Chapter 83 Chapter 83 So there's something about us? ...

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Just as Robin Suo had explained, there was obvious blood on Inukai-sensei's hands. However, Prosecutor Kazama and Kamohashi Ron's expressions were not very good. Kamohashi Ron sighed and said, "This guy can be ruled out as a suspect."

"Why? Isn't it suspicious that he has blood on his hands?" asked Gergis.

"Because the deceased wasn't bleeding profusely," Prosecutor Kazama said. "Furthermore, Kamonohashi and I have determined that the murder weapon was a dagger, and that the dagger wasn't even pulled out of the body. I don't know if you know this common sense, but the heaviest bleeding occurs the moment the weapon is pulled out."

Robin: "What about two stabs? For example, if it's the first time a murderer kills someone and they're not sure if the victim is dead, they stab him again."

"Until you and Lee Koch find the crime scene, this can only be a hypothesis," Kamohashi Ron said. "This is different from the surveillance footage in Toto. It's tangible physical evidence."

"The question is exactly where the primary scene is," Robin said. "Leader Gedez, Lee Koch, and I have scoured the island and haven't found any dried blood or unusual bloodstains. It seems the killer was very professional, leaving no bloodstains at all, or if there were any, they've been cleaned up."

"In that case, how about we find a way to make the bloodstains visible?" Kamohashi Ron asked. "Prosecutor Kazama, do you have the luminol reagent?"

Prosecutor Kazama was puzzled. "Are you asking me about this? Kamobashi, wake up! Collecting evidence is the police's job. Why not ask Officers Isshiki and Sanno if they brought any?"

"I didn't bring any of them." Kamohashi Ron said, "Where's Officer Sanno?"

"It's a shame. I was caught up in this by accident, so of course I didn't bring it with me."

Kamonohashi: "Then there's no other way. We can only make a simplified version of the luminol reagent using the existing materials. This is a required course for Blue. Prosecutor Kazama shouldn't have forgotten it, right?"

Prosecutor Kazama looked a little reluctant, but still said, "I haven't forgotten."

"I'd have forgotten that Prosecutor Kazama also graduated from Blue," Robin said. He then looked at Lee Koch and Gergez. "Once they've prepared a simpler version of the luminol reagent, we'll explore the entire island again. We should be able to find the crime scene."

"I hope so." Gergis was unsure. "The wind tells me there's something more complicated going on."

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Ms. Romi was watching the live broadcast with Isshiki Totsumaru's parents. She even glanced at Elmer and asked, "Elmer, what do you think is wrong with this case?"

Elmer: "Huh? Are you asking me all of a sudden?"

To be honest, he felt that this case was full of problems, the sudden appearance of a body in Cesar's cabin, the explosion, the inexplicable first scene (which hadn't even been found yet), but if he had to point out the biggest problem -

"I feel like neither Ryou nor Prosecutor Kazama are telling the truth."

"That's what Elmer thinks," said Mrs. Romy. "What's their purpose in keeping the truth secret?"

"One of them is the real criminal. That's my only guess." Elmer felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. "Could it be Lun?"

"That's hard to say," Ms. Romi said with a smile. "After all, doesn't the surveillance video show Officer Isshiki going to Cesar's cabin? He could have killed the man first and then had Officer Isshiki help plant the bomb. That way, Officer Isshiki would have an alibi."

"But if it's really murder, Officer Isshiki won't agree to it," Elmer said. "Besides, Officer Isshiki isn't that stupid."

Ms. Romi smiled slightly. "So Elmer really thinks that Prosecutor Kazama is the murderer, right?"

Elmer: “…”

He didn't say that.

"It's normal to suspect Prosecutor Kazama. After all, he... well, should I call him that? He's had a history of causing death in self-defense." Ms. Romi didn't seem particularly interested in the true murderer. She was more interested in something else. "But if it was indeed Lun who did it, then he's grown into a remarkable man."

What was so extraordinary about it? Elmer was clearly bewildered by what Ms. Romi had said, and Ms. Romi made no attempt to explain.

"When we weren't paying attention, the child had grown up and was able to become independent without his parents." Ms. Romi simply sighed and said, "Just keep watching the live broadcast. Didn't Officer Isshiki's parents say anything?"

Isshiki Todumaru's parents slowly typed a question mark.

Wait, so there's something about us?

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Robin is back to investigate again this time, but this time he brought some news which I don't know whether it can be considered good news or not. However, for Prosecutor Kazama, it should not be good news.

