Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

It's just that these photos look a bit old. Judging from the dates on the photos, it's been six years since then. Moreover, the photos only occupy one-third of the album, and the rest is blank. Is it because she has no interest in it? Or is it because she doesn't have time to fill it in? Miku looked up at the photo of the girl in the shrine who looked a bit like Naoko.

Soon, Mother Glass came out with tea and snacks. Seeing the Nakano sisters flipping through the photo album, she whispered, "Are you scared?"

If a normal person saw this, they might think the person who took the video was some kind of mentally abnormal person.

Miku closed the album and couldn't help asking, "Excuse me, why did Sister Yuzuru take such a photo?"

Xiaozi's mother placed the tea on the table of the two sisters and said with a hint of nostalgia: "This child took these photos for her sister, Xiaozi."

Miku showed a puzzled expression on her face, and Nitro's mother said calmly: "You should have known that Nitro was bullied in elementary school, right?"

The girl nodded gently, and Glass's mother continued, "Even after transferring to another school, Glass was depressed for a while and even tried to commit suicide, but failed."

Miku gently raised her head. No wonder Naoko was so familiar with her appearance when she had an attack. It was just suicide. "Yuzuru liked Naoko very much and wanted to help Naoko in her own way. She liked photography very much. So she specially collected photos of the corpses of these small animals and insects so that Naoko could see what they looked like after death and give up the idea of ​​suicide. It's just..."

Nitro's mother glanced at her daughter who was already in the shrine. She said, "But one time, while taking a photo of a dead carp, she accidentally fell into the water. By the time she found out, it was too late. Nitro felt very guilty about it."

Then, the two sisters saw Nitro's mother said with tears in her eyes: "Nitro has suffered enough. She would never do something like that to hurt others."

Not long after, the Nakano sisters said goodbye to Mrs. Nishimiya, but Mrs. Nishimiya still stood in front of the shrine, praying with her daughter for the safety of her other daughter.

Chapter 65: No Male Mother

The two sisters walked on the road, looking a little silent, as if they were moved by what Mrs. Xigong had just said.

In this way, Nishimiya Glass is indeed an unfortunate person. When she was young, she suffered from hearing impairment, which led to her father abandoning the family. In fact, it is not her fault, it is the problem of the scumbag. Then she was bullied in elementary school and had to transfer schools. After transferring schools, she suffered from depression and wanted to commit suicide. And her sister took photos about death for herself and had an accident.

As the saying goes, a hemp rope breaks at the thinnest part, and misfortune only strikes the unfortunate.

But despite such a rough fate, Nishimiya Shoko's character is still gentle, even a little saintly. For example, she easily forgave the person who bullied her in elementary school, which makes people feel unreal.

Yotsuba glanced at Miku and knew that she was Nishimiya Naoko's friend, but let's be frank. From what Mrs. Nishimiya said, Nishimiya Naoko had every motive to retaliate against those people, but would Miku favor her because of her relationship with Naoko?

Yotsuba finally chose to speak out her guess: "Miku, do you think Nishimiya is really the murderer? Is the reason she hurt Ueno and the others because she felt that it was because of these people who bullied her that she became depressed and wanted to commit suicide, and her sister had an accident because she helped her? If it weren't for these people, nothing would have happened."

This logic makes perfect sense, and it's also unreasonable to say that the death of Yuzuru Nishimiya's sister had nothing to do with this group of bullying students.

"It is precisely because there is no way to punish them legally that Nishimiya-san transformed himself into the yellow raincoat monster to avenge his sister."

After all, from a legal point of view, Yuzuru Nishimiya's accident was caused by a slip.

Seeing that Miku was still silent, Yotsuba continued, "Let me put myself in your shoes. If I was bullied and became depressed and wanted to commit suicide, and Miku wanted to help me but unfortunately died, I would never forgive those who bullied me. And Nishimiya-san was able to continue to be friends with them before. I really can't understand it, unless she was pretending."

Miku said speechlessly: "Then thank you."

Only then did Siye realize that there seemed to be something wrong with the previous example, so she just laughed dryly a few times and tried to fool around.

Yotsuba's thoughts are human and natural. If she was just taking revenge for the bullying in elementary school, it might not be a sufficient reason. But what if she added the weight of a life? That would be enough.

Is this really the case? After all, as Yotsuba said, Glass's character of being able to easily forgive others is too illusory. It seems fake. If it is true, she should be nailed to the cross and worshiped by people.

Suddenly, Miku remembered what Hachiman said about Nishimiya Shoko.

So, now it is confirmed that Glass is the murderer?

But Miku still didn't want to believe that the warm hands in the train were fake.

What's more, there is no evidence yet, and what they have pieced together is ultimately just imagination.

Just as the two were about to leave, they heard quarreling sounds from behind.

"Let me go! Who are you and why are you arresting me!" came the voice of a young boy.

"Behave yourself!" a rough and slightly familiar voice shouted.

Miku and Yotsuba turned around and saw two burly men in jeans and leather jackets pinning down a boy who looked like a high school student.

