Lion King

I started liking you in high school, how could I get mad at you? "

Li Yang patted Sato on the shoulder and said with a smirk.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore, my goal has been achieved, you can go home."

Seeing that Sato's shoulders were shaking with fright, Li Yang lost interest, and she urged Sato to get in the car.

"...Eh? You...don't drive?"

"Don't drive," Li Yang kicked the tire with the toe of her shoe, "Who knows where the tracker is installed, just drive it back for me. If Kenji asks, just say I forced you. He knows I Hate you."

"Okay, okay..."

Sato hesitated and returned to the driver's seat.Only then did she notice me, and she rolled down the window and nodded at me before leaving.

"So, shall we go?"

After Sato left, Li Yang jumped up beside me and poked my shoulder.Sakata and I picked up the car, I drove, Sakata sat in the co-driver, and Li Yang lay lazily in the back seat.

"So, why do you want us to go to the beauty salon?"

Sakata still couldn't let go of the haircut, Li Yang chuckled and replied, "Because it's fun."

Sakata's face was flushed red, and he was about to explode, I hurriedly winked at him, and he realized that the young lady in front of him was an important person who had been ordered not to be harassed by the police chief, so he had to keep his mouth shut.

We went to the brokerage company according to the original plan, with Li Yang as the backing. The brokerage company refused to let us check the personal data of Tamiya Yu on the grounds of "internal confidentiality" and easily got a copy.

According to her information, we found her emergency contact—the model who went to Beijing with her, got the information from her that Tamiya Mayu was adopted, and called Tamiya Mayu’s place before leaving get off work. The orphanage found the addresses of her adoptive parents.

While flipping through today's investigation notes, Sakata said with emotion: "With the blessing of Her Royal Highness, it really makes a difference. One day's work can last a week."

From "Damn Miss" to "His Royal Highness", Sakata has already put the previous unhappiness behind.

It has to be said that Li Yang's identity helped a lot - as long as she revealed the name of Miss Fujima's family, or made a phone call, the obstacles would disappear without a trace in an instant.

Those who want to befriend her, those who are afraid of the family behind her, those who use her——

Li Yang can always deal with it calmly and achieve her goals.

In the rearview mirror, Li Yang was leaning against the car window, holding her chin to flip through the library.

It is "Human Chair" by Ranpo Edogawa.I used to read it to her when she was in the hospital.After she went abroad to study, I borrowed Edogawa Ranpo’s anthology from the library, and wrote reading notes while reading. After reading it, I suddenly felt that my behavior was stupid—no matter how much I read, Li Yang would not So look at me more.

Fortunately, that has passed, and now Li Yang is right behind me, and I can touch it with my hand-although I will be beaten if I do so.

On the way back to search the headquarters, Sakata sorted out the results of today's investigation——

Tamiya Cocoon and Akasaka Green were born in an orphanage in Akita Prefecture. Tamiya was adopted at the age of 5 and moved to Hokkaido with her adoptive parents. Later, for some unknown reason, at the age of 15, Tamiya ran away from home and was taken in by an old man who lived alone. Adopted, the old man died three years later, and she went to Tokyo with her friends.

"I always feel... that adoptive family is a bit strange."

After sorting out the materials, Sakata frowned and said to me.

"I'm feeling it too."

Li Yang also raised her hand in agreement, Sakata clicked his tongue, and was immediately hit on the head by Li Yang with a notebook.

I also think so, but Hokkaido is too far away, and there is currently no strong evidence that the adoptive family is related to the case, so it is very difficult to investigate.

It was already seven o'clock in the evening when we returned to the search headquarters. Sakata and I were used to going to the convenience store for dinner, but Li Yang couldn't.When I was worrying about how to arrange Li Yang's dinner, she sat in the car and gave me a hook.

"what happened?"

I saw her looking at me expectantly: "I want to eat pork chop bento."

"Eh, eh?!"

“Pork chop bento!”

Li Yang emphasized it seriously.

"Do you want pork chop rice?"

Li Yang nodded.

"And give me the key."

She stretched out her hand, palm up, and looked at me pitifully.

"Keys? Car keys?"

Li Yang shook her head.

"The key to your house."

Before I could react, she grabbed my skirt and pulled it down.

"Key, key!"

"...Why do you want my house key?"

Leo glared at me.

