73 The name on the suicide note
In the president's office, under Kenta's somewhat confused eyes, Karasuma Ying and Kuroba Kaito quickly began to search the president's office.
"There is no problem with the bookshelf, there are no traces of someone turning over it."
"There was a men's kimono on the hanger with a layer of dry-cleaned protective jacket, which should be a spare...... Strangely, this kimono has traces of being worn. β
"The drawer is neat, and President Owada's keycard is also in it......"
Speaking of this, Karasuma Ying suddenly remembered that Seki Zhe had said before that this kind of key card is required for the door of the president's office to be locked and unlocked.
"Kenta, who are the people who have a key card in the president's room?"
"In addition to Dad and Shan Qi, there are me, Sandong and the housewife Qing Shui, a total of five people."
[In other words, including the president, are there only five people who can really enter and leave this president's room freely? γ
"Xiaoying, come and see, here's a faxed suicide note."
Kuroba Kaito makes a new discovery on the fax machine next to his desk.
"Suicide note?"
Karasuma Ying and Kenta hurriedly walked over, and there was indeed a suicide note on the fax machine, which was also covered with a blank piece of paper.
Kenta picked up the suicide note with trembling hands and read it word by word:
"I am exhausted from this world full of lies and hypocrisy, and with a deficit of two billion in the current budget, this is not a figure that can remain optimistic, and I have decided to end my life at this party that has reached the peak of hypocrisy...... Owada Ichiro. β
"Nope! Wrong! This suicide note was definitely not written by Dad! Ying! Look at the word! β
Kenta pointed to the word "one" signed by Yamada Ichiro on the suicide note, and said anxiously:
"Daddy, his name is 'Ichiro'! It's not 'IchirΕ'! There's no way anyone would write their name wrong on a suicide note! This suicide note was definitely forged by someone else!
Daddy him! Daddy He...... He is such an advocate of thrift, for him, suicide is the world's greatest waste, how can he ...... It's going to kill you......"
"Kenta, don't worry, I'll help you find out the truth."
Reassuring Kenta, who was a little broken, Karasuma turned her head to look at the fax machine.
The fax machine has a record of the time of the previous fax, showing the time when the suicide note was printed.
"16:13...... Kenta, at this point in the afternoon, is President Owada also in the president's office? Karasuma asked.
"Well, yes."
"That means that if this suicide note is really from President Owada, then he is the only ...... that can be faxed at this point in time."
Karasuma turned to look at the old laptop on his desk.
"There is only this one computer, as long as you turn on the computer and check the previous fax records, you can know whether this suicide note was left by President Owada himself."
"But, Ying, I don't know the password for this computer...... Kenta said with some embarrassment.
"What?"
Karasuma Ying was a little surprised, this computer should be filled with Ed's information, right? As the future heir of Ed Corporation, you don't even know the password?
"Well, my dad actually gave me a hint that the password to this computer is the birthday of the person he loves the most.
I guess Daddy wants me to figure out the password on my own, right? Although I never had this idea...... Oh! That's right! β
Suddenly remembering something, Kenta hurriedly said:
"Dad told me this afternoon that he would let me go to the banquet hall at 17 o'clock, and said that an expert commented on the composite puppet sculpture I made in the banquet hall and told me to go."
"Did President Owada show up at 17 o'clock?" Karasuma asked.
"No, I waited there for half an hour and my dad didn't come, because dad often changed his arrangement so suddenly, so I didn't care about ......it at the time."
"Didn't it appear at that time? Kenta, do you remember the exact time when President Owada told you about this? β
"I look at the call logs on my phone...... It is 15:50. β
"15:50?"
Black Feather Kaito felt a little incredible.
"The time of this suicide note is 16:13, that is, did President Owada decide to commit suicide in just twenty-three minutes after agreeing with you?"
"It's really hard to imagine...... "Karasuma Ying also thought it was incredible.
"Dad, he must not have committed suicide...... Kenta said with his fists clenched.
Just then, the balcony door opens, and Officer Twilight and Mori Kogoro walk in.
"Oh? Sato, are you still here? β
"Yes, Officer Twilight, we want to investigate the president's office." Black Feather replied.
"Ah, this, it's not needed anymore."
"Huh?" Kenta looked at Officer Twilight in disbelief.
"What do you mean?" Kogoro Maori, who had a slightly red face, put his hands in his pockets and said, "During the two fireworks that went off, no one approached this floor at all, right?"
President Owada was still in the observation room during the first fireworks, and the second fireworks were already hanged in the president's office, no matter how you look at it, this is a suicide at all. β
"But ......"
As soon as Kuroba Kaito wanted to say something, the emotional Kenta spoke first, he raised the suicide note in his hand and shouted:
"But officer! You see! Dad, he has a suicide note here......"
"Oh? Is there still a suicide note? That would prove to be suicide even more......"
"No, it's not! Dad, his suicide note was faxed and printed at 16:13! But at 15:50, my father and he still called me to meet at 17 o'clock!
In other words, Dad decided to kill himself in just twenty-three minutes! That's abnormal, isn't it?! β
"What's so unusual about that? Maybe President Owada just wants to arrange for you? β
"Officer! And the signature on the suicide note! Ichiro Owada wrote not 'one' but 'one'! Is there anyone in this world who writes his name incorrectly on a suicide note?! β
"Huh? This seems to be true......" Kogoro Mori glanced at the suicide note and nodded.
However, Officer Twilight beside him looked at Kenta with a sympathetic and comforting look, and said slowly:
"Young Master Kenta, it's a pity that Mr. Owada's name on his household registration is indeed 'Ichiro'."
"What?!"
Not only Kenta, but also Karasuma Ying and Kuroba Kaito were also shocked by Officer Twilight's words at the same time.
"The name on this suicide note is not wrong, I also called Mr. Shirt Qi just now, and Mr. Owada's signature on the official document is indeed 'Ichiro', not 'Ichiro'."
"W-How is this possible? Daddy, daddy, he'......"
Kenta staggered back two steps, his eyes blank, and his whole person seemed to have suffered a great blow.
"What, is it the official name that you don't even know your own son? This proves the authenticity of this suicide note...... "Mori Kogoro also has some sympathy for Kenta.
"Officer Twilight, could it be something wrong?" Karasuma Ying hurriedly asked.
"You can't be wrong, I looked at Mr. Owada's family registration file before I came, and that's the name.
Okay, let's stop wasting time here, go back to the venue and explain the situation to everyone. β