In the end, Lin Xiuyi still followed the advice of the Shenmu Police Department and did not continue to inquire around about the news from the Police Department. X As Shenmu's predecessors said, Lin Shuichi's strength is simply not able to challenge the authority of the police department, so the smartest way is to catch the murderer of Tomomi Yano as soon as possible and reduce the pressure on the Kuwashima police department.

Early the next morning, Hayashi Shuichi and Miki drove to the convenience store near Kamii Kusai Park in Suginami-ku. Just yesterday afternoon, Miki had already made an appointment with the store manager here. When they arrived, the manager had been waiting here for a long time.

"I'm sorry, it's a small place, if you can, please wait for me at the coffee shop across the street, and I'll talk to the clerks and come over right away!"

The manager of this 711 convenience store is called Soichiro Shimizu. According to Miki's previous investigation, Soichiro Shimizu has been working here as a store manager since the previous year. This means that the bottle of mascara that Lin Shuichi got should have been transferred to Tomomi Yano during the time when Soichiro Shimizu was the store manager.

Lin Shuichi and Miki didn't wait long in the café opposite before Soichiro Shimizu, dressed in casual clothes, found them.

"I'm sorry, I only have a few minutes, it's almost noon, I'm worried that my colleagues won't be able to handle it......"

Soichiro Shimizu sat in his seat, bowed his head and apologized and said to Lin Shuichi and Miki.

"Ah...... We're sorry to say that we are, but don't worry, we're just asking a few questions, and it shouldn't take long......"

Lin Xiuyi said as he took out the bottle of mascara found in Tomomi Yano's house from his pocket. Now the bottle of mascara has been packed in a clear evidence bag, preventing the fingerprints of the investigators from remaining on this critical clue.

"This ...... I know! It's Shiseido Majolica Mascara, which sells very well, especially among students......"

Soichiro Shimizu gave information about the bottle of mascara after just one glance, and he also mentioned that the mascara was very popular with the student body. This made Lin Xiuyi feel very concerned.

"Mr. Shimizu, according to our investigation, this bottle of mascara was disposed of as a consumable product around March last year, can I ask you first, what does this consumable product mean......"

"Hmm...... The meaning of consumables, Mr. Officer, don't look at us as a small convenience store, but because we are near the park, many girls from nearby schools will take a shortcut home from the park when school is out, and occasionally stop by us. Speaking of mascara, they're the biggest buyers......"

"Makeup is not allowed in school, but if it's just mascara, basically no one can see it. And in the student body, if something becomes a popular item, it will cause more students to compete to buy it. It's not always the ...... that everyone has enough pocket money, though."

As soon as Lin Xiu heard Shimizu Soichiro's words, he immediately understood what the other party meant, and the meaning of loss was that it was stolen. So, could it be that this bottle of mascara was stolen from a convenience store by Tomomi Yano?

After getting the hint from Soichiro Shimizu, Lin Shuichi took out a photo of Tomomi Yano from his pocket and put it in front of Soichiro Shimizu, and then continued to ask Shimizu:

"Excuse me, Mr. Shimizu, do you still have an impression of this girl?"

Shimizu Soichiro saw the photo handed over by Lin Xiuyi, and immediately took it in his hand and lowered his head to observe it carefully, about half a minute later, Shimizu Soichiro returned the photo to Lin Xiuichi, and said to Lin Xiuichi at the same time:

"Yes, I remember this girl!"

"Really, when did you meet her?"

Lin Shuichi and Miki, who unexpectedly received an affirmative answer, couldn't believe their ears, but after the surprise, Lin Xiuyi felt that something was wrong, the time when this mascara was lost was almost a year ago, why was Soichiro Shimizu so sure that he had seen Tomomi Yano?

"It was around March last year, but I can't remember exactly what day it was. It happened to be me on duty with my colleague Ash that day, and the girl picked up mascara and stuffed it into her shirt, and Ash caught her red-handed?"

Soichiro Shimizu said without hesitation.

"But why are you so sure of her?She shouldn't be the only girl caught stealing from your store, right?" Lin Xiuyi asked uneasily.

"Hey, but stealing things is so justifiable, I only remember her!" Qing Shui said with disdain, and then shook his head regretfully. It seems that I remembered something unpleasant.

"What the hell is going on, can you tell us about it?" Miki asked Soichiro Shimizu curiously.

"Officer, it's been so long, but when I think about it, I still feel angry. Didn't I just tell you that the colleague who was on duty with me at the time was called Ash. But he was forced to resign after that day. And the direct reason why Ash was forced to resign was this girl......"

"Actually, Ash is my fellow countryman, and I knew him very well when I was a child! Working in a convenience store is actually very boring and hard, and few people are willing to stay in the store for a long time now. So I introduced Ash to the convenience store where I worked, and it turned out to be just as I expected, Ash was really a very hardworking guy who could tolerate loneliness......"

"When Ash was on duty that day, he found out that the girl was stealing, and Ash grabbed her on the spot. Then I immediately ran over and dealt with it. During that time, our store suffered a lot of losses due to theft, and it was difficult to catch one, and of course we had to deal with it severely. However, when we asked the girl to call his parents or teachers, the girl in turn falsely accused Ash of trying to insult her......"

"There was a lot of commotion, and soon a crowd of customers gathered outside the store to watch the excitement. Not only did this girl not reflect on her mistakes, but she also called the police, saying that she wanted to sue Xiaozhi for slandering her for stealing things and wanted to search her, but in fact, she wanted to insult her!"

"Later, how did the police deal with it later?" Lin Xiuyi hurriedly asked. Because he found a motive from Qing Shui's description of Ash that might cause murder to vent his anger.

"When Ash was in school, he was played with by a girl in the same class in his hometown, and he once left a record of stalking and harassment, and because of this, the police officer who came to deal with the problem at that time accepted the girl's statement, and finally Ash was taken away by the police. I didn't have the face to stay here anymore after I came back...... "r