Three people, each harboring their own schemes, rode all the way to the hospital.
...Then, from afar, they spotted a familiar figure at the hospital.
Jiang Xia had been leaning against the wall, listlessly flipping through the hospital's health education booklet. When the three appeared, he seemed to sense them and turned his head, then gave them a very friendly wave from afar.
Vodka: "..."
Why was this persistent bastard at the hospital again?! Didn't he have anything else important to do?!
Compared with Vodka, who knew too much, ignorance could sometimes be bliss.
Having run into Jiang Xia as well, Irish paused slightly before nodding to himself in approval: His allies really did think alike. It was not only Vodka—apparently Bourbon also agreed that Jiang Xia was a key piece that could be used against Uzo, and had finally decided to put that piece into play.
"Unfortunately, this Detective is too sharp. Prolonged contact with him could easily arouse his suspicions." Irish sighed regretfully to himself. "Otherwise, if I took him with me everywhere, I wouldn't have to worry about Uzo using framing and the police against us."
Beside him, Amuro Tooru saw where he was looking and silently furrowed his brow. Remembering Irish's temperament and the danger he posed, he warned in a low voice, "I believe I reminded you not to make a move on someone else's employees."
"Heh, don't be so stingy." Irish spoke without a shred of justification. "Isn't my confidant busy working for you right now too?"
Amuro Tooru gave a cold laugh. "That's only because Hashimoto Maya had contact with Uzo, and you didn't feel safe keeping him by your side." —That lawless thug contaminated by Uzo, who also looked like Akai, was worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Jiang