Jiang Xia watched Haibara Ai's retreating figure as she crawled through the hole for a while.
After she disappeared, he cast another gloomy glance at the courtyard wall. "..."
Considering how often this wall got blown open, it might be better to just carve a door into it... But on second thought, the holes blown into it were never in quite the same place. If they really went with the flow, the whole wall would probably end up riddled with pits.
"..." Forget it. Better let Professor Agasa work a little harder and patch it up diligently—maybe while repairing the wall and chatting, the professor would bring up some interesting old friend and take him over for a visit...
Thinking that way, Jiang Xia suddenly found the hole in the wall much more pleasing to the eye.
He eagerly imagined a future of visiting friends and relatives. Then, coming back to himself, he found his Motorcycle and prepared to head to the Mouri Detective Agency.
But before he reached his destination—
As Jiang Xia passed a street near the Mouri Detective Agency, his gaze paused.
—There was an acquaintance at the street corner ahead.
Suzuki Sonoko had just come out of the Subway and was waiting at a red light.
Hearing the Motor, she turned around and spotted Jiang Xia. She immediately waved happily and ran over. "Good morning!"
"Good morning." Jiang Xia lifted his helmet visor and answered, momentarily unable to tell whether Suzuki Sonoko was genuinely greeting him or whether her thoughts and mouth were out of sync.
But he soon discovered that it was probably the former.
—Suzuki Sonoko had clearly already called Mouri Ran and learned something about the effects of the User Confidentiality Clause.
She had never been one to obsess over details. Without