Wataru Takagi's Expectations / What Was This Guy's Name Again?

"Officer Takagi, I... I didn't have time to do anything else. I had just entered the room and found Kayo's body when that... that consultant came in and told me not to disturb the crime scene... At that time, I just saw the bookshelf on top of Kayo, so I wanted to move it."

Jiang Hang nodded in agreement with Masuo Keizo's explanation. Masuo Keizo indeed had no chance to clean up the scene, but finding evidence was a very simple matter for him.

In fact, before Jiang Hang could even speak, Takagi Wataru, upon hearing the sound of the bookshelf collapsing, seemed to realize something. He clapped his hands and explained to Ninzaburo Shiratori, "I understand, it's the books on the bookshelf!"

He picked up a few books, then roughly measured the distance between the top of the books and the top shelf of the bookcase, and then took out two books with slight dents on the top.

"These are the two books. As long as you put the books on the top shelf, you don't need any special devices to use them to hold the knife in place. When the bookshelf falls over, the books will fall to the ground, making them hard to notice!"

"As for concealment, with this dark curtain, I think it would be enough to just put a few more books on the bookshelf. And in her own home, Mrs. Masuo probably wouldn't pay much attention to a few books on the bookshelf."

Takagi Wataru solved the problem of disposing of the murder weapon quite smoothly, but he had not yet come up with a suitable explanation for the sudden increase in the weight of the pedal.

However, Miike Sato, seeing that Takagi Wataru and Ninzaburo Shiratori were two men who didn't usually use exercise bikes, couldn't help but remind them, "This kind of exercise bike can adjust the pedal load. I just checked the data on this exercise bike. Masuo-sama has been using the exercise bike to exercise every day for about half a year, so she sets the pedal load to be relatively high. You can try it yourselves."

She tapped on the bookshelf behind the exercise bike. "This bookshelf isn't particularly heavy, and since only the top shelf has books, if she had found a good spot, Mrs. Masuo might not have even realized something was wrong before she was killed by the falling bookshelf."

"Of course, this process will probably require dozens or even hundreds of calculations to find the most suitable location..." After saying that, her gaze also fell on the uneasy-looking Masuo Keizo beside her. "In this house, it seems that only you, Mr. Masuo, are most likely to be able to do this."

Masuo Keizo wiped his forehead. "It's possible that those thugs broke into my house beforehand and set this up..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Jiang Hang shook his head and rejected his words: "Those robbers didn't have time. This bookshelf of yours was only purchased a few days ago. These marks can be roughly judged by simply checking the dust under the bookshelf. Besides, this dark curtain of yours should have been installed yesterday. I saw it on the invoice for your bedside table."

Jiang Hang looked at Masuo Keizo and suddenly asked him, "Moreover, you checked your watch four times in just two minutes at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, as if you were afraid of missing the time. But from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department until now, you haven't checked the time even once. Can you explain why?"

"It's obvious that your wife comes here to exercise at two o'clock every day, and you know that, which is why you are so sensitive to the time at that time. You want to say a word to her before you kill her with your own hands to prove yourself, and you even specially asked Wataru Takagi to be your alibi."

"But you might have forgotten that you used thumbtacks dozens of times on this bookshelf to find the perfect spot, and you even accidentally injured your hand because of it. Those marks are still on the bookshelf," Jiang Hang picked up the "This Month's Fitness Plan" sign that was supposed to be hanging on the thumbtacks and gestured to him. "You can't exactly say that you pinned it so many times just to make it look better, can you?"

"Or are you planning to wait until your accomplices are caught before they confess to your crimes?" Jiang Hang suddenly changed the subject, bringing up the bank robbery.

Upon hearing Jiang Hang utter the word "accomplice, "Masuo Keizo's expression turned even more grim.

"Accomplices?" Miike Sato seemed to have thought of something. "Could it be..."

Jiang Hang nodded. "You should know about the accomplices in the robbery that occurred at Mr. Masuo's bank a few days ago, involving 200 million yen."

He then looked at Masuo Keizo, who was standing to the side, looking anxious and conflicted. "Inspector Megure and his team have obtained crucial clues that are enough to find out the true identities of the bank robbers from a few days ago."

"Inspector Megure is probably already on his way to the homes of your accomplices with his men. I believe we'll hear from them soon. Do you really want to keep struggling, Mr. Masuo, the mastermind behind that bank robbery and the real culprit in this murder case?" Jiang Hang put pressure on Masuo Keizo.

Actually, he didn't call Inspector Megure at all. Inspector Megure was probably still worried about the identity of the robber. He just added some pressure to Masuo Keizo.

