Early the next morning.
Unlike many Workers who stayed up late or even pulled all-nighters, the High School Detective got plenty of high-quality sleep.
Jiang Xia quickly got up and tidied up the cats and dogs, carrying them to the Amuro Detective Agency to wait for their owners to come collect them.
Then he washed his hands, walked back outside, and began checking through the pile of things in the Mailbox.
He had only been sorting through it for a short while when he suddenly sensed movement beside him.
Turning his head, he saw a figure slip into the Detective Agency—Amuro Tooru had actually come to work again.
Jiang Xia: "...?"
So dedicated?
No, something was off. Very off.
As he sorted through the advertisements, Newspapers, and letters of commission in the Mailbox, he kept glancing toward the front door with a suspicious look.
Perhaps seeing that Jiang Xia was busy, Amuro Tooru didn't greet his only employee after arriving. He merely softened his footsteps as he entered the inner room and searched through the Wardrobe alone.
The flower shop that "Yoshimura" had ordered flowers from was owned by a wealthy young lady. Compared with making money, she seemed more concerned with style. The store manager had personally paid to have two delivery uniforms custom-made for every employee, and even Amuro Tooru, who was often absent, had received his share.
After work, Amuro Tooru had sent the uniforms to the dry cleaners and had them delivered to the Detective Agency afterward for storage. He had never used them again.
Now that they were finally useful, he had decided to stop by and pick them up.
As Amuro Tooru searched through the inner room, he thought of Jiang Xia by the door and couldn't help muttering inwardly: *He really