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But unfortunately, the police had previously checked and confirmed that there were no particles of sand in the room.
This means that Ms. Edano had never been to this room before the incident."
"Oh, it's possible that she noticed this and changed her shoes before killing someone?" Kawai Masako retorted.
"If it was really a premeditated murder, it's impossible that they didn't even notice this, right?"
"you are right."
Wu Wanying nodded, agreeing with her statement.
"But I have other evidence that proves that you, not Ms. Edano, are the murderer."
"Hehehe... If you have it, then take it out. It does sound to me like I can actually carry out the crime you described, little detective.
But is that why you think I'm the murderer? Money? Relationship? Or grudge? What motive do I have to be her? I haven't even entered her room..."
"No, you were in."
A sudden voice interrupted her, and Wu Wanying took two steps to the side, picked up the murder weapon, the samurai sword, which was still on the ground, revealing a small heart-shaped bloodstain underneath.
“This string of heart-shaped bloodstains could not have formed naturally. At first, I thought it was some kind of signal from Ms. Arai.
But in fact, this special bloodstain was left by you, Miss Kawai, when you stepped on Ms. Arai's blood while escaping from this room."
"I?"
Kawai was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed out loud, "What nonsense are you talking about, little detective? This bloodstain has something to do with me..."
"Ms. Kawai, your high heels should also be produced by Aide Company, right? I remember that Aide Company's design theme this year is heart.
Therefore, every product they release this year will have a heart-shaped logo, Yuanzi, right?"
"Ah? Yes! Yes!" Suzuki Sonoko replied quickly.
"Ms. Kawai."
Karasuma Ying looked at the already flustered Kawai Shoko again and said word by word:
"Can you lift your feet up so we can see the bottom of your high heels? If I'm not mistaken, there should be a heart shape under the heels of your high heels, right?"
Forcefully forcing a smile, Kawai Shoko said, "Hahaha... I'm not the only one who bought this pair of high heels. Little detective, what makes you say those marks were left by me?"
[Fighting to the bitter end]
Wu Wanying looked at her silently without saying anything.
"Also, little detective, you seem to have forgotten one thing..."
Suddenly looking up at Karasuma Ying, Kawai Shoko said excitedly:
"You must remember, right? When we first found the body, the skylight above was closed, right?!"
"What do you want to say?" Inspector Megure looked at her and asked.
"Hehe, the skylight here is specially designed. It cannot be opened manually! Even if the murderer really escaped through the skylight, there is no way to close it from the outside!"
"Karasuma sister, is that so?"
"Indeed." Wu Wanying nodded and explained: "The skylight here cannot be opened and closed manually. It can only be operated by remote control."
Seeing Karasuma Ying admit this, Kawai Shoko became even happier.
"Besides, there is only one remote control for each room! I saw it when we just opened the door. The remote control was in Kimiko Arai's hand!"
"Then can't you just press the remote control outside and then throw it in before the sunroof is completely closed?" Suzuki Sonoko said curiously after hearing this.
“No, the remote control here is not of good quality. It will definitely break if dropped from such a high place!
You should have checked the remote control in Kimiko Arai's hand, right? Tell me, is it working or not?"
"Yes, it is good and can be used normally." Wu Wanying nodded again. She had confirmed this herself.
"Hehe, so how did the murderer close the skylight? Can you tell me, little detective?"
"It's very simple. It was closed with a remote control. The murderer used a psychological suggestion to make Ms. Arai close the skylight with the remote control herself."
As soon as these words came out, Kawai Jōko trembled all over.
"What does this mean?" Inspector Megure asked hurriedly.
“The remote control was in Ms. Arai’s hand when the sunroof was closed.
Ms. Kawai, the reason you didn't kill Ms. Arai on the spot was actually to guide her to complete the final method of closing the skylight for you."
Chapter 116 The Dark Truth Hidden Behind the Scenes
"Ms. Kawai, after stabbing Ms. Arai and making sure she had no ability to resist, you messed up the room and climbed onto the skylight using the demon statue.
Then you turned around and shot Ms. Arai below with the model pistol you stole from Mr. Yi.
Your purpose is to stimulate Ms. Arai's inner desire to survive at the last moment, so that she will close the skylight for you and block your shooting.
