The moment those words were spoken, Kazami Yoshiteru clicked his tongue inwardly, realizing that he probably would not get to see Jiang Xia make a fool of himself today.
Sure enough, Jiang Xia continued, "When a killer tries to conceal their tracks, they usually instinctively avoid suspicion—they avoid their usual methods, their hobbies, and may even deliberately do the exact opposite."
"For example, this bag of Golf Balls beside the fireplace." He pointed at the bag of clubs covered in protective sleeves of various colors. "There are green ones, red ones, yellow ones, white ones—and one club has a black cover."
"The other clubs are all about the same height, but this club with the black cover is noticeably taller than the rest."
"That was because, when committing the murder, the killer habitually pulled out the black club according to her own preferences. But she quickly realized she needed to avoid suspicion and switched it for a white one on the spot."
Jiang Xia shifted his gaze away from the "victim" and swept his eyes around the hall as though following procedure. "If you look closely at this house's layout, you'll find that everything here—the curtains, Chairs, and sofa covers—is black. Judging from the fact that the killer likes black..."
He looked at Ruri Ujo, who had changed into a black dress after the performance began. "The killer should be this lady."
Ruri Ujo widened her eyes like a murderer who had been exposed, then sighed helplessly, propping up her chin as she polished the line she had just added. "I was planning to point that out myself and frame his wife. I didn't expect you to see through it so quickly."
The butler and daughter, meanwhile, had the instincts of a proper hype crew and began clapping enthusiastically. "As