Speak with Killing Intent

Jiang Xia leisurely finished his tea, set down the cup, and prepared to stroll around near the bank involved in the case, if only for appearances' sake.

But just as he stepped out of the Detective Agency, his phone suddenly rang.

—An incoming call.

He took out his phone and glanced at the caller ID. It was Officer Sato.

When he pressed the Answer Button, the first thing that flooded his ears was somewhat noisy background sound—someone seemed to be crying and rambling, but he could not make out the words clearly.

Soon, as if realizing the call had connected, Sato Miwako strode to the side, lowered her voice, and got straight to the point. "Where are you right now? Someone has accused you of kidnapping."

Jiang Xia: "...Kidnapping? Me?"

He looked at the phone in his hand, somewhat puzzled.

Though he could not deny that he had entertained similar thoughts before...

But he had not actually kidnapped anyone yet.

Besides, the targets he had planned to pack up and take away were all the sort who would not call the police when something happened.

"There may be some misunderstanding. The people involved are very agitated, and honestly, we still haven't figured out what exactly they're trying to say." Sato Miwako sighed. She trusted Jiang Xia fairly well in this regard. Other than often getting overly absorbed when beating up criminals... the young Detective was law-abiding in every other respect. No matter how she looked at it, he did not seem capable of kidnapping someone. "Anyway, get here as soon as possible—the Metropolitan Police Department entrance is always full of reporters. If we don't clear this up before the complainants leave, there may be speculative reports tomorrow."

"Okay," Jiang Xia answered. "I'm at the Detective Agency right now. It's not