A luncheon came to a pleasant end, with both host and guests satisfied.
Afterward, Jiang Xia had intended to follow President Teraizumi's suggestion and get acquainted with the other two guests—especially the aloof, unfamiliar-seeming Mr. Kurosawa. However, Mizunashi Rena deliberately or inadvertently blocked him, and by the time they left the room, the two Men in Black had already vanished.
Jiang Xia sighed. "Mr. Yamada was pretty strange today. I thought he'd stay behind and say a few words to me."
Conan, meanwhile, let out a sigh of relief. "..." Although he liked seizing every opportunity to investigate the Black Organization, especially Gin, who knew quite a bit of information... as an elementary school student with no strength to speak of, Conan currently had no desire to clash with Gin head-on. He only wanted to investigate quietly from the shadows.
Let those two leave. The fact that they had not stayed behind to shoot them was a good thing.
Mizunashi Rena watched Jiang Xia from the side, breaking out in a cold sweat for this naive High School Detective. Vodka's approach definitely harbored ill intent, yet Jiang Xia had actually treated him as a friend. That was not good.
Elsewhere, Vodka followed closely behind Gin, nearly stepping on his heels several times.
Once they had finally put that corridor full of Uzo and Chang Gui behind them, he heaved a heavy sigh of relief and wiped away his cold sweat.
"What the hell is that bastard Uzo trying to do now? Did he really want to drag me into a chat?" Thinking of the Detective who had smiled as he approached after the meal, Vodka got goosebumps again and again.
"Good thing Kir stopped him. That woman really knows what she's doing. Whether she was afraid Jiang Xia would