Jiang Xia solved cases remarkably quickly. From discovering the body shortly after four in the afternoon to the police arriving to investigate, the case was already closed before night had even fallen.
Mrs. Yamazaki wasted no time. After using Jiang Xia's reputation to leave the crime scene, she drove the group swiftly toward the mountain town.
—If she wanted to pretend to be the Tea Ceremony Master's heir, she had to secure the contract before the news got out.
The car rattled and jolted down the mountain dirt road. Curacao clutched the front seat's chair back, feeling as though the vehicle could get a flat tire at any moment. Yet somehow, it did not. It continued all the way to its destination and stopped before a newly built villa.
Even after the car came to a halt, Curacao was still a little dazed. She turned to look at the battered dirt road winding through the woods and sighed. "When Bourbon drove out with Uzo before, they got flat tires again and again even on perfectly smooth roads. But this lousy little road actually got us here without any trouble..."
Could Uzo really have some special trick for making vehicles get flat tires?
"Should I modify my own tires too? But then again, Bourbon made so many modifications, and they didn't seem to help in the end. A tire that was going to blow still blew..."
Remembering certain lessons from the past, Curacao fell into brief contemplation.
The others beside her had no such concerns and soon headed toward the villa.
Hearing people arrive outside, a middle-aged man came out to greet them. "Welcome."
President Yamazaki nodded and gestured back at Jiang Xia. "This is our distinguished guest today."
Then she pointed to the middle-aged man. "This is Aihara, the manager