It was almost noon when I walked out of Xiang Ri's house. Sato and Nao quickly got into the car and went to the home of the next person involved to investigate.

The next thing they were going to visit was the head of the baseball club where the deceased worked, called Kyozaburo Tsuji, an eighteen-year-old junior in high school who was a catcher. Because of the training and the development of tactics, he was quite close to the deceased.,It's a friend who is second only to Ayana to the sun in intimacy.。

After driving for more than ten minutes, the two arrived at Otsuji's home in Gomachime, Kakudo, and met the minister who led the Kanto baseball powerhouse in the courtyard of the mansion.

Kyosaburo Tsuji was doing physical training with a heavy barbell, sweating profusely, his white T-shirt was already soaked, and he could even see the bulging muscle lines under the T-shirt moving up and down with his every movement, and his every move was full of healthy beauty. Seeing the arrival of Nao and Sato, he put the barbell on the ground and greeted the two.

"It's the Metropolitan Police Department's officer, right? I guess you should be here too. ”

The big man, who was close to 190 centimeters tall, didn't seem surprised by Sato's arrival, put a towel on his shoulders and sat down casually on the steps of the courtyard, "You came to me for Inao's business, right?"

Sato and Nao looked at each other and nodded.

"Since you came to inquire after the case is closed, it means that Inao's death is strange, right?"

Looking at Sato's affirmative eyes, Oza Tsuji sneered, "It seems that my guess is correct, that guy Inao definitely can't commit suicide!"

"Why are you so sure?" Nao narrowed her eyes, "You should know about Yuki Inao's injury, right?, since there's a good chance that he won't be able to play baseball anymore, why wouldn't he have suicidal thoughts?"

"Of course I'm sure!" Tsuji picked up the mineral water beside him and took a big sip, wiped his mouth fiercely and showed a smile, but his eyes flashed gloomily, "The day before he 'committed suicide', he just discussed the development plan of the ministry with me. How could a guy who offered to teach his skills to other pitchers in future training and then study hard to get into Tokyo University could commit suicide the next day?

"Did Yuki Inao really say that?" Sato frowned, "but there are rumors that he was forced to withdraw from the main election because of an injury to his left hand, and his relationship was also very low in the following days......"

"Rumors, this can't be!" Tsuji shook his head firmly, "Not many people in the injury department of Inao's left hand are clear, he asked the consultant teacher not to tell everyone, and I was there at the time. I don't know anything else, but in our baseball club, the only three of us knew about his real injury and his withdrawal from the election, and we told everyone else that he was just bruised and would recover soon. ”

Listening to Ozaki's words, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in Nao's heart.

Since few people know about Inao's injury and withdrawal from the main election, the content of that "suicide note" is somewhat intriguing. "I can't see hope anymore, I'm sorry" - to be able to write such words, the person who wrote this suicide note must have known the real injury of Inao, otherwise for an athlete who often gets injured, how could such a small injury as a contusion on his left hand make him "see no hope"?

Combined with Otsuji's testimony, Inao Yuki's words to Ayana Mukai, "What will happen if I suddenly change" and "At least I have some time, so let me ...... in these last few days" sound different; the former sentence should refer to the fact that he gave up baseball to get admitted to Tokyo University, and the latter sentence can be interpreted as "teaching juniors in the last days of the baseball club".

In this way, Yuki Inao's last suspicion of suicide was completely broken, and so was the possibility that he "wanted to commit suicide but didn't have the courage to ask for someone's help."

Nao thought as she gently gnawed at the nail of her thumb and stared at Kyozaburo Tsuji's hands slightly distractedly.

While Nao was thinking, Sato also questioned Otsuji about the alibi, but alas, Kyosaburo Otsuji had the perfect alibi.

At the time of the crime, he was massaging his father who was suffering from low back pain at home, because of the doctor's advice, the massage time was limited to twenty minutes, and his father looked at his watch before and after the massage, which happened to be the period from 9:30 to 9:50, and the distance from Otsuji's house to Inao's house took fifteen minutes even by car, so it was impossible for Otsuji Kyozaburo to commit the crime.

Sato also asked about Tsuji's dominant hand and his tea-drinking habits, but he still found nothing. Although he, like Yuki Inao, does not have the habit of drinking black tea with sugar, he is a right-hander.

"It's really frustrating that I didn't find anything in the morning!"

Sato sat down in the cab a little tired and let out a long breath.

