Chaoguang

Chapter 96 Poor

Less than two days after Sanada Ling returned to Kanagawa, she received a call from Hattori Heiji during class breaks. She turned a corner and went to the bathroom, "What's the matter, the murderer has been caught."

Hattori Heiji said in a deep voice, "An accident happened, and another victim has disappeared. According to her mother, she has been missing for 5 days."

Sanada Ling frowned, "Why do you only know now?"

Hattori Heiji: "The victim often stayed out at night, and her family thought she was out to play, and it took a long time to find out that something was wrong and call the police. 23 years old, just graduated from university, an intern in a securities company, Twitter is full of luxury goods, on her computer I also found information on the dark web, and I was sure that I was abducted by the murderer."

"Where's the murderer? Is it locked?"

Hattori Heiji's eyes darkened, "I found it, Kazuo Otsuki, the general manager of a food company, rich in assets, born in a small mountain village, from a very poor family, after graduating from Osaka University, with the daughter of the original boss of this food company Married, his wife disappeared four years ago, the boss died shortly after his daughter disappeared, and there is no one else in the family."

"Is there no conclusive evidence?"

Sanada Ling's reasoning is correct, but the key is that there is no direct evidence to arrest people.

Hattori Heiji, "We went to the door, good boy, very cunning, and couldn't catch any clues. Instead, we were ridiculed by the yin and yang. These are not important."

"The point is, the policeman who kept staring at him told me that he slipped away, there was no one in the company, nor in the house, and the victim was still in her hands. After such a long time, I was worried that something would happen."

Sanada Ling stared at the lines on the wall, "How many properties are there within the area I've marked, including his wife and the deceased father-in-law."

Hattori Heiji looked at the message on the computer screen, "There are three places, and we are rushing to them."

Sanada Ling nodded, "Okay, I understand."

"Whether you come or not, you must catch this beast today."

Sanadaling only thought for half a second between continuing the class and going to Osaka, "I'll be there right away."

"Okay, I'll give you the address."

Sanada Ling came out of the toilet, changed into a down jacket, and took a taxi to the subway station.

On the subway, Sanada Ling looked at the message received in the text message, the addresses of the three villas.

Looking at it, brows frowned, something is wrong, these villas seem to have been cleaned by someone, why is the yard empty, there is no vegetation, it looks like a dead house.

Sanada Ling closed her eyes and carefully sorted out the whole process of the case. All the victims died of excessive blood loss, and white roses were inserted into their necks after death.
Wait a minute, White Rose?Where did this rose come from?Why do you have to choose white roses, lilies, chrysanthemums?Why must it be a white rose.

It is now certain that the murderer's wife died and was the first victim.

The murderer must have been stimulated by something at that time, so he made the same choice in the next murder.

What the hell did he see?How was his wife killed?
White Rose?Sanada Ling's mind was spinning rapidly. It seems that he still needs to investigate the murderer's wife, Otsuki Kazuo, right?

"Excuse me, do you need help? Your face looks bad?"

Sanada Ling was woken up by the person next to her, and pulled away from her thoughts. The other person seemed to be a programmer with black-rimmed glasses and thinning hair. He was holding a computer and looked at her worriedly.

"Thank you, I'm fine. But," Rei Sanada asked after a pause, "may I borrow your computer?"

The programmer was surprised for a moment, looked at the little girl in front of him, "What do you want to do?"

"Sorry, I have a very important thing to search, and I won't rummage through all your things."

The programmer hesitated for a long time, but seeing that she was just a junior high school student, he handed it to her, "Then hurry up."

"Thank you, I promise you will be fine soon."

Sanada Ling took over the computer, and quickly searched Otsuki Kazuo's wife online, all about this unfortunate woman.

Fingertips are flying across the keyboard, so fast that only afterimages can be seen.

The programmer was so surprised that the frame of the glasses slid off the bridge of his nose. This, is this really a middle school student?Hand speed is faster than him.

It seems that this white rose is not a coincidence. The murderer's wife loved white roses the most, and his father planted one for her in the yard.

But the background of this picture is not the three villas that Hattori sent her, but a strange villa.

Where is this house?Definitely still in that area, no time, where is the specific address?

Sanada Ling quickly searched on the computer, invaded all his information, and finally found some clues, heh, is he still a dutiful son?
Empty all traces of myself, return the computer to the programmer, just happened to arrive at the subway station, "Thank you very much for your help, good people have a safe life, I have arrived at the station, goodbye."

The programmer hadn't reacted from the huge shock, so he said, "Goodbye."

After everyone went down and the subway restarted, the programmer came to his senses and hurriedly checked his computer. It was clean and there was nothing but the records left by him. It was as if no one had touched the computer before. He saw a junior high school student operating his computer.

Oh my goodness.

