But saying that truth out loud seemed like it would hurt his teammate a little.
As the Silver Bullet feared by the Black Organization, Akai Shuichi did not have a hobby of striking at his own teammates. Besides, compared with the others, Jodie already counted as excellent. At least she really was using her head.
So in the end, he merely said calmly, "If Uzo plans to move you away in order to divert our attention, then that means Vermouth is very likely to make a move that day—if you accept this invitation, Vermouth will instead lower her guard, making it easier for us to investigate."
"And if this matter wasn't pushed along by Uzo... then just treat it as a chance to relax. Vermouth really is plotting something, but for now, it doesn't look like she's about to act."
"..."
Things had already reached this point. If she kept trying to refuse, it would sound a little unreasonable.
Jodie could only bite the bullet and accept the high school girls' invitation. At the same time, she secretly prayed: she hoped that this time, when she went out, things would be a little peaceful, that she wouldn't run into any more of those ridiculous cases, and that she wouldn't be treated as a suspect and questioned by the police again.
Jodie: "..." Right, there was also her gun! This time when she went out, maybe she should try the kind of tranquilizer gun Shuichi had gotten... Though it was also a controlled item, at least it was less strict than a real gun.
At this moment, however, Akai Shuichi did not hang up.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Also, for this outing, invite 'Dr. Araide' along as well—judging from her attitude, we should be able to see something."