As he listened to Officer Takagi's introduction, Jiang Xia lowered his head and examined the gun before him.
It was an utterly ordinary gun, neither as storied as Akai Shuichi's nor as refined as Calvados's. Nothing special. It had been right not to pick it up earlier.
...Still, it packed quite a punch. When fired, it sounded more imposing than Calvados's gun.
...But what did he need power for? It wasn't like he was going to use it to kill anyone.
As he muttered back and forth in his mind, Officer Chiba brought over something else. "Besides the handgun, we also found a towel nearby."
In a place where people lived, finding a towel lying around could barely be considered normal. But this towel had an obvious scorched patch on it, making it look rather suspicious.
Jiang Xia came back to himself and glanced at it. "The killer probably wrapped it around the gun while firing, to eliminate gunpowder residue."
Kudo Yukiko poked her head out from behind him. "It could also reduce the noise of the shot!"
Jiang Xia nodded. "Send the gun in for examination first. Also, gather everyone here and verify their alibis for that time."
Kisaki Eri added, "Remember to compare it with the bullet inside the victim's body, as well as the bullet that appeared under the pillow with the threatening letter. Also, we still don't know whether the towel worked, so we should still test for gunpowder residue."
As she spoke, she had already instructed the butler to bring everyone in the villa to the living room for questioning.
Inspector Megure watched the decisive female lawyer and nodded out of habit. Then he froze. "..." Wait, who was the police officer here?
"Haha, don't mind her." Kudo Yukiko noticed the officer's speechlessness and smiled