He was about to flip open the notebook and take another look at the "S" Yoshida Ayumi had drawn.
But just then, Conan noticed something. He stared fixedly at Kojima Genta's mud-stained backside. "Why is there the same symbol on your pants?!"
"What?!" Officer Sato, who had been quickly explaining the cause and effect to Jiang Xia, heard this and looked down in shock. Sure enough, on the left side of Kojima Genta's pants was an "S" symbol, large at the top and small at the bottom, like an inverted triangle.
She hurriedly looked at Kojima Genta. "Think carefully. What people or objects did you come into contact with just now?"
"Um..." Kojima Genta touched his pants, looking thoroughly confused. "When I was chasing that man in the raincoat, I accidentally bumped into someone's bag, and I also ran into some auntie's bicycle, uh..."
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered that Jiang Xia was standing beside him. He abruptly shut his mouth, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Following his gaze, Officer Sato understood. She lowered her voice and said to Jiang Xia, "Hurry up and praise him so he'll finish."
But Jiang Xia did not look at Kojima Genta. Instead, he looked at her. "If it's this symbol, you should actually be more familiar with it than Genta."
"Me?" Officer Sato froze. "Now that you mention it, I have felt that this 'S' looked familiar ever since earlier..."
Jiang Xia asked, "Did you drive your own car today?"
"Yes." Officer Sato nodded instinctively. Halfway through the nod, she slapped her hand against her palm and suddenly understood. "Right, my car!"
She turned and dashed toward where she had parked.
The others hurried after her. Halfway there, Kojima Genta remembered too. "Come to think of it, I was a little