Chapter 112: The Face of Lushan
When Minamisawa walked out of Narita Airport, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ After thinking about it for a while, he decided to visit Takagi first. According to the information obtained by Minami Zeyu, this neon countryman who seems to be a rich second generation has been traveling around the world all year round, and has finally returned to his home in Tokyo recently.
When it got dark, Minamisawa finally arrived at the downstairs of a single-family house in Meguro Ward. After getting out of the car, he looked at the "Takagi" doorway hanging outside the door, hesitated for a moment, and then walked to the door and pressed the doorbell.
About half a minute later, the door opened, and a very old man asked in a hoarse voice, "Who are you looking for?"
Minamizawa replied respectfully in Japanese, "Is Mr. Takagi in Fuchu?"
He was fluent in Japanese, and the old man thought of him as a local, "Which one are you?"
"Please tell Mr. Takagi that I was introduced by Director Orita of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. β
The old man looked at him suspiciously, then closed the door.
A minute later, the door opened again, "Please come in." β
The old man ushered Nan Zeyu into the living room, and the latter saw the man sitting in the center of the sofa at a glance. Although only a wall lamp in the corner was lit in the entire living room, Nan Zeyu still clearly saw Takagi Gongwang's exaggerated dress like a visual kei performance, and he couldn't help frowning slightly.
It wasn't too cold in Tokyo in September, but Takagi wore a knee-length jacket. The coat was dotted with black velvet tassels all over the place, and his movements were slightly exaggerated, so that whenever he moved, the tassels kept dancing. Looking at his pants again, they fit his slender legs almost like stockings, and the boots studded with silver metal stars on his feet shine brightly, and the corners of those stars shimmer in the dim light. This made Nan Zeyu very puzzled: If it rains, these shoes are dirty, can they only be thrown away?
"I think you're the police officer that Director Orita introduced on the phone. Takagi leaned back on the silver and black striped leather sofa and said lazily, "I'm a little younger than I thought, I thought there would be an old man." His voice was shrill and piercing, sounding like it was coming out of his throat.
"This rich second generation is really uneducated, and his voice is terrible. Nan Zeyu thought so.
After the old man led Nan Zeyu to sit down on the sofa opposite Takagi Gongwang, he retreated.
"Exactly, are you Mr. Takagi?"
"Now there is only one Takagi, and the old Takagi is dead. The rich second generation opened his lips with burgundy lip gloss, revealing a mouthful of neat white teeth, "So, if you are looking for a living Takagi, it must be me." β
"I've heard that you know something that might help us solve the case. Nan Zeyu decided not to pay attention to the yin and yang weird words he said.
"I'm not going to help the police solve the case, you are all bastards who squander taxpayers' money, why should I help you?" Takagi changed his posture and stilted his legs. His legs shook regularly, and the tassels on his clothes trembled with them.
"But that's a dangerous guy. Nan Zeyu looked at Takagi Gongwang's gray bangs that almost covered half of his face, and suddenly had an impulse, he wanted to pick up the scissors, and then "click" to cut them. "This color, it seems that Jiaojiao likes it very much, is it called 'grandma gray'?" Nan Zeyu muttered in his heart.
"That's right, I hate him too. Takagi reached out and picked up a cup on the coffee table and poured it full of red wine, "Would you like some?"
Nan Zeyu shook his head, "I still have official business, so it's inconvenient to drink." β
"I knew you would say that, boring. Takagi Gongwang drank the wine in the cup, "You policemen are so rigid, you don't like it when you look at it." β
Nan Zeyu glanced down at the suit on his body, he smiled bitterly, and resisted the urge to mock the other party's dress, "Mr. Takagi, I'll get straight to the point." β
Takagi Gongwang blinked his purple eyelids, and the heavy eyeliner made people unbearable to look at, "Tell me about it." β
"Do you know the Marquis of Wanguo? an Englishman named Ernest-August. β
"Are you talking about Kuga Mountain?"
Nan Zeyu was stunned, "Isn't his name Ernest-August?"
"Your question is stupid. Takagi Gongwang fiddled with his nails a little impatiently, his charming appearance reminded Nan Zeyu of his wife, who was sick to his stomach and quickly looked away.
"I really don't understand what you mean. β
"He's British, of course he has a British name. But he speaks Japanese and has been in the Neon Country, and his other name is Kuga Sanmasa. Takagi was still looking at his hands, and he was wearing black nail polish covered with a coating that looked like a bright star.
