Chapter 13: Direction of Investigation
After Shuichi Hayashi and Miki say goodbye to Mrs. Yano, the two return to the car with valuable evidence collected from Tomomi Yano's house.
"How's that!" asked Miki as soon as she got into the car.
The Kuwashima Police Department finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Lin Shuichi and Miki coming back with a cardboard box.
"It's quite rewarding, Mrs. Yano should cooperate with our investigation in the future......" Lin Xiuyi said with a long sigh.
"I'm sorry, I almost hurt you today!" said to Lin Xiuyi ashamedly from the Sang Island Police Department.
"Don't mind too much, I don't think the seniors made a mistake in the first place! Rather than spending energy on dealing with cases that have not yet been determined whether they are crimes, it would be more meaningful to focus on cracking down on crimes that have already been identified. ”
In fact, the reason why Lin Xiuyi said this was not just out of sympathy for the Mulberry Island Police Department, because Lin Xiuyi actually thought so in his heart. From the point of view of crime prevention, instead of spending energy on disappearances that have not yet been clarified whether or not they have actually occurred, it is better to go all out to take down the burglary and murder cases that have caused bad results. This is because once the perpetrator succeeds, he usually quickly replicates his successful experience, which leads to a rapid decline in the security situation in the area where he operates.
In addition, from the victim's point of view, a successful burglary often gives the offender a strong sense of self-confidence, which encourages him to continue to commit more crimes. Kidnapping cases usually involve monetary claims, and the police have nothing to do without further information from the kidnappers. Therefore, whether from the perspective of crime prevention or victims, burglary and homicide cases have a much higher priority and urgency than kidnapping cases.
"Hey, Xiu Yijun, I understand what you mean, but if I had been able to ask more questions about this case at that time, maybe it wouldn't be the situation it is today!"
The Kuwajima Police Department said this, and suddenly fell silent. He turned his head to look outside the car window, as if there was really something worth appreciating outside the window, Lin Xiu sighed helplessly in his heart when he saw the lonely figure of the Sang Island police officer. Although everyone understands the truth, it is even more difficult to really let go of this matter in their hearts.
Although everyone is the police department of the Metropolitan Police Department, their backgrounds have already decided that everyone's career future is different, as long as Lin Xiuyi does not make any particularly serious mistakes, there is almost no suspense about being promoted to the police department after three years. However, it was the police officers who did the most of the heavy work in the search section such as the Kuwashima Police Department, who were not from the elite group. In most cases, no matter how hard they try, they rarely hope to go further in their careers. Because the Japanese bureaucracy itself has set up a glass ceiling for them that is almost impossible to break through.
The Metropolitan Police Department's search section gathers the best criminal police officers in Japan, and being able to wear this little red coat of arms is simply the ultimate goal of the career of any Japanese police officer. "ss" - the abbreviation of "SearhSelet" in English, which directly translates to the search lesson. Everyone who wears this coat of arms is immensely proud to be a part of the search lesson. Because of this, in the search lesson, successfully solving a case is not considered a thing that needs to be rewarded, because this is in itself something you should do your part, even for Lin Xiuyi.
After cracking the murder and abandonment case in the port area, Lin Xiuyi did not receive any rewards from the search class, not even a certificate. Only the Shenmu Police Department realized that he was a newcomer and gave him a fountain pen, and that's it. And Lin Xiu was repeatedly promoted to the police department not because of his excellent work ability, but because he was an official from the elite group.
It is in this harsh working environment that colleagues from non-elite groups are often under unimaginable pressure. Doing well is your job, but not doing well is your unshirkable responsibility, even if you have the blessing of your boss, you have to take responsibility if something happens, because the honor of searching a lesson is not allowed to be smeared.
Lin Xiuyi secretly shook his head, wanting to eliminate these distractions in his mind. He pulled his notebook and pen out of his pocket and began to sort through some of his thoughts and thoughts so far.
The victim, Tomomi Yano, was a young girl about 6 years old. She had also run away from home several times before her last runaway. This shows that the relationship between Tomomi Yano and her family is very bad. And her experience of running away from home many times is also the root cause of the paralysis of the police and her family. From this point of view, it is very likely that Tomomi Yano was abducted by the murderer in the process of running away from home for the last time.
However, there is one thing that Lin Shuichi feels very concerned about, when Mrs. Yano talked about her daughter, she once mentioned the change in Yano's personality. Although girls at the age of 6 tend to be in a rebellious period, it is not surprising that there is a change in personality. However, the photographs seen from Tomomi Yano's room illustrate an important fact that the way Yano dresses has changed significantly.
That set of photos left a deep impression on Lin Shuichi, and Tomomi Yano's previous photos looked like an innocent girl next door. But the last two photos are more like those sexy and tender models in clothing magazines who attract attention by wearing them. What is the reason behind the completely opposite fundamental change in a person's aesthetic in a short period of time?
As soon as Lin Xiu thought of this, he felt that maybe he could start from this perspective and investigate Zhimei's case. Then the next step to investigate is Zhimei's interpersonal network before her death.
"Xiu Yijun, do you have an idea!" The Mulberry Island Police Department, who hadn't spoken for a long time, couldn't help but ask curiously when he saw Lin Xiuyi beside him constantly writing and drawing on the paper.
"Yes, senior! I want to investigate Zhimei's interpersonal interactions before her death! It's best to find her friend and ask to see if you can find any valuable clues, by the way, the police department, this school Zhimei studied before her death was ......" Lin Xiuyi hurriedly looked through the files around him to find relevant information.
"Why, it's actually a private Morimura Middle School!" When Lin Xiuyi saw this name, he was taken aback, how could it have the same name as the school that Ling Nai attended. So he hurriedly continued to check the address of the school where Zhimei studied recorded on the data, and it was actually the middle school that Reina attended.
"What's wrong, Xiuyi-kun?" Seeing Lin Xiuyi's reaction, the Kuwajima Police Department asked strangely.
"My sister seems to go to this school!" Lin Xiuyi replied to the Mulberry Island Police Department.
"How about such a coincidence, do you want to go to the school and ask?" asked the Kuwashima Police Department kindly.
"Isn't our deadline only one month? Isn't that good!" Although Lin Xiuyi wanted to go, Lin Xiuyi was really embarrassed to speak when he thought of the pressure on the shoulders of the seniors of Kuwajima.
"It's okay, we don't have any clues right now anyway, and it's almost lunchtime, so we just went to the school to find out about the situation, and as for these evidences, we can let Hanagata drive back first......" Kuwashima Police said disapprerovingly.
"Okay then! Let's follow the arrangement of our predecessors!"