After taking this monster away, Yamabuki continued to ask for useful information.
"Chiyo-chan, you said you heard the murderer's voice. Can you describe the characteristics of that voice?" Yamabuki took notes seriously.
Chiyo-chan thought for a moment and said, "That was a man's voice. It sounded lazy and lifeless. He also said that he would come to kill me in three days and left this."
Chiyo-chan took out a gentian flower.
Yamabuki brought the gentian flower over. He had also found the gentian flower next to the corpse just now. Many killers with high standards would leave their own marks after killing someone, such as the "Bloody Eagle".
Could it be that the gentian is the symbol of this killer?
"Don't worry, we have the Gotei 13 to protect you and ensure that you will be safe. Come with two men and see how much gold Chiaki has left." Yamabuki said to the team members behind him.
After some searching, they found some gold coins in Chiaki's purse, and some gold was also found in the box in his bedroom. However, according to the identification of that evildoer, Yamashita Usuo, this gold was only one-third of his betrothal gift, which means that in just two days, this prodigal son had spent two-thirds of the gold.
This is not an uncommon thing for a gambler. Let alone two-thirds, it is not uncommon to lose everything overnight as long as you sit at the gambling table.
Therefore, Yamabuki often reminds himself that gambling and drugs are incompatible.
"He actually told you the time of the murder. It seems that this killer is really confident. Don't worry, if this killer touches a hair of yours in three days, I will pull out one of my hairs as an apology!" Yamabuki said solemnly.
Saito was so angry that she wanted to rush up and give him a big fight. What time is it, and you are still joking here? Can't you be serious?
"By the way, Saito, are you taking a day off tomorrow? Don't forget to come to work in my shop." Yamabuki said lightly.
"I've been working continuously for half a month!" Saito shouted.
"So change your job, and that will change your mood. As your boss, I care about the mental health of my employees." Yamabuki thought he was too kind. He was so nice to his employees that he worked one day out of 15 days off, and they still complained about being tired? Do you have any shame?
Did I ask you to go out to work during these fifteen days?
Saito glared at Yamabuki with vicious eyes, but when he thought of the bet between the two parties, he thought, Forget it. After a day of work tomorrow, there will only be twenty-eight days left. Come on, I can definitely make it through it!
"Then what are you going to do with Chiyo-chan? You can't leave her alone in the mansion, right? It's dangerous for such a young girl to be alone at home, not to mention that she's being targeted by a killer." Saito said.
"Don't worry, let her move in with me..."
"Get out of here! You are more dangerous. Those outside are just wolves, and you are a big tiger! I'm afraid you will swallow my little sister in one bite." Saito looked at him with contempt.
"I mean to arrange it in my store. There happens to be a very powerful person there who can be a bodyguard." Yamabuki thought of Senjumaru. Although Senjumaru at this stage is far from her later stage, she has also reached the level of deputy captain. If the killer attacks, she should be able to block a few swords.
"That's more like it." Saito knew Senjumaru. Although the sister was usually cold, she was indeed a good person.
In this way, Chiyo-chan was sent to Yamabuki Clothing Store overnight and lived with Senjumaru.
But the investigation is not over yet.
At dawn the next day, the entire Gotei 13 went out to investigate the murder case of the previous night.
The life or death of this noble has nothing to do with the Gotei 13. It's mainly a matter of face. The slogans were loud and clear. Our duty is to protect the Soul Society, but this happened in less than two months. The most important thing is that it was done by an outsider. Isn't this a slap in my face?
Therefore, we must get to the bottom of this.
Soon, Yamatake Chiaki's interpersonal relationships were checked.
Because his family fell into poverty, this man had few friends. The few friends around him were all drinking buddies, all of them were aristocratic young men with no talent.
Could it be that the feud was made at the gambling table?
This is very likely.
Yamabuki investigated the gambling houses frequented by these nobles and came to a shocking conclusion: Yamatake Chiaki had not been seen here to play cards for two or three days.
In other words, Yamatake Chiaki did not gamble during these three days.
And that evildoer offered the betrothal gift two days ago.
But two-thirds of the gold used as a betrothal gift was missing.
If it wasn't gambling, where did all the gold go?
Could it have been taken away by the killer?
But this killer didn't even take the gold from Yamatake Chiaki. If he was after money, he would not have left the gold alone.
What is going on?
Could it be that...
Over the next three days, the Gotei 13 conducted a rigorous interrogation of the monster and finally confirmed that the death of Yamatake Chiaki had nothing to do with this monster.
But this pervert actually wants to torture Loli!
Finally, the people from the 11th Division held him down and beat him up, and forced him to write a letter of guarantee that he would not harass Chiyo-chan's life again, and then they let him go.
In the face of absolute deterrence from force, all excuses and schemes are just nonsense. One must stand at attention when being beaten. This monster can only lament why he has encountered such a thing.
Finally, he obediently signed the letter of guarantee and put his fingerprint on it before going back.
The three days passed quickly.
As night fell, everything in Seireitei became quiet under the moonlight.
Chigiri was sitting leisurely on the roof of the Yamabuki clothing store, a straw stick in his mouth, the dejection on his face unchanged.
This time his target was right below.
She is just a weak little girl, so it should be easy to solve the problem.
but...
Chigiri stretched out her hand and opened a tile, and a faint candlelight was reflected from underneath. In the candlelight, a woman was sewing something. It was Senjumaru.
"What a trouble! This auntie doesn't look weak." Chigiri said slowly. What he hated most was trouble.
However, he is a killer with great professional ethics. Since he has already received the money from his employer, he must finish the job.
He didn't jump down directly from above but went to the main door and knocked gently.
"Auntie, can you let me in? I'll kill someone and leave without disturbing you." Chigiri said leisurely.
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