"..."
When Conan and Haibara Ai heard that, they did look at Kazama Hidehiko with less wariness than before. But their gaze had turned into one reserved for trash.
Kazama Hidehiko: "..." Why were these two children's expressions so easy to read? They were clearly just first-grade Elementary School Students, yet being stared at by them felt like being looked down on by coworkers...
As he studied the two fake children in confusion,
Jiang Xia's phone began to vibrate.
He glanced down at the screen, then casually walked aside and answered it in an empty corner.
Soon, Gin's voice came through the receiver, carrying a trace of wariness. "What are you doing at the Twin Towers?"
"Hm?" Jiang Xia looked at his phone. From that tone... "You're nearby too?"
Thinking of that, Jiang Xia turned his head and glanced at Haibara Ai.
Perhaps because she had just returned from camping, Haibara Ai had a baseball cap pulled down over her head. Her shoulder-length bob was tucked beneath it and did not stand out—at least, from a distance, it was hard to associate this child with "Sherry."
Jiang Xia: "..." Gin probably had not spotted her yet. That made sense. If he had, there was no way his voice would be this calm. It would at least be brimming with Killing Intent, and he might have already come over...
As he thought, Jiang Xia walked to the window and looked down at the building across from him. "Are you getting ready to snipe someone?"
"I'm downstairs." Gin could tell that Uzo was curious about how he knew he was here. Leaning against the passenger seat of the Porsche 356A, he turned to glance at the front desk and recalled what he had seen while passing by earlier. "The receptionist took a