Chapter 275 The Truth of the Crying
The two searched along the shore and found a small boat far away near the woods.
"Is this the ship?" asked Shiratori Renzaburo.
Youye said, "I don't know, let's go and take a look."
The two men quickly walked to the side of the boat and took a closer look.
"Brother Kamiya, there seems to be something tied to it?" asked Shiratori Renzaburo, pointing to a wooden pole on the boat.
The wooden pole is placed across the middle of the boat to support it and prevent it from deforming.
Yuya walked closer and saw a ball of transparent fishing line wrapped around the wooden pole, and his eyes narrowed involuntarily.
"So that's how it is. I know the murderer's method." Youye said, touching his chin.
"You know? How did you do it?" Shiratori Renzaburo widened his eyes.
Youye said, "This is how it happened, this is how it happened... This is how the murderer killed Miss Hanye."
"I see." Shiratori Renzaburo stroked his chin and made the same pose as Yuya, "Then who is the murderer?"
Youye sighed: "We have only solved the murderer's method of killing Miss Han Ye, but we are still unable to confirm who the murderer is. It is better to say that the problem has become more complicated."
Shiratori Renzaburo was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Yuya said dimly, "Since we have confirmed that the murderer used a timer to kill, then everyone's alibi at the time is no longer valid."
"Except for the three of us, everyone else can use this method..."
"Everyone is a suspect!"
Shiratori Renzaburo's expression suddenly became serious.
"Inspector Shiratori, don't tell anyone else about this for now. We still need to find further clues and evidence to identify the murderer, so as not to alert the enemy."
Shiratori Renzaburo nodded seriously.
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"Woo~~~"
The siren's cry sounded again, and this time, it sounded very close.
Yuya and Shiratori Renzaburo looked at each other.
Shiratori Renzaburo said, "Brother Kamiya, I remember you said that the cry of the sirens was caused by the rising and falling tides?"
Yuya nodded and asked with a smile: "Why, Inspector Shiratori is scared?"
Shiratori Renzaburo smiled and said, "How is that possible? I'm just a little curious."
Yuya pointed in the general direction of where the sound came from. "Why don't we go check it out? Maybe we can solve the mystery of the sirens' cry."
Shiratori Renzaburo thought for a moment and nodded.
The two of them identified the direction of the crying and walked towards the woods.
After walking for a distance, I could no longer see the outside scene, only trees one after another.
Youye looked at the road under his feet and said, "It seems that no one has walked on this road for a long time." The ground was covered with scattered dead leaves, and there were no signs of being trampled on.
Shiratori Renzaburo suddenly shouted, "Brother Kamiya, look over there!"
Yuuya looked in the direction he pointed and found a man-made stone doorway.
"This... could this be the entrance to the naval base?" The two looked at each other.
"If there are other people on the island, they are most likely hiding here," said Shiratori Renzaburo.
Yuya nodded.
Shiratori Renzaburo had just checked a part of the area and had never been here before, so he couldn't be sure whether there was really no one else on the island.
The two men each found a sturdy branch to use as a makeshift weapon and carefully entered the entrance.
This base has long been abandoned, with nothing left inside. We can only infer from the form of the buildings that this was once a base.
The two walked around inside and found no signs of human life.
"It seems that there is no one else on this island except us." Youye said.
Shiratori Renzaburo nodded in agreement.
The island is not big. If there were really people living there, there would be some traces left behind. However, neither Shiratori Renzaburo's previous search nor this abandoned base found any traces.
At this time, the Siren's cry sounded again.
The two followed the sound and searched for a distance before finding a huge cave under a pile of rocks.
By the time we got here, the sirens' cries were very clear, unlike when we heard them at the hotel, where we couldn't tell which direction they were coming from.
"The sound came from below." Shiratori Renzaburo frowned slightly.
"Go down and take a look. Be careful." Youye said.
The two men followed the rocks down to the cave and found a passage that showed obvious signs of human excavation.
I walked along the somewhat dim passage and soon reached the end.
At the end of the road is a small cave with an empty puddle filled with sea water and a hole leading to the outside at the other end.
There was a torpedo stuck in the puddle, part of it submerged by sea water. The surface of the torpedo was covered with traces of rust, and it looked like it had been here for quite some years.
"This is..." Looking at the scene in front of him, Shiratori Renzaburo widened his eyes.
"Torpedo... the wreckage of the Kaiten?" Yuya said in a deep voice.
At this moment, the torpedo suddenly made a hissing sound, and at the same time, the cry of the Siren sounded.
"So that's how it is," Yuya suddenly realized, "the seawater flows into the torpedo and squeezes the air, making a whistle-like sound. The different directions of the seawater flow cause different sounds. And this sound echoes and amplifies in the cave, and after it is transmitted through that hole, it forms the cry of the Siren."
"This is the truth behind the Siren's cry."
Shiratori Renzaburo was filled with emotion: "I didn't expect that the sound of the Siren's cry would come from this..."
"···Let's go back." Youye spoke with an ugly look on his face.
"Are you okay?" asked Shiratori Renzaburo with concern.
"It's okay, I just remembered some bad memories." Youye shook his head.
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The two returned to the hotel and had dinner.
Yuya took advantage of Shiho Miyano's inattention and slipped into her room while she was closing the door.
Miyano Shiho turned around, crossed her arms, and squinted her eyes at Yuya who was lying in the chair and refused to leave.
We can't let this guy stay in the room. With his shamelessness, if he stays in the room now, he might even climb onto the bed later.
"Get out. I want to sleep." Miyano Shiho asked to chase him away.
Yuya wailed, "It's still early, why don't we chat for a while? I've been investigating all day and my legs are almost broken."
Miyano Shiho pursed her lips. She also knew that Yuya had been out all day, so she said, "Then sit for a while."
Yuya nodded repeatedly and patted his legs.
Miyano Shiho took a small step back: "What?"
Yuya blinked and opened his arms towards her, "I need to replenish some girlfriend energy."
"What girlfriend power... She just wants to take advantage of me." Miyano Shiho muttered a few words in a low voice, hesitated for a while, and finally walked over obediently.
Yuya chuckled and took Miyano Shiho's hand, wanting to hug her in his arms.
"what!!!!"
Suddenly, a scream came from the next room.