Jodie quickly sensed that something was off—Vermouth and Suzuki Sonoko, the two people she was most wary of, had both looked in the same direction, though with entirely different expressions. Naturally, she immediately followed their gaze.
Then she saw a stranger walk in, dressed in a suit, with curly hair and a pair of sunglasses perched on his nose.
Jodie: "..." In the dead of night, deep in the mountains and woods, a handsome guy had appeared out of nowhere. This was practically the opening of a ghost story... Then again, could he even see clearly wearing sunglasses at night?
No, no, that wasn't the point. The point was... who was this guy?
Suddenly, a thought rose in Jodie's mind, and her heart began pounding furiously.
—That outfit, that aura... wasn't he just like the person Akai Shuichi had described as the suspected "Uzo"?!
Jodie: "..." Akai, did you see him?! If you did, shoot him already... No, there were police nearby. Jodie silently changed her story in her heart: If you see him, hurry and follow behind us. Find a chance to knock him out and take him away—he'd finally surfaced, and if they missed this chance, there might not be another!
...Come to think of it, why had this guy suddenly surfaced?
The unexpected situation was too delightful, leaving Jodie's thoughts temporarily muddled.
But there were too many people around to carry out any plans. She could only keep things steady for now.
Fortunately, everyone had entered the house. He probably wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.
Jodie took a deep breath and began calmly sorting through her thoughts.
Beside her, Conan was also looking at the man by the door, somewhat surprised. Wasn't this the unlucky passerby he had accidentally run into earlier when he urged Jiang Xia