Jiang Ce, who had heard everything clearly, was now deep in thought.
Even someone as clever as me can't figure out who would want to frame me. I have no enemies in Sakura, so it can't be a revenge plot. The only person I've had a conflict with is Kawai Shoken. But surely Kawai Shoken wouldn't have himself killed just to frame me. That leads me to another possibility. Someone used my conflict with Kawai Shoken to stage this murder and then pin it on me. Since I don't have any personal enemies here, the mastermind's true goal can't be simply to frame an outsider like me. And considering Kawai Shoken's identity, the mastermind's true motive becomes clear.
The Kawai Group! Yes, once I rule myself out as the primary target, that's the only possibility left.
