The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 175 Who is the murderer?

Keiko admitted that she saw her Persian cat fall into the tank and drown, and she had the opportunity to save it.

But when she thought of what was happening between Xia Ran and her husband upstairs, she had other thoughts.

In this way, her pet Persian cat, which had been with her for more than a year, died.

This cat was a birthday gift bought for her by her husband Taro Nojiri when she first came to China. She liked raising cats when she was in Japan, so her husband bought her one at the pet market.

She used the pet cat issue to drive away Xia Ran upstairs. She thought her husband would change his mind, but she didn't expect that her husband still couldn't let go of that woman.

She knew that her husband came back late several times, always looking for Xia Ran.

But she also understood that as long as she kept out of sight, she pretended that she didn't know. For the sake of her children, this family had to survive.

"Mrs. Keiko, why did you lie and say that you said on the phone that Mr. Nojiri would go to Xinghualou to buy you snacks?" Cheng Mo asked.

"I told my children this, because I was afraid that if you asked me, my children would say this, so I just made it wrong..."

Seeing the artistic flower arrangement in the vase on the windowsill, Cheng Mo asked casually: "Mrs. Keiko also likes flower arrangement?"

"It's just an ordinary kitchen knife..."

A woman who loves life likes to raise these flowers and plants because she likes these colorful flowers.

"Any more?"

Keiko was stunned for a moment: "Of course, please, Detective Cheng."

"Don't you have any other knives at home?"

“What knife do you use for cooking at home?”

"Bring it here and let me take a look." Cheng Mo nodded. Although it was unlikely to be scissors, if you wanted to look at it, you couldn't miss any clue.

Cheng Mo reached out to take it and took a closer look, basically rejecting the possibility that it was a murder weapon.

"Show it to me." Cheng Mo ordered, and Huizi got up and went to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife and handed it over.

"I was panicking at the time, so I just said that. I wanted to correct it afterwards, but I was afraid that you would doubt me." Kezi was so nervous that she didn't even dare to look up into Cheng Mo's eyes.

"That was given to me by a friend of mine." Keiko said hurriedly, "In addition to raising cats, I also like to raise some flowers and plants."

"You should know that your husband died abnormally. We will definitely investigate his movements before his death. We can definitely find out that he never went to Xinghua Tower. Why are you still lying?"

The scissors were brought in. They were also very ordinary iron scissors. The handles were still somewhat rusty. They were wrapped with homespun strips, making them more comfortable to hold in the hand.

Cheng Mo said: "Can I see your room?"

Under the leadership of Huizi, Cheng Mo walked into Huizi's room. As expected, it was very tidy, everything was placed extremely neatly, and the tabletop was spotless, as if he had obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Cheng Mo saw that there were indeed many pots and jars on the windowsill, with many flowers and plants planted in them, and they were all well taken care of. At first glance, he seemed to be someone who loved life.

Keiko shook her head, obviously not knowing what kind of trouble telling this lie would bring to herself, her expression was very innocent.

"No more." Keiko shook her head.

"If you do this, you will cause trouble for yourself, do you know?"

"Also, do scissors count?"

"Mrs. Keiko, thank you for your cooperation. Regarding the murder of Mr. Nojiri, before the patrol room investigation reaches a conclusion, please do not express your personal opinions to avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings." Cheng Mo reminded.

"I understand, Detective Cheng."

"Okay, I'll take my leave first." Cheng Mo nodded.

……

Cheng Mo returned to the arresting room and began to study the files on the murder case of "Nojiri" one by one. Unless an acquaintance committed the crime, the possibility of love murder was extremely small.

Especially since "Nojiri" died shortly after the destruction of the "Dog Team", he had to think that it was Inoue Hiaki who killed everyone.

He did not disclose the intelligence information about Nojiri to the Shanghai Special Administrative Region of the Military Command, and Shen Mo also contacted Qi Qingbin, the new deputy director of the Shanghai Special Administrative Region. Nojiri's death had nothing to do with the Shanghai Special Administrative Region. For killing a Japanese spy, how could the Shanghai Special Administrative Region not take credit for the crime and receive a reward?

There is no relevant information feedback from the bureau headquarters.

Therefore, he was basically certain that this was the Japanese special agency killing people and silencing them, and then preparing to frame them for the "military commanders", thereby providing an excuse to intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of Industry and Affairs.

However, these are all his analysis and speculations. The relationship between Nojiri and the "Dog Team" should be erased by Inoue Hiaki. Whether Nojiri's wife Keiko knows what her husband does is a question mark, at least. He hasn't found any flaws in her so far.

The British also doubt Nojiri's identity, but they don't want it to be done by the "Military Tong". It would be best if it can be found to be an ordinary criminal case. If it is really the "Military Tong" or some other spontaneous anti-Japanese organization, For example, if something like the Jagged Rape Gang was done, inferring Nojiri's identity would also make the Japanese unable to find excuses.

It would be different if the "Blue Shirt Club" deliberately targeted ordinary Japanese living in the concession for assassination.

It is obvious that the Japanese are now setting the pace in this regard by building public opinion.

