(Thud)
Kazami Yuuya was on the verge of tears as he tried to telepathically call out to his superior, wherever he might be: "..." Furuya-san, he figured it out! He really figured it out!—What were you thinking, sending me to deceive Jiang Xia? Could I possibly fool him?
But with the two choices laid out before them, even if Furuya-san had made this call himself, he probably could not have come up with a better excuse.
Jiang Xia could see through complicated cases, so of course he could see the situation clearly now. No matter who tried to deceive him, they could not fool him—perhaps Jiang Xia had understood exactly what kind of choice this was from the moment he fell into the elevator.
"He chose to stay until the very end without hesitation, sacrificing himself to save the citizens on the other side." Kazami Yuuya sighed inwardly. "Such a good Detective, and Furuya-san and I actually suspected he was Uzo. We're awful."
Even as he kept lamenting, he wracked his brains, trying to think of an excuse that could persuade Jiang Xia to cut the wire and save the people—after all, there were still more than three hours before the explosion on the other side. Miraculous Furuya-san would surely think of something.
Kazami Yuuya desperately tried to organize his words, but before his excuse could take shape, Jiang Xia's voice suddenly came through the receiver: "There are only fifteen seconds left. I'm going to wait for the message now. That's it."
With a beep, the call ended.
Kazami Yuuya: "...!!" Wait! My mission isn't complete yet!
He grabbed his phone and wanted to call back, but when he remembered what Jiang Xia had just said, he hesitated again.
—Though he hated to admit it, Jiang Xia currently had no