I, Tomoya Aki, am not a bootlicker

"..."

Tomoya Aki and Mikoto Misumi simultaneously shifted their gaze to Hisabe Rokuro.

Being stared at by the two of them, Kube Rokuro subconsciously sat up straight, like an elementary school student who had been caught making a mistake.

"If this painting is seen by Dr. Zhongtang, what do you think will happen?"

“That person will definitely ask where this painting came from?”

"So, will Shishido Riichi continue to provide clues? He is now confident in giving this to Kube-kun. Considering that he may have known that the deceased, Tachibana Celery, had been killed and her body was in that building, it seems that he is deliberately guiding others to solve the case..."

"You think the alphabet is nearly complete?"

Misaki Mikoto understood what Aki Tomoya meant, and then she knocked on the table in annoyance.

"But what good will this do him? If he knew it already, why didn't he call the police? And why did he choose to lead others to find the murderer when the alphabet was almost complete?"

Hisabe Rokuro raised a question at this time.

If Shishido Riichi already knows who the murderer is, he is trying to use himself or the Nakadō family who will be enraged after seeing the painting to find the murderer, but what good will it do him?

"A serial murder case using 26 different methods from A to Z was done, and it was enough to write a book about it. What do you think Shishido Riichi, who knows the whole process from a third-person perspective, would do with such a big piece of evidence in his hands?"

"Once the murderer is caught, his exclusive revelations will definitely bring him fame and fortune. Over the years, the murderer has committed 26 different murders. This can become an urban legend, but this urban legend really exists..."

Misaki Mikoto answered on behalf of Hisabe Rokuro.

Riichi Shishido is a freelance journalist.

He wants to make a big news, he has unique and huge information in his hands!

"...If you put it that way, it seems to have that flavor, and it's a bit scary!"

Kube Rokuro shuddered.

Thinking that he might have been used, he swallowed subconsciously.

"Doctor Zhongtang must not know about this for the time being."

At the same time, Akitomo reminded the two of them.

If the Zhongtang clique knew about this, someone would die.

As for Riichi Shishido, who may be the person who knows the murderer at the moment, everyone present can imagine how he will be dealt with after being caught by the Nakadō clan.

After all, giving a copy of the painting of the Nakadashi lovers to Kube Rokuro smelled a bit provocative.

"learn!"

The three of them immediately reached a tacit understanding.

They were not worried that something might happen to Shishido Riichi, but they were afraid that the Nakadō-kei's forensic career would be over.

If he did something extreme and was caught, there would still be hidden dangers.

As for Shishido Riichi...

Who cares whether he will die or not? They are worried about the Zhongtang faction.

"I'm leaving the forensic autopsy of the deceased Tachibana Senna to you, Doctor Misumi. It's at least one of the clues, and it can also help to stabilize Doctor Nakadō. Shishido Riichi, leave it to me and Hisabe-kun."

"...Of course, you can. How are you going to get that person?"

"Well, Dr. Mitsuzuki will have to pray that the alphabet isn't complete yet."

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Chapter 358 Wrong Time (Fifth update, reply to the pillow in the post, hurry up and grab it!)

"We now have three directions: the real cause of death of the deceased Tachibana Celery, the real estate agency Takase Real Estate, and the freelance journalist Shishido Riichi."

Aki Tomoya gave three directions.

They could understand the first and the last one, but the one in the middle aroused their curiosity.

The door of the empty house was damaged during the fire, which allowed the body to be discovered.

But whether the door was damaged is not the point, but why the body was there. If the door was damaged, the criminal put the body there, which makes sense. But based on the current situation, there are still problems with the scene where the body was found.

"Doctor Mitsuzuki, we originally estimated that the deceased died after the fire, right?"

"Yes, the body is only slightly decomposed."

Judging from the degree of decomposition of the body at the time, they initially speculated that the deceased had not been dead for long.

"But there were no sightings of the deceased in the vicinity before or after the fire, or anyone pushing the same suitcase into the building."

However, considering the time of death, no witnesses said they saw the deceased entering or leaving the building, or anyone pushing the same suitcase into the building during the period before and after the fire.

This is where the contradiction lies.

"The deceased, Tachibana Celery, lived alone and resigned two months ago. The police are currently looking for clues in terms of interpersonal relationships, but the results are not very good. Regarding the location where the body was found, I asked the manager of the building opposite the fire building. Shishido Riichi had rented a house a month before the fire."

When they went to investigate the residential building opposite the fire building, Tomoya Aki pretended to be Shishido Riichi's assistant and found the manager of the residential building. He lied that he wanted to find the other party for work, but couldn't contact him, so he came here to find him.

However, the manager told him that Shishido Riichi had only lived here for more than a month and had just moved out not long ago.

"He had been waiting for more than a month ago... When did the deceased go in? I think it is necessary to find out. Was the body there before the fire, or after the door lock was damaged by the fire?"

There are still many doubts. If the door lock was not broken before the fire and the person was inside, and then was killed, how could the murderer get into the empty house?

At the same time, this does not match the time of death they initially speculated.

And if it was after the fire, then Shishido Riichi started waiting too early.

