"Mr. Baba, there is another situation. The owner of the dining car, Takuichi Murura, is dead." Ouchi said again.
Baba Koji suddenly turned around: "When did you die?"
"The forensic doctor said it should have been around two o'clock in the morning." Da Neizi said.
"Where was the body found?" Baba Koji asked.
"At the edge of the railway ten kilometers away from Changzhou." Danezi pointed south with his hand and said.
"After we discovered that the military train had been hijacked, we immediately stopped the train where it was. When we counted all the passengers on the train, we found that the captain of the dining car was missing, so we immediately conducted a search. As a result, we searched all corners and found no trace of the captain of the dining car, and he
The window of the rest room was wide open, and we found a uniform button under the window. From this, we judged that he had been killed, so we sent a military vehicle to search southward along the railway line, and found him on the edge of the railway ten kilometers away from Changzhou.
His body. Obviously, he was killed by our enemies and thrown out of the window." Senkichi Hayakawa added.
"Where is the body?" Baba Koji did not have Hayakawa Senkichi's sentimentality. He just wanted to solve the case.
"Here, it's right there." Hayakawa Senkichi pointed to the right side of the carriage.
Baba Koji saw a stretcher parked on the ground. There was a corpse on the stretcher, and the remains were covered by a white cloth.
Baba Koji quickly walked over and opened the white cloth.
When he saw the remains, Baba Koji took a deep breath.
I saw that Omura Takuichi had several contusions on his face, both eyes were wide open, and his eyes seemed to be shocked, and a stone was embedded in the eyeball of his right eye. There was blood and unknown liquid condensation around the stone, which looked both...
Horrible and disgusting.
Is this the legendary death with eyes open?
Baba Koji gently removed the stone and found that it did not penetrate his eyes deeply. This means that the stone was not struck before death, but after the body was thrown from a high-speed train after death.
In other words, the enemy was on the train at that time. Judging from the look in Omura Taku's wide-open eyes, it was very likely that the person who killed him was an acquaintance, someone he had not expected.
"The forensic doctor said that the fatal injury was in the neck. Someone broke the neck and killed it with one blow." Hayakawa Senkichi said.
Baba Koji looked at him with puzzled eyes.
Hayakawa Senkichi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and said: "The forensic doctor did not conduct an autopsy, but simply examined it. In order not to affect your judgment, try to keep the body as it is."
Baba Koji nodded and said: "Your treatment is very necessary. Your Excellency, Colonel, let the forensic doctor do an autopsy, focusing on whether there are other injuries on the body, whether there is poisoning, and what residues are in the stomach."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away," Hayakawa Senkichi said.
Baba Koji got into the carriage again and walked from beginning to end, observing carefully.
"Major Ouchi, there must be a passage in the carriage, right?" After getting off the car, Baba Koji asked Ouchi.
"Yes, the dining car is located in the tenth carriage. In order to take care of the food and water problems of the soldiers in front and behind, a passage is reserved for the carriages where the ammunition is loaded. But it is very narrow." Da Neizi replied.
While he was talking, a signal soldier ran over, saluted Koji Baba, and reported loudly: "Reporting to Major, I have received a telegram from the Nanjing Security Command from the Shanghai Film and Television Agency. Please review it."
He said and handed over a folder.
Baba Koji took the folder, signed the telegram receipt, and picked up the telegram: "After investigation, the No. 14 military train dining car deliveryman Matsuoka Yoyo has been missing since August 6 and has not been seen yet. He is suspected to be related to the military train.
It is related to the robbery, please check whether he is on the No. 14 military column. Fairy Shigong will do it soon."
After reading the telegram, Baba Koji asked Ouchi: "Major Ouchi, are there any other suspicious persons found in the dining car?"
Ouchi shook his head and said: "No, except Omura Takuichi who was killed, the other three chefs and five handymen are all here."
"Come on, take me to see you." Baba Koji said.
"Major Baba, here?" Senkichi Hayakawa asked.
"I've finished checking, please excuse me," said Baba Koji.
…
An hour later, Baba Koji and his party arrived at the temporary stopping point of Military Column No. 14.
Ouchi ordered people to call all the staff of the dining car.
As Ouchi said, there are three chefs and five handymen.
Baba Koji asked: "Which of you knows Matsuoka Yosuke?"
Everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything.
"Answer." Koji Baba pointed at a short fat man in the front row.
"Sir, we all know each other," said the short fat man.
"What's his relationship with Omura Takuichi?" Baba Koji asked.
"Isn't this nonsense? How about Matsuoka Yosuke getting this fat job?" the short fat man thought to himself.
"Sir, they have a good relationship. They often drink together, and..." The short fat man rolled his eyes. He may have thought of some taboo, and he left half of the sentence on his lips.
"What else? Say it!" Baba Koji said sharply.
"Matsuoka Yoyo's wife is Omura Takuichi's lover." The short fat man whispered.
"What? How did you know about this?" Baba Koji asked.
"Everyone knows this. Omura Takuichi often shows off. The reason why Matsuoka Yoyo is able to work as a delivery boy is because of Omura Takuichi's efforts." The short fat man replied.
"Did you see Yosuke Matsuoka yesterday?" Koji Baba didn't have time to pay attention to the romantic affairs of a dead man. He was now eager to know the whereabouts of Yosuke Matsuoka.
"I saw it. I saw it when he came to deliver the goods." The short fat man said.
"Then did he get on the train?" Baba Koji asked.
"I didn't see it. I was busy with my own business and didn't pay attention to him. I only saw the two of them talking under the car, and they talked very intimately." The short fat man said.
"You guys," Koji Baba raised his hand and pointed at the other seven people: "Did you see Hiroshi Matsuoka getting in the car?"
All seven people shook their heads.
"Oh, sir, I remembered something. It felt strange at the time. Now that I think about it, it feels more suspicious." The short fat man suddenly slapped his head and said.
"Say." Baba Koji said.
"Yes. When we ate last night, Omura Taku had a lot of food. If he eats his usual amount, it would be enough for him to eat two meals." The short fat man said.
"Oh?" Baba Koji's eyes lit up, this clue was indeed very important.
"Take me to Omura Takuichi's lounge to take a look." Baba Koji said to Ouchi.
"Please." Ouchi stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation and led Baba Koji to the dining car.
Omura Takuichi's lounge is at the very back of the dining car, a relatively secluded and quiet place.
The lounge is not big, but there is no problem in seating two or three people. Moreover, there is a curtain hanging on the door. If one or two people are hidden inside, and the curtain is closed, they will never be seen from outside.
Baba Koji asked Ouchi and his entourage to wait outside. He entered the lounge alone and observed every inch from the door to the seats to the floor.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. In a gap behind the seat, there was a hair...