Chapter 427: Clearing Suspicion and New Target

Hearing the hurried footsteps coming from the corridor, Maria knew without guessing that it must be the silly and cute guy Yukihira, so she closed her eyes and continued to be unconscious!

Lin Hao came to the door of Mariya's ward and rushed into the ward, "Mariya~!" Lin Hao rushed to Mariya's bedside regardless of everything, grabbed her hand, and said with tears streaming down his face, "That's great, I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay!"

Maria slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw Lin Hao coming in, her eyes were filled with joy.

Hehehe~! Her beloved Yukihira-kun is back as expected! Now she just needs to take care of the finishing touches and everything will be back on track!
"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I made you suffer so much!"

Maria stretched out her hand to cover Lin Hao's mouth, shook her head gently and said:
"Don't say sorry, let's live a good life from now on~!"

Lin Hao hugged Maria and nodded in response:
"Don't worry, we will treat you well in the future and support each other..."

Then Lin Hao and Maria exchanged sweet words with each other.

When the police learned that Maria had woken up, Seiichiro Soma also came to the hospital, ready to learn more from the person involved in the kidnapping case.

He overheard a few of Lin Hao's love words at the door, then curled his lips in disdain, extremely despising this scumbag Lin Hao. Before, when he was at the Metropolitan Police Department, he said that he was ready to be with his wife and lover!

"Ahem~!" After reminding the two people in the ward, Seiichiro Soma walked in with his men and the doctor.

"Mrs. Mochizuki, are you feeling better?" said Seiichiro Soma.

"Much better! May I ask who you are?" Maria looked at the person who came and asked in confusion.

Then Soma Seiichiro showed his police ID and asked:
“I’m Seiichiro Soma, who specializes in kidnapping cases at the Metropolitan Police Department. We have a few things we want to know from you!
Maria smiled slightly, and then said weakly:

"I'm sorry to trouble Officer Soma!"

This is as it should be. Then Soma Seiichiro immediately asked:
"Did you see the person who kidnapped you while you were being kidnapped?"

"Didn't Ogata catch him?" Lin Hao said.

"Mochizuki Yukihira~!" Before Lin Hao could finish, Soma Seiichiro said seriously: "I'm asking Ms. Mariya, not you. It's best not to interfere with our investigation!"

Zhenliya pulled Lin Hao's hand back and comforted him:

"Xingping, the officer is helping us find the kidnapper. It's okay, let the officer ask!"

Then he said to Soma, "Just ask me anything!"

Soma nodded, and his liking for Maria increased greatly, and then asked:

"Did you see the kidnapper's face?"

The frail Maria had a look of fear on her face, and her voice was trembling as she spoke:

"The kidnapper was wearing a hood. I was so scared that I wanted to run away. But as soon as I turned around, I was ~!"

At this time the doctor immediately said:
"Ms. Maria has a blunt force wound on the left back of her head and is currently suffering from a mild concussion!"

Soma Seiichiro nodded and asked in a gentle tone:
"Is the kidnapper a man?"

"Yes!" said Maria.

"Then do you know how many kidnappers there are in total? Where are they being held?" Soma Seiichiro continued to ask.

"I don't know!" Maria shook her head gently and continued with a crying voice:

"My head was covered the whole time, I was tied to a chair, and I wasn't even allowed to go to the toilet!"

I have to say that Maria’s acting is really good. It makes people feel distressed to see her helpless look, so Lin Hao gently hugged her and stroked her back comfortingly.

Then Lin Hao said to Soma:
"Officer Soma, Maria is frightened and needs to rest. Why don't you wait until she recovers and ask her tomorrow?"

Soma Seiichiro ignored Lin Hao and continued to ask:

"Can you remember anything about the kidnappers?"

"I can't remember!" Maria said aggrievedly.

"Is that so?" Soma Seiichiro sighed, and then said again: "I have one last question!"

Lin Hao looked up at Soma and said:

"Officer Soma, Maria is frightened and may not remember anything in her haste. It would be better to wait until tomorrow when she is calmer. Maybe she can remember some clues!"

"I just want to confirm one thing?" He asked Mariya:

"On the day you were kidnapped, there was Mr. Yukihira's cup in the kitchen sink! But Mr. Yukihira was not at home at the time. Who used that cup?"

