Facts have proved that Kuramoto’s castle is not as deep as Hondo Eiyu imagined. After learning that the secret passage had been discovered by the police, he seemed to have suffered a major blow, and admitted with a dejected face that he was the murderer.
Looking at the new draw on the disc, Lu Ren was thoughtful. In fact, the process of solving the case this time, as Bentang Yingyou said, was a bit sloppy and risky. But with the murderer's confession, the blow finally came into his own hands.
Doesn't that mean that solving the case may be a very simple matter. As long as the murderer pleads guilty and commits suicide, the number of lottery tickets will be obtained. The specific process of solving a crime is not important.
As for what to do specifically...
After thinking carefully for a while, Lu Ren gave up this somewhat tempting idea. Maybe that's true, but once the bottom line is drawn, it's hard to go back.
Maybe Lu Ren only targeted people like Kuramoto at the beginning. He clearly knew that this person was the murderer, but the evidence to solve the case was not enough to close the case directly. Just give him a set of physical therapy to wake him up.
But after tasting the sweetness of doing so, Lu Ren was not sure whether he could resist the temptation and continue to expand the scope. For example, in some cases where it is not known who the murderer is, it would be inappropriate to apply memory recovery techniques to the suspect.
It's troublesome to hit the wrong person, and it's hard to live with your own conscience.
Forget it, just follow the process to solve the case as before. Even if Conan takes the lead in the future, it will be because he is not good at learning and cannot blame others.
After finishing his psychological preparation, Lu Ren rode the Qunma police car down to the foot of the mountain.
When we parted, Shan Cuncao was still a little reluctant to leave. He stuck his head out of the car window and held Lu Ren's hands tightly, "Mr. Lu Ren, come to Gunma with Mr. Maori when you have time."
Lu Ren smiled and took out his hands. "Definitely next time."
After watching the police leave, Lu Ren turned around and said to Mao Lilan and others, "Let's go too."
"Um."
Just like when he came, Conan sat in the passenger seat and everyone else sat in the back. Lu Ren turned on the air conditioner, played the car music, and prepared to drive home slowly.
Maybe they were tired from climbing the mountain. After driving the car for a while, the three people in the back seat were already drowsy. Conan in the passenger seat kept nodding his head, but compared to Mao Lilan and others, he still held on. Trying not to really fall asleep.
"If you're sleepy, just take a nap. I'll call you when I get there."
Conan shook his head, took out a water glass from his bag, and after taking a few sips of hot water, he felt much better.
Lu Ren wanted Mao Lilan and the other three to continue sleeping, so the car music was cut to soft and soothing piano music. As a result, his cell phone rang suddenly, and the three of them woke up immediately and subconsciously began to reach for their pockets.
"Sorry, it was my cell phone that rang. You can continue to sleep. Conan, the cell phone is in my left trouser pocket. I can't get it while driving. Please help me get it to see who is calling."
Lu Ren thought it was Xiao Ai who called. Not many people knew his mobile phone number, and even fewer called him. Just like Gin, this one only sends text messages.
Ran Ge, "It's Sister Xiao calling."
Conan took out his cell phone and glanced at the caller ID on it. He suddenly became energetic and no longer sleepy. He stared at Lu Ren with high energy, "Would you like to answer?"
"catch."
Conan answered the call and raised the phone to Lu Ren's ear.
"Hey, Bei Dao, what's wrong?"
"Are you free tonight? Let's have dinner together."
"Okay, I can do that. Then I will drive to pick you up when you are about to get off work."
"Um."
"Okay, that's it. I'll contact you then."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Ren found that the sleepy three-man team who had been sitting in the back seat were now more energetic than the last, leaning forward as much as possible.
"Aren't you going to sleep?"
"Brother Ren, was the call just now from Sister Xiao?"
Although she had already heard it from Conan, Yuanzi still wanted to hear it confirmed by Lu Ren himself at this time, so as not to misunderstand it because he had been asleep just now.
"It's her who called."
"Oh!" Yuanzi became more and more excited. She nodded her fingers, "Brother Ren, are you going on a date?!"
"No, we're just having a meal together." After Lu Ren replied briefly, he ignored the others and continued to concentrate on driving.
