I'm Not a Detective

At eight o'clock the next morning, Hirano Police Station, Crime Department Search Division.

Nakano Eri pushed open the door of her office and saw Takeshi Nanawara standing in front of the window looking into the distance. The instant egg yolk rice balls on the table were almost untouched. He couldn't help adjusting his glasses and sighed: "Nanahara, you don't want it either I’m too worried, Jiren has his own destiny, Liuli will be fine.”

She can understand that she can't eat. If someone's girlfriend is kidnapped, she probably won't be able to eat. But at this time, it's more important to eat a little. Otherwise, how will you have the strength to save her?

Takeshi Nanahara turned around and smiled without explaining that the rice balls were too unpalatable. He just asked with concern: "Is there any news?"

If it were placed in ancient times, no, even in modern times, if Qing Jian Liuli was kidnapped, he would be 99% sure that he could smell her and find her all the way, but it would not be possible in modern times. There are too many cars in the city. , even if his five senses are far superior to ordinary people, he still cannot accurately track a certain car in a large amount of exhaust gas.

But he was not without gains. By asking the students at the school gate, it didn't take him long to figure out how Qingmi Ruri was kidnapped, and he identified the suspect - a female, about fifty years old, with slightly gray hair. He seemed to have a disability in his left leg. He drove a silver-grey van with a store sign of "Xiang Machi Flower Field" and drove toward the south of the city.

This feature is quite obvious, and it fits the image of Puxi Akira's fugitive wife in the serial bombing case. He suspected that Puxi Tomoko was committing the crime in revenge, or trying to replace her husband.

However, this did not help much in finding Qingmi Ruri. He immediately informed Nakano Eri, hoping that the girl with gold-rimmed glasses could mobilize the efforts of various towns to search for the whereabouts of Tomoko Uraxi and the van.

Of course, Nakano Eri took this matter very seriously, and immediately started arranging for his men to search for it. However, a day and a night passed, and no good news came. He could only shake his head silently - Hirano has a population of more than one million, and there are a large number of people nearby. Ranches, horse farms, small towns, villages, it is not that easy to find someone.

Especially these days, communication methods are backward, and sometimes they are better than word of mouth. Everything is extremely inefficient, and it is really difficult to get feedback for a while.

Nanahara Takeshi was not disappointed, and asked again: "What about Pu Xizhao? Has anyone sent it over?"

Yesterday, he wanted to take Urashi Akira from prison to the police station as a precaution, but Urashi Akira is a death row prisoner and is squatting in Sapporo Prison. It's not like he can just pick someone up - he asked for someone in the name of emergency assistance. , there are a lot of procedures to go through.

Nakano Eri managed this matter through Wu Tengyasu's relationship. She looked at her watch and said, "The escort to the prison started before dawn. It should be here soon."

Takeshi Nanabahara felt a little relieved and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, Miss Nakano, and thank Wu Teng for the police for me."

There is no evidence to show that Akira Urashi and this case are directly related. If you want to get people out of prison, you have to take some risks. Based on his guess, Wu Tengyasu and Nakano Eri are willing to help, which is quite interesting.

Nakano Eri shook her head indifferently. She had a very good impression of Qingjian Ruri, and she didn't want anything to happen to her. Of course she had to do her best, and there was no need to thank her.

Now she could only wait. She went to make two cups of instant coffee, gave Takeshi Nanahara one cup, and drank one cup slowly, hoping that good news would come as soon as possible, but an hour later, the situation still did not change, and no one Kouban suddenly called to say that someone in their jurisdiction had seen someone like Puxi Tomoko.

Takeshi Nanabahara was calm. After all, he was too anxious to jump up and down and couldn't solve the problem, so he thought quietly. However, Nakano Eri always had bad conjectures in her mind and was always worried that Qingmi Ruri had been killed.

When she thought of a simple and kind-hearted girl like Qingjian Ruri suddenly losing her life, she couldn't help but feel agitated. She had the urge to launch a city-wide search regardless of whether it was useful or not, and what the consequences would be.

