Hashimoto Maya: "..." A threat, a naked threat!
...But it was very effective.
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Can't I just work seriously? Stop showing me these things!
Of course, he wasn't the only one working seriously. After seeing the corpse downstairs, Jiang Xia turned and rushed down.
Conan and Mouri Kogoro's detective instincts made them run even faster than Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia hesitated for a moment, then turned sideways in the narrow stairwell and courteously let his two fellow detectives go down first, lest they all squeeze together and unfortunately fall.
Behind him, Hashimoto Maya silently watched this scene, seemingly racking his brains to come up with something. After a moment of effort, wisps of Killing Intent finally emerged, and the Ghosts happily pounced on it.
Jiang Xia: "..." Well, it was a little perfunctory, but compared with Okiya Subaru's extremely meager cotton-candy output, this guy still counted as an outstanding employee.
The building wasn't tall. Before long, Jiang Xia reached the ground floor, ran to the street, and stopped beside the person lying on the ground.
The man's head had already visibly deformed. He clearly had little chance of surviving. However, as a cautious Detective, one ought to confirm the victim's death before beginning an investigation.
Jiang Xia looked at the pool of blood and didn't particularly want to reach out.
Just then, Hashimoto Maya stepped forward with a sincere expression. "Let me take a look. I used to be a Doctor."
As a newly recruited employee who had been forced into competition, Hashimoto Maya wasn't looking only at this one interaction. He had begun thinking long-term—if he wanted to frequently appear beside Jiang Xia while minimizing Jiang Xia's suspicions, he definitely needed a reasonable motive.
Even if there was no way to avoid arousing Jiang Xia's