Chapter 1119 Miss Suzuki's Money Ability "..." Fujino looked at Sato Miwako with dead eyes. She just had a smile on her face, and then she explained helplessly: "Actually, the main reason is that this case may be related to a premeditated murder." "No one who knows about homicide knows as much about bombs as you do, and no one who knows about bombs knows as much about homicide as you do." "The higher-ups take this case very seriously and have directly asked for someone to come. We can only ask you to come over to go through the motions." Fujino understood what he meant when he heard this, and couldn't help but complain: "Pure bureaucracy." "Who said it wasn't?" Sato Miwako echoed with her arms crossed. Fujino looked around the music school and asked, "So, the criminals placed the bomb in the piano practice room instead of other larger buildings, and they didn't blow up the building. The target should be the people who were killed and injured in the explosion, right?"

"It's not clear right now." Sato Miwako thought for a moment and said, "But from what you said, it's possible that the victim was the target of the attack." "Ha, you haven't determined the murderer's motive yet?" "The explosion just happened, and we are still waiting for the results of the investigation." "Then you guys didn't figure out the location of the explosion and the type of bomb, did you?" “We are still investigating.” "..." "How come you don't know anything?" "Of course it's because the case just happened, so I have to run out to pick you up." Fujino rolled his eyes and wanted to take back what he had just said. It was a good decision for the higher-ups to ask him to come here. It would be impossible to find out anything by relying on this group of people no matter how long it takes. Fujino took a deep breath and thought for a while. He touched his chin and said in a deep voice, "The type of bomb should be a mixed plastic bomb. It's hard to say what the ingredients are. It should be a plastic bomb mixed with RDX. It's a bit choking." "Did you smell it?" "Of course. The explosion ingredients are different, and the remaining smell is also different." Fujino thought for a moment and made an analogy: "Take RDX for example. It smells like burnt chili peppers mixed with burnt tires. TNT leaves a smell similar to firecrackers, a smell that makes you cry with gunpowder, and a bit bitter." "Ah this..." Sato Miwako's eyelids twitched, and she looked at Fujino with a strange look. She didn't understand, how could the type of bomb you find out by smell? It's choking your throat. Are you still smoking? She was complaining in her heart when Fujino squatted down, picked up a piano key on the ground and frowned.

Seeing this, Sato Miwako sighed: "They all flew here. Fortunately, only two people died..." "No, it should be said that this is how two people died." "what does it mean?" "nothing." "Brother Fujino, Sato!" The two walked and came to the bottom of the building where the music practice room was located. Megure Jusan, who was chatting with a square-faced, white-haired old man who looked a little sad, saw the two people coming and turned around to greet them. Miwako Sato took two steps forward and asked, "Inspector, how is the progress?" "not yet." Megure Jusan sighed: "The scene was destroyed too badly, and the debris left by the explosion has not been found. It is not yet clear what the bomb was, but the timer used to detonate it has been found." Fujino, who was following behind, asked, "Who are the victims?" "Two are students who graduated from the first class of this music school, and the other one was invited here." Megure Jusan sighed: "The pianist Renjo Takehiko who was playing the piano at the time and the cellist Mizuguchi Yosuke who was playing the cello next to him were killed on the spot. The violinist Kawabe Souko who was a little further away survived but was seriously injured and has now been sent to the hospital for treatment." As he spoke, he glanced at the old man next to him and said, "Come to think of it, these people are all his students." "he is?" "He is Domoto Issei, the founder of this Domoto Music Academy." Megure Jusan first introduced himself, then turned to Domoto and said, "Mr. Domoto, that's enough of the questions. We will contact you if there is any need." "Thank you." Domoto bowed politely and said, "Please catch the murderer." "That's natural." Megure Jusan also looked a little serious: "This time we even brought in the criminal consultant of our Metropolitan Police Department. We will definitely catch the real culprit as soon as possible." Domoto looked at Fujino beside him, his gaze paused for a moment, and then said to the young man, "Thank you for the same." "Ah." Fujino nodded and said, "Let's go to the crime scene without further ado." ………… Under the guidance of Megure, Fujino and Sato entered the music practice room together. At this time, the music practice room on the second floor was already in tatters. The scene was filled with smoke, the walls and the roof were scorched black, the floor in the room was lifted up and even a hole was blown out, the window curtains at the back were burned to ashes with only rags hanging on them, and the windows at the back were all shattered. The forensic staff wearing blue work clothes were working diligently under the command of management officer Matsumoto Kiyonaga.