The programmer scratched his head in a daze, his already sparse hair was even more pitiful.

Sanada Ling got out of the subway and directly hailed a taxi. After telling him the address, he wanted to call Hattori Heiji.

As soon as the phone was taken out, Hattori called, "Alice, there is no clue about the villa."

"Hattobu, the address is wrong. He kept a hand behind his back. I'll send the address to you, and you will take someone there immediately and call an ambulance. I'm already on my way."

"The villa where he married his wife was the safe zone he left for himself. After the death of his father-in-law, he transferred the house directly to his mother's name, using his mother's pre-married name."

Hattori Heiji cursed in a low voice, "Is it really a fox, I'll go there right away."

After hanging up the phone, Sanada Ling looked at the driver who kept looking at her with strange eyes, "Master, please hurry up, human life is a matter of fate, my friend is going to commit suicide."

Although the driver uncle was puzzled by what the little girl said, but hearing her tone was quite serious, he slammed on the gas pedal, "Don't worry, we will make it in time."

When Sanada Ling arrived, there were already two police cars parked at the door. It seemed that Hattori and the others had arrived, but I hope they will not be late this time.

Sanada Ling went in along the door. The villa area was huge, and she found many cameras hidden in the corners while walking, with red dots still flashing.

Oh, this bastard must be hiding in the dark computer room and spying on them.

When Sanada Ling walked along the bluestone road to the entrance of the villa, she found that the gate had been violently broken open. The crooked mahogany gate and the debris scattered all over the ground looked a bit miserable.

The moment she just stepped in, the corners of her eyes were dazzled by the light in the distance, and her footsteps paused slightly. Sanada Ling glanced at the villa that had already been entered, and walked decisively towards the shining place.

Well, Hattori and the others have already gone in anyway, why don't she change the direction and split into two groups.

After walking into Sanada Ling, I realized that this is a specially built greenhouse. The whole is made of transparent glass, and the light reflected just now is the light refracted by these glass.

All the plants in the greenhouse are white roses.

Sanada Ling looked at the combination lock on the glass door, and entered the murderer's birthday on the data.

A beep, a red light warning, wrong password, you have two more chances.

Sanadaling scratched her chin, ah, it's not his birthday, six-digit password?
This rose house seems to be her wife's favorite thing, so could this password be his wife's birthday?
Sanadaling tried to enter it, but the green light flickered and the door opened.

As soon as she entered, the room was filled with the scent of roses. Sanada Ling pinched her nose and sneezed uncontrollably. It was so fragrant that it made her dizzy.

It took a while for the smell to dissipate, and Sanada Ling began to look at the area.

A flower house, this hut occupies a small area, and there are many flowers, but only a single variety, only white roses, and the eyes are pale.

The murderer's technique of planting flowers is good, but in winter, these flowers grow extraordinarily enchanting.

Sanada Ling walked inside along a small path opened in the middle, until she reached the shelf where the flower planting tools were placed.

The floor was covered with a brown felt carpet, and the shelves were full of various tools and fertilizers.

Sanadaling scanned around, there was nothing to pay special attention to, when she turned her head and was about to leave, her footsteps stopped abruptly, as if there was a different voice just now.

Sanada Ling stared at the carpet under her feet, and lightly stepped on it with her toes, the sound was indeed wrong.

Taking two steps back, he lifted the carpet with both hands, revealing the tunnel on the ground locked by the combination lock.

"Hi? This is interesting."

Sanada Ling looked at the combination lock, and continued to enter the murderer's wife's birthday. Di--wrong password, you still have two chances.

Murderer's birthday, beep—the password is wrong, you have one more chance.

No, is there any special day or memorable day for the murderer?

Sanadaling drew a date in his mind, tapped the combination lock with his fingertips, and entered the string of numbers.

Ding--the password is correct, click, click, the cover of the tunnel is slowly lifted, revealing the stairs inside.

Sanada Ling looked at the dark tunnel, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "It's so pitiful, you."

Because the date she just entered was the day the murderer's wife disappeared from the data, and it was also the day she was killed.

Sanada Ling didn't go in immediately, took a photo and sent it to Hattori to tell her where she was, and took a household hammer from the shelf before entering the tunnel.

Turn on the flashlight on the watch, and walk down slowly until you step into the flat ground. Sanada Ling glanced left and right, and there is a switch on the wall on the right. Press it, and with a snap, the lights in the entire tunnel are brightly lit, dazzling people's eyes. pain.

Sanada Ling stood there shaking for a while, narrowing her eyes slightly, and then looked at the secret room.

The floor, walls and ceiling are all pale tiles, and the light bulbs on the top reflect light clusters on the ground. The area is not large, only half of the greenhouse, but it is very clean and spotless.

There is a table facing the corner, um, it looks like a desk in a laboratory, and a soft white cloth is spread on the table.

