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At this moment, the detective who had left earlier came back and said quickly:
"I have just checked with Miss Karasuma's school. There is indeed a girl named 'Akita Kyoko' in Miss Karasuma's class. According to the school, the reputation of this Akita classmate in school is indeed... not very good.
In addition, I also called Akita's home, and her parents said that Akita went out again after school yesterday and never came back. I think the deceased in this case..."
The meaning of the detective's words was very clear. The real identity of the corpse was probably that of Kokarasuma and her classmates, whose name was Akita Anko.
"Have the parents been notified to come for an autopsy?" the boy asked.
"Yes, I have notified them. They will be here soon."
"Ah."
The investigation was progressing smoothly. The boy nodded slightly, then looked at Ko Karasuma and the other man who had helped the police save a lot of effort.
"Football! I'll go to the school to help you investigate!" Before he could even open his mouth, Xiao Wuwan spoke first.
Although she really wanted to stay and watch the boy's further investigation, she also knew that this was impossible.
As a ruthless "reasoning machine", there is no way the boy would allow them to stay just because they provided a little help.
On the contrary, this wooden man would only think that since their "surplus value" has been squeezed out, they should not stay any longer to be an eyesore and should just go back to class.
Therefore, instead of forcing herself to stay, it would be better to follow the boy's thoughts and help him investigate from another direction. This way, the boy would not be able to force her out of the case.
I, Xiao Wuwan, the best Shirakawa brand ranger!
She understands Xiaoshu's thoughts!
And the fact was just as Xiao Wuhuan thought. The boy was silent for a while after hearing the voice, and then nodded.
"Okay, I will go to your school to learn more about the situation later. If you are willing, before that, please help me ask about the situation of this classmate Xingzi in school."
The boy agreed readily. After all, the deceased was Kougamaru's classmate. Given her personality, she would definitely investigate even if he didn't agree.
In this case, instead of letting her do it secretly, it is better to put her in front of me. At least I can keep an eye on her and prevent her from encountering any unexpected situations due to her recklessness...
Chapter 624: Delicious Food
Chapter 624: Oh, delicious food!
"Ah, so there's a case..."
At noon that day, Kogumaru came to the boy and Hatoyama Keiko's university as usual.
However, unlike before, only Keiko Hatoyama was here today. The boy seemed to have been investigating the case since he received it in the morning and did not return to school at noon.
"Well, the victims were students from our class..."
Sitting on the familiar bench, Xiao Wuwan nodded.
Opposite her, Keiko Hatoyama had already set up the easel and her paintbrush was sliding quickly across the paper.
"A corpse placed in a praying position..."
She had just heard Kougamaru's brief description of the case the boy encountered in the cemetery this morning.
The naked body was tied up in a praying posture and killed in a cemetery, which gave it a feeling similar to that of a perverted murderer in a novel.
"Did you get any information at school?"
Kokarasuma was extremely eager to assist in the investigation, and the boy probably thought that this case was too closely related to Kokarasuma and that it would be useless even if he refused, so he simply agreed to her request. This might also make it easier to control her and prevent her from doing anything risky.
"No~"
At this point, Kokarasuma sighed helplessly.
"The murdered classmate Xingzi was not very popular in school. She didn't have any close friends, so we couldn't get any information related to the investigation..."
She was very frustrated by this. She had clearly vowed to the boy that she could help, but in the end she got nothing.
She could already imagine the boy laughing at her expressionlessly...
[No way? No way? Could it be that someone really didn't find any information at all? Eh~ delicious food~]
hateful! So angry!
"So we get nothing?" Looking up at Kougamaru whose facial features wrinkled subconsciously, Hatoyama Keiko smiled and drew her expression.
"It's not like I don't mean it at all!"
Being told so directly by Hatoyama Keiko, Xiao Wuwan felt very embarrassed and hurriedly defended himself:
"I heard about this from Xingzi's deskmate, who said that she has been absent-minded these past few days.
During class, he didn’t always fall asleep like before, but instead was always in a daze, as if he had lost his soul…”
"Did Xingzi's deskmate tell you the reason?" asked Keiko Hatoyama.
【Have you been feeling restless for several days? 】
"How is it possible! This classmate was often bullied by Xingzi in school. She usually doesn't even dare to talk to Xingzi. How could she ask these questions...
If they weren't deskmates, she probably wouldn't have noticed these abnormalities of Xingzi."
At this point, Kokarasuma sighed again.
This was her only gain. Although it could be called a gain, in her opinion, it was simply dispensable...
If we don't know the reason, even if we know that the deceased has been mentally unstable recently, it will be useless...
