"Originally, I'd only wanted to take a risk and gather some intelligence. I didn't expect it to have another use." Conan sighed, fiddling with his glasses as he muttered inwardly, Let's see where he is now...
Soon, a location appeared on the lenses: the signal was sixteen kilometers northwest, currently moving north along Shengmao Street by the Teimuzu River.
"At that speed, he really is in a vehicle. That actually makes things easier..."
Conan cast a wary glance at Hashimoto Maya, then opened his mailbox and quietly sent Jiang Xia a message.
Feeling the vibration in his pocket, Jiang Xia took out his phone. He looked at the screen, then at Conan beside him, who was casually playing with his own phone. "..."
After a moment of silence, the High School Detective graciously put away his phone for his classmate's sake and turned to Officer Sato. "I just received a message from a concerned citizen—James is currently moving along Shengmao Street toward the Saitama Line. If we set up a checkpoint there, we might be able to intercept him."
Setting up a checkpoint required quite a few procedures. Officer Sato paused. "Who is this concerned citizen? If they witnessed the kidnapping and are willing to come forward and report it, we should be able to deploy an interception."
Conan: "..." That was exactly why he couldn't come forward and had sent Jiang Xia the message!
Jiang Xia also looked troubled. "They used a virtual address. It seems they don't want to reveal their identity."
Hashimoto Maya: "...?" A concerned informant who didn't want to reveal their identity? James had only just been kidnapped, yet that person had already sent Jiang Xia the information. That was far too timely. And with such furtive behavior... Could there be other overachiever colleagues hiding