章 7: -MYSTERIES ARE GOING TO BE REVEALED

Shuna San begins to express her opinion about their hatred for Shizuka Minamoto, but Kay San cuts her off before she says anything.

"Hey Shuna, did you hide any information from me that you got during our information gathering?"

"I want to share the information with you, but then the captain called us to come to Exmoor Mountain, and then I forgot to tell you."

"We don't have time for argument, so can you now speak, and what is their motive, Shuna?"

"Yes, Captain. According to the information I get from the assistants of Aiko, Aiko liked the business of Hana and Shizuka, so she pressured Hana to cancel the partnership so Aiko and Hana could start their own business. Shizuka doesn't have any money, so she can't keep the business, and she searches for a partner, but she is new to the country, so she doesn't well know any rich people to invest in her business."

So the victim's business was closed down, and Aiko used the victim's business idea to start a new business with Hana's help, but there was no reason for them to kill her.

"All I can conclude from this information is that Shizuka despises Aiko and Hana for stealing her business idea."

"That's correct, Satoru.So to take revenge on Aiko, the victim (Shizuka) spread the gossip about Aiko's husband having a relationship with Chiaki; that's why Aiko divorced her husband.Because of that, Aiko and Chiaki were humiliated in the hospital."

"Okay, so Aiko and Chiaki become enemies of the victim (Shizuka)."

"That's right. So, to punish victim Shizuka, Aiko and Chiaki manipulated the autopsy report that the victim (Shizuka) submitted and spread gossip in the hospital that victim was taking money for manipulating the report. Because of that reason, she was fired from the hospital the day she murdered, and Aiko's neighbour told me that there was a fight between Aiko and the victim, then Chiaki was the first to leave, and they saw her carrying someone to her car.

"Whaa..t"

I get it, Kay San; you are wondering why they have not shared the information about this with you. Anyway, the important thing was to determine whether or not the person being carried by Chiaki was the victim (Shizuka). However, that person could be her husband; at the time, her husband had not injured anything.

"Shuna San, do you know who were the people that attended the Aiko house party the day the victim (Shizuka) was murdered?"

"Yes, according to the information I get, the attendees are Aiko, Chiaki, Fuyuko and her husband, Hana, and lastly, the victim (Shizuka)."

"Then Chiaki's husband would not participate in the party, and the one who was taken by Chiaki must be the victim. We needed to integrate Chiaki to know what really happened that day."

"I also think the same, Satoru. So, Captain, what about your opinion?"

"We can bring her here after the meeting with the victim's (Shizuka's) fiance, and who knows, we might get valid points for interrogation from the victim's fiance. But I think Aiko is the one who killed her and asked Chiaki to hide the victim's body."

"I also believe that, captain."

"Me too,"

Soe San and Ray San both may be right, but I feel like there is something I am missing. Then Testa San comes with tea, and she has a proud expression.

"Hey, Testa, what took you so long to prepare a tea?"

"Captain, I have some important information that will help us find the murderer; that is why I was late."

"What information do you have, Testa?"

"When I go to prepare tea, I hear from Team A members that they got a photo of a car the day the victim (Shizuka) was murdered from the camera that was placed by a birdwatcher at Exmoor Mountain. After some sweet talk, I got the picture and checked the car in the picture with Aiko, Chiaki, Fuyuko, and Hana's car. Do you know whose car that was, Captain?"

"mmm, chiaki."

"How did you know that?"

"So Chiaki is the killer."

"So the case is over,"

Shuna and Ray San believed the case was over, but I am still not satisfied. If Chiaki is the murderer, she knows her friends saw her taking the victim to her car, so she never kills her if it is a planned murder, but there is a chance Chiaki kills the victim accidentally, but why the Exmoor Mountains? No, the case is not over.

"But how do you get all this information, Shuna?"

"There is a way you need to talk to girls to get information, and you don't know that, which is why you don't have any girl friends, Kay San."

"Who told you that I don't have any girl friends?"

"There was no need for anyone to say that. Anyone could understand just by looking at you."

"What are you trying to say, Shuna?"

They started arguing, then Soe San stopped them, and after a short time, everyone fell asleep. I can't get to sleep, so I started to organise all the information I get today, but the time passed.

The remaining time to save the captive is 39 hours.

The fiancé joined the video call after some brief greetings. We inquired as to the reason for his solo trip to another country.

"Because I found out Shizuka has an affair with someone. I happened to see a note in her car one day that said, "Baby, come to our regular meeting place." I became very angry, then we had a fight, so I decided to move to another country."

"Did she tell you who her lover is?"

"No. Maybe her roommate knows."

The victim has a secret lover. So we needed to find that lover to get the full picture of the day.

"I think we no longer need to focus on the lover; we know that Chiaki is the murderer, right?"

"No, Kay San. We needed to look into the victim. We needed to know what kind of person he is and how he knew the victim right away."

"Satoru is right; we can't neglect any information when one person's life is on the line."

"Okay, Captain, then Shuna and I will go ask the victim's roommate about the victim's lover."

"Okay, then the rest of you people start integrating the four suspects."

Then the interrogation started. Fuyuko and Hana stated that they feared that something bad would happen to them if they got involved in the Anubis serial killer case; this was the reason for them to lie. Aiko stated that she doesn't want more people to know about her husband's divorce, and that is why they lied to police officers that they did not meet the victim on that day. She also stated that it was true that they had fought, but after that victim was taken by Chiaki to Shizuka's house, she also believes that she was killed by Anubis, the serial killer. But she saw that Chiaki took Shizuka to her house; then why did Aiko believe that Shizuka was killed by serial killer Anubis?

"You know Chiaki dropped Shizuka Minamoto off at her house, so why did you believe Shizuka was murdered by a serial killer?"

"Because Chiaki told me that Shizuka insisted on dropping her in the middle of the road," Aiko explained.

Then how did Chiaki's car appear on Exmoor Mountain? There are two possibilities: either Chiaki lied to Aiko or Aiko lied to us, and the last possibility is that someone framed Chiaki.

Then the interrogation of Chiaki, the main suspect, started.