Chapter 818 Unreliable Detective
This old guy must be hiding and controlling it remotely.
What a good calculation.
"What are you arguing about? Come over here and give your statement." Seeing them arguing with each other, the policeman on the side immediately came out to stop them.
"Officer, what kind of poison did Kato die of? Are there any signs on his body?" Chen Xi was taken aside by the police and spoke in his unfluent Japanese language.
"You are a suspect, not a detective. Just answer whatever we ask you, and don't ask anything that is not necessary." The policeman glanced at him and continued writing in the notebook.
detective?
Yes, it would be nice if Tian Zhongyou was here.
No, that guy is too unreliable. I'd rather expect a sow to climb a tree than expect him to solve a case.
Chen Xi was awakened by the police's words, and then shook his head helplessly.
"What are you thinking about?" The policeman thought his movements were a little strange.
"I've watched your island country's detective anime before. The protagonist was framed as a murderer, but in the end he solved the case himself and cleared himself of suspicion..."
"Haha, solve the case by yourself? We won't let anyone enter the scene at will to destroy evidence. Of course, solving the case is left to our police." The police chuckled, thinking Chen Xi was a dreamer who had watched too many anime.
"Uh..." Chen Xi scratched his head awkwardly when he heard that.
Not far away, where Kato Taiyo was lying, several policemen wearing white gloves were checking and taking pictures.
"Although the scene was messy, there were no obvious signs of a fight on the deceased's body, and his body was stiff and rigid. He must have been paralyzed by a neurotoxin, and fell down in a panic, knocking over things around him."
"It is also possible that the deceased and the murderer had an argument, and the deceased was unable to resist after being poisoned, and then the murderer left calmly. There were more than one person's footprints at the scene. It is said that the people of the Saeki family said that everyone living in Kato was responsible for cleaning..."
"Can't we just check to see if it's the footprints of the cleaner?"
"He has other visitors here, and the room is all tatami, so everyone takes off their shoes before entering..."
Several policemen were talking there, and Chen Xi could guess what was going on by looking at the expressions on their faces.
Wanting to solve the case quickly seems a little unrealistic...
He turned his head to look at Saori beside him, only to see his girlfriend holding her cell phone with a frown on her face.
"What happened? Is there an accident?"
"The internet is full of news that is not favorable to my father. My mother just told me that there is also a problem with the supply chain..."
"Damn it, it must be those Americans who did this. Their purpose is to hold me back and deal with your father."
Chen Xi had actually already vaguely guessed something about it.
"That's not right. It doesn't seem necessary to create trouble for us by killing people. If such a thing is discovered and reported in the media, wouldn't they be ruined? How can they conduct business in the island country in the future?" His mind was a little confused.
"What we need to do now is to clear you of suspicion as soon as possible. I have just notified Qingshui, and he said he would find a way."
"What can he do? He's not even here."
When Chen Xi heard what Saori said, he couldn't help but complain.
"Well... I ran into an old man in the toilet yesterday. Who was that guy..." He immediately described the appearance of the guy yesterday and pointed at the two lackeys in the distance.
"That person is my father's elder, an old man in the family named Saeki Shin'ai. There are a few other old people like him, who usually like to give orders. When there are big events in the family, my father has to discuss them with them..." Saori didn't seem to have a good impression of those old guys, and there was no respect at all when she spoke.
It can be seen that Saeki Kousuke and Saeki Masako are only the ones who make the decisions in the family. If they really need to make any major decisions, they will probably have to listen to those old men.
"I feel that it was that old guy's doing. He's hiding now and not coming out. He's so insidious." Chen Xi clenched his fists in dissatisfaction.
He is currently under police surveillance and cannot move around, let alone seek revenge.
"You said that you met Kato Taiyo and Saeki Anpa in the hot spring last night. And the two of them were still in the hot spring..." The policeman who was taking the statement couldn't help but look at the two of them in surprise as he wrote.
"Well, but it's best not to let other people know about this. I think it might allow the murderer to escape." Chen Xi reminded.
"How to handle the case is our business, you just have to not lie. I will sort out everyone's timeline and alibi, so we will know who is dishonest." The policeman who was taking the statement puffed out his chest confidently.
"Um, how long will the autopsy take?"
"It's hard to say. Generally, the test results will be available in 18 hours, but it may take longer..."
After hearing the police's answer, Chen Xi felt a little overwhelmed.
More than ten minutes later, the policeman found Anri Saeki.
"Where did you go last night?"
"Huh? Why do I need to take a statement?"
Anri Saeki tilted her head and looked at him with an innocent and romantic look.
However, this policeman was not so easily fooled. He inadvertently noticed that the other party's eyes were a little erratic, and it was obvious that he was not at peace.
