Watanabe Nakamura and I sat in our seats, looking at the densely written whiteboard in a daze, the atmosphere was low and a little scary, I looked at the clues on the whiteboard, several black lines all pointed to the key person in the center, Ito, but at this moment these clues have been overturned, we must re-establish a new direction.

"The most suspicious person right now should be Nishizawa." Nakamura suddenly spoke, Eharu Nishizawa, the colleague of the deceased Chiyoko Suzuki, and the suitor.

Watanabe looked at him, "Why?" ”

"Because apart from Ito, he is the only one who knows about the text message, and it is a very risky thing to set fire to the scene, because it will quickly attract the attention of the neighbors, but the murderer still does it, then there must be a murderer's purpose, and the murderer's purpose must be to frame Ito, so we have been focusing our attention on Ito, and now Ito is no longer suspicious, so the only thing that knows about the fire is Nishizawa."

"What is Nishizawa's motive for committing the crime? Nishizawa obviously likes Chiyoko very much, and Chiyoko didn't agree to his pursuit a week ago. ”

"This is just Nishizawa's words, we can't prove that Ichiyoko didn't actually accept him, but instead confessed to him when I met him a week ago, and completely rejected him, and this is normal for Nishizawa to be angry, he has put in a few years of hard work, but he still hasn't achieved his goal, and anyone will be angry."

"But Nishizawa has a perfect alibi." Watanabe said.

"But there's no way anyone else knows about that text message except Nishizawa." Nakamura glared.

"No, the murderer knows." The door suddenly opened, and I looked back at Kudo, who walked in, and it seemed that he had heard our conversation outside the door.

"Of course the murderer knows, what nonsense are you talking about." I frowned in displeasure.

"No, no, no, I don't mean that the murderer who committed the crime knows, but it has a wide range of meanings, that is, no matter who the murderer is, whether he knows it in advance or not, he will know about this text message when he committed the crime."

"What do you mean?" Nakamura asked.

"At half past eight on the night of the 15th, Nishizawa made a phone call to the deceased Miss Suzuki, but the call was not answered, because Miss Suzuki had been knocked unconscious by the murderer."

"Of course we know that, what's the use of that?" I say.

"Oh, I see what you mean, Kudo-kun means that at that time, this phone call attracted the attention of the murderer, and the murderer would definitely pick up the phone to check, and the murderer would definitely notice the text message on the phone, because as long as you click on the text message box, everyone will pay attention to the eye-catching short trust." Watanabe's eyes were open excitedly.

"That's right, the analysis is good, give you a hundred points." Kudo blinked, reached out and snapped his fingers.

"In that case, Nishizawa is not suspicious." Nakamura had just straightened up and hunched down again.

"If he has an alibi, there must be no suspicion." Kudo said.

"yes, I don't know what's wrong with me, biting on a person with an alibi, maybe it's really old, and I'm disturbed by this complicated case." Nakamura's body shrank even lower, and from the side, he looked like a skinny old man.

"Hey, the murderer didn't enter through the main entrance, so the only way he can enter is to go to the balcony, but now it has been found out that Ito, who lives next door to the deceased, is not suspected of committing a crime, so how did the murderer enter the deceased's house?" Watanabe scratched his head in annoyance.

"The murderer should have set up a blindfold, so we can't see through the surface of the case for a while." Kudo said.

"So senior, what is your opinion on this case?" Watanabe looked at Kudo, he used to ask me as soon as he encountered a problem, but now when everything is going to zero, the person he asks is Kudo, and he should have made up his mind who is stronger and who is weaker between me and Kudo.

But since Kudo came, this is the first time he has asked Kudo for help, he knows Kudo's reputation, but he has not had any communication with Kudo about this case, it should be for me, in order to stand on the same side as me, and at this moment, that is to say, he has admitted defeat in his heart, that is, I lost.

Maybe I disappointed them too much, the "Dawn of Hell", the "Mystery Finisher", and the "Natural Enemy of Crime" have already disappointed many people since they took over this case, otherwise how could Kudo have come?

"Hmm... There is not much thought at the moment. Kudo blinked, and then he walked back and forth around the office, his shining eyes scrolling up and down, and I understood that this was his performance when he was thinking, and he was the same as before, unchanged at all.

Soon it was dark and after a busy day, my colleagues left the police station in twos and threes, because I didn't drive today, so I stood at the bus stop.

