One knock hadn't scared out any killing intent, and the shout from the other side had come so quickly that Jiang Xia could only stop regretfully.
Kid sprang up from the ground, dusted himself off, and asked in confusion, "What are you doing hiding here so sneakily?"
Jiang Xia: "..." Naturally, he was making sure that Coffee and Aloe didn't happen to pass by while they were tangled up, see him, and then stop producing.
But he couldn't say that, so Jiang Xia asked instead, "What are you doing here?"
He looked toward the Suzuki Family's museum building in the distance. "Scouting the place?"
"Yeah." Kid knew that this Detective wasn't like that glasses-wearing brat and had little interest in catching Phantom Thieves, so he vented without worry:
"The front defenses are definitely tight. And since that old Suzuki man dared challenge me so openly, he's probably prepared something in the sky too.
"I wanted to try going underground, but before I'd even figured out the route, a package of bombs slammed into my back..."
Mid-sentence, Kid suddenly paused, his expression turning strange.
He looked at Jiang Xia, vaguely feeling that he understood something. "So that's why I've been so unlucky today. You, Detective, brought this case over here!"
Jiang Xia sighed. "..." If only that were true. Unfortunately, this seemed more like the boss's doing...
Kid was still diligently pursuing his career. He glanced at Jiang Xia, and an idea suddenly struck him. "How about you let me disguise myself as you? If I can use your face, a mere Suzuki Museum..."
Before he could finish, he saw the Collapsible Baton slowly rise before him and hastily withdrew his suggestion. "I was just saying! I wasn't actually going to do it!" Cheapskate!!
Forced to abandon that idea, Kid was