"..." Inspector Megure did not particularly trust Suzuki Sonoko's deductive abilities, but after glancing at Jiang Xia beside her, he still gave her some face and asked the General Affairs Manager, "Who in your company is especially good at math?"
The General Affairs Manager wiped the sweat from his forehead, utterly confused. "No one. Most of the employees our company hires are humanities graduates."
"..."
Suzuki Sonoko casually turned around and stroked her chin with a profound look. "Good. That eliminates one wrong answer. Next, I'll begin my serious deduction."
Mouri Ran remembered something else. "Speaking of X, didn't we just learn a use of 'X' in class? Perhaps that was what the victim meant too?"
Jodie and Suzuki Sonoko froze for a moment, then burst out laughing together, repeatedly waving their hands. "No, no, no. That's absolutely impossible."
"..." Her best friends were trembling with laughter and no help for the moment, so Mouri Ran looked to Jiang Xia for help. What exactly did this X mean?
Jiang Xia said nothing, but Officer Takagi eagerly joined the girls' discussion. "The X you're talking about... could it be that thing women often write at the end of letters?"
Jodie snapped her fingers. "Yes."
Suzuki Sonoko looked suspicious. "You seem like such an honest guy, but you're pretty wild in private."
"I'm not!" The happy Officer Takagi was no longer happy. He hurriedly explained, "It was all my colleagues' pranks! I've never done anything weird!"
Beside them, Inspector Megure looked from one person to another. "What exactly are you talking about?"
The three answered in unison, "Nothing!"
Inspector Megure: "...?"
Though he had no proof, the middle-aged inspector somehow felt ostracized by the younger generation.
Fortunately, another young person soothed his fragile heart. Jiang Xia handed him a kraft paper bag