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Although the veteran detective's rank wasn't high, the patrol officers in front of the cordon all respected him greatly.
Upon seeing the veteran detective, he immediately gave a standard salute, showing much more respect than when he faced the police inspector at the gate.
"Chief Inspector Mi Gu, you've arrived!"
Rice Valley?
Isn't this Officer Chang's friend?
Matsuda's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly led Koshimizu over.
"Mr. Yoneya, I am Jinpei Matsuda, and I come from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."
The veteran detective's rank was two levels lower than Matsuda's, so Matsuda, not wanting to use his official title, simply addressed him as "senior" based on his age.
He had barely finished introducing himself when the veteran detective nodded.
"I know, that old bastard Takagi told me."
Takagi?
Matsuda paused, wondering what this had to do with Takagi.
Besides, even though Takagi is a jerk, he's not exactly old, is he?
"Yoneya-senpai, the Takagi you're talking about is..." Matsuda asked, puzzled.
"It's Takagi Chosuke,"
The veteran detective frowned, looking at Matsuda and Koshimizu with suspicion.
"Didn't he tell you my name and contact address?"
It turns out that Inspector Nagato also believes in Takagi...
Matsuda then realized what was happening.
In class, everyone usually called him Officer Long.
The fact that Inspector Cho and Wataru Takagi share the same surname is probably something that very few people in the entire First Division know.
After Matsuda explained, the veteran detective finally lowered his guard.
"That old bastard Takagi keeps telling me to change my temper, but he's not doing so well himself. Nobody even knows his last name!"
The veteran detective burst into laughter, while Matsuda could only awkwardly smile to himself.
The chief officer is a senior officer in the First Division, so it's not appropriate to casually comment on this young man, Matsuda.
"By the way, aren't you a criminal investigator too? Since you're here, why don't you go in and take a look at the scene?"
The veteran detective frowned and lectured.
"Is it because this is Kochi and you're from Tokyo that you don't want to deal with the cases here?"
Okay, now I understand why the police chief said this guy was unlikable...
They've only just met, and the matter hasn't even been clarified, yet they're already lecturing him.
This senior colleague certainly has a very straightforward temper.
"It's not that we don't want to go in, it's that they won't let us,"
Seeing that Matsuda had been wronged, Koshimizu immediately spoke up indignantly.
"Who's stopping you from going in?" The old patrolman immediately glared at the patrolmen on the cordon next to him.
“Sir, it’s an order from Inspector Daimon,” the patrolman explained in a low voice.
"That idiot, all he does is issue these kinds of nonsensical orders. Anyone who doesn't know better would think we've fabricated another wrongful case and are afraid of being found out!"
The old patrolman said angrily.
A wrongful conviction?
Is this senior colleague referring to the case involving my friend Koshimizu?
Matsuda's heart skipped a beat.
"Alright, you two come in with me!" the old patrolman snorted.
"Let's see who dares to stop me!"
Because of his influence, the other patrol officers didn't dare to say anything and obediently let Matsuda and Koshimizu enter the cordon.
Inside the room, forensic personnel had already laid the deceased down and were examining his injuries.
The police inspector was giving instructions from the side.
Upon seeing the veteran patrol officer lead Matsuda and Koshimizu in, Inspector Daimon's face immediately darkened.
"Chief Inspector Mi Gu, those two..."
“I let them in. This Officer Matsuda is known as a famous detective in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He must be very good at deducing cases. I brought him to see the scene. Maybe he can find something wrong.”
After offering a casual explanation, the veteran patrol officer ignored Inspector Damen and went off to investigate the scene on his own.
The other police officers didn't seem surprised either, clearly already used to the veteran patrolman's lack of respect for the gatekeeper inspector.
After entering the house, Yue Shui skillfully began inspecting the scene.
She quickly came to the conclusion that the deceased had indeed committed suicide.
"The marks on the deceased's neck are consistent with suicide by hanging, and the cotton fibers under his fingernails also match the hanging rope. They must have been left under his fingernails when he struggled after hanging himself."
Yue Shui spoke eloquently.
"Apart from that, there were no other signs of coercion or resistance. Although the room was dirty and messy, there were no signs of it being ransacked. It should be considered a suicide."
Chapter 82 Evidence
"Not bad, little girl!"
The veteran detective looked at Yue Shui in surprise and praised her.
"Your Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is really impressive. This little girl, who hasn't even grown up yet, is already so skilled at investigating crime scenes!"
"Actually, she..."
Just as Matsuda was about to explain, Koshimizu spoke first.
"I'm still a newcomer, and I've always been learning from Matsuda-senpai."
"Work hard, you'll definitely be a great detective someday."
After offering Yue Shui a word of encouragement, the veteran detective looked at the body on the floor and sighed.
"It seems Matsushita really did commit suicide, sigh..."
"Yes, suicide..."
Matsuda nodded, but he was thinking something else entirely.
From the moment he entered the house, he sensed an extremely heavy yin energy within it.
It's clear that ghosts or something similar lingered in this room before, and for quite some time.
Considering what Matsushita's neighbors said, Matsushita only started acting strangely in the last three months, which may be related to the ghosts appearing in the room.
As for who the ghost was, Matsuda glanced at Koshimizu beside him.
Something seemed off about the spot where Kana Mizuguchi jumped off the cliff.
Now, the two policemen who had interrogated her are both dead.
It seems that now, the vengeful spirits of those from Yueshui will never rest!
……
After confirming it was suicide, the old patrolman led Matsuda and Koshimizu out of the house.
"By the way, Yoneya-senpai, I heard that another policeman also committed suicide," Matsuda asked.
“That’s right, that’s Oshima,” the old patrolman sighed. “He and Matsushita were both very responsible police officers, it’s a pity…”
"I wonder when Officer Oshima had his accident? Was it three months ago?" Matsuda asked.
"How do you know?" The old patrolman paused, "That's right, just three months ago, he also suddenly hanged himself."
Three months ago, Oshima, who was in charge of the Lavender Villa case, hanged himself.
Shortly after, Matsushita, who was also in charge of the Lavender Villa case, began to show signs of mental instability.
Then, three months later, he also committed suicide.
Matsuda absolutely refused to believe it was a coincidence.
"I think the two of them also realized something was wrong with the Lavender Villa case, and perhaps they felt sorry for the girl who jumped into the sea, so they chose to end their own lives,"
The old police chief said with a sorrowful expression,
"Actually, they were both very responsible detectives. They took the case much more seriously than that guy at the gate. It's a pity..."
"Senior, do you also find the murder case at the Lavender Villa suspicious?" Yue Shui asked.
"Any veteran detective could tell that something was off about this case,"
The old patrolman snorted.
"If it weren't for that guy Daimon listening to some detective kid who came from who-knows-where, this case, which was originally classified as a suicide, wouldn't have been changed to a murder case."
"Detective kid? Senior, have you met that detective?"
Upon hearing what she cared about most, Yue Shui hurriedly pressed for an answer.
"Why would I go see him?" the old patrolman snorted. "I've been a patrolman my whole life, and what I can't stand the most are these detectives. They just open their mouths and make wild guesses, but they never think about taking responsibility for what they say!"
"Isn't that bastard detective in the Lavender Villa case exactly like that? As soon as he senses something is wrong, he runs away immediately. When reporters come knocking, he doesn't even dare to reveal his name."
"People who lack any sense of responsibility should not be involved in criminal investigations at all!"
"Since you know there's something wrong with that case, why don't you..." Matsuda asked tentatively.
"Just look at my badge and you'll understand,"
The old patrolman snorted and said angrily.