Rain Girl's Revenge

The sound of pattering rain assimilated the world into a background board.Carter and Grammer held umbrellas and looked at the police officers coming and going in the rain, not knowing what to think for a while.

After sending the latest news to the Sato police department as usual, Grammer showed a rare fragile expression on his face.

"Ithoughtwecouldstopher.(I thought we could stop her from making mistakes)"

"There's so much we can't do. (There's so much we can't do in this world)," Carter patted Grammer on the shoulder reassuringly, "The only thing we can do is to stop her from making other mistakes. The only thing we can do is stop her before she makes another mistake." .)"

The two clenched the umbrellas in their hands and walked towards the murder scene step by step.

Aside from the time when the two rented Ichiro Inoue's boat to overlook, this was the first time the two had arrived at the "forbidden place" that the villagers called.The whole shrine is not big, and the overall estimate is only more than a hundred square meters.A white torii gate was erected at the door, and the paint surface had been peeled off from a close look, revealing the gray marble hidden deep inside, which looked very ugly.The gravel road leading to the shrine has not been cleared for a long time, and weeds have grown luxuriantly on their own, covering the original path, and it is very strenuous to walk.The two stone monkeys at the door are still there, and the carvings are particularly rough. They seem to be the unintentional work of a craftsman with the worst craftsmanship after being drunk.

The interior of the entire shrine is also planned in a mess. The four corners of the ceiling are covered with spider webs, and the house is also full of dust. Under the dim light, you can vaguely see that the place where the offering should have been placed is full of jugs and wine glasses. Some jugs It has already fallen down, and the wine has been poured all over the floor. As soon as you step into the gate of the shrine, you can smell the strong smell of wine.

Yet none of this is what Carter and Grammer first noticed.The moment they stepped into the gate of the shrine, their eyes were already focused on the corpse lying on the floor.

The person who died was Granny Zhizi. She was still wearing her usual maiden attire, her white blouse was covered with dust, and she was in an embarrassing state.The most astonishing thing was the gray face, which was almost distorted into an incredible shape.Her eyes were wide open, her mouth was open to the extreme, as if she wanted to cry out for help but failed.His left hand was desperately pinching his own throat, and his right hand was twisted like a tangled old root at the bottom of a tree.It seemed that the pain and fear of the whole world were concentrated on her old face.

"God, just looking at her face, I can have nightmares for three months." Carter heard a police officer in the forensics department sigh softly.

"Hurrah!" Carter suddenly uttered a triumphant cry, as if a beagle had caught its prey. "Good gentlemen! Please stop there and don't move! Yes, it's you, please don't move!" ! Freeze!"

The people from the forensics department stopped outside the door, looking a little inexplicable.The squadron leader looked at Grammer suspiciously, only to find that the eyes of this usually gentle young man were shining with excitement. He squatted down and started clapping wildly at the ground, praising:

"Thank God you always deliver masterpieces to people in desperate situations!"

"Two gentlemen, what on earth are you—" Monk Zhang Er, the leader of the squadron, was puzzled, wondering whether the continuous tragedies had driven the two young men crazy.

"It's footprints! Mr. Squadron Leader!"

"Footprints? Whose footprints?"

"Are you stupid, Mr. Squad Leader? Of course it's the footprints of the murderer!"

The murderer's footprints can be detected in the Rain Goddess Shrine!

This news is like the first spring thunder sounding on the long-drought land at the moment. The squadron leader shivered when it exploded, and his whole body felt comfortable at random.He hurriedly ordered all the staff of the forensic department to stand by on the spot, and he himself stood still, not daring to move, watching Carter and Grammer squatting on the ground, carefully taking pictures while talking to themselves.

"The footprint is only 23 centimeters long, with obvious light-colored patterns. It should be a woman with a height of about 160-165cm. She was wearing a pair of flat sneakers that day."

"The footprints on the left foot are heavier and the footprints on the right foot are lighter, which proves that her feet seem to be injured, and her walking is a bit uneven. The stride has been small at the beginning and then it is getting bigger and bigger, and her emotions have also changed from the original. Caution is getting more and more agitated."

"Here she stopped! Is she going to do it?"

"The footprints of the cloth shoes have disappeared here. It seems that she has done something."

"Gentlemen, what did you measure?" The squadron leader watched them muttering non-stop while measuring, and couldn't help asking.

"It's almost settled, Mr. Squadron Leader." Breaking away from that frantic state, Grammer instantly recovered his once polite attitude.

"The murderer is a young lady, about 20-28 years old, between 160-165 in height, weighing about 50kg, with a slight injury to her right foot. She is right-handed and has a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder. Calm style, but irritated at certain points. She has poor eyesight, probably has contact lenses, and has a habit of carrying eye drops. That's it."

"Okay, then I'll issue an arrest warrant right away!" The squadron leader was a little anxious, turning around to avoid those footprints and going out.

"Don't be in a hurry, Mr. Squadron Leader." Carter stopped someone who was yelling, and from the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of a figure among the police officers on standby, and a sly smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth: "Let's go first Play a game."

