However, after having the Ghosts take a discreet look around, Jiang Xia noticed that aside from Conan, who was staring suspiciously at Amuro Tooru as usual, no one else had apparently noticed this.
Or perhaps they had noticed, but thought it was only natural for the owner of Jiang Xia's Detective Agency to possess that level of observation skills. In any case, no one grew suspicious.
Jiang Xia: "..." Well, looking at it this way, the police being too lazy to think could sometimes be a good thing for Amuro Tooru. At least it made his identity as an undercover agent less likely to be exposed here...
Unlike the others, who were idly letting their thoughts wander, Hashizume Akira looked utterly distraught inside the room. He shouted, "No, that's not how it was! I didn't peek at his murder plan, and I didn't act according to his plan either. How was I supposed to know he'd written something like that?!"
That statement did little to explain the similarity between their methods, and the police clearly did not believe him.
Just then, the plump Officer Chiba jogged over. He nodded slightly at Jiang Xia and the others outside, then hurried into the interrogation room.
Before long, Inspector Megure's unusually startled voice came from inside. "What?!"
Amuro Tooru had grown curious about the case as well. He did not rush to leave and patiently stayed to see what happened next.
A few minutes later, another USB Flash Drive was inserted into the computer. It, too, contained an encrypted file.
When it was opened, the cover that popped up also clearly read Murder Plan, with a signature beneath it.
Only this time, the signature did not belong to the victim. It belonged to Hashizume Akira.
"We found another murder plan at Mr.