260.
"Officer Chiyogaya, someone's looking for you!"
The young man, who was sitting upright in his police uniform, raised his head and gave his colleague a gentle smile: "Thank you for your help."
"Don't be so polite." The colleague waved his hand and said enthusiastically, "And in the future, if it's not an important meeting, you don't have to wear a uniform. Casual clothes will be enough."
"Understood." The black-haired young man nodded seriously, obviously taking it as a polite remark. He said thank you again, then stood up and left the office.
After he left, there was an extremely obvious sound of relief in the office. Several people looked at each other for a while, and then laughed out loud at the same time.
Ikie, who had just called out to Chiyodani Toru, pretended to wipe his tears and said in a boastful tone, "Is it that serious? Is it that serious? Officer Chiyodani is not easy to deal with."
"Don't wipe your sweat now!" A colleague next to him joked, "The Star of Justice really came to our three-line search. It seems that he is just as the rumors say, a super-strict person."
"But he has a good temper," another person added, "but if you slack off in front of him, the consequences will be serious."
"But I heard that there is a curse around him. Every time he goes out, he will encounter a big case and go to the hospital almost every other day. If it is true... I am afraid that our workload will increase dramatically in the future, right?"
"Forget it, don't let Officer Megure see it, or he'll get scolded again." Officer Yijiang waved his hands, breathed a sigh of relief, and relieved the strange tension he had when facing the younger generation.
Chiyoya Saori had no idea that the seniors in the office had demonized her into a deity sent down from heaven to transcend calamity, and they even developed a mysterious sense of awe towards her.
When she arrived she was almost overwhelmed by the enthusiastic welcome.
I guess they think they can finally solve the case and pull the police's average?
To put it in layman's terms, it means you can now curry favor with someone powerful!
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The heating in the office was turned on very high, and she felt a little cold as soon as she came out. Chiyoya Saori lowered her head and blew into her palms, and suddenly a gorilla pounced on her from behind - and grabbed her directly.
Chiyoya Saori almost elbowed her: "..."
Should she be thankful that she didn't bring a gun? Otherwise, it would be a real horror story if she pulled out her gun out of reflex!
But she might be able to say that she just came back from a trip to Syria...
"Good boy, you only came back a few days before taking office. How many beauties in Hawaii made you so happy that you didn't want to leave?"
Hagiwara Kenji's nonchalant voice sounded, completely unaware that he was just a hair's breadth away from being hospitalized: "If I hadn't heard from the female police officers at the Ministry of Transportation that the 'Star of Justice' was taking office today, you would have asked us to go to your house in a sedan chair to invite you?"
Chiyoya Saori took a deep breath. Although she knew that these two guys would definitely come, she really didn't expect to be caught after only working for half a day.
She turned her head helplessly: "Isn't that how a sedan chair is used?"
"Focus on this, you bastard!" Matsuda Jinpei also came over and stuffed a paper cup filled with half a cup of warm water into her hands, looking her up and down, "This shabby uniform is only worn by a guy like you, it doesn't even have much warmth-keeping effect, you'll freeze to death if you walk outside!"
Chiyoya Saori just smiled. She awkwardly pinched the top of the paper cup that was not submerged in water and changed the subject: "Are you two not busy today?"
Matsuda Jinpei watched the entire action and made an ambiguous "tsk" sound.
"There aren't that many explosive cases." Hagiwara Kenji held one in each hand, seemingly casually took up the coat, and casually hung it on a uniformed police officer. He complained, "We are almost familiar with each other in the Investigation Section."
Because Chiyodani Toru was nowhere to be found every other day, Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji had nothing to do so they came to the First Investigation Section to stake out. Both of them were quite capable and could occasionally get a bonus for helping to solve a case, so they became familiar to everyone in the First Investigation Section.
"I was going to try to meet you guys when I got back, but everyone was busy."
However, he was very good at shifting the blame, and even said, "I don't know where Zero and Hiro have gone. The squad leader has a serial case - there are only two of you left, and now you come here and see it."
"You think we have too much free time?"
"By the way, I brought some souvenirs!"
Matsuda Jinpei asked suspiciously, "Is it just for the two of us, or are there shares for other colleagues as well?"
Chiyoya Saori blinked, feeling that this question was a bit life-threatening.
But before she could say anything, Matsuda Jinpei said, "You didn't bring a bunch of weird things with you, did you? I'm telling you, Officer Megure has been constipated these days—"
"Matsuda Jinpei! What are you talking about again?" Megure Jusan's voice rang out angrily behind them. "And Hagiwara, can't you two just stay still? Stop flirting with our three families all day long!"
