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Chapter 303 The Peaceful Dead (4000)

In the luxurious study room, a handsome man with gray hair was wearing a nightgown and lying on a recliner.

There were no bloody wounds, no terrifying and ferocious expressions, just a calm and serene expression as if he was asleep, not dead.

After receiving the report, Tangze and others rushed to the scene and saw this scene.

Compared with the tragic deaths in various previous murder cases, the other party's death can really be regarded as peaceful.

According to the investigation, the deceased was named Murakami Takaki, 53 years old, and a famous romance novel writer.

The chair where the deceased was lying was not facing the desk, but turned ninety degrees to the left, with his right arm hanging down above the desk.

It is worth noting that the index finger of the opponent's right hand seems to be injured, so there is a thick bandage tied on it.

Next to the desk on the right hand side, there is a light novel titled "The Heartbeat Mystery of the Rich Lady and the Famous Criminal".

Well, judging from the name, this is a light novel, and the publishing house is none other than Karasawa's publishing house.

Now it has been renamed Tang Ling Publishing House. In addition to being responsible for publishing Tang Ze's novels, it has also begun to involve the field of light novels under Tang Ze's decision.

Only he knew how promising the future of light novels would be, and he happened to have sufficient funds, so Karasawa asked President Toolman to recruit some outstanding writers and give them richer returns than those in the industry.

At the same time, a sum of funds was also allocated to allow the publishing house to set up a mechanism to help talented new writers get through the difficult period of poverty.

Because light novels are still relatively popular in this era, such good treatment suddenly attracted many outstanding writers to write.

And this light novel "The Heartbeat Mystery of the Rich Lady and the Famous Criminal" is a highly acclaimed work that has topped the list of shojo manga.

It is said that the writer is still a female high school student, but since she is still studying, she has never revealed her face and maintains a sense of mystery.

The inspiration for his creation came by chance after hearing the president of the publishing house inadvertently mention Karasawa and Ayako.

Emmm... It felt a bit weird to be written into the book as a prototype, but after all, he was a person under his own banner, so when the president asked him for advice, Karasawa asked Ayako and readily agreed.

Not much gossip.

The first discoverer was the housekeeper who was responsible for his daily life. When she came to make breakfast for Murakami Takaki at eight o'clock this morning, she discovered Murakami Takaki's body and reported the case.

After inspection by the on-site forensics section personnel, it was found that there were no obvious external injuries on the body of the deceased, although no preparatory judgment could be made without further autopsy.

But judging from the superficial appearance of the corpse, it might just be death caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.

As a whole, this study room is still very closed, and the heater is also of an old style, and there is no device installed to prevent incomplete combustion.

If there is a ventilation problem, if you sleep directly there, the possibility of cooling is very high.

"So how was last night?"

Karasawa held a notebook and asked Sato Miwako about the situation last night, "Is there anything worth worrying about?"

"No, I finished dinner for Murakami-sensei and manager Mitsuko Shibagusa at seven o'clock last night, and then went home at eight o'clock in the evening."

Shanda Hezi was probably in his forties, and it seemed that he had not yet recovered from the shadow of the discovery of the body. Hearing Tangze's question, he covered his chest and shook his head repeatedly:
  "Nothing unusual happened at that time, everything was as usual."

"Ah, by the way, about that old heater."

Kazuko Yamada seemed to remember something and said, "Mr. Murakami hates turning on the air conditioner, so every year when the weather gets cold, he uses the old heater for heating.

So yesterday, when the weather suddenly turned cold and the teacher told me to use the heater, I checked the ventilation problem.

"Is that so? Thank you."

Not getting much useful information, Tang Ze was not too discouraged. He nodded his thanks and immediately went to find Takagi.

And they happened to finish writing the transcript for the deceased's editor, Shinji Yanagi.

"How's it going? Did you find anything?"

Karasawa handed the transcript to Officer Takagi and asked, "I haven't gained much here. At most, I know that the deceased didn't like to turn on the air conditioner, so he used the heater."

"If the heater is often used, the possibility of homicide is even more ruled out." Tangze speculated after hearing this.

If the heater is not used often, it is possible that the prisoner induced the other party to use the heater in order to kill him, but if it is his own habit, the possibility of accidents increases.

"I don't have much to gain here."

