I'm Great to My Employees, Right, Saitō? / What's It Like Being Chased by Girls? (Literally)

Smack!

A slap came down.

"What are you muttering about? Get moving!" a squad member barked.

I'm So Good to My Employees, Right, Saito?

After taking that freak away, Yamabuki Chidori continued gathering useful information.

"Chiyo, you said you heard the murderer's voice. Can you describe any characteristics of it?" Yamabuki Chidori asked, seriously taking notes.

Chiyo thought for a moment. "It was a man's voice. He sounded lazy, with no energy at all. He said he'd come kill me again in three days, and he left this behind."

Chiyo took out a Gentian Flower.

Yamabuki Chidori took the flower. Gentian Flowers had also been found beside the corpse earlier. Quite a few killers with style left behind their own signature after a murder, such as the "Blood-Dripping Eagle."

Could the Gentian Flower be this killer's signature?

"You don't need to worry. With the Gotei 13 protecting you, we can guarantee your safety. You two, go check how much of the gold Hane Hane Chiaki took from them is left," Yamabuki Chidori told the squad members behind him.

After a search, they found several gold coins in Hane Hane Chiaki's money pouch, as well as some gold in a chest in his bedroom. But according to the freak—Yamashita Ushio—this gold was only one-third of the betrothal gift. In other words, in just two days, that wastrel had already spent two-thirds of it.

That was nothing unusual for a gambler. Forget two-thirds—once someone sat down at a gambling table, losing their entire fortune overnight was hardly rare.

That was why Yamabuki Chidori often reminded himself that gambling and drugs were his sworn enemies.

"He actually told you when he'd kill you? This killer really is confident. Don't worry—if he touches even a single hair on your head three days from now,