Chapter 15 Section 7

Another three days passed.The detective came to the hill home for the second time.The arrival of the detectives made Michiyo try hard to control the uneasiness in his heart. "Have you figured it all out?" Dao Dai took turns staring at the man and woman in front of him. "Well," the detective nodded slightly, "I think I have grasped the truth of the matter." Dao Dai finally breathed a sigh of relief, with tension and anxiety intertwined in his expression. "Then please go in and talk." She said, and she invited the two to the reception room. The detective handed Douyo a stack of reports. "The first thing that caught our attention was Yuzhi's choice of killing method. This method is to connect the wires to the bathtub through the bathroom screen window, so that an electric current will be generated in the water, and Xiaosan will be electrocuted to death."

"Do you have any questions about this method?" Dao Dai asked after thinking over and over in his mind. "No, there is nothing wrong with the method itself, so it is more noteworthy for Yuzhi to use this method. Yuzhi is already fifty-one years old. No matter how popular science is now, but according to her age, using such a method is still worthwhile anyway. It will raise doubts." Hearing this, Michiyo couldn't help but let out an "ah". This is a question he has been thinking about for a long time, and now that the detective has said it, he feels even more incredible.

"So, we think that it is someone other than Yuzhi who came up with this method." "Anyone other than her? Was this one among those who were at the party that day?" "It can be said with certainty that it is indeed among them." The detective coughed softly, "Then who is the person who made her use this method, that is to say, who ordered her to kill? It can be said that this is a A person who has a huge influence on Yuzhi." "Influence?" Dao Dai repeated.She probably doesn't use the word normally.The word connotes some kind of uncanny influence.

"But who exactly is this person? That's the crux of the matter." The detective took out a sheet from the report, which recorded the results of the investigation about Yuzhi's grandson. "Yuzhi seems to be going to get the money no matter what. And through investigation, we know who she will get the money through." "like--" "So, it follows that the person who can help her get the money is the same person who also has a lot of influence over her." "Whoever can give her such a huge sum of money—" Faces appeared in Michiyo's mind like a movie: Nobuo Aoki, Jiro Nakayama...

She shook her head. "No one can pay that much money." The corner of the detective's mouth twitched, "There is a person Madam seems to have forgotten." "one person?" Dao Dai went through everyone in his heart again.No one should have been missed.Toshihiko and Atsushi definitely won't have so much money. "I can't think of it. My husband is the richest of my relatives—" Dao Dai's voice stopped like a sudden power outage, and she felt that the female assistant smiled inadvertently. "Could it be—" Dao Dai whispered, even his voice became hoarse, "Could it—is it really my husband?"

"It was he," the detective confirmed. "I can't think of anyone else." "But it was my husband who was killed. Could it be that he gave the order to kill himself?" As she spoke, she suddenly realized something, "Could it be suicide..." "Well." The detective nodded and said, "This analysis can make all aspects reasonable. For example, the design of the wires is actually not made by Xiaosan before he entered the bathroom, but after he entered the bathroom and other people. People—that is, connected with Yuzhi. How about we assume this? Yuzhi pokes the wire through the gauze from the outside, and Xiaosan inside catches it and puts the wire in the bathtub...it should be like this. It would be troublesome if someone—for example, Madam, you or anyone else—pushed the door in, so he locked the door from the inside. Then he committed suicide without washing his hair."

Dao Dai listened blankly, "So is it really suicide?" However, the detective immediately shook his head: "No, it does make sense in theory, but there are many unreasonable things. Although, there are indeed people with strong self-esteem who will make the suicide scene look like homicide, but According to our investigation, Xiaosan had no motive or reason for committing suicide at all." "Yes." Dao Dai echoed, and felt a little relieved. The detective continued: "However, we still insist that the method of using electric wires to commit crimes was indeed done according to Xiao San's instructions. It can be said that this idea is definitely not wrong. In other words, we might as well think that Xiao San was trying to kill Xiao San. Who other than myself chose this method?"

"Anyone other than myself?" "Yes. But Yuzhi betrayed him halfway, so Xiaosan was killed by his own order, wasn't he?" "Then, the person my husband wants to kill is..." "Exactly." The detective closed his eyes slightly and nodded. "It is you, ma'am."