Suzuki Sonoko jogged over happily and greeted Jiang Xia. "Ran and I just finished giving our statements at the Metropolitan Police Department about what happened last time. You... huh? Who's this across from you?"
—From the back, he'd looked like a handsome guy, but when she went around to look at his face, it was surprisingly... ordinary.
Jiang Xia took a sip of coffee and introduced him casually. "A client. Compared to the detective agency, he seems to prefer the atmosphere of a café, so I brought him here to sit for a while."
Beside him, Conan eyed the unfamiliar face suspiciously. "..." He had never seen this guy before, but there was something oddly familiar about his bearing... Think! Where had he seen him before?
Remembering all the gadgets on this child, Akai Shuichi did not want to stay any longer. He stood and bid Jiang Xia farewell. "I've been very busy lately and really don't have time to ask more questions. I'll leave this matter to you."
As he spoke, he politely nodded to the other three students, then pushed open the door and left.
Jiang Xia watched Akai Shuichi depart, along with the Killing Intent around him. "..."
...Crafty FBI. If you'd told me you weren't coming along, I wouldn't have accepted this job.
But since he had already left, and there was nothing else to do anyway, Jiang Xia decided to make use of this chance encounter with his classmates. After briefly recounting what had happened, he invited them, "From the client's description, that lady's headaches seem a little strange. Why don't we go take a look together?"
But Conan remembered something else. "You said the car accident happened where?"
Jiang Xia gave him a faintly appreciative look and repeated the location.
This time, Mouri Ran