The four quickly split into two groups.
Okiya Subaru and Mouri Ran headed to the Abandoned Building. Conan, meanwhile, quietly followed Jiang Xia.
Conan: "..." Come to think of it, he had also found one of the Itos rather suspicious. Since Jiang Xia thought so too, could Hattori really be in that household?
Jiang Xia returned the way he had come, heading straight for the female lawyer's home.
—When he had been at the door earlier, he had smelled several clumps of Killing Intent. They all felt fluffy and should have a nice texture... Besides, the lawyer's attic was so secluded. If he knocked them out there, the people trying to stop him probably would not see it.
As he was thinking, he suddenly sensed someone following him.
Jiang Xia glanced back and saw Conan, so he did not pay much attention.
Mouri Ran and Okiya Subaru might be a little troublesome, but Conan was no problem at all. Besides, given a real High School Detective's ability to draw hatred, perhaps having Conan around would actually bring in more Killing Intent...
A few minutes earlier.
Elsewhere, at the Ito Residence.
After seeing the group of Detectives off, Ito Misari returned inside with the cat in her arms and let out a heavy sigh of relief.
The Siamese squirmed in her arms. Ito Misari stroked it and set it on the floor. "Mommy is still busy right now. I'll play with you later."
As she spoke, she climbed the stairs to the second floor, found the hidden attic hatch in the ceiling, and pulled it down with force.
A ladder dropped silently.
Ito Misari climbed up it. Halfway up, her calf suddenly tickled as something brushed past her and darted upward.
"!?"
Ito Misari jumped in fright and turned