Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

In terms of relationship, he and Ooka Momiji have not reached the point where he would go out of his way to help her clear her of suspicion.

But in terms of personal feelings and future development, this is definitely a great opportunity to improve the favorability of Ooka Momiji and the Ooka Group.

After thinking for a moment, Watanabe Toru agreed and said, "Okay, I can try, but I can't guarantee that I can solve the case."

Judging from what Iori Muga said just now, the case that Ooka Momiji was involved in should not be the "Conan Case". Without knowing the plot, he is not 100% sure.

"That's great." Iori Muga's tone was filled with joy: "I'll send someone to you right away. I wonder where Marui is now..."

"No thanks." Watanabe Toru rejected Iori Muwo's ​​kindness: "I will come by myself, just send me the address."

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"Okay." Iori Muga didn't force it: "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Marui. I'll send the address to your phone."

"Okay, see you in Kyoto then."

"See you in Kyoto."

After hanging up the phone with Iori Muga, Watanabe Toru continued to watch the snowflakes falling outside the window. It was not until Xiaolan pushed the door and walked into the room that he turned around and said, "Sister Xiaolan, my uncle just called me and asked me to go to his place to play for two days."

……

Kyoto.

Ooka family villa.

Ooka Takuma personally came out to greet Watanabe Toru: "Mr. Marui, I'm sorry for taking the trouble to come here."

His face didn't look very good, with distinct dark circles under his eyes. It was obvious that he was so worried about his daughter that he didn't even sleep well.

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"President Ooka, you're too kind." Watanabe Toru smiled slightly. "Ms. Ooka and I are friends. It's only right and proper for me to help."

As he said this, he greeted Iori Muga who was behind Ooka Takuma: "Mr. Iori, long time no see."

"Mr. Marui, I leave everything to you." Iori Muga bowed with a sincere look on his face.

Watanabe Toru nodded: "I will try my best."

The three of them walked into the villa, and Ooka Takuma explained the current situation to Watanabe Toru: "After the case happened, although the police blocked the news and did not arrest Hongye, this can only delay it for a while. If time passes, the truth will be exposed, and Hongye's innocence will no longer be preserved."

The current situation is the best effort made by the Ooka Group. If it were an ordinary person, faced with solid evidence and clear facts, he would have been taken away by the police and appeared in reports of major media outlets long ago.

But this was just a delaying tactic. There were many witnesses at the scene. Once the news was leaked and picked up by the media with a keen sense of smell, explosive news such as "The consortium colluded with the police and the rich girl was not guilty of murder" would appear the next day.

By then, the whole country will be shocked, and Ooka Momiji and the Ooka Group will become the objects of public scorn.

The police will also arrest Ooka Momiji under tremendous pressure.

Therefore, what Watanabe Toru has to do is to find out the truth of the murder as soon as possible before the media notices it.

The time left for him is running out.

285. The haggard red leaves of Ooka

The three of them came to the living room of the villa. Watanabe Toru looked around and asked, "Isn't Miss Ooka at home?"

Iori Muga said, "The young lady is in her room. Ever since the murder, she has locked herself in her room and doesn't even eat much."

Watanabe Toru nodded slightly. "I understand. After all, it's hard for anyone to feel wronged like this. Um... can I go see her? I happen to have some questions for her."

Iori Muga looked at Ooka Takuma.

Ooka Takuma nodded: "Iori, take Mr. Marui upstairs."

"Yes." Iori Muga made a gesture of invitation: "Mr. Marui, please follow me."

"Trouble."

Led by Iori Muga, the two came to Ooka Momiji's room.

"Miss." Iori Muga raised his hand and knocked on the door.

　"Five six zero" A cold voice came from the room: "Didn't I say let me be quiet for a while?"

"It's Mr. Marui who's here. He wants to see you."

There was no sound coming from the room.

Just when Watanabe Toru thought he was going to be turned away, footsteps were heard inside the door.

Click.

The door opened.

Watanabe Toru glanced at Ooka Hongye who was standing at the door. Her hair was messy, she had light dark circles under her eyes, and her haggard face no longer had the radiance of the past.

"Mr. Marui, why are you here?" Ooka Hongye looked at Watanabe Toru, her voice a little nasal and her tone full of fatigue.

Before Watanabe Toru could speak, Iori Muga said, "Mr. Marui, I won't disturb you and the young lady anymore."

"Okay." Watanabe Toru nodded, watched Iori Muga leave, and pointed to the room: "How about we go in and talk?"

"Okay." Ooka Hongye moved aside.

The room is as big as a living room, and this is the visible space. The rest of the toilet, bathroom, cloakroom, powder room, etc. are either in separate small compartments or hidden behind the wall.

As expected of a wealthy man, his bedroom alone is almost as big as the Mori family's.

Watanabe Toru complained in his heart while pulling out a chair and sitting down.

Ooka Hongye sat down beside the bed, looked at Watanabe Toru with lifeless eyes, and said softly, "You know everything?"

"Yes." Watanabe Toru nodded: "Mr. Iori and President Ooka both told me."

"I was wrongly accused. I didn't kill him."

"I know." Watanabe Toru soothed softly, "If even you can kill people, then this world is too dangerous."

Ooka Hongye: "..."

Is this comforting her?

"Okay, tell me the details." Watanabe Toru regained his composure and said, "Let's start with the conflict between you and the deceased."

Ooka Hongye pursed her lips and whispered, "That guy had bad intentions towards my friend. I couldn't stand it, so I slapped him."

"The guy you are talking about is the deceased?"

"Yes."

Watanabe Toru nodded, indicating for her to continue.

