Fujiwara Yuu sat in the living room and didn't see Morita Takuma who had already returned home. When Morita Naomi came out with the brown rice tea, he didn't beat around the bush, but asked in a very direct way:
"Mrs. Morita, why don't you see your husband? I remember he came back."
The tea-making process paused slightly. Morita Naomi was clearly not good at lying. Her face was tense for several seconds before she uttered the lie she had prepared, unable to even force a smile.
"Ah... My husband had a headache after he came back and has gone back to his room to rest. Officer, are you looking for him?"
"No, I'm just asking. I came here to confirm some small details about the incident." Fujiwara Yu extended his left hand and pressed down, indicating that Morita Naomi should sit in the seat in front of him. He politely took the teacup with both hands, took a sip, and asked, "Mrs. Morita, your husband told me that before you went to the supermarket last night, you found Tokugawa Chiyo returning home alone. This time is very important, so I want to confirm it again. Could you please describe the situation at that time?"
Naomi Morita placed her right hand on her left wrist, repeatedly stroking the strap of her watch. She didn't look up to meet Sosuke Takashi's eyes, but instead stared at the steaming brown rice tea on the table. Without a second thought, she began to expound on her prepared answer, as if reciting a text:
"Last night at 7:30 p.m., my husband and I had just finished washing the dishes when we realized we didn't have enough food in the refrigerator, so we decided to go to the supermarket. My husband was the first to go out and start the car. I told my son not to watch TV and to finish his homework before leaving. Then I saw Tokugawa Chiyo walking alone towards her home. When I got in the car, I noticed the lights in her living room were on. I happened to glance at the time and it was 7:35 p.m.."
The answer was so detailed that it seemed a bit long-winded, and even some unnecessary details were made up.
She never told the truth from the beginning to the end. It seems that it is very likely that Naomi Morita was not at home last night. She did not know what role her husband played in this case, and she agreed to give false testimony in a short period of time... It seems that there is another hidden story.
Fujiwara Yu picked up the teacup and glanced at Morita Naomi's left wrist. When she turned the wristband, the scars hidden underneath were revealed. Being very familiar with wounds, he could tell at a glance that these were the marks left by an attempt to commit suicide by cutting his wrists.
He raised his eyebrows. It seemed that this lady had no status in the family. Maybe she was worried that Morita Takuma would harm her or her son who had not yet returned home, so she compromised and helped to conceal it?
"Mrs. Morita, what time did you return from the supermarket? Did you notice anything then?"
Hearing Takashi Sosuke's question, Morita Naomi subconsciously glanced towards the stairs. It was clear that when she was making up her lie, Morita Takuma hadn't considered that the police would ask this question. After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head with a hint of regret and said:
"I'm so sorry, Officer. I can't remember."
Fujiwara Yuu successfully caught onto Morita Naomi's little trick, and he already knew someone was eavesdropping at the stairs. Thinking of the garbage disposal time regulations in the area, he put down his teacup and said,
"The time should be written on the supermarket receipt, right? Can you show it to me?"
"I, I have thrown away the shopping receipt this morning..."
"Mrs. Morita, have you forgotten what day it is today? No one comes to collect the garbage on Sundays."
Japan has clear regulations on garbage disposal. Garbage cannot be thrown away at will outside the specified time. For example, Sunday is the day for disposing of combustible garbage, and Friday is the day for disposing of resource-based garbage. Only on Sunday will no one come to collect garbage, so garbage is not usually thrown away on this day.
Fujiwara Yu slowly stood up from the sofa, supporting his knees with his hands. He walked around behind Morita Naomi. Due to the height difference, he had to lower himself and control the volume to a level that only the two of them could hear:
"You're not still trying to cover up your husband's mistakes, are you? It's not too late to admit your mistakes now. I can turn a blind eye and ignore what you just said... But if you still insist on being wrong, you'll be imprisoned for perjury. Do you want your son to experience the loneliness of having both parents imprisoned? Mrs. Morita, you need to think this through."
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She could continue to lie and say that the supermarket shopping receipt was lost or abandoned due to moisture, but as long as she checked the supermarket's surveillance, the lie would be exposed.
Naomi Morita bit her lower lip, not knowing how to answer for a moment. But when she thought about what would happen to Xiangjie if both she and he were imprisoned, she couldn't abandon Xiangjie. She had to stay in this house and continue to suffer so much just to be able to take care of her son.
"I'm sorry, Officer. I did lie. Last night—"
Bang!
A loud noise came from the second-floor stairwell, followed by a burst of hurried footsteps. Such a sound frightened Morita Naomi, who was suffering from domestic violence, so much so that she hugged her head and dared not look up. She trembled, fearing that the demon would rush over and teach her a lesson in front of the police.
Fujiwara Yu looked up calmly at Takuma Morita who suddenly appeared from the stairs, holding a briefcase and hurriedly opened the balcony door to escape from the backyard. He straightened his back with his hands in his pockets and walked out calmly.
Because he didn't need to worry, he already knew that this guy was planning to drive away, so he arranged a surprise gift in front of his car in advance.
"ah--!
!”
After the scream, there was the sound of something heavy falling to the ground. Of course, it was not an object that fell to the ground, but Takuma Morita who was trying to escape.
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