The blizzard came very suddenly, the howling north wind swept the snowflakes all over the sky, and everything seemed so familiar.
Fujiwara Yu, who had just returned from outside, reached out to brush off the snowflakes clinging to his clothes. He took off his ski goggles and planned to go to the service desk to inquire about the whereabouts of the former criminal police detective. However, as soon as he glanced towards the common room, he saw the figure walking out of the smoking room - wasn't that the person he was looking for?
It is true that after searching for a needle in a haystack, it finally comes to you without any effort.
He put one hand in his pocket, intending to take out the police ID he was carrying. Before he could get close, he heard Oyama Shouzang, who was standing in front of the French window, sigh deeply. He looked out the window at the blizzard with a melancholy look, as if muttering to himself:
"It was probably a snowstorm like this back then."
At that time?
Fujiwara Yu couldn't help but raise his brows when he heard this. He always felt that the next words would be related to the case four years ago, and the director suddenly brought up this topic at this time, which always felt to have a deeper meaning.
Tateishi Shizuku, who was standing at the spot where Oyama Morizo had gone, turned around with a confused expression. Before she could ask, Oyama Morizo directly resolved her confusion:
"I'm talking about the day Mizukami committed suicide four years ago. It was a similar weather day, and because filming was temporarily suspended, Minowa was surrounded by his fans in the lounge."
"But director, the blizzard is about to stop, so we should get ready to start filming." Mimata Kosuke raised his hand and pointed to the gradually smaller blizzard outside the window and gave a friendly reminder.
"Is that so? Then—"
Before Daiyama Morizo could finish his words, he noticed that Minowa Shohei, surrounded by female fans, had once again agreed to their request. He looked helplessly at Minowa, who was about to go out to change her equipment, and sighed:
"Minowa, you've already performed for them several times. Aren't you tired?"
"How can I say I'm tired of meeting the fans' expectations?" Minowa Shohei knew the director was trying to stop him because he was worried it would delay the next shoot. He raised his right hand to check the time on his flip phone and smiled, "It's still a while before sunset. We can finish it in half an hour without delaying the shoot."
Oyama Morizo pursed his lips and said nothing more. After all, he had invited him to film this movie. He was a very popular movie actor, so he could only choose to indulge his little willful behavior.
After Minowa Jōbing left, the entire public lounge became quiet and the film crew went outside to prepare for the next filming task. Katsuragi Rikuto looked at Minowa's back meaningfully, took out his cigarette case and went into the smoking room.
"Mr. Katahina, can you tell me about the suicide case that happened at this ski resort four years ago?"
The hand of Pianpin Lu Ren trembled slightly as he lit a cigarette. He turned his head to look at the purple-haired young man who followed him into the smoking room. After a careful look, he confirmed that he did not know him.
"Why do you want to know about this case?"
"Mr. Katashina, aren't you reluctant to call this a 'suicide case'?" Fujiwara Yuu pulled his left hand out of his pocket, unfolded his police ID, and introduced himself. "I'm a detective from the Osaka Police Headquarters. With this identity, you should be willing to share your details with me, right?"
Sosuke Takashi, Deputy Inspector of the First Investigation Division of the Osaka Police Headquarters.
Pianpin Rikuto didn't expect that the young man in front of him had such a great background. Most of those who could become deputy police inspectors at this age were in the professional group. Unlike himself, he was an elite with a promising future.
He smiled and sat on the sofa in the smoking room, lit a cigarette, and asked while stroking his stubble:
"The Osaka police wouldn't care about a closed suicide case, would they? Or did you overhear our conversation in the restaurant just now?"
"To be honest, that's true. So, Mr. Katashina, could you please share your findings?"
"Okay, I'm not a detective anymore anyway, so there's nothing I can't say."
While smoking a cigarette, Kapin Rikuto recounted the case of four years ago in detail. The version was similar to the one heard in the restaurant at that time, but with three more clues: first, no one saw the "suicide" Jiro Mizukami get on the cable car at that time; second, Jiro Mizukami's fiancée at the time was Shizuku Tateishi; and third, Jiro Mizukami was about to transition from a stuntman to a movie actor.
Fujiwara Yu habitually played with the five-yen coin in his hand. He always felt that these three clues were the key to solving the case, but he lacked a key to solve the mystery. It seemed that he could only go to the filming crew for answers.
"How about it, any ideas?" asked Pianpin Lu Ren.
"We're still short of clues, but Mr. Katashina, don't get your hopes up. There's only one way to overturn the case." Fujiwara Yuu stuffed the coin back into his pocket, patted him on the shoulder, and said bluntly, "There's no other way except to find the murderer and have him surrender. As a former police officer, you should understand what I mean."
Pianpin Lu Ren was stunned for a moment and then smiled helplessly. He was of course very clear about it.
During these four years, the murderer must have eliminated all the key evidence, and Bai Xue had long since washed away all possible clues and evidence at the crime scene.
The police need evidence to close a case. Without evidence, there is no way to convict someone. He is very clear about this.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything impulsive like that." Katsushima Rikuto is not a fool. He heard the warning in Sosuke Takagi's words. This guy is worried that he will avenge Mizukami after he finds out the murderer.
"Well, I'll take my leave then."
Fujiwara Yu pushed open the door of the smoking room and walked outside. The snowstorm had stopped. He looked at the girls gathered not far away and knew that Minowa Jōhei's skiing show had not ended yet, which meant that the filming had not started yet and he had time to disturb them.
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