Chapter 169: Don't lie to me again (Free Chapter)

The story still takes place in that hotel's presidential suite.

Facing Watanabe Saki's questioning that he was the murderer, Sugou Nobuyuki immediately retorted.

"Lawyer Watanabe, the murderer must know that the lover relationship between me and Mikiko cannot escape the police's inquiry, so he wants the police to think that I killed Mikiko because of an emotional dispute!"

"So, this is a trap, a trap to frame me!"

Sugou Nobuyuki shouted loudly while patting the table, his emotions very agitated.

"My wife and daughter have left me now, but the murderer is still at large!"

Watanabe Saki didn't soothe him, but only after he calmed down did she open her mouth: "Mr. Sugou, I can understand you. But in the eyes of the Metropolitan Police Department, you are the murderer."

She paused and asked again: "So, I hope you can tell me more details to judge the murderer."

Sugou Nobuyuki frowned, "Finding the murderer is not my responsibility, it should be the job of those idiots at the Metropolitan Police Department! Lawyer Watanabe, I only hope you help me clear the suspicion!"

Watanabe Saki shook her head, "Now all evidence points to you. Make an assumption, if we swapped identities, I tell you I was framed, would you believe me?"

Sugou Nobuyuki answered: "Damn it, I hired you to clear the suspicion, not for some messy details!"

"Mr. Sugou!" Watanabe Saki's expression became more serious. She stood up and looked down at Sugou Nobuyuki.

"In my years of practice, I have faced some special clients. These clients always only want me to help them solve problems, but they themselves are unwilling to put in any effort."

Watanabe Saki bent down and looked directly at Sugou Nobuyuki.

"I want to give you a piece of advice. Now, if you want to solve your problem, we must reach a cooperation between the two of us. Otherwise, you are very likely to lose the case! Or even go to jail!"

After saying this, Watanabe Saki turned around, took out a newspaper with the title *Akita Morning News* from the bag she was carrying, and spread it on the table.

On the front page of the newspaper, a big title was written—*A young man in Akita Prefecture is missing, police search for three days without result*.

Watanabe Saki pushed this newspaper in front of Sugou Nobuyuki and said impolitely: "Perhaps the eyewitness found by the prosecution knows the inside story of this matter."

Sugou Nobuyuki saw the title on the newspaper and couldn't help but shed cold sweat.

This news was a secret he had been hiding all along, and he didn't expect it to be revealed at this time.

Only then did he realize that it was definitely impossible for him to continue to muddle through.

Watanabe Saki walked two steps closer and whispered in Sugou Nobuyuki's ear: "Mr. Sugou, we have already wasted more than 10 minutes, I hope you can cherish the time!"

She stood up straight and continued to look down at the other party, "Do you know who was in the hotel room at that time? If you don't know, from now on, don't lie to me again!"

Sugou Nobuyuki heard this, swallowed his saliva, lowered his head, and saw the timer on the table constantly making a "ticking" sound, his heart wavered.

He really didn't want to go to prison! Even less did he want to give up his family!

Seeing time continue to pass, Sugou Nobuyuki was silent for a moment, then began to tell a truth he had been hiding all along.

In his description, a dust-covered event slowly unfolded.

Three months ago, Sugou Nobuyuki and his wife said they were going to New York to talk about business.

But in fact, he didn't go to New York immediately, but drove his lover Morita Makiko away from Tokyo to go on vacation.

In Sugou Nobuyuki's original plan, he would accompany his lover in the hotel for a day, and then go to Chubu Airport to take a plane to leave.

But because they were tossing and turning in bed, the two didn't wake up until very late and missed the originally scheduled departure time.

In order to catch the plane, Sugou Nobuyuki hurriedly drove his luxury car.

During the driving, Morita Makiko, who was a photography enthusiast, sat in the passenger seat, holding a camera and taking pictures all the way.

At a fork in the road, Sugou Nobuyuki, in order to be faster, ignored the map and chose to turn left directly.

While driving, Sugou Nobuyuki proposed to break up with Morita Makiko. He believed that continuing like this was undoubtedly a betrayal and harm to both of their families.

Just at this moment, a wild dog suddenly rushed out, and a car also drove from the opposite side.

In order to avoid this wild dog, Sugou Nobuyuki immediately turned the steering wheel to the right, and the car on the opposite side also turned to the left at the same time.

After a flurry, both cars stopped, and the wild dog was scared away at this time.

