The Pervert Who Wouldn't Go Away

As for the camera equipment, Jiang Xia had picked it up, examined it, then tossed it aside without installing it. He did not want to be filmed, whether in a persona or in his true identity. Fortunately, neither Nisankai nor the Organization was law-abiding. They did not insist on physical evidence, nor did they believe in acquittal for lack of proof.

The recordings involving Watanuki Tatsuzo were already enough.

Now, Jiang Xia thought that since recording equipment was hidden nearby, the conversation between himself, Amuro Tooru, and Watanuki Tatsuzo would be recorded and replayed.

He did not know who would be listening to the recordings. But one thing was certain: the more people who knew the identities of their Organization members, the more likely something would go wrong.

The fact that "Jiang Xia is a Peripheral Member" was not as closely guarded as "Jiang Xia is Uzo," but it was still best not to spread it any further.

So, facing Watanuki Tatsuzo, who was trying to stall for time, Jiang Xia considerately went along with him.

Like a normal detective, at a critical moment, he prioritized exposing the murderer through deduction. Even time itself seemed to slow:

"Of course I'm not surprised. Because the victim had already left your name in his Notebook.

"He always wrote his name as 'Hozumi' because if he wrote it in kanji according to normal convention, many people would not know how to read that surname—the staff list the police obtained from the Winter Maple Red production team was not mistaken. 'August 1st' was not a date mixed into the list. It was the victim's name. His surname was 'August 1st,' and his given name was 'Hajime.'

"Surnames pronounced 'Hozumi' are usually written as 'Hozumi.' But August 1st used to be the season for