Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko: "..." They already went to places like police stations often enough. Though they usually went to the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo, Osaka's police nest probably wasn't much different. There was really no need to visit...
Conan, however, leaned against the railing and gazed at the police building, a silent hint of longing in his eyes.
Jiang Xia's attention was also briefly drawn to the building.
And compared with Conan, his ability to take action was clearly stronger at certain times.
At a slight shift of Jiang Xia's thoughts, a Black Cat with White Paws quickly took shape nearby.
Eating Cat possessed the puppet.
The White-Clawed Black Cat shook out its fur, adjusting to the sensation of having a physical body again. Then, with fairly elegant steps, it swiftly slipped toward the building across the street.
He had heard that, for certain reasons, quite a few murder cases had occurred in Osaka over the past two days. Perhaps after the people involved had been brought to the Police Station, they had dropped some Killing Intent and Shikigami. In a relatively enclosed building, the wind would not be very strong, so they should not have drifted too far. It might even be possible to scavenge some from hidden corners.
Jiang Xia watched Eating Cat disappear into the distance and expectantly stroked the Ghost in his arms.
But soon, his gaze swept over the crowds passing below, and he suddenly remembered something, becoming a little puzzled.
Wasn't Gin also looking for the Thousand-Gourd?
Then he and Vodka should also be nearby right now. So why was there no High-Grade Killing Intent downstairs?
—Yesterday, when Jiang Xia had gone to share the mission with his two colleagues, Vodka had shut his laptop fairly quickly, and Jiang Xia had