"Ah!" Maria said in confusion, "It's mine!"

"But your water cup is also in the pool?" the subject continued to ask.

Maria glanced at Lin Hao, then said with a sobbing tone:

"I was absent-mindedly grinding cocoa powder and accidentally ground too much, so I took Yukihira's cup and divided it into two cups!"

"So that's how it is, no wonder!" Soma Seiichiro suddenly realized, and then said to Maria: "Thank you for your cooperation, then you should have a good rest, I wish you a speedy recovery!"

Soma left the ward with his assistant, and Mariya said, "Yukihira, go and see them off!"

"Okay! I'll be back soon!" Then Lin Hao also walked out of the ward.

At this time, Soma Seiichiro was talking to the doctor about Maria's injuries. After understanding the situation, he saw Lin Hao coming over.

Soma immediately said:

"You bastard, you are the culprit of everything. If you hadn't cheated on me, if you hadn't thought about murdering your wife, there wouldn't have been this kidnapping!"

"What does this kidnapping have to do with me?" Lin Hao said with an innocent look on his face.

"Baka!" Soma Seiichiro grabbed Lin Hao's collar and said:

"Ogata Shogo has already confessed that he thought of kidnapping Maria after he overheard you trying to poison her!"

Then he let go of Lin Hao and sneered:
"We will announce the latest developments in the case tomorrow morning, and your relationship with Kitasato Anna will be made public then, so you should think carefully about how to explain it to Maria!"

Lin Hao said with little interest:
"I will take responsibility for things I have done, but I will not take the initiative to take responsibility for things I have not done!"

"Hmph~!" Seeing Lin Hao's attitude of refusing to admit it, Xiangma snorted coldly and wanted to turn around and leave.

At this time, Lin Hao said:

"Officer Soma, thank you for your efforts in rescuing Maria over the past few days. Thank you very much!"

After that, he bowed to Soma Seiichiro. Although Soma Seiichiro always doubted him, he was indeed seriously looking for clues about the kidnappers and rescuing Maria. Lin Hao thought that the efforts of others were worth his thanks!
And Soma Seiichiro looked at Lin Hao and couldn't help but said:

"Mariya is such a good woman, but you don't know how to cherish her. Don't wait until you lose her to regret it!"

After taking two steps, Xiangma turned around and said to Lin Hao:
"Also, there should be other kidnappers, and your 2 million yen has not been found, so don't let your guard down, and you'd better stay by your wife's side!"

With that, Seiichiro Soma left the hospital with his assistant!

Lin Hao also returned to the ward, but at this time Maria had fallen asleep. However, Lin Hao knew that she was pretending to be asleep.

He shook his head, then just sat at the head of the bed and looked at her!
next day
Mochizuki Yukihei's mother and sister came to the hospital to visit Maria with their niece Xiaofeng.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Mochizuki Orika grabbed Lin Hao's ear and said:

"Xingping, I really misjudged you. Mariya was so good to you, but you could actually do such a thing!" Then he said to Mariya:

"You've been wronged. This bastard actually dared to cheat on you!"

Then he pulled Lin Hao and said, "Hurry up and kowtow to Maria and admit your mistake!"

"Please wait a moment!" Maria immediately struggled to stand up and said, "Actually, I am also responsible!"

Yukihira's mother said, "Maria, this isn't your fault~!"

Maria looked at her mother-in-law and Mochizuki Orika and was very satisfied with their attitude towards her, but she would not really let Lin Hao lose face.

If Lin Hao really knelt down, there would be a scar on their relationship in the future. As long as she behaved more generously, it would only make Lin Hao feel guilty and even more ashamed of himself.

So Mariya said expectantly:

"As long as I can be with Yukihira, I will be very satisfied!"

Maria's humble wish immediately moved everyone in the room. Although Lin Hao knew it was a trick, he still said:
"Maria, let the past be the past, then we can start over and live happily together!"

As he spoke, Lin Hao looked at Maria affectionately, then held her in his arms.

Lin Hao knew that if he were an ordinary person with a conscience, he would only envy having such a good wife!
When Mariya heard this, tears welled up in her eyes. The Yukihira she was familiar with was finally back!
When Yukihira's mother and sister left, Mochizuki Orika pulled Lin Hao outside and asked:
"Xingping, what are you going to do with your lover?"

