Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

"So that's what it's about." Haneda Hideyoshi thought Miyamoto Yumi was throwing a tantrum. "I'm fighting hard for the Meijin title!"

"I don't care what you're doing. Anyway, we'll have nothing to do with each other from now on."

"Wait... Yumi, we are lovers, how can we not be related?"

"Who is your lover? My lover is Bai Quanyi."

"Bai Quanyi? Who is he?"

Miyamoto Akemi pointed at Shiraizumi Masu who was standing beside her.

"Yes, Sister Mingmei is my girlfriend. You, the ex-boyfriend, should stop bothering her." Baiquan Yi said lightly. He didn't care about Haneda Hideyoshi at all.

Hideyoshi Haneda was only Yumi Miyamoto's ex-boyfriend in name only, and nothing happened between the two of them.

Yumi Miyamoto's first kiss and first blood both belong to Shiraizumi Yoshi. From now on, Yumi Miyamoto belongs only to Shiraizumi Yoshi.

"Really? Yumi!" When Haneda Hideyoshi saw the handsome and tall Shiraizumi Masu in front of him, he suddenly lost his confidence.

"That's it." In front of Haneda Hideyoshi, Yumi kissed Shiraizumi Masu on the cheek to prove that she was not lying.

"What! This doesn't make sense, why would this happen!"

Hideyoshi Haneda suddenly looked pale and was devastated.

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, Meimei must be lying to me."

Hideyoshi Haneda stubbornly refused to accept reality and became unreasonable and impossible to talk to.

"I don't accept it, I don't accept it, I don't accept it——"

Haneda Hideyoshi roared angrily at Shiraizumi Masu, leaving Shiraizumi with a helpless look on his face. "I just stole your girlfriend, why are you reacting so strongly?"

Afterwards, Inspector Megure arrived with his men.

"I see. I understand what happened now." After listening to Shiraizumi Masu's account, Inspector Megure nodded slightly and looked at Itami. "May I ask what caused your quarrel?"

"It's about stocks," Itami replied. "My wife has been obsessed with buying and selling stocks lately. I just reminded her and she went crazy."

"Also, her son, who's about to graduate from college, hasn't found a job yet. Is that one of the reasons for her bad temper?"

"Do you and your wife live with your son?" asked Officer Takagi, who was taking notes.

"No, ever since my son went to college, he's been living on his own in an apartment near the school," Ito replied.

"But! Didn't your son call?" Mihara interrupted. "He said that once he gets his driver's license, he wants you to buy him a car. He'll bring the car catalogue with him."

"Then his wife said she wouldn't buy him a car unless he found a job. They argued for a while before hanging up the phone."

"Is that so...eh? Wait, you're not mistaken for the one in that case..." Inspector Megure seemed to recognize Yonehara as well.

Mihara said with a somewhat depressed look: "Yeah! I didn't expect that something like this would happen again when I came to work as a maid in this house."

"Uh, hehe..." Inspector Megure laughed dryly and decided not to talk about this topic anymore.

He looked at Miike Naeko and said, "By the way, why did Officer Miike Naeko from the traffic police call?"

"Ms. Yonehara, the first person to discover the case, was a little scared, so she called her friend, Officer Miike Naeko. We happened to be nearby, and when we heard about the murder, we came over to check the situation." Shiraizumi Masu walked over and explained.

Inspector Megure looked at Shiraizumi Masu with a strange look in his eyes: "Inspector Shirai is indeed worthy of being you... You are the person involved again."

Inspector Megure feels that wherever Shiraizumi Masu goes, something happens.

"Inspector Megure, your eyes are a bit rude!" Shiraizumi Masu laughed.

"Ahem!" Inspector Megure coughed lightly, his expression turning serious. "Anyway, in this room at the time of the incident, only the wife, Mr. Itami, and the maid were there, right?"

"Yes, my son and I haven't seen each other for more than a year," Idan replied.

Inspector Megure turned his gaze to Yumi and the young man beside her: "Yumi, who is this gentleman behind you..."

"Um..." When Yumei was at a loss as to how to introduce herself, the man spoke first: "I live in the building next door, and I'm Yumei's..."

"Hmm?" Yumi instantly cast an extremely dangerous look at him.

The man's expression froze, and he quickly changed his words: "I am the one who has the honor of being Yumi's partner, Haneda Hideyoshi. Please give me your guidance."

"What? Boyfriend?" All the police officers were shocked when they heard this. They felt that this sloppy man was not worthy of the policewoman Yumi Miyamoto.

Yumi glared at Haneda Hideyoshi in annoyance: "He's just an ex-boyfriend. I have nothing to do with him anymore."

"Uh!" Haneda Hideyoshi scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Anyway, let's first tell you why Mr. Haneda is here?" Inspector Megure said seriously.

