On the other side.
In front of a luxurious duplex villa in Tokyo with a small garden.
Haruka took a step forward, looking at the name "Miura" on the nameplate, and pressed the doorbell.
Staring at the window in front of her, Haruka's pitch-black eyes were profound and cold, giving off an aura of not wanting to be approached by strangers. "Wait; I will definitely avenge you...!!"
"Ding-dong~"
With the sound of the room's doorbell, a male voice from inside gradually became clear along with footsteps. "Hey hey! I'm coming! Please wait a moment~~"
After opening the door, what Hiroshi Miura saw was Haruka, who was smiling with courtesy.
"Sorry for the sudden intrusion." Haruka, with a warm smile, looked at Hiroshi Miura. "Although it's sudden, could you spare me a few moments for a few questions?"
"Eh? I understand..." Facing Haruka's polite and kind smile, Hiroshi Miura released his hand from the doorknob. "Please come in..."
"Thank you." Haruka smiled again, looking like a harmless young girl visiting a friend's house.
As mentioned earlier, Miyako Miura is a wealthy woman, so naturally, the place where the couple lives is not a simple one.
After Haruka took her seat, Hiroshi Miura began to make tea.
"Miss Haruka... Are you here to ask about Miyako... my wife?" Placing the tea set on the table, Hiroshi Miura poured tea into the cup in front of Haruka. "Please have some tea."
"Thank you." Haruka expressed her gratitude and said, "That's about it."
"But regarding these matters, I have already discussed them with the previous detectives..." Hiroshi Miura stood up with a tray.
"Well, that's our job." Haruka smiled at Hiroshi Miura, "Repeating these simple tasks over and over, maybe it's these mundane and inconspicuous tasks that eventually crack the case."
"Eh... Is that so... Miss Haruka..." Hiroshi Miura nodded at the words, then hesitated and placed his right hand on his neck, somewhat embarrassed. "Uh, there's something I want to ask you..."
"What is it?"
"In general, Criminal investigators usually work in pairs, right?"
Hiroshi Miura looked at Haruka somewhat hesitantly, and this statement caused a subtle tremor in Haruka's body. Even her gaze involuntarily avoided Hiroshi Miura in front of her.
But soon, Haruka reacted, her eyes sharp. "Generally speaking... that's indeed the case. You seem quite knowledgeable about it."
"Oh, no..." Hiroshi Miura waved his hand. "I just watched some detective shows, so I know... But Miss Haruka, why did only you come..."
"..."
Haruka smiled, wearing a warm expression. "It feels like our positions have reversed, as if I'm the one being questioned."
"Ah, sorry, my bad..." Hiroshi Miura apologized, rubbing his head. "I'm sorry. I'll go to the bathroom first..."
Apologizing, Hiroshi Miura left the living room. However, instead of heading to the bathroom, he went to the front door of the villa. Opening it, he secretly stood outside, took out his phone, and began to dial a number.
At that moment, there was a distant roar, and Hiroshi Miura subconsciously raised his head. He saw a black car speeding towards his doorstep, the speed resembling that of a runaway vehicle.
In the instant when Hiroshi Miura, with a panicked expression, thought the car would collide, the black car sharply turned, and with a screeching sound of tires against the ground, the sports car precisely stopped at the entrance of Miura's residence.
"Are you trying to make an emergency call?"
Lowering the window, Senichi looked at Hiroshi Miura, who was dumbfounded by his reckless driving while holding his phone. Senichi glanced at the phone screen's digits and smiled. "You don't need to make the call; we're here."
Saying that, Senichi started the car engine a couple of times and parked it neatly. He then walked down and headed straight for the room. Beside him, Takagi, covering his mouth, gagged a few times and followed Senichi's steps with difficulty.
"Wait...! Mr. Detective...!"
"Excuse me!"
Ignoring Hiroshi Miura's attempt to stop him, Senichi paid no attention and walked directly into the room.
"Detective Senichi...!!"
Seeing the figure entering the room on his own, Haruka, sitting in the living room, anxiously stood up. "Wh-why... are you here..."
"Do I need to explain? Naturally, it's because I knew you were here."
Seeing Haruka's anxious expression, Senichi couldn't help but smile. "But rest assured, that button from the crime scene has already told me everything."
"...!!"
Upon hearing Senichi's words, Haruka's face suddenly changed, and the calm on her face couldn't be maintained.
"Because the button wasn't taken to the forensic lab in time, I took the shirt over myself."
Senichi said as he took out the shirt with the missing button. "The button that fell at the crime scene belongs to your shirt, Haruka, right?"
Seeing the shirt, Haruka's pupils trembled violently. "Th-that is..."
"Detective Haruka! Why would you do this...!!" Takagi, standing beside them, looked at Haruka with some resentment. "Why... commit murder..."
"..."
Upon hearing Takagi's words, the scene fell silent for a moment. In this chilling atmosphere, Senichi looked at Takagi with a speechless expression. "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever say Haruka is the culprit?"
Brother, it's not that I think there's something wrong with you, but you really have a problem!
What's with all this random and chaotic thinking?
"Huh!?" Takagi, hearing this, looked confused. "Isn't it!?"
"Of course not." Senichi came to stand beside Haruka and smiled at her. "Isn't it just a matter of course? Right?"
Hearing Senichi's words, Haruka was stunned, unable to find words to say. She just stared at Senichi in a daze, seemingly not expecting Senichi to trust her so much despite being deeply suspected.
When she saw that button at the crime scene, Haruka realized that something was wrong. So everything she did afterward was to find the real suspect. She had indeed prepared herself to be suspected and arrested by her colleagues.
But unexpectedly, Senichi, who came knocking on her door, spoke and behaved completely differently from what she had imagined.
"Hey hey hey, judging by your appearance, you don't really think I consider you the culprit, do you?" Senichi looked at the stunned Haruka, sighed helplessly.
"If that's the case, aren't you underestimating me too much?"
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