Sato Miwako: "...?"
...So alert?
Even more suspicious.
Since her covert observation had already failed, Sato Miwako decided to stop being "covert."
She decided to go over and ask him directly.
But before walking toward Vodka, Officer Sato suddenly remembered something. On the way here, after a brief exchange, they had confirmed that Jiang Xia and the police had received calls about the same incident.
In other words, Jiang Xia had attended tonight's party too.
Sato Miwako: "..." If that was the case, Jiang Xia might know this man in black.
With that in mind, before questioning Vodka,
Sato Miwako turned to Jiang Xia first and quietly gathered some clues. "Before you left the party, did you see this 'Mr. Yamada'? What's his background?"
"Of course I saw him." Jiang Xia introduced him. "He's the assistant I brought."
Sato Miwako: "...?"
Seeing that the female police officer opposite him looked rather surprised, and seemed to care a great deal about this,
Jiang Xia thoughtfully added,
"Mr. Yamada is very famous in fan circles and highly versatile. He's especially skilled in information technology, and he's helped quite a few groups wanting to make figurines customize 3D models... Ahem, of course, that isn't the important part. The important part is that he's a computer expert. And aside from being a fan of all kinds of idols, he's also a seasoned detective fan.
"Some time ago, Mr. Yamada came to me and said he wanted to experience the life of a real detective.
"We've worked together on several previous cases. Mr. Yamada performed exceptionally well.
"Tonight, Miss Yoko happened to ask me to come over for something. And the cases Miss Yoko introduces to me are usually about celebrities being harassed or threatened—times have changed, and there are more online threats now,