Chapter 112: I haven't even said anything yet, why did you confess?

Hanging up the phone, Koutani Renzo was devastated.

A moment ago, he was a butler managing a huge manor; in the blink of an eye, he became an unemployed drifter.

It was truly a fall from heaven to earth.

Who exactly is this person?

With just a casual word, the Suzuki Group obeys obediently.

Looking at the calm-faced Akaso Kaze, Koutani Renzo felt a bit of fear.

"Master Akaso, should we kick him out?"

The Suzuki family's butler asked respectfully.

Behind him, the strong driver rolled up his sleeves.

"No rush, I still have things to ask him."

Just as Akaso Kaze was about to enter the manor, a voice came from behind.

"Butler Koutani, who are they?"

Turning his head, he saw a young man with medium-long hair and a pale complexion.

"Detective Tokitsu, you're here!"

Seeing the newcomer, Koutani Renzo felt like a drowning man grabbing a piece of driftwood and immediately perked up.

"Let me introduce you. This is the famous high school detective, Tokitsu Junya."

Tokitsu Junya looked at Akaso Kaze with an arrogant expression.

"That's right, I am the high school detective born in Tokyo, raised in Hokkaido, who began traveling through Shikoku at the age of 17, Tokitsu Junya."

For some reason, seeing this guy's smug expression made Akaso Kaze think of Conan.

"And who are you?" Tokitsu Junya asked, squinting.

"He is the strongest, and also the most handsome, Onmyoji in Tokyo—no, now the whole country—Master Akaso Kaze."

Koshimizu Natsuki introduced him, puffing out her slightly protruding chest.

"What? You are Akaso Kaze!" Tokitsu Junya was greatly shocked.

Koutani Renzo's face turned pale instantly.

That's right, they call him Master Akaso.

This surname is very rare.

I should have thought of that earlier.

It's over. With him here, that matter can't be hidden.

Akaso Kaze smiled at Tokitsu Junya. "Since you're here, let's go in and take a look together."

With that, he walked into the manor first.

Tokitsu Junya steadied himself, pulled Koutani Renzo aside, and whispered, "Don't worry, he might not necessarily discover the truth. You must not mess up."

Walking in front, Akaso Kaze's mouth curled up slightly.

Little guy, you've exposed yourself.

These two definitely have something fishy going on.

Linking it to the ins and outs of this case, he already had some guesses in his heart.

Guided by Mizuguchi Kana, the group arrived at the room where the Young Lady committed suicide.

Akaso Kaze stood outside and didn't go up to observe.

With the Eye of Space, there was no need to crawl around like those detectives.

Koshimizu Natsuki, however, took another careful look.

She came back frowning and said, "The window area at the scene is different from before."

"There is adhesive on the window frame. These changes only happened after I last visited."

"Heh, in my opinion, those things you mentioned didn't change afterward, but rather you didn't notice them when you investigated the scene at the time," Tokitsu Junya said with a sneer.

Seeing that Akaso Kaze didn't enter the room or check the window position, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Could it be that this Onmyoji is just a name without substance?

If that's the case, it would be easy to handle.

"Was the screw in the window sawed off?" Akaso Kaze asked.

"Yes," Koshimizu Natsuki nodded. "The screw head has already been taken away by the police as evidence."

"The screw head was taken, but the remaining part of the screw should still be there. As long as it's taken out, we can judge when it broke based on the rust marks on it."

"Right, exactly!"

Koshimizu Natsuki's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly called Mizuguchi Kana to bring tools to unscrew the remaining screw.

"Sure enough, the rust on it is still very fresh; it definitely appeared recently, and the Young Lady has been dead for months."

"The police, are they all idiots?!"

"It's such a simple loophole, why couldn't they see it? Why did they continue to summon and interrogate Kana?!"

Koshimizu Natsuki was filled with righteous indignation, her small chest heaving with anger.

"In my opinion, this doesn't prove anything," Tokitsu Junya argued forcefully. "Mizuguchi Kana has been living in the manor the whole time; perhaps she deliberately sawed the cut again to cover up the fact of the crime."

"You, you are just arguing for the sake of arguing."

Koshimizu Natsuki glared at him.

Akaso Kaze smiled slightly and patted Koshimizu Natsuki's small shoulder.

"Actually, there's no need to dwell on when the screw was broken."

"Isn't the most important thing who broke it?"

"What?" Tokitsu Junya was stunned.

Koshimizu Natsuki was pleasantly surprised. "Master Akaso, do you know who did it?"

Akaso Kaze said to the Suzuki family's butler, "Notify the police and have them arrest a man named Tsuchio Hiroki. As for the charge, let's start with breaking and entering."

Thump.

Koutani Renzo's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground.

"It's over. He knows everything. He knows it all."

"As expected of Master Onmyoji, he knew everything just by taking one look at the scene."

"Master, I confess, I'll confess everything!"

Beside him, Tokitsu Junya was trembling like a sieve.

Akaso Kaze raised an eyebrow.

Huh, I haven't even said anything yet.

Why did they confess?

Akaso Kaze raised an eyebrow.

Huh, I haven't even said anything yet.

How did you already confess?

At a time like this, Akaso Kaze naturally knew what to do.

He let out a cold snort and looked at Koutani Renzo.

"You should have said so earlier. I know everything you've done."

"I didn't say it out loud just to give you a chance."

Koutani Renzo said with a mournful face, "This matter has nothing to do with me; it was all Tokitsu Junya's doing."

"He lured the Young Lady into taking medicine, which resulted in her hanging herself. The Master was so angry he got sick."

"To protect the Tanaka family's reputation, I had to follow his instructions and find the thief Tsuchio Hiroki to help stage a disguise and frame the maid."

"Nonsense!" Tokitsu Junya jumped up.

"The Young Lady's medicine was all bought by you for her; otherwise, how would she have ended up like that?"

"And the things you did, Master Tanaka knew about them long ago; otherwise, why would he disregard decades of affection and insist on selling the manor?"

Akaso Kaze finally understood.

So, these two were involved in the death of the Tanaka Young Lady and even found someone to slander Mizuguchi Kana.

He couldn't be bothered to figure out whose responsibility was greater, so he said to the Suzuki family's butler, "I'll trouble you with this matter. Call the police."

"Don't worry, I already called the police just now; they will be here soon."