I'm Not a Detective

Taiji Okuno brings good news and bad news.

The good news is that Takeshi Nanahara's work today was not in vain, and the white van is indeed suspected of committing a major crime; the bad news is that in a disappearance case reported to the police today, the white van appeared, and it seems to have been committed again. One ticket.

"The murderer is still continuing to commit crimes?" Qingjian Liuli was shocked. He felt that the murderer was indeed crazy. All the police in Tairahara were looking for him. He was only one step away from dragging out all the mice from the mouse holes and torture them. He was not going against the wind. Instead, he committed a crime under a Category 8 typhoon, completely unaware of life or death.

Taiji Okuno nodded with a super serious face. As a criminal police officer, he felt very insulted. Even though the dignity of the Hirano police was not very valuable and there were people provoking him every day, the murderer still went too far. There was no interval between crimes. It is absolutely unforgivable to treat the police as a scapegoat!

Takeshi Nanabahara was not interested in the dignity of the Hirano police. He poured a cup of tea for Okuno Taiji and asked casually: "The one who just disappeared still has no interaction with the previous victims?"

Taiji Okuno nodded: "Yes, the missing person is the female store manager of an ordinary stationery store. Like the two previous victims, they do not know each other."

"Then Officer Okuno came here to ask Nanabahara-san to go again tomorrow?" Qing Jian Liuli felt itchy again.

Okuno Taiji shook his head, took out a paper box and put it on the table, "No, it seems that the victims have no contact at the moment. Our main pursuit direction now is the white van. What Miss Nakano means is that I hope you will continue to participate in the investigation." This is the contact tool she asked me to send along for people’s investigation work.”

There was a BP machine in the box. Takeshi Nanahara didn't have a phone installed. Every time he came to see him, he had to drive here. It seemed that Nakano Eri couldn't bear it anymore. She didn't know whether she bought him a BP machine with her own money or public funds. If something happens in the future, Just call him and let him find a phone number to call back.

Qingjian Liuli curiously opened the box and looked at the small BP machine inside, and then asked with concern: "Has the result of the investigation been obtained? Has the suspect been found?"

Taiji Okuno shook his head: "Not yet, but the investigation is ongoing. Miss Nakano hopes that if necessary, Classmate Nanahara can go and take a look immediately to 'feel' whether the person found is the real murderer, so as to save time and police resources as much as possible. "

So that’s it. Nakano Eri ideally continued to use Nanabahara Takeshi’s strengths to meet the deadline, and Qingmi Ruri understood.

Takeshi Nanahara didn't care. If he was asked to fight the murderer who had explosives, he would definitely not go. But if the suspect was already under control and he just wanted to distinguish it, then he wouldn't mind taking a trip and immediately said with a smile: "This It's easy to say, I'm waiting for your good news, I'll be here when you call."

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The good news did not come. The police mobilized various areas to search the area on the spot, and even set up multiple road inspections to look for the white van, but nothing was found for a whole day. Of course, a few suspicious vehicles were found, but after many After further investigation, the suspicion was eliminated without taking any action.

Then, the third incident occurred.

That day was Sunday. Early in the morning, in the woods next to Hirano Municipal Plaza, the missing female stationery store manager Mikiko Wakae suddenly ran out crying, also carrying a bomb behind her, and ran wherever there were people. , holding scissors, begging others to help cut the thread quickly to stop the bomb timing and save her life.

Her behavior naturally caused great panic, and everyone began to run away frantically, trying their best to stay away from her. The female stationery store manager seemed to have just woken up from anesthesia. She was a woman, and her hands and feet were weak and she wanted to pull her. No one could force him to save himself. In the end, just when the police arrived - the patrol police arrived, but it was already too late. This time it was only more than two minutes. The stationery store manager was in full view of everyone. There was an explosion behind him and he died on the spot.

But no one saw the white van this time. Judging from the police's inquiries near the grove, several residents nearby saw a black van that looked like a mail transfer truck driving in the grove. Stopped for a while by the woods.

Maybe the murderer was not stupid. He found out that the police were looking for the white van, so he repainted the vehicle. Also, someone saw the license plate this time. It wasn't long before the incident happened. He had an impression, but the police traced it based on the license plate. It was discovered that the license plate was also forged, and the murderer was well prepared.

The police were pursuing the case so closely, and even though the whole city was under martial law, a third bombing still occurred. Naturally, I was extremely annoyed, but this was not the most terrible thing. What was terrible was that there were many tourists in the square, and these people were carrying cameras. , took a lot of photos in a mess, but the police were not able to collect them all. Many of them were published in the newspapers that day, making the police very passive.

Qing Jian Liuli was very concerned about this matter. She flipped through the newspaper with a sad look on her face. This time, no Good Night Meow Meow Team C came out to distract the fire. The police were scolded bloody. It seemed that the press conference was not far away from making a public apology. I don’t know if that sloppy policeman Wu Teng’an will show up.