"Karasuma-chan, I heard you say before that the murdered classmate Kyoko seemed to have had contact with some classmates from other schools?"
Suddenly, Keiko Hatoyama's voice brought back Karasuma's thoughts which had drifted away.
"Huh? Yes! Yes, there have always been such rumors in school."
Xiao Wuhuan nodded and replied, "However, I also deliberately asked the classmates who often talk about these rumors this morning, but they didn't seem to have seen Xingzi interacting with students from other schools.
Even those students who swore that such a thing must exist could not tell the specific information about the school uniforms and appearance of the students from other schools.
So I think that the so-called association with students from other schools is probably a misunderstanding of Xingzi-san, right?"
For Karasuma, who grew up in the United States, this kind of thing is something she knows all too well.
At the beginning, one or several students who were bullied by Xingzi started to say:
"Wow, Kyoko-san is so fierce and doesn't have any friends at school. Could it be that she has made friends with students from other schools?"
As the number of people bullied by Kyoko-san gradually increased, this doubt gradually turned into:
"Everyone, be careful. She must know someone from another school. If we dare to fight back, she will definitely call those people to retaliate against us after school..."
Finally it becomes:
"Xingzi doesn't even join a club. She leaves school so early every day. She must have met a lot of people from other schools. Come to think of it, I saw a girl wearing our school uniform walking with several boys from other schools. I only dared to watch from a distance at the time. I felt that the girl's back looked like Xingzi..."
This is probably the evolution process.
Through word of mouth, what was originally just a suspicion gradually became an ironclad fact that everyone believed.
Well, of course, there are also many reasons why Kyoko herself has a bad character and likes to bully other students at school...
"Is this so..."
After listening to Xiao Wuhuan's explanation, Keiko Hatoyama did not stop painting. She frowned and thought for a while, then said:
"Karamura-chan, when you see Qing-chan again, tell him that investigating in the direction of the deceased Kyoko-san's family might yield some results."
"Huh? Why?"
"Because the deceased was a bad student who enjoyed bullying others. Such children usually don't care about others and are not easily influenced by external factors.
But Karasuma-chan, you also said just now that Kyoko-san was acting very abnormally in the days before she was murdered, right?
This can only mean that Xingzi must have encountered some major changes in her life recently, and this change has even had a great impact on her spirit.
I originally thought that perhaps some irreconcilable conflict had broken out among these bad kids.
But since it's very likely that Kyoko-san's relationship with students from other schools is just a rumor, and excluding the fact that she doesn't have any friends in school...
Then what caused Xingzi's abnormal behavior is very likely something that happened in her own family. If we investigate in this direction, we may be able to find some clues about Xingzi's murder..."
"Which kind is more..."
After listening to Keiko Hatoyama's analysis, Kogumaru raised his hand, touched his chin, and nodded thoughtfully.
Is Sister Keiko suggesting that we start investigating the simple interpersonal relationships of the deceased first?
"Of course, but don't tell Xiaoqing that I told you these things?"
At this time, Keiko Hatoyama said with a smile again.
Chapter 625 Sister Huizi Lied
"Of course, don't tell Xiaoqing that I told you these words, okay?" Keiko Hatoyama, who was sitting opposite, said with a smile.
"Huh? Why?" Xiao Wuwan asked puzzledly after hearing this.
"Because... that little sister who has been frowning a while ago, isn't she always thinking about helping out in some way?"
"No, that's not possible! Sister Keiko!"
After being teased by Hatoyama Keiko, Xiao Wuhuan blushed and waved his hands quickly:
"These are all analyzed by you, Sister Keiko! Even if I want to help you, I can't say that I came up with them myself!"
"Ah~ I just can't, not that I don't want to~ So Karasuma-chan is still~"
"Wow! Sister Huizi, you are laughing at me! You are laughing at me! I, I..."
"Okay, I was just joking with you. Look at you, you're about to cry..."
Seeing that Xiao Wuhuan's eyes were almost red, Hatoyama Keiko stopped in time, took out the drawing paper from the easel, stood up and walked towards her on the bench opposite.
"Really? Didn't you investigate all this yourself? I just helped you organize the information. How come it all became mine when you said it?"
Sitting next to Kokarasuma, Hatoyama Keiko raised her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of Kokarasuma's eyes, her voice gentle.
"Because, these are what you thought of, Sister Keiko. I didn't think of them..." Kokaruma replied seriously.
"These are all very simple deductions. I have seen them many times before, so I noticed them earlier than you.
Even without me, if you sit down and think about it quietly for a while, you will also be able to notice the details, right?"