Chapter 11 Chizuru - July 16, 10:15pm

The doorbell rang, followed by the sound of taking off the safety chain, and Chizuru opened the door. "What's the matter, Matsuura-kun? Why did you call me here?" Even though there was no one else in the room and there was no need to be so cautious, Isahaya still lowered her voice.The reason why he came to Chizuru's room was because Chizuru had secretly ordered him to go back to the room with Omura. In the lounge, Hirado and the others were happily holding a banquet according to the proposal just now. It rained heavily outside for another whole day without stopping for a moment.The good weather before that seemed to be accumulating energy for the heavy rain.The purpose of holding this banquet may be to relieve everyone's troubles - since Omura found out about the murderer, everyone is not in a good mood, but Hirado has such leisure and elegance.

"I just want to ask Isahaya-kun something." Against the background of the rain outside the window, Chizuru said as if she had made up her mind. "You want to ask me about Omura-kun's discovery of the murderer? If you ask me about this, I can't make any sense. Can I sit here?" "Oh, please sit down. What I want to ask is not about Omura-kun. I'm sorry for calling you here on purpose, but it's inconvenient to say it when there are other people around, because I don't want others to hear these words... " "...What do you want to ask me? Why are you so serious?"

"Of course this matter is very serious. You know the current situation, it is too complicated." Qianhe's voice was very special. "That's true, I'm really sorry for asking." Isahaya apologized in a low voice. "Oh, it's okay, I didn't mean that." Qianhe also quickly apologized to the other party. "It's nothing, just tell me, what do you want to ask me?" "This..." After a ten-second pause, Qianzuru made up his mind and opened his mouth, but stopped immediately, "Don't be angry after listening, I want to ask you about Ma Jimei .”

"...Why did you suddenly think of asking her? How can you talk about the past now?" Isahaya's voice was a little bit annoyed. "Oh, don't be angry, please listen to me, please." Chizuru hastily explained, "Actually, I have heard about Isahaya-kun and Jimi's friendship a long time ago. " "...Jimi told you? Have you heard of it? So, Matsuura-kun and Jimi have known each other before?" "Yes, we have been good friends since we were in elementary school. Not only did we live very close together, but we were classmates until junior high school and high school..." Qianhe's voice was like a crystal clear crystal, hitting the other person's heart directly .She went on to say: "After she went to college, she joined the Achilles Club, explored with everyone, met Isahaya-san, and became boyfriend and girlfriend with you... I heard all these things from her. I didn't take the exam last year. Going to university and still in Himeji, she often called me to tell me these things."

"yes……" Why did Chizuru tell so many secrets?Could it be that after Omura discovered the murderer, these things were triggered?Judging from what she said, the most important thing she really wanted to say was yet to come. "I still remember the scene of Isahaya-kun crying in front of her coffin on the day of Jimei's burial. It left a deep impression on me. I felt at that time how much you loved her." Qian He seemed to be lost in memory, and murmured, "Actually, I really wanted to cry that day, but seeing you crying so sadly, I had no choice but to hold back."

"I really didn't look good that day, but I let you see it. Don't laugh at me. But... Jimei is everything to me. Since she died, my life has become dark, and every day is dull. Now Still not recovered. The murderer 'George' has not been brought to justice, maybe because of this, Keimei is still dead, unable to enter heaven, and is wandering there. When I think of this, I am very sad..." Isahaya coughed weakly, Then he said, "However, under the current situation, why do you want to inquire about Jimei? Besides, since you have known Jimei for a long time, why have you never mentioned it to everyone?"

"I did it to find Jimmy's murderer named 'George'." "You want to find 'George'?" "Yes. The reason why I joined the Achilles Club was to find the murderer who killed Jimi. That's why I concealed my true identity. I'm sorry I didn't tell you in advance." Qianzuru explained in a weak voice road. "...But Jimei was far more than the one who was killed by 'George'. Why did you use the clue of the Achilles Club to find it?" "I expected you to ask that question. Don't you think it's strange?" Chizuru suddenly said loudly, "According to the police, 'George' didn't pick up a girl on the street and bring the victim back to his privacy where he was killed?"

"Yeah, that's what the TV report said." "However, as far as I know, Jimei is more mature than most of her peers. It is impossible for her to follow strangers obediently after hearing a few good words on the street. In class, she cares about her classmates like a big sister. It's not that easy to deceive her. Besides, she already has a boyfriend named Isahaya-kun, and people are saying that there is a murderer named 'George' who is going to kidnap and kill girls. You can say that she can be unsuspecting Follow a man you just met? This kind of thing can't happen to her!" Qianhe said confidently.Perhaps, she has a very thorough understanding of Jimei's principles of life.

