Megure didn't take this evidence lightly. He walked straight up to the three of them and said, "If possible, we'd like to go to your residences and investigate right now. Is that okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Hino Tatsuo nodded when he heard that.

"I just need to tell my mother." Sarukawa Hisami was obviously a student, but he agreed very readily.

"If this can clear my name, that's fine." Mizue Shinji agreed readily.

Looking at the reactions of the three people, Tang Ze frowned slightly.

Logically speaking, Xiaolan's sudden production of the key evidence, the "Chief's Man" button, should have been very shocking.

If it is a suspect, no matter how well he conceals it, it is impossible not to show any abnormality.

But Tang Ze could be sure that none of these three people was pretending.

When Inspector Megure said this just now, he had been carefully observing the expressions of the three people. With his insight and micro-expressions, it was impossible for him not to notice even if they tried to hide it.

At that time, none of the three people showed any reluctance on their faces. It was obvious that this request could not threaten the prisoner.

Of course, this does not mean that the evidence provided by Xiaolan is false or useless.

On the contrary, Tang Ze is very concerned about this button. After all, this is the evidence provided by the "Gold Medal Assist King". If it is of no use now, it is just not the right time yet.

While Tang Ze was pondering, Takagi had already taken out his mobile phone to take a picture of the button provided by Xiaolan, intending to send it to his colleagues and ask them to take the photo of the button to the homes of the three suspects for comparison.

Tang Ze was actually not optimistic about this move. After all, none of the three people were afraid, so they were naturally fearless.

Because there were Kobansho in various places, it didn't take too long to investigate the three people's homes, and the result was just as Tang Ze expected, nothing was found.

"Are you sure?" Inspector Megure reassured after hearing the news, "None of the three people have clothes with buttons missing in their homes?"

"Well, although we didn't have time to apply for a search warrant, we only did a brief search after getting permission. But according to the inspector's report, we didn't even find any clothes with the same buttons."

Hearing this, Gao Mu added: "Just in case, we also asked their family members, but we still didn't get anything. They all said that there was no such thing as clothes suddenly disappearing."

"So, the likelihood of destroying the items after committing the crime is also very low?" Inspector Megure pondered. "What are their parents' attitudes?"

"I also asked about this, and all three groups of criminals said that their parents were shocked and worried when they learned why they came to their homes."

Gao Mu said: "In any case, we can basically rule out the possibility of parents covering up for the child, so the button that Xiaolan picked up was most likely just a button that happened to fall on the ground."

"Is that so?" Xiaolan was a little disappointed when she heard that, and obviously felt a little lost for not being able to help.

"In addition to this, we also learned about their recent itineraries based on the descriptions of their three family members during the visit."

Takagi said, “Mr. Hino went on a trip to Sendai with his family on the first day of the Chief City and was not in Tokyo.

Mr. Sarukawa was working outside at the same time as the incidents occurred on the first and second chief markets, so he is not a suspect.

As for Mr. Shuijiang, on the second day of the Chief City, he went on a long business trip for work.

Moreover, after being robbed by the "Chief's Man" on the first day of the Chief's Market, he went to the nearby police station to report the crime and left a message about his victimization."

"I see. In that case, no matter if it was the first, second, or third day of the Chief City, it is impossible for the three of them to commit crimes consecutively." Inspector Megure pondered.

"By the way, the hospital just contacted us and said that the victim, Mr. Shiro Mashiko, who was just sent to the hospital, has woken up." Takagi added immediately afterwards.

"Hmm? Awake?" Hearing Gao Mu's words, Tang Ze raised an eyebrow and said, "How is his condition? Can he explain the message he left behind or directly point out the culprit?"

"Unfortunately, it seems the man suffered a severe mental shock after being stabbed by the 'Chief'. He can no longer remember the information he left behind."

Gao Mu said this with a look of regret on his face. If the other party was conscious, they wouldn't have to bother investigating the case and could directly represent the criminal.

After listening to Takagi's report, Tang Ze felt no emotion at all and even wanted to laugh.

As expected, just as he had always figured out, even if the victim managed to survive, he would not be able to provide any useful information.

He's either amnesiac or in a coma. In any case, it's impossible to get any clues.

"Is that so?" Megure also looked disappointed when he heard that.

"Inspector, we found it!"

At this moment, Qianye came running over and said, "Mr. Shuijiang's passbook was found in the backpack of the Chieftain."

"Have you found it?" Inspector Megure nodded when he heard this.

"Well, because the passbook was placed in someone else's bag, it took me a while to find it." Chiba explained.

"Other people's bags?" Tang Ze asked in surprise.

"That's right. When we asked the first and second victims of Chief City Day to come and check their lost backpacks, we found that the items inside were messed up." Chiba nodded and explained.

"So, it seems there's a handkerchief in my bag that I haven't seen before," Sonoko said, stroking her chin. "But the fortune stick that was originally in my bag is gone."

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