Chapter 2390 2402 [Uzo's Corpse Painter]

The painter pointed at by Akai Shuichi: "?!"

He hugged his sketchbook tightly, took two steps back silently, and said nothing.

Inspector Megure looked over suspiciously, then suddenly froze: "Why is it you?"

——If I remember correctly, isn’t this guy the strange painter who had his head chopped off by a serial killer not long ago?

When the police were cleaning up the scene, they found many horrific sketches, which made them very suspicious that this unlucky painter was also a well-hidden serial killer... But later it was proved that this man just had bad luck, or too good luck, so he always ran into various fresh murder scenes.

Inspector Megure: “…” Generally speaking, he is somewhat similar to detectives like Jiang Xia, except that Jiang Xia came to the scene to solve the case, but this painter came to cause trouble.

With the lessons learned from some of his younger brothers, Inspector Megure was not too suspicious of the painter.

But since he had already been exposed by other suspects, Inspector Megure could only go through the process. He cleared his throat and asked Kobayashi Seiji: "Where is the painting? Can you show it to us?"

Painter Kobayashi seemed reluctant, but perhaps because he had experienced many similar things, he knew that resistance was useless, so he finally handed over his precious painting reluctantly.

Inspector Megure took the book and flipped through it. What caught his eye were the extremely impactful rough lines, the black and white colors forming a series of death photos with a weird atmosphere.

This made a certain police captain who hated corpses twitch his forehead: "..." This guy's paintings are still so terrifying and depressing. Seeing them is like seeing death right in front of you... However, you can't think so completely. If I remember correctly, the person opposite is a painter of some fame. Maybe what he does is called art.

While complaining in his heart, Inspector Megure turned to the latest page.

Seeing the man poisoned by coffee on the paper, he was shocked at first, but then he felt something was wrong. He suddenly looked at the suspect No. 1: "This man looks much taller than the corpse, and he doesn't wear glasses. And this baseball cap... This, isn't this you!"

Akai Shuichi: "...Yes, but compared to this, what seems to be more noteworthy is the way the person in the painting died."

Inspector Megure was not convinced. This experienced old policeman obviously had his own logic: "The painter found some clues and thought that you were about to be poisoned, so he drew such a picture - and after seeing the painting, you realized your situation, and then you shifted the blame to someone else, replacing the poison that you almost drank with someone else..."

Jiang Xia nodded in support while listening to the policeman's story. He pointed to the audience seats next to him and conscientiously provided evidence for Inspector Megure's speculation: "If I remember correctly, it is said that this gentleman was sitting to the right of the deceased, which is right here, and here..."

Several policemen looked over and suddenly understood what Jiang Xia was referring to.

Inspector Megure walked to the seat, squatted down, and carefully picked up a drink that was casually placed on the ground with his gloved hands.

He opened the lid and examined it. "Iced coffee, still full, barely finished - is this the drink you ordered?"

“…”

Akai Shuichi nodded slowly.

Sure enough, the next second, the police inspector's suspicious voice came: "Why did you buy coffee but not drink it?"

Shuichi Akai: “…” Of course it’s because he doesn’t want to be easily poisoned when he goes out.

However, although what he said was logical and reasonable, he couldn't say it out loud, otherwise it would be exactly what Inspector Megure had just speculated.

This dilemma made him raise his hand and press his forehead: "..." Originally, he thought that the group of lawless lunatics in the organization who ignored the rules were the most difficult to deal with, but now it seems that the more difficult ones are those who not only do not ignore the rules, but also take advantage of the rules.

——The police and detectives were supposed to be allies of the FBI, but now, these righteous people have been used unknowingly and become accomplices.

Faced with this layer of shield, Shuichi Akai had a feeling of being powerful but having nowhere to use it. At the same time, he had a vague premonition: in the worst case scenario, James might have to rescue him again today. After all, he didn't want to have too many conflicts with the police and detectives, and he didn't want to become a fugitive.

...But before that, of course I can't just lie down and accept my fate.

Akai Shuichi quickly assessed the situation and then calmly said, "I wanted to drink, but the play was so attractive that I forgot about it without realizing it."

Suzuki Sonoko: “!”

Although this tall guy is suspicious, he has great taste!

Miwako Sato happened to see this scene: “…” This tall guy is not only suspicious, but he also uses sweet words to try to gain the trust of high school girls... He is such a dangerous person, we must keep a closer eye on him today!

Although Shuichi Akai's answer aroused great suspicion from the police, this reason was barely acceptable.

So Jiang Xia did not ask any more questions. The detective turned to the painter impartially, not missing any suspicious points: "What about you? Why did you paint such a picture? Did you know that someone wanted to murder this gentleman?"

Upon hearing this, Kobayashi Seiji raised his head and glanced at Jiang Xia.

Next to him, Inspector Megure had already seen how taciturn this painter was - when he asked Kobayashi Seiji to take a statement, this guy didn't say a word for a long time, making it difficult to communicate at all.

At this time, he was too lazy to confront a piece of wood. Inspector Megure was about to help Jiang Xia skip this step, but at this moment, Kobayashi Seiji actually explained: "Before the show started, there were people in the back row who were chattering and distributing drinks. It was really noisy, and the tall guy squeezed my stool when he passed by. I was a little angry, but at the same time I got inspired, so I improvised."

Memu Police Department: "?!"

Why is this guy so cooperative? It seems like he admires Jiang Xia very much?

...As expected of Jiang Xia, his charisma is so strong that nothing can stop him.

The police sighed and lamented.

Next to him, painter Kobayashi, who likes corpses, admires corpses, and pursues murder cases, looked at Jiang Xia, a detective entangled in cases, and tried to negotiate: "My paintings only record my inspiration at the time and have nothing to do with the clues - can you return the album to me? If it is seized as evidence, I will have to get a new album. I have a little obsessive-compulsive disorder. If an album is replaced before it is filled, I will be very uncomfortable."

However, Jiang Xia shook his head impartially: "It's too early to talk about this now. Let's wait until the murder case is solved. If you think of any clues, you can tell me as soon as possible. Maybe this can speed up the progress of solving the case and let you get your album back earlier."

(End of this chapter)