It was hard to say whether they would write, direct and act in a series of events next, so Cheng Mo had to call Tony Kaiziwei to remind him to pay attention to this.

The first anniversary of 8 is coming soon. The Japanese are sure that the Military Reunification Council will attack and destroy important facilities of the Japanese army during this period. When the time comes, they will link this case again in the name of protecting Japanese nationals. Using the excuse of civilians and combating "anti-Japanese" extreme atrocities, they can force the top brass of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau to agree to their many unreasonable demands.

The case must be solved before the first anniversary of August 8th, so as not to give them this opportunity. This is why Cheng Mo issued a "three-day" military order to solve the case.

If you do this kind of thing, maybe no one will know, and even history books won't record it, but you must do it.

Not for the benefit of the Concession Industry Bureau, but for all the compatriots in the Concession who are still fighting for the Anti-Japanese War, in order to give everyone more room to move around.

It's not easy to fight on an isolated island.

Once you find the murder weapon, you are not far from finding the murderer, but where is the murder weapon?

Cutting the arteries and throat of the neck with one knife is extremely demanding for the killer. It requires hands, eyes, and wrists to be in one go, as well as strength requirements. Adult men cannot do this step without special training, and they also need to It takes extremely high psychological quality.

Killing someone is not as easy as they say, and there are no traces left at the scene, which is enough to show that the other party is a master.

"Tan Cheng." Lin Huarong opened the door and came in.

"What did you find?"

"I just came over from the fingerprint inspection team. Apart from his own fingerprints, no other people's fingerprints were found on Nojiri Taro's briefcase, which was sent for inspection. There were only some manifests and blank papers inside. There was nothing particularly valuable. thing."

"Old Lin, have you ever thought that Taro Nojiri's briefcase was left in a foreign bank and has been cleaned up?"

"Tan Cheng means that the people at Tongyuan Yangxing Company did not want the patrol room to know Taro Nojiri's true identity, so they cleared his briefcase in advance?"

"Nojiri Taro always carries his briefcase wherever he goes. Why did he leave his briefcase at the foreign bank's office when he went back that night? Also, as far as I know, when he went to Miss Xia's house on the night of his murder, he was in a very emotional state. Poor, this shows that he must have encountered something before this, whether he was scolded by his boss or ordered to be fired, we don't seem to have a grasp of these." Cheng Mo said.

"As you said, it's really possible that Nojiri Taro had a bad temper and went to see Miss Xia. However, he encountered a murderer on his way home and was led into an alley and killed..."

"The murderer killed someone, took away the murder weapon, and there was blood on his clothes. If he disposed of both of these things, it would be even more difficult for us to solve the case."

Lin Huarong was a little discouraged when he heard this. So far, there seemed to be many clues in this case, but none of them directly pointed to the murderer.

How to check this?

There was only one day left, to be precise, a whole day and a night, but now he hadn't even touched a hair of the murderer.

Cheng Mo misses the surveillance all over the streets in later generations. With surveillance, even if the murderer deliberately avoids it, there are so many cameras that it is impossible to hide them all. There will always be one or two who will be photographed. But now, everything can be captured. No.

"Have Lao Xu come back? Let's have a meeting."

"Okay."

"We have been running around for two days, mainly from the two directions of murder and murder, mainly investigating the victim's behavior trajectory and social relations. Now we have almost figured it out, but it doesn't seem to have much effect on solving the case. I want to change my thinking and directly start from Let’s dig into the characteristics of the murderer.”

Cheng Mo summoned everyone to his office and explained his next thoughts as soon as he opened his mouth.

"First, the murderer is roughly the same height as Nojiri Taro. He is strong and powerful. He is tentatively a male, but a well-trained woman cannot be ruled out. Second, he is an acquaintance. This is the most important thing. If he is not an acquaintance, Nojiri Taro is also I would not follow him into the dead end alley. Judging from the scene, there were no traces of a struggle, which can also prove this. Thirdly, the murderer probably did not smoke. There were no cigarette butts or ashes left at the scene, and neither did Nojiri Taro. Smoking. Fourth, judging from the wound on Nojiri Taro's neck and the marks on the ground, the two people should have been standing face to face at the time. The murderer suddenly swung the knife. The knife should have been hidden in his hand, so that the victim did not react at all. Chances are, given the situation at the time, even if the victim could make a sound, it is estimated that no one would hear it. After eight o'clock, even if there were people passing by outside the alley, they would rarely stop and go in to take a look. Fifth , after the murder, the murderer left calmly and took away the murder weapon, but he should have been spattered with blood, so I speculated that he should have been wearing a dark coat when he committed the murder, so tonight, we will go to the crime Visit the place where the crime occurred, especially the shops that were open nearby at the time of the crime and passers-by going home. Maybe they saw or met the murderer. "

"Isn't this like finding a needle in a haystack?"

"Even if you are looking for a needle in a haystack, you have to find it. If there are clues, don't give up any possible method to solve the case." Cheng Mo said, "I will treat everyone to dinner tonight."

"He said so, so what's the problem? Let's check it out!"

(End of this chapter)