Although Inspector Megure also thought the man in the hat was the most suspicious, with the lesson from the past in mind, he could not completely ignore the three acquaintances who had come with the victim.
So, troublesome as it was, he could only follow procedure and ask, "What exactly is the relationship between the four of you? Whose idea was it to come here and watch the play today?"
The three living people exchanged wary glances, then looked at the corpse on the ground. Finally, the short-haired female clerk sighed and stepped forward to answer Inspector Megure's question:
"We were not only alumni of Teitan High School, but also members of the Drama Club when we attended. So when we later discovered that we all happened to work at the same hospital, we naturally started hanging out together.
"The school festival is an important event for Teitan High School. Not just this year—we come back every year to support our alma mater. So if you're asking whose idea it was... all of us had a part in it, including Kohei, who's lying on the ground."
The other two nodded repeatedly, fully agreeing with that statement.
The security guard looked at his old classmate lying on the ground and sighed. "I never thought something like this would happen this year. Heaven truly envies talent."
The female nurse also sighed wistfully. "Yes, Kohei was the only Doctor among us. I heard one of his important research projects was about to be released... Who could have done this? It's truly cruel."
Nearby, the short-haired female clerk suddenly remembered something, and her expression turned strange.
Jiang Xia glanced at her. "What is it?"
The short-haired female clerk came back to herself, hesitating before she spoke. "Actually, when I was buying drinks just now,