Jiang Xia: "..." Unlike the lively Trio Alliance on the other side, the introverted Ms. Curacao seemed to prefer appearing alone.
As a result, her Aloe Killing Intent remained steady but rarely saw explosive growth. There also were not many useful people who could frighten her enough to increase production.
"Being too isolated won't do." Jiang Xia was somewhat worried about his colleague's mental health. "I need to find a way to get her some friends."
Thinking this, Jiang Xia returned to the crowd.
For a Spirit Medium, this household did not have much to offer. And Curacao, quiet in the middle of the night, had recently started trending toward Vodka—utterly devoid of Killing Intent, her Aloe production had plummeted.
After hesitating for a moment, the efficiency-minded Great Detective ultimately did not waste any more time. If he solved this tonight, he could visit Vodka in the hospital tomorrow. That was better than staying here.
With that in mind, Jiang Xia said to the Ogatas, who had once again started arguing, "I roughly know what happened with tonight's shadow."
"What else could it be? A thief or a ghost, obviously." Mr. Ogata sighed. "That person must have already run far away... Luckily, there's nothing valuable in my house."
Jiang Xia shook his head. "Not only didn't they run far away, they're actually very close—the one responsible for tonight's 'haunting' is among you."
"What?!" The four members of the Ogata Family were all startled.
Jiang Xia looked at them. "The key to resolving this is that old music box—the gift Mr. Aki-Satoru gave Miss Haruna last Christmas."
"Last Christmas? You mean the Christmas before last." Ogata Older Brother corrected him. "My grandfather passed away on December 6 last year—by Christmas last year, he'd become a box himself. How could he possibly