Since the death was caused by an explosion, in addition to the police from the First Investigation Division, there were also police from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team wearing work clothes at the scene. As soon as they entered, Megure Jusan began to point: "This is where Miss Kawabe Souko was at the time, and the side that was most severely affected by the explosion is where the other two are." Fujino took a closer look and said, "It seems that the distance was far enough for her to barely survive." "Yes, but because of the shock wave, she still fell into a coma." Megure Jusan then shouted to Shiratori Renzaburo who was busy at the scene not far away: "Shiratori, how is the investigation going by the explosive ordnance disposal team?" "It can be confirmed that the bomb is located over there, next to the piano." Shiratori came over after hearing the noise, took out his notes and read: "That's why Liancheng and Mr. Mizuguchi were killed on the spot. The people in the explosive ordnance disposal team believed that the bomb was installed in the piano." "Is that so?" Sato Miwako thought of what Fujino said just now: "But Fujino said that the bomb used this time should be a mixed plastic bomb, the main component of which is RDX." "Huh?! How did you know that?" “He smelled it…” "Smell... out?" There was confusion written all over the faces of Shiratori Renzaburo and Megure Jusan. You can tell what a bomb is just by smelling it. A police dog? Fujino has already begun observing the explosion scene. There was a piano at the explosion site, which was in a shattered state. Besides that, there was blood on the ground. It looked like the two men were blown to pieces. The pieces of meat and the like should have been taken away by the forensic identification department. After all, after identification, the body still needs to be sewn up. Matsumoto Kiyonaga came from behind and asked, "Did you see any clues?" Fujino turned around and looked at the scar on his face, then took out a white piano key from a transparent bag from his pocket and stamped his feet: "The piano key was blown off from the root and flew quite a long distance, but the whole thing was not burnt, it just suffered a serious impact. So this plastic bomb was placed under the piano, most likely under the floor of the stage, and it was detonated by a timer. Of course, this is not a big deal." "What's important is that the criminals' target was very clear, which was the two people who were playing at the time. The situation with Songzi who was a little further away was uncertain. It might be because the bomb used by the criminals was not powerful enough and did not kill her." "As expected of you, your opinions are simple and sharp." Matsumoto Seinaga nodded with satisfaction, and then said in a deep voice: "Our current view is that the criminal killed people for some purpose, and there is something similar to a crime mark left at the scene, so it is very likely that he will commit more crimes." At this time, Shiratori Renzaburo came from behind and took out a transparent bag: "There were only three of them in the music practice room when the explosion occurred, but we found the body of this flute." "Flues are usually made up of three parts, so we think the criminals may have committed two more crimes." "Well, that's all for now." Fujino agreed with what he said, and then said: "In addition to these, I would also like to suggest that you investigate the possibility of the crime being committed within the school. After all, the other party's plan is very thorough, and even the timing is just right. They must have known that they would come here to perform today to make contact, so they killed them." “We certainly thought of that.”

