After hanging up the phone, Megure breathed a sigh of relief. Apparently, even for a seasoned detective, it would be difficult to tell the deceased's relatives and friends about the victim's death.
However, he was a veteran criminal after all, so he quickly adjusted his mindset and began to think about the details of the case.
"The murderer dumped the body here and closed the compartment door, probably to delay time."
Inspector Megure stroked his chin and pondered, "But how did the criminal kill the person and leave the cell?"
"There are buckets in the storage room that can be used as stepping stones when stacked together. You only need to close the door from the outside and then use a mop to close a simple door lock like the bathroom."
Karasawa was not idle before Inspector Megure and his team arrived. After the criminal from the nearby police station took over his job of maintaining order at the scene, he also checked the situation nearby and learned about the props placed in the storage room.
Of course, if Tang Ze were to look at a simple sliding switch like the one in the bathroom, there would be so many ways to close it. Even if it wasn't the one he gave as an example, there would be many other ways to do it.
So the key is how to find the criminal.
The person he currently suspects is the friend with glasses who is the only one who has close contact with the deceased on the phone.
"How, how could this happen..."
When the woman with glasses arrived at the crime scene, she saw the body sitting on the toilet in the bathroom and her face was filled with grief.
Seeing the woman about to pounce, Takagi reached out to stop her, preventing her from approaching the corpse.
After a brief identity inquiry, the group also learned that the woman's name was Zhuangtang Weijia.
"You have an appointment with Miss Kusase Miku today. Is that okay?"
After briefly inquiring about her identity, Tang Ze looked at Zhuang Tang Weijia who was crying continuously, without any sympathy, but asked questions directly.
After all, in his opinion, this was just the "actor's self-cultivation" of the only suspect in the case, and there was nothing to sympathize with.
In order to gain his sympathy, Tang Ze must at least find the criminal and confirm that she is not the criminal. Only then will he believe that what she is shedding are not "crocodile tears".
"Well, we agreed to meet at that coffee shop at one o'clock." Zhuang Tang Weijia wiped his tears and choked.
"Then after you met Miku in the cafe, she came to this bathroom?" Inspector Megure continued to ask.
"She and I didn't meet at the cafe, and I haven't seen Weiquan all day."
Faced with Inspector Megure's trap, Shodo Yuika gave a flawless answer: "I was delayed on the way for ten minutes, and when I got to the store, it seemed that Miku had just gone to the bathroom."
"So, after we left the store, Miss Weiquan never came back." Sonoko said.
"I waited for a long time, but no one came."
Zhuang Tang Weijia also followed up by recounting his actions during that time: "Later, I asked the waitress to go to the bathroom to check on the situation, but she told me that there was no one in the bathroom.
After that, I called Weixuan every ten minutes to look for her, but no one answered.
After that, we finally managed to get in touch..."
"That's me."
Inspector Megure saw Shodo Yuika nod, and immediately asked again: "But why don't you go to the bathroom to find your friend yourself?"
"Well... I originally wanted to wait for Weixuan to come before ordering drinks, but since she never showed up, I felt embarrassed to just sit there, so I ordered drinks instead."
Zhuang Tang Weijia explained, "The restroom at that coffee shop is outside, and I'm alone. If I go out, it'll be like I'm running away from the bill, so I can only ask the waitress..."
"I see." Inspector Megure nodded in understanding. "So you've been staying in the cafe all this time?"
"Well, I've been staying in the store all the time. If you ask people in the store, they should all have an impression of me." Zhuang Tang Weijia nodded.
"Well, we've almost finished asking about the situation. Let's go to that coffee shop and ask about the situation."
After getting a preliminary understanding of the situation, Inspector Megure said, "After all, the deceased had been to the cafe before his death. To be on the safe side, it is indeed necessary to go there while everyone still remembers what happened."
"Let's go." Tang Ze nodded.
"Then Takagi, I'll leave this to you. If you have any information, please contact me immediately." After Inspector Megure instructed Takagi to guard the body, he signaled Shodo Yuka to lead the way to the cafe.
The group walked out of the bathroom, but when Yuanzi passed by the bathroom, Yuanzi, who had been sitting on the ground in fear, stopped in front of the cubicle.
"Yuanzi, what are you still standing there for?!"
Ayako, who was standing by, saw her sister, who had just turned pale with fear, now had the audacity to look at the corpse, and she couldn't help but scold her.
"It's okay, sister. I was just scared suddenly before. It will be fine after I prepare myself mentally." Yuanzi waved her hand.
"That's not the question!" Ayako grabbed Sonoko's ear and said, "What are you looking at here for?!"
"Because it's a little strange!" Sonoko, who was standing by, walked out with Ayako unconsciously, feeling the pain, but her face was full of confusion: "Don't you feel that this is a little strange?"
"What's wrong?" Tang Ze asked after hearing this.
Although Sonoko's general reasoning is as bad as Kogoro Mori's, and can even be used as a reverse reference, if the other party feels something is wrong in the female area, it is still worth listening to.
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