There are all knives on the soft cloth, at least ten of them can be seen at a glance.

Sanada Ling picked it up through the handkerchief to have a look. Fruit knives, common styles on the market, can be bought in any supermarket, but these knives are sharpened by him.

There is a white ceramic vase next to it, which is also planted with white roses.

There was a door on the wall on the other side, and the entire door was embedded in the wall. Ling Sanada twisted the handle and it was locked.

Sanada Ling took out a small black hair clip from her pocket, which she used to hold her hair in place.

The hairpin was inserted into the keyhole, twisted slightly, and the door opened with a bang.

Sanada Ling smelled the bloody smell coming from inside almost the moment the door opened, her face sank, and she pushed the door open abruptly.

The scene in front of her eyes shrank her pupils. There was a comatose girl lying in the bathtub with her eyes closed. The naked eyes could see blood slowly oozing from the wrists and ankles, and the water in the bathtub was dyed pink.

Sanada Ling quickly ran over, reached out and touched her artery, she was still angry.

"Hey, can Yumi Kosugi hear me? Yumi Kosugi!"

After taking the person out of the water, I realized that the bathtub is at a constant temperature and the water is hot.

Sanada Ling laid her flat on the ground, tore off the bath towel hanging on the wall, tore it into strips, and wrapped it tightly around her limbs.

The remaining fabric could barely cover her body, and she covered the girl with her own clothes.

He grabbed his mobile phone and dialed the emergency number of the hospital, "This is the *** villa. The patient has lost too much blood and has a weak pulse. Please come quickly."

"Okay, let's go right away."

After explaining clearly, Sanada Ling called Hattori Heiji again, "Hatbu, I found the victim. The condition is not very good. The person has been bled and lost a lot of blood. He is currently in a coma."

Hattori Heiji raised his hand to wipe his sweat, "Where are you? Are you safe around? Have you come out of the greenhouse?"

"No, it's in the secret room of the greenhouse. I'll bring someone out right away."

Hattori Heiji and the police immediately ran towards the greenhouse.

When they arrived, Sanada Ling also came out with the man in his arms and handed him over to the police.

"I've already called an ambulance, but she's in a very bad condition and her pulse is almost gone. Hurry up and carry her to the police car to save time."

The police ran out holding the victim in their arms, fearing that they would be gone if they were too late.

Sanada Ling: "How is it? Did you see the murderer?"

Hattori Heiji frowned, "No, there is no one in the room, and it feels weird to me, as if there are still people living here. It's not a murderer, it looks like a woman, and the room is still sprayed with perfume. , very gloomy."

"Oh, a self-deceiving idiot."

Sanada Ling's eyes moved, "Hatbu-kun, have you noticed these surveillance?"

"Ah, I see."

"Our murderer seems to be waiting for us."

Sanada Ling looked at the villa not far away, the broken gate looked like a monster with a huge mouth.

Hattori Heiji also looked over, "It's really annoying!"

The two looked at each other, took a step forward, and walked towards the villa without hesitation.

Since you are waiting for us, you should be arrested all the more. This is not in vain for you to wait, isn't it?
Located in the control room on the top floor of the villa, a middle-aged man in a black suit is sitting in the center of the house, with mousse on his hair, the roots are clearly combed back, and a pair of rimless glasses on his face. With a cigarette in between, wisps of smoke rose in the air, the black leather shoes were clean and shiny, and the feet with Erlang's legs swayed lightly.

In front of him was all the monitoring systems of this villa, and the eight computer screens showed these vulgar intruders very clearly.

"I've found it all here, you police are not a bunch of drunkards."

"However, it's really rude for you to barge in without saying hello, inferior people without tutors."

"It makes me very unhappy to let go of the prey I managed to find."

He looked at the teenagers who were bold enough to go to his territory. He knew that boy, he was very famous, and often appeared in newspapers. That girl, who broke his password, took away his prey.

"This is not a playground for children."

He blew a smoke ring towards the screen, stood up and put out the cigarette in the ashtray, picked up the silver revolver with the bullets already loaded, let's go, go say hello to them.

After Sanada Ling and Hattori Heiji walked into the villa, they searched up the stairs one by one.

"You left and I right, no problem."

"no problem."

Sanadaling held golf clubs from the corner in her hand, and pushed open the doors one by one, but they were all empty.

It's just that the furnishings of those empty rooms, how should I put it, are more detailed than the model rooms.

When Sanada Ling was about to walk to the end, she found that there was a staircase winding upwards at the end of the corridor.

At the corner of the stairs, she stopped, her eyes darkened, and there was someone in front of her.

"Hehe," a chuckle came from behind, "Why don't you keep walking, didn't you come to find me?"

