Chapter 291 Crow Shadow Fragrance
Memories are coming back.
For Zhu Fujingguang, it seemed natural that his memory gradually recovered after returning to a familiar environment and meeting familiar people.
He held the photo in his hand and pursed his lips.
The photo above is of Toru Amuro, taken by Lin Xi. He stands in a dim factory with the light behind him, a faint smile on his face.
Logically, they should have just met, still in the relationship of senior and junior. However, from this photo, Zhufu Jingguang could imagine the axis of this person's life—from childhood to adolescence, from adolescence to young adulthood, his changes over time could be pictured in his mind one by one. Zhufu Jingguang even felt that he could understand this person to some extent.
He seemed to be one of the important anchors in his lost memory, so after returning to Japan and seeing this person, the memories that were artificially buried deep in his brain began to revive.
Zhu Fujingguang realized that he had to talk to him.
Talk face to face, in a way that neither side can escape.
If this is this person, then you must know who he used to be...
"Okay. See you at [address information] tomorrow at 3 PM."
Seeing the other party's reply, Zhu Fujingguang breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he could vaguely feel that the man had made him lose his memory in order to protect him, the feeling of losing his memory was too painful - it was as if a part of his life had been gouged out. Whenever he tried to recall the past, he could only see a huge hole in himself.
So, no matter what happened, he wanted to know.
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July 27th.
Knock knock knock.
In the morning, a policeman with dark circles under his eyes knocked on Lin Xi's door.
Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko, who had disguised themselves, were also in Lin Xi's house, having breakfast together.
"Here you go," he said unhappily, "the test report you asked for."
"Thanks for your hard work."
"Hmph... Hard work is secondary. I'm just afraid it's all in vain. My colleagues in the testing department worked overtime to check the vase you were particularly concerned about. You said there were hallucinogens in it, right? In the end, they found nothing!"
Lin Xi was stunned: "What?"
"There aren't any harmful chemicals in there. Just ordinary liquid fragrance." The police officer waved his hand. "It's because it's just fragrance that it didn't evaporate for so long! I guess Rintaro Kawakami put it in there himself! You even brought up hallucinogens. You guys have a real imagination."
No hallucinogens in the vase?
Just an ordinary fragrance?
But her symptoms yesterday...
Lin Xi's first reaction was that someone in the testing department had tampered with the results.
But she had already told Amuro Toru about this. He would help keep an eye on Kiichirō Numabuchi's case. If he didn't send her a message, it meant there was nothing wrong with the testing department.
But how could that be? How could it only detect the fragrance?… Ordinary fragrances can be used as hypnotic props, but they would never cause such a severe reaction in her body…
"Mr. Policeman. Have you brought back the vase?" At this time, Kudo Yusaku spoke.
"Ah, yes, I knew you still wanted it." The police handed the evidence bag to Kudo Yusaku, "You don't trust our testing department and want to test it again yourself, right? Humph, no matter how many times you test it, the result is the same: nothing, nothing. A case that's already closed, why do you have to make such a fuss..."
Yusaku Kudo opened the evidence bag and took out the vase.
There was still a little liquid left in the vase, reflecting a clear yellow light under the indoor light.
He put his nose close and sniffed gently.
A faint fragrance hit his nose. It was light, delicate, and fresh, like lily mixed with citrus fruit, with a slightly bitter aftertaste.
Other than that, there was nothing. No pungent smell, no hallucinations.
Kudo Yusaku put down the vase.
"Fragrance can also help Kiichiro Numabuchi enter the 're-enactment' state, right?" He seemed to be muttering to himself, and also seemed to be comforting Lin Xi. "Miss Lin, didn't you say that fragrance is also included in the chemical agents?"
"That's true, but..." Lin Xi's eyes were full of confusion.
“Are there any restrictions?”
"Hmm. To achieve hallucinogenic effects through scent, only those who have undergone long-term 'training' can do it. The principle is similar to Pavlov's dogs. A specific scent is repeatedly presented to the victim at the scene of torture, making it part of the 'replay' that triggers PTSD. Only then can the hallucinogenic effect be achieved using only scent. Kiichiro Numabuchi does meet the requirements, but..."
But Miss Lin herself shouldn't meet the requirements. Unless she, like Kiichiro Numabuchi, had been tortured before, and the same fragrance had appeared at the scene of the torture...
Kudo Yusaku looked at her silently and continued what she had not finished saying in his mind.
Is it true that Ms. Lin doesn’t know what situation she is in?
"Let's go to the next location to investigate first," he said.
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Tanashita-cho, Yokohama City.
"My wife has been dead for almost two months. Hasn't the culprit been caught? Why do we have to reopen the investigation now?" The deceased's husband, Kei Fujitani, did not look friendly when facing the group of people who came to investigate.
