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Lust for Truth
Ch 17 – Hidden Affair

Ch 17 – Hidden Affair

"You did not mention any of this in your alibi." said Klancy assertively.

Yumiko only looked at them with fear in her eyes.

"Stop being so quiet. You gotta answer the questions of the police or you'll be sorry." said Fushichin.

"Nothing escapes your eyes huh. Okay, I will speak." said Yumiko.

She then cleared her throat and talked.

"Okay, I admit it. Something like that did happen at 12 pm. It is true that Tenma hugged and pecked me at 12. Heck, not just 12 pm. Something more...intimate happened before 12. You see, at 10 am Tenma dragged me to the office room. There we… had an affair."

Yumiko looked at the floor with guilt then looked up to the detectives.

"Oh." gasped Salim.

"I was hesitant and was afraid that we would be caught but Tenma said he would fire me if I didn't obey.” said Yumiko sadly.

"When we finished quenching our lust we exited the library. That's probably when Jack saw us hugging and kissing."

"I see." said Klancy.

"So umm, did the affair feel good or..." asked Fushichin but shook his head and said "I mean I guess since you were forced it should feel bad."

Fushichin further said "But on the other hand, I heard women like forceful men."

"Shut the hell up Fushibitch." said Hellen.

"Oh come on, this is very important, depending on Yumiko's testimony whether Tenma will be punished or not will be decided." said Fushichin.

"But Tenma is dead." said Hellen with a grump tone.

"Yeah, but people like to discuss whether dead people were evil or not all the time. Yeah, it's stupid but it's a nice time killer." said Fushichin.

"In other words. It is just useless curiosity." said Klancy with grown.

"You can say that. But isn't this whole case just a useless curiosity?" said Fushichin with sadness.

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"What?" gasped Klancy.

"Think about it. Tenma was probably killed by his family member who resented him or one of his friends who hated him. Hell, maybe Yumiko killed him cause she was traumatized, being raped and all." said Fushichin.

"I didn't kill Tenma! And I want you to find Tenma's killer. It would be unjust for him if you don't!" said Yumiko.

"See, this bitch enjoyed doing it rough. I totally called this shit" grunted Fushichin with a smirk.

"Oh dear lord Hinokaiser, strike this idiot with lightning." said Salim.

"Getting back on track, even if we find the killer, Tenma isn't just gonna stand back up on his feet." said Fushichin.

"He'll remain dead and we'll ruin the life of another person." said Fushichin.

Ruin the life of an evil murderer! Are you siding with the bad people or something?" grunted Hellen with a frown.

"Bad people? What are you twelve?" said Fushichin with a frown.

He continued "There is no good and bad in this world. Whoever killed Tenma had their own reasons to do it. Unless that person is a menace to society, exposing their crime won't change much. If the culprit is someone useful to society and only killed Tenma and wouldn't kill anyone innocent ever again, it's probably a bad move to expose the truth."

"Darn, you're not making any sense." yelled Galtomor.

Yumiko’s eyes darted between the detectives and she said "Umm, am I allowed to listen to this conversation or-"

First of all, how are we supposed to know the culprit is a good guy or not without catching them?" asked Galtomor and continued “Secondly if the murderer did it for a good reason like self defense, we obviously wouldn't be doing this investigation."

"Yeah, if it was self defense, they would have confessed by now." said Hellen.

"Hey, even a self defense kill can look bad if it's broadcasted by the media." said Fushichin.

"In any case, we can't know the true nature of the culprit unless we catch them first. How much punishment the culprit will receive is not up to us." said Klancy.

"Yeah, you're right. But there was a different reason as to why I spoke this. I was trying to make it clear that finding Hori is actually more important than finding the culprit. We secured all the suspects and keeping an eye on them. Even if the culprit was a nutcase, they won't be able to do anything." said Fushichin confidently.

"Yeah, I get what you're saying. But instead of thinking about what's important and what's not important, it's better to stick to reality and do what we can in reality." said Galtomor kindly and added "If we find evidence that leads us to the killer, we chase that trail, if we find evidence for the kidnapper, we chase that trail. No use talking about hypotheticals."

"Wow, that was quite pragmatic and wise, coming from you." said Fushichin with surprise.

"Yeah, well, let's get back to work." said Galtomor and turned to face Yumiko.

"Yumiko, is there anything strange that you witnessed during your umm, sexy time with the victim?" asked Galtomor.

"Hmm." thought Yumiko as she put her finger on her lip.

"There is one thing. When I was on top of... Tenma. I heard the door of the office creak. I looked back and realized that the door was open. I'm sure Tenma closed the door before we started doing things." said Yumiko bashfully.

"So, someone must have learned what you two were doing then." said Klancy curiously.

"Maybe." said Yumiko.

"When exactly did you hear this creaking sound?" asked Salim.

"At 11 am." said Yumiko.

Yumiko was then escorted out of the dining hall.