"I ran away from home and had nowhere to go. I didn't have any cash on me, and I had to swipe my card to stay in a hotel. Once I swiped my card, I would be found and taken back—you don't want me to be taken back, do you?"

"But……"

"Hey, I even lost my job to come here to help you, just let me borrow it for a while, and I will pay for it later."

The Fujima family does not want Li Yang to be involved in this kind of criminal case, because it will affect the family's reputation-and Li Yang's work is also.I can probably imagine that today's events will make her position in the family difficult, and having her live with a strange man will only complicate things—

When I was thinking about how to place her, Li Yang's expression cooled down.

"Rukawa probably hasn't left Japan yet, give him a call—"

She took out her mobile phone from her bag and pressed the number skillfully.

...Rukawa?Rukawa maple?That guy can't do it!

I hurriedly snatched the phone from Li Yang and pressed the power button.

"It's better to stay at my house—there's nothing to eat at home, you wait for me here, I'll buy lunch——" I ran out a few steps before I realized that the phone hadn't been returned to her, so I returned it and returned it to her she.

After buying the bento, I took Li Yang to the lounge of the search headquarters.Because of the previous police chief's order, she became famous, everyone stared at her, and the director's tea was poured on her feet without noticing.

After reporting to the director, I excused myself to go home and change clothes, and took Li Yang back to the apartment.

She looked around curiously, I taught her how to use the bathroom, changed her a new quilt, and then went to the convenience store to buy food and put it in the refrigerator.

Ah, and a change of underwear...

I looked at Li Yang who was tossing and turning in my bedroom, and scratched her hair in distress.

"Living expenses?"

Facing the note I handed her, Li Yang tilted her head and asked.

"Hmm... that's it."

"What if there are not enough flowers?"

"I'll be back tomorrow."

"Ok."

She puffed up her cheeks and nodded reluctantly.

I quickly took a shower, changed my clothes, and prepared to go back to search the headquarters.When leaving, Li Yang leaned on the door frame to watch me change my shoes.

"Gentleman one."

She suddenly called me, and when I heard those two words, an electric current rushed up my spine, and I couldn't help shivering.

"Won't you hug me?"

Eh?

eh?

eh eh?

I stood up and saw Li Yang opened her arms and tilted her head to wait for me to pass.After hesitating for two seconds, I tremblingly walked over and gently embraced Li Yang's waist.

"Come back soon!"

"...Okay, okay."

Her head was resting on my chest, and her hands were gently sliding up and down my back.

"Eat well!"

"Good, good."

Li Yang tightened her arms, pressed her cheek against my chest, and rubbed it comfortably.

"Don't be too tired!"

"Um……"

I tried to raise my hand and pat her on the back, Li Yang let out a soft laugh, so I patted her twice more.

"I, I'll be back soon."

I assured her like a husband traveling far away.

Li Yang nodded in satisfaction, she gently pushed me away, put her hands on my waist, and smiled at me.

That's the smile I'm most familiar with when she's about to do something to me.

Sure enough, she grabbed my waist fiercely.

"Also, don't flirt with other women!"

She narrowed her eyes, and the smile deepened at the corners of her mouth.

"I-I know..."

"Especially don't flirt with Mariko!"

... Ma, Mariko?

"You know—" Li Yang stood on tiptoe, leaned closer to me, and rubbed the tip of her nose against my cheek.

"I hate that guy the most, so I can't look at her."

It turned out to be Mariko...

Touching my swollen waist, I left the house and returned to the search headquarters.

As expected, it was Kenji Fujima who greeted me at the gate of the police station.

It turned out to be Mariko... I looked sympathetically at Fujima who was wearing a suit and leather shoes with an angry expression on his face.

The relationship between your girlfriend and your sister is not on good terms, and you must be working hard to be caught in the middle.

"Where is Li Yang?"

He rushed over angrily, and I raised my finger to silence him.

"It's a secret."

His face was flushed, and I was very happy to see him.

I haven't been this happy for a long time, it must be because of Li Yang's return.

No matter how cruelly she treats me, only when she is by my side can I feel the joy of life.

For example, mocking Fujima for being splinted.

chapter53Napoli

The day after Li Yang came to my house, the Hokkaido police sent a fax about the adoption of Tamiya Mayu's family.

It was Sakata who saw the fax first, his eyes widened, and he kept saying, "Oh no, no no".

