Chapter 376 was like a merciless declaration from the devil.

Liu Qingyao took a deep breath, bit the cigarette butt, frowned, and kept pressing the accelerator down.

After running two red lights, he rushed Momoko Yamamuro to the hotel entrance as quickly as possible.

But while they were still on their way, someone in the hotel had already called the police, and several police cars were parked downstairs.

This kind of scene likely means something serious has happened, like... loss of life or something.

Momoko Yamamuro's heart was pounding, and the panic made her hands and feet feel clumsy.

Luckily, Liu Qingyao caught her just as she ran out of the elevator; otherwise, she would have fallen to the ground.

Upon reaching the fourth floor, they found that the police had cordoned off the door of room 404, which was Takeshi Uda's room.

But Momoko Yamamuro didn't care about any of that; all she wanted to do was see Mako Shirai as soon as possible to confirm her condition.

She ran to the door of room 406 and frantically pulled out her room key, but the police officer guarding the door of room 404 stopped her after seeing her actions.

"Miss, do you know Ms. Shirai Mako?"

Momoko Yamamuro stopped what she was doing and hurriedly turned to look at the police officer. "I know her. What happened to her?!"

"She is not in that room right now. Please come here first."

Momoko Yamamuro and Aoharu Yanagi exchanged a glance. With the latter giving a slight nod, the two of them walked into room 404 together and found that Kogoro Mouri and the other three, as well as Hiroshi Otsubo, were all there.

"Where's Mako?" Yamamuro Momoe looked around but couldn't see the person she wanted to see, and her hands were trembling with panic.

Ran Mouri looked at her, her eyes filled with sadness, and opened her mouth but then closed it again, unable to bear it.

"Ms. Yamamuro, this..." Kogoro Mouri didn't know how to explain it to her for a moment, since anyone could see the close relationship between the two of them.

I was afraid that telling her the truth would be too much for her to handle.

"Where is Mako? Where is she?" Momoko Yamamuro turned to look at Hiroshi Otsubo, tears welling in her eyes, looking helpless.

“Mako…” Hiroshi Otsubo murmured hesitantly.

"Is this Ms. Momoe Yamamuro, Mako Shirai's friend?" A police officer suddenly walked over with his hands behind his back.

Momoko Miyama nodded, and the officer coughed twice with his fist to his lips. "Here's the thing, your friend Mako Shirai put potassium cyanide into the drink and killed Takeshi Uda. She herself has been taken to the hospital due to excessive drinking and is currently undergoing emergency treatment. Now we need some testimony from both of you."

He looked at Yamamuro Momoe, and then spoke to her and Liu Qingyao.

"Mako is in the hospital right now!?" Momoko Yamamuro exclaimed in shock, a sense of unease gripping her. She looked at the police officer with pleading eyes, "Could you please go to the hospital to see her now?"

The officer thought for a moment and was about to nod when another officer walked in from outside.

When Liu Qingyao caught a glimpse of the police officer out of the corner of her eye, she knew that she probably wouldn't be able to see Shirai Mako one last time.

A hint of regret rose in his eyes.

"Officer, we have received news from the hospital that Mako Shirai has died due to massive gastric bleeding caused by drinking alcohol, despite all efforts to save her."

The police officer's report was merely a routine formality, but to Momoko Yamamuro, it sounded like the merciless pronouncement of a demon.

Her eyes instantly became empty, and she collapsed to the ground, her head hanging low, her hair obscuring her face.