"Since we have established all the fundamentals, let's cross out our suspects one by one. And obviously we have to cross out Marian. Marian called Yumiko to meet her at 15 pm in the library. Afterwards Jude went to the library and met them. Then Yumiko and Jude returned to the dining hall together. And Marian was left in the library, so she couldn't beat them to the dining hall." explained Klancy.

"So, unless Yumiko and Jude are working together, they couldn't have poisoned the tea?" asked Fushichin.

"Yeah." said Klancy.

"But you know, it is possible for them to be working together." said Fushichin playfully.

"Ugh, let's go over the other suspects. Joseph for example." said Hellen.

She continued to say "If I remember correctly Joseph was sleeping in the dark room around 15-16 pm."

"And there is no one to verify that. That bastard easily could have went to the dining hall through the recroom and poison the tea!" grunted Salim.

"Hmm. Maybe." pondered Hellen.

"I actually doubt that." said Galtomor.

"Why?" asked Klancy.

"Mikhail and Jack went to the recroom and played billiard and cards there together until 17 pm where Mew called them." said Galtomor.

"How is that relevant?" asked Hellen with confusion.

"Do you remember the first floor maps? The positioning of the rooms greatly matter." said Galtomor.

"Oh, I see! The recroom is the only place to access the dark room." said Klancy loudly.

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"If you look at Mew's alibi she knocked on the door of the dark room and inside it was Joseph. But before she knocked on his door, Mew met Jack and Mikhail at the recroom, right outside of the dark room. And both Mikhail and Jack claimed to have been at the recroom between 13-17 pm without ever leaving it. Joseph has to have been inside the dark room while Mikhail and Jack were playing. There was no chance for Joseph to leave the dark room at 15-16 pm. He couldn't have poisoned the tea." explained Galtomor.

"Good job finding that out. But couldn't Joseph also just jump out through the window of the dark room to the outside?" grunted Salim with a frown.

"No, silly. He couldn't just jump out because the dark room has no window or any opening towards other rooms except the door. It's literally called a dark room because of that."" giggled Hellen.

"Ahh, I see." said Salim calmly.

"It also means that Mikhail and Jack could not have been the poisoners. As they were playing together from 13 to 17 pm. They are their own alibis. When Mew checked in on them at 17 pm, they were both there." said Klancy while rubbing his chin.

"And I don't think Mew herself could be the culprit. Mew was playing basketball with Hori. Meaning that she has an alibi." said Hellen.

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"Yeah, but didn't Hori enter the tennis room to change her clothes? Meaning that Mew was free to poison the tea at that time?" asked Fushichin with suspicion.

"Actually, no. Because aside from Hori herself, there is another evidence that proves both of their testimonies to be true. The basketball face recorder perfectly recorded their time spent at the basketball court." said Klancy and showed him the evidence.

"Huh, I always keep forgetting about that." grumbled Fushichin.

"Hmm, the tennis court doesn't have a face recorder?" asked Galtomor.

"Yeah. It's probably because table tennis is a sport that you can't play alone. Marian said the face recorder is there to check how much time one person spent inside the basketball court. Two people who played tennis would probably vouch for one another so no need for a recorder there." explained Klancy.

"Right." said Galtomor.

"Hori herself was inside the tennis court and she has to pass through the basketball court to enter the mansion." said Klancy.

"There is no way to avoid the face recorders or Mew, so she is crossed off too." said Klancy.

"What about Reiner?" asked Galtomor.

"It's easy. Reiner is not the culprit because of the garage footage. I watched this vid plenty of times to know that between 14:50-18:30 pm Reiner was seen on the camera of the garage room, sleeping. So, he can't be the culprit." explained Fushichin.

Klancy nodded and said "Of course. As for George… he ain't our poisoner because George was having a talk with Nile and Tenma from 14-16 pm. Tenma isn't alive but Nile can and has proved his alibi.”

"And it means it also can't be Nile even tho he has the motive. Because George is also his alibi." said Hellen with a frown.

"I mean, they could be working together." said Fushichin.

"Let's not talk about that possibility unless we find evidence to support that theory. Working with another person is incredibly risky. Most people don't cooperate in a crime scheme with other people unless they both benefit and trust one another not to snitch." said Klancy sternly.

"Hey, Nile and George are friends, just saying." said Fushichin with a grumpy attitude.

"I don't see how George would benefit by killing Tenma. All of Tenma's possession would go to Marian and his children. Only Nile has the motive of revenge. While George has no motive." said Klancy then added with annoyance "Besides, didn't George and Nile's alibis at 16 conflict with one another? If they had planned to create an alibi together at 14-16, I think the contradiction wouldn't have existed in the first place."

"So, that only leaves us with..." pondered Hellen.

"Succi." said Salim.

"Huh, so it really was him?" gasped Fushichin.

"Hmm, any suggestions for a possible motive?" asked Klancy.

"We could bring him here and ask him ourselves." said Fushichin sarcastically.

"He is our only possible suspect. I'll go and bring him here." grunted Salim.

"I'll go with you." said Galtomor.

"Make sure you bring the household members including the maid and butler as well as the other policemen. It's very likely we cracked the case." said Klancy.

"Sure." said Salim.

Salim and Galtomor went out. A few minutes passed. Soon Joey and Juniper came into the dining hall. Afterwards the household members all entered the room followed by Salim and Galtomor.

"What seems to be the matter?" asked Jude.

"Nothing, just wanted you to be here when we accuse the culprit." said Klancy calmly.

"The culprit?" gasped Hori.

"Hah, you guys are good! So you finally got that bastard." said Mew with a smirk.

But her face changed to sadness and said “Umm, wait...Salim said to me to bring my family members here. Is the culprit amongst my family members?"

"I have gathered you all. To declare the culprit who has killed Tenma. But his cause of death is not stabbing, it's poisoning." explained Klancy.

"Poisoning? But wasn't he stabbed to death?" pondered Yumiko.

"Yes, he was stabbed, I'm sure of it." claimed Marian.

"Yes, but our investigation team found out that-"

Klancy continued to explain what they had found inside Tenma's computer in the inspection room. The detectives also explained how the culprit most likely did the killing through poisoning the tea in the dining hall.

"A poison that makes someone commit suicide?" gasped Mew.

"Is something like that even possible? Even if a chemical interacts with a person's brain. Don't they still have their own will?" asked Hori with a surprise.

"Heh, I guess not. So long as you're identified to the body and mind. You'll do what the body and mind wants.” said Fushichin with a creepy smile and continued “But to think that a poison that exists that can control another person's mind and body like that. It's unbelievable."

"And the person who poisoned the drink between 15-16 pm is none other than Succi." declared Klancy.