Haibara Ai silently thought, At worst, I'll get these troublesome little Bears out first, then come back secretly to look for Jiang Xia depending on the situation.
Thinking this, Haibara Ai touched the heavy little backpack on her back to bolster her courage.
—To attend this banquet and make it through the unknown tasks arranged by Anonymous and the others, she had swiped quite a few potentially useful tools from the professor. Haibara Ai took a deep breath, feeling that her combat power was at an unprecedented high.
The children chose a nearby Emergency Exit and climbed the stairs toward the Connecting Bridge.
There were several Emergency Exits in the building.
Jiang Xia and Akai Shuichi did not run into any of the people evacuating. They headed upward all the way to the 75th floor.
The first elevator that had gone down earlier had not yet returned.
They soon reached the banquet hall entrance. Jiang Xia put away the phone he had just used to send an email. Ahead of him, "Okiya Subaru" forcefully pushed open the emergency door and entered the banquet hall.
Jiang Xia followed him inside. The Fireproofing door closed behind them, and when he looked up, he saw a group of people waiting for the elevator by the Observation Elevator doors across from them.
Hearing the Emergency Exit door open, the ladies waiting for the elevator could not help but startle. They had not expected anyone to be in the passageway at a time like this.
Remembering the unknown Bomb Maniac, they turned around in alarm.
Mouri Ran swiftly stepped in front of the others, instinctively clenching her fists.
Suzuki Sonoko, meanwhile, shone her flashlight at the newcomers in perfect coordination. Grabbing one of Mouri Ran's shoulders, she hid behind her friend to steel herself