Hanawa Mika said, "I heard that during the announcer recruitment exam, Xiao Yuan was afraid she couldn't beat Kazuna, so she used underhanded tricks to sabotage her, hoping Kazuna would fail too. Compared to my utterly dispensable ex-boyfriend, a life-changing matter like a job is much more worth killing over."
"What exactly were these underhanded tricks?" Hanawa Mika let out a soft sigh. "I don't know. I only heard Kazuna mention it once while she was complaining."
Inspector Megure: "..." Friendships these days were really made of plastic.
...But they liked this kind of plastic friendship. It made solving cases much easier. The next person would probably reveal the first person's true motive. One motive each—none of them would get away.
The police took the statements and went to find Akimoto Kazuna.
Akimoto Kazuna had been the last person to enter the Mirror House. She was already in a foul mood when the police suddenly questioned her about the broadcasting exam.
She immediately exploded, slamming her hand on the table. "Xiao Yuan did do something underhanded, but I still passed that exam. She was the one who failed! Why would I bother holding a grudge against someone I already defeated?"
After a pause, Akimoto Kazuna quickly understood what was going on. This academic warrior sneered and adopted the same strategy: "Instead of asking me this pointless nonsense, why don't you investigate Zhu Shi? She always goes on about how many years she's known Xiao Yuan, saying they're the best friends in the world. But their family backgrounds are worlds apart. Xiao Yuan always ordered Zhu Shi around like a servant and used her for amusement. That kind of resentment built up over years is the most likely to create a motive."
After making the rounds, they had indeed gathered motives