After discovering this point, Hashimoto Maya immediately stopped in his tracks.
If he had been the only one here, he could still have used "I couldn't find any clues, so there was no way to save anyone" as an excuse and made a strategic retreat.
But now Curacao had seen him. If that woman shamelessly ratted him out to Uzo...
"I'm just a warmhearted detective's assistant. When something like this happens, of course I have to rush in and save people without hesitation..." Hashimoto Maya took a deep breath, trying to hypnotize himself. "That hot air balloon not long ago looked so dangerous, but it turned out fine in the end, didn't it? Not a big problem! Even if Uzo wants to kill me, he definitely won't use such a crude method."
Thinking this, Hashimoto Maya gritted his teeth and followed them into the cave that looked suspicious no matter how he looked at it.
That evening, everyone failed to find Tatsumi Seimaru, so they returned to the Tatsumi Family to eat and rest first.
But once the servants had set out the small tables, a problem appeared—two seats were empty. Not only had Tatsumi Seimaru not been found, Hashimoto Maya and that "Lawyer Shirai" had also disappeared.
When Yamamura Misao heard this unfortunate news, his head seemed to swell a size. He rushed over to the police officers and said, "Hurry up and look around! Oh, right, go ask at the other villagers' homes too. Those two are outsiders. Maybe they just got lost."
However, they asked every household and found no clues.
When Dr. Fuyuki heard the news, he hurried over as well, carrying a lantern. "Two more people have disappeared?"
Jiang Xia nodded.
Mrs. Tatsumi's face was unusually pale. "Could they have been taken by the