Entering the alley, the messy footprints left by Matsumoto's trees extend all the way to No. 38 Cundli.
The door was ajar, and there was no movement at all in the room.
"anyone there?"
Xu Siqi reached out and knocked on the door.
No one answered.
After hesitating for a moment, he opened the door and walked in.
The light inside the house is dim.
The entrance is a living room and dining room. There is a table in the middle. On the table is a bowl of gruel, two white-flour steamed buns, and a plate of fried yellow croaker.
Zheng Zheng also followed in and said loudly: "Is there anyone at home? We are on patrol..."
Arriving at the door of the bedroom, Xu Siqi stopped.
He solemnly said from behind: "Matsumoto Ueki is very cunning. He must not have done anything good. Will it be the same as last time..."
The sight before him made him shut up.
A woman fell in a pool of blood, with a boning knife stuck in her chest. Under her body, a large pool of blood was slowly flowing out.
Xu Siqi tugged on the light cord and used the light to identify it carefully for a while.
The deceased was about fifty years old, with short, ear-length hair, a short, stocky build, and an inconspicuous mole in the middle of his lower jaw.
"Is she Aunt Lan?" Zheng Zheng said in surprise.
Xu Siqi nodded: "It should be her."
He squatted down solemnly, stretched out his hand to test the woman's body temperature, and said, "The crime took place within an hour. Depending on the circumstances, the murderer stabbed her to death before she even had time to eat breakfast."
Xu Siqi walked around the corpse, put on a pair of white gloves, and opened the drawers of the wardrobe one by one, looking for valuable clues.
After looking at the certificate, he thought solemnly for a long time, then suddenly reached out and patted his thigh, and said: "I understand! The murderer must be Matsumoto Ueki, and the instigator behind the scenes is Kuranagi Soyan! Killing Jiang Yulan is equivalent to cutting off the clues, Kuranagi
There is still no way to determine the true identity of Naga Shinji. This method of killing people and silencing them is too cruel! Alas, it is a pity that we are a step too late!"
Xu Siqi was thoughtful and murmured: "Yes, it does look like this..."
"I'm going to make a phone call and arrest Ueki Matsumoto immediately. As long as I get his confession, I'm not afraid that old devil Kuronaga won't admit it!"
After saying this, he solemnly walked out in a hurry.
…
Ten o'clock in the morning.
Hongkou Patrol Room, Inspector Xu's Office.
Ring ring ring!
The phone on the table suddenly rang.
Xu Siqi reached out and picked up the phone: "Hello?"
"Inspector Xu, Zhi Shu Matsumoto is not at home. I suspect that he may have absconded out of fear of crime." On the other end of the phone was the inspector who led the arrest team.
"Where are his companions?"
"They are all here. I asked, and they said Matsumoto Ueki went out last night and never came back. Detective Xu, do you want to take these people back to the patrol room?"
"Bring them all back. In addition, leave a few people waiting at home. As soon as Matsumoto Ueki shows up, they will be arrested immediately!"
"yes!"
Just as I hung up the phone, there was a knock on the door.
Stewart opened the door and walked in.
Xu Siqi quickly stood up to greet him: "Chief Inspector, are you okay?"
Shi Duhua said: "The chairman just called us to congratulate us on the successful solution of the Communist spy case. In addition, according to the wishes of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, this matter must be vigorously publicized. First, it shows the concession's attitude towards the Communist Party.
, and the second is to act as a deterrent. Therefore, I specially notified several newspapers, and the reporters will arrive in a moment. William and Russell do not understand Chinese, so you should receive them."
"yes."
"I just heard that a murder occurred in Cundri, the west gate of the city?"
"Yes."
"Let's not get involved in the case in Deli. Just leave it to the Shiliupu patrol room. After all, that is their jurisdiction. Besides, the murderer involves the Japanese. The Japanese are always more troublesome. You understand.
What do I mean?"
"But the murderer Matsumoto Zhishu lives in Taohua Lane, which is the jurisdiction of the Hongkou Police Station."
"Oh, I see……"
Stewart thought for a while and said, "If the murderer appears in Hongkou, we will have to take over."
While the two were talking, the phone rang again.
Xu Siqi reached out and picked up the phone: "Hello?"
"Siqi, we found Matsumoto Zhishu!" There was a solemn voice on the phone.
"Where is he?"
"Shiliupu Wharf. However, the person is already dead."
"How did you die?"
"Drown."
"Drown?"
"Yes. I suspect that it was Kurunaga Mun who killed people. With his method, drowning a Matsumoto Zhiju is easier than crushing a bedbug."
"Are there any witnesses?"
"No. The place where the body was found was in the reed marsh downstream. If someone hadn't come to fish, it wouldn't have been found for ten and a half months."
"I understand. Leave the case to the Shiliupu Police Station and bring the people back."
"Leave it to them?"
"This is what the Chief Inspector means, execute the order."
"But, this case is related to Siyuan..."
Before he could finish his words solemnly, Xu Siqi hung up the phone.
Stewart walked around the room with his hands behind his back, raising his wrist to look at his watch from time to time.
Xu Siqi briefly told the story.
In the absence of evidence, he did not mention Sogan Kuranaga. He only said that the murderer drowned for unknown reasons and has been handed over to the Shiliupu patrol room for handling.
Stewart didn't know the twists and turns, thinking it was just an ordinary criminal case.
He didn't particularly care about the outcome of the case.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door outside the house.
An American inspector opened the door and walked in, bowed and said: "Chief Inspector Stewart, Inspector Xu, the reporters are here."
"Please come in, everyone."
Stuart's face was full of spring breeze, and he was obviously in a very happy mood.
Being able to solve a major case that can be recorded in history will be a glorious mark on his personal resume.
The Chief Inspector is about to retire. Among all the Chief Inspectors in the British Concession, Stewart has the highest qualifications. With this major case at the bottom, the position of the future Inspector will most likely belong to him.
Under the guidance of the American inspector, a dozen reporters filed in.
The most well-known newspapers in Shanghai are basically all here. Shenbao, Times, Le Monde, Huamei Newspaper, Damei Evening News, etc. all sent journalists and photographers.
Stewart said: "Inspector Xu, let the reporters and gentlemen take a few group photos first, and then accept individual interviews."
There was no way Xu Siqi could refuse.
With the flag of the British Concession as the background, Stuart Hua and Xu Siqi stood side by side.
Click!
Click!
Click!
…
All of a sudden, the sound of the camera shutter came and went.
Xu Siqi suddenly realized that once the interview report was published in the newspaper, he would fall into a misunderstanding that was difficult to clarify.