Kawakamiji came to a second-hand clothing store.
This store is located in a corner, so it takes some effort to find it. Fortunately, there is a rental area nearby and it has a stable customer base. Therefore, the business has been sustained.
By the way, this place is not far from the eucalyptus discovery site.
He opened the door, and the wind chimes hanging on the edge jingled. The boss who was sitting at the counter and reading a newspaper raised his head.
The boss was an old man with thinning hair, a hunchback, and wearing thick reading glasses.
"It's Mr. Kawakami!" After seeing who was coming, the boss immediately became enthusiastic, "I haven't seen him in almost a month."
The owner of the clothing store is named Sawamura Ryo, whom Kawakami met in an accident.
That time, both of them were witnesses. Because Ryo Sawamura had trouble with his legs and feet when taking notes, and the police parking space was limited, Tsumugi Kawakami took him for a ride.
It has to be said that the events in Mikka Town are one of the sources of Kawakami's social life. He got to know people from all walks of life.
"It's been a long time, Mr. Sawamura. I have a dress here, but it's stained. Please give me a price."
Kawakami took out Spider's clothes.
"A costume?" Sawamura picked up the dress and shook it. "The material is good and the workmanship is good. The stains can be dealt with but the price will be discounted, but this... is not easy to sell. If it is too expensive, customers can't afford it. .”
Sawamura Liao has a daughter who works in the clothing industry and runs a small garment factory. Sawamura takes this opportunity to take out the defective clothes from the factory and sell them to the poor at low prices, or donate them to orphanages. . Later, for the convenience of business, we simply opened a store.
Therefore, the price of this dress may not be affordable for the mainstream customers of this second-hand clothing store.
"If it's not easy to sell, you can set the price lower, boss. It won't make you lose money. You don't have to give me too much. It's enough to buy a bag of candy."
"I can't help it, I can't help it." Sawamura waved his hand hurriedly, "I can't lose your money."
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After arguing for a long time, the boss reluctantly accepted Kawakami's low price. In order to compensate, he forced a few apples into Kawakami's hand.
Kawakami took advantage of him not paying attention and put the apple back into the corner of the counter.
"When the time comes, I'll get a plastic male model in the store, put on this suit and stop in the store to show off." He said to the boss with a smile.
"There is one more thing I want to ask. After all, you are a detective and well-informed." Sawamura took out today's newspaper from under the cabinet, "Did anyone die in the residential area next to me?"
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"So this time someone was killed in the home invasion, and you think it was the original robber who did it?"
"That's right." Miwako Sato said.
Previously, Matsuda Jinpei discovered from those files that this might be a serial theft, so the police contacted the victims of the previous thefts.
Sato Miwako is collecting transcripts, and Kaguya Kinko sitting in front of her is one of the previous victims.
The pale and listless woman sat there quietly, resembling some kind of fallen plant.
"Last time, you thought it was a false alarm." Shikaya Kinko smiled nervously, "Although you didn't say it clearly, I heard it."
"We tried our best, but there was very little information left in that case." Miwako Sato explained.
For police officers, admitting their powerlessness to victims can be difficult. Moreover, Shikaya Kinko had no intention of questioning at all, and was just describing one thing calmly. This made Sato Miwako even more restless.
"Miss Shikaya, where did you buy the clothes in your wardrobe?" Sato Miwako asked.
She recalled Kudo Shinichi's previous analysis that the murderer of Misato Fushiya was probably looking for something.
"Clothes?" Shikaya Kinko replied dully, "Shopping malls and the like, it was just a long time ago, since my parents had an accident... I haven't bought any.
However, I never found a job. In order to change money, I sold a lot of clothes to a second-hand clothing store..."
"Second-hand clothing store, can you tell me more about it?"
Soon, Sato Miwako learned the specific situation from the description of Shikaya Kinko: The store was called "Sawamura Second-hand Clothing Store", and the owner was an old man named Sawamura Ryo.
What's more important is that this clothing store is located near Misato Fushiya's residence!
