The next day, Mina went to the airport and waited for a friend from overseas to come so that they can investigate the case. The name of her friend is Katarina, and she is an Interpol officer.
"It's nice to see you again, Mina," the latter stated with a smile.
"Same here, Katarina. Same here," the former does the same.
"The '21 Victims' killer has strike again."
"Let's take a seat first."
And they did.
"Now, look at my laptop. Here are the victims so far," Katarina opened her laptop to show her friend the details of the victims.
As Mina looked at it...
* Victim 1: Heather Chandler; Mark: 01/21 on her wrist; Cause of death: Suicide by drinking liquid drainer.
* Victim 2: Kurt Kelly; Mark: 02/21 on his chest; Cause of death: Suicide by being shot in the chest.
* Victim 3: Ram Sweeney; Mark: 03/21 on his chest; Cause of death: Suicide by being shot in the neck.
* Victim 4: Veronica Sawyer; Mark: 04/21 on her neck; Cause of death: Suicide by hanging.
* Victim 5: Unknown; Mark: 05/21 on his cheek; Cause of death: Suicide bombing.
* Victim 6: Bud Dean; Mark: 06/21 on his chest; Cause of death: Burned to death.
* Victim 7: Heather Duke; Mark: 07/21 on her right breast; Cause of death: Bleeds to death by multiple stab wounds.
* Victim 8: Heather McNamara; Mark: 08/21 on her back; Cause of death: Drug overdose.
* Victim 9: Martha Dunnstock; Mark: 09/21 on her chest; Cause of death: Run over by traffic.
* Victim 10: Principal Gowan; Mark: 10/21 on his forehead; Cause of death: Bludgeoned with a frying pan.
"What the...?" Mina can't believe on what she's seeing.
"The first 10 victims that this killer has killed belong to Sherwood, Ohio," Katarina explained. "The first 5 are suicides, while the other 5 are murders. Even it's suicide, I have a gut feeling those are murders. There's no way students like Heather Chandler could be depressed into committing suicide by drinking liquid drainer."
"Why is the 5th victim's name unknown?"
"Because the authorities are unable to identify the body due to his suicide. Look at the other 5 victims."
As Mina looked...
* Victim 11: Mrs. Aino; Mark: 11/21 on her hand; Cause of death: Stabbed in the neck with a pen.
* Victim 12: Toshio Wakagi; Mark: 12/21 on his head; Cause of death: Garroted.
* Victim 13: Maiku Otonaru; Mark: 13/21 on his chest; Cause of death: Heart attack.
* Victim 14: Haruna Sakurada; Mark: 14/21 on her feet; Cause of death: Stabbed in the head.
* Victim 15: Hikaru Sorano; Mark: 15/21 on her wrist; Cause of death: Shot in the chest three times.
"Mom and Hikaru?!" Mina cried on what she is seeing.
If that wasn't enough...
"News report for today: Bellevue Baker has died in her car due to committing suicide," the newscaster started.
"She's the 16/21 victim," Mina saw the mark on the left side of her upper chest. "Well, Katarina, let's investigate the case."
"Yes, let's. Where should we start?" her friend asked.
"I think that ever since that transfer student known as Jason Dean showed up, there's been a ghost in the carnival and this murder."
"You think he's behind this?"
"I don't know. I'm sure that's my primary suspect."
The investigation begins now.