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Sakata handed over the fax with a stomachache on his face. Just scanning the photos on it made me gasp.

Komatsu Keiichiro, Komatsu Yasuko, Komatsu Kazuhisa and Komatsu Moji, these four people were once Tamiya's family members, and they were also the victims of the Akasaka case not long ago.

Keiichiro Komatsu runs a restaurant in Akasaka. His wife Yasuko is a housewife. They have two sons, 17-year-old Kazuhisa and 12-year-old Moji.On the day of the Akasaka incident, in order to celebrate Kazuhisa's birthday, Yasuko made a reservation at a high-end restaurant, and Akasaka Midori was the waiter at that time.He put sleeping pills in the pre-dinner drink, and after the effects of the medicine took effect, he stabbed Keiichiro and Yasuko to death with a gun.Hejiu hid in the bedroom in panic because he was underage and did not drink alcohol. The younger brother Moji had a fever and rested at home that day, and the two hid in the bedroom for about half an hour.Later, Moji had an asthma attack, and the inhalant was in the living room. Moji, who could not be treated in time, died of a heart attack caused by asthma.

In order to save his younger brother, Kazuhiu walked out of the bedroom to fight Akasaka. During the fight, he was stabbed in the spleen by a gun and died of excessive blood loss.

After killing Kazuku, Akasaka Midori entered the bedroom and found that Moji was also dead, but he still left three stab wounds on Moji.

Akasaka took a shower in the bathroom of Komatsu's house after committing the crime, changed into Kazuhiu's casual clothes, stole the sapphire necklace kept in the safe, and left the crime scene as if nothing had happened.

The whole process of committing the crime revealed Akasaka Midori's cold and cruel character, and he did not show any apology to the victim after being arrested.

If he is really in a relationship with Tamiya Mayu, then the Akasaka case may not be as simple as imagined - when I was taking notes, I noticed one thing that was very strange, that is how did Akasaka know the password of Komatsu's safe of?According to Akasaka's confession, he killed Komatsu and his wife who were in a coma first, and when Kazuhiu and Moji were hiding, there was no chance to ask for the password... How did he know.

To this question, Akasaka replied:

"Birthday, isn't there six? The couple were born in the same year, so I tried their birth years and opened it."

"How did you find out the date of birth of the Komatsu family?"

Akasaka remained silent.

It would make sense if Tamiya, who used to live with the Komatsu family, told him.

In other words, Tamiya may be Akasaka's accomplice.

This inference made both Sakata and I break out in a cold sweat.

In addition to this, there is another strange thing - in addition to the sapphire necklace, there are 100 million yen in cash and two sets of diamond jewelry in Komatsu's safe. Akasaka turned a blind eye to these and only took the sapphire necklace.

For ordinary people, cash is always the best choice.In this regard, Akasaka just said that he likes sapphire very much and is not interested in money.

From the time Tamiya Mayo was killed to the present, there is no information about any witnesses. We retrieved the surveillance video at the entrance of the Romance store, and found no suspicious persons. Now the direction of the search is gradually turning to the first discoverer.

Li Yang has not been questioned because of the protection of the Fujima clan, and another first discoverer, Akagi Haruko, accompanied by her family, went to the search headquarters today to make a statement.

When I saw the tall Akagi at the gate of the police station, I was really surprised. I didn't expect such a rough Akagi to have such a slender sister-the blood relationship is really amazing.

Akagi Haruko's testimony did not come in or out with Li Yang. The two of them entered the bathroom at the same time and found the deceased lying in front of the sink.

As for the eyebrow trimmer in Li Yang's hand, according to Akagi, the eyebrow trimmer fell beside the deceased. At first she thought it was the murder weapon, but after a closer look, there was no blood on it.Li Yang also had the same idea, so she held it in her hand.

But there is one thing that is very strange—Akagi Haruko’s testimony mentioned that Tamiya was lying on her side on the ground, covering her wound with her left hand, and Li Yang pulled her on her back after she entered.I asked Akagi to draw a schematic diagram at that time. From the picture, Tamiya seemed to have fallen when he was walking towards the door.

According to the testimonies of other customers in the store at the time, before Tamiya was killed, there was a "under maintenance" sign at the door of the bathroom, but Akagi and Li Yang said they did not see that sign.

