Inside the luxurious study, a handsome middle-aged man with gray hair was lying on a recliner in a bathrobe.
There were no bloody wounds, no terrifying or ferocious expressions, only a calm and peaceful expression, as if the person was asleep, not dead.
After receiving the report, Tang Ze and others rushed to the scene and saw this scene.
Compared with the tragic deaths in previous murder cases, the other party's death can really be regarded as extremely peaceful.
According to the investigation, the deceased was named Takaki Murakami, 53 years old, a famous romance novelist.
The chair where the deceased was lying was not facing the desk, but was turned 90 degrees to the left, with his right arm hanging over the desk.
It is worth noting that the opponent's right index finger seemed to be injured, so it was wrapped with a thick bandage.
Next to the desk on the right, there is a light novel titled "The Heartbeat Reasoning of the Rich Lady and the Famous Detective".
Well, judging from the name, this is a light novel, and the publishing house is none other than the same publishing house as Tang Ze.
It has now been renamed Tang Ling Publishing House. In addition to being responsible for the publication of Tang Ze's novels, it has also begun to enter the field of light novels at Tang Ze's decision.
He was the only one who knew how broad the future prospects of light novels were. Coincidentally, there was sufficient funding, so Tang Ze asked President Toolman to recruit some outstanding writers and give them better rewards than in the industry.
At the same time, a sum of money was also allocated to enable publishing houses to set up mechanisms to assist talented new writers in overcoming the difficult period of poverty.
Because light novels are still a niche genre in this era, such good treatment has attracted many outstanding writers to create.
This light novel, "The Heartbeat Reasoning of the Rich Girl and the Famous Detective", is a highly acclaimed work that tops the list of girls' comics.
I heard that this writer is a high school girl, but she is still studying and has never shown her face, maintaining a sense of mystery.
The inspiration for this creation came to him by chance when he heard the president of the publishing house casually mention the story of Karasawa and Ayako.
Emmm... It feels a bit weird to be written into the book as a prototype, but after all, he is one of my employees, so when the president asked for my opinion, Tang Ze asked Ayako and agreed readily.
Without further ado.
The first person to discover the body was the housekeeper who was in charge of his daily life. When she came to make breakfast for Murakami Takaki at 8 o'clock this morning, she found Murakami Takaki's body and reported the case.
After the on-site forensic examination, it was found that there were no obvious external injuries on the body of the deceased, although no preliminary judgment could be made without further autopsy.
But judging solely from the surface appearance of the body, death might have been caused simply by carbon monoxide poisoning.
The study is generally very closed, and the heater is of an old style without any device to prevent incomplete combustion.
If there is a problem with ventilation, there is a high possibility that you will get cold if you fall asleep like this.
"So how did things go last night?"
Tang Ze, holding a notebook, asked Sato Miwako about Yamada Koko's condition last night and asked, "Is there anything worth noting?"
"No, I cooked dinner for Mr. Murakami and his agent, Mitsuko Shibasa, at 7pm last night, and went home at 8pm."
Shandian Hezi was probably in his forties and seemed to have not yet recovered from the trauma of discovering the body. When he heard Tang Ze's question, he covered his chest and shook his head repeatedly.
"Nothing unusual happened at the time. Everything was just as usual."
"Oh, right, about that salvation stove."
Yamada Hezi seemed to recall something and said, "Mr. Murakami hates turning on the air conditioner, so every year when the weather gets cold, he uses that old heater to keep warm.
So when the weather suddenly turned cold yesterday and the teacher said we needed to use the heater, I specifically checked the ventilation problem.
"Is that so? Thank you."
Although he didn't get much useful information, Tang Ze was not discouraged. He nodded in thanks and immediately went to find Takagi.
They had just finished taking a statement from the deceased's editor, Shinji Yanai.
"So, did you find anything?"
Tang Ze handed the transcript to Officer Gao Mu and asked, "I didn't learn much from this. The most I know is that the deceased didn't like to use the air conditioner, so he used the heater."
"If the heater was used frequently, then the possibility of homicide would be ruled out even more." Tang Ze speculated after hearing this.
If the heater is not used frequently, it is possible that the criminal induced the other party to use the heater in order to kill him, but if it is his own habit, the possibility of an accident is greater.
“I haven’t gained much here.”
Flipping through the small notebook he had taken notes from, Gao Mu sighed and said, "According to inquiries, we learned that Editor Yanai and Teacher Yanai have been in charge for ten years. They have a very good relationship and there haven't been any troubles recently.
In recent years, his books have been far ahead of other similar books and have always maintained the top position on the bestseller list. It can be said that he is someone that Editor Liu Nei needs to maintain a good relationship with.
Besides, there is no one who hates him.”
Hearing this, Tang Ze nodded. If the grades were good, then the editor would indeed be the one with the least motivation to kill, because success can often cover up a lot of things.
For example, in the arena, victory can cover up many conflicts between team members because the interests of both parties are the same.
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