Tokyo Detective

Chapter 126 The Secret of the Abandoned House

Finally, Matsuda Shuangichi was forced to make another call, and then sat in the hospital waiting with a very bad look on his face.

On Hanyu Naoki's side, the phone rang. It was Shiratori Tenei calling.

"Hanyu, hand over the body and the case to the Criminal Investigation Bureau."

Hanyu Naoki was surprised to hear this. He didn't expect that Shiratori Tenei would actually call him.

"Uncle Tianrong, don't you think it's strange that someone from the Criminal Investigation Bureau intervened in the Metropolitan Police Department's case? And they couldn't wait to take the body away. I'm afraid there must be something fishy going on."

"That can't be helped. Aso Tsui called me personally. Unless I can go one step further, I'll give her some ground. This woman is very bad. I really don't want to go against her."

"Can you tell me the reason? Although she is the director of the Criminal Bureau one level higher than you, this is not like your style, Uncle Tianrong."

Shiratori Tianrong on the opposite side sighed.

"Her grandfather was once a cabinet minister. Her father was the deputy director of the National Police Agency (second in command) before he retired. He was also the president of the National Police Academy. He taught more than a dozen classes of students. Even the Superintendent of Police would call her "teacher" when he saw her. You get the idea, right? Although I hate that woman, if I meet her, I will call her "senior sister."

Naoki Hanyu understood that the National Police Academy was the best police academy in Japan. Most professional police officers graduated from it, so her father had many students all over the world and had extensive connections in the police agency.

It is not Naoki Hanyu's style to confront a big shot over a small case.

"I understand. Now let the other party take the body away."

After hanging up the phone, Hanyu Naoki spread his hands towards the woman in the passenger seat.

"See, your future mother-in-law is really strong. With this style, I don't believe you that she got to the position by her own strength. I'll take over this case."

Matsumoto Masami was speechless.

"It's not my mother-in-law. I hate this kind of behavior too."

After Hanyu Naoki finished his explanation, Shiraishi Ryosuke also let Souichi Sada and others leave. The head of the Criminal Bureau patted Shiraishi on the shoulder and spoke earnestly.

"See, your persistence is in vain."

Shiraishi Ryosuke took two steps back and responded coldly.

"The director will be back in five minutes. If you don't hurry up, he might block you. Then he won't be as easy to talk to as he was on the phone."

Upon hearing this, Matsuda Souichi's body froze and he quickly ordered his men to move the body. From what he had just done, he knew that the Dragon of the Metropolitan Police Department was difficult to deal with and it was not impossible for him to go back on his word.

With the handover of the case, the Fengya area seemed to return to peace, and Hanyu Naoki also received his new assignment.

As long as he stays in the Fenggu area for 2 months, he can return to Daejeon Headquarters with the subordinates he wants and serve as the head of the First Department of the Criminal Division.

As for the former department head, Yuichi Nohara, he was promoted to head of the Criminal Division, and the former section chief went to the headquarters to serve as head of the Investigation Division 1, which was considered a high promotion.

Shiratori Tenei originally wanted to let Hanyu Naoki be the head of the First Department of the First Investigation Division and become his true confidant. Unfortunately, the other party wanted to lead his subordinates but there was no good position, so he had to be kicked back to the Ota Headquarters.

August 8th is a hot summer day with the constant chirping of cicadas. Today is the last day of the Ullambana Festival, which is a day for ancestor worship in Japan and also a celebration for summer family reunions. There will be at least three days off.

Since the incident with the Toyokawa family, the Toyon Valley area has been changing rapidly. The two lumber mills have not only reopened, but also hired more than 1300 employees to cut down trees, process them, and plant them.

The vacancies in work positions have brought back some young people who had left Fenggu area, and even attracted migrant workers, because housing is provided free of charge and one can obtain property rights if one lives there for 10 years.

And today is also a day worth celebrating, as the road reconstruction project will start tomorrow.

Hanyu Mining Company officially opened after more than a month of preparation. In just 1 days, it had recruited more than a thousand miners, most of whom were required to bring their families with them.

The salary here is 10 percent higher than before, which is quite attractive to outsiders.

In just over a month, the population of Fengya area exploded from 1 to nearly 5000, surpassing Okutama town in one fell swoop, not to mention that a hot spring hotel was under construction.

For the people in Fenggu area, the speed of change is beyond their imagination, and it actually has some of the trends of its past vitality.

Of course, there are also people who are moving forward with heavy burdens. That is Naoki Hanyu. In order to start construction of the mining company and the roadside hotel at the same time, he not only emptied all his cash, but also borrowed 10 billion from the bank to meet the initial investment in the gold mine.

A police car was patrolling on a mountain road, with Chimoto Natsumi in the driver's seat and Fujiwara Mai in the passenger seat.

The sun shines through the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the two policewomen from time to time. They laugh as they talk, looking forward to the Bon Festival tonight, discussing which kimono to wear would be more beautiful, and looking forward to leaving the Toyotani area and returning to Tokyo in three days.

Fujiwara Mai thought back to the Ota General Office where she had stayed for almost half a year. She used to feel depressed, but now she only felt intimacy and anticipation.

"Xia Shi, when you get to the Daejeon Police Station, you'll know that the people in the police station are not bad people. The deputy chief who looks like a gorilla is actually very decent. There's also the department head who looks like a gangster, no, it should be said that the section chief is also very kind-hearted. There's also the red-haired Yamada who is very easy to bully, and the very kind Seiko-senpai. They're all very easy to get along with."

