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 “So from today on, she will live in the office?”

 Looking at Kujigawa Rise who was following Duanmu Ai, Lumiere tilted her head curiously, while Duanmu Ai shrugged his shoulders.

"Yes, we have discussed it with her company. After finding the murderer, she will live here temporarily."

 In fact, Duanmu Ai couldn't understand Li Shi's thoughts. The murderer could go to the apartment and knock on the door of her house. This was a big problem. You must know that the security of the apartment is perfect, and it is impossible for others to enter. However, the other party was able to enter smoothly without being discovered. It was obvious that there was a problem.

 For Rishi, this was obviously a very frightening thing - he originally lived there for safety, but as a result, it became unsafe.

 What if you are kidnapped again?

It was impossible for Duanmu Ai to conclude that this situation did not happen at all, so after hearing Li Shi's request, she quickly thought of a way.

That would be great if you rent out the room in your office to Rishi?

Although Duanmu Ai is not very particular, she does not have low requirements for the place where she lives. The office she works in is a three-story office building. The first floor is a closed coffee shop, the second floor is the office, and the third floor is It's a house, and since only Duanmu Ai and Lumière are using it, there are several vacant rooms.

Of course, generally speaking, this kind of place would be a bit dangerous, but Duanmu Ai was not afraid. In fact, the first floor looked like a closed coffee shop, but it was actually a gathering place for electronic demons. The electronic demons nearby were having fun down there every day, and by the way, they also took on the responsibility of guarding Duanmu Ai.

From this point of view, Duanmu Ai's office is safer than the government agencies and the prime minister's official residence here.

So Duanmu Ai discussed with Li Shi and said that she might as well move into the third floor of the office and find a room to rent. Although the room was definitely a bit smaller than that apartment, at least it had everything it needed, and safety was guaranteed. After hearing Duanmu Ai's suggestion, Kujigawa Rise's eyes shone and he nodded vigorously, so he That's settled.

Then the two returned to the apartment to clean up and salute, and then came to the office.

 “Well, there are just enough empty rooms...”

While saying this, Lumière took out a key and handed it over.

 “Just this one.”

 “Then I’ll pack my things first!”

　　After taking the key, Kujigawa Rise couldn't wait to go upstairs with the salute, while Duanmu Ai yawned and sat next to Lumière.

 “Thank you for your hard work, do you have any clues?”

“Hmm… I haven’t found the intersection between Kujigawa Rise and Yamano Anchor yet.”

“Yeah, I asked too, but she said she didn’t know any Shanye anchor at all.”

Speaking of this, Duanmu Ai also frowned. She had always thought that the victims of the serial killings were all related to the original victim, Yamano Anchor, but after asking Rise, the latter said that she had never seen any Yamano Anchor at all— -Although as an idol, she has to accept many interviews every day, but if anchor Yamano interviewed her, Rise would never forget it.

“Not only Miss Rise, the last victim also had no contact with Anchor Yamano.”

“It’s really troublesome, don’t you have anything in common?”

“If there is one thing in common, they all have been on TV.”

"………Aha?"

Hearing Lumière's answer, Duanmu Ai was stunned for a moment.

"What's the meaning?"

“That’s what I mean, I investigated all the victims and found that the only thing they have in common is that they have been on TV, for example...”

As he said this, Lumiere opened a video, which showed the anchor Yamano being interviewed. The content seemed to be about her affair with a certain congressman.

“Next is the second victim. She was interviewed as the first discoverer of the murder of anchor Yamano.”

Soon, another video opened, in which a woman in uniform could be seen facing the camera and telling the situation when she found the body. Of course, the female student was mosaicd and her voice was changed, but since Lumière Pretty sure, it should be right.

 “What about the third one? Is that... the man?”

Duanmu Ai didn’t want to think of the steamy bathroom and the figure wearing a crotch cloth.

"it's here."

Lumière opened the third video. This was an evening news. The content mainly talked about bad boys driving cars late at night and disturbing the people. Then when the reporter was interviewing the bad boys, a dyed-haired golden retriever ran over angrily and faced the reporter. A lot of swearing. If I guessed correctly, it should be him.

"it's him?"

“Yes, as for Miss Rishi, I think there is no need to say more.”

“That’s because, as an idol, it’s news if she doesn’t appear on TV.”

 After listening to Lumière’s explanation, Duanmu Ai rolled his eyes.

“Now, what should we do? There are so many people on TV every day, we can’t find them one by one!”

 “What if it’s limited to this city?”

"That's useless... It's really troublesome. I might as well go to the subspace to search and see if there are any clues."

 Although we have found common ground, this common ground is basically the same as having it or not.

  "That's right."     After reading this, Duanmu Ai finally remembered.

 “Where are those guys from the Phantom Thieves?”

"By the way, the judge doesn't know yet, they are already dead."

 “Dead? What happened?”