In fact, the two sisters knew each other, and both were slightly unexpected people.

"Uncle Konka, why are you here?" Siye said in surprise.

A big man was holding the boy down, and another older middle-aged man came over and said, "Ms. Miku, Ms. Yotsuba, hello. Mr. Nakano asked me to follow you to prevent any accidents. Just now, my colleague and I saw this boy following you, so we arrested him first."

The two sisters looked at each other in bewilderment. The uncle in front of them had been responsible for the security work of their father's travels all year round. The sisters were very familiar with him and Siye had even pulled his beard when they were young.

It seems that Mr. Nakano didn't listen to Yotsuba's stupid words about protecting Miku and himself.

Although it cannot be said that athletic ability and fighting ability have nothing to do with each other, they can only be said to be unrelated. If Yotsuba really encounters a knife-wielding gangster, she will most likely be at a loss. Therefore, Mr. Nakano specially sent two guards to the two daughters who were in the "extracurricular practical activities", and he did it secretly without letting them know, which can be said to be well-intentioned.

If no suspicious person had appeared, Sansi would probably have had no idea that Uncle Cifang was following them from beginning to end.

"Really? Dad doesn't trust me at all." Yotsuba pouted and complained.

Uncle Kotobuki couldn't help but smile bitterly, because he knew that if he showed up, Miss Yotsuba would be unhappy.

Mijiu didn't mind it. After all, her father had his own principles and ideas in doing things, and she didn't resist.

"Uncle Cifang, let him go. He is a classmate of ours and he is not a suspicious person."

Miku said this and looked at Ishida Masaya over there. The uncle signaled to his colleagues to let the boy go.

Ishida Masaya loosened his arms and said with some embarrassment: "To be clear, I didn't mean to follow you. I just saw you coming out of Nishimiya's house and I have something to say to Miku-san."

The uncle frowned and said, "You are lying. I saw you following Miss Sanjiu and the others for five or six minutes before I caught you."

If you are interacting with normal classmates, just say hello.

Sansi looked at Ishida Shoya with some suspicion, and Ishida Shoya said a little embarrassedly: "I'm a little shy."

Mijiu suddenly realized that indeed, this boy had become a little autistic after being bullied.

After that, Ishida Shouya bowed gently to Miku and said, "Thank you for coming to visit Nishimiya's mother. I know you have made a lot of efforts for Nishimiya. You are one of the few people who really regard Nishimiya as a friend. Really, thank you very much. I just wanted to come up and tell you this."

Yotsuba, who was standing beside him, pouted: "But isn't it you who caused Nishimiya-san's misfortune?"

This concept of good and evil is very consistent with Nino's, or it can be said that under Mr. Nakano's education, the five sisters' three views are basically the same.

After hearing this, Ishida Masaya lowered his head slightly and said, "You are absolutely right."

After saying this, he gently bowed to Miku again before leaving.

Miku looked at Ishida Shoya's back as he left and was silent for a while, then said, "Since Uncle Konaka is here, please be my driver. I want to go to the police station now."

Now that he's been exposed, it would be strange to have the guards following behind and pretending not to know.

Yotsuba asked, "Why are you going to the police station? Are you going to see Nishimiya-san?"

Miku shook her head and said, "There are some things I want to confirm, but I need help from others."

After that, Miku called Hachiman again, and soon heard a teasing voice from the other end: "What's wrong, my friend, are you in trouble? My God, your Kasumigaoka teacher is so annoying. I swear to God, when my eyes get better, I will kick her ass hard with my boots."

Mijiu pursed her lips and said, "Are you pretending to be Professor Moriarty?"

"Now that we have both Holmes and Watson, wouldn't it be like something is missing if we didn't have this arch-enemy?" Hachiman said with interest.

Miku said calmly, "Mr. Hikigaya, I want your insider on the police side. I need to check Nishimiya-san's belongings."

However, Hachiman on the other side chuckled and said, "So, what are you willing to give, my dear Miss Holmes?"

This was the first time Hachiman proposed a deal to Miku, but it made Miku feel relieved. Since Hachiman said so, it proved that she was right.

The reason why he was able to know the direction of the police's internal investigation so accurately and in a timely manner was naturally because he had someone on the police side.

And now Hikigaya Hachiman is no longer the male mother who allows Miku to have whatever she wants.

Just like when they are baby birds, their parents will provide them with food for their growth, but when they grow up, they have to find food on their own or exchange food.

In a sense, this is also a recognition of Miku by Hachiman.

Miku was silent for a while, then said: "You haven't paid me my salary yet. You used my identity as a student to open a service club, so you owe me a favor."

However, Miku did not intend to pay anything, the so-called transaction could be bargained.

I also learned this from the man on the other end of the phone.

Perhaps because Miku's growth was beyond his expectations, Hachiman was silent for a while, then said, "Passed."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Chapter 66 The murderer is...

When they arrived at the police station in Shuchiin, Miku and Yotsuba saw a big brother with golden hair waving at them.