"Yes, yes, I get it, Mai, you've said it several times."

As they were chatting, the two female police officers suddenly noticed four children playing in the creek, so they reminded them.

"Hey, four kids, please be safe when playing outdoors."

The four children who were fishing in the creek under the midsummer sun raised their heads and also gave loud assurances.

"Got it, police sister."

"Don't worry." After the police car left, the four children continued to turn over stones to look for small fish.

The four are the Yonekura brothers. The older brother is Yonekura Feng, who is 10 years old this year, and the younger brother is Yonekura Shu, who is 8 years old this year.

The other two are a 9-year-old girl named Hayami Saori and an 8-year-old boy named Kimura Takeshi.

Saori Hayami came from Tokyo to visit her grandparents during the summer vacation, while the other three boys are all from Kano Village.

As the four of them were chatting, they suddenly talked about a mountain located to the west of the village, Yunyin Mountain under Yunqu Mountain. Every time the children looked at it from afar, they could see the vague silhouettes of two houses, and the dense mountain made people feel a little eerie and scary.

As the oldest boy, Kaede Mukura immediately began to show off the information he had obtained.

"I know some interesting things. There is an abandoned copper mine and a cemetery over there. There is a locked path further into the cemetery. If you insist on going further, you will be blocked by a river. The bridge to the other side collapsed 10 years ago."

The attention of the other two children was immediately drawn, but the youngest one, Takeshi Kimura, was the most timid and did not want to listen to such a story.

"If it collapses, we won't be able to get through."

"Of course not. The adults collapsed the bridge because they didn't want us kids to cross it. I heard from the uncle of the Ueto family that there is a hidden bridge deep in the woods, and across the river are the two mysterious houses."

At this time, the children's interest had already been piqued. Even the most timid Takeshi Kimura couldn't help but feel afraid but also wanted to go.

Feng Yonekura suggested mysteriously.

"Why don't we go take a look? We have nowhere else to go anyway, so let's just treat it as a big adventure."

"Okay."

"As long as we're back before the sun goes down, it'll be fine."

The four children packed up their fishing tools and set out immediately. They walked through the cowshed towards the mountain for half an hour before they saw the abandoned copper mine and a large cemetery on the side of the mountain.

At this time, Kimura Takeshi saw many old tombstones, and his curiosity that had just been aroused disappeared instantly. He began to back off, but he did not dare to say anything in front of his friends for fear of being isolated.

The few people continued to move forward, passed through two fences made of levers, and were soon blocked by a rushing river. This was a river formed by the melted snow on the top of Yunqu Mountain, and it looked very clear.

Seeing how fast the river was flowing, Mucangshu was afraid of falling into the river and dying, so he also decided to back down.

"Brother, why don't we go back?"

Mu Cang Feng doesn't want to return empty-handed, so today he must let his friends know that he is not lying.

"Now that we're here, let's look along the river bank."

Several people acted separately and actually found a bridge less than one meter wide in a narrow part of the river. There was no fence and the wood on the bridge seemed to be rotten.

Kaede Mucang took the lead and crossed the 3-meter-long river, and the rest of the friends had no choice but to follow.

Soon after, the four people finally came to two dilapidated houses covered with mold. They were built next to each other. There were some building debris remaining on the surrounding land, and only two houses were intact.

However, the wooden doors and windows of the two houses were nailed shut in an X shape with wooden boards, and in front of the two houses there was a statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva that had weathered into a brown color.

The Kumura brothers were delighted to see this sight, but Kimura Takeshi whispered in fear.

“I’m scared to even think about going back.”

"Don't be afraid, sister will protect you."

Saori Hayami held the boy's hand and followed the two brothers. Soon, there was a sound of kicking the door in front of them. The Kura brothers found a rotten wooden door that was locked, and it might be the only one.

After kicking for a while, the two brothers finally kicked open the rotten wooden door. They saw that it was very dark inside. The only light came from the narrow gaps in the sealed windows and doors, and there was also a foul odor in the face.

But the two brothers Mucang didn't care at all. Instead, they rushed in as if they had found a new toy, and every kick raised the thick dust on the wooden boards.

Saori Hayami followed the boy in. There was a large mirror in the living room facing the door that could reflect the two of them. There was also a large box on the floor with a piece of yellow paper stuck on it. The paper was covered with tadpole-like handwriting, and the children had no idea what it meant.

Saori Hayami walked forward cautiously. She could see with her naked eyes that there was a large mirror in every room, and the beds in some rooms were covered with black spots.

Suddenly, Mu Cang Shu walked out of the master bedroom, holding a small black box in his hand, with a piece of paper with the same Slow Tadpole font written on it.

Mu Cangshu tore off the paper and tried to open the small box, but unfortunately it was locked and he couldn't open it. He could only throw it away and look for other interesting things.

At this moment, Hayami Saori suddenly saw through the mirror a Japanese doll in a glass cabinet not far away. Her eyes seemed to be looking at the doll, causing her body to be unable to move.

Only after Takeshi Kimura pushed the girl was she able to move.

At this moment, Mu Cang Shu suddenly pointed at the box on the wooden board and said in surprise.

"opened."

The other three looked at the box, and sure enough, the box was opened, revealing a black wooden box inside. At this moment, the large box in the living room that was originally closed also opened, startling the four people. At the same time, the glass in each room shattered one after another, until the glass in the living room shattered in front of them, revealing the tadpole-like ink words on the back.

(End of this chapter)