Probably, when a criminal police officer encounters a case, he also needs to avoid suspicion towards his friends. If Qingjian Liuli is really killed, she doubts whether she dares to see her... She doesn't dare to think about those two words now.

"Ms. Nakano, Akira Uranishi has arrived." A detective outside the door opened the door and reported. Only then did Nakano Eri regain her composure and called out to Takeshi Nanahara and rushed to greet her.

Uranishi Akira was escorted from Sapporo by four prison guards, wearing shackles and handcuffs. It seemed that he was not having a good time in prison during this period. In just two or three months, he seemed to have aged ten years. His hair was completely white, and his face was still... There was a look of deep exhaustion - in Japan, if you are sentenced to death, you will not die immediately. You can't say when the execution will be carried out. It can only be said that it is possible at any time. A death row prisoner like him will doubt the execution at the first sign of trouble. Today, the psychological pressure is extremely great, and sometimes it can be said that the days are like years.

Nakano Eri came forward to complete the reception procedures and immediately threw him into the interrogation room, while Takeshi Nanahara got the visit list, communication records and personal letters of Akira Urashi in prison, and began to quickly look through them - these letters had to go through in the first place. During the inspection, he looked through it, which was barely compliant, mainly because he wanted to know whether Puxi Zhao knew about it, whether there was a coded letter, and who was contacting him.

Of course, it is more likely that Puxi Zhao just threw the secret letter into the toilet after reading it, but he still had to check.

He looked through it for a while, but found nothing special. He just kept Puxi Zhao's communication records in his mind. There might be a mysterious person They also urged Pu Xi Zhao to explain honestly, even if they didn't know what they wanted Pu Xi Zhao to explain.

Takeshi Nanahara looked at it for a moment, then went around to open the door and said with a smile: "Puxi-san, we meet again, do you mind chatting with me?"

Pu Xizhao still looked indifferent and looked at him gloomily, not wanting to say a word.

Nakano Eri waved at the door, motioning for the two men to come out, then closed the door, leaving Takeshi Nanawara and Akira Puxi to communicate alone.

Takeshi Nanahara took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, shook out one and handed it to Puxi Zhao's mouth, smiling: "Want one?"

Puxi Zhao was indeed a heavy smoker. He silently raised his head and put the cigarette in his mouth. Takeshi Nanahara rubbed his fingers to light the cigarette for him and said with a smile: "Do you know that your wife kidnapped my friend?"

Puxi Zhao looked at his fingers in surprise, but didn't pay much attention to it. He just concentrated on puffing away the smoke. Qi Yuanwu waited for a while, looked at him, nodded and smiled: "It seems that you know, who told Yours? Your wife or someone else?"

Akira Uranishi still refused to speak, and Takeshi Nanahara began to read his communication list: "Is it Okada?"

Pu Xi Zhao glanced at him, expressionless.

Nanahara Takeshi didn't stop and asked again: "Is it Yoshichi?"

Puxi Akira still refused to answer, so Nanahara Takeshi kept reading, and finally finished reading the list. After thinking for a while, he turned his head and leaned over, laughing in a low voice: "Okay, Puxi-san, let's put this question aside for now. On the side. I think you also know that it is impossible for the police to set such a bad precedent and let you go. You and your wife are being used in vain. Now tell me your wife's contact information and ask her to let my friend go. This Let's forget about it, let's just pretend it never happened, your wife can continue to get away with it, and I promise with my personality that I will never deal with her again."

Pu Xi Zhao glanced at him with disdain and sneered in a hoarse voice: "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Although you have been sentenced to death, if you are actually executed, depending on your age and physical condition, you may not be able to wait until death." Takeshi Nanahara's smile did not change, "Then I will add one more thing, as long as my friend comes back safely , I can think of a way to make your life in prison more comfortable, with cigarettes, alcohol and ham, how about that?"

