After saying goodbye to Yamakawa Akira, the two got up and left.
Through Karasawa and Takagi's continuous investigation based on clues, the life trajectory of Otsuga Tomoyuki gradually became clear.
Tomoyuki Otsuga had been working in a planning company and had been made a full-time employee. However, the company's performance was poor and he was laid off.
After that, he moved out of the apartment and went to work for a construction company that provided housing through his company introduction. However, because his salary was too low and his life was tight, he stopped contacting his family after an argument with his brother who failed to borrow money.
But the good times didn't last long, as he lost his low-paying job. So, Otsuga Tomoyuki, who had no place to live, rented a container that was not allowed to be lived in and secretly used it as a place to stay.
After being reported, he had no choice but to run away with a blanket and eventually died.
Although it has not yet been investigated what happened to him and where he went after leaving the container, Tang Ze clearly saw the tragedy of Otsuga Tomoyuki.
Starting from a year ago, step by step, Otsuga Tomoyuki's life began to decline gradually. The closer it gets to the present, the more difficult his life becomes.
It seemed as if Karasawa saw in Otsuga Tomoyuki a microcosm of the poor people in Japan at that time.
With a sigh, Tang Ze stopped feeling sentimental. What he had to do now was to help Otsuga Tomoyuki catch the criminal who killed him so that he could rest in peace.
The two of them talked about Otsuga Tomoyuki's past life while thinking about walking out the door.
But just as he was about to go out, Tang Ze suddenly took a step back and saw a built-in cabinet on his left.
It was precisely because of this that Officers Tang Ze and Takagi only saw the wall when they came, and did not see the cabinet. Now that they were on their way out, they happened to be walking towards the cabinet.
"Do you think the last key is the one here?" Tang Ze looked at the cabinet in front of him, pulled out the key inserted in it, and after comparing it, he found that the tooth shape of the key was exactly the same as the remaining one.
"It really is here!" Takagi exclaimed, and then immediately searched the cabinet next to him that had no key.
Tang Ze put on white gloves, took the key out of the evidence bag, and began to try again and again.
Fortunately, this was a public box and the keys were basically all there. The two found the target after a few tries and opened the storage box directly.
After opening it, I found that there were many items piled in the storage box, even some clothes.
There were brand new cheap underwear, white shirts, pants and other daily necessities made from the 100-yen store, but these were of no great use. After taking them out, Tang Ze immediately found a worn-out cell phone underneath.
It seems that Otsuga Tomoyuki was once rich, but his fortune was declining step by step.
Tang Ze opened his phone and found that the call records had been deleted. It seemed that they were deleted by himself or someone else.
After taking out the remaining suits and sleeping blankets from the cabinet, Tang Ze found a book about medical affairs, which was consistent with what Yamakawa Akira had just said.
Flipping through it casually, I can see the notes I made on the book and the key points of knowledge on how to use a pen.
“Illegally demanding medical compensation…”
“Accidental Death Compensation…”
Key titles like these are marked, and it can be seen that Otsuga Tomoyuki really studied hard.
But soon a marriage application form tucked inside the book attracted their attention.
"Is this, a marriage?" Officer Takagi asked in surprise, "Otsu-san is planning to get married to this woman named Shikimi Miyu."
"Are we searching for treasure?" Tang Ze couldn't help but complain. "Following these lines, I always find fragmented clues, but they always point to the next clue..."
"Well, well... it's good to have gained something." Gao Mu also smiled helplessly, "It's much better than being completely confused."
"Let's go and visit this woman named Shikimi Miyu." Tang Ze said, "After all, she was the one the deceased was planning to marry. She must know more than anyone else."
The marriage application form had the address of the other party, so Tang Ze and his friend quickly found the address.
After showing their ID and stating their purpose, and going through a series of other social formalities, the two were invited into the room by Shikimi Miyu.
Afterwards, Shikimi Miyuya told them about their relationship.
Although they no longer have any relationship with each other, they were once planning to get married.
But getting married naturally requires a lot of consideration, and the key one is money.
After all, in Japan, many women quit their jobs and become housewives after getting married. If a man does not have a formal job, the family will soon be unable to survive.
Although Shikimi Miyu had no plans to quit her job after getting married, her salary alone was too little to support the two of them.
So when Otsuga Tomoyuki became a regular employee, she was still very happy and signed the marriage application form, which was just short of submitting it.
But at this moment, tragedy struck.
Tomoyuki Otsuga's job as a full-time employee fell through, then his job in the construction industry, and even his job as a medical insurance claims adjuster. He finally passed the interview, but still ended in failure.
So the marriage was delayed. When the two met for the last time, Otsuga Tomoyuki wanted to get married, but Shikimi Miyu wanted to get married after ensuring a stable life.
However, Otsuga Tomoyuki gave up on herself and chose to give up directly, telling Shikimi Miyuki to just find a regular employee to marry.
These words broke Shikimi Miyu's heart, and the two eventually parted ways unhappily and never met again.
After finishing these things, Shikimi Miyu sat on the sofa and looked at the two of them uneasily and asked: "Criminal-san... did I... do anything bad? I don't know what he said... but I..."
"No, Shikimi-san, you don't need to worry. We are not looking for you because of you, but because Otsu-san passed away."
When Shikimi Miyu heard what Tang Ze said, she looked at him suddenly and said in disbelief: "What...how could it be..."
Although the two have broken up, they are about to get married after all, so it is impossible to say that there is no love between them.
So after hearing the news, Shikimi Miyu fell into confusion. A sense of absurdity arose spontaneously, and she seemed unable to accept the news.
"I'm sorry...that's the way it is."
Officer Takagi pulled the marriage application form out of the evidence bag and handed it to Shikimi Miyu. "We're not ruling out the possibility that this is a criminal case, so we're investigating. Please cooperate with us."
The other party took the application form with a blank expression, just staring at the contents on it, his fingers lightly brushing across the surface, as if recalling the past when they were together.
For a moment, the room fell into silence.
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