He wasn't making things up. Inspector Megure would soon get the robbers' information from him and then arrest the group of bank robbers.

He simply revealed a little bit of what would happen later in advance.

But Masuo Keizo was unaware of these things.

From the moment Jiang Hang easily reconstructed his modus operandi, Masuo Keizo had a premonition of his fate.

He originally wanted to fight back desperately, but he didn't expect that everything he wanted to hide had already been discovered by the other party.

At this point, he finally knelt down as if he had lost all his strength, seemingly admitting his crime.

"That's right, I killed Kayo with my own hands..."

After saying that, Masuo Keizo seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. He looked at Jiang Hang standing in front of him and said, "You truly are a great detective. Nothing can be hidden from you."

His tone became serious as he answered the question Jiang Hang had asked him at the beginning.

In other words, whether he regrets it.

His answer was affirmative, "Yes, I regretted it. I regretted it as soon as I heard her scream on the phone, but there was nothing I could do."

"None of this should have happened, so why did she suddenly go to the bank that day?"

"If she hadn't been taken hostage by those guys, and if she hadn't suddenly discovered their identities during the process and was preparing to report them to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, I wouldn't have had to go to this extent."

"I did all of this for her, so why did this happen!"

He seems to still regret killing his wife with his own hands.

Jiang Hang remained silent. Even if he didn't try to obtain Masuo Keizo's criminal memories, he knew how ironic the truth of this case was.

Masuo Kayo was actually a woman who spent money extravagantly, while Masuo Keizo to his wife, trying his best to satisfy her every need.

The cost of doing so is the ever-increasing credit card spending each month. Jiang Hang also found this bill under the Masuo Keizo's bedroom.

Luxury goods he buys every month and various beauty salon services account for almost half of Masuo Keizo's income.

Just a few months ago, Masuo Keizo of money, felt that he was no longer able to support his wife's unrestrained spending. In order not to lose face in front of his wife, he suddenly had the idea of robbing his own bank.

As a branch manager of the bank, he knew the security layout and deposit locations inside the bank very well. As long as they seized the five minutes when the defense was weakest, they could successfully get the money and leave.

Although this incident will be recorded in his bank file as a disgrace, and may even prevent him from advancing further in his career, compared to two hundred million yen, this minor punishment is nothing.

With this professional leading the way, he quickly found a group of risk-taking cronies in his usual social circle and successfully carried out the robbery plan.

Everything went smoothly until fate intervened, and his meticulously planned robbery was disrupted by his wife.

Masuo Kayo discovers the robber's true identity, and if she successfully reports him to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, bank robbery is a serious crime.

If they get caught, they'll probably have to spend ten years or even longer in prison.

Masuo Keizo also knew that if he really went to prison, his wife probably wouldn't wait for him until the day he was released.

He then secretly hinted at this to his wife, but although she had figured out the robber's true identity, she was completely unaware that her husband was also an accomplice in the robbery.

She even planned to go to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department the next day and tell the police the true identities of those people.

In the end, he could only kill his own wife and frame the bank robbers who had not yet been caught.

Chapter 309: Chapter 307: Takagi Wataru's Expectations

After Masuo Keizo confessed, Masuo Keizo obtained information about his accomplices from him, as well as a clue about several people that Masuo Kayo had circled in her photo album before her death. In just one hour, Inspector Megure had already arrested the robbers from the bank robbery that occurred three days earlier.

According to Inspector Megure, when they broke into the apartment where the robbers lived, the robbers were lying on top of the stolen money, dreaming of the day, seemingly not worried at all about the police coming to their door.

In the system's judgment, the cases of Masuo Keizo's murder of his wife and Masuo Keizo planning of a bank robbery were judged as two separate cases, meaning he received the reward for two three-star cases at once.

In addition to a beginner skill training book, Jiang Hang also acquired a beginner trap-making skill.

Although it's only a basic skill, it's much more reliable than the little bit of trap knowledge he gained from his previous poison and bomb proficiency skills.

"As expected of Jiang Hang, he solved two cases on his very first day as an advisor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department," Kiyonaga Matsumoto, the superintendent of the First Investigation Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, congratulated Jiang Hang over the phone.

Kiyonaga Matsumoto was a fierce-looking man with a deep scar over his left eye, which was said to have been inflicted by a criminal during a pursuit mission twenty years ago.

