"I'm so excited, so excited!" Masako said. "I've heard about the Ghost King Case. Detective Zhao was able to find out the truth about such an old case. It's really amazing!"
"That was just a coincidence …" Zhao Yu said. "You're really well-informed. The Ghost King Case just happened not long ago, yet you already know about it?"
"Yes," Masako said without hesitation. "I've been paying attention to you! The Ghost King Case is really unexpected. The real murderer turned out to be … "
"Okay, okay, let's get down to business!" Zhao Yu waved his hand. "The reason why I asked you about the Yokohama Black Pupil Case is to add weight to my speculation.
"Well, Iwata Kiki was 26 years old at that time. If he was an apprentice with his father, could he have learned the same knife skills as his father?"
"It's been 45 years. Why …" Masako said with a grin. "When I hear you say that, I still feel creeped out.
But, Iwata Kiki helped out in the butcher shop in his early years, so he mastered some simple butchering techniques. At that time, the police also suspected him!
Although there were no surveillance cameras, the students and teachers in the same dormitory could prove it! "
"He was 26 years old. Was he still in school?" Zhao Yu was puzzled.
"Yes," Masako said, nodding. "It was a professional technical school. After he finished his studies, he could go to the marine department in Yokohama. It was very popular!"
"In other words," Zhao Yu said, "the real murderer who killed the two girls was definitely not him?"
"Yes!" Masako nodded. "Look at you! You don't seem to be willing to accept it! My teacher had the same expression as you did! It feels like you two are very similar … "
"I'm curious …" Zhao Yu frowned and said, "Iwata Kiki had the ability to kill so many jurors, lawyers, and judges …"
"Then why? Why didn't he look for the real murderer? If he found the real murderer, wouldn't he be able to clear his father's name? "
"Oh, that's what you mean. I haven't answered your previous question yet!" Masako said. "The police also thought about your idea, but Iwata Kiki's father had never accepted an apprentice. The butcher shop was a small business, so he never hired anyone!"
"Then …" Zhao Yu asked, "What about Iwata's mother?"
"His mother died a long time ago," Masako said. "She died of illness, so Iwata Takiki and his father depended on each other, and their relationship was very good!"
"Oh … I see …" Zhao Yu was still thinking about something.
"According to the information," Masako said, "Iwata Nobuki is very good at swimming, so I always felt that he should not have died when he jumped off the cliff!
"I just don't get it. If he's still alive, then the Black Pupil case shouldn't have stopped, right? At the very least, he wants to make a move on the remaining jurors! "
"Is there anyone else in his family?" Zhao Yu thought for a moment and asked.
"I don't have any close relatives," said Masako, "but I have a few cousins, but they live in Hokkaido, quite far away."
"In other words," Zhao Yu asked, "Noble Iwata is an only child?"
"Yes, yes!" Masako nodded, "His mother died early, and his father never looked for another woman for the sake of the child. That's why he only has one child, Iwata Kiki!"
"I see …" Zhao Yu frowned. "This case is really full of doubts!"
"Although the technology back then wasn't very advanced," Masako said, "the police thought of everything that they could think of! From the investigation to the trial to the execution of the death penalty, it took less than two years!
In the past two years, they really did their best! "
"In that case," Zhao Yu said, shaking his head. "I'm afraid there is only one explanation, and that is, Iwata Kiki's father is the murderer!
However, Iwata Kiki's mentality was distorted. He always believed that his father was innocent! This stubborn thinking came from his love and trust for his father. "
"Sensei Gu Zhao thought the same way back then, but …" Masako shook her head. "Iwata Kiki's father was kind and kind, and he really didn't look like a murderer!
If Iwata Kiki didn't have an alibi, maybe we could understand that the two children were killed by Iwata Kiki, and the person responsible for dismembering them was his father! "
"But, Iwata Kiki really wasn't there, and there was no one else in his family. This case … is completely a dead case!"
"I think …" Zhao Yu smiled bitterly. "There are no real dead cases in the world. Since a case has appeared, there must be a reason for it!
"Let me ask you …" Zhao Yu asked, "Did the police investigate the background of the two murdered girls? Did their families, parents, and Iwata Kiki's family have any conflicts?"
"Or, the two girls' family conditions were very good, and there was a possibility that they were kidnapped? The murderer who killed them only wanted to plan a kidnapping?
Or … Um … Um … "
Zhao Yu was thinking seriously when he found that Yangshan Masako's face was covered with tears. She was crying!
"Huh?" Zhao Yu was surprised and quickly asked, "Masako, Ms. Masako, what's wrong with you?"
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Masako wiped her tears and said to Zhao Yu, "I just thought of Sensei. Looking at you thinking seriously, I thought of my Sensei, Mr. Gu Zhao …"
No way?
Zhao Yu had a strange feeling in his heart. He felt a little awkward. Do I look like that old man?
"Zhao … Detective Zhao …" At this time, Masako suddenly changed her previous lively attitude. She hugged Zhao Yu's arm and begged, "I know that you also participated in the detective salon.
"Please … please tell me, how did my old master, Gu Zhaoichiro, die?"
"You?!" Zhao Yu was shocked. He had never expected Masako to ask such a question.
"Please!" Masako cried. "Sensei Tanzhao was like a father to me. Before he left, he only told me that he was going to participate in the detective salon organized by the British Royal Academy.
But, I didn't expect that to be the last time I saw him!
"When his body was sent back, I only knew that he had been shot in the head," Masako said, sobbing. "Detective Zhao, can you tell me who shot him?"
"This …" Zhao Yu thought about it carefully, then asked, "So, you approached me to find the truth about Tanzhao Ichiro's death?"
"Yes," Masako said bluntly. "I can't find anyone else. You are my only chance! Please! "
"I'm sorry, Masako!" Zhao Yu answered. "I can't tell you! You only need to know that the person who killed Tanzhao Ichiro has paid the price for his actions.
"As for the rest, I can't tell you!"
Zhao Yu had signed a confidentiality agreement with MI6 about the detective salon on Miracle Island. Even though Xi Wei was dead, he couldn't reveal it.
"Woo … Woo …" Hearing Zhao Yu's answer, Masako cried even harder. But, from her eyes, it could be seen that she understood Zhao Yu's pain, so she didn't ask for more.
"Alright," Zhao Yu comforted her. "Ms. Masako, don't cry! I'm not familiar with Tanzhao Ichiro, but I can at least help him fulfill one wish! "
"Oh? What wish? "Masako asked.
"Help him close the Black Pupil case," Zhao Yu said confidently. "Let people know that, although it's been 45 years, it's not a dead case!!!"
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