Ran had no intention of exposing her best friend and replied:
"I already know about this..."
"You know?"
"Yeah, Senior Fujino and the others and I are looking for where the body was dumped."
"Hmm...?"
Sonoko silently typed out a question mark. No, she had only just seen the report, and they were already looking for the dumping site?
Hearing Sonoko's confused voice, Ran briefly explained what had happened with the Hashiratani father and son.
On the other end of the call, Sonoko rubbed her chin, seeming to slip into the role of a high school girl. "So someone killed Itagaki and dumped his body..."
"The killer also had a nail tattoo on his wrist."
"Could that be Itagaki's band logo?"
"If that's the case, then it must have been the work of the sasaeng fan Senior Fujino mentioned before!"
Sonoko's words successfully drew everyone's attention.
Mori Kogoro immediately asked loudly, "The band's logo? And what do you mean by that sasaeng fan?"
"...?"
Sonoko silently typed another question mark.
She did not understand why Uncle Mori could hear what she was saying.
Could Ran have turned on the speaker?!
Then just now...
Sonoko thought about how Senior Fujino had been right beside Ran and had heard her shouting like that. Her face immediately burned red.
"So embarrassing!!"
"Huh?"
Mori Kogoro was somewhat baffled by the voice coming from the other end of the call.
What was that slightly dimwitted girl embarrassed about?
Ran looked at her muddleheaded father and felt a wave of speechlessness well up inside her.
Honestly, I'd finally managed to keep Sonoko from dying of embarrassment...
Why did Dad have to break her so easily?!
Ran sighed wearily, then carefully brought the phone to her ear and whispered, "Um, Sonoko, Senior Fujino isn't nearby. He didn't