Inspector Megure had encountered quite a few foreigners, but he had rarely spoken with them in depth. In any case, in his mind, foreigners were about the same as aliens—it was hardly strange if they didn't know something.
So he didn't listen too closely to Jodie's conversation and simply continued following the newly obtained clues.
Inspector Megure waved a hand. "Search the place! Find that Poison Needle!"
The officers began a thorough search of the entire Game Arcade and its surroundings, trying to locate the needle-like object suspected to be the murder weapon.
However, it was nowhere to be found.
"That's strange." Inspector Megure scratched his head. "According to the surveillance footage, none of these three suspects left the Game Arcade. Don't tell me they had an accomplice."
Suzuki Sonoko suddenly had an idea. "Could they have gone all out and stabbed the needle into their own flesh to hide it?!"
"..." Jiang Xia quietly reminded her, "That would poison them to death."
Suzuki Sonoko: "!"
She lowered her voice too. "What if they wiped it clean before hiding it?"
Jiang Xia tactfully said, "Theoretically, that could be considered. But in practice, I don't think the murderer was quite so... fearless in the face of death."
"Hmm..." Detective Suzuki returned defeated and could only continue stroking her chin in deep thought.
But Inspector Megure had taken the suggestion seriously. He carefully examined the three suspects, but unfortunately, none of them appeared to be moving strangely.
Inspector Megure had no choice but to say, "In that case, we'll have to search you. It's to solve the case faster, so none of you mind, right?"
The Tall Thin Man chuckled. "Of course I don't mind, but searching me would probably be a waste of time—you see, when that guy died, I was