After crying for a while, President Oohara seemed to remember something. He suppressed his grief and explained the situation to the police:
"I'm the president of Ohara Planning Company. The deceased, Aida Toru, was my right-hand man. We recently took on a job designing a travel brochure, so we planned to discuss the general outline at the café first, then visit the scenic spots to inspect them in person. That's why I drove here today.
"There was no parking near the café, so when I arrived, I parked on the platform above and planned to walk over. It wasn't far anyway. Who would have thought... sigh..."
Perhaps his aged, haggard appearance inspired sympathy more easily than Amuro Tooru's did.
Besides, Ohara Planning really was located up the slope, right next to the shop where Amuro Tooru had been making deliveries. It was indeed possible that President Oohara parking there had been a coincidence.
In the eyes of some officers, their suspicion toward President Oohara eased slightly.
Jiang Xia: "..." At times like this, the importance of one's aura became clear. The boss had pretended to be a bad guy for so many years that he really could accidentally reveal a villainous face. It was only natural for people to suspect him...
As he reflected on this, he took advantage of the chaos to snatch two more handfuls of the swelling Coffee-flavored Killing Intent.
Amuro Tooru noticed his little movement and frowned as he looked over.
Jiang Xia paused imperceptibly, then naturally raised a hand and patted Amuro Tooru's shoulder in consolation. At the same time, he said quietly, "I'll definitely find the truth!"
Amuro Tooru: "...Mm."
He looked down at himself but found no loose threads or anything else, guessing that perhaps Jiang Xia had removed something just now... Amuro