"What do you mean by flirting? Officer Megure, please don't be so angry."
Kenji Hagiwara turned around like a spinning top, holding the two men, and brought the two men under his command to the front of Megure Jusan. When the latter saw his capable general who had just reported on his appointment today, his expression froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to his angry serious look.
"Hey, Chiyogaya, it's good that you're here." The inspector, who tried hard to look serious, pushed away the claws of Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji with disgust, grabbed Chiyogaya Hayato, then turned around and called out a few more names towards the office.
He said, "There is a case. You can come with us."
Chiyogaya Saori nodded obediently and felt relieved when she saw Megure Jusan.
Fortunately, the person assigned to him is Chiyodani Toru, who is famous for his good personality, otherwise he would have become bald sooner or later due to anger!
Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji didn't say a word, but they stood at the end tacitly, and got into the police car with a smile on their face as Inspector Megure rolled his eyes.
[My eyes are filled with tears. Is this finally the content of the secular world? The chapter on the organization almost drove me into a state of autism.]
[I am dying of laughter, hahahaha, Matsuda, are you possessed by a dream about the Dream of the Red Chamber? Last time Matsuda was Baoyu, this time Matsuda is Daiyu!]
[Is this Gran or Toru? I think it's Toru but the details are cool...]
[It's obviously Gran. His acting skills have improved after a few months of training, but the details are still very obvious, such as the shoulder being put on him just now. #Picture: Gran subconsciously wants to attack Hagiwara, raises his hand and then puts it down#]
[The smile disappears instantly.jpg Mazda!! Hagi!! Save the child! Whether my Toru can come back depends on you! (Hugging thighs and crying)]
"We received a call ten minutes ago. The person who called the police was Shuichuan Xiu, an employee of the Tennaga Doll Museum. The deceased was the director of the museum, Tennaga Kankazu." In the car, Officer Megure explained the case to several people, "We will go over to find out the details."
Matsuda Jinpei was driving the car and said casually, "This Tennaga Doll Museum seems to be quite popular recently?"
"It doesn't seem to have been called this before. Not long after Tian Yong Kuanhe took office, he changed the name and made a major renovation of the puppets. He sold many old puppets and organized a 'puppet fairy tale' performance, which is currently being promoted."
Hagiwara Kenji continued, "I got a few tickets. If nothing had happened, we could have gone to see it together."
"Hey, Officer Chiyogaya, when will you be so kind as to come over for dinner?" He nudged the thoughtful Chiyogaya Saori with his shoulder.
Chiyoya Saori came to her senses and said, "What? This afternoon, maybe."
Inspector Megure, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said unhappily, "The case hasn't been solved yet, don't be so relaxed! It seems like you three are from the same class?"
"That's right, with this genius here, the case will definitely be solved in minutes." Hagiwara Kenji said with a smile, "Officer Megure can enjoy his life from now on."
Chiyoya Saori coughed lightly and complimented, "I still have a lot to learn from Inspector Megure."
Megure Jusan's hands itched when he saw Hagiwara Kenji's playful smile, but he did relax a lot. He modestly: "Don't worry too much, learn on the spot and accumulate experience slowly."
"clear."
Chiyoya Saori did not join in the banter of the others. She looked at the information about the doll house that she searched on her phone, and she felt that the flash of inspiration she had when she got the title last time seemed to be flashing back to her again.
[You say...if there is a doll that looks exactly like me.] She said thoughtfully to the Q-version customer service in her heart, [Then wouldn't it be possible for me to have two people?]
Q version of customer service complained: [But you can't control the puppet's actions remotely, and it will be easy to be recognized! ]
Chiyoya Saori went through the mall and found that the puppets that could pretend to be real people could not be controlled at all, and the puppets that could be controlled could not be further simulated. She wanted a prop that had both - she couldn't afford it!
But at that time, she did connect the dots and thought of the opportunity to separate the two identities. What was missing?
261.
"Toru, we're here!"
Kenji Hagiwara opened the car door, turned around and saw Chiyodani Toru still in a daze. He couldn't help but shout out to him. The latter seemed to suddenly wake up, smiled at him and got out of the car quickly after him.
The police officer with semi-long hair subconsciously hooked his hair and met the eyes of Jinpei Matsuda who came down from the driver's seat and turned his sunglasses.
The two of them got together.
Because Matsuda Jinpei and Hagiwara Kenji essentially do not belong to the third line, and there are new juniors at the scene, Megure Jusan did not detain the two of them, but let Chiyodani Toru take on the responsibility of recording the investigation, and follow him to solve the case.
