Tokyo, the shady intelligence of private detectives

The dialogue consisted of only a few sentences.

Female bodyguard: "It's all changed, no one noticed."

Masato Kagami: "Thank you, you've worked hard!"

Female bodyguard: "Madam instructed us to be careful of that detective surnamed Yuzuru. He seems to suspect Nagiyuki, so we should try to see him as little as possible."

Masato Shinichi: "Okay, I'll deliver the car tomorrow."

Location data shows that Mrs. Nagiharu's car traveled from Minami-Azabu in Minato Ward to Shin-Okubo 5-chome.

The conversation between the two took place near Masato Shin's personal fortune-telling room.

The following day, the search department's location records showed that Mrs. Nagiharu's car had arrived at the Aoshio Building in Shiodome 2-chome, Miyako-ku.

Listening logs:

Masato Shinki: "Shall I still do the fortune telling for you in the car?"

A woman's voice: "There's no one else here today, come to my room!"

After listening carefully several times, Masahiro Yuzuru confirmed that the woman's voice belonged to Chairman Okita's wife, Mizure Abu.

Three hours later, Mrs. Nagiharu's car returned to Minami-Azabu in the port area.

On the third day, Yui Satsuki went to Masato Kamishiro for a divination and secretly recorded the conversation. The conclusion she reached was that the divination was almost accurate, befitting Okubo's mother.

The investigation department's location records show that Masato Shinichi's car went to a shopping mall near Shin-Okubo and then returned to its original location.

After repeatedly studying the location and listening records, and carefully watching and researching the video of Yui Satsuki going for a fortune telling, Masahiro Hanyu had a clearer clue in his mind.

That evening, he arrived at the gate of the fortune-telling studio of Masato Kami in Shin-Okubo 5-chome.

He rang the doorbell, and soon footsteps were heard, and a small window in the wooden door opened.

Masato Shinichi looked out the window at the courtyard and said, "It's you again, detective. You're not welcome here. Please leave."

As the window was about to close, Masahiro Hanyu spoke in a steady voice, "May 6, 1959, a wedding; October 23 of the same year, site selection for an engineering project."

The window closed, the wooden door opened, and Masato Shinhei stood inside, still dressed in an elegant hanbok. "Mr. Yuzuru knows quite a lot!"

Masahiro Hanyu smiled and said, "I know more than you think. May I come in and talk?"

Masato Kamitsu glanced behind Masahiro Hanyu. "Did you come alone?"

Masahiro Hanyu remained noncommittal. "Perhaps," he said. "I'm just talking to you alone."

Masato Shinki's square face darkened, making him appear exceptionally serious. "Please come in."

Yuzuru Masahiro walked in, and Masato Kamishiro glanced out of the courtyard again before closing the door.

Upon entering the room, Masahiro Hanyu was still sitting on the futon on the tatami mat, while Masato Kamitsu sat upright behind the low table.

Yuzuru Masahiro scrutinized her; the silver rings on her ten fingers were still quite conspicuous.

He took a neatly folded piece of white paper from his pocket and pushed it in front of Masato Shinji. "These are two private fortune-telling commissions you made in 59. If they are made public, you will be charged with fraud."

"If you can cooperate with me and tell me what I want to know, I can forget about this."

Masato Kamishiro opened the paper and examined it carefully. "What does Mr. Yuzuru want to know?"

Masahiro Yuzuru stared at her. "Is Masako Kashimi your sister? When she wore these ten rings, the rings on her left index and middle fingers were exactly the opposite of yours."

Masato Kamitsu's narrow eyes widened suddenly, then narrowed again. "Mr. Yuzuru, I don't understand what you're saying?"

Masahiro Yuzuru's gaze fell on the small bronze bell on the table. "You don't smoke when you do divination, so you usually keep the small bronze bell by your side, rather than on the low wooden cabinet against the wall."

"Now you understand what I mean!"

"When I first met you, I wondered why you didn't have an assistant. Now I understand, it's because you're keeping a secret: you and your sister, Masako Kagami, take turns telling fortunes and making predictions for people."

"But why? You know perfectly well that Masako Kamishiro's divination predictions are terrible."

After a change in expression, Masato Kagami regained his composure. "Mr. Yuzuru, are you telling a story? This is really inexplicable."

Masahiro Hanyu smiled. "Since you don't want to answer, I'll make a guess."

"According to some reports from 57 and 58, you suddenly fainted and fell into a coma after making several important predictions, leading to questions about whether your abilities came at the cost of your life. Your colleagues said you were a fragile Korean fortune teller. However, such reports have not appeared since 59."

"Based on my speculation, you do indeed experience a depletion of your life force after the Four Pillars of Destiny analysis, which may even lead to several days of coma. Therefore, you must rest for a period of time after each analysis."

"But in order to make money and for your own reputation, you came up with an idea: after each time you overdraw your life force, you would rest for a few days or even more than ten days, during which time Masako Kamishiro, who looks like you, would take your place."

Masato Kamitsu lowered his head and remained silent for a full minute before raising it again. "Mr. Yuzuru, you... are talking nonsense!"

She shook the white paper in her hand. "I did predict these two events in 59, but they weren't commissioned by you to slander me. It's just that the people involved have already left the country, so you think you can make things up and slander me!"

"Mr. Yuzuru, are you trying to blackmail me with this? You're mistaken!"

Yuzuru Masahiro was taken aback, then suddenly realized, "I understand. All the fortune tellers you've done private readings for have been sent abroad by you through various means and can no longer testify."

Masato Kagami frowned. "Mr. Yuzuru, you're still making up stories."

Masahiro Yuzuru thought for a moment, "Alright, since I can't use threats anymore, I'll tell you something."

"Not only is Masako Kamishiro doing fortune-telling in your place, she's also impersonating you to do things. I think she'll replace you sooner or later!"

"Although you noticed that you tried to restrain and control her, even forbidding her from driving your Honda NSX during her breaks, you couldn't stop her."

"Why? Why is Masako Kamishiro so eager to replace you?"

Masato Kagami stood up. "Mr. Yuzuru, you are talking nonsense. I don't want to talk to you anymore. Please leave."

Yuzuru Masahiro didn't press the matter. He stood up and asked, "Did you know that Masako Kamishiro was involved in the assassination of Lady Nagiharu?"

Masato Shinichi picked up the bronze bell on the table and shook it gently. The sound was not loud, but to Masahiro Hanyu, it made him feel a sense of unease and disorientation.

"Mr. Yuzuru, if you don't leave soon, I'm afraid I'll have to be rude to you."

Yuzuru Masahiro's heart tightened. As expected of Okubo's mother, Kamitsu Masato truly possessed considerable skill. If he stayed any longer, who knew what might happen!

He sighed. "Alright, then I'll take my leave! But I already know who the mastermind behind the assassination of Lady Nagiharu is."

After Masahiro Hanyu left, Masato Kazuhiro turned pale and slumped onto the futon.

A woman who looked exactly like Masato Kamishiro ran out of the inner room: "Sister, do you need to take your medicine?"

Masato Shinki looked at her: "Masako, I've consulted a fortune teller. If you continue to take my place after I die, it won't end well. Why don't you listen?"

That evening, Masahiro Hanyu received a call from Kyokyu Okita, informing him that Mrs. Haru Nagi wanted to see him the following day at noon!

Masahiro Hanyu knew that the truth was about to be revealed, but would he be able to successfully obtain the 4000 million yen commission?