"I'll have to be careful in the future, I can't let Bai He wear this kind of shemale nail polish. Nan Zeyu thought in his heart, but his face was full of smiles, "I see, these two names represent the same person." β
"It's the same person. β
"It's a strange last name. Nan Zeyu said with a smile.
"He's British, and you still expect him to have a nice neon name?" Takagi Gongwang obviously had a very bad impression of Wan Guohou, and his disgust was overflowing.
"Ahem. So, this Mr. Kugayama, are you sure you know each other?"
Takagi yawned and nodded reluctantly.
"How much do you know about his family?"
"He's the son of a rich Englishman, almost like me, they're all only sons, and when the old guy dies, we can do whatever we want. Takagi bared his teeth again.
"We police know this. Nan Zeyu said.
"Then you still ask me?" Takagi gently scratched the corner of his eye with his little thumb, and it seemed that false eyelashes had pierced into his eyes.
"I mean, have you seen his family?" asked Nanzawa cautiously, staring closely at Takagi's face.
"Of course!" said Takagi arrogantly, "when old Takagi was still alive, he took me to that guy's house, and at that time, Kugayama didn't speak Japanese. He desperately begged me to teach him Japanese, saying that he had learned to be a good pickleman. Takagi Gongwang suddenly touched his smooth chin, "He likes oriental women, you know?"
Nan Zeyu smiled, "This, we haven't investigated." Having said that, he remembered Yue Shuluo's graceful body in a cheongsam, and the look that Wan Guohou showed when he looked at her.
"He's, he's a guy who walks on his lower body. Takagi's tone was very strange, like sarcasm and envy.
"Have there been many women in Kuga Mountain?"
"Yes, that's what I fell out with him because of that. Takagi seemed a little lost, "Actually, when this guy didn't speak Japanese well, he wasn't annoying, and we had a good relationship at that time." Then, he changed his words, "Later, he learned Japanese well, and it happened that the old guy in his family also died, and my family didn't have a last breath." He squandered his inheritance everywhere, and then we met the same woman. β
Takagi Gongwang suddenly picked up the cup, filled it with wine, and then drank it in one gulp, "Now that I think about it, what is it? But I just can't swallow that. β
Takagi Gongwang didn't say any more, but Nan Zeyu had already understood his voice: Before Takagi Gongwang didn't inherit the inheritance, he was not as generous as Wanguohou, and the woman they liked at the same time naturally followed Wanguohou.
In fact, even if Takagi Gongwang inherited the inheritance at that time, that beautiful woman probably wouldn't go with him. Nan Zeyu thought in his heart, just with this appearance of neither man nor woman, he would not be able to win Wanguohou.
"Can you tell me about the woman's whereabouts?"
"All I know is that I kicked her after I got tired of playing for a long time, and it seems that the woman has found a rich old man again, and I guess she is accompanying the old man in a store in Shibuya now. Takagi grinned, perhaps trying to express his contempt, but the bewitching makeup ruined his coldness and made his smile look rather eerie.
"He was especially fond of provoking married women. Takagi leaned forward and said ill-willedly, "If I get married, I will definitely keep my wife away from him." β
Nan Zeyu smelled the musk-like perfume smell on the other party's body, and suddenly felt a little dizzy. He leaned back as far back as he could, "I'll make a special note of that in the police investigation report." β
"So, you have a wife?" Takagi raised his little thumb and gestured at Nan Zeyu.
Nan Zeyu let out an embarrassed "um".
"Then you have to be careful, I'm not scaring you. Takagi Gongwang sat down again, "Kugayama later robbed one of my brother's fiancΓ©es, and then played for a few months and dumped people. The woman was still crying and going to my brother to confess her mistake, hum. β
Nan Zeyu was not interested in Wan Guohou's peachy incident, but he didn't interrupt when he saw that the other party was talking energetically.
"However, this guy is indeed lucky, not only with peach blossoms everywhere, but also with wealth. The old man of his family happened to find a mineral deposit not long before he died, which seemed to be very valuable, and he made a windfall from it, huh. β
"Do you know exactly how much his fortune is?"
"When we used to drink together, he used to boast that he had tens of billions of pounds. But I know he's a big bragging dog. In fact, it would be nice for his family to have Β£5 billion at most. β
"Even Β£5 billion is staggering. Nan Zeyu replied, "Is the source of his wealth inheritance and mineral deposits?"
"Yes. That's right. Speaking of which, something suddenly occurred to me. Takagi moved both legs to the sofa, rested his head on the armrests of the sofa, and half-lay down, "Do you know that he recently went to China?"
"Really?" asked Nan Zeyu, feigning surprise.
