Jodie endured the burning stares of three pairs of eyes and gained a profound understanding of just how treacherous people could be.
She did not know whether it was an illusion or something else, but through those three people, she seemed to see some merciless black hand hanging in the void—so that thing really had made a move against her.
Thinking that, amid her helplessness, Jodie actually felt a faint sense of tragic heroism: this bait of hers had finally worked. She only hoped her reliable teammates could find some clue in all this and catch "that person" slipping up.
Besides...
Jodie quietly shifted closer to Jiang Xia. "You'll find the real culprit, right?"
Jiang Xia looked utterly righteous. "Don't be hasty. Everything must be based on evidence."
Jodie: "...?" Wait, shouldn't he be saying something like, "Don't worry, I believe you"? What did he mean by "based on evidence"? Did even he think she was the murderer?!
Inspector Megure noticed their muttering and frantically signaled Officer Takagi to separate them without drawing attention: Jiang Xia was good in every way except that he was too accommodating toward people he knew—he could not let this suspicious female teacher slow down his investigation.
The moment Jodie was separated from him, the area around Jiang Xia fell silent.
Jiang Xia glanced at her, deeply regretful: she still had not leaked any Killing Intent. They were both FBI agents—could she not learn from how quickly Akai Shuichi leaked Killing Intent?
Speaking of which, Jiang Xia felt another pang of regret. He had thought Akai Shuichi would notice Jodie's recent movements and follow along to take a look. Yet the facts proved that this FBI Ace was far more cautious than he had imagined. Whether he had not come at all or was