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After sending a bunch of teenagers with overactive curiosity and hormones home, it was almost time for the workers to get off work. Lu Ren turned the car around and went straight to the newspaper office.
A quarter of an hour later, Lu Ren parked the car, pushed open the door and went straight to the second floor of the newspaper office. Pushing open the ajar door of the office, Bei Dao was staring at the computer screen attentively, with his hands on the keyboard, tapping from time to time, without any sound. Sensing Lu Ren's arrival.
Lu Ren didn't say anything immediately. He stood quietly at the door, waiting for Bei Dao to finish his work. As a creator, he knew how valuable this state of concentration was, so he would not easily disturb Bei Dao.
Anyway, he has nothing to do, so he will just wait for a while.
It took about ten minutes before Bei Dao came out of this state, took his hands off the keyboard and took off his glasses. Just as she was about to wipe her glasses, she suddenly noticed Lu Ren standing at the door.
Bei Dao quickly stood up and said, "Brother Ren, why didn't you say anything to me when you came?"
"I just came here too. Seeing that you are busy, I don't want to disturb you."
Bei Dao shook his head: "Next time you come, tell me directly."
"Okay. It's almost time, let's go."
The two went downstairs and got back in the car. Lu Ren fastened his seat belt and asked, "Where should we go to eat?"
“There’s a Junmi Izakaya nearby that’s pretty good.”
"Drink some today?"
Bei Dao shook his head again, "His wine is average and the food is pretty good. Brother Ren, you can have some if you want."
"Generally forget it." Lu Ren didn't pay much attention and followed Bei Dao's directions and drove the car to the door of the izakaya she mentioned.
The location of this izakaya is a little off, and the signboard looks a bit old. There are four big characters on the blue curtain, "Craftsmanship and Pure Taste."
From the appearance alone, it seems to be no different from an ordinary izakaya. However, Lu Ren believed in Bei Dao's ability to forage. She said it was good, so she couldn't be wrong.
Lu Ren opened the door curtain and heard a sweet welcome as soon as he entered.
"welcome."
There is nothing to say about this attitude. The only problem is that we only hear the voice but not the person. Lu Ren lowered his head and just saw the waiter. He's about 1.4 meters tall, and he doesn't seem too old. He might just be in junior high school.
Lu Ren didn't pay much attention and said casually: "Two people."
"This way, please." The little girl led the two of them to a freshly cleared table.
After sitting down, as usual, Bei Dao was in charge of ordering and Lu Ren was in charge of eating.
The food served at this izakaya is average, but the taste is really good and the ingredients used are fresh. Lu Ren was very satisfied with this. After the meal, he ordered an extra bottle of sake and drank it slowly.
Bei Dao held the wine bottle and filled a glass of wine for Lu Ren, then asked casually: "Brother Ren, how is your recent manuscript going?"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Ren immediately put down his wine glass, and his little drunkenness was completely dissipated.
"I'm writing, I'm writing." Seeing that he couldn't be fooled, Lu Ren smiled bitterly and said, "It wasn't always the president who urged the manuscript before, so why is it you who urges the manuscript now?"
"I have compiled and summarized the articles you have written before and put them on our news website. I need new articles now. You also know other people's articles. If our website wants to gain popularity, we must rely on you, Brother Ren. Come."
Bei Dao stared at Lu Ren.
"Ah, this. Mainly because nothing big has happened recently. As you know, I have very high requirements for the quality of my manuscripts."
"Two articles a week, can you do that?"
"Two articles?!"
"Mr. Lu Ren."
"exist!"
Bei Dao poured another glass of wine for Lu Ren, and then poured another glass for herself. Then she raised her glass and said, "Please work together for our hard work!"
"Yes!" Lu Ren hurriedly clinked glasses with him and pushed back. He was afraid that Bei Dao would throw the glass of wine in his hand at his face. Although this possibility is basically non-existent, it is still better not to gamble.
"So two articles a week, can you do it?"
"I...I try hard."
ps1: This chapter is a free update for the Dragon Boat Festival.
ps2: There is something that can barely be related to Conan. Parda (Prada) is endorsed by Chicken Brother. Haiyuan Zhongyi's brand is really great, and every spokesperson is "extraordinary".