After flipping through the small notebook where he took notes, Takagi sighed and said: "According to inquiries, we learned that editor Yanai and the teacher have been in charge for ten years. The relationship between the two is very good, and there have been no troubles recently.

In recent years, his books have been the best among similar books and have always been at the top of the bestseller list. It can be said that Yanauchi's editor needs to maintain a good relationship.

Besides, there was no one who resented him. "

Hearing this, Tangze nodded. If his grades were good, then the editor would indeed be the one with the least motive for killing, because success can often cover up a lot of things.

For example, in the arena, victory can cover up many conflicts between team members because the interests of both parties are consistent.

Of course, if Murakami Takaki abandons Editor Yanagi, it is not impossible for him to kill impulsively in excitement.

Therefore, the witness's testimony is only one aspect, and may be adulterated due to various factors. Therefore, it is necessary to verify one by one to determine the accuracy of the other party's words.

"As for the verification of the two testimonies, I leave it to you two." Karasawa looked at Sato Miwako and Takagi and explained.

"No problem, leave it to us."

Hearing that he was going to act with the goddess next, Takagi couldn't help but smile with joy. But just as he greeted Miwako Sato and walked out, Chiba led a lady wearing glasses over.

"Karasawa Criminal, this is Murakami Takaki's agent, Shibagusa Mitsuko." Chiba extended his hand and introduced.

"Hello." The beauty, who looked about thirty years old, had long hair and had an intellectual temperament, bowed slightly and greeted Tangze.

"Hello." Tang Ze looked her over, then bowed slightly in return, then pointed to the sofa, "Please make a special trip and sit down."

When both parties were seated, Tang Ze had no intention of being polite and immediately went straight to the topic.

"Then I'll ask straight to the point."

Karasawa looked at the other party and said, "Miss Shibagusa, as Murakami-sensei's manager, what kind of work are you usually responsible for?"

“A lot, as an agent, you are basically responsible for everything from daily life to work schedule.

However, in terms of daily life, the housekeeper, Ms. Shanden, is more responsible. I am mainly responsible for Mr. Murakami’s work arrangements. "

Mitsuko Shibagusa thought for a while and gave an example: "For example, an appointment for an interview, or a bus ticket when preparing to go out to collect materials. Or the negotiation of a TV station that wants to adapt a novel into a TV series. Occasionally, if it is too late for work, Ms. Shanda will give it to her when she returns home. Teacher, make a midnight snack."

"Then may I ask Miss Chaicao, where were you last night?"

"After having dinner with Mr. Murakami last night, I went home around ten o'clock."

"I was reading a book at the time." Chai Cao thought for a while and said, "But the teacher's right hand was injured, so it must be a bit hard to read the book."

Tangze nodded when he heard that Chai Cao was still awake and reading when he left. He immediately changed the subject and asked, "So, how is Mr. Murakami's family situation?"

"About this..."

Mitsuko Shibagusa curled her hair with her index finger, and said with a slightly troubled expression: "Although it is not convincing from my mouth, because of me, the two divorced five years ago, and in addition, we have a daughter who is in junior high school. "

"Then you are lovers..."

"No, no, how could it not be?!"

After hearing this, Shibagusa Mitsuko waved her hands to reject it and said: "Mr. Murakami and I have a simple teacher-student relationship. I respect Mr. Murakami very much and there is absolutely no other behavior that goes beyond the norm!!"

"Then why did you say that Mrs. Murakami would divorce Mr. Murakami because of you?" Tang Ze looked at the other party and asked curiously.

"Maybe it's because of jealousy..." Mitsuko Shibagusa spread her hands and said helplessly: "Because I have never been married and stayed with the teacher, I aroused the suspicion of my master's wife, and she threatened to drive me out.

But Teacher Murakami felt that the teacher's wife was being unreasonable, so he had a big quarrel with the teacher's wife, and eventually they broke up.

Obviously I said that I like women, but jealousy makes her unwilling to believe it..."

"Ha you…"

Even Tang Ze couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the other party say such powerful words as if nothing had happened.

"Yes, that's it."

Shibagusa Mitsuko nodded calmly and said: "The reason why I tell you so honestly is because I think you will investigate whether there is any conflict between me and Murakami-sensei due to emotional entanglements.

