Perhaps because it was too late, or because there had been a Murder Case nearby and all the tourists had gone to watch the excitement, there were not many customers in the restaurant.
Aside from the two bottles of liquor, there was unexpectedly no one else carrying Killing Intent.
Yet when Jiang Xia passed Vodka, it was as though some strange switch had been pressed. Vodka's Killing Intent vanished completely, leaving him utterly clean.
Jiang Xia: "..."
He could not help glancing gloomily in that direction. Did that hulking bastard have some kind of issue with him?
Vodka sat stiffly upright and did not meet his gaze.
Jiang Xia did not linger either. Looking over the peaceful restaurant, he sighed, unable to hide his disappointment. Without Conan and Heiji, it seemed this meal would not bring in any extra income.
After washing his hands at the sink, just as he was slowly drying them—
The door behind Jiang Xia clicked open, and someone entered.
His movements paused as he looked up into the mirror. Reflected in its spotless surface were two Men in Black who looked like nothing but trouble.
Gin and Vodka entered the restroom and shut the door behind them. One checked the stalls to confirm that no one else was there, while the other lowered his head to inspect the Detector, finding no additional bugging signals.
Only then did they return to stand before Jiang Xia.
Watching Vodka put away the Detector, Jiang Xia fell silent for a moment. "...Isn't it tiring, doing this every day?"
After a pause, he looked at Gin again, as though suddenly recalling something. "Oh, right, I forgot. You seem to have been pretty free lately."
The instant he finished speaking, the concentration of Killing Intent in the air rose just