"Don't stand so close. It's kind of scary..." Secretary Sakuraba took two steps back and hurriedly said, "Lawyer Tachibana asked me to handle some matters at the Detective Agency in Tokyo. After news of his death came this afternoon, the agency was in an uproar. I had to stay there and keep everyone under control."
"Let's put that aside for now." As someone who had failed to pass the bar exam but had at least studied law for several years, Secretary Sakuraba did not let the other man keep control of the conversation. He took the initiative and asked, "This afternoon, I clearly heard that Mr. Tachibana died after his fishing boat capsized... What's this about Sleeping Pills you mentioned?"
Officer Inoki was actually led off track and answered instinctively, "We suspect someone put Sleeping Pills in the victim's bento, then murdered him."
Secretary Sakuraba said, "How could this happen..."
Suzuki Sonoko rubbed her hungry stomach, badly wanting to eat. Perhaps driven by that hunger, she suddenly had a flash of insight and felt like she understood something. "Maybe that guy in the red hat was an acquaintance of the victim. After steering his boat close, he chatted with the victim while sharing snacks. Once the victim ate the Sleeping Pills hidden in the snacks and fell asleep, he pushed him into the water—if that's the case, instead of constantly questioning the people in the house, wouldn't it be better to find that most suspicious red-hat guy first?"
Officer Inoki's head felt twice as big when she mentioned that suspect. "We're already looking for him, but we haven't found anything... Sigh. Let's hope for good news tomorrow."
Jiang Xia walked over and looked at the male secretary. "I remember that during dinner yesterday, that accountant brought Lawyer Tachibana a letter.