Okiya Subaru: "..." Even if Jiang Xia did have some habit of feeling uncomfortable unless he hit people... assuming Jiang Xia really was a cadre on equal footing with Uzo, as Okiya suspected... if he wanted to beat people up for fun, the Organization could easily hand him plenty of people to hit. Why take this sort of risk and go hunting outside?
...Maybe he was overthinking it. Maybe Jiang Xia didn't hit people for fun; maybe he just genuinely hated criminals?
For a moment, it was as though two little people were fighting in Okiya Subaru's mind. One said Jiang Xia was merely a very distinctive Detective; the other said Jiang Xia was suspicious—very suspicious. Something about him was just wrong.
"..." Come to think of it, Okiya Subaru suddenly remembered that Mr. Akai's tone had seemed a little strange whenever he mentioned Jiang Xia. Perhaps he knew something behind the scenes?
Once he got back, he could test the waters and ask...
No matter what, the possibility that Jiang Xia really was a good person made Okiya Subaru relax a little compared to before.
In his mind, the little person arguing that "Jiang Xia probably isn't much of a problem" gained a slight upper hand.
Okiya Subaru: "..." Thinking carefully, he had climbed into the attic to eavesdrop because he had received instructions from Uzo cat. If Jiang Xia and Uzo truly were partners, there was no reason for Uzo to set him up like this.
...By comparison, it seemed more like Uzo had noticed that "his underling wanted to go cling to Jiang Xia," so he had deliberately let the underling see Jiang Xia's other side to sow discord between them.
Okiya Subaru: "..." In any case, until he had more evidence, he shouldn't make wild