Chapter 507 Favorite Story
Shimabukuro Kime's attitude was extremely enthusiastic.
She is a complete fan.
Not only did she know Lin Xinyi, but she also knew the people around Lin Xinyi.
Without Belmode and others having to introduce themselves, Shimabukuro Kimie called out their names first:
"You are Manager Lin's girlfriend, Miss Chris, right?"
"I saw you on TV earlier in the water crystal case."
"Yes, it is indeed me." Belmode smiled politely.
Shimabukuro Kimie looked at Hattori Heiji again.
As a minor celebrity, Hattori Heiji was already familiar with this scene.
He grinned reservedly, waiting for fans to give their names:
"You are the one Hattori Heiji who lost to Miss Moriran in the case of the diplomat's wife poisoning her husband, right?"
The miko lady opened her big innocent eyes and excitedly told the dark history that Hattori Heiji never wanted to mention in his life:
"I heard that you originally went to Tokyo to challenge Mr. Lin, but in the end you couldn't even defeat Mr. Lin's disciples. In the end, you resigned yourself to becoming Mr. Lin's disciple!"
"I'm right, it's me."
The corner of Hattori Heiji's mouth twitched and his face turned a little dark.
But my already dark face is not obvious no matter how dark it is.
Shimabukuro Kime's eyes passed over him, and then locked on Toyama Kazuha:
"This beautiful and intelligent lovely young lady."
"If I guess correctly, you should be."
"Huh?" He and Miss Ye didn't expect that the other party would actually recognize an unknown person like himself.
He also praised her for her beauty and intelligence.
You know, there are a lot of people who praise her beauty, and people who praise her intelligence. Hey, this is really the first time I've seen her.
Is it because he is also Lin Xinyi's disciple?
So Shimabukuro Kimie has heard of her name?
It was the first time they met a fan who recognized them, and Yuan Shan and Ye were still a little excited.
Then she heard:
"You should be"
"Miss Mao Lilan has changed her hairstyle, right?"
Toyama Kazuye: "."
Her face suddenly turned as dark as her childhood sweetheart.
"As expected, it's you!" Shimabukuro Kimie also took a closer look at Hattori and Kazuha, who were standing closely together: "It seems that the rumors are correct."
"I heard that Miss Mori, you and Mr. Hattori have never known each other before, and they are close friends!"
"Humph!" Miss He turned her head angrily.
The mouth is bulging more like two glutinous rice dumplings.
"OK OK."
Lin Xinyi stopped this awkward opening meeting.
He was not in the mood to interact with this fan lady, so he just said straight to the point:
"Miss Shimabukuro Kimie, we are here today because we have something very important to ask you."
"Do you know about Miss Saori now?"
"Saori?" Shimabukuro Kimie was slightly startled: "Mr. Lin, are you here for Saori?"
Judging from the confused look on her face, she seemed to be ignorant of the commotion outside the shrine:
"I haven't seen Saori for three days."
"What's wrong with Saori?"
"This." Lin Xinyi organized the words carefully.
But Kuroe Naoko and Ebihara Hisumi, who were already frightened and uneasy, could not help but pull the miko lady and told them the horrific incident that happened to Kadowaki Saori.
"W-what?!"
Shimabukuro Kime's face was filled with shock:
"Saori was killed?"
"This, how is this possible?"
The figure of the miko lady trembled slightly, and the wide sleeves of her plain white robe also rippled in the air.
Everyone could feel her surprise, sadness, and disbelief.
"How could this happen to Saori?"
"How can he be so cruel?"
Shimabukuro Kimi had tears in her eyes, and her voice was almost choked with sobs.
Kuroe Naoko and Ebihara Hisumi couldn't wait to consult her:
"Jun Hui, you are a witch, can you help us ask the longevity mother-in-law?"
"Is this the mermaid-sama trying to punish Saori?"
"This" Shimabukuro Junhui was speechless for a moment, as if he was a little embarrassed.
Lin Xinyi saw that this topic was showing signs of widespread feudal superstition, and immediately interjected:
"You can consult Ms. Shimabukuro later about these weird things."
"As for now, Ms. Shimabukuro"
"I just came here to ask:"
"When was the last time you saw Kadowaki Saori? Is there anything wrong with her?"
Shimabukuro Kimie thought for a while and quickly answered Lin Shinichi's question in detail.
The content of the answer is of little value.
Like Kuroe Naoko and Ebihara Hisumi, Shimabukuro Kimie last saw Kadowaki Saori three days ago.
And everyone said that everything was normal for Kadowaki Saori at that time - if anything was abnormal, it could only be due to her overly consistent superstitious state of "fear of mermaid revenge".
"Mr. Lin, that's all I know."
"If I can't help you, how about you wait here?"
Shimabukuro Kimie took the initiative to pay attention to the idol forest manager:
"The Mermaid Festival is about to begin."
"Saori's father comes to attend the festival every year. You can ask him then."
After all, that old drunkard was Shazhi's father. According to the investigation procedures, Lin Xinyi would definitely have to ask him later.
Therefore, Shimabukuro Kimie's suggestion is quite effective.
but
"Miss Shimabukuro."
"Such a big thing happened on the island, and your best friend was killed."
"Wait, will this festival still be held as usual?"
Lin Xinyi asked with some concern.
