Monster Volume 7 : Richard Chapter the Fifty-Fourth Just One Case - Page 73 - [Greetings, Dr. Gillen.] Chapter 54 : Just One Case [Your "Premise on Transcendental Criminal Psychology" was quite a fascinating read. Thank you for sending it.] [That one of my students from my days teaching at Dusseldorf University...] [should become such an expert in the field of criminal psychology fills me with great joy.] [By the way, Dr. Gillen, please forgive me for saying so, as I know you are so busy with work...] - Page 74 - [You once told me of your interviews with the serial murderer Peter Jurgens...] [I remember you telling me of a "friend" of Jurgens', who ordered him to carry out a murder...] [But my memory is not what it used to be, so would you mind telling me once more about Jurgens...] [And the name of his "friend"?] [P.S.] - Page 75 - [You were an absolutely spotless student in college,] [but there was another exemplary student who seemed to be competing with you for top seat.] [He chose to become a brain surgeon, but now he is wanted as a suspect for serial murder...] [I want you to tell me anything you know, no matter how small...] [What kind of man he is...] [And where he might be...] - Page 76 - Chapter 54 : Just One Case [The man named Dr. Tenma...] - Page 77 - [Dachau, Bayern] Woman: Oh, you're that policeman! Richard: Er... to be precise, I'm a detective now... I know it's a painful subject to discuss... But may I ask you some more questions regarding the "Voice of God Murders", of which your mother was a victim? Woman: Of course! It's been four years now, and the police have given up helping... Schuwald...? Richard: Yes, I've heard your mother was formerly a housekeeper for a very wealthy man. Was that him...? - Page 78 - Woman: Yes... but that was two decades ago. Richard: Was there a particular reason why she quit...? Woman: Well, her body was failing... Since then, she's only done work close to home. Richard: Did she not get along with Schuwald...? Woman: Oh no! On the contrary... My mother loved reading poems, and when Mr. Schuwald's eyes were still good, they would read them together... Yes, let me show you... Take a look! These are remembrances of my mother, so I've left them as is. - Page 79 - Woman: All the poetry collections in this bookcase were presents he gave to my mother. [Dornach Co., Munich] Businessman: So, the agent in charge of the "Murder Case of the President of Dornach Co." has become a detective. Which means there has been absolutely no progress in the last three years. Richard: Yes. I'm ashamed to say that is true. Businessman: ...so, what did you want to inquire about? - Page 80 - Richard: Well, you were Mr. Gauk's secretary, so I'd like to ask you one more time... Were there any people who had a grudge against... Businessman: The president's enemies...? I told you, once you start counting them you'll never stop!! The police should have already analyzed the list of companies President Gauk sent into bankruptcy. Richard: And there's one more wealthy asset holder worth mentioning in Bayern, isn't there?! What is his relationship to...? Businessman: You are referring to Mr. Schuwald...? Haha... they were rivals, of course. Lifelong rivals! Are you familiar with this? Schuwald has gone through bankruptcy twice in the past... The second time was the result of a fierce industry bidding war between he and President Gauk. - Page 81 - Richard: In other words, Schuwald was ruined by your president... Businessman: There were occasions when Schuwald ruined him, in return... Richard: They hated each other...? Businessman: Absolutely! Whenever they saw each other at the same party, it would turn into a disaster! And they were unafraid of stating their feelings towards each other... it was always such a bother for me. Richard: THOSE two...? Businessman: Yes, those two cool and indifferent men. They were the only two who could match each other in a quarrel... That's not just rivals... That is friends. - Page 82 - - Page 83 - Richard: H... HEY, WATCH IT UP THERE!! Man: Oh, Hans... yeah, I knew him. Got killed in that whole "Voice of God" thing. - Page 84 - Man: A terrible loss. He was a good man. Can't believe he got killed by a sicko like that... Voice of God, my eye!! Richard: Was Hans really such a good man? Man: Oh yeah, he bought me drinks all the time. Richard: He was a driver over at Schuwald's place, right? Man: ...think so. But that's gettin' on thirty years ago. Richard: Do you know why he was fired? Man: Cuz Schuwald went bankrupt. Richard: Oh... I see! So there was no trouble in particular... Man: Hey, now I'm tellin' you this to keep Hans' good name... He may have been poor like us, he may have worked for that filthy money-mongering "Vampire of Bayern"... But he was a good man to be around, with no prejudices. - Page 85 - Man: He always told me. That rich old bastard was the one who taught him about birdwatching!! Richard: Birdwatching? Man: Yeah... take him into a forest, and the vampire would act like a kid again. Woman: Even though it's been two years, it's still hard to bring up memories of my husband... My husband was such the serious, level-headed type. He never did anything someone could hate him for. And then... for him to be murdered like that... Richard: You have my sympathies. - Page 86 - Richard: Forgive my rudeness, but I heard your husband was an illegitimate child... Woman: Yes... He was in an orphanage at a very young age, then had many foster parents... And after all that, he managed to become an accountant... He always talked about staying true to one's marriage... Richard: And your husband was asked to be an accountant for Schuwald? Woman: Yes, many times... but he always refused. There were some times when his current work was enough to keep him busy all the time... But mostly he just had serious convictions about the way that man used his wealth... My husband was very fastidious with money... Richard: Thank you so much for your help. Woman: You'll catch the killer, won't you? Richard: I'm trying my hardest. I swear... We'll catch him! Goodbye... - Page 87 - Richard: Oh... Woman: Yes...? Richard: I was hired to do a job for Schuwald a little while ago... Do you happen to know how it was that your husband became acquainted with him? Woman: Yes... They met in the forest... Richard: Forest...? Woman: It was back when Mr. Schuwald could still see... They just ran into each other in the forest... Richard: What were they doing there...? Woman: Birdwatching. They went birdwatching together several times after that... - Page 88 - Richard: {Birdwatching... Good man... Read together... Friends...} - Page 89 - Man: A... are you OK?! Richard: Y... yes, I'm fine. Thanks... Man: What a nutcase!! ...It was like he was aiming at you. Jesus! Richard: I've got it all figured out, Dr. Reichwein. - Page 90 - Richard: It's like I told you the other day. All those cases I hung onto from my days as a police agent... have a common theme! "The Voice of God Murders"!! "Murder of the President of Dornach Co."!! "Murder of the Accountant"!! At first glance, these appear totally unrelated... The methods of killing are all different. The victims shared no common relations, and the murders were chronologically spaced too far apart... And because none of these involved money, the truth was never recorded or written down... All these things are connected by one thread. The deaths of these particular people... - Page 91 - Richard: Have served to isolate Schuwald. And there's another peculiar similarity... In the "Murder of the President of Dornach Co."... Right before he was killed, Gauk left to go to a business negotiation. The name of the other person he was to meet... The name of God that was written on the walls in the "Voice of God Murders"... And most pressing to me, the name of the criminal that Japanese doctor mentioned in regard to the "Middle-Aged Couple Murders"... Were all the same name...!! - Page 92 - Reichwein: Johan... A former pupil of mine, now a criminal psychologist, has been studying a murderer who acted on the orders of a "friend"... He kept me informed by letter. The name of that "friend"... "Johan"! - Page 93 - Reichwein: It's a common name. The connections between the cases are nothing more than pure speculation. But if it's true, this "Johan" has carried out... A systematic series of murders for the past 4 years in order to isolate Schuwald... Richard: And the prostitute Margot Langer, who gave birth to Schuwald's son, just so happens to be dead... Reichwein: And with the arrival of the real son, the boy Fahren just so happened to commit suicide. If he actually exists... There where is this Johan?! <