Inside the villa, dinner was underway. This time, everyone pitched in to prepare the meal together. Tamazawa Shuxin observed the surface-level harmony; if he hadn't known about Kato Yukima's actions, he surely would have suspected that some poor soul was about to meet a terrible fate in this meal. Now, taking advantage of the others being busy cooking, he headed upstairs to search for traces of what happened three years ago, making his way to Room 3.
"This carpet looks like it was replaced three years ago, but the bloodstains are in the wrong place—it looks as though it was deliberately swapped with one of the exact same color. There's no blood on the four corners; this is..." Tamazawa Shuxin discovered bloodstains near the corner of the desk, left behind by fingers gripping desperately until they bled, with indentations still visible on the surface. "Is there anywhere to hide things in here?" Tamazawa Shuxin searched all around, but found nothing.
He walked out of the room and headed toward the vampires' rooms—Rooms 1 and 5. Upon entering Room 1, the first thing he saw was a carpet of the exact same color as the one in Room 3. If Tamazawa Shuxin guessed correctly, the perpetrator had originally planned to dispose of the evidence after the police finished their investigation, but Kato Yukima had instructed the housekeeper not to touch anything and forbidden anyone from entering, which was why they were willing to keep playing this game.
Chapter 58