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I just realized that the sentence "Tomitake-san's death was caused by an unknown drug." is damaging to Ooishi, and it isn't damaging to the Yamainu.
How is it damaging to the Yamainu? The police would have surely have theorized just that when they saw his murder. (Either an unknown drug or somebody hypnotized him.) K1 gave no evidence to back up his claim. Also, the Yamainu know that, in a few days, they'll set off notebook 34 and disperse. So long as the police can't find direct evidence against them before that time, they're safe.
But it is damaging to Ooishi. Remember, Tomitake's death is not public knowledge. He was going to be leaving town that night, after all. On day 12, at the clinic, gossip had it that Takano had eloped with Tomitake. And K1's note revealed that he knew that Tomitake was dead and that he had died in an unusual manner. It's a natural conclusion that either K1 had an inside source from the criminals or the investigation. And Ooishi's the obvious inside source.
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