Speaking of this, Yamamura Cao looked regretful. This was a great opportunity to work on a case with Detective Karasawa. If they could really catch the murderer together, he would have something to show off to his colleagues when he returned to Gunma Prefecture.
But thinking of the tasks that Tang Ze had given him, Shancun Cao could only stay here and comfort himself:
"This is also an important task. Since Detective Tang Ze has confessed it, it means that he trusts me. I can't let Detective Tang Ze down!"
But in fact, Tang Ze was just making careful arrangements out of habit, and Yamamura Cao was regarded as a tool and bodyguard by him. He just had to not make trouble and wait for the case to be over.
If he were to come along, with his personality, who knows what kind of trouble he would cause.
Everyone was patiently waiting for news from Detective Tang Ze, but they didn't notice that in the corridor leading to the room, there was a figure hiding in a dark corner with a hideous smile on his face.
In the dark night, Xiaolan and others were still waiting patiently in the lobby of the hotel, but they didn't notice that one of the three people they had investigated before had quietly left the hotel and headed towards the mountains.
In the dark woods, a dim light shone into the distance. The dark shadow searched all the way and finally found the maple tree with a red handkerchief hanging on its branches.
He placed the flashlight on the ground and dug under the tree with his hands.
The soil on the surface of the hole was very soft, and was even covered with only a rough layer of maple leaves. The little black man only dug a few times before revealing a hole the size of a human head.
And in it, because the skull was lying there quietly.
Seeing this, the little black man gave a ferocious smile.
"Shouldn't you be happier? After all, this is a reunion after a long time, right?"
Just after the little black man dug out the bones, Tang Ze's voice suddenly came from the dark forest.
The little black man looked around in panic, and the next moment a beam of light came from the maple tree, illuminating the other person's figure and revealing his true appearance.
Tatsuzo Watanuki, the one standing next to the skeleton at this moment is the kind-looking old man in the hotel!
And he is the murderer this time, and also the culprit of the skeleton under the maple tree!
"Although I don't know the identity of this skeleton, you killed him and buried him here, right?"
Tang Ze pointed to the red handkerchief on the branch and said, "Use this red handkerchief as a mark. If anything goes wrong, you can move the body immediately.
The reason for choosing red is to blend in with the maple leaves without attracting attention.
Because no one would come to this mountain except when the maples turned red in autumn, but the fact that it became so popular because of the handkerchiefs was beyond your expectations, right?
The last classic scene of the movie "Winter Maple Red" was filmed on this mountain.
After that, pilgrims began to flock in regardless of the season, and imitated the last scene in the center, tying red handkerchiefs on the branches of the maple forest.
This unexpected scene also makes it impossible for you to distinguish the marks you made, and naturally the body buried under the maple tree cannot be found.
You are afraid that your murder will be exposed at any time, so you go on a diet to find the original maple tree for the TV series staff, the man you killed today.
You then pay him to help you find the maple tree that inspired your screenplay.
And he did find the maple tree as he wished, so you followed the message and went to the woods in the last scene to meet him.
You originally thought that as long as you pay him and let him tell you the location of the tree, all your worries will be under your control.
But I'm afraid that after receiving the money, the other party may not do what you want.
He discovered your secret before he met you.
Just like you are now, he dug the roots of the maple tree and found the pile of bones buried by you.
I think what happens next is something very common, whether in reality, movies, or novels.
The other party used the pile of bones as a handle and was happy to ask you to pay more money to keep your mouth shut.
But extortion is risky, especially when it comes to a murderer.
So you decisively chose to kill him without even asking the location.
You are decisive and smart, because at that time you no longer need him to point out your location.
Because if he has discovered the place where you buried the bones, the soil under the maple tree will have obvious signs of being dug and will appear relatively loose.
So you just need to focus on finding people with relevant characteristics.
In this case, there is no point in keeping the other person, and since he is threatening you with this, you decisively kill him.
But what surprised you was that the place they took you to was not where the last scene was filmed.
The tree you are looking for is about five hundred meters away from where the last scene was filmed.
So after you killed someone, you didn't find any maple trees with loose soil nearby, and you were afraid that your murder would be discovered, so you hurriedly left the scene."
Tang Ze jumped down from the tree and looked down at Watanuki Tatsuzo who was kneeling in front of the pit: "How is it? There should be nothing wrong with my reasoning, right?"
"Hehehe... As expected of the famous 'Hell Chaser', it's absolutely right."
Facing the detective Tang Ze, Watanuki Tatsuzo smiled without any panic on his face. Instead, he stood up and looked at Tang Ze with interest and asked, "But what would you have done if I hadn't come here?"
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