The sky blue nursery school uniform paired with the bright yellow cap makes the already petite Ayumi Yoshida even more adorable.
She blinked her big eyes and looked around like a curious baby. After hearing the sound of conversation behind her, she quickly hid behind her mother because she was shy in the unfamiliar environment. However, she couldn't suppress her curiosity and carefully stuck her head out to look at the source of the sound.
A boy taller than my father appeared in the field of vision. He had special purple hair, just like the grape that was snatched away by his classmate Genta Kojima... This big brother was so handsome.
Fujiwara Yu noticed Yoshida Ayumi's gaze towards her. Although she said that she didn't like children, she actually looked forward to getting along with them. Their innocence would inexplicably give people a sense of healing.
He pulled out a pineapple soda candy from his pocket like magic. This was one of the items he would carry with him. Since the police's three meals a day were very irregular, in order to prevent hypoglycemia, he would carry candy or chocolate with him in case of emergency.
"Little sister, can I give you this candy?"
Ayumi Yoshida first nodded, then shook her head. She grabbed her mother's trouser legs even harder, and her tense little face showed that she was nervous at the moment.
Fujiwara Yu didn't know how he had frightened the child. He gave a helpless smile and spoke in a slow tone:
"Don't you like pineapple-flavored candy? Uncle has some chocolate here."
"My mom said that people who give me candy as soon as they meet are bad people, and kids who ask for candy from bad people are also bad kids... Ayumi doesn't want to be a bad kid, so I can resist asking for it!" Ayumi Yoshida said in a childish voice, but her little eyes were staring at the candy, and she looked completely attracted.
Yoshida Milai was very pleased to hear that her daughter was so wary of strangers. She smiled and rubbed Ayumi's little head, praising her:
"Ayumi is awesome. Mom will buy you your favorite Kamen Rider card as a gift, okay?"
"Wow! Kamen Rider, great!"
Fujiwara Yuu didn't want to play the role of a bad guy in front of the child. He squatted down and tried to look at Yoshida Ayumi at eye level. He took out his police ID from his pocket and handed it to her. The expression on his face even had a hint of grievance:
"Little sister, uncle is not a bad guy, he is a policeman."
"Police?" Yoshida Ayumi thought of what her mother had said. She frowned and said in frustration, "But Mom said the police wouldn't lie, but...but you lied."
"?"
A question mark popped up in Fujiwara Yu's head. He didn't seem to be lying. After carefully recalling what he had said and confirming that he was not lying, he asked helplessly:
"Smart little sister, can you tell me where my uncle lied?"
"You are obviously the older brother, why do you call yourself uncle? Mom said that good-looking people should be called brothers and sisters. You are not the sister, so you are naturally the brother!" Ayumi Yoshida said seriously.
When Yoshida Miku heard her daughter's careless remarks, she held her forehead with one hand and sighed. If she had known earlier, she would not have taught her like that.
Fujiwara Yuu, who was suddenly praised, became more cheerful. He couldn't help but rub Ayumi's little head with his big hands, and the joy in his eyes was particularly obvious:
"In terms of age, I am indeed your uncle, but you can call me brother. My name is Sosuke Takashi, and I'm a police officer. What's your name, little sister?"
Yoshida Ayumi raised her head and glanced at her mother. After her mother nodded, she said her name:
"My name is Ayumi Yoshida, I'm six years old, and I'm currently attending the Sakura class at the Beihua Nursery School!"
"Can I call you Ayumi?"
"Well, brother is handsome, so of course it's okay!"
Fujiwara Yuu didn't expect that he was praised for his handsome looks twice in a row. He had no reaction to such praise before, but when praised by a child, the curve of his mouth could not be restrained.
He coughed twice and stood up, obviously a little embarrassed. In order to solve the case quickly and prevent Yoshida Ayumi from staying at the murder scene, he quickly got into work mode:
"Ms. Yoshida, may I have a moment with you?"
"Yeah, sure."
Chiba Kazunobu, who was watching all this silently at the stairs, was a little confused. He leaned over to Megure Jusan's ear and whispered:
"Inspector Megure, I remember Inspector Takashi didn't seem to like children, right?"
"I have indeed heard this rumor. Maybe he has changed his mind recently, like wanting to be a father."
"Why?"
Chiba Kazunobu remembered that Yumi Miyamoto from the Ministry of Transportation had come to question him some time ago. She just asked for some personal information of Sosuke Takagi. It seemed that Inspector Takagi was very popular among the female police officers in the Ministry of Transportation.
Hiss, does wanting to be a father mean you already have a partner? It seems the fantasy of the female traffic police officers is about to be shattered.
Fujiwara Yuu, the person being discussed, had already stood with Yoshida Miku in a place where they would not be disturbed. He recalled the details of the case that Chiba Kazunobu had mentioned and asked aloud:
"Ms. Yoshida, could you please do me a favor? Since you are Ayumi's mother, there are some things I would like to ask for your consent before proceeding."
"Officer, if you have any requests, please tell me." Yoshida Miku naturally didn't mind such things. She recalled the past and said gently, "Ayumi has a connection with the police. Not long after she was born, she was fortunate enough to be helped by two police officers. So if there is anything we can do to help, we will definitely do our best to cooperate with the police."
Fujiwara Yuu naturally knew who the "two policemen" Yoshida Miku was talking about. He pursed his lips and raised the corners of his mouth:
"Okay, I want to take Ayumi to where Zemu Yezi works. I heard that she provided an alibi for Ms. Zemu, so I want to confirm whether it is true."
"Of course you can... Come to think of it, Ayumi should be asleep at this time of the year. It's amazing how energetic she seems today."
"Really? Maybe she wants to help too." Fujiwara Yu said this, but there was a hint of doubt in his heart. It seemed that he would have new questions to ask Yoshida Ayumi later.
With Yoshida Miku's consent, Fujiwara Yu took Yoshida Ayumi to the dental clinic where Sawaki Yoko worked. He also deliberately slowed down the car along the way to prevent the child from getting scared.
When he successfully arrived at the dental clinic where Zemu Yezi worked, he took a special look at the time shown on his watch.
15 minutes.
It takes at least 30 minutes to travel back and forth between the dentist's clinic and the apartment building. According to the clues provided by Chiba Kazunobu, the victim was killed at 19:30, but at that time, Sawaki Ye Zi was in the dentist's clinic. Even if she grew wings, she could not fly to the apartment building immediately to commit the crime.
How did she do it? Or is she not the murderer?
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