Masked W: I'm like peanuts or vegetables, and Saeko is outside the door.

Since it was Lu Chen who said it, it couldn't be wrong. Like Kujo Aya, he also had a very high level of trust in Lu Chen, and besides...

Lu Chen had no reason to deceive them.

"Yes, yes, yes! If that's the case, then I'm innocent, right?" Akiko said excitedly.

However......

"We can only say that you have been temporarily cleared of suspicion, but you are still a suspect until this case is completely closed."

Kujo Aya responded in a cold tone.

"How could this happen... Officer Terui~"

Akiko looked at Terui Ryu with a pitiful expression, but unfortunately, he wasn't buying it.

"Sorry, she's right."

“So…” Terui Ryu raised the silver bracelet in his hand. Akiko, seeing this, quickly retreated in fear, then shouted angrily:

"In that case, I'll have to personally prove my innocence." Akiko exclaimed, pointing suddenly to the area behind everyone.

Everyone turned to look but saw nothing, and immediately realized they had been deceived.

He quickly looked at Akiko again.

Sure enough, we saw that guy was running away.

"Where are you going? Stop right there! If you don't stop, I'll shoot!!!"

Seeing this, Masakura became both anxious and angry, and threatened him by making a gun-like gesture with his hand.

Regardless of whether Akiko is afraid of real handguns, she certainly isn't afraid of the "handgun" that Makura is using.

Therefore, instead of obediently stopping, she ran even faster.

"hateful!"

Just as Makura was about to chase after her, Shotaro quickly stepped forward to dissuade her, "Hey, Makura, don't get so worked up. She can't be the murderer."

"Then why did she run away?"

"Furthermore, I'm also going to arrest you for obstructing official business, you stinky detective!" As Akiko's figure disappeared, Makura roared angrily at Shotaro, clearly having forgotten that he had asked the other party for help not long ago.

"What? You stinky detective? Ha, if you can arrest me, then come and try!!!"

Shotaro Satoshi wasn't exactly known for his good temper either. He put his hands on his hips, gave a cold laugh, and said...

"you--!!!"

Masakura was even angrier.

"Hey, hey, hey, you two shouldn't be making a scene at the crime scene," Mikio Renno said helplessly, as the two of them always argued whenever they met.

Suddenly, Terujiro, standing to the other side, noticed...

The box that originally contained the doll.

It's empty now!

That is to say!

"The doll is missing."

Terui Ryu's expression changed, and after exchanging a glance with Kujo Aya, the two immediately chased after Akiko.

......

On the way, Terui Ryu asked Kujo Aya:

Did Lu Chen say what to do?

"Is this murderer who used the puppeteer's memory to do evil also a target that needs to be eliminated?"

"It wasn't explicitly stated, but you're aware of what the master has been doing with the organization lately."

“If the doll case was indeed carried out by a puppeteer, then the culprit naturally needs to be eliminated,” Kujo Aya said calmly.

He stopped in his tracks, his sharp eyes fixed on Terujiro. "Also, I can't pretend I didn't hear you calling your master by his first name."

His tone remained calm, but his words were full of threat, causing Terujiro's lips to twitch slightly.

If I remember correctly, he became Lu Chen's subordinate earlier than Kujo Aya, right? Why is this woman acting like a senior?

Although he was somewhat displeased, he remained calm on the surface and said, "My master said he doesn't like men calling him that."

"Then you can call the master Manager Lu or something like that. In short, it is disrespectful to call the master by his first name when there are no outsiders around."

Kujo Aya said coldly, and Terui Ryu was speechless, unable to refute her. So...

He should be the senior!

......

Although Kujo Aya's loyalty to Lu Chen is not yet 100% absolute.

However, because they have little resistance, they are not far from being die-hard fans, and will subconsciously pay attention to and care about things related to Lu Chen.

Even if it's just a matter of how you address someone.

She will take it seriously.

This is true for Kujo Aya, and even more so for those who are already fiercely loyal to Lu Chen.

for example......

At the Izumi Casino, Izumi Yuko and Lu Chen were playing a game while seated opposite each other.

Both of them were holding playing cards.

Four cards for each person.

This is a point game with no stakes; it's not gambling.

"Shall I go first?"

Lu Chen glanced at his cards and a confident smile appeared on his face. After Izumi Yuko nodded, he showed his cards.

Three tens, one K.

Seeing this, Izumi Yuko pitifully showed the four cards in her hand.

Two eights, one three, and one five.

Clearly, Lu Chen won.

They won decisively.

Lu Chen's smile widened even more.

8835 ......

Um?and many more!

Something seems off about this hand.

Lu Chen raised an eyebrow.

He looked at Izumi Yuko.

It turned out that the latter was not sad at all because of losing the game. On the contrary, she even gave him a flirty wink and her face was flushed with a strange blush.

......

Akiko, who managed to escape, planned to go to the second address on the note.

I want to see if I can find anything.

5.89309

As Lu Chen was experiencing a new title besides "Manager Lu," Akiko arrived at her destination and stopped.

"This is it." Akiko looked at the luxurious villa in front of her with some amazement and was about to enter the villa to explore it.

however!

Suddenly, the sound of a car engine came from behind her. Akiko turned around quickly and found a car rushing straight towards her!

"No!!!"

Akiko shouted loudly, then quickly dodged to the side, and the seemingly out-of-control car crashed into the hard wall.

"Are you okay?"

Akiko quickly opened the car door to check on the person inside, but as soon as she opened the door, she saw a mangled baby face.

Akiko screamed instantly.

They also figured out the cause of the disaster: the little girl doll that attacked people was tightly gripping the driver's neck!

"stop!"

"You cursed doll, let go!"

Akiko suppressed her fear, reached out and grabbed the doll in front of her, then threw it into the garbage heap.

"Help!"

The driver seized the opportunity, quickly jumped out of the car, and hurriedly fled, clutching his neck.