"Indeed, I am also inconceivable that these things can happen to Jimei." Isahaya said guiltily, "I can't figure out how the murderer tricked Jimei away. Even if she was forcibly taken away, no one would have seen it? Besides, she couldn't have been there late at night. to a place where there are people... So, you suspect that 'George' is in our Achilles Club?" "Yes, that must be the case. Jimei must have been tricked out by someone in our club. If she is also a member of the Achilles Club, it is still possible to trick her out in the middle of the night."

Indeed, what Chizuru said theoretically makes perfect sense.Isahaya himself had the same experience a few times, as long as someone in the club told him to explore somewhere in the dark, he would follow without saying a word.Although Jimei was usually not called to go at night because she was a girl, there were four or five times when she was called to gather in the club in the evening. "According to what you say, it's really not impossible. However, there must be great danger in the process of finding the murderer. Maybe you don't care about your own safety, or you haven't considered that this kind of thing is extremely dangerous... These You didn't tell the other members of the club, did you?"

"Yes, because I haven't been able to figure out who 'George' is." "Yes. According to what you said, up to now, although you have been guessing in your heart who is the murderer among us, you still pretended to be nonchalant on the surface, went out with us on adventures, talked and laughed together, and drank together. Right?" Perhaps it was difficult to answer, Qianhe was silent for a while before saying: "To tell you the truth, it is indeed the case. I also feel very sorry for you, and kept you in the dark, but it makes sense to do so." "What's the point?" Qianhe lowered his voice and replied in a low voice: "Actually, Jimei discovered that a month before she was killed, someone secretly placed a bug in her room." "Bug? I've never heard her say this. Is it true?" "It's true. It was one day about two months before the accident. Jimei found that her radio had a problem suddenly, and the sound was very unclear. She felt strange and went to ask others for advice. At this time, a self-proclaimed wiretapping expert Some people come to your door and tell her that you must have been bugged. This kind of people will not help in vain, and they will definitely charge a fee. Usually Jimei will not pay attention to it, but if you think about it, you can also fix the radio by the way. So he was invited to deal with it. After careful inspection by experts, a sheet-type bug was found on the base of the telephone in the room. According to the expert, once this high-performance bug is installed in the room, there All sounds are absorbed." "There is such a thing? How come I don't know at all?...Who installed the bug?" Isahaya asked with anger on his face. "I heard from Jimmy that two days ago, after participating in the expedition, several students from the club insisted on coming to her residence to drink and celebrate, but they stayed until dawn the next day after drinking. She said that someone must have taken the opportunity to rescue her On. Sure enough, after removing the bug, the radio immediately returned to normal." "You mean, it must have been done by our Achilles Club, right? But why did she discuss this with you, but refused to tell me at all?" "I also asked her this question. According to her, this matter must have been done by someone from the Achilles Club, but it is still unclear who it is. If she tells you rashly, she is worried that it will make things worse. " "Of course, if I want to know who did it, I won't spare him. I'll break his neck without saying a word. Do you know who installed that bug?" Isahaya said more and more Excited, his voice couldn't help but grow louder. Qianhe hurriedly lowered his voice, and whispered: "That...is Nagasaki who is in the same grade as you did it? Jimi said that at the celebration reception, Nagasaki didn't use his mobile phone, but borrowed it from Jimi's house. Phone. His reason was that the cost of calling with a mobile phone was too high. At that time, she thought, why is this man so stingy? He must have taken this opportunity to install it. Such a thing happened a week before she found out that she was tapped : That day the club organized everyone to go on an expedition. On the way back, we stopped for a while at a cafe called 'Knight'. Jimei ordered a piece of whipped cream cake for herself, but Nagasaki who was sitting opposite said: 'I know that's right. Ma Jun loves whipped cream cakes the most.' Jimei was startled at the time: "It's strange, how did he know?" Because Jimei has just recently become obsessed with whipped cream cakes, but she has never eaten them before. Two days ago she I called my mother back home and told her that I often eat whipped cream cakes recently." "In other words, Nagasaki must have eavesdropped on her phone call?" "Yes, because she has never told anyone about this matter, even Mr. Jian Han. But at that time, she was still suspicious, wondering if she accidentally mentioned it there..." "That is to say, at that time, it was impossible to conclude that the phone was