Lin Hao said seriously:
"Don't worry, I will take care of this matter as soon as possible!"

Yukihira's mother also advised:

"All the news right now is showing pictures of you and that woman, please don't make Maria sad again!"

"Don't worry!" Lin Hao said.

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On the other side, the conference room in the Metropolitan Police Department was full of people, and a case analysis meeting was taking place.

And Soma Seiichiro is reporting:
"Everyone knows that Yukihira Mochizuki left the money at the baseball field and immediately drove to the Tama River Lake Campground. But when we were halfway there, we found Yukihira Mochizuki and he alerted us."

"He told us that the money was at the baseball field, and when Mochizuki Yukihei arrived at Lake Tama River, he discovered Ogata Shogo piloting a drone!"

"Although Ogata Shogo has always said that he was the only one who kidnapped Maria, the problem is that these two things cannot be handled in parallel!"

Moreover, Ogata Shogo did not explain where the 2 million yen went.

The head of the Abduction Department, who was sitting on the podium, said, "That means there is at least one more kidnapper involved!"

Soma Seiichiro nodded and continued his analysis:

"Through Ogata Shogo's confession, the recording of the day Maria was kidnapped, and the supermarket surveillance, we can know that her husband, Mochizuki Yukihira, was indeed at his lover, Kitasato Anna's, home at the time."

"We found Mochizuki Yukihira's footprints at the crime scene, and two cups that appeared for no apparent reason, although the cups were used by Mariya."

"But the kidnappers did confuse us and created the illusion that Mochizuki Yukihira was also a kidnapper!"

"Then Mochizuki Yukihira's alibi stands!" Then the section chief sitting on the stage continued:

"It seems that we have fallen into their trap. They want us to chase after Mochizuki Yukihira relentlessly and waste our energy on him!"

"Soon after the kidnappers received the ransom, we received an anonymous call saying that they saw Yukihira injecting poison into the red wine!"

"We found out that the call was made from a public telephone booth, which was located near the baseball field."

"As everyone knows, the red wine test revealed no toxins. This means that after receiving the ransom, the kidnappers still wanted to smear Mochizuki Yukihira and frame him to distract us!"

The head of the Abduction Section asked in confusion:
"Why is that? There is no point in the kidnappers doing this. They have already received the money, so they just need to evacuate in time. The rest of the process is completely unnecessary!"

Seeing Soma Seiichiro's confident look, the section chief said loudly:
"Sōma, don't keep us in suspense. Tell us if you have any speculation or direction to solve the case, and we'll analyze it together!"

"Hi~!" Then Soma Seiichiro said confidently:

"To sum up, I have come to the conclusion that the kidnappers had deep ill will towards Mochizuki Yukihira from the very beginning!"

"As for those who have ill will towards Mochizuki Yukihira, I guess they are either people Yukihira has offended, or people who envy him!"

"But we all know that the Mochizuki couple are very social. We checked the people that Mochizuki Yukihei knows, and we didn't find any valuable targets."

At this point, Soma Seiichiro pressed the slide and continued:

"After thinking hard, I suddenly remembered that when I was talking to Mochizuki Yukihira before, he said something interesting!"

"That was three months ago. He learned from his neighbors that his wife, Maria, had frequent contact with a man! This man was Ogata Shogo, who was in love with Maria, and was also one of the kidnappers!"

"But then another question came to my mind. Could the other kidnapper also be someone who loves Maria?"

At this time a policeman said:
"How is that possible? Maria suffered a serious head injury and the nail on her ring finger was pulled out. This is not something an admirer would do!"

"Could it not be that love turns to hate?" Soma Seiichiro said calmly at this time: "This also meets the conditions of envying Mochizuki Yukihira!"

"Hua La La~!" At this time, the conference room was full of discussions, and everyone looked at Soma. This guy had a very clear idea.

"who's that person?"

"Hurry up and tell me!" the department head and the section chief asked impatiently.

At this time, Xiangma didn't dare to keep it a secret and said immediately:

"After much investigation, I found a person in Maria's love history!"

Seiichiro Soma pressed the slide again, and the portrait on it changed to an old man!
"Kimura Hisao!" Soma then introduced proudly.

(End of this chapter)