There are also a lot of people standing in the station, everyone is thinking about each other with their lips closed, they are all busy all day, and maybe many people can't get a rest at night, so this time should be a rare rest time for many people, so everyone doesn't want to make any noise.

Suddenly, a person stood next to me, I turned my head and saw that it was Kudo, and he smiled at me, still the same smile that he had so far, "Last time you said that you invited me to drink because the case was delayed, do you still count?" ”

I was a little surprised, but nodded anyway, "Of course." ”

Kudo smiled and turned his head to look back at the bustling city.

The prosperity of the city is vividly and vividly displayed in this night, and the brilliance is dazzling, which can be said to be the night that sets off the city, or it can be said that the city relies on the night.

After a busy day, standing on the corner of the city, blowing the cool breeze, leisurely looking at the passing vehicles, looking at the world of lights and wine, I can't help but enjoy and relax.

"Congratulations, it's been a long time since we've been waiting for a bus together." Kudo suddenly spoke, this time by my name.

"I remember the last time we waited like this was ten years ago, and after that time we all went our separate ways, to our respective goals and directions, hey, now that I think about it, time flies so fast, we are all so old." He sighed, I turned my head and looked at him in surprise, this was the first time he spoke to me so cordially, after graduation, we all tacitly regarded each other as opponents, which reminded me of when I was in school, how good we were at the beginning, and regarded each other as more important than life, because there is a confidant in this world who is more important than life.

"What are you talking nonsense, we are only in our early thirties, and we are young and vigorous." I say.

"No, you see that time flies so fast, ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, but how many decades are there in life? Maybe the next time we see each other will be ten years from now, will we still want to see each other like we do now? The corners of his eyes were crooked, and it seemed like a joke, but what I could see in his eyes was the sadness of silence, yes, how many colleagues have fallen around us over the years, and those who do our job have to be prepared to sacrifice at any time.

"Time flies really fast, congratulations, cherish the friends around you, maybe if you are not careful, he will drown in the wild current of time." Kudo sighed.

I fell silent, and after a long time, I opened my mouth, "Shinzawa, after so many years, you still haven't changed, and you're still so desperate, I heard that you were stabbed in the abdomen when you were arresting a prisoner not long ago, and you almost died.... Shinzawa, why are you fighting so hard? Come here before your injuries are healed, this case is not that simple, and I don't want you to be in danger because of this. ”

Kudo turned his head and looked at me with his eyes open, and I suddenly noticed that his eyes were so bright, as if they were shrouded in the light of hope, and he turned his head and said, "Look at this city." ”

My gaze followed his.

The roads are still full of traffic, and the sidewalks are still full of people.

Suits and leather office workers streamed out of the subway station, students with school bags and school uniforms in groups of threes and twos, talking and laughing, light steps passed in front of my eyes, the car in the distance had a slight collision, the car owners apologized to each other and soon resumed traffic, the city is still prosperous.

The bus arrived at the station, we got on the bus, and the car slowly moved forward, because there was a hill ahead of us, so it was uphill, so the driver stepped on the accelerator very much.

We grabbed the handrail, and after standing firmly, Kudo looked out the window at the bustling night and continued, "You see, this city is so beautiful, it will not change because of a person's death, even if we really leave one day, this city will still operate, and it will not stop, a person's influence will seem very small at this time, but we still have to stick to our own hearts and responsibilities in this bustling and dazzling world, Because the dazzling beauty of this city is woven by countless like-minded people like us who burn their lives together, no matter how powerful the enemy, no matter how complicated the case, we must grit our teeth, wear our scalps, pay blood, protect the sublime justice, protect the intoxicating beauty of this city, because we are the police, we are the guardians of this city. ”

"Life is often a yearning for beautiful things, just like a moth to a fire, but in fact, we are like this small moth, burning ourselves for the beauty in our hearts."

At this time, the bus drove to the top slope of the mountain, outside the window, in my field of vision, the sky seemed to open a black curtain, the moon in the sky stayed behind the tall building, the bright moonlight and the gorgeous city scene blended into one, the whole city was brilliantly lit, and the little lights from the tall buildings in the distance were as beautiful and dazzling as the stars in the sky, and I was stunned for a while.

"When you see the most beautiful side of this city, you will have the determination to protect it with your life, and that's why I'm going to do it."

Kudo had a big smile on his face, and his eyes lit up with a dazzling light, and he overwhelmed the dazzling night scene for a while, and I looked at him and was speechless for a long time.