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At this point, Xiao Gongsheng suddenly became excited and said loudly:
“But I reconsidered and went back! I felt that this kind of thing was not something I could do, so I repaired the costume again!
Moreover, I was afraid that Katsuragi would wear this costume later, so I put it in the pile of costumes that needed maintenance!
Officer! Please believe me! Although I tampered with the costume! But I changed it back immediately! I really don’t know why Katsuragi wore this costume today! "
"I understand. Mr. Komiya, please calm down for a moment."
After turning around and giving instructions to a forensic police officer behind her, Sato Miwako looked at Komiya Katsu again and asked:
"Then may I ask Mr. Komiya, what was your initial motivation for doing this? Did you also want to murder Mr. Katsuragi?"
"No, that's not it..." Hearing this, Komiya Masaru's face returned to that bullied expression, "Although Katsuragi is a junior in the troupe, he is not only tall and handsome, but also has the style of a big star in his every move.
If he can seize this opportunity with Onyemare, he will surely soar to the sky.
Compared to him, although I am his senior, I am not as tall or good-looking as him, and I always play the role of a monster. I really envy him...
So, I actually just wanted to cause a little accident and let him get hurt..."
"So you lied about being injured and tampered with your costume just to make Mr. Katsuragi get injured during filming?" asked Karasuma Ying.
"Yes, that's what I originally thought, but when I went back, I thought about Katsuragi performing that difficult jump himself, and I was really afraid that something might happen to him, so I went back and changed it back..."
"So, Mr. Komiya, did you also do anything about the air cushion that was smashed through by the victim?" asked Miwako Sato.
"It's not me! I really don't know what's wrong with that air cushion!" Komiya Masaru replied excitedly: "I just wanted Katsuragi to get hurt! If he fell from such a high place, he would definitely die if there was something wrong with the air cushion! How could I do such a thing!"
"I see. Do you have any clues you can provide us about this air cushion? For example, who moved it out? Has anyone deliberately approached it and done anything to it?"
"If we moved it out, it was done by several staff members together. As for getting close to it, it seems... ah! Right!"
Suddenly remembering something, Komiya Sheng quickly said, "It was two days ago when I went back to the warehouse to repair the costumes, and Kawada happened to come out of the warehouse at that time!"
Yumi Kawada, a huge fan of Toma Katsuragi.
"Because Kawada wasn't in charge of the warehouse, I curiously asked her what she was doing there, but she didn't say anything at the time and just left with a gloomy face. And... and there's Producer Shibata!"
"Is there anything wrong with him?" asked Karasuma Ying.
"Producer Shibata came very early this morning. When I came to the studio with two other staff members, I saw him touching and rubbing the air cushion by himself. He looked very nervous when he saw us!"
"Understood. We will investigate this later. Mr. Komiya, you can go back first."
Miwako Sato nodded and asked a police officer to take Komiya Katsu back.
"Officer Sato."
At the same time, the forensic police officer who had been ordered by Sato Miwako also came back from outside.
"We have just checked it. There are indeed a lot of traces of liquid glue left on the chest of the costume. However, above these traces of glue, there are more serious traces of human damage..."
"In other words, after Komiya Masaru damaged the costume for the first time and glued it, the costume suffered a second and more serious damage?"
"Yes."
"Sister Xiaoying, is it possible that the actors confuse the costumes that are normally used and those that need to be repaired?" Conan suddenly asked, making the final confirmation.
“It’s impossible on this crew.”
Knowing what he was asking, Wu Wanying replied: "I just checked in the warehouse. The two are stored separately and carefully marked. There is no possibility that the actors will confuse them."
In other words, there was no such thing as Katsuragi Toma accidentally picking up that costume from the pile of costumes that needed repair and wearing it again.
But Katsuragi Toma was indeed killed today while wearing that costume, so there is only one possibility.
Two days ago, after Komiya Masaru threw the costume into the pile of costumes that needed repair, someone came to the warehouse and destroyed the costume a second time, and hung it back on Katsuragi Toma's hanger.
When will this happen? Who will do it?
Next chapter will be later (﹃)
Chapter 179 Investigation Completed (Additional Update 510)
"Ms. Kawada, can we ask you some questions?"
Behind the artificial cliff of the studio, Conan had already gone to the security room, and after Komiya Masaru, Kawada Yumi was also brought over by Takagi Wataru.
"Officer, please ask." Kawata Yumi glanced at Sato Miwako and replied with her head down.
"We found traces of human damage on the air cushion that was smashed by the victim. Regarding this, Ms. Kawada, do you know who did it?"
"Why are you asking me that?"
Upon hearing this, Kawada Yumi looked up at Sato Miwako and her tone suddenly became sharp.
"Are you guys doubting me?!"
Sato Miwako also looked at her without showing any weakness, and replied word by word: "We are just conducting normal inquiries. I hope you can cooperate, Miss Kawada."
"I heard that Miss Kawada is a fanatical fan of Mr. Katsuragi? It seems that she even posted on the Internet that if Mr. Katsuragi died, she would have him all to herself. Is that true?" Karasuma Ying suddenly asked.