Since you have to investigate sooner or later, why not tell you frankly? This will save you a lot of trouble, right? And it is enough to prove that I have a clear conscience and have absolutely no emotional entanglement with Mr. Murakami. "

"Indeed." Tangze nodded and said in thanks, "Thank you very much for your candor and cooperation."

"You're welcome, do you have anything else to ask?" Shibagusa Mitsuko asked with a smile.

"I wonder what Murakami-sensei was doing when you left, Miss Shibagusa?"

"You just mentioned the teacher-student relationship, right?"

Karasawa raised his eyebrows and asked, "In other words, although you are Murakami-sensei's manager, you are also Murakami-sensei's disciple?"

"That's right, because Mr. Murakami was the figure I admired in high school."

When Mitsuko Shibagusa said this, the admiration in her eyes was undisguised, "So later on, when I became Murakami-sensei's agent, I also insisted on writing novels. I hope that one day everyone can read my works."

"If you don't mind, could you let me read it?" Tangze smiled and said, "My girlfriend has a publishing house under her name. If the work is good, I will recommend it to the president."

Of course, the premise is that the case is solved and the other party is not the murderer.

By that time, Tang Ze wouldn't mind helping the publishing house attract another writer.

And aren't many cases very "literary"? The clues are often hidden in novels. After Tangze heard what the other party said, he asked for the other party's works just in case.

"Really? Thank you so much!"

Shibagusa Mitsuko's face lit up when she heard Karasawa's words, and then she immediately took out a printed manuscript from the drawer in the living room and handed it to Karasawa: "If you don't mind, please read it. No matter whether it satisfies you or not, when the time comes Please share your thoughts.”

"I will definitely read it."

Tang Ze took the manuscript and bowed slightly to thank him: "Then thank you for your cooperation."

...........
  Search headquarters.

Generally, when a murder case is encountered and it is not solved on the spot, a search headquarters will be set up to investigate.

At this moment, in the conference hall, Uncle Demi, dressed in forensic clothes, pointed at the deceased lying on the recliner on the projector and said: "As expected, the deceased Murakami Takaki died of carbon monoxide poisoning. die.

However, after the autopsy, the ingredients of sleeping pills were detected in our victim’s body. "

As soon as these words came out, they immediately caused a commotion among those who were listening to the crime.

"Well... if you take sleeping pills in a closed room with the heater on, does that mean there's a 50-50 chance of suicide and a 50-50 chance of homicide?"

Officer Memu, who was sitting at the front of a group of criminal leaders, touched his chin and said in deep thought.

"Hey! I have objections!!"

Suddenly a female voice suddenly sounded, and Miyamoto Yumi suddenly stood up with her hands raised and said excitedly: "Mr. Murakami has published a total of 4 works in the past three years!
  Among them, 48 copies of "Flowing Xiaodun Canal"! "July Lovers" 70 copies!

The latest work "Wakunai Love" was nominated for the Haizuki Literary Award, which means..."

"I see!"

Seeing Miyamoto Yumi's excited look, Officer Megure quickly stretched out his hand to calm him down, "I already understand that I can't see the motive for suicide, but why are you here?"

"Uh…"

When Miyamoto Yumi heard Officer Megure's question, her face instantly froze, her mind went blank, and she didn't know how to explain it.

She couldn't say that after learning that the deceased was Mr. Murakami, whom she admired, she shamelessly begged Sato Miwako to bring her to join the search headquarters, but she sneaked in after being refused.

This will kill people, okay! !

And just when she was confused, Miyamoto Yumi saw Karasawa sitting in the police officer Megure's chair, and cast a pitiful, weak and helpless look asking for help - save the child! !
  "I asked Inspector Miyamoto to come."

Karasawa smiled upon seeing this and took the initiative to say: "Inspection Minister Miyamoto is a loyal fan of the deceased. There are many deeds that are more accurate than the intelligence we collected, so I simply asked her to popularize the life story of the deceased for us."

"That's it!"

Miyamoto Yumi, who was still feeling guilty before, heard Karasawa's words and immediately held her head high, "I have been reading Mr. Murakami's books since I was a girl. If you have any news, just ask me! It will definitely be more valuable than the intelligence collected. reliable!!"

This change of expression made Tangze laugh for a while. He was really out of breath when he said he was fat. He was really bluffing and bluffing.

(End of this chapter)