At the same time, in Mieko Fujiwara's guest house——

Mieko was applying medicine to her right ankle when her cell phone rang suddenly. When she clicked on it, a message from an unknown number jumped into her eyes instantly:

"You have been found! Run away!"

Mieko was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly grabbed the car keys and ran to the garage.

Outside the Weeping Island Police Station, the squadron leader is busy dealing with the swarming reporters:

"The incident has already happened. We express our deep sympathy and condolences to the family of the deceased. It is a pity that we failed to prevent the murder from happening immediately. For this, we will do our best to arrest the murderer to make up for the loss of the family of the deceased and the society—"

"Mr. Squadron Leader, do you mean that you have discovered the murderer!" A reporter put the microphone on the Squadron Leader's mouth.

The squadron leader frowned slightly, and randomly revealed an intriguing smile:

"Yes, with the full cooperation of the experts sent by Tokyo, we successfully identified the murderer as——

Masuda Jun. "

"Of course we have already issued a wanted warrant, and we will do our best to arrest the fugitive suspects. We implore the public to provide corresponding cooperation and support for our work—"

Masuda Toshi?

The police officer next to the squadron leader was slightly taken aback. Could it be that he had misunderstood and overestimated the two people from Tokyo?

Damn it, it looks like I've lost everything.

But since the matter has developed to such a situation, it is better not to do anything, just——

Carter and Grammer returned to the guest house, and they were greeted by Mieko's signature sunny smile.

"You two have worked hard, have you found the murderer?"

"Well, it's confirmed." Carter greeted Mieko with a smile, "Please give us two cups of black tea."

"That's really great - there are people like Masuda Toshi who wander around in the town without knowing where to hide, and I always feel uneasy. I hope we can hunt him down sooner." Mieko brewed tea for the two, While patting his chest, he seemed to feel lingering fear.

"Ah, um, indeed." Carter replied vaguely, his eyes quietly turned on Mieko's right ankle, "Miss Mieko, what's the matter with the injury on your ankle?"

"Ah—is this? Wasn't he arrested yesterday for investigation? When he came back, he was scratched by a stone."

"That's really unfortunate—be careful in the future."

"Well—will you two continue to stay for sightseeing after this case is over?"

"No, I finally took a vacation and ended up with so many things, I'm exhausted physically and mentally. Maybe I will continue to go back to Tokyo to recuperate later."

"Is it—what a pity—the black tea for you two."

Back in the room, Carter and Grammer continued the conversation:

"Where do you think Masuda Jun will hide?"

"The island has been blowing strong winds and rainstorms for the past few days. I don't think he will leave the island." Grammer's voice was still gentle.

"That's right—and with the whole island looking for him now, it's unlikely he's going to the center of town. I guess he's still wandering around the jungle."

"The police have searched all around the Goddess of Rain Shrine, but no trace of him has been found. I guess he may be in a deeper place."

"Yesterday, the squadron leader told us that they found a secret passage under the Rain Goddess Shrine, and Masuda Toshi is likely to escape along that passage."

"I can't tell—where does that passage lead to?"

"I heard that it is Ichiro Inoue's residence."

"Interesting, ask the squadron leader to prepare in advance, and we will come to catch a turtle in a urn when the time comes."

As the night grew darker, as if a matter had been settled, Carter and Grammer slept soundly.

The room was silent, only the slight sound of breathing echoed in the dark.

A black shadow suddenly entered their room, she was holding a small candlestick in her hand, the faint light of the candle illuminated the sleeping faces of Carter and Grammer.

Seeming to be a little uncomfortable with the bright light, Grammer grumbled and seemed to want to turn over.The black shadow was startled, and quickly turned over and slipped out of the room.

Just as they expected, several yellow cordons were pulled at the door of Ichiro Inoue's house, and several police officers with obviously fierce faces were standing outside the door and guarding it all night.

In the darkness, only the sound of the police changing shift at the door could be heard.

Suddenly, a low, hoarse voice came cautiously from the bedroom: "Is everything ready?"

"Okay, it's all here." A clear female voice also lowered her voice and replied, followed by the sound of cloth rubbing and dragging.

"That's good, give me a chair, you come to help me wrap the rope around his neck, and then hang him up together, the last scene of this play will be completed." The low hoarse voice said slowly .

"Is this chair okay?" A gentle male voice suddenly sounded.

"Any chair is enough, there is so much nonsense!" The owner of the hoarse voice seemed to think that the boy was too busy, snatched the chair from his hand, and touched the man's hand inadvertently. There is a thick cocoon——

"No! You're not her! Who are you!" The owner of the hoarse voice finally came to his senses, and immediately yelled out in horror, regardless of revealing his identity.

"All the world's stage, and all the men and women merely players. (Life is a play, everyone is the protagonist), Shakespeare's words are always so philosophical." Carter's hoarse laughter sounded in that person's ear.

"Isn't it? Mr. Takashi Kato?"

"Or—shall I call you Mr. Brash Little Constable?"