Chapter 20: Beautiful House

Of the 26 thefts that have been discovered, six have occurred in Minato Ward, and if you look at the location of these six cases on the map, they are roughly scattered in high-end residential areas ranging from Roppongi Ichimachi to Shirokane Takanawa.

This area is already very close to Tokyo Bay, and is surrounded by four highways and two subway lines. The area has a dense road network and many roads. These were all unfavorable factors for Lin Xiuyi's search operation. However, compared to the black eyes at the beginning, Lin Xiuyi is now very satisfied.

Although the available evidence can already link the deceased Shin'ichi Nakamura to the suspect Ishihara Hayato, it is unlikely that a breakthrough confession can be obtained directly from Ishihara's mouth. From the interrogation process in the past few days, Lin Xiuyi has already seen that the suspect Ishihara Hayato is a guy who doesn't shed tears when he doesn't see the coffin. Unless there is more conclusive evidence to push him into a corner, it will be impossible to make any breakthrough in the confession.

"What are your plans now?" Aizawa asked as he drove to Hayashi Shuichi, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"I don't have any plans, I made an appointment with the property company yesterday, let's go around the crime scene first!" Lin Xiuyi kept looking for the surrounding buildings and environment on the map, hoping to think about the direction of the investigation from the perspective of the suspect. This is a special way of thinking that Lin Xiu has cultivated in his undercover career for many years. Because Lin Xiuyi had lived with a cunning drug cartel for a long time, he understood the thoughts of criminals better than ordinary police officers. After all, it is impossible for Yan Xueli to let him participate in some drug transportation activities to say hello to the organization every time, and sometimes Yan Xueli suddenly asked him to bring someone to transport a batch of goods back to China, and he could only find a way temporarily. Report back to the organization afterwards.

Hayashi Shuichi and Aizawa first went to the crime scene near Shirokane Koron, a luxury real estate building perched on a high platform with a ramp that directly connected the main entrance of the courtyard to the nearby street. Because of the high terrain, the view is quite good, and you can see the scenery of Tokyo Bay in the distance.

"I really don't understand why those rich people want such a good house to be empty, what a waste!" After Lin Xiu got out of the car, he looked at the mansion in front of him, and then thought of the apartment he was renting now. I couldn't help but feel infinite emotion in my heart. His annual salary is now about 6 million yen, which is much less than that of regular employees in large trading companies, which generally earn about 10 million yen a year. Compared to most of the "social animals" in RB, the treatment of civil servants is enough to make most people feel red, because the average office worker earns about 4 million yen a year. Of course, if Lin Shuyi is promoted to the police department, his income will reach 8 million yen. But even if this income is dry until retirement, Lin Xiuyi can't afford such a good house!

Lin Shuyi and Aizawa walked along the ramp towards the main entrance, and as soon as they took a few steps, they saw a woman in professional attire waiting at the gate. When she saw Lin Xiuyi and Aizawa, she began to bow to the two from afar, Lin Xiuyi and Aizawa first stopped and saluted in return, and then accelerated their pace towards each other.

"Hello, I'm an employee of the property company entrusted by Mr. Noda, my name is Saki Aizaki, and this is my business card!" The other party took out his business card from the business card holder and handed it to Lin Shuichi and Aizawa respectively, and Lin Shuichi and Aizawa also quickly took out their business cards and handed them to each other. Then Lin Xiu explained to Saki Aizaki the purpose of today's visit, and the other party cooperated very well and took out a bunch of keys from an envelope.

"Hasn't the master here returned to China yet?" Lin Xiuyi asked curiously.

"Yes, Mr. Noda entrusted this place to our company before he left the country! Our property company will take care of the maintenance and cleaning work on weekdays!" said Saki Aisaki, who expertly opened the door with the key.

"Since the owner of the house is not at home, then who found out about the theft here?" Lin Xiuyi asked curiously. He does not recall any mention in the case file as to whether the informant was the owner of the house.

"It's a member of our club, and we have a regular cleaning staff who come to clean it every week, and when our staff found traces of turning in the house, they immediately called the police...... "Saki Aizaki recounted the situation. Lin Xiuyi listened carefully while comparing the contents of the case file in his heart. The content of Aizaki's description is similar to what is recorded in the materials, and there is nothing new.

After the gate was opened, Lin Shuichi and Aizawa followed Aizaki into the courtyard, which was not big or small, and it was extremely neatly tied. Despite the fact that the owner was not at home, no fallen leaves were found on the gravel road leading to the house. There are a lot of courtyard plants planted on the side of the courtyard facing the street, and the style is obviously carefully trimmed, which looks very neat. On the other side is the lawn, there are several wooden garden chairs on the lawn, and the chairs are oriented to the sea to the east.

"What an enviable house!" Even Aizawa, who has always been calm, couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the beautiful scenery here.

"It's really beautiful! But Mr. Noda and his family are living abroad now, so it's always empty!" Saki Aizaki didn't urge Hayashi Shuichi and Aizawa, but patiently waited for the two at the door of the house. Lin Xiuyi and Aizawa suddenly realized that they were here to handle the case, and Saki Aizaki also had work to do. Although people didn't say anything, it's always bad to delay people's time.

"I'm sorry, it's so beautiful here, do you come here often?" Lin Xiuyi hurriedly followed and bowed to apologize, and then asked casually.

"Actually, this is the second time I've been here, and I've been here once when I signed the commission agreement with Mr. Noda, and I'll tell you the truth, I was just as fascinated by the scenery as you are now. Fortunately, Mr. Noda didn't mind!" Saki Aizaki finished speaking, took out the key and opened the door directly. The three took off their shoes at the door and walked into the house.

The interior of the house is very clean, and it can be seen that it is indeed cleaned frequently. The house has two floors, the first floor is the living room, the living room and dining room, and the second floor is the bedroom. The window in the living room is a whole piece of floor-to-ceiling glass, because the whole building is also elevated. So the living room window also has a view of the sea in the distance, while the dining room window can see the carefully manicured plants in the courtyard. Shuichi Hayashi and Aizawa went up to the second floor under the leadership of Saki Aizaki. In his study on the second floor, Saki Aizaki described what it was like when the cleaning staff found the theft here......