The Hidden Truth

As Shiraishi suspected that Morohoshi Keisuke had been extremely tight-lipped about his own assassination attempt, keeping it completely secret, he had already begun to think that the man must have been involved in something disgraceful at the stadium----

Now that the victim had been identified and had indeed died for Morohoshi Keisuke, and Morohoshi would rather secretly send money than come forward and admit it himself----Shiraishi was even more convinced!

Even if he had gone to the stadium concert solely to curry favor with the FBI Director, there was no way he would have acted like this.

After all, there were more than one or two councilors willing to kiss up to powerful people.

Something this minor definitely was not worth concealing—because even setting aside the question of "morality," being assassinated by his political rival's people was itself a resource!

What's more, judging by how he had sent his secretary with a sizable condolence gift, Morohoshi might not have been a particularly decent man, but he was not completely shameless either. He had not entirely forgotten the debt of having his life saved----

In other words, there had to be something involved that absolutely could not be exposed!

Shiraishi deliberately made up an "extramarital affair" to test him, and Morohoshi naturally denied it flatly.

Shiraishi had not expected to guess correctly, but----

"That's true. If it were just an ordinary affair, it wouldn't have to be----. Unless----that day was Ellie Squire's concert----could it be----tsk, tsk----I heard Miss Ellie has a boyfriend, right? And it seems her boyfriend has a pretty important job----" Shiraishi looked at Morohoshi with a fascinated tsk-tsking expression.

As though Morohoshi had been secretly meeting Ellie in the stadium box earlier----

Morohoshi: ----

"Officer Shiraishi! If you keep spouting nonsense, then please leave!" Morohoshi snapped with a