"Judging by the characteristics of a locked-room murder, the killer should be one of them. It's a simple choice between two."
Based on the state of the room, Shen Fei determined that it was a locked-room murder. Locked-room murders had one defining feature: the killer was among them. Emilie could not have been the killer, leaving only Edgar and Eude. Judging from Eude's fury over Bryce's death, the killer was practically obvious.
With Shen Fei's strength, he could clearly tell whether Eude's anger was genuine. Edgar, on the other hand, seemed extremely calm. However, although he had identified the murderer, he had no evidence and did not understand the full circumstances, so he did not intend to say anything for the time being.
"The killer must have been Kiriya! It had to be him!" Eude suddenly shouted.
"And who is this Kiriya?" Paimon asked.
Eude did not answer Paimon's question. After exchanging a glance with Edgar, the two looked away at the same time and fell silent.
"Gentlemen, in a situation like this, it would be best not to conceal anything. That will make it easier for us to catch the killer," Tighnari said when neither of them answered Paimon.
"Mr. Eude—or perhaps I should call you Mr. Silvan," Emilie said.
"How did you know?" Emilie's words made Eude's expression change. He stared at her in disbelief.
"I had already been suspicious of the two of you. As perfume merchants from Fontaine, you somehow didn't know that amber wine wasn't wine. So I contacted Fontaine and asked about the Augustus case from back then. That was when I learned that the two people imprisoned in that case had already been released."
Emilie then explained what she knew. Since the two perfume merchants had behaved suspiciously earlier, she had tested them