There is another point that is also puzzling - if Tamiya was moved from the cubicle to the sink by the murderer, then the murderer must have left footprints on the floor during the movement.The cause of Tamiya's death was excessive blood loss caused by cutting the carotid artery. When the carotid artery was cut, blood would splash out, and the walls and floors of the compartment were covered with blood.But there were only Tamiya's footprints on the floor from the cubicle to the sink.

If Tamiya were to be moved outside, it would be absolutely impossible not to leave his own footprints, only Tamiya's own footprints.Then there is only one possibility—Tamiya tried to call for help, and walked out of the compartment by himself.

But if you infer this way, there will be new irrationality-since you have the strength to walk out of the compartment, why don't you call for help?

Outside the bathroom is the corridor, the waiters often pass by here, as long as they shout for help, someone will definitely hear it.In fact, I did hear Haruko Akagi's cry.

There were more and more doubts, Sakata and I slumped on the bench in the corridor, sighing wearily.

"I said, is there no news from the site inspection?"

Sakata stopped a colleague who was passing by in a hurry, and the other party shook his head with a bitter face.

If the murder is caused by a personal vendetta, the detection is usually very fast, and the most difficult thing is this kind of murder for which there is no obvious reason.

After that, Sakata and I went to the detention center again, and Akasaka Midori was still in the isolation room, refusing any interviews.But I heard from the fellow prosecutor in charge of this case that a girl came to visit Akasaka this morning, and Akasaka agreed to meet for about 10 minutes, after which the girl went back.

"Wait! Why didn't you say this earlier?"

Sakata complained.I suspected that the girl was Li Yang, but I ruled out this speculation after listening to the description of the prison guard on duty.

According to the prison guard's description, the girl who came to visit had short hair, was petite, and was wearing sportswear.And Li Yang has long hair and is taller than her peers, and sportswear will never be reported.

With no family and friends in Akasaka, who would that girl be?

With this question in mind, Sakata and I went home separately to take a shower and change clothes.

“Good evening~”

Carrying the snacks, oolong tea and bento from the convenience store, Li Yang in a white shirt opened the door to greet me.

"Good evening... this is my clothes, right?"

The hem of the shirt covered her thighs, and the shoulder line almost reached her upper arm. Li Yang tied a belt around her waist, and my plain and boring white shirt turned into a fashionable dress.

"Doesn't it look good?"

Li Yang spread her arms and turned around in a circle.

"I didn't bring any replacement clothes, I just borrowed yours, don't be so stingy! Ah, is this for me?"

Her attention fell on the bag in my hand.

"Pork cutlet bento... I don't really want to eat it..."

After putting the bought food on the dining table, Li Yang curled her lips in disgust.Obviously you said you wanted to eat it... It's really hard to guess what girls are thinking.

There are some frozen foods in the refrigerator, and Li Yang naturally doesn't want to eat them.Quickly searching for dishes that can be prepared quickly in my mind, I unscrewed the gas stove.

"Do you like eggs?"

I asked Li Yang, and she nodded repeatedly.

"I like whatever Amu does!"

Hey, hey, don't look at me like that, it's a foul.

Like a fawn, Li Yang hopped around to bring an apron to me, and then circled around me.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

I handed her two eggs and asked her to break them for me.Then take out green peppers, ham, and mushrooms from the refrigerator, cut them into bite-sized pieces, and boil the pasta in water.

"Wow - Napoleon, I love it! With the eggs, is the white sauce?"

I nodded. The authentic Napoleon is made with a special sauce. If I don’t have it at home, I will use freshly made white sauce instead.

"Eggs are ready!"

Holding the egg beater, Li Yang stood beside me seriously like a puppy waiting for the meal, staring at the constantly stir-frying noodles in the wok.

Just look at me like this anytime.

I smiled wryly in my heart.

A few minutes later, Mushen's first version of Napoleon came out of the pot, and Li Yang happily arranged the tableware, and even folded a swan from a napkin and put it on the table.

"I'm starting—"

"I'm gonna start now."

I quickly finished the portion on my plate, poured a glass of water for Li Yang, then took out the pudding I bought today as dessert, and put it by Li Yang's hand.

"Is there any progress in the investigation today?"

Li Yang's cheeks were bulging, and she covered her mouth with her hand and asked me cutely.

"Well... how should I put it, it feels like walking out of a maze and finding that I have entered a new maze..."

