After the meeting, everyone left one after another, and Karasawa stopped Aso Minoru.
"Is there anything else you need my help with?" Aso Minoru looked at Karasawa and asked.
"Let's go eat first, and later we'll go to the club where Takegawa Toshio works."
Karasawa walked towards the elevator and said, "In your name, I will go and inquire about the employee who last met Toshio Takegawa."
"In my name?" Aso said with some surprise, "What's the difference?"
"Of course there are differences. When those guys heard that it might be a homicide, they got very nervous."
Karasawa smiled and said: "When we go, they think they are investigating the case and will be more vigilant. Using your name is like investigating the personal cause of death of Takegawa Toshio, which is naturally different."
"That's no problem, but is this in compliance with the rules?" Aso said seriously: "Take me, a non-criminal person, to interview the people involved in the case..."
"Forensic doctors actually have the right to interrogate relevant personnel, and this is in line with the rules."
Karasawa smiled when he heard Aso's worries and explained: "In official terms, the duty of a forensic doctor is to use medical expertise to assist the police in handling cases in order to maintain social stability."
"As expected of a top student from Tokyo University's Faculty of Law, all the regulations are still easy to grasp after all this time." Asano couldn't help but joked with a smile after hearing Karasawa's explanation as if he was reciting regulations.
"I'm just giving you some knowledge to put your mind at ease." Tang Ze said with a smile: "Let's go and eat."
"Where should we eat? I know there is a ramen shop near the club we are going to. Let's try it." Aso Minoru suggested.
"Then go try it. I hope it tastes good." Karasawa nodded, waited for the underground parking lot, and drove directly towards the ramen shop Aso Minori mentioned.
The ramen shop recommended by Aso Minori is not very big, and the house looks a bit old, but the people coming and going in the shop show that the business is booming.
As the saying goes, love can be talked about slowly, but the meat must be eaten quickly. Tang Ze agrees with this sentence.
As a carnivore, this is an essential recipe for Karasawa.
Today, Karasawa ordered a serving of Hell Ramen. The bright red soup made his mouth water just by looking at it.
Paired with plenty of barbecued pork, Karasawa couldn't wait to put the noodles in his mouth.
The spicy taste of the noodles and the slightly sweet barbecued pork sent a delicious feeling from the tip of the tongue to the brain. Without any hesitation, Karasawa picked up the ramen again and put it in his mouth.
The spiciness fills the mouth but does not make people feel pain. The sweetness of the barbecued pork alternates constantly. When paired with the dried bamboo shoots, it is irresistible.
Although it was just an ordinary bowl of ramen, it made Karasawa feel the skill of a top master.
After having lunch together, Karasawa, who took a short break to eat, cheered up and took Aso Minoru to Toshio Takegawa's club, where he met Kujo Hiro again.
"Um...is there anything else you can do?"
After seeing the two of Karasawa, the resistance on Kujo Hiro's face flashed away. Although the other party hid it well, Karasawa still noticed it.
Tang Ze didn't react at all to this and remained calm.
We encounter this kind of thing a lot, and although it is really annoying, it is understandable.
What Tang Ze can do is to use various methods to eliminate their concerns, and then let him try not to hinder their inquiries as much as possible.
This is also the reason why he brought the forensic doctor Aso Michi.
"That's right, this is our forensic doctor, Dr. Aso."
Karasawa smiled and explained to Kujo Hiro: "Because the death of Minister Takegawa this time is really strange, we can't tell whether it was a homicide or an accident for a while.
So I asked Dr. Aso to walk through the process and ask questions. If there are no problems, we can close the case as soon as possible."
Although Karasawa did not directly say that the death was suspected to be an accident, it gave Kujo Hiro the feeling that the police had begun to favor accidents and were eager to close the case.
"Is that so?"
As expected, after hearing Karasawa's words, Kujo Hiro's expression changed, and his previous impatience became enthusiastic: "No problem, we will definitely cooperate."
Seeing the change in the other party's attitude, Tang Ze was not too surprised. Obviously the other party also wanted to end the case as soon as possible.
On the side, Aso had a strange look in his eyes, but looked at Kujo Hiro with some sympathy.
