blogombal Chapter 275 A Two-Pronged Approach
Chapter 275 A Two-Pronged Approach
Chapter 275 A Two-Pronged Approach
Miss Nishitani's eyes widened as if a new world had been opened to her. She left the detective agency, flustered, carrying the oddly shaped sapling. She would never have told anyone about what had just happened if she hadn't been given permission.
After spending some time, Hiko Akutagawa and Toshiya Tadokoro thoroughly investigated the wolf named Tatsuya Nagai. After obtaining the results, they returned to the Akutagawa Detective Agency to discuss how to deal with this stalker who was preparing to kill them.
"Tatsuya Nagai, 26 years old, originally lived in Shizuoka Prefecture. After Ms. Nishiya moved, he followed her to Beika Town and has been following her ever since. Because his father runs a steel mill, he doesn't need to work and can live much better than Ms. Nishiya."
Tadokoro Toshiya looked quite angry. As someone who had a younger sister in the past, he knew all too well the psychological pressure that such behavior would put on a girl.
Moreover, they also found a camera modified from a lighter, a photo album taken from Yokohama to Mika, and a bag full of dangerous items at Tatsuya Nagai's house.
It wouldn't be appropriate to take other things out of Nagai Tatsuya's apartment and alert him, but taking that small bag in the bushes of the green belt near the streetlights near Ms. Nishiya's house wouldn't be a problem.
Subaru Okiya's pupils contracted as he opened the small bag, instantly realizing how to use these items to infiltrate a single woman's home and brutally murder her.
It's not that he's a lawless outlaw; he's still a legitimate graduate student. He might break the law to some extent, but he's not guilty of a crime.
It's just that his theories are quite extensive, and his only real colleague, Toshiya Tadokoro, gave him a brief overview of the background, which is why he was able to connect these things so quickly.
"Tape, rags, glass cutter, pliers, sedatives, rope, screwdriver, handkerchief—you could say he went to great lengths to prepare everything; this goes far beyond just scaring people."
Subaru Okiya closed the small bag again, took off his gloves, and wanted to see what his boss meant. Anyway, he was now following Akutagawa Hiko's lead, and he would do whatever he was told, as long as it didn't cost him his life.
Akutagawa Hiko said with a hint of helplessness, "Out of caution, we also investigated Ms. Nishitani and found that she was also considering killing Nagai Tatsuya and was preparing to strike first."
Subaru Okiya shrank back somewhat timidly. He knew that Beika Town had always been known for its fierce people, but he didn't know that people who moved from other places were also so good at causing trouble. This kind of thing, where whoever is slow to act becomes the victim, is rare in Beika Town.
Tadokoro Toshiya nodded and added, "That's right. Ms. Nishitani has a record of purchasing pesticides. Pepper spray is for self-defense, while pesticides are for proactive attacks."
Akutagawa Hiko breathed a sigh of relief: "Nagai Tatsuya obviously wouldn't dare to do it in public, and with that potted plant at Nishiya's house, it would be enough for Nishiya to protect herself, so we directly and frankly made Nishiya abandon her murder plan."
A hint of envy flashed in Subaru Okiya's eyes, but he quickly became resolute.
There's a saying that goes, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." He received personal instruction from his boss and didn't need this magical tool at all.
But I'm still so envious—
Living in this era fraught with danger, where someone could be murdered at any moment just because you glanced at them, is incredibly tough. People around you come and go, making you feel constantly on edge.
Let alone 500,000 yen, even 5 million yen would probably be enough to make a lot of people rush to buy it, since it's something that can save your life.
Although he didn't have five million yen in savings either.
However, this is clearly not a solution to the problem, since if the culprit, Nagai Tatsu, is not dealt with, there will always be hidden dangers.
If they fail to act secretly and end up killing someone in public like a mad dog, wouldn't that be terrible?
"Nagai Tatsu isn't just taking advantage of his father's wealth to stalk Nishitani-san all day without doing anything productive. We can approach this from multiple angles—"
Never underestimate the connections of a famous detective. The value of any cat or dog in his detective agency might be higher than the steel factory owned by Tatsuya Nagai's family.
Cut off his financial resources, and then add some illegal but definitely not criminal tricks, and you can completely make this abnormal, immature man-child who has never experienced the harsh realities of society give up on following Ms. Nishitani.
"I remember—yes, it's you."
Akutagawa picked up a well-behaved calico cat, scratched its chin, and opened his contacts to call the cat's owner.
Toshiya Tadokoro and Subaru Okiya glanced at the phone book. None of the people whose names were listed were ordinary individuals; they were all people with considerable influence in Tokyo and even the entire Kanto region.
Tatsuya Nagai fiddled with the lighter-shaped camera in his hand, which could be used to take photos very discreetly. He glanced at the clock and felt a little excited.
Wait two more days, and once he's taken more photos, he'll kill that ungrateful woman.
He clearly liked her so much, even chasing her all the way from Shizuoka Prefecture to this wretched place, Beika Town, his eyes always on her—
She, however, had absolutely no interest in doing anything else.
But all I got in return was heartless betrayal.
While receiving criticism and education at the police station, it felt as if someone was constantly slapping his face with muddy slippers, a humiliating and burning pain.
From that moment on, he was determined to get revenge on this woman.
He was fully prepared. After taking a good look at Nishiya's face, observing more of her daily life, and making more memories, he would sneak into her house through the window and kill her with a knife.
In that case, Nishitani would never be able to betray him again.
The time is almost up, and Nishitani will soon be going to work at that family restaurant.
Tatsuya Nagai picked up his camera, ready to follow Ms. Nishitani as usual, when the landline phone at home suddenly rang.
"Hello, this is Tatsuya Nagai. Get to the point quickly."
A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone; it was his mother.
Tatsuya Nagai frowned. He had clearly warned him not to call and disturb him during this time. How could this old man not be considerate of his son at all?
As Tatsuya Nagai's mother, the person on the other end of the phone knew that if she called at this time, Tatsuya Nagai was probably already cursing in his heart, but she really had an urgent matter to attend to.
"Tatsuya, you'd better come back quickly. I think you've offended someone. Your dad's factory has been ordered to be thoroughly investigated, and you're not safe now either."