After a pause, the store manager said hesitantly, "That old lady may be a bit penny-pinching, but she probably isn't a thief. She often tells me to turn off lights that aren't being used, or what temperature the store should be set to, how much electricity that would save, things like that.
"Overall, she's a warmhearted, good person. Unfortunately, every time she finishes lecturing me, she just leaves without buying anything..." It was hard not to feel like he was being taken advantage of for free.
Suzuki Sonoko had some prejudice against the store manager and clearly had no intention of taking his words into account.
The high school girl thought for a moment, then reached a grave conclusion. "All three of them could very well be the thief!"
Jodie: "..."
Did that really need to be said?
But Suzuki Sonoko had already begun analyzing things on her own, doing her best to support Teacher Jodie's detective dream, just like how she usually acted as Jiang Xia's detective assistant. "Let's not even talk about the first college student. There are so many suspicious points they're practically overflowing."
"That office worker... apart from always borrowing the restroom, he really doesn't seem much like a murderer. But we can't rule out the possibility that he's weak-willed and always gets bullied, so he developed some psychological issues and wanted to steal things to take revenge on society."
The store manager froze. "Doesn't seem like what? A murderer?? Th-these are just a few scattered thefts, right? What does that have to do with murderers?"
"Ah, slip of the tongue." Suzuki Sonoko casually corrected herself, then continued under Jodie's wary gaze.
"As for that old lady, perhaps she's poor and has no choice but to steal food to survive. Or maybe she likes being able