Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran finished talking, then guiltily glanced at Jodie.
For some reason, Teacher Jodie was staring into space intently, apparently not having heard their conversation.
The two exchanged a glance and sighed in relief at the same time.
Jodie truly had no time to care about what the students beside her were whispering about.
After saying goodbye to the high schoolers, she swiftly told Akai Shuichi about her discovery—Jiang Xia might also be their ally, fighting against that sinister and cunning mastermind!
Akai Shuichi, far away: "..."
He had nearly forgotten that Jodie did not know Jiang Xia's family was connected to the organization.
Nor did she know how much contact "that person" had actually had with Jiang Xia. But a mastermind who delighted in manipulating other people's lives would probably not reveal his existence directly to Jiang Xia, even if he really had his sights set on him. That would likely take away most of his fun.
So rather than "'that person' gave the order, and Jiang Xia cooperated by putting on a performance while solving cases," Akai Shuichi was more inclined to believe this was a relatively fair game. And now...
He refreshed the webpage.
Quick-fingered reporters had already published their articles.
Akai Shuichi rapidly skimmed through the freshly released details of the case, his gaze stopping on the killer's motive: he had lost his life in a car accident caused by street racing...
Street racing?
Jiang Xia's figure surfaced in Akai Shuichi's mind.
As far as he knew, Jiang Xia had exactly the same hobby. Once, when Akai Shuichi had gone out late at night to tail an organization member, the two had nearly collided.
Fortunately, both of them were skilled drivers, and they narrowly avoided each other in the end. Afterward, whether