Chapter 693 Nan Jun can be a food taster

Chapter 693 Nan Jun can be a food taster

The dim sum had been mostly eaten, but the murder case in the store was still at a standstill.

Inspector Megure and a group of his men wandered around the cake shop for a long time, even turning over all the cake crumbs, but finally they returned to the classic three-choice link - familiar recipe, familiar taste.

There were only three people in the store when the manager died.

The invincible cake chef - Maeda Tsuyoshi.

Yasuo Fujino, who is known as the Cake Prince.

Tomomi Morimoto is known as the Candy Magician.

According to the clues obtained by the police investigation, these three people had a grudge against the deceased and were all suspected of murdering the deceased.

But the murderer will definitely not admit that he is the murderer.

In the absence of conclusive evidence, the three people were crying out for innocence. Inspector Megure watched them arguing and felt awkward for a moment, constantly wiping the sweat from his forehead.

He couldn't help but miss his brother Maori.

Although Maori always creates some cases for himself every time he appears, he can still solve them after all.

outside the store.

Hanyu Kusunoki bit the straw and looked at the chaotic scene in the house through the transparent glass. After thinking for a while, he turned his head and whispered a few words in Xiaolan and Sonoko's ears.

"Is it really him?" Xiaolan was surprised after hearing this.

And Yuanzi couldn't wait to pull her into the store.

After the two left, only Hanyu Kusunoki and Kosaka Natsumi were left at the open-air table. The old butler who followed Natsumi out of the store disappeared.

Hanyu Kusunoki supported his chin and looked at the slim and sweet woman in front of him.

Kosaka Natsumi also rested the back of her hand on her delicate cheek and looked back quietly, with the sea-blue gemstone earrings hanging on her earlobes swaying gently, and her long, soft and shiny brown hair draped over her shoulders, adding a bit of cute girlish temperament.

It's like a naive princess in a leisurely afternoon, enjoying the afternoon tea she made herself.

Well, strictly speaking, she really is a princess.

She's also a princess of a fallen country.

However, although the country was lost, the princess still had a lot of property. The castle in Yokosuka was filled with the property left by her ancestors. She was truly a rich woman.

"Ms. Natsumi..." Hanyu Kusunoki spoke first, breaking the silence.

"Just call me Xia Mei~" She smiled sweetly, her eyes curved into crescents.

"Okay." Hanyu Nan responded naturally, and said in return: "Xia Mei, you can call me Hanyu or Nan, but adding "Mr." makes our relationship seem a little more distant."

"So... Nan-kun." Kosaka Natsumi hesitated for a moment, chose a more intimate name, and then mustered up the courage to ask: "What do you think our relationship is?"

After asking, she felt a little regretful.

Was I too impulsive? Would I scare him...

Hanyu Kusunoki stared at Kosaka Natsumi for a while, then suddenly laughed and said, "So what do you think of our relationship, Natsumi?"

"Of course..." Faced with the question thrown back at her, Natsumi Kosaka hesitated for a long time and couldn't answer. She didn't know what she was thinking.

Was it to thank him for his help? Perhaps.

Was it to repay him for helping her find her great-grandmother's belongings? Perhaps.

This question has actually puzzled her for a long time.

Originally, she returned to China just to sort out her great-grandmother's belongings, and then planned to return to Paris to continue her beloved work as a pastry chef, but for some reason, she stayed there.

He even resigned from his teaching position at Le Cordon Bleu.

The simple princess who has never had any experience in love doesn't even know that this situation of hers is called love.

She only knew that Hanyu Kusunoki's embrace was exceptionally warm and soft, so she stayed, staying where he was.

Looking at the troubled Natsumi Kosaka in front of him, Hanyu Kusunoki suddenly leaned forward with a smile on his face: "Natsumi, do you like me?"

"Ugh?!"

This straightforward question left Kosaka Natsumi stunned.

After a moment, she smiled sweetly: "It seems like I like it a little bit~"

"How much is a little?"

"I don't know. I'm still calculating."

"Do you want me to help you calculate it?"

"Then I'll trouble you again, Nan-kun."

The two looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly smiled at the same time.

Hanyu Nan picked up a macaron from the table and put it in his mouth. After chewing it for a few times, he chuckled and said, "The snacks here are still not as delicious as the ones you made on the boat last time, Xia Mei. The taste is a little worse."

"If you like, Nan, you can come to my shop and be a food taster in the future." Kosaka Natsumi smiled in her gray eyes and added, "Eat as much as you want, it's free~"

"It's a deal then." Hanyu Kusunoki nodded in agreement.

The conversation just now seemed to be blown away by the wind. Neither of them mentioned it again, but something seemed to have changed quietly - the distance between them had unknowingly become closer.

Princess Xia Mei has not yet sorted out the emotions surging in her heart.

Hanyu Kusunoki was slowly helping her sort things out.

The gentle breeze adds a touch of freshness to the summer afternoon.

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"Master Hanyu, Xiaolan said that you already know who the murderer is?" Outside the store, Inspector Megure walked out with three suspects. His round face was full of anticipation, and the three suspects behind him had different expressions.

Maeda Tsuyoshi crossed his arms with an impatient look on his face, Fujino Yasuo had a gloomy face and kept wiping his sweat, while Morimoto Tomomi nervously bit her lower lip.

Kosaka Natsumi's long brown hair was blown by the wind. She turned her head to look at Hanyu Kusunoki, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes: "Kunsuki, do you know who the murderer is?"

"Yeah." Hanyu Kusuno nodded, his eyes swept over the three suspects - Maeda Tsuyoshi, Fujino Yasuo, and Morimoto Tomomi, and finally stopped on one of them.

"The murderer is you—" He slowly raised his hand and pointed at one of them, "Fujiano Yasuo."

"What?!" Everyone was in an uproar.

Fujino Yasuo's face turned pale instantly, but he pretended to be calm and laughed dryly: "Sir, are you kidding? The store manager and I have no grudges against each other, why should I kill him?"

"No grudges?" Hanyu Nan chuckled. "As far as I know, the store manager promised you three years ago that if you won the cake award, he would let you start your own business, but he broke his promise in the end - is that right?"

Fujino Tainan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he blurted out subconsciously: "How did you know?"

Inspector Megure also looked at Hanyu Kusunoki in confusion - shouldn't one lay out clues first and then reason when solving a case, and only then cry and confess after the murderer struggles?

How come this jumps directly to the final chapter of “Identifying Motives”?

Hanyu Kusunoki did not explain to them that he had read the script. He just took a sip of coffee and said, "Actually, I didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, the store manager deserved to die, and I'm not a detective, but..."

He looked at Fujino Yasuo meaningfully, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.