All information during the investigation must be kept confidential. This is the professional ethics of a police officer, but facing Li Yang, I will always respond to all her requests unconsciously.

I briefly described today's new discovery, Li Yang ate noodles like a hamster, and listened to me very seriously.

"I'd better go to the police station to make a record?"

After dinner, Li Yang asked me from behind while I was cleaning up the dishes.

"Although there may be no reference value, it is considered to have done something, right?"

I didn't tell Li Yang that the Fujima family also sent people to the police station today. They didn't block me this time, but when I went out to investigate, there was always a black car behind me.

"I'll go to the police station tomorrow, no, it's fine today, take me with you when you leave."

After washing the dishes and tidying up everything, Li Yang handed me a paper bag containing two sets of underwear and shirts.Over her head, I can see that all the drawers in my room are ajar, and the quilt is rolled up casually.

"It's strange that there are no erotic books. Doesn't Amu read those?"

Well, it looks like the bottom of the bed has turned over too.

Li Yang's expedition will probably continue until she leaves.I took the paper bag, only to see Li Yang staring at me motionlessly.

"Take me to make a record."

Her eyes were very sincere, and I was about to nod in agreement, but unexpectedly saw her white collarbone protruding from my shirt.

What a... crime.

I had to turn my head to avoid Li Yang's sincere eyes. I covered my eyes and carefully suggested: "It's okay... change your clothes before you go?"

"Clothes? Any questions?"

Li Yang raised her arms blankly and looked left and right.

"I think it's beautiful."

It's beautiful...but... I sighed, put down the paper bag, found a black scarf from the closet, unfolded it and put it on Li Yang's shoulders.

"Oh~ Ah Mu understands it very well!" She happily wrapped the scarf around her shoulders and neck, and walked out of the door with me.

As expected, Li Yang's arrival caused quite a commotion.The head of the department personally greeted Li Yang, and the gentle police officer known as the "Buddha face" made notes for Li Yang, making sure that the eldest lady of the Fujima clan accepted the questioning in a peaceful and peaceful environment.

"It's like a queen on tour!"

Sakata curled his lips in disdain, and then looked at me expectantly: "Amu, can Her Majesty the Queen join our search team?"

"...you wake up."

"I'm not trying to shirk responsibility, it's just that with that young lady around, things went smoothly beyond expectations! You just tell her that she is cooperating with the police?"

I don't need to make excuses, Li Yang, who is full of curiosity, will agree, and maybe even lead the search process.

The transcript was finished quickly. When I left, I sent Li Yang to the gate of the police station. The car of the Fujima family who received the report from the head was waiting outside.

"Oh, brother!"

It was Kenji Fujima who got out of the car. When Li Yang called him, his first reaction was not to respond to his sister, but to give me a vicious look.

"Ah, Mu-jun, good evening."

Fuji really didn't come alone, Sato Mariko stood behind him.

"Oh, good evening Sato."

While I was responding to Sato, Fujima and Li Yang glared at Sato at the same time.

"Don't look!"

"Where are you looking?!"

"Yes, sorry!"

After two heckles, Sato hurriedly looked away and apologized loudly.

It's hard for you to fall in love with this kind of man, Sato.

When I was feeling emotional in my heart, I suddenly felt two eyes burning my face.

"What are you laughing at?"

Li Yang grabbed my waist and twisted it hard.

"Close your eyes!"

Tengzhen's eyes were burning with flames, as if he was going to pounce on me and strangle me to death in the next second.

I can only close my eyes and let these two people calm down.

Fuji really wanted Li Yang to go home, but Li Yang didn't want to, so the two reached an agreement that Li Yang would continue to live in my house-this was a sweet and painful decision for me.

Needless to say, the sweetness comes from two aspects——

Fujima went to the car and opened the trunk, took out a golf bag from it, and handed a 7-iron to Li Yang.

"You can't let go of it while you're sleeping."

If I remember correctly, Li Yang beat me with this cue on the first side of the reunion.

Li Yang took the club solemnly, and waved it at me with a smile.

And Fujima, after stuffing Sato into the car, came to me and motioned me to approach him.

"If you dare to attack my sister, I will castrate you."

Although I think he is no match for me in terms of force, his status as Li Yang's brother is like a curse, forcing me to bow to him.

"……I see."