Before being specially appointed as an advisor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Jiang Hang had dealt with Inspector Megure's superior quite a bit and knew that the other party was a good police officer who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

"It's just that the criminal's initial performance was too outstanding, so it was easy for people to notice him. Even without me, the officers who went to the crime scene would have been able to find the real culprit," Jiang Hang replied casually.

"Alright, I know you're modest and don't care about these credits, but there's no need to be modest on the phone. I already know the whole story of this case from Wataru Takagi and Shiratori. At the beginning, you were the only one who had doubts about the suspect. If it weren't for you, it wouldn't have been so easy to arrest him after he cleared away all the evidence against him."

Kiyonaga Matsumoto spoke a few words to Jiang Hang on the phone, and even invited Jiang Hang to play golf together sometime before hanging up.

After finishing his conversation with Kiyonaga Matsumoto, Jiang Hang, who was about to leave the crime scene after solving the case, felt someone pat him on the shoulder.

He turned his head and saw that it was Miike Sato.

"We're about to take the suspect back. Inspector Megure is very happy to have solved the case. He just called me and said he wants to invite us to the bar for a drink. Do you want to come with us?"

Jiang Hang waved his hand. "I won't go. I have to go to the film and television company later. There's a new crew's first night shoot today, and I need to check on the filming results. I can just grab a boxed lunch at the crew's place."

Miike Sato blinked, seemingly puzzled by the film and television company Jiang Hang mentioned.

She hadn't had much interaction with Jiang Hang before, only knowing that Jiang Hang was a detective with a strong background and excellent observation and reasoning skills.

Jiang Hang briefly explained to the other party the tokusatsu company he had bought, Miike Sato nodded in agreement.

"I didn't realize you were so rich. I really don't understand what you rich people are thinking. Instead of inheriting your family business, Shiratori became a policeman, and you became a detective." Miike Sato spread her hands. Although Ninzaburo Shiratori was considered a rich kid, he was, after all, an elite police officer in the professional division. With his own abilities and the help of his family, he would almost certainly rise to a position above Superintendent in the future, so it wouldn't be considered that he was neglecting his duties.

Jiang Hang, on the other hand, has hundreds of billions of yuan in assets but instead of inheriting them, inexplicably went to Japan to work as a detective, and then bought a bunch of properties in a daze. Now he even has to go to the film set to eat boxed lunches.

Regarding Jiang Hang's actions, Miike Sato could only say that the lives of the wealthy were beyond her comprehension.

"It's just a hobby, but I'd much rather be a detective than inherit the family fortune," Jiang Hang replied, though his true thoughts were quite different.

If it weren't for the system supervising him, not only waking him up on time every morning but also urging him to do work from time to time, he would probably be living a lazy, good-for-nothing life by now.

Jiang Hang and Miike Sato were having a perfectly normal conversation. But after she left, Jiang Hang sensed a somewhat resentful look from Takagi Wataru not far away.

"Did Sato say anything to you just now?" After watching Miike Sato walk away, Takagi Wataru quietly leaned over and asked Jiang Hang, "I felt that Sato's attitude towards you was quite good. She just turned down Shiratori's invitation to their Michelin three-star restaurant..."

Takagi Wataru asked Jiang Hang somewhat nervously, after all, having a rival Ninzaburo Shiratori was already putting a lot of pressure on him.

Although he quickly figured out the truth of the case thanks to Jiang Hang's hints and even made an appearance in front of Miike Sato, if Jiang Hang were to join in the fun again, the already slim hope would become even smaller.

Seeing through Takagi Wataru's intentions at a glance, Jiang Hang deliberately sighed, "Officer Sato just invited me to dinner. After all, I should be considered to have solved this case, so it's not surprising that this would happen."

According to Miike Sato, she had just received a call from Inspector Megure. Seeing him about to leave, she came over to ask him first. Takagi Wataru probably didn't know about Inspector Megure's dinner invitation that evening. Realizing this, Jiang Hang decisively tricked Takagi Wataru.

Seeing Takagi Wataru's dejected expression, Jiang Hang smiled strangely and shook his head, "But I have something to do tonight, so I have to decline. If you want it, this is all I can do for you. You'd better work hard."

Although Jiang Hang told Takagi Wataru that he had refused, Takagi Wataru still felt a little bitter when he thought about how Miike Sato had taken the initiative to invite Jiang Hang, since Miike Sato had never taken the initiative to invite him to dinner.

He watched Jiang Hang leave the crime scene with a heavy heart, but no sooner had Jiang Hang left than Miike Sato came to find him.

"Wataru Takagi, you're here! I was wondering why I couldn't find you anywhere. Has Jiang Hang already left?"

