William continued to eye Kazi as the tension between Detective Matasaburō and Ksenia boiled over. There was shouting on Ksenia's end and a cool, logical refutation by the detective.
"You can't just declare him dead willy-nilly! He might be alive! What's the word—MIA?"
"If he's missing in action, then there's a good chance he's the killer," Detective Matasaburō replied.
"What evidence do you have, buddy?"
"No evidence," he said. "Only logic. If he's not here, either he doesn't want to be found or he can't be found. I hope you realize what the first option entails."
Ksenia growled. There wasn't much she could say to that.
William drew in a erratic breath of air. 'I can understand both sides. Paul was pretty fidgety. If you were to ask a group of people on who would likely be a serial killer, they would probably choose him. Still, I got the vibe he was just super awkward. Not like…a murderer or something.'
