The results of the investigation soon came out. The death of the deceased Kanda Akina was undoubtedly murdered.
The murderer used aconite, which is relatively common in Japan, dried it and ground it into powder. Finally, he mixed it into the sauce in Kanda Akina's lunch box and poisoned it.
"Understood."
After listening to the detective's report, the boy nodded slightly. He glanced again at Karasuma, who was still sitting beside Akina's classmate's bed, and then turned and walked towards the other bed behind him.
"Wow!"
The boy raised his hand and opened the curtain that covered the bed.
Inside, there was also the body of a female high school student lying there quietly.
That's right, there was not just one dead person this time, but two.
Almost at the same time that Kanda Akina was poisoned, a female high school student in another class of the same grade in this school also suffered from the same situation and eventually died of poison.
The police received two reports from this school at the same time. The Metropolitan Police Department noticed something unusual, so this was one of the reasons why the boy came in person.
"Tell me about her situation." Looking at the body of a short-haired high school girl, the boy said.
"yes."
The detective behind him nodded, opened the folder in his hand, and said:
"The deceased's name is Miyamoto Sanae. Her father is an executive of a nearby company, and her mother is also a full-time housewife. She is an only child and has no brothers or sisters in the family.
The deceased was good at sports and participated in the tennis club on campus. His ability was extremely outstanding and he was always recognized as a main member of the club. He also performed well in youth tennis events in the city and won many awards in various extra-school competitions. .
His interpersonal relationships in school are similar to those of the previous deceased, Kanda Akina. Although he seems to have many admirers, none of them have been involved in related disputes. He is a good student with both good character and academic performance.
In addition, according to our investigation, the two deceased persons, Kanda Akina and Miyamoto Sanae, did not know each other before entering this high school, and there has never been any form of intersection between them. "
"What's the cause of death?"
"Same as Kanda Akina, both were killed by poison caused by the murderer putting aconite powder in the lunch box. The method was exactly the same."
At this point, the detective added another sentence.
"By the way, Mr. Shirakawa, we have asked the parents of the two deceased people before. The lunch boxes they ate today were all prepared by their parents at home and brought to school..."
The meaning of the detective's words was obvious. The two deceased were from different classes, and the lunch boxes were prepared by family members. Therefore, the possibility that they were poisoned by a certain murderer at the same time was not high.
Therefore, the murderer is probably not just one person.
This case may be two different cases committed by the two murderers at the same time.
"It's too early to make a decision."
The boy was noncommittal. He withdrew his gaze and slowly closed the curtain.
“However, in a place like school, it is indeed not easy to poison someone’s lunch without anyone noticing.
Especially the school's regulations on lunch. Students all eat lunch in their own classrooms and at their own seats. Under such circumstances, unless the murderer and the deceased are from the same class, it will be difficult to complete the poisoning. this action. "
Having said this, the boy turned around. He first glanced at Karasuma, then looked at the detective beside him, and ordered:
"Take the lunch boxes of the two deceased people back to collect fingerprints, and at the same time, in my name, apply to the superior for an investigation order to allow the police to collect fingerprint information of all teachers and students in this grade."
Due to the relationship with the Hatoyama family, the boy's name has always been very "easy to use" in the Metropolitan Police Department. As long as the application is issued in the boy's name, the Metropolitan Police Department will process it as quickly as possible.
In Japan at that time, any search operation that made a little noise like this required an investigation order from the superior. Although the boy had some privileges in this regard, he did not intend to violate the rules as long as it was not an extreme situation.
"Yes." The detective nodded and quickly wrote it down.
"In addition, carefully investigate the interpersonal relationships of the two deceased people in the school, whether in the class or in the club. If you find someone who has conflicts with the deceased, or someone who is related to the two deceased people at the same time, notify me immediately."
Different from the detective's guess of "two murderers, two cases", the boy seemed more inclined to think that this was a case in which one murderer used some special method to kill two victims at the same time.
"yes."
The detective nodded, and after writing these things down again, seeing that the boy had nothing more to say, he quickly left the infirmary.
As the door closed softly, the infirmary finally became quiet, and the boy once again looked at Karasuma, who was sitting next to Akuna's classmate's bed.
Just like when he first came in, Karasuma was still sitting there blankly, looking down at his former good friend, as if he had lost his soul.
Seeing her like this, the boy hesitated for a while, and finally walked forward, raised his hand and patted her shoulder gently.
"time to go."
But Karasuma ignored him and seemed to have no reaction to his words.
The boy was silent for a while, and then spoke again:
"She's dead now, we should go back."
For a moment, these words seemed to stimulate Xiao Karasuma's nerves.
"Go away!" She finally reacted, but she raised her head and glared at the boy fiercely, with red eyes and shouted loudly: "If you want to go, go by yourself! You cold-blooded piece of wood! I want, I want..."
Only halfway through her words, Karasuma couldn't say any more, because she saw that when she said the word "cold-blooded", the boy's face showed a clear look of confusion for a moment.
It was only at this moment that she realized that she had said the wrong thing impulsively.
How could she say such a thing just now?
Maybe others who don't know the boy can say the word cold-blooded, but she can't. This is not only because she is one of the few people who really understand the boy, but also because the boy once risked his life to save her. He is not cold-blooded at all...
"me……"
The nameless fire that originally came from nowhere in his heart quickly dissipated at this moment. Like a child who had done something wrong, Karasuma looked at the boy helplessly and with some fear.
What Xiao Karasuma is not afraid of is that the boy will get angry and attack her, but she is afraid that the boy will be disappointed in her and alienate her...
However, the boy did not show any displeasure. After a brief moment of confusion, he just sighed softly and persuaded again with a helpless and sad expression:
"People cannot be resurrected. Instead of sitting here meaninglessly, we should find a way together to find the murderer who poisoned Akina-san."
He was always like this, with an almost limitless tolerance for those around him. Even though he was the one who was hurt, he still comforted her in turn.
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(End of chapter)
