The next day, Sugihito Enomoto made a special trip to the cafe, mainly to apologize to Tangze and Mori Kogoro.
Strictly speaking, if not for his excessive kindness and his panicked belief in someone else's nonsense, the case would never have become so complicated.
Just as they had deduced, after Tohji Kawase murdered their manager, having thoroughly prepared to frame someone, he set his sights on Sugihito Enomoto. He had planned to dump the bloody clothes and silence him as well, only to receive a selfie from Sugihito Enomoto that showed he was completely oblivious to what was going on before Kawase could even return to Enomoto's apartment.
When he saw that Azusa Enomoto had been copied on the message too, it was like the sky had fallen. He could only grit his teeth and keep bluffing, telling Sugihito Enomoto to run away immediately.
If he had trusted the police even a little from the start, then with that rock-solid alibi alone, Tohji Kawase would have had no way to touch him.
"We really caused everyone a lot of trouble." Leading her brother in bowing to Mori Kogoro in apology, Azusa Enomoto gave an embarrassed smile. "How about I treat you to your meals for the next couple of days?"
Naturally, she knew that Mori Kogoro had gone without food while cooperating with the investigation. The matter had originally had nothing to do with him, yet he had helped entirely as a volunteer. Not only had he received no money, but he had not even gotten to eat the pasta he had paid for, so she felt quite bad about it.
"That won't be necessary." Mori Kogoro, who still felt the sting of it, hurriedly shook his head. "Cooking your own meals is part of life too."
Saving the trouble