Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner-Chapter 813 - 493: The First Murder Case

As a debut novelist, Mori Na’s enthusiasm for creation is exceptionally strong.

She shot to fame instantly, not yet seasoned enough to procrastinate on deadlines. Her mind was solely focused on creating better works, surpassing those famous predecessors, and becoming a true master in the mystery novel world.

At present, the groom, along with two outstanding actors, reenacted the entire wedding hall shooting incident in a one-to-one scale.

After the performance ended, everyone in attendance received the first booklet, which detailed the character relationships, the process of the homicide, clues to the case, key evidence, and even the media pressure that followed the case, along with the entire process of the criminal police attempting to extract a confession.

Mori Na felt like she was playing a role-playing game, and everything before her seemed like a large-scale live-action board game.

She didn’t care about the bonus, as she didn’t think such a good fortune would fall into her lap. After all, her main job was just writing novels, and she was aware of her professional abilities in investigation.

For Mori Na, the process was more important than the result.

She looked forward to seeing a thrilling manhunt, hoping the investigation process would be full of mysteries, leading one unsolved case to uncover another.

Before arriving at the scene, Mori Na was worried her expectations would be unmet until the groom announced there were four murders, and promised they were real cases that had happened. At that moment, she felt her hair stand on end, her skin covered in goosebumps. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Only true fans of mystery and suspense novels could understand that feeling.

Mori Na had a premonition that after the wedding was over, whether or not the ultimate murder was solved, this hall would become a pilgrimage site for mystery fans around the world.

Relatives and spouses invited famous detectives from all over Japan to solve a case on their wedding night to catch a serial killer. Just that gimmick was enough to catch people’s eyes.

There were so many novelists present, as long as the material was exciting enough, it would definitely ignite their passion for creation, making their inspiration flow, and leading them to write many classic works... Just like Jack the Ripper, becoming a classic creative material that appeared again and again in mystery novels.

Mori Ran hadn’t finished the booklet yet, but her mind was overflowing with various wonderful ideas, as if the muse of inspiration was kissing her forehead, new and ingenious ideas continuously popping up, making her jot them down excitedly.

The investigation of the first murder officially began.

The famous detectives—including, to be accurate, retired criminal police—gathered at the edge of the stage, where two human-shaped white lines were drawn, representing the bodies. Every drop of blood on the floor and backdrop was hand-painted, to most accurately reproduce the bullet trajectory.

To avoid discrepancies in hand-painting, each person had a booklet containing photos of the crime scene, ballistic identification reports, autopsy reports, fingerprint identification, and handwriting identification, all sourced from the Hokkaido Police Station’s archives, guaranteeing their authenticity.

Kensaka Takataro replayed the entire case in his mind and discovered a small suspicion.

The other criminal police were no slouches either; they soon noticed this suspicion.

The famous detectives, one after another, looked up at the groom holding a bottle of cola. Everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding, with no one speaking first, instead just sizing up Fushimi Roku.

"What is it?" Fushimi Roku released his grip on the cola habitually, looking around and asking.

He looked very normal.

Not everyone had Kazama Tatsuya’s special intuition, and even if a few people’s experience was richer than Kazama Tatsuya’s, it wasn’t much of an issue for Fushimi Roku.

Back then, his first crime lacked subtlety and he harbored deep resentment.

Now he was adept at psychological guidance, hypnosis, and social charm, having learned many good traits from Kamei Yusuke, one of which was how to disguise himself, looking at people with genuine eyes.

Even standing before Japan’s elite criminal police, Fushimi Roku wouldn’t show fear.

No reason, just sheer proficiency.

Everyone held the booklet, glancing at each other.

After all, it was a wedding first, and a mystery competition second. Questioning the groom at the wedding seemed a bit disrespectful to the host.

If they left a bad impression, the subsequent investigation might be hindered, and the final bonus might receive ’special treatment’ because of it...

Kensaka Takataro thought the same, so he didn’t speak immediately.

But soon after, he thought of his unpaid rent, his divorced ex-wife, the awkwardness of arranged dates, and that bit of hesitation in his heart dissipated immediately.

This was no time for social etiquette; he needed the money and had to prioritize solving the case.

Kensaka Takataro strangely felt like he was returning to his younger days when he first joined the Police Department, full of vigor in investigating cases.

No matter how complex the case or how many hidden truths were behind it, he just focused on investigating.

Now he had a reason to investigate at all costs again.

While there was silence among the crowd, Kensaka Takataro was the first to raise his hand, saying, "Can I ask you a few questions in private?"

"Is it a formal interrogation or just a casual chat?" Fushimi Roku pretended not to understand, intentionally applying social pressure.

"A formal interrogation." Kensaka Takataro didn’t spare any sentiment.

"Alright." Fushimi Roku set down the cola, smiling as he said, "The hallway at the back is quieter, we can go there to talk."

Kensaka Takataro nodded, and left the side path together with Fushimi Roku.

Minamoto Tamako was also leafing through the booklet earlier. Although she was the organizer, she wanted to join the investigation... Just as she had said on stage before, this was probably the last case she’d be responsible for in her life.