As she spoke, the short-haired woman anxiously rushed inside. But before she could enter, Inspector Yassa swiftly stopped her. "Ma'am, entry is prohibited here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xia looked at him approvingly and gave a slight nod.
Inspector Yassa: "..."
...Who exactly was supposed to be assisting whom here?! These Tokyo students were far too rude.
Inspector Yassa turned to look at his decisive superior, trying to signal with his eyes for her to escort the irrelevant people outside.
However, she seemed slightly distracted and did not notice his look at all.
Inspector: "..." Damn high school students and elementary school students...
Jiang Xia looked around and noticed that neither of the two British police officers seemed to be in the right state of mind.
Though he was slightly dissatisfied, remembering the Murder Case they might have on their hands gave him a bit of renewed motivation. Imitating Officer Takagi's usual manner, he briefly informed the suspects that Oya Kazuyo had been killed.
The short-haired woman was the victim's girlfriend. After hearing the news in disbelief, she collapsed to her knees. "How could this happen? Why... why would this happen..."
The long-haired woman crouched beside her and patted her back consolingly. A moment later, she suddenly remembered something and turned toward her two surviving companions. "Could Ootaka have been killed because of those Negatives?"
Jiang Xia crouched beside them as well. "Negatives?"
"That's right." The long-haired woman raised her eyes to look at him.
Seemingly recognizing him as a Detective, Tachikawa Chizuru hesitated briefly before speaking euphemistically. "Earlier, Ootaka... ahem, he took some Negatives that could make money. He came to the United Kingdom this time to contact a buyer and sell them. But the buyer seemed to be a rather prominent person. If he