Ms. Moriarty wants to save Beika Town today too.

"So, did he contact you before he died?" asked Officer Sato.

"No," said Takaguchi Naoya, "I went to the restaurant with other staff members. However, I have a serious smoking addiction, but due to my job, I never carry cigarettes with me. So I went to a nearby vending machine to buy cigarettes, but I didn't find the brand I usually smoke, so I turned back. When I left, I said hello to my colleagues. Sorry... I don't think you will suspect that I killed Dr. Sakai."

"No," Megure came out to ease the atmosphere, "This is just a routine investigation."

"That's good. Frankly speaking, I don't like him. He was still hungover when we were in the car. Pastor, although I hope you can be careful in selecting candidates for the job, I also understand your difficulties. Many doctors nowadays lack dedication, and many of them are profit-driven. It's a pity that there are more and more hypocrites who claim to be the elite. Of course, Sakai is just an example. Mr. Niide, who is traveling with us, is a respectable doctor."

Vermouth is truly deeply sinful.

Megure showed an awkward smile on his face. Everyone present felt his honesty and integrity, but this straightforward personality also made people feel out of place.

"From what you said, your relationship shouldn't be very good," Sato said, "Then why did he come to your clinic?"

"We can only ask him," Gaokou said. "He didn't go to the restaurant with us because he said he had no appetite. Maybe he went to the wrong clinic after using the restroom. After all, this is a public area, and judging from the corridor, every room looks exactly the same."

At this time, the police officer named Chiba came in. He had been away from the scene for some time. After exchanging a few words with Megure, Megure pulled down the brim of his orange hat.

"The deceased, Takuma Sakai, was currently in the process of divorce and had financial disputes with others. It seems that this case was a suicide due to excessive psychological pressure."

Mizuno Reina put her hands on her chest, feeling a little embarrassed, as if she was in some kind of unspeakable haze. In fact, she did not say anything, but she was struggling in her heart.

Ah, without the detective, our police are so stupid. Winette saw that they had already started writing the draft for the record submission, marking the suicide pause for Sakai's trial. She was different from Kudo Shinichi. Justice was like a beautiful satin flower tie, which could only be tied to a spotless and flawless person. Who had the qualifications? Even if they had the qualifications, their eyes might not be clear, and no one could find it through the curtain of ashes.

Someone found out, but she wasn't qualified.

Winnet left the inquiry room and went to Dr. Takaguchi's office. Mizunashi Reina seemed to have noticed something and followed her. Winnet did not expose her. It was this delicate woman who found the entry point from the beginning. In Winnet's eyes, she was not a beautiful flower that attracted bees and butterflies, but a strong plum blossom on a branch, straight and easy to break, and she did not have the habit of collecting flowers.

When she came into the room, the first thing Winnett saw was the medical bed placed against the wall.

The bed had wheels, making it easy to move. It was not a heavy bed for special patients, but one used to transfer patients in an emergency. There was a gap between it and the white wall. From the marks next to the wheels, it was clear that the bed had been moved, but the dust underneath was too messy, indicating that it had been adjusted more than once. The air was filled with a faint smell of disinfectant, lighter than that of the hospital, but the church had not been cleaned with disinfectant this morning.

Mizunashi Reina, who was following, poked her head from behind and asked, "Ms. Winnet, you also think there is something wrong with Dr. Takaguchi, don't you?" Her tone was not quite sure. She looked around for a long time and said, "The police also investigated this room, but they think he is not a suspect." Suddenly, Winnet was no longer a good-tempered pastor, but showed her girlish side. Mizunashi Reina was startled by her sudden closeness to her face: "What's wrong?"

"You must have seen what I was doing with Dr. Shinide," Winnett whispered in her ear. "Before you arrived at Dr. Shinide's office, you happened to see Dr. Sakai entering the office."

Then Mizuno Reina raised her hands in front of her chest and admitted it with difficulty, saying that she would never tell anyone.

The doubts in her heart were greatly reduced at this time. She felt that the detached girl in front of her was just a manifestation of suppressing her nature, just like the nun in the story, who had to wrap herself in solemn holiness for the sake of faith and dogma, so she had to release the accumulated emotions in secret, and what finally appeared in front of her was a secret meeting - a secret love affair.

The image is immediately distinguished from the organization.

No matter what kind of group, there will be a legacy for the members' descendants. Perhaps this girl is like her younger brother, excluded from secrets, not tainted by sin and danger, and in a delicate position. Even this lovely place made her feel a little sympathy, because Winnet looked quite young and her actual age was many years younger than her.

