Chapter 140 The Killing Process Was Too Smooth

Chapter 140 The Killing Process Was Too Smooth

The only suspect who had no alibi and a time when the crime was committed, Minamikawa Yosuke, had actually been killed, and his time of death was long before Mitsuka Kaori.

After coming to this conclusion, Shiratori Renzaburo couldn't help but say solemnly: "It's impossible to commit a crime?"

Yuya said coldly: "There is no such thing as an impossible crime in this world! As long as it is man-made, it will definitely leave traces."

Shiratori Renzaburo chuckled. All detectives are of the same character. The more difficult the case, the more excited they are.

So he said, "You are right. I said that because I was too surprised."

Yuya remained silent, circling the corpse a few times and observing it carefully.

Soon, he found something in Minamikawa Yosuke's clenched hands.

"Officer Shiratori." Youye waved his hand, squatted down, put on gloves habitually, and took the thing from the corpse's hand.

"This is hay?" Shiratori Renzaburo was puzzled. "Why is the dead holding hay in his hand?"

Yuya's mouth curled up slightly: "Although I don't know why, as I just said, as long as it is a man-made case, there will definitely be traces left."

"This is the death message left by the deceased!"

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After simply placing the body, Youya and Shiratori Renzaburo were just about to go back when they heard the sound of quarreling coming from inside.

The two of them ran over quickly and found an old man holding a homemade gun, forcing the crew members and shouting something like "evil ghost, will-o'-the-wisp".

You was worried that the rifle might go off accidentally, so he took advantage of the other party not paying attention and quickly rushed forward to snatch the gun away.

"Old man, what are you doing?"

Jiuji Hairen shouted, "This old man suddenly rushed in with a gun, shouting something about seeing a will-o'-the-wisp. Officer, arrest him quickly!"

"Will-o'-the-wisp?" You ignored the director and handed the gun to Shiratori Renzaburo. He walked up to the old man and asked softly, "Old man, can you tell me what the will-o'-the-wisp you saw is?"

Yuya's gentle and handsome appearance was quite friendly, and coupled with his gentle tone, the old man slowly calmed down under his comfort.

"Old man, where did you see the will-o'-the-wisp?"

Seeing that the other party had calmed down, Youya asked again.

The old man was still shaking a little, and it was unclear whether it was because of the cold or fear. He said blankly, "It's at the bridgehead at the entrance to the village, by the memorial tablet."

The old man slowly squatted down, muttering, "It was originally set up to pray for the Snow Yaksha to stop killing people, but now the will-o'-the-wisp has appeared..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but howl.

Yuya was startled: "The memorial tablet? Snow Yasha?" Isn't that used to commemorate the car accident ten years ago? How is it related to Snow Yasha again?

After much difficulty in calming the old man down, he sat blankly in the chair, staring out the window with lifeless eyes, and started telling the legend of the Snow Yaksha to himself.

The content of the legend is exactly the same as what is spread outside.

Seeing that there was no more information to be gained from the old man, who only kept muttering things like "Snow Yaksha is here to kill people again" and "This is retribution", You could only give up helplessly.

Everyone had a tough night.

Early the next morning, Youye and Shiratori Jinzaburo watched the video of the crime, hoping to find any clues from it.

The video starts with Kaori Mitsuka rolling around on the bed drunk, and then continues until she sees Yuki Yasha killing someone and leaving, and there's no sign of anything wrong between the two of them.

"No problem, that's actually the biggest problem." Youye said slowly, touching his chin.

Shiratori Renzaburo rewinds and slows down the scene while asking, "What do you mean?"

"It was so smooth, the process of the murder." Yuya tapped the table with his fingers. "Yuki Yasha knew from the beginning that there was no one else in the building, only Miss Kaori was alone in the room. From the footage, he went straight to Miss Kaori's room."

Shiratori Renzaburo nodded in agreement: "Indeed."

"And," Yuya suddenly pressed pause, and the scene froze on the moment when Yuki Yasha left, and suddenly turned around and prepared to chop the camera, with an axe in his hand.

"Do you think Xue Yasha knew about the existence of the camera, or did he suddenly discover it when he was leaving?"

"What was his purpose in destroying the camera?"

Shiratori Renzaburo frowned, thought for a while and said, "I think he should know the existence of the camera. After all, Mr. Nanchuan set up a hidden camera, which is difficult to find if you don't look carefully."

"And this Snow Yaksha didn't make any move to look for the camera from the beginning to the end, but in the end he directly destroyed the camera with great precision, so I am more inclined to believe that he knew about the existence of the camera from the beginning."

Yuya nodded in agreement: "It seems that Yuki Yasha is taking advantage of the presence of the camera. The most imaginable possibility is that he used the camera to remind others that he is here to kill people, so that we can record the time and create an alibi."

"After all, everyone knows through the camera the exact time when Ms. Kaori was killed."

Shiratori Renzaburo raised another question: "But why did he destroy the camera when he left?"

Youye was silent. He hadn't figured this out for the time being, but he had a guess that Xue Yasha might be hiding something.

Watching the video over and over again, Youya pressed the pause button hard.

Shiratori Renzaburo subconsciously looked at him. What did he discover?

Yuya pointed at the screen and said, "Look here." The screen froze before Xue Yasha turned around. "It seems that Xue Yasha suddenly discovered something, and then turned back to destroy the camera."

Press play.

With Yuya's reminder, Shiratori Renzaburo also discovered this special place.

"Snow Yaksha, it seemed like he was about to leave. When he walked here, he suddenly discovered something and destroyed the camera in a hurry?" Shiratori Renzaburo frowned.

Youya stared at the screen intently, then suddenly realized something, stood up and rushed out.

Shiratori Renzaburo was stunned and quickly followed.

The two of them came to the corridor one after the other. Youya stood where Xue Yasha was at that time, staring straight at an empty wall.

"What's wrong?" asked Shiratori Renzaburo in confusion.

Yuya raised his hand and pointed at the wall and said, "There's something missing there. There was a painting hanging here before. Ms. Yuko said it was worth 50 million yen?"

"Fifty million yen?" Shiratori Renzaburo raised an eyebrow. "You don't mean to say that Yuki Yasha took a fancy to this expensive painting and didn't want others to see his greed for money, so he destroyed the camera and took it away, right?"

Yuya shook his head: "No, if it was just because of the painting, he wouldn't have to do this. After all, it's easier to find if something is missing."

"I think there must be something in the painting that would expose his identity, so he was anxious to destroy the camera and finally took the painting away."

Shiratori Renzaburo asked, "So what is this painting?"

Yuya said slowly: "It is a self-portrait of Himuro Kazusei."

"Issei Himuro?" Shiratori Renzaburo touched his chin, "I know this painter."

“He became famous at a young age and was called the most talented painter of his time. He also enjoyed a great reputation abroad.

But he had extreme social phobia tendencies and would never let his photo appear in any newspaper, nor was there any news of him associating with anyone.

In addition, after he was involved in a bus accident ten years ago, which caused severe burns on his face, it became even more difficult to get news about him. He only occasionally published one or two works, and was even called a fantasy painter. "

You was also a little surprised: "How does Officer Shiratori know so much?"

Shiratori Renzaburo smiled and said, "Don't look at me like this. I am still the eldest son of Shiratori Group, okay? I still know and know a lot of celebrities."

You couldn't help but roll his eyes: "How can anyone call himself a young master."

Shiratori Renzaburo smiled indifferently, then asked, "So, this self-portrait of Himuro Ikkyo, could it be that it has something to do with Yuki Yasha?"

Youye shook his head: "I don't know, maybe we can go meet this imaginary genius painter."