Chapter 43: Revisiting Eiko Irie

"Teacher Irie, we came to visit you this time, mainly because we have some new situations that we want to ask you about, I wonder if we can delay your time for a few minutes?"

Lin Xiuyi said very politely to Irie Yongzi that although the other party is no longer the secretary in charge of policy of the congressman, the identity of Ben Nurse (lawyer) will also make Lin Xiuyi, who is a police officer, scruple about three points.

"Oh, what's new, have you found the killer of Hamada-sensei?"

Irie Yongzi asked Lin Xiuyi with some curiosity.

"Oh...... This one...... We are still investigating, but we are here today to ask you about some information about the women around Hamada. As far as I know, Mr. Hamada has a penchant for giving this perfume to the women around him, 'Nile Garden'! By the way, if I remember correctly, the last time we visited you, you used this perfume!"

"Hmm...... Hey, do you have any questions?" Irie Yongzi asked Lin Xiuyi with some surprise.

"This ...... Could you please ask if the 'Nile Garden' you used was also given to you by Councilor Hamada?"

"What do you mean by that? Are you implying that I have an affair with Hamada-sensei?"

Irie Yongzi's voice suddenly raised a little, obviously a little dissatisfied with Lin Xiuyi's words.

"This ...... Exactly one of the questions we want to ask you!"

Lin Xiu did not choose to retreat in the face of Irie Yongzi's dissatisfaction, but continued to ask her questions.

"Officer Lin, I think you may be oversensitive. Yes, Mr. Hamada did have a habit of giving perfumes to ladies with whom he had a good relationship. And as an assistant who works beside him, I naturally received some care from Hamada-sen. The relationship between me and Mr. Hamada is purely pure. As for Hamada-sensei's private life, it's neither my duty nor something I should be concerned about, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help you much. In addition, I am now a nurse (lawyer) and I am no longer the secretary in charge of policy to the members of the Diet, so I am afraid that I will not be able to assist you in terms of time as I did in the past, so please bear with me!"

Although Irie Etsuko didn't say it explicitly, Lin Xiuyi Miki still heard the true meaning of Irie Etsuko. It seems that the other party has given him an eviction order.

"In that case, then we will take our leave first, if necessary, we will bother you again, please be able to understand this!"

Lin Xiu saw that if he continued like this, in addition to making Jiang Yongzi unhappy, he couldn't ask anything useful at all, so he simply stood up with Miki and took the initiative to say goodbye to Jiang Yongzi. Miki immediately put away her notebook and pen. Then he followed behind Lin Xiuyi and saluted Irie Yongzi, who immediately returned the salute. Lin Xiuyi then left Eiko Irie's office with Miki.

After coming down from Ebisu Garden Plaza, the weather outside was already shining. Miki followed behind Lin Shuichi and suddenly mentioned that she had just met Professor Shinki Mansai in Eiko's office in Ie.

"Police Department, just now we were outside Irie Yongzi's office, and we saw Shinki Wanzhai walking out of it, don't you think it's strange?"

"Strange, of course, I think it's strange! But after all, Hamada Daichi and Shinki Mansai were classmates in college, and it is not unreasonable for Eiko Irie to have a friendship with Professor Shinki. But what I care about more is what Professor Shinmu said to Eiko Irie when she left her!"

Lin Xiuyi recalled for a moment, and then whispered to Miki:

"I said it, please don't come to me again in the future, now please leave here immediately, immediately!"

"Police, it sounds like Ms. Irie is dissatisfied with Professor Shinki. Moreover, there seems to be some rudeness in the attitude!"

"It's rude, I think this Eiko Irie seems to hate Professor Eiki very much? But it's Professor Eiki, I don't know why, it seems that Irie's attitude towards Eiko Irie is a little cowardly. I don't see the kind of momentum that a respected student should have. ”

Lin Xiuyi raised the doubts in his heart little by little, and then analyzed the possibilities with Miki. Just yesterday, Lin Xiuyi just wanted to learn something from Professor Shinki about the "Nile Garden". These days, Lin Shuichi has been studying Hamada Daichi's SNS account. In this way, I would like to analyze the social network of Hamada Daichi. On Daichi Hamada's Facebook page, there is only one message related to Professor Mansai Shinki. It was when Professor Shinki received the Akutagawa Prize that Daichi Hamada congratulated him. Other than that, the two didn't have any communication. Therefore, Lin Xiuyi didn't think that Hamada Daichi and Shinki Wanzhai would have a good personal relationship in private.

"One more thing, police department! When we took the initiative to ask Ms. Irie about the 'Nile Garden', she seemed very angry about our question. This also seems very suspicious!"

"Hmm...... I just noticed that. Eiko Irie did overreact to the 'Nile Garden' a bit. So I suspect that she must have known about Hamada's special fetish for 'Nile Gardens'. That's why we reacted so much to our questions. ”

"Police Department, do you remember the lady who disappeared from Hamada-senator's house? Is it possible that Eiko Irie?"

"Miki, the last time we went to the House of Representatives Members' Hall, it seems that the business card given to us by Eiko Irie is still in my place, so I have time to ask my colleagues in the forensic class to find out if the fingerprints on the business card have also appeared in Hamada's home. ”

"Okay, police department, now, are we going back to the store?"

"Hmm...... I've got some things to do, I'm afraid I'll have to delay a bit! If you can, please drop me off in the middle of the car, and then you can just drive the car back!"

"Police, is there any task that is inconvenient for me to act together?"

"No, it's just a little personal! My change of clothes is still in the last hotel, so I'm going back to tidy it up. Then we'll meet at our store. If there is something urgent, you can always contact me by phone. ”

"Police Department, hasn't the scandal passed yet? I feel like you've been having a hard time these days! Why don't you just make it clear to the media? You don't seem to like Miss Mingmei, do you?"

Miki saw that Lin Xiuyi couldn't return to his home, so he couldn't help but say to him with some sympathy.

"Well, in fact, I feel a little sorry for Akemi? Moreover, saying in front of the media that I don't like Akemi should make Akemi sad to do so! Anyway, a large part of the blame for the trouble that has come to this point is because of me, and I just hope that time can make this turmoil fade slowly!"