Jun Yamaguchi walked out of the bedroom and staggered to the side of Uchida Ami. He narrowed his eyes and used his height advantage to boldly look at a certain part of her body. He even deliberately put his hand on the shoulder of Uchida Ami, who was only wearing a sundress, and said with a wicked smile:
"Ms. Uchida, it's your turn to go in."
"Mr. Yamaguchi, please respect yourself."
Uchida Ami leaned aside without any expression. She frowned, stood up, and walked into the bedroom that was temporarily requisitioned as an interrogation room with an unhappy look on her face.
"Tsk, how can you pretend to be a pure girl when you're dressed like that?" Yamaguchi Jun curled his lips in dissatisfaction, not realizing that his behavior caused dissatisfaction among the people present. He just sat in Uchida Ami's seat, shaking his feet and continuing to drink beer.
Fujiwara Yuu leaned back in his seat, and made an inviting gesture for Uchida Ami to sit across from him. Before she even took a seat, he asked directly:
"Ms. Uchida, when you learned about the fatal injuries on the dummy's body in the teaching building during the day, did you think of the murder of Saegusa Saetsuki ten years ago? Your expression wasn't exactly pleasant at the time."
Uchida Ami thought about the two murders that had happened recently. She did not choose to continue to conceal it this time, but nodded and admitted:
"Well, then I thought about the cause of death of the dummy body, which matched what the police told us back then. Plus, the place of death happened to be in Class B, Grade 2. Combining these two factors, it's hard not to think that the person who invited me to write this script was trying to hint at the murder case back then."
"Then why didn't you want to tell me at the beginning? I'm a policeman, and I'm a temporary participant. I can't be related to this matter. I'm someone you can trust." Fujiwara Yu looked straight at Uchida Ami. This was also what he had always wondered. Logically speaking, if you feel scared, you should seek help from the police.
Uchida Ami did not hesitate. She avoided Takashi Sosuke's gaze, lowered her head and whispered:
"I'm sorry, I was just speculating at the time. I didn't want to disturb everyone's interest in playing script-killing games, so I didn't say anything."
"I see." Fujiwara Yuu keenly sensed that Uchida Ami was still hiding something from him. He didn't press the issue further, but instead chose another question: "Ms. Uchida, let's change the subject. What was your relationship with the two victims? And do you know anything about Saegusa Saetsuki, the victim from ten years ago?"
Uchida Ami didn't expect Takashi Sosuke to ask this question. She was briefly surprised, then smiled bitterly and said:
"I...actually, Satsuki, Maiko, and I were good friends during our school days, but after Satsuki was murdered, Maiko and I weren't as close anymore. We stopped keeping in touch after graduation, until I ended up working at the same company as Maekawa. That's when I found out Maiko was dating Sugino. I even heard Maekawa complain about being cheated on."
The relationship between the three girls collapsed after one of them was murdered, and it turned out that Keisuke Maekawa was cheated on... But his relationship with Maiko Nakayama doesn't seem to be simple. If they really hated each other, how could they smile at each other?
"What about Saegusa Sazuki? What's her reputation like in school? Does she have a crush on any boy?"
"Sazuki is the best girl in our class. She has excellent academic performance, is very beautiful, has a gentle personality and is always willing to help others. She gets along very well with everyone in the class, and even the teachers at school like her very much. However, as for the boy she likes, Sazuki did confess to Maiko and me that she has a crush on someone, but she seems to be keeping it a secret."
When Uchida Ami talked about Saegusa Saegusa, there was a hint of longing in her eyes. It can be seen that she really likes Saegusa Saegusa and has always felt that having such an outstanding friend is a very proud thing.
Fujiwara Yuu was a bit puzzled when she heard this. How could such an outstanding girl, beloved by both students and teachers, choose to keep it to herself when she had a crush on a boy? Judging from Uchida Ami's description, she didn't seem to be the type to be so introverted as to be afraid to speak out.
So can it be understood that... the other person is someone you can't confess your feelings to?
A name quickly popped up in his mind, Keisuke Maekawa.
If the boy that Saegusa Saegusa has a crush on is the boyfriend of her best friend Maiko Nakayama, she would definitely not express her feelings to him.
In order to further confirm that his guess was correct, Fujiwara Yuu hurriedly asked:
"Ms. Uchida, when you were in school, was Maekawa popular in your class?"
"Maekawa is very popular with the girls at school. He's the president of the basketball club and he's a pretty good one." Uchida Ami couldn't help but laugh and quip, "Come to think of it, Sazuki is also the club's manager. She can't play basketball at all and isn't interested in it privately, but she diligently helps every member get water and cheers."
As expected, for someone who wasn't interested in basketball to become a manager, it could only be because they were interested in someone in the basketball club. As for delivering water and gas to each member, it was simply because they didn't want the person they were interested in to notice their interest.
"Were Mr. Maekawa and Ms. Nakayama in a relationship at that time?"
"Huh? No, they didn't start dating until their senior year of high school. It was only after a guy in our class saw them going out to the cinema on a weekend date that he admitted they had been dating for a week."
"Has Miss Nakayama ever expressed her love for Mr. Maekawa?"
"That's true. Maiko often mentions Maekawa, starting from her freshman year of high school."
Fujiwara Yu nodded in understanding. The relationships between the characters had been almost clarified. Next, it was time to call in another person with a complicated relationship. There was one more thing he needed to inquire about. After all, the facts did not match the confession he had previously provided.
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