Just as the case was solved and the police were busy taking away the suspect, Jodie saw the man in sunglasses watching it all with a smile before quietly turning and leaving.
She immediately followed him. Yet by the time she reached the door, only two seconds had passed, but the man had vanished. Worse, there were no footprints at all on the muddy ground in front of the house.
Jodie: "..." Was he still inside?
She adjusted her glasses and swept her gaze around. She immediately deduced several routes the man in sunglasses could have taken without leaving footprints, then began circling the house. Yet after searching all around, she could not even find a single hair of his.
"..."
As an FBI agent with excellent skills in every area, Jodie rarely showed such confusion. For the first time, she felt as though all her tracking skills had gone to the dogs.
...Where the hell had that man slipped off to in such a short time?!
As more and more time was wasted, and she still had no clue where to continue searching, Jodie could only sigh and return to the living room.
Unexpectedly, when the others saw her, they asked, "Huh? Why did only you come back? Where's that man?"
Jodie glanced at Suzuki Sonoko, who had asked the question, and the corner of her eye twitched almost imperceptibly. "..." Damn it, you know perfectly well. Were you mocking me?
She opened her mouth, unsure what to say for a moment.
Just then, someone beside her answered first.
Officer Yamamura proudly raised his phone. "I know where That Gentleman is! He just sent me an email saying he went for a stroll through the woods. Apparently, every time he sees a Murder Case, he has many thoughts, so