In the interrogation room, a girl with a ponytail, a sailor suit, who looked harmless and socially phobic, sat in a chair, her head bandaged with gauze, her hands handcuffed, her head lowered, and her bangs covering half of her face.

When she heard Shirakawa talk about Toyoko Kodu's current situation, a glimmer of light appeared in her pupils, which seemed to be covered with a shadow.

She slowly raised her head, tilted her head, and looked at Shirakawa blankly, as if she wanted to hear more about Shirakawa Toyoko Kodu, but she didn't seem to listen to what Shirakawa was saying at all.

Even Shirakawa, who has preliminarily mastered the psychology of micro-expressions, can't spy on her truest thoughts at the moment.

Fortunately, Shirakawa doesn't need her true thoughts, he just needs to meet the preconditions for elementary instigation, communicate with the other party for a period of time, and guide the other party to develop his own rhythm.

"Toyoko wants to meet her daughter.

"It's a pity that if my daughter is a serial killer in 3 murders and is sentenced to death, she should never see Toyoko Kosha again.

"She could no longer get out of that sick family.

"I can no longer buy white stockings for my beloved daughter."

Eri Hirose's eyes were red bloodshot, and her originally relaxed hands clenched the handcuffs tightly, and tears slowly flowed out.

"Does Mom really want to get away from that family? Does she really love me? ”

"Of course, don't you remember the milk candy your mother bought you when you were a child? Don't remember your mom sending you to school? Don't you remember when you were beaten by your stepfather, your mother also used her body to block you? ”

"Is there any... I... I don't remember exactly, it should be... Mom, too, used to be gentle with me, she didn't abandon me like my father, she loved me. ”

Eri Hirose muttered that because she had been locked in the basement for a long time, she had suffered a lot of mental torture, which had caused her memory to be confused, and what had not happened was something that Shirakawa had described as such, and she had even pieced together some memories in her mind.

"Toyoko Kowi really wants to see you, if you cooperate well, I will let you meet her."

"I... How do I cooperate with you? ”

"Tell me everything you know."

……

Half an hour later, Shirakawa walked out of the inquiry room and looked at Shuichi Mori and Saya Shiraki with anticipatory eyes.

"The suspect voluntarily admitted all the blame, but she was unwilling to confess the real murderer, she most likely wanted to take the blame for the real murderer, and now the only way is to find her mother to assist in the questioning."

Shirakawa sighed.

That's right, this time the primary instigation failed.

Faced with a girl who is obsessed with the murderer, instigation can't make her tell the truth.

"I've asked Mrs. Ueda to come before, but she can't get Ueda Kae to speak, and I feel that the relationship between mother and daughter is a bit strange."

Shiraki Saya said helplessly.

Shirakawa shook his head, "No, it's not Mrs. Ueda, you're looking for the wrong person." ”

"Finding the wrong person?"

Saya Shiraki and Shuichi Mori both looked puzzled and waited for Shirakawa to explain.

Shirakawa said calmly,

"Kae Ueda's mother is naturally Mrs. Ueda, but this suspect is not the real Kae Ueda, she is Eri Hirose who disappeared at about the same time as Kae Ueda 5 years ago."

"What? There is such a thing, why is she pretending to be Kae Ueda? And neither Mrs. Ueda nor Mr. Ueda found out. ”

Saya Shiraki asked in surprise.

Shuichi Mori added, "Nakayama-kun asked me for help in sorting out the case of his disappearance five years ago, but he didn't find any case in Eri Hirose. ”

Bai Chuan looked at the two police officers so curious, and could only patiently explain,

"Eri Hirose's family of origin is complicated, her father died early, and her mother Toyoko Kotwi remarried Goro Yasui, who was 20 years older than her, Goro Yasui was a violent and domineering man who didn't like Eri Hirose in the first place, and often humiliated Eri Hirose with words and violently beat her mother and daughter.

In order to live in this restructured family, the mother did not put her mind on her daughter at all.

Therefore, even if Eri Hirose goes missing, no one will report it. ”

"I see, so Eri Hirose, who escaped, didn't want to go back to his home, but pretended to be Ueda Kae, wanting to take away Kae Ueda's life, after all, Ueda and his wife are good people, and the family is warm and happy."

Saya Shiraki guessed.

Shirakawa shook his head,

"No, the reason why she is pretending to be Kae Ueda is not because she wants to have a happy and complete home, but purely to help the real murderer commit the crime."

"And what about the real Kae Ueda?"

Shuichi Mori asked solemnly.

"The real Kae Ueda should be dead, of course this is just my guess."

"Kuraki-kun, you still haven't answered me, why didn't the Ueda couple find out that their daughter was fake."

Shiraki Saya looked puzzled, in her opinion, at least her biological parents would not mistake their daughter.