Or Oguri Kamino and Nakano Eri came forward together. They seemed to be the main persons in charge of this search headquarters. It was Wu Tōyasu's turn to wait until they bowed and apologized.

It's been an eventful year. I feel like this year has been very strange, with all kinds of cases happening.

Takeshi Nanabaru also casually flipped through the newspaper. This time there were photos of the crime scene, which had a strong visual impact. Even if the tourists were taking random photos from a distance, there were also several photography enthusiasts among them, and the lenses on their cameras were also quite professional. , took several good close-ups, vividly showing the despair, regret, unwillingness, and even a trace of viciousness of the female stationery store manager before she died.

"The murderer is so cruel." Qingmi Ruri looked at the case from the perspective of the police. When she found that Takeshi Nanahara had been staring at a front-page photo, she couldn't help but said it with indignation.

She couldn't find the murderer now. If she could find it, she would be the first to rush and kick him to death.

"Something is wrong." Takeshi Nanahara didn't want to take care of this matter at first. After all, he was not professional and lunatics were not easy to deal with. The consulting fee paid by the police station was not enough for him to fight for his life, but after seeing these " "Desperate Photos", even though the newspapers had selected them, those that did not dare to spill blood and flesh still caused great psychological discomfort, and I felt like I should help.

"What's wrong?" Qingjian Liuli took a closer look at those "despair close-ups" and saw nothing except that the murderer had no humanity.

Takeshi Nanahara stared at the close-ups, tilted his head and said: "This...Ms. Ruojiang from the stationery store, I can understand her twisted psychology of wanting to go to extremes in despair and preparing to drag someone to death with her, but there is something in her expression. Regret, then what is she regretting? She seems to know why she is so unlucky and why she was chosen as a victim, at least she has some guesses."

Qing Jian Liuli's eyes widened instantly. Human facial expressions are the earliest tools used for communication between humans. Recognizing expressions is basically an instinct. When she took a closer look, she really tasted a bit of regret. Plus, Takeshi Kaminanahara is a psychic medium, and there is no need to question his ability to detect facial expressions. Then...

She couldn't help but wonder: "She knew why she was killed, so why didn't she just shout out? The same happened to the first victim, he also had the opportunity to shout. The second victim... well, she might have said it. After all, from the photo album She looks like a pretty nice person."

The first victim was searching for help on the commercial street but could not find it. In desperation, the bomb suddenly exploded and killed him, affecting several people around him. The second victim was frightened and fell down. After that, he lay on the ground and cried bitterly. He may have muttered to himself, but no one dared to come close. No one can know whether he said it or not.

So why didn't these victims identify their murderers when they had the chance?

Takeshi Nanahara thought it made sense, shook his head and said: "If you are carrying a bomb that is about to explode, the time is a bit random, only a few minutes at most. I guess you don't care about calling the murderer, or who is the murderer? It’s important to call for help quickly. Or the murderer did some tricks and only told them a very vague time. They have to use every second of their lives to seek help. The brain’s desire to survive has completely taken over and they can no longer think about more things.”

After a pause, he added, "There is great terror between life and death. When we are safe, everyone can be resourceful and brave. But when death is imminent, there are only one or two minutes left in life. Don't let your mind go blank." , this is already considered a good man."

It seems to make sense...

Qingjian Liuli thought about the situation in which he was carrying a time bomb and would be blown into several pieces at any time. He thought that he would probably find someone to cut the wires first, but of course he refused to accept it: "If I knew or guessed, The murderer will definitely shout out first, and at least exchange with the murderer to prevent him from harming the next person."

Takeshi Nanahara glanced at her sideways and believed that she could really do it. After all, she was an idiot. Idiots are nice people, so he liked idiots very much. He said nonchalantly: "It's also possible that the murderer doesn't care whether the victim talks or not. The murderer was obviously crazy when he did this kind of thing, and he probably wasn't prepared to continue living at all, and he didn't care about the consequences at all."

Well, we won’t know what the murderer thinks until we catch him, and the question now is how to stop him from continuing his madness.

Qing Jian Liuli gave up asking for help before dying, or was it more important to tell the murderer? He thought and asked: "If the victim knows why he was killed, does that mean the murderer did not commit the crime randomly?"

Takeshi Nanahara nodded and pondered: "If Ruojiang, the manager of the stationery store, is really remorseful, then it seems to be a case of revenge, but the murderer's method is a bit weird. What was his motive for committing the crime? He wanted revenge. , judging from his execution ability, he can kill people directly, why do he need to cause such a sensation? Unless..."

"Unless what?" Qingjian Liuli saw that Nanabaru Wu seemed to have an idea and immediately became excited.

Takeshi Nanahara stood up and said: "I'm not sure now. Let's call Miss Nakano first. Let's go to the store manager Ruojiang's house and take a look. Maybe we can find clues connecting the victims this time!"

This guy has been bombing around Hirano all day long. He doesn't know when the explosion will last. The crime scene has been published in the newspapers. It affects his mood a lot. He can't stand it anymore. He has to dig this guy out, at least. Let him calm down.