"Mm." Vodka answered steadily, quietly avoiding Jiang Xia's hand.
The two entered the club one after the other.
Vodka: "..." Stay calm. The silver needle was just a prank, or maybe it really was only a coincidence. Either way, he could not throw himself into disarray. Panic meant defeat.
And he had to trust Brother Gin—since Big Brother had left, that meant he thought Uzo was not much of a problem. Big Brother's judgment could not possibly be wrong!
Jiang Xia had no idea how many thoughts had flashed through Vodka's mind in that instant.
He turned to look and saw that Vodka was indeed still fairly composed. Jiang Xia nodded inwardly in satisfaction.
After all, Vodka's role was "the well-known fan, Mr. Yamada," "an admirer of the Great Detective." If he kept jumping at every little thing when walking beside him, like when he had seen the pine needle earlier, it would be far too easy to expose himself.
This calm yet slightly tense reaction, on the other hand, could be explained as excitement and nervousness from working with his idol. It was just the right amount.
Jiang Xia: "..." Who would have thought Vodka's acting was actually pretty good? Looking at it this way, aside from the scent of his Killing Intent, he really did have quite a few other merits...
After entering the club and reporting the membership number,
Jiang Xia led Vodka to the private room they had reserved.
There were still a few minutes before the time he had arranged with Kinoshita Yoko.
Jiang Xia pointed at the case in Vodka's hand. It was the "Detective Assistant Toolkit" he had prepared earlier for this colleague:
"It has all kinds of commonly used tools, as well as documents you might need. The documents were