Unlike the utterly despairing Vodka, the high school students in the other car were in quite good spirits.
And soon, their already good mood improved even further—thinking the ride home would be boring, they looked around and unexpectedly spotted someone they knew on the train.
"Officer Takagi."
Jiang Xia raised a hand and precisely stopped a passerby walking down the corridor. "What a coincidence. You're on this train too?"
Takagi Wataru had been stroking his chin in thought. Suddenly being addressed gave him a start.
When he saw that it was this familiar group of high school students, he relaxed and greeted them. "Jiang Xia? What are you doing here?"
"Obviously, we just got back from a trip." Suzuki Sonoko leaned against the armrest and looked him over curiously. "I never thought you'd actually get time off. I thought cops from Investigation Division 1 would be busy all the time."
Officer Takagi felt a stab in his chest, having been struck right in his sore spot. Clutching his chest and wearing a pair of dark circles, he sighed helplessly. "What time off? I'm out here working."
"Working?" Conan seemed to think of something and asked quietly, "Escorting a suspect?"
Officer Takagi was startled, but quickly realized something and slapped his forehead. "I almost forgot—Chizo Ogura was someone you caught while solving a case."
As he spoke, he could not help feeling emotional: Jiang Xia had always helped solve cases and catch criminals in Tokyo, but who would have thought that even while traveling, he would casually help the police catch someone... Truly a model worker of Tokyo. The police involved were just a little exhausted.
But he should not be thinking such unmotivated thoughts. Officer Takagi merely let the idea pass through his mind before quickly shaking all that negativity