"There are some suspicious points, Mr. Fujitani..." the policeman scratched his head.
Facing the family members of the homicide victims, he had already put away the impatience he showed in front of Lin Xi and others.
"Suspicious point?" Kei Fujitani repeated, "So, you're telling me that the murderer isn't that bastard I identified, Kiichiro Numabuchi, but someone else?"
"Uh, that's not the case—"
"—Are you kidding me!" He suddenly yelled in agitation, "I saw Maya being killed by him with my own eyes, with my own eyes! It was that man who killed Maya! Now that the matter has come to this, that man has finally been arrested, and now you come and tell me that there are doubts in this case! Are you saying that my wife wasn't killed by that man?"
"There's no doubt that Kiichiro Numabuchi is the murderer. But we suspect that there are other criminals who helped Kiichiro Numabuchi in this case." Lin Xi spoke at the right time, "Mr. Fujitani, you don't want anyone who killed your wife to go unpunished, right? Then sit down and talk with us and tell us all the details you know."
"Other prisoners?" Fujitani Kei was not fooled. "Isn't the case closed? Where did the other prisoners come from?"
"Because we discovered that several cases have similar characteristics." Lin Xi said, "For example, the cases all happened suddenly. Kiichiro Numabuchi killed the victim without showing any abnormalities. In the previous case, we found some items that triggered Kiichiro Numabuchi's mental illness. We need to confirm whether there are similar items in this case..."
"Mental illness? You mean he's mentally ill!" Kei Fujitani shouted, "He's not! He's just a pervert, a brutal murderer. He approached Maya just to kill her! I'm sorry, I can't help you. Besides, I've said everything I can say. Why don't you go and look at the files for yourselves?"
"Alright! Leave my house. I'm going to pick up Yuriko."
Five-year-old Yuriko Fujitani, who was also a witness to the crime that night, is being treated by a child psychologist for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Kei Fujitani is now going to the clinic to pick up Yuriko Fujitani and take her home.
"Ah." The police sighed as they watched him leave. "You shouldn't have said that. Regardless of whether Kiichiro Numabuchi has a mental illness or not, it's a fact that he killed Maya Fujitani. Moreover, his mental illness is even worse for Kei Fujitani - if Kiichiro Numabuchi has a mental illness, he can't be sentenced to death. Kei Fujitani hates Kiichiro Numabuchi so much that he wishes he would be sentenced to death and executed immediately. How could he possibly admit that he has a mental illness?"
Lin Xi rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.
"However, you have the authority to break into their home and search it," the police officer said with a hint of subtle sarcasm. "After all, you are sent by the police, and they have already applied for a search warrant."
"We still hope to communicate as much as possible," said Kudo Yusaku. "The police don't want to leave a bad impression on the public either."
The police shrugged.
"It's hard to say."
They stood there in silence for a while, and finally Lin Xi broke the silence: "How about we change the division of labor this time? Mr. Edogawa and Sister Chiyo will investigate here, and I will go to the hospital where Maya Fujitani works to investigate."
Neither Yusaku Kudo nor Yukiko Kudo had any objection.
So Lin Xi said goodbye to the two and went to the hospital. The police wanted to go with her, but Lin Xi asked them to stay here to communicate with Kei Fujitani and protect Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo.
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"Why are you still here?" Seeing several people, Kei Fujitani frowned, stood forward, and blocked the little girl holding his hand.
The little girl timidly poked her head out from behind Kei Fujitani and stared at Kudo Yusaku and his group with some curiosity.
"Mr. Fujitani, we still want to discuss this matter with you..."
"Didn't I say I refused?! Oh, I'm sorry, Yuriko..." Seeing that the girl was frightened by his high-pitched voice, Kei Fujitani quickly slowed down his voice.
Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko looked at each other.
"I'm fine, Dad... What happened? What are the uncle and aunt doing here?" Sayuri Fujitani looked up and looked at the adults, as if waiting for an answer.
"Nothing, Sayuri, go inside first..."
"Dad, are they here to investigate Mom's case?"
"Well……"
"That's right." Kudo Yusaku seized the opportunity and said in a gentle tone, "Little friend, is there anything you want to tell us about...your mother's case?"
"Go away, you annoying policemen--!" Kei Fujitani was furious. He took a step forward and glared at Yusaku Kudo.
Kudo Yusaku tried to comfort him, but at this moment, Fujitani Sayuri started crying.
Her crying made Kei Fujitani's anger pause.
"Wuwuwu..." Sayuri Fujitani sobbed, "Mom, Mom wasn't killed by Uncle Numabuchi... I was the one who killed Mom..."
"Don't talk nonsense, Sayuri!"
"I killed them... wuwu..."
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