FBI's Deduction

"Jiang Xia?" Okiya Subaru was initially puzzled by how the topic had jumped to this, but after considering Akai Shuichi's words, he quickly understood why. "Are you saying Uzo might be Jiang Xia in disguise?"

Akai Shuichi did not nod. "What do you think?"

"Not very likely." Okiya Subaru happened to have met both of them, and he shook his head with certainty. "They're different ages, and their builds and temperaments are different too. Especially their temperaments—the difference is far too great. Come to think of it, I previously suspected that Jiang Xia might also be Uzo's subordinate, because Uzo commits crimes as though he's writing a script, while Jiang Xia solves cases as though he's reading one. But after my later investigation, that should have just been a coincidence..."

He went over the investigations and deductions he had made before.

After hesitating for a moment, he added, "But I keep feeling that Jiang Xia has vaguely become aware of Uzo's scripts... If this continues, given the Organization's usual methods, Jiang Xia could be in a very dangerous position. Of course, my own situation is dangerous too. I suspect Uzo is trying to push me out as a double..."

Akai Shuichi listened carefully, then nodded once without speaking.

He did not think Jiang Xia was Uzo, but he did suspect there was some connection between Jiang Xia and Uzo—from certain perspectives, Okiya Subaru's observations happened to align with his own deductions.

However, in Akai Shuichi's view, Jiang Xia's situation was not as dangerous as Okiya Subaru claimed.

Detectives needed evidence to act. And at present, based on the rumors about Uzo's methods, it would be difficult to convict him of anything. A person like that probably would not easily leave behind evidence of inciting crimes, either. And without evidence, even