Pulling the ring clasp, she revealed the keychain inside the small box.
It was a completely crimson figurine—a bearded general with a beard hanging to his waist, mounted on a tall horse and holding a long-handled crescent blade.
Mouri Ran was good at history and knew the famous historical tales well. She said in surprise, "That's Guan Yu, isn't it?"
"The general from the Three Kingdoms?" Toyama Kazuha had heard of the famous figure too, but she was utterly confused. "...Why would they give us a Guan Yu?"
Mouri Ran liked the unusual keychain very much, turning it over in her hand. "I heard Guan Yu is also a god who blesses people with prosperous business."
"Hmm..." Toyama Kazuha stared at Guan Yu's horse and blade. "It doesn't really look like it."
"The Green Dragon Crescent Blade and the Red Hare are both Guan Yu's signature gear. Legend says that horse could travel a thousand li a day—it was incredibly fast." Mouri Ran set it on the table. "All right, let's put away the things we bought first."
At the Mouri Detective Agency in Beika Town 5-Chome, the atmosphere was perfectly harmonious.
Meanwhile, before going to ask about alibis, Jiang Xia and the others followed Inspector Yuminaga to the Metropolitan Police Department first. If they learned more about the case beforehand, they might be able to pick out more crucial details during the questioning.
Inspector Yuminaga quietly brought out the evidence bags from the previous incidents and laid them on the table for the detectives to examine.
Each transparent bag contained a crimson horse marked with scorch marks. "These are the 'red horses' left behind in Rizen Town 1-chome, Toriya Town 2-chome, Okusu Town 3-chome, and the one we just recovered in Beido Town 4-chome."
Placed together, the plastic