his lungs, and Tangze's brain became clear, with countless ideas and clues constantly appearing in his mind.
The thoughts that seemed to be shrouded in fog before were extremely clear at this moment. Tang Ze immediately clicked on the surveillance video and checked it again.
Because I met Nishikawa Taisuke this time, I recognized him at a glance even though he was disguised.
In the video, Taisuke Nishikawa, who was holding a stereo, walked past the elevator from the stairwell and left. A few seconds before leaving, a man in a coat and hat walked into the elevator.
The taxi that Taisuke Nishikawa took was the one that that person took when he arrived at the apartment.
Then, the next step is the crux of the problem.
Why is this man wearing a coat and a gentleman's hat here?
Residents here who get off work the night shift or come here to see someone may have this possibility.
But there is another possibility that cannot be ignored - after hearing what was on the radio, the other party hurried to the apartment to check the situation!
Taisuke Nishikawa's actions not only alarmed the media and the police, but also overheard the prisoner who happened to hear the broadcast, so he immediately rushed to the street to investigate the situation.
If this is the case, the other party may be related to the prisoner or even the prisoner!
Thinking of this, Karasawa immediately contacted Taisuke Nishikawa and obtained the other party's testimony.
When he walked out of the apartment, he happened to meet other people getting off the car at the door of the apartment, so he took the car and left seamlessly.
After asking about the taxi company the other party took, Karasawa called Officer Takagi to go to the taxi company together and investigated the taxi driver who transported the two people that day.