Fang Zheng had never expected that he would only be one day late, yet one of the houses had already been burned down.
To be safe, he had even sent Nymph to investigate. Nymph returned to report that the place had been burned so thoroughly that not even a ghost remained. She also gave Fang Zheng the case records she had stolen from the police.
"So a bunch of idiots broke into an empty house to steal, then started fighting over the loot, killed each other, and set the house on fire?"
Fang Zheng looked strangely at the documents in his hand, wondering whether there was something wrong with his eyes.
"Are these people brain-dead or something?!"
"In fact, there was indeed something wrong with their brains."
Asakura Ryoko came over with a cheerful smile.
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"That patient from earlier has been transferred to the psychiatric department. I heard he is extremely agitated and has been shouting nonstop. According to the police, he was the one who set the house on fire. Based on the investigation at the scene, it seems he used a kitchen knife to kill the other accomplices before starting the fire."
"He really is insane..."
Fang Zheng shook his head and rose to his feet.
"Forget it. I'll go take a look."
Just as Asakura Ryoko had said, not long after Fang Zheng put on his white coat and entered the psychiatric department, he heard loud shouting coming from a distant ward. He frowned, then brought Asakura Ryoko to the room. Two police officers stood outside the ward with bitter expressions, looking as though they had stumbled into a slaughterhouse.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Kasugano from the psychiatric department. May I go in and have a look?"
As he spoke, Fang Zheng showed