[The Lady appeared to be above suspicion for now. She had some businesses in Japan and made several regular trips between Japan and the United Kingdom each year. She had no children, so she often invited young people she found cute or well-known entertainers to visit her home.
Jiang Xia and the others were neither the first group nor the last. However, Uzo had many tricks up his sleeve, so it could not be ruled out that he had a hand in this invitation.]
Okiya Subaru's eyebrow twitched. "..." How terrifying. Jiang Xia had merely helped someone find a cat out of kindness, yet such an ordinary, casual act had somehow become Uzo's excuse to lure him abroad.
He was lamenting Jiang Xia's misfortune at having become entangled with that terrifying criminal planner.
Then, the next second, he turned the page and saw the email below. His heart skipped a beat.
[There is also some bad news and some good news.
I will not ask which you want to hear first—the bad news is that Jiang Xia is on the same flight as you.]
Okiya Subaru: "..."
Okiya Subaru: "..."
Okiya Subaru: "!!!"
He abruptly tried to stand up. A moment later, however, he looked at the passengers lining up outside to board, thought of something, shuddered, and silently remained seated.
Okiya Subaru: "..." Jiang Xia was going to the United Kingdom too?!
There was, of course, nothing wrong with Jiang Xia himself. He could go wherever he wanted; Okiya Subaru had no objection to that.
...But if Uzo's shadow lay behind Jiang Xia's trip, then Uzo might be boarding this plane too!
Okiya Subaru stiffly shifted his gaze toward the stream of people still boarding. For a moment, he had the urge to force his way upstream, run off