Jiang Xia entered the room and stood beside the Deputy Captain, studying the portrait on the wall.
Thinking of Miss Xiao Du in the father-daughter photo from earlier, bathed in sunlight, then looking at the person in the portrait before him, he sighed with feeling. "Clothes really do make the man. Put her in gloomy black and purple, and she looks like a completely different person."
The director seemed to recall something and laughed. "This painting was probably done by the Mayor's Wife. My cousin used to tell me that the Mayor's Wife was an exceptionally skilled painter. The only pity was that she seemed to prefer this kind of melancholy style."
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the portrait, which resembled some kind of cursed painting, and shuddered. "...Good thing my mom doesn't like painting."
The long-haired man caught onto something else. He looked at the director in puzzlement. "Your cousin?"
"Yeah." The program director nodded. "She used to be the maid at the Mayor's house."
"I see." The long-haired man spoke meaningfully. "Then four people here have connections to the Mayor's family."
Curacao silently pricked up her ears.
"Four people?" Jiang Xia also seemed interested in the topic. "Other than you and the director, two more people are connected to the Mayor's family?"
The long-haired man froze. "How did you know I was connected to the Mayor's family?"
Jiang Xia pointed at the director. "Mr. Taketomi said so."
The long-haired man glanced at Taketomi Masao. "He certainly has good sources. That's right, my mother is the Mayor's Wife's younger sister. As for Kume and Mr. Daito..."
He first pointed at the blond man, who was still steeped in fear. "Kume was classmates with the Mayor's daughter. They attended the same elementary school, middle school, and high school."
Then he looked