Sure enough, I thought too much and did something as bad as peeping.

She held Winnett's shoulders and said, "I promise on my honor."

……

465 Presumption of Guilt

But Winnett did not give up.

She was slightly shorter than Kiel, and her face showed a mixture of distress and anger. Unexpectedly, she grabbed Mizuno Reina's hand and roughly took out her cell phone. But she didn't look for photos or anything, but wrote down her number in the address book. Then she returned the phone to Mizuno Reina and said, "You can contact me if you have any requests." She even said, "I'm worried if you don't accept my things." This made Mizuno Reina, who was at a loss, almost laugh out loud - the emotions expressed by Winette were really as childish and cute as a child.

"Then tell me what you have discovered." Mizuno Reina said with a smile.

This woman is surprisingly easy to deal with.

Miss Winnet is unaware of the unintentional appearances she reveals, and the submissive disguise she has evolved to survive in human society makes her particularly likable.

The emotions that had been sealed off by Reina Mizuno after joining the organization began to loosen.

"I think the bed has been moved - the floor around the wheel is too clean. That's not a big deal. You should have smelled a faint smell of disinfectant in the air. Because this physical examination was decided long ago and the cleaning was scheduled three days ago, this should have been sprayed by Dr. Gaokou himself. If he is the murderer, this should be used to cover up the smell of blood."

"The smell of blood..."

Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she stared at Winnett. The conclusion she had just reached seemed uncertain again, but she thought that she had always been close to the famous detective Maori Kogoro, so some of her reasoning made sense. However, the basic knowledge of blood splatter was generally only known by detective enthusiasts and people who were not related to the police.

I don't know which one she is.

Mizunashi Reina pretended to be surprised, sniffed hard, and said, "It seems to smell like disinfectant, but the police have already checked and didn't find anything strange. Besides, the first scene should be the bathroom."

Although the more suspicious parts are revealed, the more suspicious parts there are, but Winnett feels that she needs to establish a personality with intelligence close to that of a detective, so that she can have a certain right to speak like Edogawa. Compared with him, a primary school student with a wisdom close to that of a demon, her level is already very conservative.

She shook her head and said, "If we don't look at it from the perspective of the police or detectives, that is, if we presume guilt first and regard Dr. Takaguchi as a suspect, then this is more likely the first scene. The reason why you saw Dr. Sakai coming to see Dr. Takaguchi is probably because they had an appointment early in the morning. Dr. Takaguchi made an excuse, like 'buying cigarettes' as he said in the cafeteria, and asked Sakai to wait for him in the clinic, and then he went to the cafeteria to create an incomplete alibi. At this time, he returned to the clinic... At that time, a nearby construction site was under construction, and there was a lot of noise, and there were clanging sounds, so no one noticed when Dr. Sakai 'shot himself'."

"But maybe there are witnesses like me."

Winnet smiled and took Mizuno Reina to the corridor. The passage here was an irregular building with a concave protrusion, and the restroom was at the end of the corridor. As for the new clinic, it was at the other end. The exit direction of this room was the bell tower, which was used as the exit for children to finish their physical examinations. Unless someone deliberately wandered around to observe the layout of the church, they would basically not appear nearby.

People who came in through the main entrance would not go through unless they were going to the toilet. He asked Sakai to wait for him, essentially to give people who needed to go to the toilet time to solve the problem. After arriving at the cafeteria, there was another toilet nearby. This meant that Sakai was discovered earlier than he expected, because the first person who discovered him wanted to go to the bathroom to clean the oil stains he had just discovered.

"Well, it's indeed not easy to be discovered." Mizuno Reina made an inference that was consistent with Winnet's idea.

Winette glanced at Mizuno Reina with resentment in her eyes.

Mizuno Reina is not stupid. What she said was equivalent to admitting that her previous so-called interview was just an excuse.

She had a purpose, but it was hard to explain. Seeing that Winnet did not pursue the matter further, she wanted to continue the topic of the prisoner.

"You mean that after Dr. Takaguchi killed Dr. Sakai, he used this bed to carry him to the bathroom to stage a suicide?"

"It's just a presumption of guilt." Winette said, and Mizuno Reina also realized that this was not rigorous, so she changed her words and said that it was possible.

"But what should Dr. Takaguchi do to make Dr. Sakai present a 'suicide by shooting himself' scenario?"

"Just ask Dr. Sakai to cooperate." Winette said something like a fairy tale, and then sat on the chair next to her.

"How to do?"