Megure Jusan followed and said: "The one who could plant the bomb here must be someone inside the school...but..." Miwako Sato took over the conversation: "This music practice room is usually not locked, and anyone can come in, so relying on this to identify the suspect is like looking for a needle in a haystack." "That's all the evidence we have now." Fujino thought for a moment and sighed, "If we want to find more clues, we have to wait until you guys get their background checks and then investigate their interpersonal relationships, or wait until the next time the murderer commits a crime." Sato Miwako put her hands on her hips and came over and said, "So you can't just deduce who the murderer is?" "Come on, I'm not a fortune teller." ………… The next day, Teitan High School. Teitan High School is still as vibrant as usual, with everything flourishing. During lunch break, the trio from Teitan High School got together again. "Hey, Fujino-senpai, did you go to the Domoto Music Academy yesterday?" "Huh? How did you know?" "There are photos and reports of you in the newspapers..." Suzuki Sonoko came over and asked. Fujino was confused at first, and then he saw Sonoko took out a newspaper from her bag and put it on the table. Fujino was confused when he saw this: When did they take this photo for me? And Sonoko continued: "So, what exactly is going on at the scene?" Fujino thought for a moment and replied, "Probably the explosion killed two people and seriously injured another. It's all reported in the news." "Of course I'm not talking about that..." Sonoko put her face close to Fujino's and asked in a low and furtive voice, "I know all this. What I want to ask is whether this is a murder case in which someone deliberately planted a bomb." "Ok?" "Ok?" Fujino was stunned for a moment when he heard this and looked at Sonoko. Sonoko was also stunned for a moment when he saw this and looked at Fujino. The two of them said "Hmm?" in confusion and looked at each other, a little confused. "Sonoko, when did you become smart?" "What do you mean smart?" Yuanzi was a little confused. "I mean, you guessed it right. Someone did plant a bomb." "Hey, I'm just guessing!" With a smile on her face, Yuanzi continued to ask: "Will this affect the concert later?" "concert?"

"That's right!" Suzuki Sonoko nodded and immediately explained, "It was the inauguration concert of the Domoto Concert Hall. Doesn't their school have a big building? Didn't you see it when you went there, Senior Fujino?" "I saw it, so..." “So that’s what our family built!” Suzuki Sonoko put her hands on her hips and looked confident: "Because it was built by our family, we can directly attend their rehearsal before the concert!" As she said this, she chuckled and said, "It would be a bit boring for me to go alone, so I want Senior Fujino to go with me." Fujino: "..." I usually don't use the word "vulgar" to describe girls. But, Yuanzi, you are really disgusting now, okay! Your evil intentions are written all over your face! Don’t use your money to do obscene things! Xiaolan, who was sitting in her seat, heard what Sonoko said loudly at this time. She was suddenly surprised and came over: "Sonoko, are you talking about the concert of Mr. Domoto Issei?" Hearing this, Yuanzi scratched his head, a little confused: "I don't remember it very clearly, I think it was him? He seems to be very famous." "Of course he's famous!" Xiaolan looked at her best friend and explained helplessly, "Mr. Domoto Ichiki is a famous pianist. Although he plays the organ now, he is still a very powerful person!" "Xiaolan, are you interested in this concert?" "Of course!" Xiaolan nodded repeatedly: "This concert was held to celebrate the newly built music hall. For this purpose, he brought the organ that Bach was said to have played from Germany!" “There will even be a Stradivarius violin on hand!” "Then let's go together! They're going to rehearse in a few days." "May I?" "Of course!" Sonoko crossed her arms and continued, "I can go if I want. After all, they borrowed a lot of money from us Suzuki when they built the concert hall. If they want to watch the rehearsal, it's just a matter of a word from me!" As she spoke, she said helplessly, "Even this time, they invited my parents to the rehearsal, but they weren't really interested in it, so they asked me to go over to make up the numbers." "..." Fujino looked at Sonoko, who looked troubled, and the corner of his mouth twitched subconsciously. Wow, you Suzuki guys just played a loop on them, right? If you lend money to someone and then collect the money back, they should be grateful... Is there any way to play like this? Suzuki loan Suzuki Hana, you want to take her home as soon as you say goodbye, right?

(End of this chapter)