Chapter 2666-2678 [You've recognized the wrong god]
Hashimoto Maya regretted her decision and began to reflect deeply: "At that time, I was worried that listening to this kind of song too much would affect my judgment and reaction, and then I would step into some insidious serial trap, so I wanted to get out of it as soon as possible... But now it seems that my judgment may have been affected as early as then!"
"...This kid's tricks are really hard to guard against. He must have sung like this on purpose. Otherwise, how could ordinary off-tune singing be so bad?"
Maya Hashimoto took a deep breath and the iced tea quietly flowed out.
Fortunately, the annoying elementary school student next to him didn’t stare at him for too long - because the police came.
"How come they came so quickly?" Hashimoto Maya was confused at first, but then she understood: That's right, this group of policemen were just handling a case two streets away. Let alone driving, even if they ran over, it would take less than 5 minutes... With this calculation, compared to herself, this group of policemen are the real non-staff model workers of Lord Usa.
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The model workers who rushed to the scene quickly and skillfully began to work.
Officer Takagi nervously examined the body as if he was drawing a lottery, and then breathed a sigh of relief: Great, this man has a wallet with a driver's license tucked inside the wallet - this way his identity can be confirmed quickly without having to go through the hassle of investigating an unknown body.
Soon, he brought the information he found back to Jiang Xia and Inspector Megure: "The deceased's name is Mao Ting Xun, 46 years old, and the cause of death was multiple heavy blows to the head with a blunt object, beating to death."
Inspector Megure hummed and looked at the dead man in confusion: "Why is he covered with a coat? Who put it on him? Could it be that he was not dead yet when he was found?"
Jiang Xia shook his head: "Unfortunately, when we saw him, he was already a dead body - I heard from the front desk that the deceased was a guest who came to sing. This coat should have been hung on the hanger at the door when he came in.
"As for why it's here now... maybe the murderer used this piece of clothing to cushion the victim when he was beating him, to prevent the blood from splashing on himself."
Inspector Megure clicked his tongue and said, "You are so calm. It doesn't sound like an impulsive murder. It sounds more like you were well prepared."
"Mr. Jiang Xia, Chief." The forensic officer suddenly discovered something. "In the pocket of the deceased's coat, there is a camera - an old-fashioned film camera."
"Oh?" Inspector Megure felt that this was an important clue. He pointed to one of his subordinates and said, "Go and develop the photos immediately to see what he took!"
The young police officer responded and ran away with the camera in his arms.
In addition to these conspicuous items, other physical evidence at the scene remains to be investigated.
During the waiting time, Inspector Megure was not idle. In order not to stay up all night, he yawned and asked the witnesses at the scene: "Who was the first person to discover the body?"
"It's me." The blond-haired receptionist was still in shock. "I noticed that this guest hadn't ordered any songs, so I wanted to come and see what he was doing. But as soon as I opened the door, I saw him lying on the ground with blood all over his head..."
There was no need for him to say anything about what happened next, as everyone already knew everything.
Inspector Megure waved his hand, interrupting the useless words that followed. He turned to ask, "Are you the person on duty tonight? Then do you remember who the deceased came with?"
The receptionist not only remembered it, but was also impressed: "He was alone, but... when he came, he made a very strange request."
"What do you want?"
The receptionist pointed at Jiang Xia and said, "The deceased guest said that when he came during the day, his friend hid his things in Box 3, so he asked me to pay more attention to the people in that box and notify him immediately when they leave."
"That sounds a bit strange. Who would have the time to hide something in a KTV?" Inspector Megure touched his chin in confusion and pointed at two people at random, "To be on the safe side, go to Box 3 and look for it."
Two police officers responded and entered the room. However, after searching the room thoroughly, even lifting up the sofa cushions, they found nothing.
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko looked at each other and suddenly realized something. They huddled together and whispered, "I remember Jiang Xia seemed to have said that the deceased was the one who followed us... Could it be that he asked the waiter to keep an eye on the box not to find anything, but to keep an eye on our movements and continue following us after we leave?!"
——In the dead of night, a frail high school girl happily left the KTV. As she said goodbye to her classmates and walked alone on the night road, a shadow followed her silently...
"Ah!" The two hugged each other in fear, "There are too many bad people in society! But...what exactly does he want to do by following us?"
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Although I was curious about the purpose of the suspicious stalker, he was already dead now. Compared with the conspiracy that could never be completed, what I was more concerned about now seemed to be how he died.
"The person died in a KTV, and the private room where the deceased was had no windows, so one thing is certain - the murderer had entered this room!"
Inspector Megure touched his chin and asked the front desk: "After the deceased entered the room, who left the KTV?"
The receptionist trotted back to the counter, looked through the records, and gave an answer that made the police very happy: "No one, but a few more guests came in."
As she spoke, the receptionist looked at the guests who were brought in by the police and recalled in order:
"First, the high school students entered Box 3, and then the deceased guest came in and entered Box 5.
"After him, it's this..." The receptionist paused, swallowing back the adjective "ferocious gangster boss", and said, "It's this big brother with a burly figure who looks like he exercises regularly. They are in box 4."
"The guest with the long face came at about the same time. He is in Box 2."
"The last guest to arrive, this elderly man, went to Box 1."
At this point, the receptionist paused and realized belatedly: the first few high school students who came really had the physique of the God of Wealth - before they arrived, the store was deserted, but as soon as they entered the store, it was suddenly filled with customers... Well, it's a pity that a murder happened in the store, otherwise tonight's turnover would definitely be good.
Inspector Megure did not notice that the receptionist was distracted.
His gaze followed the list and fell on the three guests other than Jiang Xia and his friends.
(End of this chapter)
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