"Mark" is a 28 year old detective who lives like an ordinary person. But one day, a murder occurred in his apartment. "Pie" died by hanging himself. But there's something wrong with this. Mark therefore needed to investigate the whole matter.

Hello everyone This story is a work that I wrote together with the manga of Red Pork Noodles. I hope everyone enjoys this story! If there are any mistakes/points you'd like to suggest, you can leave them in the comments. Have fun reading!

*This story is just a story made up. Not related to any real people or events*

*Please do not spoil the story in the comments section*

“Don't believe what your eyes see.”

The words on the last page of a philosophical novel suddenly popped up in my head. The surrounding area was completely white. While Mark was resting comfortably under his own blanket, the phone suddenly rang. Makes you have to remember to reach out and pick up the phone even though who is not fully awake yet

“Hello--”

"Hoy! Mark, why did you just answer the phone? Do you know what happened!?”

“Ah… I mean, I just woke up. Is there something wrong?”

“At the apartment where you live. There has been death. Everyone will be able to arrive now.”

Finishing that sentence From hiding his face in the pillow, he suddenly bounced up. Plus now I'm fully awake.

“Shit, the cat disappeared! I'll hurry and get dressed right now!!!!!”

"5555555555 You still like to say the word cat like before. Let's hurry up and join in."

The person laughed. before cutting the call As for Mark, he quickly took off his clothes before quickly taking a shower and getting dressed. In the meantime, think about something fun.

'Why did you wake up so late today? Normally, the alarm clock can hear this...'

'Is it because the cases we dealt with yesterday were too many?'

Even though he felt a bit annoyed that he couldn't find the answer, he stopped thinking about it before quickly drying himself off and putting on his uniform before quickly walking out of the room.

When Mark arrived at the scene Met with his team who were already investigating. And before he could say anything, he was interrupted by a colleague.

“Why are you so late, smart dad!” As soon as he finished speaking, the woman lunged at Mark. before others I walked over and greeted Mark like someone I hadn't seen in years.

"Gee, the cats around the condo are so cute. I can't take it anymore."

“That's really cute! Right, Mark?”

“Mark! Moku's new song is really beautiful! And Mark, have you listened yet?”

“It's yours, Zorura!”

“E.. Calm down everyone.” Mark finally stopped everyone who was talking. before attempting to bring them back into the case that must be investigated

“Please help me briefly explain the entire situation.” After speaking, Mark let out a tired sigh. Before that, a man's voice answered Mark's question.

“Here, there is a corpse of a woman hanging from the wall of this room. When we arrived here, everything was scattered as you can see.”

After hearing that Mark looked around. Inside the room was a woman hanging from the wall. Inside the room, clothes were piled up around her corpse in a semi-circle. And the clothes looked like they had been dragged from another room. Some of the belongings in the room were also messy and scattered.

“From investigating the history The deceased's name was Miss Fasuay Cherdchu, nicknamed Pie, aged 27 years, a person who had quite good relationships with others. She also used to be a “loved woman” as voted by the company she worked for. She doesn't have a relationship with anyone in particular. There are only two people: Mr. Itthiwut Suwankitti or Xia, age 29, who has boyfriend status.

And the other person is Mr. Chalongchai Chandra, nickname is Bone, 29 years old, and has the status of being a school friend of Pi.”

“Huh? Isn't Mr. Pie younger than Mr. Bone?"

“Pie's age is younger than Bone's because Bone has to repeat the same grade. Bone has known Xia before, making the three of them very close."

After listening to the story for a while Mark nodded along and processed the case.

“Then that means There aren't any other enemies that could be the cause of this matter?”

“Yes, for now we are assuming it was a suicide. We are now about to begin examining the evidence. You can try looking for evidence."

“I understand. In that case, I would like to go explore this room first.”

“Ah! Wait a minute, before you go. Let's help bring the paddle down first."

"okay"

Before Mark and another man slowly Take the corpse out of the rope and gently lay it down.

'Even though we don't know each other...but May you sleep well' before gently closing Pie's eyes and slowly getting up.

“Then I would like to go in and investigate further.” The colleague nodded at Mark. Seeing that, he walked back into the room. before starting to explore the room

'Start from around Let's go to the bedroom first'

When I thought of it like that He began to explore the area, slowly looking around the window.

'Huh!? Didn't you lock the balcony area?'

