"Any leads, Brother Beichuan?"

Inari Keiichi dragged a chair over and asked in a low voice.

"I have some ideas, but there's still a need for certain actionable items..."

Beichuan Si replied with an unchanging tone.

Already have ideas?

Inari Ijiko and Inari Keiichi exchanged a glance.

Then the two of them stood up.

"Excuse us, Miss Ando, we need to discuss the matter of your strange dream with Brother Beichuan... Would it be possible to use your entranceway?"

"Ah... that's not a problem at all. Go ahead." Anda Yoshiko was very understanding; she didn't mind that the three would leave her out to privately discuss the matter.

Inari Ijiko and Inari Keiichi pulled Beichuan Si to the entranceway, glancing back towards the living room.

Only after they saw that Anda Yoshiko had no intention of following did they lower their voice to ask:

"Brother Beichuan... is it really that, as we suspected?"

"That?"

Beichuan Si frowned, seemingly unable to grasp what Inari Ijiko and Inari Keiichi meant..

"Come on... you don't need to keep secrets from us."

Inari Ijiko had an expression of 'you're being too distant.'

"No, I truly don't know what you're talking about."

Beichuan Si replied flatly.

Ugh...

Inari Keiichi and Inari Ijiko exchanged a glance before lowering their voices again as if fearing that Anda Yoshiko inside might hear:

"Brother Beichuan, you mean to say 'it's Miss Ando who killed her mother, and then the mother, holding a grudge, turned into resentment entangled around her'?"

Yes.

This was the conjecture of Inari Keiichi and Inari Ijiko.

Anda Yoshiko showed no sign of resentment, only kindness, appearing to be just an ordinary person.

But given she has such nightmares every day and shows bruise-like marks on her neck resembling human hands.

This fundamentally indicates certain things.

Resentment certainly exists, but it is present in places unseen by Beichuan Si and the Inari siblings.

Yet, simultaneously, several issues arise.

Why would Anda Yoshiko be entangled in resentment?

Resentment cannot generate out of thin air, and there are various reasons for resentment to arise.

Anda Yoshiko had previously mentioned that while traveling with her mother, she watched as her mother slipped off a cliff and died accidentally.

This was likely the only incident where she could encounter 'the deceased' and 'resentment'.

But why would Anda Yoshiko's mother turn into resentment entangled around her?

Thinking logically, there's only one result, right?

That is, Anda Yoshiko killed her mother, her mother's grudge was unresolved, thus transformed into resentment entangled around Anda Yoshiko, which is the origin of the strange dream—

"That's your speculation?"

Beichuan Si raised an eyebrow, asking somewhat unexpectedly.

"Well... according to what Brother Beichuan just asked, the conclusion we could draw is likely just that, right?"

Inari Keiichi and Inari Ijiko exchanged a glance, scratching their heads in slight confusion:

"But... honestly, I can't imagine that gentle Miss Ando would do such a thing..."

"Eh? Do such a thing?"

This was too calm a voice of inquiry.

Yet it was this calm, serene voice that caused Inari Ijiko and Inari Keiichi to instantly break out in goosebumps.

Cold sweat slid down completely unknowingly.

It turns out, at some unknown point, Anda Yoshiko was already standing behind them.

When did Anda Yoshiko arrive?

How much of the previous conversation did she hear?

Thinking about this made Inari Ijiko and Inari Keiichi feel like they were standing in an ice cave, their limbs turning ice cold and losing control.

At this moment, Beichuan Si's indifferent voice also sounded:

"It's nothing at all, Miss Ando. Speaking of, why did you suddenly come out?"

"Ah... I noticed your tea had already cooled, so I came out to see if you would like a refill..."

Anda Yoshiko blinked in puzzlement: "Why? Did I interrupt your conversation?"

She still wore a gentle smile, serene and calm as if she wasn't aware of anything.

"No... actually, Ijiko, Keiichi, and I have nearly finished talking and just thought of returning to the living room."

Observing how Beichuan Si calmly answered Anda Yoshiko, Inari Ijiko and Inari Keiichi couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration.

To remain expressionless and maintain his normal demeanor in such situations... truly worthy of being called Brother Beichuan.

"Is that so? Then about the tea refill..." Anda Yoshiko tilted her head.

Refill tea?

Upon hearing this phrase, Inari Ijiko and Inari Keiichi immediately thought of the word 'poison'.

Could it be that Anda Yoshiko discovered her secret was uncovered and planned to poison them and Beichuan Si?

Then they should refuse without skipping a beat...

Inari Ijiko wanted to refuse, but the next second she was disrupted by Beichuan Si's calm tone:

"Miss Ando, please trouble you to refill a cup of tea."

"Ah?!"

Inari Ijiko exclaimed in surprise.

That strange cry made even Anda Yoshiko turn to glance at her: "What's wrong? Has something happened, Miss Ijiko?"

Inari Ijiko quickly covered her mouth, shook her head vigorously:

"No... no, nothing."

"Really..." Anda Yoshiko suspiciously withdrew her gaze and then smiled at Beichuan Si: "I'll return to refill tea for you, please wait a moment."

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