By the time Jiang Xia caught up after crossing half the bridge and exchanging a few words, the black shadow had already rushed into the relatively bustling Dining Street next door, vanished into the crowd, and disappeared without a trace.
Jiang Xia stopped and swept his gaze across the street, his eyes gradually settling on the various snack stalls.
He wandered along the street for a while, not particularly enthusiastic about finding the person. The mysterious figure he had scared off earlier had no Killing Intent and no Shikigami hanging off his legs. It was genuinely hard to muster any interest in chasing him.
So he made a token effort to look around, then returned to the bridge without finding anything.
As soon as he approached, he saw that at some point, a large crowd had gathered on the bridge.
They were clustered around the spot where the burning man had jumped into the river. Noticing Jiang Xia's approach, someone called out warily, "Who's there?!"
At the same time, several Flashlights swung toward him.
Jiang Xia raised a hand to block the glare and walked over. The Detectives and police officers who had been at the Tenshukaku had already moved here.
Seeing him, Inspector Otaki let out a sigh of relief. He seemed to have heard from the girls that "Jiang Xia went after the suspicious figure," and glanced behind Jiang Xia. "Did he get away?"
Jiang Xia nodded. "He blended into the pedestrian street over there. There were too many people to pick him out."
Inspector Otaki grunted as though deep in thought, though he was not actually too concerned. He had just heard Toyama Kazuha and the others describe what had happened. It sounded like a suicide, and the person Jiang Xia had pursued was probably just