Kid: "..." Was this curiosity? This was attempted murder!
...Wait, was this bastard detective holding a grudge?
Kid gave a dry laugh and reluctantly refuted what Jiang Xia had just said. "What's wrong with not having a gun? I don't have one either. What decent person carries a gun these days? Only tasteless outlaws use violence to solve problems. We just need to act elegantly with our brains."
"Hm? You don't have a gun?" Jiang Xia uttered a familiar line. "Don't you have a Magic Gun? It can fire special 'bullets' and attack from a distance. How is that not a gun? It's much more useful than my Collapsible Baton."
As soon as he finished speaking, a faint metallic scraping sound came from behind him—Jiang Xia actually seemed to be fiddling with those two nails.
Kid immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Though he had a spare Parachute, drifting slowly down with one in the middle of a big city would be practically inviting the police to use him for target practice. "What kind of gun is a toy gun?! No matter how you look at it, your Collapsible Baton is far more high-tech! Every strike lands solidly, it has real impact, and it gives criminals an unforgettable punishment. That's the weapon a man should use!"
The sound of screws being fiddled with stopped.
Jiang Xia seemed moved by his sincerity. "What you said... does seem to make some sense."
"..."
Kid revealed an elegant smile while frantically stabbing little straw dolls in his heart. Though he had said this many times already, he still had to say it again.
—Detectives really were all terrible!
There was still some distance to their intended destination. At that moment, they passed an overpass ahead.
Kid's eyes lit up, and he