The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 174 Love Killing

"Mr. Barrett, yes, yes, I understand, it takes three days to solve the case." The case analysis meeting was suddenly suspended, and Cheng Mo received a call.

The call came from Lao Ba, the director of the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry Bureau, and he was given three days to solve the case.

The reason is self-evident, the boss put pressure on Lao Ba.

But Cheng Mo also knew that if a Japanese died, the superiors would probably not rush to order him to solve the case. It was probably the Japanese who were responsible.

"Three days, it's been almost two days, Detective Cheng, you agreed too hastily!" Lin Huarong felt that Cheng Mo was too eager to make a contribution. If he couldn't solve the case in three days, everyone would have to sit down together. of.

"Forty-eight hours is the golden period for solving a murder case. If it exceeds three days, the chance of solving the case is very small." Cheng Mo explained, "This is the deadline given by Mr. Ba, and there is nothing I can do if I don't agree."

"It would be good to give you two more days."

"I also want two more days, but the problem is that Mr. Ba won't give it, and he is also under pressure from above." Cheng Mo said, "Okay, stop complaining. If we solve the case in three days, Come on, I’ll treat everyone to a big dinner.”

"Boss Cheng is not short of money!"

"Killing for love is one direction, and I agree with this. As far as I know, Nojiri Taro's wife Keiko had a conflict with the neighbor upstairs before, and finally forced the other party to move out. On the night of the accident, Nojiri Taro had been there. It turns out that this is how the fresh sperm stains on the underwear he was wearing at his neighbor’s house came from..."

"Let's divide into two groups. One group will check Miss Xia's relationship. Xu Qinghe, you go, you know Miss Xia and are familiar with the situation."

The Japanese just wanted to further squeeze the living space of the military commanders and civilian anti-Japanese patriots in the concession. This was their consistent purpose.

If this fell into the hands of the Japanese, he would be killed or maimed.

But they definitely wanted to pin the murder of Nojiri Taro on "anti-Japanese" patriots, such as the anti-rape team of the Blue Shirt Club or voluntary anti-Japanese organizations.

Because there was a tacit agreement between the military commander and the Ministry of Industry Bureau, radical things, such as assassinations against the Japanese, would not be carried out in the concession.

In fact, although the concession authorities suppressed the anti-Japanese movement, they still retained some room for activities. At least the activities in the concession were mostly banned. Even if they arrested people, there was still room.

"Let's rule out Keiko's murder suspicion first."

In exchange, the military commanders received certain protection for their activities in the concession. Of course, this could not be told to the outside world.

"Old Lin, you go search for the murder weapon. I will give you the information about the murder weapon later." Cheng Mo assigned the task, "I will talk to Keiko later and see what she was doing the night Taro Nojiri died."

"She was the one who reported the crime. She killed someone and then reported the crime herself. This is not in line with common sense!" Xu Qinghe said, "According to common sense, she doesn't need to report the crime at all. Although there are not many people walking in that alley, as long as Tianyi Liang, it is inevitable that he will be discovered, and when the time comes, someone will naturally report the crime."

The Japanese could not be allowed to succeed, so he kept the case within the scope of ordinary criminal cases, and then solved the case and caught the murderer, so that the other party would have no excuses.

"She drowned her pet Persian cat with her own hands before and blamed it on Miss Xia upstairs, forcing Miss Xia to leave. I handled this case." Cheng Mo said, "At that time, I could see the relationship between the three of them. Because of our relationship with each other, I did not expose the matter, but persuaded Miss Xia to move away and settle the matter. After all, if this matter spread, it would hurt Miss Xia more. However, I did not expect that Taro Nojiri would continue to pester Xia. Miss, so, we have to ask Mrs. Keiko to come over for questioning.”

"Yes."

As long as an ordinary Japanese expatriate dies in the hands of the "Blue Clothes Club" or the anti-Japanese organization, then they can pressure the Ministry of Industry and Industry to increase the crackdown and suppression of the Blue Clothes Club and the anti-Japanese organizations, and even obtain special permission to directly enter the concession. Carry out related activities.

Until now, Cheng Mo has deliberately avoided knowing Taro Nojiri's identity as a Japanese spy. He knows it, but now he can only pretend not to know.

It was just treated as an ordinary criminal homicide case, except that the person who died was a Japanese expatriate.

"it is good."

"Tan Cheng actually knew this a long time ago." Lin Huarong was surprised.

The Japanese side will not take the initiative to reveal Taro Nojiri's identity on their own, otherwise they will ignore it and cannot find a legitimate reason to put pressure on the Ministry of Industry.

"I have dealt with Nojiri Taro's wife Keiko before, so I know some things. But the problem is that although Nojiri Taro's neighbor Miss Xia has many men she likes, she does not have any fanatical suitors, and Nojiri Taro is not He had an improper relationship with her on the first day. If he really wanted to kill someone, there was no point in waiting until now. Moreover, according to our current analysis, the person who killed Taro Nojiri was most likely an acquaintance of his, and this acquaintance also included Miss Xia. Including his wife Keiko..."