"The same can't be said of it, at least we've narrowed down the scope of our search a lot. Nao, who was taking notes in the notebook he was carrying, raised his head and glanced at her, and bent the corners of his mouth in a good mood, "I don't like to put sugar when drinking black tea, I am close to the deceased, left-handed, and I know the real injuries of the deceased- These are all puzzle pieces that can depict the image of the prisoner, and according to what Kyozaburo Otsuji and Ayana Mukai said, it can be determined that there are very few friends who have a very good relationship with the deceased, and the number of people who know about the injury to the deceased's left hand is also limited, so the step of questioning witnesses can basically be done within today. ”

"yes...... That's right!" After Nao said this, Sato also felt that his eyes suddenly brightened, "This can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune, and the next one is Haruka Shintsu, who was also a member of the baseball club with the deceased." But listening to Tsuji, that Haruka Shinjin is also a right-hander. ”

Not only that, but apart from Inao Kai and Inao himself, there was no third left-hander among the people he knew. Nao shook the shaft of the pen and frowned, "It's all right-handed...... We can't be wrong in our reasoning, but isn't that weird?"

"I also observed just now that Tsuji's hand with mineral water and towels is indeed his right hand, and we haven't revealed anything about left-handed prisoners, so he must be real. Sato's face also gloomy, "However, the prisoner may also deliberately use his right hand in front of us, interfering with our judgment and making us think that he is right-handed......"

"No, at least Akina Mukai and Kyozaburo Otsuji are genuine right-handers. I asked Yueren before, his sister has been right-handed since she was a child, so she won't cheat, and Ozari's words...... "Nao winked at her, "Now, Sato, do you know Ozari's position in the court?"

"It seems to be...... Catcher?"

"That's right. From the moment he knew his position on the field, the possibility of him being left-handed could be basically ruled out. ”

The red-haired girl curled her lips, "Due to the direction of the pass, most of the catchers on the baseball field are right-handed players, and in order to rule out a small number of accidents, I just took a closer look at Tsuji's hands. His right hand is slightly darker than his left hand and his fingertips are rougher than his left, which indicates that his catcher gloves are worn on his left hand, which also indicates the fact that he is right-handed. ”

"I see, the suspicion of Tsuji can basically be ruled out. ”

"But there's one thing that's strange...... Nao knocked on the door of his head with the barrel of his pen, "If the Kabito High School baseball club is so famous in Kanto, why doesn't there even have a left-handed player other than the pitcher?" You know, the lack of left-handed players in the current baseball team is very disadvantageous, and even the little-known high school baseball team in Okinawa has left-handers to serve as first basemen...... Is that Tsuji hiding something?"

"Yes, probably not," Sato laughed twice, "How can there be so many left-handed people?"

"Not much, but not less, at least there are a lot of people I know. Nao counted with his fingers, "Ayana's younger brother Mt. Mukai, Nioh Masaharu who solved the case with me last time at the Kaibara Festival, the head of our community, and my father...... Four people. ”

"There are a lot of left-handers around you...... However, it is still a bit far-fetched to think that the baseball team in which the deceased participated should have other left-handers. ”

"That's true, but I always feel like I'm out of place, as if I'm missing something. ”

Nao blows Ruhai a little angrily. Sato watched her childish movements, burst out laughing, and reached out to pat her on the shoulder.

"You-you can't be so anxious about investigating the case, wait until all the possibilities are investigated and then rearrange the case, maybe there will be an unexpected breakthrough. Most cases will only become clear after more than three rounds of evidence collation, and even Sherlock Holmes can't understand everything at a glance!"

Sato started the car and smiled at Nao, who was meditating on herself, "What we need to do now is to eat lunch first! If you have an empty stomach, your brain won't be able to move." ”

"—Hi, hi. ”

After eating, Nao and Sato visited Haruka Shintsu, a junior of the baseball club who had recently been in close contact with the deceased, according to Tsuji.

Haruka Shintsu is a thin, polite teenager who lives with his mother in a dilapidated old-fashioned apartment in Kakudo Town, which is only about 10 square meters in size, and the environment and people living in the apartment are very messy, and even the toilets are shared on the entire floor. Nao and Sato sat on their knees in the living room full of clutter, seemingly unable to connect it with the delicate young man in front of them, who exuded elegance.

"It's a bit messy in the house, and it makes you smile. ”

Shinjin Haruka put the brewed green tea on the table, carefully smoothed the wrinkles of his trouser legs, knelt down, and bowed to the two of them, "When we meet for the first time, I am Shinjin Haruka." ”

"I'm Sato from the Metropolitan Police Department, and this is Saotome from the Metropolitan Police Department, and we're here to find out about an incident. Sato asked Shintsu straight to the point, "Do you know that on July 20, Yuki Inao, who is in the same club as you, was found hanging himself at home?"