Sugou Nobuyuki parked the car on the side of the road, and he and Morita Makiko walked out of the car. The two were surprised to find that the car on the opposite side hit the guide stone on the side of the road.

That car was emitting white smoke, and the glass was basically broken. And the young driver inside the car, because he didn't fasten his seat belt, was covered in blood and unconscious...

Morita Makiko immediately walked up to try to wake the other party, but no matter how she called, the young man didn't have any reaction.

She also found that the mobile phone placed next to the driver's seat of the young man kept receiving email prompts.

Sugou Nobuyuki hesitated and planned to call the police immediately, but was stopped by Morita Makiko.

Makiko looked at his face and said: "Once this matter is stirred up, both of our families are finished."

"Then what should we do?" Sugou Nobuyuki responded puzzledly.

Makiko gritted her teeth and added: "Sometimes you have to make sacrifices, don't you? Do you want to lose everything you have now?"

Sugou Nobuyuki immediately understood her plan, which was to pretend that this had never happened.

He hesitated for a while, then accepted this proposal.

After all, if the police intervened, the lover relationship between him and Makiko would inevitably be known by their families.

After making the decision, the two sat in the luxury car they drove, intending to pretend that everything hadn't happened, and left.

But to their surprise, the car wouldn't start no matter what.

Just at this moment, a truck drove over from far away.

What to do?! Sugou Nobuyuki was immediately panicked.

"Listen to me." Makiko immediately reacted and arranged the subsequent actions.

She immediately got out of the car, quickly walked to the accident car, and pulled the deceased to the back position to avoid being discovered.

Then, she took the record book and stood next to the accident car. Through this action, she could let many people who didn't know the truth think that she was the owner of this car.

Soon, the truck drove over. Sitting on the truck was a truck driver wearing a hat.

The truck driver stopped, poked his head out of the window, and asked Makiko standing next to the accident car: "Need help? What happened?"

Makiko answered, "Thank you, we had a small accident and are currently negotiating."

After saying this, she walked from the accident car side to the other side of the road, stood next to Sugou Nobuyuki, pretending to be discussing a solution.

Looking at the two, the truck driver was still a bit puzzled and asked: "Are you sure?"

Just at this moment, the mobile phone on the accident car rang. Makiko made a nonchalant look and said to Sugou Nobuyuki: "It's very likely that the insurance company called, I'll go and come back."

After saying this, she returned to the accident car side, took the mobile phone from the car window, and hung up.

The truck driver looked at this scene, although a bit puzzled, he still retracted his head into the car window and started the engine after saying "Goodbye."

Seeing the other party finally leave, Sugou Nobuyuki breathed a sigh of relief.

If the other party had gotten out of the car at that time, he could very likely have seen the corpse and blood in the accident car. If that happened, the police would inevitably have intervened.

Morita Makiko walked over again.

"Nobuyuki, now we must dispose of the corpse. Otherwise, if another car comes, it might be discovered. If that happens, our efforts will only be in vain."

Sugou Nobuyuki gritted his teeth and accepted the lover's proposal.

Immediately after, the two began a series of actions, first lifting the corpse from the back seat to the trunk together, then Sugou Nobuyuki drove the accident car that could still drive away to dispose of the corpse and the car.

While Morita Makiko stayed in the luxury car they drove, waiting for the arrival of the car repair personnel.

After telling these contents, Sugou Nobuyuki covered his head with his right hand: "If we hadn't slept in, if I had turned left at that time, my life wouldn't have been ruined."

Watanabe Saki sat on the sofa opposite and continued to ask in a calm tone: "Where did you throw that car?"

"Lake Tazawa," Sugou Nobuyuki answered.

Hearing this answer, Watanabe Saki was stunned.

On the other side, Sugou Nobuyuki continued to narrate.

That day, he drove for a long time before reaching Lake Tazawa. On the road by the lake, he found a gap where he could just push the car into the lake.

At that time, his heart was full of great guilt.

But for the sake of his own life, he could only choose to continue his behavior.

After seeing the whole car sink completely, he chose to leave.

Sugou Nobuyuki "sighed" and said: "We can't do anything for him, this is just an accident. He is already unsavable, but we are still savable. For the sake of my family, I have to do this."

Watanabe Saki stood up and walked to the window.

She looked at the sky outside without much light and asked again: "And then?"

Sugou Nobuyuki was a bit thirsty at this time. He took out the bottled water from the refrigerator, took a sip, and then began to describe it.

