Chapter 278 Twenty-three Villains

That night, the "deal between Akae Nazuki and Officer Takeda" that others guessed was actually very simple. Akae Nazuki told the other party the murderer's profile on the grounds that she saw the murderer's back.

He could have directly said that he saw (deduced) it, but Akae Nazuki didn't want to leave too many traces with the Hakata police, which would be inconvenient for him to act later, so he covered it up by saying that he was an eyewitness.

So Officer Takeda allowed them to join the investigation only because they were already closely related to the case, and it was also a way to protect witnesses and train the younger generation from Tokyo.

The intelligence obtained last night was so crucial that the police quickly found the suspect's current location in a short time. They were also able to basically determine that the suspect was the murderer based on his movements. Therefore, a group of people were temporarily arranged to monitor the suspect, and the call just now came from that side.

"The deceased was a front desk clerk who worked on that street last night, and the deceased last night was her boyfriend." On the way to the scene, Officer Takeda briefly explained the situation to the three people in the back seat. "After asking, we learned that the deceased's original itinerary today was to go to the department store with her friends to buy daily necessities, but she changed her route and passed by the clothing area. So it can be said that her going to buy clothes was just an accident."

Several people frowned because the deceased had just killed someone the night before and yet went shopping today as if nothing had happened. Morofushi Keimitsu in the back seat was allowed to make a call after asking. On the screen of his cell phone was the name of Kenichi Hagihara, who was in the car behind. Apparently, he was listening to what was going on here.

Officer Takeda looked very serious: "After the deceased entered the fitting room, she did not come out for a long time. Her friend found something wrong and rushed in to take a look. Only then did he find that the deceased had been killed. What's worse is..."

He showed his cell phone in front of several people. On it were photos sent by his subordinates in charge of surveillance.

It was obvious that the real cause of death was the black and bloody wound on the right eye - a gunshot to the right eye killed him.

It was exactly the same as the scene of the previous serial murders and the copycat crimes committed by the deceased last night.

"Not only from the method of committing the crime, but also from the marks on the body, it is not difficult to tell." Officer Takeda's tone became serious. "The person who killed the deceased was the real serial killer, so I'm afraid this is the murderer's 'revenge' for the deceased to imitate his own crimes."

Serial killers usually have their own demands, so it is normal for the killer to become hostile and imitate the victims who framed him.

What made Officer Takeda and Furugaya Rei, who heard these words, look serious was the meaning behind this. After all, the case happened just last night, and the police's investigation results would of course not be made public. This case was temporarily suppressed because it involved a dangerous serial killer.

So, how did the real murderer know that his model crime had occurred, how did he accurately locate the deceased, and how did he take revenge on the deceased this morning?

One possibility is that someone in the police force betrayed them - of course, for Officer Takeda, this kind of situation in Hakata is a common occurrence, and many of his subordinates are not worthy of being called police officers.

Another possibility is that the real murderer is someone around the deceased who knew her, or someone who appeared at the scene last night.

When they all arrived at the scene, Chijiang Nayue glanced around and, as expected, made eye contact with the man in the corner who was being asked questions by the police with an annoyed look on his face. However, both of them acted as if nothing had happened and naturally ignored each other, obviously having no intention of saying hello here.

Matsuda Jinpei, who had been keeping an eye on him, raised his eyebrows and looked in the direction where his gaze had just been directed. He saw the mixed-race man with a cornrowed hair touching the back of his head impatiently.

"So I told you I just bumped into her by accident. I didn't know that woman at all. Why did you kill her?" The other party's words were full of provocation. "Is this how you handle cases? Ha, I've learned something new."

The policeman, who was already used to the irreconcilable relationship between the Hakata people and the police, had not yet responded. He simply said "oh" and skipped the question and continued asking. The five police reserve officers from Tokyo had already frowned.

Putting aside the question of whether or not there was a motive for committing the crime, the other party’s attitude… was a little too uncooperative.

Matsuda Jinpei's shoulder was suddenly touched by Yu Kenran, and then Hagiwara Kenichi's voice was heard in a low voice: "Jinpei, do you think that person looks familiar?"

Furiya Rei and the others also heard this and couldn't help but look at the corn-braided man over there again.

"Come to think of it, it feels like I've seen the figure somewhere before, and the profile looks familiar too..." Fūya Rei pondered for a few seconds.

"Have you encountered eyes of that color recently that are very similar?" Morofushi Jingguang also had a thoughtful expression.

Yi Dahang frowned for a long time and said hesitantly: "The color of his lipstick is the same as the female manager last night." "...Squad leader, how can you see this?!"

The person being asked laughed heartily and said, "Because I just happened to give Xiaona the same color as a birthday gift not long ago, so I know a little more about it."

