Explosions Again

Now that things had come to this, Uemura could no longer argue. He revealed a relieved smile. "You're right. I killed that guy. Blame him for being too greedy, for never knowing when to stop.

"After taking his share of the money, he turned around and threatened me with the falsified accounts. To keep myself from being exposed, I had no choice but to get rid of him!"

From Uemura's confession, the police learned the full story.

It turned out that the falsified accounts had been Uemura and Kinoshita's joint work from the beginning. However, the two had fallen out over the uneven division of the proceeds.

Mr. Kinoshita believed he had put in considerable effort to legitimize the money, so he demanded a larger share from Uemura. In front of everyone, he insisted on checking the account books, intending to use that to threaten Uemura into agreeing to his demands.

Naturally, Uemura would not agree. Knowing exactly what kind of person Kinoshita was, he sought out Tianma and worked with him to stage this cursed murder. Their purpose was to eliminate Kinoshita while pinning everything on so-called "divine power."

As for Tianma, he had not done it for profit. He merely wanted to strengthen the cult and preserve the image of being a "messenger of God."

After learning the truth, Fuji, who had previously dismissed the theory that it had been done "to maintain his persona," wore an incredulous expression. "No way—there really are idiots like that?"

"That's just how the world is. It takes all kinds. You only think it can't happen because you haven't encountered it," Yamada said, giving Fuji a look that said, You're still young.

"Anyway, in the end, the chief's merchandise played the decisive role!" Mugao said, folding her arms and smugly lifting her