Yumi said helplessly, "Because my ex-boyfriend happened to be the one who remembered the password to the mailbox where the spare key was kept, so I brought him here! He is a major suspect in the murder. Inspector Megure, I believe he is the murderer."

As she said this, she grabbed Haneda Hideyoshi and pulled him forward.

"I'm not." Haneda Hideyoshi quickly defended himself.

Shiraizumi Masuya said, "No, Sister Yumi, you can't say that Yu997da Hideyoshi is a murderer just because you hate him."

Yumi said, "But Hideyoshi is really a big suspect. Hideyoshi was idle all day and had an affair with the lady next door. Later, they had an emotional dispute and then he killed the lady next door."

Haneda Hideyoshi looked like he was about to cry: "Yumi, how could you slander me like this."

Inspector Megure felt that what Miyamoto Yumi said made sense and said, "So, you are the murderer. Mr. Haneda Hideyoshi!"

Haneda Hideyoshi said: "I am really not the murderer. Besides, I am a professional chess player. I don't have a legitimate job as Yu Meimei said."

Officer Takagi stared at Haneda Hideyoshi, suddenly showing a puzzled look: "Eh? Strange, I think I've seen you somewhere before?"

Inspector Megure was stunned for a moment, and then he looked thoughtful: "Now that you mention it, I seem to have heard this name somewhere before."

Yumi suddenly grabbed Haneda Hideyoshi's ear with a nervous look on her face and asked, "Is he on some wanted list?"

"How is this possible!" Haneda Hideyoshi denied speechlessly.

Haneda Hideyoshi coughed and said, "It seems that I can no longer hide it. I am the six-time champion of the Japanese shogi world. I already have six titles, and I am only one step away from the seventh title, 'Taiko Meijin'."

Ikeda Naoko said, "So when you say collect seven, you mean collect all seven prize chess titles?"

Haneda Hideyoshi scratched his head and laughed, "Ahaha! So that's it, you're right, I have indeed collected all six, and I only need the last one."

Miyamoto Yumi said coldly: "It doesn't matter what happens. I have nothing to do with this guy anyway."

388. Collaborate with Yumi Miyamoto again to solve the case

"Alright! Now's not the time to deal with personal matters." Inspector Megure coughed again. "Anyway, even though the suicide note has been found, according to Inspector Shiro, there are problems with the note, right?"

"Yes! You will understand if you compare the suicide note with the notebook on the table." Bai Quanyi nodded.

Inspector Megure then put the suicide note into his notebook and found that it did not match.

"Hmm... it's indeed inconsistent with what's in the notebook..." He looked at the contents of the suicide note again and read in a low voice: "Husband, I'm sorry for hurting you. I hope your injury can heal soon. Good luck on the exam, son Jingjia. I think you will be fine. Remember to let Ichiko wear my kimono during the Shichi-Go-San Festival. Please forgive me for leaving first - Itami Chiyoko."

"Is there anything unusual in the contents of this suicide note?" asked Officer Megure.

"Yes!" Itami took off his glasses and said, "As you can see, my eye was hit by an ashtray thrown by my wife yesterday. My son is currently taking driving lessons and is preparing for the written test. Also, my sister's daughter is indeed turning seven this year."

"But why did your wife throw the ashtray?" asked Officer Takagi.

"Because my wife likes to throw things around when she's angry," Idan replied.

"Yes! I saw it that time too." Mihara agreed, "So, after seeing the phone dropped at the door, I guessed it was my wife who threw it out."

"Oh? Cell phone, when was it discovered?" Bai Quanyi asked.

"I found it on the floor at the door when I knocked on my wife's bedroom door for the first time after I came back." Mihara replied.

"Where is that cell phone?" asked Officer Megure.

"I put it away." Itami took out a cell phone from his pocket and handed it to Officer Megure: "I wanted to wait until my wife calmed down before giving it to her."

Officer Megure took the phone and examined it for a moment, then handed it to Officer Takagi with some disappointment. "There's no record of any calls or text messages. I thought if it was a homicide, the killer would use the phone as a trap."

"It seems that the cell phone has nothing to do with the case." Officer Takagi was also a little disappointed.

"But I still think the suicide note is strange." Yonehara still had some doubts: "Because my wife caught a cold when she was seven years old and couldn't participate in the Shichi-Go-San Festival, she didn't have the chance to wear a kimono until she became an adult."

"Oh? Is that so?" Bai Quanyi's eyes flickered slightly, and a flash of understanding flashed through his mind. "It's a prepared move!"

While the investigation was underway, suddenly, the doorbell rang from the direction of the gate.

Everyone turned to the entrance and opened the door.

