Now that this evidence has appeared, no matter what the situation is, it is no longer something that the Physical Evidence Examination Department can decide.
After all, the leadership involved is of a very high status, and if things go wrong, it will cause a big mess.
That's why they immediately called Tang Ze and asked him to come over, wanting the leader to decide how to deal with the evidence.
Even if an order was issued from above saying that this was just a coincidence, and that the cup was just something that Boss Saitama donated that he no longer needed, it had nothing to do with the case.
The Physical Evidence Examination Department would also readily believe it and put the blame in the irrelevant column in the test report.
After all, the opponent's level is too high, and it is simply not something that a small department like theirs with no power or influence can withstand.
However, after seeing this evidence, Tang Ze was briefly stunned, then he asked someone to print out the fingerprint identification report, and then took the cup with Saitama's fingerprint to the other party's office.
Well, for others, it is difficult to ask and even seems taboo, but Tang Ze took it and went over to ask in person.
After slamming the goblet and the appraisal report on the other party's table and telling him about the case, Boss Saitama was stunned.
"You mean, I'm a criminal suspect now?" Saitama Boss said, stroking his bald head. "What the hell? I'm inexplicably connected to a murder case!?"
"But your fingerprints were detected among the deceased's belongings."
Tang Ze spread his hands and said, "This at least proves that you two did have contact in the past, so please explain."
"How should I know?" Saitama said unhappily, "I don't even have this wine glass at home."
"Not necessarily at home, or at a certain occasion?"
Tang Ze said, “To be honest, I don’t believe that you are related to the case, but no one can tell what fate holds between people.
I think you might have met the other person by chance in a place where this cup was present, and then he stole the cup.
So, I would like to ask you to recall carefully where you have seen this cup before."
After hearing what Tang Ze said, Boss Saitama's frown slowly relaxed. He stared at the cup in front of him, thinking hard, and his expression gradually changed.
"You thought of it?"
Seeing the change in the other person's expression, Tang Ze asked with a smile.
"It seems that I have some impression of this."
Saitama Boss touched his bald head and recalled: "I think we were drinking red wine at a salon party..."
"What salon?" Tang Ze asked immediately.
"It was organized by a friend of mine from college who's now the editor-in-chief of a magazine." Saitama replied, "I went to support him, so I went."
Hearing this, Tang Ze asked Boss Saitama to call the other party, and then went to the magazine where the other party worked.
Because they had greeted each other before, Tang Ze was warmly received by the other party after they met.
Looking at the photo Tang Ze brought out, the editor was immediately impressed: "I'm quite impressed with this guy. He's proficient in classical music and is quite interesting."
"Did you ask his name at that time?" Tang Ze asked.
"Maybe I did ask at the time, but in that kind of situation, you know you know too many people."
The editor-in-chief smiled apologetically and said, "I have absolutely no recollection of it now. I'm so sorry."
"Then can you tell me where you hold the salon?" Tang Ze asked.
"Of course, we held it at the Rice Flower Hotel."
The editor nodded, and then went on to explain in detail the time and specific exhibition hall of the event.
After Tang Ze arrived at the hotel, he quickly found the lobby manager and explained the situation.
After looking at the cup, the other party nodded and said, "This is indeed a cup from our hotel.
But we have plenty of these here, so even if one or two are missing, I’m afraid no one will care…”
"Did anything else happen that day?" Tang Ze continued to inquire, "Anything worth noting."
"Let me think...ah, this should count."
The lobby manager recalled for a moment and then said, "That night, a guest's antique lighter went missing.
He just casually put it on the table while smoking, and when he remembered it, it was gone."
"What kind of lighter is it?" Tang Ze asked, "Did the customer give you a description?"
“It’s set with diamonds.”
After hearing what the manager said, Tang Ze immediately called the Physical Evidence Examination Department and asked them to search among the deceased's belongings to see if there was an antique lighter.
But unfortunately, most of the things left behind by the other party were worthless, let alone the antique lighter, and the antique lighter was nowhere to be found.
Tang Ze thought about it and asked Nanatsuki Koshimizu to help him find the pawnshop closest to the Beika Hotel.
After learning that there were only three, Tang Ze drove to check each one of them with the mentality of trying his luck.
This time, Tang Ze was lucky. He went to the nearest store and found the real owner.
After showing his ID and the deceased's photo, the other party immediately recognized him.
"I really didn't expect that he would be a thief."
After the old man in the pawnshop understood the situation, he sighed and turned around to take out the stolen lighter.
"Do you remember when he came?" Tang Ze asked.
"It was around 6:50 or 7 o'clock the night before yesterday."
The old man thought for a moment and said, “At that time he said he wanted to exchange this lighter for 20,000 yuan, and I said it was worth 15,000 yuan at most.
He begged me to be flexible and said he would raise the 20,000 yuan no matter what.
He even took out an old wallet, saying it was a branded product, and asked me to give him 20,000 yuan.
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