Sanada Ling's face remained motionless, she took a step forward, and faced a silver pistol.

The muzzle of the gun was aimed at her heart, and the hand holding the club clenched unconsciously.

Kazuo Otsuki moved his hand holding the gun slightly, "Good girl, throw away the things in your hands, girls shouldn't take such rude things."

Almost the moment Sanada Ling met his eyes, the look in his pupils changed to nervousness and panic, his complexion turned pale slightly, and his lips were tightly pursed.

The right hand was released lightly, and with a bang, the heavy object fell to the ground.

"Very well, I like obedient children, now, turn your head and turn your back to me."

Beads of sweat rolled down Sanada Ling's forehead, and he turned around stiffly.

"Move forward."

Hattori Heiji heard the faint sound, and ran towards Rei Sanada, damn it!
Seeing the scene in front of him, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his voice subconsciously softened, "What do you want to do?"

"The outside is already surrounded by the police, don't be impulsive."

Otsuki Kazuo took two steps forward, and the muzzle of the gun landed firmly on the back of Sanada Rei's head. He watched with satisfaction that the body under the gun was trembling with fear, "Hatchet-kun, I should be the one who said this, don't impulse."

Hattori Heiji met Sanada Rei with his usual eyes, even though he knew that she might be sure, his heart was still slightly tight, for fear of any accident.

He was still asking questions, trying to distract him, "How did you know me?"

Otsuki Kazuo chuckled, "I think everyone in Osaka should know Hattori-kun's name."

"But now is not a good time to chat, Hattori-kun, please back off."

Hattori Heiji stood still, deadlocked with him.

The gun in Otsuki Kazuo's hand tapped twice on the back of his head, "Hattori-kun, tell me, it's your police who came faster, or I shot faster."

"Don't touch her, I'll back off, you can tell me what you want, we can discuss it, don't touch her."

Hattori Heiji stepped back as he said, his eyes fixed on the gun in his hand.

The three of them walked downstairs in a stalemate, none of them willing to relax.

The corridors of European-style villas are very long, and some oil paintings will be hung on the walls in an arty manner to highlight the status of the owner.

It's just that on the wall of this villa, there is a huge wedding photo, the bride is smiling like a flower, holding a white rose.

Sanadaling suddenly said, "Hey, do you still love your wife?"

Otsuki Kazuo clenched his hand holding the gun, and stared at her with gloomy eyes, "Little girl, I know you are smart, but your smartness shouldn't be used here."

Sanada Ling didn't seem to understand his threat, "It looks like I'm in love, but if you love her, you will kill her, you are so cruel."

Otsuki Kazuo pulled the trigger and slammed her hard on the back of the head twice, "Shut up, if you don't want your life, I don't mind giving you a ride."

Sanada Ling gasped, "Brother Heiji, save me."

Hattori Heiji was sweating, "Calm down, don't be impulsive."

"Well, it seems that you have an unusual relationship." Otsuki Kazuo suddenly laughed. "Keep going."

When they reached the stairs in the middle of the living room, policemen in three groups also rushed over.

The muzzles of guns pointed at their chests, "Otsuki Kazuo, you are already surrounded, put down the gun immediately."

Yuan Shan and Ye followed behind because they saw familiar people. Seeing such a dangerous scene at this moment, they couldn't help calling out, "Heiji."

Out of the corner of his eyes, Hattori Heiji caught sight of the police and people who shouldn't be here, and was shocked, "Hey, why are you here?"

Otsuki Kazuo wrapped one hand around Sanada Rei's neck and clasped it, "It seems that your good brother has another girl."

Sanada Ling shook her body in fear, "No, he will save me."

"Listen clearly to the people below, whoever shoots, I will shoot and kill her first."

"Let's go, don't stop, Hattori-kun."

Sanada Ling was held hostage and walked downstairs, "You, follow the policemen and back away."

Hattori Heiji was threatened by the gun on Sanada Ling's head and could only do so.

Seeing that everyone was far away from him, Kazuo Otsuki nodded in satisfaction, "Little girl, do you still remember where you asked me the question just now?"

Sanada Ling's voice trembled, "Remember, remember."

"Just remember, I didn't want to say it at first, but no one asked me these questions for a long time, so I suddenly wanted to say it."

"Look up, where you just stopped is where my wife fell."

"Where did it fall, let me think about it, it seems to be the ground you stepped on."

Sanada Ling's body became even more stiff, as if she wanted to leave this place immediately, but was held tightly by someone.

Otsuki Kazuo recalled the scene of his wife falling down in his mind. Blood kept pouring out of her body, staining her white dress red. Before the fall, she was holding a vase in her hand, which was already torn apart. The splinters cut her neck, and even her favorite white rose was stained bright red.

Because when the white rose fell, it happened to pierce her neck.

(End of this chapter)