"Jiang Xia definitely has to come. If he doesn't, and those cops wrongly accuse me, things will get troublesome. After all, I do have a bit of a motive."
Though she felt there was little hope of things going as planned if they were off the island, now that things had come to this, Yamazaki Yumi could only prepare as thoroughly as she could. "Besides him, it'd be best to bring as many people from the island as possible. Maybe one of them is some unlucky bastard whose terrible career luck turned this island into an island of death."
Thinking Like This, Yamazaki Yumi said to Hashimoto Maya, "I want to move some wine from that winery onto the island. Could you send a few staff members with me? Or would you like to come too?"
Even she felt a little awkward saying it, since it really did not sound like a normal request. But she had spent days fantasizing about the wonderful developments that would follow the winery's factory manager dropping dead. If she did not give it a try now, she would never be able to let it go.
"..." Hashimoto Maya fell silent for a moment upon hearing the request.
Something was off. This woman was definitely off.
She really must be one of my colleagues, Hashimoto Maya muttered inwardly. I thought she wanted a mutually beneficial arrangement before, but now... Does she want to get to know Jiang Xia through me, then kick me aside and keep me from even getting the credit for providing the venue?
But if that was the case, what was with Yamazaki Yumi's strange reaction?
Hashimoto Maya could not make sense of it for the moment. After hesitating briefly, he put on a friendly smile. "To give guests an authentic island