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Chapter 148 Selling “name”

Entering the interrogation room, Yamazaki knew that he had made a mistake, so he cooperated with Karasawa and the other two's inquiries.

According to what he said, Otsuga Yuyuki had no contact with him and just happened to meet him on the street.

At that time, Otsuga Yuyuki was standing in front of a restaurant with his wallet, but after looking at the money inside, he left in embarrassment.

Yamazaki has a criminal record and cannot apply for a second-hand store business license. He needs someone who is particularly short of money and has no criminal history.

Then he chased after him and struck up a conversation with Yuyuki Otsuga.

Later, he learned that Yuyuki Otsuga actually had public health-related qualifications. A guy with such high credibility was very popular for them.

So in exchange for applying for a second-hand store qualification, he paid the other party a sum of money and promised to cover all food, clothing, housing and transportation during this period.

Otsuga Yuyuki was hesitant at first, but then he agreed.

After confirming this matter, Karasawa immediately found Mitsui Matsu and asked him to help investigate what Otsuga Yuyuki had done in his name.

After some inquiries, it was discovered that Otsuga Yuyuki had even sold out his "name and reputation".

For example, marriage to a foreigner, second-hand store management rights, joint guarantors, small-capital business companies, contracts written when applying for financing from small and medium-sized enterprises, etc.

Step by step, he stepped into the abyss.

When Tang Ze inquired about the black market for "name" sales before, he knew how circulated the information of this group of people was. If someone was selling his or her "name", people would soon come to buy the "name" one after another.

That's why he helped Sakurada Saburo introduce him to work, because he knew that once the name of selling started, it was almost like drinking poison to quench his thirst.

However, Otsuga Yuyuki knew the word "miserable" written in capital letters, but the two of them still gained absolutely nothing about why he died.

But at this moment, Uncle Demi from the forensics class brought over a form.

"I then investigated the victim's cell phone and found this."

Hearing that there was another clue, Tangze perked up and immediately looked at the printed calendar. At the bottom of the calendar, a different location was noted for each day.

"These are all restaurants and snack bars." Takagi wondered after reading it: "Why did Otsu-san record so many places to eat..."

But when Tang Ze saw this, his eyes froze, and then a smile appeared on his lips, "Let's go, Takagi-san, let's go investigate these shops."

"Eh?!" Takagi looked at the densely packed shops above and couldn't help shouting: "Are these all?"

"Don't worry, if my reasoning is correct, these stores should all be in the same area and can be reached on foot." Tangze said without a trace of a smile on his lips, "The last piece of the puzzle is here!"

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  When I came to a restaurant where Otsuga Yuyuki often visited, the other party quickly recognized Otsuga Yuyuki after showing the photo.

According to the waiter, she did meet him a few times, but they were always in the food tasting hut nearby.

That's where their restaurant provides tastings of new products. Most of them are packaged bread and other foods for people to try. If you like something, you can buy some back, as they all have a longer shelf life.

Of course, they will also give away some free porridge and other things, which has a pretty good effect. It can be regarded as a means of selling bread and snacks.

After that, the two went to a supermarket not far away again and found a tasting place where they could taste wakame and herring roe for free.

Including the grilled steak tasting places in the supermarket, all of them, without exception, have an impression of Otsuga Yuyuki. “If it’s not what I expected, the restaurants and supermarkets nearby provide a variety of free food and tastings. This is what Yuyuki Otsuga mentioned in the notes below the monthly calendar on his mobile phone.”

After the two left the supermarket, Tangze said with emotion: "It seems that our speculation is correct. The closer we get to now, the harder his life will be."

"In this case, there is an explanation for the lack of consistency in the food in Otsuga Yuyuki's stomach." Officer Takagi sighed: "He traveled to so many places just to eat. I'm afraid he doesn't have time to find a job."

"And in order to try the food, he must also ensure that he is clean. Even if the bathroom in the Internet cafe is cheap, continued consumption will be a waste for him."

Karasawa looked at the memo in his hand and seemed to see Otsuga Yuyuki's daily rush: "At the same time, these free foods cannot be enjoyed frequently. The more times you visit, the more likely the store clerk will remember your appearance.

That's why there is this memorandum about where to eat every day, but in this way, Otsuga Yuyuki has to go from one restaurant to another in order to have a full meal.

During this period, the consumption of walking made me hungry again, and I had to go to another restaurant to eat. "

It can be said that this is a vicious cycle. He can only live every day to avoid starving to death, and has no energy to do other things.

The two of them talked and hurried on, and finally arrived at the store where Otsuga Tomoyuki was presumed to have arrived last based on the date.

A donut shop.

"How about~ Come and try it? It's just baked~"

Stopping in front of the donut shop, the waitress outside immediately handed over the donuts with toothpicks, "Please try it~"

After buying two donuts for dessert, the two started talking to the waitress.

"Ah, I remember him."

When Takagi showed Otsuga Yuyuki's photo, the waitress immediately said affirmatively.

"You remember it really clearly." Tang Ze looked at the other party and said with a smile, "Did something happen?"

"Actually, it's because it's the third time." The waitress looked at the two people and said, "He has been here before to try the food. To be honest, such people are very rare.

It's generally rare for a grown man to come over specifically to try some desserts, but then refuse to buy them after eating them, right? "

Speaking of this, the waitress was a little angry and a little embarrassed and said: "Actually, he came yesterday, but I was so angry that I said some unpleasant things."

“If you think it’s good, please buy some to support it.”

The waitress at the time held up a piece of donut and looked at the then Otsuga Yuyuki and said this.

But even the waitress didn't expect that the sarcasm would cause such a big reaction from the other party. He actually snatched away all the donuts that the waitress had put in the frame.

"But even so, we can't take away all the tasting products." The waiter said a little aggrievedly: "Obviously he only eats but doesn't buy anything. I'm just telling him that grabbing things is too much."

After asking Otsuga Yuyuki about his escape direction, the two began to move forward along the other party's escape route.

Finally, the two stopped somewhere.

PS: In fact, I wrote this case to supplement the subplot of selling "names" and to let everyone know some information about this aspect.

(End of this chapter)