When Inspector Megure saw the "Assault Police Squad" member's expression, he immediately realized that Jiang Xia was probably right.
He tried hard to process what Brother Jiang Xia had just said. "A play? Was the victim acting? But... he really did die, didn't he?"
Jiang Xia looked at Saotome Madoka. "I remember you said earlier that Mr. Honda and the victim had a good relationship. But half a month ago, while they were preparing for this party, they suddenly had a huge fight?"
Saotome Madoka froze for a moment, then nodded blankly, unable to see what that had to do with the current performance.
Jiang Xia said, "That argument was probably just part of today's murder plan. When they decided to organize this gathering, Mr. Honda suggested an idea to the victim.
"He wanted the victim to work with him to put on a scene: after an argument, one of them would shoot the other and then commit suicide."
"Kamen Rider" and Saotome Madoka found it hard to understand at first, but they soon caught on and murmured, "Mishima... really did love pranks."
—Just like today. If Mishima had not blown his own head off, they could imagine how delighted he would have looked when he stood back up.
Jiang Xia said, "Mr. Honda had known the victim for over half a year and understood his tastes very well. So after proposing this idea and having it eagerly accepted, Mr. Honda began planning his murder.
"He found a gun, then bought a corresponding toy model and modified it so that the toy gun felt like a real gun.
"Then he altered two kinds of Bullet. One was a blank, while the other was a live round with a bullet head.
"The model gun naturally contained harmless blanks, while the real