Chapter 18 Section VIII

"The question is the decisive evidence." In the dining room of Hasumi's house that night, Kayo explained the process to the director and the department.I huddled at her feet and listened with pricked ears. "How do you prove that Takashi's testimony was false and that it was Inami Hiroshi who fell there?" That's right.If I could talk, it would be easy. "It's also impossible to find out Jing Boyang himself to explain." The director said. At this time, Xiaoxi said dissatisfiedly: "I don't understand what's going on. Let me explain in order."

"The fact is this. That morning, it was Hiroshi Inami who pretended to be dead at the scene. When Ms. Fujimi and I went to report the crime, he got up and fled - using the car prepared in advance." "If this is the case, don't you need an assistant? Help him change his clothes and keep his clothes so that they can be left behind and found later—" "Also, I have to rescue Hirohiro Jingami from Ah Zheng who stayed at the scene." "Yes. Who did that? Mr. Xiao?" Kokayo firmly asserted: "No, it's Ms. Fujimi." I stood up and the director stroked my neck.

"But isn't she with her sister?" "It was only halfway. She said she was not feeling well, and squatted down when she reached the path. I left her to run to the police. When she saw me leave, she ran to Yang's side, because she knew Ah Zheng was still there. .” "And then she knocked Ah Zheng unconscious? A woman? Impossible, she couldn't do it. Ah Zheng couldn't help beating him so much!" At this stage, I finally discovered that the murder weapon was the iron dumbbell that Ms. Fujimi was carrying. Kayo Jr. also said the same thing, and she went on to say: "I found it strange at first. Mr. Xiao said that he hit Ah Zheng 'with his bare hands' in order to escape from the scene. But this kind of thing is impossible. Even if Ah Zheng is old In the past, it was an orthodox-trained police dog, and it was impossible to be knocked down by a complete layman with bare hands. And if you think about it carefully, there are no things that can be used as weapons in the Palm Forest area, no stakes, stones, and sticks, unless Prepare your weapons in advance."

Iron dumbbells.Did I get hit by something like that?Just thinking about it makes my head ache. Xiaoxi sighed deeply. "Well, I understand now. Then, what about Mr. Xiao? Where was he during this time?" "Search the treasury where he works." The director replied. "That's right. That's why he lied that he directed and performed all the incidents in the palm forest by himself when he found out that it was actually a play because of the blood test of the leftovers. At the same time, it can also produce an alibi for Mr. Xiao when he stole 50 million yuan."

Xiaoxi whistled deftly like a boy. "So it's like that...killing two birds with one stone, thanks to him thinking of it. In other words, from the very beginning, all of this was based on the premise that the matter would be exposed, or designed for it to be exposed?" "That's right. A lie exposed by the police, and an alibi established because of the exposure of this lie, can't be shaken by anyone, can't it? Ms. Ling Zaoto told me that when he saw Mr. Xiao, his attitude was very strange. It's strange, it's all made up. That's because the police haven't seen through their lies, so they want to remind them through me."

"Although it was purely accidental, it just so happens that our home is a detective agency," said the director. This is also why Ms. Fujimi, who came to the office on the day of the commotion when the corpse was discovered and disappeared, was so embarrassed.The person who wanted to use as a witness turned out to be an investigator from a detective agency, what should I do...she must have thought so. She was so tired because she had just finished a play and was fighting a bulldog like me. All of this must have been designed by someone who knew that Kayo and I walked through the palm forest at almost the same time every day.

"How did you find out? What's the key?" Xiaoxi asked.I also want to know. "I didn't find out until today. At Mr. Xiao's residence, he invited us to drink coffee, but only served black tea for Ms. Fujimi. When we were at our house last time, Ms. Fujimi clearly said that she hated coffee." At Xiao's residence, the smell of coffee and black tea smelled at the same time.I cringe.At that time, I should have found out. "If you believe what the two of them said, it should be the second time they met. And when they met for the first time, Mr. Xiao is said to have run away. In that situation, it is impossible to discuss what I hate coffee, I like topics like black tea. However, Mr. Xiao knows what she likes. I thought to myself: have these two known each other for a long time? If Ms. Fujimi is also involved, why is Ah Zheng knocked down two or three times? That makes sense."

I shrank into a ball again, gradually sorting out my thoughts and listening to the next words. "In this way, the question becomes why they concealed it, and what is the purpose of concealing it? If you think about it this way, you can find that this incident was all carried out according to Ms. Fujimi's instructions. I will stay I am leaving the scene because of her urging. I will ask the police to identify the blood, which is also triggered by her words. Right? She has been trying to lure us. Why is this? It would take too much effort to act just to help Jing Boyang ; and if this is a play for Yang, there is no need to expose it at all, but it will be troublesome if it is exposed. However, Ms. Fujimi deliberately exposed it."

