"If it's a narrative trick, perhaps the plot intentionally omitted some clues, like Stone God and Hanaoka Yasuko's joint concoction?"
"How do you concoct that?"
"That movie ticket really exists, and Hanaoka Yasuko and her daughter really did watch the movie, so what's going on?"
"My IQ can't keep up anymore."
"Feels like being wildly played by the old rascal."
"Look ahead, Tang Chuanxue seems to have discovered a clue."
...
Tang Chuanxue really did discover a clue.
The only person in the entire book who could keep up with Stone God's IQ did not explain the reasoning to the police or the excited readers; he directly went to Hanaoka Yasuko.
Hanaoka Yasuko was a bit flustered.
She had already learned of Stone God's confession.
Tang Chuanxue smiled and said, "You seem to think I'm here to persuade you."
Hanaoka Yasuko forced herself to remain calm: "No, I don't; what would you want to persuade me to do?"
