However, it cannot be ruled out that the police did not find out about it, although this possibility is also unlikely.

So, in the end, only one thing remains—

"What are you all looking at me for?"

Upon noticing Inspector Megure's suspicious gaze, Asamura Tsukasa's expression immediately turned furious. Showing no fear whatsoever, he pointed at Inspector Megure's nose and roared:

"Are you doubting me?! I'm warning you..."

"This guy is way too arrogant, isn't he?" Sato patted Takagi on the shoulder with an annoyed look on his face as he watched Asamura Tsukasa unleash a barrage of attacks on Inspector Megure, and whispered, "Takagi, do you think this guy is the culprit?"

"Huh?" Takagi was taken aback and asked in confusion, "But aren't we still suspects?"

Sato explained:

"It's just a guess. Don't you think it's boring to just sit here like this?"

Takagi naturally wouldn't refuse Sato's request. After thinking carefully for a moment, he began to analyze:

"I see. Then I think Asamura Tsukasa is highly suspicious."

I heard that he was disqualified from the Tokyo Sumo Tournament a month ago for testing positive for banned substances and was subsequently banned for three years. However, he insisted in the media that Kuroda Taro was deliberately framing him...

However, due to a lack of evidence, all appeals ended in failure.

Sato nodded slightly:

"No wonder they started fighting directly before. If what Asamura Tsukasa said is true, then killing someone under such hatred makes perfect sense... Yin Kong, you seem to disagree?"

Yin Kong gestured towards the roaring Asamura Tsukasa and said:

"On the contrary, I think this Mr. Asamura Tsukasa is probably not the murderer, otherwise his attitude is too arrogant. Also, assuming he had already planned to kill, would he have chosen to fight with Kuroda Taro just now?"

This behavior is practically as if they're afraid of not arousing the police's suspicion.

Sato paused, then fell into deep thought:

"If that's the case, then it is indeed a bit strange."

But while they were talking, the officer in charge of the inspection held up a small white medicine bottle:

"Report: We found this in Mr. Asamura's bag. The drugs inside, after testing, were the same cyanide poison used to kill the victim..."

"What!?"

Asamura Tsukasa was immediately stunned, then shook his head frantically, saying:

"How could this be! This isn't mine?! Impossible! Someone must be framing me..."

He looked around at the crowd in horror, seemingly trying to find out who had framed him, but obviously to no avail.

Seeing Asamura Tsukasa suddenly become incoherent, Inspector Megure gestured for his men to gather around before speaking:

"We'll investigate whether it's a setup or not. Mr. Asamura, please calm down a bit. You mean you were completely unaware of the poison in your bag, right?"

Asamura Tsukasa nodded frantically, as if grasping at a lifeline:

"That's right! This must be a setup!"

However, Inspector Megure's expression clearly showed that he didn't quite believe it.

Then, as expected, he asked about Asamura Tsukasa's experience of being banned for using illegal drugs.

Perhaps it was indeed a long-standing grudge, because after bringing up this matter, Asamura Tsukasa's face, which was full of scars, couldn't help but turn ferocious in expression:

“That’s right, that damn guy was afraid I’d take his spot, so he drugged my water before the competition! But officer, although I really wish that disgusting guy was dead right now, I really didn’t kill him, you have to believe me…”

I still prefer your previous rebellious self; try to recover a bit.

Just as Inspector Megure was questioning Asamura Tsukasa, whose attitude had drastically changed, Takagi gently patted Yin Kong on the shoulder, comforting him:

"Don't be discouraged, Yin Kong. After all, you're not a professional, so it's normal to guess wrong."

In his view, now that the poison had been found, Asamura Tsukasa had practically confirmed his identity as the murderer.

Yin Kong, however, didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"Really? I think this guy is less suspicious now."

After all, although Asamura may seem like someone who is all brawn and no brains, is there really a murderer in this world who is so stupid?

Just as Takagi was wondering, Yin Kong suddenly pointed to a young police officer holding some documents and asked:

"By the way, Officer Takagi, what is that officer holding in his hand?"

As is well known, as a game with a weak character set, Genshin Impact provides detailed instructions for most of its quests.

Similarly, this seemingly insignificant ability in the game becomes quite powerful in real life.

Like now, he can see the mission prompting him to investigate the information in the officer's possession.

There is no doubt that there are likely still important clues on it.

To reiterate, if this weren't a bizarre world filled with demons and monsters, Yin Kong was confident that he could thrive in this world with just this ability.

Takagi looked puzzled:

"Oh, that should be the deceased's file. Why are you asking about that?"

Yin Kong spoke frankly:

"Because I feel that Inspector Megure might have overlooked some crucial information. May I take a look?"

Takagi was naturally hesitant; logically, he should have refused immediately.

After all, this involves the privacy of prisoners, and they are all suspects, which is obviously against the rules.

For some reason, he subconsciously regarded Yin Kong as an old friend with whom he had a fairly good relationship.

So after a slight hesitation, Takagi agreed to Yoon Sora's request:

"Of course, I can't just show it to you directly, but if it were me, they probably wouldn't refuse."

Yin Kong was naturally slightly surprised to hear this answer.

Because he had actually already planned to use [persuasion] on Takagi.

Could it be that the favorability bonus he thought he had wasted was actually added to Takagi and Sato?

