"I'm certain that shameless bastard was the one who killed my brother." The long-haired man silently clenched his fist. "So from that moment on, I made up my mind—I would kill him and comfort my brother's spirit in heaven!"
Jiang Xia glanced at his clothes. "Was this your brother's favorite player?"
"Yeah." The long-haired man grabbed the hem of his shirt and looked down at it. "Whenever my brother went to watch Nova Team matches, he wore this number 9 jersey just like Higo's. This shirt was his too... I never thought my plan would end up being ruined by it."
"But thinking about it the other way, perhaps this was my brother's final protection for me—if I'd gone to the stadium wearing this jersey and been spotted and identified by Nova Team fans, I wouldn't have been able to carry out my murder as planned.
"It's just a shame my hair was too long and covered the letters and number on the back... Heh. I really let my brother's jersey down."
Under everyone's complicated gazes, the fake fan seeking revenge for his brother was escorted into a police car and taken to the Police Station.
A Murder Case on a crowded train, one that might have kept ordinary police officers busy for weeks without yielding results, came to a close just like that.
Inspector Megure let out a deeply satisfied breath. He glanced at the pitch-black sky, then generously waved a hand. "Takagi, have someone take these children home."
Then he looked at Jiang Xia. It was definitely time for the three Elementary School Students from the Detective Boys to go home, but it was still not particularly late for Mouri Ran and Jiang Xia.
Inspector Megure thoughtfully asked, "Are you heading home, or are you going somewhere