Fortunately, the inspector's gaze did not linger too long on Vodka, an ordinary little brother.
Having just greeted Vodka, Inspector Megure went to speak with his most dependable Brother Jiang Xia. "What happened this time? Ran told me that three people actually died?"
Jiang Xia nodded gravely and gestured toward the imposing villa behind him. "One just inside the entrance, one in the bedroom, and another in the study. There are no visible external injuries so far. I suspect they all died from poisoning."
Inspector Megure: "..."
Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru, who had just gotten out of the car: "..."
Although they had already heard the general situation from the dispatcher, seeing the scene in person was still enough to give them a headache.
And more importantly...
Inspector Megure lowered his voice. "Are there any suspects?"
Jiang Xia sighed. "Other than us, only those three lived in the villa—but this is the outskirts, after all. If someone came and went in the middle of the night, it would be hard for us to know."
Inspector Megure's headache worsened. "That makes this difficult."
Listening to them talk, Vodka stood off to the side by himself, not daring to make a sound.
Good thing I didn't let Uzo talk me into turning around and entering the villa when the police were about to arrive. Otherwise, if some nitpicker got suspicious and said to Jiang Xia and his little group, 'The killer could be among you too!' then I'd be in trouble.
Vodka secretly clenched his fist. *After all, I'm the least familiar face among them. If I showed up with Uzo as often as those other guys, I definitely wouldn't have this problem—heh, Uzo must be trying to make me think that way. But I've already seen through his tricks. I