I have to say that Mitsuko Shibasa is worthy of being a writer.
The art of language is really brilliant.
Anyone with a discerning eye could hear the meaning behind the other person's words, as well as the implicit mockery towards Murakami Takaki.
After all, he hired a ghostwriter and paid him such a high salary. He broke up with his wife because she suspected that they were having an affair. For the sake of reputation and money, he gave up his family and chose Chai Cao Mitsuko.
This means that Murakami Takaki is just a fraud and a scoundrel who would even abandon his wife and children for money.
At the same time, the act of paying most of the royalties and divorcing can indirectly highlight one's own importance, and by the way, it also severely damages Murakami's reputation, using his reputation as a stepping stone to one's own fame.
Although it is indeed not a good thing to speak ill of the dead and use them as stepping stones, if Mitsuko Shibasa said this truthfully, she would definitely be questioned and attacked by reporters.
After all, no matter what, the label of Murakami's disciple or agent cannot be removed from Mitsuko Shibasa. If you belittle your teacher like this, your moral character will also be questioned.
However, this kind of understanding, which is derived through clever irony and reverse interpretation of words, is something that even reporters cannot use as an excuse to attack.
As expected, at the live press conference, no matter how tricky and sharp the reporters' questions were, Mitsuko Shibasa just smiled and said that she was just stating the actual situation, and that the questions you raised were all over-interpretations.
But Mitsuko Shibasa's expression and eyes tell you "that's it".
A clever move.
After seeing the other party's speech, Tang Ze couldn't help but secretly praise him, but at the same time, his suspicion of him became more and more serious.
It's because she had never been able to find the other party's motive for killing Murakami Takaki before, but now the other party took the initiative to hold a press conference and stated that he was Murakami Takaki's gunman, which made her the beneficiary of Murakami Takaki's death.
But let me ask you, which gunman is willing to keep his identity secret for his whole life and work as a gunman for others?
Even an admired teacher cannot stop a person's determination to stand at the forefront after achieving continuous success.
But her desire to end this relationship was absolutely unacceptable to Murakami Takaki.
Naturally, conflicts arose between the two sides.
While Tang Ze was thinking, the press conference continued.
"Then may I ask Miss Chai Cao, why do you want to talk about this today?"
A journalist grabbed the microphone and asked, "What made you make this decision?"
"Because I think Mr. Murakami committed suicide." Shibakusa Mitsuko was silent for a moment, then said in a heavy tone, "And it was perhaps me, the gunman, who pushed Mr. Murakami into this desperate situation."
"So what are your plans after this?" the reporter nearby asked quickly.
"I have a new work that I plan to publish in the teacher's name as a tribute to him."
Shibasa Mitsuko smiled and said, "There's another work that's already been completed. Now that Mr. Murakami is gone, I think it's time for me to step away from being a ghostwriter and publish this work under my own name."
The real purpose is revealed. The core tone of this conversation is the same. On the surface, it seems to be describing the situation, but secretly it is constantly devaluing Murakami Takaki's reputation in order to elevate his own position.
"Fake!! This is absolutely fake!"
After watching Shibasa Mitsuko's press conference, Miyamoto Yumi was furious, "This bad woman! Mr. Murakami is not the kind of person who would do such a despicable thing!
I've read her book! It's different, totally different!!
Miyamoto Yumi glared at Shibasa Mitsuko, who was speaking on TV, and said angrily, "Although the writing style and style are very similar to Mr. Murakami's, they are definitely different..."
"Really? But some habits of writing never lie."
Tang Ze looked at Miyamoto Yumi and asked, "I've read Mr. Murakami's works. Compared to his works three years ago, the style of his works in recent years is indeed different from the past.
However, Shibasa Mitsuko's book, "Love Mystery," has the same writing style as several books written over the past three years, and even shares some of the same details in terms of vocabulary. For example, foreign words that should have katakana are written in hiragana, but this habit has never appeared in Mr. Murakami's vocabulary before.
"It's fake, she's just a malicious imitation!" Miyamoto Yumi shook her head fiercely and said, "That woman just wanted to trample on Mr. Murakami's reputation and use Mr. Murakami's death to hype her own fame. Despicable..."
"Calm down, Yumi!" Sato Miwako, who was standing by, looked at Yumi sternly and said, "Detective Karasawa specifically asked you to participate in the case because he thought your familiarity with the deceased might be able to help us.
What we need is your objective and calm judgment, not your subjective judgment based on personal emotional preferences.
If you really want to bid farewell to Mr. Murakami, then calm down and express your judgment objectively! ”
Miyamoto Yumi was stunned when she heard Miwako's words. She was silent for a moment and said with difficulty, "Although I don't want to believe it, but just like what Detective Karasawa said...
Mr. Murakami’s writing style has changed a lot three years ago…but the style of Mitsuko Shibasa’s new work is just like the works he started three years ago, or even better…If I hadn’t seen the title, I might have really thought it was Mr. Murakami’s new work…”
At this point, Miyamoto Yumi raised her head and said, "But! I firmly believe that it was just Shibasa Mitsuko imitating her teacher!!"
"Well... in that case, Shibasa Mitsuko is really Murakami Takaki's gunman."
Inspector Megure stroked his chin and pondered, "Combined with this press conference, the idea of seeing her on stage is very strong. If there is a conflict between the two, it may be her motive for murder..."
Thinking of this, Inspector Megure asked again, "Where is Shibasa Mitsuko's alibi for the night of the incident?"
"That night, the surveillance camera at the Murakami family residence did capture Mitsuko Shibasa leaving at 10 o'clock in the evening." Officer Takagi said as he flipped through his notebook.
"So the possibility of homicide can basically be ruled out..."
Just after Inspector Megure said this, Sato Miwako received a phone call. During the conversation, Sato Miwako suddenly exclaimed.
"Nani? Are you serious?"
Seeing the eyes around her, Sato Miwako hurriedly thanked the person on the other end of the phone, then hung up and said to everyone urgently, "The person who just called was the doctor we went to question before!
After seeing Mitsuko Shibazu on TV today, he remembered that Shibazu had once helped Mr. Murakami get sleeping pills a long time ago! !
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