Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko heard Mouri Ran's words, and his eyes lit up. He hurriedly said, "Brother Jiang Xia, Sister Ran, you go ahead! We won't bother you."
As he spoke, he grabbed Yoshida Ayumi and Kojima Genta, and the three of them quickly left, heading toward the station.
After turning the corner, Yoshida Ayumi looked back in lingering fear. "Thank goodness...!!"
Before she could finish, she suddenly realized that Jiang Xia and Mouri Ran had actually followed them!
Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko saw it too. The clever elementary school student panicked for a moment, then lowered his voice steadily and said, "Not a big problem. Maybe they just happen to be going the same way. After all, the department store is right up ahead—we'll walk a little farther, and they'll definitely split off at the next intersection."
Only then did the three children calm down. They nodded to one another, pretended they hadn't noticed the two people following behind them, and simply took the biggest strides they could, acting as if nothing were wrong as they hurried with all their might toward the next intersection.
They rushed to the intersection, and sure enough, many pedestrians turned into the mall.
The three walked straight past. Calculating that Jiang Xia should have turned away by now, they finally let out a sigh of relief. Then, as soon as they turned around... they found that Jiang Xia was actually still following them!
The Detective Boys: "..."
After being silent for a moment, Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko secretly asked Kojima Genta, "When you were watching the match just now, you didn't do anything against the rules, did you? Like kicking the chair in front of you, or picking your nose and wiping it everywhere or something."
"Of course not!" Kojima Genta first retorted instinctively, then carefully recalled a bit