The puppet museum is empty, but it is not lacking in popularity. Many small puppets are displayed in the entrance hall, each of which is vivid. There are also some life-size puppets like Easter eggs placed in the corners, which will scare tourists from time to time.
The shop was still closed for maintenance at the time, so there weren't many people around. In the lobby sat three guys with sad faces, each one getting more excited than the other when they saw the police.
"Xiao Zhenping, do you feel that something is wrong with Toru?" Hagiwara Kenji stood at the door, with his arms folded across his chest, watching Chiyodani Toru who was helping to solve the case.
Matsuda Jinpei pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because it's too cold and my brain has become dull? I was really absent-minded this early in the morning."
Hagiwara Kenji: "...Do you dare to say it in front of him? But that guy should be very happy in winter."
Jinpei Matsuda curled his lips and said "tsk".
He had thought that Chiyodani Toru's heat intolerance had almost improved, but after not seeing him for two months, it seemed to be more serious than in the summer and autumn.
I don't even want to drink a cup of warm water, and I'm wearing so little. What if I catch a cold again?
He secretly frowned, wondering how he could control this difficult colleague and cure his bad habit.
Hagiwara Kenji stroked his chin and said, "Also, should we tell him about our encounter with Chiyoya Sayori? Did that guy Kofuruya tell us or not?"
Matsuda Jinpei was startled, and his mind recalled the woman who coldly pinched his face as if to confirm something, and he felt a little annoyed.
"Or... don't mention it, okay?" He whispered, "Zero and his sister are obviously not strangers. If you don't know whether he said it or not, you can ask Toru if he has found it himself?"
No matter what, everyone is in the Investigation Section now, and Chiyodani Toru will figure out these things sooner or later.
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"The deceased is Amano Kankazu, 45 years old, the director of the doll museum. He died between 10 and 12 last night. The cause of death was excessive blood loss, and the fatal wound was in the throat."
Chiyoya Saori followed the forensic doctor and observed the condition of the body.
It can be said that Amenaga Hirokazu died in a very disturbing way, with his eyes bulging out and a horrified look on his face. The bloodstain on his neck was deep and thin. Chiyotani Hayori used her hand to measure it and found that only a scalpel or extremely strong thread could cause such a wound.
He died on the stage in the hall where the theater puppets were placed. Looking up, there was a curtain decorated as a starry sky. Puppets dressed as well-known images such as the Black Swan, the White Swan and the Red Shoes stood quietly beside the stage, watching everything.
The silk of the Red Shoes Doll seemed to have lost its balance and scattered on the ground, mixing with the blood. Chiyoya Saori discovered that the clothes on its shoulders had strange wrinkles.
Because the dolls were so delicate and human-like, people who watched them up close couldn't help but experience the uncanny valley effect.
Weird and artistic.
"She was the first person to discover the scene and call the police." A police officer pointed at the woman standing nearby.
Hide Mizukawa is a thin woman, only 1.5 meters tall, 28 years old, and is responsible for the cleaning of the doll house.
"Just call me Xiu. I'm not used to being called by my full name." She said timidly, "I was on duty here yesterday, but I was too tired and fell asleep. I got up at 9:30 in the morning to clean the bathroom as usual. When I opened the door, I found the director lying in a pool of blood. He was no longer breathing. I don't know anything else!"
"Then I called the police and ten minutes later, at 9:40, Shui Yekuan came to check the doll's makeup, and at 10 o'clock, Yamashita Mu came."
"It has nothing to do with me!" Shui Yekuan, who was standing next to Shuichuan Xiu, was about 1.65 meters tall, which was considered short among men. He picked his fingers angrily, tore off the Band-Aid on them and put them back on.
Yamashita Muye, who was 1.8 meters tall, coughed and said slowly, "I just came to help move things. I don't know anything."
Chiyoya Saori looked at Inspector Megure's gloomy gaze and knew that she would be responsible for the interrogation.
She first flipped through the forum and saw a corner of the comic that gradually depicted the scene of them going to handle the case. Her heart suddenly burst into tears.
It seems that we can't just get away with the plot like this!
262.
"Chiyogaya, go get the suspect's alibi."
Megure Juzo first hinted with his eyes, but found that the junior he favored seemed to be attracted by the corpse. He stared at the deceased in a daze and did not understand what he meant at all, so he spoke helplessly.
"Chiyotani Tetsu!"
"Oh, oh yes!" The black-haired police officer was startled and the notebook in his hand slipped out and almost fell into a pool of blood. He quickly stepped forward to pick up the notebook and questioned several suspects with all his strength.
Inspector Megure sighed, wondering why the junior who was so excited just now suddenly became dazed at the scene.
Is it that the corpse is too scary?