"It's understandable that Eri Hirose and Kae Ueda were both kidnapped and locked in the basement after their disappearance, and the two became friends who talked about everything, right? After all, in that case, what humans need most as social animals is communication, and because they are of the same age, they are all victims. ”

So, Eri Hirose knows all the secrets of Kae Ueda! So you managed to hide it from the Ueda couple? ”

Saya Shiraki suddenly realized.

Shirakawa nodded, "And taking advantage of the guilt of the Ueda couple, they have been blaming themselves for their daughter running away from home, and when their daughter was found by the police, they are subconsciously willing to believe that this is their daughter, and they are not even willing to do a paternity test." ”

"Okay, let's go and get the hair of Mrs. Ueda and 'Kae Ueda' right away and do a DNA test."

Shuichi Mori immediately arranged for his police officers to do this, in order to corroborate Shirakawa's claims, and he believed the evidence more than speculation.

"Kuraki-kun, I still don't understand something."

Saya Shiraki, "Why did Eri Hirose shield the main culprit?" Bear all the blame yourself? I once had such a tragic experience, shouldn't I have been coerced? ”

"Because during the five years she was in captivity, she developed a special affection for the kidnappers, which we can also call Stockholm syndrome."

Bai Chuan said lightly.

Mori Shu was stunned for a moment, "You mean that the person who kidnapped Kae Ueda and Eri Hirose 5 years ago is the murderer of these three murders now?" ”

Shirakawa bowed, "That's right, but this is just speculation, there is no evidence, and the murderer can only be found by letting Eri Hirose speak." ”

"Okay, I'll go find Eri Hirose's mother right away."

Shiraki Saya clenched her fists, feeling that her train of thought was instantly clear, and the truth seemed to be beckoning to her.

"Wait."

Shirakawa stopped her and gave more precise information, "Eri Hirose's mother is named Toyoko Kodu, and her current husband is Goro Yasui. ”

"Okay, Kuraki-kun."

Saya Shiraki made an OK gesture and trotted away.

Shirakawa said goodbye to the Maori police officer for the time being, walked into the lounge, and saw the girl Chiyuki Mei who had been waiting quietly for him.

Chiyuki lay on the table, as if asleep.

Her profile looks very beautiful.

However, Shirakawa's heart was very unsettled, and he sat down next to the girl, without waking her, and sat quietly for an hour.

Until Chiyuki Mei woke up on her own.

She rubbed her eyes and looked at Shirakawa,

"Kuraki-kun, are you done?"

"It should be busy at night, do you want to go back first, or stay here with me?"

"I, I'm here with you."

"Mei-san, I'm sorry."

There was a hint of melancholy in the young man's eyes, like fallen leaves swirling in the autumn wind, and the remnants of snow melting in winter, with an unclear sadness.

"Why did you apologize suddenly?"

Chiyuki asked puzzled.

"If I had trusted your judgment earlier, I wouldn't have put you in danger."

"Aren't I fine now?"

Qianxue Yayi said with a smile.

"Do you remember how you fainted?"

Shirakawa asked.

Chiyuki Mei shook her head.

"Then why did you open the door for Kae Ueda?"

"I was about to go out to take out the garbage, and as soon as I opened the door, I saw her."

Qianxue Meiyi bit her lip and showed an aggrieved expression.

Is that so?

Shirakawa let out a long sigh of relief and rubbed Chiyuki Mei's hair, "It's okay, it's okay." ”

"Kuraki-kun, I don't want to wear white stockings anymore."

Chiyuki Mei puffed out her little face, like a cute hamster.

"Well, the murderer will be caught soon, you don't have to worry."

Shirakawa said with a smile, he actually likes Qianxue Mei wearing white stockings, of course, if it is changed to black silk, it may be more attractive.

"Kuraki-kun, Kokomi-chan won't have an accident, right?"

Qianxue Mei suddenly asked worriedly.

"It should be fine, if you want to worry, you can call and ask."

Shirakawa said.

Chiyuki nodded and dialed Yaki Jimi's phone.

Ya Zhimei, who answered the phone, was still full of vitality, not at all like a person with a high fever,

"Mei Yi, my parents are around, you don't have to worry about me, do you want to come and play with me? I was so bored in the hospital, my parents and I were not from the same world, they couldn't understand my reasoning at all. ”

Forehead... Will you still reason?

Shirakawa, who heard Yano's beautiful voice, couldn't help but scold in his heart.

Chiyuki Yayi hung up the phone, and a relieved expression appeared on her face.

She is really worried that Yano Jimi will have an accident like herself, after all, one of the murderers is Yano Jimi's neighbor sister "Kae Ueda", who thinks she is a good friend.

"Kuraki-kun, Kae Ueda is just an accomplice, right? She is a woman, which does not conform to everyone's previous speculation, so in this way, the murderer did not catch me, will he change the target and attack other girls? ”

Qianxue Mei asked suddenly.

Bai Chuan shook his head, "No, the accomplice is caught, and the murderer will be reined in." ”

"Why?"

Three questions a day:

Did you catch up today?

Voted today?

Did you feed the author today?

(End of chapter)