The two Fake Elementary School Students exchanged puzzled looks.
By the corridor.
Curacao looked away, unwilling to glance in that direction even once. One little brat had already been terrifying enough, and now there was another one... She had once thought children were synonymous with innocence, but now, a demon had quietly infiltrated them. Even children could no longer be trusted.
Unlike a certain Organization Cadre, whose mood had plummeted, the nearby police officers were delighted.
"Jiang Xia!" Sato Miwako hurried over in pleasant surprise.
She had always liked turning to Jiang Xia whenever there was a problem, but Inspector Megure had more or less stood between them. Now that the inspector was hospitalized and she was leading the team, she understood more deeply than ever what a capable detective truly meant to the police.
Without the slightest hesitation, Sato Miwako waved a hand. "Takagi, brief him on the situation."
Officer Takagi had been ready for this. Carrying the files over to Jiang Xia, he explained, "The victim was Nakamoto Yoshihiko, president of several companies. According to our investigation, he died at around 7:30 p.m. Not long afterward, two witnesses discovered his body."
Mouri Ran turned to look at Kisaki Eri. "Could the discoverer be..."
"It was me." Kisaki Eri adjusted her glasses and said helplessly,
"At around 7:50 tonight, Lawyer Shirai and I came here to see him. As soon as we reached the corridor, we heard the television blasting loudly.
"I checked and found that the sound was coming from President Nakamoto's home. Combined with the door crack being slightly open... honestly, I immediately had a very bad feeling."
Jiang Xia seemed to understand. "So you pushed open the door and found the body?"
Kisaki Eri nodded and pointed at the wide-open entrance. "The body was lying right