All right, Juzo Megure did have some skill.
After all, he had been a police officer for so many years, so he certainly had plenty of experience.
For example, he had practically replicated the entire method of the crime through deduction, without a single mistake, just like a cheater who had read the script.
But thinking about it carefully, Megure had handled cases for so many years that he had surely encountered similar ones before.
In that sense, it really was not much different from having spoilers.
For police officers, experience was often more important than deductive ability or anything else.
There were only so many modern murder methods; at most, people combined a few of them.
For an experienced old detective, solving a case similar to one he had cracked before was as easy as drinking water.
Still, he had not deduced it correctly.
After all, who could have imagined that the murderer was not actually the murderer, but merely a puppy being relentlessly toyed with by the mastermind?
Sato Miwako returned at that moment.
Behind her were Mr. and Mrs. Niimi, the former prime minister and his wife.
After a brief round of questioning, Juzo Megure became even more convinced of his theory. "It looks like Kusaka Hironari must have used some method to lure Chairman Entaro to the underground shipyard!"
Having heard Megure's deduction, Sato agreed, "Then we should go ask Kusaka Hironari about it now, right?"
As she spoke, she turned to Fujino. "Fujino, what do you think?"
"I think while sitting down."
Sato Miwako narrowed her eyes, rolled down her sleeves, and gave Fujino a harmless little look.
"Cough!"
Fujino coughed, rose to his feet, and said, "I think it would be good to take a look. Kusaka's suspicion is indeed quite substantial."