overheard, right? Then what to do with the bug that was found later?" "Just throwing away the matter. She thought that the other party already knew that she had discovered the bug, so she didn't dare to install it again. In addition, there was not enough evidence at hand to prove that the bug belonged to Nagasaki An." "It turned out to be Nagasaki... This kid can do it all. He once boasted that he downloaded 30,000 obscene pictures from the Internet in one go, and bought a large number of defective products in the Nihonbashi area to resell. He was laughed at by Hirado. Looking back now, I think the way he stared at Tsumi was really weird." "Yeah, I also think his gaze is quite scary." Qianhe immediately agreed.Listening to her tone doesn't sound like a superficial agreement, but an opinion from the bottom of her heart. "That's why you think Nagasaki is the 'George'?" "After the incident, I told the police about the wiretapping device, but because I didn't show the real thing, I don't know if the police really believed me. However, when the incident occurred, Nagasaki provided evidence of his alibi, so he no way." "So Nagasaki is not 'George'." "Therefore..." Qianhe hesitated for a while before saying, "I think there must be an accomplice besides him." "Accomplices? Are you saying that 'George' is actually two people?" Isahaya pressed. "Yes." Chizuru replied firmly. "I see! 'George' is not one person, but two people. I really didn't expect that. Then..." Isahaya asked again, "The reason why you secretly called me out is because you think this accomplice is also In our Achilles club, right?" "Yes," Chizuru replied, "If it weren't for that, it would be impossible to trick Jimi out." "Really? Then you must already know who he is?" "Until yesterday, I had no idea who he was." "Until yesterday? So you know now?" "Actually, 'George' is Sasebo." "It's Sasebo? Really? Sasebo is actually 'George'?...Have you found any evidence?" Isahaya asked. "Sorry, not yet." Chizuru replied regretfully. "So, what you said is just speculation. It's a different matter if it's someone else, but if you say that 'George' is Sasebo, I think it's better to be cautious. Because he has been killed, he can't come forward to refute it. .” "I know exactly what you said. In fact, I only started to suspect him yesterday. In other words, I was not sure that Sasebo was 'George' until he was killed." Qianzuru still insisted on her own opinion, and refused to back down even a single step. "It seems that you are very confident in your conclusions. However, what makes me wonder is why you suddenly suspected Sasebo yesterday, but you didn't think about him before? So far, even the police have been helpless. How do you know who 'George' is? Did something special happen yesterday?" "He took us into the study for a visit, and I only suspected him when I saw the photo of sister Sasebo." "Is that the photo on the table?" "Yes." Having said that, Qianhe couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, and expressed all his doubts in one breath. "When I saw the photo, I realized that his sister looks so much like Jimei, even though I know they are two people...they do have a lot of similarities. First of all, they both have slender faces and long hair. , both have thin lips, and often downcast eyes. In addition, both of them have a mole on the corner of their eye. I began to think about why. At that time, a few familiar faces suddenly came to my mind, that is After the murder of Mei, I saw many times the faces of the same girls who fell into the clutches of 'George' and were killed by him. I immediately realized that these victims all had long hair and all had different faces. They all looked very slender, with thin lips. Moreover, three of them, including Jimei, had a mole under the corner of their eye. The difference is huge, but if you focus on the photos of Sasebo's sister and compare them together, the impressions of the victims are surprisingly consistent. They are all somewhat similar to Sasebo's sister, that is, Said that these girls who looked exactly like Sasebo's sister ended up being victims. Sasebo's sister died three years ago, and the murderer 'George' appeared not long after that. Therefore, I am sure that 'George' is Sasebo. From this, I think that Nagasaki-kun may be one of Sasebo's helpers in killing the girl, looking for candidates for him, conducting investigations, finding out the life rules of the murdered girl, etc. " "...Speaking of which, I also feel that they do have many similarities. Why didn't I think of it before! Sasebo is actually that 'George'...Could it be that you killed him because you suspected Sasebo?" "Don't say that!" Qianhe immediately denied it, "I didn't do that kind of thing at all... If I really had that kind of strength and courage, I might have done that, but it's true that I didn't kill him." "Of course I know that. If you really killed Sasebo, then you wouldn't have told me these doubts." Isahaya's tone was very kind, which made Chizuru feel relieved immediately. "This is great. I have long believed that, as Jimi's bosom boyfriend, Isahaya-kun is completely trustworthy." "However, I don't fully believe in your conclusion." Isahaya emphasized without losing the opportunity. But