【Quick New】In the Name of Love · In the Name of Love- XXIV

Ten minutes later, Officer Takagi arrived at the scene with his hands.

Holding up his police/signboard all the way, he finally arrived at the scene of the crime, and at a glance he saw two boys who looked similar standing beside him talking about something.He was stunned for a moment, and then he greeted one of the boys dumbfounded: "Kudo-kun..." After that, there was another sentence "Why are you again", but he forced himself to choke back.

Kuroba raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Kudo with a half-smile. Kudo coughed twice in embarrassment, raised his hand and waved his hand, as a greeting to Takagi: "Officer Takagi."

Takagi asked: "Did you find anything?"

——Of course he knows Kudo Shinichi.Especially in the past two years, he had encountered this young man almost at the scene of large and small cases, which made him wonder whether this young man was not as innocent as he imagined for a while.But later he also proved that he is indeed an excellent detective, and he has contributed a lot in different cases, which made Takagi and the entire investigation department favor and trust him.

Kudo recounted to Takagi what he had just discussed with Kaito Kuroba succinctly. Takagi didn't ask any questions, and asked the accompanying forensic doctor and evidence officer to start collecting evidence and inspecting it without saying a word.

"It will take about ten to 15 minutes to complete the collection." Kudo said to Kuroba, "But what I want to know should be found out soon."

After 3 minutes, Takagi came over with a serious face, and nodded to Kudo: "It was an asthma attack and ethanol poisoning, both of which occurred at the same time, there was no room for maneuver. As you said, we checked the ramen The soup, which was spiked with cephalosporins, together with alcohol caused a disulfiram-like reaction."

Kuroba couldn't help but let out a "wow", and looked at Kudo with admiration.This is indistinguishable from what he said, and he made such an inference after simply inspecting the scene.

He patted his chest with some lingering fear—fortunately, he wasn't stupid, and he ran a little faster, otherwise, with the reasoning speed of a famous detective, he probably couldn't escape.Of course, it is also possible that the other party is more good at homicide cases... No matter what, it seems very abnormal, what kind of soul mate do I have? !

"The death time of the deceased is consistent with the time when the woman screamed that Kudo-kun just said, that is to say, the only chance to give the medicine is the chef, the clerk who handled it, and the other three people at the same table. I have sent someone to adjust Surveillance/monitoring, the results should come out soon.” Takagi said, “I have also found the clerk and the chef, but there is no surveillance in the kitchen, so it is hard to be sure. According to what you said, if an acquaintance commits the crime, it should be possible to rule out these two. Personally, but just in case, I called the three people at the same table together for questioning. Kudo-kun, do you want to listen in?" Takagi stopped at this point, and glanced at Kuroba hesitantly, and Kuroba immediately He nodded to show that he and Kudo are in the same group - they are traveling together, and they are very willing to listen together.Takagi knew it was against the rules to do so, but... Kudo-kun seemed to want the other boy to go with him, and he didn't mind making an exception for them.What he meant was that the Metropolitan Police Department has made few exceptions for Kudo Shinichi?

It is said to be an observer, but in fact the room they are in is not the same room as the real interrogation room.They observe the interrogees through video and audio, otherwise too many people in a room will have a great influence on the questioner and the answerer.

Takagi handed two pairs of headphones to Kudo Shinichi and Kuroba Kaito respectively, and put on a pair himself.Shinichi Kudo put his arms around his chest and stared at the screen tightly.Kuroba Kaito unconsciously became nervous, watching with his hands in his pockets.

The first to be interrogated was the chef.

The chef hadn't changed his clothes when he sat down, and kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with a towel. Just saying "I don't know what happened" and "I didn't do it", it took the police officer a long time to calm down the other party's mood.

"What's your name?"

"An, Saburo Yasuhara."

"Do you know Rin Yoshikawa?"

"……Who?"

"Rin Yoshikawa, this." The policeman took out the photo and showed him a look.

An Yuan took a look, then immediately shook his head: "I don't know."

"Where were you from twelve twenty to forty? Don't be nervous, this is just a routine inquiry."

"I was in the kitchen the whole time, and all the other people who were there can testify for me! I, I have an alibi!"

"But you went to the toilet at 34:[-]."

"—ah, yes! I did go, but does that mean anything? Are you doubting me? By God, I never did it, and I didn't even know—"

"Mr. Yasuhara, please calm down. We are just conducting routine interviews."

"What else do you want to know, I can tell you! My God, I really didn't do it—"

"It's a bit suspicious." Hei Yu said while rubbing his chin.

Kudo shook his head: "He really doesn't know Rin Yoshikawa, and the possibility of him is very low. Looking at his performance, it's obviously not like he came prepared. Such a person looks too honest, Not the type to do such a thing. But—”

"I don't rule out the possibility of a disguise." Hei Yu answered.Kudo glanced at him, Kuroba smiled awkwardly, and added, "I guess."

