While the two people whispered in the front seats.
In the back seat, Haibara Ai used the noise of the moving car as cover to inch closer to Jiang Xia, asking with her eyes: Is this really okay?
Jiang Xia nodded firmly.
Haibara Ai: "..." For some reason, seeing Jiang Xia nod so quickly only made her more uneasy...
The little Beetle drove for quite a while before finally reaching its destination.
Jiang Xia got out of the car and looked up at the residence before him.
It was a two-story house surrounded by low courtyard walls, with a sign reading "Dejima Design Agency" hanging by the entrance.
Professor Agasa led the group inside, found the president of the agency, and began asking about the situation.
"Miyano?" President Dejima was very impatient with the intrusion of these strangers, but out of consideration for the person they were asking about, he tried to remain patient. As he tapped away at his keyboard, he reluctantly searched his memory.
"Yes, Miyano and I were childhood friends, but we haven't seen each other in nearly thirty years.
"The last time I saw him was when I rented this house from him—he rented out this residence, which his father had left him, so I could run my company here."
"Rented?" Jiang Xia looked at Miyano Akemi, who was happily drifting around everywhere. "So this house still belongs to Miyano's Home?"
"That's right." Mentioning Atsushi Miyano, President Dejima sighed wistfully.
"Thirty years ago, I was still a young man without much savings. Back then, I wanted to open a design agency. When Miyano heard about it, he said he would be moving soon and could rent this old house to me.
"Who would've thought that lease would last thirty years? I have no idea what