Chapter 969: Detective Queen Sonoko

Under Yamamura Misao's expectant gaze, Akaso Kaze walked to the corpse.

The corpse was just that, not exactly a pretty sight.

Normal people wouldn't feel too good seeing a corpse, especially when there was only one light shining on it in the dark forest.

But it was precisely such a corpse that could reveal a lot of information.

The time of death was around 5 o'clock, which was exactly when he and Sonoko were eating, meaning it was likely not an accidental killing.

Someone must have rushed to the mountain to meet this Mr. HOTUMI immediately after discovering the message.

"Was it him who entrusted you?" Akaso Kaze turned back and asked Sonoko.

"Yes."

Sonoko was still a bit scared and didn't dare to approach the corpse, just staying a little further away.

The victim was indeed the stranger she had met during the day.

"Wait," Yamamura Misao was still a bit confused, "what commission? Does Miss Sonoko know this man?"

"I don't know him, I met him here for the first time today."

Sonoko explained, "He asked me to help him pass on a message, so I went to the Akagi Inn in front of the station, then met Akaso-san, and went to eat after helping pass on the message."

"Pass on a message?"

"It was leaving a message in the inn's message book. Mr. HOTUMI said he was an advertiser for the TV series 'Winter Red Leaves', and a fan wanted to know where the tree where the red handkerchief was first tied at the filming location was."

"'Winter Red Leaves'?" Yamamura Misao's attention was immediately drawn, and he interrupted excitedly:

"I know this TV series, the cable TV in Gunma Prefecture is still airing it. My grandmother in the countryside also recommended I watch it. After watching the rebroadcast, I was immediately hooked! I will be waiting in front of the TV on time every Saturday night from 9 to 10."

As he spoke, Yamamura excitedly took out a small TV. ===== CHAPTER 971 =====