Kudo pursed his lips, with the glimmer of the screen in his eyes, and said after a while: "The guess is pretty accurate."

"I'm fascinated by it, I'm fascinated by it."

The corner of Kudo's mouth curved.

The second person to be interrogated was the clerk.

The clerk looked a little calmer than the chef, but he kept holding his clothes tightly with his hands, pursed his lips and sat down opposite the policeman, and made a loud bang.As soon as he sat down, he quickly asked: "Are you doubting me? I don't know that person at all. Can you please fix it quickly? It's really bad for my reputation. My colleagues are all talking about who it is." For the sake of it, I never did such a thing—”

"Please calm down, we are just conducting routine inquiries." The police officer smiled and said calmly, "Can you tell me your name?"

"... Morishima, Morishima Zenta."

"It's the ramen you sent to Rin Yoshikawa's table, isn't it?"

"Yeah, if I knew that there was such an unlucky thing, I would definitely not receive them."

"do you live alone?"

"Do you have to ask this too? Yes. I live in the next block, the rent is cheap, and it is more convenient to come here to work."

"Ah, so that's the case. Well, according to the surveillance records, it is actually possible for you to tamper with the ramen—"

"What do you mean?! Are you implying that I might put medicine in it? You are slandering! If you, you, if you don't believe it, go search it! Full of lies!"

"Do you think it's possible?" Kudo asked, without looking in Kuroba's direction.

Kuroba continued: "Uh...it doesn't feel possible. Just like a chef, there is no motive."

Kudo nodded, changed his posture, and raised his chin: "The highlight is coming."

The third person to be interrogated was Sumiko Matsuno.

When she came in, her eyes were still red, and she was twitching, so the police had to give her a box of tissues just in case.She sat down, not knowing what to think, tears began to gather in her eyes again.She choked and said, "You, are you doubting us? I love Rin so much, how dare you—"

"Sorry, Ms. Matsuno, this is just a routine procedure. You know we have to do this. Don't worry, Ms. Matsuno. As long as you tell the truth, the truth will come out."

"Ask, I know everything. I, I just want to know who did it."

"Just to make sure, what's your name?"

"Sumiko Matsuno."

"How many years have you known Mr. Yoshikawa?"

"I've known Rin for two years, and we were together about a year and a half ago." She said intermittently, and then tears fell again, "How could this be..."

"Did you know he had severe asthma?"

"Of, of course! I thought he was having an acute asthma attack. I always keep bronchodilators in my bag..." Her voice gradually dropped, and she took out a piece of paper and blew it.

"Do you have any conflicts with Mr. Yoshikawa?"

"..." Matsuno fell silent.

After a while, she sighed: "Yes. But, but this is not the reason why I would—I would do such a thing!"

"Would you mind telling me?"

"The police officer also knows that there are always quarrels between couples, just quarrels, and his temper has always been bad recently, and sometimes he said things too much, and he was very cold to me some time ago ...But that's not a problem! We've even discussed where we're going to spend our vacation, I, I've already submitted an annual leave application to the company, I didn't expect..."

"So that's it. Ms. Matsuno, can you tell me about the other two people who dined with you?"

"The person sitting opposite me is Kakuyujiro, Rin's roommate. Sometimes I will meet him when I go to the place where Rin lives, and I will greet him politely...but I am really not very familiar with him. Next to him is Ryuu Sakuma, who is Rin's best friend, and we sometimes hang out as three of us. He and Rin have always had a good relationship."

"Are there any conflicts or possible conflicts between them and Mr. Yoshikawa?"

"No, no..." Matsuno thought for a while, then suddenly thought of something, hesitated, and said, "Mr. Jiao owes Rin a lot of money. It seems that the amount is not small. I heard that Rin often complained to me, But I don't know exactly how much it is... But, this shouldn't be the reason for him to do it?!" She was already a little terrified at the end.

"Just asking, Ms. Matsuno don't need to be nervous." The policeman reassured, "That's about it, please Ms. Matsuno to ask Mr. Jiao to come in."

Kudo and Kuroba touched their chins together in unison, frowning and thinking.

"Personally, she didn't say anything specific about the dispute with Rin Yoshikawa, but I don't think it's that simple." Kuroba said, "Maybe we can ask other people?"

"I also think there is a problem. Well, let's look at other people's answers first, and the current information is not enough." Kudo said, but his brows were furrowed even tighter.

Kakuyujiro came in.

His mood didn't seem very stable either, but compared to Matsuno, he was much better.The first thing he said after he sat down was, "If you want to know anything, just ask me. I will never do such a thing. Please investigate the results as soon as possible." Then he sat there with his arms folded , frowning tightly, waiting for questions.

"Your name is?"

"Kakuyujiro."

"What's your relationship with Rin Yoshikawa?"

"Roommate."

