"Why did you bring in two more brats? Is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department ever going to be done?"
"If you can't solve the case, get out of here already! Stop wasting everyone's time!"
As if sitting in his wheelchair for too long had given him hemorrhoids, old Mr. Seha was in a foul mood.
The moment he saw Lin Xinyi and Kudo, the two newly invited outside consultants, he impatiently lashed out at Inspector Megure:
"Think about it. Everyone attending my banquet is an important figure in Japan."
"Could people like us possibly be murderers?"
"The real killer has probably already escaped!"
After berating them with righteous indignation, Seha Sonotoku darkened his face and threatened:
"Inspector Megure, our time is valuable. If you keep dragging this out, don't blame me for calling the Superintendent General to file a complaint afterward."
"Uh..." Inspector Megure looked troubled.
Indeed, apart from the villa's butler and servants, everyone currently being held here was a prominent capitalist, a member of a wealthy family, or a social celebrity.
If they truly angered these people, ordinary police officers would never be able to bear the consequences.
Even Inspector Megure had to choose his words carefully while upholding his principles as a police officer.
"Mr. Seha Sonotoku..."
Inspector Megure was about to soothe him with a few more polite words.
But Kudo Shinichi, standing nearby, curled his lips and cut in with a barbed remark:
"Don't worry, Mr. Seha Sonotoku."
"With me here, this case will be solved in minutes."
"You..." Seha Sonotoku scrutinized Kudo Shinichi, finally recalling where he had seen him before. "You're that... that kid from the Suzuki family a few days ago who called himself a great detective?"
"That's right." Kudo Shinichi smiled meaningfully. "Please wait a moment. I guarantee I'll expose the