Jiang Xia had never sensed Akai Shuichi's Killing Intent.
However, that did not mean Akai Shuichi was not in the building—take Amuro Tooru as an example. As another undercover agent who had already left the Organization, Akai Shuichi's Killing Intent might also appear and disappear unpredictably, making it difficult for the Ghosts to detect.
Jiang Xia: "..."
In short, if Akai Shuichi had deduced something from the information Uzo had revealed to Okiya Subaru, then come up with something like "Trap Gin Plan 2," he really might take action and lure Gin to the 40th Floor for a showdown.
If those two ran into each other...
Jiang Xia always felt that poor unlucky Gin would not be a match for Akai Shuichi. For example, if they were both at an explosion site and a blasted-off brick shot out at supersonic speed, it would definitely smash into Gin's back instead of hitting Akai Shuichi.
At that thought, Jiang Xia could not help feeling a trace of crisis: The FBI could not be allowed to haul Gin away. Those people had no use for Killing Intent anyway, so why were they competing with a Spirit Medium for an executive?
Still, "Akai Shuichi's trap" was only one possibility.
Perhaps Gin would appear on the 40th Floor simply because he had caught Sherry's scent and wanted to personally send her on her way, so he had entered the building despite the risk of an explosion.
...There was no point in blindly guessing. He would know once he went down to take a look.
Jiang Xia quickly entered a descending freight elevator.
He did not take the elevator directly to the 40th Floor. Instead, he stopped a few floors away and headed for his destination by stairs.
Upstairs, in the banquet hall on the