Eiji Toyono's voice was full of pain and fury. "That day, I took that nameplate from Keiko's cold hand, and I decided to sell my soul to the devil—since the police refused to punish that bastard, I would seek justice for Keiko myself!"
Jiang Xia nodded thoughtfully. "The nameplate Miss Keiko tore off bore the initials 'S' and 'K.' As the eldest son of the Toyono Conglomerate, you should have been able to easily obtain the passenger list from that shipwreck.
"But you soon discovered that more than one survivor had the initials 'S' and 'K.' So, to avenge Miss Keiko, you used lifetime free membership vouchers as bait and planned this experience event, gathering everyone who met the criteria in one place."
"Yes." Eiji Toyono readily admitted it. "After observing these people, I began to wonder—why did such low-character people get to survive, while my Keiko could only die in that freezing sea?"
"As I thought about it, I suddenly understood." Eiji Toyono suddenly burst into laughter. "Since no one would tell me who that bastard was, then as long as I killed everyone with the initials 'S' and 'K,' I could successfully take my revenge!"
Vodka: ...Suddenly understood? Hah. You think you were the one who achieved enlightenment, but maybe it was only because you happened to pass some Detective while wandering around that day.
"But no matter what, this is a fine negative example." Vodka secretly nodded. By the same logic, if I ever have one of those 'suddenly understood' moments and decide to commit some crime, then I've probably already fallen into Uzo's trap... Excellent! I've found another way to avoid it.
Unlike the uniquely minded Vodka, everyone else was clearly concerned about something else.
"You planned to kill all nine people on the list just