"Bang!!"
At the sound of the gunshot, Fang Zheng's heart sank.
MMP, he had been afraid something would happen, and something actually happened!?
At the same time, Ryūichi Naruhodō and the other reporter hurried out of the room and headed for the meeting room used for spirit channeling. Fang Zheng, Akemi, and Haibara quickly got up and followed them.
When the group returned to the entrance of the meeting room, its doors were tightly shut. Naruhodō pounded hard on them, but there was no response. He and the reporter then threw their weight against the locked doors, burst inside, and rushed in.
At that moment, everything inside the room was laid bare before them.
In the middle of the meeting room, Tetsurō Kirisaki lay on the floor, covered in blood. A woman in a white robe stood nearby with her back to them, holding a handgun.
"I was... murdered."
A dark, eerie female voice rang out.
"This man... killed me..."
"Eek?!"
At the sight of this, not only was Ryūichi Naruhodō dumbfounded, but even Akemi and Haibara stared in shock, unable to say anything.
Just then, the middle-aged woman with the bun hairstyle walked over.
"Stand back. I'll handle this. Go call the police!"
"But..."
"Hurry up, the phone is in the main house!"
Urged on by the bun-haired woman, Ryūichi Naruhodō panicked. He nodded and prepared to leave, but Fang Zheng's voice suddenly rang out.
"No one move!"
"Huh?"
Hearing Fang Zheng, everyone froze and turned to look at him. The bun-haired woman frowned at him as well.
"What are you talking about? This is an extremely dangerous situation, you..."
"I am Fang Zheng, special advisor to the Metropolitan Police Department."
Fang Zheng took out his identification and silently displayed it before everyone.
"There has been a homicide here.