Ke Xue: I picked up a bottle of sherry at the beginning.

"Then, Mr. Arimoto came up to me and stretched out his hand. Just as it was about to touch my face, I suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't see anything."

"and then?"

"That's the end of the first dream. In the second dream, Mr. Bessho appeared. I felt dizzy for a moment, and then Mr. Bessho appeared before me. He stared at me, very close, his nose almost touching... I was embarrassed, but I couldn't turn my face or look away. Then, Mr. Bessho touched my cheek, but I didn't feel any contact with my skin... After a while, he left. This is the second dream."

"So, in the third dream, it was Miss Shintani who appeared?"

"Yes. Miss Niiya came and immediately reached out to touch my face. Then I felt dizzy again and couldn't see anything... I was wondering what was going on when I suddenly saw Miss Niiya again. She seemed to be touching my face, but she quickly pulled her hand away and hurried away. Then, it was over."

"it's over?"

Bai Quanyi sighed and scratched his chin with his fingers.

Kato Megumi's account lacked coherence. It could be considered a mere dream. Even if it were a vision, its meaning was difficult to discern. In Yuka's case, Kato Megumi's resonance with the deceased's spirit had revealed some details, but this time, it was difficult to claim to have found a clue to the case.

"Have you ever had this kind of dream before?"

"No... this is the first time," Kato Megumi shrank back and said apologetically, "but I have a feeling that the thing living in this Shuijing Manor seems to be telling me something... This may also be a resonance phenomenon. It's as if 'it' that is entangled in this mansion has merged into my consciousness..."

Kato Megumi, perhaps feeling deeply frustrated, bit her lip in regret. But given the current situation, there was only so much they could do. They had already identified three suspects. Perhaps they could find physical evidence soon.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, the situation took a turn for the worse.

The police asked Yukino Shintani to go to the police station to assist in the investigation.

"We first investigated Heiyue's laptop, which had been confiscated as evidence. The computer had a password, so we thought it would take some time to decrypt. However, Heiyue's son gave us several possible text combinations, and we quickly cracked it. We checked the computer's email records to see if there was anything that could explain the motive. As you know, our analysis team is very capable, and they found deleted email records. The content was a correspondence between Heiyue and Shintani - the two of them were having an extramarital affair."

In a small room in the local police station, Shancun told Bai Quanyi what had happened.

Shiraizumi Mashi sat on a well-worn folding chair. Inspector Yamamura, holding the investigation materials, didn't seem to have any intention of sitting down. He'd said beforehand: only five minutes. So he probably planned to leave after he finished.

"At the same time, we also carefully investigated the desk and found Yukino Shintani's fingerprints on it."

"She's been to Shuijing Manor several times before. So, it's not surprising to find her fingerprints in Mr. Heiyue's studio, right?"

"You're right, but her fingerprints are also on the laptop's keyboard and touchpad. Even if the order and time of their placement are uncertain, if she wasn't the last person to touch the computer, then it should be covered in Hei Yue's fingerprints, not hers. She must have used the computer after killing Hei Yue, and deleted their emails to confuse the police about the murder's motive."

"What's the motive?"

"Love turns to hate. Maybe they're breaking up, or maybe Shintani is forcing Heiyue to marry him. Heiyue doesn't seem to have any intention of divorcing his wife. He's a bestselling novelist, so maybe the woman is approaching him because she's after his wealth."

"What do the parties themselves say?"

In response to Bai Quanyi's question, Shancun shrugged.

"She said she had indeed deleted the email. But she also said that when she arrived at the room, Hei Yue was already dead. This was clearly a lie. She said she deleted the email because Hei Yue threatened her. She asked for a breakup, but Hei Yue took some photos of her that she couldn't show to others, and she wanted to delete them. She had never had the chance before, but this time, seeing that Hei Yue was dead, she took the opportunity and deleted the information."

"So... you're planning to arrest her?"

"Yes. We've already applied for an arrest warrant. We have a motive and physical evidence, which is enough. With a search warrant, we can search her residence and maybe find other evidence, which should be enough to prosecute."

This is actually happening.

This is a false arrest.

However, Baiquanyi was unable to provide logic and evidence sufficient to change the status quo.

Although Kato Megumi's ability saw through the truth, the testimony of the psychic...

"Isn't it a bit contradictory that the murderer wiped the fingerprints off the murder weapon and the room, but didn't wipe the fingerprints off the laptop?"

"It was definitely an accident. I'm sorry, great writer, but reality is different from mystery fiction. Mistakes like this happen all the time. Besides, the murderer made the mistake of touching the desk with his bloody hand, and there's a high possibility that he made other mistakes as well."

"By the way, what about the situation in the washroom?"

"Ah, we detected a strong luminol reaction. Shintani must have washed the blood off there."

"Is there anything else suspicious?"

"The mirrored cabinet over the sink had signs of being wiped. A colleague from the Identification Department noticed a particularly clean patch and became concerned. Upon inspection, they found a faint luminol reaction, along with two fingerprints of Yukino Niiya—two from the same finger. She must have touched the mirror with her bloody finger, tried to wipe it off, and ended up touching it again."

"Two fingerprints from the same finger... so did he touch it twice? After wiping off the other fingerprints?"

"Such a mistake is not impossible."

Indeed, although it raises doubts, it can also be regarded as one of the evidences that she is covering up her tracks.

"Even if that's the case, then why did she touch the mirror on the cabinet?"