I have to say that Duanmu Ai was also surprised when she heard Lumielle's answer. Originally, she hadn't seen the Phantom Thieves doing anything in recent days, so she thought it was weird. Didn't she expect that the other party was already dead?

"Yes, according to the conclusion of my investigation, Kitagawa Yusuke, one of the Phantom Thieves, died at home. Ren Amamiya and Ryuji Sakamoto, who were present at the time, were taken to the police station for questioning on suspicion of murder. During this period, Sakamoto Ryuji committed suicide, and Ren Amamiya was hospitalized for mental illness, and later accidentally fell to his death."

“…What the **** is all this?”

After listening to Lumière’s report, Duanmu Ai looked incredulous. He originally thought of fishing for a big fish with a long line, but the line broke on its own?

  And how was this broken?

 Forget it, maybe I got into something I shouldn’t have messed with in the subspace, so I’ll just hang up.

Although he was shocked by the deaths of the three people at first, after thinking about it, Duanmu Ai was not so surprised anymore, because there were many people who died while exploring subspace, and there were probably more than this few.

 “By the way, where is Takamaki Anzu?”

 “She is quite normal and has no unusual behavior.”

 “That’s it.”

Although I don’t know what happened to Takamaki Anzu, it seems like she has escaped from the sea of ​​suffering.

 Well, that’s gratifying.

 For the specific situation, it would be better to ask her when you are in school.

For Duanmu Ai, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the first night back at the office. On the contrary, Li Shi was very excited. He had just come back from the subspace, but he was so alive that he just grabbed Duanmu Ai. He asked her to introduce the room to him, but she fell asleep due to overexertion only halfway through... Forget it, let her sleep.

 Early the next morning, when Duanmu Ai got up, he was informed by Lumielle that Rishi had gone to work in his manager's car.

It seems that it’s really hard to be an idol. He went to school earlier than himself.

For Duanmu Ai, there were no special changes when she came to school again. To say the least, only the tables of Ren Amamiya and Ryuji Sakamoto were cleared. However, for other students, the existence of these two people seemed to be too much. Don't really care. Duanmu Ai chatted with them and found that they all thought that something happened to these two people and they were arrested. After all, the fact that Ren Amamiya was a violent criminal with a criminal record had been widely circulated before he was transferred here. At that time, Sakamoto Ryuuji beat up Takamaki Anzu and even tried to kill her. Everyone witnessed it with their own eyes. , so for most students in the class, it can be said that these two people are not here anymore, which can be said to be a relief.

 “Ah, Duanmu...”

 Seeing Duanmu Ai appear, Takamaki Xing, who was originally looking melancholy, also sighed.

 “What’s wrong? Are you okay?”

　　"I...no, it's nothing, it's just a little thing..."

Takamaki Xing shook her head as she spoke. After these things happened, she actually felt a little regretful. Maybe if he hadn't quit the Phantom Thieves, things might not have turned out like this. But it is a pity that it is too late to say this now. She does not think that Ryuji Sakamoto and Ren Amamiya will commit suicide, but the evidence is conclusive, and she is not qualified to say this...

"I don't know what you are thinking, but I think you should look away."

 Duanmu Ai reached out and patted Takamaki Xing on the shoulder.

“After all, you still have your life. Their life may be over, but you are still going on, right?”

"Thanks……"

Hearing Duanmu Ai's comfort, Gao Juanxing raised his head and smiled at her.

Seeing this scene, another thin man in the class had blazing fire in his eyes. He stared at Duanmu Ai fiercely and gritted his teeth.

This boy is none other than Mishima Yuki - he used to be a member of the volleyball club, and was bullied by his teacher. Later, due to the appearance of the Phantom Thieves, his nightmare ended, and Mishima Yuki also Therefore, they worship the Phantom Thieves extraordinarily. So he created a Kaitou CH discussion website, dedicated to discussing things about Kaitou.

Although Ren Amamiya and Ryuji Sakamoto did not directly explain to Mishima Yuki, Mishima Yuki knew that they were the Phantom Thieves. And because of this, he also knew that Ren Amamiya and others had secretly investigated Duanmu Ai, and that after that, they were caught and killed one after another.

 That’s right, in Mishima Yuki’s opinion, they were killed!

 Killed by Duanmu Ai!

This ruthless woman must have discovered the actions of the Phantom Thieves, so she deliberately used some dirty means to catch them in prison and then kill them!

Thinking of this, Mishima Yuki clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

 I won’t give up just like that, I must avenge the Phantom Thieves. The Phantom Thieves helped me back then, now it's my turn to help the Phantom Thieves!

Your conspiracy will never succeed - there is always only one truth!

Staring at Duanmu Ai's back, Mishima Yuki made a decision in his heart.

Dad himself bought a so-called smart range hood, which is also voice-activated, but I would say it is more convenient than just buying a button... I have to speak every time I turn it on and off, what is the difference between it and being mentally retarded? It's not like I don't have hands...