"Because his clothes are very cheap... I have also bought some of them. This coat, like this one, was bought at his house." Kinko Shikaya stretched out her hand and pointed to the photo on Sato Miwako's table.
"Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Shikaya."
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After the interrogation, Miwako Sato called the remaining victims and asked for information.
"Yes, Miss Yamamura, the agreed time is this afternoon, but I want to ask first..."
"Ms. Sakagawa, have you been to Sawamura second-hand clothing store before?"
"Hello, Ms. Endo..."
The more she asked, the brighter Sato Miwako's eyes became, and she felt that she had grasped the key. All the victims have been to this "Sawamura Second-hand Clothing Store"!
"Matsuda, Matsuda!" Sato Miwako hurriedly summoned her juniors, "We need to go to Sawamura's second-hand clothing store as soon as possible!"
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"That's right, it's around this area, in front of the Jiayuan convenience store." Tsuyoshi Kawakami was not surprised by Ryo Sawamura's question, "The fall from the building is said by the media to be a suspected suicide."
Ninety percent of these suspected suicides are homicides.
"So close?" Ryo Sawamura was shocked, and he adjusted his reading glasses.
"In fact, I am an eyewitness. Based on the traces at the scene, it is basically certain that it was murder."
The police's confidentiality measures are worrying. Thanks to the all-pervasive media, the case that just happened yesterday has been published in the newspapers today before it has been solved. If the murderer is smart, he can judge whether he should run away or not by reading the newspaper.
What's more, Sawamura Ryo's personality is also known to Kawakami Tsuyoshi. This guy is always kind-hearted, the kind who gives cotton-padded jackets to homeless people along the road in the winter. Moreover, his physical condition does not support difficult sports such as home invasion and robbery.
It can't be the murderer. Therefore, Kawakami Tsumugi didn't mind revealing a little to Sawamura Ryo.
"Therefore, you have to be careful. The murderer may not have gone far. This location is remote and easy to be targeted."
Ryo Sawamura opened his mouth feebly and closed it again. The old man's expression showed sincere sorrow for the loss of life.
"murder?"
"Yes, although the police haven't found out the specific situation yet, I think this is a serial case."
At this moment, Kawakamiji felt the gaze of others.
He turned his head sharply and stared at the door behind Sawamura Ryo. The store is divided into two parts, with clothes hanging in the front like a normal clothing store and a warehouse in the back.
"Is there anyone in the warehouse?"
"Ah, it's my new assistant, Shunsuke Mishima." Ryo Sawamura said, "Mishima, what's the matter?"
New assistant? Kawakami raised his eyebrows.
This second-hand clothing store is not large in scale, so there is no need to hire any helpers. Moreover, Mr. Sawamura’s daughter often sends workers to deliver goods to his father, so he does not need to do the heavy lifting himself.
It was probably because Ryo Sawamura saw that the other party had no job or had difficulty in life or something, and became kind again.
"Ah, it seems to me that the boxes on the second floor shelves are a little damp. Boss, what should I do?"
Mishima Shunsuke leaned out from behind the door. He was thin, with disheveled hair, and tattoos on his neck. He looked to the side, but did not meet Kawakami's eyes.
A former gang member, his tattoos show signs of washing, he has a leg injury, he has insomnia, and he is addicted to cigarettes but hasn't smoked in a long time. Nervous—touched the back of his head, lying.
has a problem.
"It's damp, isn't it?" Ryo Sawamura looked puzzled, "My windows were clearly closed yesterday..."
"The clothes are fine, the cardboard box is just wet."
"Ah, that's okay, Mishima. Just move the clothes to another empty box."
"Okay." Mishima returned to the door again. Hearing the noise, he must have gone to move clothes.
"Why did you take on an assistant?" Kawakami asked. He felt that something was wrong with Sawamura's new assistant.
"Oh, just that day..."
Before Sawamura Ryo finished speaking, the sound of heavy footsteps came from far to near. Mishima Shunsuke rushed out of the warehouse, his eyes were crazy, and he raised a gun and pointed it at Kawakami and the two.
"Don't move!" Mishima Shunsuke shouted.
