Well, in general, the newspaper might control the flow of information based on balance, as it seems to me. Perhaps this is such a case, although for now, things seem to be going well for the mafia.
But let's see. What bothers me is the clue; it's possible that someone provided a clue against Heroist, specifically creating a false lead.
However, the transition to the chrysanthemum is very good, and I can't disagree with that, so it might not have been intentional.