"Oh, I'm really running myself crazy. Officers, could you please show me the photos? I'm afraid this is all a misunderstanding and your happiness is in vain."
"This is a photo, please take a closer look."
Fujiwara Yu took out the photo of Chie Matsuoka, his eyes full of anticipation. He hoped that this was not a misunderstanding.
The fat man narrowed his eyes, carefully examined the photo of Matsuoka Chie, and said in a very affirmative tone:
"That's her, there's no doubt about it. This kid comes to our supermarket every now and then at night. I didn't pay much attention at first, but she always buys our croquettes. Hehe, I'm quite talkative, and since she always looks unhappy, I started talking to her. But she just ignored me. Sigh... I think I look pretty friendly."
"Sir, could you please think carefully about whether there is anything special about her?"
"Hmm... something special?" The fat man shook his head at first, but then nodded. As if remembering something, he pointed to the trash can at the door. "Nothing special, really. But she always throws a palm-sized gift box in the trash can. One time, I got curious, so I opened it and saw it was a keychain for the Tokiwa Hotel."
"A keychain for the Tokiwa Hotel?"
"Yes, I took my wife to this hotel once. It's quite high-end. They give out commemorative keychains after you spend money. I think it's a way to attract customers."
Tokiwa Hotel?
Fujiwara Yuu didn't have time to chat. He hurriedly thanked him and ran out of the subway station with Matsuda Jinpei.
Now that I have a new direction for investigation, I naturally have to give it a try - who knows, maybe I can catch a big fish this time.
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