After shouting, Doctor Morozumi suddenly sighed, then slumped back down. Pressing a hand to his temple, he said regretfully, "Sorry. I lost control. I shouldn't have said that to you. Actually, I still believe you, it's just..."
"It's nothing." Remembering the doctor's charred wife, Genda Takanori understood his anger.
At the same time, he humbly explained, "But please rest assured about this—tonight, Jiang Xia and the others will keep watch beside me and see whether I really sleepwalk and set fires after falling asleep. There won't be any new victims tonight. It's just..."
At this point, Genda Takanori could not help asking uneasily, "It's just that I'd like to ask whether I might suddenly become dangerous at night. I'm afraid I might accidentally attack them. They're all young people with long futures ahead of them..."
"..." Morozumi Akira was silent for a moment, then suddenly agreed.
"Of course, that's no problem. I think it's an excellent suggestion. But there's one thing to note—you should try to go to a soundproof room on a higher floor and close all the doors and windows, in case they fail to stop you and you run out into the street.
"Choose a higher room. Even if those young people get distracted, they'll have some room to catch up to you. Also, when waking a sleepwalker, you can make sharp noises. Choosing a well-soundproofed place will avoid disturbing the neighbors—if the neighbors find you suspicious because of that, it could bring unnecessary trouble."
He offered several suggestions that sounded perfectly reasonable at first.
Genda Takanori carefully remembered them, then gratefully got up and left.
After he left, Doctor Morozumi stood behind the curtains and watched Genda Takanori walk away. He silently pushed up his glasses.
Doctor Morozumi: ...Detectives' habit of acting on their own