Chapter 6 Soul Devouring

"Wait, Takagi, don't go."

When Yin Kong came to his senses, he found that Gao Mu had already walked confidently toward his colleagues in the forensic department.

Hearing his words, Sato asked curiously:

"what happened?"

Although she often verbally reprimands her junior, Takagi's confidence is not actually due to arrogance.

Because of his likable personality and reliable work ethic, Wataru Takagi is actually quite popular within the Metropolitan Police Department.

However, there are occasional exceptions.

The young police officer who heard Takagi's voice didn't even look up, as if Takagi was just a scarecrow passing by.

Takagi looked puzzled:

"Oda, it's me, Takagi! Don't you recognize me?"

"Of course I knew it was you, you damn bastard!"

Takagi, who had been kicked back by his colleague without a word, looked at the footprint on his butt with confusion.

"That's strange. Even if he disagrees, he shouldn't be this angry, right?"

Seeing Takagi Wataru scratching the back of his head with a blank expression, Yin Kong couldn't help but sigh and reminded him:

"Officer Takagi, didn't you notice that a strong killing intent has been looming over you since just now?"

Takagi was taken aback, and even more confused:

"What murderous intent? Yin Kong, are you saying someone wants to kill me? But how is that possible?"

But speaking of which, something did seem a bit off starting just now; everyone's gaze seemed to become somewhat stinging.

Of course, don't forget that you went out alone with a certain "Metropolitan Police Department beauty" this time.

Moreover, he kept it a secret from all his colleagues.

Yin Kong had no doubt that if this weren't the crime scene, Officer Takagi would probably already be tied up by his good colleagues and roasted over a fire.

In fact, if looks could kill, he would probably be riddled with holes by now.

In this situation, he went over to strike up a conversation, and the result was predictable.

Sato, the culprit, was completely oblivious, even gloating as he joked:

"Takagi, you must have done something stupid again to anger them, so I'll do it."

Sure enough, when it was Sato Miwako's turn to step in, Officer Oda, who had just been looking aloof, suddenly smiled without any backbone, like a blooming old chrysanthemum, and handed over Kuroda Taro's information without saying a word.

"As expected of Inspector Sato, everything he does is so effortless. Wait, isn't this a bit against the rules?"

Seeing Sato casually hand the documents to Yin Kong, Takagi was taken aback and quickly reminded him.

Although he listened to Yin Kong's advice, he did not intend to let him directly view the materials, but wanted to search for evidence from them himself.

Sato waved his hand casually, saying indifferently:

"That's too much trouble. Besides, I've already looked at it. It's basically all records of the victims' participation in various competitions. It's all publicly available information that's not hard to find, so it doesn't count as a breach of privacy."

Upon hearing this, Takagi scratched his head and stopped objecting.

"How's it going? Did you find anything?"

After Yin Kong quickly finished reading a few pages of information, Sato asked with a curious look.

In fact, this time she didn't need to say anything; Yin Kong would have taken the initiative to talk to her.

After investigating the data, the mission instructions changed to talking to this "Metropolitan Police Department beauty".

Clearly, the next clue lies with her.

Yin Kong pulled out a page from the documents, pointed to one of the records, and said:

"Yes, there is. Look here—"

About two years ago, one of Kuroten Taro's final opponents, named Oozora Gin, was also disqualified and subsequently suspended after being reported for using illegal drugs..."

"Huh? Isn't this exactly the same as Asamura Tsukasa's experience?" Takagi was taken aback, then immediately realized, "Doesn't this mean that Asamura Tsukasa was right, and Kuroda Taro really did frame him with despicable means?"

If it was only once, perhaps that's just Asamura Tsukasa's excuse.

But the fact that the same thing happened twice in a row, and both times it was with that same Kuroda Taro's opponent, makes it hard to call it a coincidence.

Yin Kong nodded slightly, but didn't pay too much attention to Takagi's reaction. Instead, he waited silently for Sato's answer.

The result did not disappoint him. Sato frowned slightly as he looked at the record.

"Wait, I seem to recognize the name Oozora Gin. If it was two years ago, could it be related to that case?"

Yin Kong immediately pressed for an answer:

"Has Officer Sato thought of something?"

As Sato recalled, he slowly said:

"It was a suicide case two years ago, but I had only recently joined the Metropolitan Police Department at that time, so it was handled by a senior officer from another unit."

They said a professional sumo wrestler, after being found to have used performance-enhancing drugs during a match, ultimately chose to hang himself to prove his innocence.

At this point, Sato's tone inevitably became somewhat wistful.

As a police officer with a strong sense of justice, she really didn't like this ending.

Unfortunately, she also lacked the ability to change things.

That's why she had such a strong impression of the case, and that's why she immediately recognized the name Oozora Gin.

"Committed suicide?" Yin Kong was taken aback, then said thoughtfully, "Then, did that Mr. Da Kong Yin have any family or friends?"

Takagi was taken aback. Even if he was slow to understand, he could tell that the subtext of Yin Kong's words was that this friend of Oozora Gin, like Asamura Tsukasa, had a very strong motive to kill.

As for Sato, he noticed that Yin Kong's gaze had already lifted from the documents and landed on the ramen shop owner—Treasure Crane.

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