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“I don’t know. All I can say for sure is that the dog isn’t the murderer!”
Oh, please...
“That’s not the how police investigations work. We have to sift through every little detail, asking ourselves why such and such a thing occurred. That will eventually lead us to the truth, even if all those individual things have no direct connection to one another.”
“When a wife and a mother-in-law are at loggerheads, the husband can’t expect to sort things out. That’s just naive.
Hahaha
Then—this is the crucial part—never say a word about it to the other woman. Of course, they’ll hound you, ask you how it went—but you’ll just have to grin and bear it. Divert their anger toward yourself, that’s the only viable solution.”
“Women are complicated creatures, Mr. Yanagisawa. They can appear to be at each other’s throats, when their real feelings are quite the opposite. Or vice versa. For me as a detective, sometimes I think that understanding the psychology of people is my hardest challenge.”
So true
“Quality never goes out of style,”
Secret hopes can be a source of great happiness. I don’t want to do anything to wreck that.”
“I don’t care,” she said. “Getting my freedom is way more important than getting his money.”
“Wandering around Ningyocho, I come across all sorts of little shops. They’re very much the sort of places that make you want to buy gifts for people. I suppose a detective turning up with rolled omelet might creep some people out. I should be more careful.” Kaga gave a toothy grin.
Thoughtful
People who’ve been traumatized by a crime are victims, too. Finding ways to comfort them is also part of my job.”
This detective is not only a heartwarming person but also a humanist
Do I look like someone who’s happy to spill the beans on an ongoing investigation? That wouldn’t make me much of a cop.”
But you're just happy to spoils everything, detective.. 🙊
Naohiro stared at Kaga, shaking his head. “One last question. What’s your rank?” “Sergeant.” “Well, they should promote you to lieutenant,” declared Naohiro,
Yes, please! Couldn’t agree more.
“What good would it do anyone to tell an amateur like me? If a detective’s on the case, something nasty must have happened. Learning more about it will just make me depressed.”
Right!
“A toy store is in the business of selling dreams, so I need to maintain a positive, fun frame of mind. I go out of my way not to hear any negative news.
Uesugi was one of the detectives assigned to this task. One thing, however, bugged him. Who’d found out that Mineko Mitsui was in the pastry shop in the first place?
Who else? Who else? We’ve just have one candidate.
Although none of the individual stories had a direct link to the murder, Uesugi was kicking himself as he listened to Kaga. The precinct detective had looked into things that the rest of them had all dismissed as insignificant, keeping at it until he got to the truth, regardless of whether there was a connection to the murder or not.
“I can’t believe that so many other things were going on in the background of this case.
And all of the sidekick stories are heartwarming 😭
When a terrible crime like murder is committed, of course we need to catch the person who did it. But we also need to follow through until we’ve figured out why the crime happened in the first place. Unless we can identify the cause, there’s nothing to stop someone else from making the same mistake. Learning the truth can teach us all sorts of valuable lessons.
“I adored my son. No one can deny that—but adoring someone and taking proper care of them are two very different things. If you want to take proper care of your child, you make the choices that will give them the best possible future.
Parents have a duty to set their kids on the right path, even if being loathed is the only reward they get. If parents don’t do it, who will?
“Me? Nobody special. In this neighborhood, I’m just a newcomer.”
🥺