Fujima didn't forget to roll down the window and stare at me until he got in the car.

I think it's better to sleep in the search headquarters until the case is solved.

chapter54Final

"Is it possible...suicide?"

Sakata poked half of his head out of the bed, rubbing his eyes sleepily.

"Tamiya actually committed suicide, isn't there such a possibility?"

I confirmed to him again, Sakata opened his mouth wide and yawned, and got up with pain on his face.

"It's not impossible to commit suicide...but what is the motive? Such a cruel method of suicide..."

I sat cross-legged on the quilt, and there were three rows of bedding neatly arranged in the empty room, much less than the previous few days.A serious gas explosion occurred in the Meguro district, and part of the investigators of the Tamiya case were pulled over.

The case has not progressed for a long time, and the minister's face was very ugly at the search meeting this morning.If Tamiya Mayu really committed suicide, I'm afraid the minister would slam his head on the table at the press conference.

But... I sorted out the history and clues of the crime in my mind - first of all, it is very incredible that no footprints of the murderer were found at the crime scene full of blood.Second, the murder weapon was missing.Although an eyebrow trimmer was found in Tamiya Yuko's cosmetic bag, there was no trace of her blood on the blade, which was also confirmed by Lumino's reaction.Besides, why did the murderer move Tamiya Cocoon to the sink?

For ease of discovery?Wouldn't it be stupid if Akagi and Li Yang found out just after committing the crime?

There are too many unreasonable places.

But if you look at it from another angle - Tamiya Mayu committed suicide, then the first and third points have reasonable explanations.

There are no footprints because there is no murderer, and the purpose of moving to the sink is to let myself be discovered as soon as possible.As for the second point... After the carotid artery is cut, people will not die immediately. This short time is enough for her to dispose of the murder weapon and walk from the cubicle to the sink.

If the location is in the bathroom, there is an excellent way to dispose of the murder weapon, and that is to flush it down the toilet.

In this way, the only thing that is difficult to understand is her motives.

So early the next morning, I presupposed that Tamiya Mayu committed suicide, and launched an investigation based on this.

I went to Romance first, and the store manager there told me that the sign that Akagi mentioned was "unavailable for maintenance at the door of the toilet" is true, but it had been repaired on the morning of the incident.The sign was placed in the storage room next to the bathroom, but the storage room was not locked that day because of the repair of the roof leaking.

The store manager took me to see the warning sign, and after asking the forensics department to collect fingerprints, I contacted Li Yang.

"Among the items that girls carry with them, is there anything that can be used as a murder weapon?"

Li Yang quickly replied: "Brow trimmer, that thing is very sharp, I accidentally cut my fingers before."

She was keenly aware that I was inquiring about something related to Tamiya, so she told me: "As for eyebrow trimming knives, convenience stores have them. Cocoons are always bought in convenience stores, do you remember the style?"

It is a mint green folding eyebrow knife, I have the impression.

So on the way back to the police station, I went to a convenience store and asked the clerk to introduce me on the pretext of being hired by my girlfriend.

"About this long, green."

After listening to my description, the clerk quickly took a box from the shelf.

"Is there a smaller one? My girlfriend said it was too long and would cut the bridge of the nose."

The female clerk immediately showed an expression that I understood.

"If it's smaller, is this suit okay? There are two sizes, and it can be repaired to small parts."

In the PVC bag that the clerk handed me, there were two eyebrow trimming razors, one large and one small. The small one was the same as the one I found at the scene of the crime, and the big one was just beige. palm so long.

I hurried back to Romance and asked to see the compartment at the first scene of the crime.If the reasoning is correct, the eyebrow knife should be in the toilet, and it may have been flushed away after so many days.But the store manager told me that after the murder, no one has used this compartment, so maybe there is still hope.

With the help of a repairman, we disassembled the toilet—a toilet of this model with a catch net, and a half-closed beige eyebrow trimmer was lying next to the catch net in the outer pipe.

Finally found the murder weapon.

Then the forensics department rushed to extract the evidence.At seven o'clock in the evening, I put the inspection report on the eyebrow trimmer and the prohibition warning sign in front of the head of the department.

The luminol reaction occurred on the blade of the eyebrow trimming knife, and the blood collected at the junction of the blade and the scabbard was found to belong to Tamiya Cocoon through DNA testing.The fingerprints of four people were found on the warning sign, which belonged to the wage earners on duty on the day of the incident, the maintenance personnel, Tamiya Mayu, and an unknown person.

