Hearing Conan's argument, Jiang Xia nodded in understanding. "I was a little confused at first, but I quickly realized that your signal was moving along with that car—you were in Mr. Okiya's car.
"I also remembered the jewel robbers and worried that you and Professor Agasa had been kidnapped, so I hailed a passing car by the roadside and asked the kind driver to give us a ride back to Tokyo. That way, we could follow behind and make sure you were safe.
"On the way, I felt that the two people in the car were a little strange. But I didn't want to waste too much time over it, so I pretended not to notice and went back to Tokyo with them."
Conan had initially been touched, but as he listened further, he realized something. The corner of his eye twitched. Didn't want to waste too much time? That was probably only a small part of the reason. The bigger reason was probably...
Jiang Xia continued, "After returning to Tokyo, once Ai and Mr. Okiya got out of the car, I exposed their scheme. They flew into a rage and remembered that I'd mentioned Kenbashi Station, so they decided to take me there and silence me."
Conan: "...So you went along and beat them up?"
Jiang Xia: "So I defended myself and knocked them out in the chaos. Then I remembered you were still nearby, so I left them there for the moment and went looking for you."
At that, Conan finally remembered the important matter. He frowned. "When you went downstairs, didn't you run into anyone?"
Jiang Xia shook his head. "Your signal kept cutting in and out, and these glasses couldn't display z-axis coordinates. I didn't know you were downstairs at the time. It wasn't until I