Chapter 28 Police InquiryThis is a room with a simple layout, without too much decoration and furnishings. There is a long table and a few chairs in the middle of the room. Apart from that, there is only a recorder and a camera, as well as a few monitors. On the long table were laptops, record sheets, pens and other tools to record the confessions of the interrogators and the police's inquiries. "Mr. Su Bei, why did you set out to go to that orphanage the night before yesterday? According to our investigation, you had no connection with that place before!" Sato Miwako supported herself on the table with both hands, looking down at Su Beixun, trying to put psychological pressure on him. "Officer, haven't I made myself clear enough? This is just my personal reason and has nothing to do with the case!" "Whether it matters or not is up to us to judge!" Su Beixun sighed, put his hands together on the table, and said in a compromising tone: "Okay... Actually, I received a commission." He looked into Miwako Sato's sharp eyes and said softly, "You should have investigated my past. I have been taking on commissions since I was a child to make ends meet... The day before yesterday morning, someone called me and asked me to go with him to the orphanage to investigate some things..." Sato Miwako stretched out her hand and asked, "Where are the call records?" "At this."

Su Beixun took out his cell phone and retrieved the call record from the Italian robber group yesterday morning. Miwako Sato called back and turned on the speaker. "Sorry, the number you dialed is unavailable, please..." She hung up the phone, exchanged glances with Officer Takagi who was recording beside her, and nodded, "It's probably a disposable number." Su Beixun was not surprised, he had already confirmed this fact - after all, it was a gang of robbers, so they were cautious. It just happened to be a good opportunity for Su Beixun to take the blame. Handing the phone back to Su Beixun, Sato Miwako asked, "It was just a strange phone call, but you dared to meet him in the evening and drive to such a remote suburb together... Aren't you afraid that he wants to harm you? Or do you know him, so you are not worried?" Hearing the other party's doubt, Su Beixun smiled bitterly. He replied in a slightly aggrieved voice: "I came to Beihua Town from Hokkaido, and my connections are all gone. I finally got a commission, how dare I be picky?" Miwako Sato looked at his pitiful face and wavered for a moment, but soon regained her composure and continued to ask, "Then why did you leave Hokkaido?" Su Beixun lowered his head and said self-deprecatingly, "Because they say I'm a murderer... Every time I show up, someone dies, and every time the police who handle the case say it's all related to me... They send people to follow me and monitor me... Every time someone entrusts me with a task, they stop the person and ask them... Over time, my reputation in this industry has become bad, and I can't make a living anymore, so I..." Sato Miwako was silent for a moment, and her voice softened unconsciously: "Don't worry about it, that's because they have too few detectives. In Tokyo, they won't suspect you because of this." "really?" Su Beixun raised his head in surprise, his eyes were misty, and his red pupils were like gems soaked in water, warm and dazzling, dazzling Sato Miwako's eyes for a moment. He looked at Sato Miwako with a sincere and hopeful gaze and smiled softly: "Thank you for your trust." Damn! How can we continue the interrogation now?! The little bit of vigilance she had left was still resisting stubbornly, but Sato Miwako had gradually lost herself in those admiring and gentle eyes. Officer Megure, who was outside the interrogation room, was coughing frantically and yelling into the intercom: "Officer Sato! Officer Sato! Officer Sato!" Sato Miwako came back to her senses, coughed dryly, and continued to follow the procedure: "Then can you tell me what he asked you to do?" Officer Gao Mu, who was sitting next to him, wrote crookedly while holding a pen, and reminded quietly: "Momentum, momentum."

