At first, Hashimoto Maya hadn't realized that the three people who came to the station were employees of that Agency—because the receptionist who had dealt with him back then hadn't been any of them, but another woman.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help glancing behind the three of them. Where was that repeater? Hadn't she come?
The three employees noticed his gaze, and the male employee raised his head and glared at him again.
"?" Hashimoto Maya was full of question marks. Did this guy have some sort of problem with him?
Come to think of it, he hadn't even caused trouble at the Agency, yet these employees already seemed to dislike him. No wonder this lousy company was going under.
Hashimoto Maya snorted inwardly and looked away.
Just then, the station's loudspeakers began making an announcement. The Subway was about to arrive.
The younger woman among the employees spotted a vending machine ten meters away and remembered something. She jogged over to it. "I'm going to buy a bottle of juice."
The man froze. "The train's almost here."
The younger woman waved a hand. "Don't worry, I'll make it. I'm quick when I buy things."
As she spoke, the Subway pulled into the station.
Jiang Xia looked away and boarded the train with the two fake children.
Hashimoto Maya lingered nearby, desperately wanting to buy a bottle of juice from the vending machine too and avoid traveling with Jiang Xia's group.
But after hesitating for a moment, driven by his determination not to lose to two Elementary School Students, he followed them into the carriage after all.
Before long, the train started moving.
Conan quietly muttered to Haibara Ai, "That guy is following Jiang Xia. He must be up to something. Look, he had that thoughtful expression even when