Eiko Ashiya leaned against the wall with her head lowered. She could feel her heartbeat gradually quickening, not because of any emotional excitement, but simply because she was too nervous and her body was in a tense state.

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The reason why she was nervous was that she felt that the police suspected that she was the murderer, including the big boy named Kudo Shinichi who followed Mouri Ran here. Even he kept staring at her with suspicion, as if to say - I already know it's you.

The more nervous Eiko Ashiya became, the more she felt that the things hidden in the cross-body bag would be discovered by the police. This made her subconsciously put the cross-body bag she was carrying in her arms. Only by holding it tightly could she feel a sense of security.

Relax, I've tried this criminal method for a long time, they won't find out so quickly -

Ashiya Eiko's expression gradually relaxed. She took a deep breath and was about to exhale, but when she heard a sound in her ears, she was almost choked to death by the fresh air.

"Ms. Ashiya, could you please let me check your messenger bag?"

What responded to Sosuke Takagi was not Ashiya Eiko's answer, but Ashiya Eiko's violent cough.

The spurting saliva made Fujiwara Yu take two steps back quickly. He even completely disregarded the face of others and took out the alcohol disinfectant spray from his trouser pocket and sprayed it in front of him twice. He even felt that it was not enough and sprayed it on his hands.

He has never been a gentle man, he is just gentle to some specific people.

When Eiko Ashiya finally recovered, she saw Sosuke Takagi spraying alcohol disinfectant with a look of disgust on his face. A trace of embarrassment appeared on her face, but this embarrassment could not hide her nervousness.

Because she knew very well what was inside the cross-body bag, and once it was opened, everything she had prepared would be ruined.

Fujiwara Yu calmly put the alcohol disinfectant spray into his pocket, his eyes fixed on the cross-body bag that Ashiya Eiko was holding tightly in her arms. He had originally thought that the gloves would be hidden in the president's office or something like that, but it seemed like they could be easily tricked out, and it was effortless to get them.

"Ms. Ashiya, I just wanted to take a look at your messenger bag. You don't have to be so resistant, right?"

"I--"

Ashiya Eiko wanted to argue, but she opened her mouth and couldn't say anything. She moved a little to the side, as far away from Takagi Sosuke as possible, but she still stubbornly refused to hand over the messenger bag.

This behavior is nothing but stupid in the eyes of everyone. If she hands it over voluntarily, she may be able to avoid some punishment. But her current behavior has completely blocked her own retreat.

Fujiwara Yuu didn't give her a chance to evade. With a single stride, he easily closed the distance between them and, with unwavering force, snatched Ashiya Eiko's messenger bag. Perhaps her resistance was too strong, the strap snapped in the tug, sending the bag's contents spilling onto the carpet, including the blood-stained gloves.

The evidence was irrefutable; she had no way of getting away with it.

Takagi Wataru, who was assigned to investigate other information, returned at this time. He came to Sosuke Takashi and reported the results of his investigation with a notebook:

"Inspector Takashi, I just went to investigate Ashiya's operations. Just two weeks ago, a competitor of the brand preemptively released new spring collections that were very similar to theirs, forcing Ashiya to suspend its promotional fashion show. I think there may be economic crimes involved."

After hearing Takagi Wataru's report, Fujiwara Yu and Kudo Shinichi both showed expressions of understanding. They understood that this was Ashiya Eiko's motive for murder. It seemed that the victim, Taniguchi Mika, was not a good person either.

Ashiya Eiko, who had been silent until then, relaxed after hearing this. She leaned against the wall and smiled wryly:

"How could a brand of that level possibly design something similar to mine? It was Taniguchi who betrayed me. She stole my clothing designs and passed them on to a competitor, which is why I was forced to suspend my fashion show."

She was calling him "Meika" just now, but now she's calling him "Taniguchi"? It seems Ashiya Eiko is not going to continue acting.

This is good, we can solve this case quickly. We still have to go to the squad leader's house for dinner later.

Gao Mushi didn't expect that the case had been solved during his absence. He couldn't help but ask:

"So you killed Miss Taniguchi Mika because of her betrayal?"

"Yeah, she said that even if I complained to the Metropolitan Police Department, it wouldn't matter because the fashion show would still be forced to be suspended, and then the damage to the 'Ashiya' brand would be even greater. So I have no choice. 'Ashiya' is my hard work, but I can't swallow this. Why can she take my money and designs and run away to another company? She should pay the price for her actions!"

Whether as a police officer or as an ordinary person, Fujiwara Yu does not agree with Ashiya Eiko's actions. No one has the right to deprive others of their lives. Even if the other party has stolen commercial secrets, the act of killing is wrong and cannot be a reason for killing.

"Ms. Ashiya, do you really like 'ashiya'?" Ran Mouri, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said. She frowned and looked a little aggrieved. Maybe she really liked Eiko Ashiya and didn't want her to become the criminal she hated the most.

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