Finally, a Suspect ~ by SaralynArati

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"Ah," says Sevresina, "I wondered when the Bird Man's clue that the killer was high up in the Chandratte Syndicate would come to light. This is so exciting, my doves!" "That's another convincing piece of evidence," Catleya confirms. "We can't use his statement as legal proof at all, unfortunately, however the Bird Man never lies. And making a thief's murder for personal reasons resemble an assassination is an excellent means of confusing the authorities." "Also anyone else," Velen laughs.

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"All du Lac needs to do to become heir to both, is to either marry or eliminate a certain landscape gardener," concludes the young Cleric. The girl in question snorts indelicately. "Think about it, Cat, as formidable as you are, your cousin is in a position as a Syndicate Boss to send you on missions calculated to result in your death. How many near escapes have you had? You've achieved success very early in your career precisely because you've done jobs virtually guaranteed to be fatal."

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"And guess who last accessed the records that we found all of this data in tonight?" Catleya adds. "Even with his name on the visitors ledger from two decades ago, my dove," cautions Madame du Leethe, "bear in mind that this is circumstantial evidence, only. However, I suddenly recall that I never liked your cousin." "I'm not fond of him, either," Velen remarks, "especially since Catleya is the sole obstacle standing in the way of him inheriting Meretris's prestige and Laelinae's property."

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"But what's really interesting," Velen relates to his hostess Sevresina one evening, "is that even if Meretris were to predecease his wife, her money would still be bound over to the de Seleni family, and would go to Meretris's closest surviving relative upon Laelinae's death. The same procedure would happen even at present if Catleya dies before her mother." Cat herself, looking triumphant, reveals the truly key information. "That person, then and now, is my distant cousin Haraemeis du Lac."

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