Inspector Yassa had initially thought the person standing in the room was the suspect. But on closer inspection, that did not seem to be the case.
A moment later, Inspector Yassa stared at Jiang Xia, the blue veins at his temples throbbing. "You ran into the crime scene on your own again!"
Then he whirled toward "Kudo Yusaku," who had a small mustache. "I can understand a High School Detective not knowing any better, but why are you, an adult, doing this too?!"
"Kudo Yusaku": "..."
He walked over to Conan as well, picked up the little brat, and gave him the weary smile of an adult. "The child ran too fast. I couldn't stop him, and I only caught up after he ran into the room. I'm terribly sorry. We'll leave right away, right away."
Conan dangled guiltily in midair. While Inspector Yassa was looking at the other two, he slipped a hand behind his back and quietly tossed the ID he had casually picked up earlier back where it had been.
The three of them left the room in a law-abiding manner.
Then Jiang Xia, thoroughly familiar with the routine, circled back and asked Sergeant Anna, who was beside Inspector Yassa, "After all this time, you must have collected some important clues."
Sergeant Anna: "..."
Although she thought highly of Jiang Xia and found the High School Detective smart and handsome, the past few days had exhausted her terribly. Her skin had become noticeably rougher than before—Inspector Yassa was tired too, but he was at least an inspector. He only needed to coordinate and direct things at the crime scene. As for all the tedious investigation, that was handled by her and her subordinates.
So now, the moment she saw Jiang Xia's face, a wave of exhaustion instinctively