"What did Officer Takagi say?"
Seeing her boyfriend coming back, Miss Miyano walked out of the crowd and asked in a low voice:
"Have you investigated Takenaka Momoe's identity?"
"Well, she does have three children, but those three children were adopted in the last two years, not her biological children."
The police in the wooden house were busy as hell and had no time to pay attention to Sakaki Makoto and the others. Ishimoto Kyokichi also sat in front of the table, waiting for the forensic results.
After Sakaki Makoto came back, he briefly told Miss Miyano and the others what he knew. When he heard that Takenaka Momoe was related to the serial thefts...
Everyone looked calm; they had expected this.
If Takenaka Momoe had nothing to do with the theft gang, why would she come back and return to Hakone?
The deaths of Takenaka Momoe and Naoki Seiichi undoubtedly indicate that there was indeed an internal conflict within the gang, but the cause of their internal conflict is still unclear. In general...
Only when they have obtained the money and property will some gang members become bolder and start fighting among themselves.
But from the indifferent expression on Rena Mizunoshi's face, Makoto Sakaki didn't see any signs of property being stolen.
Could it be that the theft gang had an internal conflict before they got the property?
What's the point?
Sakaki Makoto glanced at Mizunashi Rena, who was standing next to Okino Yoko and gently touching the necklace with her fingers, and suddenly asked:
"Ms. Yoko, did you lose any property after the theft the day before yesterday?"
"ah...."
Okino Yoko shook her head without hesitation:
"No, when I woke up, the thief hadn't had time to search the luggage yet. Everything was there."
"Where's Miss Mizuno?"
Sakaki turned to his real goal:
"Did you lose any property?"
"What valuables do I have that a thief could covet?"
Mizuno Reina smiled silently:
"I'm staying with Yoko, so no matter how you think about it, the thief will target Yoko instead of me, right?"
"If the other party is a serious thief, it is indeed true."
"What do you mean, Mr. Sakaki?"
With her eyebrows slightly raised, Mizuno Reina pretended not to understand and said:
"Could it be that the thief was coming for me?"
"Miss Mizuno, don't be nervous..."
Sakaki Makoto smiled and said:
"It's just my personal guess."
Pursing her lips, Mizuno Rena looked deeply at Sakaki Makoto and stopped talking.
"Wait a minute..."
At this moment, a questioning voice suddenly came from under everyone's feet:
"According to Officer Takagi's conclusion, Takenaka Momoe's mission was to use her job to conduct scouting and pass information to other accomplices. In other words, she was not the one who actually committed the theft."
"If that's the case, why did Takenaka Momoe flee in a Toyota sedan?"
"Based on her previous pattern of actions, she should have a perfect alibi. Why panic?"
"unless..."
"Unless she was the one who accidentally caused the owner's death during the last burglary!"
Kidd said with a confident look:
"Obviously, this theft gang has a clear division of labor, everyone does their job, and the loot is shared fairly, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to maintain such a long-term cooperative relationship."
"Takenaka Momoe could have gotten a good share of the profits just by using her work, but this time she acted alone, contrary to her usual behavior, as if she wasn't afraid of being discovered by the police. It was just like... just like..."
The voice stopped abruptly. At this point, Kidd paused and did not give the final conclusion.
But everyone gathered in a circle understood what he meant.
It's like Takenaka Momoe is preparing to retire, finish her last job and go home to retire.
That's why she could ignore the danger of being exposed, abandon her other companions and act alone.
but...
"There is another possibility."
Sakaki narrowed his eyes and said softly:
"The last vote that Baihui took was extremely profitable, high enough for her to make up her mind to leave the team, even at the cost of angering her companions."
"She doesn't want to empty your house, does she?"
Kidd's thoughts suddenly jumped:
"Just think about it, a thief cleans your house for so long, and then finds out that there is no one there. It would be strange if he wouldn't be tempted!"
"...I'm overthinking."
Sakaki immediately denied Kidd's statement, the reason is very simple...
Takenaka Momoe has been cleaning his house for more than ten years. She had plenty of opportunities to do it. Why wait until today?
Besides...
Is there anything valuable in his house?
An antique TV from decades ago?
A luxurious bath that can’t be moved?
Even if you sell the antique furniture at home, you may not be able to make back the shipping cost!
Is it a loss or not?
Unless Takenaka Momoe planned a business fraud and sold his house, he might be able to make some money. But at the same time, once Takenaka Momoe turned her attention to the house, she would not only face the police's wanted list, but also Ishikawa Hide's pursuit.
A gangster organization that is always watching her...
Sakaki Makoto thought that Takenaka Momoe would not be stupid enough to provoke them.
Moreover, even if Takenaka Momoe was ruthless enough to really use fraudulent means to sell the house, the profit she would obtain would be at most tens of millions of yen. Compared with the long-term gang theft + the generous reward given by Ishikawa Hide + wandering around the world without being wanted by the police, which one is more important?
Humans cannot, or at least should not, become single-celled organisms.
“The results are out!”
Just when a few people were wondering what Baihui Takenaka wanted to do...
Ishimoto Kyokichi ran over excitedly and shouted:
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