You Know Too Much

"You...!" Koda Masao had always had a short temper. Hearing Mian Guan Yi Yi actually curse him first, his anger flared, and he lunged at the man before him—the enemy he had decided on.

The iron Courtyard Gate rattled loudly as he shoved it. Mian Guan Yi Yi jumped in fright and backed away, clutching his chest.

A moment later, seeing that his sturdy gate was still intact, he calmed down. With an angry snort, he took out his phone and made as if to call the police.

Failing to ram the gate open, Koda Masao actually reached out and began climbing it, as though he intended to vault over the top and beat the man up.

Jiang Xia and Okiya Subaru froze, then almost simultaneously reached out and grabbed him. "Calm down. If the police detain you, you won't be able to do anything—at least you can still investigate freely right now."

"..."

Held back by two pairs of hands, Koda Masao gradually regained some clarity. He glared for a while at Mian Guan Yi Yi and the phone Mian Guan Yi Yi was about to use to call the police. At last, he released the railing and dropped back to the ground.

Jiang Xia patted him, offering a little comfort.

Watching this, Okiya Subaru pushed up his glasses, his thoughts complicated.

The young Great Detective had stopped Koda Masao simply because he was concerned for this somewhat hot-tempered ordinary citizen.

But when he had done the same, aside from sympathy, he had also been worried that if Koda Masao got arrested, no one would persist in searching for the body.

...A Detective like Jiang Xia, so full of conscience, could act according to his heart; while his twisted, terrifying new superior had no conscience at all and could