"So, you can think of it this way." The director went on to say. "There is another layer of truth in this scene. Could Xiao and her be trying to use this scene for something?" "Make an alibi, right?" Xiaoxi said. "Mr. Xiao may have had a theft incident around, this is my guess. Because he is short of money, and the place where he works is a discount store that often has huge sums of money—" "It's too suspicious at all." Xiaoxi said happily. "In addition to this, it is also thanks to Ah Zheng's sneeze." Kayo-chan explained what had happened, and Kayo-chan hugged me tightly excitedly.

"Mr. Xiao must have calculated that the store manager can't call the police." "That's right. If the store manager calls the police, the police won't turn a blind eye to incidents that happened in different places on the same day and the names of the two brothers appear separately." The director clapped his hands. "It's wonderful. So, what should I do next? How can I prove the reasoning so far? I have to remind you that the matter of coffee and black tea can be purely accidental or Ms. Fujimi told him secretly. How about it? They can all speak for themselves.”

"Yes." Xiaoxi said listlessly. After a moment of silence, Kayo-chan said solemnly: "Let me tell you, Xiaoxi. I was thinking, maybe I can use your favorite palmistry to find a way." The next morning, as usual, when meeting Ms. Fujimi, Kayo-chan smiled and waved. "I worked hard yesterday. Do you want to go for a walk together today?" Ms. Fujimi showed a surprised expression, and Kayo took her to the wall covered with handprints in the palm forest. "Have you seen this?" Xiao Jiadai pointed to the handprint. "There are the handprints of the troupe members, and Mr. Inami Takashi's is also mixed in. Do you recognize which one is wrong?" Miss Fujimi shook her head.Little Kayo continued quietly: "The manager of the discount store 'National House' said that as long as he got the money back, he would not make a big deal out of it." Miss Fujimi was startled, her eyes widened. "He said that he will treat Mr. Xiao as resigning due to personal reasons, and will pay him salary, and will not tell anyone about it. Is this a good condition? If you don't accept this condition, I think Mr. Xiao will also have to pay him in the future. Like his brother, he lives on the run. Discount stores—black market stores to put it bluntly, and I've heard there are a lot of hot personalities. Once they get angry, they will never let it go." Ms. Fujimi bit her lip hard and raised her chin: "I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about." "You should know. On that day, it wasn't Mr. Xiao who fell on the scene, but Hiroshi Inami himself. All of this was a play that you and Mr. Xiao thought up and carried out." Kayo explained to her what she said last night in detail again, and Miss Fujimi's shoulders slowly dropped. "You are talking nonsense, you made it up, no one will believe it." She said bravely. "Maybe so, if it's just my story. But here's the proof." Kokayo pointed to the handprints on the wall. "Look, Mr. Xiao's handprint has a signature underneath, so you can tell it at a glance. Here, there are only two lines on the palm, right?" Ms. Fujimi stared at the handprint carefully, and after comparing it with her own palm, she looked up at Kayo-chan. "Ordinary people are like you and me. There are three lines on the palm of the palm: the emotion line, the wisdom line and the life line. But Mr. Xiao is different. His emotion line and wisdom line are combined, and there are only two lines on the palm. I heard that This is called Broken Palm, and it is a palmistry that only one person in a hundred can have." Ms. Fujimi stood there dumbfounded, and the small iron dumbbell that she obediently brought out today was placed on the ground like a heavy object for the first time. "Last night, I kept thinking about whether there was anything that could be used as evidence, and whether the hands of Inami Hiroshi and Mr. Xiao could have decisive features, so I came here. As a result, I was shocked. Because, no longer There is no clearer difference than that." Little Kayo smiled listlessly. "I'm sorry. That day, the man I grabbed the palm of his hand to measure his pulse had three lines on his palm. I couldn't have read it wrong. You should know this too. Because I said the other day that the man who fell on the ground had three lines on his palm. The top line is very long." For a long time, silence surrounded the surroundings.I tapped the ground with my tail regularly and waited. "Are you going to tell the police?" Ms. Fujimi asked softly, and Kayo shook her head. "That would violate the agreement with the store manager of 'Ryogoku House'." Facing the wall covered with handprints, Ms. Fujimi turned her back to us and said, "I will talk to Taka." "Please convince him." "I'll try." Little Kayo smiled, and picked up the leash tied to my body. "I'll tell you one thing. My sister is very fond of palm reading. She said that the person who cuts off the palm is very likely to become famous in the future. Mr. Xiao may become a great playwright in the future." Miss Fujimi stood still. "For a better future, you can't choose the easy path rashly now. It's hard work without money, but you two can work hard together." Kayo-chan walked away when Ms. Fujimi's voice caught up. "Do you think I can convince him?" Kayo turned around and nodded vigorously. "Absolutely no problem, you can do it." "why?" "Your relationship line is very long, right? I heard that it is evidence of a passionate 'sacrifice and dedication girl'. This is what my sister said. You know what to do now to dedicate yourself to Mr. Xiao? Then, you should be able to do it .” We ran towards the office. After being beaten, I kept thinking, if this incident can be clarified, I must take revenge on the prisoner who knocked me unconscious.But after knowing that the culprit was Ms. Fujimi, I gave up the idea of ​​revenge. After all, I am a gentleman!