'No, maybe I just forgot to lock it?' A little bit of doubt arose. But I didn't think anything of it. before Mark continued his exploration. But didn't find anything special.

'Then, let's go to that wall first.'

After that it gradually Immediately continue exploring the area.

'Even though he was hanged, his clothes were arranged in this way. Is this even possible? If it's normal, it shouldn't be arranged in this shape. But it should be more spread out.'

'Does the color of the clothes mean anything? Or does arranging the clothes in a semi-circle say something special?'

'um! I really can't think, that's why I have a headache...' Finally giving up on thinking deeply. before looking up But because I wasn't careful. The hat hit the rope causing it to fall down.

“Ah!” Mark quickly grabbed his hat in shock. 'Totally shocked....' before sighing softly. Then he raised his head and looked at the rope, about to complain in his heart. But I found something strange than usual.

'! Is there blood on the rope?' before frowning and trying to find a chair to look at the rope.

'If it was a normal hanging, there shouldn't be any blood...' Before he stood and thought for a moment. Before thinking of anything

'Or!' Then Mark suddenly hurriedly got off the chair and ran towards Pie's corpse, before gently brushing his hand over his hair, clearly showing his neck area.

'True! There was a mark on his neck as if something had been strung on it until he bled!'

“Mark, what's wrong?”

“I found something that I have to tell everyone about. Please help me gather in that room. I'll tell you right away."

“Huh? Even now, I don't really understand the situation much. But I'll call everyone for you.”

When some time has passed The investigation team has all gathered together. Everyone was waiting to hear what Mark had to say next because Mark had probably encountered something.

“I want to tell everyone that Mr. Pie's death was not a suicide."

“But it is murder.”

At the end of this speech Everyone started talking. Mark then proceeded to explain to the others.

“In this case, the deceased was probably strangled to death by someone and then staged it as a suicide to avoid being caught. However, there were blood stains around the rope. Moreover, Mr. Pie's neck also had marks of severe strangulation.”

“But before this, we looked at the CCTV and found that no one walked past or came near the area of ​​the deceased's room?”

“And what if you don't enter from the front door?”

“Just now I went to look at the balcony. It's not locked. Is it possible that “someone” could walk from the balcony?”

“Then there's quite a reason why you think it is. It's murder."

“Then Mark, let's continue looking for evidence. Other people will wait. I'll gather the others together in the reception room of this apartment. Please give it to me, great father!”

“Yes, please call me as quickly as possible.”

“Yes!” When the voice stopped, Everyone quickly walked out of the room. Mark turned around and looked around. room to see if there is anything unusual or not Before Mark found a small potted plant. who fell down until the dirt was smeared on the floor Mark then walked in to take a look.

“Did the tree fall? Huh?” he muttered to himself before noticing the area where the soil had spilled. It's like someone's footprints have been stepped on. So he tried to spread it out. Around the surface of the soil, a hidden violin string was found.

'Looks like I found an important piece of evidence' before he put on gloves and took out a wire from the pot and kept it as evidence.

'You must keep it well. You'll have to wait for other people. Call together--'

“Mark-chan!! We called all the people who might be involved together!! Shall we go?”

“Just right. Then let's go interrogate together." Mark smiled slightly. before walking towards his group and walking downstairs together

When Mark walked downstairs, he met a group of people. Mark walked up to the group and announced what had happened to the deceased pie and said. Each person will be questioned. Just as they were about to start interrogating each other, someone's voice interrupted them.

"Hoy! You!” Suddenly, a man walked in and violently pulled Mark's shirt collar.

“What do you mean the pie died? Answer me!!”

“Calm down, sir. I'm about to start the interrogation. Please stay calm,” Mark said before grabbing the other man's wrist and flicking it away from the collar of his shirt.

“How dare you..!”

Before the two of them stared at each other intensely, the others could only stand and watch as the two fought.

“Whoa, take it easy, both of you. Now we can't fight. We have to find the culprit first.” Finally, a co-worker came out to stop the couple. while holding the man's shoulder

“You must be Bone? I understand what it's like to lose a friend. But right now you need to calm down first.” He turned to look at the man's face. The man didn't answer. before he let out a very displeased sound and walked back.

'That man is Bon? You're a bit irritating to see.' Mark was secretly annoyed but didn't care. before starting Do an immediate interrogation.

