As if she was going out of her way to prove it to me, Manda put on a calm look—although there was still a faint threatening light in her eyes.
"So? Did you come to me just to tease me? If that's the case, you will be disappointed."
...If that were the case, my goal would have been achieved long ago.
"Of course it's not just this. Would I be such a boring person?"
"Ah, that's right, that's good... No! 'Not just' means you actually thought about teasing me?!"
"Oh~~ Did you just realize it now? Then you have already been teased."
"Hmm...! Humph, I...I've seen this little trick a long time ago!"
"Eh~~ You're still being stubborn."
"I, I didn't! You believe me!"
Once Manda starts to be serious, she will say childish words.
But there is still business today, so let’s stop teasing.
"Okay, okay, in short, what I want to express is - I have thought about everything before looking for you."
"...Huh? All? What do you mean?"
"...This is our next plan."
"Well... it's none of my business. You carry out your plan yourself. I have my own arrangements."
Despite saying this, Manda's tone did not sound like there was no room for negotiation.
"Are you still angry..."
"Anyway, I don't care about you. Since you have thoughts that you don't want to tell me, don't be harsh on me. I will solve the case myself."
"It's not that I don't want to tell you..."
"Huh, no matter how you beg me, I won't help you this time."
"That's it, okay then..."
I pretend to be disappointed.
"In this case, I have to ask other police officers."
"Other... police officer?"
"Yes, won't there be more police officers coming to help me in less than twenty days? Until then, I will just wait."
In twenty days at most, there will be less police work on homeless people, and there will be more idle officers in the police station.
"Yes, yes...it's up to you!"
Manda just realized this, but still forced to answer in a nonchalant tone.
"Okay~~"
"..."
"..."
"...Hey, what's your plan?"
After a brief silence, Manda turned her red face to me - she compromised.
"Don't get me wrong...I'm just listening, just listening!"
The inexplicable arrogant speech appeared again.
"Eh? Don't worry, I will leave it to others and won't bother you again."
"Hmm...! There's so much nonsense! Just tell me what you want me to say!"
What a bad attitude.
"Then I said..."
I lowered my voice.
"Take me to see the noble lord, the one the lord met in the attic."
"...The noble Lord is currently living in the Earl's Mansion of the Lord Lord. He is under special protection and cannot be seen just because he wants to."
"Ah... If we are at the Earl's Mansion, it doesn't matter if we don't see you..."
I really worried too much.
What's more, this possibility should be the lowest.
I thought about it and repeatedly confirmed the list in my mind.
"What we need to do now is to closely monitor Bradley, Hammons and Stanke."
"Aren't they...all residents of the attic?"
"Yes, and they are most likely to be the next victims."
"What?!"
Manda put her hands on the table, with uncontrollable excitement in her tone.
"The murderer will commit another crime? Why? Why did you come to this conclusion?"
Of course I didn't do it through my intelligence... If I were so good, I would have found the murderer long ago.
In fact, on the day I received Manda’s notebook, I suddenly had inspiration while sorting out my thoughts. At the same time, the Divine Eye also gave me relevant tips:
[The chance that the murderer will attack the attic residents again is 100%]
This information is somewhat similar to my sudden idea at that time.
But Manda doesn’t know that I have divine eyes, and I can’t always convince her with “I feel like this”.
"When we first started investigating the case, we subconsciously thought that 'the murderer wanted to kill Schimmel,' and we used this as a starting point to investigate Schimuel's lifetime information and interpersonal relationships, right?"
If you want Manda to believe what I say, you have to rely on existing logic to explain it to her step by step.
"It seems...ah! So..."
"Yes, there is another possibility, that is, the murderer did not want to kill Schimmel, but just used her death to promote a certain result so that he can commit the next crime."
"Then why will the next murder target be the person in the attic?"
"From the murderer's process of killing Miss Schimmel, it is not difficult to see that the murderer had a clear understanding of the attic's daily schedule and internal structure. Looking at it from another angle, it is precisely the murderer who wanted us to think so, so he placed the attic without any scruples.
This exposure eventually made the attic quickly become a dangerous place after the incident."
What I am telling Manda now has been said many times in advance, so it makes sense logically.
