Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Murder in the Secret Room (5)

In the verandah outside the house, Watanabe is questioning his neighbors.

"Did you hear any sounds from Chiyoko's house at night?"

"Shortly after the call, I heard a loud sound of broken glass in her house." A middle-aged woman replied.

"Do you hear anything else?"

"Hmm.... After the power went out, around seven o'clock, I seemed to hear an ashtray sound falling to the ground. She thought about it.

"Well, that's very much in line with what the section chief said." Watanabe nodded.

"Thank you for your cooperation, if necessary, I will continue to disturb you, and if you find anything, please contact our police immediately." Watanabe bowed sincerely to the onlookers.

"But officer, do you have any clues about the murderer? I heard that it was a murder in a closed room, which is really worrying. One resident said worriedly.

"Don't worry, our police will definitely solve the case quickly, don't worry, not to mention that there is a dawn of hell." Watanabe's gaze fell on me.

"You... Are you the dawn of hell? The residents looked at me in amazement.

"It seems that it does look like it looks like it looks on TV, but because I didn't even think of the dawn of hell and lived in our apartment, I didn't usually recognize it." Everyone seemed to be obviously relieved.

"Have you contacted the relatives of the deceased?" I stepped forward and asked.

"The parents of the deceased have been informed, they are farmers in the countryside, and they know the death of their daughter and grandson, as if the mother fainted on the spot." Watanabe sighed.

I bit my lip and felt a sharp pain in my heart, and I fixed my eyes on Watanabe, "There's another person who is going to inform me as well." ”

"Who?"

"Chiyoko's ex-husband is called Ito, after all, it was his son who died."

"Okay, I'll let you know."

"Not on the phone, I'm going to come to the door and tell him personally."

"Why?" Watanabe asked puzzled.

"Because after all, he is the one who has lived with Chiyoko for many years, so you can ask him something about Chiyoko."

"Oh, yes, I'll check Ito's address right away." Watanabe nodded.

Chiyoko's ex-husband, Nagawa Ito, is the chairman of a construction company and lives in the 102nd household of the high-end residential complex in Togae, so Watanabe and I drove there early in the morning.

This residential area belongs to the rich area, the environment is very good, even the air is very fresh, the green area is very wide, not as tight as the general residential area.

Ito's house has a very large courtyard wall, and we rang the doorbell at the door outside his house, and after a long time, there was a knock at the door, and I looked at the surveillance and knew that the people inside were watching us.

"Who is it?" A dull male voice came from the wheat.

"We're police officers, from the Osaka Police Station, and we want to tell you in person." I showed the police manual to the monitor.

"Oh, okay, please wait."

Soon there was footsteps in the door, and then the door slowly opened, and a middle-aged man in a white shirt stood in front of us, he was really good-looking, handsome, and his weather-beaten accumulation, he looked even more attractive.

"Please come in and tell me." He reached out and pointed inside the door.

We entered the gate, the courtyard wall was very large, and there was green vegetation everywhere, and we followed Ito and passed through a narrow cobblestone path and we entered the house.

The facilities inside the house are completely opposite to the outside, they are all very modern Western style, and there is the smell of fried fish on the table, which shows that he has just made breakfast.

"I'm sorry to visit early in the morning, I'm sorry to disturb you." I say.

"It's okay, please sit down and say, I'll pour you two a cup of tea, what do you want to drink, Longjing or green tea?"

"Don't bother, it's too much of a waste of your time." I hurriedly waved my hand.

"It's okay, the company didn't meet in the morning, and it won't be okay if I arrive late, and I won't deduct my salary." Ito smiled.

We didn't insist anymore, and after Ito poured the tea, looking at the rising heat, Ito looked at us suspiciously, "I don't know if you two have any news to tell you when you come to the cold house." ”

Watanabe blinked, and said with a somewhat solemn face, "It's bad news, Chiyoko is your ex-wife, right?" ”

When he heard Chiyoko's name, Ito frowned, and his gaze became very vigilant when he looked at us, "Well, yes, that's right, what's wrong?" ”

"She's gone, and your son, Shota." Watanabe paused, and spoke out in great embarrassment.

"What?" Ito's body shook suddenly, the hand that was still holding the teacup trembled, and the tea in the cup overflowed a lot, and I stared firmly at the expression on his face, trying to see if his expression was fake.

"How did you pass away... When. He seemed to slow down for a long time before he regained his breath, and asked again with a deep breath.

"Died in a murder case, just last night, the specific circumstances of the case are inconvenient to tell." Watanabe said.

"Did you catch the murderer?" Ito stared at us.

"Not yet, we came today, in addition to informing you of this news, I also want to ask you, what do you think about Chiyoko's death?" I say.

"Me? What do you mean? Ito said puzzled.

"Is that what you have to say about the murderer? Is there anyone you think is the most likely murderer? Or did Chiyoko have a deep enmity with others before? ”

He frowned, blinked, looked down and thought for a moment, then shook his head, "No, I don't have any thoughts at all, or I don't believe that anyone will kill Chiyoko at all, because she is very virtuous and treats people very well, and she has not had any conflicts with anyone before, of course, I have been separated from her for a year, and I don't know anything about her recently." ”

"So have you been in touch with Chiyoko lately?" I then asked.

"Hmm... No, they are already separated, so there is no need to be tied up. Ito hesitated for a moment.

"Well, that's true." I nodded, then leaned back, trying to look like I was casually mentioning, "By the way, could you tell us where you were from seven to nine o'clock last night?" ”

Ito raised his head and was stunned for a moment, and the atmosphere became calm for a moment, as if the temperature had dropped a lot.

"Are you asking about my alibi?" Ito's brow gradually furrowed, and his expression became serious.

"No, no, no, I'm just asking as usual, not suspicious, I hope you understand." I spoke.

Ito's brow was no longer furrowed, but there was still a very obvious displeasure written on his face, "Well, I stayed at home after eating yesterday and didn't go anywhere. ”

"Can anyone prove it?" I then asked.

His face showed displeasure again, "I'm home alone, no one to prove it, it's not too early, I should go to work too." ”

"Okay, sorry to bother you." Watanabe and I stood up and walked out of Ito's house.

Back in the car, I remembered the conversation with Ito just now, my brow gradually frowned, it was clear that Ito had lied to me, he denied that he had been in contact with Chiyoko recently, and he did not have an alibi, and what puzzled me the most was the obvious wary expression on his face when we first revealed that we were here for Chiyoko, why was he so wary when we mentioned Chiyoko? And was he really home alone last night, and didn't go anywhere? I looked back at Ito's home, confused.