"Prosecutor Kazama, I think you should explain the large amount of blood in your room?" Robin said, "Don't tell me it was from your last self-defense."

"Prosecutor Kazama didn't do anything ruthless at the time, so there won't be any bloodshed. But Robin, don't even think about getting yourself out of this," Kamonohashi said. "You and Prosecutor Kazama live in the same cabin."

Robin looked very distressed about this: "If I really killed him, why would I be so active? I should be hoping that no one will find me so that I can kill him a second or third time, right?"

"That's a good excuse," Prosecutor Kazama said. "But I know whether I did anything or not. And the fact that the crime scene was Robin and I's cabin doesn't really prove anything. Didn't I just say that some people have the kind of tools that can open cabin locks?"

Robin: "Ha, we're back to us. Now, I want to ask Kamohashi Ron, do you have a clear alibi?"

"What a shame. Unlike Officer Isshiki, I have absolutely no alibi. While I did visit Mr. Cesar last night, that was before Dudu was investigating Hummingbird, so it's not really an alibi."

"Did Kamo no Hashi also visit Mr. Cesar last night?" Robin looked at Cesar with some surprise. "That reminds me of something strange."

"Perhaps you're overthinking it, Mr. Robin. Kamohashi and I just had a brief chat about the future," Cesar said. "Kamonohashi only came to ask me some professional questions about being a curator. This is definitely the best place for me to visit."

"That better be the case."

Robin didn't seem to believe it, but since Cesar was willing to testify, he would find out what was going on with Cesar later.

He was also a guy who got in by disguising himself.

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Gergez: "Before that, Kamo no Hashi and Mr. Cesar didn't know each other, right? So can we consider Cesar's testimony credible?"

"Not necessarily." Robin shook his head. "But let's just assume that Mr. Cesar's testimony is credible, right? But that means that Kamonohashi-kun has no alibi for the period after that, right?"

Kamohashi nodded. "After all, he left my cabin to investigate the hummingbirds, so even he couldn't prove what I was doing. Although I was drinking a whole case of black honey drink at the time, that really doesn't count as evidence."

"Wait?" Geddes was a little surprised. "How much did you drink?"

"A box? Do you want me to take out the box I haven't thrown away yet?" Kamohashi Ron quickly took out a large box from his hut. "I drank it all night last night. After all, my brain would be broken if I didn't have black honey."

Gertrude: “…”

Robin: “…”

Isshiki Totomaru: "Personally, I think, Rinto has made it so clear, he probably didn't have time to kill anyone last night—that's not right! Why did he finish the whole box in one night!"

Kamonohashi: "Isn't this kind of thing normal?"

"What's normal about this?!"

"Could you two please stop flirting for a moment?" Robin said. "Since Officer Isshiki said Kamohashi Ron drank black honey all night, then that box... would have taken him quite a while."

"Wait, what if Kamohashi Rin drinks this stuff really fast?" Inukai-sensei, who had been under scrutiny because of the blood on his hands, suddenly said, "He really loves drinking this stuff, right?"

Robin pointed at the boxes and said, "Did you see the net amount listed on the top of each box? Since Kamonohashi-kun hasn't thrown away the packaging, I'm pretty sure he's finished it all. I didn't see him pouring out the black syrup directly, and the surveillance footage Alice provided didn't show Kamonohashi handling the black syrup."

"So, Kamohashi's suspicion has been ruled out," said Prosecutor Kazama. "Lee Kochi and Robin's suspicions haven't been ruled out."

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Shikano, Suzuki, and Oda began to feel strange. "Wait a minute, this isn't going well. I feel like no one's really investigating—or maybe they are, but a few people over there are, uh... how should I put it? Inciting trouble?"

Oda: "It's all about trying to set the tone. From the very beginning, someone has been promoting the idea that 'those with an alibi are innocent,' and now most people are either deliberately cooperating or have been tricked into going in. And the strangest thing is - why is no one questioning the conclusions of Kamonobashi and Prosecutor Kazama?"

"I think they said they were the experts earlier, didn't they?" Shikano said. "Although I also think Mr. Kamonohashi and Prosecutor Kazama have lied a lot, Officer Isshiki has no intention of exposing them."

"Robin doesn't mean to expose it, what are they doing?"

"I was going to send a barrage to remind Mr. Kamo no Hashi, but I'll wait and see."