Haibara Ai: The Organization's Dirty Business

Thinking of the jewels that had been stolen from her, which were indeed worth a considerable sum, and with her finances tight lately, Kojima Chihiro sighed and could only turn her attention back to the matter at hand.

She turned and smiled at Jiang Xia. "Then let's look at the surveillance footage first."

Sato Miwako: "..."

Jiang Xia nodded and followed her toward the office in the back.

After taking two steps, he noticed Haibara Ai had not followed. There were too many people here, and a child running around could easily get stepped on. Jiang Xia turned back and waved at her. "Come on."

Haibara Ai: "..."

She looked at Jiang Xia, then at the familiar cat in the store manager's photograph on the wall, then at Kojima Chihiro.

Remembering the female client's attitude toward Jiang Xia just now, her expression suddenly turned a little horrified.

Called out by Jiang Xia, Haibara Ai trotted after him, wanting to speak but hesitating. "...What exactly do you do in those jobs where you need cats?"

Jiang Xia gave her a puzzled look. "I help clients find cats."

Haibara Ai: "..." No, no, no. She still felt there was something very wrong here... Come to think of it, even if it was a Detective Agency, it was still an agency opened by an Organization member... What sort of bizarre side businesses did Jiang Xia's dark-skinned boss run behind the scenes?!

Though deeply shaken, Haibara Ai was someone who kept her emotions to herself, so she did not show much outward abnormality.

Store Manager Kojima led the group into the office and replayed the surveillance footage. His slender hand dragged the mouse, precisely skipping over certain sections before freezing the image on the robber's face.

"That's him," he said.

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