Chapter 17: Kuroda's Cell
After the questioning, Lin Xiuyi offered to visit the cell where Kuroda was being held, and the official in charge of monitoring Lin Xiuyi in the Ministry of Justice hesitated slightly, and then agreed to Lin Xiuyi's request.
Kuroda's cell was in a special cell for death row prisoners, which was heavily guarded, and Hayashi Shuichi and Miki walked through layers of iron gates, and they didn't know how long they walked to enter the mysterious death row.
When Lin Xiuyi stepped through the last gate, the scene in front of him made him feel that it was really a little unexpected. There is no eerie feeling here, but it gives people a warm feeling. The walls and floors are in warm beige tones, and the lighting inside is good. And Lin Xiuyi's arrival was like throwing a pebble in the calm water of the lake, and many prisoners pressed their heads tightly against the small window above the door of the prison cell, looking at Lin Xiuyi and Miki deadly.
"This is the room where Kuroda is held, it can only give you ten minutes!" Iwaki opened the door of the cell where Kurota lived, and Lin Xiuyi took off his shoes and walked into the cramped cell. It was a cell the size of three tatami mats, with a sanitation and washing area near the window, and the rest of the room was only enough for one person to sleep. A small low table was placed against the wall.
The table is the one without edges and corners, and even the corners are sharpened into an arc. It must be designed to prevent the prisoner from making any dangerous moves. As soon as Lin Xiu looked up, the roof was a whole piece of transparent glass, and he could directly see the sky outside, but Lin Xiu could feel that someone on the roof had been patrolling from time to time, because a slight change in light and darkness could obviously be felt inside the house.
"It seems that you don't see any personal belongings?" Lin Xiuyi looked at the layout of the room, there were people patrolling the roof at any time, and the room was only the size of three tatami mats. If Kuroda behaved strangely before escaping, the prison administration would have been able to spot it easily.
"We are not allowed to bring personal belongings into the cell, clothing and toiletries are provided by the prison, and if there are any special requirements, the prisoner needs to apply separately and get our permission before providing the prisoner...... Iwaki explained delicately for Lin Shuichi.
This room was so clean, as if no one had ever lived there, and Lin Xiuyi couldn't find anything unusual in the room.
"Does Shoji Kuroda usually have any habits, what does he usually do when he is alone in the room?" Lin Xiuyi asked curiously.
"Ah, usually in the morning, we arrange some light labor for the prisoners, which can be done in the cell. Besides, most of the time, Shoji Kuroda seems to spend time reading?"
"What are you reading?" Lin Xiuyi asked curiously.
"I can't answer this for a while, but if you need it, I can look it up for you!" Iwaki said hesitantly, tilting his head.
"That's so thankful!" Lin Xiuyi hurriedly responded.
After Lin Shuichi and Miki left the death row, they went to the book lending place in the prison, and the Iwaki criminal officer quickly printed out a list of books that Kuroda Shoji had borrowed from the computer, and Lin Xiuyi took a cursory look, this Kuroda really has a wide range of reading interests? He borrowed not only books, but also many magazines and newspapers. And the range of books is also varied and unfocused, covering literature, engineering technology, and even health and wellness, which is too broad! Wait a minute, newspapers! Newspapers!
Lin Shuichi suddenly seemed to understand something? He quickly looked at the newspapers that Kuroda had borrowed before his escape, "Nishitama Shimbun", "Setagaya Shimbun", "Tokyo Shichishima Shimbun", "Ogasawara Shimbun......
"Can you show me the newspapers that Kuroda borrowed a few days before he escaped from prison? These are the local newspapers in Tokyo!" Lin Xiuyi asked eagerly.
"Police Department, did you find something?" Miki noticed something unusual about Lin Xiuyi, and immediately became nervous.
Ten minutes later, Iwaki found all the newspapers that Lin Xiuyi had requested, and Lin Xiu began to look for suspicious information page by page.
"yes, that's it?" Hayashi first found an advertisement for Tsuranomaru Co., Ltd. in the Seitama Shimbun.
"We have a large number of high-quality coffee, originating in South America, with high quality and low price, welcome to come and negotiate ......"
Immediately afterward, Hayashi found advertisements from several other newspapers that were also published by Tsuranomaru Co., Ltd., one of which was for the recruitment of dispatch employees, and two for other businesses. If you don't look carefully, Lin Xiuyi will definitely not pay attention to these contents. After all, it's the age of the Internet, where will anyone still advertise in newspapers......
"Police, do you mean that Shoji Kuroda received the news through the newspaper that his accomplices assisted in escaping from prison?" Miki said with a sudden realization.
"Although there is no way to confirm it, it is very likely to be like this!" Lin Xiuyi replied.
"Damn, I didn't expect Kuroda to know when he escaped from prison through the newspaper!" Iwaki angrily slapped his left hand on the table.
"Iwaki Criminal Officer, thank you for your assistance, I will contact you again if necessary!" Lin Shuichi and Miki bowed to Iwaki and thanked Iwaki, and Iwaki hurriedly bowed in return.
After Shuichi Hayashi and Miki said goodbye to the Tokyo detention center. On the way back to the Metropolitan Police Department, Lin Xiuyi received a call from the Life Economics Division.
"Forest Police Department, it is true that as you guessed, the registration place of this Tsuranomaru Co., Ltd. is empty. However, I found an interesting piece of information in their company's money records. Last month, the company imported a lot of virgin wood pulp from Vietnam, but there is no relevant customs record, and we suspect that this raw wood pulp is probably the Semtin 1A explosive that Kuroda bought from the Vietnamese......"
The other party couldn't wait to inform Lin Xiuyi on the phone of what they had discovered, Lin Xiuyi felt that this was also an important clue, 30 tons of explosives, it might not be easy to hide. If we continue to find out who is responsible for the transportation, what new discoveries may be made?
"Very emotional for your assistance, but I still want to trouble you to continue to track down the specific whereabouts of this batch of raw wood pulp, if you find it, I hope you can notify me as soon as possible!" Lin Xiuyi said sincerely.