Takamori Masumi scratched her head and looked at Torimaru Naoko. "Because you seem to know the identities of those two women very well?"
Torimaru Naoko: "..."
She had already decided to cooperate with Jiang Xia, so of course she had investigated everything she could—though she had previously feared that "that person" would discover her plans and had not dared act rashly, so many days had passed that she had already gotten to know most of Jiang Xia's acquaintances.
There was no need to explain those plans to Takamori Masumi in detail. Torimaru Naoko casually came up with an explanation: "Didn't Mouri Kogoro come by not long ago? Kisaki Eri is his wife, and Kudo Yukiko is practically his childhood friend. It's only natural for others to come when he couldn't solve the matter—I've told you many times that if you want to stay alive, you have to pay attention to every abnormality around you."
At the mention of "every abnormality," Takamori Masumi covered her face in anguish—she remembered the tens of thousands of words of precautions Torimaru Naoko had swiftly summarized and made her memorize when she had first arrived here.
Now that the old matter had been brought up again, Takamori Masumi felt her head start to ache. She hurriedly gave a sheepish laugh and entrusted the task of thinking to her teammate. "Good thing I have you! Since you've checked everything out, I can relax."
"..." Torimaru Naoko naturally knew this was not trust, but simply Takamori Masumi being too lazy to think. She did not dwell on it—compared with a shrewd and capable teammate, this person was far more reassuring. If Takamori Masumi suddenly gained a sharp gaze and began acting with perfect logic one day, that would be when Torimaru Naoko should worry.
After briefly warning