After giving up on the idea of notifying Uzo, Hashimoto Maya looked through his phone and approached the matter from another angle.
He began investigating Sakihara Megumi himself.
He had only meant to give it a try, but unexpectedly, the applicant had used her real name in the email. A news report quickly popped up—the Wife-Swapping Murder Case, which had happened only recently and was still fresh.
Hashimoto Maya: "..."
...His instincts had been right. This really was connected to that person!!
"Good thing I didn't mindlessly toss this email aside. After thinking it through seriously, I managed to guess the key point." Hashimoto Maya felt a wave of lingering fear. "Was this another test from Uzo? Is constantly refusing to stop thinking the only qualification for surviving in peace?"
Hashimoto Maya felt that he had learned something else.
"Though whether I'll actually be safe remains to be seen. First, I need to find out what kind of person this applicant is."
Hashimoto Maya carefully read through the news in front of him, then used his access as an Organization member to look up every piece of information he could find.
Before long, his expression shifted slightly as he sensed something wrong.
"At first glance, this is merely a story of a wife-murdering husband messing up, accidentally killing his mistress, and ending up in prison along with his accomplice. But on closer thought... could a wife who only survived through luck really interest Uzo?"
"It can't be that simple! And if I consider the more complicated possibility..."
All sorts of information crisscrossed in his mind, and Hashimoto Maya swiftly formed a hypothesis. "Maybe it wasn't the husband and sister seeking Mrs. Sakihara's inheritance at all. Maybe it was the other way around. After getting married, Mrs. Sakihara found her husband