Uzo's Mercy

Conan pricked up his ears to eavesdrop while tugging at Jiang Xia's sleeve. "Did you get a request?"

Haibara Ai had somehow put on her hood as well. Like a cautious little red mushroom, she silently edged closer.

She had no interest in requests, but unlike Conan, Haibara Ai knew more—she was worried this might be some assignment from the organization. If it was, she thought she had better slip away quickly, lest she run into any organization acquaintances who happened to pass by.

Jiang Xia looked at Conan, then casually ruffled Haibara Ai's fluffy red hood a few times, getting revenge for how she had badmouthed his cat persona the morning before yesterday.

Only after rubbing up some static electricity did he withdraw his hand and say solemnly, "It's a somewhat troublesome request..."

Jiang Xia briefly explained what had happened earlier.

When he looked up after finishing, he found that Koda Masao and Okiya Subaru beside him had somehow already ended their conversation.

Koda Masao was repeatedly pressing the doorbell, urging Mian Guan Yi Yi to come out.

Having a moment free, Okiya Subaru walked over to speak with Jiang Xia, his expression gentle. "You like children too?"

In Okiya Subaru's eyes, Jiang Xia was undoubtedly a golden path to "completing the mission," so his friendliness was entirely genuine.

Besides, he was also using that remark to patch up the matter of abducting the children, so this sharp detective would not notice anything suspicious.

—Though as long as he was not caught with concrete evidence of breaking the law, the police would not arrest him, what if Uzo was especially strict?

Okiya Subaru did not dare gamble on Uzo's mercy. He could only do everything as perfectly as possible, not daring to slack off in the slightest, afraid