Anime Crossover: A single ranking exposed the world

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"Wasn't he injected with poison?"

Junko Enoshima finally spoke, recounting how this class trial had begun...

She remained silent, as if she were pondering something.

Or perhaps they were trying to figure out what was going on, since most of the people at the scene didn't really understand what had happened.

Simply following the clues they presented, in reality, probably fewer than five people at the scene understood the situation.

However, this class trial is not just about finding out who the murderer is; it also requires others to understand what happened.

Otherwise, if the prisoner's acting is good enough and you can't explain why, it's very likely that the other party will be able to turn the situation around with their eloquence.

Therefore, Kanzaki Teru needs to do everything he can to gradually reveal the whole story to everyone.

"As I said before, Sayaka Waltz does not have any obvious external injuries."

There wasn't even a pinhole, so it probably wasn't injected with poison.

Moreover, if it were an injection, then 5.1 would likely have some degree of resistance.

"So you mean she deliberately took poison? How could that be!"

If it wasn't a forced injection, then this is the only possibility left.

"I wonder if any of you have carefully observed Sayaka Waltz's room. There is something in her room that is placed in a rather strange position."

"At the time, I only noticed Sayaka Waltz's body and didn't notice anything else..."

This is the normal reaction of a person, let alone a group of ordinary high school students.

Chapter 342: Poisoning

People are often drawn to what's in front of them, thus neglecting what's important.

"Sayaka Waltz's room was exceptionally tidy, even unusually so."

Everything was placed where it should be, and everything was very clean and tidy, and well-organized.

But something appeared where it shouldn't have: a water glass inexplicably appeared on the dressing table.

"It's possible that he just forgot. After all, so much has happened, it's normal to forget."

"This is possible for ordinary people, but it's much less likely for her."

After all, someone who keeps their room so clean is very likely to have obsessive-compulsive disorder or germaphobia.

It's almost impossible for someone like that to have such a problem.

"So you mean the prisoner put cup number 23 there?"

By now, most people have caught up with Kanzaki Hikaru's pace.

After all, he had already explained the whole case in the simplest and most understandable way, and if people still couldn't understand, then there was nothing he could do.

"That's right, it's very likely that this was planted by the murderer."

Knowing this, we can deduce that there must be something in the cup that cannot be seen by others.

After all, the murderer was able to wash the cup clean and put it back on the table, so the contents inside should be a clue.

Even if Kanzaki Teru didn't reveal what was originally inside, everyone already knew.

After all, this is the only way to get the poison into Sayaka Waltz's body, so the thing in the cup must be poison.

"Even so, Sayaka Madoka wouldn't willingly drink poison!"

That's true, but for Kanzaki Hikaru, he's seen this kind of thing far too often.

"I remember there was a medical room in this school, and I found a cabinet full of poisons in it, with some empty spaces."

"That's right, the school does have a medical clinic."

"The poisons in this infirmary are truly comprehensive, but for someone without professional knowledge, it's quite a coincidence to be able to choose the right poison."

I discovered that the missing bottle of poison was potassium cyanide, which is a white, spherical, hard lump.

It may be in crystalline or powdery form, easily soluble in water, highly toxic, and fatal if ingested.

At this time, Hikaru Kanzaki's expertise played a crucial role.

Because such poisons are frequently used in assassinations, Kanzaki Teru is very clear about what potassium cyanide is.

"On Sayaka Waltz's table, there was still some milk that hadn't been finished."

Afterwards, I compared the amount of milk used, and it was approximately the equivalent of two normal cups.

If what Yasuhiro Hagakure said is true, then it must be that Sayaka Enmai took the milk on her own initiative.

However, generally speaking, one wouldn't drink two cups at once, so it's most likely that Sayaka Waltz drank the milk with the prisoner.

Because Sayaka Waltz was foaming at the mouth, most people probably didn't notice that there was still milk at the corner of the corpse's mouth.

"So after all this talk, who exactly is the culprit?!"

Everyone's patience was wearing thin, after all, the discussion had been going on for almost half an hour.

