At the scene of the crime, after hearing Fumimon Shizuo’s answer, Sato Miwako quickly continued:
"Oh, that's good... Kusaka Masami claimed that he received the invitation note from the deceased in the school cabinet, so he came to attend the appointment.
The deceased and the other three suspects were drinking at Takeno's house before the crime occurred - Takeno's house was on the fifth floor of a building next to the crime scene.
As for the motive of the crime, Kusaka Masaru's tuition fees were stolen by the deceased, and Nakamura Hide was borrowed a lot of money by the deceased and has not been repaid.
Takeno Koji's former girlfriend, Keiko, injured her foot during a mountain climbing trip and was left behind by the deceased, eventually dying in the mountains.
As for the remaining Yoichi Shimizu... he has no obvious motive, but is just out of caution, so he is temporarily included as a suspect.
As for the possibility of committing the crime, there is no doubt that Kusaka Masami has the opportunity, and Nakamura Hideo left the Takeno family for two or three minutes before and after the crime, and also has the opportunity to complete the murder.
The remaining two people never left the house. Only Takeno returned to his study to write a report for a while when the crime occurred.
But I have seen his study, and there is only one very narrow window, which is impossible for adults to pass through."
After saying that, Sato Miwako paused and then asked: "Well...that's the general situation. What do you think, Gumeimen Police Department?"
Behind her, Shiratori Rensaburo tilted his head slightly and whispered to Takagi Wataru: "Do you think... Sato Criminal is a little strange?"
Takagi Sheba scratched his head naively, "Is there any? I'm not sure."
"..." Shiratori Rensaburo took a deep breath, glanced at him wordlessly, then frowned and continued to observe.
Sato Miwako suddenly turned around and said: "Takagi Criminal Investigation, go search Takeno Koji. If necessary, we can conduct a more detailed search. Do you understand?"
"Hi!" Takagi Wataru responded quickly, then walked towards Takeno Koji, communicated with him, and followed him into the study with an ordinary patrol officer.
…
Over at Ayako's apartment, Shizuo Komemon put the phone aside for the time being, waiting for further news.
Suzuki Ayako asked curiously: "Is it something related to work?"
"Well, Sato Criminal Co., Ltd. encountered a case." Shizuo Komemon moved his body slightly, and became a little stiff after a long time.
"Ask Jingjun to help? Do you need to bring anything? I'll prepare it. It's very late now. Do you need to bring some snacks and juice?"
"It's not a children's outing." Shizuo Komemon laughed, "And you don't have to go out, you just let me guide you remotely."
"That's it...it seems like Jingjun is very important at work, and everyone can't live without you."
Suzuki Ayako was smiling, looking very happy and proud of Shizuo Komemon.
"But speaking of it, Sister Meihe and the others seem to be working very hard. Do they often stay up late and work overtime like this?"
Suzuki Ayako rubbed her sore wrist and sighed again.
"There is nothing we can do about it. The murderer will not think about the police's work and rest issues for the police while committing the murder." Shizuo Komemon didn't want to say too seriously, so he joked in a lighter tone.
"I have envied Sister Meihe before, the elite female criminal from the Investigation Section, she sounds very handsome~
But now it seems that it is really a hard job, far from being as easy as it seems.”
"Everyone has their own path. There is no need to envy others. Ayako just needs to choose according to her own temperament."
"Yes, maybe it would be interesting to become an animation director? I have always been interested in movies, but because I am not very good at dealing with people, I have only been responsible for costumes and makeup..."
When the two of them talked about this, Miwako Sato's voice came over the phone again. Shizuo Fumimon picked it up again, and Ayako Suzuki also stopped talking and continued to immerse herself in the painting.
"How's it going?" Shizuo Komemon asked.
"It was a big help! Sure enough, evidence was found on Takeno Koji!" Miwako Sato said happily.
"There were blood stains on the inside of his socks, but there were no wounds. We directly claimed that we wanted to take them back for identification and comparison with the deceased's blood, and Takeno Koji took the initiative to confess.
It turned out that he tied a small stone with fishing line, then used a slingshot to shoot it to the roof of the building opposite, and then passed the fishing line through the handrail on the roof of the opposite building and tied it tightly.
Then go back to the room, tie the rope to one end of the fishing line, and pull the other end of the fishing line to replace the fishing line with a rope.
What is left is the so-called blunt weapon. In fact, he turned over some stones and wrapped them in a sock, then tied them to a rope, aimed at the deceased smoking on the dark side of the road, and threw the murder weapon.
Then he used the rope to take back the murder weapon, put the socks back on his feet, and threw the stones into the fish tank.
We found the deceased's blood stains on the walls of both buildings, which must have been inevitably left behind when he recovered the murder weapon..."
As she was talking, Sato Miwako suddenly stopped and said, "Ah, I forgot that you are not very interested in these things. You talked a bit too much, so I will hang up now. I still need to finish here.
But thanks to you, I can get home at least before twelve o'clock today."
"It's okay, I have nothing to do now anyway. I just stayed up all night last night, so you should get more rest today. If not, just take a day off." Shizuo Komemon advised.
"Forget it...it's my holiday in two days, just hold on a little longer." Miwako Sato thought for a while but refused.
After hanging up the phone, Sato Miwako breathed a long sigh of relief, but she was not busy finishing the work and going home. Instead, her eyes were blank, obviously distracted.
Shiratori Rensaburo walked up to her and couldn't help but ask: "Sato Criminal? Are you okay?"
Sato Miwako suddenly came back to her senses, cheered up and shook her head, "It's okay, I've been up a little for a long time these two days, and I'm a little tired. I'll take care of it quickly and go back to rest."
Seeing her reaction, Rensaburo Shiratori was a little worried, "It's really time to have a good rest. You can just go home. Takagi Criminal and I will do the rest."
"No need, I'm not that delicate..." Miwako Sato smiled and raised her arms to show that she was "strong".
Rensaburo Shiratori interrupted her with a concerned look on his face, "Don't refuse. You are in such a bad state right now and you are prone to making mistakes. Can't you just wait for us next time? Go back quickly."
"Then...I'll leave first." Sato Miwako hesitated for a moment, then agreed, and left with a heavy heart.
Shiratori Rensaburo and Takagi Wataru quickly finished cleaning up with the remaining people and escorted the murderer Takeno Koji back to the Metropolitan Police Department.
On the way, Shiratori Rensaburo said to Takagi Wataru who was driving: "There is indeed something wrong with Sato Criminal."
"Yes, is that so?" Takagi Sheba looked at him blankly.
"That's it." Shiratori Rensaburo sighed. He couldn't find anyone suitable to discuss with. Takagi was too dull.
"Perhaps you've been tired recently? You may regain your energy after you get some rest." Takagi Wataru scratched his head.
"I hope..." Shiratori Rensaburo looked worriedly at the flashing police lights in the night ahead.