Half an hour later.
The video brought back by Matsuda Jinpei initially proved Ishikawa Miho's innocence.
At the end of the case, Kawakami Tsumugi shamelessly asked for his playing cards from Sato Miwako, and reluctantly left the police station with Kudo Shinichi and Dr. Agasa.
Well, the only one who was reluctant to leave was Gongteng Shinichi. The little detective covered his head and kept chattering:
"Damn it, so who is the real murderer? This case is obviously not over yet. Next, we need to start with the origin of that suit... Ishikawa Miho and Houdeng Minghui definitely did not disclose all the information."
In Kudo Shinichi's crime-solving career in Yoneka Town, he rarely encountered such a situation where the real culprit was unknown. It seemed that every time he encountered Kawakami Tsumugi's case, he deviated from the traditional pattern.
"Oh. When you have offended enough people, finding the murderer after death is as fun as opening a blind box." Kawakami didn't forget to make some sarcastic remarks, "Because everyone has a motive for committing a crime."
Just like if he dies one day, anyone could do it. After all, Kawakami Tsumugi has made a lot of enemies in the organization by relying on his backing, although he has cooperation experience with most of his enemies.
Betting on a pack of lemon candies, the chosen one might be Qin Bar... Kawakami Tsumugi didn't know who he was betting on.
"Aren't you curious about the real answer?" Kudo Shinichi was angry.
"This is why I don't plan to be a detective. To be honest, as long as it doesn't affect me, whether the case can be solved or not has nothing to do with me."
Kawakamiji said,
"My limited empathy prevents me from completely sitting on the sidelines when a case comes up, but that's about it. Even sitting on the sidelines is sometimes a good choice for me."
"Just like the day we officially met, in the case of the severed hand, do you believe it, if you and Mao Lilan were not at the scene, I might just take the trouble and just put the hand back and pretend not to see it?"
Hearing this, Kudo Shinichi suddenly raised his head and looked at Kawakami Tsumugi.
At this time, the gray-haired young man felt a strong sense of alienation. He still smiled, but there seemed to be something dark and sticky hidden in that seemingly gentle smile.
This guy is at it again.
When investigating the case together, Kudo Shinichi felt that Kawakami Tsumugi was a good detective with an active mind who was as good as himself.
In a way, they are like Sherlock Holmes and the arrogant peanuts. After the case was over, Tsumugi Kawakami either disappeared directly or pretended to be estranged.
If it were for others, when Kudo Shinichi met such a close friend, he would have already invited him home for several meals.
As for Kawakami Tsumugi... apart from his name and occupation, Kudo Shinichi knew very little about him. Although he has Kawakami Tsumugi's contact information, he often can't get through and then switches to message mode.
"No way, you wouldn't do that."
The little detective is decisive,
"You also said that even if you don't mind your own business, you will still not let go of the cases that come up. Moreover, the murderer's target was you at the beginning. If you don't solve the problem, there will only be more trouble."
Kawakamiji:……
What a mistake. He actually forgot that with Kudo Shinichi's reasoning ability, he wouldn't be easily frightened by his momentum.
"To be honest, I have always thought that you are actually the kind of person with a sense of justice and compassion...but, I don't know why, you always want to act like a heartless bastard."
Kudo Shinichi said,
"Perhaps, you have something to hide that's why you keep your distance from me."
"Always want to show off"? He obviously is. Kawakami Tsumugi, who was praised for his acting skills, couldn't laugh or cry. He didn't expect that the little detective could have such emotional intelligence, but his emotional intelligence was not used in the right place.
"You are quite confident in yourself. You are not planning to confess your love to me. That would be too embarrassing. What should Xiaolan do?"
"Don't be disgusting!" The little detective who was just about to get serious and chat with Kawakami about his journey of making friends quickly stopped, "Don't bring it up about Lan, I know you want to change the subject!!"
"Okay, okay, it's not disgusting."
Kawakami raised his hands in surrender, but his expression finally turned serious.
"Since you have noticed that I am deliberately keeping a distance from you, don't ask why. The spirit of breaking the casserole and asking the truth should be focused on the case, not the friends."