Chi Jiang Na Yue, who was listening silently at the side, twitched his lips. He obviously did not expect that Binga's identity would be exposed in such a place.

After all, why does a man wear the same lipstick as a woman? Is that guy really pretending to be a man? Compared to his true appearance last night, he only has a wig and a pair of glasses, and he doesn't even have contact lenses. Isn't this telling these gorillas with amazing observation skills around him that you are the female manager last night!

He originally wanted to help Binga hide his identity before throwing him out so that he could exploit him more easily. However, he was exposed as soon as they met.

Chi Jiang Na Yue couldn't bear to look at him and looked away. He felt that he would burst out laughing if he looked at Binga for one more moment.

In fact, there was nothing wrong with Binga's choice. He wore a brown wig when dressed as a woman, and used red-framed glasses to cover most of his facial features and eyes. The small scarf around his neck covered his Adam's apple, which was too obvious compared to that of women. His makeup and clothes were matched like those of an intellectual white-collar worker that can be seen everywhere in big cities.

By the way, Binga's pseudonym when he appeared as a female was Grace, and his pseudonym when he appeared as a male seemed to be Gavin? Anyway, once you put the faces of Grace and Gavin together, without the glasses, anyone can see that they look subtly similar.

After all, it's the same person! This disguise technique is pretty good for a newcomer.

Unfortunately, Binga met Zero and his friends this time.

Chijiang Nayue made a cross to Binga in his heart with a happy look on his face, and hoped that the other party could fight for a while longer, as he had not had enough fun yet.

Jinpei Matsuda had been listening to the progress of the case along with the others, while secretly observing the man who called himself Gavin, but suddenly he felt a chill on his back, and an inexplicable sense of crisis climbed up from his tailbone.

For some reason, Jinpei Matsuda suddenly remembered what Akae Nazuki said before they separated last night, "What if I am really the murderer?" He originally thought that the other party was just joking, but after the meeting and the dream ended, he had some time to sort out his memory. Jinpei Matsuda could basically see that Akae Nazuki was quite serious when he spoke last night.

But Jinpei Matsuda was not prepared to believe this, and the reason was very simple.

Including this time and the narration of the squad leader and Hagi, this is the fourth time that Aka has tried to throw dirty water on himself and take all the blame for the murder! The fourth time!

Everyone has heard the story of the boy who cried wolf. Matsuda Jinpei is in the same state now. His attitude towards Akae Nazuki cannot be said to be half-believing and half-doubting. It can only be said that he does not believe a word of it.

Without saying anything else, just imagine, if Aka really committed a crime, would he leave any evidence that could be discovered by others?

In addition, although Jinpei Matsuda had never met Gavin, his intuition told him that there was something wrong with this man.

No, it should be said that Gavin looked at other people with a strange look in his eyes, especially when he happened to glance at Zero...

Matsuda Jinpei: “…”

He suddenly fell silent.

The murderer's previous targets were all mixed-race blond men. They didn't take it seriously before, but now that they see it, doesn't the blond bastard's color scheme seem very close to the criminal's ideal type? !

Next to him, Rei Furiya sneezed, but he didn't care much and turned around to think about the case again.

In addition to what Officer Takeda said in the car, three suspects had actually been found after a thorough elimination at the scene. They were Gavin, the man with the corn braid, Xiaojing, the friend who came shopping with the deceased, and the clerk who was called in by the deceased to change into a smaller size of clothes.

Strangely, none of the three men were carrying guns, and there was no sign of gunpowder on their cuffs or hands.

What's even more strange is that the police detected a smoke reaction on the deceased's cuffs.

...It can't be that the deceased shot himself in front of the mirror? The marks are totally wrong.

Or there is another possibility. Thinking of this, Furuya Rei's eyes swept across the three suspects one by one.

Maybe it was really a coincidence. The four people, including the deceased, were wearing the same loose dark blue shirt underneath, so the murderer could have worn gloves before shooting, and then swapped his clothes with the deceased's after shooting.

But where the gun was hidden is also a question.

The three people there explained the reasons for appearing here. Needless to say, the other two women were suspicious. A big reason why the man who called himself Gavin was suspected was actually that this was a women's clothing store.

Chi Jiang Na Yue saw Binga's forehead veins throbbing due to the questioning, and she felt sorry that she couldn't take a photo for him as a souvenir.

"How many times do I have to explain that I'm here to buy clothes for my sister," Binga said unhappily. "Her birthday is coming up and I want to give her some new clothes as a gift. My sister is about the same height as me, so I'm going to order them a little smaller than my own size. Any other questions?"

Um……

Chi Jiang Na Yue thought deeply: If that's the case, when Binga killed the deceased, did he also break into the women's locker room?

The organization's reputation as a pervert has only grown.