Although he was somewhat bothered by the mistaken alias, an alias was still just an alias. Akai Shuichi soon stopped dwelling on the detail.
After a rapid round of thought, he smoothly set Conan and the old man down, kicked off the ground, leaped to the side, smashed through the window, and vanished from their sight.
Jiang Xia immediately played along by taking a step after him, then stopped, a complicated, hesitant expression appearing on his face.
Naturally, Conan did not miss these subtle changes.
As Jiang Xia stepped forward, picked up the old man, and prepared to take him downstairs, Conan asked in confusion, "You know him?"
Jiang Xia nodded. "I've seen him before."
Conan waited, but when he heard no follow-up, he had no choice but to ask himself, "Who is he?"
Jiang Xia shook his head and sighed, looking as though he did not want to say more.
Akai Shuichi's multiple identities were difficult to explain, and spelling them out would be boring anyway. Better to be a Riddler with hidden troubles for now and let Conan investigate Akai Shuichi himself. Once this European Emperor set his sights on Akai Shuichi, the frequency of his chance encounters with Akai Shuichi might immediately rise...
After brushing aside Conan's question in the manner of a Riddler, Jiang Xia glanced over discreetly. Sure enough, the elementary school student's gaze had sharpened considerably, and his attention had shifted.
Seeing this, Jiang Xia's already good mood improved even further.
Once they reached the ground floor and set the elderly hostage down, police cars began arriving one after another.
With the police around, Jiang Xia no longer had to worry about the kidnappers left upstairs. Avoiding everyone's eyes, he silently counted the large haul of Colorless Killing Intent he had gained this time,