After Momochi Yuji failed at his magic trick, he cursed inwardly for a while before belatedly realizing something.
He looked at Mrs. Kujukuri. "Madam, why did you suddenly invite detectives over?"
Remembering how the detectives at the Detective Agency had suspected the three apprentices, Mrs. Kujukuri said awkwardly, "Um..."
"Isn't it obvious?" A slightly drawn-out voice came from nearby. From the turn on the second floor, a long-haired woman descended the steps one by one in high heels and stopped before Jiang Xia.
She raised her eyes to examine the visitors, looking thoughtful. "Inviting such famous detectives at a time like this is naturally to investigate the true cause of Master's death—is that right, young detective?"
As her words fell, she raised a hand and lightly patted Jiang Xia's shoulder.
The next instant, there was a sudden fluttering sound. Jiang Xia's black coat abruptly puffed up, and five or six pigeons flapped their wings as they fled one after another through his open collar, flying elsewhere as though for their lives.
The Mermaid, whose territory had been invaded, angrily chased after them and smacked the last pigeon with her tail. The pigeon turned pale with fright, flapped its wings with twice the force, swiftly overtook the leading bird, and shot away like a rocket.
"If you're going to perform a pigeon trick, you should at least be able to do it to this extent." Miyoshi Asako turned to her junior fellow apprentice, then looked at the pigeons flying away, frowning slightly. "But... what's wrong with these pigeons today?"
Momochi Yuji had no time to care about pigeons. His beautiful senior fellow apprentice's words had already captured his full attention. "Wait, what do you mean by investigating Master's true cause of death? Didn't Master commit suicide in the Basement? The police