"Why?"
The incandescent light above his head flashed, and Sakaki Makoto looked into Akutagawa Mari's eyes without giving her too much time to think:
"Your answer is beyond my expectation, even different from others. Can you explain it to me in detail?"
Appropriate encouragement can stimulate the other person's desire to talk and make an originally taciturn person become very talkative. At this moment, Makoto Sakaki used the same method on Mari Akutagawa, using an approving tone to give the other person confidence and thus obtain more information.
"Because I didn't know what family affection was since I was a child..."
Akutagawa Mari stared at a corner of the table and murmured in a low voice:
"My parents divorced when I was very young. I didn't even know what my father looked like. My mother and grandmother were busy with work all day and didn't care about my feelings at all. They just kept asking me to follow the rules of the house."
"Sometimes, I feel like the Ogawa family is a cage. Others go out to work or date after school, but I can only stay at home to clean. I even have to say hello before going out. Apart from going to school, I have no freedom at all..."
"So you want to escape from the Ogawa family, right?"
Sakaki Makoto looked at her with a smile:
"If it were me, I would do the same."
"You can't say you're running away..."
Akutagawa Mari mustered up the courage to say:
"There's nothing wrong with working for the Ogawa family. Although life is a bit boring and monotonous, at least everyone is very nice to me. They don't boss me around and they always talk to me in a negotiating tone."
"I want to leave the Ogawa family just to consider the future. My friends at school have been persuading me to get into a good university and go to another city to study..."
"Well, leaving home alone and going to another city, many people don't have the courage to do that."
Nodding, Sakaki Makoto asked:
"How are your academic performance? Is your mother or grandmother willing to pay for your college tuition? Or do you have savings?"
"My grades are above average... Although I can't get into the University of Tokyo, I can still go to an ordinary university."
Akutagawa Mari shrugged:
"As for tuition fees, the Xiaochuan family has been paying me wages regularly over the years. If I save money and do odd jobs when I have time, I should be able to support me through college."
"Do you have anything you like to do? Like sports or something like that."
“I love playing volleyball!”
Talking about her interests, Mari Akutagawa suddenly became much more talkative:
"I joined the volleyball club in elementary school and was the best player on the team! The coach said I had talent!"
"But...."
Her face darkened again:
"Later, because the club activities required too much time, my grandmother stopped letting me participate..."
"Huh?"
Shancun Cao, who was listening attentively, suddenly interrupted and said:
"Didn't you just say that your dream is to be a fashion designer? Why are you playing volleyball again?"
"I'm a fashion designer because I often sew clothes at home. Volleyball is just a club activity!"
Mari Akutagawa glanced at Yamamura So, not understanding why this seemingly intelligent inspector would ask such a stupid question.
“There is indeed no conflict.”
Sakaki Makoto nodded. Even though Akutagawa Mari's best subject was chemistry and she had a talent for athletics, her dream could still be to become a fashion designer.
Just like Makoto Sakaki himself, he understands psychology and can solve cases. Can't his dream be to just eat and wait for death?
How comfortable it is to lie down with a rich woman!
but....
His dream has come true.
There are no regrets in life!
If you were hooked up with a rich woman like Miss Miyano, would you let her go?
No one would do that!
"I have finished asking questions. You can leave now. Please help me call your grandmother in."
"oh...."
Mari Akutagawa stood up and walked towards the door in confusion.
Although it was her first time to be interrogated, she had watched police and gangster movies and knew the general situation of an interrogation. She was a little nervous before coming in, but Sakaki Makoto only asked her a few irrelevant questions. It was not so much an interrogation as...
It's more like psychological counseling.
"Well, why are you asking her these questions?"
As soon as Akutagawa Mari left the house, Yamamura So asked curiously:
"The interrogation method you use is completely different from that of the police!"
"Because the prisoner will never tell the truth."
Pushing his sunglasses, Sakaki Makoto said calmly:
“Since we know that the prisoner will lie, is there any point in asking those routine questions?”
"ah....."
Shancuncao was stunned. His smart mind told him that what Sakaki Makoto said was right, but you want him to tell you where he was right...
He couldn't explain it clearly.
"What exactly do those questions you asked her do?"
While waiting for Akutagawa Fuuna, Yamamura So asked:
"Aren't life dreams and the like something that school teachers should be concerned about?"
"No."
Sakaki Makoto slowly shook his head:
"Through life dreams, we can know a person's aspirations and even the general experiences of his childhood."
"Life is constantly changing us, so people's dreams are also changing subtly. Akutagawa Mari just said that she wants to be a fashion designer because she longs to be recognized by others, fully demonstrate her talents, and urgently hopes to prove herself."
"This has to do with the environment in which she grew up when she was young. To put it bluntly, she was a child who lacked love."
"Oh... then what?"
Yamamura So didn't understand the meaning of Sakaki Makoto's actions.
What would it matter even if I understood Mari Akutagawa?
Does it help solve the case?
"Then I can infer her general personality based on her psychological portrait, and the choices she might make when faced with difficulties."
Makoto Sakaki explained:
"For example, Inspector Yamamura, after I know your personality, I can deduce what you are going to say next. It's just three words."
"Really?!"
The words of surprise came out of his mouth, and Shancun Cao suddenly opened his eyes wide, somewhat incredulous.
"The next four words are."
“That’s amazing!”
Sighing, Sakaki patted his shoulder and said with emotion:
"You are so easy to understand. Your mind is simpler than that of a paramecium."
"Are you complimenting me?"
"Of course, you are the only intelligent creature in the world that can be compared with Paramecium!"
Sakaki Makoto's face was serious, as if he was an archbishop conducting Friday mass in the church, and his tone was solemn and serious.
"Hehehe, actually I'm not that smart..."
Shancuncao scratched his head embarrassedly:
"So what conclusion did you draw after conducting a psychological portrait of Akutagawa Mari? Is she a suspect?"
"Yes, and she is a strong suspect...but she is not the culprit."
"He is a strong suspect but not the criminal?"
"Well, I have roughly identified the criminal's identity."
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