Chapter 261: Insufficient Skills? Just Use Cheats!

Justice.

Yes, this was the final challenge that Kimie Shimabukuro presented to Senichi, and it was only fair that she received the justice she deserves.

After all, as a law enforcement officer, he couldn't simply overlook the crimes that had occurred in the past.

But how would Senichi go about apprehending the three individuals who had committed the crimes?

Given that it had already been three years, and everything had been consumed by a massive fire, the difficulty of capturing these three individuals was evident.

Senichi naturally understood the meaning behind Kimie Shimabukuro's request for a confession.

However, when faced with her question, Senichi didn't respond immediately. Instead, he looked at her and asked, "Before giving you the justice, I want to ask a question."

"Go ahead."

"Is Miss Saori Kadowaki still alive?" Senichi asked, slightly nervous.

"She's still alive."

Kimie Shimabukuro nodded and said, "I used the excuse of getting her the "Dugong Arrow" to make her hide in the warehouse. I planned for her to eventually take my place in death, just as you deduced, because after all..."

"Even if you planned to burn the body, you were worried about leaving traces that a forensic examiner might notice, right?" Senichi chuckled in agreement, a sense of relief also washing over him.

After all, if Kimie Shimabukuro had truly killed Saori Kadowaki first, he would have had no choice but to arrest her.

Fortunately, she intended for Saori Kadowaki to act as a substitute and hadn't killed her days before the festival.

But this was quite normal—after all, she had meticulously planned this murder, being cautious about every detail. And it was precisely due to this meticulousness that Senichi had been given the chance to prevent the tragedy.

"That's right." Hearing Senichi's words, Kimie Shimabukuro seemed to set aside her reservations, nodded in agreement, and said, "After all, I'm not a professional. But I do know these basics.

If the burned body was discovered to have died several days earlier, and I was still seen at the festival that day, it would naturally expose my faked death plan. So, just to be safe, I did it this way.

After the major fire that happened three years ago, people on the island became quite cautious about fire prevention. Since I couldn't guarantee that the body would be completely reduced to bones through burning, I naturally tried to make the time of death of the body closer to the time I disappear."

With a complex expression, Kimie Shimabukuro continued, "But I never expected to encounter you. Before I even took action, you managed to grasp the entire situation within such a short period of time and stand before me. You truly are a terrifying man."

"Thanks for the compliment, but isn't that your luck?" Senichi chuckled, "After all, aside from seeking revenge through murder, there are better ways for you to achieve justice without sacrificing your own life."

"But there's just no way, so that's why I had to take matters into my own hands."

Kimie Shimabukuro spoke with a sense of helplessness, "The case happened three years ago, and a massive fire burned everything to the ground. What do you suggest we do?

I've thought about reporting to the police, making those three pay for what they've done, but now there's simply no way. After all, who would admit to the murder they committed?"

At this point, Kimie Shimabukuro looked at Senichi with a bitter smile, "I suppose even you would be powerless in this situation, right?"

"Is that so? Maybe not."

Senichi gazed at Kimie Shimabukuro, his confidence radiating strongly, "Nothing is impossible as long as you break down their psychological defenses. Making them confess their crimes won't be difficult once that's achieved!"

...

Psychology is a fascinating field, even if its true nature makes countless individuals in this profession feel like they want to cry.

But just hearing its name sounds cool, and that represents how the industry is perceived in people's minds—a touch of "magic" is indeed associated with it.

Combine it with microexpressions, and you become a mind-reading master that everyone fears.

When you fully understand someone's psychological state, and you can read their emotions through microexpressions, how different is that from genuine mind reading?

Similarly, once you have a complete understanding of someone's mentality, how difficult can it be to break the psychological defenses of a few fanatical believers who lack professional training and psychological acumen?

Facing Kimie Shimabukuro's questioning, Senichi offered this explanation.

"This man's knowledge is terrifyingly extensive," Kimie Shimabukuro silently exclaimed as she looked at Senichi.

However, in reality, Senichi was all talk, a bit like someone who seemed impressive on the surface but was quite the opposite underneath.

After all... these were all just bluffs!

Do you really think that Senichi's confident and resolute words are the absolute truth as he discusses things so fervently?

In truth, it's all just hoodwinking those who aren't knowledgeable in the field.

But with the previous embellishments from Senichi's bluffs, coupled with the full exposure of Kimie Shimabukuro's entire plan and years of resentment on the island, she believed in what Senichi said.

From a theological perspective, after the Immortal Elder had displayed his miraculous abilities as a deity, Miss Kimie Shimabukuro, as a believer, began to unquestionably trust his words.

Even science of this nature can breed blind faith in people, not to mention the fact of theologically-imbued events like surviving a fire unscathed.

Added to the island's original theological legends and the irrefutable evidence of their direct involvement, this formed a conviction and madness in the three individuals' beliefs in eternal life.

This has to be considered tragic.

Nevertheless, Senichi didn't feel much pressure in presenting this off-the-cuff bluff.

As for his confidence, it came from a prop he had obtained long ago: the "Lie Detector Needle."

As long as he gathered all three of them together, and discreetly pricked one of them in front of the island's residents, everything would be resolved.

This item had been Senichi's last resort, with three uses in total. Basically, whenever it was possible to pinpoint the culprit, using it would ensure that the case would be wrapped up conclusively.

But even for a valuable tool like this, it would be a waste not to use it. So, today, when the right opportunity arose, Senichi made a firm decision to employ it!

After all, to become the kind of person who could penetrate psychological defenses just by observing microexpressions, Senichi believed that unless he had collected enough intelligence, he would need to almost reach a fully developed skill state before the late stage.

And right now... if his skills weren't enough, he would just have to use a tool to make up for it~

In reality, after Senichi dealt with Kimie Shimabukuro, it meant that this case had been extinguished at its source. The case was already nearing its end.

Now, what Senichi needed to do was clean up the loose ends, make the three wrongdoers pay for their crimes, and claim a better reward!

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