Suzuki Sonoko froze. "A threatening letter?"
Only then did she remember. "So that's why Jiang Xia came. I almost forgot."
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Hah. Asking a question she already knew the answer to, pretending to be innocent—was she trying to reinforce her harmless image in Jiang Xia's mind?
The Great Detective seemed completely unaware of the high school girl's sinister intentions.
When Jiang Xia heard Suzuki Sonoko's question, he nodded under Hashimoto Maya's complicated gaze. "The letter said that before the festival ends, Tatsumi Seimaru's life will be taken. It was signed 'Cursed Samurai.'"
"Samurai again." Suzuki Sonoko buried her head in her food. "Looks like the culprit must be from this village. Why are they so obsessed with samurai?"
Tatsumi Seimaru snorted. "It has to be my dear Big Brother, Tatsumi Ryunosuke."
He looked at Jiang Xia. "Hey, keep a closer eye on him these next few days. That guy was born to my stepfather and his previous wife. He doesn't share a drop of blood with me, so if he makes a move, he definitely won't hold back."
Jiang Xia said, "I remember he has a younger brother and sister too. Do those two share blood with you?"
Tatsumi Seimaru: "...Uh, no."
But one of them was an idiot, and the other was a chuunibyou girl. Neither looked like a killer. Besides, even if he died, his younger brother and sister would not inherit the position, so their motives were naturally weaker.
Thinking of those three so-called "legitimate" siblings made Tatsumi Seimaru furious. "Eight years ago, after the family head's first wife passed away, he took a liking to my mother, and she became his second wife. Even if she was his second wife, she was still a proper Mrs. Tatsumi. And she took care of him for