"?" The two male teachers turned back in confusion, only to see that Jiang Xia had somehow already walked to the window side and was currently taking pictures of the footprints left in the snow outside the window.
And the elementary school student with incredible initiative had already climbed out the window, landed on the ground, and chased after that trail of footprints.
Suzuki Sonoko watched this scene and realized later. "Oh, right! We heard noises inside the room and rushed over right away. The door was locked from the inside then, and Ran kicked it open on the spot... In other words, the attacker was still inside the room at the time, and just before we opened the door, he jumped out the window and ran!"
The ground outside happened to be covered in thick snow, and the footprints were extremely clear. If they followed them, they would be able to find the direction the culprit had left in.
Except...
Suzuki Sonoko's eye twitched slightly. "Why did that brat go after him alone? Is he chasing him just to hand the culprit a hostage?"
Jiang Xia held his phone and vaulted out as well with one hand on the windowsill. "I'll go take a look."
Following the two trails of footprints, one large and one small, they went all the way forward. Soon, Jiang Xia turned a corner and stopped at the villa entrance.
Conan was there too. The fake elementary school student stared blankly at the door, his expression grave as he realized one thing. "That attacker... ran into the villa?"
Jiang Xia sighed and stepped onto the steps. "Let's go back first. It's pretty cold outside."
The two of them passed through the corridor and returned to the others.
The "Dr. Araide" playing dead had been