"Yes, I've heard about the suicide of Inao Senpai in the community. ”

"According to the testimony of the baseball secretary Otsuji, it is said that you have been very close to the deceased recently, is there such a thing?"

"That's right," Shinjin Haruka pushed his glasses that didn't slip off, "Because I'm also a pitcher, Inao Senpai takes care of me more, and some time ago, Inao Senpai had more free time after his arm injury, so he would occasionally communicate with me about pitching skills." ”

"As far as you know, what is Yuki Inao's interpersonal relationship in the community?"

"Inao seniors are very kind.,Although he's the ace of the baseball club, he doesn't put on a stand in front of the juniors.,It can be said that no one in the department doesn't like him.。 Shinjin seemed to fall into a memory, and a faint smile overflowed at the corner of his lips, "It's really a lucky thing for a dispensable squad like us to have such a senior, so after learning the news of Inao's senior's suicide, everyone, including me, couldn't believe it." ”

"Is that so......" Nao stopped taking notes, "In other words, you also think that Yuki Inao can't be suicidal, do you mean?"

"Judging from the table of the predecessors in front of everyone, this is indeed the case. Shinjin nodded.

"In front of everyone?"

Nao noticed his ambiguous statement and looked at him with some confusion. Shinjin Haruka seemed to hesitate a little in the face of Nao's inquiring eyes, and kept pushing the frame on the bridge of his nose with his hand, and his face was difficult.

"What the hell is going on? Please don't hide it. Sato also noticed the abnormality of Haruka Shintsu's expression and said sternly.

"Yes, yes, although it is a bit disrespectful to speculate like this after the death of the senior, but the predecessor did seem to be troubled by something a while ago, and when he was alone, his face was very bad, and his feelings were relatively low. A few days after that, the senior committed suicide, so I wondered, will this be ......" Shinjin Haruka seemed to have decided something, took a deep breath and looked at the two in front of him solemnly, "Could it be related to the reason for the suicide of the senior." ”

"Really...... You've also noticed that Inao's love is not right. Sato sighed, "So, do you know what the reason is? Or if you have any ideas, you can also say them for reference." ”

"To be exact, the senpai's love began to decline, and it seems to have started after he injured his left hand. After opening the chatterbox, Xinjin was not as restrained as he was just now, and his tone gradually softened, "Because from the end of the month, the national high school baseball team will be co-located, although the senior's hand is a contusion, but it will also affect Jr.'s training to some extent, and if the hand injury can't get better, it will even be removed from the co-lodging list, so since then, the senior's love has been a little low." If the seniors were a little stronger......"

Xinjin shook his head gloomily, "If I had persuaded him earlier, maybe this would not have happened." Jr.'s list was announced yesterday, and the other seniors in the team said that if Inao hadn't committed suicide, he would have been on the list even if he was injured...... Senior, why can't he hold on a little longer?"

Listening to the young man's guilty words, Sato and Nao glanced at each other, and both read regret in each other's eyes. Sato stepped forward and patted the boy on the shoulder, and said to him as if enlightened, "It's not your fault. This unfortunate event was man-made, and Yuki Inao did not give up on her life. ”

"W-What ......?"

Shinjin Haruka raised his head in a daze, and the light from the window swept through the lenses on the bridge of his nose, flashing a dazzling white light, as if igniting his hope, which made him excited.

"You said he didn't commit suicide......?

"Calm down, that's what we're here for. Sato sat him down and said sternly, "Yuki Inao was killed." Please adjust your situation and think carefully about whether there are any clues to the prisoner who killed him. ”

The author has something to say: ahh......h Obviously completed the conception of the case, and the details are almost set, why is Mao too lazy to knock on the keyboard to write them down?

Could it be that this is the legend - spring sleepiness and autumn fatigue?

My broadband is about to expire, and I'm going to go to the Internet café to renew it from 10.1...... I applied for the list, and if I did, it would be a real hassle to calculate it

Recently, I suddenly wanted to open a new pit.,Write a fantasy noble son's homo or a fellow of the supernatural man.,Maybe I'll save the manuscript first when I'm free.,Please don't beat me QAQ~.

PS: I'm a cute manuscript box, Taohua said she will update it tomorrow, do you believe it?