But what Judy said differed somewhat from what she knew.
Despite revealing such a secret, Judy still pretended not to recognize "Akira Tomoaki's" true identity.
She placed her hands on the hood of the car and said:
"Even if you want to pretend, it's no use."
"I already overheard the truth of this case from Detective Mori!"
Upon hearing this, "Shinichi Akira" quickly retorted:
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
"The murderer in that case should be my stepmother."
"Moreover, my father should have died from electrocution, not from being shot!"
"You're saying he died from electrocution, not from being shot?"
After saying that, Judy burst into laughter.
What are you laughing at?
"What's so funny?"
Judy stopped laughing when she heard the words "Shinichi Akihiro" expressing his dissatisfaction.
She later apologized to "Akira Tomoaki":
"Sorry, the 'trigger' I was referring to was the switch."
"The person who tampered with the switch to kill the victim was the murderer."
"But in reality, the person who flipped the switch and pulled the trigger of this 'gun' was actually Ms. Hikaru Homoto, who was completely unaware of all this."
"So that she wouldn't get hurt because of this."
"The criminal conspired with the police to fabricate a false statement."
"The purpose was to make outsiders believe that the murderer killed the person by another method."
Upon hearing this, Shinichiro's expression underwent a subtle change.
And Judy continued:
"It's actually quite normal that you don't know this."
"Because the file you stole from the Metropolitan Police Department didn't record this inside story at all."
"As for why you stole those case files, it was so that you could continue to exist as Araide Tomoaki after the trial."
After saying that, Judy, as if playing a riddle as usual, asked, "Shin-ichi Akira?"
Am I right?
Even now, Shinichiro has not yet revealed his identity.
He didn't answer whether Judy was right or wrong, but instead asked nervously:
"Who exactly are you?"
Judy remained silent for a moment when faced with this question.
Then, she put a finger to her lips and uttered a phrase that had been deeply etched in her mind for twenty years:
"A secret makes a woman woman."
(Secrets make women more attractive.)
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