Chapter 14 Section 1

"Try not to go out today." On the morning after the murder, Akihiko said to Misako in the car when she was sending Akihiko to work at the door. "I know, I have nothing to go out anyway." "Also, I think the detectives will come to the house. No matter what they ask, you don't answer hastily. If their questions are not clear, you always answer 'don't know.'" "I will." Misako nodded to her husband in the car. Akihiko's eyes were a little bloodshot because he didn't sleep much last night. "I'm leaving." Akihiko closed the window and started the engine.He seemed uneasy about something, turning the steering wheel and looking back worriedly.

Misako raised her hand slightly. Soon, the sound of the engine increased, the exhaust of the car began to accelerate, and the taillights gradually faded away. Misako watched her husband leave with mixed feelings in her heart. What happened during the day yesterday...she couldn't open her mouth after all. During breakfast, she wanted to ask Akihiko several times: "Before noon yesterday, I seemed to see your back near the back door of the kitchen. Is that you?" But she couldn't ask.Although she wanted to ask the question as if nothing had happened, her face froze again when the words came to her lips.And she was afraid that if she asked, Akihiko would turn his back on him.

Misako secretly scolded herself as a coward.If you really believe in your husband, even if you witnessed something, you should not doubt it, just wait quietly for Akihiko to tell you. Live as a couple.Whether you choose to ask or not to ask, when your husband says something scary, you should try to understand his thoughts and try to make the situation better.If the husband has committed a crime, perhaps it is also my duty to persuade him to surrender.but i... Misako thought she was just scared.The reason why she remained silent was not because she believed in Akihiko, but because she wanted to delay the mental blow.But what exactly are you afraid of?

Regrettably, Misako thinks that what she fears is neither losing Akihiko nor knowing the difficulties he encountered, but the various disasters that will befall her if Akihiko is arrested as a murderer.If the current life can be guaranteed, she has no confidence to say how sad she will be when Akihiko is arrested. "I'm not worthy to be Akihiko's wife after all." Misako could only come to this conclusion. But, is that figure really him? Misako recalled the figure she saw yesterday again.At that time, it was just a glimpse, not sure it was Akihiko.But at that moment, she really thought in her heart, why did Akihiko appear here? Instant intuition is often unexpectedly accurate.

She thought, if that figure was really Akihiko, she had to be mentally prepared: he might be involved in some form.Unless there is a secret, he should not enter and exit through the back door of the kitchen to prevent his family from discovering. If Akihiko was the murderer, what was the motive? Misako had been thinking about this question while lying in bed yesterday.A company factor, or a problem with relatives? But within a few minutes, Misako realized that it was a waste of effort.I know almost nothing about Akihiko, and I have no way of analyzing his actions. Misako gave up her reasoning, but a thought came to her mind - if he committed the crime and the truth came to light, she might be able to understand many things she didn't understand until now, even including the rope of fate...

The thought seized her heart.She had never thought about it this way, so she immediately shook her head as if trying to shake off her evil thoughts.She was afraid that her sanity would be overwhelmed by this momentary thought, even if it was just a flash of hope that Akihiko would be arrested. However, even though it had been a night since the incident, the thought was still somewhere in the back of my mind, lingering.Maybe I will lose a lot of things because of this murder, but maybe I can know some important inside information. Misako shook her head slightly like last night.She took another deep breath and prepared to go back to the annex—

"Young lady." A voice called her from behind.Looking back, a man of short stature and strong physique walked towards her, followed by a man with a bad face.The two hadn't seen each other yesterday, but Misako thought it was the police.As expected, the man of short stature took out a black ID and gave his name.He is the Western Police Department of the County Police Headquarters. "We want to take a closer look at the study room. Is there anyone in the main house now?" West's tone was very gentle. "Yes, I think everyone will be here today." Misako takes two detectives to the main house.As soon as they entered the entrance, Misako asked them to wait a while, and went into the room to call Ayeko.Ayako just finished putting on her makeup.

"Really? You came quite early." Misako informed the police of their visit, and Ayako frowned at the mirror. "They said they wanted to see the study again." "Need to see again? I really can't help them." Yayezi confirmed that the lipstick had been applied, and sighed. When the two walked to the entrance, they saw the policemen opening the shoe cabinet and looking inside without politeness, even ignoring their footsteps.Misako put away the slippers for them, and they finally closed the door of the shoe cabinet and took off their shoes while saying hello.

Misako put on her sandals as she was about to leave.At this time, the western police department looked at her feet, raised their hands and said, "Excuse me, please lift your feet a little." Misako took a step back.What looked like a small white piece of paper was stuck to the floor.Xixi carefully picked it up with his gloved hand and said, "It looks like a flower petal." "It seems that it hasn't been cleaned this morning." The guest pointed out that the entrance was not clean, and Yayezi justified it. West, however, seemed intrigued by the petals, looking at the purple crocuses that adorn the bay window and asking, "When was this flower inserted here?"

"About three days ago." Yayezi replied uneasily. "Oh." Xixi stared at the white petal in his hand thoughtfully, then changed his gentle attitude and asked seriously, "Before I go to the study, can I ask a few questions first?"