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Chapter 408 407·The artist who has run out of inspiration
Shirakawa prepared breakfast for Suzume Naiko. Although it didn't suit Suzume Naiko's taste, she still finished it.

After breakfast, Shirakawa received a call from Shuichi Mori and rushed to the Metropolitan Police Department.

"The deceased's name was Sueyoshi Xiangzi. She was a not-so-famous lyricist. The time of death was between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday. Multiple witnesses saw her jumping from the balcony."

Shiraki Saya said.

"It sounds like suicide."

Bai Chuan said.

Wait, this name sounds familiar, I seem to have heard it somewhere.

Shirakawa suddenly remembered the man and woman who were looking at the house that day when he and Narita Maki were looking for Matsushima-kun. Wasn't the young and beautiful lady among them Sueyoshi Kako?
At that time, Sueyoshi Xiangzi confidently said that this place would become the residence of famous lyricists in the future.

How could such a lively and cheerful girl commit suicide?

"Yes, but Sueyoshi Xiangzi's family doesn't think she will commit suicide. Just last night, she called her mother to tell her that she would soon become a famous lyricist and that she had already bought a house in Tokyo. It wouldn't take long. , she can bring her parents to live together in Tokyo, so she has no reason to commit suicide."

Shuichi Mori said.

"Take me to see the body."

Shirakawa, Shuichi Mouri and others walked towards the morgue.

At this time, Sueyoshi Xiangzi was lying on a morgue. There was a large bloody hole on the back of her head and her neck was broken. This was probably caused by her head hitting the ground first when she fell to the ground.

"Is there a suspect?"

Shirakawa asked while inspecting Sueyoshi Xiangzi's body.

"No, we found Sueyoshi Xiangzi's suicide note in the apartment, and multiple witnesses saw her jumping downstairs, so we haven't investigated the people around her for the time being. She was the only one in the apartment at the time of the crime."

Shuichi Mori said.

Nakayama Shizuji speculated, "Could it be that something happened after Sueyoshi Kouko called her parents that made her jump from the building?"

"Police Officer Zhongshan, are you back?"

Shirakawa looked at Shizuji Nakayama in surprise. He had a new hairstyle and lost a lot of weight, but he looked in high spirits. He must have completely recovered from his grief.

"Yes, Cangmu-kun, I'm back, I can't always take a vacation."

Nakayama Shizuji scratched his hair in embarrassment.

"Just come back."

Bai Chuan said with a smile.

Nakayama Shizuji nodded. For some reason, when he saw Shirakawa, he always had a sense of déjà vu like a junior seeing a senior.

"Who is Takashi Katano?"

Bai Chuan suddenly asked.

Mourixiu touched his mustache and replied,
"Mr. Katano is a lyricist in their studio. Because of his beautiful lyrics, he is also considered an artist in the field of lyrics and music. He is also regarded as Sueyoshi Xiangzi's teacher. After Sueyoshi Xiangzi died, he was very sad."

"Are they just a simple teacher and student?"

Bai Chuan asked.

Mouri Xiuyi was stunned, "What do you mean?"

"Some time ago, when I was helping a classmate search for someone, I happened to meet Katano Takahiro and Sueyoshi Xiangzi. At that time, they happened to be looking at a house together. They probably wanted to buy it as a sex nest. It can be seen that the two of them are very close, so they should It’s a couple relationship.”

Shirakawa put on gloves, carefully examined Sueyoshi Xiangzi's body, and obtained two results through the identification of the wounds.

Sueyoshi Xiangzi's fatal wound was on her head.

After Sueyoshi Xiangzi died, she was thrown downstairs and hit twice.

In other words, Sueyoshi Xiangzi could not have committed suicide.

Baichuan already had a guess in his mind and identified the murderer, Mr. Katano, an artist who had run out of inspiration.

"Mr. Katano hid this from us. It seems that he does not want to disclose his relationship with Sueyoshi Xiangzi."

Shiraki Saya said.

"But it's nothing. This kind of situation is very common in the art world. They usually don't make it public because Mr. Katano has a wife."

Nakayama Jingji touched his chin and said.

"Anyhow, it's suspicious to hide clues from the police."

Mouri Xiu turned his head and looked at Shirakawa,

"Kuragi-kun, what do you think?"

"Please come back, Mr. Katano, to assist in the investigation."

"Today? Today is the press conference for Mr. Katano's new work."

Shizuji Nakayama also likes to listen to some music and is half a fan of Takashi Katano.

"New product?"

Shirakawa looked at Nakayama Shizuji doubtfully.

