Sato wasn't young anymore. When he stood up to greet Zhao Yu, his body was trembling, as if he had Parkinson's disease.
The most interesting thing was that although Sato was talking to Zhao Yu, his eyes weren't looking directly at Zhao Yu. Zhao Yu didn't know if it was because of his bad eyesight or some other reason.
Although Sato was at home, he was still wearing a suit, as if he was going out to meet someone important.
"You can call me Police Officer Yu!" Zhao Yu introduced himself, then stated his intentions. He said that he wanted to learn more about the Sunflower Case from Mr. Sato.
"Really … What a surprise …" After knowing Zhao Yu's intentions, Sato was surprised. "That case … Didn't it happen in 1991?
"The prosecution period has passed, but … There are still people investigating?"
"Yes!" Zhao Yu said. "Recently, I received instructions from the higher-ups to re-investigate all the unsolved cases. The one I am responsible for is the Sunflower Case!"
"Really?" Sato was suspicious. "A few days ago, I even had a meal with the chief! Why didn't I hear him mention it? "
"I heard …" Zhao Yu ignored the other party's reason and flattered Sato. "Back then, when investigating the case, Mr. Sato was the most responsible and hardworking person. So, today, I specially came to ask for your advice!"
"Cough!" Hearing this, Sato gestured for Zhao Yu to sit down, and the two sat on the sofa.
Then, at Sato's signal, a servant went to the kitchen to pour tea.
Zhao Yu observed the environment and found that there were four bodyguards standing in the house. They were on both sides of Sato, while the other two were guarding the hall and the other was guarding the corridor leading to the bedroom.
In addition, the housekeeper was also standing on the other side, waiting for the master's instructions.
This style was very royal. Zhao Yu really didn't expect that an ordinary police officer in the past could have such a style today!
"I don't know where Officer Yu heard that," Sato said, putting her hands on her knees. "But the truth is, I was just a deputy section chief in the Criminal Investigation Department at that time, so I wasn't the most hardworking one!
But, that case is also shameful. Although we investigated for a long time, in the end, we still couldn't find the murderer. We really let the victim's family down!
"I remember that the girl who was killed was very young. Her name … was Pingcheng Xinjia, right?"
"Yes," Zhao Yu said. "Since you still remember, I won't beat around the bush. We tracked down several people who knew about the incident, and they all mentioned that before the victim was killed, she was very close to a foreign man. Do you know anything about this?"
"Oh? Foreigner? "Sato tried to recall and asked," What … what kind of foreigner is he? "
"White man, curly hair, about 1.85 meters tall, driving a luxury car …" Zhao Yu described the man's information. "There were witnesses who saw Xinjia from Pingcheng get out of his car, and the two of them acted very intimately!
"But we didn't see such an important suspect in the dossier. What's the reason?"
"Oh … I remember now. Indeed, there is such a thing … Yes …"
For some reason, when he spoke, Mr. Sato's eyes were still evasive and a little absent-minded, as if he was waiting for someone.
"Oh? Do you remember? "Zhao Yu was surprised." Who was that foreigner? Why was his name erased from the dossier? "
"Um … The Prime Minister's office gave the approval. How could we not follow it?" Sato showed a bitter expression.
"Ah?" Zhao Yu was even more surprised. "Does this person have such a big background?"
"Who the hell is he? How would a small police officer like us know?" Sato calmed down and said, "When I was investigating the case, I was also responsible for investigating this person's information, but I hadn't even started yet!
Then, there was an order from above, telling me to stop investigating this person! I still remember that the car he drove was a Lincoln. That car … It seems to have been given to us by the President of the United States during his visit … "
"Stop investigating? Why not?" Zhao Yu was even more curious.
"Because that person can't be the murderer!" Sato said. "Xinjia from Pingcheng was killed between 9 and 11 p.m. At that time, the person was attending a banquet at the Ancheng Hot Spring Resort, which was hundreds of kilometers away. Even the Prime Minister can testify for him!"
"Oh? Really … "Zhao Yu frowned." Don't you think it's strange? Since there is no problem with this person, why not write his name on the file? "
"Celebrity, celebrity effect …" Sato said. "I didn't understand it at first, but later I understood. Celebrities like them need to be decent and have no scandals. If that person's name is related to the murder case, it will affect his reputation …" Sato said.
"Moreover, we have to negotiate with the embassy, which is very troublesome. So, there is no record of him …"
"Then … Since he is such a big shot," Zhao Yu asked again, "Mr. Sato, you must have some speculations? Do you know who he is? "
"No, I don't know …" Sato shook her head and said, "If the higher-ups say that there is no problem with him, then there is no problem! Although I have made some guesses about his identity, the country is so big, and there are so many big shots. It's impossible to guess … "
"Besides, such big shots are sometimes not famous celebrities. They may be special envoys sent by other countries, or secret envoys or something. We are just small police officers, so we can't come into contact with them …"
"Oh?" Zhao Yu pondered for a moment, then asked, "So, about the Sunflower Case, do you have any other speculations? Did you find any other suspects that year? "
"There were a lot of suspects, but they were all ruled out!" Sato replied. "That case, at first, we didn't think it was a single case, because the characteristics were very obvious. We thought it would be a serial murder case!
But, we didn't find any other similar cases, and after that, there were no similar cases … "
"By the way, if you want to talk about speculations, I remember that our section chief thought that the Sunflower Case might be related to some kind of cult, because we found something like white candles or charcoal at the crime scene!
"It felt like the murderer carried out some kind of sacrificial ritual when he committed the crime …" Sato said. "But, because there were not many clues left at the scene, it was difficult for us to investigate …"
"I still remember that, for this reason, we consulted a lot of experts in the religion, asking them if they had similar blood sacrifices or legends, but they didn't find anything …" Sato said.
"In the end, because of the Sunflower Case and the missing left ear," Sato said, "it was called the Van Gogh Murder Case by the newspaper, and it spread all over the country …"
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