Chizuru was not moved at all, and continued: "It was only after Sasebo was killed that I realized that the voice of the woman heard by Dajun Village during the test of courage might indeed exist. Just as Hirado-kun said , There really was another woman in this museum last night. Maybe Sasebo, that is, the murderer 'George', was about to kill that woman, but the other party resisted desperately, resulting in himself being killed." The voice that Omura heard at the time was the eighth person that Hirado speculated, that is, the next victim selected by "George".Under the equation of "Sasebo=George", the images and characteristics of the two women have gradually overlapped and become the same person. After being silent for a while, Isahaya said: "If Sasebo is really that 'George', maybe as you said, Sasebo was indeed killed by her. However, even so, this obviously belongs to the category of self-defense. Then, this Why won't this woman come forward and admit all this?" Hearing Isahaya's question, Chizuru replied without hesitation: "That's because she knows that there is an accomplice of 'George' among us, and there may be more than one accomplice. To put it bluntly, even all of us The Kiris clubs are all 'George' accomplices. So it is understandable that she hid herself from everyone until the police arrived." "There is some truth in your words. This explanation is also completely logical. So, Matsuura-kun has already determined that Nagasaki is the accomplice of 'George', right?" "Yes, but there is still a lack of clear evidence... Judging from the current situation, Nagasaki-kun is the one who is most disturbed now, because if that woman knows that 'George' has another accomplice, she will definitely report to the police Report this matter. The woman who killed Sasebo in self-defense may not be punished by law; and Nagasaki will be sentenced to death if it is revealed that Nagasaki assisted 'George' in killing several girls. Therefore, in In this case, not only the woman may take the risk, Nagasaki-kun is also very likely to make a death-struggle, looking for the woman everywhere in order to silence her. We have to guard against it." "You're right. It seems that we can't just keep our eyes on outsiders, and we can't take our own people lightly. But even so, it is still too early to determine that the accomplice of 'George' is Nagasaki-kun, and further investigation is needed. Screening, don’t jump to conclusions.” "How to screen? You can't tie him up for interrogation, can you?" "But we don't have any evidence at hand, so it's a bit rash to conclude that he is an accomplice. Besides, even if he is indeed one of 'George' and his gang, he shouldn't rush to attack us, right? Judging from his relationship with Sasebo , after all, Sasebo is the main culprit, and it is not known that he was only forced to participate." "If it's what you said..." Chizuru said anxiously, "Please, you must help me. Isahaya-kun is the only one I can rely on." "Oh, that's natural, I will help you. Even if I want to get justice for Jimei, I will do my best to help you. However, you haven't told anyone these words just now, have you?" "Yes, I didn't tell anyone. Shimabara-kun and Omura-kun are not reliable, and Hirado-kun and Sasebo's personal relationship is too good." Indeed, Sasebo and Hedo have been friends for many years.Even if Chizuru argues hard, Hirado may not listen to the truth she revealed.Although I haven't been able to sort out everything she said for the time being, Isahaya has already realized based on his past observations that Chizuru's intuition should be very accurate. So, he said: "You are right, because Mr. Hirado respects Sasebo too much, this will definitely affect his objective judgment. I am very happy that you can trust me so much, thank you. Maybe after knowing all this, I You can avenge Jimei... But I have something to say first, you can't take action without sufficient evidence. That woman may be both a murderer and a poor victim at the same time. In case she is alarmed, in a hurry The possibility of retaliating against us cannot be ruled out, as Omura-kun yelled after spotting her back, it is actually very dangerous. In addition, even if it is to avenge Tsumi, we should not be the ones who do it directly, no matter what , This goal can only be achieved through the police. No matter what action you plan to take, you must discuss it with me in advance, and you must not act on the spur of the moment, remember?" "……Ok." Unlike before, Chizuru's answer sounded a little dissatisfied.Perhaps she had intended to make an appointment with Isahaya, take direct action, and unmask "George."With her character, it is entirely possible to kill the main criminal Sasebo in a fit of anger, right?And now that Sasebo has been killed, she is likely to kill Sasebo's accomplices herself to avenge her friend.This is very worrying.It seems that not only the murderer, but even the accomplices of "George" hidden among the members of the club may also take risks when they are cornered and kill the students who are eager to reveal the truth, right? There was the sound of raindrops hitting the glass outside the window. "...Don't take any action on your own, Qianzuru. Don't do it rashly, it's too dangerous."