"Are you a teapot or something?" Calvados couldn't stand his seatmate anymore, much less being sprayed with coffee right before returning to Tokyo to see his goddess. "Don't splash it on me!"
Mid-sentence, he saw Vodka's expression and suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
After a moment of confusion, Calvados followed the gaze of his obnoxious colleague... and saw a familiar high school student who had somehow entered their carriage.
Jiang Xia stopped beside them, looking somewhat surprised as well. "What a coincidence."
Calvados had never had the slightest good impression of this Detective. Watching Jiang Xia approach step by step, he felt as though he were being shrouded in misfortune. He frowned despite himself. "What are you doing here?"
"..." Vodka clutched his handkerchief and furiously wiped at himself, trying to pretend he was merely an innocent part of the background. Deep down, he prayed that Uzo would not mention anything about the police or the suspect.
However, some people clearly would never act according to his script. Instead, they loved tearing other people's plots to pieces.
Sure enough, Vodka soon heard the little schemer beside him chuckle. Seemingly unconcerned by Calvados's stiff attitude, Jiang Xia said, "Of course I'm here to help—Officer Sato seems to have run into some trouble, so I'm going over to take a look. Are you coming too?"
Vodka: "..."
...Even though I was mentally prepared, you really refuse to be a good person even once! Is exposing me that much fun?!
An Organization Cadre's coffee-wiping hand froze, and he angrily shrank farther into his seat.
"Officer Sato?" Calvados narrowed his eyes at the title. "There's a police officer on this train?"
Jiang Xia nodded and leaned close, lowering his voice as though sharing a secret with fans. "Officer Sato and Officer Takagi are