"The killer is among the three of us?"
The glasses young man snapped, "Nonsense! When Xiao Ling was killed, we were all busy working part-time. Plenty of people saw us!"
The short-haired girl also looked furious. "Back at the entrance, you kept covering for your companion. Now you're framing us for that foreign woman's sake. As a detective who's supposed to stand for justice, doesn't your conscience hurt at all?!"
The Mermaid boredly flicked her tail. "..." Heh, naive humans. Spirit Medium Master had no conscience to begin with.
Of the three medical students, only the Dark-skinned Young Man remained relatively calm, though he clearly did not agree with this deduction either. "Leaving motive aside—we were so far away. It's not like we could stab her from a distance."
Jiang Xia said, "You didn't have to be in the water to kill her. The murder took place elsewhere—I remember passing by you earlier and hearing the victim say she wasn't feeling well?"
The Dark-skinned Young Man nodded. "She said the sun had made her dizzy."
Jiang Xia said, "Dizziness might not have been caused by the sun. The killer may have put Sleeping Pills in her drink."
The glasses young man froze. "What do you mean?"
Jiang Xia said, "The killer drugged the victim first, forcing her to find somewhere to rest. Once the Sleeping Pills had fully taken effect, the killer entered the lounge, found the victim fast asleep, and drew a liter of fresh blood from her neck—for a medical student, that shouldn't have been difficult."
Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran felt their scalps tingle. Looking at the three seemingly ordinary medical students, they could not help taking a step back.
Jiang Xia continued, "The blood was mixed with anticoagulant, then injected into two Drink Cups. Afterward, the