The second floor of the high-end Western restaurant is decorated even more attentively than the first floor, which can be seen from the large and small ornaments.
Before entering the staff lounge, Fujiwara Yu did not forget to look at the private box next door. Through the open door, he could see that the walls inside were soundproof walls. It was indeed a private enough space, and what happened inside would probably not be known to outsiders.
In order to ensure that the normal operation of the restaurant is not affected, the store manager Seishi Ichihara also actively cooperated. He was busy leading the restaurant staff into the lounge. Finally, after a waitress hesitated, she nodded and said that she had an impression of Maeda Fumika.
Fujiwara Yu and Takagi Wataru couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they heard this. They almost thought that this clue was going to be broken.
"Then did you notice the boy she was traveling with? He was about 1.8 meters tall and had medium-length silver hair."
The female clerk thought carefully for a while, then shook her head and denied it:
"No, I remember she came alone. Because she booked a private room, we couldn't see guests entering the room through the special passage."
"Special passage?" Fujiwara Yuu frowned, looked at Ichihara Seishi and asked, "Manager Ichihara, can you explain it to me?"
Ichihara Seishi smiled and led the two police officers to the door of the next box. He pointed to the painting hanging on the wall and said:
"Actually, this private room is a design I'm very proud of. Our restaurant's underground parking garage is connected to the apartment building next door, so I came up with a brilliant idea: to create a private room with extreme privacy. Inside, we installed an elevator so guests can come up directly from the underground parking garage. They can dine without coming into contact with any other customers or employees. When they're done, they can just make a phone call and open the door. This design is very popular with people in the entertainment industry."
Fujiwara Yu walked to the painting. As soon as he walked in, he could easily tell that the painting was engraved on the elevator door. There was also a hidden block on the wall next to it. As long as he pressed the block, the elevator on the underground floor would come up, and he could successfully avoid the surveillance in the store.
It seems that it is not so easy to find Xi Yongshantai, and the surveillance may not contain what he wants.
But to be cautious, he and Takagi Shigeru still felt that it was necessary to investigate the surveillance. It was possible that this man was a regular customer of this Western restaurant - but when they got the answer from Manager Ichihara, they felt incredible.
"Officer Takashi, I'm really sorry. There's a problem with the memory card that stores the surveillance videos. All the surveillance videos can't be watched." Ichihara Seishi took out the memory card that was damaged by someone and said apologetically.
Why did the murderer destroy the memory card? This was the question in Fujiwara Yu's mind.
You should know that the murderer was not witnessed by the employees of the store, which means that he came up in a private elevator. As for Maeda Fumika, it was her first time to come to this Western restaurant. Without Nishi Yong Zenta's reminder, she must have entered through the main entrance of the restaurant.
The surveillance camera couldn't possibly have captured Nishi Yong Shanta, so why did he simply destroy the entire memory card? Wasn't that an overkill?
Seeing the two police officers bowing their heads in deep thought, Ichihara Seishi asked cautiously:
"Um, officers, is there anything else I can help you with? If not, I have some things to take care of here, so I'll be leaving first."
"Oh, it's all right now, go ahead and do your work."
Fujiwara Yuu and Takagi Wataru did not stay in the restaurant any longer. Now the clues are completely cut off. All we can do is check the nearby road surveillance to see if we can find footage of Maeda Fumika leaving the restaurant.
If not... then we can only use the most stupid method, which is to investigate all the vehicles that appeared in the road surveillance after 8:30 pm on January 10, starting with the owners one by one.
"Huh? Inspector, wait a minute!"
Fujiwara Yu paused in pushing the door, turned to look at Takagi Wataru who was standing at the door of the store, and followed his gaze to the employee photo hanging on the wall. When he saw someone in the middle with a bright smile, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Silver, medium-length hair, 1.8 meters tall, thin build.
The person who completely meets these conditions is the store manager Seishi Ichihara, who is surrounded by employees!
Takagi Wataru leaned close to Takashi Sosuke's ear and whispered his thoughts:
"Inspector, do you think Manager Ichihara dyed his hair after the attack? Employees generally don't point fingers at their managers, and I think Manager Ichihara seems like a pretty nice person."
"It's very likely. This also explains why the store's surveillance video was tampered with." Fujiwara Yuu glanced obscurely at Ichihara Seishi, who was chatting and laughing with customers over a bottle of white wine, and said in a deep voice, "He didn't want us to find him. His hair color used to be silver. Takagi, you have good insight. You almost missed an important clue."
"Hehe, it's all thanks to you, Inspector. I often see you paying attention to details at the crime scene, so now you have developed the habit of not missing any details." Takagi Shigeru smiled embarrassedly. He was naturally in a very good mood after being praised by his superior.
However, he is also very clear that although he can enjoy the praise now, he cannot be proud of it. He needs to work harder!
Fujiwara Yuu gave a hoarse laugh. As soon as they got back to the car, he immediately pulled out his phone and called Hashimoto Yuji. This time, the name he was asked to investigate wasn't "Nishi Isamu Zenta," who had few leads, but "Ichihara Seishi," who owned a famous Western restaurant in Chiba Prefecture.
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