Pu Xizhao lowered his head and smiled happily: "You know what? I didn't agree with her idea at first, but at the moment of the explosion, I watched it from a distance. I was really happy and felt relaxed. I was finally worthy of Kako. . Now, she must want to be worthy of me... Do you understand, if I die, she will definitely want to be worthy of me."

Takeshi Nanahara was silent for a moment, and sighed: "I sympathize with your daughter, but that doesn't give you a reason to go around bombing. There are people who don't deserve to die. You shouldn't have tied up my friend and threatened me." I want to blow her up... You are too extreme and have over-retaliated, or I should be like you and steal the urn at No. 507 Tiansi Pagoda and use some means to threaten you..."

Puxi Zhao was startled for a moment, and the happy expression on his face suddenly became twisted and ferocious. His eyes became ten times colder, and he stared at Takeshi Nanabaru. The handcuffs on the iron table made a crisp sound.

Takeshi Nanahara backed away slightly, shook his head, and sighed: "But it is wrong to disturb the peace of the deceased. Miss Yoshiko is a pure victim. She has never done anything wrong. I am still not as shameless as you. Even if I went to your house yesterday and spent a long time searching, I just found the place where you placed Miss Kako, but I still don’t want to hurt innocent people—that idiot won’t be happy about me doing this, so just pretend that I didn’t say anything about the threat just now!”

He was telling the truth. This was beyond his bottom line as a human being. He would not choose this path until the end of time. He then discussed with Pu Xi Zhao, "Pu Xi Sang, if you want to be free, that is a matter between you and the police. You don’t have to capture my friend, it’s the same with someone else. Mysterious man Boring, he must be doing well, maybe he has identity and social status, and the effect of using him might be better, and I will do my best to provide help and create public opinion to make the police agree to exchange hostages. How about we strive for a win-win situation? "

Pu Xizhao's expression relaxed, as if he was pondering and thinking, while Takeshi Nanahara looked at him for a while and said slightly disappointed: "So you don't know his true identity. Is your wife directly connected to him?"

Pu Xi Zhao was startled for a moment, but it didn't matter immediately. He said in a weak voice, "That's good now. If you have a way to save me, he said you would get me out of prison as soon as possible. Now I have She is here, please continue! Once done, we guarantee that she will not be harmed and will not do anything to you again in the future. We will leave Japan directly. "

"He can trade with you, and so can I." Takeshi Nanabahara actively strived for cooperation and said in a very small voice, "Let my friend go and help me arrest him. He is actually the most responsible for the serial bombings. Prisoners, you are essentially a poor victim. When the time comes, you will be considered guilty and meritorious, and I can still send you away smuggled out."

Pu Xi Zhao looked at him for a while, then lowered his head and said coldly: "It's time for you to do your work. I want to see my wife."

Takeshi Nanahara looked at him for a while, stood up and said with a smile: "Well, it's really a pity. If you think about it again, you can call me anytime if you want to change your mind."

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"How's the situation?" As soon as Takeshi Nanahara left the interrogation room, Nakano Eri immediately came to greet him. The conversation between Takeshi Nanahara and Akira Urai was almost in whispers, and she basically heard nothing.

"The good news is that Qingmi-san is fine for the time being." Takeshi Nanahara touched his chin to sort out the information and smiled casually, "As for other aspects, it won't be of much help for the time being."

He had no idea about the mysterious person It's not difficult at all. It should have been verified. It may help a lot in getting him out in the next step. But I still have no clue how to rescue the housekeeping robot.

Of course, the main reason was that Puxi Zhao himself only knew about this incident and did not know the details of the plan, and he could not dig out more useful information from him.

Nakano Eri nodded, and asked people to continue the fatigue bombing of Puxi Akira, and then pondered: "Then what else can we do now?"

"We can only wait for Tomoko Puxi to contact us..."

Before Takeshi Nanahara finished speaking, the two criminal policemen who were stationed near Takeshi Nanahara's house hurried over with a package and said to Eri Nakano: "Ms. Nakano, there is a package delivered to classmate Nanahara's home."

