Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

Furthermore, he currently has no evidence whatsoever, so it's practically impossible for him to escape punishment using this method.

Shiraishi Xiu's face did not show any signs of anxiety; he continued calmly:

"Alright, let's talk about the cause of Ms. Tanaka Kei's death. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a heart attack."

Without giving the crowd time to respond in shock, Shiraishi Osamu continued, "She probably never dreamed that there would be another person in the room who would try to take advantage of her. She must have been terrified and panicked, her heart pounding wildly as she tried to resist, but someone desperately covered her mouth, preventing her from making a sound or letting anyone else hear her. In the process of desperately resisting, she suddenly had a heart attack, which ended what could have been a wonderful life for her."

"The murderer must have panicked at the time, and when he finally confirmed that Ms. Tanaka Kei was dead, he came up with this plan. He used a knife to stab her heart to cover up her actual death."

"That's the truth, so they can pin the blame on me."

"Because I was unconscious at the time, it was incredibly easy to get my fingerprints on the knife..."

Shiraishi Osamu said this.

It paused.

His gaze fell upon Miwako Sato.

Out of the corner of his eye, however, he saw the slovenly man, the man who kept his head down—Tomokazu Otani.

Sato Miwako received a look from Shiraishi Osamu and addressed the crowd:

"That's right, Ms. Tanaka Kei does have a heart condition. I only found this out after visiting many hospitals in two hours, and that should be correct."

Osamu Shiraishi looked at Miwako Sato with gratitude.

Two hours ago, he gave very simple instructions—

The task was to have Sato Miwako investigate whether Tanaka Kei had any illnesses, and also to deal with that sleazy man—Oochi Tomokazu.

Inspector Megure scratched his head and said somewhat weakly, "If that's the case, it doesn't seem to prove you're not the murderer, does it?"

Shiraishi Xiu smiled and countered, "Why would I go to all that trouble and put myself in such a desperate situation?"

"Uh...that makes sense." Inspector Megure nodded. If he were the murderer, there would be no need to be so foolish as to make things so complicated, and he might end up getting himself involved.

Officer Takagi suddenly said, "If you're not the murderer, then who is? And how did they get into your room? They couldn't have walked through walls or burrowed underground!"

Bai Shixiu smiled slightly:

"That's right, it's going through walls."

"what?!"

Everyone stared wide-eyed, mouths agape as they looked at Shiraishi Xiu.

I suddenly feel like this person might have something wrong with their head, otherwise they wouldn't say something so stupid.

Chapter 0019: My Own Strength

"impossible!"

Inspector Megure shook his head and said with certainty:

“We have checked both wooden walls and even the floor, and they are completely unmoved, with no signs of falling off.”

Shiraishi Osamu looked up at Otani Tomokazu and said, "On the wooden wall to the left of my private room, at the junction of the middle section of the wooden wall and the floor, there is a long, thin line made up of dust. And right behind this wooden wall, which is Mr. Otani Tomokazu's wooden wall, there are two large nails. You need to hold them and lift them slightly to easily remove this section of the wooden wall."

"I only found out after the inspection that the surrounding wooden walls were not inlaid at all, but were placed in one or two pieces."

After hearing this, Inspector Megure's expression turned serious, and he nodded to Inspector Takagi.

Officer Takagi didn't waste any time, decisively running into the luxurious private room inside the manga cafe. He came out a moment later, gave Shiraishi a complicated look, and then said:

"Inspector Megure is absolutely right, just as Mr. Shiraishi said."

"hiss……"

Inspector Megure gasped and turned to look at the man behind him who had been keeping his head down and looking slumped over.

Not just him, all eyes turned to him, all fixed on this rugged man.

There was a quietness in the air.

The kind of quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Shiraishi Osamu's voice rang out again: "So the real murderer is you—Ooya Tomokazu!"

Otani Tomokazu's body trembled. He raised his head, a nervous expression on his face, and said weakly, "It wasn't me...it wasn't me...I didn't..."

Shiraishi Osamu said coldly, "Stop pretending. I've already investigated you thoroughly. You've been living here for three months. I think you've been eyeing Ms. Tanaka Kei for three months, so you've been waiting for your chance, and last night's opportunity was just right. Just when you thought you were about to succeed, you discovered that Ms. Tanaka Kei had a heart attack and died. To avoid suspicion, you had no choice but to devise this heinous plan to ensure my demise, leaving me no chance to turn the tables. If it were someone else, there might have been no way to save me, but I... heh..."

