Ganto's Misgivings

After Kuro No. 3 entered, his gaze immediately fell on the vase in the entrance hall. He reached out, about to pick it up, when a large hand suddenly covered his mouth from behind.

Kuro No. 3 turned around and saw Mori's face, instantly looking horrified. Mori lowered his voice and made a shushing gesture. "Mr. Soga, stay quiet—"

Meanwhile, Kuro No. 1 had also made his way to the cabinet holding the Crystal Ball. Just as he was about to reach for it, Narcissist lightly tapped his shoulder.

Kuro turned around. Seeing Narcissist and Gen, he was about to scream, but Gen immediately stepped forward and covered his mouth. "Excuse us. Please remain quiet for now, Ms. Kondo."

The two of them had come to retrieve their own listening devices.

After all, they had learned that Genda had "turned himself in." They were worried that his home would be searched afterward and that the police would discover their bugs, which would be troublesome.

However, unlike true outlaws, their devices were easy to retrieve. Even if the entire house was searched and a pile of bugs was found, only one apiece belonged to them.

But Kuro No. 2 was different. Not only did he have many listening devices, making them troublesome to retrieve, but—

His motive for not wanting to be exposed was far stronger than Soga's and Kondo's!

In the second-floor bedroom, Kuro No. 2 replaced the desk lamp's bulb, then wrapped several layers of tissue paper around it. After finishing, Kuro took out a match and inserted it into the gap between the tissue paper and the bulb.

Kuro twisted the desk lamp's switch, only to find that the light did not respond at all.

"Hey, did you forget to place this Red Horse statue? Arsonist—Mr. Morozumi Akira."