Some time had passed and the interrogation was finished. Everyone then sat down to discuss the information they had obtained.

“Almost all the people I interrogated. Just talking nonstop! There's only complaining about your own work. Plus, the story about pie is something we already know!!”

“As for me, I interrogated Bon. It looks like he has a violin. It looks brutal, but it's also very delicate!”

“Huh? Does he have a violin?” Mark immediately asked his colleague with curiosity.

“That's right. He put plaster on the tips of both index fingers, ring finger, and on the arm. So I asked him what he had done. He said he repaired the violin. And Mark, did you get anything from it?”

“I only know that Mr. Bone has a bad relationship with Ms. Xia. Besides, there's hardly anything at all.”

“And what did the others get?” The remaining people all shook their heads.

“Wa, I thought that if we interrogated, we would get even more evidence. It's really bad.”

“Then I'll have to continue looking for evidence. We can't do anything besides this.”

“That's it, then let's go find everyone!” The woman then got up and walked away, the others slowly following along until Mark was the last person left. Before he could walk, he was interrupted by someone's voice.

"Excuse me, Detective. Where is the pie?"

When I heard that sound Mark turned to look at the voice. He met a man wearing a turtleneck and a coat over it. His eyes looked extremely sad. Seeing that, Mark immediately guessed that it was Pie's girlfriend named Xia. Mark then replied to him.

"I'll lead the way for you."

“Thank you..” With that, Mark walked Xia to find a place to put Pie's corpse that had been moved to another place. As soon as he reached the front of the room, he stopped before speaking to Xia.

“I will let you go find the pies alone. You probably want one last alone time together.”

“Thank you for understanding me. Detective…” Before Xia slowly walk into that room Mark then turned and walked back to Pie's room. to continue looking for clues

While looking for clues, I remembered a person named Bone who had a violin. Then I started to wonder about the violin strings that were kept in the pots in the rowhouse.

'I can't let this pass,' he quickly walked over and asked the others where Bone's room was.

“Sorry, from the information we have here. Where is Miss Bonnie's room?”

“What are you going to do there? Is there any problem?”

“There is something I would like to confirm.”

“Right, then I'll go with you. Then I'll ask permission from the room owner."

“Thank you,” before Mark followed behind his colleague, even though he didn't really want to see him. When Mark was thinking about something fun Just a moment. He walked into his friend's back.

“Ah! I'm sorry." before looking up. But found himself only in the room next to Pie.

"Eh? Is it the right room?” before Mark frowned. his colleague

“Hey! Don't look at me like that. I read the information correctly.” She frowned at Mark and walked towards the door.

“Wait here for a moment. I'll go talk to you.” Before he could knock on the door, Bone opened the door.

“Is there a problem?” he said in a curt tone. Ready to stare at Mark with very unwanted eyes.

“We would like to request permission to inspect the inside of your room,” before submitting a court warrant requesting a search of the room.

“..." He was silent for a while before opening the door for him, "Please come." before he walked outside.

“Thank you very much.” After that, the couple walked into the room, and a colleague suddenly turned to speak to Mark.

“I'll take a look around here. As for you, go look around. There's a bedroom and a bathroom."

"I know," before slowly walking towards Bone's bedroom. Then began a brief inspection. Try not to touch anything if it's not necessary before walking around the bathroom.

'...dirt-stained gloves...' before he hesitantly picked them up and walked out of the room towards his friend.

"I've come---"

"oh!!! The violin is really awesome!! Oh, Mark's here? Let's look at the violin!!!!” As soon as he finished speaking, Mark sighed. before looking at his colleague with tired eyes

“Ah… sorry….”

“Let's go back.” Mark then came outside to wait. When he came out, Bone stared at Mark but didn't say anything. When my co-worker walked out, he thanked me for letting me search the room before walking back to Pie's room.

'If I could find one more piece of evidence, I would be able to close the case.' before walking to look at the scene of the crime again. before encountering something that is quite thin

'Hmm, this person's hair' before taking Bone's hair and putting it in an envelope and suddenly He thought about it and wrote something down for a while, then suddenly walked quickly towards his friend.

"Looks like I've found you," Mark said before smiling at the others. “Please help gather together the people involved in the main pie. Please come.”

"oh!!! The clever father found it before us!” He stood up and the others followed suit.

