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

They walked out of the room and into the noisy ramen restaurant outside.The police officers have isolated the deceased and the surrounding area, and are investigating in a compact but methodical manner.

After Takagi explained a few words to the evidence investigator, he gave Kudo a word, and left in a hurry to deal with other matters.

The search officer nodded to them, quickly told them who the three piles of evidence belonged to, and then stood aside, letting them check by themselves.

Kudo began to examine it.

The first pile belonged to Sakuma Ryukyu. There was a rather old-looking sweater, a pair of headphones, and a box of antidepressants.

The second pile belonged to Sumiko Matsuno, and the contents of the bag were taken out, including small bottles of perfume, bronchodilators, and scattered cosmetics.

The last pile belonged to Yujiro Kaku. He carried a power bank, a mobile phone connection cable, and a box of cold medicine with him.

Kudo frowned.

——Looking at it this way, there can only be one culprit, but the suspicion of the other two people still cannot be completely cleared. If the other two people know that this person has such a habit, they both have the conditions to commit the crime...

"What does this perfume smell like?" Kuroba suddenly pointed to the perfume and asked, "Can I smell it?"

"Of course." The investigator nodded.

Kuroba borrowed Kudo's handkerchief, picked up the portable perfume and smelled it: "Well, it smells like flowers. Isn't Rin Yoshikawa asthmatic? Doesn't Ms. Matsuno know that pollen can easily cause asthma?"

Kudo frowned: "But simple asthma cannot cause acetaldehyde poisoning, but it does seem suspicious."

Kuroba shrugged, put the perfume back, and added: "By the way, old sweaters are also easy to cause asthma attacks."

Kudo's brows furrowed even deeper.

"Sakuma didn't carry anything that would trigger his asthma, but he did carry antidepressants—"

"Yes, medicine." Kudo said suddenly.

"What?" Hei Yu was suddenly interrupted, a little dazed.

"Both antidepressants and cold medicines can cause acetaldehyde poisoning." Kudo said calmly, "but the symptoms are different."

Kuroba's heart suddenly clenched, and he held his breath involuntarily.

"So, you mean..."

"The ingredients of antidepressants and cold medicine are different. We just ran over when we heard the cry for help. Did you hear the screaming sound in Yoshikawa's breathing?"

Hei Yu thought about it for a while, then shook his head: "No."

Kudo nodded: "That's right. Symptoms caused by antidepressants and alcohol reactions will cause squealing sounds, but cold medicine and alcohol reactions will not."

Kuroba's eyes widened: "That's - Kaku Yujiro?!"

Kudo pursed his lips, and there was no sign of relaxation between his brows: "But...it doesn't make sense. Even if he did it, is the motive for the murder really the reason why he owed some money? If so, they are obviously Roommate, there are countless opportunities to commit crimes, why today? Why acetaldehyde poisoning? If you were Yoshikawa Rin’s roommate and you wanted to kill him, would you choose to poison him in public?”

Black Feather's forehead was covered with black lines: "Hey..."

"Just imagine."

Hei Yu pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "No. I will choose a method that is more subtle. I mean, they are all roommates, and there are more clever methods. Killing people in public is really It's so weird."

"Then under what circumstances will you make a move in public?" Kudo asked.

"Uh, Kudo—"

"I just want to hear your thoughts."

"... Well, if it was me, I have a better way to achieve the goal, but I still choose to do it in full view, probably... I want to show it to someone." Black Feather said in a moment I was a little dazed for a while - when he boldly carried out the theft in white clothes, it was not only for the magic effect, but also for the world to know...to let that organization know.He paused, then continued, "Kakuyujiro, Matsuno Sumiko, and Sakuma Ryukyu all have better timing. If it was them, I can't think of a reason why they would do this. Unless it's Sakuma Ryukyu or Matsuno Sumiko likes each other, and finally came up with this plan."

Kudo was silent.

Hei Yu hurriedly said: "Of course this is just my idea—"

"I think so too." Kudo glanced at him, with a hint of admiration in his eyes, "But you missed a detail."

"--Eh?"

"Ryuu Sakuma likes Matsuno Sumiko, but does Sumiko Matsuno really like Ryuu Sakuma?"

"..." Kuroba blinked quickly.

"It's their testimony. They contradict each other." Kudo said, "As you said, if they are telling the truth," - Kuroba whispered "Of course", Kudo looked at it with a half-smile He took a look-"Matsuno obviously still loves Rin Yoshikawa. They even decided to go on a trip together in a few months, this is not a lie. She never mentioned about Rin Yoshikawa's rough treatment of her from the beginning to the end- —Of course, this may all be to clear up her suspicions, but her attitude towards Sakuma is not lukewarm, not like a lover who is secretly together. And Sakuma—if you think about it carefully, what he mentioned Most of the content I read is my own testimony. For example, their relationship is currently 'below lovers and above friendship', and 'neither of them wants to hurt Rin's feelings'. Confess with him again'. But—"

"—But this is very likely to be his own subjective assumption. You can also think of it this way. After Sakuma confessed to Matsuno, Matsuno rejected him, and said, 'You are a good person, but I don't want to hurt Rin's feelings'. Sakuma rejected Sakuma because of the reason. Sakuma mistook it for Matsuno Sumiko who liked him, but couldn't be with him for moral reasons."

