Kariya Hayato looked at Jiang Xia, his expression incomparably complicated. "I used those people placing bets to carefully create an alibi, came up with a foolproof murder method, and arranged to meet Chikada Yumi somewhere convenient for making a move... But just minutes before I acted, she actually took a taxi and left!"
Suzuki Sonoko was baffled. "So she left. Why are you glaring at Jiang Xia? It wasn't like he made her go."
Kariya Hayato took a deep breath. "It really wasn't his doing, but it had something to do with him, so I instinctively looked at him... Not long ago, didn't this detective solve a Falling Case? Two robbers turned on each other, and one of them arranged for the other to fall to his death from an Abandoned Building. I heard that the victim who fell even smashed a passerby's car at the time."
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Wait, that time, that place, plus that case where robbers turned on each other and nearly crushed a passerby...
...Wasn't that the first time Mr. Irish got dropped on by Uzo? The origin of all evil—the beginning of them being targeted by Uzo!
It was connected again. His intuition all along had been right. This case really was related to Uzo!
Kariya Hayato had no idea about the turmoil in his listeners' hearts. "That accident happened not far from where we were supposed to meet. After hearing the rumors and seeing the police cars, Chikada Yumi didn't dare keep waiting. She fled in fear, and my plan went up in smoke."
"But..." He suddenly gave a cold laugh. "In their words, this should count as 'a blessing in disguise,' shouldn't it? Chikada Yumi actually devised that chain of Romeo and Juliet pranks because of it, and even gathered the three