Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 488: Jealous men are so scary! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
"Officer Megure..."

Hearing Officer Megure's merciless rebuke, Officer Shiratori couldn't help but feel beads of sweat on his forehead.

He knew that if today's incident was not handled properly, not only would his popularity in the hearts of Inspector Megure and others drop significantly, but even his future career would be affected to a certain extent.

Although he was terrified, he still tried to calm himself down: "I... although I didn't find any substantial evidence, I did find some clues."

When he said this, Officer Shiratori paused, then under the gaze of everyone, he walked to his seat, clicked on a video, and showed it to everyone.

In the video, a man wearing a baseball cap was walking out from the corner. He lowered his head and walked hurriedly in front of the camera. His face could not be seen clearly and he seemed to be holding something in his hand.

Watching this short video, everyone couldn't help but cast doubtful glances at Officer Shiratori, wanting to know what was going on and what the relationship was between this video and Bai Ye.

"This video was recorded by the camera behind the Rice Flower Cinema."

Noticing their gaze, Officer Shiratori coughed lightly and then shared his findings. "After investigation, I found that this man in a hat had appeared in the surveillance footage near the Mika Cinema at the time of the incident."

"And unfortunately, that person's figure is very similar to Detective Bai Ye."

Hearing this, Officer Takagi could not help but frown, "Officer Shiratori, just based on the similar body shape, you determined that Detective Bai Ye is the murderer? This reason is too far-fetched."

Not to mention him, even Officer Chiba disagreed, "That's right, there are too many people with similar body shapes in this world, simply too many to count. Your inference is really hard to convince people!"

If the two of them are like this, let alone Inspector Megure and Sato Miwako who have always trusted Bai Ye.

"Officer Shiratori, is this your evidence?"

Sato Miwako's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it. "Bai Ye-kun has solved so many difficult cases for us. His character and ability are obvious to all. You actually doubt him because of such a lame video? Don't you think you are going too far?"

Officer Megure's expression also looked a little unhappy. "Officer Shiratori, your judgment is too hasty!"

Officer Shiratori's lips trembled slightly. He knew that the evidence he found was indeed weak, but he didn't want to give up. "Officer Megure, Officer Sato, this is only part of the clue. I am still investigating the details. Besides, you can't deny the existence of these doubts."

Seeing that even though she had made her words so clear, the coral-head still hadn't dispelled his suspicion, Sato Miwako took a deep breath, a cold light flashed in her eyes: "Officer Shiratori, I hope you can understand that groundless suspicion and false accusations can cause great harm to a person. Bai Yejun is willing to cooperate with the police investigation because he trusts the police and believes that the police will clear his name."

"But that doesn't mean we can take advantage of this trust and use these ambiguous clues to baselessly slander him!"

Officer Shiratori's lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to explain, but she hesitated under Sato Miwako's sharp eyes that were mixed with disgust and resistance.

He knew that his current evidence was indeed too weak, but the doubt in his heart grew like weeds and was difficult to contain.

"But... besides the similar body shape, Detective Bai Ye lives in a high-end residential area not far from the Mihua Cinema. This is just too coincidental!"

Officer Shiratori's voice was a little hoarse, but he remained stubborn.

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, "Could it be that Officer Shiratori thinks that just because my residence is close to the crime scene and my figure is somewhat similar, this can serve as irrefutable evidence to identify me as the murderer?"

At this point, Bai Ye laughed, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice, "If we follow your logic, then all the residents near the Mihua Cinema will probably be suspects! After all, there are many people with similar body shapes in this world, and I am not the only one who lives close to the Mihua Cinema!"

"I just don't know, with so many candidates, why did you, Officer Shiratori, suspect me first? Could it be that in addition to these two discoveries, Officer Shiratori also got other clues during the investigation, and they are clues that point directly to me? For example, you investigated the community where I live and learned about my whereabouts during that period from other people in the community?"

Bai Ye's words made Officer Shiratori stunned, and his face showed an unnatural look: "Detective Bai Ye lives in a high-end residential area with strict security. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. I have no way to verify it!"

If he could get in, he might be able to find more clues.

It's a pity that he couldn't do it, even if he showed his identity as a policeman!
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was speechless.

They thought that Officer Shiratori had really obtained some information that was unfavorable to him as Bai Ye said, but the result was just this?
Sure enough, from the very beginning, they shouldn't have had any "expectations" for it!

After all, Bai Ye is a good friend of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a partner of justice, and the nemesis of evil. How could such a person be a murderer!

Looking up at Officer Shiratori, Bai Ye smiled and kindly suggested, "Actually, if Officer Shiratori wants to investigate, I can take you in and have them cooperate with your investigation."

After looking at him deeply, Officer Shiratori rejected his kindness without hesitation, "There's no need to trouble Mr. Bai Ye for this."

Ask Bai Ye for help? What a joke!
You have to know that the two are rivals in love. What's the difference between asking him to seek help from his rival and killing him?
Moreover, he didn't think Bai Ye would be so kind as to help him, especially in such a matter!
Anyway, if he were Bai Ye, he would definitely not be so generous or kind.

Of course, it is also possible that he was judging others by his own standards. Bai Ye was not a bad person, but really wanted to help him.

But he didn't dare to gamble, and he couldn't afford to gamble!

After all, what if, during the investigation, Bai Ye interfered or deliberately made trouble, then wouldn't he only get a bunch of useless information or forged false intelligence?