“Alright, I'll go call for you!” before everyone walked out. As for Mark, he was walking around that area. While walking I walked over and found that the person's hair was falling out as well.

“Ah…” before making a sad face and putting his right hand on his chest. 'Is this new shampoo causing hair loss? I haven't been here very long...'

“Mark! Here it is… Oh, what's wrong?”

"Ah, it's nothing. It's just my hair falling out..."

“Oh! Keep fighting.” He patted his shoulder lightly and continued, “And by the way, I called Miss Xia, Miss Bone, and the others. Come a little more.”

"Okay, then let's go." before quickly walking away. Then I thought to myself, 'I have to change the shampoo I use. Sigh.'

The atmosphere in the room right now was rather tense. Everyone was waiting for the answer from the detective's mouth. When the detective walked into the room Everyone turned to look at Mark who was about to speak.

“I have bad news to tell you.”

“The culprit is in this room!” After those words, everyone started. Let's talk together. Only one person didn't say anything.

“And that person is That's Mr. Bone!" before Mark pointed towards Bone who was looking at Mark.

“Why, please explain to me,” he tried to speak in a calm manner. But his voice trembled slightly.

“Right now, you and Ms. Xia have a bad relationship?”

“Um, then? Are you saying that was the reason for killing Miss Pie? Oh, that's so funny."

“Maybe yes or maybe not, but the point isn't there,” Mark said before picking up the soiled gloves first.

“It's the stuff in your room. And coincidentally, I found this thing in a pot in Mr. Pie's room.” Before Mark picked it up The violin strings hidden in the potted plants came out. Its condition still exists. Blood stains and soil stains

“It seems like you were in a bit of a hurry and accidentally knocked over a pot.” He smiled a little, but there was no friendliness in that smile.

“Yesterday I planted some trees. Moreover, the violin doesn't just have layers. You're the only one playing, right?!”

“Then could you please remove the plaster from the tips of both your index fingers?”

“Repairing a violin. It probably wouldn't cause a wound on the tip of the index finger in the same spot.”

“...!!!” At those words, Bone clenched his hands into fists, and Xia suddenly walked over and pulled Bone's shirt.

“Why, Bon!? Why!? Why did you have to take away something important to me this time!?” Xia shouted through tears because of the unavoidable truth.

"I'm.. I'm sorry.. I was selfish..." At the end of those words, Bone's tears flowed. Then he lowered his head.

“Why did you have to do it like this this time...?” Take your hands off Bone's shirt. “I understand that it hurts that Pie couldn't accept her love, but to the point of having to kill Pie..?”

"It was just my fleeting thought. I'm sorry… I'm really sorry…" before Bone collapsed to the ground and cried out.

Some time passed. When everything began to calm down, Bone was arrested. Even though Xia was angry But they followed him to the end and he walked up and thanked all the detectives. Including helping everyone clean up. Pie's room is kept like the old one too. When cleaning was finished, everyone dispersed and went home. Because it's already around 6 p.m.

“Finally it's finished! Everyone, let's go back!” One of Mark's co-workers said.

“Let's go first. I'll just stay for a while and then I'll be back."

“Probably mourning Mr. Pie? okay"

“Then see you tomorrow, smart dad!” before everyone walked out of the room.

When everyone walked out of the room Mark walked around and looked around. Before Mark closed his eyes for a moment, the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed completely.

“Mourning like that? Hey, you look like you're being stupid all day long. Hahahaha!!!!” before Mark laughed evilly as if he was a different person from the person before.

“It must be thanks to the 'main personality' that he still doesn't know what 'me' is doing. If I knew, I would probably die by now! But I really want you to know. So this side is really fun!!” Mark walked across the room with a terrifying smile.

"Don't you have any doubts that Why do you get special stares? Oh, I forgot, I was the one who provoked him to kill Pie with this guy's face." Before laughing a little and continuing.

"Eh! No, he looks a little smarter. I've noticed this about my own hair too. I'll praise you for being a little smarter and give me encouragement! But I don't know why I woke up so late. Even his co-workers didn't even notice who it was who walked into the room with Bone. Really pitiful.” Before he could think of something else.

“Having said that, Bone is pitiful. that had to be captured, but, well, it was all your own fault for being so easily provoked by others. You all are really pitiful,” he said in a cheerful tone before saying something with a grin before walking out of the room.

“Alright, who will the next victim be?”