The electricity has been cut off because of overdue payment.
"Confirmed dead."
Kento Naoi crossed out Masaharu Nomoto's name on the file folder with a red pen.
The days in winter are short.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the sky had become completely dark.
Five people and two cars arrived at the Kudo residence located at 2-21, Beika-cho.
As soon as he got off the car, Sakaki Makoto was shocked by Kudo Shinichi's house.
In front of me is a typical British-style building, two stories high and covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters. The concrete walls are lined with broken glass to prevent thieves from climbing into the yard.
Looking at this luxurious building, Sakaki Makoto finally understood...
Why would Kudo-kun help the police solve the case for free?
This big business...
You can tell at a glance that you won’t have to worry about having no money to spend!
"Who are you?"
A slightly plump old man with gray hair, a standard Mediterranean hairstyle, black round-framed glasses and a white coat appeared on the side of the road.
He was holding a paper bag from the convenience store, looking at Sakaki Makoto and the others with great confusion:
"Are you friends of Shinichi?"
Kimura Ryohei and Naoi Kento looked at each other, sneered and asked:
"Old man, do you know Kudo Shinichi?"
"Of course, we are neighbors."
The old man pointed to the glass-roofed house next to Kudo's residence:
"I have a good relationship with Shinichi's parents..."
"Who are you?"
Naoi Kento put his hands in his arms, laughed sinisterly, and walked forward:
"We...we are..."
"Kudo Shinichi's friend."
Sakaki Makoto raised his hand to stop Naoi Kento and winked at the old man in front of him:
"Kudo Shinichi, have you been home recently?"
"We have something to ask him."
When speaking, Sakaki Makoto deliberately emphasized the word "we". He hoped that the innocent old man in front of him could understand what he meant.
Leave this troubled place immediately.
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