Soon, Okiya Subaru turned off his phone screen again.
He lay sprawled on the bed, reviewing Uzo's instructions from their recent call word for word: write some papers, attend an academic society meeting, go shopping—just live normally... Not one word had been said about finding Jiang Xia for a job.
Okiya Subaru: "..." If he hadn't mentioned it, that probably meant he didn't need to.
That was right. It had to be.
Besides, Conan had already gone over there. That kid's work ability was terrifyingly good, so they probably had no use for him for the time being. His real task now was to focus on fishing out Akai Shuichi.
Having completed that reading comprehension exercise, Okiya Subaru felt much more at ease.
He tilted his head, looking back at the live broadcast on the screen. "Come to think of it, I seem to have a new colleague. Could that person be at the scene too?"
As he pondered this, he watched everyone who appeared on screen. His gaze soon settled on the Cat mascot, whose face and build were concealed and whose voice had even been altered.
During the live broadcast.
There was supposed to be an interview segment on the way from the Detective Agency to Teitan High School.
Jiang Xia quickly answered the questions. When the vehicle stopped at a red light, he happened to glance to the side and discovered Inspector Megure and Sato Miwako in the car beside them.
The two officers were frowning deeply, as though they had run into some trouble.
Jiang Xia perked up. "!"
During a break in the interview, he quietly said to the person in charge, "I'm going to check on the police next door. Don't film the details yet—some cases may need to be kept confidential."
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