Haibara Ai recognized her by her voice. It was not until the sidecar motorcycle drew closer that she could make out Suzuki Sonoko's face in the passenger seat.
Haibara Ai looked at Suzuki Sonoko, then at Jiang Xia standing amid the crowd. "..." The night was so dark, they were so far apart, and there were so many distractions around them... How had this high school girl spotted Jiang Xia at a glance?
In a sense, those observation skills were truly terrifying...
Under her slightly stunned gaze, the sidecar motorcycle came to a stop in front of them.
Suzuki Jirokichi straddled the motorcycle and smiled at them through his Windproof Goggles.
Suzuki Sonoko, meanwhile, took off her helmet, hopped out of the sidecar, and trotted over to the police cordon holding back a large group of onlookers. She called out to Jiang Xia, "Come on! Let's go watch from the Museum. We might even run into Kid after he sneaks inside."
As she spoke, she shot Inspector Nakamori in the distance an irritated look. "He actually kept you, a Great Detective, outside the cordon. Does that idiot cop even want to catch Kid?!" ...If he delayed the part where the Great Detective and the Phantom Thief fought over Miss Suzuki, she would never forgive him!
Jiang Xia had deliberately not gone to show his face today, since he had no interest in requests from Inspector Nakamori like "Catch Kid!" Compared to that, he preferred finding an inconspicuous place to hunker down, where he could conveniently stay idle and switch accounts at any time.
But after looking at the bustling roadside, then at the silent Suzuki Museum, Jiang Xia did not refuse the invitation. Taking Haibara Ai with him, he headed to the Museum with Suzuki Sonoko.
On the way, Suzuki