Overwhelmed by Jiang Xia's emotional pep talk, Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran were successfully convinced. They were even a little moved, feeling that Jiang Xia was trying to comfort them.
Suzuki Sonoko gritted her teeth and secretly resolved to keep up her invitation campaign in the future.
At the same time, she glanced at Mouri Ran and silently tightened her hold on her best friend's arm.
—Ran had always been exceptionally lucky, and bad luck had to run out eventually. This time had to be the last time they ran into a corpse.
From now on, they would definitely be able to relax normally!
The trip to the Villa ended, and the group returned to Tokyo.
The next morning, another acrostic case was added to Jiang Xia's scrapbook collection.
Although Takahashi Ryoichi had only carried out half of his plan, his approach to hiding an acrostic was remarkably unconventional. After he was arrested, the case predictably made the newspaper.
As a result, Jiang Xia also gained a small measure of fame in Kyoto.
After organizing his scrapbook at the Detective Agency, Jiang Xia checked the time, went home, and picked up the cat from the delinquents.
On his way back to the Detective Agency with the cat, Jiang Xia received a call.
It was unexpectedly from Kinoshita Yoko.
"Long time no see. Have you been free lately?" Kinoshita Yoko's voice was as gentle and lively as ever. "I have a great variety show opportunity here. It's a very famous detective show, 'Perspective Detective Agency.' If you're interested, I can put in a word for you!"
—Some time ago, Kinoshita Yoko had passed by a coworker reading the newspaper and happened to spot a photo of Jiang Xia in one of the papers she subscribed to.
After that, Kinoshita