Jiang Xia glanced down at his phone. Perhaps because this commendation ceremony involved him, and because of the earlier live broadcast, quite a few people had messaged him after the incident, either checking on him or asking what had happened. Even if messages from Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran came through, it would be hard for him to see them promptly.
Of course, for certain reasons, he did not really want to see them either...
Beside him, Suzuki Sonoko proudly gestured toward the female secretary. "We have this lady to thank too—I guessed Conan had followed you, but there were too many messages on your end to reach you. Luckily, the secretary handled messages quickly and sent us your location."
Conan was dragged away by Mouri Ran, struggling unwillingly. "..." ...There had to be something wrong with this secretary! Otherwise, why had she sent him away?!
Jiang Xia watched the three of them recede into the distance and sighed. "..." It looked like tonight would be a lonely one. What a shame this room was too small; otherwise, he should have found a way to keep Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko here too—four was such a wonderful number. They could have at least played cards all night.
Unfortunately, in the end, he could only watch his three classmates gradually leave.
Seeing Jiang Xia's expression, the female secretary looked somewhat surprised. "Are you worried that you'll be lonely staying here by yourself?" Well, thinking about it, that made sense. He was still a high school student, after all.
"..." Jiang Xia's expression returned to normal. "No, I'm just worried it isn't very safe for them to go home this late."
The female secretary smiled knowingly and checked her watch. "Although I'll have to leave soon too, the Doctor is still performing