Mrs. Kana stood in an inconspicuous corner, her face showing innocent surprise, while the hand beneath her sleeve was clenched tightly into a fist.
Jiang Xia looked at her. "The power was out at the time, and the room was extremely dark. No one could see whether the person 'fighting' you was a living person or a stone statue draped in a raincoat."
"Simply put, the person who attacked you could only have been yourself."
President Kana stared at his seemingly delicate wife in shock.
Kana's Younger Brother also stared at his seemingly delicate sister-in-law in shock. "Sister-in-law, is that true?"
Mrs. Kana opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something, but no words came out.
Jiang Xia thoughtfully spoke for her. "The one who shut off the circuit breaker was actually you. The breaker wasn't far from your room. After turning it off, you immediately ran back, locked your door from the inside, and cried out in terror to draw everyone over.
"Once we reached the door, you grabbed the 'attacker' you'd set up on the balcony and pretended to wrestle with him. Then, after we kicked open the door, you let go and allowed the 'attacker' to escape by falling into the sea."
It all sounded absurd. Yet after the experiment that had just unfolded before their eyes, along with the tragically sacrificed blanket, everyone knew Jiang Xia was not talking nonsense.
President Kana looked at the wife he had lived with for ten years, unable to believe it. "Misaki, is what he said true?"
Mrs. Kana fell silent for a moment, then sighed. Looking at Jiang Xia, she said gently, "A brilliant deduction. You got everything right. As expected of the Great Detective renowned throughout the country."
The Kana brothers' eyes nearly popped out of