In the cozy European-style cottage, the atmosphere at this moment seemed extremely heavy.
"Anything else?"
Saegusa Fumi drank the tea in the cup and slowly exhaled, his meaning was self-evident.
"One last thing." Tang Ze took out a thick manuscript from his handbag and handed it to the other party.
"Another novel?" Saegusa Kazami asked in surprise.
"This is a novel written by Mr. Zhongyue Xiu." Tang Ze explained.
"Written in prison?" Saegusa Kazami asked after taking a look at the manuscript.
"Mr. Zhongyue was concentrating on writing the novel in prison. He wrote this novel only to get the approval of the critic Mr. "Poison", that is, you." Tang Ze explained.
"But I criticized him harshly." Saegusa Kazami said, "He actually let me watch it?"
"Mr. Zhongyue said that your criticism is extremely sharp and even humiliating, but on the other hand, every word and every sentence represents that there must be someone who has carefully read your work."
Tang Ze smiled and said, "Isn't it the best way to show support to a writer by carefully reading his works?"
"The novelist is truly an amazing fellow."
Flipping through the manuscript, Saegusa Fumi said with immense emotion, "I just keep criticizing what others have written, finding faults endlessly, but they take criticism as a spur to progress.
If there were no writers, there would be no need for critics.”
Saegusa Kazami said self-deprecatingly: "What a useless life I have. I have no friends, no lover, and in my only relationship, I'm a loser.
He even killed someone in the end.
"Saegusa Kazami, male, 42 years old, unemployed, if this report were published on the news, it would probably make people laugh."
"No, I don't think so."
Tang Ze said: “As a critic, you have done your job objectively and impartially.
Compared to those so-called authoritative critics in society, no one in the mystery novel community doesn't know your name.
You have completed your work with integrity, without any regrets in your conscience and without any regrets for those who trusted you.
Now all you have to do is speak out openly and honestly, which is what you have always done, isn't it? "
Although Saegusa Kazami is proud of his talent, all he pursues is pure and fair affairs.
If it weren't for his mentor's lack of tolerance, a pure person like him might have been able to go further in academics.
Even though he became a marginalized person in society and became the most famous online commentator by relying on the Internet, he still did not make any profit from it.
It is well known how much money Internet celebrities make, and this was also true even before the Internet became so developed.
However, Saegusa Kazami did not seek profit from this, but remained poor.
He may have various flaws, but his character as a critic is commendable.
"Before I leave, I hope you can accept it."
Saegusa Kazami stood up, opened his tea cabinet, and selected two boxes of tea: "This is something I made myself, I hope you like it."
Handing two boxes of tea to the two men, Saegusa Kazami bowed to them and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you this time."
"No." Tang Ze thanked him and looked at Sanzhi Fengjian and said, "Is there anything else you want to take?"
"That photo." Saegusa opened the photo frame, took out the photo of his beloved dog, carefully put it in his pocket, looked at Tang Ze and said, "Let's go."
The three of them left the apartment and drove towards the Metropolitan Police Department.
Because the other party's attitude and behavior were considered to be surrendering, the two did not torture him. Instead, Koshimizu Nanatsuki drove the car, while Karasawa and Saegusa Kazami sat in the back seat.
"Although this isn't something a criminal like me should ask, why did Mr. Saegusa come to us at this time?"
While waiting at the traffic light, Nanatsuki Koshimizu looked at Kazami Saegusa in the back seat through the rearview mirror and said, "This case has clearly been closed. If you hadn't spoken out yourself, it would have been a complete crime.
During our interrogation, we heard the truth from Mr. Yue Xiu that he also felt that Miss Xia Mei's death was related to him.
With his memory blurred, he thought that the other party had lost his defense and mistakenly believed that he was dead, and then committed suicide with him.
He felt that he had killed Miss Xia Mei, so he admitted his crime.
It can be said that the case has formed a perfect closed loop.
In this case, why do you…"
"What do you think is the reason?" Sanzhi Fengjian said with a smile.
"Because this perfect crime was not accomplished by your will."
Koshimi Nanatsuki looked at Saegusa Kazami through the reflection in the rearview mirror and said, "Besides, even if Miss Natsumi herself begged you to do so, killing the woman you love would probably torment you day and night.
And you promised Miss Xia Mei that you would take care of Aru for the rest of your life, so you remained silent before.
"Not long after he met you, Alu passed away."
Saegusa Fumi took out the photo from his pocket and looked at the intimate photo of the two Shiba Inus with tenderness in his eyes: "I think it might be God's will that I met you that day.
Hence the tea party invitation, which is my atonement."
After saying this, Saegusa Kazami stopped talking, and the car fell into silence.
Tang Ze and his companion took him back to the Metropolitan Police Department and accepted his surrender.
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