Without the help of the police officers, it would be superfluous to investigate on your own.

Since the police officers started working on the case, as one of the people in charge, I seemed to have got rid of all my work and stayed in the library of Woolworth every day.

I don’t even go to the police station very often, and I don’t care much about the progress of the police officers.

Although Manda regained her motivation, I, who helped her gain confidence, still had no motivation.

Well... rather, I have been hiding from those police officers.

It may be due to professional ethics or sense of responsibility. As soon as the police officers see me, they will immediately tell me their findings. Whether I am listening to them carefully or not, they will express all their conclusions in one breath.

.

Regarding the psychology behind their behavior, the only thing that is certain is that it is definitely not to please - I still remember the "bastard" in German.

They act according to a principle. I don’t know who the author of that principle is, but what they are doing now looks like...

I hope I can solve the case soon.

"Hope is hope, at least you have to wait until I finish reading those materials..."

I was sandwiched between the tall bookshelves, choosing books slowly.

That's right, thanks to the efficient investigation of those police officers, there is too much information that I need to see...

In fact, if it is just to solve the case, most of the information can be read or not, so the reason I read it is just to understand the police officers' reasoning.

Even though you don’t want to listen, it must be a very rude thing if you still don’t understand once you hear it.

"It's really difficult..."

"What's so hard to do?"

Well...

It seems that my "easiness to blend in" does not work in a quiet place like the library.

From another angle, Gale's hearing range can cover the entire library.

Therefore, I know who is answering the call.

"How lucky I am to see you here, Mr. Detective."

"Oh, I remember the police station had a file room, and I thought you wouldn't come to the library, Chief Brooke."

Police Chief Brooke, among all the police officers, only he and Manda did not express their intention to "solve the case as soon as possible" to me.

Manda only started the case recently, so regardless of it for the moment, as the director, Brooke can only have two reasons for not doing this.

1: I really don’t have this intention

Two: He has this intention, but he does not need to do it himself.

I think it's the latter.

"I came here specifically to find you, Mr. Detective."

"Looking for me..."

Well, it’s not an “accidental encounter”.

The director already knows that I often come to the library.

"As for the case, I will start handling the case immediately after reading the information provided by the police officers."

"Oh? What are you looking at now?"

"Uh..."

Anyway, it’s not the information of the police officers...

Director Brooke walked slowly over. At this time, I knew it was too late to escape, so I raised the book in my hand as if nothing had happened.

"It's a book about dating."

The area I am in is full of books related to dating, and what I am holding is "Encyclopedia of Dating Categories".

"...What is your purpose in reading this book?"

"Uh, satisfied...curious?"

I feel embarrassed. After all, the excuse of "satisfying curiosity" is not only perfunctory, but also has nothing to do with the case.

Looking at the unbearable smile on Chief Brooke's face, I don't feel too guilty.

I understood from the beginning that if Director Brooke and I were not the person in charge of two murder cases, he would not be able to treat me well on the surface.

Self-knowledge is important.

"Haha..."

Director Brooke laughed dryly, seemingly unable to think of how to answer me.

"Is there any new progress, Director?"

"Progress...ah, if there is progress, in addition to the investigation work of the ceremony personnel, I also sent some people to be responsible for the search for the murder weapon. In addition..."

Chief Brooke obviously did not expect that I would take the initiative to ask about the case. While sorting out his thoughts, he told me about the results of the police officers.

In case I didn’t understand, I simply didn’t listen.

Beautiful.

Send someone to look for the murder weapon...

After I told Manda the idea that the murder weapon was an ice pick, I told her not to tell other police officers for the time being.

That guy... is quite reliable sometimes.

......

Police Chief Brooke and I chatted for a while and then left.

When Gale confirmed that Brooke had gone away, I shouted in a long tone:

"Internship-police-officer-man-da-little-sister~~"

As soon as the words left my mouth, I heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and then a book was slapped on my face.

"Are you a fool? This is the library!"

Manda lowered her voice and her face turned red with embarrassment.

It's not surprising to me... It's probably not surprising to Gale, from the beginning, Manda has been hiding on the other side of the bookshelf.

"Are you the fool? Now that you have seen me, why are you hiding?"

"I...I can't help it! Just when I wanted to go find you, the director came..."

That's right... Director Brooke is Manda's immediate boss.

I also don’t want other police officers to think that I have a good relationship with Manda.

"So, how much did you hear?"

"Um...No, I didn't hear it."

"Don't lie. Your level in this area is very low. I can tell at a glance."

"Well..."

Are you still hesitating...

He must be worried about some messy things again, this serious guy.

"Don't worry, the director and I didn't talk about anything particularly confidential... He wouldn't be able to tell me that kind of thing, right? It doesn't matter even if you hear it."

"Then...then why do you ask me what I heard..."

"Uh, well..."

I scratched my face.

"Actually, I didn't listen carefully to the information the director said..."

"...Huh?"

"It's not that I don't want to~~ The main thing is that I know you are eavesdropping, so I feel free to... be lazy."

"The director will be very disappointed when he hears what you said..."

"Oh~~Then please keep it a secret~~"

"I'm very disappointed too!"

Manda realized that she was being used and got angry at me.

"Okay, okay~~ Anyway, I just didn't hear what the director said clearly. Can you help me now?"

"Well...you said so, it's not impossible..."

Manda then handed me her notebook.

I opened it and took a look - all the key information about the conversation between me and the director was written down on it.
To be continued...