Chapter 1728 1736 [Member of Parliament: Thank you Uzo] Request for monthly votes ()
A decent Beika-cho resident would usually call the police if they saw a dead body, but that would not necessarily be the case for the murderer or someone else with a guilty conscience.
This footprint left at the crime scene seems to have explained the nature of this case.
Inspector Megure felt that this was good news. He pointed at the bloodstain and said, "Extract the traces as soon as possible, and then go to the dead man's mortal enemy, his name is Hashizume Akira, right? Keep an eye on him near his house and don't let him run away!"
More and more people gathered around, and although Jiang Xia didn't mind staying longer, the police didn't seem to like being pointed at by so many cameras. They handled the scene at double the speed.
Not long after, the body and the physical evidence were taken back to the police station.
The police withdrew, leaving only a few people to evacuate the crowd and guard the scene. The fire at the factory had been put out, and the blockade was no longer continued.
There was no excitement to watch, and gradually, the onlookers left.
The two cadres, who had been soaking in the water for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief silently, and a string of bubbles filled with murderous intent floated on the water in front of them.
The two men looked at each other, probably feeling that this was not a good time to have a conversation. They were even more worried that the other party would take advantage of their situation and find accomplices to harm them. So they did not communicate any more, went ashore from different directions, and quickly disappeared from each other's sight.
…
Jiang Xia and his friends were on their way to the police station.
Councillor Takada had just attended a charity event. As he got into the car, he suddenly remembered something: "We're going to pass by Teitan Middle School soon. The detective should still be being interviewed. Let's stop by and take a look."
The secretary was startled and hesitated to speak: "Jiang Xia is indeed being interviewed, but he should not be at Teitan Middle School now. On the way to school, he suddenly encountered a kidnapping case and was delayed for some time. Now the program team is reporting on the current situation at the abandoned factory."
"Abandoned factory?" Councillor Takada couldn't help but frown. He didn't like people who disrupted his plans. His laptop happened to be at hand, so he flipped it open and found that the live broadcast had been paused. However, a quick reporter sorted out the text and animated pictures of the scene, and the screen was full of relevant reports.
Councillor Takata randomly clicked on a webpage and saw the last part of the live broadcast. The background there was not an abandoned factory, but a bridge.
The reporter gave a close-up of the deceased as usual, using the tragic death scene to catch people's attention. Representative Takata's eyes also fell on the dead body instantly. He took a closer look and suddenly found that the body on the ground looked familiar.
"Hmm?" The corners of his wrinkled lips curled up silently, "Isn't this that asshole reporter who didn't know how to live or die?"
The secretary was about to drive, but when he heard this, he turned around and looked at her. He was surprised and said, "Is this the person who threatened you with the scandal a few days ago and wanted you to provide more explosive news? He is dead... You are indeed the chosen one favored by the gods."
Councillor Takata laughed. "Okay, stop kissing my ass."
Halfway through his laugh, he remembered something and suddenly sat up straight: "Wait, I remember that guy had a companion who was squatting outside with him at the time..."
He quickly scanned the report in front of him, as well as other published pictures, and then found with regret that only one person was dead: this was not the serial murder case he had hoped for.
"One is still alive." Councillor Takada frowned. "We can't delay any longer. Whether it's money or information, or if necessary... Before the police come looking for him, find a way to shut him up."
Secretary: “…” The news reported that the man was the biggest suspect, and the police must have already been there. Isn’t this a bit difficult to ask… But never mind, just agree to it first and we’ll talk about it later if it doesn’t work out.
…
The secretary hurriedly asked someone to go there, but was still a step too late.
The police had already arrived at the doorstep of Hashizume Akira's home - after all, with his journalist colleagues there, the police immediately knew his current location without even having to conduct an in-depth investigation.
Hashizume Akira didn't want to cooperate at first, but it didn't take long for the police to gather enough evidence to bring him in. This time the body was broadcast live as soon as it was found, and it was another show linked to politicians, so the police were much more efficient than usual.
The police did not find any shoes in Hashizume Akira's home, but they still made a major discovery.
…
Metropolitan Police Department, in the interrogation room.
Inspector Megure looked at Hashizume Akira who was sitting opposite him and said, "I heard that you were a colleague of the deceased Mr. Kagazume Hiroshi."
Before he could finish, Hashizume Akira interrupted with a sneer, "Why, I have to be arrested just because I'm a colleague?"
Inspector Megure: "Don't confuse the subject. This is not an arrest. I just want you to come over and talk as a witness."
Hashizume Akira continued to sneer uncooperatively: "Let me guess, it must be some gossipy fellow who gossiped behind my back, saying that the deceased and I had a bad relationship and often quarreled, so you think I have a motive to kill him, right?"
"That's not entirely true." Inspector Megure remembered that this guy was a professional digger of other people's scandals and was very good at exaggerating them, so he spoke more cautiously, "I asked you to come here because of this."
Miwako Sato walked in with a stack of reports and put them on the table. It was a fingerprint report on a thermos cup.
"This is the thermos we found at the crime scene. It was in the victim's hand at the time, and the coffee inside was poisoned. The cause of death was drinking the contents of this cup. Your fingerprints were detected in multiple places on this thermos. Can you explain why?"
“…”
Hashizume Akira looked at the thermos cup, his arrogance finally subsided, and he felt a little nervous.
But he soon calmed down again: "We are colleagues, often hang out in the same places, and happened to buy the same thermos cup. The two cups look exactly the same, and I often accidentally take the wrong one. It is normal to leave fingerprints on the cups, isn't it?"
Inspector Megure: “…” It seems to make sense?
Jiang Xia was watching outside. In fact, he usually wandered into the interrogation room to have direct contact with the criminals. However, this time, since it was a live broadcast and he had to face reporters who specialized in digging up scandals, Inspector Megure and Sato Miwako did not let him in, fearing that Hashizume Akira would catch him and make a big fuss about it. After all, this was also a ruthless person who once caused a murder in a wealthy family with a report.
But not being able to enter the house did not affect Jiang Xia's progress in solving the case. He seemed to suddenly remember something and looked at Officer Gao Mu next to him:
"I remember that when the live broadcast just started yesterday, I went into a coffee shop with the production crew. At that time, the reporter was arguing with the deceased in the coffee shop. I remember that there were indeed two thermos cups on their table."
Officer Gao Mu perked up, realizing that this was an important clue: "They had a quarrel yesterday, and the person died that night. Could it be that the cup you saw at that time was actually the murder weapon filled with poison? ... Do you still have the screen recording of yesterday's live broadcast?"
(End of this chapter)
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