"Detective Cheng is suspicious of Nojiri Taro's wife Keiko?"

Even if it is announced, no one will believe it. There is no black and white paper. When the time comes, everyone can deny it.

The actual situation is also the same. Most of the military commanders' assassinations in Shanghai targeted traitors and traitors, except for areas outside the concession.

The sabotage actions carried out by the military commanders in Shanghai were also in areas controlled by the Japanese such as Zhabei, Nanshi and Huxi. Of course, apart from traitors, there were no other targets worthy of military commanders in the concession.

They will definitely exaggerate Nojiri Taro's identity as a civilian, and then create public opinion, giving the Japanese military more excuses to intervene in concession affairs and even interfere in case investigations.

If the case cannot be solved in three days, the Ministry of Industry Bureau may be forced to agree to some conditions from the Japanese side. As for what the conditions will be, Cheng Mo doesn't know yet.

But once the Japanese side intervenes in the investigation of the case, they will definitely lead the case in the direction they want.

Cheng Mo drove together to meet Nojiri Taro's wife Keiko.

Keiko and the children are at home. The child didn't seem to know what it meant that his father was dead. He was playing in the yard, while Keiko was packing some items at home. It seemed that they belonged to Taro Nojiri, and she was preparing for his funeral.

However, Taro Nojiri's body is still in the funeral home and the case is still under investigation. It is not known when the body will be returned, so there is no exact date when the funeral will be held.

Someone at home came to visit, and Cheng Mo saw the gift box on the table, which was some food for orphans and widowed mothers.

"Mrs. Huizi, I'm here again." Cheng Mo reached out and knocked on the door frame.

"Ah, Detective Cheng, please come in quickly." Huizi wiped the corners of her eyes, walked forward quickly, bowed slightly, and said respectfully.

"Thank you."

"Miss Huizi, come today, I have some information to ask you about." Cheng Mo said.

"You say."

"The afternoon before your husband, Mr. Nojiri, died, you said you called him once. Do you remember what the content was?"

"Remember, I asked him when he would come back and if I would leave him dinner. He said he would come back for dinner and also said he would go to Xinghua Building to buy me snacks."

"He didn't come back all night, so you weren't worried and didn't go out to look for him?"

"I'm worried, but I'm a woman with children, and I don't dare to go out at night until after dawn." Keiko explained.

There is nothing wrong with this explanation. A young woman really does not dare to go out easily at night. If she encounters a bad person, she will be in trouble, especially if there is a child at home.

"So, you were at home that night."

"always there."

"When did the child fall asleep?"

"I took him to the amusement park that day. He was quite tired from playing, and I said I would wait for his father to come back for dinner, but he fell asleep before he could wait," Keiko said.

"That means no one can prove that you stayed at home after the child fell asleep?"

"I'm just at home all the time. Why do I need proof?" Keiko asked innocently in surprise.

"Okay, let's not talk about this issue for now." Cheng Mo changed the subject and said, "Mrs. Huizi, do you know that your husband has been having an inappropriate relationship with Miss Xia Ran?"

Keiko's eyes dodge: "Inspector Cheng, I don't understand what you are talking about."

"You used to live upstairs and downstairs. This house is not very soundproof. Your husband went upstairs to find Miss Xia Ran, and then the two of them...dare you say you didn't hear?"

"I don't know, Inspector Cheng, if you have nothing else to do, please come back. I still have to cook for the children." Keiko stood up directly, as if seeing off guests.

"Mrs. Huizi, were the bruises on your neck caused by your husband?" Cheng Mo asked directly.

"No, I hit it accidentally..."

"Where can it hit the collarbone?"

"Detective Cheng, this has nothing to do with my husband's case." Keiko raised her collar and asked dissatisfiedly.

"Mrs. Keiko, anger and jealousy can make people lose their minds. If you have been domestically abused for a long time and endured your husband's cheating, anyone will be dissatisfied." Cheng Mo said, "When hatred accumulates to a certain level, you will become murderous. , you can’t prove that you were at home after eight o’clock that night, then you also have the time and motive to kill.”

"That's my husband, why should I kill him?"

"Betrayal and long-term beatings and abuse are enough to make a person lose his mind and kill someone." Cheng Mo stared at the other person.

"No, no, I don't dare to kill anyone..."

"You dare to put your own pet Persian cat into the water tank and drown it with your own hands. Why don't you dare? Or, you originally wanted to drown Mr. Nojiri in the water tank in the yard. Get a cat first. Doing an experiment?" Cheng Mo asked with pressing eyes.

"I didn't. It was just an accident. I didn't kill the cat. It fell into the tank and got entangled in the water plants in the tank, so it drowned."

"But you didn't save it, did you?"

"I, I..." Keiko covered her face and cried.

(End of this chapter)