"I don't know either." Conan sighed, equally wary of "Lawyer Shirai"—if those suspicious people attacked directly, he could at least use the police to protect their side. But now, these people weren't confronting them head-on at all. They were just hovering around Jiang Xia like wandering souls, and no one knew what exactly they wanted...
"Hopefully, it's just a coincidence." Conan comforted himself with an excuse he didn't believe either. "I asked Jiang Xia. What they talked about sounded pretty normal—of course, the best-case scenario would be that Miss Shirai isn't from The Organization at all, and I'm just overthinking things."
Hattori Heiji shook his head. "If she isn't from that organization, how do you explain how she always just 'happens' to show up beside Jiang Xia?—I can tell Jiang Xia seems to admire her. That organization wouldn't shamelessly use something like a honey trap, would it?"
The two were whispering tensely when Suzuki Sonoko's voice suddenly drifted over from afar. "What are you two doing? Get over here already!—Jiang Xia has been waiting for you forever!"
As soon as he turned around, Hattori Heiji and Conan saw Jiang Xia standing with the program director in front of a dilapidated two-story villa.
When their eyes met, the program director waved at them. "Come on! These are the strange words I mentioned before."
Hattori Heiji got to his feet, casually answered, and headed over.
Before leaving, he remembered something and looked back, only to find that the Black Pearl-like young woman was still wearing that heavy diving suit, swimming through the sea.
"Let's go." Conan glanced back as well and said quietly, "Miss Shirai is up ahead too. Be careful later. Don't keep staring at her, or she might notice something's off."
"You think I need you to tell me that?"