"I did borrow money from her..."
In the shiny pink room, Ms. Edano slowly talked about the conflict between herself and Kimiko Arai.
“These children of mine are all very expensive, and many of them are limited editions. Sometimes it’s difficult for me to come up with so much money at once.
Then Kimiko would lend me money. At first she said, 'I'll pay it back when I can', but then she pressed me harder and harder, and sometimes even threatened me...
But, but! I'm not going to kill people just for money! "
"Don't worry, the police won't suspect you just because of this."
Karasumaying smiled slightly when she heard this, and her smile made the nervous Ms. Edano quiet down again.
"Ms. Edano, who do you think killed Ms. Arai?"
"I, I still think she committed suicide..."
Ms. Edano glanced at her, lowered her head and said.
"Can you tell me the reason?" Karasumaying asked curiously.
She remembered that when she first judged that Kimiko Arai was murdered, the fortune teller who thought Kimiko committed suicide seemed to be Ms. Edano...
In the current situation, there is no doubt that Kimiko was murdered, but she also wants to know what prompted Edano to insist on this judgment of suicide?
"I remember that about a week ago, Kimiko said that she had found a way to make money...
It was also from that time that she suddenly started to become nervous. She didn't seem to know who she was guarding against all day long, and her mood became very unstable...
In her situation, I don’t think it would be a surprise if she suddenly committed suicide one day..."
"Ms. Edano, what do you mean by this way of making money?"
Karasumaying was keenly aware of the anomaly, and her intuition told her that this so-called "way to make money" was probably the key to Kimiko's murder.
"I don't know the specifics. She just said that she found a money tree. She said that even if she doesn't have to work, she will have a lot of money to spend..."
[Money tree... does it mean someone has been caught? 】
Hearing this, Karasuma Ying frowned and thought deeply.
[According to Ms. Edano, this "money tree" can also provide "a lot of money", so it's probably not ordinary people...]
Kimiko, was she murdered because of this?
"What do you think about Ms. Death?" Karasuma Ying put aside her thoughts for the time being and asked again.
"They have a very bad relationship. Although the God of Death has only been here for a week, I have always felt that she is very hostile to Kimiko."
"Where is Mr. Yi? What is his relationship with Ms. Arai?"
"These two don't know each other very well. They usually...ah! That's right! It's Yi!"
Suddenly, Ms. Edano seemed to finally remember something, and she quickly exclaimed:
"I remembered! The katana in Kimiko's room turned out to be Yi's sword!"
"Is that the murder weapon you're talking about?"
"Yes! I have seen an identical samurai sword in Yi's room before! It must be his!" Ms. Edano replied with great certainty.
"Understood."
Karasumaying nodded, and another doubt in her heart was answered.
"Ms. Edano, please keep this matter secret for the time being and do not disclose it to anyone except the police."
"Okay, okay, I understand..."
"Last question, after the secret meeting ended, until before we found out that Ms. Arai was murdered, where were you, Ms. Edano?"
"I've been in my room sewing clothes for these kids of mine..."
"Is there anyone else who can prove it?"
"No, no..."
[Is there no alibi? 】
"excuse me."
Without asking any more questions, Wu Wanying stood up and left, heading towards Mr. Yi's room.
"..."
Like the fortune tellers before him, Mr. Yi's room has his own style.
In the room full of Chinese style, there are various Bagua diagrams, Five Elements diagrams and ink paintings hanging. On the divination table in the middle are divination lots and abacus used for divination.
There are two-meter-high display cabinets on both sides of the wall in the room. The display cabinet on the left is filled with many ancient swords, and the one on the right is all kinds of modern firearms, large and small.
Looking at the two collection display cabinets, Karasuma Ying narrowed her eyes slightly, but did not say anything, but walked towards Mr. Yi who was circling the divination table.
"Excuse me, Mr. Yi, can I ask you some questions?"
"well?!"
Mr. Yi seemed to be startled by the sudden appearance of Wu Wanying, and Mr. Yi looked very panicked.
"Yes, it's Detective Karasuma? What's wrong?"
"Please don't be nervous. I just have some questions related to Ms. Arai and want to ask Mr. Yi."
"Um, I'm not very familiar with her, and I don't know..."
"Did Mr. Yi notice anything unusual before and after Ms. Arai's case?"
"No, no! I don't know anything! I don't know anything at all!"
Under Wu Wanying's questioning, Mr. Yi seemed more and more flustered, and even began to speak incoherently.
[This person’s psychological quality is so poor...]
After complaining silently, Karasumaying decided to ask in another direction.
She bypassed Mr. Yi and walked straight to the display case containing the firearms.
"Mr. Yi, the firearms here should all be your collection, right?"
"Huh? I don't know! I don't know! It has nothing to do with me!"
[Is it okay if this is all displayed in your room? 】
Karasumaying no longer knew how to complain. She sighed softly, picked up a pistol on the display cabinet, and said:
"What an amazing collection, especially these guns. They should be model guns, right? They look almost the same as real guns..."
Her words attracted Mr. Yi's attention, and he asked curiously and pleasantly:
"Detective Karasuma, do you understand this too?"
"Well, I have encountered real guns before when I was in school in the United States. Just from the appearance, there is really no difference between them."
"Really?" Mr. Yi chuckled and said proudly: "These are my best collections. No matter the shape or weight, even the sound of the gunshots is no different from real guns!"
[Is this really not against the law in Japan? 】
After complaining in her mind, Karasumaying put the gun back, and then walked to the display cabinet with swords nearby.
"Also, these swords look so powerful. Mr. Yi, could it be that they are not model knives but real swords?"
"well?"
When Karasuma Ying asked this, Mr. Yi suddenly started to panic again.
"No, this, this, that, how should I say..."
"Can I touch it?"
While asking, Karasumaying reached out and grabbed the sword on the display cabinet.
"No, no!"
A super important clue appears in this chapter (﹃)
(End of chapter)
