At the Jinshi Metal Factory in the National District, Gao Cheng asked Officer Takagi to come over.

When you enter the factory area, you can hear the noisy sound of machining, and the metal sound of soldiers is endless, a typical industrial environment.

The location is very remote, and the surroundings look like the countryside, and there are plenty of water and grass around the Tama River, and there are a few private houses.

Most of the area is filled with factories and warehouses, but the Jinshi Metal Factory is probably the largest factory in this area, and many young people from other places come to Tokyo to work here.

If the detective agency had closed and he couldn't afford the expensive rent in the city, he might have come to this kind of place like Yashima in desperation, although it is very likely that the factory would not have wanted him at all.

Who knows, in this era of Japan's economic recession, it is not easy to find a job in a strange city, maybe like the Gintama world, you can't even find a job as a waiter.

Fuyuki Hachishima hasn't found a job for half a year, and he's been relying on his girlfriend who works at a fast food restaurant to make ends meet, so he's probably desperate......

"I don't have any impression about Yashima to be honest."

In the factory office, after receiving the report from the guards, the factory director and the squad leader who was previously in charge of Hachishima came forward to meet the guests, but in the face of Takagi's questioning, the squad leader shook his head and put down the photo of Fuyuki Yashima.

"After all, he was dispatched by labor, and he didn't have much contact, just arranged tasks, and he just did it...... Most of the dispatch employees are like this, and it seems that the dispatch company will first tell them not to do anything extraneous and not to talk too much......"

Gao Cheng took over and asked, "It seems that the contracts of the dispatched employees here are all signed for three months at a time, and Yashima was fired in the ninth month, is there any special reason?" ”

"This ......"

The squad leader looked at the factory director next to him.

The factory director is a middle-aged man about forty years old with a dark complexion, and he helped to answer: "It's just a simple streamlining of personnel, and now the manufacturing industry is very sluggish, not just Yashima is dismissed in advance, you can check the personnel records to know......"

As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed, "I can understand the feelings of these dispatched employees, but it is too cruel to kill the employer because of this......"

"It's not certain that Yashima is the murderer," Takasei continued, "Mr. Aoyagi is the head of the manufacturing department, right?" ”

It is certain that these people do not want to be involved in the case, and when he comes, he knows that he will not be naïve to think that he will say whatever he asks.

After all, even the parties to the case will hide their ......

"Yes, Mr. Aoyagi himself started from the factory side, and he is a boss who knows the factory site very well, and I often consult with him after I was promoted to factory manager," said the factory manager, who seems to have great respect for Takeaki Aoyagi, "and Mr. Aoyagi comes to visit every month. ”

"In other words, it is possible that Hachishima has met Mr. Aoyagi......"

Gao Cheng jotted down the information on the notepad, stood up and said, "Can you let us take a tour of the inside of the factory?" I would like to see what Yashima was in charge of before. ”

"Yes, yes."

After the squad leader got the permission of the factory director, he took Gao Cheng and the two into the factory.

Compared to the factory personnel wearing blue overalls, the suit looks out of place, especially after wearing a hard hat, it is quite eye-catching, even the workers who are still working can't help but look at it.

"Someone from the head office?"

"I heard it was the police......

The noise in the factory is much louder than outside, and Gao Cheng can hardly hear the whispers of the workers, and when he looks over, he only sees the workers busy on the production line.

In fact, because the parts are constantly driven along the conveyor belt, the operator can't stop at all, and everyone is not close, only a few words will be said when moving, and if it is not for the visitors, they will not even say a word.

In a busy and bad environment, this kind of local work is really just for the sake of making a living and making money, and almost everyone is numb, maybe only when they get off work or when they settle their salaries, they will show a smile.

"This is the production line where Hachishima works," the squad leader explained, "nothing special." ”

Gao Cheng looked at the assembly-line operation process and asked, "When Mr. Aoyagi inspected, did he have any contact with Yashima?" ”

"I don't think I had a direct conversation with ......"

The squad leader replied, and suddenly saw an operator standing on the conveyor belt, and hurriedly stared at him and shouted.

"Hey!"

The operator was startled, hurriedly jumped off the conveyor belt, lowered his head and pressed the red button of the machine.

With an air leak alarm, the conveyor belt immediately stopped, and the alarm light flashed for a while before it started working again.

Gao Cheng was puzzled: "What's wrong?" ”

"Nothing," the squad leader paused, and asked instead, "Do you want to visit any other places?" ”

Gao Cheng glanced at the operators who were still busy on the production line, and said suspiciously, "We want to talk to a colleague who has a good relationship with Yashima." ”

"This ......," the squad leader shook his head regretfully, "I have tried to ask, but no one knows him well, and it seems that it is not easy for dispatched employees to communicate with each other......"

