Schiller suddenly had an inspiration. "Blood."
"What?" Greed turned to look at him.
"The Wanderer seemed able to use human blood to cover his tracks," Schiller said. "He split the detective's upper body open, then walked upside down, so blood sprayed onto the ground as he moved."
"Likewise, he cut off the diary owner's arms and legs and crawled forward. As he moved, the blood flowing out behind him covered the path he had taken to get there."
Schiller had no evidence. It was merely a bold guess, but he felt it made a certain amount of sense.
"Generally speaking, blood at a murder scene becomes important evidence, used to determine how the killer acted. If bloody footprints are left behind, then naturally one can infer how the killer departed," Pale Rider said. "Considering that he was a lawyer, it was perfectly normal for him to understand this kind of knowledge."
He continued, "If a murderer does not want to expose himself, then he must properly deal with the large amount of blood in a human body. If he wants to move a corpse somewhere else without being discovered, then he must either use a bloodless method of murder or thoroughly wrap the body during transport."
"In summary, if one does not want to expose himself, he should avoid bloody scenes as much as possible. Yet this Mr. Wanderer did the opposite. He either split people apart or severed their hands and feet. That clearly did not fit his goal of concealing himself, unless... it helped him hide."
Schiller found himself appreciating Pale Rider more and more. His train of thought always aligned with Schiller's. He remembered that the Pale Rider in the comics seemed to suppress the virus with medication. Perhaps he could find a way to extend the