Chapter 21: Whims

Saki Aizaki gave Lin Shuichi a detailed description of the situation here at the time of the crime, and according to her description, Lin Xiuyi could roughly imagine the entire process of the suspect's crime. The suspect came in from outside the fence. This can be inferred from the footprints found on the walls of the forensic class. And there are no obvious signs of broken ring locks at the door.

As an upscale community, the surrounding security facilities are still very comprehensive. It is very likely that the cunning suspect knew this, so he did not force his way into the house from the first floor, but instead chose to break the window on the second floor to burglarize. So the room with the most damage was the study on the second floor, and in the living room downstairs there were no obvious signs of turning. In addition, although there are traces of flipping in other rooms on the second floor, the suspect is obviously very targeted. Downstairs, there were a few bottles of expensive red wine in the wine cabinet in the living room, and no one cared about them. The upstairs cloakroom was looted with designer clothes, leather bags, and watches and shoes, and the safe in the study was also pried open, but there were only some documents and seals and other things, which were useless to the suspect.

The reason why Lin Xiuyi suspected that this case had a lot to do with Ishihara Hayato was mainly judged from the lost items. Because the owner of the house was away for a long time, there was not much cash in this room. However, the suspect gave up the higher-value red wine in the wine cabinet, but chose relatively low-value, relatively large clothing and leather goods as the main theft items, showing the suspect's preference for stolen items. And Ishihara's experience of running a second-hand designer clothing store is very much in line with the suspect's preference for stolen items.

In fact, it's not so easy to be a thief! The problem is that people in modern society generally don't keep too much cash at home. So burglaries are also starting to develop in the direction of specialization. There are theft rings that specialize in stealing antiques and other valuable collectibles. Some theft rings target designer clothing, as there are a large number of second-hand designer stores in Tokyo, and their customers are usually young people who keep up with trends but are shy about cash. However, this type of thief must have the knowledge to identify such items, as well as the channels through which they can be sold.

The reasoning process of the police always starts with assumptions. Lin Xiuyi deduced the existence of the theft gang from the advertising paper at the scene of the molestation. And a series of evidence found during the subsequent search also roughly confirmed Lin Xiuyi's speculation. At present, these series of thefts are inseparable from the key role of Ishihara Hayato. But whether Shin'ichi Nakamura was killed by Hayato Ishihara, Lin Shuichi still has reservations. He vaguely felt that he could not successfully complete the 26 thefts by relying on the strength of two people alone.

On the way back to the Metropolitan Police Department after leaving the scene of the crime, Lin Xiuyi kept thinking about the theft group. Of the two people found so far, Hayato Ishihara is likely to be a member of the theft syndicate responsible for selling stolen goods. And Shin'ichi Nakamura is in charge of stepping on the point. So who planned this series of elaborate thefts? With 26 consecutive thefts, this is already a master of thieves.

"Aizawa, do you know who Ishihara Hayato's cellmates are in prison? Also, who was the source of the purchase of the stolen goods he sold in the first place?" Lin Xiuyi suddenly broke the silence and said coldly.

"Police Department, these materials should be in the hands of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police!" Aizawa recalled for a long time, and finally said with certainty.

"Turn around, let's not go back to the main store, go to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department!" Lin Xiuyi said excitedly, he suddenly figured out that Shin'ichi Nakamura couldn't be the brain of the theft group, and if it was, he wouldn't be arranged to step on it. And in the process of stepping on the point, he molested underage girls without doing his job, which is too amateurish! And Ishihara Hayato is even more unlikely to be the head of this organization, his background only has the experience of selling stolen goods, and he has no experience of committing theft. The reason why he was sentenced to prison in the first place was also because of the sale of stolen goods, how could a guy with no experience in theft commit so many consecutive thefts in Tokyo and still be unscathed. So the two rookie newcomers either got the guidance of a master who is good at it, or they have an experienced accomplice. Given that Shin'ichi Nakamura is a guy with a clean background, Hayato Ishihara either met this guy in prison, or this guy is Ishihara's past business partner.

Yuichi Aizawa followed Hayashi's instructions to make a quick U-turn and took a shortcut onto the nearby Daiichi Keihin Expressway. This highway connects Tokyo and Yokohama and is an important transportation artery. As the most important industrial distribution belt of RB, it is also the earliest industrial belt of RB after the war. The Keihin Industrial Belt is home to most of the pillars of the RB economy. When the car leaves the Shirokane Takanawa and enters Ota City, the road is full of spectacular large factories. The scenery here and the high-rise buildings in the city are completely different styles, and this kind of scenery is rarely seen even by Lin Shuichi, who is a man of two lifetimes.

The Kanagawa Prefectural Police Agency is located in Yokohama City, and because of the convenience of the Shinkansen, many RB people working in Tokyo have to settle down in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture due to the high land prices in Tokyo. Working in Tokyo and living in Yokohama seems to be a familiar thing for many social animals in Tokyo. Yokohama City has become the second largest city in RB due to the overflow of population in Tokyo.

Just when the car had just entered the territory of Kanagawa Prefecture, Aizawa, who had always been silent, suddenly reminded Lin Shuichi: "Police Department, maybe we will encounter some trouble this time......"

"Trouble is inevitable! Actually, I'm not sure if Ishihara Hayato has other accomplices, I just want to confirm my assumptions......" Lin Xiuyi felt that his way of working was indeed ignoring the views of his subordinates, after all, criminal investigation work requires the strength of a team, not individual heroism. Although his recent performance has been perfect, it would have been impossible for him to make one breakthrough after another without the strong assistance of his colleagues in the Sixth Headquarters and the strong assistance of his colleagues in the Minato District Murder and Abandoned Body Search Headquarters.

"No, the police department, you misunderstood what I meant! I want to remind you that Hayato Ishihara was detained by the Metropolitan Police Department and has not greeted the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department until now?" As soon as Aizawa heard that Lin Shuichi was still thinking about the case, he knew that Lin Xiuyi did not realize the biggest obstacle to this trip to Kanagawa. The Kanagawa Prefectural Police Department and the Metropolitan Police Department are at the same level, but because Tokyo is the best place to go, the Metropolitan Police Department often handles cases across borders without greeting them. The Kanagawa Prefectural Police Agency has been complaining about this for a long time. And the last time I brought Ishihara Hayato back to Tokyo to assist in the investigation, it wasn't even a detention at all, so I definitely didn't say hello to the Kanagawa side, but now Lin Shuichi came to the door so rashly and asked to consult the file of the Kanagawa Prefectural Office, how could people give you a good look?