Chapter 15 Section VIII

Ten days had passed since Ogiwara Shinji's younger brother was murdered.Nagai Hiromi finally regained the feeling before.In two months' time, the students will take the exam, and they can't be led by the nose like this. Shinji has been back to school since yesterday.Although he was sitting in his own seat, he always looked out of the window and seldom talked with other students. Hiromi thought that sooner or later he would cheer up. After school today, Hiromi was called by the dean.The bald dean said sullenly, "The police are here." "Policemen?" "It's in the reception room. They said they came because of Ogiwara. I wanted to listen in, but they refused."

It was for this reason that the dean was so unhappy. On the way to the reception room, Hiromi speculates about the purpose of the police's visit.While they were definitely here for that case, Hiromi couldn't understand why they had called herself there. One of the policemen who came was in the middle of the year, and the other was very young.The middle-aged policeman was short and his suit was wrinkled, while the young policeman was tall and slender, wearing a clean three-piece suit.Although the stark contrast between the two is quite interesting, for some reason, Hiromi only senses one type of difference.

The two claimed to be Takama and Hino of the prefectural police. Takama briefly explained the content of the case and the general situation of Nakanishi's investigation.Although Hongmei had heard from Shinji about these things, she still decided to show surprise in front of the criminal police. However, Hiromi was really taken aback when the detective mentioned that Reiko had come forward to prove Nakanishi's innocence. The criminal police said: "The mother will not cover up the murderer who killed her own child. We think her words can be trusted." "makes sense."

Hiromi nodded. "In this way, our search direction will be blocked, and we can only return to the original point again. Who is the real culprit-the search has to start from the beginning again." Hong Mei was a little confused about the real purpose of the policeman's trip.She didn't understand why the other party said this to herself.Feelings of uneasiness welled up in my heart. "As for Mr. Guan Xin..." The detective seemed to see through Hiromi's anxiety, and the topic suddenly jumped into her world.Hiromi was taken aback, sat up straight, and answered "yes".

"How is his condition after the incident? Is there anything different from usual?" "Well, not at all." "Well, after all, what happened at home." The criminal police have something to say. "Have you spoken to him about the case?" "Just a few words." Hiromi replied. "Did you ever ask him how his mother found his brother's body?" "He said he woke up after hearing his mother's screams..." "Yes, yes." The detective nodded repeatedly, feeling that his entire upper body seemed to be moving. "He did say that he woke up to the screams."

"Any questions?" Seeing Hiromi's astonished question, Detective Takama also put on a straight face. "There is indeed a problem." he replied. "Yesterday we went to Ogihara's house. Because the current search work has returned to the original point again, we have to go back to the scene again. But by chance, we found something that is incomprehensible." These words were really oblique, Hiromi stared at the corner of the criminal policeman's mouth, wondering why the other party said that. "Actually, no matter how loudly you yell in his parents' room, it's hard to hear it in Xin Er's room a few rooms away. At least, that sound can't wake up a sleeping person."

It took a long time for Hongmei to understand what the policeman said.The high-level detective seemed to have been waiting for this moment, lit a cigarette slowly, took a deep breath, and quietly exhaled the smoke ring.Looking at the ever-changing milky white figure in front of her eyes, Hiromi asked slightly confused. "You mean, Ogiwara-kun is lying..." "That's the only possibility." A young detective named Hino interrupted for the first time. "But... why did the kid lie?" "That's not the only thing that's incomprehensible." Gao Jian moved forward, leaned out and said, "It had just rained the day before the incident, so the ground was slippery and soft, and the prints of Zhongxi's shoes that climbed over the wall were clearly left. , if other people have sneaked in, it will inevitably leave another footprint. But we have been searching for a long time, but we can't find it. Not only the footprints, but there are no traces of other people sneaking in."

Hiromi finally understood what Takama was going to say, and at the same time understood why he made such a big circle.All she felt was dry mouth and sweaty palms. Gao Jian's eyes still stayed on her, and he continued calmly. "Understood? In other words, the murderer is not an outsider. Compared with the previous contradiction, we speculate that perhaps Ogihara Shinji-kun killed his younger brother." Hiromi felt as if something had burst in his head. "why……" With great difficulty, Hiromi held back such words. Takama folded his arms. "Why... that's right. The most important question right now is why Mr. Xiner killed his younger brother. And the purpose of our coming here today is to discuss this matter with you, Teacher."

"discuss……" Hiromi shook her head blankly, "I don't know anything about it." "That's true. But it doesn't matter, teacher, you only need to judge whether there is something wrong with our reasoning from the character of Xin Erjun." "Have you roughly guessed it?" Even though she didn't know anything, Hiromi was paralyzed with shock. "For example, is there such a possibility? As the only child, Shin Er-kun has always been favored by his parents. However, after his younger brother was born, he took away his parents' love for him, so he felt jealous...Is there such a possibility? sex?"

"This is impossible." Hiromi said categorically: "Leaving aside the words of elementary school students, it is absolutely impossible for middle school students to think so. And Ogiwara-kun is a child who has become self-reliant very early." "Maybe. So is this possible? Mr. Xin Er doesn't get along well with his mother. We heard from people nearby that he seems to have been avoiding his mother and refusing to admit his mother. But now his father Having a child with his mother, she has completely become the housewife of the Ogiwara family. The connection and bond between the two of them has become deeper, and this time, Shinji-kun feels their isolation. For him, such a The mentality was unbearable. Therefore, he made up his mind and killed the bond between the two, that is, his brother."

Hiromi stared blankly at the corner of the detective's mouth which kept opening and closing.She could not tell them that such a thing was impossible, that perhaps the reasoning was good.Although Hiromi knew that the relationship between Shinji and his stepmother was tense, he didn't expect that this matter would push him to such an extent.Perhaps, this is actually just because she hasn't fully understood the student's heart. "It can't be said that it is completely impossible." she said with a sigh.The two detectives looked at each other with satisfaction. "But I really can't believe it. That child, even if it's just a half-brother, but let him kill his own brother... I heard that he was very happy to let his girlfriend see the baby At that time, his girlfriend said that their brothers looked alike, and he was a little shy..." "But in fact he did it." Takama cast a stern look at the young female teacher in front of him. "Their brothers do look alike. We have heard about this, but unfortunately, the murderer is him." "Unfortunately." Hiromi drooped her head weakly. "Then, let's say goodbye here." The detective stood up.Hiromi looked up at them and asked. "Are you going to Ogihara's house?" Takama replied "yes". "Although it is not possible to arrest him immediately, we have to let him come forward and explain things a little bit." "In that case." Hiromi looked at Takama with crying eyes, "I have one last request."