Inspector Megure seemed to understand. "So that's how it is..." But then who was Wolf-Mask Warrior?
Officer Takagi was the one who understood this superior of his, who was out of step with the times, better. He whispered, "'Wolf-Mask Warrior' is currently the most popular wrestler, and also the favorite to win tonight's Middleweight Championship. According to the schedule, he should be in the finals against Nagase right now. If he loses, he has to reveal his true identity. Unfortunately..."
Unfortunately, Nagare didn't look capable of competing anymore, unless the contest was to see who could spray more blood.
"I understand!" Inspector Megure suddenly realized. "In other words, to keep his championship title and protect his secret, this Wolf-Mask Warrior killed his rival before the match! It's just that he didn't expect there to be a video camera in this lounge, and had the misfortune of having all his crimes recorded!"
A murder case looked as if it was about to end just like that. But then Jiang Xia said quietly beside his ear, "But if that's the case, then he doesn't seem to have any need to deliberately wear a mask while killing someone. If blood splattered on a fluffy mask like that, it would be hard to clean."
"Uh, that's true." Inspector Megure scratched his head. "Then he wore the mask to keep himself from being filmed... hm?"
This time, before Jiang Xia could correct him, he himself realized something was wrong. If the goal was to cover up his identity, why commit the crime wearing his own iconic mask? Compared to that, it looked more like someone else had committed the crime and wanted to frame "Wolf-Mask Warrior"!
Officer Takagi also thought of that. He rubbed his chin, following Jiang Xia's train of thought as he speculated,