Nakayama Shizuji nodded, took out his mobile phone, and searched for Katano Takahiro's latest words.

"This is a lyrics written for the singer Miss Eri Oishi. The lyrics of this song have surpassed all the lyrics of Mr. Katano. It was only 2 hours after it was released and it has become a hot search. Miss Eri Oishi specially invited Katano today. Sir, attend her new song launch conference.”

Shirakawa authenticated the lyrics.

[Item: Lyrics]

[Identification result: Lyrics written by Sueyoshi Xiangzi. 】

[Evaluation: Talented female lyricist. 】

After the identification results came out, Shirakawa was 100% sure that Sueyoshi Xiangzi was killed by Katano Takashi.

But how did he fake Sueyoshi Xiangzi's suicide after killing her?
But none of this is important. You just need to identify the murderer and use instigation techniques to make him tell the truth.

"Aren't these lyrics great?"

Nakayama Shizuji asked.

"Yes, the writing is so delicate that it doesn't look like it could have been written by a man."

Bai Chuan has something to say.

"Kuragi-kun, do you mean that these lyrics were not written by Mr. Katano?"

Nakayama Shizuji asked in surprise.

"Whether it was written by him, we will know if we bring him back and ask."

Baichuan took off his gloves and left the morgue.

Others followed him away.

Maori Shuichi immediately asked his men to invite Katano Takashi back to assist in the investigation.

At this time, Katano Takahiro, who was still at the press conference, received a summons from the police and stayed away from the scene under a kind of spotlight.

"Mr. Katano, why did the police take you away?"

"Mr. Katano, look here and smile for the camera."

"Mr. Katano, are you involved in the murder?"

Faced with these media inquiries, Katano Takahiro could only bite the bullet and explain,
"One of my students chose to commit suicide because he suffered from depression for a long time. Being a lyricist is really not easy. I am where I am today thanks to everyone's support. Now I am just assisting the police in investigating the student's suicide. Please focus on my work and not pay too much attention to the lyricist's private life, which will bring a lot of pressure to us."

After Katano finished speaking, he and the police hurriedly got into the car.

Nakayama Shizuji brought Katano Takahiro back to the Metropolitan Police Department and said politely,
"Just wait in the lounge for a moment. We'll ask the special adviser to come and ask a few questions."

"Okay, I will fully cooperate with you."

Although he was unhappy in his heart, Katano Takahiro did not show it.

He sat in the lounge and waited for half an hour before Bai Chuan arrived late.

The moment he saw Bai Chuan, he was stunned.

This boy looks familiar? Could it be the one I saw a few days ago? Yes, he had seen scenes of himself and Sueyoshi Xiangzi together.

Thinking of this, Katano Takashi became a little uneasy.

He began to regret not calling a lawyer to come with him. But if you call a lawyer, you will appear even more guilty.

"Mr. Katano, the lyrics of the new song you wrote are very beautiful. It reminds me of the feeling of spring. Forgive me for taking some time to listen to all the songs you wrote before."

Bai Chuan sat opposite him with a smile, holding a steaming coffee cup.

"It's okay, it's just that my time is precious and I hope we can do it as soon as possible."

Katano Takashi said.

"No hurry, Miss Saya, please pour Mr. Katano a cup of coffee."

Shirakawa looked at Saya Shiraki.

Saya Shiraki nodded slightly and made a cup of coffee for Takahiro Katano.

Katano Takashi took the coffee and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Saya Shiraki sat next to Shirakawa and was responsible for recording.

"Mr. Katano, what kind of person do you think Sueyoshi Xiangzi is?"

"She is very talented and passionate. She is the best among my students. Unfortunately, she suffers from depression, which is very common in our lyricist community."

Katano Takashi lowered his head and said with sad eyes.

"Are you and Sueyoshi Xiangzi a couple?"

Bai Chuan asked.

Katano Takahiro covered his face with his hands and sobbed softly,

"Yes, we fell in love because we admired and attracted each other, but I can't let my wife know about it. I am very sad about Xiangzi's death."

"The lyrics you wrote have changed in style since 2 years ago. Is it because of love?"

Bai Chuan asked.

Katano Takashi was slightly stunned, never expecting that Shirakawa would really listen to all his works.

He nodded, "Yes, I met Sueyoshi Xiangzi 2 years ago, and she brought new inspiration to my creations."

"Your new lyrics "Butterfly Change" are very well written. Was it also inspired by Sueyoshi Xiangzi?"

Bai Chuan picked up the coffee cup and said in a chatting tone.