That's impossible...
"Let this lady speak first." Chiyodani Toru turned the pen around, tucked the notebook under his arm, and looked at Mizukawa Hide intently.
The young man's black eyes were bright, as if they contained a pool of clear water, and seemed to carry some melancholy. Ah Xiu was stunned for a moment: "I was on night shift at the puppet museum last night, and I fell asleep because I was too sleepy. I seemed to hear a dog barking in the middle of the night, but I didn't pay attention..."
"Impossible!" Shui Yekuan, who was standing next to her, said with a sigh of relief.
"Hmm?" Several people's eyes were instantly fixed on him.
Shui Yekuan immediately added: "It's impossible for you to just fall asleep! I remember that you, Xiu, would drink coffee every night because the dolls in the doll museum are worth a fortune. If you fall asleep, the director will be angry!"
Ah Xiu looked like she was about to cry: "I did drink coffee, but I don't know what happened last night..."
"So you are the murderer!" Shui Yekuan had just finished muttering when he saw the exceptionally young police officer opposite him staring at him intently with an extremely penetrating gaze, as if he had seen something. His tone immediately weakened, "Otherwise, what other reason could there be..."
Chiyotani Toru smiled and soothed Mizukawa Hide a few times. Seeing that the other party's mood had calmed down, he continued to ask: "Why did the director come to this place so late, do you know Miss Mizukawa?"
Ah Xiu said, "He said he was going to perform a unique puppet show. He would come here every night to check the puppets one by one and prepare the script. When he was in high spirits, he would not come out all night."
"And this gentleman?"
Shui Yekuan said, "I am the makeup artist responsible for applying makeup to the dolls. I went home to rest after get off work at 8 o'clock last night, but I live alone and there is no one to testify."
The remaining person in charge of moving the dolls, Yamashita Mu, said directly: "I am a temporary worker in charge of moving wooden dolls. Because the troupe's dolls are made of special materials, the director thought it would not look good if they were mixed with other dolls, so he asked me to move the heavy ones away."
Inspector Megure frowned: "So all the puppets in the theater are lightweight puppets? Including props?"
Yamashita nodded, he reached out and picked up the doll next to him that was as tall as him, cursed when he put it down, and clapped his hands to get rid of the fibers that were stuck on it.
"This material is too soft. If you don't set the makeup well, it will fall off easily!"
Inspector Megure was immediately disappointed. He originally thought that someone used the props that came with the doll to commit the crime, but according to Yamashita Mu, props made of special materials could not have the effect of cutting the throat.
"I was chatting with the owner of the izakaya last night and left at about 3 a.m. She can vouch for me."
Inspector Megure nodded and signaled the police officer next to him to go and question the proprietress.
"So now, even if Ah Xiu and Shui Ye Kuan have no witnesses, the puppet museum will be closed late at night. Only Ah Xiu, who lives here, can directly contact the director, and Shui Ye Kuan has the key to enter, right?"
"But there will definitely be noise when I enter the room," Shui Yekuan said, "Besides, if the director sees me in the middle of the night, he will definitely get suspicious, right? He won't just let me do it."
This makes sense. The deceased Tianyong Kuanhe's expression when he died was too weird, as if he saw something incredible and was so scared that he didn't even have the strength to struggle. This is not normal.
When Megure Juzo took the notebook and continued to question the suspect, other forensic officers were also working non-stop to collect evidence.
"Residents living next to the puppet museum also came to complain, saying that their dog was fed poisoned buns last night and died a long time ago. They went to bed early and didn't notice anything unusual."
Megure Jusan frowned: "Could it be possible that an outsider broke in?"
Jinpei Matsuda and Kenji Hagiwara did not intend to slack off all the time. After listening to the questions and answers for a while, they began to walk around the room one after the other, touching here and there, and soon found a few unusual points.
A ball of blood-red fishing line wrapped in the silk of "Red Dancing Shoes", sawdust and obvious scratches under the door of the performance hall, and the blood-stained word hidden under the director's hand that looked like a sloppy word "Xiu". No matter how you look at it, the most likely suspect is Mizukawa Hide who stayed here and slept through the night shift.
Chiyodani Toru also followed to investigate the scene, but his eyes would occasionally pass over the people busy at the scene, and every time he was about to make eye contact with someone, he would cleverly look away.
Jinpei Matsuda just felt that someone was staring at him from behind, but every time he turned around, he didn't notice anything unusual.
The puppets all over the place stared with their eyes wide open, which made people shudder.
"Hey, Hagi, can you help me take a look secretly, is there anyone looking at me?" He took the time to grab Hagiwara Kenji and whispered, "I always feel irritated."
