Gin frowned, worried that things might spiral out of control.
But then he remembered how Uzo could occasionally set up an unsuspecting passerby and casually walk away with several hundred million as profit. In the field of treasure hunting and fundraising, Uzo seemed fairly skilled as well.
Besides, that travel group had five people. Going by Uzo's usual habits, someone would definitely survive with the terror of personally experiencing the case, becoming a living memorial to one of Uzo's "stages."
...In any case, Uzo won't kill all five of them. He just had to remember to leave behind the most crucial evidence and clues.
Gin soon stopped thinking about it.
Someone had just died in the car, so there was inevitably an unpleasant smell. He sprayed some deodorizer with distaste and planned to have dinner while waiting for it to take effect. He had been free lately, and his life had become much more regular again.
Yet on the other side, the lives of some people connected to this case had become far less regular.
—Inside Osaka Castle, Suzuki Sonoko successfully slipped through the crowd under the cover of her two generals, one on either side, and arrived beside the crime scene.
The three high school girls looked inside and saw a burly man crouching beside the corpse. Hearing them, he turned around, revealing a pair of dark circles that looked especially heavy in the night.
"...Inspector Otaki? It's you again." Toyama Kazuha recognized him first and smiled apologetically. "You've really had it rough these past two days."
Inspector Otaki stood up and sighed. "It's nothing. It's my job."
But inwardly, he could not help muttering to himself: Heiji's Case Magnet Constitution was already strong enough. Who would have thought that after making a few friends from Tokyo, it