"...Why are you suddenly interested in monsters again?"
Conan couldn't help scratching his head. Jiang Xia's earlier research into ghosts and the spirit world could be explained as missing his parents, but now...
The Fake Elementary School Student who was always spoiled sighed and muttered to himself, "Could it be that Jiang Xia isn't researching this occult stuff to bring back the dead? Maybe nothing in reality can stump him anymore, so he's started branching into the supernatural?"
Noticing his strange expression, Haibara Ai cleared her throat and spoke up for Jiang Xia. "Not monsters—cases related to monsters. Jiang Xia is doing serious work."
Jiang Xia tucked the Snow Woman, who had curiously poked her head out upon hearing "monsters," back behind him, then nodded solemnly. "This trip gave me a lot to think about. People share certain patterns. Since some people disguise murder cases as suicide, and others try to use monster legends to cover up murder cases, there must be more than one person who has done this."
Conan suddenly understood. "You suspect that other incidents related to monsters might also conceal unsolved cases like this?"
Talking to someone who made up explanations on his own was convenient. Jiang Xia hummed and pushed him in front of the computer. "Take a look. See which cases feel suspicious."
"Uh..." Conan was persuaded. Taking the mouse, he began examining the cases carefully.
But before he could spot anything unusual, Jiang Xia's phone suddenly buzzed.
Jiang Xia took out his phone and saw that it was the half-bald reporter from yesterday.
He answered, and a slurred voice soon came through the receiver. "Is this Jiang Xia? It's Nakai!"
The person on the other end sounded thoroughly drunk. His booming voice leaked through the receiver and reached the two Fake Elementary School