The sixth man of Conan's police academy

Chapter 313 Who asked you to kill Atsuko Kosaka?

There are not many local hospitals in Mito City, and soon after passing the screening, the information of the skin disease patient with the same appearance as the man in the video was found.

Takemura Koji, male, 28 years old, has eczematous dermatitis, and lives in Room 1, 15-207 Suohiro Town, Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture.He is a car mechanic by profession and works at a Qingshui car repair shop near his home.

After seeing the information presented above, Sasashima Ritsu immediately opened the car door and said, "Haasaka, please contact Takagi and Sato now and ask them to arrive in Ibaraki Prefecture tomorrow morning."

"Where are you going?"

"Those who provide clues need to be protected. Please take Mr. Kamio and Eita back to Kasaka's house. Be sure to pay attention to safety. If something strange happens, contact me immediately. Do you understand?"

Hayasaka Yuna understands why Onizawa is so cautious. There may be big figures in Ibaraki Prefecture behind this case. Now that they are investigating on someone else's territory, they will probably be silenced if they are discovered.

"Okay, you have to be careful too."

Ritsu Sasashima hurriedly closed the car door and drove to Suohiro Town 1-chome. It was absolutely impossible for Takemura Koji to still be working at the car repair shop at this time, and it was more likely that he was resting at home.

Parking the car in a nearby parking lot, he was cautious about approaching this dilapidated apartment building. It could be seen that the living conditions in Zhucun were not good. It seemed that he must have other bad habits, otherwise he would get the money for the murder. , you can definitely move to a better apartment.

He walked up the rusty stairs and stopped at the door of Room 207.He glanced at the words "pay debts and repay debts" written in red paint on the wall with slight disgust. It seemed that the possibility of this person being a gambler was very high.

As soon as I got close to the door, I could hear the movement inside. Sure enough, not many people went to bed early on New Year's Eve.

Without hesitation, Sasajima Ritsu slammed the iron door twice, changed his voice slightly and shouted in a bad tone: "Hey! Takemura, come out, Brother Asahi wants to see you if he has something to do!!"

This is probably just a matter of learning and applying it. It can be seen that "Brother Xu" is probably the person behind the scenes who hired the murderer, or he may be the second-in-command of the forces behind the scenes.

Obviously, Sasashima Ritsu made the right bet.The sound of the TV inside the door disappeared instantly, and the sound of breaking glass products when running could still be heard.

The iron door was opened, and the smell of alcohol mixed with sewerage hit his face. Sasashima Ritsu frowned, and even took two steps back to try to smell the fresh air.

Koji Takemura, who was obviously drunk, even stopped drinking. He covered his mouth in a panic to calm himself down, and then looked up at the guy in a suit standing in front of him.

Who is this?But this outfit should belong to Brother Xu.

"Hahaha, what do you want Brother Asahi to do with me? Do you think I did a good job in the previous job and are you ready to give me another order?" Takemura Koji rubbed his hands excitedly. He has spent all the bounty money recently. I am worried that I have nowhere to make money.

"Yes, there is indeed a deal for you, come with me."

"It's cool, it's cool!"

The smile on Ritsu Sasashima's face disappeared when he turned around. With a slumped face, he reached out to take out a mask and a peaked cap and put them on. This guy really stinks, and his hair is so oily that it reflects light. I seriously suspect that he doesn't just have eczema. Dermatitis and possibly pityriasis scalp.

Quickly go downstairs and enter the small dark alley next to it. This is a good place for underground trading. There is no surveillance around, and no one even passes by here on weekdays.

"Hey, sir, what's your job this time? I promise to do it more neatly than last time!"

Seeing Takemura Kouji's wretched appearance, Ritsu Sasashima didn't bother to tease him. He turned around with a smile without giving the opponent any chance, and directly hit him on the right cheek with a straight punch with his gloved left hand.

Even the two spit-out teeth were stained yellow by smoke stains, which looked disgusting.Ritsu Sasashima stared at Takemura Koji who was lying on the ground and howling. He regretted why he ate a hamburger before working.

"Who asked you to kill Kosaka Atsuko?"

Hearing the other party's inquiry, Takemura Koji covered his face and glared: "Oh, just wait and see, I will definitely kill your face..."

"my face?"

Only then did Takemura Koji notice that the person in front of him had put on a mask and a peaked cap at some point, and he couldn't see his face at all, which made him realize that something was wrong.

Gudong.

Being able to bend and stretch, he swallowed his saliva, thought carefully with his alcohol-paralyzed brain, and then immediately showed a fawning smile. He was missing two front teeth and said: "Hahaha, this big brother, I was just talking nonsense. I’ll tell you everything you want to know.”

"A dog must be obedient to be a loyal dog, and people are the same." Ritsu Sasashima narrowed his eyes, straightened up and said, "Tell me who asked you to kill Kosaka Atsuko, was it Brother Asahi?"

"Yes, he asked me to kill him, and I agreed to it for the sake of living! Brother Xu runs an underground casino. When I have nothing to do, I go back there to indulge in two-hand addiction. His full name is Dongshan Xu, and he is from over there. The person in charge." Takemura Koji was afraid that he would die in this alley, so he went on without waiting for Onizawa to ask.

"Where is Dongshan Xu's store located?"

"In Chinami-cho 1-chome 31, it looks like a shop selling umeboshi. Just tell the cashier, 'I heard that the umeboshi this time is very sweet, and I want to try it. Can I give it a try?' and you can enter the underground casino."

"Then are there other forces behind Dongshan Xu?"

Takemura Koji nodded and shook his head, frowned and said bitterly: "There must be someone powerful behind him, but I really don't know, believe me!"

There is no sign of lying. It seems that the only way to continue the investigation is to follow Dongshan Xu.

"I believe you. Just treat tonight's incident as if nothing happened. If I hear you reveal information from someone else's ears... I will make your life worse than death."

"I-I will never tell! I won't say that I saw you tonight!"

Sasashima Ritsu narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Did you go out of the house tonight?"

"Ah?" Takemura Koji was stunned for a moment, then he staggered to his feet when he realized what he was doing, and said as he walked: "I didn't go out, I was always at home... I didn't go out, I was drinking at home."

There is no credibility for a guy who would accept hiring a murderer for money. Sasashima Ritsu popped a bug and locator on the sole of his shoe and left the alley from the other side.

He took out his mobile phone and dialed Hayasaka Yuna's number and said: "Hey, Hayasaka, I got some clues here. Please help me investigate the name Toyama Asahi, who runs a plum shop in Qianba Town."

"Okay, when will you come back?"

"I have one more thing to confirm now. Wait, hang up first."

After Ritsu Sasashima hung up the phone, he drove to Ibaraki University. According to his reasoning, Higashiyama Asahi might not be able to investigate any interpersonal relationships. If he easily enters the casino, it will be easily exposed. At this stage, he can only follow up with another clue. .

Just like the clues provided by Eita Kasaka, the police said that the victim had a large number of luxury goods, so the source of these luxury goods is probably the "boyfriend" who has never appeared in everyone's mouth.

If the victim Atsuko Kosaka had a boyfriend, the source of the luxury goods would be easily explained.After all, it is normal to give gifts to each other during a relationship, and the mastermind hiding behind the case must have a good background, so spending lavishly during a relationship also fits the line of luxury goods.

Ritsu Sasashima opened the car door and looked at the closed gate of Ibaraki University across the street, hoping to catch clues to the mastermind behind the incident through his university classmates.

　Happy New Year~Happy 2022!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)