This is all just talk. You really think we are trying to quickly treat this case as an accident.
But he didn't have much. After all, wasn't the purpose of Tang Ze calling him here just to make subsequent inquiries more convenient.
Kujo Hiro, who was on the side, naturally didn't know Aso Minoru's thoughts. He led the two of them to look at the office area nearby, and then shouted to the two women working next to him: "Deep mountains, spring water, I remember working overtime that day,
You two were the last to see Minister Takekawa, right? Come here."
After hearing Kujo Hiro's words, the two young girls raised their heads, looked at each other and then walked towards them.
"General Affairs Section Chief, what can I do?" the short-haired woman at the side asked.
"It's like this. On the night when Minister Takekawa died, you were the last ones to have contact with them, right?"
Kujo Hiroshidao: "These two are the criminal and forensic doctors in charge of the case. I would like to ask you about your situation that day."
Under Kujo Hiro's introduction, both parties briefly introduced themselves.
And Karasawa also knew the identities of the two people. The one with long hair was Chieko Miyama, while the one with short hair was Yoshiko Izumi.
"Actually, we don't know anything..." Chieko Miyama said nervously, perhaps because it was the first time she encountered such a thing.
"I worked overtime until very late that day, but Minister Takegawa went home earlier than us."
Izumi Ryoko on the side seemed to have a better attitude than Chieko Miyama. After comforting her accomplices, she smiled and said: "Miyama is a bit introverted. It's the first time I encounter something like this. I'm a little nervous. I'm sorry to make you laugh."
"It's okay, it's understandable." Aso smiled and said, "I wonder if Minister Takegawa had anything to eat before going back?"
"We didn't pay attention to this." Izumi Ryoko thought for a while and replied.
"Then I wonder if your company has any place to store dangerous goods or poisons?" Karasawa looked at Kujo Hiro and asked.
"How is that possible? We are just an ordinary club here." Kujo Hiroshi waved his hand repeatedly.
"Then I wonder if there was anything unusual when Minister Takegawa left that day?"
Tang Ze looked at the two women in front of him, his eyes a little playful, but the flash of sharpness still made the two of them subconsciously nervous.
It was too obvious just now. Chieko Miyama clearly showed some guilt.
Although Ryoko Izumi's explanation was reasonable, it was also a bit too deliberate.
She acted a little too eagerly, as if she was afraid that the other party would miss something, so she blocked the other party's words in advance and then said it herself.
It was obvious that the two of them were hiding something, otherwise they would not have reacted like this.
Those who feel guilty when seeing criminals are all people with evil intentions in their hearts. This is a matter of course.
What's more, the two of them are just ordinary people with average psychological qualities.
Moreover, Tang Ze caught them off guard, causing them to panic.
"Well...it doesn't seem to be..." Chieko Miyama lowered her head and said timidly.
"Ah, I just remembered something!"
I don’t know if it was because he wanted to quickly get a qualitative understanding of the case, but Kujo Hiro was unexpectedly positive at the moment: "The fire alarm was accidentally triggered. I think it was the day Takekawa died..."
"No, it's not the same day." After hearing Kujo Hiro's words, Izumi Ryoko directly denied it: "Section Chief, you must have remembered it wrong."
"Really?" Hearing Izumi Ryoko's determined tone, Kujo Hiro became a little unsure, "Maybe I really remembered it wrong, but it should have been around this time."
"Fire alarm?" Tang Ze's expression changed when he heard this, but his face didn't show anything: "Excuse me, what is the specific situation? Can you tell me in detail?"
"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that someone accidentally hit the fire alarm in the underground parking lot and caused a mishap." Kujo Hiro said after hearing this.
"I already understand the general situation. I wonder if you can take us to the parking lot to have a look?" Tang Ze nodded.
"Of course, I'll take you there."
Kujo Hiro asked Izumi Ryoko and the two to go back to work, and then took them to the underground parking lot.
The two checked the surrounding environment, and then Tangze also saw the fire alarm with warning slogans on the wall.
"Did you discover something?" Aso Minoru on the side couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw Karasawa's thoughtful expression.
"Well, it can be considered that something has been gained, but we still need to continue to investigate what the truth is."
