Chapter 516 Who is the murderer?

“…There is no problem with this answer.”

Uncle Yoshinori was silent for a while, nodded, and then asked: "But what did you observe?"

"Where were you when Hamano died? Since you were hiding and observing, why didn't you stop the murderer's actions?"

"I'm sorry." Shinichi said calmly, "Even if I was hiding in the dark and observing, I couldn't see everything. I was not there when the murderer killed Hamano."

"As for what I observed..." He turned his head and looked at Miss Tanaka who was standing beside him.

"Ms. Tanaka, I have a question for you." Shinichi asked, "Excuse me, what is your relationship with Master Harui who died in an accident during a magic show?"

"Master Harui..." Miss Tanaka's eyes flickered and she fell silent.

"No way? How could Tanaka be related to that master?" Naoko said in disbelief.

Shinichi said nothing, waiting quietly for Miss Tanaka's answer.

After a few seconds, Miss Tanaka looked up and answered truthfully: "He is my grandfather."

When the words fell, everyone was shocked.

"No way?"

"Tanaka, Master Harui is actually your grandfather?"

Uncle Yoshinori seemed to remember something, his eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "I remember that when Master Harui got into trouble, Nishiyama Mu and Hamano once ridiculed him in the group, saying that he overestimated his own abilities, right?"

"Yes, I remember it too." Naoko asked in disbelief, "Tanaka, you wouldn't be resentful of this incident and kill them all, right?"

"How could that be?" Tanaka forced a smile and denied the fact.

"No need to hide it anymore, Sister Tanaka." Ze Yu added another slash to assist Shinichi.

"In fact, I knew about this a long time ago. Before Master Chunjing wanted to make a comeback and perform magic, I sent him an email to remind him to be careful."

"In the end, something happened to him." Having said that, Ze Yu shook his head helplessly.

"...I know." Tanaka replied quietly: "After grandpa passed away, I found two emails on the computer, one of which was sent by you, Xiaoyu."

"Who is the other letter from?" asked Huibara Ai.

"It was sent by Mr. Takeru Doi to my grandfather." Tanaka turned his head and looked at Takeru Doi with a complicated look.

"Actually, I also know about this matter." Doi Takeshu touched his head and smiled awkwardly: "I sent an email specifically to encourage Master Chunjing, but then something like that happened... I'm sorry."

"This is none of your business." Tanaka shook her head. She was not yet angry with Doi Takeshu because of this matter.

"Ms. Tanaka, as far as I know, Master Harui once used your account 'Cheating Boy' to chat in the chat room, and was finally influenced by everyone, so he prepared to make a comeback, right?" Shinichi asked. Although it was a question, it had an aggressive tone. "That's right." Tanaka nodded.

"I remember now." Naoko suddenly realized and hammered her palm, saying, "We did discuss it in the chat room at that time, hoping to see Master Harui make a comeback."

"If Master Harui used Tanaka's account to chat at that time, it makes sense that he knew what everyone was thinking and wanted to make a comeback."

"That's true." Uncle Yoshinori also agreed, "I still remember that Deception Boy once said in the chat room that he would give us a surprise. If it was Master Harui who was using that account, then the surprise he was talking about should mean that he would be performing again, right?"

"What a pity." Naoko said with some regret: "None of us expected what happened in the end."

Huiyuan Ai said indifferently: "Based on the current situation, the person who killed Mr. Nishiyama and Mr. Hamano is the same person. That person should be a member of the chat room, and it is very likely that the 'Shadow Mage' who has never appeared."

"I remember now." Doi Takeshu seemed to have remembered something and said, "He once said in the chat room that it was our responsibility that Master Chunjing died. Now it seems that he did it to avenge Master Chunjing."

"In that case, we are not too innocent, are we?" Uncle Yoshinori said innocently, "We didn't know that Master Chunjing was a 'deceiving boy'. Besides, it was his own idea to come back to perform, and we didn't deliberately encourage him."

"To be honest, the only people who have offended Master Harui are Nishiyama and Hamano who mocked him in the group, right? If other people also suffer from it, then they really have suffered an unprovoked disaster."

"So, they are both dead now." Shinichi said, "But I can't guarantee that the murderer won't attack others."

"That shouldn't happen, right?" Tanaka said with some doubt: "After all, the two culprits are already dead, and the others haven't done anything wrong, so there shouldn't be any chance of retaliation."

"That's not certain." Doi Takeshu frowned and said solemnly, "If the murderer is narrow-minded, everyone in the chat room will suffer."

"Wait, let me interrupt." Ze Yu raised his hand to show his presence: "I am also a veteran in the chat room. I am one of the earliest members and I know the situation in the group better."

"If I remember correctly, we discussed in the group that we hoped Master Chunjing would come back to perform half a year ago, and Master Ying was just a newcomer who had just joined the chat group."

"He's clearly here for revenge, but why would a newcomer be so familiar with what happened half a year ago?"

Xiaolan was stunned for a moment, and said with some doubt: "Xiaoyu, you mean..."

"That's right." Ze Yu nodded, confirming Xiaolan's guess.

"The Shadow Mage should have been in contact with a member of the group, so he knows the original situation."

"Perhaps, we can change our thinking." Huiyuan Ai took over Ze Yu's words and said quietly: "The Shadow Mage is very likely a small account deliberately created by a member of the group, with the purpose of diverting suspicion from the murderer after the revenge is successful."

"…A member's trumpet?"

Hearing this guess, Uncle Yoshinori was completely shocked. He looked at Tanaka in surprise and said, "Tanaka, could it really be you..."

"Wait, everyone." Tanaka showed a stiff smile on his face: "When you speak, you need evidence."

(End of this chapter)