Hyouka - Volume 03 - The Kudryavka Sequence - Welcome to KANYA FESTA! (1)

usually have to wait for the culprit to commit their next act before they could
form a database. Recalling one of my favourite Sherlock Holmes stories, The
Adventure of the Six Napoleons, no one could figure out who the culprit was
when the first Napoleon bust was smashed.
That's it. By waiting for the incidents to accumulate, we can then identify the
common link between the victims, and then using this link lure the culprit to
commit his next act. (By the way, while this common link could be called the
"missing link," I just realized the missing Wheel of Fortune could be called a
"missing ring." So which one is correct? To quote Chitanda-san: I'm really
curious about it!)
The only piece of detective work I can do is to wait at the next scene of
crime. That's the only way.
By waiting at the scene, the culprit may commit some errors or run into
misfortune, leaving behind clues which could significantly narrow down the
number of suspects. In other words, I'm waiting for him to make a mistake.
Had I realized the culprit had stolen something from the Magic Club before
the show had started, but only left his crime declaration after it had ended, I
would have stayed behind. Surely not everyone who had remained in Class 2-
D's classroom till the end was only there for the magic performance.
In that case, I need to wake up early tomorrow, and arrive at Kamiyama High
School first thing in the morning in order to get to "Juumoji's" next target, a
club that starts with [KU]. While I'm not that confident with my own
observational skills, I'll definitely find any clues left behind by "Juumoji."
The world must be getting strange for me to find conclusions from my
database alone. Perhaps I'm interested in seeing if I could amaze myself.
I made a heel turn under the residential streets lit by the moonlight and
streetlamps. As I slapped my cheeks to get myself geared up, I ended up
being barked at by a dog.