It is said that places like this are often dangerous, maybe the clerk is someone who specializes in eating corpses...just kidding.

Before that, Xue didn’t know that I had followed me, but when she saw me, she wasn’t that surprised.

Of course, she still didn't take the initiative to say hello to me this time.

There were no other customers in the coffee shop at this time, so we sat down at a location farthest from the door.

By the way, my suggestion is to choose a coffee shop as the meeting place.

"Then I'll start."

This was Manda’s first sentence after sitting down.

"Uh...before that, why don't you decide what to drink first?"

As soon as the words came out of my mouth, Manda stepped on me hard under the table.

"I'll just order the same thing as you."

Snow was surprisingly cooperative.

"Well...so do I."

Manda had no choice but to tell me.

So I got up and asked the barista at the front desk for three beers.

"Why... is there beer in a coffee shop?"

When I put the beer on the table, Manda had a dumbfounded expression.

“I recommend this place just because of the wine~~”

"Did you have this purpose..."

"What? You can't drink? Then——"

"Of course I can drink! I'm an adult, okay?"

The age of adulthood in this world is 16.

Having said that, Manda was unwilling to reach out and take the wine to her.

"Well...then, I——"

"Ah~~Let me introduce first, she is Manda, a trainee police officer of the police station, hiss——!"

I interrupted Manda again before I could finish my words, but Manda kicked her legs violently under the table.

In pain, I looked at Manda angrily. Just when I was about to complain, Manda took the initiative to bring her face towards me - with a very scary smile.

"I told you, right?! I'll ask, that's it!"

"Yes..."

Wow...the words he spoke word by word were so threatening...it was so foul.

I'm at peace.

"Huh...then, I really want to start asking."

"Are you a trainee police officer?"

Xue directly ignored Manda's statement.

"Um...yes."

"In other words, are there no official police officers to investigate?"

"The trainee police officers are also formal and have the qualifications for interrogation."

"Oh? In that case, please do."

...What is this? A trial that stops at the click of a button? I looked at Xue Chu's calm face with confusion.

"Thank you for your cooperation, may I ask——"

"Introduce yourself, my name is Snow."

"Hey..."

Manda, who had been interrupted countless times, made a very low sound of dissatisfaction.

Then she glared at me inexplicably, as if I was the one who started everything...well, it was indeed me.

"Okay, Miss Xue, I——"

"Just call me Snow."

"Uh...!"

Xue repeated her old tricks, and I vaguely saw the corners of her mouth raised.

Hey, hey, you must have done this on purpose, you guy...it's not a good idea to bully a police officer.

And Manda started to vent her anger by pinching my hand.

"What do you want to ask? Trainee police officer?"

"I, my name is Manda Li!"

"Okay, so what do you want to ask? Trainee police officer?"

"Uh...!"

Xue's uncooperation made Manda frown.

Well, well, yes, this guy is so difficult to communicate. You should understand now, right, Manda?

"What were you doing on the night of the crime?"

"I'm drinking with this guy next to you."

"What..."

"Hey! She's asking you about what you were doing in the attic!"

I quickly interrupted, but it was too late. Manda narrowed her eyes and glanced at me, showing an unsmiling smile:

"Oh~~I see, it turns out you two knew each other at that time..."

"Yes, in other words, you are the third party intervener."

"Uh...!"

The conversation couldn't proceed for a long time, and Manda probably gradually felt that "this person is more difficult to deal with than that handsome, charming, lonely old gentleman."

Well...even I am always choked by the snow and have nothing to say.

"Just kidding."

Xue added this sentence calmly - when Manda started to puff up her face.

Manda reacted and had to cough to cover up her embarrassment and return to her serious appearance.

"Please...please don't make such silly jokes. I'm on a case-handling mission."

"I believe you, trainee police officer."

"Well...then where did you go after drinking with him?"

"Huh? Why don't you just ask about the attic?"

"Shut up."

"Eh~~"

"That day, after drinking, I sent a lost little girl to the police station and then went to the attic."

"Okay, please tell me the little girl's name and the related time."

Xue told Manda everything honestly, and Manda quickly entered the state. She took out a notebook and pen from nowhere and wrote down the key information.

"Did you go to the attic alone?"

"Oh, I'm not sure about that. In other words, maybe a private detective is following me."

"...You and I had already separated by then, okay?"

"...Ahem, so it was the attic you entered alone, right? Did you go find Miss Harriman as soon as you entered?"

"Yes."

"Did anyone see you entering Miss Harriman's room?"

"No, I turned into Cousin Shimuel at that time - this is my ability to find a mate."

That’s the thing. No wonder Ferinod has never seen snow.

"...Why do you do this?"

"It was Schimuel's request."

"Well..."
To be continued...