Okamoto Kohei began to tell how he knew Chie Matsuoka. He did not meet Chie by chance by entering the Beika Art Museum and spending money to do so. Instead, he met her through his friend Yujiro Ogoshi.
"Yujiro is the son of the president of the Kogoshi Group, and he's also my childhood friend."
When Kohei Okamoto mentioned Yujiro Ogoshi, he looked a little guilty. Maybe he didn't want his good friend to be involved in this matter. After all, from his point of view, Yujiro was innocent.
He rubbed the back of his hands repeatedly, lowered his head, and his voice became much softer:
"Yujiro accidentally got a photo of Chie. He said I must like this type of girl. I was really moved after seeing the photo, so I asked him where he saw it. He told me that he met her by chance at a convenience store in Fuchu City. After that, I went to convenience stores and ran into her several times. Until one day... my behavior was discovered."
"That person took you to the Beika Museum and clearly marked a price for Chie Matsuoka to give it to you?" Fujiwara Yu had a rough guess in his mind when he heard this, and he asked.
Okamoto Hirohei nodded, and when he heard the words "clearly marked price", a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes:
"...Yes, that person didn't tell me his name. He was about my height and probably around 40 years old. I didn't pay attention to other things because my mind was full of Chie at the time."
“How do you conduct transactions?”
"The transaction was conducted at the Beika Museum of Art. He gave me a special bracelet. When I wore the bracelet to enter, I could get a blank small card from the museum staff. When I left the museum, I handed the small card with the corresponding number written on it to the staff, and I would get the room card for that day." Kohei Okamoto explained.
Pick up the goods.
Comparing living people to goods is really disgusting.
Fujiwara Yuu looked at Okamoto Kohei with a stern face and asked unhappily:
"If a girl is liked by both A and B, how will they deal with it?"
"No." Okamoto Hirohei shook his head and continued, "As long as someone handed in a small card, there would be a vase next to the corresponding painting. If there were flowers in the vase, it meant that someone had nominated me. There were a few times when I was late, which meant that there were already flowers in Chie's vase, so I had to wait for the next nomination."
Fujiwara Yu raised his hand and rubbed his temple. Even someone without high blood pressure would develop it after hearing these words. He felt it necessary to arrange for someone to go to the Beika Museum of Art. That was the best way to get closer to the criminal gang.
He spread out his hands and motioned Okamoto Kohei to hand over the special bracelet. Okamoto cooperated actively and immediately took it out and handed it to Sosuke Takagi. After all, there was no reason to go to the Beika Museum anymore.
Since Chie is already dead, there's... no need for him to go.
Fujiwara Yuu lowered her head to look at the platinum bracelet in her hand. It was a very ordinary style. The only design feature was probably the peach-colored metal dolphin. It didn't look like a men's style.
Or maybe this peach color does not refer to an ordinary color, but is some kind of suggestive metaphor.
He didn't want to waste his brain cells on this word. After carefully placing the bracelet into the evidence bag, he said calmly:
"Mr. Okamoto, thank you for providing us with valuable clues. Before the case is solved, I hope you will not leave Nishitama City and keep the line open as much as possible, okay?"
"Sure." Okamoto Kohei knew the police disliked him, but he was very concerned about Chie Matsuoka's death. After hesitating for a long time, he finally asked the question: "Officer Takashi, can you tell me...was Chie in pain when she died?"
Fujiwara Yuu paused as he walked out. He didn't look back, but just said coldly:
"Is this important to you?"
"Of course it's important! Chie and I never had any relationship. I respect her choice, so every time I see her, we just chat... She once told me that her dream was to become a police officer because she was once rescued by a police officer, so... So can you tell me? Was it painful when Chie passed away?"
Fujiwara Yu turned around and stared at Okamoto Hirohei seriously for a while, while recalling the contents of the diary. He had been curious about why Okamoto did not appear in the hotel yesterday.
After listening to Okamoto's account, he initially thought that Okamoto had arrived too late and therefore hadn't received the so-called nomination. Now that he thought about it, every time Okamoto showed up at the hotel, the word "bath" never appeared in Matsuoka's diary.
Okamoto Kohei also showed no signs of lying. He really wanted to know if Chie was in pain when she left the world.
Fujiwara Yuu took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, trying to soften his expression and voice:
"It wasn't painful. For her at that time, death was a relief."
"Really? That's good... That's good... She's very sensitive to pain, very clean, and very beautiful. Officer Ying Si, please arrange for a better undertaker. I can pay for it."
With Sosuke Takagi's nod, Kohei Okamoto could no longer hold back and buried his head in his knees and burst into tears. It can be seen that he really likes Chie Matsuoka, but they met at the wrong time and place.
He also didn't have the courage to pull Chie Matsuoka out of the abyss of darkness, and in the end he could only live in regret.
After leaving the reception room, Fujiwara Yuu didn't rush to the monitoring room. After asking Sawaguchi Chinami, he found a random smoking room. He skillfully took out a cigarette and lit it. He knew that smoking was harmful to his health and that he was not addicted to it, but when he was feeling depressed, he would still rely on smoking to relieve his boredom.
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