"Hmph! I was just thinking about it! Are you going to suspect me of murder just because of this?!" Kawata Yumi glared at Karasuma Ying fiercely and shouted excitedly.
"That's not the case." Karasuma Ying shook her head slightly and continued: "We just want to know, Miss Kawada, who is not responsible for warehouse management at all, what did you do in the warehouse alone two days ago?"
"Hmm...!" When Karasuma Ying suddenly raised this point, Kawada Yumi's expression instantly became flustered, and the fierce expression she had before was no longer there.
“We hope Ms. Kawada can tell us the truth, because your testimony can help us identify the murderer faster.
As an ardent fan of Mr. Katsuragi, don’t you, Ms. Kawada, want to know who murdered Mr. Katsuragi? "
I see. "
After Karasuma Ying moved out of Katsuragi Toma, Kawada Yumi quickly compromised. She lowered her head and whispered, "Two days ago, I did go to the warehouse alone and cut an air cushion with a knife..."
"And then?" asked Officer Sato.
"That's right. When I was leaving the warehouse, I met a man named Xiao Gong who came to the warehouse. I didn't know what he was going to do..."
"Ms. Kawata, didn't you use tape to mend the air cushion afterwards?" Sato Miwako frowned slightly.
"adhesive tape?"
Upon hearing this, Kawada Yumi looked up at her in confusion.
"No, I just left after cutting the cushion, and I didn't use any tape at all..."
"what?"
"I just wanted to take revenge on him, that guy... He always ignores my kindness to him, every time!
So after I heard that he was going to perform the jumping scene himself, I deliberately cut those cushions. I just wanted him to know the consequences of ignoring his fans!
Of course, I am still his fan after all, so I calmed down after cutting one cushion. I only cut that one cushion, and as for sewing it with tape, I didn't do it at all.
After all, it has been cut, and the people behind the scenes will be able to see the holes at a glance, and I don’t know how to fix these things, so it’s better to wait for them to discover them themselves before repairing them…”
"This is not how a fan should behave..." Sato Miwako said with a headache after hearing what Kawata Yumi said.
It seems that Toma Katsuragi is not very popular in the crew, and everyone around him wants to kill him.
"What do you know?!"
As if being stimulated by Sato Miwako's words, Kawada Yumi suddenly became excited again.
"That person has never looked me in the eye! Whether I was organizing events for him as a fan or assisting him with filming as a staff member! I was always by his side! My eyes never left him! But what about him?! He has always been indifferent to my feelings for him!"
Silently keeping a distance from her, Wu Wanying suddenly remembered something and asked tentatively with a smile:
"Um, Ms. Kawada, I heard from Mr. Katsuragi that he was being followed recently. I want to ask, who is that person..."
"That's right! It's me!"
Yumi Kawada admitted it loudly, with a very proud tone.
"I'm totally different from those people who hesitate! I will never hesitate when it's time to take action! A die-hard fan like me! Don't I deserve his response?!"
"Okay, Ms. Kawada, calm down for a moment..."
Sato Miwako raised her head and stroked her forehead, saying with a headache:
"The focus right now is on Mr. Katsuragi's murder case. As for the tracking, officers from other divisions will be in charge later..."
She has been very tired recently, and this is not within her job scope. If possible, she really doesn't want to add more workload to herself.
"No problem! You can ask me as many times as you want in the future!" Yumi Kawada's tone was still so righteous and proud.
[Even if you are a fanatical fan, it is rare to see such a thing...]
It must be difficult to deal with such a fanatical and dangerous fan, right?
I always feel that Mr. Katsuragi seems to be living a very hard life...
Watching Kawada Yumi being taken away by Takagi Wataru, Karasuma Ying silently complained in her heart.
Shaking her head slightly, she turned around, walked to the air cushion, squatted down, and observed it carefully.
"There are indeed two cuts of different thicknesses in the center and edge of the air mattress. The central cut that caused Mr. Katsuragi's direct death was thicker.
The cuts on the edge of the cushion are much smaller, as if they were made with a utility knife, and all of them are concentrated in this small area, mostly in the form of dots. Rather than being cut, they look more like being stabbed with a sharp object to vent anger."
"We have previously contacted the staff who moved these air cushions this morning and asked them about it."
Sato Miwako also stepped forward and said, "When this air cushion was first moved out this morning, there was no large cut in the middle, and there were no signs of tape on it."
"In other words, this cut was actually made secretly between the time when the air cushion left the warehouse and when Mr. Katsuragi was murdered."
"Officer Sato! Sister Xiaoying!"
Just then, Conan also ran back.
"I just asked the uncle in the security room. Two days ago, Producer Shibata did leave the studio after Mr. Komiya."
"Is he the last one to leave?" Wu Wanying asked as he stood up.
“No, there were several staff members who were in charge of inventorying the warehouse after Producer Shibata. I asked them and they also saw Producer Shibata go to the warehouse before leaving.
Ah, and the costume that Mr. Katsuragi wore today, they all said that the costume was hanging on the hanger at the time, and it was not placed in the pile of costumes to be repaired at all! "
"I see."
All doubts have been resolved. Upon hearing this, Wu Wanying nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Officer Sato, call everyone here so we can announce the murderer."