Jiang Xia walked over to the corner and patted the children on the shoulders.
The three of them jolted and sprang up. Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko clutched his head and shouted, "I was wrong! Next time anything happens, we'll definitely go to Brother Jiang Xia first thing!"
Jiang Xia: ...Really? Then I'll take your word for it.
Beside them, Conan quickly pieced together what had happened from the three classmates' personalities.
At the same time, he remembered that he had gone out today to look for the three children, only to completely forget about it after seeing the car crash kidnapping case... Thinking of that, Conan could not help feeling a little guilty. He gave an awkward smile and changed the subject. "No matter what, let's look into the case first."
Jiang Xia nodded, withdrawing his gaze from the three children who had no Killing Intent and turning toward the police.
Seeing him appear so suddenly, Officer Takagi skillfully and delightedly brought over the information they had already gathered.
He briefly explained the car crash near the park, then said, "The Motorcycle rider who died at the scene was named Hirano Takeshi. According to our investigation, he had a prior record of threatening people. Also, his financial situation was very ordinary. He doesn't seem like someone who could easily come up with a thirty-million-yen ransom.
"Therefore, compared with being a hostage's family member sent to deliver the ransom, we believe he was more likely returning after collecting the ransom when he unfortunately got into a car accident."
It looked like a satisfying story of evil meeting its retribution, but the detectives soon seemed to realize there was a problem.
Jiang Xia said, "If there was a kidnapper, then there should be a corresponding hostage—have you found that hostage?"
The police shook their