[Identify the murderer. Time remaining: 73 hours and 6 minutes.]0

Is the captain the murderer?0

No, I couldn’t assume that given what I knew. 0

First, the cigarette hadn’t necessarily caused Moruk’s death. The poison could have been contained in something else he had eaten. Besides, it wasn’t uncommon for different people to buy the same brand of cigarettes. 0

On top of that, I had spent the last twenty-four hours constantly monitoring the captain. Even if the cigarette was poisoned, someone else could have given it to Moruk.0

It is meaningless to speculate based on what I know. First, I need to verify if the cigarette is poisoned.0

Conveniently, I could check that. One of the items Ha Hee-Jeong had recommended I purchase was a needle that could detect poison.0

I retrieved the needle from Mung-Chi and inserted it into the half-smoked cigarette. The needle blackened almost instantly, confirming the presence of poison.1

“Phew."0

At last, I had uncovered a piece of evidence. A wave of satisfaction washed over me, although the thought that all my efforts over the past day could be in vain dampened it almost instantly.0

Of course, this evidence still doesn’t confirm whether the captain is the killer or not. Ugh…0

If Moruk had received the...0