Seven years ago, timeline.
Fujiwara Yu was diligently searching for the Child of Destiny named "Edogawa Conan," believing that only by finding him could he gain permanent residency in...
Fujiwara Yu stood there in a daze for a long time without reacting to what Captain Yin Da meant, or rather, he didn't understand why the captain knew that Miyano Akemi was the girl he liked.
He has never shown the photo to the squad leader, so Hattori Heiji can't tell anyone about it.
Hattori Heiji, who was far away in Osaka, couldn't help but sneeze. He rubbed his nose in confusion. Who was scolding him?
Seeing Fujiwara Yu standing there in a daze, Yin Dahang waved his hand in front of him and asked doubtfully:
"What are you doing standing here like an idiot? Oh... I see. Are you embarrassed because I saw through your little thoughts?"
"No." Fujiwara Yu said no but his expression was honest. His red ears were still as useless as before. The cigarette box in his trouser pocket was almost crushed by him. "How do you know I like her? I didn't tell you her name or face back in the police academy, did I?"
Yin Dahang nodded in understanding, showing an expression of "I see." He smiled and said:
"I can only say that you and I are quite destined to meet. I wonder if you still remember that family restaurant called 'Mori no Ya'? It's the one with the hydrangeas inside and outside the restaurant, and the chef was a bearded uncle."
It was impossible for Fujiwara Yu to forget this restaurant. This was the place he went to when he and Miyano Akemi went out for the first time. He recalled that he had taken a photo with Akemi in "Mori-no-Ya".
"Yes, I remember."
"Then you should remember what you did, right? Natalie invited me to that restaurant a year ago. When the boss asked me to take a photo with you, I noticed your photo on the wall. At that time, you still had black hair, and the clothes you wore were the same as when you went on the date. Do you understand now?" When Yin Dahang mentioned his girlfriend, the smile on his face became even wider.
When the story of "Mori-no-ya" came up, Fujiwara Yu guessed why Yin Dahang knew what Miyano Akemi looked like. He had indeed neglected to take care of the photos taken there before leaving. Fortunately, the shop was relatively niche; if hostile forces had discovered them, it would have been troublesome.
He was thinking about retrieving the Polaroid photo and said in a deep voice:
"Yeah, I see. I forgot there were group photos over there."
"You look so serious? Are you trying to steal the photo back?"
Fujiwara Yu looked up at Yin Dahang in surprise. Was this guy a worm in his stomach? How could he even guess what he was thinking? He coughed twice and corrected himself:
"Ahem, I took it back. How can you use the word 'steal'?"
"How can you use the word 'take' when you want to steal something without permission?" Yin Dahang tried hard to suppress the upward curve of his lips. No wonder Zhu Fu liked to see Fujiwara being humiliated when he was in the police academy. It was indeed very interesting.
Fujiwara Yu rolled his eyes to show that he was too lazy to pay attention to him. He bent down and began to look for the murder weapon hidden by the murderer. At the same time, he was thinking about where the murderer could have hidden the murder weapon. If not in the bedroom, where else could it be?
After ten minutes of joint searching, they even checked under the carpet to see if there was a secret compartment, but no matter how carefully they looked, they could not find any trace of the murder weapon, which made them feel incredible.
The rest of the people did not leave the apartment. The only one who left the apartment, Kitagawa Takahiro, should not have had time to deal with the murder weapon. Where did the murderer put the thing?
Yin Dahang put his hands on his waist and looked around. He finally chose to go to the balcony for a more careful investigation, while Fujiwara You naturally returned to the living room. He wanted to know more relevant information.
But before he could leave, two heads popped out of the bedroom door: Miyano Akemi and her best friend Kakizaki Sayuri. He approached them with some doubt, his tone less blunt and more gentle:
"Why are you guys here instead of staying on the sofa?"
"I have a clue to tell you, Officer Takashi." Kakizaki Sayuri glanced back, then walked into the bedroom and whispered in a low voice, "Actually, Yokoyama lied. He concealed his relationship with Hiromi. I guess he was afraid the police would suspect him, so he deliberately kept it a secret."
"What's the relationship?"
Fujiwara Yu had always felt that there was something complicated going on between Yokoyama Ippei and the victim, and was thinking about how to get information from him, but unexpectedly the clue came to him on its own.
"As far as I know, Yokoyama and Hiromi dated for two years in high school and broke up when they graduated. The reason for the breakup isn't exactly clear, but I suspect it had something to do with Yokoyama studying abroad."
Relationship with the ex?
Fujiwara Yuu thought of Yokoyama Ippei's sad look and realized that it was no wonder that he felt sad. He recalled what Yokoyama Ippei had just said and decided that he needed to ask him a one-on-one question.
"Ms. Kakizaki, thank you for the clue. Could you please call Mr. Yokoyama in for me? I have something to ask him."
"Hehe, you're welcome. I'm honored to be able to help the police!" Kakizaki Sayuri took Saito Masami's hand and walked out. Before leaving, she didn't forget to tease, "Thanks to the honey water that Masami gave me, I remembered this matter. Mr. Takashi, don't just thank me!"
Miyano Akemi was stunned when she heard that. She reached out and pinched her best friend's waist lightly, then quickened her pace to leave the bedroom. Before leaving, she heard the word "thank you" and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
Kakizaki Sayuri leaned close to Saito Masami's ear and whispered:
"If you like Officer Takashi, you should fight for him. He's so handsome and he's even been transferred to the Metropolitan Police Department. Boys with great prospects are very popular. Don't cry to me if someone kidnaps him!"
"... Sayuri, I didn't expect you to be such a gossipy person." Miyano Akemi frowned helplessly. With her current identity, how could she pursue the love she wanted? If the people in the organization knew that she had a close relationship with the police, Fujiwara would definitely be targeted by the organization.
She didn't even dare to think about how the organization would treat her then.
"How can this be called gossip? I'm just concerned about you, okay?" Kakizaki Sayuri curled her lips speechlessly. Her rule of love is that if you like someone, you should pursue him/her. Opportunities are created by yourself. If you don't express your thoughts, the other person will not be able to know your little thoughts. The possibility of a two-way relationship from the beginning is very low.
"Okay, I know you're doing this for my own good, but we have to solve the case first, right? It's not appropriate to talk about love at the murder scene. Let's quickly let Mr. Yokoyama go to the bedroom." Miyano Akemi couldn't explain her difficulties to Kakizaki Sayuri, so she had to change the subject.
Fujiwara Yu, who was standing at the bedroom door, did not intend to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two, but they did not go far and the content of the conversation reached his ears. He turned around with a red face and met Yin Dahang's gossipy gaze.
That expression seemed to be saying: It turns out you're not in unrequited love.