9:09 p.m.
The sound of soft sobbing could be faintly heard in the living room of Room 1003 of the high-rise apartment.
Sitting on the sofa, Akemi Miyano reached out and gently rubbed her temples. After being awakened from her sleep nearly half an hour ago, she had been feeling unwell and her head was a little groggy, like the tiredness that comes from recovering from a severe cold.
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She turned her head to look at the mobile search team who were checking the crime scene on the balcony, and couldn't help but wonder how she was inexplicably involved in a fall case when she was just accompanying her best friend to the party.
"Yami, you're not feeling well, why don't you go back first?" Kakizaki Sayuri, her best friend, asked with concern. She didn't expect that attending a party hosted by her high school classmates would turn out like this.
Miyano Akemi smiled and shook her head, saying soothingly:
"I'm fine. Besides, we still don't know what the case is. If it's a homicide, I'm a suspect. Leaving without permission will cause trouble for the police investigation. I'm going to the kitchen to get a glass of water. Do you want one?"
"That's true. I won't drink anymore. My stomach is still full of alcohol and I feel bloated!"
"You, I just told you to drink less. Now you feel uncomfortable, right? I'll make you a cup of honey water. You'll feel better after drinking it."
After saying that, Miyano Akemi got up and walked towards the kitchen. While making honey water, she took out her mobile phone to send an email. She would definitely come into contact with the police later, so it would be better to say hello first to avoid disturbing the organization like last time.
After making the honey water, she received an email from the organization's monitor who was responsible for recording her daily schedule.
[Kusuda Rikumichi: There's no need to report such trivial matters. You don't have the courage to tell the police about the organization, do you?]
Miyano Akemi did not feel unhappy when she saw the sarcastic email. She calmly put her phone back into her pocket and was about to go out with the honey water in her hand when she heard a knock on the door.
She walked to the door and opened it. The people who came here at this time should be the police.
After opening the door and seeing who was standing outside, she was surprised. She was obviously confused. Wasn't Fujiwara-kun working in Osaka? Why did he come to Tokyo?
Standing outside, Fujiwara Yuu hadn't expected that the first case he'd take on after returning to Tokyo would be Miyano Akemi. And her presence here meant she was also a suspect.
Although he knew in his heart that the other party could not be the murderer, according to the procedures and basic police ethics, he still had to treat Miyano Akemi as a criminal suspect.
"Huh? Officer Takashi?" Sayuri Kakizaki, who was sitting on the sofa, caught a glimpse of the familiar purple color and immediately jumped up from the sofa. She had a good impression of this smart police officer, of course, the kind of good impression that comes from admiring a strong person.
Fujiwara Yu nodded politely to Kakizaki Sayuri. He lowered his eyes to look at Miyano Akemi, who was wearing a haze blue turtleneck sweater. The sweater suited her very well and made her skin look even whiter.
"Officer Takashi, are you thirsty? Here's a glass of water for you." Miyano Akemi handed over the honey water in her hand with a little embarrassment. She never expected that they would meet again at the crime scene, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
Sayuri Kakizaki, who was tactful enough not to come over, couldn't help but narrow her eyes. She couldn't help but mutter in her heart: Yamei is really a man who forgets his friends for the sake of beauty. That was clearly the honey water he made for me, so why did he give it to this stinky man?
Fujiwara Yuu, who didn't know he was being called a "stinky man," didn't pretend not to know him. He took the honey water and took a sip. When he found that honey was added, he couldn't help but say with concern:
"Have you been drinking? If you feel uncomfortable, go sit down and rest."
"I didn't drink. The alcohol that smells on me is Sayuri's. Go and do the case. I'll make her another drink."
After drinking the honey water, Fujiwara Yu put the cup aside and walked towards the living room. He noticed a man with glasses sitting on the sofa with a dejected look on his face, crying so sadly. He must be the victim's husband, Kitagawa Takahiro.
He was not in a hurry to go to the crime scene for investigation. There were people from the mobile search team there who could provide him with a lot of information. It would be better to meet these suspects for a while.
"Excuse me, I'm Detective Sosuke Takashi from the Metropolitan Police Department. Can I ask you a few questions?"
Kitagawa Takahiro, whose eyelids were a little swollen, nodded and responded with a thick nasal voice:
"Of course, Mr. Officer, if you have any questions, we will cooperate."
"First, please introduce yourselves and explain your relationship to the victim, as well as your respective alibis for the time of the incident."
The first to speak out was naturally Kitagawa Takahiro. He stated that his wife, Kitagawa Hiromi, had planned the class reunion a week prior. Aside from Saito Masami, who was accompanied by her best friend, the others were all classmates from Shinagawa High School. At the time of the incident, his wife, wanting some snacks to go with her drinks, went to a convenience store alone. On her way back, while chatting with the administrator, she heard the sound of something heavy falling. After going upstairs to check, she realized it was indeed Kitagawa Hiromi who had fallen.
Kitagawa Takahiro's description is not much different from what the apartment manager Harada Kazuhisa said. He does have a perfect alibi, but it is a bit strange that he happened to witness the incident when he fell from the building.
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