Ten o'clock in the evening.
Fujiwara Yu, who had finished washing up, came to Asano Kensaku's room on the first floor as agreed. After making sure that there was no one around, he knocked on the door twice. Before he could speak, he felt something against the tip of his shoe.
He looked down and found that the key had been stuffed out from the crack of the door. This guy is really cautious. Is he worried that he will be discovered by Keisuke Maekawa and will not be able to get the remaining money?
Fujiwara Yu bent down and took the key in his hand. He waited for a while to make sure that the two people living on the first floor showed no signs of leaving the room. Then he opened the drawer and took out the locked iron box.
"Um?"
The weight of the iron box in his hand made Fujiwara Yu realize that something was wrong. He quickly inserted the key into the keyhole and turned it to the right to open the iron box, only to find that all the mobile phones that should have been placed inside were missing.
Why did you take everyone's cell phones? Could it be that... you sensed that I wanted to investigate the case at Teitan High School?
Fujiwara Yu calmly locked the iron box and put it back in its place. He came to the dining table on the first floor and stared at the door closest to this side. You know, the person who is most likely to notice his thoughts is Uchida Ami, who is hiding something from him. Could she be the one who took the phone?
Without a mobile phone, it would be impossible to investigate the unsolved case that year. It seems that the inviter hidden among the crowd does not intend to play the script-killing game honestly.
After much thought, Fujiwara Yu felt that he would not get any clues if he continued to stay here. The most suitable person to talk to at this stage should be the so-called inviter Maekawa Keiichi.
Moreover, he is related to the unsolved case. If one wants to quickly find out the truth behind it, he is the best person to do so.
Fujiwara Yu quickly got up and walked towards the second floor. He came to the bedroom door near the end of the corridor. Just as he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, he heard stumbling sounds from inside. Within two seconds, he saw the door opened, and standing inside was Nakayama Maiko, who looked anxious.
When Maiko Nakayama saw the man standing at the door, she was so scared that she quickly stepped back. After seeing that it was Sosuke Takagi, she grabbed his wrist with an urgent and anxious look:
"Officer Ying Si, I was just attacked. Please protect me immediately. Someone must be trying to kill me!"
Fujiwara Yuu didn't reply immediately. Instead, he looked up at the doorplate with a look of surprise. After making sure that he hadn't walked into the wrong room, he asked:
"Ms. Nakayama, please calm down. Could you please explain why you were in Mr. Maekawa's room?"
It's already past ten o'clock in the evening. As someone else's fiancée, she actually appears in a single man's room. It's inevitable that people will think too much... Plus, there are two men living in this room.
Just as Nakayama Maiko was about to explain, a mean voice came from behind them:
"Ha, I didn't expect that Maekawa sent me to the gym just to mess with you?"
The crude words made Fujiwara Yuu frown slightly. The man who came was none other than the drunken Yamaguchi Jun. He burped and looked at Nakayama Maiko with lustful eyes. Perhaps emboldened by the alcohol, he completely ignored the police in front of him and staggered over to the two of them. He put his hand on his belt and said suggestively:
"Hey, that Maekawa guy shouldn't be that good, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have broken up with him. Do you want to try it with me? We can go to the gym, it's much more fun there~"
separate?
After hearing the key clue, Fujiwara Yu looked at Nakayama Maiko in surprise. The expression on her face was the same as his. She obviously didn't understand why Yamaguchi Jun knew this secret.
"How do you know?! Did that guy Maekawa tell you?!" Maiko Nakayama asked excitedly, but she quickly covered her mouth again. It was not known whether she was worried that Sosuke Takashi beside her would come to ask her, or she was worried that the noise was too loud and would be heard by her fiancé Takashi Sugino.
However, the drunk Yamaguchi Jun was completely immersed in his own world. He staggered to the wall while burping, and began to unbuckle his belt with his head against the wall. In order to prevent this guy from doing anything out of line, Fujiwara Yu had to grab the other's collar and drag him to the bedroom. After being baptized by cold water, he regained some consciousness.
Yamaguchi Jun narrowed his eyes and looked at the man in front of him. After thinking for a long time, he said stupidly:
"Hmm? Ying Si, isn't this Officer Ying Si? Are you here to drink too?"
"You're this drunk and still thinking about drinking?" Fujiwara Yu looked at Yamaguchi Jun speechlessly, really worried that this guy would die from acute alcohol poisoning right in front of him. He sighed and asked, "Let me ask you, what did you mean by what you just said?"
"You mean Maekawa wants to have sex with her? Isn't that right? He suddenly asked me to stay outside for a while because he had something to talk to Zhongshan about. That's why I went to the gym to drink."
"Not this one. How do you know they were once a couple?"
Hearing Sosuke Takagi's question, Maiko Nakayama, who was standing aside, became uneasy. She clenched her hands in worry, fearing that the drunk Jun Yamaguchi would say something that would be detrimental to her.
Yamaguchi Jun grinned upon hearing this. He stood up from the bathtub, holding onto the wall, and said calmly:
"Do we even need to guess? Being alone in a room at this hour is nothing more than a rekindled romance. Anyone who's experienced this will understand. Officer Takashi, you definitely understand too!"
"I'm so sorry I don't understand."
Fujiwara Yu widened his eyes and expressed speechlessness. He originally thought that this guy knew something about the inside story, but it turned out to be a blind cat catching a dead mouse, and he guessed it right.
He put his hands on his waist and looked towards the corridor. Finally, his eyes fell on Nakayama Maiko and asked:
"So where did Mr. Maekawa go? Why are you the only one in the room?"
"I don't know either. I suddenly fell asleep and when I woke up I was the only one left in the room. There was blood on the carpet. I was worried someone was going to kill me, so I ran out of the room and wanted to call the police!"
Upon hearing this, Fujiwara Yu quickly pushed away Nakayama Maiko who was blocking his way. He bent down to check the bloodstains on the carpet in the room. It certainly didn't look like fake blood made with paint. Could it be that... someone attacked Maekawa Keiryo?
He turned to look at the two people who looked frightened and said coldly:
"Go wake everyone up and gather at the restaurant on the first floor! What are you standing there for? Hurry!"
"Ah! Yes, yes!"
After the two left, Fujiwara Yu stood up and walked to the table, bent over to check the two mugs on the table. One of them had an obvious purple-red lipstick mark on it, which should have been used by Nakayama Maiko.
There was some white powder at the bottom of the cup that had not completely dissolved. It should be the powder made from sleeping pills. No wonder Maiko Nakayama fell asleep in the house for no apparent reason.
So who gave you the sleeping pills?
I can only find Keisuke Maekawa and ask him first.
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