At the Snow Shadow Wharf, Gao Cheng met the police who also came to investigate, and the old criminal police found several fishermen for questioning, and determined that the student named Yuzhu left the dock on a motorcycle at 5:50.

"Hmm," the old detective thought, "so that Yuzhu is very suspicious, only today he came to the dock on a motorcycle, and finally appeared on the campus at 6:20, and there was a 30-minute blank ......"

Under the arrangement of the old criminal policeman, a traffic policeman rode a motorcycle and followed the shortest path on the map to Xueying Junior High School for verification.

The old criminal policeman was always blank-eyed, looking quite indifferent, and only his face moved slightly when he saw Gao Cheng.

Although it's just a little ghost, it's really different from ordinary children, after all, it's someone from the Metropolitan Police Department, and he's already inquired about it, it seems that he is still a new generation of famous detectives in Japan, and he is very famous in the Kanto region.

But this is not Kanto after all......

"It seems that the fish lives right," the old criminal policeman said to Gao Cheng, "It will definitely not take 30 minutes from here to Snow Shadow Junior High School......"

"Yuzhu should have no problem, if he really leaves at 5:50," Gao Cheng said as he looked in the direction of Snow Shadow Junior High School, "According to what I said, you need to arrive at the scene before the snow accumulates, but the exact time of snow is 5:58, and from here to the scene, even if you ride a motorcycle, it will take at least 20 minutes......

"In other words, even if Yuzhu really arrived at the school at 6:10 10 minutes earlier than the others, it would be too late, because it was difficult to enter the campus at that time without leaving footprints, and there was no way to commit a crime."

"This ......"

The old detective's face was ugly.

"Is it still suicide?"

"Aren't there still a lot of people who haven't investigated?" Gao Cheng shook his head and said, "As long as you know about the fixed weather changes during the Sakura Snow Festival in this village, you may be the murderer, after all, it is not a particularly confidential matter that a few students will go to Sakura Snow Junior High School this morning." ”

"Damn."

The old criminal policeman scolded and arranged for manpower to expand the investigation, leaving Gao Cheng with a thoughtful look on his face.

The case that happened in this rural village seemed to be much more troublesome than he expected, and there must be something inside that was not clear to outsiders......

"So what now?" Xiao Suke asked expectantly towards Gao Cheng.

"What else can I do?" Xiao Du, who was obsessed with reasoning, said nervously with a tense face next to him, "There are three stolen arrows, maybe the murderer's next target is me!" ”

"Huh?"

"Isn't it? Aside from Haruna and Fuyumi, the only two girls left were me and Ayaka," the girl swore as if she were fighting her fingers, "I won't die in vain!" When the time comes, he will definitely bite a certain part of the murderer's body and tear him apart with his strength, leaving a tooth mark of 'this guy is the murderer'! ”

"Please, you've reasoned too much, haven't you? And no one said that the prisoner's target was girls, and ......"

Xiao Zhu looked at Gao Cheng, who was still thinking in front of him.

"If he's there, it should be fine, right?"

"What are you talking about, Kosuke!" The girl knocked Xiao Suke's head hard and said angrily, "When this kind of bad thing happens, it should be us to protect Joto-kun!" It's us! ”

"I see!" Xiao Zhu touched his head aggrievedly.

Dongmei's house, after Gao Cheng left the dock, he met Dongmei's mother under the leadership of Xiaosuke.

"I don't know," the woman said haggardly, "Fuyumi likes the shrine maiden costume very much, and she's obviously looking forward to the celebration, saying that she met a friend from Tokyo, and she is going to Tokyo to play during Golden Week, but it's just ......"

"Just?"

"Didn't Haruna die before? I heard that it was a suicide, and since then she has been a little strange, although it is still the same in front of us, but when she is alone, she seems to be very lost......"

The woman said sadly.

"I was a little worried, so I secretly eavesdropped outside her door, only to see her lying on the table crying, saying that it was all her fault...... If I could have asked her then, I might have ......."

When a few people left Dongmei's house to say goodbye, Xiaodu was also a little depressed.

"That kind of Fuyumi actually cries...... Sure enough, it still has something to do with Haruna, and if it's revenge, although Haruna doesn't like to be in the limelight, she's still very popular among boys......"

