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Jiang Xia: "..." Compared with Jiang Xia, a high school student who had nothing in common with Uzo and shared no interests with him whatsoever, Okiya Subaru, the confirmed "Uzo subordinate," was obviously more likely to draw Irish's attention.
But by the time Irish came to Tokyo and found that subordinate, it would be hard to say whether Okiya Subaru was still Okiya Subaru—or Akai Shuichi, the "Silver Bullet" who struck fear into the hearts of Organization Cadres.
The more Jiang Xia thought about it, the more he looked forward to the future.
"Irish really should go back to Tokyo with me." He yawned, rolled himself in the wealthy woman's soft blanket, and prayed before sleep. "Liquor should gather with liquor. That way, we can contribute more to the Organization and spark even more Killing Intent..."
That night, by the time Conan and the others went to the bar to find Jiang Xia, it was already past midnight.
After they ran into the Falling Case and dealt with the aftermath, it was very late.
Early the next morning.
They had booked a noon flight back to Tokyo. Ordinarily, they should have gotten up early and prepared to head to the airport. Yet for some reason, perhaps because staying up late had left them exhausted enough to sleep too deeply, none of the Alarm Clocks they had set went off.
Fortunately, Mouri Ran's body clock was somewhat more reliable. Once she had slept off the drowsiness from staying up late, she got up, ran a hand through her messy hair, and checked the time. Then she saw that it was nearly an hour later than their planned wake-up time.
"!!"
Mouri Ran shot upright, leaped out of bed, threw on her coat, and ran out to knock on the