Okiya Subaru: "..." Kusukawa Taro, who had resigned, was actually still alive?
Would Uzo leave an actor a way out?
...Impossible.
There had to be another scheme behind this.
In the attic on the other side of the wall, several hostages focused on finding a way to survive, unaware of the eavesdropper outside.
Hattori Heiji asked Kusukawa Taro, "Can you still move? You don't need to fight. Just work with me to hold those people back for a moment."
Kusukawa Taro laboriously moved his fingers. It took him ages to manage even the slightest movement, signaling that he really was in no condition to do much.
Hattori Heiji sighed in disappointment. Remembering how he and Toyama Kazuha had been held at gunpoint and brought up to the attic, he guessed Jiang Xia would probably come up the same way.
Originally, Hattori Heiji had planned for himself and Kusukawa Taro to each knock down one thug, leaving Jiang Xia and the others, who were still free to move, room to act... But now, with one possible helper gone, taking down those people would probably have to rely on him and Jiang Xia alone.
Hattori Heiji: "..." Facing three armed murderers, this was way too much of a test of their coordination. Come to think of it...
He thought suspiciously, Did Jiang Xia and I really have that kind of rapport?
...Well, it was not like they had none at all. Back when he had not wanted to see Jiang Xia while solving cases and had been avoiding him everywhere, Jiang Xia had always appeared near him with uncanny precision, swiftly cracking whatever case lay before them, as though he knew exactly where Hattori would show up.
Hattori Heiji realized his thoughts had drifted off-topic. He hurriedly shook his head,