Jiang Xia turned back to look at the suspects and said to Inspector Megure, "Today, there was only one victim—the deceased. No one else was even injured. On top of that, the deceased was an avid soccer fan with a long list of misdeeds and plenty of enemies. Rather than a random killing, today's case looks more like a deliberate murder."
Inspector Megure nodded like a chick pecking at grain. A murder case in a public place was troublesome enough; if it had been random, it would have been even harder to solve. Now that Jiang Xia had confirmed it was a targeted murder, he let out a heavy sigh of relief.
The respectable, lovable, and dependable Brother Jiang Xia continued, "To kill the victim in such a crowded train car without drawing anyone's attention, the culprit had to make many preparations in advance—for example, bringing a knife capable of killing the victim with one strike. Also, when boarding, he would have quietly moved close to the victim, avoiding any large movements through the crowd later that might attract attention.
"He chose to act here because the most passengers get off at this stop, making it easy for him to blend into the crowd and leave safely immediately after the murder.
"In other words, not only was this deliberate murder, it was premeditated. He must have followed the victim for some time, learned his usual routes and the train situation, and only then decided to act today."
"I see!" Inspector Megure seemed to understand something, though it was clear there was far more he did not understand. He looked again at the four selected suspects. "Then they..."
Jiang Xia said, "After the match ended, the largest group of passengers on this train consisted of fans from the two teams. Since