Although Jodie had come to work today, not fish, the moment she saw something so huge take the bait, she couldn't help getting excited—and vaguely jealous.
Is this the Newbie Aura?
Thinking of the little fry she had caught not long ago, Jodie's feelings grew complicated.
Just as she was thinking that, she saw Jiang Xia actually get dragged a step toward the riverbank.
This time, Jodie was genuinely stunned. "..." Jiang Xia should be pretty strong, shouldn't he? Was this fish really that big?
She could no longer just stand by watching, so she stepped forward and helped Jiang Xia pull on the Fishing Rod.
Yet even so, the "fish" in the water showed no sign of being dragged ashore.
Just then, a wave rolled in, and the "fish's shadow" burst from the water with a splash—where was that a fish? It was clearly a car.
A four-door sedan Jodie found extremely familiar!
"My car?!" Jodie was shocked. "How did it end up in the river?!"
Conan silently sneezed and rubbed his nose. "..." Who told you to insist on dragging us out to fish in the rain, then park the car so close to the river? Wasn't it perfectly normal for rising water to wash it away?
Come to think of it, hadn't the two cars been parked together? Then Dr. Araide's car...
As Conan was thinking, he suddenly heard a loud crash.
—There had actually been a car accident in the water. Another familiar car drifted over with the current, slammed headfirst into Jodie's car, and then the two cars amicably floated away side by side.
Jiang Xia glanced into the river and silently released the Fishing Rod. "It's too heavy. Can't pull it up. Forget it."
Jodie said, "Wait!" Couldn't they at least try to save