After finishing the popcorn, they spent some time in the yard playing with the ancient well and various old-fashioned farming tools.
At last, under the eager gazes of the high school students, the falconer approached with his Harris's Hawk.
Although they had already seen the cute-looking hawk earlier, the staid falconer still followed the proper procedure and introduced his bird.
Then he concluded, "Don't be fooled by the fact that this little one is a hunter of the skies. Around humans, it's actually just a sensitive and fragile little bird."
The sensitive, fragile little bird was currently staring wide-eyed at Jiang Xia, its sharp, curious gaze sweeping back and forth around the human.
The bearded falconer affectionately soothed the hawk on his hand and reminded the high school students across from him, "Don't make any sudden large movements later. And don't point at the hawk or suddenly make noises that might scare it."
Everyone agreed.
Looking at the hawk, Hattori Heiji suddenly remembered something and lowered his voice. "Speaking of which, I remember there's a pretentious guy in Tokyo who likes to carry a hawk around wherever he goes. Jiang Xia, do you have much contact with him? How good is he at deduction?"
There were not many Detectives who carried hawks around with them, so Jiang Xia immediately understood whom Hattori Heiji meant. After thinking for a moment, he fell silent. ...No idea how good his deductions are, but there are fewer Murder Cases around him than around you two.
...Though that might also be because Saguru Hakuba always appeared alongside Kid, and his Case Magnet Constitution had been diluted by that Humanoid Main Account and homing pigeon.
While considering whether he should find an opportunity to visit that Great Detective alone and assess his potential, Jiang Xia casually