Fortunately, while this little trick might not fool clever people, it was more than enough to deceive some others.
The two officers did not suspect this public-spirited citizen who had saved the plane. Following Hashimoto Maya's question, their gazes had already shifted to the remaining Magic Troupe members.
Right, who was the murderer?
Sensing their doubts, Jiang Xia walked over to the wall of Room 115 and pointed at the two rough jade stones sitting on the shelf.
"The road reopened faster than expected. In order to save time, when he killed Mermaid Princess Yumi, the Hell Puppeteer made a small mistake."
The others followed his gesture and looked at the two heavy stones. They vaguely sensed something was wrong, yet could not tell exactly what it was.
Everyone had their own specialty. The hotel manager, who had been watching from the sidelines, immediately spotted the anomaly. "Why are there two rough stones in this room?"
As a local specialty, the hotel placed one rough jade stone in every room as decoration.
Yet this unoccupied room now contained two stones—one more than normal.
Jiang Xia bent a finger and tapped the heavy stone before him. "There is an extra stone because the jade from Room 215 upstairs was brought down and placed here.
"Mermaid Princess's performance required a great deal of physical strength. Miss Yumi had a sturdy build and was no weaker than a man.
"This made it difficult for the murderer to kill her. Before she died, Miss Yumi let out a fairly loud scream, which drew the attention of the others in the hotel.
"There were witnesses in the corridor, and the others would soon follow the sound and arrive. Under those circumstances, the murderer could not possibly escape through the front door.
"To leave the room,