Takagi Wataru a subtle expression, and Miike Sato seemed to notice the subtle expression on Takagi Wataru's face as well, and immediately asked him a question.

"What's wrong? You don't look very well. You're completely different from when you solved the case."

Takagi Wataru quickly waved his hand. "No, I'm just a little tired. I'll get some rest after I get off work."

Miike Sato seemed a little disappointed. "Then you should go back and rest. It looks like we can only go for a drink together another time."

Takagi Wataru to nod when he suddenly realized that Miike Sato's words seemed to have some other meaning, and he abruptly stopped shaking his head.

Is this... is she inviting him to go for drinks after get off work?

Takagi Wataru immediately perked up.

"Ahem, having a drink after work to relax is a good idea; maybe that'll make me feel more energetic," he quickly replied to Miike Sato.

"Are you really okay?" Miike Sato asked, looking at Takagi Wataru, whose spirits had suddenly improved.

In response, Takagi Wataru patted himself on the shoulder in affirmation.

"I'm fine with drinking a little bit of alcohol."

At this moment, Takagi Wataru was still full of anticipation for what would happen tonight.

This expectation lingered until he got off work, when Miike Sato to an izakaya near the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. There, he saw more than ten colleagues from the Investigation Division, plus Inspector Megure, and his hopes were completely dashed.

Chapter 310: Chapter 308: What's this guy's name again?

Takagi Wataru's psychological changes.

After giving Takagi Wataru, Jiang Hang happily headed to the filming location of Daibao Films.

Today, Daibao Films is filming the storyline of Ultraman's first arrival on Earth and his encounter with his human host.

Because Jiang Hang's beloved 86 will not be able to be transported back from Nagano Prefecture for a few more days, and the Rolls-Royce SUV that Jiang Hang bought a few days ago with almost a day's income and was going to drive on mountain roads will have to be transported from abroad, which will probably take more than half a month, so he can only take a taxi to the filming location for the next few days.

As the pioneering work of Ultraman, the first episode of the original Ultraman naturally had to explain why Ultraman came to Earth, and also properly introduce Ultraman's existence to the audience.

The reasons are easy to come up with; they're all veteran screenwriters who've been making tokusatsu shows for ten years. When they made Gomera, they could come up with the origins of all sorts of cosmic monsters with ease. Now, it's just that Ultraman, the hero on the side of justice, has been replaced. In essence, there's not much difference.

Jiang Hang had already told Daisuke Mikami and the scriptwriters about the Land of Light and the Ultraman Space Garrison a long time ago. All they had to do was come up with a story about a monster tracking down to Earth, only to find that Earth was being targeted by even more monsters. In order to protect the humans on Earth, Ultraman would decide to stay on Earth.

While this formulaic setting may seem a bit old-fashioned, tokusatsu works like Ultraman exist to protect children's dreams. Occasionally, the stories can explore some heavy topics to improve adult reviews, but more importantly, they should ensure that children can enjoy watching Ultraman.

The current settings are sufficient for use; the rest can be added later.

For the people at Daibao Films, all they want to do right now is to make this Ultraman movie well. Under the pressure from Yingdu Photography, they dare not relax at all, for fear that Jiang Hang, the super-rich investor, will be unhappy and sell Daibao Films again.

However, even though these guys who had been poor for over a decade suddenly became rich, most of them were still thinking about how to save money.

Just like at the beginning, regarding the filming of the first episode, Daisuke Mikami thought that since it was just Ultraman's first appearance, it would be fine to find a deserted place to film it, so that he wouldn't have to worry about the models being damaged too much during the battles later.

But after he told Jiang Hang about this idea, Jiang Hang felt that such a commotion was too small. So after his consideration, Daibao Films made a big move and rented a warehouse near a port for a long period of time.

Ultraman's first appearance involved being moved directly from the wilderness to a port near the city. When the monster appeared, it was supposed to destroy the entire port, but at the crucial moment, Ultraman sassily waited for the vehicle.

Combined with a city model that was produced at great expense, with a very high level of completion and a very realistic look, and after filming, special effects that are paid for by the second will be added, the first episode of Ultraman will definitely leave a deep impression on everyone.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the production efficiency of Tokyo's city models is so low, with only two or three batches completed so far that it's not enough for filming, Jiang Hang would really like to include a classic scene of a monster destroying Tokyo Tower in the first episode.

When Jiang Hang arrived at the filming location, the crew was having their dinner boxed lunches. Jiang Hang casually picked up a boxed lunch and started eating.

For him, becoming an advisor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was nothing to celebrate, and he never complained about the bento boxes.