Genda Takanori followed the detectives and police around his own home, breaking out in a cold sweat.
—Besides the two Listening Devices in the Landline Phone and the Vase, they had also dug up another Listening Device of the same model as the Landline Phone from the trash can.
Then, when they entered the study, the detection equipment reacted yet again.
Following the signal, they found that it came from a Crystal Ball on the bookshelf—a soft cotton-stuffed cushion sat beneath it, and when they tore it open, a tiny Listening Device was revealed inside.
"This Crystal Ball..." Mouri Ran suddenly noticed something. The more she looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, and she said in surprise, "Isn't this one of the 'Lucky Crystals' sold by that fortune teller in front of Beido Station? I heard she was incredibly accurate. I was planning to go see her with Sonoko."
Jiang Xia: "..." Come to think of it, when they had been at the Morozumi Residence yesterday, that fortune teller had indeed said that she had been having good luck lately. Right after she said that, Mrs. Morozumi died, and the fortune teller inexplicably inherited a huge fortune...
As he silently wondered whether fortune tellers in this world truly possessed some sort of miraculous power, Yuminaga suddenly turned grave before he could reach a conclusion. "Wait, this Crystal Ball cushion... Though the color is different, when the victim was found, she was clutching one of the same kind in her hand!"
As he spoke, he rummaged through the inner pocket of his jacket and quickly pulled out an Evidence Bag. "This is it."
"Can we take it apart and have a look?" Jiang Xia asked perfunctorily. He doubted that a careless inspector who carried evidence around everywhere would care