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In a corner of the banquet hall, a group of plainclothes police officers moved back and forth.
Jiang Xia swept his gaze around the hall and soon spotted Sato Miwako near the stage, speaking quietly into a Walkie-talkie. Officer Sato noticed his gaze, looked over as well, and gave Jiang Xia a nod.
—Having understood how President Shiraki had died, she also knew what needed to be done now.
A beam of light soon shone down onto the stage at the front of the banquet hall.
"Today is the Commemorative Reception for Miss Okano Rika's World Art Grand Prize. Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend!" The host did his best to make his voice sound relaxed.
According to the planned schedule, there should have been an introduction to "President Shiraki" at this point, followed by related remarks.
However, the host had just received notice—President Shiraki had suddenly died. Naturally, those parts of the program had to be canceled. They could hardly carry a Body Bag onto the stage.
After announcing the opening, the host awkwardly moved straight to the main event.
"Next, please enjoy Teacher Okano's flower arrangement performance!"
Okano Rika stepped onto the stage. Looking down at the Celebrities gathered below the stage, she energetically bowed to the audience, while her assistant stood respectfully behind her.
After a brief speech, Okano Rika set out a Vase and inserted several dry branches. Then, with an elegant dancer's step, she moved to the side of the stage, preparing to bring out the flower buds and complete the rest of the arrangement.
However, when she reached the spot and reached for the flowers—
She suddenly discovered someone standing beside her flower basket.
—Jiang Xia was holding a palm-sized spray bottle and looking