Nakano Eri took the package and tore it open. When she found it was a video tape, she immediately ordered: "Go to the logistics company and ask about the sender and shipping location to see if there are any clues."

The two detectives left in response, and Eri Nakano took Takeshi Nanahara to watch the video. When she saw the picture, she felt relieved - Qingmi Ruri was indeed alive, at least she was alive yesterday evening.

Takeshi Nanahara looked at Qingmi Ruri, who had a "little strong and little stubborn" look on his face, and couldn't help but laugh. He felt that this guy had most likely asked for trouble, otherwise he wouldn't have this expression, and the content of the video tape was also very simple. Tomoko Puxi asked him He persuaded the police to release him within 24 hours and not to follow him, otherwise they would activate a bomb and kill Qingmi Ruri publicly in the downtown area.

At the same time, she vowed that as long as Puxi Akira was free, she promised not to harm Qingjian Ruri and would give him the address to save people on his own.

During the whole process, Qingjian Liuli didn't say a word, and just looked at the camera with a "little strong" expression. Only the messy Liu Hai shook slightly, but Nakano Eri quickly discovered something was wrong and said directly: "She is blinking, as if there is something wrong." Pattern, is it Morse code?”

This was really a surprise. She didn't expect that Qingmi Ruri, who usually looked stupid, had learned Morse code and mastered skills that were beyond the level of female high school students. I guess Tomoko Uraxi didn't expect that she would be able to do this.

She immediately rewinded and read it again, and translated it quickly, but the more she translated, the more hesitant she became: "F, A, C, E...FACE? Face? Face? What did she want to say?"

The main focus of the camera was on Ruri Kiyomi who was tied to a chair, but Tomoko Uranishi only showed part of her body and half of her arms, so she could only hear her voice but not see her. Nakano Eri felt that she must have read it correctly - Morse code It was also a compulsory subject in the Japanese police academy, but the translation was done, and she couldn't figure out what message Qingmi Ruri wanted to convey.

Could it be that it's not Morse code?

Qing Jian Liuli was just blinking randomly?

Takeshi Nanabaru touched his chin and thought for a while, and couldn't help but laugh: "She probably meant to say 'factory', but she...spelled it wrong halfway through, and got stuck at the end. She couldn't remember what the second half of the word was. , it was too late to change the spelling of the name, so I could only stare blankly."

This idiot is really speechless. Even after he was kidnapped, he showed off his true nature as a scumbag. He could misspell or forget every word he spelled. No wonder he failed every English test. You have to tell her when she comes back. If you are kidnapped next time, if you want to pass on information, just spell it out with a pseudonym. It’s almost the same length anyway, so why bother yourself.

This must be the stupidest hostage in history. He fails to seize the opportunity and can only provide junk information...

Nakano Eri glanced at him displeasedly. Her girlfriend was tied into a rice dumpling with a time bomb hanging on her chest. How can you still laugh at this? But now is not the time to talk about such things, she pondered: "So, she is in an abandoned factory?"

It looks a bit like it from the camera. Although the camera angle is a bit condescending and it doesn't capture much of the surrounding environment, just the small circle of Qingjian Liuli and chairs, but looking at the ground, it does look a bit like an abandoned factory.

But even if it is really in an abandoned factory, it is not easy to find. After all, there is no statistical data on this thing. Who knows how many similar places there are in Hirano, let alone in the city, suburbs, outside the city, or even in a satellite small town. Maybe in town.

It is still difficult to search such a large area with less than 24 hours. Maybe even the suspect does not care about exposing this and has not done anything to cover it up.

But it was better than no clues. She stood up immediately and said, "I'll organize people to start a comprehensive search."

"Wait!" Takeshi Nanahara moved his eyes from Qingjian Ruri to the chair, rewinding and watching it twice, trying to remember for a moment, and said thoughtfully, "It seems there is no need to search, I probably know where she is. .”

The murderer was too confident, and the place was indeed difficult to find, but something unexpectedly went wrong.