Chapter 76: Key Evidence
"I'm really sorry that you don't open today, is it really okay?"
As soon as he came to the restaurant on the top floor, Lin Xiuyi noticed that there was a notice of today's closure hanging outside the door of Matsuan, so he couldn't help but say the above words to Sakurako with some apologies.
"No problem! I'm so worried about something so big, you...... I won't be implicated!"
"Huh...... Me? This ...... You should be overthinking, it's not as serious as you think!"
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Lin Xiuyi comforted Sakurako while following Sakurako into Songan. As soon as he entered the door, Lin Xiuyi saw Shan Gang Shengzheng sitting on the seat by the window, and Shan Gang Shengzheng saw Lin Xiuyi walk in, and quickly stood up from his seat.
"Sit down and talk slowly, I'll make you a cup of tea!"
When Sakurako followed Lin Xiuyi to the front of Yamaoka Katsumasa, he first arranged for the two to sit down face to face, and then found an excuse to turn around and leave. It wasn't until after Sakurako left that Lin Xiuyi said to Yamaoka Katsumasa with some puzzlement:
"Listen to Sakurako, you have something very important to tell me? So...... Can we start now?"
"Hi...... I'm so sorry I didn't contact you until now......"
Shan Gang Shengzheng said sorry to Lin Xiuyi with some restraint, and then carefully took out an inconspicuous key from his pocket, and then slowly put it on the table. Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the key that Shan Gang Sheng Zheng suddenly took out, and then ...... He asked Yamaoka Katsumasa with some uncertainty:
"This ...... How can it be in your hands......? You also participated in Shoji Kuroda's plan?"
"Huh...... No, no, I actually agreed to keep the key for me not long ago. ”
"Custody......? Can you tell me how you got this key?"
"Hmm...... This key...... This key is the cadre of the Sumiyoshi Kai...... Tadashi Amatomasa gave it to me before he was killed, and he asked me to keep the key on my behalf, but he didn't mention much else. But...... At first I thought it was a prank, so I didn't take it seriously. Afterward...... Until Tento-san...... It was only when I ventured to find me before I was killed that I finally learned about their plans. ”
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As soon as Lin Xiu listened to Shangang Shengzheng's story, he then picked up the key and carefully examined it. The key in front of me was so ordinary that it was almost impossible to tell what it was used for. If it weren't for Lin Xiuichi discovering the information that Shoji Kuroda had left on the pottery bowl, he probably wouldn't have been able to guess that this key was actually a key used in the bathroom dressing cabinet.
"Mr. Yamaoka, thank you for giving me this key......! I don't know exactly what this key is used for, may I ask...... Do you know anything else?"
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Hearing Lin Xiuyi's question, Shangang Shengzheng just smiled, and then said to Lin Xiuyi happily:
"You're asking where the key is hidden! It's not hard to guess that it's a key used in a bathroom cabinet. For people like us, there are only a handful of public bathhouses that you can visit in Tokyo. So...... The things you want have always been hidden in Kabukicho, in a bathroom that allows people with tattoos to enter!"
Hearing Shangang Shengzheng's words, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but have a feeling of sudden realization. Originally, he had been thinking about the baths. Therefore, Lin Xiuyi had also thought that the bathroom where these important information was hidden should be a familiar place for the suspects involved in this plan, but ...... What Lin Xiu never expected was that the bathroom would be a special bathroom for people with tattoos. You should know that in this country, people with tattoos are not allowed to show their tattoos without permission. Not even in a public place like a bathhouse. And this ...... It is also one of the reasons why the cadres of those extremist organizations must wear suits in winter and summer.
"Excuse me...... What you saved before...... What a thing?"
"It is evidence of the secret collusion between Senator Shiroyama and the Kanto Yakuza Society, including the truth of the Ginza Imperial Hotel case back then, and the record of how the Kanto Yakuza Society helped the Shiroyama family deal with some things, these ...... It's all things that Harushi Fukuda has been staying by his side for many years and wants to protect himself. But...... Because Kotaro Shiroyama accidentally discovered the existence of these things, he ...... Fukuda Harushi was killed by the other party......"
Just after Shan Gang Shengzheng finished explaining the background of the information they had in their hands, he saw that Shan Gang took out a document bag from the handbag beside him, and then solemnly handed it to Lin Xiuyi.
"I'm so sorry that these things were delivered to you until now. In fact...... It's not that I don't want to take out this information. However, with the power of Senator Shiroyama before, I am afraid that even if we come up with this evidence, no one will believe us......! Once this information is seen, Senator Shiroyama's people will definitely try their best to destroy these things. This is the only thing that can prove Mr. Hojo's innocence, we ...... I really don't dare to take this risk!"
Hearing Shangang Shengzheng's explanation, Lin Xiuyi immediately nodded clearly. At this moment, Lin Xiuyi's concerns about Shan Gang are actually completely understandable. After all...... It is not easy to convince the media to believe the information provided by a group of criminals.
"So...... Why do you want to believe me now......? Is it because of what happened in the House of Representatives today?"
"Hey, these things are really meaningless in the hands of people like us, and they only have ...... It's the big names like you and Senator Ando who will be able to truly harness the power of these materials. ”
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Facing Shan Gang Shengzheng's expectant look, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but feel the heavy weight of the information in his hand. How many prisoners who were cared for by Mr. Hojo in the Tokyo Detention Center gave their lives for the sake of this information that could send Shinsuke Shiroyama to prison!