Chapter 997

Akaso Kaze glanced at the landlady.

He had also seen the shrine in the village; it was said that if you put on a long-sleeved kimono and worshiped in the middle of the night, the Kimono Sleeve God would help you take revenge for grudges you couldn't settle yourself.

It really was a case of playing god; the murderer went to such great lengths just to make people think about the curse of the Kimono Sleeve God, right?

Early the next morning, just as the sky was brightening, a senior police officer from the Yamagata Prefectural Police led a team to arrive, and forensic personnel quickly carried out on-site evidence collection.

"So, the time Shibasaki Asuka entered the open-air bathhouse was around 10:00 at night, and Anzai Ema walked into the shrine in the courtyard around 10:30."

59-year-old Assistant Inspector Mashiki summarized while comparing the inn's map: "Both of them died by the same divine sword, and later this murder weapon was found in the open-air bathhouse, right?"

"Also," the old policeman added, "only Miss Ema's footprints were left outside the shrine, and to walk to the open-air bathhouse on the other side, one must also pass through the recreation hall, but there were people in the recreation hall at that time."

"This is terrible," Assistant Inspector Mashiki said with a headache. "Could both cases be locked-room murders?"

"Officer Mashiki!" A policeman suddenly ran over from the shrine outside, whispered to Mashiki for a while, and handed several evidence bags to Mashiki.

Akaso Kaze glanced at them; it seemed to be a note and an earring pendant.

Mashiki directly showed the earring pendant to everyone: "This is an earring found on Anzai Ema's corpse, but the other one is not at the scene." ===== CHAPTER 999 =====