Jodie's eyelid twitched. She had a strong urge to go over and wake Jiang Xia—no matter how reliable Akai Shuichi was, he was not at the scene. Distant water could not put out a nearby fire. Jiang Xia, on the other hand, was right here. With his sharp senses, perhaps he could spot an important clue that she had missed?
But as soon as the thought arose, Jodie instead froze awkwardly.
Jodie: "..." How could she drag a High School Detective into danger just because the enemy was frightening? Wouldn't that make her no different from Uzo, who had used Suzuki Sonoko?
...As an adult, she should bear the burdens life and work had placed on her.
Of course, if Jiang Xia wanted to offer help of his own accord, she would not refuse. But right now...
Jodie stared at Jiang Xia for several seconds, but unfortunately, no one answered her hopeful gaze.
Thinking back on everything that had happened that day, Jodie could only sigh inwardly: everyone had traveled all day and been forced to stay up all night because of the case. Jiang Xia also happened to have a cold, and his voice had already been hoarse when he spoke earlier. Dragging this sick man out on a trip had already been heartless enough. Was she really going to forcibly wake him while he was catching up on sleep?
Jodie: "..." Forget it, forget it. She would observe carefully first and figure it out later if she had to—she was FBI, after all. She could not underestimate herself. Maybe she could handle Uzo on her own!
Then Jodie discovered that under her unblinking observation... Uzo had really begun solving the case.
Jodie: "..."
This guy was far too relaxed. What did he take today's clash with the FBI