After disposing of the car and the corpse, Sugou Nobuyuki called Morita Makiko with his mobile phone.

After informing the specific location, Makiko quickly drove the car over to pick him up.

But Sugou Nobuyuki was surprised to find that Makiko had tears on her face.

"It's too terrible," Makiko said in a choked voice, and then described a series of things that happened before.

After Sugou Nobuyuki left, the car repair personnel were late to come, making her have to wait in the car for a long time.

Just at this moment, an old black car passed by this road.

After seeing Makiko park the car on the side of the road, the black car stopped, and a middle-aged man wearing a scarf walked down.

The middle-aged man walked to the luxury car and asked: "Are you okay? Need help?"

Morita Makiko was a bit surprised, but still told the truth: "This car has a problem, and the engine can't start now."

The middle-aged man responded enthusiastically: "I work at a car repair shop in Akita Prefecture, so if you need, I can help you repair this car."

He looked at the situation of the car and asked again: "Do you have a flashlight?"

Morita Makiko looked for it but didn't find it. After all, this car wasn't hers, so she didn't know very well, so she explained: "This is my sister's car, I'm not sure if there is one."

The middle-aged man didn't doubt it, turned back to his car to get a flashlight, and began to test it.

"It seems the problem is with the starter." The middle-aged man said after checking: "If you agree, I can tow your car to my house for repair. After all, there are no repair tools here."

Morita Makiko subconsciously became vigilant, but she quickly realized that if the repair personnel didn't come, she had no way to pick up Sugou Nobuyuki in time.

She thought for a moment and asked again: "How long will it take?"

The middle-aged man thought for a while and answered: "About 2 hours."

After weighing it, Morita Makiko accepted the other party's help and bowed to express her gratitude.

Immediately after, under the operation of the middle-aged man, the black car drove the luxury car toward the middle-aged man's home through a tow rope.

On the road, the two chatted again.

Because of worrying about the previous accident, Morita Makiko faked her identity, saying she was from Yokohama and had a sister teaching in Hokkaido.

Besides this, she was engaged in bookstore work.

The middle-aged man nodded and also talked about his own affairs.

He had a wife and son, and his wife had cancer. In order to let his wife spend the remaining time of her life, he moved to the countryside in Akita.

In their chat, the car soon arrived in front of the middle-aged man's house.

The middle-aged man stopped the car, walked into the garage to take out tools, and began to repair the luxury car.

At the same time, the middle-aged man's wife also walked out.

After seeing Morita Makiko, she introduced herself politely and entertained Makiko.

In her words, Morita Makiko learned that the middle-aged man was named Yamazaki Ryu, and his wife was named Yamazaki Saeko.

"Your palm is bleeding, are you okay?!" Through the light, Yamazaki Saeko found blood on Morita Makiko's right finger.

Morita Makiko immediately reacted. This was very likely left when she moved the corpse.

She immediately waved her hand, "It should be the blood of the wild dog I hit, I'll just wash my hands."

After saying this, she smiled apologetically and walked away after asking for the location of the bathroom.

After washing the blood off her hands and carefully looking at herself in the mirror, Morita Makiko walked out.

"Drink a cup of hot tea." Yamazaki Saeko brought tea over.

Morita Makiko smiled and took the tea, and sat on the chair in the restaurant under Yamazaki Saeko's greeting.

At this time, her mood relaxed a little, and she chatted with Yamazaki Saeko.

During the chat, Yamazaki Saeko took the initiative to talk about her family and handed a group photo to Morita Makiko.

Morita Makiko put down the teacup and took the photo with a smile.

But she immediately found in surprise that besides this couple, there was someone she was extremely familiar with on the photo.

The young driver who died in the accident was their son!

The story reached this part and stopped abruptly.

And Dacheng Lixiang, holding the manuscript, showed a look of confusion and surprise on her face.

What is confusing is that the style of this work does not conform to the current mainstream mystery works.

Honkaku? Social? Suspense? What exactly is it?

She couldn't quite tell for a moment.

But what surprised her was that Akiwara Yuto's work was actually describing the scene through a large number of flashbacks and inquiries.

This means that everything said could be true or could be false.

For readers, they have to find the clues that exist in these true and false words to restore the facts.

Interesting, too interesting!

Thinking of this, the corners of Dacheng Lixiang's mouth rose slightly... ===== CHAPTER 170 =====