Vodka grabbed his phone, countless thoughts flashing through his mind in an instant. He was about to make the deal with Itakura Suguru. Why would news related to Jiang Xia suddenly pop up at a time like this?
Uneasily, he lit up the screen, and a photo from the scene immediately leaped into view.
Once he saw the layout in the picture clearly, Vodka let out a heavy sigh of relief. Thank goodness. One look at that background and he could tell it was no high-end hotel. It seemed Uzo had not noticed Itakura Suguru yet, nor had he caught on to his mission.
"The timing's a little uncanny, but to be fair, that kid runs into murder cases every other day. There'd be too many case reports about him to read even over meals. Thinking it's too much of a coincidence just because 'Jiang Xia ran into a murder case' and 'I'm carrying out a crucial mission' happened at the same time... I guess I'm being a little paranoid."
That being said, Vodka still did not dare let his guard down and continued reading the report carefully.
As he read, he suddenly laughed out loud.
"Dr. Araide is there too." Vodka's suspended heart finally settled completely. "With something to play with, Uzo won't have time to mess around tormenting other innocent cadres. My luck's been pretty good lately."
The mission's success rate had once again risen sharply.
Vodka looked at his watch, stood up, and, brimming with energy, prepared to begin his new day.
On the other side, twenty minutes earlier.
A certain fake elementary school student touched his pocket, in an excellent mood.
"It's in my pocket. I can feel it. It's lying quietly in my pocket right now." Conan clutched that thin disk, more thrilled than