Chapter 36 Section 5

Misako was walking on the way to Gua Sheng's house, she wanted to go back and get some change of clothes. It has been five days since she returned to her natal home. During these five days, Misako spent in a complicated mood.She didn't say anything to her parents, and Guasheng's family was silent, probably because Hongchang was still detained by the police, and Guasheng's family was very busy. Misako was already mentally prepared for divorce, but she didn't want to let this marriage come to an end like this, at least she had to wait until she knew the truth before she separated her work.

What should I do to know the truth? Just wait for Yusaku to contact me? But on the phone a few days ago, Yusaku gave her a different feeling than usual. Could it be that something happened while I was away? The more Misako thought about it, the more flustered she became. When Misako arrived in front of Kuso's house, a car stopped beside her.The door of the car opened, and the people who got out of the car were the Western Police Department and the Oda Police Department who had met several times. When Xixi saw her, he smiled faintly and nodded in greeting. "I heard you went back to your mother's house."

Misako nodded ambiguously, thinking, he really knows everything.But she couldn't say it, in fact, she would go back to her mother's house after getting a change of clothes. "What are you doing here today?" When Misako asked, Xixi suddenly exchanged glances with Oda, and then said, "We are here to ask questions, and we want to confirm the key points of the investigation." The West puts special emphasis on the word "emphasis". "Who do you want to ask?" Misako asked. Xixi scratched his ear with his little finger, and said, "Let's call everyone together first."

Misako had planned to quietly go to the annex and then leave quietly, but even this was impossible.As a last resort, she had to press the button of the walkie-talkie, and Akihiko's voice came from the speaker. Misako hid her embarrassment, and after explaining the reason, Akihiko said, "Please come in." After she led the policemen to the main house, Akihiko greeted them at the entrance.His eyes were on the policemen, not on Misako. "Are you here to tell us that Hongchang is going to be released?" His eyes were sharp. Xixi breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "That depends on how the conversation goes."

Yayezi, Yuanzi and the maid Chengjiang gathered in the living room one after another.Cheng Jiang stood by the wall, Misako and the other three women sat down on the sofa, and Akihiko leaned on a chair in the family bar. "I'm really sorry to call everyone over here." Xi Jinping glanced at the crowd and said, "About this murder case, there has been a dawn of a solution. We are here to report this matter today." "How's Hongchang?" Yayezi made a sound that sounded like a scream. Xixi stretched out his palm to her, signaling her to stay calm. "The thing is like this. The task force received a confidential letter a few days ago, which contained evidence that the sender believed that Hongchang was not the murderer. At present, we cannot elaborate on the content of the confidential letter. However, after repeated discussions, we concluded that One conclusion. That is, most of the contents of the confidential letter are true."

When the West said the word "Secret Letter", everyone's faces were filled with astonishment.Misako was also very surprised: Who sent that kind of thing? "So," Yayezi couldn't help but say, "is Hongchang innocent?" Xixi shook her head, as if she didn't want her to expect too much. "There is no conclusive evidence yet. If there is no evidence to prove that the inferences based on new insights are true, it cannot be concluded that Mr. Hongchang is innocent." "What's that new insight?" Akihiko asked. West took a few steps forward and stood beside Yuanzi.

"Miss Sonoko, at around 11:30 on the day of the incident, you quietly returned home and entered the study. But the crossbow had disappeared by then, right?" Sonoko nodded affirmatively. Xixi showed a satisfied expression, and said, "Very good. Ms. Yuanzi's statement is consistent with the content of the secret letter and the testimony of the new witness. Based on their statements, it can be known that the criminal went to Zhenxian Temple before 11:40 A trip. Calculating back, he left this room around 11:25..." Having said this, Xixi took a breath, turned his head around, and observed everyone's reactions.Misako was the same as him, peeking at everyone's expressions, everyone looked equally nervous, there was nothing unusual about it.

"However, none of the visitors that day met the criteria. What happened? We rethought it and found a major loophole. Only one person who was not a visitor was not in the house that day. Although this person was outside the house The time is short, but it is enough to hand over the crossbow to the accomplices waiting outside." Xi Xi turned around and strode up to the man standing by the wall. "It's you, Miss Chengjiang." The voice of the police department was low.Misako was so surprised that she couldn't make a sound and just stared at Cheng Jiang's face.Chengjiang lowered his head, grasping the hem of his apron with both hands.