"Everyone needs to be questioned, especially those who had contact with the deceased. Someone from your Saeki family saw you and Kato meet."
"Who said that?"
"Answer the question!" The police glared at her rudely.
"I was just taking a walk after dinner last night, and I happened to run into Uncle Kato, so we talked a few words..."
Anri Saeki answered fluently.
The policeman who was taking the statement had a calm expression. After asking a few questions casually, he walked towards another person.
Seeing this, Anri Saeki secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked around, as if she was looking for someone, but after looking around, disappointment appeared in her eyes again.
One hour later, Tokyo.
At this time, Kosuke Saeki was no longer in the Special Investigation Department, but in an office in the government building.
Opposite him sat two men, one was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Hajime Yatanda, and the other was the Chief Cabinet Secretary - Hodaka Yamane.
Under the island nation's unique power structure of politics, bureaucracy, finance and agriculture, the chairman of the agricultural association has the special status of being half official and half civilian.
In terms of administrative hierarchy, the president of the Agricultural Cooperative is almost at the same level as the head of the orange tree.
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Chief Cabinet Secretary have higher ranks than the President.
The three are in a game relationship.
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has the power to allocate agricultural budgets and draft bills, which means he can legislate to limit the monopoly of agricultural cooperatives.
The Chief Cabinet Secretary has the power to coordinate across ministries and agencies to suppress the Agricultural Cooperatives.
In reality, the chairman of the Agricultural Cooperative is actually on an equal footing with the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to discuss policies. That is, during meetings, their status is the same.
The fundamental reason for this situation is that the agricultural cooperatives have been operating in the island country for so long that they have become deeply rooted, controlling nearly 50% of the island country's agricultural GDP and having more than five million inherent farmer votes.
"Your farmers' association has too much power. You set the prices of agricultural products, and even ignore government orders during special periods. I think it's time to change it."
"That's right, this is not Korea. If you continue to develop like this, you will be even more terrifying than the chaebols."
Yatanda Hajime and Yamane Hodaka spoke one after the other.
"So, are you going to join forces with Americans to weaken our strength? If the agricultural cooperative collapses, what will happen in the future? Will American capital come in and control the island market? And then the government will use other conditions to get them out?" Kousuke Saeki's face was gloomy.
"These are not issues you should consider, because you will no longer be the president soon." Yatanda Hajime shook his head.
"You should have secretly watched the news on your phone when you came here. The current news on the Internet is not favorable to you. I think it would be better for you to step down gracefully. The position of the chairman of the Agricultural Cooperative is not easy to hold. This will be a good thing for you." Yamane Hodaka continued to persuade.
"Have you found a new candidate? Can I know who it is?"
"Anyway, he is not from your Saeki family."
Yatanda Hajime did not give a direct answer.
"Let me tell you this. With the improvement of productivity, the world's food production has reached an astonishing level. Food prices will only become cheaper and cheaper. If the island countries continue to take the high-price route, it will not only be detrimental to future exports, but will also aggravate the emotions of the people of the island countries, which is not good for the stability of the situation..." Seeing that he did not agree, Yamane Hotaka came up with a theory.
"What a joke! The food safety of island countries is much higher than that of other countries. We used to control products, but that was just a means to ensure supply, demand and prices. If the prices of agricultural products are lowered, the interests of farmers will be damaged and local agriculture will wither. In the future, if island countries rely on imports of agricultural products, coupled with unique factors such as earthquakes, and encounter extraordinary events, they will probably be restricted by other countries..." said Kosuke Saeki seriously.
Each side held a different view, and thus the argument began.
Time passed quickly and the sky gradually darkened.
The Saeki family.
The situation at this time was not favorable to Chen Xi.
Many people said in their statements that they saw him go to see Kato Taiyo last night, which was obviously a conspiracy to lie.
"I already said I didn't look for him. Those guys just didn't like me and framed me on purpose." Chen Xi felt helpless.
"It seems that you are not very popular." The policeman smiled.
"Are you sure? I've given you all the clues. Go check on that Saeki Anri. She's probably the one who poisoned him."
"Then how do you say she poisoned him? What kind of poison was it?"
"how could I know……"
"That's it, let's wait a little longer."
"What are you waiting for? Wait for 18 hours? It's dark now." Chen Xi looked up at the sky.
Many people began to complain because they were hungry.
Looking at the policeman in front of him who seemed a little unconvincing, he began to suspect whether this guy was in cahoots with the murderer.
"What are you waiting for? Of course, you're waiting for me, the famous detective, to appear!" Suddenly, a familiar and showy voice sounded from behind.
Tian Zhongyou, wearing a dark blue suit and stroking his mustache, appeared behind him.
Because the sound was so loud, everyone's eyes fell on this unreliable detective. (End of this chapter)