"..."
A deathly silence fell.
A few seconds later, Tachikawa Chizuru finally came to her senses. She looked at her friend in shock. "Impossible! Madori is Oya Kazuyo's girlfriend. How could she have killed him? There must be some misunderstanding..."
Her voice gradually trailed off.
Because Amano Hachidori wore a helpless, bitter smile. No matter how one looked at that expression, it seemed like she had already admitted the Detective's deduction.
Usually, once the atmosphere reached this point, the killer would seem to give up arguing, produce the crucial evidence, then fall to the ground and reveal the hidden circumstances behind the case.
But this time, the situation was clearly rather special.
Amano Hachidori pressed at her armpit, then ultimately just sighed. "I did kill him."
"Why?!" Tachikawa Chizuru couldn't understand. In her impression, the two of them had always gotten along harmoniously. Although Oya Kazuyo sometimes spoke in an extremely punchable way, it didn't seem like he deserved to be killed over it.
Yet Amano Hachidori's Killing Intent was clearly unwavering. With hatred in her voice, she said, "Why? Of course, because of that photograph he won an award for four years ago!"
Tachikawa Chizuru froze. "Didn't you start dating him because you were captivated by that photograph? Could it be..." A flash of realization struck her. "Could it be a negative he stole from you?"
Jiang Xia couldn't help glancing at her. "..." This photographer seemed very experienced. Did she live in Beika Town or something?
Amano Hachidori hadn't expected such a leap in her mindset either. After a brief daze, she shook her head. "Because of that photograph, Oya Kazuyo fell in love with photographing disasters. He even said that only he could capture the beauty within that kind of despair.
"I thought he was an artist,