Given the suspicion that Shishido Riichi knew everything, the message revealed by his actions is intriguing.

"What we need to do first is to get the timing right. Shishido Riichi was waiting there so early, which makes me feel like maybe we missed something from the beginning."

Because of Shishido Riichi, there are more possibilities in the case.

"Perhaps the true cause of death of the deceased may bring us a breakthrough."

What was the reason for Orange Celery’s death?

Botox?

B had already been collected by the murderer, so it should be other letters.

"The ones that have been confirmed are B, D, K, N... A, C, E, F..."

List the letters that have been confirmed, followed by the letters that have not yet appeared.

The three of them were thoughtful.

"There's something wrong with the timing... the time of death... the degree of decay of the corpse... ah!"

Mikoto Misumi was thinking about the letters that had not yet appeared. As she was thinking, her eyes suddenly widened and she exclaimed.

In the room, Tomoya Aki and Rokuro Kube looked at her at the same time.

"To the autopsy room!"

She said to the two of them, then stood up and rushed out impatiently.

Aki Tomoya and Kube Rokuro looked at each other, then immediately followed.

Mikoto Misumi's excitement also attracted people in the office next door.

Following closely behind, two more people also rushed towards the autopsy room.

After arriving outside the autopsy room, the three men put on protective clothing, pulled the body of the deceased Tachibana Celery out of the freezer, and then asked Aki Tomoya and Hisabe Rokuro to help carry it onto the autopsy table.

"Nothing has changed... You can feel it, Amaki-kun."

Mikoto Misumi carefully examined every detail of the corpse.

"Yes, we only treated the organs with formalin, but we didn't do the same to the body. Even if it was refrigerated, the body would have gradually decayed. But now it is exactly the same as when it was delivered!"

If the corpse is not treated with special antiseptic injection, it cannot be preserved for a long time even if it is refrigerated in a freezer.

They only processed the organs, and the body would be cremated directly according to normal procedures, so they did not plan to keep it in the freezer.

"F, formalin!"

Found it, here are the letters.

Then everything makes sense. Why was there no witness for a period of time after the fire? Why was Shishido Riichi waiting in the building opposite more than a month ago...

The time of death of the deceased should be at least one month ago.

Because she has most likely been "treated" with formalin!

"Now that the time has come, what should we do next?"

Hisabe Rokuro could hardly contain his excitement and said that they had finally found a breakthrough.

To prove everything they had previously suspected in that room.

The time of Tachibana Celery's death was pushed back by one month. Shishido Riichi rented a house in the residential building opposite the fire building more than a month ago and waited in advance. Combined with the things this guy gave him, this person knew too much!

"If that's really the case, then we need to hurry up. That person is confident enough to give hints. I'm afraid the alphabet is really about to be completed!"

Aki Tomoya was still not happy. His suspicions were already well-founded, so he had to speed up.

"Doctor Mitsuzuki, please test the formalin in the body and report to the police. Not only are we confused, but the police are too!"

The body was in that empty house before the fire. The wrong time of death has a huge impact on the investigation of the case!

This caused the police's search direction to deviate.

"Formalin, what else are you talking about?"

At the door of the autopsy room, Zhongtang looked at them puzzledly.

In the office, he saw three people running towards the autopsy room. Driven by doubt, Zhongtang Xi came here.

"Doctor Zhongtang, you're here at the right time. We may have found the real cause of death."

Misaki Mikoto looked at Nakadō calmly, and at the same time touched Aki Tomoya's arm inconspicuously.

"what?!"

Zhongtang Xi frowned and looked at the corpse on the dissection table.

Without any further ado, he went out, put on his protective suit and walked in.

"what happened?"

Facing the question from the Nakadō department, Misumi Mikoto did not rush to answer, but turned to Aki Tomoya and Kube Rokuro and said, "I'm counting on you."

"I see. We'll be there soon. Let's go, Kube-kun."

Tomoya Aki and Misaki Mikoto looked at each other, then turned around and motioned for Kube Rokuro to follow.

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Chapter 359: Accomplice (Reply to Mouse Pad)

"Kube-kun, do you think we should call the police now, or wait for the appraisal report from Doctor Misumi and the others?"

After leaving UDI, Aki Tomoya asked Hisabe Rokuro.

A new forensic autopsy has to be conducted, but no one wants Zhongtang to find the murderer before the police.

"Do you already know who the murderer is?"

"Do you think I'm a god? I mean the body was in that empty house before the fire. When we first started doing the autopsy, we made the wrong guess about the time of death. Now not only us, but the police are also searching in the wrong direction."

How could he possibly know who the murderer was?

But now that the time of death has been pushed back to a month ago, there will be more suspects.

The door lock was broken by the firefighters, so anyone who was able to enter the empty house a month ago was naturally a suspect.

The original owner of the empty house and the real estate agency that manages it on behalf of the owner.

At first, I misjudged the time of death, thinking that the body was put in after the door lock broke, and I didn't think about it in that direction.

"And Shishido Riichi, do you think he simply knows everything, or is he an accomplice?"

Tomoya Aki asked about Shishido Riichi again.