Chapter 971: Focus on accompanying the cute Sonoko

The boss flipped through the register and said: "There seem to be only 3 people who checked in this morning. Let me see... yes, that's right, just 3, Okuma Isamu, Watanuki Tatsuzo, and a foreigner."

Yamamura Misao asked the boss to call the three guests to the scene.

They were quite dissatisfied after being called out.

"What's the matter? It's so noisy!"

"Police? It's already so late. What on earth is going on?"

The first to speak was Okuma Isamu, 25 years old, a thin, long-faced, long-haired young man with a nose ring and an unkind expression.

The second was a fat old man, Watanuki Tatsuzo, 63 years old, with silver-white hair and beard, wearing thick-rimmed reading glasses, and his eyes were a bit hard to open.

The last one was Hans Buckley, 41 years old, with blond hair and a chin full of beard.

"Ah, it's like this," Yamamura Misao was stunned for a moment and hurriedly explained, "I would like to ask, where were you all and what were you doing around 5 o'clock in the evening?"

The long-haired young man had a fierce expression. Looking at Yamamura Misao, who had no momentum at all, he replied impatiently: "I was sleeping in my room."

"I was taking a bath."

"I was taking a walk nearby."

The other two also responded one after another.

However, none of them had anyone to testify for them.

Watanuki Tatsuzo was taking a bath in the bathroom in his own room, and the blond foreigner who was taking a walk didn't meet anyone else either.

Sonoko whispered to Akaso Kaze: "That man with the nose ring looks the most suspicious. He definitely doesn't know many Kanji, which is why he let people sign with Roman letters."

"That old man is also suspicious because there are many strokes in Kanji and he can't see clearly, so he asked for it to be written in Roman letters."

"It might be this foreigner too. Some foreigners can't recognize Kanji at all and can only look at Kana or Roman letters. Akaso-san, which one do you think is the criminal!"

Akaso Kaze thought to himself, what you said is the same as not saying anything; there are still three suspects.

As time reached 9 o'clock, "Winter Red Leaves" was not broadcast on the lobby TV, but the European Karate Championship Challenge, which had been promoted before.

"Therefore, the 8th episode of 'Winter Red Leaves', which was supposed to air tonight, is postponed for one week."

The broadcast on the TV also caught Yamamura Misao's attention. Under the heavy blow, Yamamura even threw himself in front of the TV and wailed: "Special live broadcast? How could it suddenly change to a special live broadcast?"

"Hey, officer," Okuma Isamu said angrily, "what on earth do you want to ask? We're not here to watch TV with you."

"S-sorry."

Yamamura Misao continued to ask questions with tears in his eyes.

Akaso Kaze was not interested in karate, but a photo of Kyogoku Makoto suddenly appeared on the TV.

"In any case," the commentator continued, "the only contestant who has received widespread attention in this tournament is him! The pride of all Japan, the kicking nobleman Kyogoku Makoto! Now, let's watch an introductory video of him."

"184cm tall, 79kg, from Izu, Japan, at only 18 years old, he has already achieved 400 consecutive victories and is known as the lonely Fist Saint."

The TV screen flashed the figure of Kyogoku Makoto sitting quietly in the lounge, which immediately made Akaso Kaze's eyes narrow: "Already 400 consecutive victories?"

This guy went to participate in the competition.

"Akaso-san," Sonoko shook Akaso Kaze's hand and acted like a spoiled child: "What time is it, how do you still have time to watch TV?! Aren't you not interested in karate?"

"Alright, alright, I won't watch TV, I'll focus on accompanying my cute Sonoko."

Akaso Kaze hugged Sonoko in front of everyone.

Sonoko immediately turned into bean eyes.

Just then, a detective rushed over, interrupting Yamamura Misao, who was still asking questions, and said: "Officer Yamamura, I just went to ask the TV series production company, there is no advertiser named HOTUMI."

"What?" Yamamura stared, "How could there not be?"

"Because most of the TV station staff have returned, so I asked the part-time workers. They said this name is not on the advertiser list. This is a copy of that list, I had them send it over."

The detective handed the list to Yamamura Misao. Although this Officer Yamamura is not very reliable, he is a superior after all, and there is the legendary Onmyoji helping.

There shouldn't be any problems, right?

"If what that part-time worker said is credible, then the victim lied. But it's not clear why he lied. Even if he didn't say it like that, it doesn't seem to have much impact."

"Maybe it was just to get close to Miss Sonoko," Yamamura Misao guessed, "could it be related to April 1st, April Fool's Day? It's a day for lying and deceiving people, right."

"This..."

Akaso Kaze was already too lazy to complain about Yamamura.

"Akaso-san," Sonoko listened to Yamamura Misao's unreliable speculation and looked over at Akaso Kaze again, "Is Mr. HOTUMI really lying?"

"He didn't lie."

Akaso Kaze took the advertiser list with a calm expression.

"The name HOTUMI might just be a form of address. It's normal for part-time staff not to know. The identity issue can be verified at the local town office. Didn't they say this is his hometown, which is why he recommended it to the playwright?" ===== CHAPTER 973 =====