In the classic mourning confession session, Shizuo Komemon was not interested and did not intend to continue listening, so he said to Takagi Wataru:
"Now that she has confessed, you can wrap things up later and ask about the modus operandi. I will first..."
Shizuo Komemon was about to take Suzuki Ayako away first, but he heard the store manager here say: "That's not it, Mari, Tatsuya has always liked you, but he always doesn't mean what he means, don't you understand?
"
"What do you understand?" Mari Terahara asked with tears in her eyes.
The store manager sighed, "Tatsuya got drunk at my place more than once. Every time he would drag me drunkenly and talk about why Mari cares so much about other people's opinions and why she had to have plastic surgery for him."
"You lied to me..." Mari Terahara shook her head in disbelief.
"It's true. Tatsuya is planning to leave the band and make a solo debut. The first song he plans to release is written for you. The feelings contained in that song couldn't be more obvious. Just wait a minute and I'll show it to you.
.”
With that said, the store manager turned to the front desk and started looking for something under everyone's gaze.
Shizuo Komemon, who was planning to leave, was not in a hurry to leave. This case seemed...
A tragedy caused by inconsistency?
Soon, the store manager brought a photo over. He turned the photo over and showed it to Mari Terahara, "This is the song Tatsuya wrote for you. You will understand it when you see it."
Mari Terahara took it with trembling hands and looked at the lyrics above.
【I want to convey to the real you
I have been praying and want to see you
Always looking for your smile
Like the sound of a counting clock
...]
Mari Terahara collapsed on the ground after looking at it, hid her face and cried bitterly, letting the photo fall to the ground.
Miwako Sato stepped forward to put away the photo and sealed it as evidence. Shizuo Komemon walked to her and took it, took a look at it, was silent for a while, and then said to her:
"I was just reminded by Conan that the store manager was omitted as a suspect in this case from the beginning. He also had access to rice balls and microphones, and was motivated to kill people."
Sato Miwako was stunned, "That's true. It was my negligence."
This is probably inertial thinking. After all, there are very few people like Shizuo Komemon who make inferences. Normal people would rule out the suspicion of the store manager first.
"So, this case was solved by some coincidence. My method is not as effective as you think." Shizuo Komemon said frankly, "Don't have too high expectations, especially for promotion. It's probably just luck that nothing has gone wrong so far.
.”
Miwako Sato smiled when she heard this, "I can't say for sure. I have to try more and confirm for a while before I can draw a conclusion."
"..." Shizuo Komemon pushed up his sunglasses, "Now I have reason to suspect that you are looking for excuses for me to help."
Sato Miwako was startled for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "This statement... makes sense. I didn't think of it before."
"..."
"Anyway, just leave the rest to me and Takagi Criminal. You can go on a date with your Ayako-san first. She has been waiting for a long time.
Also, you have seen the consequences of not knowing what you mean." Sato Miwako raised the photo in her hand.
Is there a difference between what you mean and what you say?
With a thoughtful look on his face, Komemon Shizuo turned around and walked towards the door of the box. Suzuki Ayako was standing there quietly waiting, still holding Suzuki Sonoko in her hand, for fear that the latter would cause trouble.
"It's true of you, my sister finally caught up with the scene of a murder, but you didn't behave properly and just stood aside and watched the whole thing." Suzuki Sonoko was even more anxious than the person involved.
Komemon Shizuo:???
What does it mean to finally come across a murder scene?
"Don't say that, Sonoko, Shizuo-san just doesn't like to be in the limelight, so that's fine~" Suzuki Ayako pulled her sister's hand.
Suzuki Sonoko sighed helplessly and said, "Forget it, you two are not in a hurry anyway."
"Let's go, Ayako-san." Shizuo Komemon casually knocked Suzuki Sonoko on the head, and before the latter could react, he passed her and left with Suzuki Ayako.
Suzuki Sonoko:╰(‵□′)╯
…
It was completely dark. Shizuo Komemon and the two of them walked outside for two or three minutes when they felt a gust of cold wind whistling by.
"Shizuo-san, is it really not cold at all?" Suzuki Ayako couldn't help but huddle her neck in her scarf and tilted her head to ask.
"It's true that I don't feel cold." Shizuo Komemon nodded, "My physique is quite special..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something cold in his hand. When he looked down, it was a delicate little hand.
"It's indeed very warm..."
The soft words were almost blown away by the wind, making Shizuo Komemon feel a little unreal.
"Can you take off the heater...?"
"Um……"
"My hands are not very rough, are they?" Suzuki Ayako had a touch of rosy on her face, not sure whether it was due to shyness or the cold wind.
"No……"
"That's good." Suzuki Ayako's eyebrows seemed to melt away, she looked very comfortable, "Would Shizuo-san hate this?"
"What?" Shizuo Komemon wasn't sure what she was referring to, "Does it mean...holding hands?"
"It means I should be more proactive here."
“I didn’t find it annoying.”
"Great..." Suzuki Ayako seemed to be relieved, "To be honest, I'm not very good at this, and I'm a little worried that it will bore Shizuo-san. But what happened to Terahara-san and Kimura-san just now is really annoying.
I feel very sorry, I was a little bit touched."
"What happened to them is indeed regrettable." Shizuo Komemon was thinking about whether he should make some changes, but he didn't expect that Ayako-san had already taken action, which actually made him feel a little ashamed.
When it comes to changing herself, Suzuki Ayako, who seems weak and meek, actually shows more courage.
"Did you see the lyrics on that photo, Shizuo-san? Can you tell it to me? I'm a little curious."
After hearing this, Shizuo Komemon recited the lyrics, but Suzuki Ayako had no reaction after hearing it. Shizuo Komemon looked at her strangely, and saw that she seemed a little disappointed.
"What's wrong?"
Suzuki Ayako covered her mouth with her other hand wrapped in a sleeve and smiled secretly, "I thought Shizuo-san would be able to sing it, but I didn't expect it to fail."
"There are only lyrics on it, no music score." Shizuo Komemon really didn't expect that she would have such a playful side. It seemed that he really didn't know her well enough.
"That's it...that's such a pity."
She paused for a moment, then suddenly turned around and asked, "You still like it, right? In terms of music, it's a pity that Shizuo-san's works have been left in the dust, they are so great."
"That's something that can't be helped, but in the final analysis, their greatest significance to me is not in publishing this matter..."
The purpose of publishing songs is simply to exchange for some money to cope with survival, and to find a few people to help him relieve his emotions. Shizuo Komemon does not need fame. These songs are more of a sustenance for the past.