As he spoke, Xiaodu frowned and said: "Speaking of which, there is also Haruna's father, Haruna's parents divorced before she was born, and it is said that she doesn't even know what her father looks like, but I once saw it, about half a year ago, Haruna seems to have met her father, and he is a man with scars on his face that makes people afraid!" ”

"Is that so?" Gao Cheng's figure paused slightly, "Then, take me to Haruna's house next." ”

Haruna's house is not far from Aunt Jimei's hotel, and Gao Cheng met Haruna's mother under the introduction of Xiaosuke and the two, a single mother who still doesn't look very good.

After incense the spring vegetables, Gao Cheng got the suicide note smoothly.

The suicide note was well packed in an envelope, and it seemed that it was intended to be sent.

"Misakimachi...... Mr. Ryuya Imai? ”

"It's my ex-husband, Haruna's father......," the woman explained.

The woman didn't seem to be willing to say too much in front of a group of children, and her expression was silent.

Gao Cheng took out the suicide note in the envelope, and he could indeed see some tears.

"It was supposed to be the color of happiness, but it became an unforgivable color, no, I can only die......"

The content of the suicide note is completely confusing, and it looks like a code.

Gao Cheng looked at it, looked up at the sad woman and said, "It may be a bit rude, but I still want to ask once, didn't this suicide note be sent, aunt?" ”

"Yes," the woman's face darkened, "Haruna and her father sometimes write letters, but they seem to be hiding from me......

I probably wanted to send it this time, probably because of my mother's dereliction of duty, so she had to write a suicide note to my father, who didn't live together, instead of me, my mother......"

The woman gradually couldn't control her emotions and her eyes reddened, and she quickly covered her mouth and nose and choked up and got up to leave.

"I'm going to get some snacks......"

"It's really not easy for Haruna's mother to bring Haruna up alone." Xiaodu sighed.

"I'm sorry," Gao Cheng said in a deep voice as he watched the woman run out of the living room, "but in this case, Haruna's suicide is worth an in-depth investigation." ”

What is the reason why he chose to leave a suicide note for his father instead of his mother, who raised him......

Judging from the content of the suicide note, the tone is also a little cold, as if he is angry.

Causes related to suicide......

Since it was originally intended to be sent, it means that Haruna's father should be able to understand the meaning of "color" in the letter.

Gao Cheng put down the suicide note and swept his gaze over the guest registration book who attended the funeral by the incense case.

"The question is whether Haruna's father knows about his daughter's death and the cause of death......"

At this time, Haruna's mother returned to the living room with a snack, and Gao Cheng hurriedly asked, "Auntie, can I leave a name on the registration book?" ”

"Ah, but, yes," the woman was stunned, put down the plate and said, "At this time, the specialties of the neighboring town, if you don't dislike it, you can taste ......"

Gao Cheng opened the registration book, quickly glanced at it a few times, and found a name "Imai Ryuya" in the middle, Imai Ryuya in Cape Town, the same as the recipient on the envelope.

"Aunt," Gao Cheng asked, "Did Haruna's father also come to the funeral?" ”

The woman was slightly distracted, and squeezed out a smile in response: "No, he is often not at home, and I can't contact him." ”

"Is that so?" Gao Cheng frowned and picked up the registration book, "But there is his name on it, and his address is also in the neighboring town of Cape Town." ”

The woman looked at the registration book in silence for a while, and suddenly couldn't help but smile: "Joto-kun looks like a policeman, but this person is not my ex-husband, it's another Mr. Imai." ”

"Huh?"

"I work at the Daimaru Shokudo in Misakimachi," the woman explained, looking at Takasei's stunned appearance, and her mood seemed to improve a lot, "Mr. Imai is a regular customer of our store, and he has lived near my house before, so I came to Haruna's funeral this time, and there are many people with the surname Imai in this place." ”

"So," Gao Cheng continued, "doesn't Haruna's father know about this yet?" ”

"Who knows?" The woman lowered her head, "I couldn't contact Haruna before he had an accident." ”

Gao Cheng wasn't sure if the woman was lying, but he didn't want to ask any more, so he silently left the gift money and signed his name on the registration book.

"Joto Gaocheng?" Xiaodu glanced at it, "So this is the name of Joto-kun?" I think I've heard it somewhere...... Are there many people with this name? ”

"Uh......"