Amuro Tooru: "..." Rather than that, he might as well stay put for now, play the yellow sparrow behind the mantis, find out exactly why Kurosawa was approaching Jiang Xia, and then decide what to do.
Thinking this, he chose his words carefully, intending to steer the conversation elsewhere.
Just then, a head suddenly leaned over from the front row.
Inspector Megure looked curiously at the two younger men. "Are you discussing the case?" Why had they not included him? Did they think he was not smart enough to keep up?
"Something like that." For the first time, Amuro Tooru felt that this policeman had some tact. Pretending that this was not something convenient to discuss in front of the police, he smoothly redirected the subject. "We were saying that the murder method was extremely brutal. This case is worth investigating."
"Yes." Inspector Megure sighed. "The detailed autopsy results are not out yet, but I roughly counted earlier—there are six or seven visible knife wounds on the victim's body. It really is..."
As they chatted, the group followed up on the information the police had uncovered and drove to a building.
At first glance, it looked like an ordinary apartment building. But on closer inspection of the mailboxes, it became clear that quite a few units had been converted into private offices.
Following the address provided by his subordinate, Inspector Megure led them upstairs and finally stopped in front of a room. "This is it."
Jiang Xia looked at the door plate and saw that the deliberately weathered metal plaque was engraved with "Natsukawa Yoji Agency." Beneath it was the English equivalent. It was bilingual, in Japanese and English, and looked quite professional.
"'Agency.'" Jiang Xia turned to mutter to Amuro Tooru, casually plucking a few strands of coffee. "Could