Question: How could he reasonably explain knowing how the victim had been injured? The answer was simple—when in doubt, blame the occult!
"Hattori, there's a kind of person who, when faced with a murder case that even the police can do nothing about, can accurately tell you who the victim is, where the murder weapon is, and if it was homicide, they can even tell you where the body was hidden. Do you know what such people are called?" Naturally, shrine maidens, mediums, onmyoji, and the like... Sogo Doma tried to steer Hattori Hanzo's thoughts in that direction.
But the moment he finished asking, Hattori Hanzo said with a solemn expression, "Suspects!"
Sogo Doma: "..."
That wasn't exactly wrong. Wait, why wasn't this guy following the script? As a ninja from the old era, shouldn't Hattori have considered the occult first? He refused to believe it.
"What if they had a solid alibi?"
"A cunning suspect, or an accomplice!" Hattori Hanzo said again.
"What if they were clergy? Like shrine maidens, onmyoji, or something..." Since the other party was being so stubborn, Sogo Doma could only throw a straight ball.
"Does their profession make any difference?" Hattori Hanzo still did not understand.
"Like divination, channeling spirits..." Another straight ball.
"Doma, are you joking with me? If divination worked, if things like fate really existed, would there be any need for effort in this world? You have to believe in science..."
"You're a damn ninja, and you're talking to me about science?"
"What's wrong with ninjas? Ninjas are first-rate when it comes to using technology. Back in the Edo period, for instance, ninjas wore flippers to walk on water—that was an application of buoyancy. And then there were smoke bombs to interfere with vision, which was another application of..."
Sogo Doma: