Chapter 2396 2408 [You have to work hard]
Although Inspector Megure also felt that the guy wearing the hat was the most suspicious, he had past experience and could not completely ignore the three acquaintances who came with the deceased.
So although it was a bit troublesome, he had to follow the procedure and ask: "What is the specific relationship between the four of you? Who suggested coming here to watch the play today?"
The three living people looked at each other with a hint of caution, then looked at the body on the ground. Finally, the short-haired female clerk sighed and stepped forward to answer Inspector Megure's question:
"Not only are we alumni of Teitan High School, we were also members of the drama club while we were in school. So when we found out that we all happened to work in the same hospital, we naturally got together.
"Today's school festival is an important event for Teitan Junior High School. Not just this year, but every year we come back to show our support for our alma mater. So if you ask who proposed this... then everyone was involved, including Kouhei who is lying on the ground."
The other two nodded repeatedly, agreeing with this statement.
The security guard looked at his old classmate lying on the ground and sighed: "I didn't expect something like this to happen this year. God is jealous of talented people."
The female nurse also sighed: "Yes, Kohei is the only doctor among us. I heard that he has an important research that will be published soon... Who did it? It's so cruel."
Next to her, the short-haired female clerk suddenly remembered something and her expression became a little strange.
Jiang Xia glanced at her: "What's wrong?"
The short-haired female clerk came back to her senses and hesitated to speak: "Actually, when I bought the drinks just now, Gengping was afraid that I couldn't carry four drinks by myself, so he came to me on the way and wanted to help me carry those cups. But..."
She looked at the drink stand that was decorated very cutely by the students. "But for some reason, while we were waiting in line, Kouhei suddenly seemed startled and left in a hurry, saying 'I'd better go back to my seat and wait for you.'"
Inspector Megure was startled, and intuitively felt that there was something fishy going on: "Think carefully, why did he change his attitude at that time? Could it be that he saw an enemy?"
"This..." The short-haired female clerk obviously had no idea and frowned in thought.
Just then, someone nearby said, "I think he looked like that because he saw me."
Jiang Xia turned his head and saw a high school girl with short hair and a pair of thin-framed glasses.
The girl was not tall, wearing a dark blue uniform and an apron tied in front of her. Jiang Xia had seen her when she was helping Judy move the coffee machine just now - she was the owner of the makeshift beverage stand.
Others were also attracted by the girl's words and looked over. Surprisingly, the female nurse who had graduated several years ago seemed to recognize her.
The fashionable nurse blurted out: "Ayako? Are you also a student of Teitan Junior High School?"
"Ayako?" The female clerk was startled, then suddenly realized, "No wonder I always felt like I've seen you somewhere before!"
Inspector Megure looked around blankly, then quickly interrupted them and joined the conversation: "Wait, you know each other?"
The fashionable nurse nodded: "Of course! Miss Caizi is the only daughter of our hospital director."
Upon hearing this, Shuichi Akai glanced over here: "..." At first glance, this quiet and ordinary female student is actually the daughter of the director of a large hospital. This high school is really a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers are hidden. No wonder there are occasional traces of "that person" here - although there are far more talented people in society than in school, compared to that group of people in society, these growing seedlings obviously have their own unique characteristics.
"It just so happens that Judy has successfully sneaked in here. In the past, her attention was mostly focused on Vermouth, but now it seems... it is necessary for her to expand her scope of observation."
Shuichi Akai stood quietly by, looking like an ordinary passerby who didn't bother with the world, but in his heart he was ruthlessly assigning work to his colleagues: "From previous feedback, the foreign teacher played by Judy was very enthusiastic about 'Dr. Arata', but a little cold to the students, which led to some students not evaluating her very well. This is obviously a minor flaw. And now, it's time to make up for it."
…
When the entire FBI was in trouble of working overtime.
Next to them, the police are still working overtime.
Inspector Megure never expected that even though there were already four people, it seemed that the number of suspects seemed to be increasing.
The workload has increased...but I still have to work.
Inspector Megure flipped open the notebook in his hand, looked at the new female student, and asked hopefully, "Were you responsible for filling the cups for the four of them, or was it someone else?"
Female student: “I pretended.”
Inspector Megure: “…” Very good, now we can confirm that there are five suspects in this case.
He sighed: "What is your relationship with the deceased like normally?"
"Five?" The fashionable nurse's ears twitched, and she keenly sensed the meaning behind this. "Me too? - But didn't I say it before? The time I was in contact with Kouhei's cup of coffee was only a few seconds, and I was under his gaze the whole time. I had no chance to poison it at all!"
The security guard she pointed at nodded repeatedly: "Me too!"
Seeing her two companions like this, the female clerk also hurriedly said, "Although I have been in contact with beverages for longer than them, I have to carry so many cups by myself, so I don't have time to poison them. Besides, Kohei and I both ordered iced coffee, and I was not present when the coffee was distributed. If I really poisoned the coffee, I would definitely not dare to leave at that time. Otherwise, if the poisoned coffee was distributed to me after I came back, I would be doomed!"
It would have been fine if she hadn't mentioned it. Once she did, Inspector Megure got an idea: "When you bought the drinks, it should have been before the play started. The scene was very chaotic at that time, you could have found a place to put the cups and then poisoned them - as for the distribution of the poisoned coffee, you just had to put the poison in both cups and then secretly pour out your own cup!"
"?" The short-haired female clerk pointed at the spot where she was just now and said angrily, "Such a large cup of coffee would definitely leave a mark on the ground, but look now, there is nothing on the ground? - I never left my seat after the play started, and I drank all the coffee!"
Inspector Megure: “Uh…” That seems to be true.
He quietly looked towards Jiang Xia, trying to summon his reliable detective brother.
However, Jiang Xia was looking at the backstage, as if thinking about something.
Inspector Megure didn't dare interrupt this life-saving straw and had to make another effort on his own. His eyes moved and turned to other suspects.
(End of this chapter)
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