Taking Money, Eliminating Disaster

At that moment, the young security guard took out his phone, preparing to leave the matter to the police. Ran was also calling Dad to tell him about it and urge him to come quickly.

Ran felt that, since her dad was a detective, he would be able to help somehow, so she told Mouri to hurry over.

"Then let's wait quietly for them to arrive. Stay away from all this and don't touch anything. If they find anything connected to us, we'll be finished," Matsuba said to Ran.

"Look, there are footprints here. Could the culprit have come in, happened to run into the beautiful Mika, had no choice but to kill her, and then jumped down from here?" Eiko Toya said excitedly to everyone.

Matsuba and Vermouth exchanged looks, then both burst into laughter.

"Miss Toya, I think we should step outside and have a talk. There are many things I need you to explain," Matsuba said to Eiko Toya.

Eiko Toya was far too confident in her acting. She had said those things only to draw everyone's attention and keep their suspicions off her. She thought she could muddle through, but she had not expected Matsuba to see through everything long ago.

"Sure," Eiko Toya agreed.

The two walked over to the corner of the staircase, where no one else was around. Matsuba stared intently at Eiko, trying to catch even a trace of panic in her eyes.

"Are you Ran's friend? What exactly did you bring me here to ask? Still, you're quite a handsome young man! If I'd met you a few years earlier, I might have been utterly charmed by you."

"Haha, I'm truly honored to hear that!" Matsuba said, still staring at her.

Eiko Toya was completely flustered, at a loss for what