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Hearing this, Suzuki Sonoko's eyes became suspicious. She pulled Jiang Xia and whispered:
"For an accountant who holds such an important position, it's fine that she has two days off a week, but it's really strange that she doesn't answer the phone during the two days off. Do you think that after she killed someone, she suddenly remembered that a famous detective like you was here, and she was worried that the crime would be exposed, so she fled in a hurry?"
Jiang Xia nodded: "That makes sense."
Suzuki Sonoko raised her head proudly: Hehe.
Jiang Xia: "But this relaxed working state may also be due to other efforts, such as catching the handle of the deceased - people like Lawyer Ju seem to have a lot of threats."
Suzuki Sonoko suddenly realized: "So that's it!"
Haibara Ai, who was listening in: “…” Even though what she said was all the truth, wouldn’t it be bad if such dark speculations were heard by others?
The other side.
Curacao instinctively eavesdropped on the movements here, but at the same time hesitant: he accidentally ran into Uzo teaching his subordinates, and it seemed that this kind of scene should be avoided, but on the other hand...if he eavesdropped a little more, wouldn't he know more about Uzo?
If I hear any particularly useful knowledge, it will not only increase my chances of survival, but I might even be able to exchange it for something with vodka...
Unfortunately, the teaching did not continue.
These are the only clues at the moment. As the police left and continued to search for the suspicious red hat, the villa returned to peace.
Everyone went back to their rooms, and Curacao returned to the room assigned to her.
After closing the door, Curacao skillfully checked the doors and windows, and then skillfully checked the walls, floors and ceiling. Two hours later, she finally yawned, skillfully opened the cabinet door and climbed into the closet.
"This kind of life is really not for human beings. No wonder Bourbon, even though his skin color was so dark, still had dark circles under his eyes as obvious as a panda's... Damn Rum, I'll remember this series of 'chance encounters'!"
Although I don’t know what use it will be to write it down in the future, I’ll just remember the grudge first - after all, what if?
Imagining various ways of death of that hateful boss in his mind, Curacao closed his eyes and began to rest for the day.
——As long as we can get through tonight, everything will be over soon!
…
Morning.
The blue seaside.
The sea breeze blew, and the waves gently hit the rocks. Among the rugged rocks, a small wooden boat was stuck there, and it would shake and click every time the waves surged.
This unusual noise finally attracted the attention of nearby investigators. Two policemen rushed over following the sound, looked down, and were stunned.
"This... could this be the stolen fishing boat?" The police officer, who had been busy all night, took out the photo distributed by his superior, compared it with the photo, and showed joy on his face, "It is really this!"
Another police officer made a new discovery: "Under the stool is... a red baseball cap! There's no doubt about it, this must be the ship that the suspicious red hat took!"
Such an important clue was discovered, and with the help of the detective from Tokyo...is this torturous overtime finally coming to an end?
The two looked at each other, and the dark circles under their eyes could not hide the joy on their faces. They quickly took out their phones and said, "We must notify the police officer at the racecourse as soon as possible."
…
Not long after, two policemen ran into the villa with the new evidence they had just discovered.
Jiang Xia was sitting at the table eating breakfast. Seeing the two guests rushing in, he took a sip of coffee and asked, "What's wrong? Any new discoveries?"
Officer Inoki nodded, took out the red hat, and asked expectantly, "The man you saw passing by in a boat when you were walking the dog earlier, was he wearing a hat like this?"
Jiang Xia nodded.
Several other high school students also said confidently: "Yes, it's this color of hat!"
Officer Inoki breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to the old maid and the male secretary and asked, "The man who came here to visit the deceased two months ago and had an argument with him, was he wearing this hat as well?"
The old maid thought for a moment and said, "They look very similar."
"That's great." Officer Inoki couldn't help but smirk. He turned his hat around to show the inside of the brim. "In fact, there is a name embroidered on this hat - 'KUMADA'. It should be Kumada. Do you have any impression of anyone with this surname?"
The old maid shook her head.
The male secretary also said: "I haven't heard of it."
Next to him, the lawyer with middle-parted hair who came from the law firm to help deal with the aftermath suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of KUMADA, hey, Sakuraba - do you remember that five years ago, Mr. Tachibana defended a man named Kumada?"
"You had just joined the firm, and the Kumada case was just coming to an end. You ran around and helped a lot - this was the first case you took on after joining the firm, so you should have some impression of it."
"..." Secretary Sakuraba finally remembered and said dryly, "Ah, it turned out to be him."
Jiang Xia looked at the lawyer with the middle-parted hair and said, "Can you tell me the details of what happened?"
The lawyer with middle-parted hair nodded. "I remember that at that time, Kumada was involved in a murder case and was regarded as an important suspect. All circumstances were unfavorable to him, but in the end, with the help of Mr. Tachibana, he was acquitted."
"This case had a huge impact at the time. None of us thought that Mr. Ju would have such means..."
As he was talking, he suddenly realized that he had gone off topic, so he quickly cleared his throat and returned to the point: "If I remember correctly, the man's full name should be Tatsuya Kumada."
Jiang Xia nodded: "The initials of Kumada Tatsuya happen to be 'T.K' - it seems that the signature on those threatening letters refers to this name."
"Even so!" Suzuki Sonoko narrowed her eyes, and her round almond-shaped eyes seemed to become sharper. "No wonder Lawyer Tachibana wrote such words in his diary. It seems that after he helped Kumada get rid of the crime, Kumada not only did not regard him as a benefactor, but also thought that this was a good handle and planned to use it to threaten him."
"But Lawyer Tachibana ignored this strange threat of mutual destruction. Maybe he even threatened Kumada, who was charged with murder. As the dispute continued, the conflict between the two became more and more intense. So in the end, after the negotiation failed, Kumada tricked Lawyer Tachibana into taking sleeping pills, then put him in the water and drowned him!"
"So that's how it is." The horse-faced police officer was relieved but also a little surprised: he thought that in murder cases like this involving threatening letters, the so-called threatening letters were fabricated by people close to the murderer and used as a tool to escape punishment, but who knew that this time... ?
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