"Could we have listening devices on us?"
Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran exchanged a glance, suddenly understanding. "No wonder the other end kept saying they couldn't hear me when I called the ambulance... Good thing I'd already added them as a contact, so after hanging up, I sent them our location directly."
Mouri Ran said, "That was how it was for me at first too, but then I could suddenly hear clearly..." As she spoke, she abruptly realized something and slammed her fist into her palm. "Could the listening device have been planted on Sonoko?!"
As a high school girl surrounded by countless Detectives, Mouri Ran had heard of the Side Effects of listening devices—radio waves emitted by mobile phones interfered with their signals, so when one was too close to a listening device, static could be heard during calls.
And judging from the current situation, the source of the interference...
Combining the two signal fluctuations, everyone's gaze turned in unison toward Suzuki Sonoko.
"Huh? Me?... Seriously?" Suzuki Sonoko froze, then incredulously reached for her pocket.
After rummaging around inside for a moment, her eyes suddenly widened.
A moment later, under the gaze of all, Suzuki Sonoko pinched something like a button between her fingertips and slowly pulled it out.
Suzuki Sonoko: "..."
—Someone had actually planted a listening device on her?!
"Let's go."
Listening to how things were developing inside the KTV, Akai Shuichi, on the street outside, completely gave up on his plan to "follow Hashimoto Maya after he finished his mission and find his hideout."
—If they kept this up, never mind catching anyone, he and Jodie would probably be invited to the Metropolitan Police Department for a tea party, just like James.
Beside him, Jodie, who had had quite a few long-distance encounters with Uzo,