He didn't want to go through all the trouble to investigate, only to end up making a wasted trip and then becoming a clown in everyone's eyes again!

"Because, although I didn't get in, I was lucky enough to meet someone who knew the situation and got his recording."

As he spoke, he picked up a tape recorder on the table and pressed a button.

The next moment, his voice rang out from the recorder, "Hello, sir. I am Officer Shiratori from the Metropolitan Police Department. Excuse me, may I ask you a few questions?"

The confused and slightly frightened middle-aged man said, "Mr. Officer, I didn't do anything bad."

"Sir, please don't worry. I'm just doing my routine work. I just need to know some things about this community." It seemed that Officer Shiratori's gentle attitude alleviated the middle-aged man's anxiety and fear. The middle-aged man began to cooperate with his questions obediently. "Oh, what does the officer want to know?"

"What's your name, please? And what's your job?"

The middle-aged man answered Officer Shiratori's question honestly, "My name is Ichiro Kuroda, and I work as a security guard in this community."

"On May 5, Monday, which is this morning, did you see the resident of Unit XXX in Building XX go out?"

"The resident of XXX, Unit X, Building XX? Oh, you mean Mr. Bai Ye? I did see him go out this morning!"

"May I ask when did you meet him?"

"Well, let me think about it. Okay, now I remember it should be around nine o'clock!"

"When was the next time you saw him?"

"About half past ten."

Hearing this, Officer Shiratori's eyes flashed with a strange color, and then he stopped the recording, looked up at Bai Ye, and asked in confusion: "Mr. Bai Ye, what did you do between 9:00 and 10:30?"

Bai Ye raised his eyes and glanced at Officer Bai Niao quietly. The strange look in his eyes made Officer Bai Niao's scalp tingle.

A strange atmosphere permeated the three search areas, and everyone's eyes were involuntarily focused on Bai Ye, waiting for his answer.

"During that time, I went to a nearby restaurant for dinner."

"Oh, then please, can anyone testify?"

Bai Ye smiled slightly, "The clerks there can all vouch for me."

Since he dared to attack Moriya Teiji, he would naturally not make any preparations.

"However, Officer Shiratori, are you so persistent in targeting me just because of your so-called clues? Or do you actually have some ulterior motive?"

As soon as these words came out, Officer Shiratori's face froze, and then he said unnaturally: "Mr. Bai Ye, you misunderstood. I am just performing my duties as a police officer and hope to find out the truth as soon as possible. There is no such thing as targeting anyone."

Bai Ye chuckled and said noncommittally, "Haha, I hope so."

After seeing the whole scene, Officer Megure took a deep breath and stood up. "Officer Shiratori, is there any more recording? Let's listen to the recording."

The usually gentle and calm Officer Shiratori actually did something so unwise this time!

Jealousy is such a terrible poison!
However, no matter how disappointed he was with Officer Shiratori, he was still his subordinate and a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. No matter what, he could not let him embarrass their police force again.

Officer Shiratori stared at Bai Ye and shook his head gently, "That's all."

If there were other evidence, he would have brought it out to incriminate Bai Ye long ago, and there would be no need for Inspector Megure and others to urge him.

Unfortunately, these are the only evidences he has.

Moreover, these so-called evidences, strictly speaking, are not strong clues at all.

After all, as Bai Ye said, there are many people with similar body shapes in the world, and it is entirely possible that the person who killed Moriya Teiji was someone else.

Officer Megure was slightly stunned, "No more?"

"Gone."

Officer Shiratori's words left everyone present speechless.

They thought that Officer Shiratori was targeting Bai Ye because he really had some information that was unfavorable to him. As a result, the other party dared to suspect that Bai Ye was the murderer of Moritani Teiji with such an ambiguous video?

How dare the other party do that!
"Is this the evidence you mentioned, Officer Shiratori?"

Miwako Sato frowned, her beautiful eyes full of disgust and indifference. "Officer Shiratori, as a police officer, after discovering the clues, shouldn't you first conduct a comprehensive investigation to see if there are other people with similar statures who were nearby at the time of the crime? You didn't investigate anything, but based on these two points, you made unwarranted assumptions about Bai Yejun and suspected him of being the murderer. I really wonder how you became a police officer."

Sato Miwako's voice trembled slightly with anger.

She had originally intended to not bother with Officer Shiratori for the sake of her colleague, but she had never expected that the other party would dare to slander her man as a murderer again and again based on such vague "evidence".

How could she endure such a thing!

Officer Shiratori's lips trembled even more violently. He seemed to want to refute strongly, but after seeing Sato Miwako's eyes that were as sharp as steel needles and clearly mixed with disgust and resistance, he opened his mouth, but it was as if his throat was choked by something, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Looking at Officer Shiratori with disappointment, Officer Megure frowned and said seriously: "Miwako is right. We can't just limit ourselves to this clue. We must expand the scope of the investigation and not miss any possible details to see if there are other suspicious people or clues that we have overlooked."

At this point, Officer Megure paused, looked at Officer Shiratori with a complicated expression, and said with a very serious expression: "However, Shiratori, this is not the first time. Your impulsiveness has affected the team's cooperation and judgment of the case. We are police officers, and every decision must stand up to legal and moral scrutiny, and cannot be based solely on our own imagination. Brother Bai Ye has provided us with so much valuable help, but you are making things difficult for him because of a few groundless clues. This is very unprofessional behavior!"

(End of this chapter)