"That is to say, Mr. Mu—" the chief asked me in a hoarse voice as he touched his shiny forehead. "The possibility of suicide is high, isn't it?"

"I think there's a high probability of suicide."

"But there is still a doubt!" A police officer who was at the same time as me interrupted me.

"If the deceased put a warning sign at the bathroom door in order to delay his discovery, why didn't the two first discoverers see the warning sign? Who took it? Did the other party know that the deceased was planning to commit suicide?"

I have also considered this issue. If Tamiya Mayu committed suicide, then the disappearance of the warning sign cannot be explained-if she has an accomplice, it is an assisted suicide, and this "helper" must accept the legal trial.

Who is that person?And why do you want to do this?

Maybe Akasaka knows something?But it was too late now, the visiting hours of the detention center had long passed.

I rubbed my swollen temples, went to the convenience store and bought two lunch boxes and went home.

"It's a bento again...can't you eat something else?"

Li Yang greeted me at the door wearing a loose shirt, and she has rummaged through my clothes in the past few days—I never thought that men's shirts can be worn in so many ways, and each one looks good.

The tea table in the living room is full of various drinks and snacks, as well as takeaway boxes.The evening news is being broadcast on the TV, and the serious male anchor is broadcasting the latest developments of the gas explosion case with a serious expression. It is the same when changing to other channels. Tamiya Mayu no longer appears in the news, and has been forgotten in only a week. Yes, people are really cruel.

Li Yang's RollingStar has become a two-person host. I heard from Mariko that the Fujima family seriously notified the program director that his eldest daughter was admitted to the hospital due to abdominal pain and is undergoing treatment. Li Yang was easily given a month's leave.

"If it were any other artist, he would have been scolded to death long ago, and he would have to issue a hospital admission certificate."

Mariko sighed.

I looked at Li Yang who was sitting leisurely on the sofa eating takeaway sushi, and I wanted to sigh too.

Li Yang refused the bento and invited me to eat sushi—according to her, it was paid for by Fujima, and she emphasized that it should not be given to Mu Shen.

"Kenji always likes to compete with others on such trivial details, so be careful!"

While speaking, Li Yang picked up a mentaiko sushi and stuffed it into my mouth.Her soft fingers touched my lips, cold and itchy.

While being fed sushi by my sweetheart, my eyes turned to the No. 7 club next to the TV, and my originally relaxed body tensed unconsciously.Li Yang said that she sometimes took a club downstairs to play with leaves, which can not only exercise her skills but also defend herself.

Living with Li Yang, every day will be full of anxiety and excitement like this, right?

It is inexplicably suitable for me who is keen on pursuing the apex.

I went home for three days in a row. If the head of the headquarters found out, I would be scolded to death, so after eating sushi, I hurried back to search the headquarters.As soon as he entered the meeting hall, he ran into Sakata who was walking out with a large stack of documents.

"Hey, what's the matter? Are you leaving in such a hurry?"

There were still beads of sweat on his forehead, and it was about to flow into his eyes along his forehead, Sakata hurriedly wiped it with his sleeve.

"The big thing is not good!" He lowered his voice rarely, and told me with a serious expression.

"Just as you were going to eat, someone dropped an anonymous letter into the police station—" Sakata took out a piece of paper from the top of the pile of documents in his arms, which was a copy of the anonymous letter.The following sentence was pasted on it in words cut out from a newspaper——

Tamiya Mayu is the murderer.

murderer?

I looked at Sakata puzzledly: "And then?"

"Then? Ah... You want to say that there is no need to go to war for this kind of prank, right... I thought so too, but ah..."

Sakata passed me, walked quickly to the multimedia room, put the documents in his arms on the table, and turned on the TV.

"See for yourself."

The screen behind the expert who was still analyzing the gas bombing case on the TV was suddenly replaced with a photo of Tamiya Mayu.

A brutally murdered super idol—another murderer? !

The thrilling title just hit Tamiya's young and energetic face.

"Remember when we speculated that Tamiya might be Akasaka's accomplice? Someone reported this to the media and claimed to have evidence."

If it's a prank, don't bother with it, but if it's true, and the other party releases the "evidence" before the police, the entire police community will be shocked.