Amid everyone's shocked and puzzled stares, Red Vest said indignantly, "For years, people have thought our dad ignored the wind and waves and set sail as usual on that stormy day just to play the hero—but that wasn't true at all!"
"The one who truly ignored the storm and sailed out as usual was Aramaki! My dad and the others only risked going out to sea because they saw Aramaki's fishing boat and wanted to call him back."
"They risked their lives to save someone they hated, but not only was that bastard Aramaki ungrateful, he even turned his wheel with the waves and slammed his boat hard into my dad's boat!"
"The impact threw everyone on board into the sea. Aramaki clearly saw it happen, but he ignored them and calmly sailed his boat back to the pier."
The two fishermen froze.
After a long while, they spoke in disbelief. "But... but I remember you weren't on that boat. How can you talk as if you saw it with your own eyes?"
"Of course I found out by asking!" Red Vest snorted. "Don't you find it strange? My dad and the others had been fishermen for decades. They understood the power of storms better than anyone, and they respected nature. How could people like them force themselves out to sea just for one day's catch?"
"So after it happened, I found a timid crew member from Aramaki's boat and forced the truth out of him. This wasn't an accident at all—it was blatant murder!"
The Dark-skinned Fisherman had long had similar suspicions, but he had never had any evidence. Hearing this, he anxiously asked, "You knew it was murder, so why didn't you call the police right away? That crew member was a ready-made witness!"
"..." At that question,