The two of them were having a friendly, heart-to-heart chat.
Meanwhile, in the luxury suite next door.
"Mr. Tachibana." The male secretary poured him a cup of tea, hesitating before he spoke. "Our schedule has been very tight lately, and now there's another case. Is it really appropriate to entertain so many guests at a time like this...?"
"Heh, how naive." With no outsiders around, Lawyer Tachibana's smiling expression vanished. He took a sip of tea and sneered. "You don't actually think I invited them here as guests, do you?"
The secretary froze. "Then you mean...?"
Lawyer Tachibana said, "Just two days ago, a serial murder case took place in Okinawa. It drew quite a bit of attention—I heard from an old friend there that there seems to be some inside story behind it."
The secretary remembered that Lawyer Tachibana had indeed asked him to compile information on the case. "You mean the incident where that rich mayor was blackmailed for ransom by his stepdaughter and had his Gold Folding Screen stolen? If we took on the mayor's commission, he would certainly offer a very generous fee. But I heard he fled abroad overnight and can't be reached."
Lawyer Tachibana shook his head. "That old fool isn't the point. The point is that two of those robbers from back then are dead, while another is half-dead and undergoing emergency treatment. I heard that the half-dead one was easily captured by the murderer because a detective tampered with him while they were on the island."
Hearing this, the secretary immediately understood. "That case was solved by Jiang Xia and a detective from Osaka. You want to help the robber who hasn't quite died yet sue the detective for negligence resulting in death?"
"That's right. Those young people who don't know their