Chapter 11 [Choice 2, Complete]

"The name of the original owner's mother is Ryoko."

"Since she directly calls the original owner's mother by her first name instead of her surname, it means the original owner's mother has the same surname as the protagonist."

"Then it's Ryoko Akikawa."

Usually, Japanese women have to give up their maiden name and adopt their husband's surname after marriage.

That's why it's not surprising that the child has the same surname as their mother.

"It turns out the cause of the car accident wasn't that the car directly hit the railing, but rather the original owner's mother suddenly braked and was rear-ended by the car behind her, causing her to lose balance and hit the railing."

Akikawa Kyousuke recalled what happened after he woke up.

The car body hit the left railing, and the front windshield was covered in spiderweb-like cracks.

"No wonder the police couldn't get accurate information from the witnesses. It seems the rear window was broken when the car was rear-ended, blocking the view."

"Also, the car hit the left railing at an angle that leaned toward the left. This means that the right rear was hit or the original owner's mother was turning the steering wheel to the left."

"In this way, the driver's seat direction would be blocked by the car body, and vehicles behind wouldn't be able to see the person in the driver's seat direction."

"This could be exploited to create a situation where a third party commits the crime."

Akikawa Kyousuke plays the role of an inexperienced child who is discovered making a serious mistake.

As for why he acted so panicked, as if he had killed someone, instead of denying it to Takuto Nakajima in front of him without blushing or faltering.

That's because——

"Police, no, one must say that all humans are virtuous."

"As soon as you discover you have an advantage, you can't help but start seeking victory."

"Once you start to go with the flow, your judgment deteriorates, and it's easy to reveal your flaws."

Just think about it.

At this moment, Nakajima Takuto is convinced that he's a child who doesn't know how to lie, with a very low mental age, and one whom he trusts completely.

Suddenly, he discovered that the child in front of him denied the murder of his mother with no emotion.

At that moment, Nakajima Takuto would definitely doubt whether his previous act was just that—an act.

After all, for today's police.

Akikawa Kyousuke has basically been compared to a murderer.

Only by convincing Nakajima Takuto that his judgment was correct had he already overcome his psychological defense.

Only then would the pursuit continue with the attitude of a victor.

"If asked directly, he definitely wouldn't answer honestly."

"But if a mistaken point of view is presented, people often unconsciously refute it."

That's why Akikawa Kyousuke knew that the original owner's mother died from a stabbing, but still told him she died after hitting the railing with her car.

As expected, Takuto Nakajima, who thought he had the advantage, immediately refuted it.

Before that.

Akikawa Kyousuke still didn't know anything about the car accident.

Now, he had a clear and complete image of the car accident on the national road in his mind.

"Still want to lie to me? Mrs. Ryoko didn't even die after the car accident! Stop pretending, you were the one who killed Mrs. Ryoko, right?"

Hearing Nakajima Takuto's question, Akikawa Kyousuke realized the other person suddenly raised his tone.

"Obviously, I already asked this question before, but now I've repeated it again. It's too obvious."

Akikawa Kyousuke noticed that Nakajima Takuto repeated the phrase "Stop pretending, you were the one who killed Mrs. Ryoko, right?".

Combined with the suddenly heightened tone of the other party, the purpose was obvious.

"The recording has started."

Akikawa Kyousuke thought to himself.

Next, I have to be careful with my words.

Otherwise, for the sake of fishing, if someone records the audio as evidence, the gain will outweigh the loss.

"By the way, what you just said is too certain. How did the police know that the original owner's mother was still alive after the car accident? Didn't Akikawa Kyousuke know when the original owner's mother was killed?"

According to Nakajima Takuto, the original owner's mother suddenly stopped on the road.

Akikawa Kyousuke's first reaction was that the "I" in the co-driver's seat suddenly stabbed his mother, who was driving, with a knife, leading to the subsequent series of events.

"It's unknown information again."

Akikawa Kyousuke thought to himself, then, looking as if he were about to cry, stammered and accused the other party of asking for evidence as he spoke.

The doubts in his heart were finally explained——

Takuto Nakajima tore off his hospital gown, pointed at his left shoulder, and said: "This is the evidence!"

However, after Takuto Nakajima said this, he seemed to realize that he had accidentally said something redundant and did not continue.

But even this was enough for Akikawa Kyousuke to analyze the whole situation.

"The left shoulder? Can this be used as evidence that the original owner's mother died after the car accident?"

"Ah, I know, it's the seatbelt mark."

"It seems the original owner's mother has a seatbelt mark on her shoulder, but there is no mark on my shoulder, meaning the seatbelt mark hadn't appeared where the car accident occurred."

"In this case, the marks on the original owner's mother could only remain after she was stabbed and struggling after the car accident."

"Not only was she murdered, but the murder of the original owner's mother happened after the car accident!"

Akikawa Kyousuke, who had judged this point, suddenly felt completely relaxed.

I, who had done nothing good since the time travel, finally turned around at this moment.

"The murder of the original owner's mother happened after the car accident, meaning the original owner's mother didn't stop because the original owner attacked her with a dagger."

"The Metropolitan Police Department and the detectives obviously still haven't figured out the reason why the original owner's mother suddenly stopped."

"So, isn't this a great opportunity to create a third party who killed you?"

Akikawa Kyousuke knows that Japan doesn't have that many cameras.

In a country where more than 99% of illegal accidents depend on traffic police to catch the criminals, it's easy to create a third party who caused the car accident and then killed the original owner's mother and escaped.

Moreover, I don't need to boast as if I'm really committing a perfect crime.

It's enough to establish the possibility of a third party's existence and make sure the police have no conclusive evidence to identify them as the killer.

As for not being able to find the third party?

Then we can only blame the police for their incompetence.

*ding*

Suddenly.

A sharp, familiar mechanical sound rang in Akikawa Kyousuke's mind.

A translucent blue text that only he could see appeared in front of Akikawa Kyousuke's eyes.

[Choose 2, Complete]

[Distribute rewards, physical fitness +3]

Suddenly, a strange sensation spread through Akikawa Kyousuke's body.

Akikawa Kyousuke clearly felt that his body seemed to strengthen in an instant.

The body that was originally weak and fragile was actually full of vitality at this moment.

"Hey, the improvement these three points of physical fitness provide is much better than I imagined."

Akikawa Kyousuke sighed in his heart and then turned his attention back to the detective in front of him.

"The information this detective can provide is basically the same. Now there is one final and more important thing to ask this detective for help."

Finally, I no longer have to endure the strong urge to vomit that has been lingering in my chest since the first bite of food.

This is also the main reason why Akikawa Kyousuke seems embarrassed when eating. He's not pretending.

But the original owner's body itself had serious dietary issues.

"Oh—!"

Akikawa Kyousuke's face turned green, he covered his mouth with his hand, and suddenly his cheeks puffed up.

(End of the chapter)