Billy Bat 8

BILLY BAT #8

tl by molokidan

01)
B: On the morning of July 5, the President of the National Railroad Company, Shimoyama Sadanori reportedly left his home in Ooda-ku in a public car, entered the Mikoshi building in Nihonbashi, and then disappeared.
B: On the next day, July 6, just a bit after 12:30 pm, the President's body was discovered on the tracks between Kitasenjuu and Ayase Stations, and was declared as having been run over by a train.
G: He was found, but...

02)
G: The wounds on the corpse were so severe that they still haven't determined the true cause of death...apparently.
S: I hear that there are split opinions as to whether it was suicide or homicide...
G: Yes, you heard right.
S: Ah...wait a minute, Smith-san.
S: Just what department do you belong to in GHQ...?

03)
S: Ummm...did you ask me something?
G: N...no...
G: We have received
G: a theory on the cause of death from the lead inspector from Tokyo University's Medical Department.
G: Since there were hardly any "vital reactions" discovered in the wounds on President Shimoyama's corpse,
G: they have decided that he was run over post-mortem.
S: Post-mortem?
G: Yes, in other words...
G: He was placed on the tracks after he died...which means...

04)
G: he was murdered.

Chapter 8 - Signs

05)
G: Apparently there wasn't much blood discovered on the corpse or at the scene of the crime.
G: It means, you know...
G: all of the blood in the body had already escaped.
G: In addition, internal bleeding was discovered in the "vital reactions" of different areas of the corpse.
G: Which means...
G: he was the victim of some kind of assault while still alive...
S: If you already have that much proof, then why does the suicide theory still exist?
G: Oh yes...
G: Inspectors who specialize in homicides determined that this was a suicide.
G: Internal bleeding like this is often found on victims of vehicular manslaughter, and there is also the possibility that the blood from the corpse was washed away in the rain that night...

06)
G: Also, one more thing that gives power to the suicide theory...
G: is that they found a number of witnesses who apparently say the President along the Toubu Isesaki Line from 6 to 8 PM that night.
G: A man who looked just like President Shimoyama, walking alone down the tracks...
G: He wasn't just sighted walking, though. We also have a report that he spent about three hours at the Suehiro Inn close to Gotanno Station.
S: Do you have proof that it was actually him...?
G: The witness was a woman from the inn.

07)
G: Well, the point is, President Shimoyama had lost face due to his handling of the workers of the National Railroad Company.
G: On the day before his death, after handing out pink slips to 30,000 people, leftist union workers organized an angry protest.
G: The point is, it could have easily been homicide or suicide...
S: I can think of another reason, too.
G: Another reason...?
B: Assistant Inspector Sagawa!!
B: We have a new witness!!

08)
A: Who is it?
B: An owner of a yakitori shop near Gotanno Station!!
A: Alright, let's begin questioning him!!
S: Do you mind if I accompany you?
A: Ah...
A: Sure...
A: Huh? An incident five days ago...?
A: Something that long ago couldn't have anything to do with this.
Y: Yes...but...it happened in almost exactly the same spot...

09)
A: Hmmmm...
A: ...so, what? You saw two guys climbing up the bank toward the tracks...?
Y: Yes...
A: What did they have with them?
Y: A drum can that was cut in two, along with something that resembled a stretcher...
A: A drum can...?
Y: It looked very heavy...
A: There was a great amount of oil found on Shimoyama's clothes.

10)
S: Did you see the men's faces?
Y: It was pretty dark...
Y: I didn't see the one...
Y: But I got a good look at the other.
sfx: sha sha
Y: He had a long, slender face...
P: How did his eyes look?
Y: Hmmm...thin and a bit droopy.
P: And his hair?
Y: Hair...oh yeah, his hair...

11)
Y: It was unkempt,
sfx: sha sha
Y: and really curly.
Y: He had a long pointy noise...yeah, like that.
sfx: sha sha
Y: Hmph.
Y: That looks a lot like him.

12)
A: Hand this portrait out and label it as a key suspect!!
G: Yes sir!!
Y: Am I done now...?
A: Yes, we'll be in touch with you.
B: That's it, wise guy! Say your prayers!

13)
D: Please, have mercy!
B: Shuddap! I'm not going easy on a chump like you!
B: Now cough it up, or else!!
D: Forgive me!!
B: You just don't know when do give up, do you?!
B: My, my...
B: What's wrong?
B: He's a goner.
B: We'll just have to make it look like he was run over by a train, then.
B: Yep, just like I thought.

14)
sfx: gatan goton
sfx: gatan goton
K: The incident with the President of the National Railroad Company and the manga that sensei drew...
K: They're exactly the same...

15)
K: Not only that, but the incident happened the day after sensei drew this...
K: Is he a prophet...?
K: But this incident with President Shimoyama...
K: and what I did to Charlie...
K: Haa,
K: haa...
Y: Grab it tighter!!
K: Ah...ahhh...
sfx: dosa...

16)
sfx: gatan goton
sfx: gatan goton
sfx: gatan goton
K: It's exactly the same...
K: Is this some kind of conspiracy...?
K: It's just like...
K: a manga...
K: Uuu...
K: uuu...

17)
letter: Take the manuscript and run away.
K: Run away? But where am I supposed to run to, sensei...?
K: I'm going to turn myself in...
K: Charlie...I'm sorry, I'm going to turn myself in now...

18)
sfx: don don
P: It's the police! Excuse us!
K: Police...?!
P: Excuse us!
K: Haa x4

19)
K: Guhah!!
K: Owww...
K: Haa x3
P: Excuse us!
sfx: don don
W: Yes?
P: I'm an inspector from the police, just checking up. Has anything strange happened...?

20)
G: Oh, thank you for your hard work. No, nothing...
T: Where to, sir?
K: Eh...ah...ahhh...

21)
B: Taxi!
P: Where to, bub?
B: Take me to the intersection on the 4th block of Nihonbashi.
K: Nihonbashi...
K: The instersection on the fourth block...
P: Sure thing!
B: Here!!

22)
K: Ah, this is it...
K: Here...

23)
B: So this is where the big bad wolf is, huh?!
K: The big bad wolf...

24)
K: Ku...Kurusu...!!

Next Chapter: April 16