She possessed a fool's decisiveness when it came to reasoning.
Zhao Bai sighed. "Isn't it too early to draw conclusions? Let's check the scene first."
"Bronya concurs."
After finishing their coffee, they arrived at the scene.
There had long been no traces left here. After the incident, no one had dared set foot in this place. The weeds had grown half a meter tall, and the rain clouds over the Far East had not reached here. Every blade of grass was damp only with dew.
"Here, the grass is on average seven centimeters taller than elsewhere."
Bronya lay down to take measurements, her entire body buried in the grass, with only the alloy mech armor floating above.
Keen observation was one of the essential qualities of a great detective.
But that was as far as she went. Bronya did not dig any deeper; instead, she stared straight at Zhao Bai, apparently intending for him to continue.
"Cough, cough."
Bronya stared at Zhao Bai. "Do you know what a great detective's assistant does at a time like this?"
Oh...
So detective work was basically a comedy routine: the great detective delivered the punchlines, and the assistant set them up.
Bronya was responsible for solving cases, while Zhao Bai was responsible for manual labor, paying the bills, and making incorrect deductions.
Why, though?!
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Chapter 51: That Man!
At Bronya's summons, the second assistant began digging.
Zhao Bai was the first assistant, responsible for playing along with the great detective so that the reasoning process would not become boring or awkward. Heavy labor such as digging was handled by the second assistant—Heavy Cannon Rabbit 19C.
It definitely did not mean that Zhao Bai and Bronya were closer to each other than they