"Because of this incident, the atmosphere at the party reached a freezing point. Under everyone's persuasion, I decided to go find that guy. As long as he admitted his mistake to my friend, I would apologize to him. However, as soon as I entered the study, someone knocked me unconscious from behind. When I regained consciousness, he was already lying in a pool of blood. It was at that moment that the others arrived..."

"I see. So, since you held the murder weapon and had a previous conflict with the deceased, you were naturally identified as the murderer."

Ooka Hongye nodded bitterly: "No one is willing to believe me."

"It's human nature. People only believe what they see." Toru Watanabe stood up from his chair.

"where are you going?"

"Of course I'll go find the police to find out what happened at the scene." Watanabe Toru squinted at her and said, "You think I'm a god? I'll know the truth just by listening to you."

Ooka Momiji bit her lip.

Watanabe Toru sighed, moved closer, ruffled her hair, and comforted her, "Don't worry, I've never lost before, and I won't lose this time either. I will find out the truth and clear your name."

……

Back downstairs, Ooka Takuma couldn't wait to ask Watanabe Toru about the situation: "Mr. Marui, Momiji..."

"Don't worry, President Ooka, Miss Ooka is still emotionally stable." Watanabe Toru said.

Ooka Takuma breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."

"President Ooka, I want to go to the scene to see the situation." Watanabe Toru said again: "I wonder if you can arrange it?"

"Of course." Ooka Takuma nodded slightly. "I'll call Inspector Ayanokouji at the police headquarters right now."

"it is good."

Twenty minutes later, Takuma Ooka and Toru Watanabe arrived at the deceased's home.

A tall man was already waiting at the door.

He was dressed in formal attire, looking stern and serious, with a bunch of bangs hanging down, covering his left eye. The most surprising thing was that there was a chipmunk squatting on the man's broad shoulders.

"President Ooka."

After Takuma Ooka got off the car, the man greeted him.

Ooka Takuma nodded with a smile: "Inspector Ayanokouji, I'm so sorry to have made you come all this way."

"It's my duty, President Ooka, you're welcome." Ayanokouji Fumimaro shrugged and turned his gaze to Watanabe Toru beside him: "Who is this?"

"This is Mr. Marui Toru," Ooka Takuma introduced. "He wants to know about the murder case."

"Oh?" Ayanokouji Fumimaro looked at Watanabe Toru meaningfully: "Mr. Marui is also a policeman?"

"No." Watanabe Toru shook his head. "I'm just an unknown detective. I heard that Miss Ooka was involved in a murder case. As her friend, I don't believe she would kill anyone, so I want to do my best to clear her name."

Ayanokouji Fumimaro smiled and said, "Now all the evidence points to Miss Ooka as the murderer. Mr. Marui is afraid that all his efforts have been in vain."

"We have to try it to know." Watanabe Toru said with a smile.

"Okay." Ayanokouji nodded slightly, turned around and walked into the house: "Come with me."

Crime scene, study.

A pool of blood was clearly visible on the floor, with a human outline drawn in white lines on it, indicating where the body lay.

There was shattered glass next to the pool of blood and books scattered all over the floor.

"According to our investigation, the cause of death of the deceased was excessive blood loss after being hit on the head by a heavy object. After comparison, it can be confirmed that the murder weapon was the sculpture that Miss Ooka was holding at the time." Ayanokouji Fumimaro briefly described the situation of the deceased.

Watanabe Toru nodded. "I have no objection to that, but I heard from Miss Ooka that she was attacked and fell unconscious after entering this study. Is it possible that the murderer attacked Miss Ooka first and then framed her for the murder?"

286. It’s time to show off

"impossible."

Ayanokouji Fumimaro rejected it very confidently. Under Watanabe Toru's puzzled gaze, he took out a few photos from his pocket and handed them to Watanabe Toru.

"These are some pictures taken by an invited guest with a camera. It was raining heavily outside when the party was going on. But when Ms. Ooka was about to go to the study to look for the deceased, the rain had stopped and the road leading to the study had become muddy. But the road you see in the photo..."

Watanabe Toru widened his eyes in disbelief.

"It seems you've already discovered it." Ayanokouji Fumimaro patted the chipmunk's head. "There are only Miss Ooka's footprints on the road. If Miss Ooka was framed by the murderer, then how did the murderer leave the study?"

Watanabe Toru was silent for a moment, then asked, "Apart from this door, are there any other ways in and out?"

Ayanokouji Fumimaro shook his head: "The windows of the study are all sealed. If you want to enter or exit the study, there is only this door."

Watanabe Toru sighed inwardly, unable to defend Ooka Momiji anymore.

He continued to look at the photos, and suddenly, he let out a soft "eh".

"What's wrong?" Ayanokouji Fumimaro, who was teasing the chipmunk, stopped and looked at Watanabe Toru curiously.

Watanabe Toru asked, "Inspector Ayanokouji, what was the reason for the deceased to hold this party?"

"Hmm...it seems like he's planning to write a nonfiction novel that exposes the dark side of society. I heard he'll even use the characters' real names."

"I see."

Then he pointed to a man wearing glasses in the photo and asked, "Is he also an invited guest?"

Ayanokouji Fumimaro took a look and said, "His name is An Zechi, and he's a salesperson for medical equipment. Is there anything wrong with him?"

"It's hard to say for now. Inspector Ayanokouji, could you please let me see the information about the guests at the banquet?"

"can."

……

It was drizzling outside. Toru Watanabe stood at the door of the study, looking at the rain and lost in thought.

"Mr. Marui..." Ooka Takuma asked Watanabe Toru eagerly, "Did you find anything?"

Watanabe Toru nodded slightly: "I already know who the murderer of the deceased is."