Impatient Hattori Heiji didn't give Yamazaki Katsuya time to ask questions. He immediately snatched the flip phone and began to check the call log. After seeing that the call was indeed connected, he looked at Takashi Sosuke who was speechless and said hurriedly:
"Brother Yingsi! This murderer really answered the phone. This is a completely provocative act!"
"I know, just keep your voice down."
Fujiwara Yu rubbed his left ear, which was constantly attacked by the loud noise. He was not annoyed by the murderer's provocation. He always liked this kind of arrogant murderer because this kind of murderer often had a histrionic personality and would usually hide at the crime scene or on the suspect list.
He reached out and pulled the flip phone out of Hattori Heiji's hand, and handed it back to Yamazaki Katsuya while still assuring him:
"Take good care of yourself. Even though a cold is a minor illness, it can cause serious harm to your body if left untreated. As for Matsushima Tomomi's case, leave it to us police officers. We will definitely catch the murderer. I promise you."
"...Thank you. If there's anything else you need me for, Officer, please let me know."
"Going to the hospital is what you need to do now, and you don't have to worry about the rest."
Before leaving, Fujiwara Yu took out several 10,000 yen bills from his wallet. He took out the business card printed for him by the Osaka Police Headquarters, wrote "Take care of yourself and don't let Tomomi worry" with a pen, and placed them on the small cabinet at the entrance.
I hope that this little thing that only requires a little effort can make him, who is trapped in self-blame, strive to do his best again and live a good life.
As the three of them walked out of the door, they ran into Otaki Goro. After seeing Takashi Sosuke, he quickly greeted him:
"Takashi, you're here! I've been looking for you for ages!"
"What's going on? Otaki-senpai."
"A neighbor provided a very favorable clue. He said that a yellow Mitsubishi sedan has been occupying his parking space recently. Today, he saw the owner of that car running back to his car in a panic and driving away. I think this person is a major suspect, so I plan to ask the traffic police to investigate. Who knows, the murderer might have scouted the area in advance." Otaki Goro explained.
Based on the current information, we can confirm that the murderer was either an acquaintance or had scouted the area surrounding the crime scene multiple times, confirming that only one person was home before attacking the victim. Therefore, the owner of the yellow Mitsubishi sedan is highly likely the murderer, and an investigation is warranted.
Fujiwara Yuu nodded after hearing this. He looked at the time on his watch and said calmly:
"Then I'll leave the vehicle investigation to you, Otaki-senpai. I want to go back to the crime scene to see if there are any clues I've missed."
"Okay, then let's split up." Otaki Goro glanced at Hattori Heiji, then moved closer to Takashi and whispered, "I'll leave Kohei and Kazuha in your care. The victim this time is their classmate, so remember to counsel them."
"Don't worry, senior. I will take good care of them."
After watching Otaki Goro leave, the three returned to the Matsushima residence, the scene of the crime. The body of the victim, Matsushima Tomomi, had been taken away, the living room was still in a mess, and two police officers from the Forensic Science Division were conducting an on-site investigation.
Matsushima Yoshie, a family member of the victim, sat at the dining table, expressionless, clutching a glass of cold water. She tried desperately to cheer herself up, but the faint smell of blood still permeated the air, a recurring reminder that her daughter was dead.
"Ms. Matsushima."
After hearing the voice of Sosuke Takagi, hope flashed in Matsushima Yoshie's eyes. She trusted the young police officer in front of her very much, so she also wanted to get good news from him - for example, he already knew the identity of the murderer.
Unfortunately, he did not bring good news, but just came to ask which bedroom Tomomi Matsushima lived in at home.
"Officer Ying Si, please follow me."
"You two stay here for a while and don't run around."
Toyama Kazuha looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Thinking that now was not the time to worry about her diary being seen by others, she swallowed what she wanted to say and pulled Heiji, who wanted to follow her, towards the backyard.
"Hey, Heye, why are you pulling me?" Hattori Heiji frowned, a little puzzled. He also wanted to go to the bedroom to see if there were any important clues. Now they had too few clues.
"It's wrong for a junior high student to wander around a murder scene. Besides, that's Pengmei's room. Don't you understand the difference between men and women?"
"Huh? What are you talking about? Don't you always come into my room? How come there's no difference between men and women back then?"
Toyama Kazuha was taken aback when she heard this. She hadn't expected Heiji to say that. Thinking of the diary still in the bedroom, her pretty face flushed and she stammered:
"I, I'm your sister, so of course I can come in. But you can't go in, so don't get in the way of Mr. Ying Si's investigation!"
"Okay, I won't go."
Although Hattori Heiji was a little confused, he did not continue to ask. Instead of spending time thinking about such meaningless things, it would be better to think about who the murderer of Matsushima Tomomi was.
At this time, Fujiwara Yu, who had already entered the bedroom, began to conduct a preliminary survey. He looked around at this bedroom of less than 20 square meters. Although the area was not large, the layout was well planned and the space was fully utilized, so there were still many objects in the room.
The bedroom did not look like it had been invaded by anyone. Everything was neatly arranged. A student's backpack was placed on the pink single bed. One could imagine what Tomomi Matsushima looked like when she returned home - because she was looking forward to her new ballet skirt, she threw her backpack directly on the bed in the bedroom and sat on the sofa in the living room waiting for Katsuya Yamazaki to arrive.
"This is my daughter's room, and her things are all here. Officer Takashi, you can just look around. I'll be out first." Matsushima Yoshie didn't want to stay here, mainly because she was afraid that she would cry again when she saw the things that reminded her of her.
Fujiwara Yu nodded and watched her leave before walking to the bed and picking up Matsushima Tomomi's schoolbag, which contained textbooks and exercise books. He picked up an exercise book and flipped through it, only to find something odd.
This doesn't seem like a workbook, it's more like a diary?
Thinking of this, he felt it necessary to take a look at Matsushima Tomomi's diary. Who knows, the diary might mention someone who was close to her.
But as he read on, Fujiwara Yuu realized something was wrong. Why were two consecutive diaries related to this kid Hattori?
He raised his brows and closed the exercise book. When his eyes fell on the cover, he realized that he had accidentally seen the little secret of an adolescent girl.
Toyama Kazuha. There's even a photo of her next to it.
If she wrote it, there would be nothing strange about it.
Fujiwara Yuu thought about Toyama Kazuha's hesitation just now and why she rushed to get the exercise book. It turned out that she accidentally gave the diary to the wrong person.
Thinking of this, he tucked the diary into his arms. Perhaps because it was so close to his body, he could smell a faint scent of perfume. Are all girls so precocious these days? But this perfume was really quite pungent.
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