"How long have you known each other?"

"About two years."

"Do you like Matsuno Sumiko?"

"...Huh?! What the hell, how is it possible?! What kind of problem is this—"

"Mr. Jiao, don't be too excited, just a routine inquiry. Do you have any conflicts with Rin Yoshikawa?"

"There are no conflicts... Really, it's just that sometimes he plays a little too much with his girlfriend, which affects my rest."

"I heard that you owe Yoshikawa Rin a lot of money—"

"—Hey! What do you mean? Are you saying that I will kill that guy Yoshikawa for money?! Don't be ridiculous! I said you are just doubting me, so why don't you doubt Matsuno and Sakuma? I think the two of them have been secretly in love for a long time, maybe they took this opportunity to get rid of Yoshikawa, so they can be together openly?! Matsuno probably has long been dissatisfied with Yoshikawa, Mr. Police Officer, you I don’t know, sometimes Yoshikawa would take out his anger on Matsuno when he was drinking too much, and I couldn’t bear it after a long time! It seems that they have more reasons than me, right? No matter how much you doubt, you can’t doubt me up?"

Kudo's heart shuddered.

How is this going?What wasn't right, what was he missing?

Kuroba's temples began to ache.

It feels... more and more complicated.

From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the big detective who had devoted himself to the case, and sighed.

The door was knocked.

Takagi walked over, said a few words to the investigator who came to report, nodded, and closed the door.

He said to Kudo and Kuroba: "I have searched the items carried by the three of them. Would you like to go and see Kudo-kun and Kuroba-kun first? I will take care of it here."

Kudo shook his head: "It's too late to look after Sakuma's interrogation. The suspect is among these people, and he can't escape."

Takagi nodded and turned his energy back to the screen.

Sakuma Ryukyu was completely different from the previous ones.

There was no expression on his face, his brows were furrowed, his eyes were somewhat covered by curly brown hair, and his whole body exuded the air of a melancholy little prince.He greeted the police officer politely, pulled out his chair and sat down, looking as if nothing happened, only slightly trembling hands revealed his mood.

"your name?"

"Sakuma Ryukyu."

"I heard that you and Rin Yoshikawa are best friends who grew up together."

"Yeah, Rin..." He lowered his eyes, sighed, his breath was a little unsteady, "This is too unreal. Sorry, I always feel that this is just a bad nightmare, and I can't accept it."

"...I understand, Mr. Sakuma. The next question may be a little sensitive, I hope you don't mind."

"It's all right, Mr. Inspector. Just ask."

"Do you like Miss Matsuno?"

Sakuma froze.

After a while, he let out a long sigh: "It was Kaku who told you. That's right, Sumiko and I... We both like each other. I just found out recently. I know that Rin doesn't love Sumiko, and they will separate sooner or later." The reason for being together is wrong. But we also care about Rin, so we just stopped at the stage of friendship and love. We don't want to hurt Rin's mood. We still want to wait for a while , Rin will confess to him after his mood improves, we have not done anything we shouldn't have done before."

"Do you know about Yoshikawa's drinking?"

"...You mean, Yoshikawa likes to use violence after drinking alcohol? I know."

"That……"

"Why didn't you stop him?" Sakuma gave a wry smile, "Rin has a fifth-degree black belt in Taekwondo. I didn't know it until Sumeko told me that she loves Rin so much, but it may be because of too many times and frustration. Cold, finally she told me. I tried to stop it, but failed. I've been with Rin whenever he's been drinking since then."

"Do you have any impression of Kaku Yujiro?"

"He's a pretty nice person. He often eats and hangs out with us. It's just that sometimes he is careless and owes Rin a lot of money and hasn't paid it back."

"I see. Is there anything else to add?"

Sakuma shook his head.

"Thank you for your cooperation."

Kuroba let out a long breath, and took off the earphones.Kudo and Takagi who were standing nearby also took off their earphones.

Kuroba moved his shoulders, leaned against the wall, looked at Kudo Shinichi who was in deep thought and asked, "Do you have any idea?"

It took two seconds for Kudo to say, "No. Do you have any ideas?"

Kuroba said: "I... I can't tell the truth about the case, but at least they are telling the truth."

Kudo raised an eyebrow.

Black Feather shrugged: "I guessed from their performance. Is it...a kind of talent?"

"Thank you so much, lie detector Mr. Kuroba."

"You're welcome, you're welcome, it's my honor to help the great detective." Black Feather bowed flamboyantly.

In an instant, Kudo felt an illusion of deja vu swept over him, as if he had heard such similar words somewhere.But when he wanted to recall it again, this feeling disappeared completely, leaving Kudo unable to fathom it.He sighed in his heart, thinking, maybe it was some kind of psychological thing, so he didn't need to delve into it any further.

Kudo stretched his legs and walked outside.

"Leave Hei Yu and see what they have brought."