Shiratori followed behind Takagi, glanced at the notebook, pinched his chin, and said admiringly, "Well, to be honest, this painting is not bad from the perspective of surrealism."
Miwako stood up and said to the two people who were standing there talking without any sense of responsibility, "What? If you're willing to draw it in my place, I'd be very happy to do so."
Miwako's tone startled Takagi. He swore that he had been thinking that no matter what, he would praise Miwako, but for some reason, the words just came out of his mouth.
Takagi quickly explained, "No, no, no, Officer Sato is absolutely right. Unlike me, I know absolutely nothing about drawing!"
"Um, I'm only good at Impressionism, so I have to go now."
As the white bird spoke, it backed away and slipped away.
Takagi's eyes widened, and she raised an eyebrow: "Officer Shiratori!"
By this time, Shiratori had already gone far away. Takagi looked in the direction Shiratori had gone and complained, "That brat really slipped away quickly."
Takagi, quick-witted, changed the subject, saying, "By the way, we're still not sure if what Ayumi saw was really the arsonist, right?"
This statement caused Miwako, Ayumi, and the others to look at him with resentment.
Mitsuhiko went even further, saying, "Are you even speaking human language? Are you implying that Ayumi is lying and deceiving people?"
Genta raised an eyebrow and looked at Takagi, who was taller than him but not as "strong," with a malicious grin: "That's right! Don't look down on us just because we're kids!"
Ayumi's mouth was puffed up with anger, and her beautiful big eyes stared intently at Takagi, who immediately felt guilty.
“After all, Ayumi, you didn’t see that man set the fire with your own eyes, right?” Takagi wanted to explain further.
“No mistake.” Kōyū’s voice reached Takagi’s ears. “According to Ayumi, the criminal still smelled of gasoline. In this hot weather, he was wearing a long coat and leather gloves. He also showed an evil smile near the fire. And those words... If he’s not the murderer, Officer Takagi will eat a can of herring upside down.”
With that, Kōyū handed a few sheets of paper to Miwako: "Here, a portrait."
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