(confused)
Vodka: "..."
...That treacherous, scheming bastard!!
The curse had already reached his lips, only to be choked back by the muzzle pressed between his eyebrows.
—This time, it was a genuine real gun, the kind that punched a bloody hole with every shot. No one knew this point better than Vodka himself.
He cleared his throat and softened his voice. "D-don't do anything reckless. The terrain in this cave is very complicated, and there are a bunch of random people around. There might even be three armed murderers. Even you can't expect to silence all of them that easily—we've been colleagues, at least. It'd be such a shame if your detective career were ruined because of me."
That was what he said, but the moment the words left his mouth, Vodka felt a wave of unease: how could the kid in front of him not know how many people were in the cave? —For all he knew, Uzo might have brought all these people here himself! Otherwise, why would this remote, hidden cave suddenly become so lively?
Jiang Xia looked him over, a little surprised. "Reckless? We're comrades and colleagues who struggle together in Tokyo. Don't tell me you thought I wanted to kill you."
Vodka: "...?" Say that after you put the gun down!
He took a deep breath and asked weakly, "...Then what do you want?"
Jiang Xia said, "Those children who wandered into the cave by mistake need a little help. You can lead them out."
As he spoke, he took Conan, who had just been knocked unconscious, from Matsuda Jinpei and handed him to Vodka. "Bring this one along too, by the way."
Vodka took him numbly and lowered his head to glance at the child in his hands. "?"
Wasn't this brat one of