"Yes." Shimabukuro Kimie restrained her sadness and replied with some helplessness: "The Mermaid Festival is the most important event in our American island every year."
"So many distinguished guests are here for this festival, so it is impossible to suspend it temporarily."
"So, I can only forget about Saori for the time being and continue to host this festival."
"Mr. Lin"
She paused slightly and said with some embarrassment:
"If you don't have any other questions, I'll go get ready for the festival first."
"When the festival is over, I will do my best to cooperate with your investigation and find the murderer for Saori!"
"Okay." Lin Xin nodded in agreement.
But he didn't just let the miko leave. Instead, he asked another question:
"However, I have one more question."
"Ms. Shimabukuro Kimie."
"I heard that three years ago, an unidentified woman was burned to death in the warehouse of your shrine?"
As soon as these words came out, the air suddenly fell into dead silence.
The expressions of Naoko Kuroe and Hisumi Ebihara became a little unnatural.
Shimabukuro Kimie still looked normal.
She was just stunned for a moment, as if reminiscing, and replied shortly after: "Well, there is such a thing."
"This incident was quite a big deal at the time, and it was considered news that shocked the whole country."
"Everyone said that the one who was burned to death in the fire was a 'mermaid' without legs."
"But according to the Fukui Prefectural Police, it should be just an ordinary middle-aged woman."
"Because the identity has never been clear, and the scene was burned to a white ground, there are no valuable clues at all - even if the identity of the deceased is found, there is probably no way to solve the case."
"So the police simply concluded that 'unknown tourists broke into the house and accidentally caused a fire' and closed the case directly."
"What?" Lin Xinyi frowned: "The identity of the deceased was not found out, but the case was closed directly?"
"What do Fukui Prefecture police officers do for food?"
"It's just nonsense!"
He criticized directly with some dissatisfaction:
The case itself is difficult, and I don’t blame you for not being able to find out.
If you can't find out, you can backlog it first. In the future, if the criminal investigation technology improves or new clues emerge, there may be hope of solving the old case.
What does it mean to settle the case directly?
This means that the investigation will never be reopened, forever cutting off the possibility of the truth coming to light.
The Fukui Prefectural Police obviously closed the case in such a perfunctory manner in order to improve the KPI at the end of the year and to make the crime detection rate data look good.
The excuse used was still the baseless "accident".
How could Lin Xinyi not be angry——
What he hates most in his life is colleagues who abuse the word "accident".
"It's not the police officers' fault."
Shimabukuro Kime looked calm.
He even spoke for the Fukui Prefectural Police:
"The fire burned the scene to nothing but ashes, and the body was burned to nothing but bones."
"I think even if the police wanted to pursue it, they wouldn't be able to find anything."
"They've done their best."
"This kind of old fire scene murder case has always been a difficult problem for the criminal investigation community."
Shimabukuro Kime commented in a very professional tone.
And she seemed to have thought of something again.
He couldn't help but cast his admiring and admiring gaze on Lin Xinyi:
"Mr. Lin, let's talk"
"You seem to have solved this kind of old fire murder case before, which is impossible to solve!"
This fan girl knows him better than Lin Xinyi himself.
Lin Xinyi thought about it for a long time before he remembered the case Shimabukuro Kime was talking about:
"Are you talking about the case on Moon Shadow Island?"
"Well, that's right!" Shimabukuro Kime nodded vigorously: "That's one of my favorite stories."
"You found evidence from the distant past and helped the victim's son to avenge the blood feud that had been suppressed for more than ten years. What a great thing!"
Asai Narumi's story also appeared in newspapers after the Tsukikage Island case.
However, outsiders did not know that he lurked on the island for two years to plan murders. They only thought that he was secretly collecting criminal evidence of his enemies there.
Therefore, the case of Yueying Island has a certain legendary nature.
The son who endures humiliation and takes revenge, and the detective who upholds justice, the two work together to defeat the almost impossible evil.
Shimabukuro Kimie is particularly fond of this story:
"I think only you, Mr. Lin, are capable of solving such an almost impossible case, right?"
"Then this time", her tone became complicated: "This time you are here to investigate the fire murder case three years ago, right?"
"Have you discovered some clues that can create the same miracle as last time on Moon Shadow Island?"
"No." Lin Xinyi shook his head helplessly: "You also said that the time on Moon Shadow Island was just a 'miracle'."
"Miracles are something that is difficult to reproduce."
He was able to solve the case on Yueying Island before because of luck.
Fortunately, the deceased Keiji Aso left a blood-stained suicide note in a coded code before he was burned to death.
The suicide note was kept in a safe and was fortunately not destroyed by the fire.
Later, the safe happened to be taken home by the old policeman on the island. He carefully kept it for more than ten years without discarding it or damaging it.
All of this was so accidental, as if it was destined by God.
Without this "divine providence", even Lin Xinyi would not have been able to solve this old fire case.
It is almost impossible for him to replicate the miracle he had done on Moon Shadow Island here.
It would be good to be able to solve Kadowaki Saori's case. As for the fire murder case three years ago,
All I can say is just go with the flow, depend on luck, and do your best.
"That's it"
Shimabukuro Kime sighed deeply.
"There are always places where light cannot shine."
Her voice gradually became unclear, making it difficult to hear clearly.