Katano Takashi shook his head, "No, the inspiration for this song was a movie, not Xiangzi."

"what movie?"

"Roman Holiday."

"This movie seems to be Sueyoshi Kako's favorite movie. She has a DVD of Roman Holiday in her apartment."

Bai Chuan said.

"Well, Xiangzi and I both like this movie."

Katano Takashi said.

"So, "Butterfly Change" was not written by you at all, right? It was written by Sueyoshi Xiangzi, right?"

Shirakawa suddenly raised his head and met Katano Takahiro's eyes.

Cold sweat broke out from Katano Takahiro's forehead.

""Butterfly Change" was written by me, how could it be written by Xiangzi? Although she is very talented, she is not as good as her teacher."

"Oh? Did you know that Miss Xiangzi had a video call with her mother last night? She also showed her mother her manuscript. Her mother is the best proof that you plagiarized her work."

Bai Chuan said firmly.

Katano Takahiro really did not expect that Sueyoshi Xiangzi would have a video call with her mother, let alone that she would show the manuscript to her mother.

"Xiangzi is a vain woman. In order to show off to her family, she often claims that she wrote my works. In fact, she only provided inspiration."

Katano Takashi said.

"So this song "Butterfly Transformation" was really written by you?"

"Of course, no one can write it but me."

“You also wrote ‘Heart of Winter’, ‘First Love’, ‘White Sand’ and ‘Snowman’?”

"of course."

"Then you must know the connection between these five songs, right?"

Shirakawa looked at Katano Takahiro with a smile.

"connect?"

Katano Takahiro was stunned again. What is the connection between these five songs? Sueyoshi Xiangzi never told him at all!

"Yes, intrinsic connection."

Bai Chuan said.

"They all express the yearning for pure love. This is the inner connection."

Katano Takashi said bravely.

"Tsk, Mr. Katano, it seems that you were tricked by Ms. Sueyoshi Xiangzi."

Bai Chuan said suddenly.

Katano Takahiro frowned and looked at Shirakawa angrily, "What do you mean?"

"The penultimate lyrics of these five songs can be connected together. When combined, they are, 'Katano-kun, do you love me or my talent? Are you satisfied with the lyrics I wrote for you?'"

"Why, how is it possible!"

Katano Takahiro suddenly stood up excitedly and looked at Shirakawa in disbelief.

"Mr. Katano, you actually ran out of inspiration two years ago and couldn't write any decent lyrics. Until Miss Xiangzi appeared, she didn't bring you new inspiration, but directly became your ghostwriter and helped you write. She has published a lot of popular lyrics. Recently, she wanted to release "Butterfly Change" under her own name, but you refused. During your argument, she said she wanted to expose your true identity, but you accidentally killed her! I said Right?"

Bai Chuan said sharply.

"Shut up, you are slandering! You have no evidence at all! I was not at the scene when Xiangzi jumped off the building. There are people from the studio who can testify for me."

Katano Takashi had veins protruding from his forehead and his cheeks were red.

Bai Chuan took another sip of coffee,
"Do you think I will accuse you directly without evidence?"

"What evidence?"

"Miss Xiangzi is beautiful, talented, and has a good figure. She is also very popular in the same period."

"What do you mean?"

"Because of this, she often receives gifts such as stuffed animals."

"?"

Katano looked at Shirakawa in confusion.

Bai Chuan said slowly, "With a pinhole camera, in order to peek at her stuffed toys, we happened to find one in her apartment. The scene of you killing her was unfortunately all recorded."

Katano Takahiro slumped down on the chair. He really didn't expect this.

"Can you explain now?"

Bai Chuan asked.

Saya Shiraki was slightly stunned. In fact, the police had never found any stuffed toys at all. Shirakawa was simply trying to deceive Katano Takahiro.

Katano Takahiro covered his head with his hands and said in pain,
"Xiangzi, Xiangzi is such a dissatisfied woman. I have obviously bought her a house, designer bags, and cars. I give her whatever she wants, but she still wants more! She wants to replace me, She wanted to replace me with "Butterfly"! I can't tolerate this kind of thing, I killed her, she asked for all this, if she wasn't so greedy, I wouldn't do it at all!"

"Mr. Katano, you are the one who is not satisfied. She has been your gunman for two years, but you are still not satisfied. You want to keep her as your shadow."

Shirakawa looked at Katano Takahiro coldly.

Katano Takahiro's face was distorted, and he roared towards Shirakawa,
"You don't understand at all! Without me, the lyrics she wrote would be worthless!"

(End of this chapter)