Sato Miwako blushed. Su Beixun said: "The client and the commission are usually kept confidential, but if it is you, the police officer... he asked me to help him film Jiang Gu Yichuan's scandal." He explained in detail: "The man didn't tell me his name. I only knew that he was dressed in black and his face was covered tightly with sunglasses... He told me that there was a secret room under the orphanage and asked me to sneak in to investigate and film." Miwako Sato wondered, "If he knew about the existence of the secret room, why didn't he go there himself?" "I do not know." Spreading his hands with a bitter smile, Su Beixun said, "Maybe he was unsure of the time when Jiang Gu Yichuan would arrive, so he wanted me to lurk there and wait... But I didn't expect to meet him in the evening." "So, you took this photo, didn't you?" Miwako Sato pushed the familiar photo in front of him. "Ah." Su Beixun nodded and added, "I sent this photo to the client afterwards." Sato Miwako took out another video and asked the biggest question: "Why did you shoot this video after taking the photo? You said before that Jiang Gu Ikawa was killed while molesting a child, but why didn't you shoot the cause? Moreover, why did the basement catch fire? What happened to the other four bodies?" "I really do not know!" Su Beixun looked at Sato Miwako seriously, his eyes were unfocused and he seemed to be lost in his memories. "After I secretly took that photo, I was really scared... because Jianggu Group is a behemoth and I can't afford to offend it." "So, I hid outside another iron door... I didn't dare go out because the opening and closing of the floorboards made a lot of noise." "I just kept listening to Jiang Gu Yichuan's dirty words... and the intermittent crying of the child..." Su Beixun clenched his hands together and took a deep breath: "Until one moment, I heard Jiang Gu Yichuan's piercing scream!" "He screamed so miserably and loudly that I was startled even through the heavy iron door." "I was a little curious, but I didn't dare to move... but Jiang Gu Yichuan kept screaming, and it even got worse and worse." "Finally, I couldn't help but take a look... I saw the child sitting on Jiang Gu Yichuan's body, holding a knife that came from nowhere and stabbing him again and again!" “…At that moment, I knew—I was done!” Su Beixun dug his fingernails into his palms and lowered his head. He couldn't see the expression on his face, but he could only hear his voice incomprehensible: "I am a selfish person... I didn't get angry about the child's experience before, because it didn't matter to me! However, when I saw Jiang Gu Yichuan gradually dying, I panicked at the first moment - because I was very suspicious at the scene. In fact, compared to the child killing Jiang Gu Yichuan, it is more likely that I faked the scene!" "I saw Jiang Gu Ichikawa bleeding a lot, and I knew it would be too late even if I stepped forward to stop him... So, in order to protect myself, I recorded the whole process of the child killing..." He paused, as if trying to sort out his emotions: "Afterwards, I ran away in fear... As for the fire and the other four bodies, I really had no idea about it!" …… The interrogation is over. Thanks to Fei Yingli's insistence, the police did not detain Su Beixun. Inspector Megure and Miwako Sato escorted them out of the police station. As Su Beixun's back got smaller and smaller, Sato Miwako couldn't help but ask, "Officer, are you telling the truth?"

"Who knows?" Inspector Megure also stared at Su Beixun's back: "At least, we do not have any evidence that he was involved in the case... Jiang Gu Yichuan's body was burned by the fire, and we can't extract more clues, but there are indeed multiple stab marks on his chest, which is consistent with the video." "As for the other four bodies, the autopsies revealed that they were burned after death, and the cause of death was all broken necks... Based on this, it can be judged that the murderer is a strong and tall man, who should be the client he mentioned going to the orphanage with him." "But we can't find out the identity of the client now." "Moreover, Su Beixun's statement is reasonable and well-founded, and can be explained." The only doubt is that a lot of ant remains were detected on Jiang Gu Yichuan's charred body... But after all, it is a basement, so it is understandable that there are ants... In addition, the knife used to assassinate Jiang Gu Yichuan was not found at the scene. the other side. After leaving the police station, Su Beixun said to Fei Yingli beside him gratefully: "Thank you for your help! I will transfer the agreed fee to your office account today." Fei Yingli nodded. She walked to the right of Su Beixun and suddenly said meaningfully, "It is said that women are born actors. I think men, or boys, are not bad at all." Su Beixun did not stop, and asked casually, as if two acquaintances were chatting, "What do you mean?" "Whether it was your tone when you called me yesterday morning or your conversation with me at noon, I didn't see that you were panicked by Jiang Gu Yichuan's death." Kisaki Eri, who watched the whole process outside the interrogation room, said calmly: "You are very good at lying, and your ability to make up stories is not bad. Your expressions and movements are reasonable, and even when you pretend to be pitiful, there is no sign of anything fishy... Perhaps you should consider developing a career in the film and television industry. With your acting skills, you will definitely have a place in the industry." Su Beixun grinned, his eyes narrowed, his two canine teeth flickered in the sunlight. He tilted his head, looked at Fei Yingli and asked, "Really?" Fei Yingli snorted coldly, took the fork in the road next to her and separated from Su Beixun, turned her back to him and said, "Stop pretending to be cute in front of me, you despicable little brat! Transfer the money to me quickly, and don't come to me if you have any problems in the future!" "I see!" Su Beixun was not angry either. He still smiled and waved goodbye to Kisaki Eri from behind. (End of this chapter)