A young man walked in. He was wearing gray clothes, had non-mainstream yellow hair, and wore a hat. It was the son of this family, Itami Yasuie.

"Hey, why are there so many guests at home? Even the police are here?"

Itami Naginobu stepped forward and said, "Jingjia, why did you come back so suddenly?"

The blond young man picked up the car model catalog and said, "Dad, didn't I tell you on the phone? I'm going to show you the car models when I get home."

Itami Naganobu immediately shouted: "Didn't I tell you it's impossible? You don't even have a job now, and you still want us to buy a car...0"

"I think you need to find a job first. What future do you have if your hair is dyed like a pudding?"

Itami Yasuie's expression changed slightly, and he started to retort, "Dad, what are you talking about? Didn't you always support me getting my driver's license? Did something happen at home?"

Chiba, who was standing next to him, stood up and began to recount the case.

After hearing this, Itami Yasuie was in disbelief and tears welled up in his eyes.

"What? You said my mother hanged herself. That's impossible!"

Having said this, he rushed into the bedroom and saw his mother Chiyoko's body. He suddenly broke down and burst into tears.

After Itami Yasuie's emotions calmed down a little, Chiba began to ask questions.

"Just before twelve o'clock, the security guard on the first floor said that you came back. Can you tell me more about it?"

The yellow-haired man then spoke up: "Today I wanted to show my mother the car model."

"I arrived at about eleven o'clock, but when I rang the doorbell, no one answered."

"I thought everyone went out and took a walk in the nearby park to kill time, and only came back now."

"If I had known that Mom would hang herself later, I would definitely be waiting at the door. Wuuwuwu, Mom!"

Inspector Megure asked, "Superintendent Shiro, what did you mean by the prepared step you just mentioned?"

"It's a suicide note," Bai Quanyi said directly. "Look carefully at its contents. The first suspicious point is: 'Good luck on your exam, son. I'm sure you'll be fine.' From what I understand, Mr. Jingjia should be preparing for his driver's license written test recently, right? Would they be so worried about Mr. Jingjia failing such an exam?"

"My wife loves to worry about things like this," Itami explained. "Like right now, my son, who's about to graduate from university, hasn't found a job yet, and she's very worried."

Shiraizumi Masu remained noncommittal and continued, "The second suspicious point is that Ms. Chiyoko allowed her sister's daughter to wear her kimono."

"I remember Miss Sakurako just said that when my wife was seven years old, she caught a cold and didn't participate in the Shichi-Go-San Festival prayers, nor did she wear a kimono."

"So, when she said 'my kimono', if she meant the kimono she didn't wear when she was seven, doesn't that seem a little strange?"

"Well... I do feel like something is wrong." Inspector Megure said, touching his chin.

"It's the year!" Yumi said.

"Miyamoto, what have you thought of?" asked Officer Takagi.

Miyamoto Yumi smiled slightly: "Didn't you notice? If these contents were put four years ago, they would also be suitable, or even more reasonable!"

"Huh?" Several police officers were stunned.

Yumi said, "Four years ago... Mr. Jingjia is about to graduate from college now. Four years ago, he should have been preparing for the college entrance examination, right?"

"Right! If it's the college entrance exam, then it's normal for a mother to be a little worried!" Officer Takagi suddenly realized. "And four years ago, my wife's niece was three years old and also celebrated Shichi-Go-San!"

Officer Megure's expression was slightly moved: "Could it be that this suicide note was actually written four years ago?"

"Hey! Wait a minute!" Itami took off his glasses and pointed at his eyes. "Didn't the suicide note say that my eyes were hit by an ashtray? Doesn't that mean it's true?"

"Then we need to confirm whether Mrs. Chiyoko also injured Mr. Itami four years ago." Shiraizumi Mashi said lightly.

"Mr. Jingjia! Was your father injured four years ago?" Yumi asked.

"Oh! Now that you mention it, it's true!" Jingjia recalled, "I remember that time my parents went skiing together, but my mom wasn't very good at skiing, so she accidentally bumped into my dad and broke his leg."

"As a result, our family usually went to the countryside for the New Year's party every year, but Mom had to fly there alone. The plane almost crashed, but luckily it landed safely and Mom survived."

Bai Quanyi's eyes lit up slightly: "In other words, this suicide note was most likely written on that plane!"

He pointed at the suicide note and said, "Look at the signature. The reason why the name is included is so that when we look for the victim (Nono Zhao) we can confirm his identity as soon as possible."

Yumi looked thoughtful. "No wonder the handwriting on the suicide note was so illegible. It turned out to be written on a bumpy plane!"

Inspector Megure nodded slightly. "I see. It seems this suicide note was most likely written by my wife four years ago. The criminal then got hold of it from somewhere and used it in the murder four years later. This is what is known as a preparatory step."