While Professor Agasa and Conan chatted in low voices.
Nearby, Haibara Ai was also tapping on her phone, asking Jiang Xia the same question.
"That Tokyo actress probably refers to Kudo Yukiko, Conan's mother." Jiang Xia casually typed out a reply to Haibara Ai. "I heard she has some ties with Chris Vineyard."
In truth, it was more than just "some ties." Vermouth and Kudo Yukiko had learned their disguise techniques from the same master, and their personalities got along fairly well. They could be considered close fellow disciples.
"Now that you mention it, I haven't seen that energetic neighbor auntie in a while." Jiang Xia put down his phone and muttered to the ghosts.
Halfway through, he remembered that Kudo Yukiko had also brought along several murder cases and was quite a fine neighbor. Following her preferences, he politely changed his story: "I mean, that neighbor big sister."
The ghosts had only a passing interest in Kudo Yukiko, who gave off no killing intent. Compared with that, they were clearly more concerned about Vermouth's movements.
"Don't rush." Jiang Xia sat down on the sofa, casually lit a stick of the aloe-flavored killing intent that had recently piled up in his stock, and said contentedly amid the slowly rising smoke, "Before long, it'll be harvest season."
Vermouth apparently still had not given up on capturing Sherry. And as long as she took action in Tokyo, it would inevitably trigger a series of chain reactions and bring in a great deal of killing intent.
Thinking of those wonderful days to come, a Spirit Medium took a breath of killing intent and narrowed his eyes expectantly.
The next day.
After Jiang Xia finished breakfast, he hesitated between going to the Detective Agency to check the mailbox and going to the school