When he met Iida Erina for the first time, Fujiwara Yu, who had a keen sense of smell, smelled a familiar scent. It was the smell of pet deodorant in Fujita's pet shop. Even though the smell was almost covered by perfume, he could still smell it.
The same smell also indicates that Erina Iida has been to a pet store, or that she has a pet at home.
That's why Fujiwara Yu's gaze lingered slightly on Iida Erina, and he also noticed the scar on the back of her hand that had not yet scabbed. It was a scratch, very much like a wound caused by an animal's claws.
Hasegawa Shinya's secret lover and the person he had an affair with met the criteria for a suspect, but these two pieces of information alone couldn't confirm that Iida Erina was the murderer. To further their case, they had to find a way to visit her home, so Fujiwara Yuu resorted to flirting with her, and the results were surprisingly good.
"My name is Takagi Wataru, now we know each other, right?"
"I...well, then Takagi-kun, are you willing to wait for me to get off work? It's still working hours and the patient may need me." Erina Iida had no doubts, she raised her head and asked weakly.
Fujiwara Yuu originally thought that it would take some effort to get Iida Erina to relax her guard against him, but what he didn't expect was... after he only said two sentences, she agreed to take him home after some hesitation.
That’s it?
Fujiwara Yuu was puzzled. Even if she was the murderer, wasn't she too unwary towards strangers of the opposite sex? And her hesitation was clearly fake; this woman had agreed from the start.
He suppressed his inner shock, raised his hand and rubbed Iida Erina's head, and said with a smile:
"Of course I do. I'll wait for you in the parking lot."
"Yeah! I won't keep you waiting too long!"
Under Shizuko Osawa's surprised gaze, the two walked back to the nurses' station together. If Erina Iida hadn't called Sosuke Takagi "Takagi-kun", she would have almost believed that this enchantress Erina had easily controlled the idol police officer.
After seeing Takagi Sosuke leave, Osawa Shizuko rolled her eyes, stepped forward and asked ambiguously:
"Erina, you're really amazing! You managed to pluck the flower from Gaoling Mountain that even I couldn't get!"
"Shizuko, what are you talking about!" Iida Erina showed a shy expression, pouting her lips and whispering, "Takagi-kun just wants to visit my house, we are not that kind of relationship."
Damn, this woman is such a green tea, the smell is too strong! This is a naked act of showing off, and she has to pretend that it was revealed unintentionally!
Shizuko Osawa rolled her eyes inwardly, but she was in a good mood and was happy to cooperate:
"Takagi actually wants to visit your house? Tsk, this kid has bad intentions. Erina, you better be careful, or he'll take advantage of you on the first day we meet!"
"Hate it! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll ignore you!"
"Hahahaha, I won't say anymore~ Bed number seven rang the bell, I have to go get busy first!"
Fujiwara Yu, one of the parties involved in the topic, had already taken the elevator to the parking lot. With a cold face, he took out the alcohol disinfectant spray and sprayed it on his hands several times. After making sure that there was no unpleasant perfume smell, he got into his car.
Thinking about having to give the woman a ride later, he frowned and started thinking about having a professional team clean the car three times inside and out after this case was over.
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Time passed minute by minute, and Fujiwara Yu also received a call from Tsuda Usho, saying that no signs of pets were found in the Hasegawa couple's home, and that Hasegawa Shinya was suffering from animal hair allergies. In addition, he was bitten by a neighbor's dog when he was a child, so he would take a detour when he saw a pet dog.
"What about the luminol reaction?"
"There hasn't been any reaction, but we can't rule out the possibility that Hasegawa Shinya cleaned up the mess. After all, a week has passed since the incident, so there's plenty of time to clean up the scene."
Fujiwara Yuu stroked his chin and thought for a while, then he said:
"Please ask Mr. Hasegawa to answer the phone. I have something to ask him."
"OK."
After some conversation, a strange voice appeared on the phone. He sounded a little nervous:
"Hello, officer, what can I do for you?"
"Mr. Hasegawa, you are familiar with the name Erina Iida, right?" Fujiwara Yu did not intend to beat around the bush with him. He asked directly so that the other party could not lie to him.
Hasegawa Shinya was startled when he heard the name. He frowned and hesitated for a few seconds before choosing to confess:
"It seems that you have investigated everything, Mr. Officer. Yes, Erina is my lover, but she and I are truly in love. Since I've been with her, I haven't had any relationship with other women!"
Is this true love? It's really disgusting.
Fujiwara Yuu patiently played with the cigarette box in his hand, and his tone became cold:
"I'm not interested in these boring things. Just answer me a question directly. During the time you've been with Erina, have you ever had any allergic symptoms?"
"Huh?" Hasegawa Shinya didn't expect the other party to ask this question. He nodded and said, "I did it once, but I haven't done it since. Erina is very gentle and considerate. She obviously loves small animals, but after knowing I'm allergic, she never went to the cat cafe to play with cats again."
"What kind of person is she in your eyes?"
"Erina is a very good girl. When I first started dating her, I hid the fact that I was married. We had a fight, but she eventually came to me, saying she couldn't let me go... I blamed myself for that, and it was only after that incident that I realized I was truly in love with her."
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