Kaito Kuroba: "..."
It seemed rather difficult to make elderly people change their way of thinking. On top of that, they were naturally more inclined to believe in "ancient legends," so even now, Jii Konosuke remained sufficiently wary of the idea that the "Mist Tengu ate people."
Kaito Kuroba sighed. "Take off the gear. We don't need to drive the Mist Tengu there anymore. We'll take the Shinkansen."
Meanwhile, Jiang Xia and Suzuki Sonoko had also arranged to go to Osaka. Since Conan had run off with Hattori Heiji ahead of time and Mouri Ran had gone after them, only the two of them could go together this time.
Jiang Xia preferred public transportation, and Suzuki Sonoko also found private cars stuffy. The two immediately hit it off and decided to travel separately, without the Suzuki Family.
Although Kaito Kuroba had interrupted his sleep along the way, Jiang Xia stubbornly went back to sleep, only waking up later to the vibration of his alarm clock.
He checked the time, remembered something, and, just to be safe, made an Anti-flaking call to Suzuki Sonoko. "Are you up?"
"Hm?" Suzuki Sonoko's voice was hazy at first, but after a few seconds, she suddenly woke up. "O-of course I'm up!"
Jiang Xia: "..." It felt like she was actually in the process of getting up.
...But never mind. As long as she could make it.
A little after five forty, both of them arrived at the station, planning to take a less crowded train to the station where they could catch the Shinkansen.
As they stretched and waited for the train, two people suddenly arrived beside them.
One old and one young—they were the Phantom Thief and his logistics officer.
Suzuki Sonoko casually glanced over, then froze and blurted out, "You