"As far as I know, he went to China for two purposes. One is to pick up girls, and the other is to find babies. β
"Baby?" Nan Zeyu showed a confused expression, "Do you mean treasures?"
"It's amber. Takagi picked up the bottle, but found it empty, and shouted in the direction of the kitchen, "Bring the wine." β
Soon, the old man appeared. He was holding the plate and walking staggeringly, Nan Zeyu hurriedly greeted him when he saw this, and took the plate in his hand.
Takagi glanced at Nan Zeyu, and didn't thank him, he just picked up the wine bottle from the tray and poured the wine into the glass.
"Do you know that Kuga Mountain likes amber? That guy is superstitious and thinks that thing has spirituality. After drinking the wine, Takagi seemed to be in a better mood, "Jiuga Mountain is looking for some strange amber everywhere, and I want to prove that I have taste and know how to collect, hehe." β
"I don't know much about Chinese amber. Nan Zeyu said modestly, "However, isn't the common amber on the market only in the Baltic Sea and Burma?"
"I've heard that he's looking for something called Bingpo. Takagi stood up and said mysteriously, "Hey, have you heard of Bingpo?"
Nan Zeyu shook his head, "No." β
"There is no ice in this world at all!" Takagi said with a laugh, "I have been in a state of madness for a long time, and I have to find this non-existent thing." For the sake of the so-called Bingpo, he will definitely go bankrupt, haha! Wait and see, he will soon be unlucky!" Takagi Gongwang stared at Nan Zeyu, his eyes full of disgust and hatred, as if Nan Zeyu was Kuga Mountain.
Nan Zeyu felt very uncomfortable, he didn't dare to look at Takagi Gongwang's crazy eyes, so he had to turn his head sideways, "Are you living alone?"
"Yes, I never bring people home. Takagi said teasingly, "Both men and women." β
"When was the last time you saw Kuga Mountain?" Nan Zeyu suddenly asked.
"About half a year ago, I don't remember the exact time. Takagi Gongwang wrapped his index finger around the tassel on his clothes and made a circle, "I've always wanted to fight with him, but he always avoids me, coward!"
Nan Zeyu glanced at Takagi Gong suspiciously, the latter was too thin to look like he could fight. Maybe he is just trying to talk quickly, Nan Zeyu thought like this, and looked down on this rich second generation more and more in his heart.
"Don't you think I'm not like a person who can fight?" Takagi Kotozo's words startled Nanzawa Yu, and he said a little embarrassed, "I didn't think so. β
Takagi slammed into the back of the sofa, as if he wanted to hide himself in the dim light, "Whatever you think, anyway, I won't let go of Jiu Ishan." He stared at Nan Zeyu, "What has this guy done lately?"
"I'm sorry, I can't disclose the relevant facts of the case, please understand. Nan Zeyu said very respectfully.
"Don't forget it, I'll check it myself in the future. However, as long as it is something that can make Kugayama unlucky, I am happy. Takagi Gongwang lazily pointed to the coffee table, Nan Zeyu glanced at it, and realized that he wanted wine, so he handed him the wine bottle and glass.
Takagi Gongwang poured a glass of wine and returned the bottle to Nan Zeyu, "What else do you want to know?"
Nan Zeyu hesitated, "Do you know that there is a place called Hancheng in China?"
"I don't know, where is that?"
"In the southwest of China, by Burma. β
"Oh, that sounds like a place of interest to the Kuga Mountain Society, there's amber, right?" said Takagi with a sneer, "but he won't stay for a few days, the women of Burma must be very dark, he doesn't like women with too dark skin." β
Seeing that he really couldn't ask anything, Nan Zeyu got up and said goodbye.
"Thank you very much for your cooperation with the police! It's getting late, I won't bother you. β
"When you catch the evidence of Jiugayama's crime, you must inform me as soon as possible, and I will definitely visit the prison. Takagi said with a sly smile. "If he can't afford a lawyer, I'm willing to pay for it. β
"No problem. β
"I don't think you want to stay with me, you can go quickly, I'm going to have dinner. β
Nan Zeyu smiled bitterly, then bowed respectfully and turned to leave.
Minami Zeyu walked out of Takagi's mansion and unconsciously let out a sigh of relief, he glanced at his watch and decided to go to Chiyoda again tomorrow.
Behind a window on the second floor of Takagi's mansion, Takagi was closely watching Nanzawa's every move. Seeing Nan Zeyu get into a taxi and leave, he lowered the curtain and walked to a mirror. He took off his wig, took out his black contact lenses, and began to remove the heavy makeup.