Hagiwara Kenji still had the evidence bag in his hand. He turned his head subconsciously when he heard the words, and happened to meet Chiyodani Toru's eyes.
The police officer with purple eyes blinked and gave a wink, and the latter immediately looked away as if escaping. Kenji Hagiwara seemed to see Chiyodani Toru's ears turn red in an instant.
Is this guy thick-skinned or thin-skinned?
Thinking back to the first time they met, when Chiyodani Toru was killed on the spot just by showing off his abdominal muscles, Hagiwara Kenji raised his eyebrows and thought to himself...
Could it be that Toru finally realized that he had neglected them all the way and was planning to give them compensation and apology but felt too embarrassed to do so?
"You are too sensitive. Everyone is just looking for clues." He said casually, concealing the truth.
Matsuda Jinpei asked suspiciously, "Really?"
Hagiwara Kenji tilted his head and said sincerely, "Otherwise - who do you think is looking at you?"
Matsuda Jinpei: "If I knew, why would I ask you? How can you look for clues by staring at someone with such a sticky gaze?"
"Slimy?"
"Yes, it's like a dog that hasn't seen meat for 800 years suddenly seeing a meat bun falling from the sky!"
Hagiwara Kenji took a breath and said, "Xiao Zhenping, do you want to be a meat bun or do you want to..." Do you want Toru to be a dog hook?
"Anyway, you'd better just say this to me!" He patted his little friend's shoulder seriously, "otherwise, the meat buns will turn into minced meat."
Matsuda Jinpei gradually couldn't keep up with Hagiwara Kenji's train of thought. He looked back and didn't see the source of the strange gaze. Instead, he met the puppet's dim gaze again and shuddered: "??? What, what is that?"
Inspector Megure is still questioning several suspects about their past entanglements. It is pointed out that Mizukawa Hide has signs that Amano Kankazu is pursuing her, and it is obviously impossible for the former to agree to the pursuit of a man who is so much older than herself.
But in this way, she seemed to have all the motives for killing people.
"I really didn't!" Ah Xiu defended, "The curator is much taller than me, and he's a man. How could I have killed him alone in the middle of the night?"
This makes sense, and even if the murder weapon has been found now, a blood-stained piano wire proves that A Xiu did not have enough strength to strangle the curator.
The other two men were strong, but Yamashita had no alibi, and the remaining Shuikuan could not find any solid evidence.
The case was at a stalemate for a while.
Inspector Megure subconsciously looked at the people around him, wanting to dig deeper and string together some clues, but the duo who were originally smart and willing to come forward were now mumbling in the corner, looking like they were discussing something, while Chiyodani Toru, whom he had high hopes for, was looking at the dolls with a frown on his face - as if in a daze.
The police inspector, who was still considered young at this time, suddenly felt a worse headache.
Isn't it said that Chiyodani Toru has first-rate investigating abilities and can basically figure out the key clues in any case at a glance?
How come they are so stupid under his command!
"Hey, Mr. Policeman, we have things to do later. When can we leave?" Yamashita Mu looked at the time. "We have already wasted more than an hour. I still have to go work somewhere else."
Shui Yekuan nodded: "If you have finished asking questions, can I leave now?"
Officer Megure pondered and said, "How about this, everyone go back first. I will notify you later if there are other clues. Miss Mizukawa, please come back with us."
Ah Xiu suddenly looked desperate: "But it really wasn't me!"
"I know who the murderer is." Chiyodani Toru walked to Megure Jusan's side and coughed lightly, "Let's just solve it."
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were fixed on him.
The young man stood straight with his right hand wearing a white glove holding two evidence bags, one containing piano wire and the other containing several fibers.
"But before that, I have a few more questions for you." He smiled and spoke confidently, "It won't take up much of your time."
"Let's start with Ms. Mizukawa."
The woman who was called wiped her tears and said seriously, "So you believe what I said, Officer Chiyogaya?"
The black-haired young man said calmly, "The truth will not wrongly accuse any innocent person, nor will it let any criminal go."
"That's what the law and the police are for."
Matsuda Jinpei, who was standing nearby and watching, suddenly nudged Hagiwara Kenji's waist, and when he turned his head, he whispered, "Hagi, do you think Toru is so that he would miss a tiny detail?"
"What?" Hagiwara Kenji was stunned.
"For example..." Matsuda Jinpei looked at his colleague who was solving the case in high spirits and in an orderly manner, and squinted his eyes and said, "When Miss Mizukawa Hide clearly stated that she didn't like people calling her by her full name and that she should be called Ah Xiu, why did you still use the honorific title?"
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