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Fukuzawa, Kunikida, and Tanizaki who followed the police to Tokyo were stopped outside the interrogation room. All her belongings were temporarily confiscated, including Ranpo.

Sakura sat on the chair, a little nervous.

"Spring day, at one o'clock in the afternoon on June 22, where were you?"

June 25th?That was Thursday of this week. She had a bit of a cold after jumping into the sea in the villa, especially on Thursday, so she took a day off to rest at home.

"I was home all day."

"At home? But we saw you appearing in the neighborhood on the surveillance camera on the 9-chome street of Mihuacho, and entered the Hershey Cafe at 44:[-] p.m. At [-] minutes, he killed a man named Sato with a gun, then knocked out the patrolman who was trying to chase him, and fled."

How can it be?

"But I was at home that day, lying in bed all day, how could I..."

"You said you stayed at home all day, so... is there any evidence or people to prove it?"

Sakura was taken aback.

Because of the fever, she didn't have much strength, except for eating and going to the toilet, she lay in bed and slept all day, never seeing anyone, let alone using TV, computer and TV.

There is nothing to prove that she is at home.

The usage records of water and electricity can only show that she has used water and electricity on this day, but there is no specific time record...

"I do not have."

Sakura paused, then continued.

"But I don't have a gun."

"I remember... the Armed Detective Agency is an organization specially allowed by the government to legally own and use guns?"

"...That's right."

"And Kasuga, you happen to be a member of the Armed Detective Agency."

"..."

"Then where were you at 21:[-] pm on June [-]st?"

June 21st, which is a week, at [-]:[-] p.m.  …

At that time, she should have just finished the class together, because the cold has not completely recovered, so she rejected Xiaolan's invitation to go to Poirot together, and went home alone.

"I'm probably... on my way home."

"According to eyewitnesses, she witnessed a murder in the streets near Mihuacho-chome." Kikuchi paused, then opened the folder and put it in front of Sakurako.

The above testimonial reads: 'Due to the previous bombing that damaged many buildings, it has been maintained, so it is very chaotic there. When I passed by there, I saw a boy and a young girl walking in together. In the alley, the girl is wearing Didangao's school uniform, and the boy is holding something like a love letter...'

Yingzi frowned, there was no boy with a love letter around her that day.

'Because I was a little interested in the children's love, so I looked there a few more times. When they walked into the alley, I saw the boy trying to hold the girl, and the girl pushed the boy down. Yes, the love letter was also thrown on the ground. '

'Then I heard a scream coming from inside, and the girl ran away covered in blood after a short while. After I walked in bravely, I saw the boy lying on the ground with blood and flesh, his face and My stomach seems to have been smashed...'

After Yingzi went through all the testimony, Kikuchi continued, "Although we found that the surveillance near the deceased was damaged by the explosion, we still found you passing by on the nearby surveillance."

He turned the computer screen on the table, and it was her figure in the monitoring screen.

"Also, there are blood stains on your clothes."

Yingzi was slightly stunned. When she passed by there that day, someone bumped into her body. At that time, she didn't pay much attention to it, but after returning home, she found that her uniform was stained with a lot of blood...

actually...

She widened her eyes.

"But, but..."

"But how and why did you kill the boy? You mean to ask that?"

"……Um."

Kikuchi Kazuto smiled, "It's very simple."

"As far as I know, most of the members of the Armed Detective Agency are supernatural beings, including you, Kasuga. A supernatural being wants to kill an ordinary person...it couldn't be easier."

"As for killing people..."

"According to our investigation, you have been subjected to domestic violence and harassment by your father and stepfather in your childhood, which has caused you to be very resistant and afraid of being touched by men. The deceased accidentally touched him because he wanted to give you a love letter. Yours, you were afraid of it and killed him with your power."

"The dead man in Hershey's Cafe also had the same reason. According to the surveillance, he just accidentally touched yours when he was handing you a tissue, so he was killed by you with a gun."

how come?

She has obviously...

"The witnesses and physical evidence are complete, and the criminal psychology and behavior are completely reasonable and consistent...do you have anything else to say?"

How can it be? !

"I……"

Yingzi just opened her mouth, but couldn't make any sound.

"Since this is the case, we will send you to prison according to the law and wait for the arrival of the court summons."

"Sakura-chan, how could she..."

