Tanaka Kuis... Sushi
"Officer, his younger brother is back!"
Just as Fujino and Juzo Megure were searching one of the rooms, a uniformed police officer approached with a refined-looking man.
The man looked exactly like the one they had seen earlier.
"Hello, Officer. I am Tomita Tomofumi, currently employed at a securities company..."
"Tomita Tomofumi."
Fujino sized up the man before him and repeated the name in surprise.
Tomita Tomofumi, Tanaka Kuis... Sushi.
What kind of strange name was that?
Under Fujino's astonished gaze, the man first greeted them.
Then he looked over the police officers searching the house and asked in confusion, "What exactly happened in our home? Why are you officers going to such lengths to search it?"
"It's like this, Mr. Tomita. We received a report from the public saying that a corpse was found in your home."
"Ah, a corpse?"
Hearing Juzo Megure's words, Tomita Tomofumi looked somewhat surprised. "Only my older brother and I live in this house. How could there possibly be someone else's corpse here?"
But before he could finish, a shout came from upstairs. "Hey! This is so damn noisy! Can't you keep it down?!"
"I'm very sorry, Brother!"
Tomita Tomofumi first shouted a response upstairs.
Then, scratching the back of his head, he apologetically told the officers around him, "I'm really sorry. My brother has a terrible temper. Even the slightest noise makes him furious. If possible, please try not to make too much noise while investigating."
"Understood."
Inspector Megure nodded, then asked, "By the way, what kind of work does your older brother do? Why is his temper so bad?"
"My brother is a freelance writer. He stays at home every day writing poetry and things like that."
Juzo Megure nodded upon hearing that, understanding why the man was so