Haibara Ai: "..." The description "original hand" somehow sounded strange...
A scene rose in her mind: a group of Men in Black chopping off someone's hand with a crack, then reattaching it with another crack. A thin layer of cold sweat formed on her back, and she hurriedly patted her head, shaking the bizarre image from her mind.
Sergeant Anna nodded thoughtfully. She was about to say something when she suddenly noticed that Inspector Yassa had returned at some point. The middle-aged man was leaning against the doorway, staring at them darkly.
"!" Remembering what she had just said, Sergeant Anna hurriedly changed her story to Jiang Xia. "If I find any new clues, I'll contact the inspector and you right away. If I don't find anything, then forget it."
Inspector Yassa snorted displeasedly and ignored his disappointing subordinate.
He looked at the detective and his companions. "You're witnesses at the café too. Stop dawdling and hurry up!"
The café was not far from here.
Before long, the group arrived at the shop, and a staff member hurried over to greet them.
"The young lady dressed as a Gothic Lolita?" The café employee clearly had a strong impression of that uniquely dressed customer. "Yes, she came around one o'clock—she was sitting right here."
As she spoke, the employee led them to a corner seat.
Inspector Yassa nodded and took out a photo of the victim for her to see. "Take a careful look. Are you sure it was her?"
The employee hesitated. "I think so. That customer dressed very fashionably, but she was actually extremely introverted and spoke very softly. I had to strain to hear her. She didn't even dare look around, so she didn't notice the clock nearby and had to ask me for the time."
"Then,