Chapter 23On the way back to the station, Hiroshi called Akiko, one hand holding his umbrella and the other on the cell phone. “Can you check one suicide: March 15, 11:15, Musashi-Kosugi station. The case number is 974218.”
“Give me a minute,” she said. Hiroshi could hear her shuffling through papers. “Hey, that’s the one I was just talking about.”
“The rich people in Denenchofu?”
“Yes. Wakayama is the name. I called them already and they seemed eager to talk with you.”
“Did you hear from Takamatsu?”
“No.”
“He’s the one telling me how important it is to talk with the drivers and the victim’s families. Now, he’s disappeared?”
“He trusts you,” Akiko said.
“I’m not sure it’s mutual.”
“I found one more thing. Several of the suicides worked in real estate.”
Hiroshi stopped in his trac
