Of course, if Murakami Takaki abandoned editor Yanai, it is not impossible that the other party would kill someone in a fit of rage.
Therefore, the testimony of witnesses is only one aspect, and may be adulterated due to various factors. Therefore, we must verify each one of them one by one to determine the accuracy of the other party's words.
"I'll leave the verification of the two testimonies to you two." Tang Ze looked at Sato Miwako and Takagi and gave instructions.
"No problem, leave it to us."
Hearing that he would be working with the goddess next, Takagi couldn't help but smile. Just as he was calling Sato Miwako to walk out, Chiba came over with a lady wearing glasses.
"Detective Karasawa, this is Murakami Takaki's agent, Mitsuko Shibasa." Chiba extended his hand and introduced.
"Hello." A beautiful woman who looked to be about thirty years old, with long hair and an intellectual temperament, bowed slightly and greeted Tang Ze.
"Hello." Tang Ze looked her over, then bowed slightly in return. He then pointed to the sofa and said, "Thank you for coming all the way here. Please take a seat."
After both parties sat down, Tang Ze had no intention of being polite and immediately got straight to the point.
"Then I'll get straight to the point."
Tang Ze looked at the other party and said, "Excuse me, Ms. Shibacao, as Mr. Murakami's agent, what are your responsibilities?"
"A lot. As an agent, I'm basically responsible for everything from daily life to work schedule.
However, Ms. Yamada, the housekeeper, takes more responsibility for daily life, and I am mainly responsible for arranging Mr. Murakami's work."
Shibakusa Mitsuko thought for a moment and gave an example: "For example, interview appointments, or tickets for going out to collect materials.
Or maybe a TV station wants to adapt the novel into a TV series. Sometimes, if Miss Shandian comes home from work too late, she will make a midnight snack for the teacher.
"Excuse me, Miss Chai Cao, where were you last night?"
"After having dinner with Mr. Murakami last night, I went home around ten o'clock."
"He was reading a book at that time." Chai Cao thought for a moment and said, "But the teacher's right hand was injured, so it must have been difficult for him to turn the pages."
Tang Ze heard that Chai Cao was still awake and reading when he left, and nodded. He immediately changed the subject and asked, "So, what is Mr. Murakami's family situation like?"
"About this..."
Shibasa Mitsuko curled her hair with her index finger, her expression slightly distressed as she said, "Although it's not very convincing coming from me, they divorced five years ago because of me. Besides that, they have a daughter who is in junior high school."
"So you two are lovers..."
"No, no, how could it not be!!"
Upon hearing this, Shibakusa Mitsuko waved her hands repeatedly in denial, saying, "Mr. Murakami and I have a purely teacher-student relationship. I respect Mr. Murakami very much and would never do anything out of line!"
"Then why did you say that Mrs. Murakami would divorce Mr. Murakami because of you?" Tang Ze looked at the other party and asked curiously.
"Maybe it's because of jealousy..." Shibakusa Mitsuko spread her hands helplessly and said, "Because I have never been married and have been staying with the teacher, I have aroused the suspicion of the teacher's wife, and she said she would kick me out.
But Mr. Murakami felt that his teacher's wife was being unreasonable, so he had a big argument with her and ended up parting on bad terms.
I clearly told her that I like women, but jealousy made her unwilling to believe it..."
"Huh? You…"
Hearing the other party say such explosive words as if nothing had happened, even Tang Ze was stunned.
"Yes, that's right."
Shibakusa Mitsuko nodded calmly and said, "The reason I'm telling you so honestly is because I think you will investigate whether the conflict between Mr. Murakami and me is due to emotional entanglement.
Since you're all going to investigate sooner or later, why don't I just tell you straight up? That'll save you a lot of trouble, right? It'll also prove I have a clear conscience and that I have absolutely no emotional entanglement with Mr. Murakami."
"Indeed." Tang Ze nodded and thanked him, "Thank you very much for your honesty and cooperation."
"You're welcome. Do you have anything else to ask?" asked Mitsuko Shibasa with a smile.
"I wonder what Mr. Murakami was doing when you left, Miss Shibasa?"
"You just mentioned the teacher-student relationship, right?"
Tang Ze raised his eyebrows and asked, "So, although you are Mr. Murakami's agent, you are also his disciple?"
"That's right, because Mr. Murakami was my idol in high school."
When Shibakusa Mitsuko said this, her eyes showed undisguised admiration. "So later, while I became Mr. Murakami's agent, I also persisted in writing novels, hoping that one day everyone would be able to read my works."
"If you don't mind, could you please let me read it?" Tang Ze smiled and said, "My girlfriend owns a publishing house. If the work is good, I will recommend it to the president."
Of course, the prerequisite is that the case is solved and the other party is not the murderer.
By that time, Tang Ze wouldn't mind helping the publishing house to attract another writer.
Besides, aren't many cases very "literary"? The clues are often hidden in novels. After hearing what the other party said, Tang Ze asked for the other party's work just in case.
"Really? Thank you so much!"
Shibakusa Mitsuko's face lit up when she heard Tang Ze's words. She immediately took out a printed manuscript from a drawer in the living room and handed it to Tang Ze, saying, "If you don't mind, please read it. Regardless of whether it satisfies you or not, please tell me what you think when the time comes."
"I will definitely read it."
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