In any case, everyone was here. The next step was to find the killer.
Before long, the police obtained a Floor Plan of the entire maze from the Mirror House staff and marked the approximate locations of the six people inside at the time of the crime.
"Staff were stationed at both the entrance and exit. Any guests entering or leaving would have been reported." Sato Miwako handed the documents to Jiang Xia with practiced ease. "According to their statements, from the moment the Buzzer Alarm went off—that is, from when the victim was attacked—until the body was discovered, no one else entered or left the building."
"Also, according to testimony from helpful local bystanders, neither of the two staff members left their posts."
Tatsumi Seimaru was furious at the killer and, unusually, listened with great focus.
Hearing that, he actually grasped the implication. "So the killer is among the five of us?"
Sato Miwako had not expected that after knowing Jiang Xia for only two days, this man would show signs of becoming a Detective. She nodded approvingly.
Then she saw Tatsumi Seimaru turn to Jiang Xia and mutter quietly, "It wasn't me, and it wasn't those three adorable ladies. Isn't the killer obvious?"
Curacao: "..." You sure know how to deduce.
Sato Miwako: "..." Who would have thought Jiang Xia would one day be suspected of murder.
No one took his words seriously, but as police officers, they could not overlook any clue. "Why are you certain the killer wasn't one of the victim's three companions?"
Tatsumi Seimaru could not be certain, but still said, "I believe they're innocent!"
Sato Miwako: "..." As expected, not everyone was suited to be a Detective.
Jiang Xia apparently thought the same. The next moment, he turned to Hashimoto Maya and pushed