"So, no matter how you look at it, the relationship between Miss Hailey and Mr. Akechi should be very good."
Xiaolan couldn't help but said:
"Besides, what does 'Xinyi's ability to deceive girls' mean?"
As she spoke, Xiaolan muttered, seeming a little angry.
"Hehe, isn't it?"
In response to this, Yuanzi couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile, looked at Xiaolan meaningfully, and said:
"Didn't he deceive you a long time ago?"
"Garden!"
Hearing this, Xiaolan retorted angrily.
"alright!"
Seeing Xiaolan showing such an expression, Yuanzi stopped joking and said curiously:
"But, Miss Hailey and Mr. Akechi have such a good relationship? Then why haven't you heard Mr. Akechi mention it?"
"What's wrong? Didn't you say you don't care about Mr. Akechi anymore?"
Hearing what Yuanzi said, Xiaolan asked a little strangely.
"Nah."
Yuanzi waved his hand and said:
"I'm just a little curious...Mr. Akechi is not like he said, he was only obsessed with academics when he was in school. Isn't this still very charming!"
Just as he was talking, when Officer Memu asked about the contents of the magazine, Hualien's mother, Mei Ling, generously admitted that she, as a mother, controlled Hualien's life as mentioned in the magazine.
"Isn't it a bit too much?"
Officer Megure couldn't help but ask.
"I love my daughter and I'm just doing what I should do. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Facing such a question, Mei Ling couldn't help but retort.
"That's right. Besides, what does this have to do with the case?"
Meimei also helped her mother speak.
"You can't say that."
Officer Megure said at this time:
"Motivated murderers often leave clues on bodies to convey why they killed."
"clue?"
Mei Ling repeated the word with some confusion.
"Yes."
Officer Memu nodded and explained:
"Your daughter was killed like a puppet. The prisoner also wrote in the threatening letter that he wanted Hua Lian to become his puppet, didn't he?"
"Well...but what does this mean?"
Mei Ling asked doubtfully.
"Although it's just my speculation, I think the prisoner must be a very dominant person."
Officer Megure expressed his guess.
"Why?"
When Meimei heard this, she reacted somewhat sensitively to Officer Megure's words, and turned to look at her mother standing beside her. This action did not escape Officer Megure's eyes.
"Your daughter Hualian seems to have always listened to you, right? But recently she seems to have started to have her own opinions."
Officer Megure pointed out the statements mentioned in the magazine and explained while flipping through the reports in the magazine.
"What do you want to say?"
Mei Ling asked angrily at this.
"I also read in this magazine that Miss Hualien and Mr. Amano Shoichi, who performed the sideshow for this competition, once dated."
As Officer Megure said, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to Amano Shoichi who was standing aside.
"Well, yes."
When Officer Megure mentioned this matter, Amano Shoichi did not deny it, but admitted it frankly.
"Were they torn apart by you forcefully?"
Officer Megure asked.
"What's the problem?"
Mei Ling asked angrily.
"Could it be that Hua Lian, who has a grudge against this, wanted to take revenge and resist your control a long time ago? Maybe she said she wanted to withdraw from today's competition and wanted to go home or something like that?"
Officer Megure asked somewhat seriously.
"Haha, you really know how to joke."
Mei Ling couldn't help but said:
"Hua Lian is looking forward to today's competition very much, because the winner is hers. And the reason why they broke up is because Hua Lian realized that she no longer needs Amano, so she agreed."
"But isn't it the mother who forced her to agree?"
Officer Megure asked sternly.
"I'm doing this all for the sake of my daughter. Is there anything wrong with me?"
Meiling said sharply.
"I can understand that it is only natural for parents to think about their children."
Officer Mumu couldn't help but say.
"Of course, this is maternal love."
Meiling said somewhat matter-of-factly.
"So... so much..."
Hearing what Mei Ling said, Xiaolan and Sonoko who were standing aside felt a sense of suffocation.
"If I date the person I like and my parents force me to break up, I will also resist..."
Regarding this, Yuanzi said in a daze.
"Yeah...don't you think this is a bit excessive?"
Officer Megure also followed Sonoko's lead and said with a serious face.
"How, how can it be too much..."
Mei Ling started to feel a little restless and said.
"However, this is indeed the result that my sister Hualian expected. It is precisely because Hualian hopes to win the beauty pageant that her mother has such strict requirements on her."
Meimei, who had been silently listening to everyone's conversation, came out again to defend the current situation:
"Besides, why did mom want to kill Hualien? Hualian is the most promising candidate to win this beauty contest. If she wins this contest, she will get a ticket to the world competition. So does mom.
She has been working hard for this goal until now, so what reason does she have to kill such a daughter when the competition is about to begin?"
Meimei continued to ask Officer Megure.
"But what if Miss Hualian suddenly starts to get tired of her mother and wants to leave her mother's side?"
Officer Mumu suddenly said.
"What?"
Hearing this, Meimei's expression became a little surprised.
"When a person who has always obeyed his own words and never disobeyed orders, like his puppet on strings, starts to disobey his own orders, he will feel angry and want to teach her a lesson and maintain his dignity...
It’s only natural…”
At this time, Shiho on the side seemed to think of his own experience from their conversation, lowered his head, and spoke with a feeling of loneliness.
When they heard this, everyone present could not help but be stunned for a moment.
"Eh? Kudo, who is this girl?"
Seeing Shiho standing next to Shinichi, Officer Megure asked.
"She...is Mr. Akechi's friend."
Shinichi replied.
"Oh! Brother Mingzhi's friend..."
Officer Memu said unexpectedly, but at the same time he couldn't help but ask:
"So, brother Mingzhi is here too?"
"Gao Yuan has other things to deal with now, so he asked me to understand the investigation progress of the case."
Shiho replied:
"Hello, my name is Hailey, please give me some advice."
"Well, hello, I'm Mu Mu from the Metropolitan Police Department."
Officer Memu nodded slightly, responded, and then couldn't help but say:
"Then, brother Mingzhi is also paying attention to this case! That's great!"
With that said, Officer Memu looked at Meimei and the others, and continued to change the topic back:
"Well, what Miss Hailey said makes sense. For example, Miss Hualien said that even if she wins this competition, she is not willing to participate in the World Series again. She hopes to retire and marry Amano. In this case, your mother will definitely be very happy.
Are you angry?"
"She, she can't possibly say such a thing."
Meimei immediately denied this, but her voice sounded a little powerless.
"That's right. Even if she says this, your mother won't agree. Even if her mother objects, what will happen if Miss Hualian is still unwilling to play in the game?"