Chapter 25 Section 1

After Yayezi came back from the police station, she seemed to have aged ten years in a few hours, with dark circles under her eyes and a complete loss of elasticity in her skin, making one wonder if she was dehydrated from crying too much, but the tears Not dry.As soon as Misako called her, her tears burst like a bank.Chengjiang gently draped a blanket over her back, which was slumped on the sofa. "Ma'am, it's fine. Young master, he will definitely... well, he will definitely come back. A kind-hearted young master cannot be arrested for murder." Cheng Jiang also choked up.

Misako knew that when Chengjiang heard Hongchang's confession, he had sobbed secretly in the kitchen. Seeing that Ayako was still crying, Akihiko, who had been drinking brandy at the family-style bar, came over with a glass and said to her, "I want to cry later, and explain the matter clearly first. Tell me, why Hongchang Will you be arrested? What did Hongchang say about it? Also, what did the police ask you? How did you answer?" "Why do you choose this time... If you want to ask, you have to wait for Mom to calm down a little bit before asking." Misako got up from the sofa and said to her husband, but Akihiko took a big gulp of wine and glared at her. "If you want to save Hongchang, you have to find a way as soon as possible. If you are late, you will only regret it."

Akihiko took another step closer to Ayako. "Come on, let's talk. Tell the whole thing, otherwise we won't be able to study countermeasures." Ayako's twitching back gradually calmed down.She raised her head to Akihiko, the makeup on her face was crying out. "Can you save Hongchang?" "That depends on how Mom behaves." After speaking, Akihiko asked Misako to pour another glass of brandy.After she did so, he handed the glass to Yayezi. Ayako calmed down a little with the power of alcohol, and slowly talked about the conversation in Shimadzu Police Station.She started with Hongchang's criminal plan, saying that they originally wanted to kill Sugai Masaki with arrows instead of crossbows.

"Hongchang didn't take the crossbow?" "Well, it should be." "He actually came up with that kind of trick...Yiakihiko frowned in pain, as if he was thinking about something, and then asked a question, "But, from the condition of the wound, it is impossible to tell whether the arrow was shot with a crossbow or inserted by hand Is it?" "The police will investigate next, but Mr. Criminal Police said that there is probably no way to determine how the wound was caused." Yayezi replied sobbing. "Understood. What is Hongchang's criminal motive?"

Ayako lowered her head hesitantly, but then raised her head again, and told about letting Oto and Masaaki Sugai into the house the day before the murder.Of course, she also mentioned the relationship between herself and Takahisa Suto.Things have come to this juncture, and there is no surprise for those who listen. She said frankly that she was entrusted by Suoto to open Naoaki's safe. "At that time, I had no idea that Hongchang was eavesdropping in the next room. I just thought that the kid had gone to school." Misako suddenly remembered something.On the day Xu Bei Zhengqing came to the house, the white Porsche was parked in the parking lot.She remembered thinking at the time, how strange that Hongchang didn't drive to school today.

"Hiromashi wanted to kill Mr. Sugai because he was angry at Mom's humiliation, huh?" After Ayako finished speaking, Akihiko confirmed again. "It seems to be..." Yayezi nodded feebly. "How much does Hong Chang know about the information Xu Bei wants...that is, what's in the safe?" "I'm not sure about this, but he probably doesn't know. Because Mr. Suto also said that Mr. Subai didn't tell him anything." "Really?" Akihiko put his hand on his chin, as if he was thinking about something. "What is the information in the safe?" Misako asked.

"I don't know. I glanced at it once, and it seemed to be something related to the company. Maybe it was something that the Guasheng family needed to control the real power of the company. Now, even if it is handed over to Xu Bei, it will not have much impact on the overall situation. In any case, it has nothing to do with the murder." Akihiko showed a disinterested expression.Misako felt that what he was thinking was not the same thing. "Ah..." She suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but breathe out softly. Akihiko looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No... nothing. I'm sorry." She shook her head in a panic. Why didn't I remember it until now? Misako remembered that on the night before the murder, after moving Naoaki's artwork, Akihiko who came out of the library asked Misako one thing-has anyone been here today? When he heard Misako answer When "Mr. Sugai came", his expression became very serious.He knew at that time that the information in the safe had been robbed, and that information was by no means insignificant.At least not to him... Misako looked at Akihiko's side face concentrating on thinking about countermeasures for Hong Chang, and felt a chill down her spine.

She wanted to escape the suffocating atmosphere in the living room, stood up and said, "I'm going to make tea." At this time, the doorbell on the intercom suddenly rang. Chengjiang picked up the microphone and responded in a low voice, but suddenly said loudly: "Ah? Miss..." Yayezi was the first to get up. Following her, Misako and the others also headed towards the entrance. As soon as Yayezi opened the gate, he saw Yuanzi walking towards the gate following the police officer. Yuanzi immediately rushed into her arms. "Mom...it wasn't brother Hongchang, and brother Hongchang didn't kill people."

"Well, I know, I know." Yayezi repeatedly stroked the hair of her sobbing and crying daughter. The police sent Hongchang to a detention facility, but deemed it unnecessary to detain Yuanzi and let her go home.However, future surveillance is expected to be even stricter. Ayako seems to want her daughter to go to bed early, but Akihiko doesn't allow it.He repeatedly asked for a bunch of details in a harsher tone than he had with Yayazi. "When Hong Chang saw Mr. Sugai's body, he turned back without doing anything, right?" Akihiko confirmed stubbornly. Sonoko nodded dejectedly.

"Don't worry, the police will definitely find out the truth soon. After all, his words are not far-fetched." Misako comforted my sister-in-law. She did think so, but Akihiko's expression remained serious. "It's far-fetched or not. It's the same for the police." Akihiko said in a cold tone, "If you believe the suspect in this way, no one will be arrested. They only believe in the evidence." "I'm not lying." Sonoko stared at Akihiko with eyes red from crying. "If you can't prove Hongchang's innocence, everything will be in vain. Maybe the police think Yuanzi's words are not credible, because Yuanzi is just faithfully reporting what he heard from Hongchang." "You mean Yuanzi was also deceived by Hongchang?" Yayezi said sharply. "I'm just saying that the police are thinking about this possibility. When the police let Yuanzi back, they still think that Hongchang's confession is the most important." Akihiko stared into Yuanzi's eyes again, "Think carefully! Is there any way to make it possible?" To prove Hongchang's words? The only one who can save him is Yuanzi!" Akihiko's semi-threatening tone made Sonoko shrug his shoulders, his big watery eyes wandered, and he looked desperately thinking.Misako really felt her desire to help Hongchang. However, in the end, Yuanzi put his head in his hands, shook his head vigorously in distress, and murmured: "No, I can't think of anything. I... I just believe what Brother Hongchang said from the bottom of my heart." Yayezi couldn't bear to hug her daughter. "It's okay, Xiaoyuan. It's enough, and everything is to blame for her bad mother. I said Akihiko, you can let her go for the time being. I will ask you here tonight and let her go to rest." Ayeko pleaded. A pained expression flashed across Akihiko's face, and he stood up holding a brandy glass.When he agreed, Yayezi walked out of the room with his arms around Yuanzi's shoulders. Misako looked at her husband's back. Akihiko leaned his elbows on the family bar and remained silent.