"That's right." Kudo looked at Kuroba in amazement, "Kuroba, you are not bad."

Kuroba scratched his head, and smiled embarrassedly: "It's not as good as Kudo, you are a detective."

"But if this is the case... then it doesn't make sense." Kudo Naga sighed, "I still feel that I missed something. And... so far there is no conclusive evidence. I can feel that we are very close to the truth. "

Kuroba looked at Kudo in confusion.

"—Don't forget, Kaku Yujiro is the one who has cold medicine."

Kudo called Takagi, briefly explained what they had found, and then the two went backstage to check the surveillance video.

Takagi had already watched the surveillance from all angles during that time, and greeted Kuroba and Kudo when they walked in.

"Kudou-kun, Kuroba-kun."

"Officer Takagi. Did you find anything?" Kudo asked.

Takagi nodded, sat in front of the console, and said while calling out the monitor: "Look here."

Kuroba and Kudo approached.

The video has been zoomed in on their table, starting from the moment they first sat down.

The four ordered food first, and then sat there chatting.Yoshikawa first sneezed and coughed a few times, and complained to them, Matsuno quickly smiled apologetically and sat a little further away.Kakuyujiro scratched his head, took off his sweater and put it in his bag.Immediately afterwards, side dishes and beer were brought up, and the four continued to chat. At this moment, Matsuno said a few words to Kakuyujiro, and Kakuyujiro handed over his bag.Matsuno searched for a while, found the power bank and began to charge his mobile phone, and then returned the bag to Yujiro Kaku.After a while, when Yoshikawa Rin said something, the four of them laughed unsteadily, and Sakuma Ryukyu laughed so hard that he fell on Kakuyujiro's body, and Kakuyujiro pushed him in disgust.At this time, the clerk held the plate in both hands and brought out the ramen that everyone ordered.Rin Yoshikawa rubbed his nose and sneezed again.After the four thanked the clerk, Yoshikawa Rin and Sakuma Ryukyu started to mix the ramen. Kakuyujiro and Matsuno were still holding side dishes, and their hands passed by Yoshikawa Rin's ramen.Ryukyu Sakuma ate two mouthfuls of ramen and reached for beer. Rin Yoshikawa called him, and he helped Rin Yoshikawa take a bottle and put it next to him, and his hands inevitably passed over the ramen soup .

Another 2 minutes later, Rin Yoshikawa fell ill.

Not long after, Kudo Shinichi and Kuroba Kaito appeared on the screen.

Takagi pressed the pause button and pressed his temple with a headache: "According to what Kudo-kun said, then all three of them have the chance to get cold medicine and prescribe it..."

Kudo also felt a throbbing pain coming from his temple.

He sighed again, the feeling of difficulty in walking was stuck in his heart, and the feeling of missing clues was still lingering.He watched the video again.

He finally turned his head to look at Takagi and asked, "I have a few questions, can I ask them alone?"

"Ah..." Takagi hesitated.

Kudo immediately clasped his hands together and looked at him pitifully: "Please, Officer Takagi—"

Takagi waved his hand without daring to look directly: "Go, go, I'll watch outside, don't mess around, Kudo-kun."

Kuroba twitched the corner of his mouth.

So, is this how the big detective buys people's hearts?

...Hey, it's no wonder that the Metropolitan Police Department is not finished!

The first person walked in.

"...I have a few questions I want to ask you. I don't doubt what you mean, I just want to prove something..."

The first person's eyes widened in surprise after listening to the question, and nodded after a moment: "...Yes, that's the case. Yoshikawa... Yoshikawa met."

"Separated?"

"……Um."

"Ah, do you know why?"

"I asked, but he never talked to me."

"You like...?"

"……how is this possible!"

"That's it, thank you, you can go out now."

A second person walks in.

"...do you know his name?"

"Uh...he didn't mention it to me, at least I can't remember."

"When did you leave Yoshikawa, do you know?"

"Ah...about two years ago?"

"Do you know why?"

"...Sorry, he didn't talk to me. I asked him, and he always avoided the topic."

"You know... have such a habit?"

"Well, we all know that. Just in case...will take it with me."

"That's it. Thanks, you're all right."

"Officer Takagi, sorry to bother you, can you check Yoshikawa Rin's information from two years ago?... Ah, yes, I want to know... Thank you."

A third person walked in.

When Kudo was about to ask a question, Kuroba next to him suddenly let out a suspicious "Huh".

"Hey, let me tell you, something is wrong with you." Hei Yu narrowed his eyes, walked in front of the other party, leaned over to look at the other party's impatient face because of waiting for a while, and said word by word.

Kudo's eyes widened, and what happened next was caught off guard.

"His-"

At the same time, the forensic doctor hurried over, broke into the room where Takagi was watching the video, and said out of breath:

"Report, report! Officer Takagi, we found the mark at the position of Rin Yoshikawa's butterfly bone!"