"It's not difficult to do. Doctor Sakai didn't go to the restaurant, right? It's probably because of a toothache or something. Although Doctor Takaguchi is still an intern, he is a dentist who graduated from a prestigious university. If Doctor Takaguchi takes the initiative to ask, Doctor Sakai will definitely ask him to help check. There happens to be a searchlight here, so Doctor Takaguchi asked him to lie down for the examination."

Winnett imitated the imaginary appearance of Sakai and continued:

"When the searchlight is turned on, a piece of cloth is usually buried in the patient's eyes or the patient is asked to close his eyes. At the same time, Dr. Sakai will open his mouth. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dr. Takaguchi puts the gun into his mouth. If he is lying flat, it is not difficult to put the gun in. Then he takes advantage of the sound of construction to synchronize the shots."

"Where's the blood?"

"There is no blood at all. Shooting at the brain like this will result in a 100% mortality rate, and the bullet in Mr. Sakai's pocket Glock will get stuck in the skull. Blood mist should have sprayed out at the moment of being shot, causing extremely fine blood splatter. I think Dr. Takaguchi knew this, so before shooting, he covered the gun and Dr. Sakai's face with something to prevent blood mist from spraying out of the mouth."

The disinfectant was sprayed to cover up the bloody smell. Mizuno Reina nodded.

"Any evidence?"

"I'm afraid he has been washed into the sewer. However, you didn't see Dr. Takaguchi there, and there is no evidence to point to him. This presumption of guilt based on the identification of the criminal is meaningless. Even if evidence is found, it cannot be used to incriminate him. If he really killed Dr. Sakai, the process of committing the crime is as meticulous as his personality."

As Winette talked, she was almost certain that it was Dr. Gaokou who did it. Because he had come to the church every day for the past two days and expressed his wish for a larger room, that is, a room with two concave corners. When he started to decorate in the morning, he also deliberately chose a room close to the toilet. She was not interested in providing this information to the police, nor was she interested in Gaokou's reasons for doing this. The only reason for a doctor who had reached a stable position in the upper class to dance with the devil was hatred.

Good people do not need laws to correct them. They will fight the devil in their hearts, living in fear all the time, full of regret and torment.

That's what Xiao Ai is like.

……

466 Feeding from Kiel

Mizuno Reina remained silent.

In fact, she also saw the figure of Naoya Takaguchi.

It seems that when you are undercover in a pool of evil, your judgment of the boundary between good and evil will also become blurred. When she faced this situation, she did not think about exposing the murderous doctor, but put his good and evil on a scale. Her understanding of Sakai was not limited to the content of the police investigation. As early as April last year, he was involved in rumors of selling illegal drugs.

One of her colleagues found this channel through online communication, but the middleman who provided the information disappeared before the investigation was completed. He was suspected of accepting a bribe. Without actual evidence, the matter was left unresolved.

On one side are irresponsible doctors who break the law, and on the other side are doctors who are full of love, ideals, and break the law.

The decision doesn't seem that difficult.

Another thing is that getting involved in this kind of thing will attract unnecessary attention.

Neither of her two identities could be known to the Japanese police, and they should try to avoid any overlap. Otherwise, the organization might get the news.

She has walked on thin ice to get to this point today, and she doesn't want to end up in regret because of Gin's groundless suspicion.

She had more than one companion who died at his and the organization's hands. And...

She pushed the extra thoughts out of her mind.

Winette noticed that Reina Mizunashi's attitude was unusually calm.

This slightly exaggerated mystery story did not seem to cause any impact on the imagination. In this woman's script, perhaps it developed in this way from the beginning.

Mizuno Reina suddenly handed her a mint and smiled.

"If what you said is true, then Dr. Takaguchi has also achieved the so-called perfect crime. But the process has been simplified, so it will be a bit thin when written into a story." Mizunashi Reina joked.

The motive is unclear, the means of committing the crime can only be carried out under specific circumstances, the crime scene is covered up, and the evidence of the crime is hidden.

The only loophole was that she saw it.

And her coming here was just a whim, an unexpected factor.

Winnett stuffed the candy into her mouth and trembled. It was obvious that the mint candy could not satisfy the extreme sugar creature, and she even felt that Mizunashi Reina was deliberately feeding her "poison". Although this way of getting closer to her was a little unclear, the affinity of this woman was enough to break through this obstacle - the humble and dull part. No wonder she became popular so quickly within less than half a year of her debut.

The work of recording the confession was completed during the interrogation.

