The Fallen Organization

Of course, they couldn't say that to Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia seemed rather fond of those children. If he learned the truth, he might feel the sorrow of being left out.

Haibara Ai and Conan silently reached the same decision: bury the truth beneath the surface and smile. "They're only children, after all. It's only natural that they'd be scared after seeing a corpse."

For some reason, after hearing that, Jiang Xia actually looked a little sad... Perhaps he had seen through their clumsy lie.

Noticing the change, Conan sighed inwardly. How many times have I said Jiang Xia isn't some dangerous person? Why won't those three kids believe it...

Forget it. No point dwelling on that.

Children's moods were as fickle as June weather. Better to look into the case first.

The three of them were standing beside a winding river.

On the other side stood an old building awaiting demolition.

Conan pointed at the river, then at the building.

"While we were catching fish earlier, a remote-controlled boat towing a Balloon sped through the middle of the river. Then the Balloon suddenly burst.

"I thought I saw a faint glint from the rooftop of that building, and I heard a suspicious sound, so I used the Binoculars to take a look. Then I saw someone on the roof holding a Rifle—he was probably the one who shot the Balloon.

"Even more suspiciously, there were several shady-looking men beside the shooter, dressed in black suits and sunglasses. They were pointing handguns at him. As soon as the Balloon burst, they immediately took the Rifle away from him."

Jiang Xia listened and nodded as though he understood what Conan meant. "The distance from that rooftop to here is roughly three or four hundred meters. Hitting a fast-moving Balloon from that