"Kudo, at least at this stage, being too close to me is not a good thing. When you grow up - at least when you become an adult, if you... maybe you will have a chance to understand why."
If you plan to give up the detective career and develop in the opposite direction, I wouldn't mind being an HR recruiting people for your own company. This is what Kawakamiji didn't say.
The little detective looked at the gray-haired young man with bitterness and hatred, not knowing where he understood it. But he nodded seriously.
"I understand, no matter what, we are still friends." Kudo Shinichi said.
…………
Ishikawa Mabel and Houdeng Minghui walked out of the police station.
Since they are not the real murderers, the First Investigation Division will never detain them. However, as key witnesses, the two of them will often interact with the police in the next period of time.
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"Miho, is this really not... really not you?" Houdeng Minghui still didn't calm down and asked her.
"No." Mabel Ishikawa shook his head, "Actually, I always thought...it would be you."
"Let someone else get the upper hand."
Houdeng Minghui smiled softly, not hiding his murderous intention at all, and this murderous intention seemed a bit helpless because the person being targeted was dead.
"Also, do you know where the poisonous needle came from, Miho?" Houdeng Minghui asked without hope.
Ishikawa Miho shook his head again. There was no hesitation in his movements: "I really don't know, Xin Mulong bought that suit himself."
But Ishikawa Miho's left hand holding the phone was clenched tightly, and she hid her left hand behind her back without anyone noticing.
She couldn't help but recall the transaction between herself and the mysterious man:
[You don’t need to do anything extra. You just need to make the suit prepared for Xin Mulong a little bit old, to the point where Xin Mulong will dislike it. 】
[After that, things will naturally develop in the direction you want. If nothing else, someone at the exchange meeting will help eliminate the suspicions of you and your boyfriend. 】
Although she had made a lot of psychological preparations, she still got confused when the police identified Minghui, almost disrupting her planned arrangements.
[Then...what do I need to pay? 】
[Haha, you don’t need to pay anything. You're going to do it. It's just that you and your boyfriend join Sindora Company and help me save someone. 】
…………
After walking together for ten minutes, Kawakami Tsumugi and Kudo Shinichi parted ways. His car was still parked at the press conference, so he had to go back to pick it up.
Not only did he pick up the car, Kawakami also inspected and accepted the things he wanted.
According to Margaret's joint style, the research equipment he wanted should have been put into the trunk of the car.
There was no human contact throughout the whole process. With this kind of contact, Tsumugi Kawakami had no way of knowing who the person Margaret sent was. Although he could find out after some investigation, it was not necessary.
Also parked there was Dr. Agasa, so the gray-haired old man walked with Kawakami Tsumugi. Kudo Shinichi originally wanted to follow, but at the call of his childhood sweetheart, he chose to go back for dinner.
Colleagues are bound to chat, so the two called a taxi. In the car, Dr. Ali chatted a few words about his invention and then started another topic:
"Kawakami, didn't I say before that I feel like I've seen you before? In fact, I've been trying to recall it, and now I have some clues."
"Really?" Kawakamiji sounded surprised.
In fact, on the path of exploring his past, Kawakami Tsumugi has not given up on Dr. Ari, but he has been extremely busy recently. And Dr. Ali is only one of his many clues.
"I should have seen someone similar to you from a photo. That photo...should have been sandwiched in a magazine, a magazine left behind by my uncle Arisuke Agasa."
The word magazine brought a series of associations to Kawakami Tsuji, but he did not speak, but listened silently to Dr. Agasa's story.
"I don't remember which one it is. I need to look for it again."
Dr. A Li said distressedly,
"But I have a few photos of the same series of magazines. Unfortunately, I can't remember where I put this series of magazines, so I can't bring the actual items."
Dr. Agasa opened the photo on the phone and handed it to Kawakami Tsumugi.
Kawakami was stunned for a few seconds. He deduced countless possibilities in his mind, but this answer... he was not surprised at all.
The magazine that Dr. Agasa gave him was from the same series as the magazine that Kawakami got from the doctor in the medical department.
