Shiga County, Yangen city.
There are few high-rise buildings in this small city by Lake Biwa. It's not surprising to call it the countryside, because it's not far from Kyoto, many places keep the ancient appearance, and there are many historical buildings left behind.
It looks like a big town, but the streets are clean and fresh, and there is no noise. In addition, the surrounding environment is beautiful, and the historical atmosphere is strong. It is a very suitable place for tourism.
"It's said that I'm here to investigate cases, not to travel."
Gao Cheng has no choice but to look at the garden beside him.
In the end, he decided to go to Shiga County by himself, and let gahe and Takagi do the job of washing the bridge photos, and he would deal with it when the photos were sorted out.
When it comes to this important clue, it is better for him to investigate in person.
"I can help too," Yuanzi hummed. "Twenty six years ago, Hiromi asaju was still in junior high school here. Her classmates in junior high school were not only Zou Tanaka, but also many others. I've asked someone to make it clear, so I should be able to collect a lot of information."
"How do you know that?" Gao Cheng was surprised.
The search information has not yet been made public, and he has not told anyone else.
"The news has already reported that the assassin was a junior high school classmate of the drama director asaki Bomei... Aren't you investigating asaki Bomei? Xiao AI said that you searched a lot of her information on the Internet. "
"Yes, but..."
……
There are several junior high school students who run B & B shops in Bomei. They happen to have contact with a company under Suzuki financial group, so Gao Cheng takes Yuanzi to ask these people directly.
"When I was in junior high school, I lived in a shallow and broad way?"
"Er, it's hard to talk to her. Only the trail has a good relationship with her. The trail is valley of charge."
"At that time, everyone liked to bully her."
"Her mother ran away from home, and a lot of people like underworld often went to her store to collect debts, so everyone also..."
Over the past few decades, junior high school students who lived in a shallow and broad-minded way did not remember very well, and finally revealed some clues under the guidance of Gao Cheng.
There is a man who is close to mianbu Junyi's age of one year. 26 years ago, the head teacher Miao Cun, who was about 40 years old, is now just 6 or 70 years old.
It's just that this Miao village teacher disappeared six years after the students graduated from the class meeting.
"Miao village teacher is very concerned about Qian Ju. We are not allowed to bully him when he is in school. When he changes school, he seems to have contact with him..."
"Found it!" The owner took a photo album, "one is the graduation photo, the other is the reunion of classmates in six years."
Gao Chengshun looked, almost didn't recognize the same person in the two photos.
It's only six years later, but the Miao village teacher seems to have a terminal disease. Her face is thin and old, her hair is gray, and her expression looks empty, which is in sharp contrast to the smile in the graduation photo.
"Do you remember the transfer of Asahi to Bomei?" Gao Cheng asked again.
"I don't remember it. It seems that it's gone unconsciously. Then the teacher told us that she transferred to another school... Maybe her father's death was too hard."
In the afternoon, after dinner, Gao Cheng and Yuanzi went to Yangen police station again.
"No clue?" Coming out of the police station, Yuanzi looks at Gao Cheng who hasn't spoken for a long time and worries, "I feel that those people are not very reliable. Will they lie?"
"It's not so much a lie as a conjecture," Gao Cheng stopped in front of the police station. "What they said is ambiguous in many places... I doubt if the father who lives in Bomei really committed suicide."
"Ah?"
"I asked them where their father committed suicide, but they didn't even know the exact location except that they had committed suicide by jumping off a building."
Gao Cheng looked back carefully in his mind.
26 years ago, there was no high-rise building suitable for suicide in Yangen city. The only one that met the requirements was a high tower, but people nearby had no impression, and the police station of Yangen city had no relevant records.
What's more, Hiromi asaju only said that her father committed suicide, but did not say that he jumped from a building. Why did everyone believe that he jumped from a building when he came to junior high school?
The reason is that the Miao village teacher told the students that "my father jumped off a building nearby to commit suicide".
"Go to the police headquarters of Shiga county."
"No," confirmed the relevant personnel in the reference room of the police headquarters of Shiga County, "there is no record of asaju Zhongxiong jumping from the tower, but at the same time, he committed suicide by climbing a cliff in Neng, Shichuan county,
If you can sign the body confirmation investigation report of asaki Tadao in the jurisdiction, I'll get a copy for you. "
"Suicide by jumping off a cliff?"
Gao Cheng stands in the busy police office, as if in another layer of space, his eyes are full of clues and pictures.
The key person 26 years ago, no doubt the teacher named Miao village, concealed the fact that Nakao asaki jumped off a cliff in other places, and lied that Hiromi asaki had transferred to another school.
Gao Cheng's words reverberate in his ears“ Miao village teacher is very concerned about Qian Ju. When we were in school, we were not allowed to bully her. When she transferred to school, she seemed to have contact with her... "I don't remember. It seems that she didn't know it. Then the teacher told us that she transferred to another school... Maybe her father died. It was too hard."“ Miao village teacher did not know where to go, the human world evaporated... "... with the body confirmation investigation book from the Shiga County police headquarters to leave, Gao Cheng ear is still buzzing, a large number of clues gathered together. Among these clues, the character line is more and more complex“ There is something wrong with the body confirmation, "Gao Cheng said with clear eyes." the police confirm the body's identity according to the testimony of asaki Bomei at that time and the fingerprints on asaki Zhongxiong's belongings... But these evidences are not completely without problems. Fingerprints can be used as material evidence, and human evidence can be used as a lie. "“ No? " Yuanzi didn't dare to believe it. "If it wasn't him who died, what about him?"“ I don't know. " Gao Cheng can't explain the details of the case to Yuanzi for the time being. If it's a private investigation, he is a member of the search team after all“ Let's go and see someone else. "“ Who is it? "“ Miao Village ex-wife. " Miao village's ex-wife is kataiko Imai, who lives by Lake Biwa alone. After receiving the police's contact, she learned that a detective from Tokyo had come to ask her questions“ Hoo Pipa Lake has a broad surface. It is said to be a lake, but it looks like a piece of inland sea. When the waves beat, the wind keeps on blowing. In the living room on the second floor near the lake, Gao Cheng and Yuan Zi sit down opposite Jinjing“ He just ran away from home Imai was a little surprised at the visit of two young girls like high school students, but he choked at the thought of the police's advice“ No matter how I ask, who is that woman... He just says' I'm sorry, let's get divorced '. This situation lasted for a year, and I was about to give up... "Gao Cheng frowned and looked at Imai, who wanted to say nothing. Sure enough, he and people of Yuanzi's age came to ask how much was not suitable. Maybe it would be better if we added congratulations“ I'll go to the bathroom. " The garden got up and left the living room. It's getting late. When I left from Miao village's ex-wife, there was already a sunset in the sky, so I had to stay in Shiga County for one night“ Then, "Yuanzi waited downstairs and saw Gao Cheng come forward and asked," what did she say? "“ According to Miao village's credit card record, I don't know who bought a 500000 Ruby cross necklace for, "Gao Cheng speculated." I suspect that the target of Miao village's infidelity is in fact to live in a humble place. " In Japan, it seems that the teacher-student relationship is not a strange thing. It's not impossible for junior high school girls who have family problems and have been bullied at school to like teachers who protect themselves. And Miao village, like young and beautiful students is not surprising, anyway, he saw the IMAI kadaiko himself is this idea. They're all problem people. Such a comparison, he is in a very good environment, there is no messy relationship. But... If his conjecture is correct, it seems that he is very close to the truth of the incident.