Leaving the production line, Takagi quietly approached Taksung and asked, "What now?" It doesn't seem like an easy thing to do......"

"Let's talk about it later."

Gao Cheng felt that this kind of investigation was still too difficult for the honest police officer Takagi, although he was not much better, but it was still possible to secretly contact the employees behind the back of the factory management.

……

In the afternoon, Gao Cheng and Takagi returned to the Nihonbashi Police Station together, tidied up, and went to the office to report in suits

Taking advantage of the noon factory break, the two managed to find a friend with Yashima, a young man named Yokota.

Fearing that he would be fired if the factory was discovered, Yokota cautiously chose a remote place, repeatedly emphasizing secrecy, and hurriedly returned to work at the factory after reluctantly explaining Hachishima's situation.

According to Yokota, there was a big safety hazard at the Kaneshi Metal Factory, and Yashima had a labor injury accident, and the factory asked Yashima to go to the hospital for other reasons in order to conceal that he did not allow Yashima to apply for a work-related injury.

It's just that in this way, Hachishima has to pay all the money for medical treatment, and of course Yashima is reluctant to go, but when it comes to it, not only can he not get rid of his work, but he can't even keep his job......

In the investigation office, the tall man of Matsumoto was sitting on the sofa, and his serious face with scars looked very vicious.

"Deliberately concealing labor injuries?"

After several high-ranking police officers received the report from Gao Cheng and the others, their faces showed joy.

"Is there any connection between Yashima and the victim?" Matsumoto asked with a serious face.

Gao Cheng pushed Takagi from behind, allowing Takagi to continue reporting.

"This," Takagi said helplessly, "Yashima should know the victim, because the victim often visits the factory to inspect ......"

"In this case," the Nihonbashi Police Station officer pondered, "the dismissed Yashima threatened the head of the manufacturing department to expose the fact of concealing labor injuries, most likely because of this ...... with a knife."

"Officer," Gao Cheng interrupted, "it can't be said that the knife belonged to Yashima, and there is no record of Yashima contacting the victim on his mobile phone." ”

"Anyway, let's continue the investigation according to this clue first," Matsumoto Administrator nodded lightly towards Takasei, "I'm sorry for you, Detective Joto." ”

"It should."

Gao Cheng couldn't help but think about after solving the case.

If he can make a difference this time, the police shouldn't be stingy with a little bonus, right? With the addition of commission fees, you can replenish your pockets for the time being.

Leaving the investigation office, Gao Cheng got a temporary search certificate, which was said to be specially approved by the above, but for him, it meant that he had to run away again.

Just a trip to Jinshi Metal is enough to choke, and it takes several hours on the road, and I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome in the future.

I haven't contacted Officer Kaga yet, and I don't know what's going on over there......

Ordering a take-out box lunch, Gao Cheng asked Takagi by the way, "Do you know that Officer Kaga?" ”

Takagi recalled: "I've heard a little bit, it seems that I have solved a lot of cases in the jurisdiction before, and I could have been transferred to the main office, but in the end, I don't know why I stayed here. ”

"Oh, he doesn't seem to like your search lesson."

Gao Cheng quickly took a few bites of food and continued to ask, "By the way, how is the hospital doing?" ”

"Yashima hasn't woken up yet, and I heard from the people left behind over there that Kaori Nakahara stayed in the ward all day today."

"Really?"

Gao Cheng paused and continued to eat silently.

In the evening, Gao Cheng borrowed a police car and rushed to the hospital alone, and when he found the Yashima ward, he saw Kaori Nakahara guarding the bedside.

In the quiet ward, there was only the intermittent sound of medical equipment, and the faint sobbing of Kaori Nakahara could be faintly heard.

Yashima still has no signs of waking up, and he seems to be barely able to maintain his breathing, and his breath of life is weak, so I'm afraid it won't last long......

Gao Cheng glanced at Kaori Nakahara, who was hiding her face in pain.

I don't know if there will be people so sad after his accident, if there is such a day, I would probably rather die silently in the corner alone, like a cat that is about to die of old age to find an inconspicuous place......

"Dididi!" Suddenly, a mobile phone rang to bring Gao Cheng's thoughts back to him, and he also woke up Kaori Nakahara in the ward.

"I'm sorry." Gao Cheng nodded at Kaori Nakahara, who was wiping the corners of her eyes, and hurriedly ran to the aisle to connect the phone.

"How?" Before he made the call, Kaga on the other side of the company slashed his head and asked, "You haven't told me about the national factory yet......

"Officer Kaga, you asked me to report to the management first, right?" Gao Cheng wondered, "Barely some gains, what about you?" ”

"There are some discoveries."