"That's not what I know. I wanted to ask, but she said she wouldn't answer any questions until her lawyer arrived."

"Is there something in the cabinet?"

"No, there's no luminol reaction on the inside of the cabinet. And there are only Hei Yue's fingerprints, and there's no sign of it being wiped."

"If that's the case, then she should have no reason to touch the mirror. It's very unnatural."

"It must have just been an accidental touch. There's no other explanation."

"But……"

Bai Quanyi bit his lower lip.

Why did Shintani touch the mirror twice? Since there are traces of wiped fingerprints, it means the murderer touched the mirror before. Why did he touch the mirror specifically?

He lowered his head, lost in thought.

But he didn't come up with any good ideas. Yamamura was a clever detective. Normally, with Shiraizumi Masu pointing out so many inconsistencies, he would have reconsidered the situation. However, he already had the preconceived notion that Yuki Shintani was the murderer, so he proceeded from the premise that she had made a mistake.

wrong……

Is the situation just the opposite?

Through Kato Megumi's clairvoyance, Shiraizumi Masu learned that Bessho Kosuke was the murderer.

But what if he didn't know beforehand?

If Kato Megumi hadn't encountered this case...

If that were the case, so much evidence would have been collected by now.

Will I also doubt Yukino Shintani?

Is it because he knew that Bessho Yukisuke was the murderer that he limited his own thinking?

After all, is Bessho Kosuke really the murderer?

"Why, you don't look very convinced?"

"No...but I still find it hard to let go."

"Then do you have evidence that someone else is the murderer?"

"No……"

"If you disagree with our conclusion, you can come up with a plausible storyline like before. If you can come up with one, I'll do anything to help you catch the real culprit. But if you don't have your own reasoning—sorry, I don't have time."

At Shancun's urging, Baiquanyi stood up.

Bai Quanyi racked his brains but couldn't come up with a plot that would convince Shancun.

There's nothing I can do about it—Bai Quanyi comforted himself as he walked through the silent police station.

As he approached the exit, he saw a girl sitting on a seat in the waiting area.

It's Kato Megumi.

The beautiful girl had an anxious look on her face. Her usually neatly combed, smooth black hair seemed to have lost its luster and was now hanging loose.

She stood up and walked to Baiquanyi: "¨"Teacher, how is it?"

In response to her uneasy question, Bai Quanyi silently shook his head.

The two of them walked toward the exit, passing through the automatic doors and into the warm air. It was getting dark, and a huge sense of fatigue washed over them. As they walked toward the parking lot, Kato Megumi followed closely behind Shiraizumi Masushi, following their lead.

"Teacher, why don't you speak?"

"Because there's nothing left for us to do."

"how come……"

The two walked to the car. When Shiraizumi Masaru was about to unlock the door, Kato Megumi used her petite body to block him and the car, blocking his way.

"Teacher, please, Ms. Shintani is not the murderer! If this continues, she will be arrested!"

Bai Quanyi remained silent, responding to her eager and pleading eyes.

"The murderer is Mr. Bessho. You knew it clearly, so why did you watch innocent people—"

"Do you have evidence?"

"evidence……"

Kato Megumi widened her eyes.

She was stunned, her wet lips slightly parted as if she was searching for the right words.

"that……"

Kato Megumi's body suddenly swayed, and Shiraizumi almost thought she was going to fall. She grabbed Shiraizumi's arm as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw.

"But... Bai, you've solved many cases before, right? Why are you giving up so easily this time..."

"This case wasn't under my jurisdiction to begin with. All I could do was give Inspector Yamamura some advice. It's great that he accepted it. Any other inspector would have been furious."

"I want to lend a hand to Miss Shintani, is that not allowed?"

Baiquanyi sighed.

"But... right now, there's no evidence to prove that Mr. Bessho is the murderer."

"Then you can look for it. Bai, you will definitely find it."

"But... I'm not even sure if he's the real murderer."

Bai Quanyi felt the hand pulling his sleeve gradually loosen.

"Bai, even you don't believe me?"

The power that he was relying on Shiraizumi Masaru suddenly became lighter, and Kato Megumi took a step back.

Kato Megumi's emerald green eyes were filled with tears.

"Why did Nagara Haruka give me this ability? I can know the truth, but I can't do anything about it..."

A sad smile appeared on her face, as if she was mocking her own fate. Her white and smooth shoulders twitched, making her look even more lonely.

Then, Baiquan Yi chose to hold her in his arms.

"I know, Kato, I know what to do."

"white?"

Shiraizumi Masu nodded to Kato, then returned to the police station and walked inside with big strides.

"Inspector Yamamura!"

Bai Quanyi shouted.

A police officer, not knowing what Bai Quanyi was doing, grabbed him.

"Call Inspector Yamamura!"

Soon, Shancun came to the corridor.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on..."

Bai Quanyi stared at Shancun and said:

"Please refrain from making any arrests just yet."

"what do you mean?"

"The murderer is Kosuke Bessho."

"What's going on? Do you have any evidence?"

Shancun glared at Baiquanyi.

Bai Quanyi didn't shy away from the sharp gaze and said, "I'll start looking right away."

"Right away... ? You better understand that I am not under your jurisdiction, Inspector Bai." Shancuncao said unhappily, feeling that his IQ was underestimated.

"What? Inspector Yamamura, you don't trust me?"

"Okay... I'll give you an hour." Shancuncao said unhappily. The case could have been closed, but Baiquanyi still interfered.

Kato Megumi was standing at the door waiting for him.