To do this, you even actually pulled the trigger on the model pistol, making it actually make a sound like a bullet being fired.
And just as you expected, after the gunshot, Ms. Arai thought she was lucky enough not to be shot, and her desire to survive increased greatly. She used the remote control in her hand and desperately pressed the switch of the sunroof.
I completed the last step of this secret room technique for you."
"Well?!"
Upon hearing this, Kawai Jōko subconsciously raised her hand to cover her mouth, and looked at Karasuma Ying in disbelief as she calmly stated this reasoning.
"Indeed." Officer Megure nodded after listening to Karasumaying's explanation. "People around did report to the police that they heard gunshots before and after Ms. Arai was killed."
"No, that's right!"
Mr. Yi at the side also quickly agreed: "My model gun is exactly the same as a real gun in terms of appearance, weight and the sound it makes!"
"Um?!"
Upon hearing this, Officer Megure immediately stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and shouted angrily:
"You bastard! Isn't this illegal?!"
"Ah? Ah?!" Mr. Yi was confused.
[It’s illegal after all…]
Seeing this, Wu Wanying complained silently in her heart.
"We'll talk about this later!"
After letting go of Mr. Yi, Officer Megure turned to look at Karasuma Ying and said:
"Karasuma sister, please continue."
It's said to be continuing, but in fact it's coming to an end.
Karasuma Ying looked at the silent Kawai Shoko and slowly said:
"Ms. Kawai, do you know about the luminol reaction test? Blood stains are not so easy to disappear. Although your pair of high heels look clean, they will definitely show a luminol reaction. If you still don't believe it, we can..."
"Okay, that's enough."
Finally, the silent Kawai Masako interrupted Karasuma Ying.
"Yes, I am the daughter of the black witch 'Kamiko Kawai'... It was me who killed my mother..."
"Mother?!"
"what?"
This time, it was everyone's turn to be surprised.
"Oh! Yes, yes!"
At this time, Arai Daijiro also hurriedly spoke up:
"Kimiko's last name before she married me was indeed Kawai!"
"Why haven't I heard you say that before?" Ms. Edano looked at him suspiciously.
"You didn't ask me!"
"Mr. Arai, what is your relationship with Miss Kawai?" Inspector Megure looked at Daijiro Arai and asked seriously.
"No, I don't know... Kimiko and I got married nine years ago, and I never knew she had a daughter or anything like that, and she never told me..."
"Oh, so it is true..."
Upon hearing this, Kawai Jōko lowered his head, smiled at himself, and tears welled up in his eyes.
"To this woman, I am just a person who she doesn't even want to think about. I am just a part of her past that she has already forgotten... This is really too much...
When I was very young, she often didn't come home, and when I went to middle school, she basically abandoned me.
And my sister who is two years younger than me, since middle school, I have been working part-time while attending school to support my sister and me..."
Hearing her words, Wu Wanying subconsciously looked away with a strange expression, while Qing Shui Jing, who was in the crowd at this moment, looked at her deeply with a deep gaze.
"You must hate your mother very much, right?" Inspector Megure asked, his tone subconsciously becoming much gentler.
It seems that this is Kawai Shoko's motive for murder.
"Yes, I have hated her since I was a child. Unfortunately, she disappeared since I was in middle school. Over the years, I didn't know where she was. Even if I wanted to take revenge, I couldn't find her... Until recently, I finally found her."
"How did you find it?"
"A week ago, I received a letter that described her recent situation and said that she was working as a fortune teller in this fortune telling house."
"Who wrote the letter?" Wu Wanying asked hurriedly. She keenly noticed something unusual.
"I don't know. The letter also included a cut-out poster. On it, she was wearing shiny clothes, all designer clothes, and she was living a happy life...
When I saw this poster, I suddenly hated her so much, this woman. She just abandoned me and my sister and lived such a good life herself.
After that, I disguised myself as a fortune teller and came to this fortune telling house. Then, on the first day, I greeted her seriously in front of her. "
"But she didn't recognize you, did she?"
"Yeah, even though I used my real name, she didn't recognize me at all... I was thinking about scolding her once she recognized me, hehe..."
"After that, have you been preparing to kill her?" asked Officer Megure.
"No, at least not at that time... Although I hated her at that time, I also found out that she had commissioned a private detective to investigate her daughter..."