Or maybe, this is the truth.
It's just that... I deduced it after knowing in advance that "the murderer will also attack the residents in the attic", which is the so-called "exploring the ore after knowing its location". There is nothing worth showing off. In other words, you are just playing the role of a cheat player.
"We don't know the murderer's motive for killing Schimmel, but the impact of Schimmel's death is obvious - that was the murderer's real purpose."
Ah~~ It would be great if my plug-in could give me some hints like this every time, or directly help me find the murderer...
Wait...then I really became a "cheat player"?
...It's impossible no matter how you think about it. After all, this is the real world, and the goddess Elinor will not allow such an individual to disrupt the balance to exist.
"The occurrence of the murder caused the other tenants in the loft to move to other residences, didn't they?"
"Ah..."
Manda understood.
"Based on the direct impact of the murder, I guess the murderer's next attack will be related to this."
"That's why you proposed to protect Mr. Bradley and the others..."
"Yes."
Finally finished...
Judging from Manda's expression, she accepted my explanation.
"It was because I couldn't figure out why the murderer wanted to kill Miss Schimmel that I thought in a different direction..."
"I feel... a little unbelievable."
"Well...it took me several days to come to this conclusion. It's normal that you can't fully understand it for a while."
Besides, what I need is not Manda’s trust.
"Therefore, I need your help."
What I need is her strength.
"...what should I do?"
"When Mr. Stank comes back, please tell him the relevant situation, and monitor his actions, his residence, his schedule and his movements at all times. You must know everything in real time."
My request is equivalent to asking Manda to become a stalker. It is really too much and even I find it difficult to say it.
"Uh... In addition, my other assistant and I are responsible for monitoring the other two people... I know this behavior is not good, but... the murderer may start immediately
The next assassination, so... please."
"I know."
Unexpectedly, Manda agreed without hesitation.
"Since human lives are involved, we cannot ignore any possibility. If this can stop the murderer, I have no reason to refuse."
"Manda..."
I feel extremely relieved.
Manda also smiled, as if she was approving my decision this time... By the way, she may have forgotten what she originally said, "just listen."
"By the way, the murderer will commit another crime. Don't tell Mr. Stanker then. Even if he mistakenly thinks you are suspicious of him, don't alert him."
"You mean...don't let the murderer notice?"
"Yes, our ultimate goal is to find the murderer, so we might as well take this opportunity..."
"But... are you sure you can subdue the murderer?"
"No problem, if you and Ferinold...ah, Ferinold is the other helper I mentioned, and he is also the one you saw last time...my cohabitant.
”
"Well..."
When Manda heard that we were cohabitants, Manda seemed to remember something unpleasant, and her eyes at me became a little angry.
"Well...if there is a situation between you and Felinold, I will arrive in time - my mate-making ability can hear sounds from far away."
"...It's an ability completely designed for perverts."
"...As mentioned earlier, my partner can tell me what it hears, not that I can hear it directly."
"Eh? Isn't that just the ability to fix a mate? It's not the ability to fix a mate."
"...There is actually a difference between the two?"
"Of course, the mate ability is the ability directly given to you by the mate. It is related to the attributes of the mate. The ability of the mate is what the designated partner can do... My mate also taught me
Knitting a sweater."
Knitting sweaters...could the last host be an old lady?
"This is an ability completely designed for people like you~~"
"Uh...! Don't learn from me! Knitting is very difficult! It took me a lot of effort! Don't underestimate my ability to find a mate! Do you hear me? Hey, don't show impatience.
expression!"
It seems that her betrothed has also taught her the old lady's verbosity.
"...Anyway, I can support you in time, if you need it."
"Well...well..."
"What's wrong?"
I noticed that Manda seemed to have something to say.
"Well...what would you do if the murderer was Mr. Bradley?"
"...Oh, do you care about me? I'm very touched~"
"I'm just worried that you won't be able to handle it alone and will let the murderer go! Oh really... you do this every time! I don't care about you!"
Even so, I still thanked Manda a little in my heart for her kindness.
Well... I know that the murderer's target will never be Mr. Bradley.
It is for this reason that I chose to monitor Mr. Bradley - in order to have more time to do other things.