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Noriko Endo said, "Yes, I later found out that he was lying to me. He said he would hand over a shop to me to run, but he just wanted to use me."

Eri Kisaki continued, "Did you tell your father about President Otsu?"

Noriko Endo nodded: "My father said he would help me get compensation."

Eri Kisaki's heart sank; this meant that Takashi Inoue might have intentionally murdered Toshiyuki Otsu.

But she remained calm and composed, saying, "One last question, Ms. Endo, I hope you can be honest with me: do you believe that your father murdered President Otsu that night?"

“No!” Noriko Endo said firmly, “My father may have broken into houses, but he would never kill anyone.”

"Yeah……"

Although Noriko Endo was quite certain, it was a fact that Takashi Inoue had concealed something from her, and Noriko Endo's words could not rule out the possibility that Takashi Inoue had committed intentional homicide.

Noriko Endo said, "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

Eri nodded and got up to see Noriko Endo off.

Kuriyama Midori asked Kitagawa Taki, "Mr. Kitagawa, what are your thoughts on this case?"

Chapter 390 I'll Tell You in Secret

Kitagawa Taki replied, "I think we need to go to the crime scene."

“That’s right.” Eri Kisaki affirmed, “That’s what I thought too. Let’s go to the Otsu real estate agency.”

Otsu Corporation.

The three found the building's manager, Takuya Akiyama.

Eri Kisaki handed over her business card, explaining the purpose of their visit.

Takuya Akiyama readily agreed: "No problem, but I don't have the key to the president's office. I need to make a call."

As he spoke, he made a phone call using the landline.

After hanging up the phone, he took a set of keys from the wall and said, "Come with me!"

As they walked, Eri asked, "Mr. Akiyama was the first person to discover it, right? Could you please tell me more about the situation at the time?"

Takuya Akiyama recalled: "That night, around nine o'clock, I was watching TV when Mr. Masahiko Arima found me. He was the son-in-law of President Otsu."

He asked if President Otsu was in his office, and I told him that when I was on patrol at eight o'clock, no one was in the office.

He said that President Otsu told him he needed to go back to his office. I think President Otsu must have come in through the emergency exit, not the main entrance.

Then he said he had knocked on the office door, but no one answered, so I took the key and went with him to open the door.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Why is Mr. Arima in such a hurry to see President Otsu?"

Takuya Akiyama said, "Oh, he said that President Otsu left his reading glasses at his restaurant, so he opened an Italian restaurant nearby."

As they talked, the group arrived at the entrance of the Otsu Company.

Eri asked, "Was this door closed that night?"

Takuya Akiyama said, "Yes, I opened the door with the spare key. After Mr. Arima and I entered the company, we went straight to the president's office, and Mr. Arima went up and knocked on the door."

Then he peeked into the room through the glass in the door and exclaimed, "There's someone inside!" I went closer and saw someone hitting another person with something, and then we heard a "bang."

Because only President Otsu had the key to the president's office, Mr. Arima broke down the door. As soon as we went in, we saw President Otsu lying on the floor, unconscious.

Just then, Masahiko Arima, who now owns the president's office, arrived.

Takuya Akiyama explained, "Mr. Arima, they are the lawyers I mentioned on the phone."

Eri Kisaki said, "Excuse me, Mr. Arima, we'd like to visit the president's office."

“It’s nothing.” Arima Masahiko said as he stepped forward and opened the door to the president’s office: “I haven’t touched anything in here since the police came.”

The room was quite well-furnished.

Sofa, desk, bookshelves, safe, and even a screen.

Eri Kisaki held the case file and carefully examined the scene, comparing it with the photos on it.

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Mr. Arima, where did President Otsu collapse at that time?"

Arima Masahiko pointed with his finger: "Right in front of the safe."

Kitagawa Taki looked at Akiyama Takuya: "That's not right. With this screen, you can't see this place from the doorway."

Takuya Akiyama explained, "I didn't actually see it. I only saw a shadow cast on the wall. At that time, the lights in the room were off, only the neon lights shining in from outside the window."

He added, "I saw him repeatedly hitting President Otsu with something, and then I heard President Otsu fall to the ground. There's no mistake about it!"

Eri Kisaki stopped and asked, "Let me confirm, you didn't directly see Inoue Takashi beat President Otsu with an ashtray, right?"

Arima Masahiko interjected, "But, Attorney Kisaki, isn't there any difference? Didn't Inoue Takashi also admit that he hit someone?"

“No.” Eri Kisaki shook her head. “These are completely different things.”

