(Thud)
The colleagues who received Akai Shuichi's mass message: "..."
How many "important breakthroughs" had this been already?! Couldn't this guy properly screen them before assigning tasks?!
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
James looked at the newly received email, his expression slightly blank.
A moment later, he picked up his Binoculars and looked at Mouri Ran, who was helping the police identify the "kidnapping site," then at the familiar Inspector Megure beside her. He became even more confused.
"Why investigate Inspector Megure?" James stroked his chin, lost in thought. "Could this handlebar mustache-wearing officer also be Uzo's accomplice?... That doesn't seem right. If that were true, Akai could have just mentioned Megure by name. Why make a point of his mustache?"
"Was he too busy and muddled? Did he lose his memory? Or was he hinting at something?"
Thinking of this, James furrowed his brow and cautiously warned the other colleagues: "Akai's condition is a little strange. Keep a closer eye on him. If you notice anything unusual, report it to me immediately."
Under the complicated gazes of colleagues scattered across various locations, Akai Shuichi followed that "father and daughter" pair and slowly wandered upstairs.
As he walked, his ear twitched slightly, and he gradually sensed that something was wrong. Why was that middle-aged man calling Miss Mouri "Aoko"?
And thinking about it carefully, Mouri Ran had just encountered a kidnapping case, yet she had appeared here right afterward... Had there really been enough time for her to finish giving a statement, change her Appearance, and rush over?
Having encountered similar things before, Akai Shuichi finally came to his senses and considered another possibility:
"Could this Miss Mouri be someone in disguise?... Vermouth, or Kid?"
Akai Shuichi: "..." Come to think of it, if he remembered correctly, a temporary exhibition was being