Tanizaki didn't know whether he was surprised by the murder of Sakurako or because of the domestic violence that Kikuchi said that she had been raped since she was a child. He stared blankly at Sakurako being taken away by the police, feeling a little helpless.

"Mr. President...Sakura-chan..."

"Officer Kikuchi..."

Fukuzawa was interrupted by the latter before he finished speaking, "Mr. Fukuzawa, I know you can't believe this kind of thing, but the evidence is so solid that there is nothing more to say."

"Mr. Ranpo! Mr. Ranpo will definitely be able to solve this matter!" Tanizaki's eyes widened suddenly, as if looking forward to it, "Officer Kikuchi, what about Sakura-chan's bag and the doll on her body? Can we take it back? "

"I'm sorry, until the court's decision, the suspect's belongings need to be handed over to the police for safekeeping, but please rest assured that the police station has a special place to store them, and nothing will be lost."

"This...but that puppet...is...is..."

Tanizaki was at a loss for words for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Then can we visit her?"

"Not at the moment, this is a rule, and there is nothing I can do, sorry."

After the words fell, Judi ignored them and followed Yingzi to the temporary detention room.

Kunikida watched Sakurako's figure gradually disappear around the corner, and frowned tightly.

Not right.

Very wrong.

"President, Mr. Kunikida..."

Fuze pursed his lips, "Can I get in touch with Ranpo?"

Tanizaki shook his head, "The email to Mr. Ranpo is still unread, and the phone cannot be connected."

Moreover, even if they got through on the phone, they couldn't communicate.

"Let's go back to the detective agency first."

"……OK."

The atmosphere in the detective agency was unusually heavy. Everyone looked at the empty table and fell silent for a while.

"But..." Atsushi opened his mouth, "How did the police know that Sakurako is a person with supernatural powers? Apart from Police Officer Megure in Tokyo, there shouldn't be any other police officers who know about supernatural powers. "

"That's right, and..." He briefly recorded the conversation between the policeman and Sakurako, and Kunikida pushed his glasses to look at his notebook, "The girl was raped at home, she never talked to us. As I said, according to the days when Yosano and Yosano lived in Tokyo, no one around her seemed to know about it except for the boy named Yushi Ninzu. Even Hanako did not find any information about it from the police files. record of the matter."

"I just contacted the boy, and he said that Sakurako was domestically abused... It all happened while living in Kansai and Ota Ward, Tokyo, so how did they investigate this matter in just two days? "

Kunikida flipped through something on the table again.

"And Sakurako has never used the detective agency's guns, and the detective agency has not lost any guns recently."

"Whether it's the time and place where the case happened, as well as witnesses and physical evidence, all of this is too much..." Kunikida paused, "It's like a trap specially set for her."

Naomi frowned, "Could it be someone from Pal who did it? Isn't that Edward very good at collecting intelligence?"

"What's more," and Yosano sorted out the situation, "They always wanted to get Mr. Ranpo and get rid of Yingzi. Once this happened, Yingzi went to jail and Mr. Ranpo disappeared. Their purpose ...just finished."

one stone two bird.

"But... who is the person seen in the surveillance and witnesses?"

Ranpo's disappearance undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the detective. Although he was skeptical about the case, the clues were in a mess and everyone was at a loss.

"Does Mr. Dazai have any ideas?"

Atsushi cast his eyes on Dazai on the sofa, with some anticipation.

"Oh~ I know that everyone trusts me, and I'm very, very smart, but...it's a bit embarrassing to leave reasoning to me~"

indeed.

Although Dazai has excellent ability to control the overall situation, but reasoning things like this...

"That's the case." Fukuzawa finally said, "Tanizaki continued to try to contact Ranpo, Dazai, Atsushi and Kenji were in charge of going to Tokyo to investigate this matter, Kunikida, Yosano and Kyoka stayed at the detective agency to continue to complete Other commissions and work, and always on call in case there is any other action from pal."

"Haruno, you are in charge of negotiating with the Supernatural Special Affairs Section and seeking their help. Naomi, you should contact Police Officer Megure in Tokyo to see if we can get involved in the case through official channels, if not..."

"Then we will use the name of the Armed Detective Agency to find out the truth of the matter!"

"Yes!"

'Boom thump-'

The sudden knock on the door broke the heavy atmosphere in the detective agency. The tall boy stood at the door, looking down at the stopwatch inside.

"1 minute and 260 seconds earlier than expected...Guian, I'm here for Miss Kasuga's affairs."