Hashimoto Maya: "..." In any case, now that he had been forced into contact with Jiang Xia, his top priority was to temporarily establish a cooperative relationship with this Detective—first trick him into his hands and use him as a weapon and shield against Uzo. If there came a day when he truly could no longer keep deceiving him, then...
Hashimoto Maya cleared his throat and suppressed thoughts that should not be exposed under Uzo's gaze.
He quickly sorted out his thoughts: if he wanted to cooperate with this Detective, whose observation skills were terrifyingly sharp, the first thing he needed to do was lie as little as possible and build a certain degree of trust.
"I really didn't expect you to see through it." Hashimoto Maya sighed and admitted frankly, "Fine, what I said really wasn't about me. It was about a friend of mine. He..."
Hashimoto Maya lowered his voice. "He's the illegitimate son of a powerful family. A lot of people keep their eyes on him, so he has to be extremely cautious and can't conveniently hire a Private Detective himself. That's why he asked me for help—in short, please keep everything concerning this assignment strictly confidential." ...Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to make you keep quiet forever.
Hashimoto Maya: "..." But Private Detectives usually kept their mouths shut, and Jiang Xia had never leaked information before. Before the matter was resolved, it probably would not come to that, right?
Leaning against the comfortable first-class seat, Jiang Xia watched the barrel of iced black tea beside him bubble endlessly, periodically packing itself up and dropping away. His gaze and tone were much gentler than before. "It's fine. I understand. The reason I want to speak to that client face-to-face isn't because I think having someone else