It just so happened that when he was driving to the villa, he saw a cafe nearby. Seeing the sky gradually getting darker, he ran to the car and drove towards the cafe.

Because the weather had been brewing for a while, the customers had already left and the owner was the only one in the cafe cleaning up the dishes.

When the door opened, the pleasant sound of wind chimes rang out, and the boss smiled and welcomed Naoki Kamii.

"A cup of latte." After placing the order, Naoki Kamii did not rush to ask questions. Instead, he waited until the other party had served him the coffee and cleared the tableware before showing his criminal certificate and explaining his purpose.

"That's easy," the coffee shop owner said with a smile. "I'll get you a piece of paper and draw a rough map of the area."

"Thank you so much." Naoki Kamii thanked him repeatedly after hearing this.

"Nothing, you're here to investigate the incident where you met a thief at Mr. Ohno's villa."

The boss took a piece of paper and pen from the counter and said with a smile, "Mr. Ohno and I are good friends. Please feel free to help me in any way you can."

"Then I wonder if you, Boss, felt anything unusual that night, or anything that concerned you?"

When Naoki Kamii heard that the other party was willing to cooperate, he no longer had any reservations and started asking directly.

"That's not so clear."

The boss smiled apologetically and said, "We close at around 9 o'clock, but apart from this break-in, I haven't heard any other customers say anything else."

"So early?" Naoki Kamii asked, "Won't it have an impact on business?"

"If it's summer, it will naturally be open longer. After all, people from the villa area come here to live, and sometimes they come here to drink at night."

The boss laughed when he heard this and said, "It's the off-season now, and only the truck drivers who passed by come back. However, they usually come between 8:00 and 9:00, and there is basically no one after that.

During our off-season, they are our main customers, and since they come in large numbers, we can actually close early.”

"Factory?" Naoki Kamii said with some confusion, "I did see a factory when I passed by, but it looked abandoned."

"Oh, you mean this factory?"

The boss pushed the simple map he had drawn in front of Naoki Kamii and pointed at the factory above the villa. "This factory is indeed abandoned as you said, but I'm talking about the factory below the abandoned factory."

The boss pointed at the bottom of the map. "This is the Aomori Brewery. They built a new warehouse last year. Logistics vehicles often come in and out here. It's also next to the villa area."

"I see." After waiting for the boss to complete the details of the surrounding routes, Naoki Kamii sent the photos to Tang Ze. Then he thought about it and made a phone call.

"I received the photos. Thank you for your hard work."

"Nothing, this is what we should do, senior."

Naoki Kamii said, "By the way, I asked the bosses around here, and it seems that no other cases except theft occurred that night."

"Please investigate further in the surrounding area." Tang Ze said, "Doesn't the map show an abandoned factory?

If it’s a case that hasn’t been discovered, I think that’s where it’s going to be.”

"Senior, are you saying that Hisayuki Masaaki was deliberately arrested for theft in order to avoid a more serious crime?"

Upon hearing this, Naoki Kamii immediately understood the meaning of Tang Ze's words, and such situations are actually not uncommon.

Whether in reality or in film and television works, criminals do this.

Because he has been thrown into prison, during the investigation, as long as he is not linked to the case, it will become a blind spot in the search.

This is what is called the darkest place under the light. There are indeed criminals who have successfully avoided more serious crimes by doing this, and then were released after just one year or even half a year.

The more serious cases have become unsolved cases.

Of course, doing so is also risky. After all, you must first ensure that the police will not investigate your relationship with the case, so that you can do it secretly. Otherwise, you will just be giving away your life in vain.

It can even be said that those who dare to do this are either highly skilled and courageous, or they are confident in their own methods and will not be discovered by the police.

At this moment, Tang Ze suspected that Jiuxing Zhengzhang was a dangerous person who was committing a minor crime to avoid a major one.

"That's right. Since Jiu Xing Zhengzhang was indeed arrested in the villa area that night, it proves that his activities are also in the surrounding area."

After seeing Naoki understand, Tang Ze continued, "In the map you sent, the place closest to the villa area where a crime is most likely to occur without being discovered and reported to the police is the abandoned factory.

There's a lot of garbage and old stuff piled up there, so if something were to happen, it wouldn't be discovered for a while because there's no one around."

"I see. I'll investigate right away!"

Knowing that he had a heavy responsibility, Naoki Kamii was not afraid at all, but was full of excitement.

For him, this is also a kind of progress.

Before, when he and Tang Ze went to handle cases together, he was basically just a tool to run errands.

But this time it’s different. This time it’s obviously a two-line cooperation, and it’s also proof that he can handle things on his own!

Although the rain outside was getting heavier, Naoki Kamii did not hesitate at all. After quickly drinking the remaining half cup of coffee, he drove towards the abandoned factory.

Pulling out an umbrella from the trunk, Naoki Kamii walked towards the abandoned factory in the increasingly heavy rain.

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