The police concluded that it was suicide, and without a detective to interfere, everything went smoothly. The body was also moved away as Winnett had hoped. Although Sakai may not have committed suicide in reality, the fact that she did was a lie, which was simply destroying the reputation of her church. Winnett had no choice but to start with Miss Mizunashi Rena: earnestly asking her to report it and severely condemn this suicide.

Seeing her childish appearance, Mizunashi Reina kept repeating "yes". Although she was not the anchor for such news, the assisting photographer was still there. If the TV station coordinated with the police, they could report the story once the motive for suicide was confirmed. Moreover, in the subsequent investigation, Sakai's illegal sale of drugs was likely to be exposed, and it would not just be a suicide case.

Despite the suspicion of disregard for life, suicide cases are rarely reported unless there are serious external social factors, such as school bullying or elderly people living alone. Mizunashi Reina is very familiar with this aspect. Once it is found that Sakai is illegally selling drugs, as a result of the fermentation of news, the time and place of suicide are not so important.

She saw "Xinchu" coming over here, tightened her marine-colored suit, and quietly touched Winnet's back. Then she politely said goodbye to Winnet, and Winnet caught her little gesture and felt bitter, such as "I won't bother you anymore" and "Don't worry, I won't expose it", or even worse, "I wish you happiness", which was completely wrong.

However, she could only swallow her anger.

I hope this misunderstanding can be cleared up before Vermouth regains her true form.

If she were treated as a poor girl whose lover had died, she would be even more troubled. If Kiel got in touch with people around her, this information might become known to everyone.

By then, Sonoko and Xiaolan might shed tears because of their unrequited love story.

And Xiao Ai.

Winnet felt that the only way to prove her innocence was to hit her head against a wall and die.

No, let's pull Vermouth out and torture her. Anyway, she has promised not to harm Ai. Although it is probably impossible for them to love each other, for her sake, Vermouth will more or less protect Ai.

I really don’t know what kind of love potion Kudo Shinichi and Xiaolan gave to Vermouth.

It was the first time she saw Vermouth defending someone so much. Even to Calvados, who had been pursuing her, her attitude was quite cold, and her enthusiasm seemed to be performed. Even when she was with her most of the time, her enthusiasm was also part of the performance, but today, the emotion in her eyes was obviously not hypocritical.

Do you treat her as a cub?

Miss Winnett can be described as a Lu Bu among humans. She had no ill feelings towards this and even wished she could say, "If mother does not abandon me, I am willing to be her adoptive mother."

But she lacks experience.

Although she once had a foster father, her feelings for him were not deep. Most of the time, she looked at him as a collection of human desires, a negative example of holiness.

She's used to having no father to love her and no mother to care for her.

After thinking about it carefully, I decided not to do such abstract behavior as bowing and calling mom.

It feels so good to be loved.

I want to be loved.

Even though she wasn't sure what it was, she wanted it so badly. She had longed for it before. But now she didn't need it anymore. It was enough for Shirley to love her.

So, it doesn’t matter if Vermouth lies, and it doesn’t matter how small the portion of love given to her is.

Winnet closed her eyes, as if she was already in the ocean of love. Vermouth's face also tended towards this place like a flower. There was only one exception, a blonde woman wearing a mask and a hat, sitting in the corner, blending in with the surroundings, with a medical mask hiding her face. She had never seen her in the church, Winnet concluded, and immediately became alert.

Obviously, she was watching this side quietly.

The complexity of the environment made her less alert than usual.

Vermouth didn't seem to notice this.

It's no wonder. Winette herself couldn't explain the feeling of sitting on pins and needles. Every time she was targeted, she had the "sixth sense" that fortune tellers talked about. Although she couldn't accurately identify the source, she thought that woman was the only suspicious one. Of course, it could be a new believer. In order to attract believers, the church is open all day, but except for Sundays, most people who come and go are tourists and consultants.

Is it the FBI chasing Vermouth?

……

467 Collusion

Winnet ignored the looks around her and asked Vermouth to talk with her on the lawn near the small clock tower in the backyard. This place is usually only open on Sunday mornings, and there is no one around. Vermouth was a little hesitant because this did not fit Winnet's behavior pattern, but she followed. The two stood in the shadow of the corner of the building.

"I feel like you're being followed, Vermouth. Maybe this is part of your plan, but you'd better not think you're too smart. The prey may not be the rabbit. Maybe they're just waiting for you to fall into the trap. It's not wise to put yourself in danger. I'm waiting for your news. Don't hide any details, no matter how small. I'll cooperate with you in the dark, at least I can protect you."