Kitagawa Taki glanced at Arima Masahiko. This guy was very suspicious. To be precise, he was the first person to discover it, and all of Akiyama Takuya's actions happened after him.

He didn't say much and started wandering around the room, actually using his divine sense to search the entire room.

Upon investigation, the problem was discovered.

On the bookshelf was a golden clock with a small figure holding something and ringing it.

If this is the shadow that Takuya Akiyama saw, then it makes sense.

Meanwhile, Eri Kisaki was still asking Masahiko Arima and Eri about the safe.

Kitagawa Taki then beckoned Kuriyama Midori over.

Kuriyama Midori walked up to Kitagawa Taki and said, "Mr. Kitagawa."

Kitagawa Taki asked, "Midori, did Inoue Takashi admit that he hit President Otsu with an ashtray?"

“Hmm.” Kuriyama Midori nodded slightly and said, “He did hit President Otsu, but he doesn’t remember how many times he hit him.”

Kitagawa Taki then asked, "What about the money?"

Kuriyama Greenway: "He denies stealing the money, and the police have yet to track it down."

Kitagawa Taki's lips curled up slightly; wasn't that the motive?

Seeing this, Kuriyama Midori became somewhat excited and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Kitagawa, have you solved the case?"

Kitagawa Taki leaned close to Kuriyama Midori's ear and whispered, "I'll tell you quietly, the real culprit is Arima Masahiko."

"Huh?" Kitagawa Taki's hot breath tickled her ears, but she didn't care right now.

Hearing Kuriyama Midori's exclamation, Eri asked, "Kuriyama, what's wrong?"

Kitagawa Taki winked at her.

Kuriyama Midori quickly replied, "N-nothing."

Eri Kisaki glanced at Taki Kitagawa beside her, but didn't say anything more.

Kitagawa Taki went outside and called Uehara Yui.

"Yui, can you help me look something up..."

Shortly after I hung up the phone, several people from the president's office came out.

Eri Kisaki expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you for your help."

Arima Masahiko laughed and said, "Not at all, I don't even know if it will help you with the court hearing."

"I will also be present as a witness at the next court appearance. I hope Attorney Fei will show leniency then."

Eri Kisaki smiled without saying a word, offering no direct answer; of course, she wouldn't do such a thing.

"Then we'll take our leave."

……

Leaving the Nomoto Building, Eri Kisaki glanced at Midori Kuriyama, who seemed preoccupied, and asked Taki Kitagawa:

"Kitagawa, have you obtained any clues?"

Kitagawa Taki smiled and asked in return, "Why do you ask that?"

Eri Kisaki said, "You must have talked to Kuriyama about something in the president's office, that's why she was distracted."

She was a little puzzled as to why Kitagawa Taki only told Kuriyama Midori and not her.

"Impressive, as expected of Attorney Kiyoshi." Kitagawa Taki gave a thumbs up.

Eri Kisaki rolled her eyes dramatically.

Kitagawa Taki then said, "I believe the real culprit is Arima Masahiko. Inoue Takashi only knocked out President Otsu. President Otsu was killed by Arima Masahiko, who came to deliver the glasses later. The motive, of course, was the 1200 million yen."

Chapter 391 Sneaky and Mischievous

Fei Ying thought for a moment and asked, "So, Mr. Qiushan was someone he brought in to provide an alibi? But how did he manage that?"

Kuriyama Midori was also very curious, staring at Kitagawa Taki, hoping he could answer her question.

Kitagawa Taki countered, "I wonder if you guys have seen that clock on the bookshelf?"

The two understood immediately. Kuriyama Midori covered her mouth and exclaimed, "So that's how it is! As long as we place that clock in the right position, we can create the shadow that Mr. Akiyama saw."

Eri Kisaki asked again, "Where was that sound?"

Kuriyama Midori guessed, "Could it be a tape recorder?"

Eri Kisaki shook her head: "Precise time control for a tape recorder is difficult to achieve."

Both women looked at Kitagawa Taki.

Kitagawa Taki said, "I noticed that the desk in the president's office has been moved. Arima Masahiko must have used it to create the sound."

Place a spherical object under the table, then loop a string around it. Pull the string through the crack in the door, and when Mr. Akiyama is looking inside and not paying attention, pull it out forcefully.

"I see." Fei Ying thought about the feasibility of this method and said, "Then now all that's missing is the decisive evidence."

She pondered for a moment and said, "The money has disappeared without a trace, it must have gone into his pocket. As long as we investigate, we should have results soon."

Kitagawa Taki snapped his fingers: "That's what I was thinking."