The lights in the house were bright, and it was obvious that someone was home.
In front of the closed door, there was broken glass all over the floor but no one came out to clean it up, which was extremely abnormal.
Regardless of whether he was an agent of the CIA or a police officer of the First Investigation Division, Fujiwara Yu felt that this matter was extremely unusual. In addition, when he put on gloves and turned the doorknob and found that the door was not locked, the uneasiness in his heart rose to a higher level.
Hattori Heiji frowned. When he realized that his classmate Matsushima Tomomi might be in trouble, he immediately put his hands in front of Kazuha:
"He Ye, wait here obediently. Brother Ying Si and I will go in."
However, when Hattori Heiji was about to follow him in, the door was closed very decisively by Fujiwara Yuu, and at the same time, Fujiwara's voice came from inside the door:
"The murderer might still be nearby. It's too dangerous to leave Yuanshan outside alone. You should stay with her outside... and pay more attention to her emotions."
Although Fujiwara Yu did not say it directly, Hattori Heiji also understood the meaning of Takashi's words: the reason why he mentioned the murderer was because a murder must have occurred in the house, and it seemed that Matsushima Tomomi was likely in trouble.
He clenched his fists and walked to Kazuha's side, glancing at the corner of the street. If he found a suspicious person, he would have to call Brother Yingsi out in time - when necessary, he still had to act within his ability. As a junior high school student, he might not be able to beat the murderer who might be an adult and might be armed with a weapon.
Standing inside, Fujiwara Yuu looked solemnly at the large pool of blood at the entrance. The trail stretched all the way to the end of the hallway before turning left. He concluded that the girl, named Tomomi, had been in an accident. The amount of bleeding likely involved a punctured artery. Since there was no sound from within the room, there was likely no chance of rescue.
Fujiwara Yuu followed the blood trail to the corridor and finally saw a young girl lying on her back on the floor covered in blood. She was still wearing the school uniform of the Kaifang Junior High School and was covered with a beige blanket soaked in blood. When she lifted the blanket, she found that her skirt had been pulled down to her knees.
“…What a beast.”
He had intended to examine the knife wounds on the girl's body to see if the cause of death was a ruptured thoracic aorta, but he heard a noise at the door. Worried that the murderer had returned to the crime scene, he quickly stood up and walked over.
"Hmm? Heye, did you make an appointment with Pengmei to review together? Sorry, Pengmei didn't tell me, and the family didn't prepare anything to treat you. How about I take you out for a meal after you finish reviewing?"
Fujiwara Yuu heard this when he opened the door, and quickly realized that the other party was not the murderer, but the victim's mother.
The woman, who was originally smiling, saw a strange man walking out of her door. The smile on her face disappeared instantly. She stretched out her hands in front of the two middle school students and said in a stiff tone:
"Who are you? How did you get out of our house?!"
Toyama Kazuha realized that Aunt Matsushima had misunderstood and was about to explain, but Toji Sosuke quickly took out his police officer ID to identify himself and regretfully informed her that her daughter had been murdered at home.
The death of her daughter was undoubtedly a huge blow to Matsushima's mother. She couldn't believe it was true, and she didn't know where she got the strength from, but she pushed away Sosuke Takagi who was standing in front of her.
But when she was about to enter, someone grabbed her.
"Ma'am, please calm down. Going in like this will only destroy the crime scene, and your behavior will affect the police's investigation." Fujiwara You knew that his obstruction was very inhumane, but the police had to follow the rules when handling cases, and destroying the scene was an unwise choice, so he could only stop a mother who was eager to know whether the truth was true.
Yuanshan Heye didn't expect that Pengmei was really in trouble. She bit her lower lip firmly and calmed herself down before stepping forward to support Aunt Matsushima. She said softly,
"Auntie, Mr. Yingsi is a very capable police officer. I believe he will find the murderer who hurt Pengmei."
Fujiwara Yuu pulled out his phone, nodded to the three of them, and then stepped aside to make a call. Naturally, he was calling Otaki Goro, who was on duty today. After the call was connected, he quickly explained the current situation:
"Otaki-senpai, a homicide has occurred in my area. The address is 3-8-12, Katsuyama Minami-cho, Ikuno-ku. By the way, please remember to call an experienced female police officer. A coroner would be best."
"Okay, then I'll ask the Scientific Research Institute to transfer someone over here." Otaki Goro didn't expect that Takashi would encounter another case less than an hour after getting off work. He felt more and more that it was necessary to let Takashi go and get rid of the bad luck.
After hanging up the phone, Fujiwara Yu did not enter the crime scene again. Instead, he walked around the house and finally found that the window connecting to the backyard was half open, and he could clearly see half a footprint covered with mud particles on the windowsill.
Based on the scene we just saw, it is not difficult to infer that the murderer encountered a resident returning home during a burglary. When he saw that the victim, Tomomi Matsushima, was just a young girl, he became evil and planned to rob her of her money and rape her.
During this time, Tomomi Matsushima probably took advantage of the other party's inattention and got up and ran towards the door. She was eventually discovered by the gangster, brutally killed and dragged back to the living room.
After finishing his investigation, Fujiwara Yuu returned to the front door and heard the sound of sirens not far away. Soon, two police cars appeared in his sight. Otaki Goro opened the car door and hurried forward. When he saw Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha, he was obviously stunned:
"Xiao Ping? He Ye? Why are you here?"
"Brother Takashi and I came here with Kazuha to get the exercise books, but who knew that a murder would happen." Hattori Heiji couldn't help but frowning when he said the second half of the sentence. You know, Matsushima Tomomi has a good relationship with Kazuha on weekdays. Will this idiot Kazuha blame himself for not being able to prevent this tragedy from happening?
Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji came close to Takashi Sosuke and asked in a low voice:
"Brother Yingsi, you should have guessed the time of the victim's death, right? When was it?"
"When I touched the body, it was still warm, and the blood hadn't completely coagulated. I'm afraid it happened just a few minutes before we arrived here." Fujiwara Yuu knew what Hattori Heiji was asking. He reached out and patted Hattori on the back, soothing him. "We don't have the ability to predict crimes, so don't feel guilty or upset at this moment. It's already happened. The most important thing now is to solve the case. It's the only thing we can do."
Whether they are police officers or detectives, when faced with a case, they can only use rationality to overcome emotion. All they can do is find the murderer and help the victim's family overcome their grief and accept this fruitful answer.
"Yeah, I understand, Yingsi-nii."
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