"Why don't we go to a hotel owned by one of my family conglomerate's subsidiaries?"
Suzuki Sonoko smacked her fist into her palm, struck by an idea. "It's expensive, so there aren't many people, and the security is excellent. At the very least, we won't get there only to find out the swimming pool can't be used. And I heard the eldest daughter here already has a fiancé, so she probably won't try to sink her claws into Jiang Xia again—this is practically the perfect place!"
On the other end of the phone.
Teacher Jodie froze for a moment when she received the message.
Since "that person" was targeting Jiang Xia, he surely knew everything about those around Jiang Xia as well. Suzuki Sonoko must have entered his surveillance range long ago. And now, if she went there...
Jodie: "..." This did not feel promising.
But since Suzuki Sonoko had put it that way, refusing too stiffly would seem strange.
And perhaps this is a test from "that person." Maybe my randomly choosing the location last time put him on alert—if I forcefully refuse this "arrangement" from In the Darkness today, that would instead completely expose that there's something wrong with me.
Though her identity as an FBI agent probably could not remain hidden much longer, delaying it by even one more day was still worthwhile. It would also buy her colleagues more time.
A string of complicated thoughts flashed through her mind, and Jodie typed into her phone, "Okay~"
The next day, at the hotel's swimming pool on the First Floor.
Suzuki Sonoko led several classmates and one teacher to the entrance. She nervously stuck her head in to take a look, then let out a sigh of relief and waved a hand. "See? This time, there's water