02-25-2021, 23:11:16 PM
He could get the sense of manipulation coming from her tone. After all, he's face many a foe who's used several manipulation tactics. "Don't. . . Don't listen to her. . ." Ranma finally spoke up, the moment of sympathy to Kel fading the moment she opened her mouth. "She's nothing more than a coward. . . Someone who can't actively do anything against anyone. So she needs to talk down to others because she thinks she's better, when she's no more harmless than a bunch of leaves. Main reason why I didn't think she would commit murder: She wouldn't do it herself. So she's just waiting for the sloppy seconds, taking the victim's belongings like a vulture. This entire thing is nothing more than a game for her." Clenching his fists, making his own fist injury worst, he steps away from his voting stand. "This is no longer having anything to do with ego and spite against you. If Kai truly isn't the killer, I'll face my punishment accordingly, as a failure of a man. But we're not going to change the votes with your belittlements." Hearing her question, Ranma decided to give her the answer she wanted. "He was one of the many outside their room the night of the murder. Among the three suspects for the handprints, they were me, Cookie and Kai. And he was the first one to find the body, quickly before any of us. Would any of us have thought to check the room of the guy who we never spoken to's room the moment the announcement was made? But I already know you're going to make the argument for Cookie Monster, so let me do that for you. His fuzz was found at the crime scene, along with at the kitchen and other locations. He too was also out and about at knight. And like Kai, he too matches the handprints. So no need to repeat the argument for Cookie Monster, as I had already done it for you. You say it's straightforward, others think it's not, we don't know. You don't know either. We're having to make a vote on what we do know and believe. Because the only person with experience in this is the dead detective."