"Whether he was a murderer or not, we would only know after investigating." Gin's fingers tapped soundlessly on the armrest as his gaze moved back and forth between the two men's faces.
Under normal circumstances, these two contrarians might already have a few extra bullet holes in them.
Unfortunately, now...
Gin thought irritably that he did not have many bullets left and had better not waste them on these weaklings he could wring to death with one hand. Besides, it was best not to kill anyone right now, lest vital information about escaping this game got buried along with a suspect's death.
His gaze swept over the guests before him, each harboring their own thoughts, and he suddenly let out a cold laugh.
"By the way, let me remind you of something. Jiang Xia isn't in police custody anymore—you've all seen the latest news, right? He's already escaped, and two of the officers searching for him have vanished without cause. They still haven't been found."
"..." The group looked at one another. Thinking of Jiang Xia, who had looked like such a good student, they felt a chill crawl up their spines. The police could not possibly have helped Jiang Xia escape for no reason, let alone have two officers disappear at once. In other words, perhaps those two had... been taken out by Jiang Xia somehow?
"To put it in your terms, Jiang Xia is now a free 'murderer' who can act whenever he wants. First it was Tachibana Goryu, now it is the police, and next time, it might be one of you."
Using a sinister tone as though telling a horror story, Gin calmly spoke from the guests' perspective.
"Young people are easily ruled by emotion. Just as Jiang Xia impulsively smashed Tachibana Goryu's head open