As Karasawa spoke, he and Aso Minori found the parking lot and got into a car parked on the roadside.
However, before opening the car door and getting in the car, Karasawa seemed to be aware of it. He looked at the building opposite and found that Ryoko Izumi and the two were standing in front of the window looking at him.
Tang Ze smiled at this, waved to the two of them, and then ignored the ugly looks on their faces, got in the car and left.
It's not the time yet, Tang Ze still needs to have a more comprehensive understanding of what happened, and then make a judgment on the entire case.
But this afternoon's trip was not in vain, at least he had already made some guesses about the method of suffocation that led to Takegawa Toshio's bizarre death.
After the two left, Karasawa sent Aso Minori back directly, and then drove back home.
In fact, one afternoon is only enough time to ask a question. After all, the journey back and forth is enough to delay. Tokyo is still very big, and taking a car on the road will take even longer.
So even though it was still some time before getting off work, the two of them chose to get off work directly.
Otherwise, even if we return to the Metropolitan Police Department now, we won't be able to stay long, so we might as well leave early and be pulled over.
As for the case, because of the progress, Tangze is no longer as urgent as before.
Tomorrow Karasawa plans to meet with Kazuo Matayoshi, a man with whom Takegawa Toshio has conflicts, to see if he can learn about other aspects of the company.
The other party has now been fired by Toshio Takegawa. If you ask the other party, it will be easier to get some information that others are afraid of.
After all, the company has fired him, so he naturally won't have any scruples, and there is no need to hide some things that were difficult to say before.
Therefore, it is still necessary to visit Kazuo Matayoshi, an employee who has just been fired.
If you have a plan in mind, you will not panic when doing things.
After finalizing tomorrow's itinerary, Tangze stopped by the supermarket to buy some ingredients for cooking at home.
It is said that apart from some skills that are specially learned and improved, Karasawa's daily cooking skills are the fastest to upgrade.
There was no way around it. Karasawa and Ayako were used to living in a world of two, and they didn't want to hire a maid to take care of their daily lives. Either they had to go out to eat, or whoever was free would be responsible for the cooking.
During this period of time, Karasawa cooked a lot. After checking the panel, Karasawa discovered that his flower-growing cooking had improved from 2 years to 9 years, and he almost made the promotion.
In addition, Italian cuisine and Japanese cuisine also improved by one year each, to three and seven years respectively.
It can be said that cooking skills have improved again.
This has become a virtuous cycle. The more delicious he makes, the more opportunities he will have to cook, and the more time he spends practicing, the more his cooking skills will improve.
Sometimes Karasawa wonders if these cooking skills will allow him to quickly reach A level without relying on lottery draws.
Putting aside the random thoughts in his mind, Tangze returned home and started processing the ingredients.
When it was almost time to start cooking, Ayako also returned home.
"Thank you for your hard work. Is everything going well in the company recently?" Tang Ze asked aloud while cutting the fish and shaving its bones.
"It's not bad, everything is going smoothly, but a few traders who were in charge of stocks before asked me to suggest that you take back the previous contraction strategy and let them continue to make money."
Ayako hesitated and said: "They said that the recent general environment is very good, the growth rate is huge, and it is a good opportunity to make money."
"I'm just afraid that if I put it in, I won't be able to get it out."
Tang Ze on the side heard the words and said quietly: "The recent index makes me scared. Interests can really make people lose their minds..."
"You mean, this bubble is about to burst?"
Ayako heard the words and understood the meaning of Karasawa's words, but she still couldn't believe it: "But they obviously said that the situation is good..."
"Don't worry about them. Anyone who encourages you can do it."
Tangze's tone was calm: "I told them to strictly implement my policies, but they were actually carried away by their interests. I don't need such subordinates.
In addition, start making preparations, the cold winter is coming, shrink as soon as possible to ensure capital reserves, the cold winter is a crisis, but it is also an opportunity for those with sufficient funds.
Uncle Suzuki would also like to say, just keep a wait-and-see attitude for now, even if you lose some profits recently, don't get stuck."
"I understand, and I will notify dad."
Ayako nodded and quickly returned to the house to change into pajamas, and then started to get busy on the phone.