"Are you joking, Mr. Police Department?" Yayezi said with a sobbing voice, "Chengjiang is not...not someone who would do that kind of thing." "What evidence do you have?" Akihiko then asked. "evidence?" Xixi scratched his nose and stared at Chengjiang's face from below. "So, let me ask you, you said you didn't have any tea for serving guests that day, so you went out to buy it, right? But, you knew the day before that there would be a large number of guests the next day, and you waited until the guests arrived before panicking." Isn't it unnatural to buy tea?"

"Isn't this kind of thing very common? Chengjiang will inevitably forget things." Xi ignored Yayezi to smooth things over, and continued: "But you are in a hurry to buy things, but I heard that you didn't ride a bicycle, did you? The proprietress of the tea shop said that you usually ride a bicycle to buy tea. Why didn't you ride that day?" Woolen cloth?" Chengjiang remained silent, but his hand holding the apron moved faintly. "It's up to her whether she likes to ride or not, you don't care whether she rides a bicycle or walks to buy tea!" Akihiko said contemptuously.

But the West remained unmoved. "One more point. When you went out that day, you were holding a black plastic bag in your hand. It shouldn't be a day for garbage collection, so why did you go out with that kind of thing? The temporary maid Mizumoto Kazumi-san said about it." Chengjiang still kept his mouth shut. Misako looked at the others, Sonoko and Ayeko could no longer refute, they could only watch the situation unfold.Obviously, because of the aggressive attitude of the West, they gradually lost their trust in Chengjiang.Probably they also hope that if Chengjiang is the criminal, he can confess earlier. "It seems that you can't explain it, so let me explain." West took a few steps away from Chengjiang, "Miss Chengjiang was instructed by someone to take her crossbow outside the house. But she must have an excuse to go out, so she Deliberately throwing away tea leaves to create an opportunity to buy tea. Crossbows and arrows are not small things, and they can neither be carried around nor put in a purse, so she decided to put them in a garbage bag. With such a big bag, it is naturally impossible to Riding a bike." Chengjiang's body trembled slightly. "Okay, so who is her accomplice? Miss Chengjiang left this room after eleven o'clock, so anyone who didn't have an alibi at that time would naturally be suspected." West went straight to the core of the problem, "That person is UR TV Kenji Matsumura, the executive director of the Kuwasan faction. He is the only person in the Guarang sect who has not defected. This murder case was committed by these two people.” Misako felt that everyone held their breath and focused their eyes on Cheng Jiang. "It took us a lot of effort to find out the relationship between you." Oda, who has been silent until now, said for the first time, "No matter how we investigate, we can't find out why. So we simply went back to the time when you started here. Life before work. It happened more than twenty years ago. No one can remember what happened so long ago. We have to rely on old data." "Then what did you find?" Akihiko looked at Oda provocatively. "We tried to investigate the information related to Matsumura at that time, and found that he was the section chief of the electrical parts business department. We looked at the employee list at that time, and found that your name appeared in the same department." Oda looked down. Cheng Jiang at the head said. Of course Misako was shocked by this, but judging from Akihiko's appearance, he didn't seem to know either. "So just now I contacted the person who was in the same department as you at the time. He remembered you very clearly. He said that you seemed to have eloped with a man with a wife and child, and was finally abandoned by that person." "Elope? Chengjiang?" Yayezi shouted abruptly. "Anyone makes mistakes." Oda said, "But you can't return to your original job, and you don't have any relatives to rely on, so you have to find a way to live on your own. I heard that at that time, your parents took care of you like your parents. The person is Matsumura. Although the person who told me this matter did not know the details, it must be Matsumura who arranged for you to be a maid here, right? He can even be said to be your most confidant person." As soon as Oda closed his mouth, the surroundings were shrouded in a more suffocating atmosphere than before, making people dare not even take a breath. Perhaps because of the fluorescent lights, Cheng Jiang's skin looked pale, and her face was expressionless, like a wax figure. West took another step closer to her. "Please be honest, it will be a matter of time before the case is solved. As long as you don't tell the truth, Mr. Hongchang will not be free, and it will only make the people present more painful." Oda's voice was moderately high and low, clear and magnificent, shaking everyone's hearts.