It was already past midnight, and the temperature was not high. A slightly cool breeze blew into the entryway through the open door.
I don't know if it was because of the gust of wind, or because I was caught doing something wrong.
The moment those hands covered his mouth, Soga Misao felt a chill run down his spine and straight to his head.
"Shh..."
Behind him, Uncle Mori covered Soga Misao's mouth with his hand and whispered a warning, "Don't make a sound."
Upon hearing this, Soga no Misao quickly nodded.
"Don't even think about running away."
After saying that, Uncle Mori didn't say anything more.
...
Inside the room on the first floor where the crystals are kept.
“Found it…” Kondo Noriko looked at the crystal on the cabinet, her face beaming with an uncontrollable smile.
She walked to the cabinet, and just as she picked up the crystal with both hands, she suddenly felt someone pointing a finger at her shoulder.
Their movements and expressions froze instantly.
As she slowly turned her head, she saw Xiaolan and He Ye raising one finger and making a gesture to whisper.
Shh...don't talk.
Seeing the two people who suddenly appeared behind her, Kondo Noriko swallowed hard, still not fully recovered from the shock.
After a moment of hesitation, she nodded.
...
Meanwhile, in a room on the second floor of Genda's house.
The commotion in the next room did not escape Guangyou's ears.
"He still thinks he's safe." Guangyou stood by the window, looking out with amusement in his eyes.
Thinking himself superior, he set a trap to make someone else take the blame for him.
But what he didn't expect was that he himself had unknowingly fallen into someone else's trap.
He wanted to imitate a plot from a detective novel, but he forgot that the ultimate victor in a story isn't the murderer, but...
The silvery moonlight shone through the window onto Kōyū's upper body, as if it were coated with a layer of silver powder, which also allowed Ai to see the expression on Kōyū's face.
He seemed to be thinking.
Even if she only heard that first sentence, Ai knew what Kousuke was going to say next: "The one who laughs last is not the murderer, but the detective."
But she still asked one question.
"what's on your mind?"
"It's really not a big deal." Kōyū muttered to himself after replying to Ai, rubbing his chin.
"From France?"
"It doesn't seem to be France."
After reading for a few seconds, Guangyou put away his thoughtful expression and said calmly, "The final winner of the story is not the murderer."
"It was the Belgian detective with the small mustache."
It wasn't until she heard those words that Ai realized what Kousuke was thinking.
She couldn't help but chuckle softly and said, "So that's what you were thinking about."
“Yes.” Guangyou nodded seriously and explained, “I was going to say French detective just now, but it felt a bit off, so I thought about it.”
While the two were chatting, Officer Gong Chang's voice suddenly came from the next room.
"Did you forget to put up this red horse statue?"
"Mr. Arsonist."
Upon hearing Officer Yuzuriha's voice, Kōyū turned his head to meet Ai's eyes. Under the moonlight, her icy blue eyes seemed to sparkle.
I wanted to ask Ai if she wanted to go over and join in the fun, but the words that came out of my mouth turned into something else entirely.
"it's beautiful..."
"Hmm?" Although Ai didn't know why Kousuke said that, she was still a little happy to hear the person she liked compliment her on her looks.
You could tell from the slight upturn of her lips.
After regaining his senses, Kōyū asked, "Ai, want to go next door and join in the fun?"
"Okay, let's go then." Ai nodded and agreed without much thought.
It wasn't that she was interested in the case; she just wanted to stay by Guangyou's side.
"Let's go, let's go watch the show." Guangyou pulled Xiaoai out of the room, preparing to go to the next room to join in the fun.
...
The light in the next room had already been turned on by Officer Gong Chang.
"Let's start with the Guan Yu keychain that Mr. Genda made."
"It's this amulet that brings good fortune to your business."
When Kousuke and Ai arrived in the next room, they overheard Hattori Heiji saying these words to Morozumi Akira.
"I don't know the cause of the first fire in Rizen-cho."
"However, the reason this horse was found at the fire scene is probably because the owner of that house was a regular customer of Mr. Genda's shop."
"The keychain in the box was probably given away as a free gift by Mr. Genda."
"Unfortunately, the fire broke out before the box was opened."
"The box and the statue of Guan Yu were burned to ashes, leaving only the Red Hare horse. So the owner of the house obviously didn't know the horse existed."
"In police code words, 'red horse' means arsonist, so the media reported on it extensively with the title 'The Beginning of a Serial Arsonist.'"
"On the other hand, Mr. Genda was upset when he was told that he didn't know about the keychain he gave to someone, and he suspected that his childhood sleepwalking might have relapsed."
"Mr. Genda went to the hospital where you work for treatment on the recommendation of Mr. Soga, but he became a scapegoat and was used by you."
These are all things that Heiji Hattori and Officer Yukinaga had discussed before.
So after Hattori Heiji finished speaking, Officer Yumigahara seamlessly followed up by continuing Hattori Heiji's words.
"After you hear Genda's account, make him believe that he is a pyropathic sleepwalker."
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