“Impossible. This must be a premeditated murder, and the killer is very likely hiding among us.” Asakawa Yu firmly believed this.

"Could it be that you're close to figuring out who the murderer is, boss?" Miyano Akemi whispered in Asakawa Yu's ear.

"...No, not yet, but it will be soon, it's just..." As Asakawa Yu answered Miyano Akemi, he realized a very serious problem!

Too close! At this moment, Miyano Akemi was leaning against Asakawa Yu. It was as if he could easily pull her into his arms with just a gentle hug.

Seeing her boss suddenly fall silent, Miyano Akemi thought he had thought of something again, but under Asakawa Yu's increasingly awkward gaze, Miyano Akemi finally realized what was going on and quickly moved two people's distance to the side.

An awkward atmosphere hung over the two of them; neither dared to look at the other…

"...I suddenly have something to confirm, so I'll be going now."

“…Hmm.” After saying that, Asakawa Yu hurriedly slipped away, leaving Miyano Akemi alone, quietly watching his departing figure…

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Boom boom boom! ! !

A knock came at the door.

"Mr. Kuronuma, are you inside?" Asakawa Yu asked as she knocked on the door.

After a short while, Shigeki Kuronuma finally opened the door.

"Oh, it's Mr. Asakawa. May I ask what's the matter?" asked Shigeki Kuronuma, who was still wearing a mask.

"I want to double-check the matter regarding the will," Asakawa Yu said without hesitation, stating the purpose of her visit.

"Well, the suicide note will be released tomorrow morning. If you suspect there's something wrong with it, you can wait until tomorrow morning to have the police do a handwriting analysis." As he spoke, Shigeki Kuronuma waved the folder in his hand, indicating that the suicide note was inside.

Since that's what they said, Asakawa Yu had no choice but to leave.

However, subconsciously, he believed that Shigeki Kuronuma wasn't lying. So now a new question arises: is there some connection between the people who were summoned here...?

So, Asakawa Yu found the administrator, Yamada Yukio, and borrowed recent newspapers from him to begin her investigation.

However, this investigation actually led him to some clues!

The newspaper mentioned five people who went missing on the ice wall of the Northern Alps a few years ago, including Misa Setura and Wataru Masui, as well as a pair of twin brothers, presumably Shio Dozaki and Kazushi Dozaki.

Strangely, the newspaper mentioned that five people were missing, but only four returned, which made Asakawa Yu puzzled.

But just then, everyone came to deliver the news that Dozaki Shiki was missing. But even more strangely, Dozaki Kazushi, who had clearly left a letter and left, suddenly returned!

"Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen you two brothers appear together before, Mr. Dozaki..." Miyano Akemi, standing next to Asakawa Yu, suddenly spoke up, having already moved on from the previous atmosphere.

Seeing that everyone around him was starting to doubt him, Kazushi Dozaki suddenly became agitated and declared that he would definitely appear with his brother to prove everyone wrong!

As he spoke, he ran out. Uncle Hiragi, who was standing nearby, thought he was going to run away, so he quickly stepped forward to block his way.

During the struggle, Kazushi Dozaki accidentally bumped into a snowdrift next to him.

Wow!

The snowdrift slid down, revealing a familiar face – it was none other than the missing Shiki Dozaki!

He had already lost his breath and had become a corpse!

…………

Fear lurked in everyone's heart, and everyone sitting in the room began to feel a chill, because they didn't know if they would be next!

Just then, Uncle Hiragi seized the opportunity once again to begin promoting the theory of the existence of the Snow Spirit.

He believed that, apart from Xue Ling, how could anyone appear out of thin air in the room and then disappear just as suddenly?

Everyone looked at each other, clearly unable to answer, but only Asakawa Yu and Miyano Akemi knew that Xue Ling was definitely not the culprit.

The former had already vaguely sensed something, while Miyano Akemi believed Asakawa Yu; if he said it wasn't true, then it definitely wasn't!

Afterwards, Asakawa Yu launched another investigation.

He found Dozaki Shio's cell phone on the body of the deceased.

The phone wasn't damaged by the cold!

He opened his phone and found a recording of Shio Dozaki, but when he clicked play, all he heard was a loud shout.

"Ghost!"

After that, there was no more useful information.

Seeing that nothing was going on, Asakawa Yu had no choice but to ask Dozaki Kazushi again.

"Mr. Asakawa, is there a problem?" Looking at Asakawa Yu standing in front of him, Dozaki Kazushi felt a sense of pressure for some reason.

"That's right. I'd like to ask Mr. Dozaki, during the four days of survival at Ice Wall Mountain two years ago, the twin brothers who were rescued, you and your brother, right?"

“…Yes, but so what?” Dozaki Kazushi began to break out in a cold sweat.

"...It's nothing, I already know the answer I want, thank you for your help." Asakawa Yu curled her lips and said in a contemptuous tone.

After saying that, he turned and left without hesitation.

Left behind, Kazushi Dozaki had a strange feeling, as if he had been seen through... No... impossible! But by then, no one cared what he was thinking...

A while later, Asakawa Yu and Miyano Akemi, who were chatting in the living room, suddenly heard a scream coming from the bathroom!

Left with no other choice, the two had to get up again and go check.

"What happened?" When the two arrived at the bathroom door, they saw Aishima Gota sitting on the floor, pointing into the bathroom with trembling hands.

Looking inside, one could see Kazushi Dozaki lying on the ground, his head struck hard, clearly lifeless!

The ground was littered with fragments of a mug, and there were obvious bloodstains on the walls. It can be inferred that Kazushi Dozaki fought with the murderer before his death, but was ultimately defeated and killed.

Looking at the broken pieces of the mug on the ground, Asakawa Yu now understood who the culprit was!

But there is still one last problem that has not been solved, and that is the mystery of the locked room in the room where Misa Setura died!

So, in order to find out the truth, Asakawa Hajime, along with Miyano Akemi, went to Setura Misa's room again to investigate.

If nothing unexpected happens, the truth will probably come out soon...

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