Hashimoto Maya: "..." Why ask me? How would I know why that Female Magician insisted on using white roses? Or rather, how would I know why Lord Uzo wanted a bouquet of white roses to appear here? ...Anyway, these flowers weren't for me. Maybe they were meant to add a touch of flair to some unlucky person's death.
With that thought, he shoved the rather ill-omened bouquet of white flowers at Conan without the slightest reluctance. "If you like them, they're yours."
Conan, who had been about to find a way to trick the flowers away for inspection: "???"
Holding the bouquet he had acquired so easily and feeling the coolness of the plants against his chest, he suddenly felt as though he had just stepped into a maze and immediately reached the exit. "..." Wait, had he been wrong all along? Was this bouquet not Hashimoto Maya's item for a transaction, but just an ordinary bunch of flowers?
"No, I can't underestimate these Organization people." Conan silently reminded himself not to let his guard down. "Maybe because Jiang Xia is nearby, Hashimoto Maya is wary of this Detective. He was worried that if he acted too protective of the bouquet, Jiang Xia would spot something suspicious. That's why he deliberately handed it to a child like me, betting that I wouldn't notice anything wrong... But more importantly, why did he agree to come along in the first place?"
The more Conan thought about it, the more mysterious the man before him seemed.
"I wonder how Inspector Megure's interrogation of the person taken away from beside Hashimoto Maya is going." Conan sighed inwardly. "I'll have to find time to ask about the situation over there. Maybe if I combine that with this, I can deduce the truth hidden behind everything."