At that moment, anyone could hear his smugness and arrogance.

But thinking about it, it's understandable. After everyone has confirmed that he is the murderer, and even after the evidence is available, how desperate must he feel?

But in the end, he turned the tables on everyone by himself. How exciting and thrilling that must have been!

You should know that Shiraishi Xiu didn't have the help of a system. This time, he solved the problem entirely with his own wisdom. Unlike those characters in novels who have cheat codes, he didn't have any cheat codes this time.

[Pah! Trash system! You can't even help your host when he's been wronged. I'll throw you away one day...]

"It wasn't me...it wasn't me...it wasn't me..."

Otani Tomokazu seemed like the victim of bullying, helpless and pitiful, repeating this phrase over and over again.

Shiraishi Osamu sneered, "Are you thinking that because I have no evidence, I'm not afraid at all?"

Otani Tomokazu slightly raised his head, and his lewd face and slovenly appearance were deeply reflected in his eyes.

However, Shiraishi Xiu could see very clearly that the other person's eyes were very calm and steady, and he even saw a hint of mockery in them.

Who are they mocking?

Who else could it be but Shiraishi Osamu?

They mocked him, saying that even if he deduced everything, without evidence, he would still be helpless.

"Heh...hehe..."

Shiraishi Osamu suddenly laughed, covered his face with his hands, and said in a low voice with a hint of sadness:

“I didn’t find any evidence, but Ms. Tanaka Megumi left some. You may not know this, but the nail of her left middle finger was broken, but it wasn’t found in my room.”

Otani Tomokazu's pupils contracted, his expression froze, and fear gradually surfaced in his eyes, his body beginning to tremble slightly.

Shiraishi Osamu didn't look for this clue, but he knew where it might be.

At that moment, not only he knew, but it seemed that everyone understood.

And Shiraishi Osamu voiced what everyone was thinking:

"Ms. Tanaka Kei probably knew she was doomed, so in her struggle she broke off her fingernail and hid it on your body. If it is found on you, you will be a murderer."

"Takagi!"

Inspector Megure suddenly shouted.

Takagi decisively pounced over, pinned Otani Tomokazu to the ground, and began searching his body.

Very soon...

Inside the hood of his hoodie, a broken fingernail was found.

Sato Miwako approached Otani Tomokazu, her face cold, and said condescendingly, "Do you have anything else to say?"

The calm in Otani Tomokazu's eyes had vanished; his body trembled with fear as he murmured, "I didn't mean to... I didn't mean to... I just like her... I like her..."

"Take him away!" Inspector Megure waved his hand in annoyance, and Takagi immediately handcuffed him and dragged him away.

"Huh...huh..."

Shiraishi Osamu exhaled and slowly approached Sato Miwako, saying earnestly, "I did not kill anyone."

"Mm." Miwako Sato nodded, a smile appearing on her face.

The two people stared at each other.

At this moment, it was as if they were meeting for the first time.

"build……"

Before Miwako Sato could utter a single word, Inspector Megure rushed over with a friendly expression, patting Osamu Shiraishi on the shoulder and laughing heartily as he said:

"Brother Baishi, you're amazing! You're truly incredible. I never imagined your reasoning skills were so strong. I really admire you."

"Heh...hehe..."

Osamu Shiraishi couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth; Inspector Megure's change of expression was just too fast.

He seemed to call anyone capable "brother," but this time he was using that term on himself.

finally……

The police left.

And Shiraishi Osamu was exonerated.

By the time everything was over, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

Chapter 0020: New System Mission

I had my free lunch at the comic book cafe.

Because of the death, the boss, for the sake of his business and compensation, gave everyone two extra days, and he also got two free days.

He had already left on his electric scooter by then.

Because he was going to a place, namely Tanaka Megumi's house.

He had been wondering why none of her family members had come to see her since she was already dead, so he wanted to take a good look at her living conditions.

I got the address from the owner of the comic book cafe.

As the place became more and more remote, the surrounding high-rise buildings gradually decreased, and soon he arrived in front of an old residential building.

Not just here, but the surrounding environment is similar, and it's clear that the people living here are not in very good conditions.

Park your car properly.

Shiraishi Xiu looked at the addresses in his hand and went to each one, soon arriving at a bungalow.

It was surrounded by four walls, and inside were rows of houses.

Before he could knock, the gate in the wall opened, and a woman in her forties, dressed flamboyantly, came out arm in arm with a man. As she saw him to the door, she smiled and said:

"Welcome back next time! I promise you'll find something new next time."