Chapter 5: Johannesburg.

Back home, Shiho went to her room and, after a few moments, fell to her knees, bursting into a desperate cry.

Miho ... You had a lifetime in front of you ... Why did it happen to you?

She wondered, sorrowful.

"Damn ... I've never seen such a gloomy atmosphere ..." Erika said, sitting in an armchair in the living room.

"What did you expect from a funeral? That people laughed? "Maho asked, sitting in an armchair on the other side of the room.

"Furthermore, many suspect us. And this does not benefit our reputation. "

"And only your reputation matters, right?"

"I do not like being blamed for something I did not commit ... Especially when the real killer is still out there."

"In this regard, where were you the night of the crime?"

"I told you, around the city."

"Yes but where?"

"I do not remember ... I used to go randomly."

She stared at her suspiciously.

"You still think he killed her, did not you?"

"At this moment I suspect anyone."

The blonde snorted, nervous.

"Maho, I repeat it: i did not kill her."

"And I repeat to you that I can not trust your word, like that of anyone else."

"Let's change the subject, which is better ... What time is it?" Erika asked.

"6:15 pm", replied Maho.

"Could not you ask your mother to make dinner for us?"

"Usually this is our chef's job but maybe engaging in some domestic activity will cheer her up ... I'm going to call her."

That said, she stood up and went out.

To see her does not seem so demoralized ... But maybe it's just my impression.

After a few minutes a scream echoed in the air.

"MOOOOOM!"

That cry froze her blood.

And now what happens?

She wondered.

She left the living room and went to Miss Nishizumi's bedroom, which lay apparently unconscious on the floor. Maho was kneeling next to her and her face was streaked with tears.

"What happens?"

"She's sick ... Call an ambulance, DO SOON!" She screamed in terror.

"Immediately!"

While the guest put a hand on the phone Mishizumi junior thought:

I've already lost a loved one ... I do not want to miss another one!

6.30 pm

Anchovy, Pepperoni, Carpaccio, Nonna, Katyusha, Darjeeling, Assam, Kay, Kinuyo and Haru were also gathered in the meeting room of the high school Ooarai, in addition to the student council.

"We need your help." Anzu said.

"For what purpose?" Asked Darjeeling.

"They can not hear." Momo intervened, pointing to Pepperoni, Carpaccio, Nonna, Assam and Fukuda.

All except Nonna left the room.

"She stays. She's my right arm, and a trusted person. "Katyusha explained.

"Let's say you're the head and she the body," Momo said ironically.

"Okay, but now let's get to the point. I state that what i am about to propose to you is absolutely illegal. If you do not feel like doing it you are free to refuse, but you still have to promise to keep the secret. "The redhead said, serious as ever.

"What is it?" Kay asked, curious.

"I intend to capture Miho's murderer ... And extort the truth. At any cost and by any means. "

"But we do not even know who he is!" Said Anchovy.

"Surely it is one of Kuromorimine."

"Maho?"

"Her or Erika. There would also be Shiho, but it's a big fish not within our reach. "

"I think Erika is responsible. She was the one who most resented her, according to what Hana told me." Katyusha said.

"Then we'll start with her. We will spit the truth, whatever the cost. "

"One moment ... We are commanders of Sensha-do teams, not policemen! How will we make her confess? "Kinuyo asked her.

At that question Anzu smiled cunningly.

"Quiet, I know a place to recruit the appropriate laborers ... Are you going around Johannesburg?"

The others, except Momo and Yuzu, looked at her without understanding.

If the president wants to recruit the people of Johannesburg then the situation is more serious than expected.

She thought the bespectacled, amazed.