Chapter 664: Shiratori Renzaburo's Cherry Blossom Memories
Takagi Wataru stepped forward and identified himself as a police officer. He searched the garbage bag and found a cup that looked exactly like the one described by Shiratori Rensaburo.
Shiratori Renzaburo immediately said, "Give this cup to the forensic officer for identification. Ah, just in case, please also test the other cups in the garbage bag. What needs to be tested is... the fingerprints on the cups, and the ingredients of the drinks inside."
"Understood!" Takagi Wataru responded.
"And..." Shiratori Renzaburo wanted to say something, but suddenly stopped.
Takagi asked in confusion: "What else?"
Shiratori Renzaburo fell silent.
You couldn't help but look at Shiratori Renzaburo, his brows slightly furrowed.
"And..." Shiratori Renzaburo had his back to the crowd, but You could see the conflicted emotions from his back.
After a long while, Shiratori Renzaburo finally spoke: "Nothing, this is fine."
Yuya was stunned for a moment, Miyano Shiho vaguely understood something and sighed imperceptibly.
Shiratori Renzaburo returned the phone to Inspector Megure and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for taking your phone without permission."
Inspector Megure shook his head: "It's okay."
After saying this, Shiratori Renzaburo turned and left the living room.
Inspector Megure put away his phone and looked at Shiratori Rensaburo's back with a deep gaze.
Shiratori Renzaburo left the living room and came to the kitchen. He suddenly felt a little irritated. He turned on the faucet to wash his hands, scooped up some water and splashed it on his face, then let out a long breath.
He straightened up, wiped his face roughly, looked up at the wall cabinet above, hesitated, reached out to open the cabinet door, and looked at the things inside with a sad expression.
Youya appeared silently behind Shiratori Renzaburo and patted him on the shoulder.
Shiratori Renzaburo was startled.
Yuya looked deeply into his eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Why didn't you mention the issue of the straw wrapper? You should know that it could very well be decisive evidence."
Shiratori Renzaburo was stunned for a moment, then he forced out a smile and said dryly, "Ahahahaha, brother Kamiya, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Miyano Shiho leaned against the kitchen door and chuckled, "Could it be that because she's a beauty and he finally got to know her well, he had some naive ideas?"
Shiratori Renzaburo subconsciously looked at Kasakura Nakai in the living room and remained silent.
Yuya narrowed his eyes, looked directly into Shiratori Renzaburo's eyes, and said slowly: "It is taboo to let personal emotions influence your judgment when handling a case."
"You said this to me at the beginning, and now I'm returning it to you intact."
"I don't know if you still remember, Shiratori...Brother."
Shiratori Renzaburo's body trembled, and he suddenly remembered the scene when he and Yuya first worked together on a case, and his pupils shrank slightly.
He looked up at the cabinet, where two cups were placed, and a circle of cherry blossom decorations made of straw paper was wrapped around the cups.
In a trance, the childhood scenes flashed through my mind again.
At that time, Shiratori Jinzaburo was selecting reference books in a bookstore and accidentally encountered an incident.
Two boys who looked like high school students were stealing comic books in a bookstore and were discovered by a little girl. She bravely stood up to expose them, but was pushed to the ground by the two tall boys.
Shiratori Renzaburo couldn't stand seeing them bullying the kids, so he stood up and used the legal knowledge he had learned to scare the two boys. With the appearance of the onlookers and the store manager, the two boys had no choice but to flee.
When he looked back, the little girl had disappeared.
When Shiratori Renzaburo got into the car and was about to go back, the little girl suddenly appeared again and gave him a cup of Coke with a cherry blossom decoration made of straw paper wrapped around it, and said it was a symbol of courage.
Shiratori Jinzaburo said that Sakura did not say such words, but the words said by the little girl at that time deeply touched him and made him keep these words in mind.
"The cherry blossom is the symbol that all police officers wear. It is strong, gentle, and handsome. It is the flower of justice!"
At this moment, this sentence once again came to Shiratori Renzaburo's mind.
He laughed at himself and covered his forehead helplessly: "I was taught a lesson by you, even though I'm the senior. It's really enough..."
Shiratori Renzaburo sighed deeply, walked to the side, took out his cell phone and called Takagi Wataru: "..."
Miyano Shiho walked under the cabinet with some curiosity, looked up, and said, "It seems that I know why Inspector Shiratori hesitated."
Youya walked over and took a look, a little dazed.
Suddenly, there was a sound of a body hitting the wall, followed by the sound of friction and sitting on the ground.
The two looked over subconsciously.
Yuya's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly: "It seems that I have found the answer."
Miyano Shiho nodded slightly and patted Tuanzi's head somewhat sadly: "But it seems to be a sad ending."
···
Everyone returned to the living room again.
Inspector Megure looked at the traces on the ground and said, "Based on the current investigation results and Ms. Kasakura's testimony, the situation at the time of the crime should be like this..."
"Miss Kasakura was watching a movie in the cinema when the victim called her. At this time, the stalker suddenly broke into the room and beat the victim to death with a hard weapon like a stick."
"That's pretty much what happened. What remains is to ask the neighbors if there are any witnesses."
Inspector Megure glanced at Shiratori Renzaburo and saw that he had nothing to add, so he looked at Kasakura Nakai and said, "Then I'd like to trouble Miss Kasakura to go to the Metropolitan Police Department and record the relevant circumstances and testimony."
"Well, you can, but..." Kasakura Nakai clenched her fists and said with a sad face, "Can you let me calm down for a while? I feel bad that my boyfriend has encountered such a thing."
Inspector Megure did not refuse and nodded, "That's right. When you calm down, I will..."
"No," Shiratori Rensaburo suddenly interrupted Inspector Megure.
Inspector Megure looked at him in confusion, and Kasakura Nakai was a little surprised and looked over at him in confusion.
Shiratori Renzaburo closed his eyes and said slowly, "Please go to the Metropolitan Police Department immediately, but not as a witness, but... as a suspect in this murder case!"
"Huh?" Inspector Megure was shocked and his eyes widened.
Kasakura Nakai's face suddenly changed and she looked at Shiratori Rensaburo in disbelief.