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"Okay, let's lock this room first."
Without further delay, after confirming Kimiko Arai's condition, Karasuma Ying also temporarily left the room and walked outside, saying with a serious face:
“I think everyone should be aware of the current situation. The cause of Ms. Arai’s death still needs further investigation, and we may need your cooperation at that time.
Mr. Arai has already called the police, so please do not leave the fortune-telling hall before the police arrive. Thank you for your help."
"Hehehe... the person who is rushing to leave at this time is very likely the murderer?" Kawai Shoko said with a smile.
"You, you mean the murderer is among us?" Mr. Yi was a little flustered.
"We still need to wait for the police's follow-up investigation to find out the truth."
Behind the crowd, Qingshui Jing took out her cell phone again and sent a text message.
[Gil, have you cleaned up your hands and feet? ]
Not long after, a text message came back.
[Everything is going as planned, let the police investigate]
"Karasuma sister!"
Soon, the police who received the report arrived at the fortune-telling house.
The police officer leading the team was still an old acquaintance of Karasuma Ying and the others - Inspector Megure Juzo.
The expression on his face had changed from shock and grief at the beginning to numbness now.
"Long time no see, Officer Megure."
Standing in front of Kimiko Arai's room, Karasuma Ying smiled at him.
At this time, everyone in the divination house had returned to their respective rooms or lounges, and she was the only one left here to guard the scene.
"What do you mean long time no see? We just met last night, right?" Inspector Megure looked at her and sighed deeply.
He really didn't expect that he had just met Wu Wanying at the party of Ed Company last night. Who would have thought that before even 24 hours had passed, the two of them met again in the fortune-telling house.
This is really... ah...
"Forget it, let's go and take a look at the scene first."
Looking at the confused Karasuma Ying, Inspector Megure didn't say anything else. He waved his hand and entered the room.
The situation in the room was exactly the same as when she first opened the door.
This time, Inspector Megure was present, and she quickly and skillfully checked the entire scene.
The door of the entire room was locked, and there was a statue of a fallen knight blocking the door, which meant that if Ms. Arai was murdered, the criminal must not have left the room through the door.
There is no secret passage in this room. Apart from the room, the only way to leave is the small skylight on the ceiling.
Wu Wanying looked up at the skylight. At this moment, the faint sunset light was shining into the room through this small window.
And this is also the place where Ms. Arai's eyes were fixed on before her death.
This skylight is very small and only people with very slender and petite figures can pass through it. It is impossible for an average adult to pass through it.
Withdrawing her gaze, Karasuma Ying looked at another place in the room that she cared about, the nearly three-meter-tall statue of a thorny demon.
At the wall behind the demon statue, there are clips nailed to the wall for stability. Now the screws of these clips have been unscrewed.
In other words, this demon statue was knocked down intentionally by someone.
In the corner next to it is a bookshelf where Ms. Arai stores her books and sundries.
All the books on the bookshelf were now scattered around, except for the safe in the middle of the shelf, which was still firmly placed on it.
There were no signs of prying or damage on the outside of the safe, so it seemed that the murderer was not after money.
On the floor around, a large number of divination props, books and expensive-looking women's handbags were thrown randomly on the ground, making the whole room look extremely messy.
Wu Wanying picked up a handbag and took a look at it.
[It should also be a design from Aide Company. ]
On the handbag, she saw the familiar heart-shaped logo.
Kimiko Arai seems to be a fan of Ed Company as well.
"Ok?"
She suddenly noticed that there was a dusty spot right in the middle of the inside of the handbag's handle.
[Strange, the rest of the handbag is clean, why is there dust in this place? ]
"Karasuma sister, come and see."
At this moment, Inspector Megure nearby also discovered it.
"The deceased had a remote control in his right hand. It looked very important..."
He pried open Kimiko Arai's hand and took out a small remote control.
"Sister Karasuma, do you know what this remote control is used for?"
Wu Wanying took the remote control and took a look at it, then suddenly looked up at the skylight above her head.
"I think it should be used to control the skylight."
As she said this, she pressed the remote control lightly.
"Crack!"
With a slight sound, the skylight glass that was originally closed suddenly opened slowly.
“It really is a skylight…”
Inspector Megure looked up at the scene and raised his hand to touch his chin.
"But why did the deceased keep holding it? Is there any reason?"
Karasuma Ying did not answer. She handed the remote control to Inspector Megure, squatted down and looked around the corpse again.
[This bloodstain...]
This time, under the blood-stained samurai sword next to the corpse, she noticed a very special string of blood.
A small, heart-shaped trail of blood.
"Heart-shaped..."
Wu Wanying frowned slightly. This could not possibly be a trace of blood formed naturally. Could it be some kind of hint left by Ms. Arai before her death?
Suddenly thinking of someone, Wu Wanying immediately stood up and quickly left the room.
"Officer Megure, I'll go ask other people about what happened first!"
"Ah? Oh! Okay..."
Chapter 111 Death chose her
"Ah, little detective, what do you want from me?"
After leaving the crime scene, Karasuma Ying went directly to Kawai Shoko's room.
Unlike Kimiko Arai's dark and depressing room, Kawai Shoko's room is much brighter and more spacious.
Apart from the divination table in the middle, there was almost no other furniture in the room.
Looking at this incredibly empty room, Karasuma Ying was stunned for a moment.
"Ms. Kawai's room... is really clean."
"Yeah, after all, I'm a newcomer who has only been here for a week, and many things haven't been arranged yet. If there are things that are in my style, they are probably the divination props on the table..."
Kawai Shoko pointed to the tarot cards and crystal ball on Karasuma Ying's desk and said with a smile:
"Using these little props, we can ask the guests about their lives, their hopes for the future, and the self they don't want to see... and then work together to find a solution. This is our job as fortune tellers."
"Is this the answer obtained by manipulating these cards?"
Wu Wanying picked up a deck of tarot cards on the table and asked meaningfully.
"Hehehe..."
As if she knew what Karasuma Ying was referring to, Kawai Shoko smiled gently.
"Weren't you there at that time, little detective?"
Without wasting any more words, Wu Wanying put down the tarot cards, turned around and looked at her, and asked directly:
"At the secret meeting, why did you plan to let Ms. Arai draw the Grim Reaper twice?"
"What do you mean?" Kawai Shoko looked at her.
"You used magic and psychological suggestion to make her draw Death cards in succession. What is your purpose?"
"She was chosen by the god of death, so she died. This is fate... I just didn't expect that my divination would be effective so quickly."
As Kawai Shoko spoke, he took the deck of tarot cards on the table, shuffled them casually, and then handed them to Karasuma Ying.
"Want to draw one, little detective?"
Wu Wanying did not reach out his hand, but continued to look directly into her eyes and asked:
"Ms. Kawai, why do you think Ms. Arai was killed?"
"Who knows? She has a bad temper and might offend someone at any time..."
"Is the hatred enough to kill someone?"
"Oh, that woman only cares about money and not her life! She deserves to be put to death! I'm actually surprised that she wasn't killed until today?!"
Suddenly, Kawai Shoko's tone became very excited and her expression was a little unnatural. Karasuma Ying looked at her and frowned slightly.
[Has the relationship between these two people actually deteriorated to this extent? ]
"Does Ms. Kawai and Ms. Arai have any grudges against each other?"
When Kawai Shoko heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly adjusted his state and replied in a very calm tone:
"No, she and I... have nothing."
"Really……"