However, without providing them with so many clues, these people might have had a hard time seeing the whole picture.

"The real culprit is—Yahiro Hagakure."

"Huh!? What are you talking about! How could it be me!"

"Last night, you were probably the only one who saw Sayaka Waltz, and after you met her, the thought of killing her to silence her arose in your mind."

After all, it was the middle of the night, and everyone had already gone to bed early.

Although you said you met Madoka Madoka in the kitchen in the middle of the night, you probably actually met her because she asked you to go out.

Then they secretly put poison in her cup; it was all quite obvious now.

Kanzaki Teru asked Kirigiri Kyoko to ask everyone what they were doing last night, and most of them had alibis.

The fact that only Hagakure Yasuhiro is missing almost confirms that he is the suspect.

Although the school has a relatively large space, it is still not much for a total of fifteen people.

People still run into each other frequently, so it's difficult to lie even if one wants to.

To be honest, the lie told by Yasuhiro Hagakure was indeed quite clever.

They simply hid the most crucial part; the rest was all the truth.

Although she was actually going to the kitchen, her real purpose was to see Sayaka Waltz.

However, others witnessed the incident, which led him to tell this lie.

Chapter 343: The Real Culprit

After all, there seemed to be almost no problem, and no one would have guessed that Yasuhiro Hagakure went to the kitchen to see Sayaka Amami.

"Give up, you have no way to refute this."

"Aren't you also a suspect?! You're the real murderer! You're trying to pin the blame on me!"

"Don't make me laugh! Don't compare me to you! I would never kill someone on my own accord!"

However, Kanzaki Teru's resounding words completely stunned him.

That's right, although Kanzaki Teru has killed many people, ever since he had his own life.

Kanzaki Teru never killed anyone again, not because he couldn't, but simply because he didn't want to.

Or perhaps, it was as if he had made a promise to someone in his heart.

Every time Kanzaki Teru's inner voice stirred with murderous intent, that feeling would immediately surge into his heart.

As if to stop him from continuing his impulsive act, Kanzaki Teru is not a saint.

However, he still has the ability to make his own choices in such matters.

Moreover, if he could avoid killing, Kanzaki Teru wouldn't even consider it.

Although Kanzaki Teru had experienced the importance of eliminating problems at their root since he was eleven years old, even so...

Even if Kanzaki Teru gets caught up in the vortex of revenge, he won't easily take the plunge into killing.

This is neither his life motto nor something he can't bring himself to do.

Even Kanzaki Teru himself couldn't quite explain why he did this, but if he had to say, it might be—a promise he made to someone.

Although Kanzaki Teru has no memory of making promises with others, nor has he had such an experience.

But in his heart, this feeling never faded.

Recently, this feeling has become even stronger, and even he himself can't explain why.

However, the promise to protect someone he didn't know who he had made it with didn't make Kanzaki Teru feel at ease; instead, it made him feel lonely and painful.

This kind of pain is completely different from ordinary physical pain; it is like a cry from the soul.

Whenever such pain surfaced in his mind, Kanzaki Teru felt his eyes well up with tears, though he couldn't explain why.

"No... I didn't do it! That bitch was trying to kill me too! I was just acting in self-defense!"

What reason do I have to be sanctioned for this? It makes absolutely no sense!

At this moment, Yasuhiro Hagakure also gave up on himself, completely abandoning his feeble arguments and resorting to a desperate roar.

Such a scene is simply unbearable to watch.

"No way...it really was you who did it."

Upon hearing his statement, Asahina Aoi covered her mouth in disbelief.

In her heart, she was unwilling to believe that anyone had committed murder.

"I knew it all along; he didn't look like a good person!"

However, not everyone among these people is like Aoi Asahina.

"I never expected it was Lord Yasuhiro Hagakure who did it. You really can't judge a book by its cover."

At this moment, Yamada Ichifumi also took advantage of the crowd's momentum to add fuel to the fire.

"I knew this would be the outcome; I didn't expect you to actually have some ability."

Togami Byakuya pushed up his glasses, his face still showing no change in emotion.