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Seeing that the police had stopped questioning Mayuko Togaki, the assistant director calmed down a little.
He checked his watch and recalled, "I should have been out buying cigarettes during that time."
The director testified for him. "He really did go buy cigarettes. He even picked up a pack for me."
As someone who often filmed mystery dramas, although the director had drunk a little too much tonight, his thoughts were still quite clear.
He scratched the back of his head and recalled, "I remember Shimazaki had already come back at seven-thirty, before Jiang Xia and the others found the body. Another one of my dramas happened to be airing then, so I can't be wrong about the time. And since I hadn't had enough to drink tonight, I pulled him into the room for a few more drinks."
Hearing the director's words, Jiang Xia nodded. His gaze unconsciously fell on Vodka as he pondered, "If that's the case, then the shadow we saw just now wasn't Mr. Shimazaki."
Vodka: "..." Just deduce already—why were you looking at me?! Were you going to say that shadow was me again??
Fortunately, Jiang Xia seemed to have merely glanced at him normally and did not dump the blame for being the "murderer" onto his head again.
As a result, Inspector Otaki failed to notice Vodka's nervousness.
There had been two people without alibis. One had now been cleared, so he naturally turned his attention to the other—the handsome actor. "What about you? What were you doing then?"
Nachi Shingo's expression did not look good. He seemed to want to make up someone who had been with him at the time, but then realized the police would verify it. A lie could only last so long, so in the end, he