He looked like a handsome guy with a cheerful smile, and Yotsuba's eyes lit up. Well, although she liked Fuutarou very much, it was human nature to appreciate beauty, and handsome guys were pleasing to the eye.

The handsome guy took the initiative to walk over and said: "You must be Miku and Yotsuba, right? Let me introduce myself. My name is Hayato Hayama, and I am a classmate of Hikigaya, and I am also from Chiba."

Even Miku was dazzled by this smile, and nodded slightly hesitantly: "Please."

"I heard that you want to see Nishimiya Shoko's personal belongings? What exactly are they?" Ye Shan asked.

"Cell phone, I want to see the contents of Nishimiya's cell phone." Miku said what was in her mind.

Then, seeing Ye Shan pondering, Miku asked hesitantly: "Um, is this a big hassle?"

As a result, Ye Shan chuckled: "In fact, the contents of Nishimiya Glass's phone have long been copied by technical means, so it's okay if you want to take a look."

Although Ye Shan is not in charge of this case, he is a member of the professional team, and the others will give him some face. It's nothing more than doing him a favor.

"Come with me." Ye Shan said, and took the two of them to a small office that looked idle and no one was there.

"I'll have someone bring the copied information over. Please wait here for a moment." Ye Shan said.

"Excuse me, how is Nishimiya-san now?" Miku couldn't help but ask.

"I talked to my colleagues before I came here. She still doesn't want to say anything and remains silent. We haven't been able to find a breakthrough on Nishimiya Glass yet. Now the police are focusing on improving the chain of evidence."

As soon as Ye Shan finished speaking, someone brought a laptop over. Ye Shan asked, "Then, Sanjiu-san, which part of the information do you want to see?"

Miku thought for a moment and said, "Can I see the chat history on LINE? I want to see the chats between her, Ishida Shoya, and the two victims."

"Yes, that's OK." Ye Shan operated the system very skillfully, and soon retrieved the chat records between Nishimiya Shoko and Ishida Masaya.

But what is disappointing or understandable is that the chat records between the two are very ordinary, just daily greetings, talking about daily events and casually taken photos. There is nothing suspicious, and it is not wrong to say that they are a young couple.

This is understandable. If there was any breakthrough from the chat records, the police would have discovered it long ago. It's just that Miku felt that she knew Nishimiya Shoko better and wanted to find some clues, but the result was disappointing.

Sure enough, although Hikigaya teased her as Miss Holmes, it is not easy to be a detective.

Then I looked through the chat records between Naoko and the two victims, but found that Naoko had not added Ueno Naoka as a friend at all, and to Kawai Miki, she only occasionally said hello.

Siye followed behind and said with some disappointment: "There is nothing here."

Miku was silent for a moment, then continued, "I want to take a look at the photo album on Nishimiya-san's phone."

Ye Shan nodded gently, acting as a good data tool, and quickly retrieved the photos from his mobile phone.

But when the photos in the album came out, the sisters' expressions froze. Nishimiya Glass didn't seem to have the habit of taking photos, and there weren't many photos in the album, only about twenty or so. But these photos all looked so familiar.

The corpses of insects and small animals, and the withered plants, are all photos of death, just like the photo albums seen at Nishimiya’s house.

Ye Shan said: "After seeing these photos, my colleagues thought it was evidence of Nishimiya Naoko's mental abnormality."

Cruelty and tyranny are the reason why such revengeful behavior is committed. This argument has already come to Ye Shan’s mind.

However, Miku knew that this was not the case. Yotsuba saw that her sister's expression became a little serious and said, "Sure enough, Nishimiya-san has not forgotten her sister. Instead, she is imitating her sister's behavior."

This is a very common psychological compensation behavior in reality, unconsciously imitating the habits of deceased relatives, and subconsciously not accepting that the relatives are gone.

But this only further confirmed Nishimiya Shoko's criminal motive.

Miku did not deny Yotsuba's idea. It was a very natural guess. But soon, Miku had a new idea and called Nakano Maruo.

"What's wrong?" The style over there was still simple, direct and cold.

"I have something I would like you to help investigate." Miku said.

Although Hachiman said that he had to rely on himself, Miku agreed, but it was not advisable to not use the ready-made resources and increase the investigation. After all, time was very tight.

"I heard that when you asked Hikigaya Hachiman for help, you discussed a deal?"

Uncle Konoha was left outside the police station by Miku, but he didn't expect that he would report to his father so quickly.

I hate you, Uncle Konata.

Moreover, why does it feel like the two fathers are jealous of each other? If you talk to Hikigaya's father, you will get benefits, and if you talk to Nakano's father, you will be helping him. Is this fair?

"I'll massage your shoulders when I get home." Miku said obediently.

Not long after, the transaction was completed and Miku hung up the phone, but before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she saw Ye Shan coming back after returning the computer, and he brought an unexpected news.

"Naoka Ueno has woken up in the hospital, and Inspector Aoyama is on his way there now."

Miku couldn't help but open her eyes wide. Although Ueno Naoka was murdered in the end, the evidence at the scene and the external injuries on the surface proved that she had fought with the murderer. So, she might have seen the murderer's appearance.