murderer?
Takenaka Yuto said he knew who the murderer was? Did he just find out, or...he had known it for a long time?
As a police officer, Fujiwara Yuu thought about the two crimes he had failed to prevent even when he was there. His gaze towards Takenaka Yuto also turned a little colder because of his words. Just by listening to his voice, one could tell that he was in a bad mood:
"Mr. Takenaka, please tell me, who is the murderer?"
How could the meticulous Yuto Takenaka not hear the displeasure of Sosuke Takagi? He lowered his head and was afraid to look into the other person's eyes, because he knew very well what he was going to say next, and it would be difficult to hide it from the police with such great insight.
But he had to do it anyway, after all, everything that guy did was for his sister.
Takenaka Yuto took a deep breath, stretched out his hands, rested his forehead on the table and said in a muffled voice:
"Officer Takashi, please arrest me... I am the murderer. I killed Maekawa and Nakayama."
The answer was unexpected. I thought I would hear the name "Sugino Takashi" from Takenaka Yuto's mouth, but I didn't expect that this guy would actually report me. It was really a surprise.
Fujiwara Yuu still had some things he didn't understand, and if he continued to follow his words, he might gain something. He took out the handcuffs from behind his waist and placed them on the table, then asked coldly:
"Mr. Takenaka, you said you killed them. Where's the evidence? And what's your relationship with them? You can't be so bored as to spend a lot of time and money building this place just to experience the thrill of random killings, right?"
"Of course there is evidence!" Takenaka Yuto raised his voice, a rare moment. He looked up at Takagi Sosuke, his light brown eyes filled with grief and indignation. He spoke word by word, "I'm Saegusa Saetsuki's brother. Isn't that enough?"
Fujiwara Yu was not surprised to hear this, because he knew that one of the people in this script-killing game had a card that played the role of the victim's brother, so he thought that one of these people was Saegusa Saezuki's biological brother.
Then, after eliminating those who do not meet the requirements, it will be clear who is left.
He turned the ballpoint pen and did not answer Takenaka Yuto's question. He had already guessed in his heart that the other party wanted to cover up the real murderer. He was just grateful to the real murderer for helping his sister to avenge her, and also wanted to punish himself for not stopping the real murderer after noticing it a long time ago.
Fujiwara Yuu put down the ballpoint pen in his hand and stood up. He leaned over with his hands on the table, looking at Takenaka Yuto with a sharp gaze. When he avoided his gaze, he chuckled and said:
"Police investigations rely on evidence, but sometimes... they can be a little cunning."
"W-What do you mean?"
"Mr. Takenaka, you've given me great inspiration." Fujiwara Yuu padded the handcuffs, stepped over Takenaka Yuto who was sitting in his seat, opened the door, and said in a low voice, "Handcuffs aren't meant for bystanders. You're not the murderer."
Takenaka Yuto was stunned when he heard this. He chased out excitedly, and in front of everyone, he grabbed Takashi Sosuke's arm, lifted his sleeve to show the scratches on his forearm, and shouted:
"What about this? This is the scratch she gave me when I was fighting with Nakayama!"
Sugino Takashi, who was sitting in the restaurant and witnessed all this, showed a surprised expression. He didn't understand why there were scratches on Takenaka Yuto's arm, and he didn't understand why Takenaka Yuto said that.
When Uchida Ami saw the scratch, she couldn't help but lower her head and subconsciously put her right hand in her right trouser pocket. She was obviously worried that the things inside would be exposed.
Kensaku Asano and Jun Yamaguchi, who had no idea what was going on, looked at each other. They observed the changes in everyone's expressions and inexplicably felt like they were excluded... So, did anyone tell them what happened?
Fujiwara Yu shook off Takenaka Yuto's hand, strode to the dining table, slammed the handcuffs on the table, and after looking around at everyone, asked bluntly:
"Are there any of you who would like to confess?"
"Officer Takashi, what do you mean? Is there more than one murderer?" Kensaku Asano blinked his big eyes in confusion. He looked a little silly as he rubbed the back of his head repeatedly.
"Takenaka Yuto has admitted his guilt, but we're still lacking crucial evidence." Fujiwara Yuu's gaze flickered between Uchida Ami and Sugino Takashi. Seeing the pressure he was applying wasn't enough, he asked, "The red nail polish that disappeared from the victim's hand was wiped off by one of you, right?"
Takenaka Yuto's face instantly turned ugly. He didn't know about the red nail polish. He realized that his impulsiveness might expose the real murderer, and he stood there at a loss.
The restaurant fell into a brief silence, but it was soon broken.
Miyano Akemi, who had deliberately moved her seat back a little, had been quietly observing the actions of everyone present. So after seeing Uchida Ami subconsciously covering her right trouser pocket twice, she was sure that she was the one who destroyed the evidence.
She gently placed her hand on Uchida Ami's body, but she reacted so strongly that she jumped up from her seat in fright, her body swaying and she almost tripped over the chair and fell to the ground.
Miyano Akemi withdrew her hand and spoke at the right time:
"Ms. Uchida, you're sweating a lot. Are you feeling unwell?"
"I……"
Uchida Ami bit her lower lip hard. After a long inner struggle, she realized that she couldn't hide it from Takashi Sosuke, so she had to honestly take out the red fake nails hidden in her trouser pocket and admitted:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Takenaka, I couldn't help you."
Takenaka Yuto opened his mouth but didn't answer, only sighing. Since he had no idea the red fake nails were missing, did Uchida Ami see him do this and mistakenly think he was the murderer?
He lowered his head and smiled bitterly. He never expected that his actions would bring such huge trouble to that guy.
Fujiwara Yu looked at the red fake nails on the table. It turned out that they were not nail polish, but fake nails.
He did not choose to turn around to look at Takenaka Yuto's expression, but instead observed Sugino Takashi, who was sitting in his seat with his body tense and silent.
This guy must be struggling right now.
Should he let Saegusa Saeki's brother take the blame? Or should he step forward and admit that he is the murderer?
Perhaps his remaining conscience overcame the evil thoughts in his heart, and the silent Sugino Takashi stood up from his seat and said:
"Officer Ying Si, I killed both of them. The evidence is in the wound on my arm."
“?!”
Kensaku Asano and Jun Yamaguchi, who were watching the incident, were completely stunned. They hadn't expected the truth to take such a complete turn. They were even thinking: Is this a prank? Is there really no death?
Uchida Ami looked at Sugino Takashi in surprise, she couldn't understand what was going on.
Why? Could it be that I misunderstood?
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