Although they already knew the purpose of inviting them to the tea party, Tang Ze and the others did not leave in a hurry.
He sent a text message to Takagi, asking him to help get the file on the case of mystery novelist Nakadake Osamu who killed his girlfriend, then put down his phone and continued to sip his tea.
After all, there is someone in front of him who can provide clues. He will not give up the great opportunity now just to read the same file sooner or later.
"Speaking of Nakadake Osamu, have you read his work, Mr. Sanzhi?" Tang Ze put down his teacup and asked with a smile, "I see you're a big mystery fan, so you should know something about him, right?"
"To be honest, he's not a mature writer."
Upon hearing this, Saegusa Kazemi commented, “I feel he lacks the sense of inferiority and longing necessary for a writer.
Simply put, he lacks some flaws.”
"I see." Tang Ze nodded and looked at Saegusa Kazami and said, "I wonder if you could lend me one of his novels."
"Of course." Saegusa nodded and stood up to walk towards the study. He soon came back with a book: "Here you go."
"Let me see, the title of the book is "Wounds and Knives"? " Nanatsuki Koshimizu looked at the pattern of the exquisite Western dagger on the cover and read out the name of the book given by Fumi Saegusa.
"Then I'll take it."
Tang Ze put the book aside, looked at Saegusa Kazami and asked, "Excuse me, do you know the woman who was murdered next door?"
"Yeah, we met while walking the dog." Sazhi Fengjian picked up the teapot with his left hand and refilled the two cups while nodding: "We chatted a few times."
"Then may I ask what kind of woman she is in your impression?" Nanatsuki Koshimizu asked curiously.
"She doesn't wear much makeup and smokes a lot." Saegusa Kazami thought for a moment and said, "As for her work, I'm not sure."
"Is that so..." Nanatsuki Koshimizu nodded and said no more.
After each of them asked a question, they did not continue to ask further questions.
Of course, this is not because the two of them are incompetent, but because Saegusa Kazami's words have already shown that he is not very familiar with the other party, and the two of them seem a little tactless if they continue to delve into it.
What's more crucial is that the two of them had no idea about the basic circumstances of the case, so it was naturally impossible for them to make targeted inquiries.
So after asking Saegusa Kazami about his impressions of the two, Karasawa decisively changed the subject and started talking about black tea.
Tang Ze really likes black tea, and his super sense of smell makes him very good at tasting black tea.
As for Saegusa Fumi, he has been drinking black tea for most of his life, and decades of immersion have made him quite proficient in it.
The two of them had a great conversation about black tea. Tang Ze also shared with him the case of a university professor who was addicted to black tea and killed his lover's student with black tea.
For a black tea lover and someone who likes to read mystery novels, this is the best topic for afternoon tea.
Even Nanatsuki Koshimizu who was standing by was listening with great interest. After all, when the case was solved, she didn't know Detective Karasawa yet, so naturally she didn't know about this case.
When the true story was told, the tea party ended.
Because it was already dark, the two said goodbye to Saegusa Kazami and returned home.
Because the case was closed and there was no urgency, the two did not plan to rush into the investigation.
After returning home, Tang Ze picked up Zhong Yue Xiu's book "The Wound and the Knife" and started reading it. Because the number of words was not too many, with his reading speed, he finished the whole story before going to bed at night.
The next morning, Nanatsuki Koshimizu came to the office with the files she got from Takagi.
Because it is a closed case, the information in the file is still very detailed.
The deceased in this case was named Uenaka Natsumi. She had injuries on her face when she died. She was 28 years old and worked as a public relations woman.
This occupation also explains why the other party smokes and does not wear makeup when at home during the day.
Since she works the night shift, she probably wants to take it easy at home.
As for the cause of death, she was stabbed in the abdomen with a knife by her boyfriend at home.
He was stabbed twice, one in the middle and one in the left side of the abdomen, both were fatal wounds.
"Senior, you borrowed Zhong Yuexiu's novel yesterday, right?"
Nanatsuki Koshimizu looked at Karasawa and asked, "From the perspective of a writer and mystery novel enthusiast, what kind of writer do you think he is?"
"The content is bland and lacks depth." Tang Ze replied and then asked, "What about you? You weren't idle last night either, were you?"
Although the two people had no division of labor at the time, they still conducted preliminary investigations tacitly.
"Of course, I read a lot of reviews about the other party online last night."
Koshimizu Nanatsuki said: "To sum up, Nakadake Osamu is very popular online because he is very handsome. After he was arrested, there was also heated discussion online for a while.
However, I took a look and found that most of the people discussing this were female fans, and those criticizing the other party were mostly pure mystery novel fans.
In many book recommendation blogs, his books are basically on the non-recommended list, and some reviewers' comments are quite harsh.
In fact, he rarely published any works afterwards.
But what's interesting is the review by the famous critic, Shigemitsu Oe. I read his recommendation: "A bold and subtle mystery novel at its best."
"It seems this is the fuse." Tang Ze said as he looked at the records in the file.
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