Kaga stood outside the Takeaki Aoyagi ceremony venue, watching the endless stream of people attending the funeral talk to Gao Cheng.

"If you can, come over now, I'm here at the funeral venue."

"Got it."

Gao Cheng asked for the address and hung up the phone.

I have to go to the funeral venue again, and I'm still not used to being a detective for so long......

The funeral venue is in a special funeral home, that is, a funeral home, with two sheds set up at the door, and countless people wearing black suits line up in the middle, taking turns to enter the ceremony venue to mourn, and there is a special place to collect funeral fees.

When Gao Cheng drove over, he heard the sound of monks chanting scriptures before he saw Kaga, and not only did he not have a sense of ceremony but was a little noisy.

But this is a Japanese tradition, and it is not his turn to talk more......

"Mr. Kaga!" Parking the car to the side, Gao Cheng looked around, and soon found Kaga outside the venue, and at Kaga's request, he did not reveal the purpose of the investigation, but just treated him as an ordinary mourner.

After confirming that he had not attracted the attention of others, Gao Cheng explained the situation in a low voice and shared the information he had heard with Kaga.

"Does the factory hide the work injury?"

Kaga groaned, looked at the ceremony scene and said: "I didn't find the purpose of Mr. Aoyagi's trip to Nihonbashi today, but about the situation of the victim's son, I found an interesting news, Aoyagi Yuren quit the swimming club due to an accident when he was in junior high school, and since then he has given up swimming, and the victim seems to be troubled by this." ”

"Accident?"

"The students of the club sneaked into the school swimming pool at night and almost drowned, but they were saved because the consultant found out in time......

"But what does it have to do with the current case?" Gao Cheng wondered.

"I don't know, it's just my principle not to let go of any clues."

After the wake was over, the guests shifted their positions and walked into the next room where drinks and meals were prepared, and Kaga squinted his eyes to find Yuu Aoyagi and several teenagers at the door of the festival, including the swimming club advisor.

"These people were all students of the swimming club at that time."

"With Yuto Aoyagi?"

Gao Cheng looked down and just saw the swimming teacher patting Yuto Aoyagi on the shoulder as if comforting, and the other teenagers who looked like students also seemed to be comforting.

Swim Club ......

It seems that there is something hidden in the middle.

"If we can know why Mr. Aoyagi went to Nihonbashi, maybe the whole case will be clear," Kaga nodded and patted Takasei-do, "Okay, rest well today, and we'll run again tomorrow." ”

"Okay."

A smile appeared on Gao Cheng's face.

When you are a detective or a police officer, the feeling of getting close to the truth through investigation is like taking drugs without side effects, and even after a busy day, your spirit is more excited.

Finding out the truth, whether it is for Fuyuki Hachishima and Kaori Nakahara, or for the Aoyagi family, is a good thing......

……

The next day, the Joto Detective Agency.

Xiao Ai went to school, and there was breakfast and a message note on the table as always.

In the bedroom, Gao Cheng didn't sleep much all night, and when he was woken up by a mobile phone ringtone in a daze, it had already passed the agreed time with Kaga, and several missed calls on the mobile phone were from Kaga.

"Oops!"

"Detective Joto, what time is it?!" Kaga's brows jumped, "Am I so unwelcome?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Gao Cheng jumped out of bed, holding his phone and laughed dryly, "I'll go over right away......"

"Leave this alone for now, you can watch TV."

"Huh?"

Gao Cheng rushed to the living room in confusion while dressing and turned on the TV, and the morning news happened to be broadcasting news related to the "Nihonbashi Murder Incident".

"The suspect man, who is still unconscious, had an accident at the dispatch factory half a year ago, and took a break for about a week, and if he had rested for more than four days due to a labor injury, he was obliged to apply to the Labor Insurance Bureau, but neither Jinshi Metal nor the manpower dispatch company had filed an application, and there was a possibility of deliberately concealing the labor injury case......

"What's going on?" Gao Cheng was surprised, "How could the media know so quickly?" ”

He had only reported it yesterday afternoon, and no other police had been there before him......

"It seems that the information was leaked out from above, in case there is anything in Hachishima that can't be sent for testing," Kaga said calmly with a hint of urgency, "It's just that we don't have much time in this way, and if there are no new clues, it is likely that the above will directly send Yashima for testing as a murderer." ”

"Will that happen? There are still a lot of doubts, right? Gao Cheng's palms tightened.

"Hurry up, Mr. Aoyagi's side will be handed over to me for the time being," Kaga nodded, "...... from Fuyuki Yashima's"

"I'll talk to Miss Nakahara again."

Gao Cheng solemnly put away the phone.

In any case, even if the reputation of the detective is put away, the incident must not be allowed to end here, there are still so many uncertainties......