Hearing Jiang Xia's words, Calvados felt that he ought to be angry. But the string of events today had already left him with no energy to care about such a minor matter.
Having finally driven away the moth that kept sticking to him, he disgustedly took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands. "What the hell is wrong with this house?"
"They're just common moths around here. You're associating even that with ghosts?" The graduate student looked speechlessly at the new tenant. "Looks like you'll get along well with those other two guys. All right, now that we're done talking, hurry up and leave. I still need to write my thesis."
After leaving the graduate student's room, Mouri Kogoro checked his watch. "It's gotten this late already. How about..."
Jiang Xia said, "How about we find the culprit behind these ghosts, then head home and get some sleep as soon as possible?"
"?!" Realizing something, Mouri Kogoro looked up in delighted surprise. "You know who's been causing this?"
Jiang Xia nodded, looked at Calvados, and lowered his voice. "That mastermind has given us so many 'surprises.' We ought to return the favor—Mr. Yamaguchi, could you do me a few favors?"
Calvados: "..." No.
He very much wanted to answer that way, but on second thought, it sounded like the detective intended to catch the person pretending to be a ghost...
Between a detective who had helped him out of trouble several times and could barely be considered someone he owed, and a "ghost-maker" who had caused him plenty of trouble and repeatedly humiliated him, the choice was not difficult.
So, without hesitating for long, Calvados nodded. "Tell me."
Jiang Xia gave him a few quiet instructions, then waved and watched Calvados leave.
As for the guests who did not